Scott accidentally seasoned Chris’s bag
The first show after Biggest Weekend began with an apology.
Scott had squeezed a packet of lemon-and-herb salad dressing next to Chris’s work bag.
The packet did not behave as expected.
Several squirts landed on the bag, which also contained clothes Chris needed later.
Scott decided he should confess before Chris discovered the smell for himself.
Chris was not convinced that “several spurts” sounded entirely accidental, but accepted the explanation.
Biggest Weekend produced “yes people”
Scott and Chris were still processing the festival.
While Camila Cabello performed in Swansea, they had stood close to members of her team at the side of the stage.
The entourage appeared to be doing a professional version of supportive-parent behaviour, encouraging her after every moment and reinforcing how well everything was going.
Scott jokingly described them as “yes people”, complete with the visual stereotype of very polished Los Angeles music-industry staff.
The backstage perspective had become almost as interesting to him as some of the performances.
Some best friends were unbearable online
The programme then asked listeners whether they loved somebody in real life but could not stand them on social media.
People were reluctant to identify their friends, so several stories arrived anonymously or with identifying details disguised.
The irritation was rarely about anything serious.
It was repetition.
Vague updates.
The same photographs every day.
One listener had a best friend whose Snapchat habits were so repetitive that the friendship was great in person but exhausting through a phone.
Scott liked the distinction.
Somebody could be warm, funny and interesting face-to-face and somehow transform into the most annoying person you followed once they started posting.
What was a kangatarian?
Scott had started watching *Love Island Australia* ahead of the UK series returning.
One contestant produced a phrase which felt almost aggressively Australian.
Asked about diet, he said he had previously been a “kangatarian”.
His explanation was that he had eaten kangaroo and fish, partly because kangaroos were not farmed in the way he objected to.
Scott replayed the clip.
The word sounded plausible enough to deserve investigation but ridiculous enough to make him doubt it was an established dietary category.
Whatever the technical answer, “kangatarian” became one of the programme’s favourite pieces of Australian vocabulary.
Ella Eyre had wasted the perfect voicemail opportunity
The show then noticed something obvious.
Ella Eyre had a song called “Answerphone” with Banx & Ranx.
Surely her actual voicemail greeting had to reference the song.
Scott called.
It did not.
Ella had an ordinary phone message.
He told her this was an unacceptable waste of branding.
Ella agreed to change it.
When Scott called back later, she had recorded a new greeting which acknowledged that the caller had reached her answerphone, said she was too busy to pick up and suggested leaving a message or simply texting because it was easier.
Scott was delighted.
A pop song had finally been integrated into the everyday technology it was named after.
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