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AMT422‘s questioneers want to know about/we tell them about the following, whether they like it or not:
the strictness in Strictly Come Dancing
Cosette’s little lead sword in Les Miserables
actual bargains at TK Maxx
actual half penny halfpennies
Harrison Ford’s brand of grumpiness
that stripy pasta
how long you can leave a creamy shrimp bisque out on the kitchen counter on a hot daystickers hypo-allergenic latex-free goodies at the dentist
counting how far away lightning is
ethics of editing
The Young Visiters [sic! (ugh at the ‘sic’)]
WWTGWTDTD (What Would The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Do)
Darius the Great‘s coins
and
Alexander the Great’s cum gutters.
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AMT423 will be out 29 October 2026 and the next Answer Us Back will land in your podfeed on 22 October.
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