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Answer Me This!

Helen and Olly

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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Answer Me This! · Aug 20, 2026

Answer Us Back: Consider the Bidet

Welcome to this month's Answer Us Back, packed full of your responses to previous episodes of Answer Me This - or as it will soon be rebranded, Could Be True/Might Be Interesting. Today's track …

34:39

Answer Me This! · Jul 30, 2026

AMT420: G-strings, Cuck Chairs and Fatbergs

In AMT420, questioneers want to know whether airplanes have keys, what the G stands for in g-string, and why hotel rooms have one solitary chair staring at the bed. Plus: Olly wonders if all …

56:51

Answer Me This! · Jul 16, 2026

Answer Us Back: Nelly Tagliatelle

Every edition of Answer Us Back features your responses to/observations upon previous episodes of AMT, some of them many many years old - but today's episode is packed to the rafters with what you …

33:06

Answer Me This! · Jun 25, 2026

AMT419: Living Statues, Mangelwurzels, and Tom Cruise’s Cakes

AMT419’s questioneers need to know how living statues get to work, whether ladybirds do have homes to fly away to, what happens to stadiums with brand names when the brand goes bankrupt, and what …

1:04:02

Answer Me This! · Jun 11, 2026

Answer Us Back: scab library

Hello! Welcome to this month's edition of Answer Us Back, featuring your responses to and observations upon past episodes of AMT. Today: Responding to AMT417’s collection of lost teeth, Dan from Sydney makes us …

33:52

Answer Me This! · May 14, 2026

Answer Us Back: silky finish

Hello! Welcome to this month's edition of Answer Us Back, featuring your responses to and observations upon previous episodes of AMT. Today: Swiss Chris continues the fondue discourse, explaining its role as a festive …

32:33

Answer Me This! · Apr 16, 2026

Answer Us Back: something has to go in that hole

Hello! Welcome to this month's edition of Answer Us Back, full of your feedback on AMTs old and new. Today: Following AMT416’s discussion of meat fondue, Amanda gives us meat fondue tips amassed from …

31:01

Answer Me This! · Mar 26, 2026

AMT416: LEGO Titanic, Curried Whale and World Book Day

AMT416’s questioneers want to know what to do with their wedding suit post-divorce, why is World Book Day, how Nelson’s Column is cleaned, whether Brits during WW2 bought whale meat from fishmongers or butchers, …

58:27

Answer Me This! · Mar 12, 2026

Answer Us Back: 'nduja-smeared rubber glove

Hello! Welcome to this month's edition of Answer Us Back, full of your feedback on AMTs old and new. Today: Helen's going to watch ice hockey this weekend, i.e. she'll get to see zambonis …

30:52

Answer Me This! · Feb 26, 2026

AMT415: BLTs, Zambonis and the Wingdings Conspiracy

This month, questioneers want to know what Zambonis are up to on ice hockey rinks, what Wee Willie Winkie is up to running through the town, why not many sandwiches go by their initials, …

57:43

Answer Me This! · Feb 12, 2026

Answer Us Back: Tobermory Carvermory

Hello! Welcome to this month's edition of Answer Us Back, full of your feedback on AMTs old and new. Today: In response to AMT413's question about unusual food combos, Dan writes in about his …

28:25

Answer Me This! · Jan 29, 2026

AMT414: Wax Seals, Y2K Songs, and the Butler Doing It

This month, questioneers want to know about songs for the year 2000, what the deal is with wax seals, why we say “The butler did it!” when the butler never did it, and how …

56:51

Answer Me This! · Jan 8, 2026

AMT413: Secret marriage, wet Mr Darcy and transparent pie

How do you tell your parents you’ve been married for several years? Is bell-ringing a sport? What should you wear on a TV quiz show? How rich/soggy is Mr Darcy? And what species is …

1:03:14

Answer Me This! · Dec 11, 2025

Answer Us Back: Naughty Elves and Same-names

Hello! Here is this month's edition of Answer Us Back, full of your feedback on AMTs old and new - mostly pretty new. On today's menu: Olly Mann himself has a change of heart …

22:40

Answer Me This! · Nov 27, 2025

AMT412: Widow’s Peaks, Mixtapes and Garlic

AMT412’s questioneers want to know why Innocent smoothies wear little woolly hats, how to increase someone’s spice tolerance, whether someone making you a mixtape is definitely a sign of romantic interest, and what to …

1:02:15

Answer Me This! · Nov 13, 2025

Answer Us Back: Tiaras and Cadavers

Wake up, babe - a new AMT feature just dropped! Midway through the interminable month between new episodes, we’ll be doing an Answer Us Back episode that’s all bits of feedback you send in …

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Answer Me This! · Sep 26, 2025

AMT410: Unwanted Tattoos, Cherry Wine and Sexy Old Men

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 …

1:01:24

Answer Me This! · Aug 28, 2025

AMT409: Nude Furniture, Cheesecake Factory, and Eating Slugs

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 …

52:20

Answer Me This! · Jul 31, 2025

AMT408: Tiaras, Private Investigators, and the King’s Mucky Gloves

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 …

1:02:14

Answer Me This! · Jun 26, 2025

AMT407: Cartoon Anvils, Dating Semi-Celebs, and Lobster Piss

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 …

1:05:45

Answer Me This! · May 29, 2025

AMT406: Slicing Socks, Polyglot Popes and Stealing Butter

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 …

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Answer Me This! · Feb 27, 2025

AMT403: Popcorn, Vertigo and Toby Carvery

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. …

1:02:50

Answer Me This! · Jan 30, 2025

AMT402: Tall Ships, Branston Pickle and Bagpipe Lung

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 …

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Answer Me This! · Jan 2, 2025

BIG BIRTHDAY NEWS

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 …

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Answer Me This! · Apr 6, 2023

AMT401: Danielle Steel, kebab awards and detestable birds

Welcome back AMT for one special new episode! So much has changed since we retired nearly two years ago, but what remains is our desire to answer your questions. Today, questioneers wonder about what …

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