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  • The Bush Telegraph: The sullied toilet cubicles of our minds

    October 29, 2026 · 29 min

    Is Nicki Minaj about to take over press briefings in the White House? Can a wind-up radio be enough to see us through the impending apocalypse, and just how impending is it? And will we ever get to the end of this row of messy toilet…

  • Rated or Dated: Carrie (1976)

    October 28, 2026 · 34 min

    It’s Hallowe’en, so Mick’s picked a film considered a classic of the horror genre. But has Brian De Palma’s take on Stephen King’s debut novel stood the test of 50 whole years? Who’s most hysterical: the women in the film or the men who…

  • Jodie Reed and the Home-Start heroes

    October 26, 2026 · 27 min

    Parenting is, and always has been, a tough gig. With the rising cost of living, the breakdown of communities and a whole new digital world to navigate for both kids and parents, charities like Home-Start, provide vital support to…

  • Outside The Box October '26

    October 23, 2026 · 44 min

    In this month's round-up of the best and worst TV, we're watching Slow Horses, Blue Lights, WAR, Below, Winter and The Reluctant Vampire. You are welcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • Rated or Dated: Dragonheart (1996)

    October 21, 2026 · 29 min

    Jen's picked Rob Cohen’s family fantasy adventure starring Dennis Quaid as a disillusioned knight and Sean Connery as a good-hearted dragon, which was ahead of its time in terms of visual effects. But what about its treatment of women?…

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  • Wolf mother Natalie Lagstrom on wolfie family

    October 20, 2026 · 26 min

    You know the idea of an alpha wolf, dominating the pack and OBVIOUSLY male... Total wolfshit, mate. Wolves are matrilineal families who work, play and love together a lot like humans. Our Mick was delighted to learn even more about wolves…

  • Helen Thorn is always carrying tissues

    October 19, 2026 · 27 min

    Next year, our Jen is running the London Marathon for the Samaritans. It's her second time round the 26.2 mile block, although some 18 years after her first one, her knees ain't what they used to be. And who better to talk to about knees…

  • Flicking #78: The Naked Gun

    October 16, 2026 · 34 min

    Relentless silliness, sight gags, wordplay and sheer chaotic comedic energy? Too right it was Mick’s pick for Flicking this month. And so she and Yosra are chatting about last year’s The Naked Gun reboot, in which Liam Neeson steps into…

  • The Bush Telegraph: Freed from desire

    October 15, 2026 · 24 min

    Where does the word 'whore' come from? In this week’s Bush Telegraph, Mick’s wondering if Saturday Night Live guest host Shane Gillis knows (no), cares (no) or has any comedy chops whatsoever (no). For Jen, it’s medical misogyny o'clock…

  • The Banality of Evil, with Julia Pascal

    October 14, 2026 · 27 min

    Hannah Arendt's most famous expression - the banality of evil - might be well quoted, but the woman herself is less widely known. Her time in the Gurs internment camp in France is the subject of a new play by Julia Pascal. Hannah talks to…

  • What’s the point of pubes? asks Judy Wearing

    October 12, 2026 · 27 min

    It seems there’s scarcely a person alive, male or female, who doesn’t have some kind of hang-up about their hair. Whether we have too much, not enough, whether it’s the right colour or texture, we’re all obsessed and who can blame us?…

  • Liz Hyder is a teller of tall tales

    October 9, 2026 · 23 min

    Award-winning author Liz Hyder’s new book, The Teller of Tall Tales, is aimed at young adults but a total delight for grown-ups, too. Because we never grow out of stories: telling them and, well, being them.  Mick chats to Liz about…

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By women. For women. About everything. Standard Issue is a podcast championing women's voices, and packed with interviews, news, film, opinion and humour. For advertising enquiries, email sales@auddy.co