#878 Train kerfuffles

This week on The Bugcast: events of this week, events of next week, $@&!~*^%, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

So we’re not going to Brussels after all…<br />
Alex stars in Dick Whittington<br />
Dave’s work Christmas party<br />
Dave and Alex off to the <a href="https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/national-radio-centre-gb3rs/">National Radio Centre</a> this weekend<br />
Crazy train journeys – “Growing old disgracefully” and “I’m trying to renew my car insurance”<br />
Making a decision on songs containing explicit lyrics

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#877 Badger’s Chuff

This week on The Bugcast: theatre, flights, fires, arts, 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.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/midsomer-murders">Midsomer Murders: The Killings at Badger’s Drift</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvg4y6g74ert">Flight disruption warning as Airbus requests modifications to 6,000 planes</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxe9r7wjgro">What we know about the Hong Kong apartment fires</a><br />
<a href="https://thepoint.org.uk/">The Point – Doncaster</a>

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<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">Podcrawl Christmas 2025</a> on Saturday 20 December 2025 from 18:00 UK time<br />
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TuxJam 125 – Cheap Yellow Display

The quadrapodcasting bipeds – Al, Andrew (aka mcnalu), Dave (aka thelovebug) and Kevie – are back for another session of Free and Open Source Geekry and goodness sprinkled with tunes that are creatively common.

One we have rounded up some recent releases on the watch of distros we share our experiences of the “Cheap Yellow Display” or CYD. As the it says on the tin, it is cheap and yellow and has a display, but all this is backed up with a capable WROOM ESP32 with the usual WiFi and Bluetooth support on a decent dev board with LEDs and other nicely niche features. We discuss our experiences with it and some uses for it too.

Finally, we run through our feedback received and note some upcoming events that our listeners may be interested in:

Beer lovers amongst you might enjoy Kevie and Dave’s Beer Garden series over on Hacker Public Radio.

Creative commons licensed tunes played in this episode are:

  1. The Stereo Inspectors – Hollow Crown
  2. Ismael Concepcion – No Existe la Distancia
  3. Eldertide – The Dying Trees of Mona
  4. Federico Guglielmetti – Libero di credere
  5. Tabby Wolfe – World on Fire

#875 Father and son

This week on The Bugcast: Alex takes Caroline’s place and we spend the time talking about the theatre, and playing eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Caroline is at an awards ceremony tonight<br />
Alex goes to see <a href="https://www.castindoncaster.com/events/blood-brothers/">Blood Brothers</a><br />
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Brothers_(musical)">Blood Brothers</a><br />
Dave and Caroline see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder_the_Third">Blackadder The Third</a> at the theater

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/">Podcrawl Early Winter 2025</a> on Saturday 15 November 2025 from 18:00 UK time<br />
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#874 Pure Imagination

This week on The Bugcast: sad news, theatre performances, is AI music a crisis, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Cambridgeshire_train_stabbing">2025 Cambridgeshire train stabbing</a><br />
Rotherham Theatres: <a href="https://rotherhamtheatres.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173657428">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</a><br />
Royal Ballet &amp; Opera: Orf to the Ballet – <a href="https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events/la-fille-mal-gardee-frederick-ashton-details">La Fille mal gardée</a><br />
We have a crisis of conscience – discussion of AI music<br />
Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/pixiepunkmusic/posts">PixiePunk Music</a>

Upcoming events

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#873 Theatre Luvvies

This week on The Bugcast: Baptiste dies, sharks shock, Moo’s busy week, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons and independent 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/cx2dd7yyly9o">Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies at 72</a><br />
IMDb: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32525522/">Mummy Shark</a> – Creature Feature WTF<br />
Moo’s busy week – Scotland/England<br />
Theatre Luvvies: Night of the Great British Musicals / Strictly Come Dying / Inspector Morse

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#872 People suck

This week on The Bugcast: a Royal falls, China spy case falls, AI videos of a dearly beloved actor, Jamboree, 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/cgqlyw9g7weo">Prince Andrew gives up his title as Duke of York</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgyvq754q0o">China Spy case – who was at fault for collapse?</a><br />
The Guardian: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/07/robin-williams-daughter-zelda-hits-out-at-ai-generated-videos-of-her-dead-father">Robin Williams’ daughter pleads with people to stop sending AI videos of her dad</a><br />
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamboree_on_the_Air">Jamboree On The Air</a><br />
JOTA: <a href="https://www.jotajoti.info/">Official site</a><br />
<strong>There will be no show next week!</strong>

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TuxJam 124 – Predators & Pistes

Following a restful summer (and autumn for Kevie) Dave, Andrew, Al and Kevie reunite once again to look at software that is open and free, and tunes that are commonly creative. They begin with their usual roundup from distrowatch.

Next we look at a lean and mean gnu/linux distro called Catbird which sports the attractively lightweight and rodent-free DWM window manager.

We then chill out by playing the beautiful and endless skiing game called Lato. Note however that the eponymous hero, Lato, who is always late, frequently meets his end and if you’re not careful so will your phone. It is only the side-scrolling that is, in theory, endless.

Finally we discuss feedback with a difference. It was given in-person according to Kevie but the rest of us are unsure as to what that means and are researching the “in-person” app. We mention the recently launched HPR Beer Garden series hosted by Kevie and Dave and also, not one but two upcoming podcrawls.

Creative commons tunes played in this episode are:

  1. The Fifth Resonance – The Wandering Sage
  2. The Glass Child – Oceans
  3. The NumbKnives – You Don’t Understand Me
  4. Infraction – Time To Believe

And also a snippet of the soundtrack of Lato:

Traveler (2019) by Alexander Nakarada (http://www.serpentsoundstudios.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

#871 Hoa Hoa Hoa season

This week on The Bugcast: digital IDs for kids, no more MTV, Twilight, bananas, 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/czjvrgd48evo">Government to consult on digital IDs for 13-year-olds</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr612yz8p0o">MTV to axe its music TV channels in the UK</a><br />
Twilight Saga-athon on Sunday<br />
Etsy: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1830950625/artist-as-dumb-as-a-banana">Artist as dumb as a banana</a>

Upcoming events

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