Standard issue for all women.

Hello, Jen here to tell you about today's episode of the standard issue podcast.

But before I do, here's what else we've got coming up this week.

I'll say coming up, but in case you missed it, yesterday Mick was chatting to comedian, actress and writer Lucia Keskin about her BBC 3 sitcom Things You Should Have Done, including The Joy in Dopean mean female characters,

the excitement of added Bridget Christie, failing all your GCSEs, and how silly, might just save us all.

Tomorrow in Rated or Dated, we're watching 1996s from dusk till dawn. How do you reckon that went down?

Hannah and I are on Bush's Telegraph GTs this week

and you're getting a little bonus interview with former GB tennis star

TNT Sport Pundit Laura Robson about the Australian Open,

which TNT are broadcasting here in the UK right now.

And finally, Hannah's chatting to Lisa Zara and

Beth Burrows about new play Safehaven, which is currently showing at the Arcola Theatre,

Dolston. But back to today. Journalist, author and crucially, mother of three, Ellie Levinson,

used to dream of me time away from the pressures of family life.

A fantasy she found was shared by many of her female friends.

This became the basis for her first novel, Room 706, a story about extramarital affairs, gunmen,

and who's picking up those bread rolls the kids like.

I chatted to Ellie about the book, The mental load and what it's like to get props from

SJP, Sarah Jessica Parker.

I had a lovely time chatting to Ellie about her very readable and very relatable book, and I hope that you enjoy listening.

I am joined by Ellie Levinson, journalist and author of the new book Room 706.

Ellie, thank you so much for joining me.

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