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The Bugle remembers 2024

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The Bugle

Andy Zaltzman, Satire, Tiff Stevenson, Test Match Special, The Gargle, John Oliver, Hari Kondabolu, Nish Kumar, Chris Addison, Politics, Top Stories, The Last Post, News, Comedy, News Commentary, Alice Fraser, Urncast

4.86.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

A lot happened in 2024, some of it was very important (Glasgow's Willy Wonka exhibit), some of it less so (the US elections). We pick some highlights. Includes an exclusive unheard sports section with John Oliver.


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Featuring:

Andy Zaltzman

John Oliver

Alice Fraser

Nish Kumar

Nato Green

Helen Zaltzman

Josh Gondelman

Ahir Shah





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0:00.0

The Bugle.

0:14.1

Hello, buglers. I am Andy Zaltzman, and this is the year 2025.

0:18.6

A year they said would never happen.

0:21.3

They did...

0:21.8

I'm not sure they did say that.

0:23.3

Anyway, but it's a year in which things will almost certainly take place.

0:27.0

But what things will they be?

0:28.6

Well, I'm glad to say we will have exclusive coverage of the year 2025 here on the bugle.

0:33.7

But before that, in this, Bugle issue 4,326 sub-episode R, for review of 2024, we have our

0:40.5

exclusive review of 2024. In many ways, 2024 was an all-action prequel to this new blockbuster

0:48.2

of year 2025, and like so many prequels and sequels, one has already disappointed,

0:53.2

and the other will almost certainly follow suit. But before we start our review, however, some quick housekeeping,

0:58.0

and what a house we have, firstly, the bugle survives purely on your donations. So if you want

1:03.4

to help keep the bugle free, flourishing, independent and devoid of advertisements,

1:07.8

go to the buglepodcast.com and click on the donate button. Thank you to everyone

1:11.8

who has already contributed to our voluntary subscription scheme and enable the bugle to retain

1:17.5

its position as the longest running and only audio newspaper for a visual world in the world.

1:23.7

Also, I'm on tour with my stand-up show, the Zaltgeist. Thanks to everyone who came to see the

1:27.5

2024 version, the 2025 version. We'll kick off on Saturday the 11th in Cambridge, then Sunday

1:32.6

the 12th in Cheltenham. And for all the other dates running through to, well, may now, go to

1:37.1

and I'll see all of you.com.com. And I will see all of you there. Right, 2024. Let's do this month by month, shall we, in the traditional chronological order,

1:45.2

starting with strap in January.

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