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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.
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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 ---------------- The Natural History Museum in London is home to more than 80 million objects, including meteorites, dinosaur bones and a giant squid. Our channel brings the Museum to you, from what goes on behind the scenes to surprising science and stories from our scientists.  Browse our shop: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/ 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  
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  ---------------- Subscribe to our channel for the latest natural history content http://www.youtube.com/naturalhistorymuseum?sub_confirmation=1 The Natural History Museum in London is home to more than 80 million objects, including meteorites, dinosaur bones and a giant squid. Our channel brings the Museum to you, from what goes on behind the scenes to surprising science and stories from our scientists. Browse our shop: https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/ 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
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 ---------------- 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/⁠ 
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 ----------------   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/⁠ 
How are scientists redefining venom, and why is Josh breaking the rules? 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 'noxious'. 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  ----------------   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 
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/ 
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  ----------------   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 
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  ----------------   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 
Join us for another episode of The 'Perfect' Specimen, this week Josh and Natalie have brought four specimens all relating to the word 'overrated'.    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 
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  ----------------   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/ 
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  ----------------   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 
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 ----------------   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 
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.  ---------------- 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/
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.  ---------------- 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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