<p>This week,&nbsp;<strong>Andy Zaltzman</strong>&nbsp;is joined by&nbsp;<strong>Josh Gondelman</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Anuvab Pal</strong>&nbsp;for an episode bursting with chaos, tangents, and stories so random they feel algorithmically generated.</p><p>As Andy prepares to fly to Australia for&nbsp;<strong>The Ashes</strong>, the big question is:&nbsp;<em>is he even slightly focused?</em>&nbsp;The evidence suggests no.</p><br><p>🎯&nbsp;<strong>TOP STORY – RANDOM NEWS ROUND-UP:</strong></p><p><br></p><ol><li>🏆&nbsp;<strong>Cheating Pub Quiz News</strong>&nbsp;— Move over Louvre heist! The latest great intellectual crime spree takes place in a British pub, and it involves phones, trivia, and moral collapse.</li><li>🪙&nbsp;<strong>American Coin News</strong>&nbsp;— The US Mint has been busy. Or weird. Or both. We examine America’s ongoing attempt to turn currency into a stand-up routine.</li><li>🤖&nbsp;<strong>Russian Robot News</strong>&nbsp;— Russia unveils a robot. Or a “robot.” Or a man in a tinfoil box. The details are, frankly, inconclusive.</li><li>🇺🇸&nbsp;<strong>Trump News</strong>&nbsp;— Because of course there is.</li></ol><p><br></p><p>A dizzying tour of the world’s oddest headlines — just another day at&nbsp;<em>The Bugle</em>.</p><br><p>🎧&nbsp;<strong>Support The Bugle!</strong>&nbsp;Become a Team Bugle subscriber for bonus episodes, exclusive video editions, and a warm sense that you’ve chosen the correct timeline:&nbsp;<a href="http://thebuglepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thebuglepodcast.com</a></p><p>📺 Watch&nbsp;<strong>Realms Unknown</strong>&nbsp;on YouTube.</p><br><p>Produced by&nbsp;<strong>Chris Skinner</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Laura Turner</strong>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Bugle

The Bugle

Andy's Random News Balls

NOV 19, 202548 MIN
The Bugle

Andy's Random News Balls

NOV 19, 202548 MIN

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<p>This week,&nbsp;<strong>Andy Zaltzman</strong>&nbsp;is joined by&nbsp;<strong>Josh Gondelman</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Anuvab Pal</strong>&nbsp;for an episode bursting with chaos, tangents, and stories so random they feel algorithmically generated.</p><p>As Andy prepares to fly to Australia for&nbsp;<strong>The Ashes</strong>, the big question is:&nbsp;<em>is he even slightly focused?</em>&nbsp;The evidence suggests no.</p><br><p>🎯&nbsp;<strong>TOP STORY – RANDOM NEWS ROUND-UP:</strong></p><p><br></p><ol><li>🏆&nbsp;<strong>Cheating Pub Quiz News</strong>&nbsp;— Move over Louvre heist! The latest great intellectual crime spree takes place in a British pub, and it involves phones, trivia, and moral collapse.</li><li>🪙&nbsp;<strong>American Coin News</strong>&nbsp;— The US Mint has been busy. Or weird. Or both. We examine America’s ongoing attempt to turn currency into a stand-up routine.</li><li>🤖&nbsp;<strong>Russian Robot News</strong>&nbsp;— Russia unveils a robot. Or a “robot.” Or a man in a tinfoil box. The details are, frankly, inconclusive.</li><li>🇺🇸&nbsp;<strong>Trump News</strong>&nbsp;— Because of course there is.</li></ol><p><br></p><p>A dizzying tour of the world’s oddest headlines — just another day at&nbsp;<em>The Bugle</em>.</p><br><p>🎧&nbsp;<strong>Support The Bugle!</strong>&nbsp;Become a Team Bugle subscriber for bonus episodes, exclusive video editions, and a warm sense that you’ve chosen the correct timeline:&nbsp;<a href="http://thebuglepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thebuglepodcast.com</a></p><p>📺 Watch&nbsp;<strong>Realms Unknown</strong>&nbsp;on YouTube.</p><br><p>Produced by&nbsp;<strong>Chris Skinner</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Laura Turner</strong>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>