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175: Food tattoos

Lizzy Skrzypiec, Sophie Ward and Katie Steckles face questions about meal mix-ups, private performances and familiar faces.

Producer David says...
As you might have noticed, we're doing our best to…
45:36

Shiny Bonus Question #46

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[Replay] 46: Mr. Kill Gun Die

Anna Ploszajski, Scott Manley and Bill Sunderland face questions about stately stands, letter lists and silver streaks.

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A lot of fishing references in this one, at the…
43:35

174: The metal bar

James Smales, Jonny Robins and John Cantrell from Here's What You Do face questions about partial puzzles, soccer secrets and faraway flights.

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I'm a big fan of…
44:15

Shiny Bonus Question #45

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[Replay] 45: Mission to nowhere

Ruth Amos and Shawn Brown ('Kids Invent Stuff') and Dani Siller ('Escape This Podcast') face questions about bread balls, maligned musicals and profitable postage.

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Looking back at…
36:47

David's Desk – February 2026

Sorry for being a day late but...
February already? Why did no one tell me? We're in Production Mode once more, with further shows planned for the end of this…

Shiny Bonus Question #44

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173: Hairdryer on a pole

Rowan Ellis, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika face questions about missing money, medical manoeuvres and mangled magazines.

Producer David says...
There was some debate before this recording started about how…
45:51

[Replay] 44: TV directing in reverse

From 'Jet Lag: The Game', Sam Denby, Adam Chase and Ben Doyle face questions about food fakery, coat calamities and vaccine verses.

Producer David says...
I think the script for…
38:33

Lateral: A Sideways Look – January 2026

An exclusive podcast for Producer's Club members
Regular Lateral guest Ólafur Waage joins producer David Bodycombe to discuss their favourite questions from December 2025 (episodes 165 to 168).

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1:00:58

Shiny Bonus Question #43

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172: A full glass of milk

Iszi Lawrence, Abby Cox and Matt Gray face questions about rhythmic rumbles, solo Soviets and nonsense navigation.

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It's slightly unusual for us to have an exact trio…
47:48

[Replay] 43: Six unopenable letterboxes

Jeremy Fielding, Estefannie and Inés Dawson ('Draw Curiosity') face questions about sporting sobbing, bad breakfasts and shorn sweethearts.

Producer David says...
Bit of a mea culpa on this show. The…
37:59

Question Pack #11

The latest PDF question pack for Lateral: Producer's Club members is now available to download. Please go to [hidden link] to get your goodies.

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171: Duck on expenses

Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from Let's Learn Everything! face questions about problematic pictures, identical items and whale wax.

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Minor spoiler: one of the questions…
43:56

Shiny Bonus Question #42

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[Replay] 42: Giant concrete balls

Annie Rauwerda ('Depths of Wikipedia'), J. Draper and Geoff Marshall face questions about rumbling roads, sacred snacks and keyboard quirks.

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The 'cold open' question on this one…
44:41

170: Please don't!

Charlotte Yeung, Annie Rauwerda and Alexis Dahl face questions about medieval mercenaries, alarm apps and backpacking bandages.

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If the opening gag seems shorter that usual, this is…
43:18

Shiny Bonus Question #41

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