We Know A Song About That, Don't We?
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We Know A Song About That, Don't We?
A new podcast in which I look at current news stories and then play the song that I wrote the LAST time something like this happened...To support Mitch Benn for as little as $1 a month, and get access to exclusive content, go to www.patreon.com/mitchbenn
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Episode 47 24.2.26
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15 years of a British political legend, how NOT to help someone lose weight and the joy of (voluntary) swearing...
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Episode 46 15.2.26
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Superbowl controversies of years gone by, weaponised frogs and an unexpected name turns up on That List...
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Episode 45 10.2.26
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Mandy's out on his arse again, online smut is getting harder to come by, and the trials being a political spouse...
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Episode 44 1.2.26
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Fat polar bears, the "rules" of comedy, Morrissey takes up his quill once more and when all else fails, amusingly shaped vegetables...
Episode 43 27.1.26
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The Tories are jumping ship, America inches towards civil war and RFK says we should all be on acid (least stupid thing he's ever sa...
Episode 42 19.1.26
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"The Police" the rock band, "The Police" the racist hooligan goon squad, election shenanigans and comedian vs comedian...
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Episode 41 12.1.26
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It's not getting any funnier out there is it? Let's recall happier times of Tory politicians going to jail, Libertarians getting cal...
Episode 40 31.12.25
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We're stuck in the Festive Taint, so here are a few songs to help you deal with your perineal bewilderment...
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Episode 39 (Christmas!) 24.12.25
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It's Chriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaaaas... 'Tis the season for the middle order collapse. smuggling dead relatives onto planes an...
Episode 38 19.12.25
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Bad times in Hollywood, the vaccine WAS bloody safe, so ner, fractious boxing weigh-ins and aging Royals tilting at windmills...
Episode 37 14.12.25
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Awkward Christmas traditions, invasive legislation, our would-be fascist overlords and the importance of giving them the finger...
Episode 36 8.12.25
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What the Dickens? Politics for sale (again), ABBA doing Elvis and the return of the biggest tongue on television...
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Episode 35 30.11.25
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The return of David Cameron, K-Pop robots, Spies, Refugees and a proposed Independent Scotland anthem...
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Episode 34 21.11.25
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Beatly budget day, the snow is falling, the COVID enquiry points yet more fingers and farewell to a bass legend...
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Episode 33 14.11.25
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(apologies for lateness...)
England v France, England v Australia, Welsh Mammoths and Trump is coming for the Beeb...
Episode 32 7.11.25
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Sir Keir damns Lammy with the faintest of praise, the COVID enquiry coughs on and some thoughts on raising revenue...
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Episode 31 31.10.25
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It's Halloween! And things are kind of freaky! Just like they've always been! Which is kind of the point! WooooooOOOOO!
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Episode 30 24.10.25
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The return of our least favourite Prime Minister and our most omnipresent ginger megastar, plus: is it finally okay to speak the tru...
Episode 29 17.10.25
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The return of everyone's favourite flat-packing Vikings, the Germans are coming and the Bard made less Hard...
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Episode 28 9.10.25
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Flying shoes, vanishing phones, indefatigable spergs and crumbling French governments...
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Episode 27 3.10.25
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An old acquaintance goes to the Dark Side, Nigel starts believing his own PR, various big shots make a shot at renewed relevance...<...
Episode 26 25.9.25
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Miserable national anthems, The Unquiet Elvis, rank hypocrisy over immigration and JK meets Morrissey underneath the bus (or stairs)...
Episode 25 17.9.25
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Back from Oz, the lost art of holding two ideas in your head at the same time, fascists out of their depth and the best sci-fi horro...
Episode 24 11.9.25
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Yet more Tory zombies shuffling over to Reform, remembering the News Of The World (urgh) and general anger and frustration...
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Episode 23 3.9.25
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Familiar store names, misbehaving in middle age, hiding in your phone and those charming flag painting scamps...
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Episode 22 28.8.25
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Locals vs Tourists, England vs Scotland, the CIA vs harmless old folkies and The Thin White Duke vs. The End Of The Universe...
Episode 21 19.8.25
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Not mentioning the war(s), good and evil little Toms, and where are the guys with the guns?
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Episode 20 12.8.25
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Still north of the border, tourism woes, SCOTUS fears and one War of the Worlds remake too many...
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Episode 19 4.8.25
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Stormy weather, dehumanisation and AI ladies for sale... just one more week on Planet Normal...
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Episode 18 29.7.25
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Saluting fallen heroes, the perils of cheapo airlines and it's Fringe time again...
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Episode 17 22.7.25
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Releasing the files, enfranchising the kids, rendering maleness obsolete and watching out for the Adulterytron 9000 - with hilarious...
Episode 16 15.7.25
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Tennis, reality TV, non-tragic deaths and relentless bleakness. Yay! Comedy!
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Episode 15 7.7.25
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The return of you-know-who, Elvis the newsreader, Facebook blackouts and many, many more...
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Episode 14 1.7.25
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Ill-advised self-pleasuring techniques, the search for a new kind of maleness, lingering austerity, the peace gravy train and UP THE...
Episode 13 23.6.25
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Self driving cars, possibly fictitious missiles, the pay gap is still a thing and Brexit is still a stupid idea...
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Episode 12 16.6.25
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Farewell to a true pop genius, protesting priorities, legalised lawbreaking and blood transfusion confusion. It's all going on (and...
Episode 11 9.6.25
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Trump ruining Elon's buzz (and everyone else's), dead cat, stolen phones, and the return of my arch-nemesis turned collaborator...Tr...
Episode 10 - 3.6.25
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Dirty water, rotten journalists and poisonous soup. Fun fun fun...
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Episode 9 - 27.5.25
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Heroic Hamsters, undead rock stars, Australian "sports" and yet more Boris babies.
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Episode 8 19.5.25
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Grenades in school, Eurovision controversy, ostentatious proposals... just another week on Planet Stupid
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