The Bugle, audio newspaper for a visual world.

Hello, Bugleers, and welcome to issue 4,224 of the Bugle audio newspaper for whatever

this planet is right now.

I've got no f**king audio anymore.

I'm Andy Zotsman sitting here in the shed of inescapable veracity and the purest fatfulness

known to humankind, which is not a high bar right now, but it's not a fact either, but

if anything that just highlights the uncertain, mendacious times, we've been living in since

humans first evolved.

Joining me to Haruspysize through the entrails of another week of global shittory from New

York City, it's Harry Kondabolu.

Hello, Harry, welcome back.

Thanks, Andy.

Thanks for having me back.

How's things state-side?

It's weird because whatever God or Darwin or whoever has planned for the end of the

world, it is quite a setup.

Do you know what I mean?

Like I was already like, okay, so it's going to be global warming, right?

Or is it going to be the pandemic?

And then also the nuclear element, oh my god, it's back on the table.

Like this is pretty, like this is how you set up a grand finale.

And the best thing about this kind of grand finale is that no one can complain after

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