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101

About Hair Loss: Can you save a thinning mohawk?

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About Art: Why did a banana taped to a wall cost $6.2 million?

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Classic: About Midwives

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About Goldsmiths: A golden yacht, divorce rings, and why white gold is a massive con

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Things People Did, with Sindhu Vee: What do consultants ACTUALLY do?

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106

About Cocktails: Who is the worst person at a bar?

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107

Classic: About Reality TV, with Sam Thompson

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108

About Footballers: The carnage combination of Jimmy Bullard and Joe Marler

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109

Things People Did, with Marcus Brigstocke: The podium dancing oil rig worker

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110

About Shoes: Can you cook a pair of Converse in the oven?

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111

Classic: About Words, with Tom Read Wilson

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112

About Train Drivers: Delays, drunk passengers and a giant Bop It!

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113

About Batteries: How many would it take to power Wembley Stadium?

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114

About Pilates Instructors: A popular form of exercise or a religious cult?

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115

Things People Did, with Nick Frost: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz... and a plastic apple factory?

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116

About Biscuits: The incredible story of the two-foot Jaffa Cake

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117

Classic: About Bomb Disposal Technicians

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118

About Life In Prison: How do you survive on the inside?

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119

Things People Did, with Catherine Bohart: Buses with roofs, ox bile tablets and other extraordinary revelations

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120

About Egg Farmers: A real life chicken run, and the hen that met Emma Watson

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121

About Strongmen (Part Two): Pulling planes, crazy injuries, and the incredible journey of the Stoltman brothers

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122

About Strongmen (Part One): Meet the Stoltmans, the world's strongest brothers

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123

Things People Did, with Tom Davis: Scaffolding, acting with Paddington bear and eating Timothée Chalamet's breakfast

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124

About Embryologists: 600 babies and counting...

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125

Classic: About Firefighters

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126

About Restaurants, with Tom Kerridge!

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Things People Did, with Tez Ilyas: The man who saved the London Olympics

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128

About Gymnasts: Max Whitlock, the most successful gymnast in British history

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129

Back To School Special: About Headteachers

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130

About GPs: Wait times, chronic underfunding and strange items found "up there"

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131

Classic: About Weather

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132

About Singers: Rag'n'Bone Man talks touring nightmares and crazy fan stories

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133

Emergency Show Growing Committee: Joe's wrestler heartbreak and red raw chest

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About Waxing: Goodbye Joe's chest hair...

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135

Classic: About Black Holes

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136

About Crowd Control: Operation London Bridge, the Olympics, and the attack on Wembley

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137

About Dinosaurs (Bonus): How much is an 80million year old T-Rex tooth worth?

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138

About Dinosaurs: Would Velociraptors make good pets?

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139

Classic: About Submariners

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140

About Dominatrixes: Wild fetishes, spanking parties and a squirming Joe Marler

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141

Things Joe Is Doing: Back with a bang (and a broken foot)

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142

Classic: About Zookeepers

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Classic: About Detectives

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144

Things People Did, with Seann Walsh: A very angry rant about touchscreens and McDonalds carrots

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145

Things Joe Is Doing: A 'Fings People Drink' extravaganza ft. The England Rugby Team

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Classic: About Drainage Engineers

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147

Introducing... The Positive News Podcast

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Things Joe Is Doing: Ninja training, Japanese Valencia ice lollies and a baby owl staring contest

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149

Things People Did, with Karl Porter: You'll never eat Travelodge eggs again

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150

Classic: About Prisons

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151

Things Joe Is Doing: Sumo wrestling, real life Mario Kart and the world's steepest street

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152

The Show Growing Committee: The one you've all been waiting for... it's Daisy's Mum!

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153

About Joe's Summer: An important message from your Chairman (and some very silly listener questions)

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Classic: About Groundspeople

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About Pharmacists: Fake Prescriptions, addiction and why you shouldn't buy branded pain killers

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156

Classic: About Artificial Intelligence

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157

About Cinema Managers: The real reason why the snacks are so expensive...

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158

Classic: About Police Dogs

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159

About Freedivers: How to hold your breath under water for over six minutes

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160

The Show Growing Committee: Joe Marler costumes, recycle bin drama and a neon sign betrayal

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161

Siya Kolisi: The mindset of a World Cup winning captain

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About Micro Engineers: Taking Over the World with Super Small Spy Gadgets

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Things People Did, with Stephen Bailey: A guide on how to make Joe Marler uncomfortable

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164

About Game Shows: Richard Osman, come on down!

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165

Classic: About Flight Attendants

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166

About Wildlife Cinematographers: Filming elephants, living with penguins and what David Attenborough is really like

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Things People Did, with Maisie Adam: Litter picking, a Christmas Elf, and spilling graving down a brides dress

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168

About Bin Lorries: The unsung heroes of our streets

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169

The Show Growing Committee: Take Marler to work day, intimate waxing and the return of the gavel

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170

About Librarians: The most disgusting things people do to books

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171

Classic: About Estate Agents

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172

About Financial Traders: Extreme wealth, greed and depression. Welcome to the trading game.

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Things People Did, with Doc Brown: The best resignation story you’ll hear today

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174

About YouTubers: Max Fosh, stupid stunts and billions of views

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Classic: About Pest Control

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About Newsnight: The producer of THAT Prince Andrew interview on how it all unfolded

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177

The Show Growing Committee: Joe becoming a priest, sex toy merch and Bob the tortoise

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About Taxi Drivers: 'The Knowledge', drunk passengers and why you should never get an Uber

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Things People Did, with Kae Kurd: Next in Croydon, service stations and Angelina Jolie in the Apple store

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About Chimney Sweeps: 'The awkward things you find up people's fireplaces'

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Classic: About Bodyguards

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182

About Crufts: Meet Maisie, champion of the worlds biggest dog show (who also pooed on her victory lap)

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183

Things People Did, with Fern Brady: Flower potions, stealing toothpaste from Boots and 'The Kinky Wrinkly'

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About Painter Decorators: Elephant breath, fifty shades of white and 'the begrudged husband'

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Classic: About Opera Singers

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About The Tower of London: Guarding the Crown Jewels, Anne Boleyn's ghost and ravens stealing crisps from kids

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Things People Did, with Jen Brister: Homebase, data entry and selling fancy cakes

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About Hostage Negotiators: How to remain calm when dealing with kidnappers and terrorists

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Classic: About Car Salespeople

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190

About Celebrity Stylists: Red carpet meltdowns, Lady Gaga's meat dress and how to be more fashionable

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Things People Did, with Mike Bubbins: Tesco checkouts, bodybuilding, and being a world class Elvis

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About Window Cleaners: Meet Terry Turbo, officially the fastest man in the world (on glass)

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193

Introducing: For The Love Of Rugby - with Dan Cole and Ben Youngs

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194

The Show Growing Committee: Billboards, squirrel photographers and a power hungry producer

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About Survival: How to stay alive when stranded on a desert island

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Classic: About Hotel Managers

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About Film Extras: Meet the woman who has featured in over 2000 movies and shows

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Things People Did, with Lloyd Griffith: Working at Pizza Hut, smuggling satellites and power washing bird poo

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About Playground Designers: Being a big kid for a living - the best job in the world?

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Classic: About Surgeons

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