Listen "#881 Slithering into 2026"
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).
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
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).
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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