{"podcast":{"title":"What The F Is Going On? with Mark Steel","slug":"what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372","podcast_index_feed_id":4026372,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel","website_url":"http://www.whatthefisgoingonpodcast.co.uk/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2cd557ca-ee3f-11ed-ab5d-370bd57ccb60/image/80b8db6fea9750b38502f4520f7d536a.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Carousel Studios","episode_count":232,"summary":"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?","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T10:19:42.874126+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 176 with Dawn Butler (Part 1) : I Got Kicked Out Of Parliament For Telling The Truth","slug":"ep-176-with-dawn-butler-part-1-i-got-kicked-out-of-parliament-for-telling-the-truth","published_at":"2026-02-16T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2153115928.mp3?updated=1771244051","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2153115928.mp3?updated=1771244051","summary":"Mark is joined by Labour MP Dawn Butler as they discuss being thrown out of Parliament for calling Boris Johnson a liar, racism inside Westminster, the rise of the far right, the Epstein files and political accountability, Peter Mandelson and Labour’s direction under Keir Starmer, wealth and power in British politics, trade union roots, growing up in East London, and why she refuses to walk on the other side of the road when something’s wrong. You can hear the second part of the interview in next week's episode – but if you can't wait, why not join us on Patreon? For £4 a month you can listen or watch the whole interview straight away. www.patreon.com/wtfisgoingonpod For media, press & guest enquiries please email mikey@carouselstudios.co.uk Follow What The F*** Is Going On? with Mark Steel on Twitter @wtfisgoingonpod Follow Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Follow Dawn @dawnbutlerbrent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Mark is joined by Labour MP Dawn Butler as they discuss being thrown out of Parliament for calling Boris Johnson a liar, racism inside Westminster, the ri…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2460,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-the-f-is-going-on-with-mark-steel-4026372/episodes/ep-176-with-dawn-butler-part-1-i-got-kicked-out-of-parliament-for-telling-the-truth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}