JD Vance did what?!?! (or he didn't, who knows?). It's been a bad month for the MAGA crew, here's a breakdown. Plus gay penguins, burglaries and Alicia Silverstone's poison pilgrimage.

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• Andy Zaltzman
• Helen Zaltzman
• Nato Green

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What a year it has been! The Bugle takes a look at some highlights from 2024 so far, featuring Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Google and a snap UK election.

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Andy revisits London 2012, when he abandoned everyone and everything to watch hundreds of hours of sport.

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Joe Biden steps aside and Kamala Harris steps up. 

Celebrities line up to give Harris their approval, while an interesting vote of confidence for Donald Trump from his running mate comes to light.

CloudStrike reveals how fragile every element of your life is, but humanity can fight back against tech via the medium of fishcakes. 

Stressed? Thank your favourite deity that the Olympics are here to distract us. 

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• Jackie Kashian
• Tiff Stevenson

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Introducing Biden Passes the Torch to Kamala from Pod Save America.

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In a historic moment in what was already a norm-shattering campaign, Joe Biden withdraws from the presidential race and endorses Kamala Harris. As the rest of the party moves to unite behind the VP, Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy talk how Biden arrived at his decision, the particular strengths that Harris brings to the race against Donald Trump, and how the GOP will look to blunt the new burst of Democratic energy and excitement.

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Andy, Tom Ballard and Chris Addison debate if an assassination attempt on Donald Trump has killed Joe Biden’s chances in the presidential race.  What could Gareth Southgate have learnt from Sir Francis Drake? And, will Buglers help set a new record? (Please don’t.)

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• Tom Ballard
• Chris Addison

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Introducing Trump's Shooting Upends 2024 from Pod Save America.

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After surviving a horrifying assassination attempt, Donald Trump announces J.D. Vance as his VP pick and promises to shift the tone of the Republican convention. Jon, Lovett, Dan, and Tommy talk about the VP selection, whether it's possible to "lower the temperature" of our political discourse, and Joe Biden's testy interview with Lester Holt.

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The UK has danced with democracy - here's Andy and Mark Steel with their take on a momentous day.

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• Mark Steel

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Andy and Alice fly through the latest election action in the UK, USA and France. Plus, Elon Musk is up to stuff. And we analyse Beyonce's name.

Expect a 2nd episode this week... with election news!

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• Alice Fraser

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Andy delivered a manifesto of puns to an astonished audience in the record of Bugle 4308, here it is!

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• Andy Zaltzman

The Victims were:

• Nish Kumar
• Tiff Stevenson
• Anuvab Pal
• The Bloomsbury Theatre audience

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