#768 Nothing Compares 2 U

This week on The Bugcast: Sinéad O’Connor, George Alagiah, Barbenheimer, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

  • Kerry – Get Me A Doctor – from Moscow, Russia – source
  • Jon Ross – Miracle To Me – from Nashville, TN – source
  • texasradiofish – Kiss of Hope (feat. Snowflake, ElRon XChile, CrazyLittleAsian, billraydrums, Zone, copperhead, Stefan Kartenberg) – from Galveston County, TX – source
  • Tab – Burning You (feat. Ron Santee) – from USA – source
  • Radioontheshelf – Still Here (feat. Stefan Kartenberg, Leslie Hillebrand) – from Earth – source
  • Roy Smiles – Latch Key Kid – from London, UK – source
  • Raja – Bad Pidge (feat. CrazyLittleAsian) – from Germany – source
  • ElisaDay – Dark Queen – from Saint Petersburg, Russia – source

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

Topics

BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66318626">Sinéad O’Connor: Irish singer dies aged 56</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65949435">George Alagiah: ‘Brilliant, kind’ BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66288459">‘Barbenheimer’ sparks biggest UK box office opener since 2019</a><br />
All kids off school now

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#767 Achy, Breaky Feet

This week on The Bugcast: we mark the passing of a legend, nurse our aching feet, and play eight tracks of fantastic 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/entertainment-arts-66271090">Tony Bennett passes aged 96</a><br />
An 8 mile walk into town almost ends us!

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#766 Just Stop Toil

This week on The Bugcast: strikes, protests, faux protests, and eight tracks of fantastic 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/entertainment-arts-66191705">Hollywood Strikes</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66207576">Just Stop Oil at the Proms</a><br />
LBC: <a href="https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/groom-stag-police-british-grand-prix-just-stop-oil/">Groom stopped by police @ Grand Prix after mates make him wear Just Stop Oil T-Shirt</a><br />
CNN: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/06/europe/greta-thunberg-charged-sweden-climate-intl/index.html">Greta Thunberg charged with disobeying police orders during a protest in Sweden</a>

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#765 Rise of the Threadiverse

This week on The Bugcast: banning the welcoming of children, the launch of a rival to Twitter, and eight tracks of fantastic 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/uk-politics-66132158">Could the Minister BE any meaner?</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66129215">Threads – Super Fast growth, but does joiners = users? and Twitter troubles ahead</a>

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TuxJam 103 – Like PCs in a Pod

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The terrible triumvirate of Kevie, Dave (aka the Bug of Love) and Andrew (the Son of Nalu) reunite for another jamming of the Tux. Into the preserve we toss a random sample of FOSS goodness reduced with sweet creative commons tuneage. Following the usual perusing of the Watch of the Distros, we take a look at the venerable linux distribution, the Operating System of the Linux PC (PCLinuxOS). We then review the android app Podverse which is a catcher of the pods. As usual we end with a review of feedback.

All this along with the usual mix of Creative Commons tracks:

#764 Here we prom again

This week on The Bugcast: Des goes to prom, Alan Arkin, Naomi Campbell, Prince Harry, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Des celebrates the end of secondary school with a prom<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66063382">Alan Arkin: Little Miss Sunshine actor dies aged 89</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66063379">Naomi Campbell becomes a mother for a second time, aged 53</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66070127">Hacking trial: Prince Harry claims £320,000 in damages for 33 articles</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cd2zzymgdvvt">Titanic submersible accident</a>

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#763 It’s a Knocked-out

This week on The Bugcast: Caroline has a Knock-out, a tragic loss of life underwater, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

JustGiving: <a href="https://www.justgiving.com/page/volkerrail-knockout23">It’s a knockout</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cd2zzymgdvvt">Titanic submersible tragedy</a>

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#762 Choose love

This week on The Bugcast: Nottingham attacks, Des finishes school, ongoing political comedy, and eight tracks of fantastic 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/topics/crezgqmmj30t">Nottingham attacks</a><br />
Des: Last day of school/exams, next step college<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65913184">Boris Johnson report: Key findings from the Partygate inquiry</a><br />
—- TLDR: Boris lied, then lied about lying then lied about lying about lying<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65930008">Boris Johnson breaks ministerial code with new Daily Mail job</a><br />
YouTube: <a href="https://youtu.be/NfhmHzPQoLs">Skaly – Redundant (Official Music Video)</a>

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#761 Trustless Musk

This week on The Bugcast: amidst some of the more notable news stories of the week, we play eight tracks of fantastic 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/entertainment-arts-65775251">Schofield Affair – Press hounds or witch hunt?</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65787617">Running the country by WhatsApp</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65786326">Musk looses a SECOND trust and safety chief</a>

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dave

This week on The Bugcast: we have a birthday here at Bugcast Towers, a couple of stories from the past week, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Thanks to Yannick for hosting last week’s show!<br />
Des is sixteen today<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29036876">Tina Turner obituary: Pop legend who overcame abuse to become global star</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65714508">Man arrested after car crashes into Downing Street gates</a>

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