Best No Such Thing As A Fish Podcasts (2025)

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609: No Such Thing As Aunt Bessie In A Red Citroën Picasso 55:45

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Amy Gledhill joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss gambling, flirting, and pudding. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content at apple.co/nosuchthingasafish or nosuchthingasafish.com/patreonBy No Such Thing As A Fish

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Effectively Wild Episode 2401: Just Awards 1:49:20

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Ben and Meg banter about Based Boras vs. Borscht Belt Boras and a few corny quips they overlooked, then discuss end-of-season awards (Aaron Judge vs. Cal Raleigh, Paul Skenes vs. Cristopher Sánchez, Skenes as a paid pitchman, José Ramírez MVP shares, Shohei Ohtani’s dog vs. Judge’s dogs, repetition among award winners, groupthink among voters, WAR …

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Effectively Wild Episode 2400: There’s No Such Thing As a Free Agent 1:39:17

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Ben and Meg banter about a hotel-lobby shrine to Addison Barger and Scott Boras wordplay at the GM meetings, Stat Blast (25:50) about Paul DePodesta’s comeback, POBO percentage, postseason questions, and Mike Greenwell, and (1:01:07) conduct the 11th annual free agent contract over/under draft, plus a Boras postscript. Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Eff…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2399: Fixed That (Pitch) for You 1:49:25

2d ago1:49:25

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Ben and Meg break down the federal indictment of Emmanuel Clase and Luis L. Ortiz, including the documentary and statistical evidence of their alleged pitch-fixing, the implications for the sport and sports gambling, the unanswered questions, the dark comedy, and more (plus a real-time reaction to an MLB betting reform and an answer to an email abo…

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39: Bacon 42:54

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What's the point of a bacon window? Who's using a bacon dating app? How do you make bananacon?By Lunchbox Envy

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Little Fish: Yum Yum, Plum Plum 32:18

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Dan, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts, in episode two of our brand new weekly show. This week's subjects include beds, wind, panhandles and Devo. We also meet our first four listeners who have become Fact Custodians.By No Such Thing As A Fish

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Effectively Wild Episode 2398: Free Agent Class is in Session 1:38:24

5d ago1:38:24

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Ben and Meg banter about the Rockies reportedly hiring Paul DePodesta as their new head of baseball operations, another managerial hiring, MLB’s World Series ratings bonanza, the resurgence of the splitter, the Royals extending Salvador Perez, and more. Then (44:30) they bring on Ben Clemens to discuss his ranking of this offseason’s top 50 free ag…

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608: No Such Thing As A Chocolate Sausage 51:19

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Live from the Cheltenham Literature Festival, Rachel Parris joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss baboons, breakouts, Beethoven, and bottom stainers. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content at apple.co/nosuchthingasafish or nosuchthingasafi…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2397: The Slightly-Less-Long Offseason 1:35:24

8d ago1:35:24

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Ben and Meg banter about the slightly shorter-than-usual duration of the offseason, how big the WBC will be, and a few managerial hirings. After that (41:53), they talk to FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen about Munetaka Murakami and this offseason’s most promising free agents from international leagues, what we’ve learned about Roki…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2396: Best. Postseason. Ever?

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Ben and Meg banter about all the highlights of World Series Game 7, with a side of World Series Game 6, break down the appeal of the now-completed postseason, and discuss what teams might take away from the success of 2025’s pennant winners. Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Sean .P, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Ben’…

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38: Breakfast Cereal 38:09

11d ago38:09

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How do you make a Diamond Shreddie? Which cereal accidentally invented computer hacking? Why are some cereals magnetic?By Lunchbox Envy

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Little Fish: Steam Exploded Donkey Bone Powder 32:24

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Dan, James and Andy discuss YOUR facts, in a brand new weekly show. This week's subjects include hamburgers, space, staircases and Berlin. We also meet our first four Fact Custodians (spoiler: you've met them a lot in the past).By No Such Thing As A Fish

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Episode 57 - If Cinderella's shoe fit so bloody perfectly, how the hell did it fall off in the first place? 1:19:40

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Send us a text Foot fetishists ahoy! This episode is for you! Ross and Simon have been joined by Ross' mate Olly (yes really, he has some) to discuss glass slippers, pumpkins, fairy tales and Disney plot holes. Was the Fairy Godmother a dodgy cobbler with a glitter problem? Did Cinderella fake the fall for dramatic effect? And more importantly, wha…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2395: Momentum is the Next Day’s Starting Podcast 1:39:40

6d ago1:39:40

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Ben and Meg banter about Trey Yesavage’s performance in World Series Game 5, whether he’s already provided a career’s worth of value to Toronto, his current prospect ranking, and his future, plus Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s steady postseason production vs. Shohei Ohtani’s clustered postseason production, covering the regular season like we cover the po…

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607: No Such Thing As Teletubby TikTok Tummies 55:59

14d ago55:59

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Ben Elton joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss Tinky Winky, Shakespeare, Lances and Popes. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content at apple.co/nosuchthingasafish or nosuchthingasafish.com/patreon…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2394: Swing Hard in Case You Hit It 1:31:27

7d ago1:31:27

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Ben and Meg banter about Magic Johnson’s Game 5 preview, Game 4 observations, belated Game 2 takes on Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Jonas Brothers, Addison Barger’s sleepovers and doppelgangers, David Popkins’ impact on the Jays, another Cal Raleigh award win, Bryce Harper’s hurt feelings, and more. Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme” …

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Effectively Wild Episode 2393: The World Series Game 3 Draft 1:46:53

8d ago1:46:53

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Ben and Meg banter about and draft their favorite 18 moments (one for each inning!) from an endlessly entertaining, and almost just plain endless, World Series Game 3. Audio intro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to Ben on Game 3 Link to Laurila on Game 3 Link to Bau…

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37: Pumpkins 34:28

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What is a Pumpkin Spice Latte really made of? How do you you sail a pumpkin? Who was Stingy Jack? Happy Halloween!By Lunchbox Envy

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Effectively Wild Episode 2392: The Eyes of the World (Series) Are Upon You 1:45:07

12d ago1:45:07

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Ben and Meg banter about Ben’s trip to a World Series-obsessed city, whether Game 1 of a best-of-seven series can be “must-win,” the Jays-as-underdogs narrative, the global audience for the matchup, and a few factors they’re following throughout the series, before reacting to two California clubs’ managerial hirings: the Angels’ choice of Kurt Suzu…

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606: No Such Thing As A Litter Box In The Sahara 57:36

21d ago57:36

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Live from the London Podcast Festival, Jamie Morton joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss onsens, letter bombs and Beerbohm. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content at apple.co/nosuchthingasafish or nosuchthingasafish.com/patreon…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2391: It’s the World Series, Baby 1:17:58

25d ago1:17:58

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Meg Rowley and guest co-host Ben Clemens of FanGraphs discuss the conclusion of the ALCS, including Dan Wilson’s decision to the turn to Eduard Bazardo to face George Springer with runners on in the seventh rather than bring in a higher-leverage reliever like Andrés Muñoz. Then they preview the upcoming World Series between the Blue […]…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2390: Goodnight, Seattle 1:34:07

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In the hours before an ill-fated (for the Mariners) ALCS Game 7, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the state of Meg’s fan feelings and the highlights, lowlights, managerial moves, and more from Games 5 and 6. Then they discuss Shohei Ohtani’s instantly legendary NLCS Game 4 performance (plus postscript). Audio intro: Kite Person, “Effective…

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36: Mushrooms 43:23

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Why would you want a mushroom to eat you? Which country has specially-trained mushroom chemists? Was Jesus actually a mushroom?By Lunchbox Envy

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Effectively Wild Episode 2389: Max Effort 1:37:22

25d ago1:37:22

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about ALCS Game 4 and NLCS Game 3, with an emphasis on Max Scherzer’s must-win mentality and why his hyped-up mound and start-day demeanor stops just short of scanning as too intense, the Dodgers’ likeability (or lack thereof), and repetitive promos. Then (as Meg sporadically exclaims about the beginning […]…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2388: May the Fastest Fish Win 1:45:08

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the effect of road dominance on the postseason spectator experience and discuss NLCS Game 2 and ALCS Game 3, touching on Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s throwback complete game, the historic playoff production of Kiké Hernández, the less surprising excellence of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., a budding Dodgers backlash, pitch…

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605: No Such Thing As A Shark With A Ponytail 1:00:06

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Sara Pascoe joins Dan, James and Andy to discuss fishing spiders, Blade Runners and Hitler's jumpers. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content at apple.co/nosuchthingasafish or nosuchthingasafish.com/patreon Get an exclusive 15% discount on…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2387: GIDPodcast 1:37:52

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley revisit Meg’s experience of Mariners-Tigers ALDS Game 5 and recap the first few games of the Championship Series round, touching on postseason broadcast booths, the Mariners’ mauling of the Blue Jays in Toronto, Pat Murphy’s burnishing of the Brewers’ underdog image, broader narrative-building about the Brewers-Dodgers …

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35: Fridges 37:11

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Who was the original King of Cool? Where are the world's dirtiest fridges? How are you using your fridge wrong?By Lunchbox Envy

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Effectively Wild Episode 2386: GOATs and Goats 1:37:07

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley announce their playoff livestream plans and then break down Game 4 of the Phillies-Dodgers NLDS, including their musings on Orion Kerkering’s game-ending error and the events that preceded it, whether baseball would be better or worse without its tragic on-field figures, the Phillies’ future, and the intimidating Dodger…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2385: Must-Win Shame 1:44:17

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the rampant overuse of the phrase “must-win game,” denying late timeouts, the Blue Jays’ victory over the Yankees, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., a Yankees postmortem, Aaron Judge’s partial postseason redemption, the athletic (and managerial) highlights and lowlights of the other ALDS and the two NLDSes, the swan s…

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604: No Such Thing As Crown Jewels For The Cookie Monster 53:12

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Dan, James, Andy and Melanie Bracewell discuss currents, biscuit tins, jam dodgers and all sorts of pi. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content at apple.co/nosuchthingasafish or nosuchthingasafish.com/patreon…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2384: Playoff Baseball is Cruel (But it Beats the Alternative) 1:40:12

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s recovery from illness and her ongoing emotional distress as a postseason spectator, then share their takeaways from the first two games of each ALDS and the first game of each NLDS. After that (51:15), Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie joins to talk about how he’s […]…

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34: Biscuits 39:54

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Did a digestive break up The Beatles? Are you chomping on your Hobnobs upside down? What biscuits were on offer in the Titanic lifeboats?By Lunchbox Envy

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Effectively Wild Episode 2383: How to Call a Collapse 1:50:28

1M ago1:50:28

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Ben Lindbergh brings on Michael Baumann, who immediately makes Ben regret it by subjecting him to a lyrical ode to Effectively Wild inspired by the Taylor Swift song “Wood.” Then they play “College Baseball Player or Make and Model of Car?” before recapping the three decisive Game 3s of the wild card round (with an […]…

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603: No Such Thing As Jack Can't Reacher 54:54

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Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss Frida Kahlo, Harriet Beecher Stowe, characters called Hector, and a tortoise protector. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content at apple.co/nosuchthingasafish or nosuchthingasafish.com/patreon…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2382: The October Bandwagon 1:52:25

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Ben Lindbergh brings on Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer of The Bandwagon to banter in a hopefully not-immediately-dated way about the first two days of playoff action, including the Dodgers dispatching the Reds, Dave Roberts using “Strategy,” Aaron Boone’s perceived mismanaging, the flamethrowing Mason Miller and a playoff-pitch-speed conundrum, and …

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Episode 56 - Is there a collective noun for collective nouns? 56:04

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Send us a text Have you herd the latest episode from Who Takes the Socks Off? People are flocking to listen to it, and so they ought as the boys take great pride in their work. There's a murmuration of conspiracy in parliment about this pod and it's business of answering questions but fear not, no need to brood on the subject, because for once they…

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Effectively Wild Episode 2381: Week in (P)review

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their plans for playoff livestreams and an MLB attendance announcement, then recap the highlights of the last weekend of the regular season and discuss what excites them about the playoffs. Along the way, they rank the collapses of the Astros, Tigers, and Mets and banter about trade-deadline do-overs, […]…

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33: Fish 37:47

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How did herring nearly start World War 3? When did fish have fingers? Is there such a thing as a fish? (Yes, and it's delicious).By Lunchbox Envy

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Effectively Wild Episode 2380: Clinching Chaos 1:50:10

2M ago1:50:10

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners clinching the AL West, the benefits and drawbacks of MVP debates, the power of great players to enhance a season for spectators, the Cardinals’ and Giants’ reciprocal eliminations, the near-extinction of the 200-inning pitcher, the Nationals’ new head of baseball ops, and how predictive a track…

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#111 EdFringe LIVE Night Two Issue 31:10

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Night two of the Edinburgh Fringe and the boys put whole jail house of stories behind bars. In this rebellious issue we have backstage gatecrashing, psychic attacks, deceitful leggy leaves, cryptid impersonators, historically resentful house pets, a poorly pulled-off coattail theory theft and the tiniest noisiest cat-erpillar to ever be eye-witness…