The 'Perfect' Specimen

The 'Perfect' Specimen

By The Natural History Museum, LondonComedyScienceNatural Sciences
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The 'Perfect' Specimen episodes

  • Natalie brings a very venomous golf ball with legs

    How are scientists redefining venom, and why is Josh breaking the rules?

    Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens, and maybe even a bonus specimen, all relating to the word 'noxious'.

    Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most reliable?

    Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

    #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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    YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon⁠

    Website: ⁠http://www.nhm.ac.uk⁠

    Instagram: ⁠http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum⁠

    TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm⁠

    Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social⁠

    44 min
  • Josh carries a fish like a clutch bag!

    Does Josh really know the best way to carry a fish specimen through the Museum, and what's sent Natalie down a wormhole?

    Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'Tacky'.

    Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious? Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

    #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon

    Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social

    X: https://x.com/nhm_london

    Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum

    Browse our shop: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/

    39 min
  • Natalie has an excuse to talk about space monkeys

    Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'reliable'.

    Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

    Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

    #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

    ----------------

    YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon⁠

    Website: ⁠http://www.nhm.ac.uk⁠

    Instagram: ⁠http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum⁠

    TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm⁠

    Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social⁠

    41 min
  • Are there really that many ants in the world?

    Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'incomplete'.

    Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

    Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

    #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

    ----------------

    YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon⁠

    Website: ⁠http://www.nhm.ac.uk⁠

    Instagram: ⁠http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum⁠

    TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm⁠

    Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social⁠

    37 min
  • Josh doesn't care about T. rex lips

    Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'overrated'.

    Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

    Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

    #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

    ----------------

    YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon⁠

    Website: ⁠http://www.nhm.ac.uk⁠

    Instagram: ⁠http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum⁠

    TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm⁠

    Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social⁠

    X: ⁠https://x.com/nhm_london⁠

    42 min
  • Mistaking a marine reptile for a communist

    Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'fresh'.

    Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

    Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

    #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

    ----------------

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon

    Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social

    X: https://x.com/nhm_london

    Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum

    Browse our shop: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/

    35 min
  • That time Natalie really annoyed a chameleon

    Join us for the third episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'Exuberant'.

    Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

    Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

    #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

    ----------------

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon

    Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social

    X: https://x.com/nhm_london

    36 min
  • Natalie totally thought that was its butt

    Join us for the second episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'squishy'.

    Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the tackiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

    Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

    #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Squishy

    ----------------

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon

    Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social

    X: https://x.com/nhm_london

    Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum

    35 min
  • Josh has questions about waxy whale earplugs...

    Join us for the first episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought 4 specimens all relating to the word 'perfect'.

    Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

    Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon

    Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social

    X: https://x.com/nhm_london

    Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum

    Browse our shop: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/

    42 min
  • Introducing The 'Perfect' Specimen

    Welcome to The 'Perfect' Specimen, a podcast from the Natural History Museum, London.

    Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

    Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

    ----------------

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon

    Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk

    Instagram: http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social

    X: https://x.com/nhm_london

    Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum

    Browse our shop: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/

    2 min

About The 'Perfect' Specimen

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Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?