This week on The Bugcast: a news-heavy episode – including: UK politics, poverty shame, technology, sadness, and Trek! – plus 8 tracks of amazing Creative Commons music!

Songs played

• BLC Mirror CLB – Punk Scum Singalong – from Nice, France – source
  
• Heifervescent – What Have I Done Now – from Southport, UK – source
  
• Summer Ash – Milkman – from Luxembourg – source
  
• Starmob – Mooncaves – from Long Beach, CA – source
  
• Niki J Crawford – Mama Cried – from Springfield, LA – source
  
• Frank Rawel – Simple Life – from Michendorf, Germany – source
  
• Pokki DJ – No Prayers – from Santo Stefano al Mare, Italy – source
  
• Dr Groove Gang – Sweet Soul Musik – from Le Mans-Anger, France – source
  

Intro: <a href="http://chrisjuergensen.com/">Chris Juergensen</a> – Bug Lips<br />
Outro: <a href="http://markmarshall.com/">Mark Marshall</a> – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-51152834">Wiggles singer Greg Page has cardiac arrest at bushfire relief show</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51149531">Brexit: Big Ben fundraiser given £50,000</a><br />
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jan/25/fighting-shame-poverty-depicted-by-eight-everyday-objects">Fighting Shame: Poverty</a> (24 mins long, but worth it)<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51137069">Apple may have to abandon Lightning connector cable</a><br />
Sky News: <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/derek-fowlds-heartbeat-and-yes-minister-actor-dies-aged-82-11910634">Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82</a>

Star Trek:Picard starts on 23 January in North America on CBS All Access, and on 24 January in the rest of the world on Prime Video<br />
<a href="https://teaearlgreyhot.org/">Tea, Earl Grey, Hot!</a> – Caroline will be joining Dave and Yannick to review the first episode of Picard</a>

<strong><a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice">Submit</a></strong> your favourite tracks we’ve played since episode 553 for the Listener’s Choice episode 600 at the beginning of February 2020.

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Podcasts mentioned

<a href="https://teaearlgreyhot.org/">Tea, Earl Grey, Hot!</a>

Special thanks go to

Our <a href="https://thebugcast.org/support">supporters</a>!<br />
The artists for allowing us to play their music.<br />
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.<br />
<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet Archive</a> for hosting the media files<br />
<a href="https://euterpiaradio.ch/">Euterpia Radio</a> for the use of their Shoutcast server

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