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The 'Perfect' Specimen

The 'Perfect' Specimen

By: The Natural History Museum London
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 Does the perfect museum specimen exist? What’s the squishiest? The most exuberant? Or even the most noxious? We’re taking a look through 80 million specimens to find the ‘perfect’ examples for you. Join us each episode as Josh and Natalie try to surprise each other with their choices from the collections, their only prompt? A single word.©The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • Josh carries a fish like a clutch bag!

    Josh carries a fish like a clutch bag!
    Sep 2 2025
    Does Josh really know the best way to carry a fish specimen through the Museum, and what's sent Natalie down a wormhole? Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'Tacky'. 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 ---------------- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk Instagram: http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social X: https://x.com/nhm_london Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum Browse our shop: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/
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    38 mins
  • Natalie has an excuse to talk about space monkeys

    Natalie has an excuse to talk about space monkeys
    Aug 19 2025

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

    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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    YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon⁠

    Website: ⁠http://www.nhm.ac.uk⁠

    Instagram: ⁠http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum⁠

    TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm⁠

    Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social⁠

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    40 mins
  • Are there really that many ants in the world?

    Are there really that many ants in the world?
    Aug 5 2025

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

    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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    YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/NaturalHistoryMuseumLondon⁠

    Website: ⁠http://www.nhm.ac.uk⁠

    Instagram: ⁠http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum⁠

    TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@its_nhm⁠

    Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/nhm-london.bsky.social⁠

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    37 mins
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