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Answer Me This
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Answer Me This! is an award-winning weekly comedy podcast, hosted by Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann, which has been answering the world's questions since 2007. Email your questions to [email protected], call 0208 123 5877 or Skype AnswerMeThis. Subscribe via iTunes at http://iTunes.com/AnswerMeThis
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AMT422: Strictly, TK Maxx and Stickers from the Dentist
AMT422’s questioneers want to know how to count how far away lightning is striking, what is the strictness in Strictly Come Dancing, who was the first monarch to get their face on a coin, and why Cosette in Les Miserables has a tiny toy sword. For more information about this episode, go to...
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Answer Us Back: Fridge Magnet Rotator
Welcome to this month's Answer Us Back, full of your feedback and questions provoked by previous episodes of Answer Me This. Today we have: • Look, we recorded AMT421 the day before Tim Curry died, and it was pure chance that we appeared to pay tribute to him by slagging off two of his most…
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AMT421: Camp Classics, Singing Washing Machines, and Muffins
In AMT421, questioneers want to know about orchestra conductors falling off their plinths, why their washing machine plays a little tune, why humans got into riding horses, and what our favourite camp classic movies are (we recorded this the day before news broke of Tim Curry's death, so our...
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Answer Us Back: Consider the Bidet
Welcome to this month's Answer Us Back, packed full of your responses to previous episodes of Answer Me This - or as it will soon be rebranded, Could Be True/Might Be Interesting. Today's track listing: In response to AMT420's question about illegal use of wet wipes, Eileen in Bridgewater, New...
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AMT420: G-strings, Cuck Chairs and Fatbergs
In AMT420, questioneers want to know whether airplanes have keys, what the G stands for in g-string, and why hotel rooms have one solitary chair staring at the bed. Plus: Olly wonders if all the switches in the plane cockpit really do something; Helen maintains that going on vacation with your...
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Answer Us Back: Nelly Tagliatelle
Every edition of Answer Us Back features your responses to/observations upon previous episodes of AMT, some of them many many years old - but today's episode is packed to the rafters with what you had to say about our most recent episode, AMT419! • Detta has baked a version of the Tom Cruise...
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AMT419: Living Statues, Mangelwurzels, and Tom Cruise’s Cakes
AMT419’s questioneers need to know how living statues get to work, whether ladybirds do have homes to fly away to, what happens to stadiums with brand names when the brand goes bankrupt, and what the whole deal is with Tom Cruise sending out hundreds of coconut cakes at Christmas. For more...
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Answer Us Back: scab library
Hello! Welcome to this month's edition of Answer Us Back, featuring your responses to and observations upon past episodes of AMT. Today: Responding to AMT417’s collection of lost teeth, Dan from Sydney makes us wonder why there is a tooth fairy but no toenail fairy. Which body part would you…
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AMT418: Prop Cigarettes, Charlie Chaplin’s Moustache, and Condom Machines
What would you do with a copy of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged? One questioneer needs any answer other than 'read it'. AMT418's questioneers also wonder how they film club scenes in Jersey Shore, what the Hitler Moustache was called pre-Hitler, what’s in prop cigarettes, what to do about your...
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AMT417: Shotgun Weddings, Oldest Ballet Dancers, and a Collection of Baby Teeth
This month, questioneers want to know why shotgun weddings and three line whips are called that, what the deal is with those little fish-shaped bottles of soy sauce, and what to do with a tupperware full of baby teeth. For more information about this episode, go to...
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Answer Us Back: Something has to go in that hole
Welcome to this month's edition of Answer Us Back, full of your feedback on AMTs old and new. Today: Following AMT416’s discussion of meat fondue, Amanda gives us meat fondue tips amassed from four generations of her family’s festive flesh fondue. Also apropos of AMT416, Rebekah - and several…
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AMT416: LEGO Titanic, Curried Whale and World Book Day
AMT416’s questioneers want to know what to do with their wedding suit post-divorce, why is World Book Day, how Nelson’s Column is cleaned, whether Brits during WW2 bought whale meat from fishmongers or butchers, who is buying £530 LEGO Titanic sets at the airport, and whether the fondue party…
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AUB 2026-03
Hello! Welcome to this month's edition of Answer Us Back, full of your feedback on AMTs old and new. Today: Helen's going to watch ice hockey this weekend, i.e. she'll get to see zambonis in action, per AMT415. Olly got sleb-spotted when out for breakfast (hi Simon!). Pete in Bloomington…
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AMT415: BLTs, Zambonis and the Wingdings Conspiracy
This month, questioneers want to know what Zambonis are up to on ice hockey rinks, what Wee Willie Winkie is up to running through the town, why not many sandwiches go by their initials, how to reassure a spouse about their upcoming voluntary kidney donation, and whether Jimi Hendrix unleashed...
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Answer Us Back: Tobermory Carvermory
Hello! Welcome to this month's edition of Answer Us Back, full of your feedback on AMTs old and new. Today: In response to AMT413's question about unusual food combos, Dan writes in about his sauerkraut spaghetti, which still doesn't seem that deviant. The Toby Carvery's appearance in AMT403 was...
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AMT414: Wax Seals, Y2K Songs, and the Butler Doing It
This month, questioneers want to know about songs for the year 2000, what the deal is with wax seals, why we say “The butler did it!” when the butler never did it, and how to shirk unwanted company at rowdy retiree lunch club. For more information about this episode, head to...
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AMT413: Secret marriage, wet Mr Darcy and transparent pie
How do you tell your parents you’ve been married for several years? Is bell-ringing a sport? What should you wear on a TV quiz show? How rich/soggy is Mr Darcy? And what species is a Womble? AMT413 questioneers want to know all these things and more. For more information about this episode, visit...
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Answer Us Back: Naughty Elves and Same-names
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AMT412: Widow’s Peaks, Mixtapes and Garlic
AMT412’s questioneers want to know why Innocent smoothies wear little woolly hats, how to increase someone’s spice tolerance, whether someone making you a mixtape is definitely a sign of romantic interest, and what to do about similarly-named strangers using your email address. For more…
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Answer Us Back: Tiaras & Cadavers
Wake up, babe - a new AMT feature just dropped! Midway through the interminable month between new episodes, we’ll be doing an Answer Us Back episode that’s all bits of feedback you send in about episodes old and new. Today we hear from: Scott, on the lyrics of ‘Sweet Caroline’, first discussed in...
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AMT411: Sperm Donation, Snake Charming and Open Top Bus Parades
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AMT410: Unwanted Tattoos, Cherry Wine and Sexy Old Men
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AMT409: Nude Furniture, Cheesecake Factory and Eating Slugs
Today’s questioneers want to know whether to hide bawdy home decor when kids visit, how one comes to own a cemetery, why cities are full of artist-decorated animals, whether you can eat slugs, what to do with three unwanted sets of boules, and what the most ordered item is from the enormous menu…
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AMT408: Tiaras, Private Investigators and the King's Mucky Gloves
Today’s questioneers want to know, among other things, what private investigators actually do, what happened to Deely Boppers (Deely Bobbers?), how to greet your spouse when you’re attending the same business meeting, how to steer someone to not want to work for you, and how to persuade someone…
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AMT407: Cartoon Anvils, Dating Semi-Celebs and Lobster Piss
Today’s questioneers want to know why a coffee shop will have either good coffee or good chairs but not both, WTF Judi Dench’s voice is doing at Disney World, how to stop their coworkers pushing MLMs onto them, how to get their wife to like their malepolish, and why Phoebe from Friends would say...
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AMT406: Slicing Socks, Polyglot Popes and Stealing Butter
Why do Danes slice up the bride’s veil and the groom’s socks at a wedding? Is it OK to take pats of butter from a cafe? How/when do Popes learn Italian? And what happens if you drop your phone into the toilet at a festival? (Spoiler: nothing good.) Questioneers want to know all these things and...
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AMT405: Biscoff Spread, Pretzel Symbolism and Pole Vault Poles
It's one of those fantasy questions that gets batted around when "Who would you want at your fantasy dinner party?" has been wrung dry: what would you spend the money on if you won the lottery? Except one questioneer has actually done it, and now they need to figure out what to spend the money on...
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AMT404: Sand Heists, the Northern Lights, and Werewolf Menstruation
In AMT404, listeners want to know where to go to see the northern lights, why Jesus's official birthday and deathday aren't on the same calendar, and who is being weird: them, or their family? We also learn about sand heists, leaving your body to science/Disneyland, and werewolf menstruation. For...
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AMT403: Popcorn, Vertigo and Toby Carvery
We've been making this show for a long time. We have had SO many questions about weddings. And yet, in AMT403, we get a whole fresh spin on the Wedding WTFery genre of question. Plus, questioneers ask about understudies' pay, popcorn's popularity, and who has to clear out your shed after you die....
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AMT402: Tall Ships, Branston Pickle and Bagpipe Lung
Can you bloody well believe it? New AMT in your ears in the year 2025?? Well, it's real! In AMT402, listeners ask about roller derby names, baked bean beans, shopping on planes, and the danger of bagpipes. For more information about this episode, visit http://answermethispodcast.com/episode402.…
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AMT313: Love on an Escalator, Political Posters and Poogatory - 30 April 2015
A questioneer has to choose between her health and her dream job. Another wants to eat something older than he is. Decisions, decisions. Read more about the episode at http://answermethispodcast.com/episode313 Send questions to [email protected], or the Question Line (dial 0208…
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AMT311: Buddha, Starbucks and the Hollywood Walk of Fame - 2 April 2015
Today we learn the topless past of the Starbucks logo, how you get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the cost of installing a bowling alley in your house. Find out more about this episode at http://answermethispodcast.com/episode311. Send questions to [email protected]…
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AMT310: Brownies, Crisps and the Jurassic Park Ballet - 19 March 2015
Today's episode features post-coital smoking, Cubs in a car crash, and the continuing soap opera of one poor questioneer's life. Visit http://answermethispodcast.com/episode310 for more information about this episode, plus a whole load of other jazz. Send questions to...
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AMT306: Ainsley Harriott, Colleagues on Tinder, and Chicken Kiev - 22 January 2015
Jog along to answermethispodcast.com/episode306 to read all about today's episode. Send questions to [email protected], or the Question Line (dial 0208 123 5877 or Skype answermethis) Tweet us twitter.com/helenandolly Be our Facebook friend at facebook.com/answermethis Subscribe…
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AMT301: Rock Circus, Hooters and the Chippendale Murders - 30 October 2014
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AMT298: Henry Hoover, 'Uptown Girl' and Being Shot In The Balls - 18 September 2014
All the information about this episode resides at http://answermethispodcast.com/episode298
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AMT297: Sea Monkeys, Peppers and 'Gobbing in the Pot'
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AMT296: The Great British Bake Off, Ballet and Gromit - 21 August 2014
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AMT293: Viagra, Dead Rockstars and Horny Warlords - 3 July 2014
Hello listeners, When you're trying to make new friends, what's the best icebreaker? One of today's questioneers thinks talking about death is the way to go. See if you agree in Answer Me This! Episode 293, in which we also consider less morbid topics, such as: Viagra calorie content I Love Lucy...
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AMT291: Bank Robbery, The Pope on Holiday, and Craig David's Toffee Crisps - 5 June 2014
Today, one poor tired questioneer asks how to stop being kept awake by their mum's sex noise. Any advice for them? Apart from cranking up Answer Me This! Episode 291 for forty-three minutes of respite? We speak of: hat world records rodeo clowns bank robbery converting to Judaism baht vs Bitcoin...
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AMT286: Oktoberfest, Castles and the First Ever Naughty Film - 27 March 2014
Hello listeners! Very exciting news: we've made a Radio 4 documentary to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the word 'podcast'. It's in two installments, out at 11am on Friday 4th and 11th April. It features many podcasting luminaries - including Marc Maron, Roman Mars, Keith and the Girl…
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AMT285: Saloons, Natalie Imbruglia, and Magnolia - 13 March 2014
In response to AMT284, the first few minutes of Answer Me This! Episode 285 are SO exciting, you should listen RIGHT NOW - though do keep listening beyond the first few minutes, to hear about: But do carry on listening beyond the first few minutes, to hear about: 'Torn' by Natalie Imbruglia vs...
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Keith and the Girl
Keith O'Malley and Chemda Khalili, AKA Keith and the Girl, talk to Helen Zaltzman for the documentary Podcasting: The First Ten Years, a production by Trevor Dann's Company for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast April 2014. If you would like to use any part of this interview, please contact...
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Dan Savage of Savage Lovecast
Dan Savage of the Savage Lovecast talks to Helen Zaltzman for the documentary Podcasting: The First Ten Years, a production by Trevor Dann's Company for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast April 2014. If you would like to use any part of this interview, please contact answermethispodcast @ googlemail.com
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Roman Mars of 99% Invisible
Roman Mars of 99% Invisible talks to Helen Zaltzman for the documentary Podcasting: The First Ten Years, a production by Trevor Dann's Company for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast April 2014. If you would like to use any part of this interview, please contact answermethispodcast @ googlemail.com
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Ewan Spence of ESC Insight
Ewan Spence of podcasts including ESC Insight talks to Helen Zaltzman for the documentary Podcasting: The First Ten Years, a production by Trevor Dann's Company for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast April 2014. If you would like to use any part of this interview, please contact answermethispodcast @...
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Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver of the Bugle
Andy Zaltzman and John Oliver of The Bugle talk to Helen Zaltzman for the documentary Podcasting: The First Ten Years, a production by Trevor Dann's Company for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast April 2014. If you would like to use any part of this interview, please contact answermethispodcast @...
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AMT284: Ice Skating, Seal and Men Wearing Ladies' Knickers - 27 February 2014
After seven years of this show, IT HAS FINALLY HAPPENED. THE question! To whom is it being popped? To YOU? Find out immediately by listening to Answer Me This! Episode 284! [Wiping tears from eyes] Today we discuss: Winter Olympics Summer Olympics Septuagenarian Olympics Andrew Lloyd Webber vs...
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AMT283: Bruno Mars, the Duracell Bunny, and the sex life of Mr and Mrs Pepperpot - 13 February 2014
Hey! Listeners! What are you doing here? Throw your internet devices to the floor and sprint to Chelmsford in order to be second in the queue (behind this week's questioneer Melanie) at the new Dunkin' Donuts opening tomorrow in Chelmsford! Or if you don't give many shits about that, sit tight…
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