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.
Lateral with Tom Scott
Claim This Podcastby Tom Scott and David Bodycombe
4.8(6,017 reviews)
207 episodes
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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.
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10/3/2022
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Recent Episodes
September 18, 2026
206: Chair on a pole
Host Tom Scott interviews Charlotte McDonnell, Libby Watson, and Daniel Peake about bizarre questions and humorous insights in this comedy panel game episode.
September 11, 2026
205: The secure ping pong ball
Host Tom Scott interviews James Smales, Jonny Robins, and John Cantrell about binary botany, Olympic overachievers, and flipped flyers in this comedy panel game episode.
September 4, 2026
204: An insane village
Host Tom Scott interviews comedians Ria Lina, Dani Siller, and Bill Sunderland about data dichotomies, alcohol apologies, and textual T-shirts in this comedy panel game.
207 total episodes available with 138 transcripts
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