This week on The Bugcast: Animal Crossing, UK politics, Ant and Dec, independent podcasting, AI, and eight tracks of Creative Commons music.







Songs played




Pete Progresso – That’s My Way – from USA – source



Don Calisto – Teorias – from Spain – source



Rewob – My Heart Beats For You (feat. DevynRose) – from Earth – source



Bob Wish – Taking The Long Way Now – from Italy – source



Radioontheshelf – From Two Directions (feat. Panu and the American Girls) – from Earth – source



DID – Chasing Forever (feat. Zozsky) – from France – source



Micaroni and Vulcano – To Be Or Not To Be – from USA – source



Hangover Files – Anna – from Spain – source




Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug LipsOutro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking



Topics




Animal Crossing: New Horizons update



BBC News: More rats flee the ship



BBC News: Police chief retires over Israeli fans ban row



BBC News: Ant and Dec launch their first podcast – a smart move or late to the party?



AI -assumptions of intelligence




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 883 which will be streamed live on Friday 16 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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