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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

313: No Such Thing As A Dangerous Coconut

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss fruit that's expensive and dangerous; and people who got very hot and very cold. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Mar 20, 202053 minEp. 313

312: No Such Thing As Quentin Tarantino's Bambi

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss dangerous Roman toilets, what shoes were thrown at a Bush, and the love life of a Lothario turtle called Diego. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Mar 13, 202046 minEp. 312

311: No Such Thing As A Michelangel-ogram

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss a bank that was too warm, a bottle that was too full, and a nose that was just right. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Mar 06, 202047 minEp. 311

310: No Such Thing As A Mungmonger

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss Romans vs Vandals; Artists vs Artists; Door-to-Door Sales; and Bear-on-Bear action. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Feb 28, 202048 minEp. 310

309: No Such Thing As The Best Bubble

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss get-fit schemes, bubble extremes, Norma Jeane, and an olm's routine. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Feb 21, 202045 minEp. 309

308: No Such Thing As The Land Of Flying Sheep

Dan, Anne, Anna and Andrew discuss Ringo Starr's exorcism, driving with a pavlova, and the tiniest classified thing at GCHQ. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Feb 14, 202040 minEp. 308

307: No Such Thing As EastEnders, The Opera

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss the never-ending opera, whether worms are carbon neutral, and how Edgar Allan Poe helped to create Scrabble. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Feb 07, 202043 minEp. 307

306: No Such Thing As Heavy Snuggle-Pupping

Dan, James, Anna and John Lloyd discuss correct gambling attire, the inventor of Vaseline, and Athens' sixteen thousand secret swimming pools. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Jan 31, 202047 minEp. 306

305: No Such Thing As A Sentient Jelly

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss the world's first electric cargo ship, jelly wobbliness testing Edison's near-miss with a flying badger. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Jan 24, 202039 minEp. 305

304: No Such Thing As A Phantasmic Foot

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss parachuting beavers, why hotdogs are called hotdogs, and how your emails are warming the planet. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Jan 17, 202048 minEp. 304

303: No Such Thing As Suckling's Column

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss 11th century rental eels, Nelson's lesser-known brother, and how to break into Alcatraz. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Jan 10, 202051 minEp. 303

302: No Such Thing As A Hedgehog Circus

Happy New Year! Enjoy a bumper compilation of deleted bits from 2019 - all the facts, flubs and terrible terrible puns that somehow didn't make the edit. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Jan 03, 20201 hr 21 minEp. 302

Audiobook Of The Year 2019 Preview

A clip from the audiobook version of the latest Book Of The Year instalment - buy it now from audible.com ! Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Dec 27, 201930 min

301: No Such Thing As The Queen's Christmas Burlesque

Merry Fishmas! Live from Birmingham, Dan, James Anna and Andrew discuss the earliest known pornography, Mariah Carey's Christmas tree, and how a poodle saved the Queen's speech. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Dec 25, 201948 minEp. 301

300: No Such Thing As Swimming In The Sky

Live at the Heinz Oberhummer Award ceremony in Vienna, Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss edible sleds, the first attempt at laser eye surgery, and our shithole universe. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Dec 20, 201959 minEp. 300

299: No Such Thing As A Conscientious Brunette

Live from Washington D.C., Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss the goats that guard Reagan's library, poppy field crop circles, and which Apollo moon landing was faked. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Dec 13, 201953 minEp. 299

298: No Such Thing As An Emotional Support Amoeba

Live from New York, Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss Hornigold the pirate, support animals for other animals, and why the French can't decide on what to call a pencil.

Dec 06, 201946 minEp. 298

297: No Such Thing As A Shrimp Conga

Live from New York, Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss the loudest birds on earth, the astronaut who ate shrimp cocktail 48 times in a row, and who really gave us all syphilis. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Nov 29, 201939 minEp. 297

296: No Such Thing As A Glowing Ballet Dancer

Live from Philadelphia, Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss crash test moose, radioactive slippers, and the multi-presidential inventor of chewing gum. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Nov 22, 201943 minEp. 296

295: No Such Thing As A 200m Baguette

Live from Boston, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss Bastard baguettes Saddam Hussein's campaign song, and the first ever criminal to be put in Boston's stocks. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Nov 15, 201943 minEp. 295

294: No Such Thing As A 15-Hour Working Week

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss hand-drawn stockings, raccoon-damaged temples, and the doomsday aircraft destroyed by a single bird. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Nov 08, 201953 minEp. 294

293: No Such Thing As A Sexy Ceiling Fan

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss prehistoric sippy-cups, Rasputin's litigious assassins, and the coolest ever publicity stunt. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Nov 01, 201952 minEp. 293

292: No Such Thing as a Blatant Plug for the Book of the Year 2019

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss four facts taken from The Book Of The Year 2019, including Greta Thunberg's adventurous middle name, the polling station with only one voter, and the worst way to dispose of a speeding ticket. The Book Of The Year 2019 is out now! Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Year-2019-Such-Thing/dp/1786332019 Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-book-of-the-year-2019/id1462378633 Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more...

Oct 24, 201952 minEp. 292

290: No Such Thing As A Winter Fax Machine

Alex, James, Anna and Andrew discuss Tolstoy's hat-wearing habits, nuclear-powered icebreakers (literal, not conversational) and how to hack a fax from the moon.

Oct 11, 201956 minEp. 290

289: No Such Thing As A Horse Called Brian

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss leaping maggots, the point of motion sickness and why you shouldn't put on too much red lipstick. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Oct 04, 201946 minEp. 289

288: No Such Thing As An Elephant In The Airport

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss elephantine super-sniffing, Thomas Jefferson's version of the Bible, and André the Giant's all-night bender. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Sep 27, 201948 minEp. 288

287: No Such Thing As Pets In Heaven

Live from Antwerp, Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss diamond vacuums, North Korean app stores, and what happens when you give an elephant a gold enema. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Sep 20, 201940 minEp. 287

286: No Such Thing As A Banana With Wifi

Dan, James, Anna and Andrew discuss the invention of ball pits, a fisherman's unluckiest fruit, and how the internet was nearly called The Information Mine. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Sep 13, 201937 minEp. 286

285: No Such Thing As Giving Birth Up A Climbing Wall

Dan, James, Andrew and Anna discuss special mud for baseball, why YouTube was invented, and Brazilian caesarian section parties. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes.

Sep 06, 201949 minEp. 285