#881 Slithering into 2026

03/01/2026 1h 13min Episodio 881
#881 Slithering into 2026

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Episode Synopsis

This week on The Bugcast: amateur radio, Christmas, dentistry, snakes, and eight tracks of Creative Commons music.



Songs played

Sunn – The Mystery Of Life – from Hradec Králové, Czechia – source

Micki McDonald – Turn Towards Me – from Virginia Beach, VA – source

Failed Millennials – Everything Is A Story – from Puerto Rico – source

Lenny Wiles Lionstar – Forgotten In The Blink Of An Eye – from Hex County, PA – source

Igor Pumphonia – Shining Bright – from St Petersburg, Russia – source

Kinematic – Letter – from Melbourne, Australia – source

Perséphone – Ailleurs – from Bagneux, France – source

Hangover Files – With You By My Side – from Spain – source


Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking
Topics
Alex is now a qualified Foundation Amateur Radio operator
Dave is going for his Intermediate Amateur Radio licence
Christmas
14:30 at 15:55 (a dentistry reference, in case you were wondering)
IMDb: Anaconda (2025)
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 May.

Announcements

Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
The next show will be episode 882 which will be streamed live on Friday 9 January 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (UTC).
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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
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