The Gargle
From the makers of The Bugle, this is a weekly show that skips the news pages and takes a sideways glance at the nonsense contained within the culture, celebrity, tech, science and advice sections of the news.
Alice Fraser is joined every show by two great comics from across the globe, bringing 30 minutes of smart satire alongside juvenile nonsense!
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 205
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
AI vs Mumsnet | Chicken cop | Bipolar diet
Josh Gondelman and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for episode 175 of The Gargle.
All of the news, with none of the politics.
👩👧👦 OpenAI vs Mumsnet
🐓 Chicken cop
🧠 Diet vs bipolar
📈 AI online prices
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Mushroom robot | AirTag detective | Beehives
James Colley and Jack Druce join host Alice Fraser for episode 174 of The Gargle.
All of the news, with none of the politics.
🍄 Mushroom robot
♻️ AirTag detective
🐝 Long lost beehives
📍 Child tracking
📱 On…
Corn sweat | Fish antidepressants | Petty woman
Killian Sundermann and AJ Lamarque join host Alice Fraser for episode 173 of The Gargle.
All of the news, with none of the politics.
🌽 Corn sweat
💊 Fish antidepressants
👋 Unemployment pride
👜 Petty woman
🏀…
Crayon smell | Snail news | Pavel Durov
Alison Spittle and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 172 of The Gargle.
All of the news, with none of the politics.
🖍 Crayon smell
🐌 Snail tax dodge
📮 Snail mail
💦 Pavel Durov
💇🏻♀️ Revi…
Spherical egg | Memory copies | Orgasm synesthesia
Ria Lina and Helen Zaltzman join host Alice Fraser for episode 171 of The Gargle.
All of the news, with none of the politics.
🥚 Spherical egg
🧠 Memory copies
🎨 AI copyright
😵💫 Orgasm synesthesia
✂️ Missi…
Water physics | Fox hunters | Dog perfume
Josh Gondelman and Athena Kugblenu join host Alice Fraser for episode 170 of The Gargle.
All of the news, with none of the politics.
💧 Water physics
🦊 Fox hunter rights
🐶 Dog perfume
⚫️ Clothing ban
🧐 Rev…
TV switch-off | Space mysteries | Snoopolympics
Joz Norris and Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall join host Alice Fraser for episode 169 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
📺 TV switch-off
🛰 Space mysteries
📱 TikTok sued
🐶 Snoopolympics
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Gig work | Mercury diamond | Olympics ceremony
Alice Tovey and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for episode 168 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
💰 Navy > gig work
💎 Mercury diamond
🇫🇷 Olympics ceremony
🇳🇴 Norwegian guilt
🥜 R…
Dick pic app | Cocaine sharks | Eton brick phones
John Robertson and Garrett Millerick join host Alice Fraser for episode 167 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
🍆 Dick pic app
🦈 Cocaine sharks
👩🏻💻 College to corporate
📱 Eton bri…
Legislating LOLs | Enhanced Games | Child labour
Siân Docksey and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for episode 166 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
😂 Legislating LOLs
💉 Enhanced Olympics
🤖 Security robot
🤳 Child labour
👩❤️👩 …
Romance Novels | Emotional AI | Porridge
Chloe Petts and Steve Bugeja join host Alice Fraser for episode 165 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
This week: Romance novel bookshops and emotional AI. Also, porridge, too …
Risky behaviour | Space debris | Martin Shkreli
Sami Shah and Nic Sampson join host Alice Fraser for episode 164 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
💊 Risky behaviour
☄️ Space debris
🖕 Elon Musk
🤑 Martin Shkreli
🏎 Reviews
Watch on…
Climate jobs | Sauna sessions | Influencers
Dan Ilic and Joe Kent-Walters (aka Frankie Monroe) join host Alice Fraser for episode 163 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
🥵 Climate jobs
🧖🏻♀️ Sauna sessions
🖥 Cheat sues Appl…
3D printing | Disney hacked | AI wave
John-Luke Roberts and Katie Norris join host Alice Fraser for episode 162 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
🔫 3D printing
🐧 Disney hacked
👋 AI wave
🤖 Robotic pets
🐘 Elephant names
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Leafy greens | Death nuggets | Waterfall pipe
Pierre Novellie and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for episode 161 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
🛞 Leafy greens
🥜 Death nuggets
💦 Waterfall pipe
🪹 Mean magpies
🧘🏻♂️ Review…
Social media babies | Cryonics | AI CEOs
Josh Gondelman and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 160 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
👶🏻 Social media babies
🥶 Cryonics client
🤖 AI CEOs
🐕 Poo drama
💅🏻 Review…
Fast diamonds | Counting crows | Minaj drug bust
Cerys Bradley and AJ Lamarque join host Alice Fraser for episode 159 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
💎 Fast diamonds
🔥 Mariachi turf war
🧮 Counting crows
🚬 Minaj drugs bust
🚴 Re…
Vatican phenomena | Smelly stamps | Testicle plastics
Siân Docksey and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for episode 158 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
🛑 Driverless car prank
✝️ Vatican phenomena
🥖 Smelly stamps
🥜 Testicle plas…
Ayahuasca speech | Kebab prices | Zombie cicadas
Lewis Hobba and Craig Quartermaine join host Alice Fraser for episode 157 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
😵💫 Ayahuasca speech
🥙 Kebab prices
🦟 Zombie cicadas
🥛 Raw milk
🍝 Re…
Humans v bots | Candy Crush priest | Money dysmorphia
Joz Norris and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 156 of The Gargle. All of the news, with none of the politics.
🤖 Humans v bots
📱 Candy Crush priest
🤑 Money dysmorphia
🐭 Disney remote wo…