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What The F Is Going On? with Mark Steel

Ep 163 with Zack Polanski (Part 1)

What The F Is Going On? with Mark Steel

Carousel Studios

News, Society & Culture, Comedy, Politics

4.7 • 888 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Mark is joined by the Deputy Leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski. Together they discuss why he joined the Green Party, working with Jeremy Corbyn, providing an alternative to Reform  - plus the misconceptions about the Green Party and how he hopes to change them.  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 mikey@carouselstudios.co.uk Follow What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel on Twitter @wtfisgoingonpod  Follow Mark Steel @mrmarksteel   Follow Zack @ZackPolanski @GreenpartyZack  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Labour Party has changed into a party of toolmakers.

0:04.4

We will strive for the de-not-sification of the...

0:06.7

Let me put it to you!

0:08.5

Because he can't grow, can crows.

0:10.0

Joe Biden's an alien.

0:11.8

Everybody knows...

0:12.6

The phone went over the side of the phone.

0:14.4

Under the video, we weren't allowed to be.

0:17.2

I just don't get it.

0:18.4

I just think everyone should be sure.

0:19.5

What the fuck is going on?

0:24.9

Hello, I'm Mark Steele. Welcome to my podcast, which has a certain title, because it's been suggested to us by so many people over the country, over the last few years.

0:41.0

Vickers, the Archbishop of Canterbury,

0:49.4

trappist monks who've never said anything up until this point. People who are 111 years old who are dedicated to watching reruns of songs of praise 24 hours a day, all of them have screamed,

0:58.6

What the fuck is going on?

1:04.6

This week, my guest is Mr. Zach Polanski, a member of the Green Party who is standing to become leader of the

1:11.8

Green Party in an election that's taking place as I'm doing this at the moment over the next

1:16.7

few weeks. And there's only two, well, there's three candidates, but the other two are standing

1:21.8

as a sort of joint ticket anyway. So, this is a proper political interview. Apparently,

1:26.6

has already been interviewed by Laura Coonsberg, who probably just went,

1:30.4

isn't that true that you once drank a milksheet with a wee plastic straw, you hypocrite?

1:36.8

Isn't that?

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