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The Gargle
by The Bugle · English
From the makers of The Bugle, The Gargle returns with a comedic take on science and tech, with host Alice Fraser. Alice is joined every week by two great comics from across the globe, bringing 30 minutes of smart satire and hot takes. We are part of the Team Bugle subscriber channel. Sign up and get Ask Andy - our exclusive, extra monthly show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hack Attack!
A satirical “Bugle” science/tech roundup mixing real news with jokes about politics, climate, and modern systems.
5 Nov 2026 · 41m · 16 chaptersIs it a Bird, is it a Plane, no it's a Tree!
The Gargle (science/tech comedy) covers: a mistaken Amelia Earhart “plane” find that turns out to be a tree; “green” white dwarf stars and debates about naming; a “Pac-Man” enzyme that can break down…
22 Oct 2026 · 42m · 16 chaptersA future of Gene-Editing and AI generated Ghosts?
Gene editing of human embryos and its ethics/risks; a newly discovered Peruvian Andes lizard; “Schrödinger’s cart” fake online shopping in South Korea; AI “ghosts” (hallucinated citations/experts)…
8 Oct 2026 · 32m · 14 chapters2032 Olympics in Croc infested waters!
Satirical science/tech news roundup by The Gargle, focusing on Brisbane 2032 Olympics rowing in a crocodile river, mouse-human brain organoid research, hacked Flock traffic cameras, soil health…
23 Sep 2026 · 31m · 13 chapters‘Super’ Volcano under England
The Gargle (science/tech satire) covers: a debated “supervolcano” under England; sex differences in mapped fruit-fly brains; sea squirts as a potential anti-aging intervention; a “mini-universe”…
9 Sep 2026 · 38m · 20 chaptersGrief Treatment and the Robot Games!
A comedy-science discussion linking grief-exercise trends, celebrity/science trivia about Dolly Parton, privacy risks from “home butler” domestic robots using head cameras, and the rise of…
26 Aug 2026 · 35m · 12 chaptersThe Gargle LIVE
The Gargle LIVE is a live comedy-news episode hosted by Alice Fraser, with co-hosts Tom Neenan and Alison Spittle (both stand-up comedians/writers).
12 Aug 2026 · 40m · 22 chaptersAI chaos from leaks to lies
The Gargle episode “AI chaos from leaks to lies” mixes tech/science news with comedic reviews and commentary on AI, misinformation, and how “AI” claims often miss the mark.
29 Jul 2026 · 49m · 18 chaptersThe DEATH of Reading!
The episode mixes science/tech news with a debate about “The DEATH of Reading!” and then pivots to historical/earth science, sports tech controversy, fertility research, and a playful review segment.
15 Jul 2026 · 44m · 26 chaptersChaotic Pigeons are Redefining Human Understanding?
The Gargle episode mixes science/tech news with comedy, focusing on “chaotic” pigeons, plus headlines on nuclear clocks, stress-linked gut viruses and cancer, a personalized melanoma vaccine, and…
2 Jul 2026 · 37m · 14 chaptersJake the Rizzbot and a Social Media ban for Under 16s!
Satirical science/tech news with segments on (1) UK social media ban for under-16s, (2) El Niño replacing La Niña and worsening climate impacts, (3) “Jake the Rizbot” autonomous-style street robot in…
17 Jun 2026 · 31m · 13 chapters
Monkey Friends & Illegal Waste
The Gargle episode “Monkey Friends & Illegal Waste” is a satirical roundup of science/tech headlines plus comedic “reviews” and three main stories.
4 Jun 2026 · 37m · 15 chaptersA £200m Mystery London Zoo Donor!
This episode of The Gargle (satirical science/tech news) covers: a “new” anatomical system called the interstitium, a £20 million London Zoo animal hospital with a public viewing gallery, and a…
20 May 2026 · 41m · 14 chaptersIs it officially the death of our attention spans?
Satirical tech-news roundup about attention spans, child autonomy in self-driving cars, content censorship, surveillance, facial recognition, “dead internet” AI slop, and an AI-caused database…
7 May 2026 · 40m · 12 chaptersHow easy is it to trick AI?
How easy it is to trick AI (via a fake medical disease), plus other science/tech oddities: measuring “muon wobble,” faster-than-light “speed of darkness” singularities, millions of ground bees under…
23 Apr 2026 · 43m · 16 chapters194-year-old tortoise scam, AI learning to swear, and more on Meta!
News satire on science/tech and internet culture, covering (1) a viral scam involving the world’s oldest tortoise, (2) AI code tracking user frustration via swearing, (3) Meta/Facebook/YouTube held…
9 Apr 2026 · 31m · 11 chaptersThe Fall of the Metaverse and the Rise of the Run-fluencer
The metaverse’s collapse, “dopamine dressing” in wartime Odessa, the peptide/wellness injection craze, the rise of “run-fluencers,” and Chuck Norris’s death.
26 Mar 2026 · 31m · 10 chaptersGambling on real-life events, a Pyro-Arachnid murderer and a James Patterson and Mr Beast book collab!
A comedic take on science and tech hosted by Alice Fraser, featuring global comics for smart satire and hot takes.
12 Mar 2026 · 33m · 16 chaptersThe Science behind the Chin, Hershey's degrading Chocolate, and Book Red Flags!
is a comedic take on science and tech hosted by Alice Fraser, featuring insights and hot takes from various global comedians.
26 Feb 2026 · 46m · 17 chapters
The Gargle is BACK!
A comedic take on science and technology with a mix of smart satire and hot takes.
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