This week on The Bugcast: Keir Starmer, National Haiku Day, Hungarian politics, and eight tracks of Creative Commons and independent music.
Songs played
Sébastien Gramond – Still Young Enough – from Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Rhone-Alpes, France – sourceМакс Ларин – Мне Не Хватает Одной Весны – from Russia – sourcePapy Poppers – In Dark Wood – from Nantes, France – sourceKlangwellen – Werte – from Germany – sourceCrystal Candy – Free Spirit (Slow Caribbean Remix) – from Paris, France – sourceIgor Pumphonia – Je t’aime – from St Petersburg, Russia – sourceNithered – Let The Hare Run Right – from Leeds, UK – sourceJoshua W – Patience – from London, UK – sourceIntro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking
Topics
BBC News: Barri-starmer ‘staggered’ he was not told about failed vettingNational Haiku, Day is today don’t you know, Haiku FoundationThe Guardian: Magyar celebrates as Orbán’s 16-year rule endsArtist from Nithered: Tim Gomersall ArtUpcoming events
OggCamp will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UKIt’s time to start submitting tracks for the Listeners Choice, episode 900 in June.Announcements
There will be no show next weekPlease leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.The next show will be episode 895 which will be streamed live on Friday 1 May 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1).Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
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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 filesYannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast serverPaulT (Radio Els Mussols) for the use of their Icecast serverThe Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network