A Piece of String
Science Podcasts
The podcast that brings together comedians and scientific minds to answer the biggest of all questions, ever. Each person brings a question. Someone secretly has an answer. Before each answer is revealed, the cast try to figure it out...
Location:
United Kingdom
Genres:
Science Podcasts
Description:
The podcast that brings together comedians and scientific minds to answer the biggest of all questions, ever. Each person brings a question. Someone secretly has an answer. Before each answer is revealed, the cast try to figure it out...
Twitter:
@StringPodcast
Language:
English
Contact:
00447763220672
Website:
http://www.stringpodcast.com/
Episodes
Does The Ocean Need More Publicity?
2/18/2021
What in nature is best at keeping time? Do we focus as much effort on the sea as we do space? When’s the best time to have kids? Matt, James, Fran and Sophie work out the truth.
Duration:00:38:30
Do Cuckoos Have Superpowers?
2/11/2021
How much heat from the sun would it take to turn a beach into glass? Which is the ugliest animal? What is the fastest growing thing on the planet? Josie, Matt, Sophie and Fran hunt down the answers.
Duration:00:35:59
Does Paris actually exist?
2/4/2021
What’s the most socially contagious thing after yawning? Which animal has the best memory per hour alive? If we all disappear tomorrow, how long would it take for all traces of us to vanish? James, Fran, Matt and Sophie find out.
Duration:00:38:50
How Romantic Is A Drunken Fly?
1/28/2021
What’s the best type of cloud? What’s the most adventurous of flies? In 50 years, our grandkids will say ‘I can’t believe you grew up without...’ what? Sophie, Paul, Matt and special guest Erica McAlister discuss.
Duration:00:37:32
How Warm Are Butterfly Wings?
1/21/2021
What’s the best water? Which wearable material would keep you the warmest and the driest? What’s the fastest food? Fran, Sophie, Josie and Matt discover the truth.
Duration:00:36:09
How Many House Plants Do You Need To Make All Your Oxygen?
1/14/2021
How many plants would you have to carry around with you to replace all the oxygen you use when breathing? What’s the loudest animal on earth? Why is it so hard to get out of bed in the morning? Paul, Matt, Sophie and special guest Tom Crawford reveal all.
Duration:00:38:15
How Long Is An Antarctic New Year?
1/7/2021
How many New Year’s Eves can you celebrate by crossing different time zones? How long would you like to be frozen in ice for? What’s the most precious gift you can give someone? Matt, Josie, Fran and James find some answers.
Duration:00:34:48
S02 EP03. How Warm Are Butterfly Wings?
1/7/2021
What’s the best water? Which wearable material would keep you the warmest and the driest? What’s the fastest food? Fran, Sophie, Josie and Matt discover the truth.
Duration:00:36:09
S02 EP01. How Long Is An Antarctic New Year?
1/7/2021
How many New Year’s Eves can you celebrate by crossing different time zones? How long would you like to be frozen in ice for? What’s the most precious gift you can give someone? Matt, Josie, Fran and James find some answers.
Duration:00:34:48
S02 EP02. How Many House Plants Do You Need To Make All Your Oxygen?
1/7/2021
How many plants would you have to carry around with you to replace all the oxygen you use when breathing? What’s the loudest animal on earth? Why is it so hard to get out of bed in the morning? Paul, Matt, Sophie and special guest Tom Crawford reveal all.
Duration:00:38:15
S02 EP02. How Many House Plants Do You Need To Make All Your Oxygen?
1/6/2021
How many plants would you have to carry around with you to replace all the oxygen you use when breathing? What’s the loudest animal on earth? Why is it so hard to get out of bed in the morning? Paul, Matt, Sophie and special guest Tom Crawford reveal all.
Duration:00:38:15
How Long Is A Moon Cotton T-Shirt? (Season Finale)
5/5/2019
James Hay, Josie, Matthew and special guest Laurie Blair discuss holding hands for miles, the mafia WhatsApp group and Crater Face McGee.
Duration:00:46:07
How Long Is A Burger Made Of Air?
4/7/2019
Josie, Matthew, James Hay and special guest Laurie Blair discuss the coolest name in the animal kingdom, squirting lava from a hole, and sea loot.
Duration:00:51:00
How Long Is Falling In Love With Everyone?
3/24/2019
Fran, James Wells, Matthew and Josie discuss having too much love to give, Hartlepool, and hot-cold confusion.
Duration:00:32:29
How Long Is A Bird Moving Like A Robot?
3/11/2019
James, Matthew, Fran and Sophie discuss eating an aeroplane, Martian sunsets, and a pillar made of slugs.
Duration:00:41:05
How Long Is A Cat With Opposable Thumbs?
2/25/2019
Matthew, Sophie, and two special guests, Philly and Nathan, discuss Demogorgon robots, penises with legs and eating chips and gravy off the floor.
Duration:00:39:28
How Long Is Toilet Roll Dangling From Space?
2/3/2019
Sophie, Josie, Matthew and special guest Paul Stubley discuss Randy Gardner's ribbon, Josie drinking waterpark water, and a bathtub of ice-cream with two portions of fries.
Duration:00:37:24
How Long Is A Cylindrical Wolf?
1/20/2019
Matthew, Josie, Sophie and special guest Paul Stubley discuss an atmosphere made of fish, Champagne Boy, and eating three breals a day.
Duration:00:39:37
How Long Is Santa Claus On A Pendulum?
12/16/2018
In our festive special Fran, Sophie, James Wells and Matthew discuss the Christmas stick, 1000 mince pies, and teething toddler Jesus.
Duration:00:37:09
How Long Is A Low Gravity Party?
12/1/2018
Sophie, Matthew, Josie and special guest Paul Stubley discuss setting your hair on fire as a conversation starter, Popworld on Mars, and trampoline rooms.
Duration:00:32:08