Lewis Hobba and Craig Quartermaine join host Alice Fraser for episode 157 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.

😵‍💫 Ayahuasca speech 

🥙 Kebab prices

🦟 Zombie cicadas

🥛 Raw milk  

🍝 Reviews

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Story 1: https://nypost.com/2024/05/09/us-news/osu-commencement-speaker-chris-pan-defends-viral-speech-he-wrote-on-ayahuasca/

Story 2: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/07/germans-grill-olaf-scholz-over-soaring-cost-of-doner-kebabs

Story 3: https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4627259-zombie-like-fungus-could-turn-cicadas-into-saltshakers-of-death-this-summer-experts/

Story 4: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-12/raw-milk-enthusiasts-uncowed-by-bird-flu-risk-in-dairy

Written by Alice Fraser, Lewis Hobba and Craig Quartermaine

Produced by Ped Hunter, with executive production from Chris Skinner.

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Joz Norris and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 156 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.

🤖 Humans v bots 

📱 Candy Crush priest

🤑 Money dysmorphia

🐭 Disney remote work

🏃🏻‍♂️ Reviews

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Story 1: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/dead-internet-web-bots-humans-b2530324.html

Story 2: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/priest-accused-by-cops-of-spending-over-dollar40000-of-church-funds-on-candy-crush-and-pokemon-go-says-it-might-have-happened-because-hes-not-a-details-guy/

Story 3: https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/how-tiktok-is-wiring-gen-zs-money-brain-fc43ba6c

Story 4: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/disney-world-adult-visitors-increasingly-mix-remote-work-play-rcna149882

Written by Alice Fraser, Joz Norris and Alison Spittle

Produced by Ped Hunter, with executive production from Chris Skinner.

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Tiff Stevenson and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 155 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.

🌕 New moon

🦑 Squid mating

🐝 Bedroom monsters

🔥 Fire-spitting robo-dog

🍔 Reviews

🧑🏻‍🌾 D'Ancey LaGuarde!

Story 1: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2024/04/27/earths-new-second-moon-is-as-big-as-the-statue-of-liberty-and-we-now-know-its-origin/?sh=5871120c2ecb

Story 2: https://www.sciencealert.com/this-squids-birth-month-dictates-his-mating-strategy-for-life

Story 3: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68924955

Story 4: https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/25/flamethrower_robot_dog/

Written by Alice Fraser, Tiff Stevenson and John-Luke Roberts

Produced by Ped Hunter, with executive production from Chris Skinner.

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Athena Kugblenu and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for episode 154 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.

 Paintball security

 Salt crystal clouds

 Wayne bosses

 Internet sleuths

 Reviews

Story 1: https://newatlas.com/technology/paintball-security-paintcam-eve/

Story 2: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-secretive-experiment-released-salt-crystals-over-san-francisco-bay-could-it-help-curb-warming-180984099/

Story 3: https://www.404media.co/bad-amazon-bosses-wayne/

Story 4: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/09/online-sleuths-track-down-british-man-left-american-wife/

Written by Alice Fraser, Athena Kugblenu and Tom Neenan

Produced by Ped Hunter and Laura Turner, with executive production from Chris Skinner.

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Pierre Novellie and John Robertson join host Alice Fraser for episode 153 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.

⚡️ Tesla layoffs 

😵‍💫 Titanic PCP

🐕 Robo dogs

😤 Anger venting 

🍫 Reviews

Story 1: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68818113

Story 2: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/titanic-film-crew-drugged-in-1996-halifax-police-told-to-release-more-details-1.6844997

Story 3: https://news.gatech.edu/news/2024/04/03/good-dog-lassie-spirit-learns-walk-moon

Story 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p0hqff54/feeling-angry-venting-doesn-t-actually-help

Written by Alice Fraser, Pierre Novellie and John Robertson.

Produced by Ped Hunter, with executive production from Chris Skinner.

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Comedy duo Egg (Anna Leong Brophy and Emily Lloyd-Saini) join host Alice Fraser for episode 152 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!

✈️ Cartel king reviews

🧫 Tardigrade humans

🐟 Salmon truck crash

🐁 Mouse genitals leg

📱 Reviews

Story 1: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/06/cartel-king-kinahans-google-reviews-expose-travel-partners

Story 2: https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-splice-tardigrade-human-cells

Story 3: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/05/thousands-young-salmon-survive-oregon-truck-crash

Story 4: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-accidentally-made-a-mouse-grow-legs-in-place-of-genitals

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Eleanor Morton and brand-new guest editor Andy Matthews join host Alice Fraser for episode 151 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!

🏚 Hot property

🍆 AI penis scan

🌎 Fast spinning Earth

🍄 Gen Z hallucinogens

🐬 Reviews

Story 1: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/i-just-threw-them-there-real-estate-agent-accidentally-burned-down-house-ahead-of-open-house/news-story/a6b8e579fd87a4027ed8020bb1cccdbd

Story 2: https://www.calmara.ai/

Story 3: https://apnews.com/article/leap-second-subtract-melting-ice-clocks-74eaac47b9c429910723a604897032a4

Story 4: https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/62279/1/why-are-so-many-young-people-taking-hallucinogens

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Guest editors John Luke Roberts and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for episode 150 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!

🛒 Grocery prices

🐀 Marijuana rats

👉 Facebook poke

💊 Exercise pill

🔤 Reviews

Story 1: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/large-grocery-chains-took-advantage-220559321.html

Story 2: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rats-are-high-marijuana-stored-infested-new-orleans-police-evidence-ro-rcna143249

Story 3: https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-poke-feature-gen-z-2024-3

Story 4: https://futurism.com/neoscope/exercise-pill-updates

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Guest editors Alison Spittle and James Colley join host Alice Fraser for episode 149 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!

👩🏻‍💻 Work inequality

💦 P0rnhub ban

😴 Pilot naps

🖼 Student art

🍕 Reviews

Story 1: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/05/no-equality-for-working-women-in-any-country-in-the-world-study-reveals-world-bank-gender-gap

Story 2: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/15/pornhub-texas-age-verification-law/

Story 3: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pilots-fall-asleep-mid-flight-150-on-board-batik-air-indonesia/

Story 4: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/parents-fuming-after-montreal-area-teacher-allegedly-lists-students-art-for-sale-online-1.6761489

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Join host Alice Fraser and guest editors James Nokise and Laura Davis for episode 148 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!

🍔 Meat growth

👩🏻‍⚕️ NHS abuse

👨🏻‍🏫 AI teachers

🪫 Power drain

😫 Reviews

Story 1: https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-could-reduce-cultivated-meat-production-costs-by-up-to-90/

Story 2: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-england-staff-faced-more-than-84-000-cases-of-unwanted-sexual-behaviour-last-year-major-survey-finds-13089240

Story 3: https://www.axios.com/2024/03/06/ai-tools-teachers-chatgpt-writable

Story 4: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/07/ai-data-centers-power/

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Tiff Stevenson and Sami Shah join host Alice Fraser to get into the latest in beauty news, featuring:

🗿 Chad facing

💄 Tween makeup 

💐 Miss Universe

🌎 Climate cosmetics

💋 Beauty tips

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This week's stories:

Story 1: https://www.gq.com/story/chad-facing-gen-z-lip-sync-face

Story 2: https://mashable.com/article/sephora-tweens-teens-drunk-elephant

Story 3: https://amp.abc.net.au/article/103387806

Story 4: https://www.premiumbeautynews.com/en/trends-how-climate-change-will,23244

This episode was presented and written by Alice Fraser, Tiff Stevenson and Sami Shah

It was produced by Ped Hunter, with executive production from Chris Skinner

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