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Since AMT409 the Branaghniacs have has spoken, Ken is hot and so are the other entries on then 16-year-old Charlotte’s list of Sexy Old Men (as of 22nd January 2011)

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We also consider:

who is the piggy in a piggyback
fibby wedding speeches
the fallibility of memory
rebrands
R*ss3l1 Br@nd (sorry)
cherry wine in songs
<Moira Rose voice> fruit wine
big paperbacks at airports
cancer the crab
TV character crossovers
cleaning swimming pools
Gwyneth Paltrow’s home spa
and
getting a friendship tattoo removed.

Plus: Olly is spitting feathers about WH Smith TJ Jones; Helen is haunted by a terrible moment from her stage acting non-career; and Martin the Sound Man knows a surprising amount about the St Elsewhere universe for someone who has never watched it.

Got questions for us? Send them in writing or voice note to answermethispodcast@googlemail.com – 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 30 October 2025.

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Check out our other work:

Olly lists his work at ollymann.com, where you’ll find his several podcasts including his news show The Week Unwrapped and 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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