#728 Thank you, ma’am…

This week on The Bugcast: we pay our respects to HM The Queen, review other events from the past fortnight, and play 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

<strong>Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II</strong><br />
Dave’s birthday – lots of presents<br />
The Ollertones’ first public gig

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Autumnal Equinox 2022</a> – Saturday 17 September 2022 from 18:00 UK time

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    The next show will be episode 729, which will be streamed live on Friday 23 September 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/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 />
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#727 Borisnomics

This week on The Bugcast: birthdays, adopting cows, hunting caches, returning to school, plus 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Caroline’s birthday last week<br />
<a href="https://www.goodheartanimalsanctuaries.com/adopt/adopt-a-rescued-cow/">Rufus the cow</a><br />
Dave’s birthday next week<br />
<a href="https://geocaching.com/">Geocaching</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-62753340">Boris Johnson: Go nuclear, go large and go with Sizewell C</a><br />
independent.co.uk: <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/boris-johnson-kettle-twitter-energy-bills-b2158067.html">Boris Johnson criticised for suggesting people buy £20 kettle to save £10 in electricity bills</a><br />
Kids back at primary/secondary/college – first and only year where all three kids are at a different educational establishment

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Autumnal Equinox 2022</a> – Saturday 17 September 2022 from 18:00 UK time

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  • There is no live show next week.
    The next show will be episode 728, which will be streamed live on Friday 16 September 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/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 />
<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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#726 All fives and sixes

This week on The Bugcast: Luke gets his GCSE results, we spend the week with the kids, plus 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Luke’s exam results<br />
Week off with the kids

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Autumnal Equinox 2022</a> – Saturday 17 September 2022 from 18:00 UK time

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  • The next show will be episode 727, which will be streamed live on Friday 2 September 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/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 />
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TuxJam 96 – Xeger Beaver

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Andrew (aka mcnalu), Dave (aka thelovebug) and Kevie return after summers that were cold, hot and just right, respectively. They start off with the usual roundup of new releases on distrowatch and then look at the linux distro Xebian, and even try to pronounce it properly. Those who like complex data wrangling may be interested in our look at the GUI database management software DBeaver (community edition), but if you prefer to browse through your snaps then perhaps Simple Gallery might be of more interest.

DBeaver in action

Along with the usual mix of Creative Commons music:

#725 It’s SSSSShowtime

This week on The Bugcast: we explain where we were last weekend, and the weekend before, plus trivia, news, and 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

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

Topics

<strong>Thank you to ChrisFromCanada for filling for us last week</strong><br />
Our weekend away, separately<br />
Meeting with our Friend and expensive Taxi<br />
FireHawks<br />
YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL25rbnvM4o">Nightwish – The Phantom Of The Opera</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-62587263">Greenford mobility scooter killing</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62605184">Josephine Tewson: Keeping Up Appearances actress dies at 91</a><br />
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/mark-vickery-465677425">Cosmic Bull’s Soundcloud</a><br />
CCJam: <a href="https://ccjam.otherside.network/2022/08/10/ccjam-68-craig-mcmorrow/">Craig McMorrow</a>

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  • The next show will be episode 726, which will be streamed live on Friday 26 August 2022 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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#724 Canadian takeover

This week on The Bugcast: Dave and Caroline take a week off, so Chris from Canada takes over, with 10 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Chris from Canada takes the controls whilst Dave and Caroline take an unscheduled week off<br />
<a href="https://twitch.tv/chris_from_canada">Chris’ live streaming channel on Twitch</a>

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Podcasts mentioned

<a href="https://canada.insomniaradio.net">Insomnia Radio: Canada</a><br />
<a href="https://insomniaradio.net/">Insomnia Radio Network</a><br />
<a href="https://www.darkcompass.com/">Darkcompass</a>

Announcements

  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 725, which will be streamed live on Friday 19 August 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/UTC+1).
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Special thanks go to

<strong>Chris from Canada for taking over this week’s show at short notice!</strong><br />
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 />
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#723 Great Scott!

This week on The Bugcast: Podcrawl, Back To The Future, National Space Centre, and 8 tracks of brilliant Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Podcrawl last weekend<br />
<a href="https://www.backtothefuturemusical.com/">Back To The Future: The Musical</a><br />
<a href="https://spacecentre.co.uk/">National Space Centre</a>

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The artists for allowing us to play their music.<br />
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#722 Wagatha Christie Wotnot

This week on The Bugcast: Bernard Cribbins, Wagatha Christie, and Kentucky, plus 8 tracks of brilliant Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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/entertainment-arts-62330478">Bernard Cribbins: Doctor Who and Wombles star dies aged 93</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-61719250">Wagatha Christie Wotnot</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62351166">Kentucky: At least 16 dead in flash floods that followed heavy rain</a>

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Summer 2022</a> – Saturday 30 July 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Announcements

  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 723, which will be recorded live on Friday 5 August 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/UTC+1).
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The artists for allowing us to play their music.<br />
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#721 Post-Covid Summer

This week on The Bugcast: Post-Covid, UK heatwave, political updates, and 8 tracks of brilliant Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Covid absence<br />
Heatwave, and then thermals 2 days later<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62268070">Ukraine/Russia Deal</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62263279">Capitol Riot Hearings</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62259034">Steve Bannon Guilty of Contempt of Congress</a>

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Summer 2022</a> – Saturday 30 July 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Announcements

  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 722, which will be recorded live on Friday 29 July 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST/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 />
<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet Archive</a> for hosting the media files<br />
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