Lateral with Tom Scott
@lateralcast.com
Comedy panel game podcast about weird questions with wonderful answers, presented by @tomscott.com. Account maintained by producer @davidbodycombe.bsky.social.
EP. 205 HIGHLIGHT: Please DON'T buy our product! Featuring James Smales, Jonny Robins and John Cantrell from 'Here's What You Do'. youtu.be/RH8swH2L0N8 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/205
Please DON'T buy our product!
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September 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
EP. 205 HIGHLIGHT: Please DON'T buy our product! Featuring James Smales, Jonny Robins and John Cantrell from 'Here's What You Do'. youtu.be/RH8swH2L0N8 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/205
EP. 205 HIGHLIGHT: The 'immoral' thing you use every day. Featuring James Smales, Jonny Robins and John Cantrell from 'Here's What You Do'. youtu.be/2M69EyR8sXk Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/205
The 'immoral' thing you use every day
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September 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
EP. 205 HIGHLIGHT: The 'immoral' thing you use every day. Featuring James Smales, Jonny Robins and John Cantrell from 'Here's What You Do'. youtu.be/2M69EyR8sXk Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/205
EP. 204 HIGHLIGHT: The short story involving 553 people. Featuring Ria Lina (@rialina.com), Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland. youtu.be/ghJ1i9KXFQ0 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/204
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September 11, 2026 at 4:52 PM
EP. 204 HIGHLIGHT: The short story involving 553 people. Featuring Ria Lina (@rialina.com), Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland. youtu.be/ghJ1i9KXFQ0 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/204
EP. 204 HIGHLIGHT: When happiness becomes amazement. Featuring Ria Lina (@rialina.com), Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland. youtu.be/sC5zXA_dt8Q Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/204
When happiness becomes amazement
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September 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
EP. 204 HIGHLIGHT: When happiness becomes amazement. Featuring Ria Lina (@rialina.com), Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland. youtu.be/sC5zXA_dt8Q Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/204
EP. 200 HIGHLIGHT: The strangest job in a theme park. Featuring Elle Cordova, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika. youtu.be/ExXcRLaYFgk Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/200
The strangest job in a theme park
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August 24, 2026 at 3:20 PM
EP. 200 HIGHLIGHT: The strangest job in a theme park. Featuring Elle Cordova, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika. youtu.be/ExXcRLaYFgk Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/200
EP. 200 HIGHLIGHT: How dish soap helped commuters get home. Featuring Elle Cordova, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika. youtu.be/r1cV4aMZ_a0 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/200
How dish soap helped commuters get home
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August 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM
EP. 200 HIGHLIGHT: How dish soap helped commuters get home. Featuring Elle Cordova, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika. youtu.be/r1cV4aMZ_a0 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/200
EP. 200 HIGHLIGHT: Why emojis address the elephant in the room. Featuring Elle Cordova, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika. youtu.be/HBDSuoIsziU Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/200
Why emojis address the elephant in the room
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August 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
EP. 200 HIGHLIGHT: Why emojis address the elephant in the room. Featuring Elle Cordova, Jarvis Johnson and Jordan Adika. youtu.be/HBDSuoIsziU Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/200
EP. 199 HIGHLIGHT: What connects Boris Becker and rats? Featuring VT Physics, VeeVee and Geoff Marshall. youtu.be/wqBJ6oCCXTM Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/199
What connects Boris Becker and rats?
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August 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
EP. 199 HIGHLIGHT: What connects Boris Becker and rats? Featuring VT Physics, VeeVee and Geoff Marshall. youtu.be/wqBJ6oCCXTM Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/199
EP. 199 HIGHLIGHT: A very expensive axolotl. Featuring VT Physics, VeeVee and Geoff Marshall. youtu.be/qEGSKzd8m_k Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/199
A very expensive axolotl
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August 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
EP. 199 HIGHLIGHT: A very expensive axolotl. Featuring VT Physics, VeeVee and Geoff Marshall. youtu.be/qEGSKzd8m_k Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/199
EP. 198 HIGHLIGHT: How cassettes and detergent help a voyage. Featuring Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from 'Let's Learn Everything!'. youtu.be/xrztMCyUn94 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/198
How cassettes and detergent help a voyage
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August 3, 2026 at 12:31 PM
EP. 198 HIGHLIGHT: How cassettes and detergent help a voyage. Featuring Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from 'Let's Learn Everything!'. youtu.be/xrztMCyUn94 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/198
EP. 198 HIGHLIGHT: Don't press this key... or else! Featuring Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from 'Let's Learn Everything!'. youtu.be/Yjq3YIHSEOc Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/198
Don't press this key... or else!
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July 29, 2026 at 1:46 PM
EP. 198 HIGHLIGHT: Don't press this key... or else! Featuring Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper and Tom Lum from 'Let's Learn Everything!'. youtu.be/Yjq3YIHSEOc Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/198
EP. 197 HIGHLIGHT: Stolen art by someone you've never heard of. Featuring Rosalie Minnitt, Verity Babbs and Bob Hagh. youtu.be/9YM_ELi5Pqo Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/197
Stolen art by someone you've never heard of
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July 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
EP. 197 HIGHLIGHT: Stolen art by someone you've never heard of. Featuring Rosalie Minnitt, Verity Babbs and Bob Hagh. youtu.be/9YM_ELi5Pqo Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/197
EP. 197 HIGHLIGHT: Why it's hard to count beyond 20 in India. Featuring Rosalie Minnitt, Verity Babbs and Bob Hagh. youtu.be/WNpVSfak_io Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/197
Why it's hard to count beyond 20 in India
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July 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
EP. 197 HIGHLIGHT: Why it's hard to count beyond 20 in India. Featuring Rosalie Minnitt, Verity Babbs and Bob Hagh. youtu.be/WNpVSfak_io Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/197
EP. 197 HIGHLIGHT: The Gen Z actress in a 1959 film. Featuring Rosalie Minnitt, Verity Babbs and Bob Hagh. youtu.be/S8qq65lFaMw Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/197
The Gen Z actress in a 1959 film
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July 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
EP. 197 HIGHLIGHT: The Gen Z actress in a 1959 film. Featuring Rosalie Minnitt, Verity Babbs and Bob Hagh. youtu.be/S8qq65lFaMw Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/197
EP. 196 HIGHLIGHT: Buying a newspaper you can't read. Featuring Davina Bentley, Ólafur Waage and Stuart Laws. youtu.be/S_Oei_vhTe0 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/196
Buying a newspaper you can't read
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July 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
EP. 196 HIGHLIGHT: Buying a newspaper you can't read. Featuring Davina Bentley, Ólafur Waage and Stuart Laws. youtu.be/S_Oei_vhTe0 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/196
EP. 196 HIGHLIGHT: Why eat 24 rings? Featuring Davina Bentley, Ólafur Waage and Stuart Laws. youtu.be/MHtex8KtNKg Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/196
Why eat 24 rings?
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July 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
EP. 196 HIGHLIGHT: Why eat 24 rings? Featuring Davina Bentley, Ólafur Waage and Stuart Laws. youtu.be/MHtex8KtNKg Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/196
EP. 196 HIGHLIGHT: The building with a 'goal' in it. Featuring Davina Bentley, Ólafur Waage and Stuart Laws. youtu.be/YH2rEzz0xro Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/196
The building with a 'goal' in it
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July 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
EP. 196 HIGHLIGHT: The building with a 'goal' in it. Featuring Davina Bentley, Ólafur Waage and Stuart Laws. youtu.be/YH2rEzz0xro Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/196
EP. 195 HIGHLIGHT: Archaeology's 400% price rise. Featuring Annie Rauwerda, Jen the Archaeologist and Emily Graslie. youtu.be/VAYD3ksJ0xI Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/195
Archaeology's 400% price rise
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July 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
EP. 195 HIGHLIGHT: Archaeology's 400% price rise. Featuring Annie Rauwerda, Jen the Archaeologist and Emily Graslie. youtu.be/VAYD3ksJ0xI Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/195
EP. 195 HIGHLIGHT: Learning music backwards. Featuring Annie Rauwerda, Jen the Archaeologist and Emily Graslie. youtu.be/_DfBChLpYd8 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/195
Learning music backwards
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July 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM
EP. 195 HIGHLIGHT: Learning music backwards. Featuring Annie Rauwerda, Jen the Archaeologist and Emily Graslie. youtu.be/_DfBChLpYd8 Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/195
EP. 194 HIGHLIGHT: Why K-pop idols count on their fingers. Featuring Charlotte Yeung, Iszi Lawrence and Ólafur Waage. youtu.be/BvfUfYOkUEs Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/194
Why K-pop idols count on their fingers
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July 6, 2026 at 5:10 PM
EP. 194 HIGHLIGHT: Why K-pop idols count on their fingers. Featuring Charlotte Yeung, Iszi Lawrence and Ólafur Waage. youtu.be/BvfUfYOkUEs Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/194
EP. 194 HIGHLIGHT: Unusual uses for a stethoscope. Featuring Charlotte Yeung, Iszi Lawrence and Ólafur Waage. youtu.be/T511wq-SCqI Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/194
Unusual uses for a stethoscope
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July 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
EP. 194 HIGHLIGHT: Unusual uses for a stethoscope. Featuring Charlotte Yeung, Iszi Lawrence and Ólafur Waage. youtu.be/T511wq-SCqI Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/194
EP. 193 HIGHLIGHT: Ice creams in back pockets: an illegal combo. Featuring Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from 'Answer in Progress'. youtu.be/J-92NbqaC9U Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/193
Ice creams in back pockets: an illegal combo
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June 30, 2026 at 4:48 PM
EP. 193 HIGHLIGHT: Ice creams in back pockets: an illegal combo. Featuring Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from 'Answer in Progress'. youtu.be/J-92NbqaC9U Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/193
EP. 193 HIGHLIGHT: The amazing origin of rear-view mirrors. Featuring Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from 'Answer in Progress'. youtu.be/sERmzQ6R9no Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/193
The amazing origin of rear-view mirrors
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June 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM
EP. 193 HIGHLIGHT: The amazing origin of rear-view mirrors. Featuring Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from 'Answer in Progress'. youtu.be/sERmzQ6R9no Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/193
EP. 193 HIGHLIGHT: Putting a button in your mouth can help. Featuring Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from 'Answer in Progress'. youtu.be/CNGQLqqdHZU Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/193
Putting a button in your mouth can help
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June 24, 2026 at 5:27 PM
EP. 193 HIGHLIGHT: Putting a button in your mouth can help. Featuring Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan from 'Answer in Progress'. youtu.be/CNGQLqqdHZU Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/193
EP. 192 HIGHLIGHT: A devious driver's F1 helmet. Featuring Michelle Wong, Bill Sunderland and Dani Siller. youtu.be/zCj-q5MvWcU Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/192
A devious driver's F1 helmet
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June 18, 2026 at 11:41 AM
EP. 192 HIGHLIGHT: A devious driver's F1 helmet. Featuring Michelle Wong, Bill Sunderland and Dani Siller. youtu.be/zCj-q5MvWcU Full episode: lateralcast.com/episodes/192