Annabel Port is adrift but singing

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Talented multi-hyphenate Annabel Port’s The Other British Museum is a joyful collection of potted histories of recognisable items and our Mick cannot get enough. And so, she got Annabel on the Zoom to chat museum entries, the smell of Imperial Leather, the genesis of weekends, podcasting with Geoff Lloyd, and making a career out of your social awkwardness. As ever, there’s more available for our £5 and above patreons, and you can become one of those by visiting patreon.com/standardissue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For more than 2,000 years, they've stood at the crossroads of art, history, and intense debate.
0:07.0	It killed 300 people, blew out the roof, and much else.
0:11.0	One of the most powerful symbols of the ancient world, a monument to ambition and empire.
0:17.0	The scale was enormous. The detail was just incredible.
0:20.0	The Parthenon sculptures, masterpieces
0:23.0	crafted in ancient Athens, icons claimed by more than one home. In this three-part special,
0:29.5	we travel from the sunlit ruins of the Acropolis to the quiet, polished halls of the world's
0:35.3	most famous museums. They would become some of the most controversial pieces of art in history.
0:41.4	Who do the Parthenon sculptures truly belong to?
0:44.6	And what does their future mean for cultural heritage around the world?
0:49.1	Join us for the Parthenon sculptures.
0:51.6	A journey through art, power, and identity. Listen now. Search for forbidden history
0:57.5	wherever you get your podcasts. Standard issue for all women. Hello there and welcome to another
1:05.0	week of your favourite podcast. I'm sure it is. It's certainly mine. Why? Say what? Incredible content, isn't it? In this week's
1:14.8	podcast alone, we've unsung icons of Britain, a look at Tourette syndrome from someone who actually
1:20.3	knows what she's talking about, father beans and Keanti, the news, sorry, and some Janet Jackson.
1:27.2	I know.
1:28.5	In a bit more detail, Hannah Chald suggests Tom, the theatre maker and comedian behind Tourette's hero,
1:34.5	which aims to increase awareness of Tourette's syndrome, something recent events have shown to be pretty necessary.
1:40.9	I just cannot, with the stupidity of some people around this condition, so I'm really
1:46.7	looking forward to that episode tomorrow. On Wednesday, we are rating or dating 1996 is The Silence of
1:53.6	the Lambs. On Thursday, Jen and Hannah are looking at the news for the Bush Telegraph, and on Friday,
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