About this episode

The episode discusses the decline in human literacy, Detective DNA, and celebrates the 10 year anniversary of Pokemon GO.

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! Alice Fraser: https://www.patreon.com/AliceFraser Alison Spittle: http://alisonspittle.com/ Robin Clyfan: https://robinclyfan.com/ Subscribe to Realms Unknown - a fantasy, sci-fi and speculative fiction podcast from Alice Fraser and The Bugle! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/news/realms-unknown You fund what we do! https://www.thebuglepodcast.com/donate Produced by Harry Gordon, with Executive production from Chris Skinner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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