Things I like...AND YOU SHOULD TOO!!

The Bugle! Audio Newspaper for a visual World!

For a little over a year and a half now, The Bugle has been my favorite podcast. I would even go so far as to say that it is indeed, the best podcast in the history of the world ever. Amen. The basic premise of the 'cast is that John Oliver (pictured on the left, him of The Daily Show fame) and his friend Andy Zaltzman (of whom I can honestly say, I had never heard of before). Every week, these two jokers get together (via the internet) and take the piss out of global current events. I guess a more genteel way of putting it would be that they highlight the absurdities of international events, Often using pretty awful puns. Luckily the puns don't overshadow the avalanche of awesome that generally follows.

The show roughly follows the format of a news show, with segments dedicated to current events, sports and listener emails, as well the occasional guest commentator. The duo does have a stable of favorite targets that generally consists of dictators of the ridiculous variety (Hugo Chavez, Col. Gadaffi, Kim Jong Il), sports stars heralding from the lunatic fringe (Delonte West) and Italian Prime Minister and lecherous octogenarian satyr Silvio Berlusconi. The "occasional guest commentator" I mentioned earlier takes the form of The American, a caricature portrayed by comedian Rory Albanese (a producer at The Daily Show) who is basically every stereotype of a Newark resident combined with a dictionary of American exceptionalism and xenophobia.

Completing this confederacy of dunces is the producer Chris, who only recently took over the position from his predecessor, Tom the Producer. Bugle listeners welcomed the new arrival by inundating the poor bastard with so many good natured "fuck you" emails that the movement metastasized into a website. Which just shows you what types of asshats listen to The Bugle, and why I am proud to count myself among them.

In essence, it is hysterically funny, it comes on every week and you all should listen to it. Do it. I am waiting. SUBSCRIBE YOU BASTARD!