176: Journaling paradise

Lateral with Tom Scott

Leisure, Comedy, Games, Education

4.9 • 736 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Dani Siller, Bill Sunderland and Sarah Renae Clark face questions about remote rails, dual disagreements and conked out cars. 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: Steven, Matt, Jeff Green, Zach, Jack Swansey, Sam Toogood. 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

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.0	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.0	From rags to riches.
0:06.0	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.0	Yorkshire to New York.
0:11.0	Or climbers, you and me.
0:12.0	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.0	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:17.0	A Woman of Substance on Channel 4.
0:19.0	Stream now.
0:20.0	No one has ever ridden the inaccessible island rail.
0:24.7	Why?
0:25.7	The answer to that at the end of the show.
0:27.3	My name's Tom Scott, and this is Lateral.
0:33.6	Welcome to Lateral, Module 4.
0:40.3	Effective question handling.
0:44.3	In today's session, we'll demonstrate best practice using real volunteer case studies, also known as our guests. Please note that engagement is compulsory, enthusiasm
0:59.0	is optional, and any attempt to click skip will be logged for disciplinary action.
1:06.0	At the end of the session, you should be able to identify a question, respond to a question, and pretend
1:14.4	to understand the host's jokes.
1:17.2	Hoping they're on course for a good showing. Welcome to our players. Today we start with,
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