This week on The Bugcast: digital IDs for kids, no more MTV, Twilight, bananas, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.


Songs played

* Lisitsyn – In Time (feat. Zara Arshakian) – from Russia – source

* Les Coureurs de Rempart – Les Fleurs Noires – from Grenoble, France – source

* Call To Panic – IA – from Doissin, France – source

* Damon Dovestar – Love Myself – from USA – source

* The Stereo Inspectors – Not Too Late (feat. Snowflake) – from Earth – source

* JJMillon – Resistiré – from Spain – source

* Cole Powell – Old Fashioned Stories – from Jayess, MS – source

* Danny Jacks – Бесконечный цикл – from Russia – source


Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking
Topics
BBC News: Government to consult on digital IDs for 13-year-olds
BBC News: MTV to axe its music TV channels in the UK
Twilight Saga-athon on Sunday
Etsy: Artist as dumb as a banana
Upcoming events
Podcrawl Early Winter 2025 on Saturday 15 November 2025 from 18:00 UK time
OggCamp will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UK

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
* The next show will be episode 872 which will be streamed live on Friday 17 October 2025 at 21:30-ish UK time (UTC+1).
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Special thanks go to

Our supporters!
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 for hosting the media files
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server
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