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Guest editors Tom Neenan and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 146 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
Pothole revival
AI girlfriend bots
TikTok tarot
Creator unions
Reviews
Story 1: https://k1047.com/2024/01/16/man-comes-back-to-life-after-ambulance-hits-pothole/
Story 2: https://qz.com/ai-girlfriend-bots-are-already-flooding-openai-s-gpt-st-1851159131
Story 4: https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/13/the-creator-economy-is-ready-for-a-workers-movement
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Guest editors Dan Ilic and André De Freitas join host Alice Fraser for episode 145 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
AI uni students
Harmful content
AI product names
CPR dummy
Reviews
Story 1: https://futurism.com/the-byte/university-enrolling-ai-powered-students
Story 3: https://futurism.com/amazon-products-ai-generated
Story 4: https://www.engadget.com/the-cpr-dummy-of-the-future-can-piss-blood-165533305.html?guccounter=1
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Guest editors Pierre Novellie and Kai Samra join host Alice Fraser for episode 144 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
Google landlords
Spy cam
AI copyright
Social media ads
Reviews
Story 2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67652317
Story 3: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/dec/27/new-york-times-openai-microsoft-lawsuit
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Guest editors James Colley and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 143 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
Skimpflation
Robot mauling
Queen abdication
Self improvement
Reviews
Story 1: https://globalnews.ca/news/10158591/inflation-skimpflation-grocery-store/
Story 4: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231229-how-to-improve-your-life-in-2024-according-to-science
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CONTENTS
00:00 Start
01:36 Front cover
03:49 Satirical cartoon
04:43 Story 1: 'Skimpflation' hits grocery stores amid rising inflationary pressures
10:07 Ads
13:37 Story 2: Tesla factory worker attacked by robot
18:41 Reviews
21:32 Story 3: Queen of Denmark abdicates
26:35 Story 4: How to improve your life in 2024 according to science
31:23 Bye / Anything to plug?
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Guest editors Athena Kugblenu and Tiff Stevenson join host Alice Fraser for episode 142 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
Dolphin thumbs
Meaningless void
Goodreads scandal
Icelandic volcano
Reviews
Story 3: https://www.themarysue.com/cait-corrain-goodreads-controversy-explained/
Story 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-67781301
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CONTENTS
00:00 Start
01:42 Front cover
04:23 Satirical cartoon
04:52 Story 1: Dolphin with 'thumbs' surprises scientists in first ever discovery
09:11 Ads
11:10 Story 2: Scientists need to stop telling everybody the universe is a meaningless void
17:34 Reviews
19:56 Story 3: Debut author linked to fake Goodreads accounts that review bombed peers
28:50 Story 4: Icelandic volcano erupts
34:35 Bye / Anything to plug?
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Guest editors Tom Neenan and Charlie George join host Alice Fraser for episode 141 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
Mice VR
AI Nation ship
Cow dung rockets
Reviews
Christmas gifts
Story 3: https://www.thejournal.ie/cow-dung-rocket-fuel-japan-6242884-Dec2023/
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CONTENTS
00:00 Start
01:37 Front cover
01:59 Satirical cartoon
02:19 Story 1: Scientists have invented VR goggles for mice
06:33 Ads
07:53 Story 2: A ship worth $500m could become the first sovereign territory that relies on entirely on AI for its future
13:03 Reviews
17:59 Story 3: Japanese company tests new cow dung based rocket fuel
21:27 The Gargle Christmas Gift Guide
25:41 Bye / Anything to plug?
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Guest editors James Colley and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 140 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
💭 Dream jobs
🥪 Sandwich smuggle
🧫 Gen Z germaphobes
🥔 Crisp flavours
🧰 Reviews
Story 1: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/lucid-dream-work-prophetic-ai-b2457929.html
Story 3: https://nypost.com/2023/11/27/lifestyle/half-of-gen-z-are-germaphobes-worried-about-infections/
Story 4: https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/02/the-weird-secretive-world-of-crisp-flavours
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CONTENTS
00:00 Start
02:05 Front cover
03:14 Satirical cartoon
03:34 Story 1: Lucid dream startup says people can work in their sleep
10:13 Ads
11:56 Story 2: NZ gran fined $3300 for bringing a chicken sandwich through border control
16:39 Reviews
22:24 Story 3: Half of Gen Z are germaphobes
26:20 Story 4: Who decides which countries get which crisp flavours?
36:14 Bye / Anything to plug?
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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 target teens
Baby smells
Friendship recession
Reviews
Story 3: https://www.insider.com/dior-releases-230-scented-water-for-babies-baby-skincare-2023-11?s=08
Story 4: https://jingdaily.com/soul-social-app-china-friendship-recession/
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CONTENTS
00:00 Start
01:42 Front cover
02:42 Satirical cartoon
03:28 Story 1: Scientists give red blood cell world's tiniest moustache
08:26 Ads
10:09 Story 2: Meta designed products to capitalise on teen vulnerabilities
16:09 Reviews
20:07 Story 3: Dior releases $230 scented water for babies
28:35 Story 4: How Gen Z app Soul is tackling China's 'friendship recession'
35:53 Bye / Anything to plug?
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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
Musk biopic
Bat sex
Reviews
Story 2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67474879
Story 4: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/elon-musk-biopic-a24-darren-aronofsky-1235787115/
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CONTENTS
00:00 Start
01:47 Front cover
02:23 Satirical cartoon
02:46 Story 1: Ransomware group reports victim for not reporting theft
07:04 Ads
08:15 Story 2: Sam Altman controversially fired from OpenAI then rehired
18:25 Reviews
22:51 Story 3: Bats mate without penetration
30:11 Story 4: Darren Aronofsky to direct Elon Musk biopic
39:09 Bye / Anything to plug?
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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
👨🏻⚕️ Amazon healthcare
🚀 Space burial
🚪 Reviews
Story 1: https://www.sciencealert.com/incredible-experiment-reveals-how-rats-use-their-imagination
Story 2: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03516-2
Story 4: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/magazine/space-burial.html
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CONTENTS
00:00 Start
01:55 Front cover
02:18 Satirical cartoon
03:06 Story 1: Incredible experiment reveals how rats use their imagination
07:23 Ads
10:53 Story 2: Colombia begins sterilising its invasive hippos
16:57 Reviews
21:47 Story 3: Amazon announces primary care services for Prime members
29:11 Story 4: Space burials for rich people
34:54 Bye / Anything to plug?
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