Synopsis
John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman, the transatlantic region’s leading bi-continental satirical double-act, leave no hot potato unbuttered in their worldwide-hit weekly topical comedy show.
Episodes
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Earth Spins Off Own Axis In Attempt To Escape From Itself
03/07/2023 Duration: 44minWhy is the world literally breaking off it's own axis? What next for Jair Bolsonaro? What's up the US Supreme Court (other than the obvious)? And Why is Australia burying both its heads, and waste, in the sand?Listen to the latest Bugle Ashes Zaltzcast and buy our new book: http://thebuglepodcast.comThe Bugle was presented and written by...Andy ZaltzmanTom BallardJosh GondelmanAnd produced by...Chris Skinner and Laura Turner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Hot Dog Mercenary
27/06/2023 Duration: 46minOur take on Russia's short-lived civil war, serious enough for Putin to keep his shirt on. Plus, it's Musk v. Zuckerberg, Modi v. human rights and, er, a Russian man on a building site v. Australia. Some important notices:Buy our D'Ancey LaGuarde book, now on pre-order: https://unbound.com/books/the-dancey-laguarde-reader/Support Producer Chris's ride for Sea Watch, protecting displaced people crossing the Med: https://sea-watch.org/en/donate/fundraise/?cfd=hk07zListen to our Ashes special series: https://pod.link/UrncastToday's Buglers:Andy ZaltzmanNato GreenNeil DelamereAnd produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Horndog Special
14/06/2023 Duration: 51minThe original Horndog finally checks out, Andy, Alice and Anuvab note his *incredible* life. Also, slightly younger imitations Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are up to no good. What a tribute.Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanAlice FraserAnuvab PalProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Bugle Welcomes Our Alien Overlords
06/06/2023 Duration: 46minIt's official - the aliens have landed! Do we care? Will they take us to our leaders? Also, what was Button Moon? Plus, a bad week for God and his 'filthy books'. Also, Biden gets closer to the floor than was ideal, the lengths people will go to for their phones, and the latest entries to the Wall of Fame.Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanAnuvab PalTiff StevensonProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Future Of Humanity Update
31/05/2023 Duration: 47minBillionaire vampires, DNA hacking, vaping; all indicators of the state of humankind. Andy is with Hari Kondabolu and Chris AddisonWhy not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanChris AddisonHari KondaboluProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Assad Day For World Peace
23/05/2023 Duration: 45minBashar Al Assad is back, LMFAO. Also, G7, Suella Braverman, sinking New York and kissing. Andy is with Josie Long and Nish KumarWhy not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanJosie LongNish KumarProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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World News Update
16/05/2023 Duration: 45minA quick tour through the US (Trump, urghh), Moscow (nice tank, dude), Pakistan (spin your way out of this) Australia (is it on fire or flooding) and, thankfully, space, where you can finally get a half decent meal. Andy is with Alice Fraser and Neil DelamereWhy not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanAlice Fraser Neil DelamereProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Anachronistic Cosplay Fetishism
10/05/2023 Duration: 44minWhat happened at the Coronation of Chuck III? The Bugle reveals all. Plus, giant penis drawing and dead whale on beach. All perfectly regular things. Andy is with Ria Lina and Ian Smith.Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanRia LinaIan SmithProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Recorded in the shed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Know Your Place, Serfs
02/05/2023 Duration: 45minIt's a Coronation Special! Andy is with Mark Steel and Tom Ballard to find out what really happens when an old man is enmonarched.Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanMark SteelTom BallardProduced by Chris Skinner, Ped Hunter and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A Collection Of Perfectly Normal Stories From Across America
22/04/2023 Duration: 45minA trip across America, where every state seems to be having some, er, issues. Also, Dominic Raab is a bully, and the pope gives King Charles a weird, and fake, gift.We only survive thanks to listener donations. Please support us monthly or one off to keep this fine show running: http://thebuglepodcast.com/donate - new premium merch being ordered at the end of April so make sure you're on board!Why not check out Tiff's show Catharsis: https://pod.link/Tiny.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanNato GreenTiff StevensonProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Kashmir, Cash and Cajones
15/04/2023 Duration: 44minIndia descends into 'Etsy Fascism', fake money takes real power and ball sacks; how do you make them beautiful? Andy is with Alice Fraser and Anuvab Pal.We only survive thanks to listener donations. Please support us monthly or one off to keep this fine show running: http://thebuglepodcast.com/donate - new premium merch being ordered at the end of April so make sure you're on board!Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanAlice FraserAnuvab PalProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bugle Special: Terrible Brits and the original F*ckeulogy
08/04/2023 Duration: 41minAndy, Nish and Felicity look at Brits in Amsterdam, and the environment (spoiler, it's bad). Plus we revisit the original f*ckeulogy, Alice introduces us to modern cockroach mating and Tiff Stevenson meets Mark Thomas.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanNish KumarFelicity WardJohn OliverAlice FraserJosh Gondelman Gabe MollicaTiff StevensonMark ThomasWhy not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Produced by Chris Skinner, Ped Hunter and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Penitentiary President
01/04/2023 Duration: 39minAndy is with Nish and Felicity to check in on Trump's legal troubles, AI (no joking) and how Grindr saved a cat.We only survive thanks to listener donations. Please support us monthly or one off to keep this fine show running: http://thebuglepodcast.com/donate - new premium merch being ordered at the end of April so make sure you're on board!Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanFelicity WardNish KumarProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Boris Johnson's Testimony Proves There Is No God
25/03/2023 Duration: 44minAndy is with Josh and Tiff to look at the global happiness index, Donald Trump's increasingly desperate attempts to make noise, Boris Johnson's grilling, and the right to be rude.Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanJosh GondelmanTiff StevensonProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sea Sore
19/03/2023 Duration: 45minAndy, Alice and Neil celebrate a major sea treaty, sure it will go well. Also, Octopus armies, small boats and politicians with a foot in the deep sea and a foot in the gutter. Plus, SVB. It's a bank, apparently, and everything is fine.Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanAlice FraserNeil DelamereProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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WTF? We'll tell you the f**k
08/03/2023 Duration: 44minJosie Long makes her debut on The Bugle, joining Nato Green and Andy Zaltzman to wade through the latest bullshit.This week, Rupert Murdoch testifying that Fox News endorsed electoral fraud falsehoods, Matt Hancock's lockdown-era Whatsapps, and of course the animal-friendly anointing oil to be used in the coronation of King Charles III. Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanNato Green Josie LongProduced by Ped Hunter, Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Berlusconi, Brexit and, er, Roald Dahl
02/03/2023 Duration: 34minAndy introduces some classic and unheard moments, including the (premature) end of Berlusconi, the language of Roald Dahl and Brexit's 3rd birthday.Plus, fine moments from Catharsis with Tiff Stevenson and Athena Kugblenu and The Gargle with Ria Lina and John Luke Roberts.Support us: http://thebuglepodcast.com/donate Listen to Top Stories: https://pod.link/TopStoriesListen to Catharsis: https://pod.link/TinyListen to The Gargle: https://pod.link/GargleFeaturing:Andy ZaltzmanJohn OliverAlice FraserTiff StevensonNish KumarRia LinaHari KondaboluAnuvab PalAthena KugblenuJohn Luke RobertsProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner, with additional production from Ped Hunter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Britains Rail Network Is Almost As Good As Ukraine's
23/02/2023 Duration: 49minHow does a modern president get to their meetings? By a 10 hour train journey of course! Also, Republicans hate America, look out for Super Pig, and India's battle with the BBC.Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanNish KumarAnuvab PalProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Air Combat For Dummies
14/02/2023 Duration: 36minFighter jets, God and the Liz Truss comeback trail? Andy, Nato and Ria take to the skies for a birds eye view on the latest aircraft activity involving Ukraine, God and sexuality, alongside a look at the former prime minister's reappearance into the limelight. We also get an update on Biden's recent speech.Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanNato GreenRia LinaProduced by Chris Skinner and Ross Ramsey-Golding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Whoopie Cushion Warfare
08/02/2023 Duration: 46minAndy, Nish and Hari take aim at the Chinese spy balloon, and returns of Liz Truss and the Dodo.Why not listen to our new show, celebrating 15 years of Top Stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.Featuring:Andy ZaltzmanHari KondaboluNish KumarProduced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.