What were the dots on these posters for? @lateralcast
What were the dots on these posters for?  @lateralcast
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Stuart Laws, Bella Hull and Olaf Falafel discuss a question about some dotty designs.

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GUESTS:
Stuart Laws: @stuartlawscomedy, instagram.com/stuartlawscomedy
Bella Hull: instagram.com/bellabellahull
Olaf Falafel: instagram.com/olaffalafel

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.

© Pad 26 Limited (https://www.pad26.com) / Labyrinth Games Ltd. 2025.
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