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Standard Issue Podcast

Relatively speaking, with Catherine Carr

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Some 80% of us have at least one sibling, which makes it so commonplace we don't often give it much thought. But we should, says journalist Catherine Carr, and in today's podcast, she talks to Hannah about memory, loss, estrangement, birth order and her new book Who's The Favourite? The Loving, Messy Realities of Sibling Relationships. * You can buy Catherine's book here  * Listen to her podcast, Relatively, here  * And support 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

Standard issue for all women.

0:02.4

Hello, Hannah here and welcome to the last but certainly not least podcast of the week.

0:08.4

Before I get to that, here's a sneak preview of what's coming next week.

0:12.7

On Monday, Jen chats to Jess Baxter, assistant curator of a new exhibition at the tape modern, Tracy Emin, a second life.

0:22.3

They're going to be talking about Emin, her work, and the expression of the female experience.

0:28.0

Looking forward to that.

0:29.4

On Tuesday, mixed chatting sweet treats for baking cheats.

0:33.5

Gosh, she's made it out for me to read this out, to elaborate showstopper puddings with the joy that is TAT FB,

0:40.0

aka the Cake Toonist. I mean, who doesn't want to hear about cake?

0:44.8

On Wednesday, in Rated or Dated, we're going to be watching Christopher Guests Best in Show.

0:49.6

Dogs are funny people. What an incredible combination.

0:52.8

And on Thursday, Jen and I will be looking at the news.

0:56.8

Probably the news that people aren't talking about rather than the news they are, because mercy,

1:02.2

I am still not enjoying those headlines. And on Friday, we'll be talking all things TV in

1:08.5

Outside the Box, on which note, a reminder that the glorious

1:11.7

deadlock arrives back on Amazon today. I've been lucky enough to have been sent some screeners

1:16.9

and no spoiler, but I will say what a joy it is to have Kate Box and Madeline Sammy

1:22.2

back on our screens. What an infinitely watchable dynamic that is.

1:29.0

Anyway, onto this podcast in which I am chatting to journalist, podcaster, and all-round smasher,

1:35.6

Catherine Carr, about her new book, who's the favourite, which tackles the topic of siblings.

1:42.3

It is super interesting. I went to Catherine's book launch last night

1:45.7

and everyone was really enthused with chat

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