When British people stand, but Americans run, what are they trying to be?

The answer to that at the end of the show.

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

Welcome to the podcast, where we take sideways thinking so seriously that we've turned this studio into a rombus.

First to get into shape today, we start with science communicator and the person behind the

brain scoop. Emily Grassley, how are you doing? Hi, I'm fantastic. How are you? I'm great,

and that was a really enthusiastic hello and introduction. Thank you. That's just how I'm feeling today. I'm ready.

I'm primed. Let's go. And also joining us one half of Escape This Podcast and one of our

regulars, Danny Siller. Hello, hello. You've already broken my brain with that intro question.

So, thanks for that. See, that came through to me, the script did, and then I realised that actually this studio is just a completely irregular quadrilateral.

None of the walls here are at 90 degree angles to each other at all.

And you just, if you're watching on one of the video highlights, you just see the background.

It looks, everything is slightly askew, which does feel right for this show.

Our last person today, joining us for the first time, Bernadette Banner, dress historian, historical fashion YouTube, right?

I don't know quite how to describe you.

Hi, I'm not quite sure how to describe me either, so we are off on perfect footing.

The last time I saw your channel, you were working out on the impossible task of

costuming time travel and how Doctor Who works on or doesn't work with fashion.

Oh yeah, it was great fun.

I come from a background of costume design for theatre. So sort of melding the

realities of having to costume fiction with the history of dress, as we know it, is endlessly amusing to me.

Well, good luck to all three of you. As always, I've got a number of lateral hurdles for you to jump over.

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