This week on The Bugcast: Melania, Artemis II, don’t feed the birds, Take Back Power, and eight tracks of Creative Commons music.
Songs played Living Dead Rod – Sky’s The Limit – from France – source * José dos Choios – Imperfecto – from Spain – source * Wild & Free – Gold In Their Eyes – from Germany – source * Night Woodpeckers – XiaoLongBao – from Russia – source * Loveshadow – Be The Change (feat. Snowflake, cdk) – from Birmingham, UK – source * Earth’s Bones – Ritual – from France – source * Forget The Whale – Stay – from Jersey City, NJ – source * Laurence Danova – Real To Me* – from Ottawa, Canada – source
Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking
Topics* Sky News: Melania Trump impromptu conference * Sky News: Artemis II imminent splashdown * BBC News: Want to help garden birds? Don’t feed them in warmer months, says RSPB * The Independent: Ministers pledge £90m to help save birds, beavers and beetles from extinction * Take Back Power – Tax the rich to fix Britain
Upcoming events Podcrawl Post Easter 2026 on Saturday 11 April from 18:00 UK time * 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 June.*
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* The next show will be episode 894 which will be streamed live on Friday 17 April 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1)*.
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