{"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 185 with Nick Hancock Pt 2  : Football Now Feels Manufactured","slug":"ep-185-with-nick-hancock-pt-2-football-now-feels-manufactured","published_at":"2026-06-15T04:30:00+00:00","page_url":"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","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/NSR2736126194.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2736126194.mp3","summary":"This week Mark continues his conversation with Nick Hancock. In part two, Mark Steel and Nick Hancock continue their brilliant conversation about football, corruption and the strange way sport reflects society itself. From FIFA’s greed to Simon Cowell manufacturing pop stars, the pair explore what happens when money takes over the things people genuinely love. There’s also chat about podcasts, nostalgia, modern sport becoming spectacle over substance and Nick’s gloriously furious thoughts on Gianni Infantino. Funny, furious and full of football philosophy. We're currently sponsored by BT - behind brilliant things! Search 'Why BT' to find out more or click on the following link: https://www.bt.com/broadband/why-bt Want to get access to the full video interview before anyone else? why not join us on Patreon? For £4 a month you can listen to the whole interview straight away – and you'll also be able to watch it! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/wtfisgoingonpod⁠ For media, press & guest enquiries please email mikey@carouselstudios.co.uk Follow What The F*** Is Going On? @wtfisgoingonpod Follow Mark Steel @mrmarksteel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"This week Mark continues his conversation with Nick Hancock. In part two, Mark Steel and Nick Hancock continue their brilliant conversation about football…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2556,"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-185-with-nick-hancock-pt-2-football-now-feels-manufactured/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-185-with-nick-hancock-pt-2-football-now-feels-manufactured.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}