This week on The Bugcast: flat pack, pigeons, three AI-related stories, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.


Songs played

* Signed In Black – Presence Of Divine – from Russia – source

* marylefthome – Princess and the Pea – from Cordoba, Argentina – source

* Charlie Mosbrook – Let’s Do It This Time – from Cleveland, OH – source

* Telematix – Tell Me (feat. Michael Gildner) – from Chicago, Illinois – source

* Driftrz – What I Believe – from New York, NY – source

* Armando Lagozza – Vuelvo a Casa – from Barbastro, Spain – source

* Stefan Fusha – Sous le Même Ciel – from Belgium – source

* Zeke Wilding – No Remedy – from USA – source


Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking
Topics
Death by IKEA
Update on unwanted visitors
BBC News: Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI
BBC News: Microsoft boss troubled by rise in reports of ‘AI psychosis’
BBC News: Fans loved her new album. The thing was, she hadn’t released one
Upcoming events
OggCamp will be on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 April 2026, Manchester UK

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.
* The next show will be episode 866 which will be streamed live on Friday 5 September 2025 at 21:30-ish UK time (UTC+1).
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Special thanks go to

Our supporters!
The artists for allowing us to play their music.
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.
Internet Archive for hosting the media files
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server
The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network