Classic: Ep 126 with Ramita Navai

What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel

Mike J Benwell

Comedy, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 735 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Good news! We'll be back with some brand new episodes starting next month. But in the meantime, here's another classic episode from the archives. Mark is joined by award-winning journalist Ramita Navai for a special extended interview about the Middle East. From Israel's war crimes in Gaza, to life under the Taliban, and the 'Women, Life, Freedom' movement in Iran. Informed, entertaining and shocking, subjects range from the Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, whose death sentence was thankfully overturned by the regime after worldwide condemnation – to the hackers who filmed a pro-Iranian regime journalist masturbating to porn in his office. As a British-Iranian journalist, Ramita has won an Emmy and other awards for documentaries such as Afghanistan Undercover, ISIS and the Battle for Iraq, Undercover Syria, and Breaking Into Israel. If you want to understand What The F*** Is Going On in the Middle East, this is the episode for you. Follow Ramita Navai @ramitanavai Follow What The F*** Is Going On? With Mark Steel @wtfisgoingonpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's official. Bank holiday season has begun, so why not treat yourself and binge free box sets on ITVX?
0:08.3	Indulge your nail-biting new drama protection.
0:11.4	My God tells me you're hiding something.
0:13.3	Relish the mystery of Unforgotten.
0:15.4	This could be a potential cause of death.
0:17.0	And savour the thrilling secrets of Out There.
0:20.3	You think I'm being paranoid, don't you?
0:22.1	Go on, you deserve it.
0:23.9	Sit back and spoil yourself with free drama this bank holiday season.
0:28.1	Stream free on ITVX.
0:32.3	Whoa, there.
0:33.5	Victoria's had a Friday night to remember.
0:36.1	But now she's outside in the pouring rain
0:38.6	And what?
0:39.8	You are joking
0:40.6	I've got no data
0:41.8	How are we going to get home?
0:43.3	But then she remembers she's with EE
0:45.5	Yes, Uber still works
0:47.5	So then she
0:48.5	Uber's on me guys
0:50.5	Should we get a kebab?
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