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SIM Ep 889 Pod 270: Policing, poetry, and pooh-poohing

Standard Issue Podcast

Standard Issue

Society & Culture

4.7 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

ITV crime drama The Tower is back on our screens for a second series, presenting our Hannah with an excellent opportunity to jump on the Zoom with Gemma Whelan, who plays DS Sarah Collins. They chat about the reputation of the Met, telling women’s stories, Gentleman Jack, Upstart Crow and what exactly Gemma was doing with that fox. Jen's chatting to poet Maggie Smith about how when her career took off, her marriage declined, something she charts in her gorgeous new memoir, You could Make This Place Beautiful. They're also talking mumming, wifeing, and the division of labour. In Jenny Off The Blocks, Jen’s talking about the US Open, among other things. And get your strategically placed Chelsea buns out for the lads, as the team revisit 2003’s Calendar Girls. Plus, in the Bush Telegraph*, Britain’s schools are crumbling, but won’t somebody think of Gillian Keegan? Yeah, not even Mick's got the sarcasm levels to sell that one. *If you want to read the story Hannah references in BT about parental alienation, you can do so here. 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

Hello and welcome to episode 270 of the Standard Issue Podzene. I'm McKininen and I'm going

0:19.8

to the dentist this week, so I found my dentist to book the appointment, probably like four

0:24.8

months ago, or however long it takes to get an NHS dentist appointment now. And I made

0:29.4

my appointment year and a half, a year and a half. Well, I was supposed to go last year,

0:32.3

but stuff conspired against me. So now here we are 12 months later, trying again. And I

0:37.5

booked my appointment and I hung up the phone and I thought, oh, do you know what? I should

0:41.7

have just booked one for Gary as well. So I phoned back and I said, can I make an appointment

0:46.0

for my husband? And she said, of course, and she gave me an appointment for Gary and I am

0:51.4

really annoyed. Why do you think I'm annoyed? What time is Gary's appointment?

0:55.7

Before your appointment. No. His appointment is at 230. The dream. The dream I want at an appointment

1:03.5

at 230. He's so delighted. At least, you know, you'll be fresh from brushing your teeth.

1:10.7

Oh, mine's only half an hour before. It's just annoying that he gets 230 and I get two.

1:15.3

Why is the 230 a dream instead of two? It's a joke. 230. What time she go to the dentist? 230.

1:23.5

Oh, sorry. I was like, what are you talking about? Don't understand. Someone didn't have a big

1:29.0

book of dad jokes in a pocket watching a small child. I certainly did not know.

1:34.7

I'm Hannah Dunlavy and Brexit is really helping me to get my steps in. Tell us more.

1:41.3

So I've just been on holiday to Copenhagen, although I have actually been on several European,

1:46.4

like short trips in the last year, one of which with you, Mickey, so you can confirm what I am

1:51.0

about to say is true. Uh-huh. And when you fly back, they put you from the absolute

1:57.1

furthest possible gate every single time if you're flying to the UK now.

2:02.2

And yesterday at Copenhagen Airport, from where we were from like the main hall to our gate,

2:10.0

three and a half thousand steps. That's nearly two miles we had to walk. There wasn't a travel

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