Hello and welcome to episode 231 of the Standard Issue Podzene. I'm Genoffered and I don't

usually get to do this bit. You might have guessed from the intro that things are a wee

bit different this week, Hannah's taking some much earned time off to do Hannah things,

so me and Mick have decided to give ourselves a week off from the news. Woohoo! And because there's

no bush telegraph, we won't be talking about, among other things, new research carried out by the

Faucet Society which found that on average, women take home more than £500 less than men every month.

And hey, guess what? The findings which were published to mark equal payday 2022, which is the day

that we all start effectively working the rest of the year for free compared to our male counterparts,

that figure has increased since last year. On average, women take home £564 less than men per month,

compared to £536 last year. You might also have seen in the news this week that women around the

world have been setting up scream groups to vent their frustrations with society, coincidence.

If you'd like to join my Essex chapter, only joking. When would I have time between all the other

unpaid work I have to do? Let's move on. Coming up, Mick Chats with Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for

Britain, and co-host of the Oh God What Now podcast. They're chatting Brexit fallout, the political

effects of the latest Tory budget, and why Best for Britain is campaigning for a general election now.

Yes, please sign us up. Hannah Chats to actor, star of the greatest showman and the woman behind

that huge singing voice kihala settle about why she was desperate to do a pantomime, and indeed

she is. I'm talking fast women and fast cars in Jenny off the blocks, and because it's just me and Mick,

she's chosen 1942's Cat People for this week's rated or dated, a horror movie from the past two

of my very favourite things. Cat, so, I do love a cat. Hello, I am joined on the Zoom by Naomi Smith,

co-host of the Oh God What Now podcast, CEO of Best for Britain, and absolute Brexit, Naomi.

Thanks for joining us. I made up a portmanteau for you. Thank you.

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