Fun facts and sidetracks

Into random facts? This could be the podcast for you. Good mates Al & Marty take a fun look at all sorts of pop culture stories they remember or have discovered. The goal is aways to bring you interesting trivia and have a laugh while they're at it. From music to movies and TV, to things that might have happened two hundred years ago or two days ago. There's plenty to dig into, and even more funny sidetracks to explore.

Podcasting since 2025 • 14 episodes

Fun facts and sidetracks

Latest Episodes

Frampton's Lost Guitar and Fun Biology Facts

May 14, 2026 • 36:30

He Sells Sea Shells

Band Name Origins, Final Recordings, Shell’s Unlikely Beginnings, and Salty LanguageAl and Marty, hosts of Fun Facts and Sidetracks, broadcast from their studio in a converted oil tanker and cover off music trivia, company history, the o...

April 29, 2026 • Season 2 • Episode 4 • 55:56

Mismatched Stars and Michelin Stars

April 05, 2026 • 57:03

Strange Song Stories and City Names

Al and Marty share stories behind famous songs: Split Enz’s “Six Months in a Leaky Boat”, allegedly pulled from UK radio during the Falklands War; Mart adds trivia about migrating on the SS Canberra, later used as a Falklands hospital shi...

March 12, 2026 • 39:55

Cracking covers, Ketchup and the Card Calendar

Episode 10 Timeline Season Two Kick-off: Cracking covers, Ketchup and the Card CalendarAl and Marty return for season two of “Fun Facts and Sidetracks,” describing the show as light, non-political conversation about mu...

February 19, 2026 • 48:19

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