The Bugle, Audio Newspaper for a visual world.

Hello, buglers, and welcome to issue 4,349 of The Bugle, the the audio newspaper which has been chronicling our visual world since 2007.

Have things got better in that time? Not entirely.

Is the Bugle responsible for the failure of humanity to surf its own wave of technological genius and social enlightenment to the summit of the Kilimanjara progress?

No, almost certainly not. Maybe a little bit, but not primarily.

I am Andy Zaltzman reporting to you live from Bugle Central Newscast Room. Well, the shed in my garden.

It's the 21st of July 2025. And joining me today, firstly, from London, it's Ria Lina.

Hello, Ria. Good afternoon. Hi. I don't think Beagle's responsible either.

I think it's my fault.

I mean, it's good that someone is finally fronting up for the state of the planet as it's declined since 2007.

Joining us also from, of all places, Michigan in the USA.

Welcome back, Jenna Friedman. Hello, Jenna.

Hi, it's so nice to be here. Yes, I am in Michigan at the moment.

It's geologically sound compared to the West Coast and the East Coast.

You know, this is really where it's going to be in 20 years when all the coasts are underwater.

It is literally the state that has everything.

We are recording on the 21st of July 2025.

On the 22nd of July 1903, it was a bad day to put all your money into horse futures

because on the 23rd of July 1903, the Ford Motor Company sold its first car and the

bottom fell out of the horse industry, frankly.

On the 24th of July 1911, Hiram Bingham III rediscovered the lost city of Machu Picchu, leading to people to question

what was it and why? It's very hard to say, the Inca's were very good at not leaving a paper

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