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
Netlicks | Evil | UFO
James Nokise and Sami Shah join host Alice Fraser for episode 42 of The Gargle - the weekly topical comedy podcast from The Bugle - with no politics!
👅 Netlicks: the TV you can taste
👹 The D Factor: h…
Otters | Michelin | Vampires
Tiff Stevenson and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 41 of The Gargle - the weekly topical comedy podcast with (usually) no politics!
🦦 Otter attack
🦝 Racoon put in a headlock
👨🏻🍳 Br…
Sheen | Viagra | Techno
Fin Taylor and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for episode 40 of The Gargle - the weekly topical comedy podcast with no politics!
🎭 Not-for-profit Sheen
🍆 Viagra for dementia
📚 Mispranournced words
🎶 …
Space Diapers | Musk Bust | Goxx Gone
Tiff Stevenson and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser as she makes her glorious return to The Gargle - the world's leading topical comedy podcast with no politics.
👨🏻🚀 Space diapers
〽️ Onstage pee…
Introducing The Bugle Ashes Urncast
Alice is back next week, and in the mean time please take the time to follow our new show with Andy and Felicity Ward: The Bugle Ashes Urncast: http://pod.link/Urncast
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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ REVIEWS SPECIAL
This week's special episode of The Gargle rounds up the very best of the reviews that our guest editors have brought in to the show.
🥴 A classic hangover
☀️ The sun
🥜 Pistachio nuts
👨🏻 Having a moustach…
Family show!
Andy Zaltzman and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for a special family-themed collector's edition of The Gargle.
🐟 The origins of sex
💖 Childminders vs parents
🏳️🌈 Pope vs modern families
💔 How to …
Science Special
Head comedy writers and science experts James Colley and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for a special Science collector's edition of The Gargle.
🔬 What is science?
🤖 Science of the future
🧪 Science…
The Scariest Gargle Ever
John-Luke Roberts and Helen Zaltzman join host Alice Fraser for a special spooky episode of The Gargle.
👻 Spooky stories from history
🎃 Halloween tips
👃 Smelly ghost news
🎅🏻 Creepy Santa news
🧟♂️ Absolu…
Cryptocurrency Collector's Edition! (Part 2)
Crypto experts Josh Gondelman and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for part 2 of a special cryptocurrency-themed episode of The Gargle, the weekly topical comedy podcast from The Bugle - with no…
Cryptocurrency Collector's Edition! (Part 1)
Josh Gondelman and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for part 1 of a special cryptocurrency-themed episode of The Gargle, the weekly topical comedy podcast from The Bugle - with no politics!
🤔 Wha…
Grimes | Crypto hamster | Monkey revenge
Andy Zaltzman and Felicity Ward join host Alice Fraser for episode 32 of The Gargle, the weekly topical comedy podcast - with no politics!
🖼 Blank canvas art
📖 Grimes hooks up with Communist Manifesto
🐶…
Deer Hunt | Eel Drugs | Cumming
Alice is with James Colley and Alison Spittle to discuss a list of highly important news stories, with zero politics...
🦌 Urban deer hunting
🦹♀️ Possum theft
💊 Eels high on drugs
💦 Adult-only hotel in…
KFC bust | Teletubbies | Butt jizz
Dan Ilic and Anuvab Pal join host Alice Fraser for episode 30 of The Gargle, the weekly topical comedy podcast - with no politics!
🐔 KFC smuggled into locked-down city
🐝 Bees vs penguins
📺 Teletubbies …
Mammoths | Fugitive | Trolls
Josh Gondelman and Deborah Frances-White join host Alice Fraser for episode 29 of The Gargle - the weekly topical comedy podcast, with (almost) no politics!
🐘 Woolly mammoths making a comeback?
🦹🏻♂️ M…
Egg thrower | Roman stylus | Satanic erotica
Alison Spittle and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 28 of The Gargle, the weekly topical comedy podcast from The Bugle - with no politics!
🥚 Serial egg thrower caught
✍️ Elaborately…
China gaming | Joe Rogan | Bell End
James Colley and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for episode 27 of The Gargle, the weekly topical comedy podcast from The Bugle - with no politics!
🎮 China limits children's gaming
🦠 Joe Rogan figh…
Wiggles | Muskbot | Slug Gate
Sami Shah and John Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 26 for The Gargle - the weekly topical comedy podcast from The Bugle - WITH NO POLITICS!
🐌 Slug Plants
🤖 Slow Robots
🧬 Double Wiggle
Thi…
Bitcoin jizz | Sniffer dogs | Teslas
Tiff Stevenson and Helen Zaltzman join host Alice Fraser for episode 25 for The Gargle - the weekly topical comedy podcast from The Bugle.
💦 Is jizz the new Bitcoin?
🎨 'Fake' ancient artefacts
🐕 Rare …
Space | Rice babies | Crosswords
Julia Clare and Kate Willett from the Reply Guys podcast join host Alice Fraser for episode 24 of The Gargle - the weekly topical comedy podcast from The Bugle WITH NO POLITICS!
🛰 Musk space adverts
🤑…