Funeral Faux Pas, Long Term Criminal Minds, and More with Tom Webster

On this week's 5 Random Questions is Tom Webster, partner at Sounds Profitable and a purveyor of podcasting, stats, and jokes.

Tom's topics include funeral faux pas, an Italian love story that also has a future crime in store, why regrets can be the best thing to happen, and more. Let's jump in!

Answering the questions this week: Tom Webster

Tom Webster is a Partner at Sounds Profitable, dedicated to setting the course for the future of the audio business. His interests include podcasting, stats and jokes. Tom is a Podcasting Hall of Fame inductee.

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Further reading for this episode

• @tomwebster.media on Bluesky
• Would I Lie to You? - YouTube Channel
• John Waite – Official Web Site

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