In our first show of the new year Dave (aka thelovebug), Kevie and Andrew (aka mcnalu) start with their usual distrowatch roundup, which includes a special recommendation from friend of the show Peter “MintSpider”.

Next we take a look at Quickemu, developed by Martin “Wimpy” Wimpress, and its handy graphical front-end Quickgui, co-developed by another friend of the show, Yannick Mauray along with Mark Johnson. With our serious look at emulation out of the way we play around with Super Retro Mega Wars, an app available via F-Droid and Google Play for Android that helps us relive our misspent arcade game playing youth. Warning: Games were played during the recording.

We finish up with our roundup of feedback, a review of our best-attended podcrawl to date and announcement of the next podcrawl on Saturday 26 February – details will appear here. Please do let us have any feedback and feel to bring it along with a beer or two to the podcrawl. Kevie briefly discusses a Christmas present he received: a retro style bluetooth speaker and FM radio.

Creative Commons tunes played in this episode include:

• Aspirin – Try
• Always the Alibi – Killing Me Inside
• Micaroni and Vulcano – Polarized
• WhiteCat – Start Over Together

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This week on The Bugcast: our listeners select their favourite tracks that we’ve played in the last year, with 17 tracks of amazing Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

• Xander Black – Hey! Mr Drifter – requested by Peter Paterson – MintSpider
  Originally played on episode 655
  
• Abnormal Changes – Demons – requested by ChrisFromCanada
  Originally played on episode 655
  
• Bessonn&Sa – Dance With Me – requested by Gary Mikitin
  Originally played on episode 657
  
• KingSizeNine – Look What You’ve Got – requested by ChrisFromCanada
  Originally played on episode 658
  
• Elsi – Pink Feelings & Salmon Thoughts – requested by Peter Paterson – MintSpider
  Originally played on episode 664
  
• Fist of Five – The Dance – requested by Lainey
  Originally played on episode 668
• Mercury & The Architects – Punching Bag – requested by Gary Mikitin
  Originally played on episode 669
• Obsidian Shell – Mirror – requested by Peter Paterson – MintSpider
  Originally played on episode 671
  
• Jon Worthy – Soul King – requested by ChrisFromCanada
  Originally played on episode 672
  
• Nick Ray – Won’t Go There – requested by GrahamW
  Originally played on episode 676
  
• One Juno – Our Desire – requested by Gary Mikitin
  Originally played on episode 678
  
• The Spin Wires – Time Bomb – requested by Jack from Wander Radio
  Originally played on episode 679
  
• Luke Davids – Fighting for Control – requested by Lainey
  Originally played on episode 685
  
• Studio in the Sticks – When You Kneel – requested by Jack from Wander Radio
  Originally played on episode 688
  
• For Myself – Shut Your Mouth – requested by Kevie
  Originally played on episode 689
  
• Éder – Love Is Rebellion – requested by Jack from Wander Radio
  Originally played on episode 697
  
• Ridgway – Palm Trees – requested by Allan G7VQV
  Originally played on episode 699
  

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

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Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 701, which will be recorded live on Friday 18 February 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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This week on The Bugcast: a triptych of stitch-ups, and 8 tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

• Aspirin – Special – from Melbourne, Australia – source
  
• Social Square – Tantalizing Youth – from Paris, France – source
  
• Leeona – Moment – from Russia – source
  
• Ed Napoli – Otherside – from Brazil – source
  
• Transfer Point – Chemistry Class (Look My Way!) – from USA – source
  
• Kevin Milner and Piero Peluche – It Never Got Weird Enough for Me – from USA and Italy – source
  
• Taras Stanin – That Girl – from Russia – source
  
• Ridgway – Palm Trees – from Novato, CA – source
  

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 – In Stitches<br />
<a href="https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/met-police-accused-of-orchestrating-a-stith-up">Partygate / Will it ever end? (Stitch-up)</a><br />
<a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sue-gray-report-joe-lycett-twitter-b2001882.html">Joe Lycett Panics the Government (another Stitch up)</a>

Upcoming events

<a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice">Listeners Choice episode 700</a> is only <strong>one</strong> weeks away!<br />
Choose your favourite tracks from episode 653 onwards

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 700, which will be recorded live on Friday 4 February 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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This week on The Bugcast: a farewell to Meat Loaf, people treated badly, and play 8 tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

• Stoneface Priest – The Plan – from Meru County, Kenya – source
  
• Luca Caperna – Se – from Italy – source
  
• Igor Pumphonia – No Days Off – from St Petersburg, Russia – source
  
• Varsity Dropout – Sleeping On The Floor – from Chicago, IL – source
  
• Frederico Sawabini – I Was Right – from Brazil – source
  
• André Kafke – Nicole – from Rinteln, Germany – source
  
• Radio Nowhere – Molotov Heart – from Oakland, CA – source
  
• Iced Blade – Reason To Live – from Tokyo, Japan – source
  

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-27469244">Obituary: Meat Loaf</a><br />
Twitter: @josierones, <a href="https://twitter.com/josierones/status/1484322226555940865">taxi driver thought she was drunk</a>

Upcoming events

<a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice">Listeners Choice episode 700</a> is only <strong>two</strong> weeks away!<br />
Choose your favourite tracks from episode 653 onwards

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 699, which will be recorded live on Friday 28 January 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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The artists for allowing us to play their music.<br />
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<a href="https://euterpiaradio.ch/">Euterpia Radio</a> for the use of their Shoutcast server

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This week on The Bugcast: we call out this week’s Numpties, discuss ways to keep warm this winter, and play 8 tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

• For Myself – Feel This Life – from Ukraine – source
  
• Igor Pumphonia – Cross Fire – from St Petersburg, Russia – source
  
• Éder – Love Is Rebellion – from Brazil – source
  
• Joshua Wales – My Friend – from London, UK – source
  
• Stassia – Road – from Brussels, Belgium – source
  
• The Vow – January Moves In Me – from Liverpool, UK – source
  
• Red Crickets – A Dying Sun – from Turku, Finland – source
  
• Kavi Jezzie Hockaday – Forget About Tomorrow – from Sausalito, CA – source
  

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>Numpties of the Week</strong><br />
Andrew Windsor<br />
Novak Djokovic<br />
Boris Johnson

BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59995938">Energy firm E.On apologises for sending socks to customers</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59963699">Ovo Energy boss blames bad day for ‘ridiculous’ advice</a>

Upcoming events

<a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice">Listeners Choice episode 700</a> is only <strong>three</strong> weeks away!<br />
Choose your favourite tracks from episode 653 onwards

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 698, which will be recorded live on Friday 21 January 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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

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This week on The Bugcast: a roundup of the festive period, two acting legends recently departed, and just 8 tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

• Kibeatzer & Nick Ray – Tread Lightly – from New Orleans, LA – source
  
• The Man In Washington – From the Deep Waters of Sleep / Ink & Envelopes – from Bath, UK – source
  
• Igor Pumphonia – Nowhere To Go – from St Petersburg, Russia – source
  
• The Mavis Davis Band – Rollercoaster – from Bristol, UK – source
  
• Kevin Milner and Piero Peluche – World War 3 – from USA and Italy – source
  
• BJ Wilbanks – Anything She Wants – from Decatur, GA – source
  
• Michael Ellis – Do It And It Is Done – from Oldenburg, Germany – source
  
• Explosive Ear Candy – How We Got Here – from Los Angeles, CA – source
  

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

Topics

Christmas and New Year update<br />
Festive television: Doctor Who, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Death In Paradise, Not Going Out<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53723448">Obituary: Betty White, the Golden Girl with a heart of gold</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27198480">Sidney Poitier: The actor who broke down Hollywood’s racial barriers</a>

Upcoming events

<a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice">Listeners Choice episode 700</a> – choose your favourite tracks from episode 653 onwards

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 697, which will not be live, as it’s New Years and family time, will be released as a podcast on Saturday 14 January 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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

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This week on The Bugcast: a shorter show recorded on Christmas Eve, with lots of waffle and just 4 tracks of amazing Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

• Derek Clegg – Told Me Early – from Chicago, IL – source
  
• Stellar Art Wars – Acceptance (feat. Snowflake) – from Colchester, UK – source
  
• Julian Daniell – Her Lullaby – from Chicago, IL – source
• Kristian Vuljar – Love You (feat. CrazyLittleAsian) – from Frankfurt, Germany – source
  

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

Topics

Plans for Christmas<br />
IMDb: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3104988/">Crazy Rich Asians</a>

Upcoming events

<a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice">Listeners Choice episode 700</a> – choose your favourite tracks from episode 653 onwards

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next show will be episode 696, which will not be live, as it’s New Years and family time, will be released as a podcast on Saturday 1 January 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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

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This week on The Bugcast: we’re back after Covid, we discuss the current UK political situation, and play 8 tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.

Songs played

• Ed Napoli – Gentlemen’s Christmas (Jingle Bells) – from Brazil – source
  
• Stellar Art Wars – Bah Humbug (feat. Kara Square) – from Colchester, UK – source
  
• Franck Camu – Santa’s Boogie – from Switzerland – source
  
• Niki J Crawford – Santa – from Los Angeles, CA – source
  
• Dazie Mae – The Day After Xmas Day – from Paris, France – source
  
• Pinegroove – Christmas Song – from Rome, Italy – source
  
• Kristian Vuljar – Under The Stars (feat. Madam Snowflake) – from Frankfurt, Germany – source
  
• Wordsmith – A Wonderful Day (Holiday) – from Baltimore, MD – source
  

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

Topics

Virus at Bugcovid Towers<br />
UK Politics

Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2021</a> – Saturday 18 December from 18:00 UTC<br />
<a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice">Listeners Choice episode 700</a> – choose your favourite tracks from episode 653 onwards

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next live show will be episode 695 and will be a slightly shorter show than usual, streamed live in the chatroom on Friday 24 December 2021 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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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This week on The Bugcast: Chris from Canada steps into the breach as Bugcast Towers is self-isolating, with a bumper 10 tracks of amazing Creative Commons and Independent music.

Songs played

• Tab – Old Money (feat. Jade Gritty & AURC) – from Roselle, NJ – source
  
• The Spin Wires – Time Bomb – from Buffalo, NY – source
  
• Back On Earth – I Don’t Wanna Let You Know – from Paris, France – source
  
• Melanie Unger – What is Love – from Toronto, ON – source
  
• Melanie Unger – Crazy Glue – from Toronto, ON – source
  
• Leslie Hudson – Call the Doctor – from Stratford, ON – direct from the artist
• Rachel Huitsing – Sovereignty (Dear Little Me) – from Stratford, ON – direct from the artist
• Forget the Whale – The Little Robot – from Jersey City, NJ – source
  
• Great White Buffalo – I’m Growing Fangs – from Los Angeles, CA – source
  
• Fallen To Flux – Alone – from London, UK – source
  

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

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Upcoming events

<a href="https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl">Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2021</a> – Saturday 18 December from 18:00 UTC<br />
<a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice">Listeners Choice episode 700</a> – choose your favourite tracks from episode 653 onwards

Announcements

• Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
• The next live show will be episode 694 and will be streamed live in the chatroom on Friday 17 December 2021 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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 />
<a href="https://euterpiaradio.ch/">Euterpia Radio</a> for the use of their Shoutcast server

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In this episode, Dave and Yannick review Anomaly, the 2nd episode of season four of Star Trek: Discovery. After that, go over what little trivia was available at the time of recording.

Thanks

Once again, a huge thanks to all of our listeners, we are very grateful you chose to spend a little bit of your precious time to listen to our show!

Legal

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 a CC-BY-SA licence, 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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