Emil Franchi opened his Saturday show with a confession about checking into a nearby hotel the night before and being completely defeated by the lift system. He said he was told to go to "level four" but the buttons only ran from ground to seven then jumped higher, leading to a baffled trip back to reception where staff revealed they'd actually meant the 11th floor. "Humbling, humbling moment," Emil admitted, promising listeners he'd do better finding his way to the studio.
Listen: The hotel lift confusion
Later in the show Emil found himself wearing his producer's new hat after what he called "an impromptu fashion show in the studio," leaving him laughing and visibly overheating on air. He begged listeners not to take photos while trying to describe the headwear, joking he looked like he had "doggies going on" under his chin.
Emil also shared a listener's story about a voicemail transcription mishap, where Tara Kaye's dad's message "Tara give us a ring please, it's your dad" was auto-captioned by her phone as the far more alarming "Tara give us a ring please, she's dead." Emil called it the stuff of a horror film.
Listen: The voicemail transcription scare
Chart-wise, Emil marked Jamie Miller's Baby Doll becoming the UK's first number one single by a solo Welsh male artist in over 40 years, with Emil correcting himself on air after listeners pointed out Stereophonics had already had a Welsh number one in the 2000s with Dakota.
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