The Stag, the Summit and the Death-Defying Rat | Episode #06

This week on The Sam Handwich Show, Matt returns from a stag do with a voice like a cursed accordion, a Ben Nevis climb in his legs, and several unanswered medical questions in his throat.James has a brush with Hollywood royalty — if you use the phrase “brush with” very generously — before the boys tackle one of science’s greatest debates: can a rat survive yeeting itself off a high rise?There’s also chat about the heat wave slowly killing the planet while making parenting weirdly easier, some World Cup predictions featuring an alarming amount of ECUADOR!, and the return of Quick Fire Fun and Desert Island Bisk.Plus, in the first ever Humboldt Hall of Fame, we celebrate Dolly Shepard — balloonist, parachutist, aerial lunatic, and exactly the sort of person history should have made a much bigger deal of. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit samhandwichpodcast.substack.com