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After her debut Edinburgh show sold out, writer and performer Hannah Reilly has brought it to the Soho Theatre. Roleplay is a darkly funny and disturbing look at influencer culture, the commodification of feminism, male violence against women and girls and much more besides. Jen jumped on the Zoom with Hannah to chat about all of this and the “wild ride” of her first time at the Fringe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s well done US electorate, who gave Trump’s Republicans a thorough drubbing in the midterms. All eyes on the Democrats: the 2028 presidential race starts now. Still behind the times are the UK’s justice system: Mick and Jen are looking at you, Ian Winter KC, and you, *spins chair* former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, seemingly both stuck in the 1800s. And in JOTB, place your bets and get your slurs ready for wildcards Offord and Noonan, potentially coming to a tennis tournament near you.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Mark Herman's tale of a struggling mining community unappreciated? Does it give women a short shift? Does everyone love Pete Postlethwaite? And who is blowing their own *checks notes* Tom Jones? Make yourself a cup of tea, pull up a tuba and find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a major new exhibition - A Call To Art: William Morris and The Pre-Raphaelites - opens at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum, Hannah went to take a look and met the museum's deputy director (Masterplan, Exhibitions and Design), Karen Livingstone. They chat about the contrast between Morris's political views and the wealth of his customers, the enduring appeal of the Arts and Craft movement, and how Karen is shining a new light on the women responsible for much of William Morris & Co's work. More information on A Call To Art can be found here: https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/plan-your-visit/exhibitions/a-call-to-art-william-morris-and-the-pre-raphaelites Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kiri Pritchard-McLean is one of standup’s most sparkling stars. She’s also a vegan farmer, and Kiri’s Farm, her new five-part series for Radio 4, is a total delight, following Kiri and her brother Ali’s journey transforming their land into a permaculture farm. In this episode, Mick finds out more. And also about Kiri’s new tour, a brand new show called Josgin, coming next year.  You can check out everything Kiri’s up to at kiripritchardmclean.co.uk. As ever, there’s more craic, including Kiri and Mick talking veganism and climate change – but, y’know, in a fun way – for our £5 and above Patreons, so get over to patreon.com/standardissue and get involved.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Nicki Minaj about to take over press briefings in the White House? Can a wind-up radio be enough to see us through the impending apocalypse, and just how impending is it? And will we ever get to the end of this row of messy toilet cubicles? Questions Hannah and Jen attempt to answer in this week’s rummage through the newsbins. Meanwhile, Billy Corgan’s had some thoughts about women born a decade either side of 1979, and we’ve had some thoughts on Billy Corgan. Plus, there’s football and tennis in Jenny off the Blocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Hallowe’en, so Mick’s picked a film considered a classic of the horror genre. But has Brian De Palma’s take on Stephen King’s debut novel stood the test of 50 whole years? Who’s most hysterical: the women in the film or the men who made it? How many t**s is too many t**s? Why doesn’t every local library have that section? And does Hannah agree Sissy Spacek looks like an axolotl? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Parenting is, and always has been, a tough gig. With the rising cost of living, the breakdown of communities and a whole new digital world to navigate for both kids and parents, charities like Home-Start, provide vital support to struggling parents from all walks of life. Jen caught up with co-chief executive, Jodie Reed, to talk about Home-Start’s work supporting families in the home and wider community, the impact of screen-time and why parents are feeling so lonely in such a connected world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this month's round-up of the best and worst TV, we're watching Slow Horses, Blue Lights, WAR, Below, Winter and The Reluctant Vampire. You are welcome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen's picked Rob Cohen’s family fantasy adventure starring Dennis Quaid as a disillusioned knight and Sean Connery as a good-hearted dragon, which was ahead of its time in terms of visual effects. But what about its treatment of women? Will Hannah approve of its interpretation of history? And why is Mick crying? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know the idea of an alpha wolf, dominating the pack and OBVIOUSLY male... Total wolfshit, mate. Wolves are matrilineal families who work, play and love together a lot like humans. Our Mick was delighted to learn even more about wolves in this chat with Natalie Lagstrom, owner, head behaviourist and team leader at Watermill Wolves, head of the not-for-profit charity Project Wolfheart, and bona-fide mother wolf. Watermill Wolves offers loads of incredible wolf experiences, including Howloween and Santa Paws. Access more of Mick’s chat with Natalie here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next year, our Jen is running the London Marathon for the Samaritans. It's her second time round the 26.2 mile block, although some 18 years after her first one, her knees ain't what they used to be. And who better to talk to about knees, Vaseline, always having tissues to hand, and finding joy as a middle-aged, woman marathon runner, than Standard Issue favourite, Helen Thorn*? We’ll wait. *You know Helen: author of How to Face Big Change and Come Back Stronger, and one half of the Scummy Mummies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relentless silliness, sight gags, wordplay and sheer chaotic comedic energy? Too right it was Mick’s pick for Flicking this month. And so she and Yosra are chatting about last year’s The Naked Gun reboot, in which Liam Neeson steps into Leslie Nielsen’s shoes as gumshoe lieutenant Frank Drebin… Jr. But is there still a place for old-school comedy in today’s film landscape, or is it more about nostalgia than keeping the genre alive?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where does the word 'whore' come from? In this week’s Bush Telegraph, Mick’s wondering if Saturday Night Live guest host Shane Gillis knows (no), cares (no) or has any comedy chops whatsoever (no). For Jen, it’s medical misogyny o'clock again, with new research suggesting autoimmune conditions are, in fact, not just in our pretty little heads. Plus, there’s good news for victims in rape cases, bold Brexit overtures on Burnham's Venga bus, a terrifying new Press Secretary in the White House, and football and track cycling in Jenny off the Blocks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hannah Arendt's most famous expression - the banality of evil - might be well quoted, but the woman herself is less widely known. Her time in the Gurs internment camp in France is the subject of a new play by Julia Pascal. Hannah talks to the playwright and director about life for women in camps, the importance of critical thinking and why Arendt's work is as vital as ever.  * Tickets for The Banality of Evil: Hannah Arendt, France, 1940 are here: https://www.arcolatheatre.com/event/the-banality-of-evil/ * Join the Standard Issue supporters' club here: Standard Issue Podcast | creating a magazine for ears, by women for women | Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices