This week on The Bugcast: farewell to two of Starfleet’s finest, theatre trips, days out, and eight tracks of Creative Commons music.
Songs played
Arom (https://arommusic.bandcamp.com/) – Étourneau – from Paris, France – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/1920675/etourneau)
I.A.N (https://www.jamendo.com/artist/498260/i-a-n) – Madness – from France – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2014661/madness)
Низам DRedd (https://nizamdredd.com/) – Районы – from Almaty, Kazakhstan – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2348304/raiony)
Caleb Lemond (https://www.jamendo.com/artist/588550/caleb-lemond) – Rhythms of Love – from USA – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2148563/rhythms-of-love)
Joshua W (https://www.jamendo.com/artist/487529/josh-wales) – Home Is On The Road – from London, UK – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2347388/home-is-on-the-road)
Emily Gloria (https://www.jamendo.com/artist/607312/emily-gloria) – Good Morning – from USA – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2350046/good-morning)
Loveshadow (https://ccmixter.org/people/Loveshadow) – Box (The Anniversary Mix) (feat. Madam Snowflake) – from Birmingham, UK – source (https://ccmixter.org/files/Loveshadow/71315)
John Dada & the Weathermen (https://www.john-dada.com/) – Break Down – from Paris, France – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2332533/break-down)
Intro: Chris Juergensen (https://chrisjuergensen.com/) – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall (https://markmarshall.com/) – Man Walking
Topics
BBC News: Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov, dies aged 90 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv0ldjzg9xppo)
BBC News: Legendary Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart dies aged 86 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq23dve8dgv9t)
Podcrawl Autumn 2026
The Deep (https://www.thedeep.co.uk/)
Heathers the Musical (https://heathersthemusical.com/uk-ireland-tour/tour-dates-uk-ireland/)
Doncaster Little Theatre: Unhappily Ever After (https://doncasterlittletheatre.co.uk/events/unhappily-ever-after/)
Al and Rainy
Hacker Public Radio: hpr4734 :: HPR Beer Garden 20 – TuxJam Half-cut Special (https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4734/index.html)
TuxJam 132 Half-cut (https://tuxjam.otherside.network/tuxjam-132-half-cut/)
Upcoming events
Podcrawl Christmas 2026 (https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/) on Saturday 19 December from 18:00 UK time
Announcements
Please leave us feedback (https://thebugcast.org/2026/10/31/917-starfleet-loses-two-greats/#respond) on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
The next show will be episode 918 which will be streamed live on Friday 6 November 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT, UTC).
Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join (https://thebugcast.org/telegram)
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Special thanks go to
Our supporters (https://thebugcast.org/support)!
The artists for allowing us to play their music.
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.
Internet Archive (https://archive.org/) for hosting the media files
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server
PaulT (Radio Els Mussols) for the use of their Icecast server
TildeRadio (https://tilderadio.org/) for the use of their Icecast server
The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network (https://otherside.network/)
24 Oct 2026
#916 Hazycast
This week on The Bugcast: beer festival, preparing for the worst, amateur radio in an emergency, Heathers, NaPodPoMo, and eight tracks of Creative Commons music.
Songs played
H.I.M. (https://www.jamendo.com/artist/606142/h-i-m) – A.R.I.N.A. – from Russia – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2333424/a-r-i-n-a)
Perséphone (https://persephone4tet.bandcamp.com/) – Si et seulement si – from Bagneux, France – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2295439/si-et-seulement-si)
John Dada & The Weathermen (https://www.john-dada.com/) – Lullaby – from Paris, France – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2332538/lullaby)
Arom (https://arommusic.bandcamp.com/) – Saveur – from Paris, France – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/1923587/saveur)
I.A.N (https://www.jamendo.com/artist/498260/i-a-n) – Our Evening – from France – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/1986283/our-evening)
Stefan Kartenberg (https://ccmixter.org/people/JeffSpeed68) – You Were A Puppet Master (feat. ScOmBer, Scomberella) – from Germany – source (https://ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/71274)
Townhouse Woods (https://townhousewoods.bandcamp.com/album/northern-threnody) – Clarity and Time – from St Paul, MN – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2346702/clarity-and-time)
Kevin S. (https://www.jamendo.com/artist/497933/kevin-s) – Wunderland – from Essen, Germany – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2348135/wunderland)
Intro: Chris Juergensen (https://chrisjuergensen.com/) – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall (https://markmarshall.com/) – Man Walking
Topics
Sheffield CAMRA: Steel City 50 Beer and Cider Festival (https://sheffield.camra.org.uk/scbf/)
gov.uk: Be Ready (https://beready.campaign.gov.uk/) campaign
RAYNET-UK: When networks go down RAYNET stays on air (https://www.raynet-uk.net/)
Heathers the Musical (https://heathersthemusical.com/uk-ireland-tour/tour-dates-uk-ireland/)
The Big Slurp: Dave is doing NaPodPoMo this year (https://thelovebug.org/slurp)
Upcoming events
Podcrawl Autumn 2026 (https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/) on Saturday 24 October from 18:00 UK time
Announcements
Please leave us feedback (https://thebugcast.org/2026/10/24/916-hazycast/#respond) on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
The next show will be episode 917 which will be streamed live on Friday 30 October 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT, UTC).
Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join (https://thebugcast.org/telegram)
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Clocks go back in the UK and Western Europe this weekend!
Special thanks go to
Our supporters (https://thebugcast.org/support)!
The artists for allowing us to play their music.
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.
Internet Archive (https://archive.org/) for hosting the media files
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server
PaulT (Radio Els Mussols) for the use of their Icecast server
TildeRadio (https://tilderadio.org/) for the use of their Icecast server
The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network (https://otherside.network/)
17 Oct 2026
#915 Us, culture, and beer
This week on The Bugcast: our us day, Yorkshire Wildlife Park, theatre, a teen assassin , and eight tracks of Creative Commons music.
Songs played
Hamidreza Ghorbani (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/hamidreza-ghorbani/) – Freedom – from Tehran, Iran – source (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/hamidreza-ghorbani/single/hamidreza-ghorbani-freedom/)
I.A.N (https://www.jamendo.com/artist/498260/i-a-n) – Hurt – from France – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/1986285/hurt)
mykleanthony (https://soundcloud.com/mykle-alexander) – I Just Wanna (feat. So Sha) – from USA – source (https://ccmixter.org/files/mykleanthony/71247)
Living Camboya (https://www.facebook.com/LCamboya/) – Pequeñas Victorias – from Spain – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2251909/pequenas-victorias)
Stefan Kartenberg (https://ccmixter.org/people/JeffSpeed68) – Unboxed Heart (feat. ScOmBer, Scomberella) – from Germany – source (https://ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/71278)
John Dada & the Weathermen (https://www.john-dada.com/) – Way Out – from Paris, France – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/2332525/way-out)
Boogie Belgique (https://boogiebelgique.bandcamp.com/) – Lucifer – from Brussels, Belgium – source (https://dustedwax.org/dwk217.html)
Avenger Kills (https://www.facebook.com/avengerkills) – Law Abiding Citizen – from Yaroslavl, Russia – source (https://www.jamendo.com/track/1813079/law-abiding-citizen)
Intro: Chris Juergensen (https://chrisjuergensen.com/) – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall (https://markmarshall.com/) – Man Walking
Topics
Us Day
BBC News: Yorkshire Wildlife Park fatal tiger attack – what we know so far (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9146j15gnggo)
The Lady Vanishes
Sheffield Theatres: Twelfth Night (https://www.sheffieldtheatres.co.uk/events/twelfth-night)
BBC News: Norwegian teen ‘hitman’ jailed over UK murder plot (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw8rzpl1ldkdo)
Upcoming events
Podcrawl Autumn 2026 (https://tuxjam.otherside.network/podcrawl/) on Saturday 24 October from 18:00 UK time
Announcements
Please leave us feedback (https://thebugcast.org/2026/10/17/915-us-culture-and-beer/#respond) on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
The next show will be episode 916 which will be streamed live on Friday 23 October 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1).
Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join (https://thebugcast.org/telegram)
(you’ll need a Telegram account)
Special thanks go to
Our supporters (https://thebugcast.org/support)!
The artists for allowing us to play their music.
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.
Internet Archive (https://archive.org/) for hosting the media files
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server
PaulT (Radio Els Mussols) for the use of their Icecast server
TildeRadio (https://tilderadio.org/) for the use of their Icecast server
The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network (https://otherside.network/)
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