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135: Thumbs down? Good!

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Hannah Crosbie, Katie Steckles and Geoff Marshall face questions about airline advertising, alphabetic adverts and album alternatives.

Producer David says...
This episode features no less than seven different listener questions…
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London live recording – tickets

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We're delighted to announce that we're doing another live recording in London, as part of the Cheerful Earful podcast festival. We had a brilliant time at this event last year…

WE WIN!

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Delighted to say that Lateral can now call itself an award-winning podcast. The inaugural Golden Lobes awards took place last night at the Clapham Grand in London, celebrating the best…

Shiny Bonus Question #6

Shiny Bonus Questions
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A weekly 'Lateral' question, exclusively for members.

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[Replay] 6: Solve a 13th Century murder!

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Trace Dominguez, Nahre Sol and Jordan Harrod face questions about profitable collisions, familiar flags, and knotty problems.

Producer David says...
The question mentioned in the title of this show came…
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David's Desk – May 2025 newsletter

Newsletter
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Hi, everyone!
Producer David, here. Hope you're all enjoying your membership of the Producer's Club, and we have some BIG NEWS to open this month's newsletter.

Live recording in London

134: The missing 'H'

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Annie Rauwerda, Bernadette Banner and Matt Gray face questions about sales sites, Scandinavian sayings and sporting skills.

Producer David says...
If you're wondering why Matt's been on two consecutive shows…
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Shiny Bonus Question #5

Shiny Bonus Questions
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A weekly 'Lateral' question, exclusively for members.

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[Replay] 5: When time goes up to 30 o'clock

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Rowan Ellis, Vanessa Hill and Grady Hillhouse face questions about logo longevity, Kodak complaints, and perplexing playgrounds.

Producer David says...
Seems like this was the first episode where I started…
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Question Pack #2 available to download

Question Packs
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Just to let you know that the second PDF question pack is available to download. Go to [hidden link] to get your goodies.

Please note that this file contains questions from…

133: Boxes and benches

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Matt Gray, Daniel Peake and Charlotte Yeung face questions about drumming dates, careful cleaning and remarkable records.

Producer David says...
We played a trick on Daniel and Matt (sort of)…
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Shiny Bonus Question #4

Shiny Bonus Questions
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[Replay] 4: The currency that cuts crime

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Marques Brownlee, Hayley Loren and Wren Weichman face questions about crime-busting currency, a sporting crisis and night-inspired combat.

Producer David says...
Quite a few people have suggested 'Why don't you…
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Accessing archived posts

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Welcome to all the new members who have joined us in recent days. Just wanted to give you a couple of tips to ensure you're not missing out on previous…

Lateral: A Sideways Look – April 2025

A Sideways Look
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An exclusive podcast for Producer's Club members
Regular Lateral guest Daniel Peake joins producer David Bodycombe to discuss their favourite questions from March 2025 (episodes 126 to 129).

Other ways…
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132: Yacht, Mug, Chair, Kite

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Nicholas Johnson, Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland face questions about odd opposites, communication collabs and stealthy slaps.

Producer David says...
The question that relates to the title of this show…
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Shiny Bonus Question #3

Shiny Bonus Questions
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[Replay] 3: Why did 1959's album charts vanish?

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Jade Tan-Holmes, Corry Will and Luke Cutforth face questions about missing album charts, an evasive painter and a flaw in 'Lord of the Flies'.

Producer David says...
You'll notice that…
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Video now on [ad-free] feed

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Just a quick update to say that video has now been added on the [ad-free] RSS feed for every episode. If you are watching on Spotify, you should now be…

Now on a billboard!

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We had fun yesterday seeing our Spotify billboards hit the big screens, including the famous cinema district of Leicester Square in central London. Have you seen one of them? Here's…