Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast

Today we were out at a Resene store doing our Resene Can Can Challenge. We stacked a bunch of Resene paint cans on top of each other, with each can representing $250, and gave away the total amount of money before the paint cans toppled over. Lucky Emily ended up winning $6,250! What a wonderful moment! Ben also reckons he's been outsmarted by his kid, and Jono reckons he knows a subtle way to make everyone in your office listen to you. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora! On today's show, Jono is wondering if the anti-aging cream he's been gifted is 1. insulting, and 2. something that even works!? Ben also tried to teach his youngest daughter about old rock music in the middle of a t-shirt shop. We caught up with Hilary Barry and talked about the rude symbol her son mowed onto her lawns, and we also spoke to Holly Jean Brooker from the Parenting Place, on what to do if you're anxious about sending your kids back to school. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You've probably heard about them everywhere, but what even is an NFT? We caught up with Brooke Howard Smith who sells NFTs, and he explained to us what they are. It's pretty bizarre! We've also learnt that Jono is an over-thanker, and Ben is blaming Jono for the fact he can't get his car in the garage. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke about accidental online purchases and listener Steve accidentally ordered 1,500 chickens when he was meant to order just ONE. Hilarious story! Jono also showed us something that blew our minds. Let's just say that it wasn't just The Simpsons and Bill Gates who predicted Covid... Finally, Wordle is all the craze at the moment. But what is it? Is it worth playing? Our Drive show, Brad and Laura, even got Charlie Puth hooked on it! And now we think Ben is hooked. Enjoy the podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man from Waiheke had to steal back his dinghy multiple times from a very confident thief who kept going back for it. It's a brilliant story! Jono also gave an ode to Auckland on Auckland's anniversary. Finally, Ben and his family have turned into the people you probably hate on the roads! Enjoy the poddy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may have seen this all over the news over the last few days - Charlotte Bellis is pregnant in & stuck in Afghanistan and can't get back to NZ to give birth, because she can't get an MIQ spot. We spoke to her about this and how she even had to approach the Taliban to figure out her options, if she couldn't get home.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We reckon we have been scammed via WhatsApp, so we decided to call back our scammers. Risky business, we were playing with fire! We also found out that Jono got involved in an Anti Vaxxer protest... But it may not be how you think. Finally, we spoke to someone in Hawkes Bay who knows every single place Benedict Cumberbatch visited when he was in NZ during lockdown in 2020. He knew just as much as the contact tracer app does! Enjoy the podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nothing worse than when you can't fit all your rubbish into the bins before you put them out. Most of us sneakily try and put the excess in our neighbours' bin, but Jono has a hack if you're scared about being caught by your neighbour! GEEENIUSSSS! We delved into the tiny things that really test a relationship, and also discussed what feels illegal, but is only just a little bit naughty. Finally, financial expert Hannah McQueen explained to us why this year you should be pitching for more money (hint: inflation) and she explained in a way so us dummies could understand. Wooo! Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As well as this, we delved into what else is making Ben nervous at the moment, Jono's son can't seem to grasp the concept of personal space, and finally we caught up with epidemiologist Dr Michael Baker to talk more about these new mask mandates! GAH will this ever end! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you thought you couldn't turn the topic of exercise into something inappropriate, think again. Jono has been doing Youtube workouts for the last wee while, and got Ben to play a little game with him on these exercises. We also spoke to Emma Timmis who ran the length of NZ in 21 days over summer, from Cape Reinga to Bluff and made a new world record! Finally, Jono has been accused of doing something by the tradie next door. Again, something not appropriate! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy New Year and all that jazz! We're stoked to be back with you this year and hope everyone had a safe and happy break (if you did manage to get a break in!) On today's show we spoke to a woman who listed her husband on TradeMe for sale, Jono shared a story about how he got attacked by something over the holidays, and we're starting to compile a list of 22 predictions for 2022. Will we have another lockdown? Will Pete Davidson date another celebrity? Will Harry & Meghan make amends with the royals? If you have any predictions, let us know on Instagram! Enjoy the first poddy for 2022!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

But little did Ben know, we had him teed up the whole time... So yes, we unnecessarily put him through 24hrs of listening to one Michael Buble song for no reason! Claaaaaaassic stitch up. We also had the PM Jacinda Ardern in, and surprised her with some very special guests. Today is our final show of the year so unfortunately you won't hear us over the summer, but we'll be back in your earholes January 24th! LOVE Y'ALL!!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben is listening to a Michael Bublé Christmas song on repeat until the Bube zooms us! That began at 8am this morning. But beforehand we discussed who is having the busiest Christmas, more inappropriate Christmas gifts people have been given, and we also presented for the first time, our 2021 WRAPPED UP RAP! Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of our listeners did... after she was gifted them from her partner. Who even knew those existed! We also caught up with THE HIPPO (Chris Hipkins), one of our fave people & the front runner for NZ's quote of the year. Finally, you know that noise you hear when your child winds down the window slightly in the back seat of the car? VERY ANNOYING NOISE! Jono did more research into why this happens. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who saw this coming!? Not us! The Hippo's infamous "spread your legs" quote is up alongside a quote we made about Judith Collins... We also found out that some of our listeners have been listening to Christmas music since OCTOBER (good on ya). Finally, we debated whether Ben should let his 12-year-old Sienna get Tiktok, but decided this JUDGE JUDY/JONO style. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you've got sharp ears, you may have noticed Ben mention a few times how much he'd love to interview Michael Bublé. The Drive show interviewed him, and he did the rounds across some other radio stations. So Jono has hatched up a plan for Ben to listen to the same Michael Bublé Christmas song on repeat, until Bublé Zooms us. We'll publish a link and hopefully make enough noise on social media so that he notices! Wish us luck, we could be here til 2025. We also spoke to a guy who is having over 60 people over for Christmas. SIXTY. Finally, Ben has a bone to pick with beetroot. Apparently it has no place in a burger! Enjoy the poddy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ON HIS HEAD! No joke! And it was Ben's daughter who noticed!!! Petition for him to grow his hair out?! We think yes. We also caught up with actor, comedian and children's author David Walliams who has a new book out. Finally, we noticed Mike Hosking in a VERY different environment at work yesterday and it was so amusing to watch. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben is one of the most on-to it people we know. He loves to-do lists, labels and calendars. And we wanted to see if there's anyone more organised than him! Yesterday we also spent the day on the roof of Eden Park, shooting basketballs into a hoop on the field below. And we managed to get a shot in each! Which meant that this morning, we were able to give away an all-access pass to Eden Park in 2022 as well as $1000! Finally, Ben admitted there's something he hasn't done in over 1000 days. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we learnt about how Jono got away with free parking at the airport for YEARS. Cheeky! We also learnt what the top things New Zealander's Googled this year. Finally, we had Wow Wednesday return and spoke to a lady who birthed and resuscitated a baby at home! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nothing worse than when you've been calling someone by the wrong name, and they're too polite to say anything, but you then find out later that you have it wrong. Ben found himself in this exact situation. Awkies! We also talked about what your greatest achievement is. Tomorrow, if we manage to land 2 basketballs into a hoop from the roof of Eden Park, we reckon it could be our greatest achievement. But we asked you for yours, and some were outrageous! Finally, we caught up with the ever-lovely Nadia Lim who has a new children's book out, based on a chicken on her farm. Adorable! Enjoy the poddy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's not something that many people would be able to pull off. But we spoke to Emma Timmis, a Kiwi who is doing just that. But she's doing the length of the country over 21 days! Which equals to be about 100km per day. Unreal. Ben's daughter posed a very interesting question which we spoke about this morning: If you knew about Covid one month before it hit in 2020, what would you tell yourself, or what would you do? Finally, we spoke to Kimberley from The Channelling - she's a psychic. We got her to predict whether we will land two shots down into a basketball hoop, aiming from Eden Park's roof. We're attempting this on Wednesday, and if we land 2 balls in the hoop, we have an epic prize to give away. An all-access pass to all of Eden Park's events in 2022, plus $1,000!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got a special BONUS Episode of The Humble Yum Yum for you from our friend Ganesh Raj! On this episode Hilary Barry talks with Ganesh about how food is her love language, admits she's a control freak in the kitchen and Ganesh turns her love of seafood into a recipe for Thai Fish Cakes. If you like the show, like and follow on iHeartRadio or where ever you get your podcasts!Proudly brought to you by The Hits and Countdown.Get the recipe: https://bit.ly/3nV9fUeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Quotes give us wonderful nuggets of wisdom throughout our life. But I bet you haven't thought about the fact that there are quotes that cancel other quotes out. You'll get what we mean soon... We also learnt today that Ben's nervousness has reached new heights, and we also caught up with Jeff Kinney, author of the very successful "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid" books!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remixes are the THANG at the moment so we remixed this Kiwi classic. And we got a large variety of feedback.... Have a listen and see what you think! In today's show we also caught up with new National party leader Christopher Luxon, a self-professed lover of country music. We tested his country music knowledge & chatted about how he's going in the new role. Finally, Ben's dog got a little too close for comfort and bit something that you don't want to be bitten.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The man who directed some of the biggest movies in history - E.T, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Back To The Future, and so many more, we had the ABSOLUTE HONOUR of interviewing him and the cast of his latest film, West Side Story. Not only did we speak with Steven Spielberg, we also caught up with our Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. A project we're working on at the moment is remixing an old Kiwi classic song. There are popular remixes of Fleetwood Mac's Dreams, Cold Heart is a remix from Elton John and Dua Lipa, so it's all the rage at the moment. We've narrowed down our top 3, and got our blessing from one of the artists to make it in full. Finally, we had an epic call for Wow Wednesday today - a man who is in a polyamorous relationship (a 3 way relationship)! Interesting stuff. A good poddy for you today, enjoy & thanks for listening!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And it's all thanks to Ben's daughter and a new book she has. We also caught up with Kiwi singer Benee ahead of her NZ & world tour! Finally, what is the meaning behind the saying "the cat's out of the bag!"? We dive deep! Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a video from 2015 where Bill Gates gave a TED Talk on how the world is not prepared for a pandemic or a highly contagious virus... and it's so eerie to watch now! We also discussed the Christmas jobs that are so admin & unenjoyable, and finally, we caught up with Dr Joel Rindelaub who spoke to us a bit more about this new Omicron covid variant and whether we should be worried. Eeeek! Enjoy the podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taylor Swift's 10-minute version of All Too Well is officially the longest song to reach #1 in the charts. Today on the show we challenged ourselves to play it, leave the studio, buy coffees and see if we could make it back in time. Did we? Was it a shambles? We also spoke about a TikTok couple's crazy rules they have in their relationship... And we spoke to relationship expert Bridgette Jackson from Equal Exes to see if these sorts of rules in a relationship are totally necessary. All that and a bunch more on today's poddy, including our new parody song dedicated to Judith Collins. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To celebrate 100 days in lockdown, we gave a bunch of people $100 on air! While a lot of us have been "stuck" in lockdown, we wanted to know where else you have been "stuck"... One woman called up saying when she was younger, she licked the ice in the deep freeze and got stuck to it, with no help around. And that was just ONE story we got! We also discussed one of life's most mundane tasks and why it seriously sucks, and Jono got into an internet wormhole about Adele. Enjoy the podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We continued on yesterday's chat about the most amount of money you've cost your workplace, and we had Russell come through with a craaaazy story about how his friend BURNT HIS BOSSES WORKSHOP while he was an apprentice! Good lord. And if that wasn't enough of a WOW FACTOR, we also had our segment Wow Wednesday make a comeback. We had a lovely lady call with a heart-breaking story that just seemed to get worse! Finally, tomorrow is 100 days since we first went into lockdown so tomorrow, we're celebrating with EVERY CALLER WINS $100. Get your phones ready to dial 0800 THE HITS tomorrow between 6am-9am! Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had the lovely & hilarious James Blunt on the show for an interview and straight off the bat we offended him with some false information about him! But all was ok in the end. He's a very funny dude & the chat was a lot of fun! We also spoke about the Aussie TV reporter who essentially cost his network $1 million, when he went to interview Adele in London, told her he hadn't listened to her new album yet, to which the record label said he couldn't use the interview anymore. Awkies. Flights to London and no playing back of the interview allowed... So, we threw it out there and asked you guys how much money you've cost your company and we had some ripper calls come through! You'd never want to be these people! Enjoy the podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You'd think as a married couple, you'd be friends on Facebook? Think again! But Ben has a reason... Or so he reckons! We also spoke about awkward encounters you've had with a stranger, after Jono's friend really put his foot in it with someone at a dance recital. Finally, we've dug up some old audio of Jono claiming something, but now he just looks like a big ol' hypocrite when we play it now! Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Belushi who you may know from Saturday Night Live, was part of our segment Liar Liar. He now runs a cannabis farm! What a career pivot! We also played "Connect 4". where we tried to see if we could connect 4 people to Adele. And we spoke to a couple of people who have been associated with her! #Goals. Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to a young belieber earlier this week and we wanted to find another belieber, but someone who was above the general age demographic of your traditional JB fan. And I think we found them! Jono also played some very disturbing audio this morning of a couple working out. But without the visuals of them working out, it sounded like a veeeery different activity. We also caught up with Dr Dougal Sutherland who is a psychologist, and he gave some really good tips on how to get through this Christmas if the vaccine debate is causing tension within the family. All that and more on today's podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please don't read that as "anti vaxxer" because Ben is actually anti vacuum cleaners at the moment. An anti vac-cer. Something precious broke while he was vacuuming and we wanted to know who else was an anti vac-cer, or who else has had problems with their vacuum cleaner! Also, yes, Ben did lie to children on a Zoom call and he got caught out for it! Oooooopsie. Finally, we spoke to a guy who has met Adele, in fact, Adele came into his shop!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And he was betrayed by one of the things he loves most! However, this sparked some calls from listeners who had some outrageous stories similar to Ben. We also caught up with Archie Yates (who stars in Jojo Rabbit) and Irish comedian Aisling Bea. They both star in the new Home Alone movie, called Home Sweet Home Alone. Finally, Ben has a very specific arrangement with Jono when it comes to birthday presents, but he nearly messed it up. Enjoy the podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben's dog is getting more photo opportunities and more TV airtime than he is! So we threw it out there and we got some good responses, including the viral "It's a f***ing goat!" lady! We also caught up with the creator and director of The Simpsons, Al Jean. Finally, Ben has one rule in life that he lives by and decided to share it publicly with you all! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben tested Sienna's commitment to her business in a brutal way, have a listen! We also spoke with someone who'd accidentally been called a completely different name by their boss for SEVEN YEARS, and they never corrected them! Finally, there were a couple of special moments on today's show, Kate from Christchurch won 5 Words for $5K, and we had a very deserving winner for our giveaway with themarket.com - whose house had burnt down in a fire. Super amazing & what a way to end the week! Enjoy the podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're on a mission to expand Producer Juliet's movie knowledge. She hasn't seen a lot of the classics and she's now compiling a list that she needs to get through. So we discussed the movies she needs to add to her list, and we even consulted with movie buff & friend Doug who has seen over 6,000 movies in his life! We also caught up with Lindy who accidentally found herself in the middle of our 5 Words for $5K competition the other day. She accidentally dialled us when she was trying to win Six60 tickets on another station. We tried to do a make-good with her but it ended up being a shambles all over again! In this podcast too you'll find our interview with Thomas Markle Jr, Meghan's half-brother. However, we've got a mini podcast episode with that on it so you can check it out there too! Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He's Meghan Markle's big brother, and ironically is also on the TV show Big Brother VIP. We spoke to him about the public letter he wrote to Meghan before her wedding and what he regrets about it now. It was an awesome chat and he seems like a good guy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may have seen headlines all over the place about "Doug The Spud" potentially being the world's biggest potato, grown by Colin and Donna in Hamilton. We spoke to Colin and he is an aaaaaabsolute character and is clearly very proud of his spud. Ben also reckons he has the cleanest socks in the world and his reason why is quite valid. Finally, there are so many sayings that we spout off, but how did these sayings actually begin? Introducing our new segment "What Do You Mean?", we deep dive into sayings and how they came to be... Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to a guy who currently owns 56 of them. Why? Have a listen. We also played our game Liar Liar and ended up chatting to someone who has walked the length of the south island! Finally, Ben's dog goes to Doggy Day Care and gets an annual report card. Ben and his dog are far more alike than we realised! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Technology can be great but it can also be painful. Ben sent an email to someone but predictive text changed his words... And it got him into a predicament. We also spoke to a woman who nursed a baby seal in her backyard back to health, and so we opened up the phones to hear your stories of animal rescue! One story ended savagely... Finally, we caught up with the PM's partner Clarke Gayford and comedian Tom Sainsbury. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had Ronnie Vannucci Jr join us today, the drummer from The Killers. The Killers have just announced an NZ show at the end of next year, so we had him on for a chat. We also brought our segment The Show Rubbish Bin back. It's where all our bad ideas go, but sometimes we give them a second chance. Ben had an idea where he tried to get his "Bond" back.... his James Bond. Finally, we spoke to a listener who has already got all her Christmas decorations up, and she played us her farting Santa toy. Just lovely. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And she is quite literally the cutest lady on this planet. 103 and sharp as a tack! Jono was confident that we'd find someone listening older than the Queen who is 95. And BOOM WE GOT ONE! Our chat with Lizzie will warm the cockles of your heart! We also caught up with the winner of Celebrity Treasure Island, Chris Parker, who won after he was initially coming dead last. MIRACULOUS. Finally, Producer Juliet has a theory about hairdressers, so we did some research to see if this was true. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to her about the current restrictions, when she thinks all kids will go back to school, and what will happen if by November 29th, we aren't at 90% fully vaccinated. On another note, Ben isn't happy with one of the contestants on Celebrity Treasure Island, and the reason why involves his wife! Finally, are our phones really listening to us, and then feeding us ads based on what we're saying? We spoke to Martin Cocker from Netsafe to see whether this is the case!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben thought he was being pranked by Jono yesterday when a baby goose turned up on his doorstep. He was very confused at how it even got there, because their gate was closed and they don't live near any water. So, where the heck did this goose come from and how did it get into Ben's property? After we discussed this, we opened it up to see whether any of our listeners have played animal rescue, and we ended up speaking to Matt Owens who adopted a magpie (https://www.instagram.com/swoopandmowgli/) and it literally became his pet. It was best friends with the cat, it would come and land on Matt's shoulder whenever he called it, and he ended up going viral for it. Have a stalk of his Instagram, it's the cutest content you'll see all day. Finally, Ben has got concerns that his dog may embarrass him on a certain TV show. In hindsight this show sounds very animal focused. We promise there's other stuff in there too! Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don't tell The Masked Singer, because we did our own version. But with face masks... We had a famous singer with a face mask on the phone and we had to guess who they were through their muffled voice! Jono also tried to channel the youth with his own take on one of the new vaccination ads... Interesting. Finally, we did Monday Memorabilia Madness and chatted some more about the bizarre memorabilia you own. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After last night's Halloween Movie Marathon, we ended up with exactly $5,000 to give away! It was intense calling out someone's name but Ange who won was incredibly deserving and got us all so emotional! In today's show we also discussed how the Covid lady has been replaced, and Ben's wife has bought EVEN MORE of something that Ben reckons they already have plenty of. Enjoy the podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ed Sheeran has a new album out called Equals and we caught up with him. This was right before he announced he had Covid, the poor guy! We interviewed him on Jono's anniversary night, so Jen wasn't too happy he had to miss their special dinner... But we reckon we made it up to her! We also surprised a Kiwi fan with a call from Ed, but in this call, Ed had to apologise for something. This was an awesome chat with him and was actually really insightful!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.