About this episode
Joz Norris and Ania Magliano join host Alice Fraser for episode 131 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the politics!
🐊 Swamp romp
☁️ Cloud microplastics
🤖 Meta chatbots
🚙 Kids' Court
🌼 Reviews
HOW TO SUPPORT THE GARGLE
- Keep The Gargle alive and well by joining Team Bugle with a one-off payment, or become a Team Bugler or Super Bugler to receive extra bonus treats!
- Pre-order the D'Ancey LaGuarde Reader book here! http://l8r.it/DHhG
- Advertise YOUR business on The Gargle with an Alice Fraser ad read. Contact [email protected]
CONTENTS
00:00 Start
01:12 Front cover
01:21 Satirical cartoon
03:42 Story 1: Crocodile sex frenzy triggered by Chinook helicopters and thunder
08:12 Ads
10:39 Story 2: Scientists find microplastics are present in clouds
15:25 Reviews
20:14 Story 3: Meta is using celebrities to get you to like AI
25:53 Story 4: Kids' Court anti-speeding initiative hailed a success
30:48 Bye / Anything to plug?
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Get every episode summarized
Each time The Gargle publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from The Gargle
194-year-old tortoise scam, AI learning to swear, and more on Meta!
The Gargle
The Fall of the Metaverse and the Rise of the Run-fluencer
The Gargle
Gambling on real-life events, a Pyro-Arachnid murderer and a James Patterson and...
The Gargle
The Science behind the Chin, Hershey's degrading Chocolate, and Book Red Flags!
The Gargle