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Let me just get a cup of tea. Let's start that again. Who are you talking to, Hannah? There's nobody else here.

Standard issue for all women.

Hello and welcome to episode 149 of the Standard Issue Podzine. I'm Mickey Noonan and I hope you all had a decent bank holiday double whammy full of chocolate, frolican lambs, skipping bunnies, and Christ is back.

Back again, if of course the last ones you back, I tested whether my red wine allergy is still a thing and irritatingly.

And I mean that literally for my face. It is still very much a thing, but it did happen because of good pals in great chat in my makes garden.

So, well worth it. Lips grow back, right? Yeah. Let's go, yeah.

Anyway, that there Easter means there is no bush telegraph this week. But in regards to the news, here is my mini roundup.

For the love of a freshly risen god, it's the Derek Chauvin trial, not the George Floyd trial. I'm seeing so many people, including journalists I really respect, make this mistake and it is doing my nut.

Another plea, although one I'm sure will be ignored, that Pears Morgan just solidly jog on now. That same plea tickerone virus while I'm at it.

And I roll to the back of my skull for the government's marking of its own homework with its report on race disparity suggesting that not only is there no institutional racism in the UK, but we're a well good example to other countries on how to not racism.

Yeah, sure. No. A way too soon farewell to incredible acting talent, Paul Ritter and brilliant writer Sarah Hughes, who sadly have both died this week.

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