8 April 2020
8 April 2020
Archive note on the duplicate date
The supplied archive contains two separate podcasts dated 8 April.
They contain different programme material and are retained as distinct entries.
This is the first of the two.
People were going Out Out while staying In In
Lockdown social life had already developed its own rituals.
Listeners described getting properly dressed for video calls with friends.
Make-up.
Going-out clothes.
Drinks.
Music.
Sometimes even a different room in the house.
Scott and Chris loved the contradiction.
People were Out Out without leaving the building.
One listener could spend hours preparing for a group chat which everybody attended from their own sofa.
The ritual itself still mattered.
The Mariah Carey challenge continued
The show was trying to find somebody capable of reproducing the extraordinary high notes in Mariah Carey’s “Emotions.”
A TikTok attempt had inspired the challenge.
Listeners repeatedly volunteered.
Some were trained singers.
Others were simply extremely confident.
One caller attempted the note from a recycling and waste site, surrounded by vehicles and people in high-vis clothing.
Scott hoped the truck drivers might respond with their horns.
The notes generally moved from singing into something closer to screaming.
That was half the fun.
Ask Me Anything met Goga
The mystery caller was Victoria Hogan, who ran Goga.
Scott initially misunderstood.
Were goats actually doing yoga?
Not quite.
Humans performed yoga while goats wandered around the room.
During lower poses the animals could approach, climb around people or demand attention.
The final part of the session became dedicated goat-cuddle time.
Victoria said the animals made people smile and could create a relaxed atmosphere.
Scott still thought the concept sounded as though somebody had simply placed goats inside an exercise class and decided to charge for it.
The goats of Llandudno had inspired the nation
The conversation naturally moved towards the famous images of goats wandering through Llandudno while streets were unusually quiet.
Scott joked that the animals had reclaimed the town.
If goats could take over Welsh streets, perhaps goat yoga no longer sounded so strange.
Chris wanted to try Goga when restrictions eventually allowed it.
Daisy May Cooper took over the toilet
Then Daisy May Cooper, known to listeners as Kerry from *This Country*, supplied the day’s remote DJ set.
The location was completely appropriate for the title.
Daisy broadcast from her toilet.
The programme branded it the Mega Bog Mix.
Her choices included deliberately nostalgic and crowd-pleasing music.
Daisy discussed early crushes and the songs which immediately returned her to childhood or nights out.
The mix demonstrated the new Radio 1 reality.
Celebrity DJ sets no longer required a studio.
A bathroom in the Cotswolds was enough.
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