This week on The Bugcast: transgender is apparently a phase, Ukraine in EU and Eurovision, and 8 tracks of brilliant Creative Commons music.

Songs played

* The Vow – Indie Niall – from Liverpool, UK – source

* Laurence DaNova – Marsupial – from Ottawa, ON – source

* Laurent Danis – Nous – from France – source

* Rxbyn – Erase Me (feat. Ronetta Spencer & Vizionvry) – from Houston, TX – source

* Joshua Wales – Nobody Else – from London, UK – source

* Tom Orlando – On Repeat – from Ottawa, ON – source

* 1st Contact – A Peaceful Man – from Germany – source

* Soundstatues – Don’t Wait – from Brooklyn, NY – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: MP Nick Fletcher schools letter says trans ‘nothing more than a phase’

ITV News: European Commission backs Ukraine’s EU membership bid

EBU: Statement on hosting of 2023 Eurovision Song Contest

BBC News: Kate Bush is number one, thanks to Stranger Things

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Podcrawl Jitsi Early Summer 2022 – Saturday 18 June 2022 at 18:00 UK time

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