A Mostly F***ING BLEAK-Free Bugle!
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This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by 'quibbling sibling' Helen Zaltzman and Josh Gondelman for a mostly F***ING BLEAK-free episode full of satire, jigsaw news and punctuation puns.
π¨π¦ In Canada news:
𧩠US-Canada trade war means jigsaw business owners are left picking up the pieces
π King Charles visits the colonies with promises of arming an ordinarily placid country
πΊπΈ In USA news:
βοΈ Big Beautiful Bill resolute in bid to reach Trump's desk
π€ Food 'sucked' at Trump's $148m meme coin dinner
π In Books and Language news:
π€ AI-generated summer reading list published in newspapers
οΌSemicolon usage on the decline
β οΈ In Light in the Darkness news:
βοΈ Solar panels in space to transmit electricity to Earth
π§ Feeling awe helps mental health
π§ Listen to our sci-fi and fantasy comedy show Realms Unknown hosted by Bugle favourite Alice Fraser, and pick up her book A Passion for Passion here: http://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown
Produced by Ped Hunter and Chris Skinner.
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