The Bugle

Bonus episode time Buglers! While Andy, take a well deserved rest from bringing you the latest slurry of frankly idiotic news. Producer Harry has rounded up a few clips from the start of 2026, that didn’t make it in the first time round, we’ve also got a clip from our voluntary subscription only show Ask Andy and a Top Story from The Bugle’s, Science and Tech pull out The Gargle, so sit back, get...

On issue number 4373 of the Bugle, Andy is joined by Nish Kumar and Tom Ballard, as the they update on the Iran war, discuss Trump's joke writing skills, and delve into the latest controversy with the UK's Trump wannabe Nigel Farage! 🇮🇷 Iran War Update: Andy, Nish and Tom give an update on the latest on the Iran conflict. 🇺🇸 Trump's War Gag: The trio discuss the US president's Pearl Harbour joke...

On this week's Bugle, Andy is joined by Hari Kondabolu and sister Helen Zaltzman, as the three take a look at the latest news from around the globe. From a Canadian politician's resignation following the discovery he owned a signed copy of Mein Kampf, to the USA's plans to launch a new mission to return to the moon, and we catch up on the latest from the 2026 Academy Awards. It's issue 4372! 📚 Ni...

On this issue 4371 of The Bugle, Andy is joined by Alice Fraser and Tiff Stevenson as they breakdown another turbulent week's news from across the globe, with the aftermath of the attacks across the Middle East, and the appointment of the new supreme leader of Iran. The trio also discuss Timothée Chalamet recent controversy, and the growing concern that the human race are too easily influenced! 🇮🇷...

On this week of The Bugle, Andy is joined by Ria Lina and Anuvab Pal as they unpack the turbulent week just gone, with attacks across the Middle East and the death of the Ayatollah, the supreme leader of Iran. The trio discuss Trump's next moves as well as it's clear to see he hasn't taken the Nobel Peace snub very well! And there's news from India that Kerala will now on go by a new name, but don...

On this week of The Bugle, Andy is joined by Nato Green and sister Helen Zaltzman, as they jump into this week's news, from the Munich Security Conference, the Cuban Cigar Crisis, and RFK's toilet seat revelations. In other news the three touch on the further controversy of the Winter Olympics and the end of a 2 decade long pair of tights...sad times! 🇩🇪 Munich Security Conference: Andy, Nato and...

On this week of The Bugle, Andy is joined by Neil Delamere and Alice Fraser, as they delve into the week's news, from the latest on Peter Mandelson, to the growing pressure on the PM, Kier Starmer. Elsewhere in the world, the trio touch on the controversy shrouding the winter Olympics and Donald Trump's social media antics! 🇬🇧 Mandelson and Starmer: Andy, Neil and Alice, get to grips with the late...

On this week of The Bugle, Andy is joined by Anuvab Pal and Sara Barron, as they navigate through the week's biggest and strangest stories, from Melania Trump's movie release, the new Springsteen number, Starmer's trip to China and a potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C 🎥 Melania Hits the Big Screen: Andy, Anuvab and Sara, get to grips wit...

In this week’s Bugle Andy is joined by Tiff Stevenson and Josh Gondelman, as they discuss the week's biggest stories, from NASA debunking gravity conspiracies, Netflix's new daring documentary with free climber Alex Honnold, more on the unfolding events from the US and the new portrait of Scottish poet Robert Burns. 🍏  Gravity Conspiracy: Andy, Tiff and Josh, get their heads around the lates...

This week on The Bugle, Andy is joined by Alice Fraser and Anuvab Pal, as they discuss Trump's Greenland spending spree, London's crime rate lowering, and a women busted for drugs, found in a bag labelled "Does Not Contain Drugs" 🇺🇸 Trump on Greeland: Andy, Alice and Anuvab breakdown Trump's old fashioned approach to trying to buy other people's land 💂 London's Crime on the Down: London's crime r...

This week’s Bugle is a US Special , hard not to be at the moment. Kick starting 2026, Andy Zaltzman joined by  Nish Kumar , and  Nato Green try to navigate their way through what might be the worst start to a year since, well since 2025. 🇺🇸  USA's Capture of Maduro:  Andy, Nish and Nato, get their teeth into the breaking news of the US's capture of the Venezuelan president. 🇺🇸...

What a year it was. Here's the 2nd part of our 2025 review, which feels like a million years ago in this current news cycle. Hear more of our shows, buy our book, and help keep us alive by supporting us here: thebuglepodcast.com/ This episode was produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What a year it has been Buglers. To truly make sense of this last 12 months we're taking a month by month look at what just happened. January to June went a bit like this. Hear more of our shows, buy our book, and help keep us alive by supporting us here: thebuglepodcast.com/ This episode was produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Recorded  live in Melbourne , this week’s Bugle is a full-throttle  Rage Bait Special , with  Andy Zaltzman  joined by  Lloyd Langford ,  Sami Shah , and  Alice Fraser  to chew through the year’s biggest stories with fury, confusion, and jokes of questionable legality. 🇦🇺  Australia:  We confront the latest  tragedies in Australia , and try (w...

Recorded  live in Brisbane, Australia , this week’s Bugle sees  Andy Zaltzman  joined on stage by  Nish Kumar  and  Alice Fraser  for a high-energy international tour of scandal, chaos, and cinematic derangement. 🇦🇺  Australia News:  The country is rocked by the unthinkable — a  Wiggles drug scandal . Plus, an Australian PM finally does something....

Here's what happened when Alice Fraser and Nish Kumar finally teamed up with John Oliver! Plus: COP 30, the World Cup, and other unheard stories Why not check out 15 years of top stories: https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/topstories. Produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week,  Andy Zaltzman  is joined by  Josh Gondelman  and  Anuvab Pal  for an episode bursting with chaos, tangents, and stories so random they feel algorithmically generated. As Andy prepares to fly to Australia for  The Ashes , the big question is:  is he even slightly focused?  The evidence suggests no. 🎯  TOP STORY – RANDOM NEWS ROUND-UP:...

This week,  Andy Zaltzman  is joined by  Helen Zaltzman  and  Josie Long  for an episode awash with political upheaval, mild optimism, and existential dread. 🌊  The Blue Wave:  Across the US, progressives are making surprising gains — including  Zohran Mamdani’s win in NYC . But how long before the wave meets the usual breakwater of bureaucracy? 🎙️&nbs...

The Bugle turns 18 — and we’re not done celebrating yet! In Part 2 of our birthday special, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alice Fraser and Nish Kumar to take a sideways look at some of the week’s more alternative headlines. 🚆 UK News: Double-decker trains could be coming to Britain — but is it a great leap forward, or just a taller disaster waiting to happen? 🛰️ Australian News: Space junk keeps fal...

This week, Andy is joined by  special guest John Oliver  for a very special reunion episode of  The Bugle . 🏛️  From the White House:  The latest updates from the most powerful building in the world — still home to confusion, scandal, and policy made via impulse tweet. 🎨  The Louvre Heist:  Art! Intrigue! Security guards on lunch! We break down the mos...

This week,  Andy Zaltzman  is joined by  Tom Ballard  and  Ria Lina  for another round of international nonsense. 👑  TOP STORY:   Prince Andrew  has officially been  fired . We look at what happens when a royal loses his job — and his headed notepaper. 🇬🇧  OTHER UK NEWS:   China  has threatened the UK following the collapse of a maj...

This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Hari Kondabolu and Alice Fraser for another round of global absurdity and barely contained disbelief. 🕊️ We begin in the Middle East, where “peace” has apparently broken out — at least according to the press releases. But what’s Trump’s role in it all, and can a man who once tried to buy Greenland really solve millennia of conflict? 🤖 Then we dive into the we...

This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Helen Zaltzman for a transcendental episode of The Bugle — one that’s proudly, intentionally, and gloriously Trump-free. 👼 We turn our attention to higher beings — spiritual, celestial, and possibly bureaucratic. Are they watching us? Guiding us? Or just muting Earth’s notifications? 🐒 In animal news, we ponder what ou...

This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by  Josh Gondelman  and  James Nokise  for a satirical sprint through the week’s most surreal headlines. 🇺🇸  Trump at the UN  — the world’s most chaotic diplomat-in-chief takes his brand of bluster to the global stage. What did he say this time, and did anyone manage to stay awake? 🐒 In  Palau ,  macaques  are making...

This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by  Nish Kumar  and  Sara Barron  for a globe-spanning episode of satire, scandal, and despair. 💻 Don’t miss our live stream! Join us on 26th October for a Bugle you can watch in real time. Tickets available now at  thebuglepodcast.com . 🇺🇸 In the  US , late-night comedy takes a hit as  Jimmy Kimmel gets can...