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A Fronted by the Reverend Richard Coles, Charles Spencer and Dr Cat Jarman, this is a podcast all about the history of *stuff.* In each episode a different object is chosen for each of them to research in advance and most of the episode consists of them sharing what they have learnt, with the most interesting fact or anecdote being chosen as the winner.

There’s great chemistry between them and the whole thing is essentially a delightful celebration of being a bit of a geek.

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