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

What The F*** Is Going On? With Mark Steel - Ep 137

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

Mike J Benwell

Comedy, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 735 Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Mark is joined by comedian Gráinne Maguire, along with Elliot Steel, as he tries to make sense of lead and Zinc mining in Navan; Support for Sinn Féin in Ireland – and Elliot’s housing situation at The Edinburgh Festival. Plus, broadcasting legend Mike Concrete interviews the political editor for The Irish Times – and a woman who Mark overheard in a cafe is unhappy about the fires in Greece. Get ad-free extended episodes, early access and exclusive content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wtfisgoingonpod Follow What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel on Twitter @wtfisgoingonpod Follow Matthew Norman @GrainneMaguire Follow Elliot Steel @elliotsteelcom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.2

The Labor Party has changed into a party of tool makers.

0:34.6

We will slide for the denats of the the cloak. What the fuck is going on?

0:51.4

Hello, I'm Mark Still, welcome to my podcast. Hello, I'm Mark Still.

0:56.0

Welcome to my podcast.

0:58.1

Where each week, even under a new government,

1:02.6

I ask the question, the fuck is going on.

1:07.6

Some people have been arrested for writing comments on Twitter because they were said to have encouraged the recent riots.

1:15.5

And so loads of commentators and a few politicians and all the people who quite often shout this have gone,

1:23.9

It's freedom of speech. You're not allowed to say anything these days. Can't say anything.

1:28.5

But you're allowed to say more than ever before at the moment because lying just doesn't seem to matter.

1:35.7

Even if you're cool, the President of America could say, I'm the tallest person who ever lived there.

1:42.4

I'll say it.

1:43.3

And everyone would go, oh, that's all right.

1:45.4

And our prime minister would say things like,

1:48.1

I invented potatoes.

1:50.5

And that was all fine.

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