{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5e7b777ba085cbe7192b0607/681af89c1d28d623133b4ff6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"25 years of Stalin Cosplay","description":"<p>📯&nbsp;Support The Bugle!&nbsp;Get exclusive video editions, bonus shows, and the right to feel a little superior:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://thebuglepodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thebuglepodcast.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by&nbsp;<strong>David O’Doherty</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Alice Fraser</strong>&nbsp;to deliver your weekly fix of democracy despair, snake news, and historical nonsense.</p><p><br></p><p>🗳️&nbsp;<strong>Top Story: Global Democracy Update</strong>&nbsp;— The world is somehow both leaning towards and veering away from&nbsp;<strong>Donald Trump</strong>. We check in on:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Australia</strong>, where going viral now involves saying racist things in chip shops 🍟</li><li><strong>The UK</strong>, where a party that is&nbsp;<em>definitely not</em>&nbsp;far-right (and will sue you if you say otherwise) made gains 🏴</li><li>And&nbsp;<strong>Ireland</strong>, where we mark the first hundred days of government with a sigh, a shrug, and mild confusion ☘️</li></ul><p><br></p><p>🌍 Also this week: Remember when&nbsp;<strong>Net Zero</strong>&nbsp;was an actual goal and not just a vague eco-dream whispered into the wind? Good times.</p><p><br></p><p>🐍 In&nbsp;<strong>Snake News</strong>: one man basically conquers snakes by letting them bite him. Yes, this is a real story. Yes, he’s probably not okay.</p><p><br></p><p>📚 Plus, we look back at&nbsp;<strong>Tennessee banning the teaching of evolution</strong>&nbsp;(because that could&nbsp;<em>never</em>&nbsp;happen again, right?), and the thrill of the first&nbsp;<strong>four-minute mile</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Check out&nbsp;<strong>Realms Unknown</strong>, our fully visualised YouTube show, and grab your copy of&nbsp;<em>A Passion for Passion</em>&nbsp;here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/RealmsUnknown\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bookshop.org</a></p><p><br></p><p>🔔&nbsp;<strong>LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE</strong>&nbsp;for satirical takes on politics, history, science, and slippery reptiles.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Tom Wright, Chris Skinner, and Laura Turner.</p>","author_name":"The Bugle"}