{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/405e99b0-cd05-497f-b388-4c5586cc411a/8ef2f13c-e289-4dce-a38b-ab13a8cb4801?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"02  James Harkin Vs The Bolton Brainiac","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611e7c4606c05e528af40960/611e7c663f947400122e5ae3.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Your hosts <a href=\"https://twitter.com/lucyportercomic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lucy Porter</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/jenlion\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jenny Ryan</a> have a hot discussion topic this week: quiz show hosts. What makes a great quiz show host? Who are the best examples, and what makes them shine?</p><p><br></p><p>Our guests are serial quiz show contestant <a href=\"https://twitter.com/james_macgregor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">James MacGregor</a>, who joins us to talk about his team’s appearance on Eggheads, and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JamesHarkin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">James Harkin</a>, star of the hit podcast No Such Thing As A Fish, senior QI Elf and all-round fact magnet.</p><p><br></p><p>We press on with the Quiz Syllabus – Lucy has all the answers with her quiz on Heraldry, and Jenny sets some testing questions on UK Christmas Number Ones. Very festive!</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to our guests: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/james_macgregor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">James MacGregor </a>of the <a href=\"https://twitter.com/LpoolQuizLeague\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool Quiz League</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JamesHarkin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">James Harkin</a> of <a href=\"https://twitter.com/qikipedia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">QI</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/nosuchthing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">No Such Thing As A Fish</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Get in touch with us! </strong><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/fingersbuzzers/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook</strong></a><strong> / </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/FingersBuzzers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter</strong></a><strong> / </strong><a href=\"mailto:fingersbuzzers@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>fingersbuzzers@gmail.com</strong></a></p><p><strong>Produced by: </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/amandakredman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Amanda Redman</strong></a></p><p><strong>Artwork by: Brendan Appleton</strong></p><p><strong>Music by: Justin Edwards &amp; Kevin MacLeod (Happy, Happy Game Show).</strong></p><p><strong>Voice Over: </strong><a href=\"https://twitter.com/petedonaldson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pete Donaldson</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Fingers On Buzzers"}