Ep 158 with Caitlin Moran (Part 1)

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

Mike J Benwell

Comedy, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 735 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Mark is joined by journalist, broadcaster & author Caitlin Moran In a full-length, incredibly interesting interview, Mark and Caitlin discuss feminism, the differences between men and women when it comes to health, life growing up within the working class – and secret Midlanders. You can hear the second part of the interview in next week's episode – but if you can't wait, why not join us on Patreon? For £4 a month you can listen to the whole interview straight away – and you'll also be able to watch it! https://www.patreon.com/wtfisgoingonpod For media, press & guest enquiries please email [email protected] Follow What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel on Twitter @wtfisgoingonpod Follow Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Follow Caitlin Moran @mscaitlinmoran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0	On WhatsApp, your personal messages stay private, between you and whoever you sent them to.
0:05.8	So, things like your passport number for your honeymoon stay between you and your fiancé.
0:10.3	And those hour-long calls with mum stay between the two of you.
0:13.9	Even your streaming service password stays between you and your flatmates, who still ask for it every week in your group chat.
0:21.0	Because on WhatsApp, your personal messages are yours.
0:24.8	No one else can see or hear them.
0:27.0	Not even us.
0:28.1	WhatsApp.
0:28.8	Message privately.
0:30.6	We risk becoming an island of strangers.
0:34.1	We will strive for the de-not-sification of Ukraine.
0:36.7	Because you can't grow, can't grow.
0:39.3	Yes, you can.
0:40.3	They're eating the dogs.
0:42.3	They're eating the dinosaurs.
0:43.3	Under the EU, we weren't allowed to eat it.
0:46.3	I just think everyone should be sure.
0:49.3	What the fuck is going on?
0:54.5	Hello, I'm Mark Stee Still. Welcome to my brand new podcast where we ask the question that all the
1:01.8	world is asking about how we're being run. And it's a lovely time to be doing this because
1:06.6	it's all going so well. The people in charge of all the major countries are just, well,
1:12.0	they're so delightful. And if Trump and Putin have a fault, it's that they care too much.
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