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No Such Thing As A Fish

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Award-winning podcast from the QI offices in which the writers of the hit BBC show 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

52: No Such Thing As A Worthless Bucket Of Urine

Episode 52: Live at the Soho Theatre, Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss Tutankhamun's fashion choices, how to get ahead in a marathon, a city full of socks, and the most boring day ever.

Mar 13, 201551 minEp. 52

51: No Such Thing As Dodecahedral Shredded Wheat

Episode 51: Live at the Soho Theatre, Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss the most common safe words, the lizard of Oz, and why the world's happiest man isn't happy.

Mar 06, 201543 minEp. 51

50: No Such Thing As Doing It Dinosaur-Style

Episode 50: Live at the Soho Theatre, Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss the history of striptease, Hitler-shaped kettles, how to win a goat, and Anna's favourite table.

Feb 27, 201545 minEp. 50

49: No Such Thing As A Buff Panda

Episode 49: A bonus episode in which Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss tea-making panda poo, competitive walking, and the world's largest boring machine.

Feb 25, 201533 minEp. 49

46: No Such Thing As An Apostle Called Scrotum

Episode 46 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) and Anna (#getannaontwitter) discuss bad Harry Potter translations, how to spot a Lama and ancient practical jokes.

Feb 07, 201544 minEp. 46

45: No Such Thing As A Travelator In Ancient Rome

Episode 45: Anna, James, Andy and special guest Greg Jenner discuss Von Humboldt's electrifying anal experiments, migrating limpets, and a time travelling bus service.

Jan 30, 201544 minEp. 45

44: No Such Thing As A Vegan Fryup

Andy, James, Anna and Anne discuss obscene pottery, seriously bad signal, an Ancient apartment block and Australia's swear box.

Jan 23, 201532 minEp. 44

42: No Such Thing As A Bloober Reel

Episode 42 - Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss Kickstarter non-starters, gluey geckos, blue-breasted women and green-faced writers.

Jan 09, 201546 minEp. 42

No Such Thing As Unbroadcastable Material

New Year Special: A compilation of all the extra bits from 2014 that didn't make it into the podcast. Dan, James, Andy, Anna, and occasionally Alex and Anne discuss the discovery of Tahiti, sweary astronauts, the Queen's nickname, and the Snow Yeti of Wales.

Dec 31, 201429 min

41: No Such Thing As Reginald The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Episode 41 - In a special Christmas episode recorded live at Tufnell Park, Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss Charles Dickens' warm-up act, lactose intolerant neanderthals, 19th century copyright pirates, penguins in Christmas jumpers and the patron saint of television.

Dec 24, 201441 minEp. 41

40: No Such Thing As Captain Trousers

Episode 40 - Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss military make-up, dinosaur erotica, Obama's honey ale and history's greatest farter.

Dec 19, 201433 minEp. 40

39: No Such Thing As A Rocking Chair In Space

Episode 39 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) and Anna (#getannaontwitter) discuss irritated astronauts, meaty rain, Britain's loudest snorer, and the garden party you don't want to get invited to.

Dec 12, 201435 minEp. 39

38: No Such Thing As A Super Mario Love Hotel

Episode 38 - In the first international live episode at the Brussels Atomium, Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) Anna (#getannaontwitter) and special guest Lieven Scheire (@lievenscheire) discuss love huts, space pizzas, door-based ants, and rehab for drunk birds.

Dec 06, 201446 minEp. 38

37: No Such Thing As The Kevin Olympics

Episode 37 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) and Anna (#getannaontwitter) discuss volcano cremation, the world's oldest spider web, prison newspapers, the emergency Olympic Games, and what happens if you kill the pope.

Nov 28, 201432 minEp. 37

36: No Such Thing As A Game Of King's Footsie

Episode 36 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) and Anna (#getannaontwitter) discuss criminal camels, ancient yo-yos, trucking bees, maize mazes and terrible reasons to call 999.

Nov 21, 201432 minEp. 36

35: No Such Thing As A Good Sloth Onesie

Episode 35 - In a special live episode for the Chortle Comedy Book Festival, Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) and Anna (#getannaontwitter) discuss the invention of sarcasm, the Antarctic Fire Department, dogs disguised as lions, and a Ming dynasty astronaut.

Nov 15, 201456 minEp. 35

34: No Such Thing As A Giant German Sandcastle

Episode 34 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) and Anna (#getannaontwitter) discuss the scent of a comet, sky girls in go-go boots, the James Bonds that could have been and the most expensive thing Bruce Willis ever bought.

Nov 07, 201433 minEp. 34

33: No Such Thing As A Clairvoyant Chicken

Episode 33 - Halloween Special: Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) and Anna (#getannaontwitter) discuss vampire finches, suppository broomsticks, the difference between a witch and a sorcerer, and why you should really be listening to this on 12 May. Check out qi.com/halloween for more.

Oct 30, 201433 minEp. 33

32: No Such Thing As A Good Gift For Gordon Brown

Episode 32 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm), Anna (#getannaontwitter) and the composer of our theme tune, musician Ash Gardner (@emperor_yes) discuss useless Presidential gifts, great big arrows, Tom and Jerry’s sweet ending, and a passport carrying pharaoh.

Oct 24, 201434 minEp. 32

31: No Such Thing As A Snake In My Pie

Episode 31 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) and Anna (#getannaontwitter) discuss urinating prophets, one man and his mushroom, weird wedding customs and who invented the electric pillow.

Oct 17, 201432 minEp. 31

30: No Such Thing As A Song In The Sound Of Music

Episode 30 - In their first ever live podcast recording, Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) and Anna (#getannaontwitter) discuss cow-based computer code, who won the Bone Wars and how northern accents beat the Nazis.

Oct 10, 201451 minEp. 30

29: No Such Thing As Terrestrial Sweetcorn

Episode 29 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Anna (@nosuchthing), and Andy (@andrewhunterm) discuss alien chess, whirling chairs, criminal theme tunes and how to get drunk on a shark.

Oct 03, 201436 minEp. 29

28: No Such Thing As A Man-Eating Clam

Episode 28 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Anna (@nosuchthing), and Andy (@andrewhunterm) discuss washing with wine, dogs eating homework, counting with your loins, and all things clammy...

Sep 26, 201430 minEp. 28

27: No Such Thing As An Egg And Cress Portsmouth

Episode 27 - Dan (@schreiberland), Anna (@nosuchthing), Andy (@andrewhunterm), and special guest Helen Zaltzman (@helenzaltzman) discuss little old ladies in space, a gang of spying squirrels, Gandalf the Grey's real name, and more...

Sep 19, 201431 minEp. 27

26: No Such Thing As A Yeti Fact

Episode 26 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm) and special guest Simon Rich discuss chimps with pets, Kama Sutra crosswords, slinkies on escalators and sagging yeti breasts.

Sep 13, 201443 minEp. 26

25: No Such Thing As A Randy Rat In Polyester Pants

Episode 25 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Andy (@andrewhunterm), Anna (@nosuchthing), discuss rats wearing pants, pizzas on Venus, pillow fighting in the trenches and how to avoid incest in Iceland.

Sep 05, 201429 minEp. 25

24: No Such Thing As A Malicious Robot

Episode 24 - Dan (@schreiberland), James (@eggshaped), Anna (@nosuchthing), and Alex (@alexbell) discuss the shape of the Sun, fake baseball fans, giant birds' nests and how to play Hooverball.

Aug 29, 201431 minEp. 24
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