No Such Thing As A Fish

581: No Such Thing As Clean Victoria

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Another Paul Feig film? Do me a Favor

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Behind the Bastards

Part Three: The Pol Pot Episodes: How A Nice, Quiet Kid Murdered His Country

Pol Pot and his friends are now in charge of Cambodia and in a remarkably short period of time they manage to kill two million people. Including a leftist academic from the UK who thought the Khmer Rouge was rad. Here's how!

Better Offline

Monologue: Why We Need Tech Criticism More Than Ever

In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through why better tech criticism will lead to a better tech industry - and a better society at large.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

280 Mysteries We’ll Never Get Back #8 – The Case of the Frightened Playboy

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Tea With Alice

Abigoliah Schamaun - Promotioncast

Abigoliah Schamaun - drinking tea made by the sun, using up the expensive things rather than saving them for a special occasion. Burning it all down and starting again. Cryptocurrency and trying to stay balanced. Small activism, fighting fear.

Factually! with Adam Conover

The End of American Supremacy with Mark Blyth

For over 75 years we’ve lived in a world DEFINED by American economic supremacy. With the chaos of Trump’s tariffs and the rise of China it’s worth asking, is this era coming to a close? Today Adam is joined by Mark Blyth, a professor of international economics at Brown, and coauthor, along with Nicolo Fraccaroli of Inflation: A Guide for Users and Losers. Find Mark's book at factuallypod.com/books

The Bugle

Carney Trumps MAGA, and we explain Pete Hegseth

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Behind the Bastards

Part Two: The Pol Pot Episodes: How A Nice, Quiet Kid Murdered His Country

Robert continues the story with young Pol Pot's years in France where he and his friends radicalize themselves in what has to have been the deadliest book club of all time.

Better Offline

The BS Bubble

In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through why it’s so harmful that the media keeps taking OpenAI at its word - and responds to the most common critiques from AI boosters.

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Realms Unknown

Parenting // My Neighbour Totoro // Raised By Wolves

Hosts Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner bring you episode 15 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!

Behind the Bastards

Part One: The Pol Pot Episodes: How A Nice, Quiet Kid Murdered His Country

Robert sits down with Andrew Ti for three episodes in one week about the bizarre life of Pol Pot, a man who spent too much time reading books and bullshitting with his friends and for convinced he could save his country by destroying it.

Top Stories!

A vector of disease

There was some serious cricket news in June 2020. Hari and Alice joined Andy as he attempted to come to terms with the impact of Covid on the most important game in the World. It’s Bugle issue 4158 - A vector of disease. 

Kermode on Film

Sanjeev Bhaskar on UNFORGOTTEN, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF and more...

This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 15 May 2023, marking the 80th edition of MK3D. 

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 179

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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz: Ep 1. Space, Steel and Strikes

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Zoe Lyons, Mark Steel, Athena Kugblenu and Hugo Rifkind to unpack bin workers strikes in Birmingham, pop stars popping to the stars, talks of tariffs, steeling oneself in Scunthorpe, and how Toby took his carvery one step too far.

Factually! with Adam Conover

You are not safe.

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Top Stories!

Love Letters

We’re going back 10 years now to March 2015. Republican senators in the US were in the midst of an unusual pen pal relationship with the Iranian regime. It’s Bugle issue 290 – Love Letters.

Better Offline

Monologue: The Tech I Actually Like

In this week’s monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the tech he actually likes, and how digital connections give him hope in the darkest times.

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Lateral with Tom Scott

133: Boxes and benches

Matt Gray, Daniel Peake and Charlotte Yeung face questions about drumming dates, careful cleaning and remarkable records.

Highside/Lowside - A Motorcycle Podcast

S10E03: Best New Motorcycles Under $10k

It's fun to fantasize about which motorcycle you'd purchase if money wasn't a factor, but reality reminds us how important a factor money is when buying a new bike. In this episode of Highside/Lowside, Spurg and Zack chat about the BEST new motorcycles under $10,000 and have made some exciting picks! Which is your favorite? What did we miss?

No Such Thing As A Fish

580: No Such Thing As Bin Day On A Nuclear Submarine

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

David Oyelowo on Government Cheese + Mark’s verdict on The Studio

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Behind the Bastards

Part Two: What's New With Andrew Tate?

Robert explains the weird cult Andrew Tate created with a wizard and former pick up artist to rob young men and abuse women at scale.

Tea With Alice

Richard Glover - National TreasureCast The Rebirth Season

Alice sits with Richard Glover to discuss phases of life, appropriate pleasures, and what happens next.

The Bugle

The Pope, The Wrestler and The Terrorist

Support The Bugle, we only exist because you make it happen: http://thebuglepodcast.com/donate. Our first Elite Tier Buglers will be co-producing episodes in the next month!

Factually! with Adam Conover

Quit Your Useless Job with Rutger Bregman

Why does it so often feel like the more society claims to value a job, the slimier it is? Why are so many brilliant minds funneled into the tech industry, only to spend their days optimizing ad clicks instead of solving real societal problems? What if jobs were desirable not because of how much money they pull in, but because they made the world better a better place? Today, Adam sits down with Dutch historian Rutger Bregman—author of MORAL AMBITION: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference—to explore how we can rethink work, purpose, and the pursuit of impact. Find Rutger's book at factuallypod.com/books

Better Offline

How Big Tech Is Losing Their Antitrust Trials feat. Jason Kint

Ed Zitron is joined by Jason Kint, CEO of DCN, to talk about Google's recent antitrust trial losses, Meta's FTC case, and why it should give you hope for the future.

Realms Unknown

Sentient plants // Joe Abercrombie // Kurt Vonnegut

Host Alice Fraser and James Colley bring you episode 14 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!

Behind the Bastards

Part One: What's New With Andrew Tate?

Why Was Andrew Tate allowed back in the U.S.? What's happening with all his court cases? Robert sits back down with Ian Johnson and Sophie Lichterman and explains what's happening with Tate's numerous charges, his latest criminal allegations, and his God awful taste in machetes.

Top Stories!

Mourning Has Broken

We’re going back to September 2022 now… Tiff Stephenson and Anuvab Pal joined Andy to try and make sense of the UK’s extended period of mourning in tribute to the Queen. It’s Bugle issue 4240 - Mourning Has Broken.

Kermode on Film

Nina Menkes on BRAINWASHED: SEX-CAMERA-POWER and Jenny Seagrove on LOCAL HERO

This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 15 May 2023, marking the 80th edition of MK3D.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

372 Pages Ep #185 – Ugly Love Ep 2 – Kissing. SO Much Kissing…

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Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 178

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The Naked Week: Ep6. Tariffs, Theme Parks, and Twister.

The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.

Factually! with Adam Conover

The tariffs are just so stupid.

(In addition to your weekly Factually! episode, this week we're bringing you a monologue from Adam. This short, researched monologue originally aired on the Factually! YouTube page, but we are sharing audio versions of these monologues with our podcast audience as well. Please enjoy, and stay tuned for your regularly scheduled episode of Factually!)

Top Stories!

Terra Firma Warriors

In May 2020 we were very happy for any news that took us away from a Covid based Top Story. Cue much excitement at the prospect of an Indo/China war. Alice Fraser and Anuvab Pal joined Andy for Bugle issue 4154 - Terra Firma Warriors.

Better Offline

OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry

In the second part of this week’s two-part episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how OpenAI has become a systemic risk, one that may destroy CoreWeave, cost NVIDIA and Oracle billions, and break the back of an ailing tech industry.

Lateral with Tom Scott

132: Yacht, Mug, Chair, Kite

Nicholas Johnson, Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland face questions about odd opposites, communication collabs and stealthy slaps.

No Such Thing As A Fish

579: No Such Thing As Indiana Jones And The Rare Burrito

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Warfare with Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza

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Behind the Bastards

CZM Rewind: The Andrew Tate Story (Part 3 & 4)

Robert and Sophie are joined by Cool Zone Media supervising producer, Ian Johnson to continue to discuss Andrew Tate. 

Better Offline

Monologue: How The Media Keeps Inflating Bubbles

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through how the media's lackluster approach to critiquing the powerful led to the needless, unsustainable AI bubble - and how things could change for the better.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Now and Ben: Charlie Brooker & Emma Corrin on Black Mirror

If you’ve managed to watch any of the excellent seventh series of Black Mirror yet, you might have spotted our super sub Ben Bailey Smith popping up there... and just for you he’s collared his fellow dystopians Charlie Brooker and Emma Corrin for a chat about the mind-bending anthology’s latest iteration.

Factually! with Adam Conover

The New Red Scare with Corey Robin

Just months into Trump’s second term, we’re already witnessing the rapid erosion of fundamental American rights. Legal residents are being detained and deported simply for expressing support for Palestinians. Political expression in the U.S. hasn’t felt this dangerous since the Red Scare—and all signs point to things getting even worse. To help make sense of this chilling moment, Adam speaks with Corey Robin, political theorist and professor of political science at Brooklyn College.

Better Offline

OpenAI Cannot Survive

In the first part of this week's two-part episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how impossible it will be for OpenAI to stay alive - and how SoftBank’s attempts to help are materially harming the company.

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Realms Unknown

The Last of Us // Admin and bureaucracy // Limb difference

Host Alice Fraser, and Tom Neenan bring you episode 13 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!

Behind the Bastards

CZM Rewind: The Andrew Tate Story (Part 1 & 2)

Robert and Sophie are joined by Cool Zone Media supervising producer, Ian Johnson to discuss Andrew Tate, and the Mythopoetic Men's Movement.

Top Stories!

The Future Is The Past

In June 2021 Nish Kumar and Josh Gondelman joined Andy as the World faced an unexpected twist in the future of the USA. It’s Bugle issue 4198 - The Future Is The Past.

Kermode on Film

Charlie Brooker on BLACK MIRROR, and Emilíana Torrini on THE EXTRAORDINARY MISS FLOWER

This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 7 April 2025.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

280 Mysteries We’ll Never Get Back #7 – The Case of Cupid’s Arrow

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The Bugle

Dr Evil Set To Impose Million Percent Tariffs!

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

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 177

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The Naked Week: Ep5. Tariffic Trump retaliation, and Woop Woop - it's the sound of the Thought Police.

The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.

Top Stories!

Arm all the drag queens

Let’s visit June 2022 now, and Hari Kondabolu and Nato Green teamed up on The Bugle for the first time ever. US gun laws were in the spotlight for issue 4232 - Arm all the drag queens.

Better Offline

Monologue: OpenAI's Non-Profit Problem

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the precarious nature of OpenAI's non-profit status - and how a petition to the California Attorney general is an existential threat to the company.

Highside/Lowside - A Motorcycle Podcast

S10E02: History, Danger & Speed: Deep Dive into the Isle of Man TT

What makes the Isle of Man TT the most legendary – and dangerous – motorcycle race in the world? In this episode of Highside/Lowside, Spurg and Zack sit down with veteran motojournalist and former racer Mat Oxley to dive deep into the thrill, history, and high stakes of the TT races.

No Such Thing As A Fish

578: No Such Thing As A Pouched Rat On The Housing Ladder

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Laurence Fishburne & James Hawes on The Amateur

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Behind the Bastards

Part Two: Alfred Hugenberg: The Elon Musk of Weimar Germany

World War 1 has begun, and Robert walks Amanda through how Alfred Hugenberg bought up the German media to make the case the the war should go on for ever, and then how he backed the Nazi party and ushered Hitler into power when that didn't go well for some reason.

Factually! with Adam Conover

There's No Such Thing as "Red States" with Trae Crowder

Our political system—and the way we talk about it—often flattens the true diversity of American voters, especially in so-called “red states.” But millions of progressives live in places too often dismissed as conservative strongholds, even in the Deep South. Today, Adam sits down with comedian Trae Crowder—best known for his viral persona, the Liberal Redneck—to unpack the overlooked nuances of America’s political landscape.

Better Offline

Radio Better Offline: Allison Morrow, Paris Martineau & Ed Ongweso Jr.

Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York city.

Ed Zitron is joined in studio by Allison Morrow of CNN, Ed Ongweso Jr. of the Tech Bubble newsletter, and Paris Martineau of The Information to talk about the collapse of the AI bubble, the goofy “AI 2027” fan fiction that has gone viral in the tech industry, and how the tech media faces a reckoning once the bubble truly bursts.

Allison Morrow
https://www.cnn.com/profiles/allison-morrow
https://bsky.app/profile/amorrow.bsky.social

Ed Ongweso Jr.
https://thetechbubble.substack.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/edwardongwesojr.com

Paris Martineau
https://www.theinformation.com/u/parismartineau?rc=kz8jh3
https://bsky.app/profile/paris.nyc

Realms Unknown

Romance in sci-fi // Fantasy // Narnia

Host Alice Fraser, and romance critic Jen Prokop from the Fated Mates podcast (space episode), bring you episode 12 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!

Kermode on Film

Margy Kinmonth on WAR PAINT, and Sasha Nathwani on LAST SWIM

This episode of Kermode on Film was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 7 April 2025.

Behind the Bastards

Part One: Alfred Hugenberg: The Elon Musk of Weimar Germany

Robert sits down with Amanda Montell to talk about Alfred Hugenberg, a German industrialist who made Hitler's rise to power possible for some very familiar reasons.

Top Stories!

Ketchup!

In April 2021 we were preparing to record the latest Bugle, when the death of the Duke of Edinburgh was announced. But fortunately there was also Ketchup news to discuss. Andy was joined by Felicity Ward and Nato Green for Bugle issue 4190.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

372 Pages Ep 184 – Ugly Love Ep 1 – Cap’s “V” Points Right to His Bullseye

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The Bugle

Liberation Day: Weird, at best

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Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 176

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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The Naked Week: Ep4. Performing, Potholes, and Paddington.

The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.

Behind the Bastards

How ICE Is Targeting Students for Deportation

Garrison and James discuss how a doxing campaign is targeting student visa and green card holders for alleged ties to pro-Palestine protests.

Top Stories!

Ross and Rachel

In March 2019 Andy was in the USA and this Top Story comes from a Brooklyn show featuring Josh Gondelman, in his Bugle debut, and the usual family fun from Alice Fraser. It’s Bugle issue 4099 - Ross and Rachel.

Better Offline

Monologue: OpenAI's Albatross

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through how OpenAI's new image generator has become a massive burden on the company, and how OpenAI’s melting GPUs are a bad omen for the future.

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OpenAI’s new image generator is now available to all users - https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/31/openais-new-image-generator-is-now-available-to-all-users/

OpenAI Forecast Shows Shift From Microsoft to SoftBank (citation for $13 billion number) - https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-forecast-shows-shift-from-microsoft-to-softbank?rc=kz8jh3

Lateral with Tom Scott

130: Disappearing toffees

Sam Denby, Adam Chase and Ben Doyle from 'Jet Lag: The Game' face questions about animal accidents, severed signage and baby birth rates.

No Such Thing As A Fish

577: No Such Thing As A Venetian Barge

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Has A24 gone too far with Death of a Unicorn? + Toby Jones

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Behind the Bastards

Part Two: The Grifters Behind The Fake Autism 'Cure' Industry

Robert concludes the story of the Fake Autism Cure Industrial Complex and tells Mangesh about a doctor who tried to get rich selling spoiled blood to deranged parents.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

280 Mysteries #35 – The Case of the Mysterious Thief – With Craig Finn

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Factually! with Adam Conover

Former Inmates Reveal Life Inside American Prisons with David Campbell and Jarrod Shanahan

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Better Offline

Radio Better Offline: David "Shingy" Shing

Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York City.

In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by famed “digital prophet” David “Shingy” Shing, who calls himself a “creative omnivore,” to talk about adtech, being a "digital prophet," and society's attraction to nostalgia.

https://www.shingy.com/

Realms Unknown

The Running Man // Hyperion // Evil corporations

Hosts Alice Fraser and James Colley bring you episode 11 of Realms Unknown: your one-stop show for genre fiction tropes, news and recommendations!

Kermode on Film

Shining a spotlight on the BFDG Planet Positive Award, and making the industry sustainable

Kermode on Film supports the British Film Designers Guild Awards – and shines a spotlight on the BFDG Planet Positive Award sponsored by Sky Studios Elstree. In this episode Mark Kermode talks to the winner of that award, Freya Bruce, co-founder of ReCollective, about their work on 'My Lady Jayne'. 

Behind the Bastards

Part One: The Grifters Behind The Fake Autism 'Cure' Industry

Robert and Mangesh Hattikudur explore the birth of the "unorthodox biomedical movement", which is a fancy way of saying "fake doctors who poison children to cure Autism".

Top Stories!

The President is not a gremlin

Now we have a listener’s request for you. Veronika emailed us to suggest we visit September 2012 and episode 206 of the Bugle - The President is not a gremlin. The top story was all about US Presidential candidate Mit Romney - and Veronika writes that she has one particular section of this episode saved for whenever she needs a lift… so if you don’t enjoy this - blame Veronika.

The Bugle

April Fools!

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!

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 175

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The Naked Week: Ep 3. Benefits, Borders, and a game of Truss or Towers.

The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.

Factually! with Adam Conover

How Capitalism Killed the Movie Star

(In addition to your weekly Factually! episode, this week we're bringing you a monologue from Adam. This short, researched monologue originally aired on the Factually! YouTube page, but we are sharing audio versions of these monologues with our podcast audience as well. Please enjoy, and stay tuned for your regularly scheduled episode of Factually!)

Top Stories!

Good guys win elections!

In October 2020 Andy was joined by Tiff Stevenson and James Nokise, with hot news from the New Zealand election. It’s Bugle issue 4170, Good guys win elections!

Lateral with Tom Scott

129: Shooting a finger gun

Rowan Ellis, Dan Peake and Alec Watson face questions about street stones, European epithets and Lego logistics.

Better Offline

Monologue: High Noon for CoreWeave & AI

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the wretched vibes surrounding CoreWeave's IPO and OpenAI's new funding, and the brittle state of the finances holding everything together.

Highside/Lowside - A Motorcycle Podcast

S10E01: Exciting New Motorcycles Releasing in 2025!

Highside/Lowside is back for its 10th season! You could say we've learned a thing-or-two about motorcycles over the past 9 seasons. What we know for certain is there's no better way to start a season than with our very own Lance "Silver Fox" Oliver! Lance joins Spurg and Zack to discuss the exciting new-for-2025 motorcycles.  Are you happy with what we’ve seen so far?  What are you hoping to see?  Let’s hear ‘em!

No Such Thing As A Fish

576: No Such Thing As A Cursed Cage

Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss YOUR facts, including chats about shaking hands, wiggling ears, dancing on mats and prescient macaques. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content at apple.co/nosuchthingasafish or nosuchthingasafish.com/patreon

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Gorgeous George MacKay + Mark vs. The Stath

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Behind the Bastards

Part Two: How Tainted Human Blood Became A Major U.S. Export

Robert, who is looking better than ever these days wow what great hair, finishes telling Ben Bowlin the harrowing story of how the U.S. murdered thousands of our nation's closest friends and poisoned incarcerated people for a modest payout.

Factually! with Adam Conover

Being Trans in Trump's America with Dylan McKeever, River Butcher, and Sammy Mowrey

The Trump administration is actively working to erase the existence of trans people through policy and legislation. But no law can erase the 1.6 million trans people living in America, nor the reality of their lives and experiences. These are real people facing real consequences—impacting their rights, safety, and livelihoods. This week, Adam sits down with his friends and fellow comedians Dylan McKeever, River Butcher, and Sammy Mowrey, who all happen to be trans, to talk about what it’s like to navigate this moment in America as a trans person.

Better Offline

Radio Better Offline: Andy Richter

Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in Los Angeles.

Realms Unknown

Memory modification // Klara and the Sun // Little people

Hosts Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 10 of Realms Unknown with all the latest genre fiction based news and recommendations.

No Such Thing As A Fish

Club Fish - Drop Us A Line - March 2025

Behind the Bastards

Part One: How Tainted Human Blood Became A Major U.S. Export

Robert and Ben Bowlin sit-down to talk about controversial blood plasma donation program in the Arkansas Prison system under Governor Clinton that killed more than 2 9/11s worth of Canadians.

Top Stories!

Space Force

We’re visiting August 2018 now, and Andy was joined at the Edinburgh Fringe by Alice Fraser and Alex Edelman as the US government moved to win support from Stars Wars fans. It’s Bugle issue 4077 – Space Force. 

Kermode on Film

Hello, it's Jason Isaacs on WHITE LOTUS, with Sanjeev Baskhar & Meera Syal, talking to Mark Kermode

The Bugle

H A P P Oh God Why!?

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?

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 174

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The Naked Week: Ep 2. Brick Walls, Dead Wood, and Charlie.

The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.

Top Stories!

A Dutch Village

In May 2020 Nish Kumar and Alice Fraser joined Andy as we all slowly unravelled in the midst of Covid restrictions, and embraced the brave new world of podcasts with video. It’s Bugle issue 4153 - A Dutch Village.

Lateral with Tom Scott

128: The cow's jaw

Mary Spender, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika face questions about golfing guile, charismatic comics and masterful mnemonics.

Better Offline

Monologue: We Need To Talk About CoreWeave

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through CoreWeave, the first IPO of the AI bubble, and how its terrible finances, burdensome loans and questionable partners are cause for concern.

No Such Thing As A Fish

575: No Such Thing As A Guinea Pig Saloon

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Snow White: Mark’s Verdict

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you.

Behind the Bastards

Part Four: The Zizian Murder Spree (or Exactly How Harry Potter Fanfic Killed A Border Patrol Agent)

Robert concludes the story of the Zizians with a spree of horrific violent crimes and deaths, culminating in a shoot out with the Border Patrol in Vermont of all places.

Factually! with Adam Conover

A.I. Companies Are Stealing Your Face with Kashmir Hill

Get 20% off DeleteMe US consumer plans when you go to http://joindeleteme.com/Adam and use promo code ADAM at checkout. DeleteMe International Plans: https://international.joindeleteme.com/

Better Offline

Radio Better Offline: Cherlynn Low, Alex Cranz & Victoria Song

Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York city.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

372 Pages Ep 183 – Book 33: Ugly Love

Support the podcast on Patreon, where they found out what the book was a week ago! https://patreon.com/372pages

Realms Unknown

Post-technology // Miles Cameron // Lars Anderson archery

Hosts Alice Fraser and Henry Fraser bring you episode 9 of Realms Unknown with all the latest genre fiction based news and recommendations.

Factually! with Adam Conover

The Tesla protests are working.

(In addition to your weekly Factually! episode, this week we're bringing you a monologue from Adam. This short, researched monologue originally aired on the Factually! YouTube page, but we are sharing audio versions of these monologues with our podcast audience as well. Please enjoy, and stay tuned for your regularly scheduled episode of Factually!)

Behind the Bastards

Part Three: How The Zizians Went Full On Death Cult Might Work

Robert tells David about Ziz's glorious plan to take to the sea and sever the right and left brains of her followers in order to make them psychopaths god that sentence was weird to write trust us the episode is weirder.

Top Stories!

Celebrate Forgery

Let’s go back to May 2018 now, when Andy was joined by Anuvab Pal to discuss global cheating, forgery and misrepresentation. It’s Bugle issue  4067 - Celebrate Forgery.

Kermode on Film

Toby Jones on MR BURTON and Karan Kandhari on SISTER MIDNIGHT

The Bugle

Share Prices May Go Down, As Well As Really Down

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,

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 173

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The Naked Week: Ep 1. Oval arguments, awful algorithms, and a game of Top (Donald) Trumps.

The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals. This week we fail to wear a suit, dance around the problems with TikTok like no one's watching, and guest correspondent Rosie Holt radicalises some children.

Factually! with Adam Conover

Trump Hates Science

(In addition to your weekly Factually! episode, this week we're bringing you a monologue from Adam. This short, researched monologue originally aired on the Factually! YouTube page, but we are sharing audio versions of these monologues with our podcast audience as well. Please enjoy, and stay tuned for your regularly scheduled episode of Factually!)

Top Stories!

Falwell That Ends Well

In August 2020 the fish were fighting back. Yep, it was runaway salmon news in the Top Story slot for Bugle issue 4164 - Falwell That Ends Well.

Lateral with Tom Scott

127: Canadian incense

Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from 'Answer in Progress' face questions about serial stabbing, political pacts and cellist coordination.

Better Offline

SoftBank and OpenAI's Dangerous Game

In the second of this week's two-part series, Ed Zitron walks you through how SoftBank is mortgaging its future to keep OpenAI alive - and the dangerous consequences of over-funding an unprofitable, unsustainable company.

No Such Thing As A Fish

574: No Such Thing as Pyramids in Johannesburg

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Ashley Walters & Erin Doherty on Adolescence

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you.

Behind the Bastards

Part Two: The Zizians: Birth of a Cult Leader

Robert tells David Gborie about the early life of Ziz LaSota, a bright young girl from Alaska who came to the Bay Area with dreams of saving the cosmos or destroying it, all based on her obsession with Rationalist blogs and fanfic.

Better Offline

Monologue: How Does This End?

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks through how reckless members of the media continue to inflate the AI bubble - and the detailed notes he's been taking along the way.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

280 Mysteries We’ll Never Get Back #6 – The Case of the Skunk Ape

Here’s another diabolic mystery concerning Idaville’s very own cryptid, the legendary SKUNK APE! It also, for the third time since we started doing these, involves a pilfered string instrument.

Kermode on Film

Samantha Morton on THE UNLOVED and Alan Jones on DISCOMANIA on the 100th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank

Factually! with Adam Conover

Trump and Elon Don't Know Who They're Firing - with Max Stier

Elon Musk and Donald Trump are actively trying to burn down the federal government. Federal workers are being fired en masse, with no regard for their roles or the devastating impact their removal will have on everyday Americans. As the country’s largest employer, the federal government’s gutting won’t just affect those losing their jobs—it will ripple outward, impacting millions of families and, ultimately, all Americans. Today, Adam is joined by Max Stier, CEO and president of the Partnership for Public Service, to break down who has been affected, the extent of the damage, and what it would take to rebuild the ruins of our federal government.

Better Offline

Microsoft Cuts The Power To AI

In the first of this week's two-part series, Ed Zitron walks you through how Microsoft pulling back from over a gigawatt of compute capacity is a dark omen for the so-called AI Revolution. 

Realms Unknown

Metaphysical libraries // Mickey 17 // Timestalker

Hosts Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan bring you episode 8 of Realms Unknown with all the latest genre fiction based news and recommendations.

Behind the Bastards

Part One: The Zizians: How Harry Potter Fanfic Inspired a Death Cult

Earlier this year a Border Patrol officer was killed in a shoot-out with people who have been described as members of a trans vegan AI death cult. But who are the Zizians, really? Robert sits down with David Gborie to trace their development, from part of the Bay Area Rationalist subculture to killers.

Top Stories!

Boris Babies

We’re visiting May 2020 now for Bugle issue 4151, Boris Babies. Alice Fraser and Josh Gondelman joined Andy for a round up of Covid kids news.

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 172

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz: Ep8. Mr. Starmer Goes To Washington

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Scott Bennett, Sara Barron, Alex Massie and Lucy Porter for The News Quiz recorded from Scarborough. In the last of the current series, the panel unpack the Prime Minister's Washington visit, aid cuts and defence pastes, silent albums and AI-generated essays.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Now and Ben: Bong Joon Ho on Mickey 17, British winters & his iPad obsession

It’s ‘Mickey 17’ release day, and Ben is chatting to Director Bong Joon Ho in today’s episode to celebrate.

Top Stories!

Kashmir versus Brexit.

In August 2019 the Bugle was live from Edinburgh, joined by Nish Kumar and Aditi Mittal. The Kashmir crisis made it to the Top Story spot. It’s Bugle issue  4117, Kashmir versus Brexit.

Better Offline

Monologue: OpenAI Is Getting Desperate

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron goes through the underwhelming release of OpenAI's GPT-4.5 - and how OpenAI's rumored new pricing structure suggests this company is in trouble.

Lateral with Tom Scott

126: A less-safe safe

Inés Dawson, Jenny Draper and Wren Weichman face questions about smallholder snags, spurned suitors and shop security.

No Such Thing As A Fish

573: No Such Thing As Captain Birdseye's Caribou Sausage

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Daisy Ridley’s surprise BAFTA + Mark on Mickey 17

Vanguardistas have more fun—so if you don’t already subscribe to the podcast, join the Vanguard today via Apple Podcasts or extratakes.com for non-fruit-related devices. In return you’ll get a whole extra Take 2 alongside Take 1 every week, with bonus reviews, more viewing recommendations from the Good Doctors and whole bonus episodes just for you. And if you’re already a Vanguardista, we salute you.

Behind the Bastards

Part Two: In Honor Of Our New Monarchy, Let's Talk About Versailles

Robert tells Ed about the Sun King's very sad death from butt rot and how his great grandson grew up raised by the insane party house of death that now controlled all of French politics.

Realms Unknown

World Book Day special - part 2

Hosts Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner bring you the second of two child-friendly World Book Day (UK) episodes of Realms Unknown this week, with today's focusing on children's fantasy and science fiction books for ages 12-17 years old. Part 1, which looked at books for 0-12 years old, is available in your podcast feed and on YouTube. 

The Bugle

Ukrainian Comedian Faces Crazed Hecklers

Support The Bugle by becoming a Team Bugle subscriber. We offer extra shows, merch and warm fluffy feelings. Info: www.thebuglepodcast.com/donate 

Factually! with Adam Conover

"Resistance" Isn't Enough for Trump 2.0 with Dr. Dana Fisher

Last time we faced a Trump administration, people flooded the streets in protest. But this time feels different. Even as we watch our government being systematically dismantled, the response seems muted. Are we just exhausted? Or is something else at play? And more importantly—does protest still work, or is there a more effective way to protect our future from a newly entrenched autocracy? This week, Adam speaks with friend of the show Dr. Dana Fisher about what we actually need to be doing. Find Dana’s book at http://www.factuallypod.com/books and find Dana here:

Better Offline

How Growth Is Killing Video Games

In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by Gita Jackson and Nathan Grayson of worker-owned games site Aftermath to talk about how the growth-at-all-costs mindset is destroying games, how fandom culture naturally feeds extremism, how Aftermath does games journalism differently, and how despite everything, great games are still being made.

Realms Unknown

World Book Day special - part 1

Hosts Alice Fraser and Chris Skinner bring you two child-friendly World Book Day (UK) episodes of Realms Unknown this week, focusing on children's books from 0-10 years old.

Top Stories!

The Bots Have Won

In March 2018 Andy was joined by Nish Kumar and Helen Zaltzman for an education in social media. It’s Bugle issue 4063, The bots have won.

Behind the Bastards

Part One: In Honor Of Our New Monarchy, Let's Talk About Versailles

In honor of the American oligarchs trying to form their own aristocracy, Robert and Ed Zitron look back at the court of Versailles, how it was formed as a sort of frat house pentagon that broke the brains of every subsequent generation of French nobles.

Kermode on Film

Gorgeous George Mackay on FEMME & RAGING BULL, Plus hello Jason Isaacs! on ARCHIE & THE BIG CHILL

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 171

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz: Ep7. Lying and Reassurance

Andy Zaltzman is joined by Zoe Lyons, Ian Smith, Laura Lexx and Hugo Rifkind as they unpack Trump and Putin in talks in Saudi Arabia, the solutions to prison overcrowding, and the Welsh solution for parliamentary empty promises.

Factually! with Adam Conover

No one is coming to save us.

(In addition to your weekly Factually! episode, this week we're bringing you a monologue from Adam. This short, researched monologue originally aired on the Factually! YouTube page, but we are sharing audio versions of these monologues with our podcast audience as well. Please enjoy, and stay tuned for your regularly scheduled episode of Factually!)

Top Stories!

Smelly Death Birds

In August 2019 Andy was joined by Tom Ballard and Alice Fraser to discuss protests in Hong Kong and the definition of terror. It’s Bugle issue 4118, Smelly Death Birds.

Better Offline

Generative AI Is Not A Real Industry

In the second of this week's two-part episode, Ed Zitron walks you through the dark truth of the generative AI industry - that consumer adoption of Claude, Gemini, Copilot and Perplexity is incredibly small, and it’s time to accept that there is nothing coming to justify the ruinous costs of Large Language Models. 

Lateral with Tom Scott

125: $7 bills

Hannah Crosbie, Katie Steckles and Geoff Marshall face questions about paper profits, moving markers and secondary splits.

No Such Thing As A Fish

572: No Such Thing As A Simon Cowell Bell

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Best birdsong ever from Robert Carlyle

Begbie himself, and surely a frontrunner for British cinema’s scariest man (on screen only, we might add), is our guest this week—it’s Robert Carlyle. This time he’s playing staunchly moral councilor Sam Hagen in new Netflix drama ‘Toxic Town’. Penned by Jack Thorne (of course), and with a cracking cast of Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Rory Kinnear and more alongside Carlyle, it tells the true story of the Corby poisonings. Following the closure of the town’s steelworks, mismanagement of toxic waste begins to affect the health of local mothers and their babies—who are dismissed by the council and must fight for justice. Robert unpacks his character, and gives us the screen zinger of the year that had us reaching for the birdsong button...

Behind the Bastards

Part Two: Bruno Bettelheim and The Quest To Make a "Good" Concentration Camp

Bruno Bettelheim has now made it to the United States, where he executes his elaborate plan to fix "emotionally disturbed" children by making a nice concentration camp.

Better Offline

Monologue: What Bursts A Bubble?

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through what's making everybody worried about the bubble bursting - and what other signs might tell you that the party's over for AI.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

372 Pages Ep 182 – Muggles #3 – Zyn? You all right, man?

Want to know what we’re reading next before anybody else? Support the podcast by subscribing on Patreon! https://patreon.com/372pages

Factually! with Adam Conover

The AI Hoax is Destroying America with Ed Zitron

The tech oligarchs who once pulled the strings from behind the scenes are now running the show right out in the open. Professional idiot Elon Musk is taking a sledgehammer to the federal government, and Silicon Valley’s sleaziest slimeballs are warming themselves in Trump’s fetid lap. Obviously, this is a disaster. To break down just how bad it is—and what it means for the future of our already struggling country—Adam sits down with friend of the show Ed Zitron, journalist and sharp-tongued tech critic behind betteroffline.com and wheresyoured.at

Better Offline

OpenAI Is Not A Real Company

In this episode (the first of a two-parter), Ed Zitron walks you through how OpenAI isn’t a real company, but a venture-backed welfare recipient that spent $9 billion to lose $5 billion in 2024 with little product-market fit and a stagnant API business that suggests that there’s little adoption of generative AI.

Realms Unknown

Steampunk // Companion // Columns of Light

In Episode 5 of Realms Unknown, hosts Alice Fraser and Tom Neenan leap into the latest news in pop culture and fantasy! Hear what's coming up from Guy Gavriel Kay, Jim Butcher, Game of Thrones, Mila Jovovich, and ACOTAR.

The Bugle

Stop Resisting

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

Behind the Bastards

Part One: Bruno Bettelheim: The Worst Psycho-therapist

Robert tells Allison Rankin about Bruno Bettelheim, a concentration camp survivor who revolutionized child mental health care by trying to create a GOOD concentration camp for small children.

Top Stories!

Trump Too Nasty Even For Covid

We’re going back to October 2020 now and that moment in time where, for a second, there was a vague feeling of hope…. the moment it was revealed that Donald Trump had Covid. Anuvab Pal and Helen Zaltzman joined Andy for Bugle issue 4168, Trump too nasty even for Covid.

Kermode on Film

HOW TO HAVE SEX with Mia McKenna-Bruce & Molly Manning Walker – plus Ian McKellen on HAMLET

In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark is joined by the legendary Sir Ian McKellen to talk about the film version of HAMLET directed by Sean Mathias.

Kermode on Film

Meet the Lifetime Achievement Award winners at the BFDG Production Design Awards 2025

In today’s podcast, which is the second in a four-part miniseries of podcasts about \Britain's talent screen industries' Art Departments, Mark talks to this year’s winners of THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD SUPPORTED BY WARNER BROS. STUDIOS LEAVESDEN.

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Kermode on Film

BFDG Production Design Awards 2025 – meet the upcoming production designers

For the past few years Mark Kermode has hosted the annual British Film Designers Guild Awards. The awards celebrate the brilliant work of production designers and art departments across film and TV.

Factually! with Adam Conover

Elon and Zuck are INSECURE Men

(In addition to your weekly Factually! episode, this week we're bringing you a monologue from Adam. This short, researched monologue originally aired on the Factually! YouTube page, but we are sharing audio versions of these monologues with our podcast audience as well. Please enjoy, and stay tuned for your regularly scheduled episode of Factually!

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz: Ep6. Corruption Leagues and Leaked WhatsApps

Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Now and Ben: Angela Bassett on Zero Day, Strange Days and The Simpsons

We’ve got a bona fide icon for you in today’s Now & Ben—a movie star of four decades known for tackling tough female characters in films like ‘Boyz n the Hood’, ‘Malcolm X’, ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It?’ and ‘Black Panther’. She is the one and only Angela Bassett.

Top Stories!

So Many Holes

In June 2019 Andy was joined by Nish Kumar and Alice Fraser for a Bugle live from London’s Southbank. Conservatives and golf courses made the Top Story. It’s Bugle issue 4113 - So Many Holes.

Better Offline

What We're Fighting For

In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through the how the tech media misses the stories that hurt billions of people every day - and how deep down, most people really do like technology and miss when it wasn’t so actively harmful.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

280 Mysteries We’ll Never Get Back #5 – The Case of Bugs Meany, Detective

In our latest foray into Idaville based petty crime, Mike will not be alone in his attempt to solve a mystery. He’ll also have to compete with legendary ne’er-do-well Bugs Meany, who has started his own detective agency to compete with Bad Bad Leroy.

The Gargle

Hired goons | Porn disposal | Hero dog

Siân Docksey and Alice Tovey join host Alice Fraser for episode 194 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

No Such Thing As A Fish

571: No Such Thing As Dudley And The Dippers

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

A film of the year already – is it The Monkey?

Welcome to another show jam-packed with top takes from Simon & Mark—which are still eliciting your ‘quiet affirmative noises’...

Behind the Bastards

Part Two: Tony Alamo: The Worst Preacher

Robert explains how Tony Alamo became a jacket maker to the stars, providing Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton and others with fashion via child labor. Also, lots of sex crimes.

Better Offline

Monologue: OpenAI Was Never A Non-Profit

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through the early days of OpenAI - and the simmering war between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over its non-profit status.

Realms Unknown

Neuromancer // Cyberpunk // Basketful of Heads

In Episode 4 of Realms Unknown, hosts Alice Fraser and Jackie Kashian dive into the latest news in pop culture and fantasy! From Ian McKewan's new 'science fiction without the science' novel What We Can Know, to new seasons of Alice in Borderland and The Handmaid's Tale, to Natasha Lyonne producing and starring in the upcoming Basketful of Heads movie.

Factually! with Adam Conover

Your Legal Weed is Full of Poison with Paige St. John

Just because weed is legal doesn’t mean it’s safe. Despite its growing legalization across the country, a lack of regulation has led to alarming levels of pesticides and chemicals in cannabis products—posing serious health risks. This week, Adam talks with Los Angeles Times investigative reporter Paige St. John about her recent findings on contaminated products being sold in fully legal dispensaries and what it means for consumers.

Better Offline

How The Tech Media Can Beat The Rot Economy

In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how the growth-at-all-costs Rot Economy has used software to poison so many parts of our lives - and how the tech media can rise to the challenge and fight for a better Silicon Valley by aligning with consumers against big tech.

The Bugle

Peace On Earth!

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

Behind the Bastards

Part One: Tony Alamo: The Worst Preacher

Robert sits down with Samantha McVey to talk about Tony Alamo, the evangelical cult leader who enslaved children to make denim vests for the stars.

Top Stories!

Mad Mike Versus Science

In March 2018 Andy indulged himself with a Top Story close to his heart…. Yes, you guessed it - cricket news. Alice Fraser joined him for Bugle issue 4064 – Mad Mike Versus Science.

Kermode on Film

Warren Ellis on I'm Still Here and composing, and Fiona Shaw on Hot Milk

In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark is joined by Fiona Shaw to talk about her new film Hot Milk, which premiers at the Berlin Film Festival this year, and to Warren Ellis, composer, musician and superstar, to talk about his score for Walter Salles autobiographical film I'm Still Here.

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 169

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz: Ep5. Tariffs, Tabloids and Typewriters

On The News Quiz this week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Ayesha Hazarika, Susie McCabe, Geoff Norcott and Pierre Novellie to discuss Britain's attempts to court the US and the EU, Trump's tariff turmoil, new report cards from Ofsted, and Starmer's uncovered voice coaching.

Top Stories!

Mature Grown Up Politics

We’re visiting March 2019 now, and Prime Minister Theresa May was grappling with her Brexit deal. Alice Fraser joined Andy from Australia for a live Bugle titled Mature Grown Up Politics.

Better Offline

Monologue: The Super Bowl Showed That Generative AI Is Washed

In this week's monologue, Ed Zitron walks you through how the AI industry’s limp Super Bowl commercials show how little this industry has to offer - and how much contempt they have for consumers.

OpenAI: The Intelligence Age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIhb5pEo_j0

Google: Dream Job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7e6g11BJc0

Salesforce: Gate Expectations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZqmBcqDkyw

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

372 Pages Ep 181 – Muggles #2 – Look, Dr. Dibbs is Obviously Not a Real Doctor…

Let’s start by confessing that, yes; The Legend of Rah & the Muggles is obviously a children’s book. I mean, the nuclear holocaust on page one. The small, deformed, hairless creatures getting dragged away by terrifying rodents. Giant horse ants. Fruit worms. This is kid stuff.

The Gargle

Bad poetry | AI library books | Enshittification

Athena Kugblenu and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 193 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

No Such Thing As A Fish

570: No Such Thing As Clay Valentines Cards

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Did Bridget Jones make Mark cry? + Stephen Graham & Malachi Kirby

We hope this week’s podcast will earn your ‘quiet affirmative noises’--whatever they might sound like...??? Listeners to last week’s show may remember one correspondent’s story of a film eliciting this mysterious and elusive sound—and you’ve kindly sent in some examples to clear up this crucial matter for us. Mmhmm.

Behind the Bastards

Part Two: How The U.S. Government Used Aliens To Destroy a Man's Mind

Robert tells Brandie how Richard Doty crafted an elaborate alien ruse to destroy Paul Bennewitz's mind, all with the goal of hiding the U.S. government's drone and stealth bomber programs.

Factually! with Adam Conover

RFK Jr is Going to Kill Many Children - with Dr. Adam Ratner

Vaccines save lives—period. So why have so many people grown skeptical of one of the most scientifically proven medical advancements in human history? And how did vocal anti-vaxxer, conspiracy theorist, and all-around slurry-brained mush man Robert F. Kennedy Jr. end up on track to be nominated as Secretary of Health and Human Services in Donald Trump’s cabinet? This week, Adam sits down with Dr. Adam Ratner, head of pediatric infectious diseases at NYU and author of Booster Shots: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children’s Health, to unpack how we got to this alarming point of science denial—and what it means for public health in America and beyond. Find Adam's book at at factuallypod.com/books

Realms Unknown

Buffy’s Return, Grimdark Fiction & Redhead Tropes

In this episode of Realms Unknown, hosts Alice Fraser and Eleanor Morton dive into the latest news in pop culture and fantasy! Get the scoop on Buffy's return with Sarah Michelle Gellar, exciting Back to the Future updates, the new video game Atomfall, and a fascinating partnership between the Ministry of Defence and sci-fi writers.

Better Offline

How Sports Gambling Apps Are Rotting Society

In a live-to-tape recording in Ed Zitron's living room, Wide Left writer Arif Hasan and Western Kabuki Host Caleb Wilson explain in detail the cultural power of sports, and how software has been used to poison every corner of sports with predatory gambling schemes. 

The Bugle

Woke Submarine exclusive

The Bugle Takes a Breather – But the Nonsense Continues!

Behind the Bastards

Part One: How The U.S. Government Used Aliens To Destroy a Man's Mind

This week we tell the harrowing story of Paul Bennewitz, a simple nerdy engineer who spotted evidence of covert Air Force weapons programs and was gaslit into believing they were alien spacecraft.

Top Stories!

Fart The Police

In June 2020 we were all in need of a diversion - here at the Bugle we were happy to oblige with a fragrant Top Story from Austria. Alice and Helen joined Andy for Bugle issue 4157 - Fart the Police.

Kermode on Film

Mario & Mandela Van Peebles on Outlaw Posse, and documentary makers of Becoming Led Zeppelin

In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark is joined by Mario Van Peebles and Mandela Van Peebles, to talk about their film Outlaw Posse, shown as part of the BFI season Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western. And he talks to Bernard MacMahon and Allison McGourty, the director and producer of the high grossing new documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Awards Schmawards

Awards season spinning your head? The Good Doctors have got you covered...

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 168

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz: Ep 4. Gear shifting and Shoplifting

This week on The News Quiz, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Simon Evans, Athena Kugblenu, Susie McCabe and Hugo Rifkind to unpack the week's new stories. In the week Keir Starmer set his sights on growth, the panel looked at backing of a third runway at Heathrow, a shoplifting epidemic, and the decline of urban chess in the streets of Nottingham.

Factually! with Adam Conover

Everything in America is Gambling Now

(In addition to your weekly Factually! episode, this week we're bringing you a monologue from Adam. This short, researched monologue originally aired on the Factually! YouTube page, but we are sharing audio versions of these monologues with our podcast audience as well. Please enjoy, and stay tuned for your regularly scheduled episode of Factually!)

The Gargle

The Gargle Enters Realms Unknown...

After a week where our book A Passion For Passion is released, Alice takes a brief break and presents our new podcast, Realms Unknown. Please follow it wherever you enjoy podcast!

Top Stories!

Truth isn't Truth

We’re going back now to a live show recorded at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2018. Nish Kumar and Anuvab Pal joined Andy to discuss a wonderfully ludicrous week in Trumpland. It’s Bugle issue 4078, Truth isn't Truth.

Lateral with Tom Scott

122: Jane 'C'eymour

Kip Heath, Carson Woody and Ólafur Waage face questions about instrumental impairments, alcohol advertisements and museum measurements.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

280 Mysteries We’ll Never Get Back #4 – The Case of the Frightened Witness

Witness Intimidation is all the rage in Idaville, as Mike tries to solve the most insanely diabolical “mystery” the boy detective and your hosts have encountered so far. Sobol, you monster!

No Such Thing As A Fish

569: No Such Thing As Jousting Parrotfish

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

We made Mark watch Dog Man – will it be film of the week?

Dogman heads up Mark’s review slate this week--an anarchic animation based on Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey’s graphic novel series, where a lifesaving operation sees a police dog and his cop handler become one crime-busting half-canine hero. Plus, The Seed of the Sacred Fig—a courageous political drama about Iran’s authoritarian government from exiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof. And last but not least, September 5--the tense newsroom drama starring Peter Sarsgaard, who is our guest this week...

Behind the Bastards

Part Two: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey

Robert and Molly continue their exploration of Venusian health science which apparently involves eating nothing but raw fruit.

Better Offline

Monologue: What Happened With DeepSeek?

In the first of a new series of weekly monologues, Ed Zitron breaks down what exactly happened with DeepSeek, and how it threatens to pop the AI bubble.

Factually! with Adam Conover

Proof that Health Insurers Screw You Deliberately with T. Christian Miller and Patrick Rucker

Health insurance companies aren’t in the business of keeping people healthy—they’re in the business of making money. And that means they’ll go to extreme lengths to deny valid healthcare claims, sometimes with devastating, even fatal, consequences for the people they insure. We all know the system is broken, but journalists T. Christian Miller and Patrick Rucker have uncovered just how deep the rot goes in their exposé Not Medically Necessary. This week, Adam sits down with Miller and Rucker to discuss their shocking findings and whether there’s any hope of escaping the nightmare of for-profit healthcare.

Realms Unknown

Grimdark // Ursula K Le Guin // The Cube

Realms Unknown is your gateway to the strange, the dark, and the mind-bendingly brilliant worlds of sci-fi and fantasy. Hosted by the incomparable Alice Fraser, with guest co-host Tom Neenan, this podcast takes a deep (and hilarious) dive into some of the genre’s greatest works—whether it’s the brutal landscapes of Grimdark, the existential horror of The Cube, the radical utopias of Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed, or the timey-wimey brilliance of Doctor Who.

Top Stories!

Ecuadoh!

We’re visiting February 2015 now. John Oliver and Andy were trying to get their heads round a tricky ceasefire in Ukraine. It’s Bugle issue 287, Ecuadoh!

Behind the Bastards

Part One: Space Magic from Venus: A Literary Odyssey

Robert sits down with Molly Conger to explore a book at the foundation of American conspiracy culture that may have helped kill Steve Jobs.

The Bugle

Trade Tantrums, Brexit Birthday and Superbowl!

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.

Kermode on Film

RYE LANE's Raine Allen-Miller & Vivian Oparah, and Taghi Amirani on COUP 53

In this week’s episode of the MK3D show Mark Kermode talks to Taghi Amirani whose film COUP 53 – edited by Walter Murch and featuring Ralph Fiennes – explores the involvement of the CIA and MI6 in the coup in Iran in 1953. Mark and Taghi also connect About their shared love of LOCAL HERO.

Better Offline

How DeepSeek Showed That Silicon Valley Is Washed

In this episode, Ed Zitron explains how the emergence of a much-more-efficient generative AI model has become an existential threat to the future of OpenAI and Anthropic - and tells a dark story about the death of innovation in Silicon Valley.

Behind the Bastards

It Could Happen Here Weekly 167

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. 

Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The News Quiz: Ep 3. The Donald and The Dons

This week on The News Quiz, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Andrew Maxwell, Val McDermid, Jay Lafferty and Stuart Mitchell to unpack the week's new stories. Recorded from the Gardyne Theatre in Dundee, the panel look into Donald Trump's first week of his second term, Prince Harry's legal victories, Scottish Health Minister Neil Gray's sporting excursions, and the honour of the Glaswegian accent.

Factually! with Adam Conover

What Happened to Decades?

(In addition to your weekly Factually! episode, this week we're bringing you a monologue from Adam. This short, researched monologue originally aired on the Factually! YouTube page, but we are sharing audio versions of these monologues with our podcast audience as well. Please enjoy, and stay tuned for your regularly scheduled episode of Factually!)

Top Stories!

Britain in Crisis (Live!)

Mark Steel made his Bugle debut in January 2018 - joining Andy and Alice Fraser for a live show at London’s Leicester Square theatre. It’s Bugle issue 4057, Britain in Crisis.

Better Offline

What The Hell Is DeepSeek?

In this episode, Ed Zitron explains how DeepSeek, a relatively-unknown Chinese model AI developer incubated in a hedge fund, has punctured the generative AI bubble, throwing the US startup scene (and markets) into disarray.

Highside/Lowside - A Motorcycle Podcast

S09E12: Season Finale with @OnHerBike!

Kinga Tanajewska from OnHerBike gives her take on this past season’s talking topics including: Solo-riding in foreign countries, her top bike-mods & rider aides and so much more!  Also, the first flying motorcycle available to the public and a very poetic review.

Behind the Bastards

Bonus: The Bastards of Oprah

This is a bonus episode of our Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, and John of God episodes aka the bastards of Oprah episodes stitched together with limited ad breaks.

The Gargle

DeepSeek AI | Elephant food | Self vasectomy

Alison Spittle and Eleanor Morton join host Alice Fraser for episode 192 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

No Such Thing As A Fish

568: No Such Thing As A Glof Club

Behind the Bastards

Part Six: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

Oh god, we are finally done. Unfortunately Oprah's greatest harms, like her role in birthing the anti vaccine movement, live on.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Now and Ben: Chris Sanders on The Wild Robot, hand drawn animation vs. CG, and Lilo & Stitch

In today’s Now & Ben drop, Ben sits down with Chris Sanders—director of the Oscar-nominated animation ‘The Wild Robot’. With a stellar career behind the drawing board that’s taken him from Disney to DreamWorks, he’s the man behind ‘How To Train Your Dragon’, ‘The Croods’ and ‘Lilo and Stich’—so Ben had plenty to quiz him on.

Kermode & Mayo’s Take

Brady Corbet on The Brutalist, Oscars & AI

Brady Corbet, the now-Oscar-nominated director of ‘The Brutalist’, sits down with Simon for an interview this week. His much lauded and lengthy fictional biopic follows the life of László Tóth, a Hungarian architect who arrives in late-1940s America having survived the Holocaust, and finds his life changed once again when he picks up a commission from a wealthy industrialist. Brady chats to Simon about all those awards nominations, the empathy generating machine that is Adrien Brody, and the future of AI in the movie business.

372 Pages We'll Never Get Back

372 Pages Ep 180 – The Legend of Rah and the Muggles #1 – Death. War. Destruc — oh, hello, Walter!!

Support the podcast on Patreon where you get every episode a week early plus other assorted nonsense like Mike trying to recap Star Wars and our other podcast 280 Mysteries We’ll Never Get Back! https://patreon.com/372pages

The Bugle

Radioactive Toddler Waves Arms Around

Love Sci Fi and Fantasy? Discover our new show Realms Unknown: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/realms-unknown

Factually! with Adam Conover

Trump’s Attacks on Trans Rights with Chase Strangio

In recent years, despite trans people making up a relatively small percentage of the population, there has been an outsized and deeply harmful wave of anti-trans backlash. Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign was fueled in large part by anti-trans rhetoric, and he wasted no time acting on his hateful promises in his first days back in office. This week, Adam speaks with Chase Strangio, Co-Director of the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project and the first trans man to argue before the Supreme Court, to discuss the relentless assault on trans rights in America—and how these attacks ultimately impact everyone.

Realms Unknown

Severance // Rebecca Yarros // Astrobot - It's Realms Unknown!

Alice Fraser brings your weekly enchantment, full of Sci Fi and Fantasy. This week's co-host is Tom Neenan.

Better Offline

Radio Better Offline: Jeremy Kaplowitz of the Quorators

Welcome to Radio Better Offline, a tech talk radio show recorded out of iHeartRadio's studio in New York City.

Ed Zitron is joined by Jeremy Kaplowitz of the podcast Quorators to talk about Quora, which he describes as “Reddit with a gas leak.”

www.youtube.com/@Quorators

www.patreon.com/Quorators

Top Stories!

Megotiations

In May 2018 Andy delivered the first ever Bugle live from San Francisco. Alice Fraser and Helen Zaltzman joined him for midi jingles and end-of-days news.

Behind the Bastards

Part Five: Is Oprah Winfrey a Bastard?

Today we talk about Oprah's involvement in a self help guru who killed three people in a sweat lodge, and how it goes into a shift in American culture driven by The Oprah Winfrey show.

Kermode on Film

Robert Eggers talks Nosferatu & Nabhaan Rizwan on Kaos, Informer, the EE Rising Star Awards, and In Camera