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Answer Me This!

Helen and Olly
Answer Me This
Sperm Donation
Patreon
Lobsters
Pretzels
Guest Hospitality
Holiday Traditions
History Of Cinemas
Biscoff
Dating Apps
Tiaras
Soy Sauce Fish
Ballet
Baby Teeth
Fondue
Popcorn
Roller Derby
Toby Carvery
Balloon Art
Museum Gift Shops

Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann host the award-winning podcast that's been answering the world's questions since 2007. New episodes fortnightly - keep us going by supporting us at patreon.com/answermethis. Visit our official site at answermethispodcast.com and buy classic episodes and albums at answermethisstore.com

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Hello! Welcome to this month's edition of Answer Us Back, featuring your responses to and observations upon past episodes of AMT. Today:

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Recent Guests

Rob from Durham
Listener contributing feedback to the show
Episode: Answer Us Back: scab library
Swiss Chris
Contributor who writes about fondue and Swiss culture
Answer Me This! audience email contributor
Episode: Answer Us Back: silky finish
Martin Orsterwick
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The Modern Man / various projects
Episode: AMT416: LEGO Titanic, Curried Whale and World Book Day

Hosts

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Host of Answer Me This!
Olly Mann
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Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 4.5k ratings
  • Thank god you're back

    So pleased to have you guys back. Been an avid listener since 2007. Just the best podcast. Love the bants ❤️

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    EleRH
    United Kingdom5 months ago
  • Still the best

    Loved for years and have re-listened a number of times. Comfort listening. Thanks.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Hartypants
    Australia6 months ago
  • So happy to have you all back!

    Just the best podcast! Lighthearted, funny and charming.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    raqueldoll
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • It brought so much joy when AMT came back. It's always been fun and interesting.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Colin
    8 months ago
  • The best podcast ever

    The best podcast ever

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Brindley JB
    United Kingdom9 months ago

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Listeners praise the long-running show's banter and warmth, noting it feels like catching up with friends.
Some listeners value the show as comforting, witty, and reliably entertaining, even after long gaps between episodes.
Fans appreciate the mix of trivia, culture, and personal anecdotes that keeps episodes entertaining.

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#142
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Apple Podcasts
#47
Singapore/Comedy
Apple Podcasts
#170
Spain/Comedy
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#182
Finland/Comedy
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#217
New Zealand/Comedy
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#220
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

AMT418: Prop Cigarettes, Charlie Chaplin’s Moustache, and Condom Machines
Q: What is the origin of bumper in phrases like a bumper edition?
The host explains that bumper originally referred to something large, from a 17th-century sense of a glass filled to the brim, and then broadened to describe items or events that are unusually large, with several related terms offered as contemporaries.
AMT417: Shotgun Weddings, Oldest Ballet Dancers, and a Collection of Baby Teeth
Q: Hey Olly, how did the little soy sauce fish come about, who designed them and how do they get the soy sauce in there?
They were invented in 1954 by Teruo Watanabe in Japan and are called shoyutai; they were designed to be a portable, disposable soy sauce packet and there are several production ideas about how the filling happens, including a potential vacuum process.
AMT412: Widow’s Peaks, Mixtapes and Garlic
Q: Helen, answer me this. Why is it called a widow's peak when your hair comes to a small point in the middle of your forehead?
It's reminiscent of how 18th, 19th century widows would wear these hoods or caps that had a little point down the middle.
AMT412: Widow’s Peaks, Mixtapes and Garlic
Q: Helen, answer me this. What is the deal with the Frankfurt Market in Birmingham? Is it even tied to Frankfurt at all?
Frankfurt and Birmingham are twin towns, and their Christmas market has been going since 2001, but it is often quite disappointing if you actually want to buy things at them.
AMT412: Widow’s Peaks, Mixtapes and Garlic
Q: Olly, answer me this. Would you send a letter in a situation like this to at least let them know how much data they are unknowingly sharing?
No, the best thing to do would be for me to get a new email.

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