The Bugcast

Award-winning music and chat from South Yorkshire in the UK

The Bugcast is a music podcast hosted by Dave & Caroline Lee, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Dave & Caroline Lee hosts The Bugcast, a music show with 20 episodes published.

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  Episode #907

  #907 Vaguely Relatable Yapper

  Aug 14, 20261h 13m

  This week on The Bugcast: amateur radio, wildfire alerts, train derailments, Idle Fantasy, Jason Arday, and eight tracks of Creative Commons and independent music. Songs played H.I.M. – I’m Not The Flame – from Russia – source Kris Dee – Runaway (feat. Laura Wibberley-Wood) – from Essex, UK – source Signed In Black – Down Again – from Russia – source Alex Freem – Wishful Thinking – from USA – source Foresister – Дискотека – from Ukraine – source Complicated People International – My Turn To Turn – from USA – source Ed Napoli – Copo Virado – from Brazil – source Strange Pink – Boys Club – from Hull, UK – source Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking Topics Caroline is now a licensed amateur operator; callsign M6VRY Radio adventures on Monday BBC News: Millions sent wildfire emergency phone alert warning against ‘any activity that could start a fire’ BBC News: Weekend cancellations after East Sussex train derailment BBC News: Derailed Essex train leads to travel chaos Idle Fantasy Update BBC News: Jason Arday, ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row, found dead Announcements Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed. The next show will be episode 908 which will be streamed live on Friday 21 August 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1) . Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join (you’ll need a Telegram account) 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 PaulT (Radio Els Mussols) for the use of their Icecast server The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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  Episode #906

  #906 Post Manc

  Aug 7, 20261h 13m

  This week on The Bugcast: Manny Martinez, William Orbit, Jimmy Cricket, Glen Hansard, amateur radio, TuxJam Half-Cut, and eight tracks of Creative Commons and independent music. Songs played Strange Pink – Pencil Chewer – from Hull, UK – source NSFW Carosone – Alex (feat. Aussens@iter, Colin M) – from Europe – source So Said Mende – I Didn’t Authorise That – from Australia – source NSFW Ridgewell – Flavour of the Month – from Ipswich, UK – source DID – Feel The Love (feat. Junior Paes) – from France – source MorWeen – Stone Reminders – from Paris, France – source Salanje – Follow The Monkey – from Germany – source Anyone’s Guess – Re_Tep (Point) – from Orlando, FL – taken from the album Point:Counterpoint NSFW Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking Topics Facebook: Manny Martinez from Anyone’s Guess has died BBC News: Madonna and Blur producer William Orbit dies aged 69 BBC News: Comedian Jimmy Cricket dies aged 80 BBC News: Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash Moo passes her Foundation exam Idle Fantasy TuxJam Half-Cut review Announcements Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed. The next show will be episode 907 which will be streamed live on Friday 14 August 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1) . Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join (you’ll need a Telegram account) 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 PaulT (Radio Els Mussols) for the use of their Icecast server The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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  Episode #905

  #905 Choose life.

  Jul 24, 20261h 10m

  This week on The Bugcast: Kevin Keegan, Brian Doerksen, Trainspotting, reviews, and eight tracks of Creative Commons and independent music. Songs played Dreamonizer – It’s the Statin Skank (feat. Frank Adipose and James Gracilis) – from Den Helder, The Netherlands – source Ridgewell – The Old Ways – from Ipswich, UK – source Jass Manak – Girlfriend – from Lahore, Pakistan – source John Dada & The Weathermen – Thousand Miles Away – from Paris, France – source Sammy Vulcano – The Wrong Road – from USA – source Omar – Sogno Finito Male – from Italy – source Stephen Kohler – Paintbrush – from Chicago, IL – submitted by August Forte from NoVo Management and Publicity Terrorifika – Detras De Las Montañas – from Spain – source Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking Topics BBC News: Newcastle, Liverpool and England legend Keegan dies Express: Canadian singer-songwriter Brian Doerksen dies Trainspotting: The Musical Reviews by critics vs the public (mini rant) Feedback from Al and Jason Upcoming events TuxJam Half-cut on Saturday 1 August in Manchester, UK Announcements Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed. There will be no show next week. Therefore, the next show will be episode 906 which will be streamed live on Friday 7 August 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1) . Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join (you’ll need a Telegram account) 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 PaulT (Radio Els Mussols) for the use of their Icecast server The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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  Episode #904

  #904 Dah Dits (– ..- … .. -.-.)

  Jul 17, 20261h 1m

  This week on The Bugcast: amateur radio, theatre, fathers’ day, and eight tracks of independent and Creative Commons music. Songs played Lupopedia – Du Liebst Mich – from Germany – source John Dada & the Weathermen – To The Sun – from Paris, France – source Luca Caperna – Cieli Blu – from Italy – source Lorenzo’s Music – Rain In Purple Frontiers – from Madison, WI – source Anonymous Girl – Vieni Prima Di Me – from Italy – source Blue Swerver – Tasky – from Hackney, UK – source Rewel Acosta Rivera – Muneca De Papel – from Puerto Rico – source Jeanpool – One Last Dance (radio edit) – from Leeds, UK – source Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking Topics BBC News: Brenda Fricker dies at 81 Can’t beat them, join them (Caroline is going for Foundation License) Funny Money Stage Show (with Alex) School’s out for summer! Belated Father’s Day gift Help us find music – artists send us your songs ! Bad luck England team Upcoming events TuxJam Half-cut on Saturday 1 August in Manchester, UK – details to follow Announcements Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed. The next show will be episode 905 which will be streamed live on Friday 24 July 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1) . Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join (you’ll need a Telegram account) 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 PaulT (Radio Els Mussols) for the use of their Icecast server The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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  Episode #903

  #903 Holding out for a hero

  Jul 10, 20261h 12m

  This week on The Bugcast: three departures, a lot of theatre, crazy politics, and eight tracks of Creative Commons music. Songs played The Fierce and the Dead – Shake Hands and Exit – from London, UK – source Sean Ferree – Hourglass – from Bloomington, IN – source Radioontheshelf – Private Investigator (feat. Admiral Bob) – from Earth – source Lele Rambelli – Sempre un Uomo – from Italy – source Jeris – Sing A Song (feat. Songboy3) – from New Mexico – source Livio Amato – The Exact Opposite Of You – from Italy – source Zep Hurme – Dance In The Rain (feat. Snowflake) – from Finland – source Strange Pink – My Friend And You – from Hull, UK – source Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking Topics BBC News: Tributes to singer Bonnie Tyler, who has died at the age of 75 BBC News: Police launch murder investigation into Ann Widdecombe’s death BBC News: Longest-serving Archers star Patricia Greene dies aged 95 CCJam: episode 75: Dr Groove Gang Wikipedia: Bat Out of Hell: The Musical Wikipedia: Ride the Cyclone Arty props brief for Beauty & The Beast Wikipedia: Cabaret (musical) London Pride Chris from Canada in London, but our London! Wikipedia: Dungeon Crawler Carl Wikipedia: 2026 Clacton by-election – Farage, a Bin, a Fox, and a Monster Raving Looney? Upcoming events TuxJam Half-cut on Saturday 1 August in Manchester, UK – details to follow Announcements Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed. The next show will be episode 904 which will be streamed live on Friday 17 July 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1) . Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join (you’ll need a Telegram account) 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 PaulT (Radio Els Mussols) for the use of their Icecast server The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

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