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Little Fish: If You Believe What the Government Tells You

January 4, 2026·30 min·2 clips

Kanetanaka lived through the first powered flight on Earth and Mars, but likely didn't care about either.

This Little Fish episode features hosts James Harkin, Andy Murray, Dan Schreiber, and Anna Ptaszynski sharing listener-submitted facts. The episode explores a diverse range of quirky historical and scientific anecdotes. The first fact highlights Kane Tanaka, born in January 1903, who lived through both the Wright brothers' first flight in December 1903 and the Ingenuity helicopter's flight on Mars in April 2021. A New Zealand spy scandal from 1981 involved a lost briefcase containing pies, cake, and a porn magazine, found by a journalist's son. Mount Everest faces a human waste problem, with 7,200 kilograms of feces estimated in one season, leading climbers to use special chemical bags. The company AMF, known for bowling equipment, also built the first nuclear reactors for Iran, Pakistan, and Israel. In "Jurassic Park," the CGI human eaten by the T-Rex was a recycled model of the T-1000 from "Terminator 2." An Inuit treatment for snow blindness involved guiding a louse across the affected eyeball to remove a filmy substance. Star-nosed moles can blow and re-inhale air bubbles underwater to smell prey, and their nasal appendage is extremely sensitive. The show's custodianship segment reassigns old facts to Patreon supporters, including one about Edward Elgar composing the first football chant. Another fact notes that Eric Cantona was raised in a cave. The 1930 World Cup final saw Uruguay and Argentina use different-sized balls for each half. FIFA has more member nations than the United Nations. Neil Armstrong's spacesuit undergarments were made by a company that also produced women's underwear. Muhammad Ali released a comedy album titled "I Am the Greatest" in 1963. A 14th-century war in Italy, the War of the Oaken Bucket, began over a stolen bucket and resulted in 2,000 deaths. A group of chimpanzees in Zambia were observed wearing grass in their ears as a fashion trend. The tone is lighthearted, conversational, and filled with humorous banter between the hosts. Listeners who enjoy bizarre historical trivia, amusing animal facts, and playful pop culture connections will appreciate this episode. Those seeking a highly structured or serious educational podcast might find the casual digressions less engaging.

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