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This month, questioneers want to know about:
getting attention at the post office
short beds of yore
sleeping sitting up
open top bus victory/loser parades
Emmerdale: Don’t Look Now! The Dingles in Venice
scales falling from your eyes (metaphorically)
snake-charming (content warning: cruelty to snakes)
not learning from your mistakes, amateur tattoo-wise
discovering you’re the biological child of the one of the most prolific sperm donors ever
and
trying to buy your neighbour’s house without looking too unscrupulous.
Coming up on 16 November at 22:00 UK time is the next edition of our video livestream series Petty Problems, where we answer your non-serious questions and you can chat with us while it’s happening – IF you’re an AMT patron, that is, for whose exclusive delight we do these videos. To become a patron, get on over to patreon.com/answermethis; and as well Petty Problems, you receive a monthly compilation of Bonus Bits, and an ad-free version of the episode, AND you’re funding the continuing revival of the show.
Got questions for us? Send them in writing or voice note to answermethispodcast@googlemail.com or call 0208 123 5877 like the old days. Remember to include the formula “Helen and/or Olly, answer me this”, and let us know a name (pseudonyms are fine) and pronouns to use for you. Next new episode will land in your podfeed Thursday 27 November 2025 so if you have festive questions, send them in now, or hang on for another year.
Check out our other work:
Olly lists his work at ollymann.com, where you’ll find his several podcasts including his daily history show Today in History with the Retrospectors and his monthly magazine show The Modern Mann, which is celebrating its tenth birthday!
Helen makes the entertainment podcast about language, The Allusionist, with a recent Four Letter Word season including one episode featuring Martin and another featuring Martin.
Martin is always featuring Martin. Get his songs via palebirdmusic.com or his Bandcamp. And keep up with his Beatles covers project at instagram.com/MartinAustwick.
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