Top Stories!

In this episode of Top Stories we’re going all the way back to November 2007, near where all this started, and episode 6, where Andy and John discussed the Top Story of that week, the OPEC summit. There you go, what a show that was. If you wanna hear more and up to date all be it not exactly new news. Then why not listen at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. In this episode we’re going all the way back over a decade ago to issue 230, and the week commencing Monday 15th of April 2013, where Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver commemorated and berated the death of the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher. There you go, what a show it was. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories, this week we’re heading all the way back to 2012, and 27th of February where Andy and John Oliver discussed the Top Story that week, Dudes, and the news that men aren’t going extinct, well yet…Thanks, more classic clips tomorrow. Now go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. In this episode we're turning back the clocks all the way back to the 8th March 2013, where Andy and John Oliver discussed the passing of Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez and why he didn’t get a infamous Bugle fuckulogy!  There you go, what a show it was. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. We going back to 2023, and the 17th March where Andy was joined by Alice Fraser & Neil Delamere as they break the historical news that the world’s nations had agreed to protect oceans after a decade long talk. That was another Top Story. Thanks for listening. Now pop over the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. We’re going back, almost a decade now, to Monday 14th November 2016, as Andy, Hari Kondabolu and Producer Chris, talk about the result of the 2016 US Presidential Election  I know what you’re thinking now, I also want to listen to a newer episode of The Bugle, well I’m not stopping you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. This episode we’re heading to Monday 2nd April, and Episode 188. Where John and Andy discuss the news that the world’s roads come to a stand still as oil prices rise! Thanks, more classic clips tomorrow. Now go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. We're taking you all the way back, to ‘not’ quite the beginning but close enough, the 13th of June 2011. Where Andy and John discussed the Top Story that week, that tensions in the Middle East continue, and the Yemen crisis. That was another Top Story. Thanks for listening. Now pop over the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. This episode I’m taking you back to 24th of May and issue number 4195, where Nato Green, Anuvab Pal and Andy discussed the breaking news of the tentative ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, after 250 people killed in a humanitarian catastrophe. I know what you’re thinking now, I also want to listen to a newer episode of The Bugle, well I’m not stopping you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories, We’re heading back to the not too distant past, Friday 19th of July 2021, and issue 4199. Joining Andy, was Alice Fraser and Anuvab Pal as they discuss the Top Story that week, temperatures across the world are getting hot, hot, HOT! Thanks, more classic clips soon.  Now go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. In this episode we’re heading back to our live stream episode, issue 4188 back on 27th of March 2021. The Top Story that week, Global trading halts due as a ship draws a penis in the Suez canal! There you go, what a show that was. If you wanna hear more and up to date all be it not exactly new news. Then why not listen at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories! We're heading back to the start of 2021, where Andy was joined by Nish Kumar and Alice Fraser, and they had festive leftovers from the Bugle review of 2020. That was another Top Story. Thanks for listening. Now pop over the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. In this episode we travel back an over half a decade ago, to the 150th anniversary of the relaunch of The Bugle. Andy was joined by Nish Kumar, and Hari Kondabolu, as they find themselves suffering from cabin fever during the Covid-19 lockdown!Thanks, more classic clips tomorrow. Now go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories, the show where we go back through the Top Story from a previous Bugle. We’re heading back to episode 23 now, when Andy and John delved into the growing story of the ‘rigged’ Zimbabwean elections after they were thrown into chaos with the results of the election delayed. Mugabe up to his own tricks again? Thanks for listening, more classic clips soon.  Now go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories. We’re heading all the way back to 2009, 27th of April. As Andy and John have are arms twisted to talk about the US torture truths in issues 71, Top Story! That was another Top Story. Thanks for listening. Now pop over the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories! Issue number 190 and John and Andy give an update on the US presidential race. As Rick Santorum, self sacrifices his own campaign. Like what you hear? Well the Bugle is on tour, right now! Come see us. Buy tickets at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories. It’s the year 2009, it’s the 26th of May, and it’s issue 75. Top Story, plain and simple, the closing of Guantanamo Bay! Hear more of our shows, and donate here: thebuglepodcast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories! We’re heading back to June 8th, 2022, to issue 4232, as Andy, Nato Green, and Hari Kondabolu explore continued civil-warring in America. There you go, what a show it was. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories. We jump back to the year 2023, March 31st as Andy is joined by Felicity Ward and Nish Kumar as they unravelled the breaking news that (then) former US president Donald Trump, became the first ever former US commander-in-chief to face criminal charges. Enjoy that? Why not subscribe to the Bugle for more up to date news of sadly the same stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories, this week we go all the way back to issue 18, 25th of February 2008, and the news that Cigar smoking, assassination dodging, Cuban Leader Fidel Castro is finally hanging up his dictators boots.If you like these and want more then please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories! In this episode of Top Stories we travel back in time to 2017 and issue 4054, as Andy is joined by sister Helen Zaltzman and Alice Fraser as they pick there icons of the year!  Thanks, more classic clips tomorrow. Go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories, This week we go back to 2022, the first Bugle of the new year. Andy was joined from across the other side of the globe by Alice Fraser and James Colley. Thanks for listening. Now pop over the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories, where we bring you the biggest news in the world years after it first happened. We’re going back to 22nd of August 2011, where John and Andy, struggling to pick one, delved into the Top Stories of that week, the US election, Idaho Butter recipes, and the ongoing developments in the future of Syria. If you enjoyed that why not pop over to the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. We jump back to issue number 82, as Andy and John discuss Freedom, Free Speech and the modern surveillance of the western world! If you wanna hear more and up to date all be it not exactly new news. Then why not listen at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Top Stories. This week we go back to the 6th of March 2023, where Andy was joined by Nato Green and Josie Long as they discussed Fox News getting themselves into hot water for misreporting the 2020 presidential election, doesn’t sound like them does it and did The Bugle have something to do with it? If you wanna hear more and up to date all be it not exactly new news. Then why not listen at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back to the year 2017, and live (back then) from London, Andy was joined by Nish Kumar and Tom Ballard. Breaking down the Top Story, of immigration and Brexit! Enjoy that? Subscribe to the Bugle now through our voluntary donation scheme at the bugle podcast dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’ve plucked issue 4257 out of the archive, to unravel the Top Story back in 24th of March, 2023, Andy is joined with Tiff Stevenson, and Josh Gondleman. The story in question Finland is too happy as they top the charts for a 6th year in a row! There you go, what a show it was. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the 12th of June 2017, and joining Andy to chronicle the world’s news that week was sister Helen Zaltzman, and Aparna Nancherla as they breakdown the aftermath of one of the most unconvincing victories in British political history it’s the 2017, June election! Enjoy that? Why not subscribe to the Bugle for more up to date news of sadly the same stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're going all the way back to almost where it all began, but not quite, issue 3, the 29th October 2007 and Andy and John Oliver, get their heads around the news that California is on FIRE! Enjoy that? Why not subscribe to the Bugle now through our voluntary donation scheme at the bugle podcast dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to TS, we're jumping back in time to the year 2011, Monday 14th of November. To revisit the Top Story, that Italian Scalian, Silvio Berclusoni being forced out of office, disappointingly just due to the Italian economy. An end of an era.     Thanks, more classic clips soon.  Now go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the 28th of January 2008, and John and Andy delve into the Top Story of the week, is the world is on the brink of an economic meltdown?  What a show. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We jump back back in time to May 2014. Where Andy and John, discuss another dramatic week for Ukraine, as eastern citizens vote in a referendum that Russia states it won’t even recognise.Go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We head back to issue 4133, Friday 13th of December 2019. Andy was joined by Mark Steel, Anuvan Pal and Alice Fraser for a post election special! As Boris Johnson pips Corbyn to No.10. Enjoy that? Subscribe to the Bugle now through our voluntary donation scheme at the bugle podcast dot com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re travelling back to the year 2013, and Cyprus is in big trouble. Who’s going to bail them out? Well we know that now, don’t we.  Enjoy that? Why not subscribe to the Bugle now through our voluntary donation scheme at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's delve into the archive is taken from a mix of our 15th Anniversary live shows in Birmingham & Glasgow, with Bugle legends, Helen Zaltsman, Nish Kumar, Alice Fraser, Nato Green and Neil Delamere. The Top Story the same as the Top Stories either side of this issue, Britain is Fucked! There you go, what a show it was. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let’s go back to 22nd of December 2008 now. Andy and John, get into the Christmas spirit with the news of the viral internet moment of President Bush having a pair of shoes thrown at him…it’s Bugle issue 57! What a show it was. If you enjoyed that why not help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In December 2009, John and I woke up elated to the news that many Italians felt was coming, Berlusconi had just been hit by a ceramic Duomo di Milano. Enjoy that? Subscribe to the Bugle now through our voluntary donation scheme at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories, it’s time to visit Bugle issue 263, back on the 24th of March, 2014. Crimea are having an identity crisis, it’s a confusing time, as tensions between the US and Russia grow. I guess it goes to show you somethings never change. I know what you’re thinking now, I also want to listen to a newer episode of The Bugle, well I’m not stopping you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back again to the year we hosted the Olympics, 2012 and it’s a dark day as Wikipedia, Reddit and the Cheezburger network go down over SOPA laws. There you go, what a show it was. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Top Stories, it’s Monday 16th of July 2012, and it's the return of bunga bunga party specialist, Silvo Berlusconi. Like what you hear? Follow us on TikTok - where you can find even more things Bugle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re going back to the year 2012, the 7th of May. Join Andy and John reminisce about the one year death-aversary of Osama Bin-Laden and the lack of celebratory stationary. That was another Top Story. Thanks for listening. Now pop over the mothership and listen to the last Bugle podcast. It’s like Top Stories, but longer and newer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a family affair Top Stories this week! As Andy is I’m joined by his sister Helen Zaltzman, as they catch up on what IMDB did for International Women’s Day, and their introduction to their new ‘F’ rating. Thanks for listening, more classic clips soon. Now go listen to the latest Bugle, in your feed now! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top Stories! On January 13th, 2012, Andy and John, tucked into the Great British Bullshitery, and got their teeth into the studies that Great Britain is full of liars! There you go, what a show it was. Now please help us stay alive by donating at thebuglepodcast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re going all the way back to the year, 2013. To the month of September to episode 245!Enjoy that? Subscribe to the Bugle now through our voluntary donation scheme at thebugle.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Let’s visit August 2021 now…. Alice Fraser and Tiff Stevenson joined Andy to explore the collapse of an entire nation. It’s Bugle issue - 4202 - Worst Comeback EVER.Hear more of our shows, buy our book, and help keep us alive by supporting us here: thebuglepodcast.com/This episode was produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re going way back now to January 2008. Andy and John had much to discuss as President Bush continued his meddling in the Middle East. It’s Bugle issue 12.Hear more of our shows, buy our book, and help keep us alive by supporting us here: thebuglepodcast.com/This episode was produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November 2022 now, and a live Bugle - just as the UK was reeling in the wake of Liz Truss. Helen Zaltzman and Nish Kumar joined Andy for Bugle issue 4245 - The Sistine Chapel: The Original PornHub.Hear more of our shows, buy our book, and help keep us alive by supporting us here: thebuglepodcast.com/This episode was produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In November 2020 Andy was joined by Nish Kumar and Nato Green as the world tried to get its head around an incomprehensible US election. It’s Bugle issue 4172, Satan Destroys America!Hear more of our shows, buy our book, and help keep us alive by supporting us here: thebuglepodcast.com/This episode was produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re going back to February 2009 and Producer Tom was at the Helm for a reflective Bugle. Some of Andy and John’s previously unheard clips made up Bugle issue 64A - Appendage.Hear more of our shows, buy our book, and help keep us alive by supporting us here: thebuglepodcast.com/This episode was produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March 2022 now, and Andy was with Mark Steel and Hari Kondabolu to reflect on Volodymyr Zelensky's plea to US Congress. It’s Bugle issue 4224, Zelensky's Tight 16.Hear more of our shows, buy our book, and help keep us alive by supporting us here: thebuglepodcast.com/Listen to Producer Chris on Mildly Informed https://www.youtube.com/@MildlyInformedPodThis episode was produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.