Confined to Barracks: Recent Episodes
Mitch Benn
Comedian and writer Mitch Benn is joined by celebrity guests to discuss ways of staying sane and positive while we're all Confined to Barracks. Listen to their recommendations - a book; a TV show or movie; a podcast and - perhaps most importantly - something we can do or learn to make our own, or indeed other people's, lives better. 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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Anti-social cavemen (hard relate), the return of apprenticeships, and it's the end... but has the moment been prepared for...?
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The World Cup is over, everyone is glad Argentina lost, the Clacton by-election looms...
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Previous England victories; Farage Hubris overload, the Rise of Binface and Happy Birthday Larry...
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World Cup shocks on and off the pitch, the government finally loses patience with X and the new adventures of Nigel "Daddy" Farage...
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It's hot, mutant squirrels, it's hot, ominous treaty locations, it's hot, ten years of Brexit and it's hot.
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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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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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Presidential security mishaps, happier royal visits, and satire medieval style...
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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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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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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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Steeling oneself for Bank Holiday traffic, misplaced 70s nostalgia and the lettuce is back...
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Political sacrifices, Comic Relief, backseat generals and Justice for St Gertrude!
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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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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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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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15 years of a British political legend, how NOT to help someone lose weight and the joy of (voluntary) swearing...
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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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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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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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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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"The Police" the rock band, "The Police" the racist hooligan goon squad, election shenanigans and comedian vs comedian...
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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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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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It'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...
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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...
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Awkward Christmas traditions, invasive legislation, our would-be fascist overlords and the importance of giving them the finger...
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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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The return of David Cameron, K-Pop robots, Spies, Refugees and a proposed Independent Scotland anthem...
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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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England v France, England v Australia, Welsh Mammoths and Trump is coming for the Beeb...
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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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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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The return of our least favourite Prime Minister and our most omnipresent ginger megastar, plus: is it finally okay to speak the truth about Brexit?
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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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Flying shoes, vanishing phones, indefatigable spergs and crumbling French governments...
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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...
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Miserable national anthems, The Unquiet Elvis, rank hypocrisy over immigration and JK meets Morrissey underneath the bus (or stairs)...
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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 horror musical you'll never see...
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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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Familiar store names, misbehaving in middle age, hiding in your phone and those charming flag painting scamps...
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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...
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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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Still north of the border, tourism woes, SCOTUS fears and one War of the Worlds remake too many...
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Stormy weather, dehumanisation and AI ladies for sale... just one more week on Planet Normal...
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Saluting fallen heroes, the perils of cheapo airlines and it's Fringe time again...
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Releasing the files, enfranchising the kids, rendering maleness obsolete and watching out for the Adulterytron 9000 - with hilarious consequences...
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Tennis, reality TV, non-tragic deaths and relentless bleakness. Yay! Comedy!
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The return of you-know-who, Elvis the newsreader, Facebook blackouts and many, many more...
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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 IRONS...
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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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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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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 collaborator...
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Dirty water, rotten journalists and poisonous soup. Fun fun fun...
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Heroic Hamsters, undead rock stars, Australian "sports" and yet more Boris babies.
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Grenades in school, Eurovision controversy, ostentatious proposals... just another week on Planet Stupid
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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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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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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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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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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 Labour timidity... Interesting times, folks, interesting times...
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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 1st. Sorry.
Well, I said I was hoping to put two episodes out every month; well here I am back with Ep 2 after just one week, digging up songs about demented demagogues, poorly pontiffs, crazed conspiracies and many many more...
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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...
This episode: over-zealous language policing by the US government recalling a similar gaffe made by right-wing Christians back in 2008; alliterative maritime mishaps, Nazis and why it's maybe a bad sign if they're supporting you...
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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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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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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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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 books a day...
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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, prize-winning trees and bagpipes...
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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 games...
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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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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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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... EXERCISE.
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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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Mitch is joined by podcaster, writer and pop culture expert Tim Worthington (host of Looks Unfamiliar and It's Good Except It Sucks) for half an hour of psychedelia, comic book heroines, satirical cartoons and... Lego.
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Mitch is joined by award-winning comedian, writer and mental health campaigner Juliette Burton, for a packed half hour of recommendations, anecdotes, uplifting ideas and ... muppets.
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Mitch Benn is joined by award-winning broadcaster, writer, sci-fi fan and fellow Celebrity Mastermind winner Samira Ahmed, for a packed half hour of fantastic recommendations.
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Mitch Benn introduces his brand new podcast and gives his own recommendations on things to read, watch, listen to and do whilst Confined to Barracks.
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