Something different today as I present a soundscape from Saturday evening, when the sky was filled with the light and smoke from a thousand fireworks.

https://thelovebug.org/ambience

#TheBigSlurp #NaPodPoMo #soundscape #fireworks

The Big Slurp has been going for a few years now, and – given that I’ve been podcasting for over 15 years now – I thought that some of you might appreciate a bit of a nerdy explanation of how I produce these episodes.

https://thelovebug.org/how/

#TheBigSlurp #NaPodPoMo #podcasting #production

Just under two years ago, I did an episode about my first six months as an Amateur Radio operator. So now seems like a good time to bring you up to date on my journey so far.

https://thelovebug.org/qtx

#TheBigSlurp #NaPodPoMo #AmateurRadio

Yesterday, the UK government announced that it has added the American Bully XL to the list of banned dogs in England and Wales, following a number of attacks – sometimes fatal – involving this particular breed. In this episode, I ask: is this the right decision?

https://thelovebug.org/bully

#TheBigSlurp #NaPodPoMo #Bully #BullyXL #XLBully #DangerousDogs

It’s Halloween! 🎃 So it’s the right time to ask that seasonal hot topic question… am I going to do NaPodPoMo this year?

https://thelovebug.org/hottopic

#TheBigSlurp #NaPodPoMo #podcast #Halloween

In the last few decades, it has seemed like the Christmas period starts earlier and earlier as each year goes by. In this, the sixty-seventh episode of The Big Slurp, I ask: when is early just too early?

https://thelovebug.org/decorate
#TheBigSlurp #Christmas #RemembranceDay

In this, the sixty-sixth episode of The Big Slurp, I talk about recent controversies in Big Tech, and ask what would have to happen to make people actually consider moving to another platform.

https://thelovebug.org/exodus
#TheBigSlurp #BigTech #Twitter #ElonMusk

In this, the sixty-fourth episode of The Big Slurp, I describe my experiences of Covid-19, having tested positive for the disease yesterday.

https://thelovebug.org/redline #TheBigSlurp #COVID19

In this, the sixty-third episode of The Big Slurp, I reel off a few facts and figures about the #NaPodPoMo audio challenge for 2021..

https://thelovebug.org/stats #TheBigSlurp #NaPodPoMo2021