Episodes

199: Unburned gasoline

VT Physics, VeeVee and Geoff Marshall face questions about banned building blocks, rampant rhinos and software steps.

Producer David says...
Very glad that we didn't have to use the other…
44:11

[Replay] 70: Holding up a desk lamp

Hannah Fry, Lily Hevesh and Brian David Gilbert face questions about Tokyo text, state symbols and copyright clauses.

Producer David says...
I keep forgetting we used to have a monitor…
44:05

[Replay] 69: A very speedy spider

Evan & Katelyn Heling and Emily Calandrelli face questions about satellite sizes, shirt selections and salt sales.

Producer David says...
I know we have some amazing guests on Lateral…
38:26

198: The impossible photograph

Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from 'Let's Learn Everything!' face questions about academic admissions, eight-legged equines and five-dollar flights.

Producer David says...
I hope I don't have to…
49:38

197: Jumping in the fountain

Rosalie Minnitt, Verity Babbs and Bob Hagh face questions about hip hairstyles, tiled tunnels and mobile mending.

Producer David says...
The question mentioned in the title is a lovely tribute…
42:31

[Replay] 68: Bright green icing

Molly Edwards, Becky Stern and Jenny Draper face questions about fancy flowers, shirt selections and car coordination.

Producer David says...
When I was checking whether Natalie Sideserf still makes cakes…
40:30

196: A tiny umbrella

Davina Bentley, Ólafur Waage and Stuart Laws face questions about flatulent felines, careful cetaceans and gnarly gnats.

Producer David says...
Quite a lot of visuals in this episode, which -…
46:36

[Replay] 67: The colour sequence secret

Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from 'Let's Learn Everything' face questions about confectionery companies, Covid conditions and culinary choices.

Producer David says...
An admission to make. The question…
48:47

195: Dumped pizza

Annie Rauwerda, Jen the Archaeologist and Emily Graslie face questions about emergent emoji, fiddly film and competitive careers.

Producer David says...
New player alert! Jen the Archaeologist joins us for…
40:45

[Replay] 66: The lock-breaking pencil

Adam Ragusea, Vanessa Hill and Stuart Ashen face questions about stationery stories, secret shapes and sporting sites.

Producer David says...
Given the barebones nature of his own podcasts and video…
41:04

194: Cockpit balls

Charlotte Yeung, Iszi Lawrence and Ólafur Waage face questions about Latin lingo, legal leniency and gaming grass.

Producer David says...
Yes, I did snigger when I wrote that title. Yes…
47:56

[Replay] 65: Air-conditioned pilots

Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from 'Answer in Progress' face questions about telltale tapes, rigorous registrations and troublesome towers.

Producer David says...
The UK is undergoing a heatwave…
43:08

193: The empty-handed winner

Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from Answer in Progress face questions about Stuttgart spheres, bruising bodies and ornamental opposites.

Producer David says...
AIP are back! A lot of…
46:36

[Replay] 64: Black and white bowties

Daniel Peake, Lizzy Skrzypiec and Bill Sunderland face questions about shoe safes, safety signs and sinuous streets.

Producer David says...
The bookend question on this one is genuinely useful! I've…
42:33

192: Picnic by the prison

Michelle Wong, Bill Sunderland and Dani Siller face questions about stamp selections, diplomatic diagrams and worrisome wordings.

Producer David says...
Watch out for the very funny expected moment that happens…
40:15

[Replay] 63: Upside-down riches

Hannah Fry, Lily Hevesh and Brian David Gilbert face questions about desperate decrees, crowded ceremonies and rebalanced records.

Producer David says...
Golly gosh, some real names to conjure with on…
45:05

191: Half of a mountain

Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from Let's Learn Everything! face questions about inward injuries, backwards bars and Luneburg lenses.

Producer David says...
Don't adjust your set during the…
45:04

[Replay] 62: The lifesaving blackout

Hannah Witton, Mike Boyd and Geoff Marshall face questions about versatile voting, clever creatures and brick buildings.

Producer David says...
I do really love the "in the dark" thumbnail on…
46:20

190: A second toastie

Rosalie Minnitt, Verity Babbs and Bob Hagh face questions about topsy-turvy tipples, reclaimed roads and baseball busts.

Producer David says...
I was pleased to be able to furnish Verity with…
40:04

[Replay] 61: Instruments made by insects

Evan & Katelyn Heling and Emily Calandrelli face questions about growing gains, wrong watches and cat calamities.

Producer David says...
I've just noticed that I've spelt the above description as…
48:01