#796 Sweet sixteen

This week, as The Bugcast turns sixteen: we celebrate our birthday, women, beer, and utter stupidity, plus eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Happy <a href="https://www.internationalwomensday.com/">International Womens Day</a> 2024!<br />
All of Caroline’s tracks are by cracking female vocalists<br />
Today is The Bugcast’s 16th birthday! <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f973.png" alt="?" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em;max-height: 1em" /><br />
<a href="https://www.indiebeerfeast.co.uk/">Indie Beer Feast</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68513071">Boy, 11, found driving BMW towing caravan on M1</a>

Upcoming events

<strong>There are only a few weeks left to submit your tracks for the Listeners Choice, episode 800, in April!</strong><br />
Simply <a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice/">submit your favourite tracks</a> played between episodes 753 and 799!

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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 797 which will be streamed live on Friday 15 March 2024 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server

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#795 Wonkarati

This week on The Bugcast: games, 3D printing, beers, families, Bob Heil, Dave Myers, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Caroline’s game, and Dave’s contribution<br />
<a href="https://www.indiebeerfeast.co.uk/">Sheffield Indie Beer Feast</a> tomorrow<br />
What’s in a family tree?<br />
Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Heil">Bob Heil, audio innovator, sound engineer, and amateur radio operator, dies</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68433675">The Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers, dies at 66</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv2y59r89vjo">‘We went viral as Oompa Loompas but we’re just normal people’</a>

Upcoming events

<strong>The time has come to start thinking about your submissions for the Listeners Choice, episode 800, in April!</strong><br />
Simply <a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice/">submit your favourite tracks</a> played between episodes 753 and 799!

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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 796 which will be streamed live on Friday 8 March 2024 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server

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

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TuxJam 109 – A Plop in the Joilet

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New host Al has the previous co-hosts – Dave (aka thelovebug), Kevie and Andrew (aka mcnalu) on probation.

We start with our usual round-up of distrowatch.com which ranges from so easy to chaos (well, Kaos).

In this episode, prompted by a suggestion from Els Mussols, the guys look at a variety of Android based RSS reader apps,including ttRSS, Nextcloud News, and from F-Droid: Feeder, Read You, and Nunti.

Dave and Kevie review their new toys, the 8BitDo Pro Controller.

Are those Dave’s or Kevie’s hands in the picture? ?

We love feedback and suggestions of what to look at next so do get in touch with us or just leave a comment on this post.

And of course all this chat is spiced with a mix of Creative Commons music:

#794 Outspeakered

This week on The Bugcast: politics, departures, generational differences, 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-68371016">How the row over Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle unfolded</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68377468">Gaza vote chaos highlights pressure on MPs</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68380093">John Savident: Coronation Street’s Fred Elliott dies aged 86</a><br />
Brief discussion on generational impact of celebrities<br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68357976">Ewen MacIntosh: The Office actor dies aged 50</a>

Upcoming events

<strong>The time has come to start thinking about your submissions for the Listeners Choice, episode 800, in April!</strong><br />
Simply <a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice/">submit your favourite tracks</a> played between episodes 753 and 799!

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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 795 which will be streamed live on Friday 30 February 2024 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server

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

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#793 It’s Starkid, innit?

This week on The Bugcast: Kia Niro, Madame Web, Starkid (innit?), and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and Independent music.

Songs played

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

Topics

Caroline’s new car – <a href="https://www.kia.com/uk/new-cars/niro/">Kia Niro PHEV</a><br />
IMDb: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11057302/">Madame Web (2024)</a><br />
<a href="https://www.teamstarkid.com/starkid-innit">It’s Starkid, innit?</a>

Upcoming events

<strong>The time has come to start thinking about your submissions for the Listeners Choice, episode 800, in April!</strong><br />
Simply <a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice/">submit your favourite tracks</a> played between episodes 753 and 799!

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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 794 which will be streamed live on Friday 23 February 2024 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server

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

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#792 Snowmageddon, snowmagone

This week on The Bugcast: service probes, price hikes, snow falls, courier charges, 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/technology-68255056">Virgin Media probed over digital switchover rules</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68250127">Ring video doorbell customers angry at 43% price hike</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-68226411">Snowmageddon then snowmagone</a><br />
Courier woes

Upcoming events

<strong>The time has come to start thinking about your submissions for the Listeners Choice, episode 800, in April!</strong><br />
Simply <a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice/">submit your favourite tracks</a> played between episodes 753 and 799!

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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 793 which will be streamed live on Friday 16 February 2024 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server

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

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#791 Live and let live

This week on The Bugcast: a frank and emotional conversation about a current news item, plus 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/uk-england-manchester-68184224">Brianna Ghey’s killers given life sentences for brutal murder</a><br />
Nastiness becoming normalised

Upcoming events

<strong>The time has come to start thinking about your submissions for the Listeners Choice, episode 800, in April!</strong><br />
Simply <a href="https://thebugcast.org/choice/">submit your favourite tracks</a> played between episodes 753 and 799!

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Announcements

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  • The next show will be episode 792 which will be streamed live on Friday 9 February 2024 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).
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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 />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server

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

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TuxJam 108 – Retro frog defence

The usual trio of Kevie, Andrew (when tore himself away from his telescope) and Dave are joined by Al, from the Admin Admin podcast, and have a show dedicated to retro gaming.

The Data Frog Gane (sic) Console

We start with our useful roundup from distrowatch.

Al and Dave review the Data frog handheld game console.

Andrew talks about his recent fun in playing around with Defender, built from the original assembly source code.

Kevie created a Pi powered retro gaming console, that was heavily inspired by the SNES. 

The links for the parts and total costs involved in this project was:

Along with the usual mix of Creative Commons Music: