#758 Total drubbing

This week on The Bugcast: we talk about local council election, but less so about the Coronation, 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/election/2023/england/results">England local election results 2023 – a Tory “drubbing”</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c9wl4m5rqmlt">Coronation of King Charles III</a>

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<strong><a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Early Summer 2023</a></strong><br />
Saturday 25 March 2023 from 18:00 UK time

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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 759 which will be streamed live on Friday 12 May 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/UTC+1).
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Special thanks go to

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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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#757 Goodbye possums

This week on The Bugcast: both Dave and Caroline are absolutely shattered due to work events, but we look at recent news, and play eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Caroline’s training<br />
Dave’s conference<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65420860">Ed Sheeran sings and plays guitar at copyright trial in New York</a><br />
YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9rBN4UtkWQ">Ed Sheeran vs Marvin Gaye Lawsuit</a><br />
Sky News: <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/jerry-springer-dies-at-the-age-of-79-12867660">Jerry Springer: US talk show host dies at the age of 79</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65328507">Barry Humphries: Dame Edna Everage comedian dies at 89</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65390525">Harry Belafonte: Singer and civil rights activist dies aged 96</a>

Upcoming events

<strong><a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Early Spring 2023</a></strong><br />
Saturday 25 March 2023 from 18:00 UK time

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  • The next show will be episode 758 which will be streamed live on Friday 5 May 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/UTC+1).
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Special thanks go to

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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 />
<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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#756 Raab Off

This week on The Bugcast: blue ticks lost, rocket lost, job lost, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and Independent music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Next week: Dave is at a conference in London, Caroline is training in Kettering<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65344010">Beyoncé and Ronaldo among those to lose Twitter blue check in purge</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-65330571">SpaceX Starship finally launches but blows up after take-off</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65333734">Dominic Raab: Resignation letter and Rishi Sunak’s response in full</a>

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  • The next show will be episode 757 which will be streamed live on Friday 28 April 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/UTC+1).
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Special thanks go to

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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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<a href="https://euterpiaradio.ch/">Euterpia Radio</a> for the use of their Shoutcast server

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

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#755 Easter Jollies

This week on The Bugcast: an art exhibition, an Easter break for (almost) all of us, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Caroline’s art for an upcoming exhibition<br />
Easter holiday

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  • The next show will be episode 756 which will be streamed live on Friday 21 April 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/UTC+1).
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Special thanks go to

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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 />
<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

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

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Species Ten-C

Species Ten-C
Species Ten-C

This week, our bold spacefarers risk their lives to review Star Trek Discovery, season 4, episode 12, “Species Ten-C”.

The review featured in this episode is a modified version of the work done by the team at Memory Alpha and is released under a CC-BY-NC licence, which means you can use it, transform it, and redistribute it as long as you give appropriate credits to us and Memory Alpha, and you don’t use it for commercial business.

The rest of this episode is released under aCC-BY-SAlicence, which means you can do pretty much whatever you want with it, as long as you credit us as the original authors, and if you publish something based on this episode, you have to release it under the same license.

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#754 Savage farewell

This week on The Bugcast: Trump, Renner, Ferrier, O’Grady, and eight tracks of fantastic 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/topics/cp7r8vgl2lgt">Donald Trump faces criminal charges</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65121855">Jeremy Renner emotional in first interview since snowplough accident</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65123054">Margaret Ferrier: MP faces Commons suspension for Covid train trip</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65108130">Paul O’Grady: TV presenter and comedian dies aged 67</a>

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  • The next show will be episode 755 which will be streamed live on Friday 7 April 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/UTC+1).
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Special thanks go to

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Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.<br />
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The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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#753 Close Pass

This week on The Bugcast: we’re back to Ordinary time after our Best Of specials, with 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-65043907">Boris Johnson: Did MPs pierce the ex-PM’s armour?</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65061818">Massive asteroid to pass by Earth on weekend</a><br />
Alex is now 10!

Upcoming events

<strong><a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Early Spring 2023</a></strong><br />
Saturday 25 March 2023 from 18:00 UK time

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  • Clocks go forward in the UK and Western Europe this weekend!
  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 754 which will be streamed live on Friday 31 March 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/UTC+1).
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Special thanks go to

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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 />
<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

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

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Rosetta

Rosetta

This week, our fearless explorers land on the Species 10-C’s homeworld to review Star Trek Discovery, season 4, episode 11, “Rosetta”.

The review featured in this episode is a modified version of the work done by the team atMemory Alphaand is released under aCC-BY-NClicence, which means you can use it, transform it, and redistribute it as long as you give appropriate credits to us andMemory Alpha, and you don’t use it for commercial business.

The rest of this episode is released under aCC-BY-SAlicence, which means you can do pretty much whatever you want with it, as long as you credit us as the original authors, and if you publish something based on this episode, you have to release it under the same license.

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#752 Moo’s Choons

This week on The Bugcast: Caroline chooses her favourite tracks from the last twelve months, featuring 16 tracks of Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

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<strong><a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Early Spring 2023</a></strong><br />
Saturday 25 March 2023 from 18:00 UK time

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  • Clocks go forward in the USA and Canada this weekend
  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 753 which will be streamed live on Friday 24 March 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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Special thanks go to

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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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The Galactic Barrier

The Galactic Barrier
The Galactic Barrier

On this week’s episode, our two loveable space invaders go where no-one has gone before (probably) to review Star Trek Discovery, season 4, episode 10, “The Galactic Barrier”.

The review featured in this episode is a modified version of the work done by the team at Memory Alpha and is released under a CC-BY-NC licence, which means you can use it, transform it, and redistribute it as long as you give appropriate credits to us and Memory Alpha, and you don’t use it for commercial business.

The rest of this episode is released under aCC-BY-SAlicence, which means you can do pretty much whatever you want with it, as long as you credit us as the original authors, and if you publish something based on this episode, you have to release it under the same license.

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