We Know A Song About That, Don't We?

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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June 19, 2026 20 mins

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Happy solstice, still not interested in the World Cup, robbing the bins to feed the poor and an opera about opera houses...

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Back after Rikfest and attendant vocal issues; Farage v BBC (ungrateful bastard), horrid iPhone updates, Ghana outlaws the gayness and other hilarity...

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May 28, 2026 28 mins

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It's too hot to write episode notes...

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May 12, 2026 29 mins

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Local election fall out, political sugar daddies, viruses are back in fashion and Eurovision and the World Cup are nearly upon us...

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April 29, 2026 28 mins

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Presidential security mishaps, happier royal visits, and satire medieval style...

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April 22, 2026 24 mins

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It's Quantum Day! What does that mean? No idea! Also, political sniping, dead celebrities and fun with cognitive decline!

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April 14, 2026 26 mins

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The Artemis II crew are back and regretting it already, a new musical about theft, and a song for an old and absent friend...

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April 8, 2026 18 mins

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We're going back (yes, BACK) to the Moon, the World Cup approaches, and have you got any bits of chocolate Jesus left?

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March 31, 2026 19 mins

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Steeling oneself for Bank Holiday traffic, misplaced 70s nostalgia and the lettuce is back...

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March 25, 2026 22 mins

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Political sacrifices, Comic Relief, backseat generals and Justice for St Gertrude!

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March 18, 2026 18 mins

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THE BIG FIVE-O, PEOPLE... Also buried scientists, Morrissey's tired, and did you miss Mother's Day??

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March 10, 2026 15 mins

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Back 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...

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March 2, 2026 21 mins

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By election shocks, the art of being significantly less clever than you think you are and just look at the state of that union...

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February 24, 2026 22 mins

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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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February 15, 2026 25 mins

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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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February 10, 2026 24 mins

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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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February 1, 2026 18 mins

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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 will never not be funny...

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January 27, 2026 22 mins

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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 said)...

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January 19, 2026 34 mins

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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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January 12, 2026 18 mins

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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 called out on their BS and posh yachtsmen getting arrested by the Iranian Navy...

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