Standard Issue Podcast

It's Saturday Bitchin' and our Hannah's getting her tits in a twist again. Know who'd probably tweet about that? Toby (fucking) Young, Titmaster General and all-round ridiculous egg. Since we recorded this, he's stepped down from the Office for Students, presumably to concentrate on tweeting about the lady lumps, but there are many MANY reasons he should never have got the role in the first place....

This week, team Noonan, Dunleavy and Offord get back on the news trail, Karen Campbell shares some tips on how to get your shit together on all life fronts and Dotty Winters gives us the lowdown on surviving self-employment. Hannah's back Outside The Box, with a host of excellent TV programmes to get you through January's dark nights and sad bank balance, Jen chats to Sport England's Kate Dale abo...

In this episode of In Conversation..., Mickey Noonan and Sarah Millican chat with Jessica Fostekew, Grainne Maguire and Julia Raeside about Don Draper, Hillary Clinton, throwing bricks at TVs and that time the Queen got well excited about cows. Recorded at Hen & Chickens, London, on September 19, 2017. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

In this episode of In Conversation..., Hannah Dunleavy and Sarah Millican chat with... men. That's right. Gender inequality is shit for everyone so for International Men's Day, we did a one-off In Conversation with bona fide blokes Elis James, Richard Osman, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Tom Allen. Topics include reading reviews, catching trains, never being able to finish the Internet and Pinterest, the pl...

In this episode of In Conversation..., Hannah Dunleavy and Sarah Millican chat with Stephanie Beacham, Suranne Jones, Jojo Moyes and Deborah Frances-White about getting sacked in front of John McEnroe, first dates, disasters at nativity plays and how we should all just be a lot more like Stephanie Beacham. Recorded at Leicester Square Theatre on December 14, 2017. Support this show http://supporte...

This week, team Noonan, Dunleavy and Offord talk to consumer rights queen Vix Leyton about what's what when it comes to shopping and returns (and bad hairdressing experiences), and journalist Alice Hutton explains why we should all give a shit about the slow death of local newspapers. Jen chats to filmmaker and activist Daisy May Hudson about Half Way, her award-nominated documentary about hidden...

As part of our Sarah's book tour, Hannah caught up with her in Cambridge for a chat about all sorts of stuff from confidence to class, as well as some questions from the audience. Lovely stuff. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of In Conversation..., Mickey Noonan and Sarah Millican chat with Jess Phillips MP, Katherine Ryan and Alex Jones about massive babies, stand-up poos, exploding seagulls, adorable feet and the fear of potential Frankencunt. Recorded at Leicester Square Theatre on November 5, 2017. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

This week, team Noonan, Dunleavy and Offord get some excellent pass-agg Christmas gifts ideas from comedy writer Sarah Morgan that'll piss off your homophobic uncle while putting cash in various charities' coffers – win! Music guru Liz Buckley talks to Mick about her favourite albums of 2017, and Dannie Grufferty, co-ordinator of The Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, tells the team all about the co...

This week our Hannah and Jen are joined by resident film buff, Yosra Osman to talk films of the year. They had a good old natter about Oscar gaffes, monkeys in dystopian societies and the loveliness of Jamie Bell. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Crikey chiefs, it's only a bloody bonuscast. Our Hannah has been selflessly watching all of the best telly (well, as much of it as she can squeeze into her eyes) and here shares what pleased her most in 2017 in a special end of year Outside the Box. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your...

Brace yourself Maureen, I'm coming in. Or at least that's what it becomes clear comedian Maureen Younger would love for Outlander's Jamie Fraser to whisper, as team Noonan, Dunleavy and Offord discover while MY and fellow comic Jen Brister (that's right, she of the literally shitty caravan experience) tell them all about what inspires their podcast, Droughtlander. Film buff Yosra Osman discusses t...

Filthy, lurid and with no-punches-pulled, Korean-American comedian Margaret Cho is out of rehab and back on tour with her new show, Fresh Off The Bloat. She chats Weinstein, Trump, making people laugh and speaking out with Hazel Davis. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

In this episode of In Conversation..., Hannah Dunleavy and Sarah Millican chat with Rebecca Front, Scarlett Moffatt and Evelyn Mok about the circle of ice-cream life, Adele-ing in the bath, the joy of capes and light-up tree Jesus. Recorded at Leicester Square Theatre on October 5, 2017. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Our Jen joins Cariad Lloyd to chat to the all-round smasher Susan Wokoma about her West End debut in Labour Of Love, diversity – or rather the lack of – in entertainment, politics, and why she's C3P-No. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Sarah Millican turns the tables and asks the listeners an important life question. Our Jen hooks up with Cariad Lloyd to chat to the excellent Susie Wokoma about Labour of Love, recognition from BAFTA and the diversity problem, Sam Wonfor talks to Catrina McHugh, artistic director of Open Clasp Theatre Company, about Key Change, the company's play being used by the UN to highlight the I...

Team Dunleavy, Noonan and Offord chat to excellent actor, writer and activist Libby Liburd about her one-woman play Muvvahood, which looks at being a single mum and societal attitudes towards parents having to do it on their own – for whatever reason. Spoiler: a lot of attitudes towards single mums still suck a dog's balls. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted...

It's Saturday Bitchin' and our Hannah's getting her tits in a twist again. This time, out-of-time fireworks are on the receiving end of the Dunleavy wrath. And rightly so. Also, no one needs to be in the opening scenes of an episode of Casualty, right? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about y...

This week Noonan, Dunleavy and Offord catch up with writer, actor and activist Libby Liburd (@LibbyLiburd) about her play Muvvahood and life as a single mother in Britain today. Mick has a natter with Liz Buckley (@Liz_Buckley) about everyone's favourite Icelandic popster, Bjork, and catches up with Amanda F*cking Palmer (@Amandapalmer) about her latest release, Mother. Sarah's all over your life...

A year on from DJT winning the US election, team Dunelavy, Offord and Noonan chat to standup and bonafide American Taylor Glenn about the lows and hi... well, the lows of this hellish trip to Trumpton. Sweet fancy Moses, it's a shitehawks situation? Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your...

This week, team Noonan, Dunleavy and Offord chat to comedian and bonafide American Taylor Glenn (@TaylorGlennUK) about the past year of Trump *shudder*. Ahead of Remembrance Day, poet, performer, writer and fighter Lisa Luxx (@LisaLuxx_) talks to us about the importance and vitality of war poetry giving people a voice as she plans her trip to Lebanon to become a war poet herself. Sarah's dealing w...

Team Noonan, Dunleavy and Offord chat to Katya Jezzard-Puyraud and Liz Axham, aka LightHearts UK about stress and how to deal with that prick, as well as canny ways to look after your mental health and get a calmer brain.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

This week, team Noonan, Dunleavy and Offord chat to Katya Jezzard-Puyraud and Liz Axham, aka LightHearts UK about stress (Nov 1 is National Stress Awareness Day), how to deal with it and canny ways to look after your mental health. Jen is ALL about the talking, catching up with Cariad Lloyd to find out about her excellent podcast Griefcast, and also having a natter with British film writer and pro...

Teacher Rebecca Solomon chats with our Mickey about Black History Month how it's handled – or more accurately, not really handled – in education, black British history, role models and why people need to stop touching her hair (spoiler: because it's weird and rude). Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Lear...

In this episode of In Conversation…, Mickey Noonan and Sarah Millican chat with Susan Calman, Emma Samms and Rae Earl about Strictly, glitter all over the shop, uppers and downers of the arse, what 10cc is a measurement of and the cheering properties – or not – of a Mr Potato Head .Recorded at the Cheltenham Comedy Festival on September 18, 2017.#TeamCalmanAll of our podcasts are available on iTun...