This week on The Bugcast: three departures, a lot of theatre, crazy politics, and eight tracks of Creative Commons music.
#903 Holding out for a hero
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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
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Special thanks go to
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- 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
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