Bears, dogs and creative thinking with Jessica Swale

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Jessica Swale is a busy woman, so Hannah was surprised to discover the writer and director did have the time for a chat about some of her latest projects. They cover getting the tone right for Paddington: The Musical, working with children and dogs in Amazon's new Christmas film Merv, and Jessica's new book aimed at making sure we can all have A Year of Creative Thinking. Find out more about supporting 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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0:16.0	Every myth.
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0:21.8	Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
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1:02.8	Hello, Hannah here and welcome to the last interview of 2025.
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