George Ezra’s germs terrified Scott
George Ezra had performed four songs in the Live Lounge while clearly not feeling well.
Scott praised him for still delivering the session.
Then George held out his hand.
Scott and Chris shook it.
Almost immediately afterwards, both reached for antibacterial gel.
Scott knew this looked terrible.
George Ezra might be one of the biggest singers in Britain.
He could still carry ordinary germs.
A producer had apparently seen George visiting the toilet several times, which only increased Scott’s anxiety.
The pair were caught disinfecting themselves and worried George might have noticed.
Where Do You Think They Were? went international
The latest birthday participant was Maria, whose mum Anne joined from Melbourne.
It was the feature’s first properly international reconstruction.
Anne said she and Maria’s future father David had joined several friends on a four- or five-day sailing trip off Australia.
David was a “yachty”.
The group expected wine, cheese and a few days away.
Several hours into the journey they discovered a significant storm was coming.
They diverted into Queenscliff.
Hotel rooms were scarce.
Most of the group went ashore.
Anne and David were left to sleep on the yacht.
Scott immediately compared the situation with there being no room at the inn.
The boat was rocking, and David had a cure
The yacht moved violently in the storm.
Anne was not an experienced sailor and was feeling seasick.
David suggested a physical technique.
If she moved her body in the opposite direction to the movement of the boat, perhaps she could counteract the motion.
Scott and Chris understood immediately where the story was going.
Anne followed the advice.
The movement became considerably more intimate than normal seasickness management.
It apparently did distract her from feeling ill.
The later morning sickness suggested another consequence.
Maria listened from Britain while her mum described the entire sequence from Australia.
The feature had produced bridge babies, train babies, curry conceptions and porch babies.
Now it had its first boat baby.
Sailing suddenly made sense to Maria
Maria said she had always liked boats and sailing.
After the story, Scott decided this must simply be in her blood.
The birthday montage followed, but the international scale made this edition stand out.
Maria’s family in Australia could not hear it live.
She would have the slightly alarming job of sending them the podcast afterwards.
A honeymoon couple invented “Millsing”
The show also received an email from Natalie, who was on honeymoon in the Maldives with her new husband Glenn.
Their luxury villa had an outside toilet.
The problem was the acoustics.
Every sound carried.
To make bathroom visits less awkward, they began putting on the Scott Mills podcast to cover the noise.
The practice escalated until going to the toilet was simply referred to as “Millsing.”
Scott was not entirely sure this was the legacy he wanted.
Chris understood the logic.
The programme had become accidental honeymoon bathroom soundproofing.
Chris tried to rig Bangers and failed
Chris had become frustrated with losing Bangers and began calling potential participants while Scott was out of the studio.
He tried persuading them in advance to vote for his song and keep the conversation secret.
The plan still managed to backfire.
Scott was delighted that even organised cheating could not guarantee the result.
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