Best Simon Schreiber Podcasts (2024)

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NOT A NEW EPISODE but... here's Margaret's podcast Crushed! 48:43

1+ y ago48:43

48:43

Hello! This isn't a new episode of Do The Right Thing (sob!) but we thought you might like to sample Margaret's new(ish) podcast Crushed! - and in particular the latest episode in which she chats to Danielle about her crushes and unrequited loves in all their intense and embarrassing glory. Within there is plenty of discussion of why stand ups make…

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Jim Gross explains the history of the Ocklawaha River, one of Florida's most fixable environmental tragedies 38:44

2y ago38:44

38:44

The Ocklawaha River remains one of Florida’s greatest environmental blunders, choked off by a dam built in the 1960s to build the cross-Florida barge canal. The canal never happened, but the dam remains. More than 10,000 acres of forest and at least 20 springs were drowned by the lake that was created. Now the dam is aging, made of mostly sand, and…

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Miami-Dade District 7 Commissioner Raquel Regalado talks about balancing a fast-growing city with the environment 37:26

2y ago37:26

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Miami Dade District 7 Commissioner Raquel Regalado talks about balancing the wants of developers with the needs of wild areas around Miami such as Biscayne Bay and the everglades. “Are we doing everything we can do to have that balance?” she asks. As a sitting elected leader in Florida’s most populous county, Raquel explains how policy at the local…

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Florida Springs Institute Director Robert Knight talks about the problems at Florida's springs and what can be done to save them 42:08

2y ago42:08

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Robert "Bob" Knight is the director of the Florida Springs Institute. He has also authored numerous books about the springs, their unique nature and how they are being degraded in Florida. In this episode, he talks about how Florida's system of granting permits to pump water is enabling corporations and business interests to pump water for almost n…

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A boat ride on Florida bay with Orvis President Simon Perkins reveals devastation from an algae bloom 26:54

2y ago26:54

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I was recently invited to take a boat trip out to Florida Bay by Orvis, the apparel and outdoor gear company, Captains for Clean Water and the Everglades Foundation. We met at Angler House near mike marker 80 in Islamorada and headed out to the bay from there. Steve Davis, the chief science officer from the Everglades Foundation, came with us to in…

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Suzanne Schreiber is focusing her organization, Dream Green Volusia, on saving what's left of her county's natural places 34:23

2y ago34:23

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She launched her own non profit grassroots environmental organization in Volusia county, Dream Green Volusia when she started seeing large tracts of undeveloped lands containing forests and wildlife be razed for development across her county. Despite being an underdog against deep pockets from special interests, she has had an impact on saving her …

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Richard Kern, co-founder of the environmental education series Encounters In Excellence, talks about his work 33:18

2y ago33:18

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Richard Kern grew up with environmental filmmakers as parents and has taken the baton of Odyssey Earth and Encounters in Excellence, two environmental storytelling platforms that are used to teach children in classrooms around Florida about environmental issues.By Oscar Corral

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Fran Mainella, the former director of the U.S. National Parks Service and Florida's state park system, talks about the possibility of a national park in Florida for springs. 39:22

2y ago39:22

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Frank Mainella, the first woman in the United States to direct the US National Parks Service and the Florida State Parks system, talks about the value of parks and the possibility of designating a new Florida Springs National Park. Is the concept of a “Great Florida Springs and Rivers National Park” a pipe dream, or is it possible to get the nation…

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Florida State Rep. Anna V. Eskamani talks about her fierce environmental advocacy in the face of long odds in Florida 41:10

2+ y ago41:10

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State Rep. Anna Eskamani, a young rising star in Florida’s Democratic Party and an outspoken advocate of better environmental policies, talks about her optimism despite her party being mostly locked out of power in Florida’s government. Her fierce criticism of Tallahassee’s catering to special interest groups at the expense of voters and everyday p…

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Louis Wolfson III, a major developer of affordable housing in America, talks about his fight to protect the everglades and springs of Florida. 34:44

2+ y ago34:44

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Louis Wolfson III; Learn how old-school Key West piracy played a role in the origins of the Wolfson family, whose descendant, fifth-generation Floridian Louis Wolfson III, has become an environmental leader in Florida through philanthropy. Today he leads one of the largest affordable housing development companies in the United States. But his love …

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Jeff Brower, Volusia County Chairman, often votes against the grain of endless growth in a state that thrives on it 39:01

2+ y ago39:01

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Volusia County Chairman Jeff Brower is not your average politician. The owner of a farm with nine children, he ran for office because he wanted to stand up to developers constantly clear- cutting the forests of north Florida to make way for new developments, putting precious springs and rivers at risk. He talks about the courage of being a lone dis…

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Miami Herald Environmental Journalist Curtis Morgan talks Biscayne Bay, fishing and the consequences of dumping our sewage near our beaches 37:27

2+ y ago37:27

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In this episode, Oscar interviews Miami Herald editor Curtis Morgan. Curtis is one of the best known environmental journalists in Florida. He has been a reporter or editor directing environmental coverage for close to 30 years. He’a also an avie fisherman that grew up fishing the sea grass flats around South Florida, often taking a 14-foot boat whe…

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Stel Bailey: Florida's own Erin Brockovich-style citizen scientist documents manatee deaths and water quality 35:56

2+ y ago35:56

35:56

Stel Bailey is a citizen scientist and cancer cluster survivor who spent the last year documenting the unprecedented starvation deaths of a record number of manatees around the state of Florida. She describes the heartbreaking experience of watching manatee carcasses get disposed of as simple trash, and the fight to stop the massive pollution of Fl…

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Lauren L. Hill, world famous pro surfer, mom and eco-feminist, talks about how she fell in love with surfing while growing up in Florida and her fight for the environment 42:18

2+ y ago42:18

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The first time Lauren L. Hill protested for an environmental cause, she was 17, and a woman spat at her. But instead of stopping her, it encouraged her to keep speaking out for the natural world. Today's she uses her platform as a famous surfer to bring attention to environmental issues. Here's an excerpt from Lauren Hill's website: "Lauren L. Hill…

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Jim Durocher, one of the leaders of Florida's Rights of Nature movement, talks about trying to get a constitutional amendment on Florida's 2024 ballot 28:23

2+ y ago28:23

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Jim Durocher is one of the leaders of a statewide campaign to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in Florida in 2024 to grant rights to nature. The Rights of Nature movement is just getting started around the United States, and in 2020, Florida took a leading role when Orange County, home of Orlando, became the largest municipality to gran…

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Stephen Davis: The Everglades Foundation's Chief Science Officer explains how the everglades works, what's wrong with it and its ongoing restoration 36:13

2+ y ago36:13

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From the first time Stephen Davis visited the everglades, he has been drawn by the unique beauty of its wetlands landscape. As the Chief Science Officer of The Everglades Foundation, he has pursued the restoration of the everglades and expanded on the science and knowledge that guides that complex task.…

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Lawyer Rachael Curran gives listeners a glimpse behind the curtain of phosphate mining in Florida, one of the most secretive and environmentally destructive industries in the state 40:14

2+ y ago40:14

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Florida is the epicenter of phosphate mining in the United States, and one of the largest in the world. The practice of phosphate mining is to create fertilizer for crops. But it is also one of the most destructive environmental practices in Florida, which has about half a million acres that have either been mined, or identified for mining. Environ…

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Environmental Journalist Craig Pittman talks about panthers, Florida springs and why there's so much poop in our waters 33:04

2+ y ago33:04

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Author and environmental journalist Craig Pittman, with his usual sense of wit and satire, talks about Florida's ongoing environmental struggles and the political backdrop that perpetuates them. It seems there is broad and strong public support across all political stripes to fix Florida's environmental problems. But political leaders generally ign…

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Jennifer Diaz Runs The Everglades Foundation's Environmental Education Program and Charts a Course for Schools Around the State to Follow 36:47

2+ y ago36:47

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Jennifer Diaz runs The Everglades Foundation's educational program, which helps schools with curriculum and materials to teach kids about the Everglades. The foundation's pioneering work in education has created a loose model that schools and organizations around the state can follow to help bring important information about environmental issues to…

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Michelle Colson "Mermaid Michi" Has a Huge Social Media Following And Is A Powerful Voice for Florida's Springs 29:16

2+ y ago29:16

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Michelle Colson, also known as Mermaid Michi, has amassed a million social media followers on TikTok and Instagram. They flock to her posts to see her lip sync and dance underwater in crystal clear Florida springs. She leverages her fame to bring awareness to the degradation of Florida's unique fresh water springs, and in the process spreads awaren…

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Fishing Guide Captain Benny Blanco Fights Tarpon Out on the Water and Environmental Destruction When on Land 40:45

2+ y ago40:45

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Captain Benny Blanco grew up in the land-locked Miami suburb of Kendall. But that didn't stop him from biking to Miami's coast often when he was a boy. Today, he is a fishing captain with his own television show, and one of the leaders of clean water advocacy organization Captains for Clean Water. Does he reveal the best fishing spots in South Flor…

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Biologist & Python Hunter Joe Wasilewski Survived Venemous Snake Bites and Killer Constrictors 35:43

2+ y ago35:43

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Joe Wasilewski started his "herping" when he was a young soldier guarding a secret military base in the everglades. After that he worked at the Miami Serpentarium with owner Bill Haast, who injected himself with cobra venom regularly to build up immunity to snake bites. Today, he is an internationally renowned invasive species expert and master pyt…

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NOT A NEW EPISODE but... 1:21

3y ago1:21

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...something that might be of interest. DTRT's very own Michael Legge - the especially angry one - has a book coming out VERY SOON. 'Strawberries To Pigs' is a collection of his writing from 2008 to 2020, and is also his way of apologising for inventing online anger and wrecking all our lives. Stories of romance, success and bravery are not include…

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2019 Christmas Special (Chris Addison & Anna Mann) 1:15:55

4+ y ago1:15:55

1:15:55

Chris Addison and Anna Mann are the gifts that keep on giving in the 2019 Christmas Special! It is a very traditional affair, with all the usual festive ingredients you'd expect, including squirrels, gimp masks, sword fighting, an abbatoir and Danke Jonathan. Expertise is provided by the overwhelmingly brilliant, lovely and Panto-tastic Joe Tracini…

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Series 7, Episode 12 (Aisling Bea & Miles Jupp) 55:52

5y ago55:52

55:52

Aisling Bea and Miles Jupp are the guests for the final show of this mammoth series - and we go out with a bang in an episode that considers how to commit the perfect murder, how to behave on public transport, what to do if you sext your ex and then they start blackmailing you, how to deal with flatmates whose onanism is too noisy and a few new-lif…

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Series 7, Episode 11 (Rufus Hound & Tawny Newsome) 53:04

5y ago53:04

53:04

Rufus Hound and Tawny Newsome guest at the London Podcast Festival in a show that considers calming down angry people, surviving a freefall without a parachute, how to cope with a dog who wants to join in when you're having sex, the whys and wherefores of getting a second date (featuring possibly the worst advice ever given in the course of an Agon…

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Series 7, Episode 10 (Bethany Black & David Reed) 1:01:44

5y ago1:01:44

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Bethany Black and David Reed join the gang in glorious York for the first ever recording outside London or Edinburgh (yes, we know you've already heard the Birmingham recording, but that was recorded three days after this one). Anyway, the subjects covered include jellyfish stings, interrogation techniques, whether honesty is the best policy when i…

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Series 7, Episode 9 (Rachel Fairburn & Neil Edmond) 51:36

5y ago51:36

51:36

Rachel Fairburn and Neil Edmond are the perfect guests for a show that considers runaway horses, meeting strangers from the internet in real life, unwanted matchmaking, secret tattoos and aggressively smelly bosses. There then follows a frankly delightful chat with expert cruise ship entertainment and hospitality director Peter Gibbs. You seem like…

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Series 7, Episode 8 (Vivienne Acheampong & Glenn Moore) 52:46

5y ago52:46

52:46

Vivienne Acheampong and Glenn Moore join Danielle, Margaret and Michael to discuss rioting, parents embarrassing you on social media, the rights and wrongs of weeing in the sink and dirty housemates. There's then a disconcerting amount of talk about fists with expert guest materials scientist Anna Ploszajski. If you want to support the show, then l…

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Do The Right Thing - #PODSTRIKE 1:59

5y ago1:59

1:59

Do The Right Thing and support #PODSTRIKE on Friday September 20th 2019. This week will be historic. In over 150 countries, people are stepping up to support young climate strikers and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. The climate crisis won’t wait, so neither will we. Young people have woken up much of the world with their powerful Fridays…

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Series 7, Episode 7 (Bridget Christie & Sara Barron) 51:18

5y ago51:18

51:18

Bridget Christie and Sara Barron are the guests for a joyous romp through subjects including talking about the birds and the bees with your kids, sandstorms, disowning family for motorcycling reasons, a boyfriend who won't move out of a flat, an awful cow skin rug and an eye-popping discussion with expert Human Resources professional Colleen Cheeth…

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Series 7, Episode 6 (Lou Conran & Benjamin Partridge) 54:31

5y ago54:31

54:31

Lou Conran and Benjamin Partridge are on board for discussions about being indoors for an earthquake, shaking hands, sucking thumbs, dead rats (and badgers), kids eating food off the pavement plus an awful lot about worms with expert guest professor Dr Jonathan Pettitt. If you'd like to support the show, do click here to find out how you can do so …

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Series 7, Episode 5 (Caroline Mabey & William Andrews) 56:37

5y ago56:37

56:37

Caroline Mabey and William Andrews are the very fun guests for this earliest recording of series 7 (back in February 2018). It covers vital subjects such as the correct way to deal with a snake bite, how to cure hiccups, what to do if you've told your partner you have a terminal disease when that isn't strictly true and the correct etiquette when s…

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Series 7, Episode 4 (Lucy Porter & Rick Edwards) 1:00:31

5y ago1:00:31

1:00:31

Lucy Porter and Rick Edwards are on the guest list for our WEDDING SPECIAL, recorded earlier this year as the hen do for Danielle ahead of her then-impending nuptials. And what bride-to-be could want for more? With brilliant tips on how to impress your future parents-in-law, what to do if the caterers poison the Wedding Breakfast, how to deal with …

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Series 7, Episode 3 (Heidi Regan & Darren Harriott) 53:54

5y ago53:54

53:54

Heidi Regan and Darren Harriott are the guests for an eventually rather filthy show which which covers the genteel subjects of breaking down a door and getting on with people you dislike at work before taking a turn with a neighbour's dirty doggy, a quick detour via tall people at music gigs, a bizarre trip into Creme Eggs before a surprisingly bod…

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Series 7, Episode 2 (Richard Herring & Deborah Frances-White) 55:31

5y ago55:31

55:31

Richard Herring and Deborah Frances-White are the guests for a very fun show which covers gas leaks, the art of persuasion, extreme ghosting, taking your mother out on a date, the etiquette of watching TV with your partner and the world of Dominatrix-ing with former Dominatrix Miranda Kane - which includes a truly brilliant and bizarre story about …

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Series 7, Episode 1 (Sarah Millican & Joe Lycett) 55:59

5y ago55:59

55:59

Sarah Millican and Joe Lycett join Danielle, Margaret and Michael for a show recorded at the 2019 PodFest at Birmingham's echoey but lovely Town Hall. Subjects covered include falling down, dealing with exam stress, coping with the fact your ex - who you ghosted 10 years ago - is now your new boss, what to do if your other half is addicted to socia…

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Best of? Series 1 - 6 57:11

5y ago57:11

57:11

Ahead of the impending new series, we asked you what clips we should include in a 'Best Of' episode. You told us. We had a think. And the result is THIS - a 'Best of?' episode covering series 1 to 6. This is the PERFECT EPISODE to share with your friends, neighbours, putative in-laws, bosses and enemies - a serviceable introduction to the world of …

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2017 Christmas Special (Jessica Fostekew & Nish Kumar) 55:39

6+ y ago55:39

55:39

Jessica Fostekew and Nish Kumar come down our chimneys for this year's Christmas Special. And they bring with them a sack full of ice rescues, dodgy presents, evil families, wrapping paper, Santa Claus and Christmas Trees courtesy of expert guest Helen Cripps. Also within, discover which of our panel owns a lake... If you've ever wanted to bung us …

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2017 Summer Special 2 (Sarah Kendall & Chris Addison) 47:06

7y ago47:06

47:06

Sarah Kendall and Chris Addison join the gang for the second and last of our summer special episodes. The teams get a bit tipsy and discuss desert islands, jizz bridges, being friends with exes, nudism, shoe etiquette and eggs with kitchen gadget expert guest Rhik Samadder. Also, for any Producer Ben fans who missed him in the last episode... he's …

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2017 Summer Special 1 (Cariad Lloyd & Phil Wang) 50:34

7y ago50:34

50:34

Cariad Lloyd and Phil Wang are the guests for the first of two summer special episodes. The teams discuss volcanic eruptions, noisy neighbours, evil twins, loud sex, battle re-enactors, violent cats, baldness and antiques with expert guest Mark Hill (surely the first DTRT guest who is also a regular on Antiques Roadshow?). The show also features th…

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Series 6, Episode 6 (Sara Pascoe & John Robins) 39:57

8y ago39:57

39:57

Sara Pascoe and John Robins are the guests as we discuss wasps, how to take a bullet, dating a diva, being turned on by a dentist and bomb disposal - the latter with explosive expert guest Steve Rimmer. (http://steve-stand-up-rimmer.co.uk/) If you've enjoyed this series of Do The Right Thing, then we want you to tell other people about it. Please. …

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Series 6, Episode 5 (Andy Zaltzman & Lou Sanders) 44:17

8y ago44:17

44:17

Andy Zaltzman and Lou Sanders are on board as we discuss building nuclear fallout shelters, hotel upgrades, lazy husbands and sex, with sexpert Alix Fox. If you're enjoying Do The Right Thing, then please tell other people about it via mouth, social media, sending a letter or telepathy. Also... please rate and comment on the show on iTunes, follow …

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Series 6, Episode 4 (Anna & Katy) 45:30

8y ago45:30

45:30

Series 6, Episode 4 (Anna Crilly & Katy Wix) Double act Anna & Katy join Danielle, Margaret and Michael to discuss angry customers, heart attacks, defaced photo frames, Doctor Who and modelling (with model guest Hazel Townsend). There seem to be lots of piss-related stories along the way. If you enjoy Do The Right Thing, then please do let other pe…

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Series 6, Episode 3 (Rufus Hound & Diane Morgan) 44:53

8y ago44:53

44:53

Series 6, Episode 3 (Rufus Hound & Diane Morgan) Rufus Hound and Diane Morgan guest on a show that covers a lot of ground - from running out of petrol in the desert, via getting to sleep, dealing with homophobic parents and going to school reunions, to housemates having loud sex and a couple of belting lawyer-based scenarios with expert guest crimi…

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Series 6, Episode 2 (Kerry Godliman & Paul Sinha) 41:28

8y ago41:28

41:28

Kerry Godliman and Paul Sinha are the guests in a show that contains amputation, talking squirrels, car sickness, sex parties, naughty photos and a healthy slice of evolutionary biology with evolutionary biologist Simon Watt (who runs the Ugly Animal Conservation Society and his own podcast). If you're at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, …

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Series 6, Episode 1 (Shappi Khorsandi & Richard Osman) 41:35

8y ago41:35

41:35

Shappi Khorsandi and Richard Osman join us for the first episode of Series 6. In it the teams try to survive a wolf encounter, pick their way through the minefield of social kissing and deal with problems including looking after evil teenagers, fear of driving, not being boyfriend material and butlering (in the form of very proper expert guest Malc…

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Christmas Special 2015 (Sofie Hagen & Elis James) 40:00

8+ y ago40:00

40:00

Sofie Hagen and Elis James join the gang for our first ever Christmas Special. And very tinselly it is too! Expect all your festive favourites - snow, turkey, funeral arrangements and Christmas Past (thanks to brilliant expert guest - historian Greg Jenner). If you want to give us a Christmas present, then what we'd love is the gift of exposure. He…

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Series 5, Episode 5 (Joe Lycett & Doc Brown) 36:42

9y ago36:42

36:42

Joe Lycett and Doc Brown are the guests in this final episode of series 5. It's a glass-shatteringly good episode containing as it does information about lightning, breaking up, avoiding people, what to call 'bits' and flies (thanks to brilliant expert guest - curator of flies at the Natural History Museum - Dr Erica McAlister). If you've enjoyed t…

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Series 5, Episode 4 (Matthew Crosby, Ben Clark, Isy Suttie) 36:46

9y ago36:46

36:46

Matthew Crosby, Ben Clark and Isy Suttie join Danielle and Margaret (Michael's away) to chatter about stampeding elephants. skiving off work, sexual ranting and planning weddings (with the help of expert guest 'Wedding Fairy' George Watts). If you like this show, then truly the best way you can pay us back is by helping to get Do The Right Thing to…

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