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...
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Episodes
42 episodes
Episode 28 9.10.25
Flying shoes, vanishing phones, indefatigable spergs and crumbling French governments...
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Episode 28
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25:57
Episode 27 3.10.25
An old acquaintance goes to the Dark Side, Nigel starts believing his own PR, various big shots make a shot at renewed relevance...
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Episode 27
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30:13
Episode 26 25.9.25
Miserable national anthems, The Unquiet Elvis, rank hypocrisy over immigration and JK meets Morrissey underneath the bus (or stairs)...
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Episode 26
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25:05
Episode 25 17.9.25
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 horror musical you'll never see...
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Episode 25
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21:36
Episode 24 11.9.25
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 24
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17:55
Episode 23 3.9.25
Familiar store names, misbehaving in middle age, hiding in your phone and those charming flag painting scamps...
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23:33
Episode 22 28.8.25
Locals 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?
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Episode 22
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30:50
Episode 21 19.8.25
Not mentioning the war(s), good and evil little Toms, and where are the guys with the guns?
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Episode 21
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21:49
Episode 20 12.8.25
Still north of the border, tourism woes, SCOTUS fears and one War of the Worlds remake too many...
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26:00
Episode 19 4.8.25
Stormy weather, dehumanisation and AI ladies for sale... just one more week on Planet Normal...
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23:42
Episode 18 29.7.25
Saluting fallen heroes, the perils of cheapo airlines and it's Fringe time again...
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Episode 18
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36:32
Episode 17 22.7.25
Releasing the files, enfranchising the kids, rendering maleness obsolete and watching out for the Adulterytron 9000 - with hilarious consequences...
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Episode 17
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24:06
Episode 16 15.7.25
Tennis, reality TV, non-tragic deaths and relentless bleakness. Yay! Comedy!
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27:17
Episode 15 7.7.25
The return of you-know-who, Elvis the newsreader, Facebook blackouts and many, many more...
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30:08
Episode 14 1.7.25
Ill-advised self-pleasuring techniques, the search for a new kind of maleness, lingering austerity, the peace gravy train and UP THE IRONS...
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30:38
Episode 13 23.6.25
Self driving cars, possibly fictitious missiles, the pay gap is still a thing and Brexit is still a stupid idea...
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26:42
Episode 12 16.6.25
Farewell 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)...
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23:55
Episode 11 9.6.25
Trump 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...
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31:38
Episode 9 - 27.5.25
Heroic Hamsters, undead rock stars, Australian "sports" and yet more Boris babies.
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26:51
Episode 8 19.5.25
Grenades in school, Eurovision controversy, ostentatious proposals... just another week on Planet Stupid
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33:25
Episode 7 12.5.25
There's a new Pope in town, the "Special Relationship" is alive and well and England has a New Rose (bollocks, should have done a The Damned parody...)
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23:46
Episode 6 5.5.25
Farage is unflushable a turd as ever, it's been surprisingly warm and people are paying rather too much attention to University Challenge...
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Episode 6
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28:35