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The Trawl

Anyone Seen Trump’s Marbles? Presidential Ramblings & Clown Shoes

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

News, Politics, Government

4.7867 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

There's nothing remotely funny about war and yet the latest utterings from The White House are so batshit, Jemma and Marina have to laugh. Because if you don't....etc. Tune in for global chaos with a side of clownery. Trump declares victory… then immediately begs the world for help. The Strait of Hormuz turns into a geopolitical panic button, NATO says “absolutely not,” and the internet says “we told you so.”

Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth appears to be auditioning for Dr Seuss Does War Crimes, Marco Rubio’s shoes are having their own crisis, and somehow somehow this might all be distracting from the Epstein files.


As ever, the Trawl ladies trawl so you don’t have to bringing you the absurd, the infuriating, and the bits that make it all just about bearable.


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0:00.0

And we've won, let me say, we've won, we won the best. In the first hour it was over.

0:07.0

They weren't supposed to go after all these other countries in the Middle East.

0:28.4

Hello and welcome to the trarawl, where as one listener put it, we keep you informed, but not depressed.

0:31.1

I'm Arina Purchase.

0:33.1

And I'm Gemma Forte.

0:35.2

Yeah, that was one of our favourite reviews ever.

0:37.1

That was from La La La, La, let me explain.

0:54.2

Might put it on a t-shirt. And yes, trawlers, it's tough out there. Not only are we dealing with World War III, but it's that weather where it's impossible to decide what coat to wear his comic, Josh Hugh. What coat do you think is he wear? I've got a warm one with no hood on it.

0:56.6

I've got one with a hood, but it's not waterproof.

1:10.5

I've got a waterproof one, but it doesn't offer any warmth whatsoever. I've got one which is so warm. Look, you're sweating by the time you get to the end of the road. You can only really wear it in the Arctic Circle. I've got four denim jackets. I haven't got the confidence to wear because I've only got jeans.

1:11.0

I've got a Tweed jacket awarded Cheltenham Festival in 2008. Still got Guinness on it. I've got a leather jacket. I'm not wearing that. Last time I wore that, I've just said a little like of Von Atkins from bad girls. And I've got an over-the-head one, which when I take it off in public, my nipples come out.

1:33.2

I feel his pain. I have it more, though, with footwear as well because, so, for instance,

1:37.7

today's a great example, post-record, I'm going to trot off, I'm not driving because I've worked out all my logistics today. It's going to be a bus, a train, work into town, but going

1:42.6

from work to cocktail. Oh, Swiss Swo. Swo. How do you do that when you're not wearing trainers, like stomping through London? So then you've got a bag. It's just live, isn't it? The dilemmas. It's just live trawlers. I related to the denim jacket bit. What do you wear on the bottom half when you're wearing, you're bold to go double denim? Yeah, I know. You just go for double denim. You do shenai twain. You just do shenade twain, maybe add in some cowboy boots. I was thinking more bewitched. But anyway, right, here's what's coming up today on your trawl, road coaster ride. So Iran is volatile as hell. Trump is

2:19.6

begging for help. Tice is doing, actually, do you know what, Gemma? I'm going to do some

2:24.8

peer pressure live on air. Oh, God. I think there's too much on Iran. I think Tice should go in

2:31.3

another episode. Oh, blimey. Yeah, you know those logistic things I was talking about? Okay, yeah, but you might be right, actually. So this is going to end up potentially a four-trawl week. Flipping neck. I went to the hairdresser the other day, and my greys are... They've got some sort of boost.

2:51.0

Something's happening and I think it's the trolls. It could be. It could be. But I'm here for it if you were. All right, fine. So yesterday was all about the manor sphere. Today's Iran. Friday is Alistair Campbell. Very interesting chat. And then Saturday we'll put all the UK stuff in. There you go. Live trolling everybody. Tice, Mandelson,

3:08.6

Planteer crazy bastard.

3:10.8

It'll be in Saturday. Saturday we'll put all the UK stuff in. There you go, live trolling, everybody. Tice, Mandelson, Pallantir, crazy bastard.

3:10.8

It'll be in Saturday.

3:11.8

It's actually what you want for the weekend.

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