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134: The missing 'H'

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…
40:48

Shiny Bonus Question #5

A weekly 'Lateral' question, exclusively for members.

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

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…
42:44

Question Pack #2 available to download

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

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)…
43:13

Shiny Bonus Question #4

A weekly 'Lateral' question, exclusively for members.

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[Replay] 4: The currency that cuts crime

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…
42:51

Accessing archived posts

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

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…
57:35

132: Yacht, Mug, Chair, Kite

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…
44:00

Shiny Bonus Question #3

A weekly 'Lateral' question, exclusively for members.

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

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…
39:06

Video now on [ad-free] feed

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!

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…

131: Very happy mice

Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from 'Let's Learn Everything!' face questions about swing speeds, blurted brands and clever coins.

Producer David says...
Some very funny questions in this…
41:46

All shows now ad-free

Although new shows were being added fine without ads, some of the older shows in the "ad-free" RSS feed still had them burned-in.

I've replaced those audio files (all 129…

Shiny Bonus Question #2

A weekly 'Lateral' question, exclusively for members.

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[Replay] 2: What was measured in 'gillettes'?

Brady Haran, Mary Spender and Eric Johnson face questions about a creative fire, bloodless hitmen and partly-useless products.

Producer David says...
One of the regrets of posting previous episodes is…
42:31

Posting schedule

Happy Monday, everyone! Thanks very much again to all of you who've joined the Producer's Club. Hope you're enjoying it so far.

Just wanted to take a moment to update you on the plans ongoing. New episodes will go out on Fridays as usual, but - as members - you have the ad-free RSS feed and be able to see (and hear!) the show in full video on this here website…

130: Disappearing toffees

Sam Denby, Adam Chase and Ben Doyle from Jet Lag: The Game face questions about animal accidents, severed signage and baby birth rates.

Producer David says...
At time of writing…
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