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No Such Thing As A Fish

No Such Thing As A Fish

Arts, Nature, History, Science, Improv, Comedy

4.817.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Dan, James, Anna and special guest Robin Ince discuss hidden sounds, flashing lights and lots and lots of dancing.

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0:00.0

Hi everyone, welcome to this week's episode of Fish. Before we get going, we just want to let you know that we have a very special guest on this week.

0:07.6

So Andy's off away, God knows where, but in his place we have the wonderful Robin Inns.

0:14.3

If you're not aware of Robin Inns, you can't really call yourself a true nerd.

0:17.7

Robin is the great Godfather of Nurtory. He is the co-host of the brilliant Infinite Monkey Cage, the BBC Radio 4 show with Brian Cox.

0:26.6

He is also the person who sort of gathers together all the dorks and geeks of the UK and gives them a platform and a place to be heard.

0:35.0

One of those places is called CosmicShambles.com.

0:38.3

Robin, of course, as well as an author. He's published numerous books in his latest book.

0:42.9

The importance of being interested, adventures in scientific curiosity, is coming out this October, the 7th of October.

0:50.3

Do get it. He's an amazing writer. I've read all of his previous books and I can't wait to read this one as well.

0:55.6

Also, he's going to be doing something quite astounding to promote the book.

0:59.2

He is going on a hundred date tour of the UK to all the independent bookshops around the UK,

1:07.0

to do little talks and signings and so on.

1:09.5

And you can find the dates for those on CosmicShambles.com slash a hundred bookshops.

1:15.5

And honestly, you must see Robin Inns live. He's such a wonder to behold.

1:19.9

He is such a fantastic guy and a really nice guy on top of everything else.

1:23.8

We've wanted him on the show for years. We're so glad we finally got him.

1:27.1

So we hope you enjoyed this episode. Do get his book. The importance of being interested.

1:31.4

But for now, enjoy him on No Such Thing as a Fish. On with the show.

1:35.6

Hello and welcome to another episode of No Such Thing as a Fish, a weekly podcast coming to you

1:55.8

from four undisclosed locations in the UK. My name is Dan Schreiber. I'm sitting here with Anna

2:01.4

Toshinsky, James Harkin and special guest. It is Robin Inns. And once again, we have gathered

2:07.4

around the microphones with our four favorite facts from the last seven days. And in no particular

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