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Lateral with Tom Scott

Lateral with Tom Scott

By: Tom Scott and David Bodycombe
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Award-winning comedy panel game about weird questions with wonderful answers. Each week, Tom Scott is joined by three guests to ask each other questions with a sideways twist. There's no points or prizes - just reputation and bragging rights on the line. Enquiries and question submissions: https://www.lateralcast.com. Ad-free shows and bonus content: https://www.lateralcast.com/club.Pad 26 Limited / Labyrinth Games Ltd
Episodes
  • 146: Christopher Wren's side hustle

    146: Christopher Wren's side hustle
    Jul 25 2025
    Luke Cutforth, Corry Will and Hannah Crosbie face questions about feather farmers, B-52 blinds and moist municipalities. LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://lateralcast.com. HOST: Tom Scott. QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe. EDITED BY: Julie Hassett at The Podcast Studios, Dublin. MUSIC: Karl-Ola Kjellholm ('Private Detective'/'Agrumes', courtesy of epidemicsound.com). ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: Pascal de Vries, Steve Dee, Michaela Wheeler, Peter Scandrett, Matthew Yong, Arthur Reis, Yakir Forman. FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott. © Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • 145: The wooden cat

    145: The wooden cat
    Jul 18 2025
    Ruth Amos, Evan Edinger and Abby Cox face questions about blue bags, terrible transport and lucky lockpickers. LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://lateralcast.com. HOST: Tom Scott. QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe. EDITED BY: Julie Hassett at The Podcast Studios, Dublin. MUSIC: Karl-Ola Kjellholm ('Private Detective'/'Agrumes', courtesy of epidemicsound.com). ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: Sarah Roberge, Landon Kryger, Dmitrij, Ben Kirk, Nick Konopka, Katy. FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott. © Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    53 mins
  • 144: Let's visit Greenland!

    144: Let's visit Greenland!
    Jul 11 2025
    Iszi Lawrence, Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland face questions about miniature marines, technical techniques and prudent procedures. LATERAL is a comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, hosted by Tom Scott. For business enquiries, contestant appearances or question submissions, visit https://lateralcast.com. HOST: Tom Scott. QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe. EDITED BY: Julie Hassett at The Podcast Studios, Dublin. MUSIC: Karl-Ola Kjellholm ('Private Detective'/'Agrumes', courtesy of epidemicsound.com). ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: Jordan Cook-Irwin, Katherine Q, Nick Huntington-Klein, Alex Rinehart, Hendrik, James Bailey. FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott. © Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
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A highly entertaining and thought provoking podcast with great guests and an interesting format. Looking forward to more!

Good stuff!

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A trivia show where interesting questions are posed and it is awesome to hear the cast work through them while doing your own pondering

A lovely trivia show

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Questions are asked, jokes are made, and answers are stumbled upon. Lateral is the only podcast I’ve listened to every episode of, so I guess that speaks for itself.

My favorite podcast

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