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We Know A Song About That, Don't We?
by Mitch Benn
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 59 13.6.26
Send us Fan MailBack after Rikfest and attendant vocal issues; Farage v BBC (ungrateful bastard), horrid iPhone updates, Ghana outlaws the gayness and other hilarity...Support the show
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Episode 58 28.5.26
Send us Fan MailIt's too hot to write episode notes...Support the show
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Episode 57 12.5.26
Send us Fan MailLocal election fall out, political sugar daddies, viruses are back in fashion and Eurovision and the World Cup are nearly upon us...Support the show
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Episode 56 29.4.26
Send us Fan MailPresidential security mishaps, happier royal visits, and satire medieval style...Support the show
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Episode 55 22.4.26
Send us Fan MailIt's Quantum Day! What does that mean? No idea! Also, political sniping, dead celebrities and fun with cognitive decline!Support the show
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Episode 54 14.3.26
Send us Fan MailThe Artemis II crew are back and regretting it already, a new musical about theft, and a song for an old and absent friend...Support the show
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Episode 53 8.3.26
Send us Fan MailWe're going back (yes, BACK) to the Moon, the World Cup approaches, and have you got any bits of chocolate Jesus left?Support the show
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Episode 52 31.3.26
Send us Fan MailSteeling oneself for Bank Holiday traffic, misplaced 70s nostalgia and the lettuce is back...Support the show
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Episode 51 24.3.26
Send us Fan MailPolitical sacrifices, Comic Relief, backseat generals and Justice for St Gertrude!Support the show
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Episode 50 18.3.26
Send us Fan MailTHE BIG FIVE-O, PEOPLE... Also buried scientists, Morrissey's tired, and did you miss Mother's Day??Support the show
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Episode 49 9.3.26
Send us Fan MailBack when we used to come up with excuses for starting a war, the return of Bill C, a new International Women's Day tradition and Presidential medical emergencies...Support the show
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Episode 48 1.3.26
Send us Fan MailBy election shocks, the art of being significantly less clever than you think you are and just look at the state of that union...Support the show
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Episode 47 24.2.26
Send us Fan Mail15 years of a British political legend, how NOT to help someone lose weight and the joy of (voluntary) swearing...Support the show
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Episode 46 15.2.26
Send us Fan MailSuperbowl controversies of years gone by, weaponised frogs and an unexpected name turns up on That List...Support the show
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Episode 45 10.2.26
Send us Fan MailMandy's out on his arse again, online smut is getting harder to come by, and the trials being a political spouse...Support the show
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Episode 44 1.2.26
Send us Fan MailFat polar bears, the "rules" of comedy, Morrissey takes up his quill once more and when all else fails, amusingly shaped vegetables will never not be funny...Support the show
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Episode 43 27.1.26
Send us Fan MailThe Tories are jumping ship, America inches towards civil war and RFK says we should all be on acid (least stupid thing he's ever said)...Support the show
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Episode 42 19.1.26
Send us Fan Mail"The Police" the rock band, "The Police" the racist hooligan goon squad, election shenanigans and comedian vs comedian...Support the show
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Episode 41 12.1.26
Send us Fan MailIt's not getting any funnier out there is it? Let's recall happier times of Tory politicians going to jail, Libertarians getting called out on their BS and posh yachtsmen getting arrested by the Iranian Navy...Support the show
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Episode 40 31.12.25
Send us Fan MailWe're stuck in the Festive Taint, so here are a few songs to help you deal with your perineal bewilderment...Support the show
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Episode 39 (Christmas!) 24.12.25
Send us Fan MailIt's Chriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiistmaaaaaaaaaaaaaas... 'Tis the season for the middle order collapse. smuggling dead relatives onto planes and forcing yourself to eat small green vegetables for some unknown reason...Support the show
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Episode 38 19.12.25
Send us Fan MailBad times in Hollywood, the vaccine WAS bloody safe, so ner, fractious boxing weigh-ins and aging Royals tilting at windmills...Support the show
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Episode 37 14.12.25
Send us Fan MailAwkward Christmas traditions, invasive legislation, our would-be fascist overlords and the importance of giving them the finger...Support the show
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Episode 36 8.12.25
Send us Fan MailWhat the Dickens? Politics for sale (again), ABBA doing Elvis and the return of the biggest tongue on television...Support the show
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Episode 35 30.11.25
Send us Fan MailThe return of David Cameron, K-Pop robots, Spies, Refugees and a proposed Independent Scotland anthem...Support the show
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Episode 34 21.11.25
Send us Fan MailBeatly budget day, the snow is falling, the COVID enquiry points yet more fingers and farewell to a bass legend...Support the show
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Episode 33 14.11.25
Send us Fan Mail(apologies for lateness...)England v France, England v Australia, Welsh Mammoths and Trump is coming for the Beeb...Support the show
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Episode 32 7.11.25
Send us Fan MailSir Keir damns Lammy with the faintest of praise, the COVID enquiry coughs on and some thoughts on raising revenue...Support the show
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Episode 31 31.10.25
Send us Fan MailIt's Halloween! And things are kind of freaky! Just like they've always been! Which is kind of the point! WooooooOOOOO!Support the show
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Episode 30 24.10.25
Send us Fan MailThe return of our least favourite Prime Minister and our most omnipresent ginger megastar, plus: is it finally okay to speak the truth about Brexit?Support the show
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Episode 29 17.10.25
Send us Fan MailThe return of everyone's favourite flat-packing Vikings, the Germans are coming and the Bard made less Hard...Support the show
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Episode 28 9.10.25
Send us Fan MailFlying shoes, vanishing phones, indefatigable spergs and crumbling French governments... Support the show
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Episode 27 3.10.25
Send us Fan MailAn old acquaintance goes to the Dark Side, Nigel starts believing his own PR, various big shots make a shot at renewed relevance...Support the show
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Episode 26 25.9.25
Send us Fan MailMiserable national anthems, The Unquiet Elvis, rank hypocrisy over immigration and JK meets Morrissey underneath the bus (or stairs)...Support the show
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Episode 25 17.9.25
Send us Fan MailBack 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 horror musical you'll never see...Support the show
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Episode 24 11.9.25
Send us Fan MailYet more Tory zombies shuffling over to Reform, remembering the News Of The World (urgh) and general anger and frustration...Support the show
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Episode 23 3.9.25
Send us Fan MailFamiliar store names, misbehaving in middle age, hiding in your phone and those charming flag painting scamps...Support the show
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Episode 22 28.8.25
Send us Fan MailLocals vs Tourists, England vs Scotland, the CIA vs harmless old folkies and The Thin White Duke vs. The End Of The Universe...How's YOUR week been?Support the show
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Episode 21 19.8.25
Send us Fan MailNot mentioning the war(s), good and evil little Toms, and where are the guys with the guns?Support the show
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Episode 20 12.8.25
Send us Fan MailStill north of the border, tourism woes, SCOTUS fears and one War of the Worlds remake too many...Support the show
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Episode 19 4.8.25
Send us Fan MailStormy weather, dehumanisation and AI ladies for sale... just one more week on Planet Normal...Support the show
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Episode 18 29.7.25
Send us Fan MailSaluting fallen heroes, the perils of cheapo airlines and it's Fringe time again...Support the show
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Episode 17 22.7.25
Send us Fan MailReleasing the files, enfranchising the kids, rendering maleness obsolete and watching out for the Adulterytron 9000 - with hilarious consequences...Support the show
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Episode 16 15.7.25
Send us Fan MailTennis, reality TV, non-tragic deaths and relentless bleakness. Yay! Comedy!Support the show
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Episode 15 7.7.25
Send us Fan MailThe return of you-know-who, Elvis the newsreader, Facebook blackouts and many, many more...Support the show
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Episode 14 1.7.25
Send us Fan MailIll-advised self-pleasuring techniques, the search for a new kind of maleness, lingering austerity, the peace gravy train and UP THE IRONS...Support the show
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Episode 13 23.6.25
Send us Fan MailSelf driving cars, possibly fictitious missiles, the pay gap is still a thing and Brexit is still a stupid idea...Support the show
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Episode 12 16.6.25
Send us Fan MailFarewell to a true pop genius, protesting priorities, legalised lawbreaking and blood transfusion confusion. It's all going on (and it's all gone on before)...Support the show
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Episode 11 9.6.25
Send us Fan MailTrump ruining Elon's buzz (and everyone else's), dead cat, stolen phones, and the return of my arch-nemesis turned collaborator...Trump ruining Elon's buzz (and everyone else's), dead cat, stolen phones, and the return of my arch-nemesis turned collaborator...Support the show
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Episode 10 - 3.6.25
Send us Fan MailDirty water, rotten journalists and poisonous soup. Fun fun fun...Support the show
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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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