Standard Issue Podcast

• Rated or Dated: The Sound of Music (1965)

  How do you solve a problem like two people who don't like musicals having to watch one of the world's best-loved musicals? Was it like brown paper packages tied up with string or just Do Re Mi Fa Soooo fucking long? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  --------  

  25:11
• Roisín O’Donnell’s portrait of coercive control

  Roisin O’Donnell’s striking debut novel, Nesting, tackles some big issues: domestic abuse, coercive control and the housing crisis in Ireland. We follow protagonist Ciara’s spur of the moment decision to take her two young girls and flee her abusive husband – and the challenges she faces staying away. Roisín chats to our Mick about coercive control, strong women in impossible situations, and sparks of hope. If you or anyone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, the freephone, 24-hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline is 0808 2000 247. You are not alone.  Nesting is published by Scribner and out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  --------  

  25:36
• Jemima Rooper on an actor’s life

  Jemima Rooper has been on our screens since the mid ‘90s, featuring in shows such as As If, Hex, and more recently The Split and Geek Girl. Now she’s at London's Park Theatre as Suzanne in one of France's favourite plays, Farewell Mr Haffman. Jen catches up with Jemima to talk about playing a Nazi, life as an actor from a young age, and being that tricky not young/not yet old age of our mid-40s. Farewell Mr Haffmann is at Park Theatre, London, until April 12 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  --------  

  21:57
• Flicking #59: Timestalker

  Hannah, Yosra and Mick are all big fans of Alice Lowe. But will that translate into loving Timestalker, which she wrote, directed and stars in? Does an excellent supporting cast (Tanya Reynolds, Jacob Anderson, Nick Frost and Aneurin Barnard) get enough to do? And will the fast cuts and repetition leave them confused or swooning? Find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  --------  

  26:41
• The Bush Telegraph: Zen and the art of potty training

  There has been some good news this week, if you squinted right. So we're saying "no thank you" to the White House bullies and "yes please" to big legal developments, potty training, the pursuit of happiness and teaching boys about positive masculinity. Plus, there's boxing news in Jenny Off The Blocks. You're welcome. You can find out more about the Big Toile Project here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  --------  

  25:00

More Society & Culture podcasts

Trending Society & Culture podcasts

About Standard Issue Podcast