The Bugle

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This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Tiff Stevenson and Tom Ballard to untangle a world that's somehow too serious and too stupid—often at the same time.

🔥 Top Story: Iran & Israel — tensions escalate, missiles fly, and peace remains as elusive as a rational online comment secti...

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This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alice Fraser and Neil Delamere for a global sweep of chaos, climate, and confused birds.

🇺🇸 In the United States, Elon Musk continues to make noise, and riots bring yet another wave of existential dread. Democracy? Still TBD.

🌆 Sinking cities are on the rise (and by “on t...

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This week, Andy Zaltzman leads an international panel of Buglers through the chaos of politics, wildlife, and billionaire bromances—with a special focus on honey badgers, New Zealand’s political drama, and the heartbreaking (or not?) Musk/Trump split. 

Andy, Felicity Ward and James Nokise dig in to... 

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This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by 'quibbling sibling' Helen Zaltzman and Josh Gondelman for a mostly F***ING BLEAK-free episode full of satire, jigsaw news and punctuation puns.

🇨🇦 In Canada news:

🧩 US-Canada trade war means jigsaw business owners are...

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This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Tiff Stevenson, Hari Kondabolu, and elite-tier producer Chad for a power-packed episode full of satire, absurdity, and deeply unnecessary sequels.

🇺🇸 In American news:

Trump gets weirdly complimentary about muscly men in the Mi...

This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by elite-tier Bugler and guest producer Belinda (as well as Nish Kumar and Tom Ballard) delivering a show so saucy it might get you banned from the Vatican gift shop.

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🏏 Top Story: India v Pakistan — More than just a cricket match, it’s a boiling cau...

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This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by David O’Doherty and Alice Fraser to deliver your weekly fix of democracy despair, snake news, and historical nonsense.

🗳️ Top Story: Global Democracy Update — The world is somehow both leaning towards and veering away f...

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This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Hari Kondabolu and Anuvab Pal for a turbo-charged tour through history, politics, and questionable phone etiquette.

🍁 In Canada, Trump somehow manages to swing the election against him—was trying to make just one extra state the fatal flaw? We dig into North America's weirdest geopolit...

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This week we look back at the arrival of Pope Francis, and the end of Osama Bin Laden - as revealed by John Cena.

Includes a clip from Realms Unknown, which is in your pod feed now!

A new Bugle is in your feed next week.

This episode was produced b...

This week on The Bugle, Andy is joined by Josie Long and Nato Green for a chaotic cruise through the week’s weirdest news.

💰 Top Story: Tariffs (ugh, again) — but this time, we’re talking a million percent tariffs. Are we heading toward a financial apocalypse, or just another Tuesday in global trade?

🗞️ America is drifting away from reality, and the news is... not helping. Meanwhile, US university funding takes another hit....

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This week, Andy is joined by Alice and Tiff as we toss useless kitchen gadgets into the bin and declare it Liberation Day— the world is free… or at least pretending to be!

📰 Top Story: Global economic weight-loss plans, penguin-based trade...

Hello Buglers! While Andy is off bringing his unique brand of satirical Irish language rap and extremely English-sounding spoken word to Dublin and Belfast, we wouldn’t dream of leaving you without your dose of hot takes on global news!

This week, we’re diving into Top Stories, our show that revisits the history of The Bugle, one headline at a time. And since April is upon us, We’ve handpicked three classic April episodes f...

This week, we investigate the happiest nations on Earth and ask: How?! Finland is officially joyful, the UK is redefining disability, and the bizarre love-hate triangle of Trump, Putin, and Zelenskyy—does anyone in that mess feel happy? Meanwhile, in Dublin, Molly Malone is getting groped… but why?

Plus, we take a trip back in time to when a British Prime Minister found himself in an actual duel (yes, with real g...

Support The Bugle! Become a Team Bugle subscriber for bonus shows, exclusive merch, and a smug sense of well-being: www.thebuglepodcast.com/donate. This week Andy Zaltzman is with Nato Green and Jackie Kashian,

This week it’s another tour through America’s pre-Mad Max phase, with Tesla’s on the Whitehouse lawn, and share prices in the gutter. Also, Canada has a new leader and Pokemon now knows what you’re up to.

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This week, Andy and Alice tackle the big (and weird) stories of the moment—Ukraine, Trump, Starmer, and, of course, some truly terrible meetings. In health news, there’s actual cancer research progress (for once!), but we’re also forced to confront the true power of avocados. Mea...

Tiff Stevenson and Anuvab Pal join Andy Zaltzman for more of your finest bullshit bookended satire.

This week, the team report on Germany's tentative shift to the right, Trump wondering why 'dictator' Zelenskyy, Starmer and Macron have done nothing to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Liz Truss urging 'Elon's nerd army' to examine Britain's 'deep state' and - in comparatively normal news - Amazon buying James Bond.

Meanwhile,...

Alice Fraser and Josh Gondelman join Andy Zaltzman for another sharp-witted dive into the world’s chaos. 

This week, the team look for light in the darkness of President Trump's latest shenanigans, including his long-overdue war on paper straws, plus there is exciting news of the world's first naturally occurring frittata.

Listen in for top-tier satire, incisive analysis, and the usual dose of nonsense.

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The Bugle Takes a Breather – But the Nonsense Continues!

We're giving the world a chance to calm down (or at least try) while The Bugle takes a short break. But fear not! We've stitched together some top-tier, totally bogus Bugle bits just for you.

In this special episode:

🔹 Never-before-heard woke submarine news

🔹 A timeless, fart-fueled tale

🔹 A sneak peek at Realms Unknown, our brand-new show—including a dive in...

Nish Kumar joins Andy Zaltzman for another sharp-witted dive into the world’s chaos. This episode unpacks the latest trade wars between Trump’s USA, Canada, and Mexico, explores the bittersweet hilarity of a Brexit birthday, and offers a uniquely Bugle-style preview of the Super Bowl.

Listen in for top-tier satire, incisive analysis, and the usual dose of nonsense.

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