Skip to content
Artwork for The Bugcast
The Bugcast · April 18 · 54 min

#894 Turning tide

This week on The Bugcast: Keir Starmer, National Haiku Day, Hungarian politics, and eight tracks of Creative Commons and independent music. Songs played Sébastien Gramond – Still Young Enough – from Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Rhone-Alpes, France – source Макс Ларин – Мне Не Хватает Одной Весны – from Russia – source Papy Poppers – In Dark Wood – from Nantes, France – source Klangwellen – Werte – from Germany – source Crystal Candy – Free Spirit (Slow Caribbean Remix) – from Paris, France – source Igor Pumphonia – Je t’aime – from St Petersburg, Russia – source Nithered – Let The Hare Run Right – from Leeds, UK – source Joshua W – Patience – from London, UK – source Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking Topics BBC News: Barri-starmer ‘staggered’ he was not told about failed vetting National Haiku, Day is today don’t you know, Haiku Foundation The Guardian: Magyar celebrates as Orbán’s 16-year rule ends Artist from Nithered: Tim Gomersall Art Upcoming events OggCamp will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UK It’s time to start submitting tracks for the Listeners Choice, episode 900 in June. Announcements There will be no show next week Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed. The next show will be episode 895 which will be streamed live on Friday 1 May 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1). Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join (you’ll need a Telegram account) Special thanks go to Our supporters! 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 The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

0:00-54:20

transcript

No transcript — this publisher did not publish one.

show notes

This week on The Bugcast: Keir Starmer, National Haiku Day, Hungarian politics, and eight tracks of Creative Commons and independent music.



Songs played

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Upcoming events

Announcements

  • There will be no show next week
  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 895 which will be streamed live on Friday 1 May 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1).
  • Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join
    (you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

  • Our supporters!
  • 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

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network


links29

more episodes

All episodes