Guest editors Tom Neenan and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 146 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
 Pothole revival  AI girlfriend bots  TikTok tarot  Creator unions  Reviews
Story 1: https://k1047.com/2024/01/16/man-comes-back-to-life-after-ambulance-hits-pothole/
Story 2: https://qz.com/ai-girlfriend-bots-are-already-flooding-openai-s-gpt-st-1851159131
Story 3: https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/61767/1/could-tiktok-tarot-fix-your-broken-heart-readings-card-claim-psychic-algorithim
Story 4: https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/13/the-creator-economy-is-ready-for-a-workers-movement

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Lewis Hobba and Craig Quartermaine join host Alice Fraser for episode 157 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.


Ayahuasca speech | Kebab prices | Zombie cicadas

Joz Norris and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 156 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.


Humans v bots | Candy Crush priest | Money dysmorphia

Tiff Stevenson and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 155 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.


New moon | Squid mating | Bedroom monsters

Athena Kugblenu and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for episode 154 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
 Paintball security  Salt crystal clouds  Wayne bosses  Internet sleuths  Reviews
Story 1: https://newatlas.com/technology/paintball-security-paintcam-eve/ Story 2: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-secretive-experiment-released-salt-crystals-over-san-francisco-bay-could-it-help-curb-warming-180984099/ Story 3: https://www.404media.co/bad-amazon-bosses-wayne/ Story 4: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/09/online-sleuths-track-down-british-man-left-american-wife/
Written by Alice Fraser, Athena Kugblenu and Tom Neenan Produced by Ped Hunter and Laura Turner, with executive production from Chris Skinner.
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Paintball security | Salt crystals | Wayne bosses

Pierre Novellie and John Robertson join host Alice Fraser for episode 153 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
⚡️ Tesla layoffs  

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