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PODCAST

How many geese?

Jack Baddams & Roddy Shaw

The comedy nature podcast for more than just nature nerds. A really wild show for grown ups, each episode looks at stories and science from across the natural world and also pits a host against a listener suggested species of animal to decide how many they could take in a fight. Insta @howmanygeese Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/howmanygeese

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42:56

Knock knock, it‘s the Law

How many geese? ·

2021/11/09

Time to lawyer up as we head to the courts & hear about when a monkey sued a British wildlife photographer over a copyright claim. Plus - death defying squirrels, mind games with the emperor and which animal would be the most help on a quest to Mordor?

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37:43

Nature‘s Thunderdome

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2021/11/02

Today's episode is freshly thawed from the the Siberian permafrost to bring you up to speed on de-extinction and whether we might one day see Mammoths roam the Earth again. Plus, we work out what animal would make the best dictator and Roddy draws up another convoluted battle plan as we welcome our first invertebrate to fight club: the Common Octopus

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47:40

Spit, sweat and cream

How many geese? ·

2021/10/26

Today's episode tells the tale of two of the most incredible extinct species you've never heard of, gets into a fight with a nerdy crocodile and evaluates how successfully a snake could apply suntan lotion...

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47:55

Be more cricket

How many geese? ·

2021/10/19

It's Lou part 2 as we explore myths, legends and why some animals have all the luck in the world with tattoo artist Lou Hopper. Plus we decide which animals would run which stalls at a Medieval fair and Lou and Roddy take on a swimming pool full of Tiger Sharks...

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39:02

Revenge of the Arctic toadstools

How many geese? ·

2021/10/12

Today's episode welcomes tattoo artist and nature nerd Lou Hopper into the goose flock as we answer such questions as: what the worst animal would be to have to tattoo? How many Binturong would it take to crush a human? And just what are the hidden alien animals that have been living among us?

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46:14

Arm the voles

How many geese? ·

2021/10/05

Fear the reaper as we enter the world of the necrobiome. Listen to the literally shocking story of how a lightning storm that felled an enter herd of reindeer on the Norwegian tundra gave rise to a unique ecosystem. Plus - what animal family would take home the most medals at the Olympics & how many baboons could you take in a fight...?

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38:55

The hippo-pocalypse is coming

How many geese? ·

2021/09/28

We're back and wasting no time in smuggling illicit animal facts across the border as we tackle such issues as: Columbia's hippo problem, what happens if you get a fruit fly drunk & meet the black bear that ate $15 million dollars worth of cocaine...

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01:01:51

Where‘s my goose?

How many geese? ·

2021/06/12

We're back for a special Festival of Nature bumper edition of 'How many geese?' - delving into Nature's own festivals to find her mad mass gatherings. Then we turn our attentions to your important questions on animal sexiness, size & bank heist capabilities. Plus, the humble pangolin takes one more step to extinction as this week's nomination to animal fight club...

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35:10

That can stay in the sea

How many geese? ·

2021/04/13

Today's episode is burrowing into your ear as we enter the world of parasites. Tuck your trousers into your socks as we talk lice that eat tongues, barnacles that hack crabs and slave making ants. Plus - we reminisce about the most remote places we've ever been and ask: how many orca could you take in a fight?

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34:05

Having tea on a zebra

How many geese? ·

2021/04/06

Today's episode enters the mythical, blurrily photographed world of big cats on the loose in the UK. Are they out there and just who is taking up the mantle of tracking them down? Plus - the Aardvark is inducted into animal fight club and what's the biggest animal you could tape to a lamp post?

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31:26

A string of demoralised beavers

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2021/03/30

In this episode we go to war with the animals more than ever, as we tell the cautionary tales of countries that have waged war on their feathered foes. Plus - Roddy battles beavers and we discuss whether the biggest shark to ever live might still be lurking out there...

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34:43

One of nature‘s boss battles

How many geese? ·

2021/03/23

Part 2 of our deep dive into age enters the world of the ancients. What are the oldest living things in the world? Which animals have unlocked the secrets of immortality? And, most importantly, what's going on with bats?!

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28:59

A sardine as old as Babylon

How many geese? ·

2021/03/16

"How many geese?" is aging before your very eyes/ears. In this first installment of our two-parter about old animals we dive into - what's the oldest thing you've ever eaten? Did Churchill really have a parrot that swore at Nazis? And, of course, how many asps could you take in a fight? Sound credit: florianreichelt - snarling snake

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38:33

Smew to the eye

How many geese? ·

2021/03/09

"How many geese?" ventures into treacherous waters to discover how whales have been doing battle with boats for 200 years. Also, what is going on with America's fluorescent pink flying squirrels? And have your eyes opened to the beauty of the Smew only to work out how many you could take in a fight to the death... Sound credits: Smew - Jarek Matusiak

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35:15

The fury of a goose

How many geese? ·

2021/02/18

"How many geese?" embarks on its maiden voyage into the world of nature by asking the really big questions. Like, what animal would you eat to take its superpowers? Is Japan really using robotic wolves to fight off bears? And just how many otters could you take in a fight? Sound credits: Water frogs - Reinsamba Quail - Dobroide Otters - Soundbytez Wolves - ylearkisto

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