No Such Thing As A 24-Minute Podcast is the 231st episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 23rd episode of the fifth year, and the 35th episode of 2018. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and QI Elf Alex Bell. It was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
Dan, James, Anna and Alex discuss the first ever stripper to jump out of a cake, the Queen of Sweden's business cards, and why holding your breath underwater is cheating.
Facts[]
- The world record for the longest time holding one's breath is 24 minutes and 3 seconds, exactly the same length as this podcast episode. (Ptaszynski)
- Nikola Tesla was one of the guests at the first ever party with a stripper jumping out of a cake. (Bell)
- When in London, Queen Louise of Sweden always carried a card saying "I am the Queen of Sweden" in case she was hit by a bus. (Schreiber)
- In 2017 in the UK, two 8-year-olds were caught speeding. So were three people aged 99. (Harkin)
Trivia[]
- Regular presenter Andrew Hunter Murray is absent.
- Alex Bell guests.
- Ptaszynski's fact was dependent on Harkin editing the podcast down to 24 minutes and 3 seconds. Though the original release was longer, the episode was later edited down to that exact length.
- The theme song Wasps is sped up in this episode, perhaps as a joke or perhaps as a genuine attempt by Harkin to shorten the podcast.
- Harkin has recently watched The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing.