Brace yourselves, listeners: in Answer Me This! Episode 240, those two titans of the Northern Hemisphere, Russia and Canada, face off for the bout you’ve all been waiting for. KABOOM!!!!
Sort of.
This week we speak of:
Andy Warhol’s wig
podcatchers
Russell Brand’s dad
penis pasta
Guinness World Record adjudicators
mean mean mother-in-law
pleasing your partner’s parents
the death of Borders
holidays with Paul Daniels
and
poutine vs. Putin.
Plus: you may be surprised to hear that Olly is a one-doughnut Mann; Helen’s ex-boyfriend moved the earth for her, literally; and Martin the Sound Man unleashes his inner Sarah Palin. Watch out, world.
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Helen & Olly
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Answer Me This! Podcast 
December 6, 2012 at 10:04 pm |
Toronto is very civilized but a bit weathery. Vancouver is very beautiful but a bit pretentious. I don’t think there is anywhere in English Canada more interesting than Montreal or Quebec City, and there are restaurants in both that serve nothing but poutine, if the trip goes badly and you’re inclined to commit an especially slow suicide.