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Standard Issue Podcast

Flicking #67: Wicked

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

There’s no doubt that Yosra’s picked* one of last year’s juggernauts: John M Chu’s cinematic take on Winnie Holzman’s ridiculously successful musical version of Gregory Maguire’s dark adult novel reimagining the L Frank Baum children’s books that became a 1939 film classic still beloved today. Phew! That’s a whole load of fan bases to tickle. But what if you’re new to the new version of Oz? Why is it in two parts? Just how hard a sell is it to Mick and Hannah? And is… is Ariana Grande funny? * An epic fantasy musical? Of course it was Yosra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6

There were three ordinary women on what seemed like a simple mission to find a film they liked.

0:38.3

One where women got something to do and not just look pretty or be murdered,

0:43.6

which, to be totally honest, has complicated matters a bit.

0:49.0

Welcome to Flicking. Yes, it sounds a bit rude. That's the joke.

0:55.2

Hello and welcome to this month's flicking, our regular rootle around some of 2024's biggest, best, weirdest, not seen enough films. We've covered them all.

1:08.7

I'm joined as ever by Hannah Delaney.

1:11.2

Hannah, hello.

1:12.5

Hello.

1:13.4

Hannah, you bought a new scarf.

1:15.2

That's exciting.

1:15.9

I have, yes, very exciting.

1:17.3

It's sort of like all of Rupert the Bear compressed into one scarf.

1:21.8

I like it a lot.

1:22.9

Is it made of real Rupert?

1:24.6

No.

1:25.2

I was just thinking about Rupert the Bear because I watched Alan Partridge last night and he is dressed

1:30.8

inadvertently as we put the Bear in quite a lot of seats.

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