Big Fact Hunt
Comedy
Each week, the Four Fabulous Fact Friends - ex-dentist and comedian Sam Smith (@ReelBigSmith), zoologist and scientician Dr Nathan Kenny (@SpiralCleavage), science communicator and his-mum’s-a-dance-teacher Thom Adams (@ThomedySci), and legally blonde drama queen Jen Jewell (@Shmennikins) - take turns to assume the role of the Fact Controller and send the other three to delve deep into a topic, and try to confuse and amuse each other with their findings.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Comedy
Description:
Each week, the Four Fabulous Fact Friends - ex-dentist and comedian Sam Smith (@ReelBigSmith), zoologist and scientician Dr Nathan Kenny (@SpiralCleavage), science communicator and his-mum’s-a-dance-teacher Thom Adams (@ThomedySci), and legally blonde drama queen Jen Jewell (@Shmennikins) - take turns to assume the role of the Fact Controller and send the other three to delve deep into a topic, and try to confuse and amuse each other with their findings.
Language:
English
Website:
https://anchor.fm/everythingydnk
Episodes
Michelle Yeoh
12/12/2022
Pikachu, I choose Yeoh! Michelle Yeoh, that is. Thom wants to know everything (everywhere, all at once) about the superstar actress, martial artist and legit French Knight, and the Big Fact Hunters will boldly go in search of facts.
Duration:00:25:05
Bones
12/2/2022
Kenny wants more than just the bare bones - he wants Sam, Jen and Thom to find him the BEST and most bony facts, in only thirty minutes!
Duration:00:26:49
Native birds
11/25/2022
Have you heard the word, about the birds? Jen wants all the words, and info, about the native birds of Aotearoa so she sets Sam, Thom and Kenny to find out the flappiest facts about our feathery friends.
Duration:00:27:03
Juliet
11/18/2022
Thom’s trying to discharge his brotherly obligations by tasking the Big Fact Hunters with coming up with facts about his sister’s namesake. In the words of the Bard: “God forbid! Where’s this girl? What, Juliet?”
Duration:00:25:50
From the archives: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
11/12/2022
A sweet treat in place of a new BFH this week, as we throw open the gates and welcome you into a world of pure imagination - our second-ever episode, where we dig deep under the chocolate river and look at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!
Duration:00:25:22
blink-182
11/4/2022
Sam’s taking us back to his mis-spent youth, as he asks the Fact Friends to unearth All the Small Things about one of his favourite bands. Who will pop(punk) out the best fact, and who will be left saying Damnit…?
Duration:00:28:01
Heaven and Hell
10/28/2022
This week will we take the Highway to Hell, or the Stairway to Heaven? Kenny’s asked the Fact Friends to come up with the most heavenly (or devilish!) facts about heaven and hell, in a surprisingly musical episode.
Duration:00:29:51
Jurassic Park
10/21/2022
We’re cracking open the electrified fences today and releasing one of our earliest episodes, from the pre-historic (p)archives of EYDNTKA. It’s the first appearances of both Kenny’s fear of Toblerones and friend of the podcast, Nigel Neill. Welcome… to Jurassic Park.
Duration:00:29:07
Monopoly
10/14/2022
Ready for some fun and games? Jen is, and she sends the boys off on a Big Fact Hunt for the skinny on Monopoly.
Duration:00:27:33
Manchester
10/7/2022
Thom is wary after the Shenanigans, so he sends the Fact Friends off to find Manchester facts, but there’s a Twist!! And also a spite canal…
Duration:00:25:46
Chocolate
10/2/2022
Jen’s after some sweet, sweet info and she’s sent the boys off to track down the tastiest facts about everyone’s favourite vegetable wildcard, chocolate! Instead, they try to ruin chocolate, objectively the best thing ever.
Duration:00:23:43
Cinnamon
9/25/2022
Thom sets a spicy challenge this week, when he asks Sam, Jen and Kenny to sniff out the most cinnamon-tastic facts. But what’s the link between cinnamon, mummies and KFC?
Duration:00:27:45
Bob Marley
9/18/2022
Sam Smith is Jamaica’n us crazy! He wants Thom, Kenny and Jen to sniff out all the coolest facts about reggae legend Bob Marley, and his bed-wetting dad…
Duration:00:25:05
Pants!!
9/12/2022
Trews, daks, unmentionables or bottoms; Kenny’s panting for facts about trousers! Featuring an appearance from the Human Centaurpede (sort of).
Duration:00:27:43
Rubik’s Cubes
9/3/2022
Sam Smith has a puzzling task for our Big Fact Hunters - tracking down the best facts about the infuriatingly logical Rubik’s Cube, beloved by celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Stephen Curry, and Smiths including Will *and* Sam.
Duration:00:25:58
Zealand v Zeeland v New Zealand
8/26/2022
Jen wants to know all about Zealand. Or Zeeland. Or does she…? The boys scramble to find the most zealous and out-Ze(e/a)landish facts in half an hour, with some Sealand thrown in for a giggle.
Duration:00:25:06
Bob Mortimer isn’t as rich as Noel Fielding
8/21/2022
Sam wants a Bob each way this week, because he’s hunting for facts about everyone’s favourite Train Guy, Bob Mortimer! What Morti-merry info will Thomas, Nathan and Jennyfer unearth?
Duration:00:24:13
Call the Power Rangers, get Tile Depot?
8/13/2022
Thom has a POWERful need to know more about the OG Morphers, the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers! The Big Fact Hunters head off to find a range of fascinating facts - let’s just hope they don’t Rita Repulsa Thom…
Duration:00:28:37
Superman used tightropes to beat the KKK
8/9/2022
In today’s second podcast, Jen is sending the boys off to wobble their way across the chasm of ignorance and balance their way back with facts about tightropes. They respond with tales of beer and anti-fascism.
Duration:00:23:49
Plants can count
8/9/2022
It’s double-podcast day because we’ve been slack at uploading! In this episode, Thom is hungry… for blood! No, wait, facts!! About nature’s most fearsome aberration, carnivorous plants! Who do MATHS…
Duration:00:24:46