Little Fish: Checking the Mark Hoppus
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Little Fish: Checking the Mark Hoppus

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 27, 202629 min

Andy explains why he is a hashtag legend, while he, Anna and Dan discuss YOUR facts . This week's subjects include pedestriennes, presidents and pyramid schemes. And the gang announce eight more Friend of the Podcast custodians. Visit nosuchthingasafish.com for news about live shows, merchandise and more episodes. Join Club Fish for ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content at apple.co/nosuchthingasafish or nosuchthingasafish.com/patreon Edited by James Harkin Produced by Leying Lee Team includes Tara Dorrell, Joe Mayo and Ethan Ruparelia

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Albania, this is actually an incredible fact and I want to do a whole podcast on it.

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thirds of the country ended up involved in pyramid schemes.

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Most of you are from the And the globalized American Andrew Hunter Murray. I'm here in the QI offices with Dan Schreiber and Anna Tijinsky and we brought some of your best facts. Hey guys Hi Andy. Hey buddy. Who's got a fact?

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I've got a fact. That's a weird. Hello, Dan. You can't just be laughing from the outset. I'm a funny guy Anna Laughing at your hello. Ouch. Okay. Oh What I want the fact you want a fact I've got a fact from Jack Poopart when Albania Albania, this is actually an incredible fact and I want to do a whole podcast on it.

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When Albania transitioned from communism to capitalism, the result was that almost two thirds of the country ended up involved in pyramid schemes. Now this is the most incredible story I can't believe I didn't know about. So Albania, you know, Soviet bloc fell and they'd never done capitalism before.

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