The Bugle

The Bugle is a satirical news podcast, created by John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman in 2007. Since 2016, it has been hosted by Zaltzman and a rotating cast of co-hosts including Alice Fraser, Nish Kumar, Anuvab Pal, Hari Kondabolu, Tom Ballard, Tiff Stevenson and Helen Zaltzman. It focuses on global news stories, especially about politics in the United Kingdom, United States, and India.

Oliver and Zaltzman co-hosted the podcast from 2007 to 2015, and Zaltzman has hosted it with a rotating set of co-hosts since a relaunch in September 2016. The podcast was initially produced independently and distributed by TimesOnline before becoming independent in 2011. It was part of Radiotopia from 2016 to 2018, when it switched to independent production funded by a voluntary subscription model. As of April 2015, the podcast had received over 500,000 downloads a month.

History

John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman had previously partnered for satirical comedy radio programs Political Animal and The Department. Shortly after Oliver's move to New York to work on The Daily Show, the two were approached by The Times to do a satirical podcast. The first episode of The Bugle was released on 14 October 2007...

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