Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - BONUS: Ben Gets Pranked by Dame Sophie Pascoe

Episode Date: July 31, 2022

On the back of her gold medal winning performance in the pool, Dame Sophie Pascoe helps Jono wake Ben up at the crack of dawn!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Maybe you wasn't. But you didn't know about this interview. You thought it was between 4 and 5 in the afternoon on Sunday. The memo hadn't got to you on purpose, just so we could wake you up and you could do an interview with Sophie Pascoe. That's right. So you had a chat to Sophie, and then you called me at 4.30 in the morning, which we'll hear at the end of it.

I was unprepared. I didn't know what the heck was going on. I was fast asleep, and I had to interview the amazing Dame Sophie Pascoe. They've got pranks. They've got puns. Now they just need some actual listeners. Jono and Ben on the hits. We're loving the Commonwealth Games are on again at the moment in Birmingham. Over the weekend, we had an interview with Dame Sophie Pascoe,

amazing swimmer for New Zealand, won her fifth Commonwealth Games gold. I came through producer Behumps on Saturday directly after she won. He's on the phone. He's tearing it up with the Olympic media person, the Commonwealth Games media person. He's like, Pascoe, 4 to 5pm

Sunday, you're keen. That was the text. We said, yes, we are. Yeah, love to talk to her. And then he messaged, so he actually called me again. He's actually, sorry, Berg mix-up in communications. I meant 4 to 5 a.m. Our time. Yeah, that's a huge mix-up in communications. He said a bit of a mix-up.

Anyway, so I said, listen, I'm willing to come in at 4 a.m. to do this interview, but let's not tell Ben. That's what I said to producer Humphrey. And we were going to play a little bit of a jolly trick on you. So we woke up, got in, 4.30 a.m., spoke to Sophie Pascoe. When you're swimming, what are you thinking about? Do you actually think about, oh, you know, I've got to, you know, fill up the car or get some milk and bread on the way home?

Do you think about stuff that's not swimming while you're competing? Not while I'm competing, but I can definitely say I think about those things that I'm training almost yet, what to cook for dinner tonight. While you're swimming? Yeah, of course. I mean, can you imagine swimming up and down a black line for 16 years? Of course you're going to start thinking about it, start to think about it. A black line is not that riveting at times.

No, when you put it that way, swimming up and down a black line for 16 years, it makes your sport sound bleak, Sophie. So I'd had my questions, so I got my questions out of the way. I was fully satisfied. But I was like, you know who's missing out on asking Sophie their questions? It was my friend Ben. You weren't there. Well, no, because I thought the interview was in the afternoon,

at 4 o'clock in the evening, and I was a bit asleep. Now, one thing about being is that you prep for an interview. You know, you've got questions prepared, and I knew you would have had questions to ask Sophie. Well, I didn't because I was going to do it. I had all day to do that, so I was going to do that on Sunday. There was no way I was letting my friend miss out. I wasn't prepared.

I was asleep. There was no way I was letting my friend miss out on an interview with a gold medal winning. That's a confusing call to get at 430 at the morning Morning mate Mate it's me I've got I've you? I've got I've got Sophie

I've got Sophie There was a little bit of a mix up in comms, buddy We've got Sophie Pascoe There was a mix up in comms It was actually Between four and five in the morning Not four and five in the afternoon This is what happens today, mate

Later I can't No one can hear you Put the thing to your mouth Put the phone to your mouth Sorry What's happening? Sophie's here. Yeah, say hello to Sophie

Pascoe. She won a medal, mate. Sophie Pascoe? Hey. Good morning. Morning. How's Birmingham? Birmingham. It's a lovely place. Ben, that was a shocking first question, mate

Listen, I know you're not going to get the chance to ask your questions Because you didn't know the time of the interview So just fire off a few quick ones to Sophie I was not expecting this Sophie, we know your friend Lucy Do you know that? Lucy, my friend My best friend

I love Lucy Ben, again We friend I love Lucy Ben, again we know your friend Lucy it's not really a question yeah, it's not a question okay, I was not expecting this I can definitely say that she is she's my bestie

she's her best friend, she can confirm okay, have you got any other hot fire questions there for Sophie Pascoe? I did have a question when I was watching the swimming the other day. What's your favourite colour? Anything like that? How cold is the pool? How cold is the pool?

Is that what you said? Yeah, that's what he asked. I think it's at 26, which is not too bad. It's quite nice. It's a good news. That's good. That was a good question, Jono, wasn't it? Surely that was a good question.

Listen, I don't think this is going to win Best Sports Interview at the Radio Awards in 2023. Well, I had all day to prepare for this, I thought. But anyway. Listen, we'll let you get back to sleep, mate. I'm sorry. This is very lowbrow of me. I apologise. I don't know who the prank's on.

I got up at four o'clock in the morning to come to work. I'm so confused by this, mate. Ben, go back to bed. I am in bed. Sophie Pascoe, congratulations. You're an absolute champion. We are so proud of you. You are a wonderful ambassador for our country.

You keep safe over there and enjoy not having to do any sports while watching the others play. Oh, thanks so much. I appreciate it. She was awesome. That call wasn't awesome. Yeah, I can't remember the last time I got home at 5am on a Sunday morning but it's a bleak reflection of my life

that the only time I do it now is for work. The Hits. For more podcasts from the Hits Network check out iHeartRadio.co.nz