Ep 175 with Robin Ince (Part 1)

What The F Is Going On? with Mark Steel

Carousel Studios

News, Society & Culture, Comedy, Politics

4.7 • 888 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Mark is joined by comedian, writer and broadcaster Robin Ince as they discuss neurodivergence, anxiety and ADHD, feeling weird in a world built for “normal” people, how shame and admin can become overwhelming, why school and work systems fail so many minds, the value of kindness and curiosity, and learning to stop fighting how your brain actually works. 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 the higher tier of Patreon? For £4 a month you can listen or watch the whole interview straight away. 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 Robin @Robinince1969 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	We risk becoming an island of strangers. We will strive for the denopsification of
0:36.6	Ukraine. Let me put it to you. 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.
0:46.3	Chris.
0:47.3	I just think everyone should be sure.
0:49.3	What the fuck is going on?
0:53.3	Hello, I'm Mark Still. Welcome to my podcast in which we survey the planet, look across the
1:00.5	whole of humanity and despite the overwhelming tranquility, joviality, bonozy, and
1:07.5	perfection that seems to ooze from every pore of the being of earth, we still manage
1:15.3	to find something that causes us to ask the question. What the fuck is going on?
1:27.3	Well, we can work out what the fuck is going on in terms of global politics, architecture,
1:34.8	paleontology, subjects like that, but not when it comes to what's going on in the mind.
1:41.4	Not unless you have, A, read the book by Mr Robin Inns called Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal but also by the most immense coincidence here he is with us to tell us what the fuck is going. Hello, what a lovely coincidence that was like when we were in Aberdeen. Aberdeen what was about two months ago and you rang me up I was still in the premier in at that point. I went, Mark, what do you want? I'm in Aberdeen and what was it, about two months ago. And you rang me up. I was still in the Premier in at that point.
2:02.3	I went, Mark, what do you want?
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