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What The F Is Going On? with Mark Steel

Ep 177 with Laura Smyth (Part 2) : We're Being Told To Hate Each other

What The F Is Going On? with Mark Steel

Carousel Studios

News, Society & Culture, Comedy, Politics

4.7888 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

This week Mark continues his conversation with Laura. If you haven't heard the first part then do go back and listen now but for the rest of you here is the second half of the interview. Want to get access to the full video interview before anyone else? 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? @wtfisgoingonpod  Follow Mark Steel @mrmarksteel   Follow Laura @thatlaurasmyth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

We risk becoming an island of strangers.

0:04.0

We will strive for the denopsification of the globe.

0:07.0

Because you can't grow, can't grow.

0:10.0

Yes, you can.

0:11.0

They're eating the dogs.

0:12.0

They're eating the dinosaurs.

0:14.0

Under the EU, we weren't allowed to eat.

0:17.0

I just don't get it.

0:18.0

I just think everyone should be sure.

0:19.0

What the fuck is going on?

0:23.3

Hello, I'm Marksdale.

0:25.2

Welcome to my podcast where the gentleman's club has allowed me the impertinence to sit in a corner and ask what the fuck is going on.

0:39.0

This week I will be continuing my discussion with my very special guest, Laura Smith.

0:46.2

She's a bit hoity-toity for me, you know, with a sort of horse riding background and so on,

0:51.5

but nonetheless it was a very enlightening interview.

0:53.8

If you haven't heard the first part, then you can go back and listen to it in order that

0:58.5

you listen to it the right way round, which is sort of what I'd recommend in the same way that

1:04.2

we don't listen to things back.

1:08.3

It wouldn't make any sense.

1:10.6

So you can do that.

1:12.0

But, you know, I understand that time is precious.

1:18.9

Stuff you do about just being a working class mum, really,

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