The People's Polygraph

** Apologies for the less-than-pristine audio quality this week, lie detectors! We had our ghost passing through, corrupting files like he owns the place. I've cleaned it up as much as possible for you! ** In which you will learn: A number of brilliant French puns mostly to do with chopping off heads All about the royal escape plan How the French tear down a building if they don't have TNT

In which you will learn: What weird skills, besides musical composition, Sondheim possesses What they're re-naming Broadway in 2020 The weird connection between Sondheim and an early 2000s soap

In which you will learn: A lot about musicals based on US presidents Not that much really about actual US presidents Who was really behind all of the US presidential assassinations all along!

In which you will learn: If it's a pirate's life for you Which Saturday night staple pirates were the first people to adopt Why, if you decide to become a pirate, you should try not to get caught...

In which you will learn: How many questions Anna can fit into the one show How nerdy Jazzy and Anna can get about musical theatre A whole bunch more than you needed to know about Broadway shows

In which you will learn: Why it's a good idea to always know where your towel is How to see the marvels of the galaxy on less than 30 Altarian dollars a day Neither of the two points above, but you'll definitely learn some cool stuff about this weird and wonderful Douglas Adams creation

In which you will learn: Who the REAL Robin Hood was (and whether or not he wore tights) Who the REAL Maid Marian was (and whether or not she wore a chastity belt) Just how much of the 1993 classic, 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' Anna and Jazz can quote

In which you will learn: Not a lot really...

In which you will learn: Absolutely nothing about Infinity War, because it hadn't been released by the time we recorded this episode How next-level Anna can get about her rounds Who has the bigger ego - Tony Stark or Jazzy?

In which you will learn Which Pacific Island you should visit if you're a massive Star Wars fan Who 'had a bad feeling about this' in The Last Jedi Some A+ baby name ideas

In which you will learn: Who is the most talkative character? Who Shakespeare sacked off in order to write plays in London What Shakespeare was REALLY doing between the ages of 21 and 28

In which you will learn: How the Greeks thought supernatural birth worked Why, if you are an Ancient Greek, you should not cheat on your wife What little girls are made of  

In which you will learn: That Anna and Jazzy have a dark secret, and it mostly involves musical theatre All about the West End's night of nights Why we're a little bit peeved about the West End's night of nights

In which you will learn: Where you can buy your favourite tv-show-branded drinks If it's possible to drink the inside of a lava lamp Some cool slogans... some of which are fictional.

In which you will learn: The history of the first ever April Fools Day Some of the best tricks played on the British Public A few ideas on how to be your best fooler

In which you will learn: How many cyclists it takes to power a lightbulb Which fruits and vegetables can be used as batteries The extent to which Jazz dislikes a certain American inventor

In which you will learn: What Pliny got wrong about bear cubs What Pliny got wrong about giraffes What Pliny got wrong about elephants

In which you will learn: Some cool Welsh words The longest place name in the English-speaking world The true extent of Jazz's un-funniness

In which you will learn: What the most dangerous bird in the world is Which animals to avoid when in Australia What the fuck a monotreme is

In which you will learn: What to do about your hangover How to get rid of your asthma for good If it was Syphilis, Tuberculosis or Yellow Fever?

In which you will learn: Why Lesbians are called Lesbians Which nations have legalised gay marriage A whole bunch of different symbols members of the LGBT community have used throughout history to find each other

In which you will learn: - Not a lot, really...

In which you will learn What price-tag to put on your life How much people will spend on literally nothing at all How much people will spend on stuff that is actually quite valuable

In which you will learn: If a marketing campaign can be so successful, it changes laws If Burger King used a weird strategy to sell chicken burgers Which marketing campaign is the longest running in the USA

In which you will learn: Why Sherlock is always one step ahead of the police What Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was thinking when he killed off his beloved lead character Why neither Jazz nor Anna will ever be successful mystery writers