A vacancy in James’s love life
James is using so many dating apps that keeping up with the conversations has begun to feel like a second job. His solution is to recruit a dating-app personal assistant who can learn his personality, handle the messages and leave James to attend only the resulting dates. Scott and Chris help him consider applications and the awkward question of whether the assistant should be paid.
A listener reveals that she already has a similar arrangement. Her male colleague handles conversations on her Tinder account while they travel home from work and has become so trusted that she has registered his thumb on her phone. The men he messages believe they are talking directly to her, but she argues that her colleague is funnier and braver than she is.
Scott wins the first Bangers vote
Window fitter Anthony chooses the first Banger of the week. Chris nominates Nicki Minaj and Drake’s “Moment 4 Life”, prompting memories of Nicki’s team making him remove beans and chips before an interview. Scott counters with Fall Out Boy’s “Dance, Dance”.
Anthony gives the point to Scott. The Fall Out Boy choice also revives memories of playing the song on a games console, while Chris is left defending a track whose main association is having his dinner taken away.
The FBI tests their lies
Scott brings in advice from former FBI agent Jack Schafer on signs that somebody may be lying. Beginning an answer with “well”, avoiding a simple yes or no and giving an unnecessarily complicated explanation are all presented as warning signs.
Chris tests the method by asking Scott whether he earns more than a large figure written on a card. Scott immediately begins with “well” and offers a long explanation about different years, apparently demonstrating two of the signs. When Scott turns the interrogation around, Chris also falls into the trap, proving that remembering the rules is easier than following them under pressure.
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