No Such Thing As A Fish
The official channel for the show about everything: four dorks discuss the most amazing facts they’ve learned over the last seven days. The multi award-winning, globe-travelling, 600-million-download phenomenon. Hosted by Dan Schreiber, James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray and Anna Ptaszynski.
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Little Fish: Moss Moss Mossmoss Moss
Aug 02, 2026Anna, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts including kitchens, cocktails and a chap named Cassell. Anna works out why she lost to James at archery. And we name eight more Friend of the Podcast custodians...
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In this Little Fish podcast episode, hosts Anna Ptaszynski, James Harkin, and Andrew Hunter-Murray share fascinating facts sent in by listeners, covering everything from the bartender who served the first moonwalkers to venomous frogs that headbutt their prey. The episode features quirky historical connections, unusual inventions, bizarre sports, and surprising etymologies, all delivered with the team's characteristic wit and tangential humor.
- The Moonwalk Cocktail and Amy Johnson Connection
- Film Supercuts and the Ubiquity of Phrases
No Such Thing As The Mice Of The Fruit Bowl
Jul 30, 2026Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss stress, sentences and supermarkets. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes and...
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Dan, Anna, James, and Andy discuss fascinating facts about Europe's largest supermarket, Nobel Prize-winning literature with extremely long sentences, zebrafish used in scientific research, and the world's most tattooed people. The episode covers shopping psychology, literary techniques, fish biology, and the bizarre world of Guinness World Records with their characteristic wit and tangential conversations.
- Europe's Mega-Supermarket and the Evolution of Shopping
- Nobel Literature Winner's One-Sentence Novel
Little Fish: Short Back and Left
Jul 26, 2026Anna, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts including beards, barrels, scissors and Shostakovich. Andy explains why he is the true man of the people. And we name eight more Friend of the Podcast custodian...
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A delightful episode of Little Fish where Andrew Hunter-Murray, James Harkin, and Anna Tijinsky share fascinating facts from listeners, covering topics from persecuted beards and flying fish to presidential squirrel notes and celebrity mold. The team discusses everything from ice yachts to Martin Luther King's namesake county, with their characteristic humor and curiosity throughout.
- Joseph Palmer's Persecuted Beard
- Vermont's Airborne Trout Transportation
No Such Thing As A Fence Made of Sausage
Jul 23, 2026Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss Lou Bega, the black keys, and the travelling wheelbarrows. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish fo...
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A lively episode of 'No Such Thing as a Fish' where the hosts explore four fascinating facts: the Victorian wheelbarrow-pushing craze, the history of piano keys being reversed in color, Hungary's unusual use of Latin as an official language until the 1800s, and Stephen King's obsession with Mambo No. 5. The discussion weaves through historical oddities, linguistic curiosities, and unexpected connections with plenty of humor and tangential debates.
- The Great British Wheelbarrow Craze of 1886
- Evolution of Land's End to John O'Groats Journey
Little Fish: Get To The Bus!
Jul 19, 2026Dan, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts including jellyfish and Jesse Jackson. James sets the record straight over some slander that occurred while he was on holiday. And we name eight more Friend of ...
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The Little Fish podcast brings together James Harkin, Daniel Schreiber, and Andrew Hudson-Murray to discuss fascinating facts submitted by listeners. This episode covers a diverse range of topics including the history of sliced bread, behind-the-scenes chaos on the Predator film set, the surprising fragility of immortal jellyfish, a bridge naming controversy involving comedian Richard Herring, and various other quirky historical and scientific facts. The hosts engage in playful banter while exploring these listener-submitted discoveries.
- Sliced Bread vs. David Attenborough: A Timeline Surprise
- Predator's On-Set Bodyguard and Political Aspirations
No Such Thing As Sunscreen for Flies
Jul 16, 2026Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss smoking, sinking, sailing and sunscreen. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes...
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In this episode, the hosts explore fascinating facts about unconventional solutions and historical quirks, from lettuce cigarettes designed to help people quit smoking in the 1960s, to an eight-year traffic jam in Egypt's Suez Canal during wartime, a town literally called 'Neversink' that was intentionally sunk to create a reservoir, and the bizarre international regulations requiring sunscreen to be tested on animals in America but banned from such testing in Europe.
- Lettuce Cigarettes: The Anti-Smoking Innovation That Never Caught On
- Creative Anti-Smoking Methods Through History
Little Fish: Chromosomes are coming home
Jul 12, 2026Dan, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts including Curaçao, chips and chess. Dan and Andy compete to see who has the best cardboard box anecdote. And we name eight more Friend of the Podcast custodians....
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Andrew Hunter-Murray, James Harkin, and Dan Schreiber host this episode of No Such Thing as a Fish, sharing fascinating facts sent in by listeners. Topics range from Swedish phone codes matching chromosome counts, to World Cup football trivia, Canadian lake names, chess strategies, vaccine delivery methods, and historical curiosities about famous figures and wartime innovations.
- Swedish Chromosomes and Phone Codes Coincidence
- Curacao's Cocktail-Themed Football Team
No Such Thing As No Such Thing As A Crab
Jul 09, 2026Bertie Terrilliams of the Margate Crab Museum joins Dan, Anna and James to discuss cures, curators, crabs and KAPOW! Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episo...
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The QI team is joined by Bertie Terrilliams, curator of the Margate Crab Museum, for a fascinating exploration of topics ranging from Thai language quirks and James Bond's cultural influence, to the surprising biology of soft-shell crabs, Victorian medical quackery involving butt plugs, and the wonderfully weird world of niche museums. Along the way, they discover how words travel between cultures, why humans might be uniquely good at holding in poop, and that everything you thought was a crab probably isn't.
- Thai Language and James Bond's Linguistic Legacy
- The Truth About Soft-Shell Crabs
Little Fish: I believed it when Pythagoras said it
Jul 05, 2026Dan, Andy and Anna discuss YOUR facts including scaring cormorants, cleaning horses and recognising frogmen. Anna reveals what her first word was. And we name eight more Friend of the Podcast custodia...
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A delightful episode of Little Fish where hosts Andrew Hunter-Murray, Dan Shriver, and Anna Tijinsky explore fascinating facts sent in by listeners, covering everything from Hollywood legends and presidential mathematics to horse anatomy and animal cryptids. The trio examines quirky trivia about John Cazale's perfect Oscar record, traffic fines in India, Henry VIII's wives, and various other surprising facts about culture, history, and nature.
- John Cazale's Perfect Oscar Record
- International Traffic Fine Disparities
No Such Thing As An Unlucky Fountain
Jul 02, 2026Jamie Morton joins Dan, Anna and Andy to discuss symmetry, lottery, and an erotic bee. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-...
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In this episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, guest host Jamie Morton joins Dan, Anna, and Andy to discuss fascinating facts about the Titanic's swimming pool and survival stories, the history of exotic Egyptian dances, Hindu astrology's predictions about anatomy, and the lottery curse phenomenon. The conversation ranges from ancient swimming pools to modern-day lottery winners, with diversions into belly dancing regulations, Irish dancing origins, and unusual wedding timing dictated by astrology.
- Titanic's Swimming Pool and Survival
- The Dance of the Bee and Egyptian Dancers
Dan, Andy and Anna discuss YOUR facts including pasta, Proust and pencils. Anna shares her secret 'Wheel of Life' game. And we name eight more Friend of the Podcast custodians. Visit nosuchthingasafi...
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This is a bonus Monday episode of No Such Thing As A Fish where hosts Dan Schreiber, Andrew Hunter-Murray, and Anna Tashinsky share interesting facts sent in by listeners. The episode includes a surprise marriage proposal, quirky historical facts about names and inventions, and ends with the awarding of personalized fact certificates to patron supporters. Topics range from Victorian personality quizzes to shark attacks in landlocked states to ancient Sumerian beer-drinking techniques.
- Listener Marriage Proposal and First Date Facts
- Historical Names and Wordplay
No Such Thing As A Glazed Lizard Donut
Jun 25, 2026Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss Disney Princesses, brave tailors and tangled lizards. Head to nosuchthingasafish.com/Risummer for tickets to our July shows at the Royal Institution! Visit nosuchth...
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The QI team discusses four fascinating facts: how pretentious art titles make works seem more profound, Disney princesses becoming more ambidextrous over time, unexpected connections between world leaders and tailors, and desert grassland whiptail lizards that reproduce without males through pseudo-mating behavior. The conversation ranges from art criticism and animation history to presidential fashion demands and reproductive biology, with the hosts' characteristic blend of humor and curiosity.
- The Power of Pretentious Art Titles
- Disney Princesses and Handedness Evolution
Little Fish: Really Siding With The Baddies
Jun 21, 2026James, Andy and Anna discuss YOUR facts including huge holes and dangerous materials. James and Andy argue over a TikTokker who doesn't exist. And we name eight more Friend of the Podcast custodians. ...
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This episode of Little Fish features Andy, James, and Anna discussing fascinating listener-submitted facts, ranging from quirky coincidences about characters named Shaggy to dangerous chemical weapons, plant mimicry, historical importance of hats, and modern scientific curiosities. The hosts explore topics including Belgian flame tubes, mathematicians with unusual names, highly flammable substances, and bizarre historical anecdotes about hats and buses.
- The Shaggy Connection: Norville and Orville
- Belgian Inventions and Eponyms
No Such Thing As The Metal Bloke
Jun 18, 2026Nish Kumar joins James, Anna and Andy to discuss The Man Who Talks With String; The Man Who Sold The World; and the man you don't want directing your B-movie. Head to nosuchthingasafish.com/Risummer...
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A wide-ranging discussion exploring the career of filmmaker James Cameron through his disastrous first film Piranha 2, the surprising invention of stand-up comedy, David Bowie's early struggles and creative evolution, and the quirky world of political party naming conventions across Scandinavia. The conversation weaves together stories of creative obsession, career setbacks, superstitions, and unexpected historical connections.
- James Cameron's Piranha 2 Obsession
- The Inventor of Stand-Up Comedy
Little Fish: I've Booked Us In A Lovely Toilet
Jun 14, 2026Andy, James and Anna discuss YOUR facts including a road that's not a road; and lots of other places that are not where you might think. Anna discovers the true nature of God. And we name eight more F...
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A delightful episode of the Fish podcast where hosts Andrew Hunter-Murray, James Harkin, and Anna Tijinsky share quirky facts submitted by listeners, covering everything from German football managers with ironic names to guinea pig digestion, CIA banana conspiracies, and Barbara Streisand's personal shopping mall. The episode showcases the show's signature blend of obscure knowledge, witty banter, and genuinely fascinating trivia.
- German Football's Beginning and End
- New Zealand's Floating Highway
No Such Thing As Poddyversity Challenge
Jun 11, 2026Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss shamans, humans, theme parks and theme tunes. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free epi...
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In this episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the hosts explore fascinating facts about Sami shamans and their drums, the Turing test and most human awards, France's second-most popular theme park with just one carousel ride, and legendary film composer John Williams' surprising dislike of film music. The conversation winds through topics including reindeer herding, AI deception, historical reenactments, and musical scoring.
- Sami Shamans and Their Sacred Drums
- The Most Human Human Award and the Turing Test
Little Fish: Accordion To Whom?
Jun 07, 2026Anna, Dan and James discuss YOUR facts including salt, swine and CPR. We hear what Rufus Hound yelled to Dan in the street. And we name eight more Friend of the Podcast fact custodians. Head to nosu...
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This episode of Little Fish features the team reviewing listener-submitted facts, including quirky discoveries about sumo wrestling salt consumption, buried accordions in Sweden, pig semen in cancer treatment, and various other unusual trivia. The hosts discuss etymology, geography oddities, CPR training innovations, and conclude by awarding fact custodianship to top-tier supporters.
- Sumo Wrestling Salt Consumption
- The Accordion Graveyard Mystery
No Such Thing As Chekhov's Volcano
Jun 04, 2026Greg Foot joins James, Anna and Andy to discuss vision, vacuums, volcanoes and Volvos. Head to nosuchthingasafish.com/Risummer for tickets to our July shows at the Royal Institution! Visit nosuchth...
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This episode of No Such Thing As A Fish features guest Greg Foot, a science communicator and host of the new Baby Fact Check podcast. The hosts share fascinating facts about baby crying and Volvo vibrations, the physics of vacuums and the famous Magdeburg hemispheres experiment, volcanic eruptions and their surprising ability to clean up methane, and Paul McCartney's eye yoga practice. The conversation weaves through medieval baby care, space exploration, and the surprising modern origins of yoga.
- Baby Crying and the Volvo 240 Solution
- The Science of Crying Without Injury
Little Fish: It's Nice To Say Titicaca
May 31, 2026Anna, Dan and James discuss YOUR facts including Hot Springs and Fat Controllers. Anna astonishes us all by failing to fall for a 2000s pop music hoax. And we name eight more Friend of the Podcast fac...
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A lively Monday bonus episode of No Such Thing As A Fish where the hosts review listener-submitted facts covering everything from tribal wig schools to radioactive hot springs, strategic dog-walking behavior, and Benjamin Franklin's almost-career as a swimming instructor.
- Tribal Coming-of-Age Rituals and Wigs
- The Philosophy of Random Numbers
No Such Thing As A Pastronaut
May 28, 2026Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss kitchen hygiene, a Commander-in-Chief, and NaHCO3. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-fre...
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In this episode, the No Such Thing As A Fish team explores fascinating facts about hairnets, President James Madison, ocean chemistry, and twins. The discussion covers the surprising origins of food hygiene practices, presidential piggybacks, the potential of ocean alkalinity enhancement for climate change, and the peculiar challenges faced by identical twins in recognizing themselves in photographs. The hosts weave together historical anecdotes, scientific studies, and quirky trivia in their characteristically humorous style.
- The Hairnet Industry and Food Hygiene Origins
- Chef Auguste Escoffier's Kitchen Reforms