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On this week's episode of the Gargle, Alice is joined by Tiff Stevenson and from Edinburgh Fringe, Tom Neenan. As they dive into the biggest news stories in science and tech from the past few weeks! From the science behind the new grief treatment to AI complaints flooding councils. Plus news from China's Robot Games!

Alice Fraser: https://www.patreon.com/AliceFraser & https://www.instagram.com/alicefraserhuman/

Tiff Stevenson: https://tiffstevenson.co.uk/

Tom Neenan: https://www.tomneenan.com/

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This week's episode of The Gargle is LIVE from the Bill Murray. Alice was joined by guests Tom Neenan and Allison Spittle, as the trio delved into that week's science and tech news! From real-life political cartoons to archaeologists discovering a lady gang of skeletons. PLUS the three also explore the break out of a Monkey civil war, and a missing giraffe in Texas?. It's the Gargle LIVE!

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On this week's issue of the glossy newspaper pullout The Gargle, Alice is joined by co-editors James Colley and Tom Neenan, as the three delve into the week's news in science and tech! AI chaos from leaks to lies, as Claude conversation leaked publicly and AI calories trackers off by hundreds. The trio also explore the stories that dream may not be as random as we thought and transforming Mars may be more of a possibility than once thought! All this plus more on this week's Gargle!

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On this week's issue of the glossy newspaper pullout The Gargle, Alice is joined by co-hosts Alison Spittle and Robin Clyfan, as the trio jump into this week's science and tech news from

The decline in human literacy, Detective DNA solving a long-standing ancient mystery. Plus Sperm News and the 10 year anniversary of Pokemon GO!

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On this week's issue of the glossy newspaper pullout The Gargle, Alice is joined by co-hosts Eleanor Morton and Tom Neenan as the trio jump into this week's science and tech news from Chaotic pigeons helping to redefine what we know about learning, breakthrough as scientists create personalised vaccine for melanoma. PLUS, An Indonesian researcher's fishy behaviour spotted by her compatriots at conference, and New research has found the Earth has millions more insects species than previously thought.

Alice Fraser: https://www.patreon.com/AliceFraser

Eleanor Morton: https://eleanormortoncomedian.com/

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On this week's issue of the glossy newspaper pullout The Gargle, Alice is joined by new co-hosts Robin Clyfan and Rosie Holt as the trio jump into this week's science and tech news from the beginning of El Niño, Jake the Rizzbot terrorising the streets, to Musk becoming a trillionaire and the UK governments plan to implement a ban on social media for under 16s.

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On this week's issue of the glossy newspaper pullout The Gargle, Alice is joined by John-Luke Roberts and Josh Gondelman. The trio jump into this week's science and tech news - from the looming ice age to great apes having human-like friendships. Plus we're back with another Reviews Section!

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John-Luke Roberts: https://www.johnlukeroberts.co.uk/

Josh Gondelman: https://www.joshgondelman.com/

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On this week's issue of the glossy newspaper pullout The Gargle, Alice is joined by Joz Norris and Ria Lina as the trio jump into this week's science and tech news from ??, a mystery £20m donation for London Zoo, Dino Drama, Hantavirus and PMOS. Plus we're back with another Reviews Section!

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Joz Norris: https://www.joznorris.co.uk/ & https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/eggbox

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On this week's Gargle, Alice is joined by the two Toms as she is joined by Tom Ballard Realms Unknown regular Tom Neenan. The trio jump into this week's science and tech news as Children losing their attention spans, Driverless cars and AI software Claude going rogue!

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On this week's Gargle, Alice is joined by Josh Gondelman and Eleanor Morton as the trio jump into the week's news in science and tech. From fake diseases to trick AI, scientific advancements on de-ageing to Robots running marathons now. Listen now on this week's episode of The Gargle!

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On this week's Gargle, Alice is joined by Ria Lina and Allison Spittle as they get into the week's news in science and tech. From a 194-year-old tortoise scam to AI learning from us to swear! Plus the latest on Meta being held accountable. All this and more on this week's episode of The Gargle!

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On this week's Gargle, the glossy magazine pull out to The Bugle’s audio newspaper, Alice opens it with Tiff Stevenson and John Robertson, as the trio breakdown the week's news in science and tech, from the fall of the Metaverse, the wellness peptides craze and the rise of the Run-fluencers!

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On this week's Gargle, the glossy magazine pull out to The Bugle’s audio newspaper, we open it with Alice Fraser, Jackie Kashian, and James Nokise as they breakdown the week's news in science and tech, from gambling on real-life events, a man burning down his own home to deal with a spider infestation and a James Patterson and Mr Beast novel collaboration!

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On this week's Gargle, the glossy magazine pull out to The Bugle’s audio newspaper, we open it with Alice Fraser, Josh Gondelman and James Colley, as they navigate their way through the Science behind the Human Chin, the angry letter to Hershey's from a grandson of a chocolate magnate, and the possible red flags in what your reading!

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James Colley: https://www.instagram.com/jamcolley/?hl=en

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That’s right The Gargle is back, the glossy magazine pull out to The Bugle’s audio newspaper for a visual world is back, and better than ever. Join Alice, and guest hosts Alison Spittle and John Luke Roberts as they bring you all of the latest from the world of science and technology.

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Siân Docksey and Alice Tovey join host Alice Fraser for episode 194 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

💪 Hired goon app

📬 Porn disposal box

🐕 Hero dog

🐄 Bird flu mk 2

🙏 Tech bro religion

Written by Alice Fraser, Siân Docksey and Alice Tovey

Produced by Ped Hunter, with executive production from Chris Skinner

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Athena Kugblenu and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 193 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

🪶 Bad poetry

📚 AI library books

💻 Enshittification

🧜‍♀️ Underwater colony

🧩 Reviews

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Produced by Ped Hunter, with executive production from Chris Skinner

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After a week where our book A Passion For Passion is released, Alice takes a brief break and presents our new podcast, Realms Unknown. Please follow it wherever you enjoy podcast!

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Alison Spittle and Eleanor Morton join host Alice Fraser for episode 192 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

🤖 DeepSeek AI

🎄 Elephant food

✂️ Self vasectomy

📱 TikTok creators

🐄 Reviews

Written by Alice Fraser, Alison Spittle and Eleanor Morton

Produced by Ped Hunter and Laura Turner, with executive production from Chris Skinner

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Joz Norris and Alexander Bennett join host Alice Fraser for episode 191 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

🦅 Penis implant

🚯 Litter spies

🧑🏻‍🔬 Reproducibility crisis

💥 Misplaced mines

🐵 Reviews

Written by Alice Fraser, Joz Norris and Alexander Bennett

Produced by Ped Hunter and Laura Turner, with executive production from Chris Skinner

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John Robertson and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for episode 190 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

👨🏻‍💼 Male loneliness 

🛌 Flaking out

🎓 Demographic cliff

🦑 Cephalopod test

🍛 Reviews

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Alice Tovey and James Colley join host Alice Fraser for episode 189 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

👖 Chess jeans

📖 Raunchy Bible

🍆 Penis injuries

🤖 Bigoted AI

🪨 Reviews

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Tom Neenan and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 188 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

👀 Googly eyes

🔫 Ammo vending 

☎️ CEO crisis line

👩🏻‍🌾 Tradwife porn

🎬 Reviews

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Rob Auton and Eleanor Morton join host Alice Fraser for episode 187 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

👶🏻 Designer babies

😋 Utensil maths

🌶 Chilly peppers

🎅🏻 Santa spoilers

🕵🏻‍♂️ Nosy air fryers

🍫 Reviews

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Jay Foreman and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 186 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

🤑 Bro economy

💦 Air vent baby

🔠 Spanish Scrabble 

💊 Contraception fear

✝️ Mafia nun

🎶 Reviews

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Tiff Stevenson and Andrė de Freitas join host Alice Fraser for episode 185 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

🐳 Salmon hats

👨🏻‍🦲 Bald support

🧹 Tradwives 

✍️ Reviews

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Dan Ilic and Athena Kugblenu join host Alice Fraser for episode 184 of The Gargle - all of the news, and none of the politics.

🤐 Lying and technology

🤖 Gen Z using AI

👟 Shoe weasel 

🐻 Bear suit crimes

📱 Reviews

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James Nokise and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for episode 183 of The Gargle.

💦 Free billionaire jizz

🧅 The Onion buys InfoWars

🥊 Jake Paul v Mike Tyson

🥩 Steakhouse chain ruse

🇳🇿 Reviews

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Alison Spittle and Andy Matthews join host Alice Fraser for episode 182 of The Gargle.

☀️ Longevity concierge

🗳 Outsourcing decisions

🫕 Le Creuset unrest

👻 Ghosts dying out

🚣🏻 Reviews

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Laura Davis and Joz Norris join host Alice Fraser for a very-much-politics-free episode 181 of The Gargle.

🐒 Infinite monkeys

💭 Dream chats

🧀 Cheese heist

✝️ Vatican mascot

💊 Reviews

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Alice Tovey and Cerys Bradley join host Alice Fraser for a loosely Halloween-themed episode 180 of The Gargle.

All of the news, with none of the politics.

🎮 YouTube gamified

💪 Testosterone therapy

🦈 Really old shark

😨 Scare psychology

💀 Reviews

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Siân Docksey and Joe Kent-Walters (aka Frankie Monroe) join host Alice Fraser for episode 179 of The Gargle.

All of the news, with none of the politics.

🍆 Triple penis guy

🫂 Airport hug limit

🚮 Bitcoin trash scrabble

❄️ Snowboarder drug cartel

🎃 Reviews

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Eleanor Morton and John Robertson join host Alice Fraser for a special robot-themed episode 178 of The Gargle.

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🤖 Optimus robots

🤬 Swearing vacuums

🎼 Robot conductor

🐹 Furry robot pets

✏️ Reviews

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John-Luke Roberts and Dee Allum join host Alice Fraser for episode 177 of The Gargle.

All of the news, with none of the politics.

👓 Smart doxing

🐻 Fat Bear week

🦿 Obsolete exoskeleton

📱 Digital divinity

🚦 Reviews

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Emma Doran and Tom Neenan join host Alice Fraser for a man-themed episode 176 of The Gargle.

All of the news, with none of the politics.

💦 Jizz shortage

🏙 Urban men live longer

🎸 Men mistreated at gig

🤵🏻‍♂️ Optimal ageing

🎬 Reviews

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Josh Gondelman and James Nokise join host Alice Fraser for episode 175 of The Gargle.

All of the news, with none of the politics.

👩‍👧‍👦 OpenAI vs Mumsnet

🐓 Chicken cop

🧠 Diet vs bipolar

📈 AI online prices

🍦 Reviews

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James Colley and Jack Druce join host Alice Fraser for episode 174 of The Gargle.

All of the news, with none of the politics.

🍄 Mushroom robot

♻️ AirTag detective

🐝 Long lost beehives

📍 Child tracking

📱 Online identity

🦆 Reviews

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Killian Sundermann and AJ Lamarque join host Alice Fraser for episode 173 of The Gargle.

All of the news, with none of the politics.

🌽 Corn sweat

💊 Fish antidepressants

👋 Unemployment pride

👜 Petty woman

🏀 Reviews

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Written by Alice Fraser, Killian Sundermann and AJ Lamarque

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Alison Spittle and John-Luke Roberts join host Alice Fraser for episode 172 of The Gargle.

All of the news, with none of the politics.

🖍 Crayon smell

🐌 Snail tax dodge

📮 Snail mail

💦 Pavel Durov

💇🏻‍♀️ Reviews

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Ria Lina and Helen Zaltzman join host Alice Fraser for episode 171 of The Gargle.

All of the news, with none of the politics.

🥚 Spherical egg

🧠 Memory copies

🎨 AI copyright

😵‍💫 Orgasm synesthesia 

✂️ Missing scissors

🏖 Mother holidays

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