The Bugcast

#883 Asserting our independence

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This week on The Bugcast: Animal Crossing, UK politics, Ant and Dec, independent podcasting, AI, and eight tracks of Creative Commons music.

Songs played
  • Pete Progresso – That’s My Way – from USA – source
  • Don Calisto – Teorias – from Spain – source
  • Rewob – My Heart Beats For You (feat. DevynRose) – from Earth – source
  • Bob Wish – Taking The Long Way Now – from Italy – source
  • Radioontheshelf – From Two Directions (feat. Panu and the American Girls) – from Earth – source
  • DID – Chasing Forever (feat. Zozsky) – from France – source
  • Micaroni and Vulcano – To Be Or Not To Be – from USA – source
  • Hangover Files – Anna – from Spain – source

    • Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
    Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

    Topics
    • Animal Crossing: New Horizons update
    • BBC News: More rats flee the ship
    • BBC News: Police chief retires over Israeli fans ban row
    • BBC News: Ant and Dec launch their first podcast – a smart move or late to the party?
    • AI -assumptions of intelligence
      • Upcoming events
      • OggCamp will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UK
      • It’s time to start submitting tracks for the Listeners Choice, episode 900 in May.
        • Announcements
        • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
        • The next show will be episode 883 which will be streamed live on Friday 16 January 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (UTC).
        • Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
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          • Special thanks go to
          • Our supporters!
          • The artists for allowing us to play their music.
          • Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.
          • Internet Archive for hosting the media files
          • Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server
          • PaulT (Radio Els Mussols) for the use of their Icecast server

            • The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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