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Guest editors James Colley and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 140 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!💭 Dream jobs🥪 Sandwich smuggle🧫 Gen Z germaphobes🥔 Crisp flavours🧰 ReviewsStory 1: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/lucid-dream-work-prophetic-ai-b2457929.htmlStory 2: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/fined-3300-for-chicken-sandwich-australia-border-control-say-import-permit-needed-fine-could-have-been-higher/ZOFZOY2O2JGT3J77CZQIBZFG44/Story 3: https://nypost.com/2023/11/27/lifestyle/half-of-gen-z-are-germaphobes-worried-about-infections/Story 4: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/02/the-weird-secretive-world-of-crisp-flavoursHOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE- Keep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donateCONTENTS00:00 Start02:05 Front cover03:14 Satirical cartoon03:34 Story 1: Lucid dream startup says people can work in their sleep10:13 Ads11:56 Story 2: NZ gran fined $3300 for bringing a chicken sandwich through border control16:39 Reviews22:24 Story 3: Half of Gen Z are germaphobes26:20 Story 4: Who decides which countries get which crisp flavours?36:14 Bye / Anything to plug?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest editors Alison Spittle and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 139 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics! Blood cell moustache Meta target teens Baby smells Friendship recession Reviews Story 1: https://auburnpub.com/partners/video-elephant/life-entertainment/entertainment/scientists-give-red-blood-cell-world-s-tiniest-moustache/video_979ce246-5df3-5f78-bd1f-5c1c8a388f7f.html?s=08Story 2: https://www.wsj.com/business/media/meta-designed-products-to-capitalize-on-teen-vulnerabilities-states-allege-6791dad5Story 3: https://www.insider.com/dior-releases-230-scented-water-for-babies-baby-skincare-2023-11?s=08Story 4: https://jingdaily.com/soul-social-app-china-friendship-recession/HOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE- Keep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donateCONTENTS00:00 Start01:42 Front cover02:42 Satirical cartoon03:28 Story 1: Scientists give red blood cell world's tiniest moustache08:26 Ads10:09 Story 2: Meta designed products to capitalise on teen vulnerabilities 16:09 Reviews20:07 Story 3: Dior releases $230 scented water for babies28:35 Story 4: How Gen Z app Soul is tackling China's 'friendship recession' 35:53 Bye / Anything to plug?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest editors Ian Smith and Eleanor Morton join host Alice Fraser for episode 138 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics! Ransomware theft  OpenAI firing Musk biopic Bat sex ReviewsStory 1: https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/11/ransomware-group-reports-victim-it-breached-to-sec-regulators/Story 2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67474879Story 3: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/20/caught-not-quite-in-the-act-church-cameras-reveal-bat-sex-ritualStory 4: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/elon-musk-biopic-a24-darren-aronofsky-1235787115/HOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE- Keep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donateCONTENTS00:00 Start01:47 Front cover02:23 Satirical cartoon02:46 Story 1: Ransomware group reports victim for not reporting theft07:04 Ads08:15 Story 2: Sam Altman controversially fired from OpenAI then rehired18:25 Reviews22:51 Story 3: Bats mate without penetration30:11 Story 4: Darren Aronofsky to direct Elon Musk biopic39:09 Bye / Anything to plug?  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest editors Joz Norris and Kai Samra join host Alice Fraser for episode 137 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!🐀 Rat imagination🦛 Invasive hippos👨🏻‍⚕️ Amazon healthcare 🚀 Space burial🚪 ReviewsStory 1: https://www.sciencealert.com/incredible-experiment-reveals-how-rats-use-their-imaginationStory 2: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03516-2Story 3: https://www.forbes.com/sites/saibala/2023/11/08/amazon-announces-new-benefit-for-prime-members-primary-care-services-for-9-per-month/Story 4: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/magazine/space-burial.htmlHOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE- Keep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donateCONTENTS00:00 Start01:55 Front cover02:18 Satirical cartoon03:06 Story 1: Incredible experiment reveals how rats use their imagination07:23 Ads10:53 Story 2: Colombia begins sterilising its invasive hippos16:57 Reviews21:47 Story 3: Amazon announces primary care services for Prime members29:11 Story 4: Space burials for rich people34:54 Bye / Anything to plug? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Married guest editors Laura Davis and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for episode 136 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!🔊 Wiggles deterrent 🤖 Musk's Grok AI🙈 ApeFest eyes🧑‍⚖️ Crypto fraud🦤 ReviewsStory 1: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-02/council-wiggles-hot-potato-homeless-bunbury/103049964Story 2: https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-announces-grok-a-rebellious-ai-without-guardrails/Story 3: https://gizmodo.com/bored-ape-nft-event-blinded-eyes-skin-burns-video-1850994930Story 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67281759HOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE- Keep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donateCONTENTS0:00 Start01:27 Front cover02:39 Satirical cartoon03:30 Story 1: The Wiggles demand Bunbury Council stop playing Hot Potato to disperse homeless people10:05 Ads10:55 Story 2: Elon Musk announces Grok, a rebellious AI without guardrails17:47 Reviews22:39 Story 3: NFT party attendees report burning eyes and vision loss from bright UV lights26:37 Story 4: 'Crypto King' Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of one of biggest financial frauds in US history33:36 Bye / Anything to plug? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Debutant Pierre Novellie and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for episode 135 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.All of the news, none of the politics!💦 Quantum sperm☄️ Asteroid container💣 Billionaire Zeppelin 🕸 Spiderworm silk🛌 ReviewsStory 1: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-caught-sperm-defying-one-of-the-major-laws-of-physicsStory 2: https://gizmodo.com/nasa-struggling-open-asteroid-sample-container-1850951047Story 3: https://spectrum.ieee.org/lta-airship-faa-clearanceStory 4: https://www.freethink.com/hard-tech/spider-dna-silkworms-kevlarHOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE- Keep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donateCONTENTS0:00 Start02:16 Front cover04:45 Satirical cartoon08:20 Story 1: Scientists caught sperm defying one of the major laws of physics13:36 Ads15:20 Story 2: NASA is struggling to open its asteroid sample container21:43 Reviews24:25 Story 3: Google founder's airship gets FAA clearance32:32 Story 4: Adding spider DNA to silkworms creates silk stronger than Kevlar37:54 Bye / Anything to plug? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tiff Stevenson and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 134 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.All of the news, none of the politics! Hunter gatherers Landlord villains  Amish phones ReviewsStory 1: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-theory-that-men-evolved-to-hunt-and-women-evolved-to-gather-is-wrong1/Story 2: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/magazine/tiktok-landlords-villians.htmlStory 3: https://www.boredpanda.com/amish-smart-phones-emergency-alert-system/HOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE- Keep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donateCONTENTS0:00 Start02:13 Front cover04:23 Satirical cartoon05:58 Story 1: The theory that men evolved to hunt and women evolved to gather is wrong13:33 Ads14:47 Story 2: The landlords of social media seem happy to play the villain25:07 Reviews31:13 Story 3: Amish men exposed as their phones rang during emergency alert test 38:02 Bye / Anything to plug? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alison Spittle and Kai Samra join host Alice Fraser for episode 133 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.All of the news, none of the politics! Climate crisis beer DNA hackers Army puking Therapy reactions ReviewsStory 1: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/10/business/hops-beer-europe-threatened-climateStory 2: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/7/23907330/23andme-leak-hackers-selling-user-dna-dataStory 3: https://gizmodo.com/darpa-concern-mixed-reality-headset-cognitive-attacks-1850925546Story 4: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23916475/apple-video-reactions-telehealth-therapy-awkward-simplepracticeHOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE- Keep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donateCONTENTS0:00 Start02:04 Front cover05:51 Satirical cartoon06:05 Story 1: The climate crisis is coming for your hoppy beer08:41 Ads10:39 Story 2: Hackers are selling the data of millions lifted from 23andMe's genetic database15:02 Reviews18:46 Story 3: DARPA's a bit concerned about tactical puking attacks23:45 Story 4: Apple's new video reactions are making therapy incredibly weird27:35 Bye / Anything to plug? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Ilic and Tiff Stevenson join host Alice Fraser for episode 132 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.All of the news, none of the politics! Influencer tourism Teens love LinkedIn ChatGPT ghostwriters Fake kidnapping ReviewsStory 1:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/vermont-town-banning-influencers-tourists-visiting-fall-foliage-rcna117413Story 2: https://www.thecut.com/article/why-teenagers-love-linkedin.htmlStory 3: https://thewalrus.ca/chatgpt-ghost-writers/Story 4: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/09/28/australia/australia-man-fake-kidnap-meet-mistress-intl-hnk/index.htmlHOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE- Keep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donateCONTENTS00:00 Start02:03 Front cover02:13 Satirical cartoon03:40 Story 1: Why Vermont town is banning influencers and tourists from visiting its fall foliage 11:30 Ads13:38 Story 2: Why teenagers love LinkedIn 20:59 Reviews23:29 Story 3: How ChatGPT is putting ghostwriters out of work 29:26 Story 4: Man who faked his own kidnapping to spend time with mistress ordered to pay police 34:16 Bye / Anything to plug? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joz Norris and Ania Magliano join host Alice Fraser for episode 131 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.All of the news, none of the politics!🐊 Swamp romp☁️ Cloud microplastics 🤖 Meta chatbots🚙 Kids' Court🌼 ReviewsHOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLEKeep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!Pre-order the D'Ancey LaGuarde Reader book here! http://l8r.it/DHhGAdvertise YOUR business on The Gargle with an Alice Fraser ad read. Contact hellobuglers@thebuglepodcast.comCONTENTS00:00 Start01:12 Front cover01:21 Satirical cartoon03:42 Story 1: Crocodile sex frenzy triggered by Chinook helicopters and thunder08:12 Ads10:39 Story 2: Scientists find microplastics are present in clouds15:25 Reviews20:14 Story 3: Meta is using celebrities to get you to like AI25:53 Story 4: Kids' Court anti-speeding initiative hailed a success30:48 Bye / Anything to plug? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.