What The F*** Is Going On...? With Mark Steel Episode 44

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

Mike J Benwell

Comedy, Politics, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 735 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Mark is joined by comedian Laura Smyth and Elliot Steel as he tries to make sense of rail strikes being popular; pay cuts being unpopular - and what the f*** was going on in the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony! Plus George Galloway on the decision to axe Neighbours, and a woman who Mark heard on a phone-in show complaining about the queues at Dover. 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 Laura Smyth @thatlaurasmyth Follow Elliot Steel @elliotsteelcom And visit our website www.whatthefisgoingonpodcast.co.uk for more information. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.4	It is time to glory line under the mat.
0:34.0	We will strive for the denomification of Ukraine.
0:37.1	Let me put it to you.
0:38.6	Yes, you can.
0:40.3	If you win by one, you've won.
0:42.8	The phone went over the side of the...
0:44.8	The idea of flattened my goodness to be able to...
0:47.8	What the fuck is going on?
0:52.7	Part of the ACAS creator network and also available on Patreon.
0:57.1	Hello, I'm Mark Still.
0:59.1	Welcome to my podcast where each week I ask the question, which incidentally, has been downloaded one million times as of this week.
1:09.5	What the fuck is going on? What the fuck is going on? It's simple. We can't expect wage
1:18.1	rights that keep up with inflation because that will cause more inflation and make us worse off. If we want to be better off, we must be paid less. Why can't these
1:31.0	idiotic railway workers understand this simple fact? This is how the richest people become so wealthy
1:37.9	by being paid less. The Rothschilds insist on earning no more than £60 a week, and then they rely on food banks,
1:46.7	and that way they end up being rich, owning two-thirds of the universe. The queen is on minimum wage,
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