The 'Perfect' Specimen – Détails, épisodes et analyse

We welcome our first guest to discuss their perfect specimen, Josh brings a very unique fossil and we take a look at some fascinating flies.

Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie are joined by Dr Erica McAlister to discuss a new proposal for the 'perfect' specimen, as well as some other specimens all relating to the word 'spiky'.

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? or even the most reliable? Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

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This is our thirteenth episode. Are we lucky, or unlucky to have got this far?

Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'unlucky'. Does the perfect museum specimen exist?

What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most reliable? Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'fresh'. 

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious? 

Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect 

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Join us for the third episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'Exuberant'. 

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious? 

Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word. 

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect 

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Join us for the second episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'squishy'. 

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the tackiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious? 

Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word. 

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Squishy

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Join us for the first episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought 4 specimens all relating to the word 'perfect'.

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word. 

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Welcome to The 'Perfect' Specimen, a podcast from the Natural History Museum, London.

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious? 

Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word. 

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For our Halloween special, Natalie possibly has the wrong crab and Josh has brought our oldest specimen (if you don't count fossils) - but they have both dressed for the occasion. Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'spooky'. Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most reliable? Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

 #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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Natalie shares an unusual world record, and Josh tries to get his head around shrimp claw physics.

Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens, and maybe even a bonus specimen, all relating to the word 'loud'.

Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most reliable? Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

 #NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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What's been the best specimen so far? How do Josh and Natalie choose their specimens? And are we being biased towards mammals?

Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie are answering your questions.Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What's the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious?

Each episode, our hosts take their pick from 80 million specimens at the Natural History Museum to find the 'perfect' specimen. Their only prompt? A single word.

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Podcast #Perfect

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