What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel – Ep 84

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

Mike J Benwell

Comedy, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 735 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Mark is joined by comedian Mick Ferry, along with Elliot Steel, as he tries to make sense of the Prince Harry phone-hacking trial, pub quizzes – and what a Mark Steel column would be like if it was written by an AI chatbot! Plus, Mike Concrete interviews a rambler – and there's a woman who Mark overheard in a cafe complaining about house prices falling. 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 Mick Ferry @MickFerry Follow Elliot Steel @elliotsteelcom and his podcast @BtecPhilosoph And visit our website www.whatthefisgoingonpodcast.co.uk for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.6	Just it be done.
0:39.7	Yes.
0:40.0	If you win by one, you've won.
0:42.1	The phone went over the side.
0:44.1	Is he trying to draw a little under the side?
0:47.4	I just think everyone should be sure.
0:49.1	What the fuck is going on?
0:52.8	Hello, I'm Mark Steele. Welcome to my podcast where each week I ask the question,
1:00.4	what the fuck is going on? A major part of British society is the press. For hundreds of years,
1:10.0	governments have been obsessed with getting
1:11.5	the owners of newspapers on their side, and so it's important, many people suggest as a democracy,
1:16.6	that the press behaves in a way that is honest, and that it's prepared to stand up to any
1:22.1	excessive behaviour on behalf of the establishment. This is why some people say that it's not ideal,
1:29.7	that now the press is so much on the side of the establishment
1:32.9	that even Prince Harry looks like the underdog against him
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