TuxJam 123 – Refreshingly easy

Kevie, Andrew, Al and Dave come together again for an episode that is literally as easy as 123, as they once again take a look at software that is open and free, and tunes that are creative and common. They begin with their usual roundup from distrowatch but what is unusual is that this involves tension and dispute!

Next, Andrew and Al take a look at RefreshOS which is based on Debian and sports a KDE desktop that is billed as being snap and flatpak free out the box. Following that Kevie and Dave try out Obtanium which, in the authors’ own words, “allows you to install and update apps directly from their releases pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available”.

We round out the show with feedback but the dissent that marred the start of the show rears its ugly head yet again and there is disagreement and a vote to remove a dear individual from our TuxJam clan.

On Saturday 2 August you are cordially invited to join us and many others for our next Podcrawl, details of which are posted here.

Just prior to our recording we learned that there will be an OggCamp in 2025 (boo!) but there will in 2026 (yay!) on 25-26 April, at the same venue as last time, the Pendulum Hotel, Manchester.

Creative Commons tunes played in this episode:

  1. Failed Millenials – Myspace Heartache
  2. Gölden Palace – Summer Heat
  3. Rusty Tea Makers – Summer
  4. Ed Napoli – Coffee

#862 Penelope Strawberry

This week on The Bugcast: The Garden Gang, child poisoning, caffeine pouches, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_Gang">The Garden Gang</a> – Quibble<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gz32kp0d0o">Man charged after children fell ill at summer camp</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8k8xgry98o">Caffeine pouch craze: A teenage trend troubling some experts</a>

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">Podcrawl Summer 2025</a> on Saturday 2 August from 18:00 UK time<br />
<a href="https://ogg.camp/">OggCamp</a> will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UK

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  • The next show will be episode 863 which will be streamed live on Friday 8 August 2025 at 21:30-ish UK time (UTC+1).
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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 />
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Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server<br />
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

#861 Collared by Reg

This week on The Bugcast: lamented departures, local bands, local theatres, Reg Hollis, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvjd3p887qo">Ozzy Osbourne dies, weeks after farewell show</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly1kz9d23po">Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show star, drowns aged 54</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyqq7z2z2wt">Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies aged 71</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce78ddyjl76o">Veteran jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine dies aged 97</a><br />
Reytons headlining <a href="https://tramlines.org.uk/lineup/">Tramlines</a> this Saturday, and The Denabys on the Leadmill Stage<br />
Update on Theatre Visits last weekend<br />
Sky News: <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/jeff-stewart-actor-who-played-reg-hollis-in-the-bill-helps-police-arrest-shoplifter-13401439">Jeff Stewart makes his arrest (Reg Hollis)</a>

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">Podcrawl Summer 2025</a> on Saturday 2 August from 18:00 UK time<br />
<a href="https://ogg.camp/">OggCamp</a> will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UK

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  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 862 which will be streamed live on Friday 1 August 2025 at 21:30-ish UK time (UTC+1).
  • Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server<br />
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

#860 Fan of the Bush

This week on The Bugcast: the Bush, curation, grading, infection, theatres, radios, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

<a href="https://www.withoutkatebush.com/">An Evening Without Kate Bush</a><br />
YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/Mkg1sss-VI4">Netlabel Day Curator Panel</a> <em>(from the start until about 1h08m in)</em><br />
Alex is now 4th Kup<br />
Moo has an ear infection Boooo<br />
Theatre day tomorrow with Luke and Ethan, Radio day tomorrow with Alex

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">Podcrawl Summer 2025</a> on Saturday 2 August from 18:00 UK time<br />
<a href="https://ogg.camp/">OggCamp</a> will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UK

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  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 861 which will be streamed live on Friday 25 July 2025 at 21:30-ish UK time (UTC+1).
  • Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server<br />
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

#859 Nipped and Tucked

This week on The Bugcast: floods, delays, Birkin, McMahon, curation, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx24llkd36nt">Trump surveys damage in Texas after floods kill 120 and leave 160 missing</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20r4p55vdvo">Salt Path Author next book delayed</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8zvexp42o">Original Birkin bag sold…£££££££!</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c628zy2584no">Australian actor Julian McMahon dies aged 56</a><br />
Dave and Caroline will be guesting on a Creative Commons curator panel as part of Netlabel Week

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">Podcrawl Summer 2025</a> on Saturday 2 August from 18:00 UK time<br />
<a href="https://ogg.camp/">OggCamp</a> will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UK

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  • The next show will be episode 860 which will be streamed live on Friday 18 July 2025 at 21:30-ish UK time (UTC+1).
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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server<br />
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

#858 Tears in the chamber

This week on The Bugcast: tears in the chamber, watered-down welfare, Diogo Jota, award winner, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0qr9wlpnqo">Rachel Reeves’ tears raise big questions at top of Labour</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8877x3z2o">Government wins vote on watered-down welfare bill after concessions</a><br />
BBC Sport: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cr4we9z2l42o">Liverpool forward Jota dies in car crash</a><br />
Caroline’s awards!

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">Podcrawl Summer 2025</a> on Saturday 2 August from 18:00 UK time<br />
<a href="https://ogg.camp/">OggCamp</a> will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UK

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  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 859 – Listeners Choice – which will be streamed live on Friday 11 July 2025 at 21:30-ish UK time (UTC+1).
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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server<br />
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

TuxJam 122 – Refined rEFInd

Al, Andrew, Kevie and Dave unite once more and settle down for a pleasant evening of beers and chat about goodness that is free and open source, or creative and common. They begin, as always, with a distrowatch dabble and thereafter split into two teams of two.

Team Nerd, Andrew and Al, delve into the mystical world of boot managers with a look at rEFInd currently maintained by Rod Smith. Meanwhile, Team Social, Dave and Kevie, converse with Nik, the author of Pachli, the client for Mastodon-like services, part of a Nivenly Foundation, that we reviewed back in TuxJam 114.

On Saturday 2 August you are cordially invited to join us and many others for our next Podcrawl, details of which are posted here.

Just prior to our recording we learned that there will be no OggCamp in 2025 (boo!) but there will in 2026 (yay!) on 25-26 April, at the same venue as last time, the Pendulum Hotel, Manchester.

We conclude with a roundup of feedback and we encourage you, dear listener, to submit any feedback you may have.

Songs

  1. Sammy Vulcano – Till I Found Love
  2. Kinematic – Don’t Be Afraid
  3. Boogie Belgique – All Over The World(track isCC from download link)
  4. Silver Roy – Open My Eyes

#857 Mods or Rockers

This week on The Bugcast: AI in music, AL on radio, CL in London, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

The use of AI in music<br />
Alex has had a conversation on the radio!<br />
London Calling – ballet

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">Podcrawl Summer 2025</a> on Saturday 2 August from 18:00 UK time<br />
<a href="https://ogg.camp/">OggCamp</a> will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UK

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  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 858 – Listeners Choice – which will be streamed live on Friday 4 July 2025 at 21:30-ish UK time (UTC+1).
  • Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
    (you’ll need a Telegram account)

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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server<br />
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

#856 Storm smack

This week on The Bugcast: break-ins, movies, parents evening, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn81g4e0nlyo">Palestine Action to be banned after RAF base break in</a><br />
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clown_in_a_Cornfield_(film)">Clown in a Cornfield (film)</a><br />
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28_Years_Later">28 Years Later</a><br />
Alex parents evening

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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server<br />
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

#855 Camp Crystal Lake

This week on The Bugcast: lots to report on from the last week at Bugcast Towers, the Air India wreckage, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Dave delivered a talk on <a href="https://geocaching.com/">Geocaching</a><br />
Moo got Burnt<br />
Moo back into reading<br />
Ethan finishes his exams<br />
Lee house got the lurgy<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd901xn4001o">‘I walked out of rubble’: Survivor on how he escaped Air India wreckage</a>

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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server<br />
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network