25: 🧈 How Butter Caused The Catholic Reformation
How did butter cause the Catholic Reformation? Where does extra-yellow butter come from? Who wants a buttershag?
40m Aug 03, 2025
40m
24: πŸ₯ͺ What's The Ultimate Supermarket Meal Deal?
Why would you eat a cotton wool sandwich? What is an earth sandwich made of? Who once ate a $275 sandwich containing over 8000 calories?
41m Jul 27, 2025
41m
23: πŸ₯ The Secret Curvy Croissant Code
What on earth is a Piecaken? Why are some croissants curvy and some straight? Which pastry was invented by a literal idiot? With special guest Edd Kimber.
40m Jul 20, 2025
40m
22: πŸ“ The World's Most Delicious Anal Secretion
What does the opposite of a strawberry taste like? Who liked to bathe in strawberry juice? What have strawberries got to do with a beaver's anal glands?
37m Jul 13, 2025
37m
Bonus: 🎾 Europe's Largest Annual Catering Event
Happy Wimbledon everyone! Who's got room for an extra-creamy second helping this week?
13m Jul 10, 2025
13m
21: 🍫 Why Does American Chocolate Taste Like S***?
When is Dairy Milk not chocolate? Whose chocolate taste like vomit? Where can you use KitKats as postcards?
36m Jul 06, 2025
36m
20: πŸ₯‘ Sainsbury's and M&S's Avocado Feud
Why would you tattoo an avocado? Which bird has to vomit up the avocado stone before it can fly? How did avocados spark a row between Sainsbury's and M&S?
36m Jun 29, 2025
36m
19: πŸ• Does Pizza Really Count As One Of Your 5-A-Day?
Who paid their rent in pizza? Where would you need a 3D-printed pizza? How do you make pizza with beer?
34m Jun 22, 2025
34m
18: πŸ«’ Beware The Italian Olive Mafia
What did we use olives for before we ate them? What is the SPF of olive oil? Why should Americans be suspicious of Italian olive oil?
35m Jun 15, 2025
35m
17: πŸ₯” A Potato-Only Diet: Surviving Or Thriving?
How do you milk a potato? Can you survive on a potato-only diet? Why do potatoes make daughters-in-law cry?
35m Jun 08, 2025
35m
16: 🍷 Does More Expensive Wine Actually Taste Better?
Does alcohol actually burn off when you cook with wine? Does more expensive wine actually taste better? How do you take communion in outer space?
37m Jun 01, 2025
37m
15: πŸ§… The Day Onions Broke Wall Street
Which is the wrong direction to cut onions in? How did Viking doctors use onions to save lives on the operating table? Why do capuchin monkeys go wild over onions?
37m May 25, 2025
37m
14: πŸ‹ Your Lemons Might Not Be Vegan
Why might your lemon not be vegan? How does a lemon affect your empathy? Who used lemons as a contraceptive?
37m May 18, 2025
37m
13: 🍚 Your Rice Might Have Been Farmed By Ducks
Why do risotto spoons have holes in them? Why do rice farmers like ducks swimming in their fields? Why are we all so scared of reheating rice?
38m May 11, 2025
38m
12: πŸ₯œ The World's Most Average Jar Of Peanut Butter
How can you make peanuts dance? Which insect tastes great with peanut butter? Why is the most expensive jar of peanut butter the most average?
34m May 04, 2025
34m
11: β˜• The Drink That Fuelled The Enlightement
Why should you put salt in your coffee? How does caffeine actually keep us awake? And do we really have coffee to thank for The Enlightenment?
44m Apr 27, 2025
44m
10: πŸ₯š Egg Maths Ain't Mathing
What is the deal with egg maths? What can you smuggle inside an egg? And what are green eggs actually eaten with?
36m Apr 20, 2025
36m
Bonus: 🐣 Happy Easter!
A little extra morsel all about chocolate eggs. Happy Easter!
9m Apr 17, 2025
9m
9: 🍦Georgian Bread-Flavoured Ice Cream Is Surprisingly Delicious
Why has space ice cream never been to space? What was the World War II substitute for ice cream? How did the Georgians make ice cream out of bread?
35m Apr 13, 2025
35m
8: πŸ… How Napoleon Invented Tinned Tomatoes
Why do tomatoes taste so much nicer on holiday? How is Napoleon responsible for tinned tomatoes? When do tomatoes scream?
34m Apr 06, 2025
34m
7: πŸ§‚ The University Paying Its Rent In Pepper
Which peppercorn is good for popping at festivals? Who still pays rent in peppercorns? How do you make a pepper martini?
29m Mar 31, 2025
29m
6: 🍝 When Colgate Made Lasagna
What went wrong with Beeton’s inedible macaroni? Why did Colgate once sell lasagna? Where does Bologna keep its mysterious Golden Tagliatella?
34m Mar 24, 2025
34m
5: 🌭 Our Nuclear Submarines Depend On Sausages
What makes sausages sausage-shaped? How can you win a duel armed only with a sausage? What is the worrying sausagey weakness in the UK’s nuclear deterrent?
25m Mar 17, 2025
25m
4: πŸ— Who Invented The Modern Chicken?
WARNING - BROILERS AHEAD: How many chickens do you eat each year? What's the best way to shuck a chicken oyster? Who invented the frozen chicken?
26m Mar 10, 2025
26m
3: πŸ₯› How Do You Milk A Flying Cow?
Β Why is it so hard to milk a moose? How have we all been duped by Big Milk?
25m Mar 03, 2025
25m
2: 🍌 The Banana That Went To Alton Towers
Why do we have Alton Towers to thank for the British banana? What's the least appealing peeling technique? What's the most threatening thing you can do with a banana and a biro?
25m Feb 24, 2025
25m
1: πŸ§„ Why Won't Ninjas Eat Garlic?
How could garlic breath help win a war? Can you taste garlic with your feet? Does anyone actually follow the recipe-recommended amount of garlic?
27m Feb 24, 2025
27m
✨ Introducing Lunchbox Envy!
Join QI's most gastronomically-minded Elves, Manu and Jack along with chef and food writer Rosie MacKean as they unpack the world of food and drink, one lunchbox at a time.
1m Feb 12, 2025
1m