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
27 episodes
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
Episode 5 28.4.25
So Liverpool are winning again, Trump is being unspeakable again and the very people who might save the world are being hounded out of existence. Ah well, we know songs about all of this...
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Episode 5
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30:39
Episode 4 21.4.25
This episode: It's Easter (again), the Pope is gone, local elections are back and heavy metal bands are exploring interesting promotional avenues...
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Episode 4
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29:21
Episode 3 14.4.25
Check it out! Three weeks for three! How long can we keep this up? No idea. This week: the return of ECONOMIC CRISES (did they ever go away?), memories of the last days of Thatcher's Britain, and general frustration with Labou...
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Episode 3
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30:21
Episode 2 7.4.25
NB - Just noticed I gave the wrong dates for my shows at the Rik Mayall FestivaI... my solo show and all my guest appearances will be on SATURDAY MAY 31st, and the full band show with Ronnie Golden and the Alpha Mayalls will be on SUNDAY JUNE 1...
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Episode 2
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31:09
Episode 1 1.4.25
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...This episode: over-zealous language policing by the US government recalling a similar gaffe made b...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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29:05
Marcus Brigstocke
Mitch is joined by his longtime friend Marcus Brigstocke to discuss good things to do, including disease reviews, vinyl immersion and finishing all of Netflix...
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Episode 14
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28:46
Emma Kennedy
Mitch is joined by his old pal Emma Kennedy to discuss things to do in confinement, including crazy royals, cat murderers and thinking impure thoughts about a certain late Prime Minister...
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Episode 13
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29:22
Frank Cottrell-Boyce
Mitch returns to his virtual bunker to discuss good things to do indoors with award winning children's author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, including discussions on gardening, detective movies and impenetrable regional accents...
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Episode 12
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29:40
Alice Fraser
Mitch is joined from Australia by comedian, writer, and podcaster Alice Fraser for a discussion on good things to do under lockdown, including boning up on educational theory, jumping into cold swimming pools (if only) and reading two or three ...
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Episode 11
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28:20
Alastair Campbell
Mitch is joined by former spin-surgeon supreme turned political commentator, mental health campaigner and football pundit Alastair Campbell, to discuss good things to do while locked down, including Albanian novels, self-inflicted haircuts, pri...
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Episode 10
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29:09
John Finnemore
Mitch is joined by comedy genius and creator of Radio 4's Cabin Pressure John Finnemore, to discuss ways of staying sane during lockdown, including discussions on historical satire, 17th century plague diaries and why you are wrong about board ...
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Episode 9
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29:40
Liz Myles
Mitch is joined by writer and podcaster Liz Myles to discuss fun and helpful ways to spend lockdown time, including digressions on gun-wielding Bennett sisters, radio sitcoms and Doctor Who. Lots and lots of Doctor Who...
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Episode 8
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30:41
Mark Watson
Mitch is joined by the multi-award winning comedian and writer Mark Watson to discuss things to do while stuck at home, including digressions on trees, friendship, brand names and time travelling Germans...
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Episode 7
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28:45
Sooz Kempner
Mitch is joined by comedian, singer and the legendary "Ayia Napa Xtina" Sooz Kempner for some recommendations on fun things to so under house arrest, including discussions on totalitarian regimes, serial killers and... horror of horrors... EXER...
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Episode 6
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28:05
Amna Saleem
Mitch is joined by writer and broadcaster Amna Saleem for some suggestions on how to keep in together under siege, including discussions on family, comedy, feminism... and wedding-day dance-offs...
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Episode 5
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30:24