{"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 181 with Mothin Ali (Part 1): They Tried To Brand Me A Terrorist","slug":"ep-181-with-mothin-ali-part-1-they-tried-to-brand-me-a-terrorist","published_at":"2026-04-20T04:38:00+00:00","page_url":"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","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/NSR9640380059.mp3?updated=1776631285","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9640380059.mp3?updated=1776631285","summary":"Mark is joined by Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali as they discuss the Greens’ breakthrough in Gorton and Denton, Labour’s increasingly desperate attacks, anti-war politics, media smears, why Reform voters aren’t the enemy, the case for rent caps and public ownership, and whether the Green Party can genuinely replace Labour as Britain’s main opposition. They also get into Mothin’s political roots, community organising, and why politics only works when people feel hope again. 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 Mothin @mothin.ali Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Mark is joined by Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali as they discuss the Greens’ breakthrough in Gorton and Denton, Labour’s increasingly desperate atta…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2951,"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-181-with-mothin-ali-part-1-they-tried-to-brand-me-a-terrorist/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-181-with-mothin-ali-part-1-they-tried-to-brand-me-a-terrorist.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}