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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 major trial and some truly diplomatic chaos. But why are they targeting dweebs called Chris? And does this extend to The Bugle’s own producers? (We hope not, Chris.)

🇺🇸 US NEWS: No Kings! Americans are once again protesting monarchy — real, imagined, and symbolic. It’s a weird time to love liberty and hate coronations.

🤸 SPORTS NEWS: Indonesia has banned Israel from gymnastics competition, sparking debates that require some serious mental gymnastics to follow.

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Produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner.

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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 weird world of AI, where influencer Tilly Norwood is reshaping tech headlines, ethics, and possibly humanity’s sanity.

🦁 In animal news, we meet pescatarian lions — proving that even apex predators can try a new diet (or are just really bad hunters).

👮‍♂️ And in South Korea, a holographic police officer is now on duty. Finally, a cop who can’t arrest you but can give you nightmares.

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This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Jena Friedman and Ria Lina for an episode full of sub-zero headlines. With Trump's ICE on the loose, shifting climate cycles and unruly vandalism the trio plod their way through a bombardment of moral twist and turns.

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Produced by Laura Turner, Chris Skinner and Ross Ramsey-Golding.

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Humans in space, Bees on earth and Kim in Russia. Telling jokes about these things: Andy Zaltzman (now officially sexy), Chris Addison and Alice Fraser.

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This episode was presented and written by:

• Andy Zaltzman
• Alice Fraser
• Chris Addison

And produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner

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What's the point in the G20? Why is 'Bharat' controversial? Why did Brit's care about the latest convict escape? And who needs brittle concrete? Andy answers all these questions (and more) with Tom Ballard and Nish Kumar.

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This episode was presented and written by:

• Andy Zaltzman
• Nish Kumar
• Tom Ballard

And produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner

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We're back, with a visit to the G20 summit, and ponder India's role in the world. Including: Why would India fly a rocket to the sun? Also, the writers strike is happening, and what is a lion doing on the loose in Karachi?

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This episode was presented and written by:

• Andy Zaltzman
• Alice Fraser
• Anuvab Pal

And produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner

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Andy is recovering from the cricket so here are some brand new sections we held back, just in case, featuring Chris Addison, Hari Kondabolu, Alice Fraser and Anuvab Pal. AI, mad science and Orcas all make the cut.

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The Bugle was presented and written by...

Andy Zaltzman

Hari Kondabolu

Chris Addison

Alice Fraser

Anuvab Pal

And produced by...

Chris Skinner and Laura Turner

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It's the last episode of The Bugle before the summer hiatus and it is getting hot in here as the world melts in searing heat. Will there be a world left by the time we plan to return?

Away from climate collapse, the EU are dishing out hazardous chemicals, India are escaping the planet by sending a rocket to the moon, and Novak Djokovic is still bouncing his tennis ball.

Listen to the latest Bugle Ashes Zaltzcast and buy our new book: https://thebuglepodcast.com

The Bugle was presented and written by...

Andy Zaltzman

Nish Kumar

Chris Addison

And produced by...

Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter

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Nato, sort of, commits to Ukraine, it's Zuck v Musk and major India news as high speed trains take on goats. Plus, a reading from D'Ancey LaGuarde!

Listen to the latest Bugle Ashes Zaltzcast and buy our new book: http://thebuglepodcast.com

The Bugle was presented and written by...

Andy Zaltzman

Alice Fraser

Anuvab Pal

D'Ancey LaGuarde

And produced by...

Chris Skinner and Laura Turner

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Why is the world literally breaking off it's own axis? What next for Jair Bolsonaro? What's up the US Supreme Court (other than the obvious)? And Why is Australia burying both its heads, and waste, in the sand?

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The Bugle was presented and written by...

Andy Zaltzman

Tom Ballard

Josh Gondelman

And produced by...

Chris Skinner and Laura Turner

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