Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast

Ben's dad Kevin shares his story of meeting Brooklyn Beckham, we open up the Bargain Brag line and we get the latest on Cycle Fili and the impact it has on Jono's Fishing Trip, plus the forecast for Easter Weekend from Phillip Duncan!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we chat to James Luck aka Elektra Shock, Jono gets some fishing advice from New Zealand's First Man of Fishing and the Do's & Don'ts for app dating!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jono and Ben get Punderstruck, we lock in a Fishing Charter to help Jono catch his first fish and we have another Cliff Hanger Call featuring a dubious cup of 'Mountain Dew'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rebekah Randell, aka Dawn from Shortland Street is on the show to make Jono's dream come true and help tick something off his bucket list! Kiwi model Tayla Clement shares her story and Ben reveals his Las Vegas wedding!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jono dives into a J-Lo Internet Wormhole, listeners dish the dirt on their ex's and we chat to Dan Carter!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jono and Ben talk about why Russell Crowe was followed by the FBI for a year. And seriously, what happened to the missing fruit bowl from the Air BnB???See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are wars happening in households all over Aotearoa, Chore Wars!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As well as this, we spoke more about the times you pocket dialled someone and Bryce had an ABSOLUTE BELTER. Finally, it's producer Juliet's last day with us today - she's off on her OE, and Jono had a poem to share (in true Jono fashion). Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That's what happens to you when you sleep in the garage! (Although, he kinda has to). We also gave Lisa and Colin a trip to Auckland because Colin had never been on a plane and Lisa has never stayed in a hotel before! It was so wholesome. Finally, Ben pocked dialled an old colleague for 38 minutes yesterday. Awkies. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke about how you made the news, and we heard a hilarious story from Peter. He's part of the Gisborne yacht club who went to Japan, and got mistaken as Team NZ by the Japanese media. So he made it on the news but it was all a huge misunderstanding! We also spoke to Lois, a 94-year-old woman with an epic bucket list! Finally, we spoke to an anonymous entertainment blogger & lawyer in America who gave us some tea from the Will Smith saga.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to Laura Cain who used to be a professional seat filler at the Oscars, until she broke protocol by uploading selfies she'd had with celebs! What's it like doing this? What are the rules? It was so interesting chatting to her! Jono has also come down with the 'vid too, so now that's both of us. Eeek. Ben reckons Covid has made him more emotional, and what he cried over yesterday will astound you. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We want to begin a bucket list and tick a bunch of things off by the end of the year, so we wanted to know from you guys whether you have a bucket list and what you've ticked off. We spoke to Natasha who has "Meet The 3 British Gingers" on her list. Who are they and has she met any of them? Ben Boyce has officially contracted the 'vid, and Jono is really getting deep in an internet wormhole. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke about "Sibling Stunt Doubles" and chatted about the things your sibling would convince you to do when you were younger, or vice versa. We had one caller who managed to convince her brother he could fly if he jumped off the garden shed with an umbrella! Ben's wife Amanda has been having very odd dreams & is sleeptalking about them, and turns out we are VERY popular with the dentists! Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alisa Pham is AUT's youngest ever university student and she is outrageously intelligent. She studied the WHOLE of high school in less than a year and also owns her own business. Genius. Such an interesting chat with her! We also reflected on all the crazy things we did back in 2020 when the pandemic first hit that now makes us look like crazy humans. Finally, we had a winner for 5 Words for $5K! Emma, a school teacher, was the lucky listener who took away the $5000, buuuuuut there was some controversy surrounding it! Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke about animals misbehaving and Rosie's dog was A VERY BAD DOG!!! BAD BOY!!! Jono also has a new nickname that he wants to pitch and we'll let you be the judge of that. Finally, we played Close Contacts again where Jono called a number on Ben's phone and Ben had to converse with them without knowing who they were. Always awkward and always entertaining. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Awkies. We spoke about how Pete Davidson has 3 tattoos dedicated to Kim Kardashian and wanted to hear some of your tattoo stories. Did you go too early in getting a tattoo with your partner and then break up? Did your tattoo go badly? We heard some great stories! We also wrote up a parody song (classic) on the current cost-of-living crisis. We present to you a parody of Kesha & Walker Hayes' song "Fancy Like" AKA "Pricey Like"! Finally, Ben's daughter Sienna is becoming a champion at negotiation. What is she negotiating? DOG POO. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had a "Cliff-hanger Call" today! Sharon shared a story about how she was helping out a child in distress at a beach. But something happened to Sharon at possibly the worst time...! We also gave away $1000 to a listener off the back of our Live Free competition and when we called her, she had no idea who we were, and it ended up with her nearly hanging up on us. Hilarious! Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After 5 weeks of putting people in the draw and then drawing out 5 finalists, lucky Catherine ended up winning the prize of her rent being paid for 12 months, and it was such an awesome moment! We also heard from a woman who accidentally used haemorrhoid cream as toothpaste (good lord), and we learnt about which type of person is the most boring, according to science. (Let's hope it's not any of you!) Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And that, my dear friends, gives you an in insight into a man who doesn't get enough sleep! Speaking of sleep, we spoke about how The Rock only sleeps 4 hours a night, and turns out a bunch of our listeners also sleep TOO LITTLE!! THIS IS BAD! Finally, Ben's daughter Indie brought up a very good point about the way that we all say RAT tests. Betcha never thought about it! Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had Ed on the show today promoting his newly announced NZ shows - Feb 2023 in Auckland and Wellington! And he explained how he got so excited to work with Dwayne The Rock Johnson on a movie - but then he never even got to meet him on set! Ben has also decided to follow Tom Brady's retirement plan of retiring and then un-retiring. How did our boss take it? Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kids are much smarter than we give them credit for, and Sienna got Ben goooood when he wanted her to read a bit more. We also spoke about Petrol Station Panic Stations, about the times something went wrong for you at the petrol pump. Finally, we want to start our own bucket list! We want to complete a bunch of cool things before the end of the year, so we spoke to our oldest listener Lizzie, who is 103, about all the wonderful things she's achieved in her life. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BOOOOMER ROOOOUMER ALERT! Denise gave us a bit of tea about how she reckons David Seymour is ditching ACT for National. Is this legit? Lucky David always answers our calls and was able to confirm/deny this rumour! Jono is also having an MRI scan for the first time today and Ben wanted to settle any concerns he had by getting some MRI scan stories on the air. Whether or not these were settling calls...! Finally, we had a good ol' debate on what chocolate sucks and what chocolate rocks! Enjoy the poddy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He spoke to us about his ideas to reduce the cost of living, because let's be honest, it is OUTRAGEOUS! Jono got pulled over by the cops this morning while he was driving to work shirtless (don't ask), and finally, we caught up with Holly Jean Brooker from the Parenting Place who explained how families isolating at home can survive it with young children! Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We challenged Jono to call up one of the interns at our company and try incorporate a bunch of the lingo their generation uses into the conversation. "That's Gucci" "snatched" "bounce" and many more. And he absolutely butchered it, as you can imagine. We also found out what Jono's 4 year old nephew thinks of our show, and finally we caught up with Sandra Oh who you may know from Grey's Anatomy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After speaking to someone about this yesterday, we thought there must be more people out there whose dreams become real, almost like they've had a premonition. And there are more of you! Ben also tried to explain the concept of "fast fashion" to his daughters, but the conversation didn't end up how he wanted it to. Finally, we discussed the things that feel like a cult, but aren't. We're looking at you NFT buyers & Wordle players....!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And not terrible where he accidentally crashes all the time, he's terrible where he DGAF about how he drives (if you don't know that abbreviation, have a goog). We're sure that if he focused, he would be a great driver. It's his over-confidence that lets him down! So yesterday Ben sent him down to the garage and set him some simple driving tasks. How did he go? Have a listen to find out. It's also International Women's Day today and we wanted to highlight how incredible some of the women in our lives are, and we also heard from you about some of the women in your lives' who are absolute powerhouses, too. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another #BoomerRumour is spreading, this time about Hilary Barry and Jeremy Wells. Do they dislike each other in real life? We caught up with Denise our boomer friend who shared with us what she's heard. We also found what we thought was John Key's mobile number and wanted to see if he would answer. HE DID. WHY WOULD JOHN KEY ANSWER A BLOCKED PHONE CALL!? Finally, we're going to try see if Jono is NZ's worst driver, but we caught up with Janine who is classified as the UK's worst driver. Is she much worse than Jono? You be the judge... Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Kiwis being able to come back to NZ without isolating, we realised there are probably a bunch of people whose passports have expired. And the cost to renew one is $191. ANNOYING. So we decided to renew a bunch of people's passports so they can go and see loved ones overseas without having to isolate when they get home. Jono also revealed a part of himself that surprises most people, and finally we caught up with Mitch James who told us about his near-death experience. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben took some "pranking inspiration" from Jono and tried it on his wife when she was on the phone to the bank. But he learnt quickly that when pranking, it should not involve the bank! We also spoke to a woman who has climbed Mt Everest 6 TIMES! Finally, Ben has discovered the world's cutest animal that you all MUST GOOGLE. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have been SURROUNDED by scary, sad and angering news recently. We caught up with Dave Atkinson, CEO of the Parenting Hub, who explained how we can explain to our inquisitive children what is going on in NZ & the world right now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to Nick James, a reporter for the NZ Herald who has been down there watching it all unfold. He said it's been the most chaotic thing he's witnessed and has never seen anything like it before.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dame Val has announced her retirement and we managed to find her mobile number. No interview was planned, and Jono thought it would be a good idea to call her out of the blue. AND SHE PICKED UP! From a blocked number even! And it was awkward as hell! We also played Liar Liar where we speak to two people but only one is telling a truthful story. Jemma allegedly found a suitcase with $50K in it, and Taylor claims that her dad is the most watched TV star in history. Who is lying and who is telling the truth? Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben wanted to teach his kids a card game, but he forgot the rules of every game apart from blackjack - so blackjack it was! We also spoke to Diana who shared an outrageous story about something that happened to her on a flight. Finally, Jono made a very good observation about something that all parents over the age of 60 do. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is it like to be in Ukraine right now? Tom Mutch is a reporter who is over there at the moment and he spoke to us about the situation and what he has experienced so far. A very interesting chat and one worth listening to.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Denise came back with another boomer rumour, that The Queen has passed away after she caught Covid, but Buckingham Palace are covering it up for the moment. Does this have any merit to it? We then caught up with our UK correspondent Gavin Grey to see if he thinks this rumour is true. Ben found out something scandalous that Jono did in the work garage, and finally we completed our 28 days of Good Deeds!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2018 Jono accidentally gave a bunch of people food poisoning, and he's never cooked chicken again since. But recently he was given the opportunity to redeem himself! We also spoke more of the unusual jobs you wouldn't have heard of, and one of our callers did a job relating to with panty-hose... Finally, we continued on with our good deeds and sent Jono out to shout someone petrol. And it was a bit of a shambles! Enjoy the podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to listener Blair who was figuring out if a speargun he was holding was faulty or not. Turns out it wasn't... And he accidentally shot himself in the hand. OWWWWWW. Ben also found something out about Jono that he never knew after all these years, and it's hilarious. Finally, we wanted to know about the odd job you have had, or the job that we'd never really think about. We spoke to a letter folder, a pasty crimper and a lube maker! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Was it successful? You be the judge. We also wanted to know if any of our listeners have ever walked out of a job. We spoke to listener Jen who had, and she said it was the best thing she'd ever done. Finally, our game Liar Liar made a comeback! We spoke to a woman claiming she had the world record for the longest hair, and another woman claiming she was Brad Pitt's dog groomer. Who was telling the truth and who was lying? Have a listen to find out! Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you imagine it? Jono took his son and his friends to the movies and sat a few rows back, just peering at them and making sure they were behaving! Yes, we can imagine it. We also spoke about a friend who accidentally left a voicemail on their bosses phone after they didn't pick up. But what happens when you accidentally b***h about your boss without realising YOU'RE LEAVING A VOICEMAIL!! Nothing worse! Finally, we spoke about embarrassing injuries after our producer Bhumps tore a ligament while talking on the phone. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to Denise who gave us some tea on Clarke and Jacinda. Was it a far fetched Boomer Rumour? Maybe. But it's our new segment, and we even got political reporter Barry Soper on to fact check! We also caught up with Winter Olympic gold medalist Nico Porteous after his epic win in the Freeski Halfpipe over the weekend. Finally, we spoke about the things you've done a 180 on. With Ben, it's magpies, with Jono, it's Tiktok. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We introduced a new game called "Close Contacts", where Ben took Jono's phone, called a Kiwi celeb, and Jono had to awkwardly chat with them until he could guess who he was speaking to. But the repercussions of this game caused Jono's phone to blow up! We also heard an outrageous story from Alicia about the circumstances in which she gave birth, and Ben's been caught out by his daughter for faking something. It's a goodie today! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

But an NZ version... What the Tinder Swindler did to many woman overseas, basically happened to one of our listeners. But all in NZ! And if you don't know who the Tinder Swindler is, it's the hottest documentary on Netflix at the moment and worth a watch. Jono has realised he is getting old, and Ben has learnt how to finally calm his dog Beau down. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talked about beauty disasters and Allison phoned up with a hilarious story from when she went to get a full body massage. After Zoi Sadowski-Synnott's silver medal win yesterday, we spoke to her now-famous dad, Sean Synnott to see if he swore again live on the news. Hint, he did! Finally, we discussed the threats you give as a parent and whether you actually followed through with any of them! Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This isn't the first time it's happened either. And it's hilarious. We also caught up with the director of new TV series Pam and Tommy, which explores Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's explicit tape that was leaked. We also learnt which one out of Jono and Ben is an avid scanner and one that hasn't scanned in anywhere since January. You can probably guess! Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This isn't the first time it's happened either. And it's hilarious. We also caught up with the director of new TV series Pam and Tommy, which explores Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's explicit tape that was leaked. We also learnt which one out of Jono and Ben is an avid scanner and one that hasn't scanned in anywhere since January. You can probably guess! Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you remember Keith and Sally from Kerikeri, you know you're in for a treat. If you don't know them, your earholes will be blessed when you hear us talk to them! They are the cutest and most hilarious couple, so today we asked them how they actually met and how they've kept their marriage alive! We also read out poems to our wives, but there was a catch. Ben had to write the poem Jono would read to his wife, and vice versa. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

National Party Leader Chris Luxon came in today and we tried to ensure Ben didn't get him mixed up with Jono! Jono also told a story about someone he knew who had a VERY MAJOR sewerage issue. Finally, Jono used to go around and tell everyone his dad was a spy, when really, he was part of the air force. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben's daughter Indie reckons the pizza she buys from the tuck shop is the best pizza she's ever eaten. Even compared to a gourmet one! We also spoke about the most amount of money you've made off Trade Me off an item that would surprise us. Finally, we gave away our first $5000 of the year with 5W5K! Lucky Ryan from Marlborough matched all 5 words with Ben. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Producer Juliet explained to us what the definition of "the ick" is, and we wanted to see if we gave our wives the ick in any way. Ben described his VERY ENJOYABLE shopping after a few beers, and we think we've been culled from our friend's baby shower/engagement party after we already got the invite. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And what were her thoughts on her dad swearing like a sailor on the 6pm news? We also discussed who we reckon the most famous person in the world is. Jono reckons The Queen, Ben reckons The Rock (of course)! Finally, Ben did something extraordinarily embarrassing while out and about, to someone he thought was his friend. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.