LAYLA
Sunday morning is Podcast Recording day, and I am terrified.
The guys record their episodes in a media studio owned by their production company, BuzzTone.
The room is small and snug. There’s a round table set up with microphones and recording equipment, surrounded by four plush chairs, spaced as far apart as possible so our voices don’t get picked up on each other’s mics. Bottles of cold water are set up in each space, next to a pile of printed emails the boys will respond to. The room is oddly shaped: triangular, with a low ceiling and no windows.
“It’s to prevent echo,” Luke explains when I point it out, sliding into his chair and adjusting the height so his long legs fit under the table.
“Parallel walls increase echo, because sound waves bounce between them more easily.” He
