The Bugcast

#903 Holding out for a hero

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This week on The Bugcast: three departures, a lot of theatre, crazy politics, and eight tracks of Creative Commons music.

Songs played
  • The Fierce and the Dead – Shake Hands and Exit – from London, UK – source
  • Sean Ferree – Hourglass – from Bloomington, IN – source
  • Radioontheshelf – Private Investigator (feat. Admiral Bob) – from Earth – source
  • Lele Rambelli – Sempre un Uomo – from Italy – source
  • Jeris – Sing A Song (feat. Songboy3) – from New Mexico – source
  • Livio Amato – The Exact Opposite Of You – from Italy – source
  • Zep Hurme – Dance In The Rain (feat. Snowflake) – from Finland – source
  • Strange Pink – My Friend And You – from Hull, UK – source

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

    Topics
    • BBC News: Tributes to singer Bonnie Tyler, who has died at the age of 75
    • BBC News: Police launch murder investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s death
    • BBC News: Longest-serving Archers star Patricia Greene dies aged 95
    • CCJam: episode 75: Dr Groove Gang
    • Wikipedia: Bat Out of Hell: The Musical
    • Wikipedia: Ride the Cyclone
    • Arty props brief for Beauty & The Beast
    • Wikipedia: Cabaret (musical)
    • London Pride
    • Chris from Canada in London, but our London!
    • Wikipedia: Dungeon Crawler Carl
    • Wikipedia: 2026 Clacton by-election – Farage, a Bin, a Fox, and a Monster Raving Looney?
      • Upcoming events
      • TuxJam Half-cut on Saturday 1 August in Manchester, UK – details to follow
        • Announcements
        • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
        • The next show will be episode 904 which will be streamed live on Friday 17 July 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1).
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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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