Shut Up and Answer the Question

Shut Up and Answer the Question

Ethan Lawrence and Sean Anthony take your questions and take way too long to answer them. Will they ever shut up and answer the question? Email questions to shutuppod@yahoo.com

Episodes

July 23, 2025 59 mins

In this, the twenty-sixth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys are joined by renowned TikToker and content creator Dhean Morris AKA Dheanasaur for their first would you rather question! On the way they discuss honesty in plagiarism, papal pizza chains and another childhood secret is revealed. Please don't sue us! 

Dhean can be found @dheansaur everywhere online. Follow his TikTok especially! 

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In this, the twenty-fifth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys are joined by TV director, writer, producer and the man behind ITV's The Assembly Céin McGillicuddy in what became a proper Rogan of an episode! What starts with something about arm wrestling a monkey leads them to talk about potty exhibitionism, strong wives, multiple Looney Tunes style assassination attempts on Ethan's life and also a peek behind the c...

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In this, the twenty-fourth episode of Shut Up and Answer The Question, the boys are joined by Youtuber and pop culture archivist Craig Howe of Howesenberg Films to discuss the mechanics of Elsa off of Frozen's ice powers. On the way they discuss Travolta's panicked eyes, Sean gets bullied into doing an impression and Ethan reveals a dark secret. Please don't sue us! 

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In this, the twenty-third episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys welcome podcaster, sports journalist and expert footballsman Jon Beer to continue our tradition of asking You Don't Know What You're Doing hosts about hot dogs. On the way they discuss eating Brazilian sand and shitting yourself at Stonehenge as well as finding out how difficult it is to remember your favourite quote. Please don't sue us!

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In this, the twenty-second episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys are joined...  no... the boys join author, corporate magician and all round raconteur Mark Mason at his home in Suffolk! We also lost like a quarter of the recording. Sorry. Producer Milo has been fired. Into the sun. Please don't sue us! 

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July 6, 2025 51 mins

In this, the twenty-first episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question and the first pod of Shut Up Summer, the boys are given the power to ban any one food item. On the way they discuss the merits of a Bedfordshire Badger, the dangers of searching for specific poultry online and Ethan imparts some Ice Machine philosophy. Please don't sue us! 

Hosted by Ethan Lawrence (@ethandlawrence) and Sean Antony (@seanantonyvo). Subscribe to Se...

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In this, the twentieth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys welcome podcaster and retro video game console merchant Harry Bowles! Together, they plan to corner the market on chocolate cheese. On the way they discuss the amount of times Harry has tried to save himself with poor food choices, reminisce about Kelloggs branded platformers and repeatedly insult the proud nation of Norway. Please don't sue us! 

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In this, the nineteenth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys discuss the end of the world with journalist and author Mic Wright. Together they get political. Mic helps the boys pull apart the state of broadcast journalism, collusion and corruption at the highest levels of government as well as how tricky it is to release a book when the world changes every five seconds. Please don't sue us! 

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In this, the eighteenth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys are joined by award winning Voiceover Artist, podcaster and creator of this show in its original form Martin Whiskin! In keeping with the nostalgia theme, they answer the very question that was asked to Ethan when he was on the original show all those years ago. On the way they discuss beard maintenance, orc eyebrows and being paid for effort/sex noises. P...

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June 11, 2025 47 mins

In this, the seventeenth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys continue to take a break from guests to work out whether cars or bikes are better. On the way they discuss the relative merits of Milton Keynes, Sean Connery's panther like grace and Ethan gets on his high horse about owning a flat in Zone 1. Please don't sue us! 

Hosted by Ethan Lawrence (@ethandlawrence) and Sean Antony (@seanantonyvo). Subscribe to Sea...

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June 4, 2025 49 mins

In this, the sixteenth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question and after a run of guest episodes, the boys settle down together in the studio, alone once more, to work out if taking the bins out is a big conspiracy concocted by the fairer sex. On the way they discuss the Shakespearian Tragedy that is JD Vance, Deep Dish Popes and Ethan tries to break Sean out of the Matrix. Please don't sue us!

 

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In this, the fifteenth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys are joined by Tiktoker, Musical Theatre Performer and Shiny Floor Game Show Cheat Finlay McKillop to work out why boxing rings are mislabelled. On the way, Ethan makes a grave social faux pas, they discuss Ming Dynasty Norway and litigation becomes a sharp reality. Please don't sue us!

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In this, the fourteenth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys are joined by comedian and ventriloquist Max Fulham to discuss a Pinocchio based logic puzzle. On the way they discuss underground milk pipelines, call out former guest Tom "The Blowfish" Hird for question answering etiquette and Max reveals the biggest lie he ever told... Please don't sue us! 

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In this, the thirteenth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys are joined by heavy metal marine biologist Tom "The Blowfish" Hird, theoretically to discuss turtle living arrangements but that quickly gives way to the best hour on oceanic science communication you'll ever hear. We discuss botched dives, the myriad ways the sea can kill you and how much of our waters are powered by poo. Please don't sue us! 

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On this, the twelfth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys are joined by comedian and podcaster Amy Hoggart to work out what constitutes a crowd. On the way they discuss guns, strikes, saunas and populating a village fete. Never say we don't spoil you. Please don't sue us! 

Follow Amy on Instagram @amyhoggart and subscribe to her Substack What's Left? here: https://amyhoggart.substack.com/ 

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April 30, 2025 49 mins

In this, the eleventh ever episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys place a bet on a word not being said anywhere in the world for 24 hours. On the way there is a wifely interruption, a pitch meeting for stunt casting Passion of the Christ 2 and a lesson in tongue twisters. Please don't sue us! 

Email us questions at shutuppod@yahoo.com Follow the show on Instagram @shutupandanswerpod and on TikTok @shut.up.pod 

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In this, the tenth ever episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys are joined by the profoundly multi-hyphenated James McNicholas (Horrible Histories, Ted Lasso) to work out how he would win a fight against a clone that is slightly better than him. On the way they discuss accent drift, whether you are who you are at a party and organise a birthday comedy roast. Please don't sue us! 

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April 16, 2025 48 mins

In this, the ninth ever episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys decide which amenities they would bring with them as they become lost in space forever. On the way they discuss soap operas, the best way to pane a man and the eerie similarities between the betrayal of Jesus and Star Wars The Phantom Menace. Please don't sue us! 

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April 9, 2025 50 mins

In this, the eighth episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, coming down from the high of their first guest episode, the boys discuss whether you could build a raft out of Peperami. On the way they discuss animal noises, exotic meats (again) and Ethan makes a Swiftian Modest Proposal... Please don't sue us! 

Email us questions at shutuppod@yahoo.com Follow the show on Instagram @shutupandanswerpod and on TikTok @shut.up.pod 

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In this, the seventh ever episode of Shut Up and Answer the Question, the boys are joined by musician, Youtube star and podcast maven Alfie Indra! Together, they solve the pressing issue of whether a hot dog is a sandwich. On the way they discuss Alfie's lack of vegan discipline, bottle a social interaction with a waiter and confirm what accents are appropriate to do in polite company. Please don't sue us! 

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