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In today's podcast @inspireajen chats to Dr Laura Abbott, founder of the Lost Mothers Project, about her research exploring the effects of mandatory separation of babies from women with Criminal Justice System involvement, and why change is so needed.

The second series of ITV's excellent crime drama Karen Pirie is nearly here, so Hannah chatted to its star Lauren Lyle about why Karen's not like other detectives, but a lot like many women her age.

The sound of no more silence: in this week's Bush Telegram, @MicksterNoonan's doffing her cap to Zelda Perkins and @cbmsilence.

RT @MicksterNoonan: Really needed a nice thing this week. Thank you, the past. In particular, this slice of the past.

🎥 RATED OR DATED 🎥.40 years on, how does Back to the Future – Robert Zemeckis’s time travel comedy blockbuster and cultural touchstone – fare with @MicksterNoonan, @thatdunleavy and @inspireajen? And what in the Doc Brown is going on with Hannah’s hair? .

In today's podcast @inspireajen talks to @rosekeating1 about her new collection of short stories, Oddbody, how the body horror genre lends itself to the lived female experience, the inherent comedy of horror, and the horror (the horror!) of eggs. Dig in!

Wondering what's coming in next week's podcasts? Here's a sneak preview.

Esther Freud first found literary fame with 1992 debut, Hideous Kinky. 33 years on, My Sister and Other Lovers reunites readers with Lucy and Bea, and astutely captures the realities of being a sister and having a sister. @MicksterNoonan finds out more.

Rachel Talalay's 1995 take on the much-loved comic series Tank Girl had so much promise, but does it live up to its "truly feminist" hype? Who gets to decide? And how will a jazz-loving kangaroo-man help or hinder these efforts? Dig in!

In today's podcast, Hannah's joined by playwright Iman Qureshi and director Hannah Hauer-King to chat about their play, The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs. They chat about disability on stage, the search for community, and a uniquely British genre.

In today's podcast @Inspireajen chats to theatre maker Jess Andrews about her show, I Met All My Friends On Dating Apps, as well as misconceptions around polyamory, why no one’s having a great time on dating apps and how we might fix some of their problems

Want to know what's coming up in next week's podcasts? Then wonder no more.

🎥 FLICKING 🤖.Adapted from Peter Brown's books, Chris Sanders' animated sci-fi adventure The Wild Robot got a fair few Oscar nods, but how will it fare with @MicksterNoonan, @thatdunleavy and @yozzie_osman? And what’s Bullseye got to do with it?.

Why is 1985's Cocoon so hard to watch in the UK? Who was younger than Hannah when they filmed it? How high are Mickey's socks? Find out the answers in this week's Rated or Dated.

Outside The Box? On Monday? What mavericks we are! This time, Hannah and Jen are chatting about The Rehearsal, The Bombing of Pan Am 103, Beth, The Better Sister and The Last Anniversary. Tuck in!

In today's podcast @Inspireajen chats to associate artistic director of Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Tinuke Craig, about bringing Noughts and Crosses to the stage, giving young actors a break, and the wet panic of British Summertime. Dig in!

RT @MicksterNoonan: Duty over feeling? More of it, please.

Our @MicksterNoonan's on Bush Telegram duty and with big Parliamentary votes and verdicts uniting left, right and centre, she's applauding – and hoping for more – attention to duty over feeling. And disco balls.

🎥 RATED OR DATED 🎥.Where John Hughes first dared to tread, many – so very many – teen movies have followed. But will The Breakfast Club (1985) – a bona-fide Gen X cult classic – pass muster with @MicksterNoonan, @thatdunleavy and @inspireajen? .Find out!

RT @MicksterNoonan: “If good people don’t grip difficult issues, in my experience bad people do.” .Hats off to Baroness Louise Casey for ne….