In a piggyback ride, who is the piggy? WHO IS THE PIGGY??? A questioneer simply must know! We also learn about cleaning swimming pools pre-chlorine, fruit wine in song lyrics, TV character crossovers, and telling fibs in a wedding speech.

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Got questions for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected], OR - thanks to Adam of SocialComms.uk who has revived our phone number - you can call 0208 123 5877. Next episode will be in your podfeed 30 October 2025 so get your Halloween questions in, or hang onto them for a full year.

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Today’s questioneers want to know whether to hide bawdy home decor when kids visit, how one comes to own a cemetery, why cities are full of artist-decorated animals, whether you can eat slugs, what to do with three unwanted sets of boules, and what the most ordered item is from the enormous menu at Cheesecake Factory.

For more information about this episode, and pics of the very special furniture we mention, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode409.

Got questions for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected], OR - thanks to Adam of SocialComms.uk who has revived our phone number - you can call 0208 123 5877. Next episode will be in your podfeed 25 September 2025.

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Today’s questioneers want to know, among other things, what private investigators actually do, what happened to Deely Boppers (Deely Bobbers?), how to greet your spouse when you’re attending the same business meeting, how to steer someone to not want to work for you, and how to persuade someone to GTFO of the massage chair at the airport that they’re not getting massaged in.

For more information about this episode, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode408.

Got question for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected]. Next episode will be in your podfeed 28 August 2025.

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Today’s questioneers want to know why a coffee shop will have either good coffee or good chairs but not both, WTF Judi Dench’s voice is doing at Disney World, how to stop their coworkers pushing MLMs onto them, how to get their wife to like their malepolish, and why Phoebe from Friends would say lobsters mate for life when actually lobsters just want a quick hot fling and no commitment. 

For more information about this episode, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode407.

Got question for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected]. Next episode will be in your podfeed 31 July 2025.

Become a patron at patreon.com/answermethis to help with the continuing existence of AMT, and to get an ad-free version of the episode, plus bonus material culled from the show, and our live video question-answering session Petty Problems.

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🎧 Olly's new BBC Sounds series about the building of a new Universal Studios theme park in Bedfordshire is here.

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Why do Danes slice up the bride’s veil and the groom’s socks at a wedding? Is it OK to take pats of butter from a cafe? How/when do Popes learn Italian? And what happens if you drop your phone into the toilet at a festival? (Spoiler: nothing good.) Questioneers want to know all these things and more in AMT406. 

For more information about this episode, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode406

Got question for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected].

Next episode will be in your podfeed 26 June 2025.

Before that, AMT patrons will be getting a new feature: Petty Problems, a live YouTube version of the show where we only deal with questions that are trivial, unserious, minor. And because it’s live, you can interact with us in real time! The first edition will be 10pm UK time on Sunday 15th June. Patrons also get bonus cuts from the show, an ad-free version of the episode, and the glow of satisfaction of bringing this podcast back to life; so for all that, go to patreon.com/answermethis.

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It's one of those fantasy questions that gets batted around when "Who would you want at your fantasy dinner party?" has been wrung dry: what would you spend the money on if you won the lottery?

Except one questioneer has actually done it, and now they need to figure out what to spend the money on in a way that doesn't tip anyone off that they won the lottery. 

Plus, questioneers want to know: what do pretzels mean, when did sports winners start kissing trophies, who had the incredible idea to make biscuits into spread, what do you do with your late spouse's underpants, and how to do you stop being given gifts of toe socks.

For more information about this episode, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode405.

Got questions for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected]. Next episode will be in your podfeed 29 May 2025.

AMT patrons will be getting bonus material before that, as well as an ad-free version of the episode, and the glow of satisfaction of bringing this podcast back to life; so to become a patron, go to patreon.com/answermethis.

This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, the all in one platform for creating and running your online empire. Go to squarespace.com/answer, have a play around during the two-week free trial, and when you're ready to launch, get a 10% discount on your first purchase of a website or domain with the code ANSWER.

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In AMT404, listeners want to know where to go to see the northern lights, why Jesus's official birthday and deathday aren't on the same calendar, and who is being weird: them, or their family? We also learn about sand heists, leaving your body to science/Disneyland, and werewolf menstruation.

For more information about this episode, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode404.

Got question for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected].

Next episode will be in your podfeed 1 May 2025.

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We've been making this show for a long time. We have had SO many questions about weddings. And yet, in AMT403, we get a whole fresh spin on the Wedding WTFery genre of question. Plus, questioneers ask about understudies' pay, popcorn's popularity, and who has to clear out your shed after you die.

For more information about this episode, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode403.

Got question for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected]. Next episode will be in your podfeed 27 March 2025.

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Can you bloody well believe it? New AMT in your ears in the year 2025?? Well, it's real! In AMT402, listeners ask about roller derby names, baked bean beans, shopping on planes, and the danger of bagpipes. 

For more information about this episode, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode402. 

Got question for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected]. Next episode will be in your podfeed 27 February 2025. 

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Happy birthday to AMT, turning 18 years old today! Which means our baby is now an adult, and we are celebrating by....

🎉 BRINGING THE PODCAST BACK! 🎉

We're going to try it out with new monthly episodes on the last Thursday of the month, for the next three months. 

So the show will return with AMT402 on 30 January 2025, 403 on 27 February, 404 on 27 March... 

And after that? Well, if we're enjoying it, and you're enjoying it, we hope to continue. We need your help, though, in the following three ways:

That's all our demands! For now. We're excited to answer your questions again, and to witter in your ears while you commute or work out or do the gardening or nurse the baby or fall asleep. Happy New Year!

x H & O

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