James Harkin: Curious Fairways

Send us Fan MailJames Harkin, co-host of the hit podcast No Such Thing As A Fish and Head Researcher on BBC’s QI, joins me for a walking, and golfing, conversation about curiosity, childhood, and how a life quietly takes shape.We met at Deane Golf Club, the course where James learned the game as a boy, and played a round while talking through his early years in Bolton, school days, falling sideways into research, and ending up at the sharp end of British comedy and television.Between missed putts and gentle rivalry, James reflects on how curiosity becomes a craft, how knowledge and passion turns into a career. The power of saying no, and taking a risk can be a good thing.This is not a studio interview. It’s a walk, a game, a life in motion.Season Two of the story pilgrim turns towards people, walking with those who shape how I think, work, and notice the world.buen camino, and keep listening.