Scott debunks a series of persistent urban myths circulating among listeners, from claims about Shakira to the infamous Richard Gere rumour, while fielding callers with their own bizarre stories about poo in teapots and mysterious incidents in shop fitting rooms.
The show opens with Scott addressing widespread rumours about Shakira that have been circulating online, particularly on urban myth website Snopes, claiming she was once male. Scott firmly corrects this misinformation and uses it as a springboard to tackle other persistent false stories that people claim as fact in pubs and online — including the claim that Tupac and Biggie are alive, that the Pussycat Dolls are all men, that Prince had a rib removed, and the notorious Richard Gere and gerbil rumour. He makes the point that these myths persist because people present them as established fact rather than questioning their veracity.
Listeners call in with their own stories. Rina describes finding faeces in a tea pot during her work as a chambermaid in a hotel, a discovery made while investigating a foul smell. Another caller shares an equally unpleasant tale about someone leaving a mess in a changing room at a clothing store. The show also includes a clip of Kylie Minogue at Paris Fashion Week during a Galliano show, with commentary in French that Scott finds amusing and largely incomprehensible. The episode touches on broader themes of misinformation and how urban legends become accepted as truth through repetition rather than evidence.
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