The comedy nature podcast for more than just nature nerds. A really wild show for grown ups, each episode looks at stories and science from across the natural world and also pits a host against a listener suggested species of animal to decide how many they could take in a fight. Insta @howmanygeese Support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/howmanygeese
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Today's episode welcomes tattoo artist and nature nerd Lou Hopper into the goose flock as we answer such questions as: what the worst animal would be to have to tattoo? How many Binturong would it take to crush a human? And just what are the hidden alien animals that have been living among us?
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Fear the reaper as we enter the world of the necrobiome. Listen to the literally shocking story of how a lightning storm that felled an enter herd of reindeer on the Norwegian tundra gave rise to a unique ecosystem. Plus - what animal family would take home the most medals at the Olympics & how many baboons could you take in a fight...?
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
We're back and wasting no time in smuggling illicit animal facts across the border as we tackle such issues as: Columbia's hippo problem, what happens if you get a fruit fly drunk & meet the black bear that ate $15 million dollars worth of cocaine...
Saturday Jun 12, 2021
Saturday Jun 12, 2021
We're back for a special Festival of Nature bumper edition of 'How many geese?' - delving into Nature's own festivals to find her mad mass gatherings. Then we turn our attentions to your important questions on animal sexiness, size & bank heist capabilities. Plus, the humble pangolin takes one more step to extinction as this week's nomination to animal fight club...
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Today's episode is burrowing into your ear as we enter the world of parasites. Tuck your trousers into your socks as we talk lice that eat tongues, barnacles that hack crabs and slave making ants. Plus - we reminisce about the most remote places we've ever been and ask: how many orca could you take in a fight?
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Today's episode enters the mythical, blurrily photographed world of big cats on the loose in the UK. Are they out there and just who is taking up the mantle of tracking them down?
Plus - the Aardvark is inducted into animal fight club and what's the biggest animal you could tape to a lamp post?
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
In this episode we go to war with the animals more than ever, as we tell the cautionary tales of countries that have waged war on their feathered foes. Plus - Roddy battles beavers and we discuss whether the biggest shark to ever live might still be lurking out there...
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Part 2 of our deep dive into age enters the world of the ancients. What are the oldest living things in the world? Which animals have unlocked the secrets of immortality? And, most importantly, what's going on with bats?!
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
"How many geese?" is aging before your very eyes/ears. In this first installment of our two-parter about old animals we dive into - what's the oldest thing you've ever eaten? Did Churchill really have a parrot that swore at Nazis? And, of course, how many asps could you take in a fight?
Sound credit:
florianreichelt - snarling snake
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
"How many geese?" ventures into treacherous waters to discover how whales have been doing battle with boats for 200 years. Also, what is going on with America's fluorescent pink flying squirrels? And have your eyes opened to the beauty of the Smew only to work out how many you could take in a fight to the death...
Sound credits:
Smew - Jarek Matusiak