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Standard Issue Podcast

SIM Ep 440 IMD20#4: Richard Herring and November 19

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Would it even BE International Men’s Day without some sort of Richard Herring interaction? Not as far as we’re concerned. And it just so happens that Richard has written a new book: The Problem With Men, When Is International Men’s Day (And Why It Matters). It is, as you’d expect, very funny indeed, charting Richard’s journey from pedant hoisted by his own petard answering every ‘When’s International *Men’s* Day?’ asked on International Women’s Day, to his understanding of why IMD is necessary and how we all need to join together to fight sexism. Because – and we’ll never tire of saying this – inequality is shit for everyone. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

May I have your attention please you can now book your train tickets on Uber and get

0:08.0

10% back in credits to spend on your next Uber ride so you don't have to walk home in the brain again.

0:15.0

Trains, now on Uber. T's and C's apply. Check the Uber app. Standard Issue for all women.

0:35.0

Hello Mickey here.

0:37.0

Welcome to this week's Sunday Chops, the fourth in our International

0:40.8

Men's Day series of interviews with The Men.

0:43.7

It is, as I record this intro, November the 19th, aka Actual International Men's Day,

0:50.0

and Richard Herring, who you're just about to hear, is doing sterling work highlighting

0:54.1

people's personal international men's day heroes.

0:57.7

Because yeah, would it even be International Men's Day without some sort of herring interaction, not as far as we're concerned, and it just so happens that

1:05.9

Richard has written a new book. The problem with men? When is International Men's Day and why it matters?

1:11.8

It is, as you'd expect, very funny indeed, charting Richard's

1:16.0

journey from pedant hoisted by his own putard, answering every foot nuts, when's International

1:20.8

Men's Day, when asked on International Women's Day, to his understanding of why it's necessary

1:26.5

and how we all need to join together to fight sexism, because, and will never terror saying

1:31.6

this, inequality is shit for everyone.

1:35.0

Like I said, this is the fourth of our IMD 2020 chats.

1:39.0

So far, you'll have heard Hannah chatting to Andrew Cotter about his very good dogs, Oliver

1:43.7

Mabel, the blessing and curse of going viral and the power of pets, and also to

1:49.0

actor, writer, musician and activist Matt Fraser about Cripet, an excellent new series he created for the BBC,

1:56.1

which is written, performed and made entirely by disabled people.

2:00.1

Also, Jen caught up with Mr Michael Spicer, aka the man in the room next door, to find out what it's like being a man online,

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