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Little Fish: No Harm, No Foul

April 12, 2026 • 31m

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Overview

This episode of Little Fish features hosts Andrew Hunter-Murray, Dan Schreiber, and James Harkin sharing listener-submitted facts on topics ranging from music answer songs and football manager name coincidences to reversed rivers and Buddhist iconography. The episode concludes with the hosts bestowing fact custodianships to Club Fish patrons, granting them ownership of memorable facts from past episodes.

Answer Songs and Musical Replies Throughout History

The hosts explore the tradition of answer songs, starting with Danny Aiello's response to Madonna's 'Papa Don't Preach.' This leads to a fascinating discussion of how musicians have been replying to each other's songs for centuries, from Walter Raleigh's poetry in the 1500s to modern hits like 'F.U.R.B.' The conversation reveals that answer songs aren't necessarily beef—they're often just different perspectives on the same theme.

  • Danny Aiello released 'Papa Wants the Best for You' as an answer to Madonna's 'Papa Don't Preach' after co-starring in her music video
  • The answer song tradition dates back to the 1500s with Walter Raleigh and Christopher Marlowe trading poems
  • Neil Sedaka wrote 'Oh Carol' and Carole King responded with 'Oh Neil'
  • John Lennon's father released 'That's My Life' the same month as The Beatles' 'In My Life,' featuring two members of Jimi Hendrix's Experience band
" Walter Raleigh wrote some amazing pieces back in the 1500s. No, Raleigh, sorry, who wrote The Passionate Shepherd to His Love. And there was a reply, which was The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd. "

Bizarre Sporting Coincidences and Name Patterns

The discussion turns to remarkable patterns in sports history, including West Bromwich Albion's run of managers with similar names and a recent football match where all goal scorers had the same special character in their names. These coincidences highlight the strange ways patterns emerge in sporting history.

  • Between 1975 and 1988, West Bromwich Albion had managers named Johnny, Ronnie, John, Ron, Ronnie, Ron, Johnny, Nobby, Ron and Ron
  • In a recent match, Leipzig's goals against Atletico Madrid were scored by Sesko, Openda, Sierloth, and Haidara—all names containing the letter O with a line through it
" Between 1975 and 1988, the football club West Bromwich Albion went through a run of managers whose first names went Johnny, Ronnie, John, Ron, Ronnie, Ron, Johnny, Nobby, Ron and Ron. "

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