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Mar 2025
53m 12s

126: A less-safe safe

Tom Scott and David Bodycombe
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Inés Dawson, Jenny Draper and Wren Weichman face questions about smallholder snags, spurned suitors and shop security. 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. Join the Producer's Club via htt ... Show More
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