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Lateral with Tom Scott
Presentation
Hosted byTom Scott
GenrePuzzles
FormatComedy, quiz
Created byTom Scott
Developed byTom Scott
David Bodycombe
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesFridays
Length35-45 minutes
Production
ProductionPad 26
Labyrinth Games
The Podcast Studios
No. of episodes44
Publication
Original release7 October 2022
ProviderAudioBoom
Related
Websitelateralcast.com

Lateral with Tom Scott[1] is a comedy quiz podcast hosted by Tom Scott [2] and produced by David Bodycombe [3]. Released weekly on Fridays, the podcast is a game show where the host and three contestants take turns asking each other difficult questions with strange answers.[4][5] The guests are YouTubers, podcasters, presenters and communicators from various fields of interest.

History

Lateral was originally the title of a 2018 six-episode game show on Scott's main YouTube channel, one of several game show concepts co-developed with Bodycombe.[6] This format featured teams of two notable guests facing each other in tournament elimination. The grand final was won by Kat and Helen Arney, going by "Team Terminator".

In 2022, a revival of Lateral was announced [7] as a podcast with a revamped non-competitive format. The podcast was originally hosted via Acast, but has since been migrated to AudioBoom. Editing is handled by The Podcast Studios, an independent facility in Dublin.

Scott has said he has plans to keep the podcast going beyond 2024, when he plans to stop his weekly YouTube release schedule.[8]

Format

The title refers to lateral thinking, and guessers must work collaboratively to work out the solution to a riddle or genuine situation where something unusual has occurred. For each episode, the question-asking alternates between Scott and three guests, along with a short, bonus question bookending the episode.

The podcast does not employ points for correct guesses, and contestants who may already know the answer are asked to back out, in order to encourage discussion and banter.

Questions are written by the production team or submitted by listeners [9], or occasionally by the guests themselves.

Output

A full-length audio podcast is released every Friday. 'Highlight' videos, playing through a single question, are released three times a week on YouTube [10], Instagram [11], Facebook [12] and TikTok [13].

Episodes

Episode Title Guests Release Date Length
1 The elevator where you're "born again"[14] Matt Parker, Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland 14 October 2022 42:54
2 What was measured in 'gillettes'?[15] Brady Haran, Mary Spender and Eric Johnson 21 October 2022 42:31
3 Why did 1959's album charts vanish?[16] Jade Tan-Holmes, Corry Will and Luke Cutforth 28 October 2022 39:06
4 The currency that cuts crime[17] Marques Brownlee, Hayley Loren and Wren Weichman 4 November 2022 42:51
5 When time goes up to 30 o'clock[18] Rowan Ellis, Vanessa Hill and Grady Hillhouse 11 November 2022 42:28
6 Solve a 13th century murder![19] Trace Dominguez, Nahre Sol and Jordan Harrod 18 November 2022 37:19
7 The brilliant burger chain ruse[20] Matt Parker, Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland 25 November 2022 45:09
8 What Liechtenstein shares with England[21] Brady Haran, Mary Spender and Eric Johnson 2 December 2022 40:59
9 The purple seats mystery[22] Corry Will, Luke Cutforth and Jade Tan-Holmes 9 December 2022 44:12
10 The day that cost $700m[23] Marques Brownlee, Wren Weichman and Hayley Loren 16 December 2022 39:39
11 Who uses the 10-08-42 rule?[24] Rowan Ellis, Vanessa Hill and Grady Hillhouse 23 December 2022 40:47
12 The most-kissed woman in history[25] Trace Dominguez, Nahre Sol and Jordan Harrod 30 December 2022 31:28
13 A glassware tax affair[26] Cleo Abram, Simone Giertz and Devin Stone 6 January 2022 38:00
14 A flaming good flight[27] Dani Siller, Bill Sunderland and William Osman 13 January 2023 45:57
15 Elfrida, dog detective[28] Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan 20 January 2023 43:46
16 The 2-year-old newborn[29] Safwan AhmedMia, Ali Spagnola and Mehdi Sadaghdar 27 January 2023 40:29
17 Some 3-D movies from 1903[30] Karen Kavett, Rebecca Smethurst and Stuart Ashen 3 February 2023 43:45
18 Making cosplay worthwhile[31] Jay Foreman, Kip Heath and Jason Slaughter 10 February 2023 37:15
19 315,000 obsolete index cards[32] Cleo Abram, Simone Giertz and Devin Stone 17 February 2023 44:01
20 The rigged JFK election[33] Dani Siller, Bill Sunderland and William Osman 24 February 2023 40:45
21 The bandit that gives back[34] Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan 3 March 2023 44:14
22 A carousel's little secret[35] Safwan AhmedMia, Ali Spagnola and Mehdi Sadaghdar 10 March 2023 37:29
23 Naval gazing[36] Karen Kavett, Rebecca Smethurst and Stuart Ashen 17 March 2023 34:01
24 The coins buried with Sinatra[37] Mark Rober, Jabrils and Virginia Schutte 24 March 2023 44:03
25 A deliberately bad program[38] Brian McManus, Sarah Renae Clark and Nicholas Johnson 31 March 2023 43:46
26 The car crash 'dummy'[39] Xyla Foxlin, Jordan Harrod and Becky Stern 7 April 2023 40:28
27 Extra-green cat trees[40] Bill Sunderland, Dani Siller and Amelie Brodeur 14 April 2023 39:47
28 An 'out of this world' lecture[41] Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan 21 April 2023 42:49
29 The passenger going nowhere[42] Emily the Engineer, Wren Weichman and Kip Heath 28 April 2023 41:26
30 The orchestrated in-joke[43] Mark Rober, Jabrils and Virginia Schutte 5 May 2023 36:35
31 The genius of cheese slices[44] Brian McManus, Sarah Renae Clark and Nicholas Johnson 12 May 2023 39:33
32 Losing golf balls for fun[45] Xyla Foxlin, Jordan Harrod and Becky Stern 19 May 2023 37:09
33 Crooked camel competitions[46] Bill Sunderland, Dani Siller and Amelie Brodeur 26 May 2023 49:06
34 Six unnecessary doorknobs[47] Sabrina Cruz, Melissa Fernandes and Taha Khan 2 June 2023 42:38
35 Selfies with number 57[48] Emily the Engineer, Wren Weichman and Kip Heath 9 June 2023 44:56
36 The no-show French king[49] Annie Rauwerda, J. Draper and Geoff Marshall 16 June 2023 46:44
37 Keep left at the quarry[50] Jeremy Fielding, Estefannie and Inés Dawson 23 June 2023 43:08
38 Edward's buried paint[51] Sam Denby, Adam Chase and Ben Doyle 30 June 2023 44:51
39 Dare you brave this shopping mall?[52] Ruth Amos, Shawn Brown and Dani Siller 7 July 2023 49:24
40 Swimming without water[53] Anna Ploszajski, Scott Manley and Bill Sunderland 14 July 2023 47:09
41 Barefoot job applications[54] Caroline Roper, Ella Huber and Tom Lum 21 July 2023 43:24
42 Giant concrete balls[55] Annie Rauwerda, J. Draper and Geoff Marshall 28 July 2023 44:41
43 Six unopenable letterboxes[56] Jeremy Fielding, Estefannie and Inés Dawson 4 August 2023 37:59
44 TV directing in reverse[57] Sam Denby, Adam Chase and Ben Doyle 11 August 2023 38:33

References

  1. ^ "Lateral with Tom Scott". lateralcast.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  2. ^ "Lateral with Tom Scott Podcast - Listen, Reviews, Charts".
  3. ^ "‎Lateral with Tom Scott on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ^ "Lateral with Tom Scott Podcast - Listen, Reviews, Charts".
  5. ^ "YouTuber Tom Scott Pits Creators Against One Another In Game Show Based Around Lateral Thinking". Tubefilter. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  6. ^ Gutelle, Sam (2018-05-25). "YouTuber Tom Scott Pits Creators Against One Another In Game Show Based Around Lateral Thinking". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  7. ^ "Listener brand safety study released". podnews.net. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  8. ^ "Tom Scott announces indefinite YouTube break after 10 years of uploads". Dexerto. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  9. ^ "Lateral with Tom Scott". lateralcast.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  10. ^ "Lateral with Tom Scott - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  11. ^ "Lateral with Tom Scott (@lateralcast) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  12. ^ "Lateral with Tom Scott". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  13. ^ "Lateral with Tom Scott (@lateralcast)". TikTok. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  14. ^ "The elevator where you're "born again"".
  15. ^ "What was measured in 'gillettes'?".
  16. ^ "Why did 1959's album charts vanish?".
  17. ^ "The currency that cuts crime".
  18. ^ "When time goes up to 30 o'clock".
  19. ^ "Solve a 13th Century murder!".
  20. ^ "The brilliant burger chain ruse".
  21. ^ "What Liechtenstein shares with England".
  22. ^ "The purple seats mystery".
  23. ^ "The day that cost $700m".
  24. ^ "Who uses the 10-08-42 rule?".
  25. ^ "The most-kissed woman in history".
  26. ^ "A glassware tax affair".
  27. ^ "A flaming good flight".
  28. ^ "Elfrida, dog detective".
  29. ^ "The 2-year-old newborn".
  30. ^ "Some 3-D movies from 1903".
  31. ^ "Making cosplay worthwhile".
  32. ^ "315,000 obsolete index cards".
  33. ^ "The rigged JFK election".
  34. ^ "The bandit that gives back".
  35. ^ "A carousel's little secret".
  36. ^ "Naval gazing".
  37. ^ "The coins buried with Sinatra".
  38. ^ "A deliberately bad program".
  39. ^ "A deliberately bad program".
  40. ^ "Extra-green cat trees".
  41. ^ "An 'out of this world' lecture".
  42. ^ "The passenger going nowhere".
  43. ^ "The orchestrated in-joke".
  44. ^ "The genius of cheese slices".
  45. ^ "Losing golf balls for fun".
  46. ^ "Crooked camel competitions".
  47. ^ "Six unnecessary doorknobs".
  48. ^ "Selfies with number 57".
  49. ^ "The no-show French king".
  50. ^ "Keep left at the quarry".
  51. ^ "Edward's buried paint".
  52. ^ "Dare you brave this shopping mall?".
  53. ^ "Swimming without water".
  54. ^ "Barefoot job applications".
  55. ^ "Giant concrete balls".
  56. ^ "Six unopenable letterboxes".
  57. ^ "TV directing in reverse".
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