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What did William Shakespeare do in 1582 that Adam Schulman did in 2012? The answer to that

at the end of the show.

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

I've assembled three guests who have mastered the art of pondering so deeply

they make Descartes look like a casual daydreamer.

I've been saving that intro for a rene day.

First, we have from Jetlag the Game, Ben Doyle.

Hi.

How are you doing, Ben?

Thank you very much for joining us.

I'm very excited to be here and to show off my apartment to all of the lovely listeners of Lateral.

So most of the times you've been on camera before, it has been out there in the world with jet lag.

Are you okay showing off a little bit of domestic life there?

There's not much to go off of here. I docks myself all the time. If you want to know where I live,

you can figure it out. I guess I shouldn't say that. Don't tell people that. Stop saying that.

Okay. Moving on. I was going to try and save the reveal, but also joining us from Jetlag the game

is the whole crew.

We'll go to Adam Chase. How are you doing?

I'm doing great, Tom. I don't know if anyone here follows me on Twitter,

but if you do, you'll know that I spent the last day trying to sell my couch.

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