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The 'Perfect' Specimen

The 'Perfect' Specimen

By: The Natural History Museum London
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Summary

 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
  • Finding this alive is like finding a plesiosaur in your bathtub

    Finding this alive is like finding a plesiosaur in your bathtub
    Apr 28 2026
    What is the real Megalodon, what have flies ever done for us and what can't help spreading diseases, aside from toddlers? Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie are joined by curator Dr Katie Collins with three specimens all relating to the word 'Misunderstood'. Katie also shares their 'perfect' specimen. 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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    45 mins
  • Are unicorns real and can trees walk?

    Are unicorns real and can trees walk?
    Apr 14 2026

    Unicorns, walking trees and a frog with a surprising link to Guinness beer!Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen. This week Josh and Natalie are joined by curator, Dr Jeff Streicher, with two specimens relating to the word 'Mythical'. Jeff also shares his 'perfect' specimen.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 

    X: ⁠https://x.com/nhm_london⁠ 

    Facebook: ⁠http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum⁠ 

    Browse our shop: ⁠https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/⁠ 
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    43 mins
  • This beetle can survive being run over by a car!

    This beetle can survive being run over by a car!
    Mar 31 2026

    Chainmail snails, uncrushable beetles and a secret space mission manned by moss piglets?

    Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie are joined by curatorial assistant, Talay Namintraporn, with three specimens all relating to the word 'tough'. Talay also shares their 'perfect' specimen.

    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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    32 mins
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