Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is cool. www.abc.net.au/news/health/...abc.net.auReading fiction has unique benefits for language and empathyWhat happens in your brain when you read? And can it help you navigate real life? This is what science tells us. 011
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Now onto Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe. It may involve a similar spoiler. 000
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Strongly recommend Stuart Macintyre’s Concise History of Australia. Spoiler: Brits are cunts. 020
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanSara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026He imposed Shania Law 14875371459
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanIt's Pipes, Mum! Pipes is here! @scriblit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Appear in the crowd of It's a Superpower! Have a character named after you or your pet! (my S2 character is currently unnamed - I could be named after your goldfish) But mostly If you liked S1, oh boy, I know a lot of what's happening in S2 & it's great! Magic! Romance! Fizzy Lasagne (possibly) 22814
Reposted by Carrie Quinlannincompoopspod.bsky.social @nincompoopspod.bsky.social · 26/09/2026WHAT IS CONCRETE MADE OF? Find out now in the new episode of Ask the Nincompoops! open.spotify.com/episode/1Ntf... 121
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger. 442229731
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 19/09/2026WHY AND HOW DO WE EXIST? We’ll even answer super easy questions like this. New ep out now! open.spotify.com/episode/5uo4...open.spotify.comTerm 4 Lesson 3: Why and How Do We Exist?Ask The Nincompoops · Episode 000
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanLooking For The Magic Records @lookingforthemagic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If you love records then Carshalton is the place to be today! We’re open as usual till 7pm, but there’s also a Record Fair at the Cryer Arts! We’ll have a couple of boxes at the @heykidsshop.bsky.social table & there’s always some really great records there so head on over and then pop in the shop! 012
Reposted by Carrie Quinlannincompoopspod.bsky.social @nincompoopspod.bsky.social · 12/09/2026WHO INVENTED LOVE?! Andy Stanton and @carrieq.bsky.social only answer the Biggest Questions on Ask the Nincompoops. Listen now on your favourite podcast doodad! 001
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Total badges and stickers fest at the @nincompoopspod.bsky.social show at the London Podcast Festival this coming Sunday. A few tickets still available! www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/pod... 1107
Reposted by Carrie Quinlannincompoopspod.bsky.social @nincompoopspod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026WHY DON'T TREES GROW ON TREES? Find out in the new episode of Ask the Nincompoops with @andystanton15 and Carrie Quinlan. It's ready for you Right Now, on your podcast thing of choice! 012
Reposted by Carrie Quinlannincompoopspod.bsky.social @nincompoopspod.bsky.social · 04/09/2026When you wake up tomorrow morning, Andy Stanton and @carrieq.bsky.social will be waiting for you on your podcast provider of choice, to fill up your noggin with wisdumbs and nollidges. It is so very nearly time... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...podcasts.apple.comAsk The NincompoopsKids & Family Podcast · A riotously funny all-ages podcast where Andy Stanton (author of the Mr Gum books, extremely bright) and Carrie Quinlan (of Radio 4, also extremely bright) allow children (not ... 132
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I think the Telegraph misspelled “the highly respected leader of Camden Council” in the headline. 862515548
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanToss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing 2295269212870
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanRob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy. 26035401066
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Considering whether I should spend the next chunk of my life responding to tweets about the Bayeux Tapestry with, “Canterbury Embroidery” 16915
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanDraculosity Jones: Ghost Skeleton @brainmage.bsky.social · 23/11/2023[The Mamas and The Papas, But They're Dogs] 🎵All the leavs are grey 🎵(All the leaves are grey) 🎵And the sky is grey 🎵(And the sky is grey) 🎵I've been for a walk *entire band loses their fucking minds* 7982301
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 02/09/2026THREE SLEEPS UNTIL THE NEW SERIES OF NINCOMPOOPS! 032
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 30/08/2026People going braless so boobs are at half mast for Dolly. That, friend, is a legacy. 040
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanPinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Swear on Dolly 🦋 This iconic moment from 'Derry Girls' shows the cultural impact Dolly Parton had throughout her life, and we're so thankful for her. Parton passed away on 25 August at the age of 80, but she'll be loved for decades to come. 📷 Hat Trick International 1322
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026This is very beautiful, and at 5.50 has a piece from my brother, @matthewquinlan.bsky.social about our beloved Alex. edition.cnn.com/all-there-is...edition.cnn.comAll There Is | CNN‘All There Is’ with Anderson Cooper is more than a podcast - it’s a community. Join Anderson Cooper as he discusses grief with celebrity guests and hears your stories of loss. 020
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/08/2026the reason cricket is special is no other sport tells people they have to dress all in white and then spend 5 days rolling on the grass 1119811
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanTrans Mary🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @transann05.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Trans rights are human rights #lgbt #lgbtq #trans #transgender #gay 0152
Reposted by Carrie Quinlannincompoopspod.bsky.social @nincompoopspod.bsky.social · 25/08/202611 Days! Then all the nollidge and wisdumb will pour out of this, @carrieq.bsky.social's Giant Mind into your Tiny One! 052
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanMutable Joe @mutablejoe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026welcome to britain, bangers are sausages but also second hand cars and also good songs, good luck out there 24832204
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 17/08/2026You've watched Deadloch, right? Tell me you've watched Deadloch. 340
Reposted by Carrie Quinlannincompoopspod.bsky.social @nincompoopspod.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Now that it's getting colder, probably a good time to listen to the Ask the Nincompoops Christmas Special with @carrieq.bsky.social and Andy Stanton ! Learn something about this most magical time of the year: August. shows.acast.com/nincompoops/...shows.acast.com 001
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Misogyny is core to the American fascist project and feminism must be core to its opposition. 21023249
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanCoolHTownGirl 🤠 @coolhtowngirl.blacksky.app · 14/06/2025Go yt ppl go yt ppl go #NoKings 120628
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 14/06/2025Massive #NoKings march in New York City! 6695057110851
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanMichaël Jarjour @jarjour.myatproto.social · 14/06/2025“The streets are completely filled with marchers” 25516
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 14/06/2025I imagine Donald Trump will react totally rationally to the sight of millions protesting his presidency. 3776
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 07/06/2025Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉 17751901262
Reposted by Carrie Quinlan👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 06/06/2025no, nobody has to accept a reduction in their human rights. they do not. do y’all hear yourselves 61266217
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Anyone got experience of challenging a Fixed Penalty Notice for cycling? Signage was confusing and crap. 658
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanPiper @the-pied-piper.bsky.social · 16/05/2025My ‘favorite’ is deniers saying “your medicine is just a crutch” as though that’s not exactly the reason people should have it. Crutches work! And they’re instant. A person can walk with a crutch, take it a way and they instantly can’t again. That’s almost exactly how adhd medicine is—on or off. 2397
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanPaul Kirkley @paulkirkley.bsky.social · 16/05/2025"Helen Skelton rescues things dropped in the Lake District" 1477
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanMark Elliott @thatmarkelliott.bsky.social · 13/05/2025When the Home Secretary is having to argue that the Prime Minister's speech was "completely different to Enoch Powell's", it may be time to pause and reflect on ... lots of things. 681313355
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanNoreen Masud @noreenmasud.bsky.social · 13/05/2025sounds adorably quaint whenever anyone calls it a “mobile phone”. as though there were any such thing as a non-mobile phone!! ok Alexander Graham Bell let’s get you to bed 8513
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Sure, AI may be an environmental disaster and produce mid outcomes in cases where it doesn't straight up lie, but at least it's extremely unprofitable.fortune.comAs Klarna flips from AI-first to hiring people again, a new landmark survey reveals most AI projects fail to deliverJust 1 in 4 AI investments bring in the ROI they promise—but CEOs just can’t resist the technology. 4753291969
Carrie Quinlan @carrieq.bsky.social · 13/05/2025This is why I love Bluesky. Like eavesdropping in the pub and wanting to be those lads’ friend. 070
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 13/05/2025They set fire to a hotel where refugees were forced to live, attacked mosques and homes, stopped people driving into an area if they weren’t white. “grievances” remember violent racism is always our fault 131062317
Reposted by Carrie QuinlanAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 13/05/202513 May 1892 | A Polish Jew, Jankiel Frajlich, was born in Siedlce. A watchmaker. In #Auschwitz from 20 February 1942. No. 22727 He perished in the camp on 28 February 1942. 537468
