187: The lion and the poet

Lateral with Tom Scott

Education, Comedy, Leisure, Games

4.9 • 742 Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Matt Gray, Rowan Ellis and Verity Babbs face questions about pervasive players, biscuit barrels and foreign flags. 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: Jimmy Dailey, Frank Fabrizio, Joel Haydon, Nico, Jordan Cook-Irwin, Charlie Brodersen, Ben W.. 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	Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.
0:04.4	Mom!
0:05.0	Up the stairs for something.
0:07.8	Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.
0:12.0	Mom, what's for dinner?
0:13.6	Chop, sizzle, done.
0:17.1	Hello, fresh, can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot
0:22.7	easier, so its phones down, forks up. Hello Fresh, bring back dinner time.
0:29.8	Although he retired in 1974, Hall of Famer Jerry West has appeared on every NBA team since
0:37.1	1969.
0:38.3	How?
0:39.3	The answer to that at the end of the show.
0:41.3	My name's Tom Scott, and this is Lateral.
0:48.3	Welcome to Lateral, which your podcast app has very confidently categorised under comedy.
0:55.8	This feels bold. Yes, there are jokes, but there are also long pauses, confused guessing,
1:02.0	and the occasional moment where someone earnestly explains a fact about pigeons.
1:06.9	So if you came here, expecting tight punchlines and perfectly structured humour,
1:14.6	I fear the comedy label may count as false advertising, but we're going to do our best, and today's guests have agreed to help maintain the illusion that this is, in fact, intentional comedy.
1:20.6	First, we have... I have to go to you first, Verity, because I know...
1:25.6	This is not what you're on here for, but I know you are in an improv group with previous
1:29.7	lateral contestant Sophie Ward.
1:31.3	So, please welcome to the show for the very first time, Verity Babs.
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