What connects 500 Japanese men and a gavel? @lateralcast
What connects 500 Japanese men and a gavel?  @lateralcast
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Ruth Amos, Evan Edinger and Abby Cox discuss a curious connection.

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HOST: Tom Scott.
QUESTION PRODUCER: David Bodycombe.

EDITED BY: Julie Hassett at the Podcast Studios, Dublin.
GRAPHICS: Chris Hanel at Support Class. Assistant: Dillon Pentz.
MUSIC: Karl-Ola Kjellholm ('Private Detective'/'Agrumes', courtesy of epidemicsound.com).
FORMAT: Pad 26 Limited/Labyrinth Games Ltd.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Bodycombe and Tom Scott.

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What connects 500 Japanese men and a gavel?

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