No Such Thing As A Fish Little Fish: Release The Naughty List
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Mar 15, 2026 They dig into a politician named Santa Claus and quirky North Pole local government. Strange transport trivia about the Northern line and London's extreme stations gets explored. Tales include a wartime magazine mix-up with a photographed baby, Apollo 13 engineering drama, and a newly discovered canyon under Greenland. Odd tech and animal facts round out the conversation.
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Real Santa Claus Runs For Office In Alaska
- Dan Schreiber describes a real-life politician who legally changed his name to Santa Claus and serves on North Pole, Alaska's council.
- The man, formerly Thomas O'Connor, supports free healthcare, medical marijuana and wealth tax and lives in a town of ~2,500 people where Bob Ross once lived.
Best Trailer Can Be Better Than The Movie
- The Golden Trailer Awards include a Golden Fleece prize for the best trailer for the worst film, celebrating marketing that outshines the product.
- The awards were founded by the Brady sisters who made the ceremony to attract trailer houses after film-school funding failed.
Engineer Solved Apollo 13 Problem While In Labour
- James Harkin recounts Judith Love Cohen helping create the abort guidance system for Apollo 13 while heavily pregnant, taking math home, giving birth, then returning to finish the fix.
- The child born that day was actor Jack Black, which James mentions as a memorable link to the story.