| The Bugle | |
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 Logo of The Bugle Podcast | |
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Andy Zaltzman |
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| Created by | |
| Language | English |
| Production | |
| Opening theme | "Tide of Empire" (George Chase) |
| No. of episodes | 575  |
| Publication | |
| Original release | 14 October 2007 |
| Ratings | 4.6/5 |
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| Website | http://www.thebuglepodcast.com/ |
The Bugle is a satirical news podcast, created by John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman in 2007. It is currently hosted by Zaltzman and a rotating cast of co-hosts including Alice Fraser, Nish Kumar, Anuvab Pal, Hari Kondabolu, Tom Ballard, Tiff Stevenson and Helen Zaltzman. It focuses on global news stories, especially about politics in the United Kingdom, United States, and India.
Oliver and Zaltzman co-hosted the podcast from 2007 to 2015, and Zaltzman has hosted it with a rotating set of co-hosts since a relaunch in September 2016. The podcast was initially produced independently and distributed by TimesOnline before becoming independent in 2011. It was part of Radiotopia from 2016 to 2018, when it switched to independent production funded by a voluntary subscription model.[1] As of April 2015, the podcast had received over 500,000 downloads a month.[2]
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