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
Blood moustache | Baby smells | Friend recession
Guest editors Alison Spittle and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 139 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
Blood cell moustache
Meta…
Ransomware | Musk biopic | Bat sex
Guest editors Ian Smith and Eleanor Morton join host Alice Fraser for episode 138 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
Ransomware theft
OpenAI firing
M…
Rat imagination | Invasive hippos | Space burial
Guest editors Joz Norris and Kai Samra join host Alice Fraser for episode 137 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
🐀 Rat imagination
🦛 Invasive hippos
👨🏻⚕…
Wiggles | Grok AI | ApeFest eyes
Married guest editors Laura Davis and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for episode 136 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
🔊 Wiggles deterrent
🤖 Musk…
Quantum sperm | Asteroid box | Spiderworm
Debutant Pierre Novellie and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for episode 135 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the polit…
Hunter gatherers | Landlords | Amish phones
Tiff Stevenson and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 134 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the politics!
H…
Bad beer | DNA hackers | Army puking
Alison Spittle and Kai Samra join host Alice Fraser for episode 133 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the politics!
Climat…
Influencer tourism | LinkedIn | AI ghostwriters
Dan Ilic and Tiff Stevenson join host Alice Fraser for episode 132 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the politics!
Influen…
Swamp romp | Plastic clouds | Meta chatbots
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…
NFTs worthless | Not funfair | High sheep
Tom Neenan and AJ Lamarque join host Alice Fraser for episode 130 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the politics!
🙈 NFTs wo…
Fossil licking | Cursed painting | Casino attack
Alison Spittle and James Colley join host Alice Fraser for episode 129 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the politics!
👅 Fo…
Embryo entity | Hamster wheel | Robot penguins
Jodie Mitchell, making their debut on the show, and returning favourite James Colley join host Alice Fraser for episode 128 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a vi…
Flamingos | Sexy voice notes | Rich dicks
Athena Kugblenu and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for episode 127 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the politics!
Fl…
Texting Jesus | Virgin non-birth | High heist
Josh Gondelman and Caitlin Cook join host Alice Fraser for episode 126 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the politics!
📱 Te…
Live from Edinburgh Fringe! (2/2)
This week it's our second and final live Gargle, recorded in front of an audience at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Tiff Stevenson and Tom Ballard joined host Alice Fraser for episode 125 of The Gargl…
Live from Edinburgh Fringe! (1/2)
It's a very special episode this week, recorded in front of a live audience of Garglers, and possibly confused newcomers, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Gargle favourite Alison Spittle and debutan…
Get ready for The Gargle live in Edinburgh!
The hit news satire podcast from The Bugle, hosted by cult favourite Alice Fraser, comes to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for two live shows full of topical comedy and brilliant guests. There’s just …
Worm revival | Floating colony | Eyeball scanning
Matt Lieb and Vince Mancini join host Alice Fraser for episode 123 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the politics!
Worm re…
Water discourse | X | Drone plunge
Tiff Stevenson and Sami Shah join host Alice Fraser for episode 122 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world.
All of the news, none of the politics!
🚰 Water…
Surfing otter | CBD floristry | Billionaire camp
Alison Spittle and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for episode 121 of The Gargle - the glossy magazine to The Bugle's audio newspaper for a visual world. All of the news, none of the politics!
🦦 S…