Scott’s worried his cleaner might have romantic feelings for him after she’s been confiding in him about her personal troubles, while his jogging partner on Hampstead Heath encounters a mysterious noise that sounds suspiciously like a “gay Tarzan.”
Scott starts by discussing the popularity of the Radio 1 podcast with international listeners, before pivoting to a story about spotting something odd on his credit card statement — a charge from “Raccoon” — which turns out to be from a place called Raccoon’s Bar and Grill in Tampa, Florida. This leads to speculation about card cloning and the weird places fraudsters shop.
The episode’s main story concerns Scott’s recent jog on Hampstead Heath with his personal trainer. While running, they hear a strange noise coming from the woods — a loud “Woo” sound that Scott describes as “like a gay Tarzan.” He jokes about this becoming a TV show, imagining Gary Barlow as the lead. It’s eventually revealed the noise was simply a dog walker calling out for a lost dog, though this sparks debate about whether dog owners have a universal language for calling their pets.
Scott also discusses his cleaner, who comes in once a week. Two weeks prior, she broke down at his kitchen table and told him her boyfriend of many years had left her. Now she’s been confiding in him about her troubles — and she just dropped her phone in a puddle. His flatmate thinks she fancies him, but Scott insists it’s just that she feels comfortable opening up to him. Laura suggests the cleaner might be after his money after hearing he earned £586,000, comparing the scenario to *Love Actually*.
The show is rated PG “today” because Scott’s mum is visiting the studio.
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