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Bugle 188 – Gentlemen, start your engines!

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

4.86.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2012

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

It's panic stations at the fuel pumps, as the public waste money that could be more wisely invested in a meal with the Prime Minister or funding a Republican candidate campaign. Failing that, a tepid working class pasty.

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0:00.0

Dancelaguard fans, you will be thrilled to know a book is coming out if you fund it via Unbound.

0:05.8

We are publishing the Dancelaguard Reader by Alice Fraser and Dancelaguard,

0:09.8

a glorious insight into the world of Dancelaguard, self-published romance maven,

0:14.8

and online bestseller. If you would like to find out how to support it, go to thebugelpodcast.com.

0:20.8

If we get enough support, we will publish the book. That's a real thing that's going to happen.

0:24.5

Thebugelpodcast.com to support the Dancelaguard Reader.

0:30.0

This is a podcast from thebugelpodcast.com.

0:44.2

Thebugel, audio newspaper for a visual world. Hello, viewers!

0:49.3

And welcome to issue 188 of Thebugel, the universe's leading audio newspaper for a visual world,

0:55.2

this week in stunning one-day sideways. I think it's our allocated dimension this week.

0:59.3

With me, Andy Zoltzman in London, and in New York, it's The Gandhi of Gangs,

1:04.6

The Mandela of Muth, The Lincoln of Laughter, The Pankhurst of Putdowns,

1:09.0

The Bieber of Bad in Arge, it's John Oliver.

1:12.7

Hello, Andy! Hello, Buglers! Andy, I met the largest human being

1:18.2

I've ever come into contact with this week. I met Shaq, Andy. Shaqelo Neil,

1:24.0

Shaq Stradamus, a one-man walking Shaq'sploitation film.

1:28.5

Most importantly, The Star of the Movie Kazam, a movie so bad, Andy.

1:33.2

So bad. Every time I watch it, I look for myself in it.

1:36.5

Apparently, he also played Basinball at some point too, but who cares about that?

1:40.4

He played a genie who appeared from a magic boom box.

1:46.1

Anyway, it was very exciting, but I tell you what, it was not nearly as exciting as Andy.

1:49.9

Seeing you in a batting cage a couple of weeks ago. On Andy's last day here in New York,

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