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 to say about working in a world-famous place

This is not a drill

Mar 2nd, 2023 4m 27s

We're coming out of retirement for one last job. There'll be a new episode in your podfeed on the first Thursday of April 2023, ie 6 April 2023, and for it, we need YOUR QUESTIONS. You remember the procedure: send your queries to in written or

Mr Blobby and the Birth of the Burger (from 'Today In History with the Retrospectors')

Jan 1st, 2023 22m 45s

Mr Blobby made his debut on anarchic BBC show Noel’s House Party on 24th October, 1992. Oscar Bilby, of Tulsa, Oklahoma grilled a beef patty, and - for the first time in documented history - PUT IT IN A BUN - on 4th July, 1891. It is of such c

An Important Bulletin from the Zaltzwick Corporation

Jul 6th, 2022 3m 10s

Hello! Helen and Martin are on tour with the new Allusionist live show in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Imagine the fun facty bits of AMT minus the tricky personal dilemmas or drunk people phoning up asking about poo. Come and see them! T

Festivelusionist choice cuts

Dec 13th, 2021 39m 16s

Hello! There's a sleighful of fun festive episodes of Helen's podcast the Allusionist over at the theallusionist.org and in the podplaces - episodes about Santa/Father Christmas/St Nick's many names, meaty greetings cards, what to do when kids'

Olly Mann Presents... The Retrospectors

Sep 9th, 2021 31m 57s

Milli Vanilli, Marilyn Monroe and Henry VI are amongst the people pored over in this preview of Olly's new comedy-history podcast series 'The Retrospectors' put together especially for Answer Me This! listeners. You can find the show at podfoll

AMT400: Sky Dining, Swiss Barbie, and Homing Pigeons

Aug 5th, 2021 1h 25m

Well this is it, listeners. After 14 years and 8 months and many thousands of questions, AMT400 is the last episode of the show. But we go out on some terrific inquiries, about pigeon navigation, saving Joni Mitchell's childhood home/destroying

retro AMT200

Jul 22nd, 2021 1h 10m

For our very last retro AMT, we returned to a favourite from December 2011: AMT200, where we enlisted our families to answer your questions. And, well, it's a novelty not to be embarrassed just by our own past selves this time. This episode ori

AMT399: Ginger Beer, Cheetahs' Pet Dogs, and Ball Pits

Jul 1st, 2021 1h

In AMT399, we find out about tuning church bells, cheetahs being given pet dogs, Olly getting lost in SeaWorld, how pickled onions inspired soft play, and which ways you might be most likely to be killed by a ball pit. We also have a Big Announ

AMT398: Wedding Rings, Edamame, and Straight To Video Sequels

Jun 17th, 2021 48m 27s

We're settling a lot of couples' disputes in AMT398. Potato in tacos: Y/N? Did all animation used to be worse, or specifically just in Disney's straight to video sequels? And who's from the biggest village? Find out more about this episode at

retro AMT82

Jun 3rd, 2021 40m 36s

For Tedious But Fine reasons, this month we've swapped the new episode and the retro one. So you'll get an all-new AMT in a fortnight, but now there's Retro AMT82 from 2009 and it's a really fun one! Some things have changed - technology, the n

retro AMT275

May 20th, 2021 40m 3s

Back we go to 17 October 2013 for retro AMT275. Geri Halliwell was launching a comeback, British coffee was not yet pumpkin spiced, two 14-year-olds needed a lucrative business plan, an adult was eating crayons, and listeners were dealing with

AMT397: Meerkats, Albatrosses, and Dog Mayors

May 6th, 2021 55m 31s

In AMT397, questioneers want to know when meerkats got so popular, why you'd wear an albatross around your neck, what you do when your friends think you're a pennypincher, and whether Mary Shelley had sex on her mother's grave. Find out more ab

retro AMT320

Apr 22nd, 2021 47m 11s

Off we go to August 2015, to find the first romcom, learn some new names for nipples, and list the crimes committed in the film Overboard. And on this revisit, we can also reveal the menu for Olly's family Mars-themed restaurant. This episode o

AMT396: The Addams Family, Voodoo Dolls, and Snooping In The Bathroom Cabinet

Apr 1st, 2021 57m 51s

In AMT396, questioneers are concerned about crabs eating their babies, The Addams Family, and whether their voodoo doll of their office nemesis worked out a little too well. Find out more about this episode at . For more AMT stuff, head over t

retro AMT162

Mar 18th, 2021 40m 50s

Let's travel back a decade to AMT162, originally from January 2011, where questioneers want to know about witches' hats, Milkybars, pickled eggs, and that piano tune that they play on the giant keyboard in Big. This episode originally appeared

AMT395: Bobble Hats, the Hollywood Sign and the Macarena

Mar 4th, 2021 53m 39s

Put your arm out, palms up, now touch your biceps, cradle the back of your head, hand on hip, other hand on other hip, pat each buttock and JUMP because in AMT395 we're learning about the Macarena dance! As well as Rita Ora's hats, wearing spor

retro AMT190

Feb 18th, 2021 43m 28s

Back to 2011 we go, for AMT190 with SPECIAL GUEST JON RONSON! Who comes bearing some incredible stories of Mr Blobby, psychopathy, and his breakfast with Disney's Pocahontas, This episode originally appeared at . Retro AMT episodes are in your

AMT394: Fabergé Eggs, Catnip for Lions, and the Funny Bone

Feb 4th, 2021 51m 37s

In AMT394, listeners are struggling with questions about genies' feet, treadmills in shoe shops, and their own children's mediocrity. Find out more about this episode at . For more AMT stuff, head over to , where you can get our six special alb

retro AMT159

Jan 21st, 2021 40m 24s

Back to 2010 we go, for a low-regret jaunt through fancy fountains, penalties for treason, Kramer vs Kramer, and zebra piss. This episode originally appeared at . Retro AMT episodes are in your feed for one month only, but to cherish our back c

AMT393: Glow Sticks, Walking the Plank, and the Pringles Sweats

Jan 7th, 2021 54m 13s

New year, new questions, about naming ravens at the Tower of London, how glow sticks work, did pirates really walk the plank, and how come prawn cocktail-flavour Pringles bring out one listener in the sweats. Find out more about this episode at

retro AMT best of 2009 part ii

Dec 17th, 2020 51m 14s

Let's go back to 2009, for the second half of our annual Best Of compilations, containing citrus contraceptives, children's party games, and drunk callers on the question line. This retro AMT will only be in your feed for one month, but all our

AMT392: Elf on the Shelf, Glitter, and the Holy Foreskin

Dec 3rd, 2020 55m 43s

Jingle those bells, it's festive AMT392, with questions about Elf on the Shelf, fancy advent calendars, CONTENT WARNING: the episode may not be suitable for children, as it contains contains information about parental deceit w.r.t. Christmas lo

retro AMT309

Nov 19th, 2020 49m 10s

Travel back in time with us to March 2015 in AMT309, which is packed full of great questions! Such as: how did Gotham City get that name? Why did Audrey Hepburn have a pet deer? Why are computer cookies called cookies? And how do you empty out

AMT391: Video Phones, Scrumping Apples, and Going Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel

Nov 5th, 2020 51m 26s

Content warning: animal cruelty. In AMT391, we hear about eviscerated rabbits, I'm A Celebrity food-kills, and a zoo in a deadly stunt. But there's some mysterious dog magic to compensate. Find out more about this episode at . Send us questions