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David's Desk – April 2025 newsletter

Newsletter
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Hi, everyone!
Producer David, here. First of all, a huge welcome to all our new Producer's Club members. We're hoping to make this a really valuable resource over the coming months, and this newsletter will be the main way to keep in touch with everything happening on Planet Lateral.

New recordings
The main news is that we've just finished four more days of recordings, which has given us another 14 shows. That's…

Lateral: A Sideways Look – March 2025

A Sideways Look
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An exclusive podcast for Producer's Club members
Bill Sunderland and Dani Siller from Escape this Podcast join Lateral producer David Bodycombe to discuss their favourite questions from February 2025 (episodes 122 to 125).

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Credits
GUEST HOSTS: Bill Sunderland and Dani Siller. MUSIC: Adriel Fair ('Ventures', courtesy of…
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[Replay] 1: The elevator where you're "born again"

Episodes
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Matt Parker, Bill Sunderland and Dani Siller face questions about a 'born again' elevator, a bronze medal failure and a very expensive Danish supermarket.

Producer David says...
Here we are…
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Shiny Bonus Question #1

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

HOW TO PLAY

You can play this by yourself or with a group. First, read the question below. If you're playing with others, read it out loud twice.
Under the question is a series of clues (usually, between 4 and 6). Read the first clue and see if it helps your thinking. Don't worry – we've included a spoiler space between each clue. Keep taking…

129: Shooting a finger gun

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Rowan Ellis, Dan Peake and Alec Watson face questions about street stones, European epithets and Lego logistics.

Producer David says...
Always lovely to welcome Rowan Ellis back on the show…
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128: The cow's jaw

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Mary Spender, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika face questions about golfing guile, charismatic comics and masterful mnemonics.

Producer David says...
Jarvis and Jordan (from the Sad Boyz podcast) have been…
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127: Canadian incense

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Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from Answer in Progress face questions about serial stabbing, political pacts and cellist coordination.

Producer David says...
Always a good time when the…
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126: A less-safe safe

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Inés Dawson, Jenny Draper and Wren Weichman face questions about smallholder snags, spurned suitors and shop security.

Producer David says...
What a wide variety of questions we have on this…
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125: $7 bills

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Hannah Crosbie, Katie Steckles and Geoff Marshall face questions about paper profits, moving markers and secondary splits.

Producer David says...
We welcome first-time player Hannah Crosbie to the show. Hannah…
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124: Oversized sushi

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Annie Rauwerda, Bernadette Banner and Matt Gray face questions about mineral mines, gainful gallows and helpless houses.

Producer David says...
Worth watching the intro for Bernadette's fabulous portrait gallery alone! Strangely, this is the second episode with 'sushi' in the title, after episode 71's "The sushi blockbuster".

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Lateral: Producer's Club is here!

Welcome to the Producer's Club!
Producer David here. Is this thing on? Come on in. Leave your coat in the pile. Cloakroom's on the right.

We've been working hard behind the scenes to get the Lateral: Producer's Club ship shape (why it had to be in the shape of a ship, I don't know). We're going to absolutely spoil you rotten with regular updates for all things related to the Lateral…