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The Bugcast · May 16 · 1 hr 22 min

#896 42 billion listeners

This week on The Bugcast: AI hallucinations, Linux Lads, meeting friends, theatre, art exhibition, Eurovision, and eight tracks of Creative Commons and independent music. Songs played Khymeras – The End Of Time – from Italy – source texasradiofish – Redefine Cool (feat. The Concept of Energy, J Lang) – from Galveston County, TX – source Signed In Black – More Is Not Enough – from Germany – source Yris – Assomption – from France – source Alain Caylus – Full Water – from France – source Stefan Kartenberg – Die Polizei (feat. Kraftamt, Platinum Butterfly, Snowflake) – from Germany – source Duro Mambo – La Morena Mix – from Rancho Cucamonga, CA – source Rewob – Come Back To God (feat. reusenoise, Skill_Borrower) – from Earth – source Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking Topics “Loved by an estimated 42 billion monthly listeners…” Conisbrough’s bid for Town of Culture 2028 Linux Lads – OggCamp Special Meeting with fatfreddie and mrsfatfreddie RSC, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, The Unfriend Alex’s next theatre production, Dave is now a theatre technician Ravenfield Art Exhibition Conisbrough Park Run Eurovision Song Contest final – will it be the same show this year? Upcoming events Podcrawl Early Solstice 2026 on Saturday 13 June from 18:00 UK time TuxJam Half-cut on Saturday 1 August in Manchester, UK – details to follow It’s time to start submitting tracks for the Listeners Choice, episode 900 in June. Announcements There will be no show on Friday 29 May. Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed. The next show will be episode 897 which will be streamed live on Friday 22 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

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This week on The Bugcast: AI hallucinations, Linux Lads, meeting friends, theatre, art exhibition, Eurovision, and eight tracks of Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

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

Topics

  • “Loved by an estimated 42 billion monthly listeners…”
  • Conisbrough’s bid for Town of Culture 2028
  • Linux Lads – OggCamp Special
  • Meeting with fatfreddie and mrsfatfreddie
  • RSC, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, The Unfriend
  • Alex’s next theatre production, Dave is now a theatre technician
  • Ravenfield Art Exhibition
  • Conisbrough Park Run
  • Eurovision Song Contest final – will it be the same show this year?

Upcoming events

Announcements

  • There will be no show on Friday 29 May.
  • Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
  • The next show will be episode 897 which will be streamed live on Friday 22 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

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