This week's Echo Essentials podcast is all about the banter between co-hosts Scott Clark and Dave Dale when a guest can't make it to the studio...and the tables are turned a bit as Scott finds himself agreeing with Dave for a change.

Seriously, do we really need more access to alcohol? If you are tripped up by a pothole, should you report it and file a lawsuit? (Scott and Dave share their own experiences). The city already absolves itself when their infrastructure work causes problems...with a viewer telling Scott it happened to him too.

And who in their right mind would want to be a landlord under current rules and tribunal backlogs? And a newsletter and podcast subscriber says Scott is wrong about the city hall windows, saying the lack of symmetry is refreshing.