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James Harkin
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Podcaster: @nosuchthing Head Elf: @qikipedia Book: qi.com/shop Tour: qi.com/fishevents IG: nosuchthingasjamesharkin email us: [email protected]
London (via Bolton)
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    James Harkin
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    Jul 27, 2024
    Woo hoo! ‘Quite A Good Sport’ is currently the Gold Medal #1 sports podcast on Apple. It’s your very gentle, slightly silly, no previous knowledge required, accompaniment to the Olympics. Listen at the link below or search your podcast app… podfollow.com/1754520162
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    James Harkin
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    Apr 15, 2023
    I bet he got a long sentence.
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    James Harkin
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    Apr 17, 2023
    Whatever happens, let’s not turn The Crucible into some kind of witch hunt.
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    BBC Breakfast
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    Apr 17, 2023
    Play stopped by protesters at the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/…
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    James Harkin
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    Mar 3, 2022
    Announcement:
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    James Harkin
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    Jan 2, 2024
    This is the truth. Almost every new QI researcher who comes through these days has been inspired in some way by Tom’s videos. If you haven’t watched (m)any, then now would be a good time to get onto YouTube and disappear down a Tom Scott rabbit hole.
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    adam chase
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    Jan 2, 2024
    tom scott greatest to ever do it
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    James Harkin
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    Dec 17, 2021
    When we invent time travel, it will be illegal to travel to a time before Covid, due to the risk of infecting an unprotected population. Hence no time travellers so far. They should start arriving soon.
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    James Harkin
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    Jan 11, 2021
    Six whole years we’ve been doing this, and despite all the incredible people making podcasts today we can still make it to the top of the charts. Amazing. Thanks so much everyone for continuing to listen.
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    James Harkin
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    Apr 29, 2018
    Low point of the new Avengers movie was when the bad guy called Spider-Man an insect. Does he even watch QI???
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    James Harkin
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    Jan 20, 2021
    Hivemind: If you say 'S.O.C.K.S' then it sounds a bit like 'Eso sí que es' - Spanish for 'It is what it is'. If you say 'Yellow Blue Tibia' then it sounds a bit like 'Я Люблю Тебя' - Russian for 'I love you'. Can you think of any other examples like this?
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    James Harkin
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    Jul 9, 2018
    The Russian alphabet doesn't have an 'H' sound, so they will likely pronounce our new Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt's surname with a soft K.
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    James Harkin
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    Feb 1, 2021
    Delighted that Tranmere have just signed David Nugent. Not saying he’s old, but he’s only had one shot this season and it was a Pfizer.
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    James Harkin
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    Dec 9, 2022
    The doorbell just rang, I answered it, and it was that ref giving me a yellow card. #NEDARG
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    James Harkin
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    Jul 19, 2019
    For anyone who thinks the QI Elves are smart: I just got on a tube in the wrong direction, realised after five stops, then wandered around South Kensington before getting on another tube going in the same, wrong direction.
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    James Harkin
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    Feb 1, 2021
    In other news: biologist fired for using his penis to search for tiny chameleons.