Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast

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.

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.