Episode

185: Mackerel comfort

Podcast
Lateral with Tom Scott
Published
Apr 24, 2026
Duration seconds
2912
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Summary

VT Physics, VeeVee and Geoff Marshall face questions about various vowels, jostling jumps and medical minerals. 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: Aaron Mason, Jeff Winer, Julien, Jessalynn, Eli Gorauskas, JP Etcheber, Cliff. FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott. © Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices