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Jul 2024
45m 34s

Trump Can Now Legally Eat Puppies

The Bugle
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Andy and Alice fly through the latest election action in the UK, USA and France. Plus, Elon Musk is up to stuff. And we analyse Beyonce's name.


Expect a 2nd episode this week... with election news!


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Written and presented by:

  • Andy Zaltzman
  • Alice Fraser


And produced by Chris Skinner and Laura Turner.


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