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Vice Signalling (4211)

Ep. 4211

Andy is with Stewart Lee (debut) and Felicity Ward to look at Cop 26, government sleaze, teenage boys and Squid Game crypto.


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The Bugle is hosted this week by:

Andy Zaltzman

Felicity Ward

Stewart Lee

And produced by Chris Skinner and Ped Hunter

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