FAQ about AMT!
As a question-answering pair of podcasters, we are Frequently Asked Questions. But we are asked some questions more frequently than others, including:
Why are your jingles so damn catchy?
Because Martin the Sound Man and the Answer Me This! players are musical marvels.
I sent in a question AGES ago and you haven’t answered it. Why?
There are many reasons why your question might not have appeared in the podcast. For instance:
1. we’re too stupid/ill-informed to answer it.
2. we tried to, but were insufficiently amusing or insightful so it landed on the cutting-room floor.
3. we’ve answered the same or similar question in a previous episode.
4. it was too quiet/there was too much background noise for us to hear you properly (NB this only applies to submissions over our Question Line, not emails, muggins).
5. in doing so, we would get into hot water with the Taste Police, the Commission for Racial Equality, and our mums.
Is it just me, or does Martin the Sound Man’s voice sound echoey?
It’s not just you. It does sound echoey.
Why is Martin the Sound Man’s voice echoey?
Jeez. Don’t some things in this life deserve to remain a mystery?
Do you make any money from the podcast?
No.
Why not?
Shush.
Why do my sneezes smell bad?
We don’t know, but people suffering from the same have started a support group in the comments section of this site, so take heart. Perhaps you could all band together and start a forum?
Why don’t you see white dog poo on the streets any more?
In recent years, councils have become more rigorous about making people clear up their dog poo, and also they seem to clean the streets more often. Hence dog poo isn’t left out for weeks on end to fade to whiteness. Either that, or dogs are eating less bleach these days.
Why do so many people ask you about white dog poo?
We have no idea!
How old do you have to be to die of old age?
130.
Why can’t I get your first thirty episodes on iTunes?
We had to take them down because we had a few bandwidth issues. Then, much as we love our unpaid hobby, we realised that making a free podcast had also become a bit of a financial strain. So in order to help keep Answer Me This! going, we’re selling old episodes from our Classic Episode Shop for 79p each (the same amount as a three-minute pop single on iTunes, but up to EIGHT TIMES LONGER!) - but our latest twenty episodes will always be free.
