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  • A timely reminder from history, with Lisa Zahra and Beth Burrows

    A timely reminder from history, with Lisa Zahra and Beth Burrows
    Jan 23 2026
    Safe Haven, which has just opened at London's Arcola theatre, tells the true story of what happened in Spring 2001, when two million Kurds fleeing Saddam Hussein's forces found themselves in the freezing mountains, and two Whitehall diplomats decided to intervene. In today's podcast, Hannah chats to two of the play's stars, Lisa Zahra and Beth Burrows, to find out more. * Safe Haven is on until February 7. More information and tickets here: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/event/safe-haven/ * You can support Standard Issue here: Standard Issue Podcast | creating a magazine for ears, by women for women | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 Min.
  • The Bush Telegraph: 17 mistakes and some unspeakably good news

    The Bush Telegraph: 17 mistakes and some unspeakably good news
    Jan 22 2026
    If you’ve no idea what’s going on with the US and Greenland, don't worry – neither do we. Nor, apparently, does Donald Trump, so join the club. Elsewhere, we’ve identified a learning opportunity for Nigel Farage, there’s good news neither Hannah nor Jen are ready to listen to, and we start the campaign for equal opportunities LOL-ing at the Beckhams. And with the Australian Open underway, Jen caught up with TNT Sports pundit and former GB tennis star, Laura Robson, to find out more about the runners and riders. The Australian Open is broadcast on TNT Sports and available to stream on Discovery+ in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 Min.
  • Rated or Dated: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

    Rated or Dated: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
    Jan 21 2026
    Does Robert Rodriguez’s 1996 grindhouse-schlock fest with a screeching plot twist put even more NO into its writer and “star” Quentin Tarantino for Mick, Hannah and Jen? Ooh, it’s a breath bater. George Clooney’s film debut was a far cry from ER’s Dr Doug Ross, but classic Tarantino to its core. But does that mean it’s OUTRAGEOUS and CONTROVERSIAL and CLEVER and THE BEST or just jerk-off dogshit misogyny? Find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 Min.
  • In Room 706 with Ellie Levenson

    In Room 706 with Ellie Levenson
    Jan 20 2026
    Journalist, author and mother of three, Ellie Levenson used to dream of time away from the pressures of family life, a fantasy shared by many of her female friends. This became the basis for her first novel, Room 706, a story about extra-marital affairs, gunmen, and who’s picking up those bread rolls the kids like. Jen chatted to Ellie about the book, the mental load, and what it's like to get props from Sarah Jessica Parker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 Min.
  • Lucia Keskin’s nailing things she should have done

    Lucia Keskin’s nailing things she should have done
    Jan 19 2026
    Comedian, actress and writer Lucia Keskin made her name on YouTube as Chi with a C, where she started making content at just 16. Indeed, one of her first videos to go viral was her opening her GCSE results on camera. Fair to say, Lucia’s a natural comedic voice, and the first season of her BBC3 sitcom Things You Should Have Done bagged a big following as well as a couple of awards (hello a BAFTA). It’s back this week for season two, so Mick got Lucia on the Zoom to find out what our spectacularly hapless hero Chi has been up to, and to talk about the joy in dopey and mean female characters, the excitement of added Bridget Christie, failing all your GCSEs, and how silly might save us all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 Min.
  • Flicking #69: A Real Pain

    Flicking #69: A Real Pain
    Jan 16 2026
    Jesse Eisenberg’s Oscar-winning comedy drama received an embarrassment of plaudits from the industry and critics. Now it’s time to get the ones that really matter: Mick, Hannah and Yosra watch American-Jewish cousins Benji (Kieran Culkin) and David (Eisenberg) as they embark on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, following the death of their Holocaust-surviving grandmother. Feel-good film? Mismatched buddy comedy? Devastatingly bittersweet? All of the above? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 Min.
  • The Bush Telegraph: 73 questions (most of which are WTAF?)

    The Bush Telegraph: 73 questions (most of which are WTAF?)
    Jan 15 2026
    It's the first BT of 2026, so Mickey and Hannah have some catching up to do. This time, they're talking about failure: Grok user failures, women's health study failures and child benefit failures. Still, elderly nuns are making a reappearance, so it's not all bad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 Min.
  • Rated or Dated: Save the Last Dance (2001)

    Rated or Dated: Save the Last Dance (2001)
    Jan 14 2026
    Thomas Carter’s teen dance film helped launch the career of Julia Stiles, but has she been wronged by public perceptions of her dance skills in the years that followed? How many tropes are too many tropes? And can it hold a torch to 1983's Flashdance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 Min.