Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast

Hello friends! Today we played a non-stop game of 5 Words for $5K and kept playing until we gave away the cash. It was a long show! Ben finally managed to match all words with Sarah from Tauranga just before 1pm and now Sezza is $5K richer! We also delved into what's making Ben nervous today, as well as catching up with Matiu Walters from Six60 ahead of the release of their new song Pepeha.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello friends! Hope you're surviving in lockdown and hopefully we can keep you company for an hour or so through this poddy! Today we spoke to listeners Maggie & Matt who are locked down together with their kids. Maggie is working from home & Matt can't, but Maggie still seems to be homeschooling the kids while juggling work. Why isn't Matt doing it?! We delved into this and got some advice on what these guys should do... Jono also got caught out having a "man's look" at home. Claaaaassic when the wife finds it within 2 seconds and the hubby seems to have been looking for hours! Finally, we rewarded another Iso-Legend - an essential worker doing great things in lockdown. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello fine people of Aotearoa and anyone who may be listening in other countries... With Covid making a comeback in NZ, Jono decided to spice up a phone call to his wife Jen and call her with some sexy chat... some sexy COVID chat... Did Jen like it? Have a listen to find out. We also caught up with Ganesh Raj who hosts Eat Well For Less on TVNZ, to get a bit of lockdown cooking inspo using the ingredients you have in your pantry. All that and more! Enjoy the poddy, friends.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora! On today's show, we caught up with Newshub Entertainment Reporter and Film Reviewer, Kate Rodger, on the shows we should be binging this lockdown. Even when we get out of lockdown, we'll probably still be binging them! Since we're on the topic of binging... Jono got into another internet wormhole, this time about Netflix. Did you know that Netflix started before Google?! Finally, we caught up with Sir John Kirwan, and this was a really awesome chat about how we can keep ourselves mentally healthy in lockdown. Stay safe, stay sanitised and good day Aotearoa!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora whānau! On today's show, we delved into the one thing that Ben is nervous about today. There are many things. Ohhhhh so many things that our Ben Boyce is nervous about today. But we made him choose just one. And it was when there are too many people on Zoom, to the point where it stresses him out and he leaves the meeting! Is this justifiable!? We also caught up with Anna Grimaldi, a Paralympian in long jump, who won Gold last Olympics. The Paralympics begin tomorrow in Tokyo and she's competing again, HOPEFULLY SHE BRINGS ANOTHER GOLD HOME! We also caught up with Viv from "Girls Get Off"... Finally... after Ben's embarrassing moment in a group chat. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All week we've been leading up to today where we can play a Christmas song on the radio because lets be honest, we all need some cheer in these Covid times! Then we got carried away and kept playing Christmas music until we got 12 no's. The 12 no's of Christmas. But Ben had a bit of a hilarious fumble when asking for calls which completely changed the name of the segment! We also caught up with TVNZ News Reporter Jenny Suo who was on a solo tramp with no cell phone coverage when the lockdown was announced. She came out of the tramp, was very confused when nobody was around and had a barrage of messages from people when she turned on her phone. Enjoy the poddy!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It wouldn't be a lockdown without a champagne Jono & Ben parody song. This time we used Ed Sheeran's song Bad Habits, so ENJOY. We spoke to a guy who is selling KFC from the day before lockdown on Facebook Marketplace, and the offers he is getting for the 2-day old K-Fry is INSANE. We also played our own version of the Masked Singer... So chuck the poddy on, kick back, eat some snacks and SOAK UP THIS LOCKDOWN!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora New Zealand, we are baaaaaaaack in lockdown (and in your earholes)! Hope everyone is doing ok. We are acutely aware that the number of listeners we had this morning probably averaged at about 5, but luckily you can catch us on this poddy! Even though the lockdown news is pretty dull, we had some fun on this show to bring you guys some laughs! We spoke to Mitchell who was up at 6.30 drinking bourbon, the true definition of going hard and going early. We caught up with The Hippo AKA Chris Hipkins, and of course while we chatted Covid, we also VERY IMPORTANTLY pitched some more nicknames to him. And finally, Ben went on a couple of on-air dates with some listeners. Weird. Anyway, today's a fun one. Stay safe, stay sanitised and GOOD DAY AOTEAROA!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a new segment we introduced recently, we delve into the brain of Ben Boyce and uncover the things that he's nervous about. He's always operating at Alert Level 4, and today his anxiousness comes from shopping mall changing rooms! We also spoke about how JLo deleted all pictures of ARod off her social media which sparked a conversation about whether it's ok to still have photos of your ex on social media (or even around your house), especially if you've got a new partner. All that and more on today's poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every person's worst nightmare. Sending the right message but to the wrong person. Unfortunately, Ben bore the brunt of this over the weekend, BIG TIME. Another unfortunate moment happened to Ben this morning (wow he's really feeling the true effects of a Monday, isn't he), when he realised live on air that he had stepped in dog poop. Finally, we got Sienna back in the studio to pull a bit of a prank on a baby factory. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We spoke about the awkward encounters you've had with an ex, and golly gosh some belters came through. People whose ex was their midwife, people whose ex wanted them to be their egg donor... you name it, we probably had that call on. We also played one of our fun games called Liar Liar, where we have 2 people on the phone explaining some wild stories, but one of them is lying. Today's liar was blatantly obvious! But the person telling the truth had an incredible story from their travels. Today was a fun one. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning Vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris joined us to answer all of your COVID vaccine questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora! Yes, our old producer Heidi put Jono right back in his place after he said something quite controversial in the office! With the news of Jennifer Aniston & David Schwimmer AKA Schwimmerston getting together (potentially?), we called GORE of all places to break the news and see if they cared. Finally, we had vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris on to answer all your Covid vaccine questions. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today was OH WOW WEDNESDAY, where we encourage you guys to call up and make us go WOW. It could be a talent you've got, or a story that happened to you that we won't believe. We had Judy on who told the most insane story about her cheating husband's girlfriend giving birth. Crazy. Today on the show we also caught up with Jacinda Ardern - does her daughter Neve know what she does for a living? The answer may surprise you! Not only did we have the Prime Minister of the nation on, but we also had the mother of the nation, Hilary Barry! She's got a new TV show called Give Us A Clue on TVNZ1 with Paula Bennett and Tom Sainsbury. Enjoy, today's a good one!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This was VERY INTERESTING! We spoke to a lovely man we recently met, Doug, who is the biggest movie buff we've ever come across. He's seen so many movies in his lifetime, spends weekends doing movie marathons, spends his evenings with his movie-critic wife watching different films, ALL while managing a normal job, too. So we put him to the test and got you guys to call up to see if you could stump Doug, by describing a movie plot and he had to guess the title. We also played another game of Olympic Rings, where we call people and see if they pick up within 5 rings. Today we did it with Olympians Caitlin Regal & David Liti! Finally, we delved into what Ben is nervous about today, considering he's a very nervy human being! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We got Ben's daughter in again to do another wee prank call... This time, on a wedding planner. Would they take her request seriously and help her plan a wedding for her dolls? We also spoke to a guy from work, Andy, who was paid by Newstalk ZB to sit down and watch ALL the coverage of the Olympics. He had multiple screens going and wasn't allowed to stop watching when it got late. ALL IN THE NAME OF NEWSTALK ZB CONTENT! Finally, Jono lost his work swipe card (again) but found it in the most bizarre location. Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had a lot of fun this morning talking about the things you used to hide from your parents as a kid. One listener phoned up and said she accidentally got an "adult virus" on her family computer after going on a particular site... What she did with that computer afterwards was hilarious! We also played a bit of a game involving the 5 Olympic rings. Sounds bizarre but have a listen... and it may still be bizarre! We also spoke to Stan Walker & All Black Karl Tu'inukuafe on today's show too! Enjoy the poddy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia Ora! Firstly we'd just like to say a big RIP to Bernardino. Thank you for all the memories, most of which we can't remember. To pay respects to Bernardino, we got the tributes flowing in of all your wonderful (or not so wonderful) memories with the fine wine. On today's show we also hunted down our most talented listener; there was one guy who can make cricket and bird noises from his mouth, VERY REALISTIC. Send that off to the animal noise awards! Finally, we chatted about what it's like to have kids at a wedding. And by the title of this podcast, you can probably guess what happened to one listener. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia Ora! On today's show, not only did we speak to the voice of Lisa Simpson (so cool hearing Lisa talk back to us!), but we also spoke to a man from the state of Georgia in America, to see what really is so good about the peaches there. Because Justin Bieber has a whole song dedicated to the peaches out in Georgia, so they must be good! Finally, Ben found something old of his that he realised was suuuuuch a fad. So, we asked what fads you got swept up in and my god there were some goodies! And some fad-obsessed people! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben bought some "camel ball" lollies and his daughter was so confused as to why these lollies were so funny. How do you explain what they are to a child!? We also spoke about the moment you realised you were an adult. For Jono, it was when he was in a meeting with an executive, and she was younger than him! Finally, we caught up with Paul Henry who's in MIQ in Rotorua at the moment, after he sent us a random text asking to catch up! Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us on this special edition podcast where we catch up with a bunch of our Olympians who have won medals at the Tokyo Olympic games so far!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we caught up with some more Olympians from the Tokyo Games; Emma Twigg, Hamish Bond, Grace Prendergast, Kerri Gowler & Brooke Donoghue! Ben also has a bone to pick with someone from his household that is getting more TV jobs than him... and no, it's not his daughter! Finally, we got Ben's daughter to call up Chris Mac from Six60 and see if she could convince him to play at her 12th birthday party. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is Red Nose Day, Cure Kids' biggest fundraising appeal - where all donations go towards the research needed for kids with health conditions. No parent ever wants their child to go through illnesses that are sometimes undiagnosable. But with Cure Kids and the funds raised, it means we're one step closer to helping these kids and families! If you want to make a donation today, you can text RED to 3663 to make a $3 donation. We spoke to some important people associated with Cure Kids about the importance of medical research & fundraising. As well as this, we spoke about Ben's friend's absolute Zoom blow out when he was on an important business call, and the things you get unreasonably upset about! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jono noticed that during & after the chat with The Rock and Emily Blunt, Ben made a promise to Emily and Jono that he'd get their names tattooed on his butt too... AHA! Will he follow through with these promises? Jono also did something very controversial to producer BHumps yesterday, outside of work... So we held a little intervention. Finally, we caught up with Martin Cocker from Netsafe. It was a very interesting chat, we spoke about internet safety, whether you should allow sites to "remember" your credit card details, the nifty ways scammers can get your details, and how to manage kids going on social media. VERY INTERESTING! Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weeks of planning, months of anticipation, as to whether Dwayne The Rock Johnson would finally see Ben's tattoo dedicated to him on his butt cheek! AND IT CAME TO FRUITION! But just you wait, because Dwayne RECOGNISED the tattoo and proved that he had seen it before! Emily Blunt was also involved in the interview and she was an absolute hoot, she even requested Ben get her name on the other cheek. In today's poddy episode, we also caught up with Bronze medallist & triathlete Hayden Wilde about his race and his experience in Tokyo. Finally, Ben accidentally traumatised a flight attendant on his holiday with his gum-chewing habit... Enjoy the show, it's a goodie!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Weeks of planning, months of anticipation, as to whether Dwayne The Rock Johnson would see Ben's tattoo dedicated to him on his butt cheek! AND IT CAME TO FRUITION! We surprised Ben big time. He thought he was going to a screening of Disney's Jungle Cruise, which stars The Rock & Emily Blunt. Instead on the big screen was The Rock & Emily sitting on Zoom! It was awesome. He spoke about his time living in New Zealand, he got to see Ben's tattoo in the flesh, and it was a whole lot of fun. Check out the interview here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cat is out of the bag! We surprised Ben with Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Emily Blunt over Zoom, ahead of Disney's Jungle Cruise being released this week. We'll be playing the full interview tomorrow, but FINALLY. AFTER MONTHS. IT HAPPENED. We also talked about the everyman sports that should be in the Olympics. Parallel parking? Carrying all your grocery bags all at once? There are so many, we need an "Everyman's Olympics"! Finally, we caught up with Elaine Lamont, a woman who, along with a bunch of other "grannies", fought off thieves who tried to steal their money while playing bingo! What heroes! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia Ora! On today's show, we wondered if anyone had received a gift from a celebrity, and we spoke to a guy who received Sonny Bill Williams' Rugby World Cup medal in 2015, after he ran on the pitch to celebrate NZ's win! And he got to KEEP the medal! Such a crazy story that was awesome to hear first-hand. Also, it's safe to say the Olympics are captivating us all, making us experts in sports we usually know nothing about! But Jono got into another internet wormhole on the Olympics, some of the things we learnt were so interesting. Did you know that at the 1900 Olympics, the Netherlands didn't want the cox they already had for their rowing boat. So they plucked a 10-year-old boy out from the streets of Paris, put him in as their cox, their boat won gold, but the boy disappeared after the race before they could figure out who he was. To this day, nobody knows the boy who accidentally won gold. Crazy stuff! Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We heard some of the most outrageous stories about your CLAIMS TO FAME, one woman worked with Kanye West (and spilt the TEA on him), another met Meghan Markle before she was a royal, and one held hands with Colin Farrell! CRAZY STUFF.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben hates teeth-related stories, so Jono got him to play a game of "Tooth or Dare". Listeners called up with a gross tooth-related story, and Ben had to choose between hearing that story or doing a dare created by Jono. Some of the stories we heard were DISGUSTING.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And what an iconic Kiwi she is! What's her job now? Does she still cycle at all? Does she keep her medal in her sock draw like all the other Olympians we've spoken to this week? Have a listen! She's awesome. We also spoke about the utter HURT (!!!) we've felt this week on our tour where kids have outright refused to get photos with us when their parents suggest it. Kids are the most brutally honest human beings. Finally, we caught up with Tess Barker. You may not know the name but you'll know the movement she started, #FreeBritney. She and her friend Babs started a podcast back in 2017, where they dove deep and humorously analysed Britney's Instagram account. However, upon further research into Britney's life and conservatorship, they realised just how much she was being controlled by her father. So we caught up with Tess about the current court case, whether she has personally spoken to Britney yet, and what we hope will happen for Britney. It's a goodie! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning we caught up with Tess Barker. You may not know the name but you'll know the movement she started, #FreeBritney. She and her friend Babs started a podcast back in 2017, where they dove deep and humorously analysed Britney's Instagram account. However, upon further research into Britney's life and conservatorship, they realised just how much she was being controlled by her father. So we caught up with Tess about the current court case, whether she has personally spoken to Britney yet, and what we hope will happen for Britney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That basically means she gets placed out in the middle of the ocean and stays there until Coastguard find her, as part of their training. CRAZY. And she doesn't even get paid to do this! So we threw it out there and wanted to find someone with the most unusual job. We heard from a professional "taster" and a professional "golf ball diver". We also spoke to Olympic Diver Anton Down-Jenkins ahead of his departure for Tokyo. Enjoy the podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello everyone! Today we tried another round of our game Six Degrees of Separation, where we get a caller on and we've got 6 questions to ask them to figure out if there's a connection, or if we know the same person. Today we had A GENUINE WINNER for the first time!! Our faith in this game is restored! This week we've also been catching up with former and current Olympians ahead of the games in Tokyo, and it's been super interesting. Today we chatted to pole vaulter Eliza McCartney, and gymnast Misha Koudinov. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora! Today we broadcast from Nelson, SUNNY NELSON! Although it should be renamed FREEZING NELSON after the temps we experienced this morning! Today we discussed a situation that happened while on our trip away, that resulted in Ben potentially having a new wife. Awkward. We also caught up with PM Jacinda Ardern and discussed the fact that Ed Sheeran wants to play at her wedding, what she's doing about funding for the mental health sector, and when more vaccines are coming our way. Finally, we caught up with a couple of Olympians, Maddie Davidson (trampolinist) and David Liti (weightlifter) ahead of the games in Tokyo. Enjoy the poddy folks!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We played a fun game of "I was today years old when I found out". We found out a whole new meaning to the "why did the chicken cross the road" joke, what CLUB in Club sandwich stands for, and tricks you can do on your iPhone! We also caught up with former Olympian Caroline Evers-Swindell, one of the twins in NZ's famous rowing double. She was hilarious to chat to, did you know she never even told her children about her achievements, they found out at school!? So funny! Enjoy the podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia Ora and happy Friday! On today's show, thanks to the new movie, Space Jam: A New Legacy, we gave listener Steve and his son Cody the opportunity to take 10 shots at a basketball hoop, and for every shot they got, they took away $1000. For every shot they missed, we gave it to a listener on the phone. How much did Steve and Cody walk away with? Have a listen to find out! We also spoke to our friend Andy who had a bit of a test for our listeners - without Googling, what are the 11 independent countries that have only 4 letters? Enjoy the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gday! If you listened to our podcast a couple of days ago, you would've heard the bit where we had Ben's daughter Indie on, and Jono was trying to convince her to swear. Little did Indie know (until she heard about it later), that Jono stitched her up when we played it to air, and put beeps throughout it to make it sound like she swore... Ben played this audio to Indie and she was SHOCKED! We were also joined by David Harbour who plays the Red Guardian in Marvel's Black Widow, also Chief Hooper in Stranger Things! He's also married to Lily Allen and he told us all about their wedding in Vegas & their reception at In-N-Out Burger! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are always those big moments in life that you always look forward to and always remember. But what happens when you miss them? Ben missed the auction of his own house and Jono missed his own 21st. Bet these sorts of things happen a lot! We also spoke about how Gordon Ramsay "ruined" a couple's wedding with his TV shoot, so we wanted to know about the things that ruined your wedding day. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia ora e te whanau! Ben's 9-year-old is the most responsible human being on the planet and has told her dad on several occasions that she will never swear in her life. But Jono took this opportunity with open arms to try and convince Indie to swear. How much bribery will it take for a 9-year-old to crack? We also discussed the one thing you can say to your boss that will guarantee a day off work, no questions asked. Some genius ideas came through! All that and more on today's poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show, we spoke to Calum Scott, you'll know his cover of Dancing On My Own - but his rise to fame was an awkward one on Britain's Got Talent. He's such a lovely guy and we had such a good chat with him. We also spoke about the things you hid from your mum after Ben and his daughter tried to hide something from his wife Amanda, but they very poorly disguised the evidence! Finally, we had a chat about whether you can force your food opinions on your children. Jane shared this dilemma; her family are vegan but her 9-year-old son now wants to eat meat. How does she navigate this!? Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this MINI edition of the Jono & Ben podcast, Calum Scott dropped by to tell us about his new single!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may remember the iconic news story that broke in 1994, where just prior to the Winter Olympics, figure skater Tonya Harding was involved in a scandal where her ex-husband ordered a hit job on her biggest threat, Nancy Kerrigan. This story has since been turned into a film starring Margot Robbie. We caught up with Tonya over Zoom and it was a super interesting chat. We also discussed the movie or TV shows that scared you as a kid - The Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Chucky the doll, and pleeeeenty more! Enjoy the podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You may have heard about her in the news during the 90s, or even from the movie I Tonya which came out a few years ago. Now former figure skater Tonya Harding has joined Jono and Ben for a really interesting chat.In case you don't the infamous news story that broke in 1994, where just prior to the Winter Olympics, figure skater Tonya Harding was involved in a scandal after her ex-husband ordered a hit job on Tonya's biggest competition, Nancy Kerrigan.Tonya's story was turned into a film starring Margot Robbie, and the American says she's so glad that her truth was finally able to be told through the movie. She also touched on her claim to fame as the first-ever American woman to land the triple axel ice skating stunt in competition and why the move is so hard to pull off.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In news, Principals around Tāmaki Makaurau have warned that there is an increasing amount of peer pressure for younger students to start vaping - a habit that has become a significant problem in almost half of all central Auckland primary and intermediate schools. This morning Kelly Burrowes joined Jono and Ben to discuss her study on vaping and the unknown causes and consequences of it. Read more at The NZH website now >> https://bit.ly/3jr890RSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kia Ora! We discussed Dadmin today and heard some wonderful stories from when dads around the country dropped the ball, or when they were in charge of the admin and it all went wrong. As well as this, we talked about the night show on Newstalk ZB with Marcus Lush. Jono was listening to him last night and noticed something Marcus does that goes against EVERYTHING you're taught in radio. So we tested it out on our show and my god it felt weird! Finally, you may have heard the story floating around about how some kids as young as 11 are vaping. So, we got Dr Kelly Burrows on who is currently studying the effects of vaping as part of a research programme at the University of Auckland. INFORMATIVE AF! Enjoy the show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this MINI edition of Jono & Ben, Jono looks at some creepy song lyrics...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aucklanders, all you'll be hearing about today is how cold it is. Non-Aucklanders, all you'll be hearing about today is how Aucklanders think 2 degrees is cold. Regardless of where you are though, talking about how cold it is can be the easiest small talk there is! So we tested this out with our COLD CALLING, to see how long we could banter with someone just talking about the temperature. We also delved into the lyrics of some of the most beautiful and romantic songs. But it's not until you sing it with creepy music in the background, that you actually realise how creepy some of these lyrics are! All that and more on today's poddy! Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How early is too early to be sending work emails on the weekend, or is it even appropriate outside of work hours!? We're starting to think that sending emails at 6am on a Saturday morning is Jono's new favourite hobby... We also called back Liz from Legends Sports Bar in Porirua, because yesterday we got Ed Sheeran to call them and audition for their karaoke competition. But we caught up with Liz again to get a bit of a debrief on how she felt when she realised Ed Sheeran was the one singing on the phone! Finally, we played Liar Liar and spoke to someone who is on the hottest show on Netflix right now. Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this MINI edition of Jono & Ben, we ask when is it too early to call, text or email?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.