Episodes

  • World Pooh Sticks: River racing - Race downstream with Oly Bennet

    World Pooh Sticks: River racing - Race downstream with Oly Bennet
    Apr 23 2026
    Join host Oly Bennet as he uncovers competitive Poohsticks—where dropping sticks off bridges evolved from a Winnie-the-Pooh pastime into a fierce world championship. Discover the strategy, rivalries, surprising science, and secret techniques behind this charmingly absurd sport that's captured hearts worldwide.

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    1 min
  • World Pooh Sticks - Sticks, Streams, and Actual Science

    World Pooh Sticks - Sticks, Streams, and Actual Science
    Apr 23 2026
    Host Ollie explores the surprising science behind Poohsticks, revealing how this beloved children's game is actually a legitimate hydrological measurement technique used by ecologists worldwide. From competitive championships to research labs, timing floating sticks measures stream health and environmental change.

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    23 mins
  • World Pooh Sticks: River racing - Drop Don't Throw: The Secret Science of Winning

    World Pooh Sticks: River racing - Drop Don't Throw: The Secret Science of Winning
    Apr 23 2026
    AI host Ollie Bennett examines whether the World Poohsticks Championship is pure luck or secret skill. Exploring stick selection, current reading, and hydrodynamics, Bennett investigates if champions reveal patterns in this quirky sport while raising funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

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    31 mins
  • World Pooh Sticks - The Bridge Where It All Began

    World Pooh Sticks - The Bridge Where It All Began
    Apr 23 2026
    Join AI host Ollie Bennett as we trace the delightful origins of competitive Poohsticks—from A.A. Milne's 1928 children's book to the World Championships raising funds for ocean rescue. Discover how a lockkeeper's vision transformed a simple riverside pastime into an international sporting event with genuine debate over skill versus chance.

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    26 mins