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episode 143: Skimpflation | Robot mauling | Self improvement
Guest editors James Colley and Alison Spittle join host Alice Fraser for episode 143 of The Gargle - the sonic glossy magazine to The Bugle, with one rule: no politics!
Skimpflation
Robot mauling
Queen abdication
Self improvement
Reviews
Story 1: https://globalnews.ca/news/10158591/inflation-skimpflation-grocery-store/
Story 2: https://nypost.com/2023/12/26/business/tesla-factory-worker-attacked-by-robot-which-dug-claws-into-back-arm/
Story 3: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/01/queen-margrethe-ii-abdicated-to-save-sons-marriage-after-af/
Story 4: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231229-how-to-improve-your-life-in-2024-according-to-science
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CONTENTS
00:00 Start
01:36 Front cover
03:49 Satirical cartoon
04:43 Story 1: 'Skimpflation' hits grocery stores amid rising inflationary pressures
10:07 Ads
13:37 Story 2: Tesla factory worker attacked by robot
18:41 Reviews
21:32 Story 3: Queen of Denmark abdicates
26:35 Story 4: How to improve your life in 2024 according to science
31:23 Bye / Anything to plug?
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