The Gargle

By The Bugle

From the makers of The Bugle, this is a weekly show that skips the news pages and takes a sideways glance at the nonsense contained within the culture, celebrity, tech, science and advice sections

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How many episodes does The Gargle have?

The podcast currently has 216 episodes available.

The Gargle episodes:

July 20, 2023Surfing otter | CBD floristry | Billionaire camp
Alison Spittle and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for episode 121 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world. All of the news, none of the politics!

🦦 Surfing otter
🌼 CBD floristry
🕵🏻‍♀️ Agatha Christie
🛬 Billionaire camp
💈 Reviews

HOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE

Advertise YOUR business on The Gargle with an Alice Fraser ad read. Contact [email protected]
Pre-order the D'Ancey LaGuarde Reader book here! http://l8r.it/DHhG
Buy tickets to The Gargle Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Tue 15 and 22 August - go to https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/live

CONTENTS

0:00 Start
01:01 Front cover
02:47 Story 1: A sea otter in California is hassling surfers and stealing their boards
09:05 Ads
09:41 And a new novel is out by D'Ancey LaGuarde
13:19 Story 2: Rise of CBD shops in Barcelona 'posing as florists'
18:03 Reviews
25:49 Story 3: Over 100 tourists trapped for several hours in Agatha Christie's former home
31:22 Story 4: Private jets descend on small town airport for billionaire summer camp
35:30 Bye / Anything to plug?
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40min
July 13, 2023Thumbs up | Robotaxi | Ship kites
John-Luke Roberts and Eleanor Morton join host Alice Fraser for episode 120 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world. All of the news, none of the politics!

👍 Thumbs up contract
🚕 Robotaxi cones
🪁 Giant ship kites
🐁 Transparent mouse
🚽 Reviews

HOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE

Advertise YOUR business on The Gargle with an Alice Fraser ad read. Contact [email protected]
Pre-order the D'Ancey LaGuarde Reader book here! http://l8r.it/DHhG
Buy tickets to The Gargle Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Tue 15 and 22 August - go to https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/live

CONTENTS
0:00 Intro
01:18 Front cover
01:28 Satirical cartoon
03:12 Story 1: Thumbs up emoji is a contract agreement
10:05 Ads
11:46 Story 2: Robotaxi haters are disabling them with traffic cones
19:24 Reviews
24:23 Story 3: Giant kites on ships could slash carbon emissions
27:37 Story 4: Transparent mouse could improve cancer tests
32:18 Bye! Anything to plug?
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36min
July 06, 2023Earth's axis | Recycling AI | Pregnant whale
James Colley and Neil Delamere join host Alice Fraser for episode 119 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world. All of the news, none of the politics!

Earth's axis
Recycling AI
Pregnant whale
Mayor marries reptile
New D'Ancey!
Reviews

HOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE

Advertise YOUR business on The Gargle with an Alice Fraser ad read. Contact [email protected]
Pre-order the D'Ancey LaGuarde Reader book here! http://l8r.it/DHhG
Buy tickets to The Gargle Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Tue 15 and 22 August
Go to https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/live

CONTENTS
0:00 Intro
01:17 Front cover
02:15 Satirical cartoon
04:18 Earth's axis
11:02 Your ad section now
11:23 D'Ancey LaGuarde
14:26 Recycling AI
18:44 Reviews
24:28 Pregnant whale
29:15 Mayor marries reptile
35:08 Bye! Anything to plug?
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38min
June 29, 2023 Gamer psychology | Dog nanny | Fake priest
Joz Norris and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 118 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world. All of the news, none of the politics!

Gamer psychology
Dog nanny
Astronaut immunity
Fake work priest
Reviews

Produced by Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner.

HOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE

- Pre-order the D'Ancey LaGuarde Reader book here! http://l8r.it/DHhG

- Buy tickets to The Gargle Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Tue 15 and 22 August
Go to https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/live
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35min
June 22, 2023 Mechanical Turks | Embryos | Apple rights
Pledge now to bring the D'Ancey LaGuarde Reader book to life! http://l8r.it/DHhG

Buy tickets to The Gargle Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Tue 15 and 22 August
Go to https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/live

🦈 Attenborough attack
🤖 Mechanical Turks
🧫 Synthetic embryos
🎙 Podcast grifters
🍏 Apple rights
🗣 Reviews

Kai Samra and Tiff Stevenson join host Alice Fraser for episode 117 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.

Produced by Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner.
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38min
June 15, 2023 Croc virgin | Car seat | Masturbation
Buy tickets to The Gargle Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Tue 15 and 22 August
Go to https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/live

🐊 Croc virgin birth
💺 Car seat disguise
🐒 Origins of wanking
📺 Streaming broken
🚴‍♂️ Reviews

Jay Foreman and Cerys Bradley join host Alice Fraser for episode 116 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.

Produced by Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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36min
June 08, 2023 ChatGPT | AI ketchup | Plant feels
Buy tickets to The Gargle Live at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Tue 15 and 22 August
Go to thebuglepodcast.com/live immediately!

ChatGPT cases
AI to save ketchup
Future of money
Plants detect touch
Reviews

Josh Gondelman and Gabe Mollica join host Alice Fraser for episode 115 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.

Produced by Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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32min
June 01, 2023 Beluga | Orca | Octopus
🐋 Beluga Spy Whales
🏴‍☠️ Orca's attacking boats
🐙 Octopus nightmares
🧠 Brain Chips
📝 Reviews

Kai Samra and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 114 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.

Produced by Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner.

Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories.
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34min
May 25, 2023 Zoomer accents | Catfishing | Diaper houses
John Robertson and Cerys Bradley join host Alice Fraser for episode 113 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.

🗣 Zoomer accents
❤️ Catfishing for love
🪨 Magic rock dust
🧷 Diaper houses
📝 Reviews

Produced by Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner.
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24min
May 18, 2023 Guilt tipping | Sausages | Baby DNA
John-Luke Roberts and James Colley join host Alice Fraser for episode 112 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.

All of the news, none of the politics.

💵 Guilt tipping
🌭 Gene-hacked sausages
👶🏻 Baby DNA
🦜 Babbling parrots
🌲 Sound of trees
💩 Reviews

Produced by Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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38min

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How many episodes does The Gargle have?

The podcast currently has 216 episodes available.

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