Synopsis
A podcast from the QI offices in which the writers of the hit BBC show huddle around a microphone and discuss the best things they've found out this week. Hosted by Dan Schreiber (@schreiberland) with James Harkin (@jamesharkin), Andrew Hunter Murray (@andrewhunterm), and Anna Ptaszynski (#GetAnnaOnTwitter)
Episodes
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165: No Such Thing As A Spider The Size Of A Sheep
19/05/2017 Duration: 30minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the Wright brothers’ first flight, China’s latest speed limits, and why poo on a table may be further away than it appears.
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164: No Such Thing As A Poo Powered Plane
11/05/2017 Duration: 46minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss second-hand spacesuits, Jeremy Corbyn's luxuriant beard, and North Korea's flying taxi service.
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163: No Such Thing As Too Fast For A Fish
05/05/2017 Duration: 51minDan, James, Anna, Andy and special guest John Hodgman discuss draining the sea, why the Titanic really sunk, and how most of Britain isn't really in Britain.
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162: No Such Thing As Catastrophic Shoelaces
28/04/2017 Duration: 47minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the problem with HMS Victory, the science behind shoelaces and the age-old question of hobnob production.
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161: No Such Thing As A Magic Donkey
21/04/2017 Duration: 38minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the first ever lie detector, a robotic Cleopatra and the world's largest exporter of false teeth.
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160: No Such Thing As A Sausage Jacuzzi
13/04/2017 Duration: 45minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss snail spas, the world's largest porch swings, and the least practical way to wash clothes.
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159: No Such Thing As An Edible Jockey
07/04/2017 Duration: 38minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss falcon sex caps, a 73-year-old superhuman swimmer, and the morning routine of a seahorse.
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158: No Such Thing As A Weasel's Fridge
31/03/2017 Duration: 43minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the intricacies of Indian washing machines, ghost-hunting in GCHQ and why ferret racing is such a snooze-fest.
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157: No Such Thing As High-Fiving The Beatles
24/03/2017 Duration: 40minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the first ever high-five, an iceberg storage facility in Antarctica and how to put make-up on in space.
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156: No Such Thing As A Limited Edition
17/03/2017 Duration: 39minDan, Anna, Andy and special guest Dr Erica McAlister discuss sperm whale-sized sperm, real-life Home Alone security measures, and why you've never really heard Churchill's famous speeches.
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155: No Such Thing As Hurricane Schmurricane
10/03/2017 Duration: 38minLive from Up The Creek in Greenwich to celebrate the third birthday of the podcast, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the weirdest storm name suggestions, President Johnson's johnson shower and the Old People Forecast
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154: No Such Thing As A Submarine Shepherd
03/03/2017 Duration: 41minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the UK's noisiest warships, how glow-worms go fishing and what happened to the world's first cannabis smokers.
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153: No Such Thing As Mulled Wine At The Dawn Of Time
24/02/2017 Duration: 38minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss aphrodisiac sorbet, non-flammable newspapers and the world's Scilliest soccer teams.
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152: No Such Thing As A Sleepover With Lions
17/02/2017 Duration: 43minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss self-consuming breasts, eating lions' leftovers, and why we're thirty seconds closer to the end of the world.
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151: No Such Thing As A Komodo Dragon Restaurant
10/02/2017 Duration: 37minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss garlic-flavoured chocolate bars, Komodo dragon puberty and and why you don't want to french kiss a frog.
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150: No Such Thing As A Helium Filled Pufferfish
03/02/2017 Duration: 37minDan, James, Anna and Andy discuss the bits of Earth on the Moon, venom-swiping slugs, and when Mount Rushmore will finally be finished.
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149: No Such Thing As The Train King Of Europe
27/01/2017 Duration: 34minAnna, James, Andy and Anne discuss boot camp for trains, celebrity camels, and why Shell send sea shells back to the sea shore.
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148: No Such Thing As A Plummeting Moose
20/01/2017 Duration: 29minAndy, James, Anna and Alex discuss helicopter dung attacks, Sesame Street's Donald Trump and the best way to cover the smell of urine.
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147: No Such Thing As Burrito Party Boy
13/01/2017 Duration: 37minAnna, James, Andy and Alex discuss the unluckiest politician in the world, the elephant on the River Thames, and the best way of getting invited to Buckingham Palace.
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146: No Such Thing As A Queen Orca
06/01/2017 Duration: 48minDan, James, Andy and special guest Sara Pascoe discuss sympathetic pregnancy, the world's most famous umbrellas and the surprisingly romantic life of coral.