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Lateral with Tom Scott

165: Donut security

Lateral with Tom Scott

Lateral with Tom Scott

Leisure, Comedy, Games, Education

4.9736 Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Jack Chambers, Manu Henriot and Alex Bell from QI's 'Lunchbox Envy' face questions about dietary dials, spun signage and Twitch take-outs. 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: Peter Young, Oliver R., Gee Norman, Casey Ford, Katie Waning, Phil Thompson, Michael, Louise Hubbard, Ben, Jake. FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott. © Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Where in Spain can you find a dial that can be turned to tomato, wine or olive oil?

0:07.0

The answer to that at the end of the show. My name's Tom Scott, and this is Lateral.

0:17.0

To find the correct path, you must pick the correct door.

0:21.6

One door's guard always tells the truth.

0:24.8

The other door's guard always lies.

0:27.4

And the third guard wonders why he doesn't have a door.

0:31.0

And the fact that our three guests are here

0:32.9

means that they have chosen the wrong door.

0:34.8

Welcome to the lateral. We're here for the next 40 minutes or so.

0:37.7

Can't win them all. We have the folks from Lunchbox Envy, the podcast. Welcome back to the show,

0:44.0

everybody. Hi.

0:46.0

So hoping they don't take any more wrong turns. First of all, Mano Henrio, welcome back.

0:51.5

Hello, thanks for having us. You should explain lunchbox envy.

0:54.9

So it's a podcast where we look at the weird and wonderful stories behind our, like, the things we eat every day.

1:03.6

So it's me and my fellow QI.

1:05.6

I of Jack Chambers.

1:07.0

And our lovely friend, Rosie McKean, who's a chef and food writer.

1:11.7

It's all brought together by a lovely producer, Alex.

1:14.3

And yeah, it's so much fun.

1:16.1

And we eat so well every time we record.

1:20.0

And thank you for introducing the other players today as well.

1:24.6

Jack Chambers, welcome back to the show.

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