# What The F Is Going On? with Mark Steel

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Official site: http://www.whatthefisgoingonpodcast.co.uk/
Author: Carousel Studios
Episodes: 232

## Resource

The world’s a mess, politics is ridiculous, and nobody seems to know what’s going on. Join Mark Steel as he sets out to make sense of the chaos — and maybe even figure out how we can fix it. Each week, Mark sits down with brilliant guests from comedy, politics and culture for funny, honest and occasionally furious conversations about modern life. Featuring guests including Miles Jupp, Jeremy Corbyn, Caitlin Moran, Zack Polanski, Alan Davies, Matt Forde, Ash Sarkar and many more, all helping Mark answer one big question… WHAT THE F IS GOING ON?

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## Episodes
- [Ep 185 with Nick Hancock Pt 2  : Football Now Feels Manufactured](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-185-with-nick-hancock-pt-2-football-now-feels-manufactured) — 2026-06-15T04:30:00+00:00
- [Ep 185 with Nick Hancock Pt 1: The World Cup Is Going To Be A F***ing Circus!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-185-with-nick-hancock-pt-1-the-world-cup-is-going-to-be-a-f-ing-circus) — 2026-06-08T04:33:00+00:00
- [Ep 184 with Alan Davies Pt 2: I Spent Years Pretending I Was Fine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-184-with-alan-davies-pt-2-i-spent-years-pretending-i-was-fine) — 2026-06-01T04:04:00+00:00
- [Ep 184 with Alan Davies Pt 1: Comedy Became My Family](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-184-with-alan-davies-pt-1-comedy-became-my-family) — 2026-05-25T04:38:00+00:00
- [Ep 183 with Rachel Millward Pt 2: We Are Sleepwalking Into Disaster!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-183-with-rachel-millward-pt-2-we-are-sleepwalking-into-disaster) — 2026-05-18T04:30:00+00:00
- [Ep 183 with Rachel Millward Pt 1: Labour Came FOURTH!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-183-with-rachel-millward-pt-1-labour-came-fourth) — 2026-05-13T04:23:00+00:00
- [Ep 182: What The F Is Going On With Peter Mandelson?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-182-what-the-f-is-going-on-with-peter-mandelson) — 2026-05-04T04:19:00+00:00
- [Ep 181 with Mothin Ali (Part 2): We’re Here to Replace Labour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-181-with-mothin-ali-part-2-we-re-here-to-replace-labour) — 2026-04-27T04:25:00+00:00
- [Ep 181 with Mothin Ali (Part 1): They Tried To Brand Me A Terrorist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-181-with-mothin-ali-part-1-they-tried-to-brand-me-a-terrorist) — 2026-04-20T04:38:00+00:00
- [Ep 180 with Emma Warren (Part 2): We've Abandoned A Whole Generation!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-180-with-emma-warren-part-2-we-ve-abandoned-a-whole-generation) — 2026-04-13T04:26:00+00:00
- [Ep 180 with Emma Warren Pt 1: This is what happens when you take away youth services!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-180-with-emma-warren-pt-1-this-is-what-happens-when-you-take-away-youth-services) — 2026-04-06T04:00:00+00:00
- [Ep 179 with Dr Julia Grace Patterson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-179-with-dr-julia-grace-patterson) — 2026-03-30T04:06:00+00:00
- [What the F is going on in Iran? 🇮🇷 With Ali Milani](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/what-the-f-is-going-on-in-iran-with-ali-milani) — 2026-03-27T05:39:00+00:00
- [Ep 178 with Miles Jupp (Part 2): We haven’t mentioned the news once](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-178-with-miles-jupp-part-2-we-haven-t-mentioned-the-news-once) — 2026-03-23T05:07:00+00:00
- [Ep 178 with Miles Jupp (Part 1): This was without a doubt my worst gig!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-178-with-miles-jupp-part-1-this-was-without-a-doubt-my-worst-gig) — 2026-03-16T05:10:00+00:00
- [Ep 177 with Laura Smyth (Part 2) : We're Being Told To Hate Each other](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-177-with-laura-smyth-part-2-we-re-being-told-to-hate-each-other) — 2026-03-09T05:12:00+00:00
- [Ep 177 with Laura Smyth (Part 1) : Gigging is so real, we are very lucky](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-177-with-laura-smyth-part-1-gigging-is-so-real-we-are-very-lucky) — 2026-03-02T05:27:00+00:00
- [Ep 176 with Dawn Butler (Part 2) : Now Is The Time For A Revolution](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-176-with-dawn-butler-part-2-now-is-the-time-for-a-revolution) — 2026-02-23T05:00:00+00:00
- [Ep 176 with Dawn Butler (Part 1) : I Got Kicked Out Of Parliament For Telling The Truth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-176-with-dawn-butler-part-1-i-got-kicked-out-of-parliament-for-telling-the-truth) — 2026-02-16T05:30:00+00:00
- [Ep 175 with Robin Ince (Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-175-with-robin-ince-part-2) — 2026-02-09T05:10:00+00:00
- [Ep 175 with Robin Ince (Part 1)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-175-with-robin-ince-part-1) — 2026-02-02T05:03:00+00:00
- [Ep 174 with Matt Forde (Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-174-with-matt-forde-part-2) — 2026-01-26T04:00:00+00:00
- [Ep 174 with Matt Forde (Part 1)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-174-with-matt-forde-part-1) — 2026-01-19T05:03:00+00:00
- [Ep 173 with Johann Hari (Part 2)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/ep-173-with-johann-hari-part-2) — 2026-01-12T04:27:00+00:00
- [What The F Is Going On In Venezuela? 🇻🇪](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/what-the-f-is-going-on-in-venezuela) — 2026-01-09T05:06:00+00:00

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