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Why are concert goers often given some building construction material to carry?

The answer to that at the end of the show.

My name's Tom Scott, and this is Lateral.

Good morning and welcome aboard Lateral Tours, your one-way trip through the winding roads of wit,

wisdom and unnecessary tangents.

We'll be making several stops on the way, assuming that the brakes hold out. On your left, you'll see misinformation towers. At least that's what the internet told me, so it must be true. Coming up on your right is Panic Roundabout. Last time we went there, it took the driver 30 minutes to find the exit. Please retain your ticket for checking, although no one's sure what we're checking for,

and do kindly refrain from flash photography. It startles the producer.

Today, we have three fabulous guests along for the ride, here with their rain poncho,

and a thermos of lukewarm coffee. First, we have returning to the show. They were here on our

very first episode. It is the folks from Escape

this podcast, and we will start with Danny Siller. How are you doing? Great. I don't do

organize tours. I like my sleep too much, and they start early. They really do. God, I remember

backpacking around Australia and just being on a lot of buses that departed like seven in the

morning. And Australia, we've noticed from our recent trip to the UK, Australia is worse than most places about the early morning starts. We're famous for getting up really early here. It's weird. Also, from Escape This Podcast, Bill Sunderland. Hi, I'm glad to be back. I'm excited. Yeah, I'm, I feel like it's been a long time. I don't think it has, but it feels like it's been a long time.

We were meant to record something in London when you all were over here and it didn't work out.

So it is lovely to have you back. You should plug the podcast. What are you doing? What's going on at the moment?

Yeah, so we have two shows. Escape This Podcast, full of audio escape rooms with guests

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