Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast

We continued to get more scary stories from listeners and my golly gosh the call we got from Tania gave us goosebumps. Creeeeeeepy stuff. We also heard Jono belt out his best version of Adele's new song Easy On Me (hint, it's horrendous). Finally, we caught up with a woman who very recently gave birth in a New World carpark. Surely that baby gets free groceries for the rest of its life! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the lead up to tomorrow, we're hearing more and more creepy stories. We caught up with James Gilberd who's from the New Zealand Strange Occurrences Society, who investigates paranormal activity in NZ. On the back of this, we spoke to Bianca whose family had a terrifying experience with something supernatural. On a different note & to lighten the mood, Jono had a very funny observation about the TV show Love Island that his wife watches. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of Ben's Scary Movie Marathon (to win you up to $10,000), we spoke to Roger L Jackson, the man behind the famous voice of Ghost Face. "Do you like scary movies?" THAT GUY. He announced the 5 scary movies that Ben will watch on Thursday, and man he creeped us out during the interview with that damn voice! We also spoke about how Adele has a framed piece of Celine Dion's gum in her house, so we opened up the "weird celebrity memorabilia line", and ended up speaking to a man who has John Lennon's tooth! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The preparations continue. More scary stories, more movie suggestions, and even a novelty quiz by Jono. All in preparation for Thursday where Ben has to watch 5 scary movies in a row. On today's show we also got pranked by Michael J Fox... And Ben's been caught doing something his wife seriously doesn't approve of. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a little girl in NZ named Paige, who was born via surrogacy. However, her biological mother passed away before she was born. Because of this, her mother cannot be named on her birth certificate, by law. But it's a ridiculous law that needs to be changed. Paddy Gower is fighting alongside this family for Paige's right to have her mother listed as her mother. We caught up with Paddy about this.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora e te whānau! To build Ben's resilience with scary movies, we got you guys to share with us your ghost stories, or the creepy stories that will freak Ben out. Juuuuust to prepare him a bit more for when he watches 5 scary movies in attempt to win someone $10,000. We had a creeeepy story from Lizzie! Jono also told a story of something that happened to him when he was out on an early morning run this morning. His main concern of the story was NOT Ben & producer Juliet's main concern though. What he revealed was VERY SURPRISING! Finally, in our segment Liar Liar we spoke to a man who lives like he's in the 90s!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we caught up with the leader of the ACT Party, David Seymour. He even managed to sneak in a few digs about Jono's (lack of) hair. We also narrowed down some of the scariest movies that we can get Ben to watch next week, in order to give away up to $10,000. If you haven't heard just yet, Ben hates scary movies. So just before Halloween, we're forcing him to sit down and watch a bunch, and every fright he gets, we take money off the $10,000 tally. Whatever is left will be given away on air the next day! If you have any other suggestions for scary movies, let us know on Instagram @thehitsbreakfast. Finally, Ben and his family have been doing something at home - to do with Squid Game... (It's not as creepy as it sounds, promise). Enjoy the pod!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As that saying goes, shoot for the moon and if you miss, you'll land among the stars... So that's exactly what we did with Adele. But this impersonator is quite the woman! And if you listen closely, you'll hear Jono completely forget her name at the start haha. Adele has also continued to name her albums the age she was when she wrote them. One of them being called 21. So we thought, what would you tell your 21-year-old self? And with a bunch of wizardry and witchcraft, we spoke to our 21-year-old selves and gave them some sound advice. Enjoy the podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora! Over the weekend was the Super Saturday Vaxathon and there were some golden moments, like Ashley Bloomfield dancing, Jacinda making Clarke do some DJing, and Paddy Gower saying "LESHGO". And since the South Island has no Covid, there's been a petition to let them be their own nation. So, if they did become their own nation, which famous South Islander would make a great Prime Minister? Jono's also realised that his daughter's texts to her friend on his phone look a bit dodgy from the surface without context. Finally, we caught up with comedian Hayley Sproull who hosts The Great Kiwi Bake Off with Madeleine Sami, always lovely chatting to her! Enjoy the poddy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In one of our frequent segments, Liar Liar, where one person is on the phone telling a true story, and another is on telling a false story, we ended up speaking to Britt who is on a new TV show called Naked & Afraid Of Love. She basically went bush, fully naked, with a bunch of strangers, trying to survive but also trying to build a relationship. We nearly witnessed Producer Juliet swear on national radio for the first time, and we also caught up with former Shortland Street actress Angela Bloomfield (Rachel McKenna), who was recently eliminated from Celebrity Treasure Island. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Those particular words you may recognise from Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, or the remix by Jolyon Petch. Because we take things literally, we wanted to figure out if thunder only does happen when it's raining. We reckon we know the answer though. So we called a professional meteorologist to see if this was the case! On another note, Jono is a HERO who is giving out $20,000. KIDDING. Someone is pretending to be Jono on Facebook, doing just that! Finally, what would Jono do if he was the Prime Minister? Chaos would ensue. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jono & Ben version, with no fatalities obviously... We called a Fish & Chip shop and had to guess the price of an individual squid ring. Did we nail it? Did we survive to the next round? Who knows! We also caught up with the president of the Teacher's Union, Liam Rutherford, to chat about the new mandate where teachers will need to be vaccinated from next year, to help protect their young students who can't get the vaccine yet. Finally, Ben's new mullet has received some mixed reviews, so we read some of these out.. Eek!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is not a drill!! Ben hasn't had a haircut since before lockdown, so his daughters took the opportunity to give him a haircut. And he actually committed to the mullet and came to work with it! It's more like a mini mullet. Not as long as your usual one, but it'll get there! We also had some tickets to Billie Eilish to give away, and we had some high drama on the show where someone had the opportunity to steal the tickets off a 13-year-old girl. It was ruthless. Finally, we were joined by comedian Chris Parker (also on Celebrity Treasure Island) and body positivity Instagrammer, Jess Quinn, who has a new book out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lockdown in Auckland has reached new levels in the Boyce household. Ben's daughters went to the lengths of creating an at-home roller skating restaurant. Were there injuries? Have a listen to find out!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora! Today we spoke to Lee Morrison who was a stunt double for James Bond as part of our segment Liar Liar. He started out being a stunt double for Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and over the years has slowly progressed. He worked closely with Daniel Craig in No Time To Die on various stunts, and it was so interesting to chat to him! Jono has also been annoying his family in lockdown by doing one very specific thing, and it riles them up! So we opened up the phones and wanted to hear about the things that unreasonably annoy you. Finally, we caught up with a guy who is designing woollen jeans! If you know the shoe brand All Birds who make shoes from wool, he's essentially wanting to do the same thing but with jeans, to make them more comfortable. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi dancer Lance Savali is on the current season of Celebrity Treasure island, and he has danced with the likes of Rihanna, JLo, Beyonce, and many other A listers! It was great as always to catch up with him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the "road map" out of Covid was announced, we caught up with the Prime Minister and discussed all the new rules around picnic-ing, bathroom-ing, and socially distancing. And why aren't the rest of the country in Level 1 yet?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And Ben wants to be Justin Bieber! This spawned off a question Ben's daughter posed, which opened up a very interesting conversation about who you'd swap talents with if you had the opportunity. We were also joined by PM Jacinda Ardern to discuss all the new rules with having picnics! Finally, Jono is hoarding something in his household and we reckon he's not the only one. Even if you're not a hoarder. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What a whirlwind! We're still soaking up the info about Auckland's new rules in lockdown... We can have picnics, with only one other bubble, up to 10 people, but can we have 5 picnics in one day with different bubbles? WHAT ARE THE RULES! Ben the information man came to the rescue with all your questions about lockdown. Not only that, but social media has been down! Instagram, Facebook & Whatsapp. What will we DOOO! But on a positive note (yay) we caught up with Hits Wellington day host, Bel Crawford, who we like to now call our Spice Girls correspondent, to chat about the new Spice Girls documentary that aired on TVNZ last night. She had a sit-down conversation for 45 minutes with Sporty Spice last year, so she also shared some tales about that experience! Enjoy the poddy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's an old wives' tale, that if your mother's father is bald, you will go bald (if you're a man of course). Likewise, if your mother's father has a wonderful head of hair, you will too. Is this legit? We called Ben's mum to see if her dad had a good head of hair, and we also had a wonderful hair expert let us know whether this old wives' tale is actually true or not. On the show we were also joined by Vanessa Goodson, who won The Apprentice Aotearoa. But we spoke to her because her and her family contracted Covid and were transferred to a managed isolation facility. What is it like having to move your whole family into one of these facilities until you are better!? What are the things she experienced? We delved deep! Finally, Ben has tried to implement "Device Free Weekends" into his home. But he regrets it all! Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PJ Harding moved back to NZ after living in Melbourne hosting one of the most popular breakfast shows. She's now living in the Wairarapa with her fiancé. What's she up to now, is she going to come back to radio? Jono also delved into some of Google's most outrageous reviews, the ultimate Karens! (Sorry to the Karens listening... you're probably not like this). Finally, we discussed at-home beauty treatments gone wrong, and how one woman's eyebrow got lasered off! Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Has anyone had any major at-home beauty fails? We delved into this today, and Ben also reflected on a shocking fashion trend that he embraced back in the day... Also, there's a fashion trend at the moment that Jono compared to his grandmother. Eeeek! Enoy this mini podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today was a MUST WIN day for our signature game 5 Words for $5K. We wanted to give away the cash before the end of the month, but we didn't, so we just kept playing today. Ben was in the sound proof booth again, we played game after game until he matched all 5 words with Lisa from Whiritoa! We won't punish you with all the games in this podcast episode, but have included the winning game of course! 5 Words for $5K returns to normal at 7.45am tomorrow, and who knows, we could give it away again. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emma Chaddock from Motueka recently woke up early one morning to her neighbour screaming that her house was on fire & that her daughter was inside. Emma did an incredible thing (that is usually not advised) and went into the inferno to save the daughter. If she was 20 seconds later, the outcome would've been completely different. This is an incredible story from an incredible woman!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recently we've been speaking about the best things you've ever won, and we had a late contender on the show today! Melanie told us about how her and her workmates won $1 million from Lotto. What happened when she found out? What did she spend the money on? We delve deep! Jono tried to also fulfil a childhood dream of being sponsored by Nike. A big stretch, but we reckon it paid off. We caught up with Toni Street to talk about her new book Lost And Found, and we also spoke with a woman who saved a 6 y/o girl from a burning house. Incredible story. Enjoy the podcast whānau!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora! We've pledged that we're going to give away $5K before the end of the month... And that's Thursday. So in anticipation, we wanted to find out what the best thing you've ever won was. We even had a call from Peter who won $20K from The Hits back in the day! Jono also shared a tale about his experience at the petrol station yesterday. And how he did possibly the cheapest eftpos transaction in history! Finally, we caught up with David Seymour from the ACT party who, in the polls, has just overtaken Judith Collins as preferred Prime Minister. What does he reckon about this? We chat to him. Enjoy the podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What was that experience like? How did it happen? Did she get hospitalised? We spoke with Maureen as part of a game we play called Liar Liar where one caller is telling the truth, and one is lying. *Spoiler* Maureen wasn't lying & really has been struck by lightning! Such an interesting story, have a listen!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we talked Birthing Suite Banter... AKA, what was the weird thing that happened in your birthing suite? Was it as strange as someone giving birth in a Chewbacca mask? We had some people call up with some amazing stories! Finally, Jono has disappointed Ben's 9-year-old Indie YET AGAIN with his potty mouth! All that and more, enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora e te whānau! A lucky TV host from the Today show in America coincidentally sat next to Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper at the US open, so we threw it out there to see if any of you guys had sat next to a celebrity. Whether it was on a plane, at an event, or anywhere else! And we had Dani Robinson on who has maaaany tales of sitting next to celebrities! As well as this, we talked about talented dogs and were joined by dog trainer Mark Vette, who has taught dogs to fly a plane and drive a car. Legit! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jono's daughter very casually said something in passing, but it was something that made his ears prick up. What she said was so bizarre and is something Ben has said many times in the past! We also delved into what's making Ben nervous today. Finally, we played a game of "tell us where you're from without telling us where you're from", and Jono blimmen ruined the game within 30 seconds! Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It seems that so many people in the Auckland region right now are frothing over takeaways being available, and the lines outside some stores are looooong. So we wanted to know what the longest time you've waited in a line for, whether that be a concert, a new shop, or anything of the likes! We had some brilliant calls! Ben also decided to whip out some old photos of a trip he and Amanda did to Europe, to show his kids. One of the photos was of the statue of David. If you know, you know. Finally, Jono is concerned with some of Oscar's potential life choices. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben had a 496th removed friend who disagrees with their partner on the vaccine... Yes, this is a bunch of goss that Ben heard through the grapevine. But what happens in a situation like that!? When a couple disagrees on something rather important... We discuss! Jono got lost in another internet wormhole about which countries in the world have the tallest people on average, and NEW ZEALAND MADE THE LIST BABY! We may be small, but we are TALL. All that and a lot more jibber jabber on today's podcast! Enjoy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We got into this discussion after we found out someone famous used to follow producer Juliet on Twitter. And we ended up speaking to someone who was followed by Barack Obama! We also continued on the chat from last week about the best names for your pets, and the calls did not disappoint. If you like puns, you'll love these pet names. Finally, Jono revealed that he still doesn't know his dairy owner's name after many years, because it's now too late and too awkward to ask. So Ben went on a mission to find out, but stitched Jono up in the process. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben brought this one to the table. About how when you're in a bookstore, what else can you do to judge a book apart from looking at/reading its cover!? You're not going to read the book in the store to figure out whether you want to buy it or not... We also talked about the best names you have for your pet. And we had some calls come through that were VERY punny. Finally, episode 2 of our TV show "Jono & Ben: Good Sports" was on TVNZ 2 last night, and we got Ben to call TVNZ reception to see what the reviews were like. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We played Liar Liar, a game where we have 2 people on the show, and only one of them is telling the truth. Charlotte claimed she was there when Taika Waititi and Rita Ora met, and Don claims he's eaten over 30,000 Big Macs in his life. Who was telling the truth? DON WAS! How has he eaten so many Big Macs? Does he get sick of them? It's outrageous. Google Don Gorske, this is as legit as it gets!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We bet you've never heard a laugh quite like Amanda Boyce. Ben subtly recorded her laughing while watching Mr Bean, and he's been in negotiations all week with her as to whether he's allowed to play the audio on air... 4 days later and she agreed, and it's the best thing you'll hear. We also came up with another suggestion for the vaccination bus AND even made a jingle for it. Well, Jono did. Ben's not so keen. Finally, we played Liar Liar, where we had 2 people on the phone with outrageous stories and only one is telling the truth. Charlotte claimed she was there when Taika Waititi and Rita Ora met, and Don claims he's eaten over 30,000 Big Macs in his life. Who's telling the truth?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The harshest critic in the game spared us 5 minutes of his time to chat to us about our new TV show. We sent him a couple of episodes to watch, did he like it? Is it worth watching? Hear from the Hosk himself! We also spent a bit of time brainstorming a name for the new potential vaccination bus that'll go around giving people the jab. Australia have called theirs Jabba The Bus, but Jacinda reckons us Kiwis will be able to think of a better one, and we ALREADY HAVE! Finally, if your wedding invite list is full, can you start culling the plus ones, or the partners that you don't really know, in order to invite more friends!? Is this acceptable!?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We opened up the Parent Credit Line because Ben's daughter Sienna has a school project due, but he has done EVERYTHING. But will he ever get the credit when she gets her mark back!? We knew Ben wasn't the only one who's been in this situation, so we opened up the Parent Credit Line to see what outrageous school projects you've done for your kids. We also caught up with Mama Doctor Jones who is an influencer/doctor over in America, and she's taken a job in INVERCARGILL! Of all places! Anywhere in the world, and with her following, she chooses Invercargill!? We caught up with her to ask her why! Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our kids would have some very bizarre names if we named them after our wives' pregnancy cravings...! We also learnt today that Jono's son is a future entrepreneur. He thought of a GENIUS idea to do with vacuum cleaners! Over the weekend was also the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We spoke with a man, Elias Kanaris, who was on a plane at the same time as 9/11, and was directly affected while in the air. Super interesting. Enjoy the poddy whānau!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So turns out Ben is not the only man-child around the place, Jono met someone who ALSO has a velcro wallet like Ben. Are there any more people like this out there!? We also caught up with a woman called Michelle Kennedy, who was a board member for the dating app Bumble. But she started a new app called Peanut, described as "tinder for mums". It's for women who want to make friends and matches them based on location, interests and mutual friends. Super interesting and such a good app to know about! Finally, Ben needed a bit of a hand trying to figure out the etiquette for "liking" posts on Instagram! Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora whānau! Today's show was a really fun one. We played WOW WEDNESDAY, and asked for any calls from anyone that could wow us. And we had someone who did not disappoint. She married her gay British best friend just to get permanent residency in the UK, and it actually worked. But there's a part to the story that is TOTALLY unexpected! We also caught up with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern - does she have a personal stylist? Finally, Ben's daughter is doing a spelling bee, so Ben put Indie and Jono head to head on some difficult words. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke to a couple of people today who had been in a coma, and asked them all sorts of questions about whether they could hear noises, whether they "saw the other side", and what they remembered overall. It was honestly very interesting and makes you really appreciate your own life! On quite a different note, Ben had another shituation with dog poo... What two completely different topics! You may remember that just before lockdown on a Monday morning, he realised mid-show that he had stepped in dog poo. Now he's gone and had a similar situation! And he's the cleanest guy we know! Enjoy the poddy friends, it's a goodie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Called VAX STREETS BACK (EVERYBODY)! Thanks to the Backstreet Boys! We thoroughly enjoyed making this song, and keep your eyes peeled on our Instagram @thehitsbreakfast for the highly anticipated music video to go along with it... Yesterday was also Father's Day in NZ and Ben's daughters wrote some adorable messages about him in a card, some of which are strangely accurate... Finally, we spoke to a woman whose wedding had been cancelled FOUR TIMES thanks to Covid. Enjoy the show whānau!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Father's Day this Sunday, we each made a call to our dads, told them we loved them, and then started a timer to see how long it would take for them to say it back... Because this particular generation of dad's don't generally dish out "I love you" a whoooole lot. We also played an old song we recorded with Kings and Ben's dad called "DAD JOKES", an absolute banger filled with some of your classic dad jokes. We had a bit of an intervention with Jono too, about his emails. Again. But this time, it's to do with his typos that are so blimmen hard to decipher. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yes, you read that correctly. if you're in Level 4 right now and dreaming about being in Level 3, boy do we have something for you. Just you wait. It's worth it. We were also joined by TWO OF THE GREATS, the two lead stars of the critically acclaimed 1pm press conference! Ashley Bloomfield & Jacinda Ardern. We spoke to Ashley about what went through his mind when Chris Hipkins told the nation to spread their legs, and we spoke to Aunty Cindy about whether she actually is an aunty in real life, and she gave us a lovely little insight into her family! As well as this, we learnt that Ben's daughters listen to the radio FAR too much. They know ALL THE JINGLES, and Ben brought some evidence to the show. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello friends. On today's show, we broke up with the rest of the country... We had to make a tough call to Christchurch to officially end things. It was tough. Breaking up is never easy. But sometimes it's just gotta be done... Pray for us. We also rewarded another essential worker, what we like to call "Iso-Legends" thanks to our mates at Skinny. All that and more on today's poddy! Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you've ever done one of the NZ Herald quizzes, they're often quite challenging and it's hard to score a 10/10. But today we took it upon ourselves to try today's quiz, with the help of our wonderful listeners (and a "phone a friend") to score a 10/10. We did it, and it was a whole lot of fun!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora! On today's show we discussed a wedding dilemma. If a couple don't show up to your wedding, is it acceptable to invoice them the cost of their food?! We also caught up with someone who has contracted Covid TWICE. The original Covid and the Delta variant! Finally, we tried to hunt out the person in NZ who has had the most Covid tests. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this MINI edition of the Jono & Ben podcast, we catch up with Lisa Adams after winning Gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora whānau, on today's show we spoke with Lisa Adams, who just won a gold medal in the shot put at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo! She is Valerie & Steven Adams' sister. What a blimmen talented family! She's a real hard case and it was so good catching up with her. We also spoke about how someone MAY have stolen our idea for our "spread your legs" facemasks (although they're putting proceeds towards charity... so... we can't complain). Finally, Jono had to pick up something from the chemist yesterday and compared it to something very illegal. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.