Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL: Ben Finally Got To Meet & Interview His Hero, Dwayne The Rock Johnson!

Episode Date: July 27, 2021

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.

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Big show today. Dwayne the Rock Johnson and Emily Blunt. Wow, you pulled together something with a little bit of help. Disney's Jungle Cruise and Laura and Stacey from New Zealand for Disney.

They helped create this thing. I mean, it's been months and months in the journey of me wanting to get, you know, getting the attention of my hero, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, and I'd given up. Yeah, I know. And we made it come true today. Yeah. Juliet, so I see you're packing up your bags for the day, Producer Juliet. Do you know

what Juliet's got to do? She's had some blockage issues. Oh, we're moving off on The Rock, are we? Jono's lost all interest in trying to talk out the podcast. Yeah, yeah. that's an interesting point I was like he's very distracted during this podcast this is probably the most exciting radio show

we've had all year it is with the biggest stars and you're like yeah great Juliet's going to go home today sorry Juliet can we save your block

introduction tomorrow where are you going though I'm going home I've got an important matter tomorrow's podcast right now guys we've got Dwayne The Rock Johnson we've never had Dwayne The Rock Johnson

and Ebony Blood to introduce on the podcast. Let's get to it. Juliet tomorrow. We promise we'll get back to you. It's okay. I only came to the studio to try and find my lost button. I'm off now. Let's get to the podcast.

Here we go, guys. About a week or so ago, Jono, you pulled together the most elaborate prank that I think you've ever pulled before. I just still can't believe I'm still buzzing over this whole thing. We must thank the wonderful Stacey and Laura too who work for Disney here in New Zealand. For many months,

many years, you've been fascinated and it's an unhealthy fascination with Dwayne The Rock Johnson. I do, I love him. I do. He's one of Ben's top three. He's got Will Smith, Kevin Hart, Dwayne The Rock Johnson. But D, I love him. I do. He's one of Ben's top three. He's got Will Smith, Kevin Hart, Dwayne the Rock Johnson. But Dwayne is at the top of that peak, isn't he? For years

And you were like, prove it! With a tattoo. And I did and I got a heart Dwayne the Rock Johnson tattoo on my behind. Now this was all in aid of trying to get Dwayne the Rock Johnson's attention and then get you featured on his Instagram account. Yeah, but he noticed me. Yeah, it didn't eventuate. It didn't eventuate.

And I felt the burden of the responsibility of making my friend get a tattoo and not having the desired result. And so behind the scenes, we were working on a meeting where somehow we could connect you with your hero. And so we're on the road the other week and we're in Wellington

and we headed to the roxy theater beautiful movie theater the roxy theater isn't it um and ben thought we were going to a special preview of jungle cruise dwayne the rock johnson emily blunt's new movie a special preview uh because we were going to be doing some ticket giveaways on the radio so it's just us two in the movie theater yep and so we turn up and we're sitting in this movie theater and then just imagine boom on the big screen his hero over zoom but i thought it was a pre-recorded message but no was it actually them that i could talk to and this is what happened hello what's up ben is that ben is this is this what what is this Is this a pre-recorded message? What, is this a pre-recorded message?

No, it's not. Is this Ben? Is it Ben? Surprise, Ben. Surprise, Ben. No. What? What are you doing?

Are you there? Holy shit. Oh, sorry. Is this a pre-recorded message? You guys look so cute in your house. You can use your lips and they will talk back to you. The Do I just inevitably butt? Are you there?

Seriously? Yes, yes. Yes. We love your cool denim jacket. Oh, what? No, he was not prepared for this. I love you guys. I love you guys.

We love you. Surprise. Why would you do this to me? I'm so, what is this? So this is. I thought you were watching the movie. I know your hero's here and uh this is an interview that you're very under prepared for yeah i would like some more time to i love you guys i'm

so excited about watching the movie but i've pre-prepared some questions for him they may be for a completely different movie holy oh my god oh my god wow have you seen the film yet i was just sitting there comfortably and you guys were like, hey Ben. I'm like, Ben, this is a really weird start to the movie. Yeah, he thought we were coming to watch the film. Oh my God. The downside is we're not gonna watch the movie now. Oh, okay, well shut this thing off then.

No, no, no. Where are you guys? What's going on? Is this like a, I'm so many questions, so many trust issues I have with him right now. What's happening? Well, we're in Atlanta and we were told to come and surprise you. So that's why we're here. Well, you have.

I'm like, this is, we've got cameras. We're in a movie theatre in New Zealand. No, no, no. But the thing is, they're very busy. No, we've only got eight minutes. So if you can do all this afterwards. Yeah, first question. Okay, question.

Okay. Jungle Cruise. If you're, okay, if you're in, oh, Jungle Cruise, if you're coming to New Zealand on a Jungle Cruise, what was the first thing you'd do in New Zealand on the Jungle Cruise? First thing I would do once I got there, once we got there, I would take Emily to my favorite spot to have some drinks.

I used to live in New Zealand, you know that, right? No, you didn't. I did. Did you really? Yeah, I grew up in New Zealand, I did a lot of my growing up in New Zealand. What was your favorite spot? Well, I wasn't drinking, well, I shouldn't have been drinking. I was eight years old, but I was still drinking at eight, yes.

It's actually what builds the muscle. Do you know, our economy has been trading off the fact that Dwayne Johnson spent a couple of years in New Zealand. We've been trading off that internationally for about 20 years now. Yeah. It's the coolest thing to happen to us is we found sheep in our country. You know? We found sheep.

It's amazing. You could go to Richmond Road. I used to live in New Zealand and I have a lot of family in New Zealand still. I did. I went to school in New Zealand. I went to Richmond Road and I lived in Grey Lynn.

And New Zealand will always be a special place because it was, you know, I'm an only child. But in New Zealand is when we lived together with all my grandparents, my Samoan side of the family. You had brothers and sisters. Brothers and sisters and aunties and uncles and everybody. So that was the first time that I really experienced like multi-generational living in the family. Yes, because it was. Oh, mate, you even just say New Zealand then, we'll get another 10 years out of that.

He hasn't forgotten about it. He still knows it. Oh, mate, you even just say New Zealand then, we'll get another 10 years out of that. He hasn't forgotten about it. He still knows it. Oh, my God. Now, Emily, I know that Dwayne is very famous for lugging his Iron Paradise gymnasium around the world, and you begged for access to the gym. Are you paying a 12-month membership? You wouldn't believe what he charges for this entrance to the gym.

But I was allowed into the cathedral of Iron Paradise. Well, first of all, I famously don't like working out with anybody, right? But this one... I didn't work out with you. She just asked me. She was like, hey, can I come to the gym? I was like, yeah, sure.

Just invite yourself. Absolutely. So she comes in and she kicks ass. She's a badass man in the gym. Do you remember when the only time you was like, yeah, sure. Just invite yourself. Absolutely. So she comes in and she kicks ass. She's a badass man in the gym. Do you remember the only time you gave me a tip? It was one of the only times we were in there together. And I was on that you know when you lock your arms in, you lift your legs up and down, that one. Yes.

And I was doing the wussy version. It's called a leg extension. The leg extension. I was doing the one with me bent. You were like, you should just straighten your legs out. Try it. It was my amazing Dwayne Johnson impression. Comes you were like, you were like, you should just straighten your legs out. Like try it. I was like, amazing Dwayne Johnson impression.

Comes in the gym. She leaves all the baby weights around and all that shit. So many baby weights. It's just a mess. Such a mess. It's so tidy, like anally tidy. I was just about to say,

do you use the detour wipes to wipe down the equipment after you use them? And I didn't realize, he, he is so tidy and germophobia. You'd be kicked out of the gym. What three items would you actually take of your own if you're on a jungle cruise? That's quite good. Dwayne would bring his gym, obviously.

That's good. Dwayne would bring Imodium. Imodium. Okay. I'm going to have to Google that one afterwards. Imodium, Pepto-Bismol, and some industrial-type deodorant. Oh, okay.

Emily would bring things she doesn't use. Toothbrush. Wow. Toilet paper. That is so great well you know you guys are in the jungle you've got to improvise

yeah you've got to improvise in the jungle yeah just use some leaves I'm going to find some leaves come on yeah it's Dwayne Johnson

my hero Dwayne the Rock Johnson and the awesome Emily Blunt a surprise interview that you pulled together yeah and next we reveal the tattoo to Dwayne and Emily.

Ben's got a tattoo on his bottom of Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Loveheart, and this is their initial reaction. Wait a second. We saw that. Look. Wait a second. I've seen that. I haven't.

Did you post it? No, I didn't post it, but I sent it to you. Yes. So that's just the beginning. And where that ends up, what he's done with it. I still don't believe this. I am still buzzing over this. Stick around.

All thanks to Disney's Jungle Cruise. Out tomorrow. More next on The Hits. I get up, I get down, and I'm jumping around. Here we go. Partway through an epic prank that you pulled, all thanks to Disney's Jungle Cruise. Out tomorrow in cinemas and on Disney Plus

premiere from Friday but you pulled together a face to face, a surprise face to face with my idol Dwayne The Rock Johnson the awesome Emily Blunt. Yeah now I made you get Dwayne The Rock Johnson tattoo on your bottom to hopefully get his attention. This was about two or three months ago and it's got Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Loveheart

on your bottom and in the middle of the interview I was like well I need to bring this up. So wonderful producer Juliette printed out and laminated a photo of your sweet tush. It looks great in laminated form. It's all shiny and sleek. And so I held this up to the camera. Can I just railroad for a quick moment? Dwayne, this is either going to make you very impressed

or it's going to creep you out to the point where you're going to end this Zoom call. Okay? Ben Boyce is a mega fan, so much so that I made him get this on his left bottom cheek. Can you see that? Wait a second. We saw that!

Wait! Look! Wait a second. I've seen that. Did you post it? No, I didn't post it, but i sent it to you yes and you said you should get this and i said no way no this is they have teached you to do this Do you remember that? No, don't. Can you guys see it? That's me. That's me. That's my left cheek. Show them the cheek. I'll show you the cheek. Let me see it. Put your pants down.

Oh, my God. It's so awesome. My wife Amanda's like, you don't even have a love heart with my name on it, but you have Dwayne the Rock Johnson. Can you get me on the other bum tube? I'll get it after this. I'll get it after this.

I'll send it to you, all right? There's a promise. I'm on the whole. Wow. Okay. Okay. Hey, guys, might I remind you we're here for a Disney movie? It's Disney.

Guys, you pulled your pants down. I know, I'm sorry. I'm going to regret it. This is like the biggest thing. Oh, my God. This is so bit of a game. Hold on, really quickly. I do want to say, Ben, I've been holding onto this video for, I think, a month and a half,

two months. I haven't posted it yet, but I have been planning on doing it. So now I'm glad I didn't post it. So now we've had a chance to meet. Now when I do post it, I can give proper context that I actually met the man who did it but thank you for doing that brother I really appreciate that thank you wow thank you so much wow well from the bottom of his bottom we thank you as well hey Jordan and Ben sorry we just have time for one last question. Oh, come on, one more. One last question.

We're getting one last question. Okay, my final question is, have you had a fun time? The best time. Oh, man. You guys gave us a skip in our step. You're awesome. By the way, literally, it's right here. Rebecca, do you have the 10-minute?

Come on, Rebecca, bring it in. Before this interview, we were like, we need some tequila We were feeling it after a day of press and you guys I feel a bit drunk after speaking to you You can just bring the bottle back over Are you going to do a shot in front of us right now?

It's 10 o'clock in the morning in New Zealand so people would judge us for our drinking habits but we can watch you, it's a different time zone No one would judge you for our drinking habits but we can watch you it's a different time zone no one would judge you for your drinking in new zealand come on that's true i feel sorry for your next five interviews don't they're gonna be brilliant this is wow i feel like i'm yeah this is just some uh career this is a career highlight this is a life highlight sorry to my kids and my wife for wedding day and birthdays.

Alright guys, so to Ben and what's your other name, brother? My name's Jono. It's not important right now. It's not important. There's my other name. To Ben and the other guy. To Jono and to Ben. Cheers to your bottom, Ben.

And thank you guys. And cheers to Jungle Cruise. And thank you for being awesome. Thank you guys. Cheers to your bottom, Ben. And thank you guys and cheers to Jungle Cruise and thank you for being awesome. Thank you guys. Cheers. Hey, that was fun. Oh, listen. Wow.

Love you guys. Oh, love you guys too. Love you guys. See you guys. Ow. Listen, where does this put me on the best friend stage?

Mate, you're like... Do I get extra points? Mate, I feel like I could get rid of Dwayne Johnson's name, get iHeart, Jono Pryor. Did you... But this is... It was all me. Like, there's no one else. Not one other person extra points? I feel like I could get rid of Dwayne Johnson's and get iHeart Jono Pryor.

Did you? But this is, I just. It was all me. Like there's no one else. Not one other person was involved in it. I feel like maybe, you know. No, no, it was just all me. I did everything, plugged all the things.

No. Oh my goodness. Listen, there's a team of huge people who have been lying to your face for about four weeks. But what a lie. I'm like sweating, I'm like shaking. I'm like, this is, this is, this is, this is cold. Also, there's a lot of stuff we can easily lie to you about.

Wow. Not all that. Holy shit. Goal? Holy shit. No. Oh, wow. But the thing is, we don't get to watch the movie.

That's the only downside. It'll be on Disney Plus and it'll be in theatres, right? It's still in plug mode. Here he is. He loves his free movie tickets and he's not going to lose the opportunity. Give him a good old plug, Jungle Cruise. It'll be premier access on Disney+, as well as in theatres as well.

It's great in New Zealand. We get to go to the movie and watch. Look, what a consummate professional. Didn't even know it was coming. He's still plugging it. He knows the platforms. Jungle Cruise. Jono and Ben over and out.

Wow. There we go. Wow, I am honestly still buzzing. I still can't believe that was real. Like, I just felt like a dream. So thank you. And thank you to Disney and New Zealand, Satoshi and Laura,

and the whole team that will put that together. And you guys, this is incredible. It was incredible. And if you want a double pass to go and see Disney's The Jungle Cruise, you can text now 4487. That video,

the full video will be up. Well, not the full video, because there's so much stuff. The video will be up tonight on the Hits Breakfast as well. There's plenty of other videos not the full video because there's so much stuff the video will be up. So tonight on the Hits Breakfast as well as plenty of other videos over the next couple of days. So much great stuff. I didn't realise we're under time pressure as well

because I had no idea about the logistics. I was well aware of it. Hurry up mate you can get your head around this and let's get into it. But I'm like what? What? What's going on? So thank you. It's all thanks to Disney's Jungle Cruise. It is the Hits. You got Jono and Ben. Jono and Ben, just like family. The family members you're ashamed of.

We were away last week on holiday, and a couple of things I noticed about going on the planes. One thing is as a bit of a, you know, as someone who's a bit of a show pony, I guess, if you're a little bit later for your flight, but you've checked in, you get a lovely announcement all over the PA system at the airport. It's great marketing, isn't it?

Yeah. Message here for Benjamin Boyce. If you could please report to check it immediately. Like, oh, he's still around, obviously. He's flying around. He's a high flyer. He's doing stuff, that guy. It's a wonderful bit of marketing that they put on for you.

It didn't actually happen to me. It happened to someone else. I think we were in the airport. We heard someone. It was a journalist. It was Tover O'Brien. Tover O'Brien. I think we were in the airport. We heard someone. It was a journalist. I'm like, oh, that's wonderful. Oh, it was Tova O'Brien. Tova O'Brien. If you can please see, she was clearly running late for her flight. We're like, oh, Tova.

Wonderful marketing. But actually on the flight back, when we got onto the plane with the family, they sort of put an announcement. You know when you hear an announcement on the plane, you're kind of half listening, but you're kind of doing something else. And I heard Benjamin. And I was like, is this a boy? Is this a Boyce?

Is this a Boyle? I don't know what it sounded like. My name, we're looking for this passenger. If it's you, can you let yourself be known to one of the stewards? And I was like, well, it sounded a lot like me. And the lady was walking past. And I was like, oh, excuse me. My name is Benjamin Boyce.

Was that me? And she was like, have you got your ticket, your boarding pass? And then I went, uh-oh. Because what I'd done is I'd been eating gum when I got onto the plane. And then I was looking for somewhere to put my gum. So I decided to put it inside my boarding pass, close it shut. Oh, no. And I put that in my pocket.

And I was like, well, I'll get rid of that off the plane and the rubbish. And I was like, yeah, see. Did she have to peel it open? She got the ticket to the gum show. I had it open. I was like, yeah, I do. And I pulled it out and I was like, yeah. And she goes, can I have a look at it?

And I was kind of like, oh. I was like, look, I'll put some gum in it. And she's like, what? And I was like, put gum in it. She's like, oh, have a look. And you could tell she regretted every part of it. Because as she did, she was just peeling it open in front of her. I was like, oh, have a look. And you could tell she regretted every part of it. Because as she is, she was just peeling it open in front of her. I was like, oh, I'm so sorry about that.

How were you expecting to get on the plane? I got on the plane. I was in my seat. Oh, you're in your seat. I was like, there's no need for that now. Yeah. I can see where you're. So it was the announcement on the plane.

Oh, not in there. Yeah, yeah. So I was like, I was on there. I was good. I had my belt on and everything. I was ready to go. And then I was like, oh, the poor lady. She came back and she gave me my ticket back. She goes, you're on this back now. And I'm like, I was on there. I was good. I had my belt on and everything. I was ready to go. And then I was like, oh, the poor lady. She came back and she gave me my ticket back.

She goes, you won this back now. And I'm like. To be fair, you always stick your gum under seats, under tables, on baby's heads. There's other options apart from your plane ticket. There is. I thought that was a good one because I'd use it. I'd put it there and I'd put it away in the bin. And I was like, I'm not putting it, like you say, under a seat or anything like that.

Gum can put you in a sticky situation, metaphorically and literally. Yeah, it does. I remember we had former All Black Carlos Spencer come in for an interview here. That's right. I mean, we both love Carlos. Oh, what happened here? We both love Carlos. I mean, legendary sportsman.

And he was out on the foyer, and I was not expecting to meet Carlos at that point in time. So I had just been chewing gum, and I'd taken it out and put it in my hand. And the introductions had begun, and I was like, uh-oh, don't go for a handshake. Oh, yes. Because I've got chewing gum inside my hand. And so he did. And as he did it, I quickly just put it behind my ear. What?

But then the problem was, Carlos never left us. So then he came in, and I had spent the whole interview with chewing gum. Because you walked back in with him. Yeah. Halfway through the interview, I had to come clean with him. I was like, there's been a shocking gum incident, Carlos Spencer. Behind your ear. Well, I guess in that circumstance, it's either that or shake a hand of a sporting legend with gum in your hand, which is going to be a weird.

Or you just say, hey, sorry, I've got gum in my hand. Can I give you an elbow instead, like a COVID thing? Put it to your left hand. But in those moments, you don't think about it. Stop coming at me with your sensible solutions. My wife hates me chewing gum. Your wife hates your sugar-free raspberry gum, doesn't she? Yeah, I know.

But every day I'm always, you know, she's like, I didn't know that she didn't like that. He's got a bubbly sort of berry-flavoured mouth like a My Little Pony or something being boys something My wife hates it too because she's like You chew, you chew too loud Loudly, like a horse I chew like a horse on MDMA She's like shut up

You do, you like It's your personality too, you won't just stop at one or two Bits of gum You're like the whole packet I didn't know there were a whole packet of airwaves in my mouth? Just menthol exploding through every part of my system. Boom! I'll watch you.

You'll just be like... I can't stop eating. Prolific. Prolific. Prolific gummulation. New Zealand's breakfast. This is Jono and Ben on the hits. The Olympics is on at the moment,

and I don't want our chat with The Rock and Emily Blunt to overshadow. The Olympics, which is a pretty big deal. That's what the generous guy you are. You don't want to take over the Olympics with your content. But what we want to do right now is open up on 0800 THE HITS 4487. What is your connection to the Olympic Games? Now we're realistic we don't mind loose connections

not as loose as to say oh yeah I've heard of Japan a bit tighter than that. Yeah like producer Julia you've got a really good connection. Yeah so my really good friend Sarah her older sister is in the women's rowing eight for Team New Zealand so I know

and I've met Emma I've met Emma Dyke shout out to Emma Dyke she's a lovely lady so that's my connection hold on you say you met her oh yeah

but I'm friends with her oh you're friends with her but you're saying more friends more friends with her sister so I'm more friends with her younger sister so I know Emma through

Sarah how would she introduce you if like let's say we ran into you you guys were talking, would she go She would say, this is my sister's friend? Yeah. Yeah, okay. I don't know why you're introducing me.

Anyway, that was a bad example. Why is she introducing us? You to us? Anyway. But that's my claim to fame, Emma Dyke at the Olympics. Yeah, a shocking role play there from Ben Boyce. It was, it was. I'm sorry, guys. Okay, so 800

of the hits what is your connection to the olympic games now nothing screams jumping on the bandwagon like this radio topic maybe producer humphrey could do a bit of work and track down hayden wild or someone who's won a medal maybe you could do that but maybe you've got a connection with anyone maybe you know someone maybe you're related to someone. Maybe you go to the same gym as someone. Whatever. We'd love to hear from you this morning. The loose connection or the strong connection to the Olympic Games.

Give us a call right now. Are we under the hits or 4487 on the text? Rise and shine. Time to start the, um, who are we kidding? We're not the boss of you. Jodo and Ben, the hits. The Olympics are going on in Tokyo at the moment, and it's been so much fun watching it on telly every night,

and we want to know, have you got a connection to the Olympics? Yeah, loose or tight. Maybe you manufactured the New Zealand Olympic team mittens. Apparel? Apparel? Apparel? I'll even take mittens. Do they take mittens to 34-degree weather? They're not sweet bucket hats, I'll tell you that.

I enjoyed seeing the bucket hats on the news. Well, maybe you made the bucket hats. Bucket hats, yeah. Yeah. Okay, I won't have to do that. It's a telephone number. Someone's actually texted in 4487. I once shared a taxi with the great Sir John Walker.

Oh, like an Olympic athlete? Ironically, he was a runner. You'd be like, in the taxi, you'd be like, oh, mate, can you, why don't you just run and be faster? You can run. You're quite good. I saw you in the Olympics. You're a legendary. John Walker, he was competing, what was it, the 80s?

70s? Let's get some stats on John Walker while we're here. John Walker, NZ. Live game. Long distance running. He won the 1500m event at the 1976 Olympics he won gold at the

the Olympics and he was the first person to run the mile under 3 3 minutes 50 there you go 69 years old living in Papakura now

there you go good on you John Walker he had a great mullet back in the day too I remember like yeah sort of blonde and sort of like you know

John you don't dream for hair of like that oh I could yeah if I could. Yeah. If I could glue some walker onto my head. We'll get Matt on from Auckland. Welcome, Matt.

Now, this is Matt from the office, actually, guys. He's the intern. Oh, Matt. And, yeah, you might not know this about him, but Matt, what would you like to say? Well, I guess I'll take the words of Jono. My connection to the Olympics is fairly tight. I actually swam in 2016 at the Rio Games. No, that's the intern who we vaguely talk to.

Ben ignores. I know. We always talk. We've taught basketball. We have a rich love of basketball in the Lakers. So we always talk about it. It took a really long time. For a long time, Ben was just like, oh, who's this intern?

And then I mentioned basketball, and then he completely turned on me. Yeah, you made a connection. Listen, he didn't talk to me for the first four years of our relationship either. Made for awkward radio shows. But I finally chipped away at him, broke down those barriers. So you competed in Rio 2016. What an achievement. That's awesome.

Yeah, it was pretty crazy, to be fair. I'd never been to anywhere near that part of the world. Like you said before, the uniforms, great, but you get plus 30 degrees every day. You don't really wear much of it. No, black's not conducive to summer Olympics. Not a great hot weather colour, no. No, it's not. What was the coolest thing about the Olympic Village? Because obviously

you would have been at that time where we didn't have the COVID protocols and stuff. But we hear there was a McDonald's in the village and the people go nuts on that. Do they have that going on? I mean, what's in the village? Yeah, well, it's actually funny you say we had no COVID, but Zika was the big thing in 2006.

That was the... Shout out to Zika virus too. Sorry, we forgot you. But yeah, no, there was a McDonald's in the village, but I think the coolest thing I ever saw was we were just walking around one day and Novak Djokovic, the tennis player, was just warming up with his coach on a tennis court in the village.

Wow. And there was this massive crowd around it, and we were just like, what's going on here? And yeah. That's incredible. Multi-millionaire Novak Djokovic. Yeah. There we go.

And so where did you come in the swimming, Matt? I placed 19th in the 400 freestyle. Out of the world. That's amazing. Think of everyone in the world, Matt? I placed 19th in the 400 freestyle. Out of the world. That's amazing. Think of everyone in the world, Ben. I know. Think of all of them. I'm thinking of millions of people.

That's very good. He was 19th. That's incredible. That's amazing. And so what? You gave up swimming? What happened? For a life of radio, an industry that'll be around forever.

There was just so much of the draw of the fame and the fortune of radio. Yeah, he gets us all away. Now we're paying him in hell pizza vouchers. That's why I gave up my promising swimming career too. Well, that's awesome, Matt. So cool. Thank you for contributing. Appreciate it.

We'll keep this going. We're getting a few texts rolling in on 4487. But Producer Behumps, I think he may have someone really big for us next. Not like the strongest of strong connections to the Olympics. What, we won't beat it? I don't think so. Right now, currently, we'll find out. We've got Novak Djokovic with us next.

And here's the hits. You've got John O'Meara. It's pink. All I know so far, it is the hits. John or Ben, talking about your connection to the Olympics, which is going on right now in Tokyo, Japan. And you'll remember, like two days ago, the first medal for New Zealand in the Olympic Games

was Hayden Wilde in the triathlon. Amazing achievement. He was so emotional at the end of the race. Pretty happy. And it's good to get a medal back in triathlon with the men's... A lot of inspiration from my coaches. It was definitely for my family and for my dad as well. He passed away like 12 years ago, so he never got to see me race.

Oh, beautiful speech. It was so awesome It was, wasn't it? And 20 minutes ago I kind of hung Producer Bee Humps out to dry I said, maybe if Producer Bee Humps Did some work

We could get someone from the Games Well, tell you what He did some work Tell you what I think I even mentioned Hayden Wild Yeah Because he joins us right now Live from Japan

Hayden Wild Welcome to New Zealand's Breakfast. G'day, Shane. How are we all going? Are we going all right? A bronze medalist, triathlete, all-around legend. I wouldn't marry him if I wasn't already taken. Congratulations.

Oh, thank you so much, boys. No, I really appreciate it. It's been awesome to get on the socials and just see how much support it's been back home. It's unreal out of this world, I'll tell you that. Oh baby, how's that Instagram account looking now, mate? Is it blowed up? Oh mate, she's got a couple

thousand more followers in the last 20 hours. That's why you do it, eh? That's why all those log trading sessions, they're all worth it for those followers. I don't have TikTok, but I'll be told to get a tiktok and see if i can go viral yeah no jump on it mate jump on it hayden capitalize bud yeah wonderful scenes during your race it really was amazing and something that i got emotional

watching you and just the emotion pouring out of you in that interview straight after the race you could just tell this was just years and years of probably giving up your life for this task and you've had a success it was amazing to watch yeah and i've been i guess it's been quite a journey for sure like uh i guess i've had a different path than i guess a lot of a lot of athletes in my uh in my sport um yeah i only came into the sport about uh four to five years ago and uh yeah when i watched the rio games i was like i it looks looks like a bit of me i was doing a bit of sport at the time but i was kind of competing in like long distance stuff so like the coast the coast and whatnot but uh i wanted to get to the olympic games and uh thought well i'm already

swimming and biking running might as well try try the triathlon. And, yeah, four years later, and we made it to Tokyo. And then, yeah, wouldn't even dream of, yeah, getting a medal. Hold on, hold on. Is that how easy your sport is? Like, I can go, oh, next Olympics, I just want to get a medal. I'll give it a go. Is that how easy it is, Hayden? I don't think it's that.

I mean, let's talk about the training. Because, I mean, I go to the gym maybe half an hour. I lose interest after filling up my drink bottle, you know, but you, I mean, how long do you train for? I mean, because you've got three disciplines. I mean, you must be just gone all weekend, all day, just out swimming, cycling, running. Yeah, it's definitely a big time consumer. I do agree with you.

You know, I get pretty bored in the gym. I think I go to the gym and kind of nap most of the time, to be honest. But with the other disciplines, with swimming, I normally get up at 5 o'clock and swim with the swim squad, which is usually five to six times a week, and then head over onto the bike, which you do between 300 and 400km a week, and then running is between 80 to 100km as well.

So you get up to nearly a full time job an hour wise but you know you're always moving and always doing that intense kind of work. It's your life it literally is your life you wouldn't have time for much else in your life can I ask a question and Ben's going to pull me up

on this I was watching the race live and I don't know if you were aware, because you might have been a little way behind the first place athlete. First place comes across the line. He collapses, fair enough, exhaustion, and then he starts vomiting all over the finish line. Oh, because they just give it at everything. Yeah, there was a whole lot of vomit,

and then there was another one that rolled in it. So then he got wheelchaired off. You wouldn't have seen this. Second place comes in. Again, he's equally exhausted. He then collapses on the ground in first place's vomit. Were you aware that there was just a mountain of vomit at the finish line? These people, everyone had given it everything, hadn't they?

I'd say it was like, I guess everyone came into the race, and they knew it was going to be hot, but it was actually probably the coolest day we've had in Tokyo, which for me, I was actually pretty gutted because I kind of race a lot better in the heat. So I was kind of wishing it was actually just a touch hotter. I think it was only 29 degrees today, where it's normally been about 34.

So everyone was kind of, I think everyone was kind of a bit low-key gutted because they'd been doing all this like ridiculously tough training in hot humid conditions and they come up to the race and it was wasn't even that hot so but yeah I was actually talking to a few mates and they kept on cracking up

because old Christian who won obviously spewed up in the middle of the finish line, everyone was just like collapsing in his vomit you might want to just check the bottom of your shoes, mate. Just get my hose off before you come back to New Zealand. Oh, mate, you should see my tri-suit, because when I was trying to help the guy off the ground,

he kind of did a cheeky vom on my leg, and I couldn't believe it. Oh, Jesus, yeah. Protocol-wise, now your event's finished, what happens to you? Do you have to hop on a plane pretty soon? Yeah, so, well, I'm actually racing again for the mixed team relay on the 31st. So I've got to cruise around for the next four days. But as soon as your event finishes, they pretty much want you out of the village in 48 hours.

So, yeah, it's a pretty quick turnover, which is fair enough. You know, they want you to kind of be safe and get out of here. So you can't, I guess, embrace and enjoy the rest of the Olympic Games. You've just got to to be safe and get out of here. You can't embrace and enjoy the rest of the Olympic Games. You've got to do your race and get out. Good on you, man. New Zealand is so proud. It was so emotional watching you win yesterday. Congratulations.

So nice to talk to you, mate. Cheers, Jono and Ben. It's a pleasure to be on the show, boys. Two dads just trying to fill some airtime. Some might say it's pointless, but the main thing is it fills in some airtime for us. That is the main thing. Jono and Ben, breakfast on the hits. We've got a TV show coming out very soon, in the next month or so, on TVNZ.

The critically acclaimed Jono and Ben return with their hot new... We've never been critically acclaimed, have we? No, but if we just say we're critically acclaimed, then everyone assumes you're critically acclaimed. Is that what you need to do? I don't think the critics have ever even acclaimed, they've acclaimed we're dickheads. Yeah, that's it, yeah. Yeah, so that's critically acclaimed.

It was a really, really fun show to film. It's called John Owen Being Good Sports, and we go around New Zealand and we kind of, you meet, we're meeting people that play and take part in unusual sports or events and there's people playing quidditch there's people doing barefoot water skiing there's people doing chili eating competitions bathtub racing people spending their weekends and their evenings passionate about all these what would be kind of unusual sports and you kind of get your sit back

aisle through the whole filming set back and just went why like they're not getting paid for it it's not like a professional sport just from the pure love of it and that's what makes them good sports yeah and so we went along with these wonderful people and uh had a crack and realized we're terrible at everything we we touch oh no you were good at something what were you good at it was quite unexpected very low you succeeded in something but for the most part, nothing. But anyway, we just finished filming this show, and it'll be out in the next month or couple of months. And we went into TBNZ to have a meeting yesterday.

And they'd given us swipe cards. We were like, all right, that series is done. Let's look ahead to 2022. But we still haven't even finished the series. We've still got voiceovers to do. We're still like, you know, the series hasn't played yet. So we went with these swipe cards that we've got. We got given with our photos on it.

Mine says Ben Joyce, but that's it. It's okay. He won't be around long enough. Don't worry about it, mate. We don't need to hear your ass name done correctly. So anyway, it's a lovely photo of me. It's got Ben Joyce. You've got Jono Prowe went in to swipe the TV. Maybe I'll be around

longer. They got my name right. Both our swipe cards didn't work. Yeah. Already. We're out. We're out. They're like, oh, we'll let you in. We're like, no, no, how about reissuing the swipe?

No, no, no. You guys have finished. No, no, it hasn't played yet. The problem is when you go, because you walk in with confidence. You're like, well, I've got a swipe card. I've got full access to this building. You name a place and I can get into it. And you walk in and it just goes bang red lights flash you swipe your card again and then bang again and uh then they look at you they're like yeah no it's expired no access you've expired

but we're like but the show hasn't played no no no you don't you know but we do need to go in there we're going for a meeting about the show because we've got voiceovers to do. But no, no. Nothing like a hit to the ego with not getting led into a building. That's probably a nice – like if you're a manager around and you didn't want to deal with sort of confrontation, you didn't want to fire, that's probably a great way to do it. Let's just cancel this swipe card.

Judy is trying to get in the building. I can't get in the building. Yeah, sorry. Hey, we'll catch up later, eh? I still can't get in the building. Yeah, sorry. Hey, we'll catch up later, eh? I still can't get in the building. Yeah, no, talk to the people. And eventually you stop coming in and maybe that's the way around it. Well, TVNZ brutally cut us.

Like, they cut that moment's silence and went to commercials. Now they're not going to reissue your swipe card. It's a lovely building, though. It's very futuristic, isn't it? Yeah, I haven't done any snooping around. If I knew it was going to be, I haven't gone and checked out Simon Dello's dressing room or anything like that. The doors open like the Star Trek Enterprise, don't they?

You kind of feel like, I always walk in there and I feel like I'm in 2039. In the future. Not Jeff Bezos penis-shaped space rocket future, but sort of heading towards that future when you're in TVNZ. You might be enjoying any more of that, that's for sure. The A to Z of New Zealand. Oh, we started with so much confidence

and so much gusto in this segment and we're bringing it back, you know, continuing on to call every town and city in New Zealand alphabetically. Yeah, like Race 4, I think it back, continuing on to call every town and city in New Zealand alphabetically. Yeah, like race four, I think it was, if I remember correctly, of the America's Cup final. The wind was taken out of Ben's sails. But we got back on the foils and we're back in there. We're sailing to the end, the A to Z of New Zealand, and in the M's at the moment,

working our way through alphabetically in Muraki today on the east coast of the South Island. island now one of my big bugbears with muraki we've been there ben seen it with my own eyes is the boulders they trade a lot of tourism off these boulders that sit on the beach amazing giant circular boulders rock boulders and you're like you got to come see these boulders mate and you took me to these boulders. Yeah. Incredible. Like, they're big, round boulders created over many, many hundreds of years. I was less than impressed with the boulders. And he's like, every time I bring up Modaki and talk about the boulders, he's like, you've got stones.

Talking about those stones to the people of Modaki. Yeah, all right. Well, good luck. I'll see if I do it now. We're going to head through to Scott, who runs the Modaki Boulders Cafe. Looks over the beach, apparently. Hello, Scott speaking. Hello, Scott speaking.

It's Jono and Ben speaking. Don't worry about which one it is. No one really cares. It's lovely to have you on the show. How are you? Good, thanks, mate. How are you getting on? Yeah, good, thank you.

So you're the director and proprietor of the Muraki Boulders Cafe. Yeah, I am. I've been there for 13 years now, me and my wife. And, yeah, so greatly time up there. Now, I know a lot of seals and dolphins lingering around the area there. Do they ever walk into the cafe grounds or sort of seals they kind of just sort of saunter in, like they're doing the worm at a dance party? I'd like to say yes, but unfortunately, no.

We do have a reason to hit the falcons up there and whales out there on and off. And a lot of shagging going on, too. Yeah, we've got a shag point. Oh, a shag point. Yep. Oh, OK. Yep, yep. So, yeah, there's plenty to do in the area.

That's for sure. You've got little shags, spotted shags, Stewart Island sh area. That's for sure. You've got Little Shags, Spotted Shags, Stewart Island Shags. All sorts, mate. All sorts. Now, I don't want to talk down the remarkable Muraki Boulders. This is what someone says when they're about to do something. It's like, no offence, but... Oh, hey, look.

You know, Lonely Planet's top 10 things to do in the world, mate. You've heard of Lonely Planet? Can't knock it, too. Yeah, you've heard of Lonely Planet? Top 10 things to do in the world. The You've heard of Lonely Planet? Can't knock it too fast. Yeah, you've heard of Lonely Planet? Top 10 things to do in the world. The world's a big place. You hear that, Joe? Now, I know the boulders that were formed over 60 million years ago.

But, you know, we went there. I've seen them with my own eyes. Now, I'm not just doing this as a guy who sees the pictures. This is a tall poppy chopper that we always heard about. He's one of those. Oh, I wouldn't say it. I wouldn't say it. No, you feel like you've already gone. Oh, you're not going to go a tall poppy chopper that we always heard about. He's one of those. Oh, I wouldn't say it. I wouldn't say it. No, you feel like you've already gone.

Oh, you're not going to go down the line. Are you? Are you? No, I'm just going to go. What are you? I've stubbed you. Yeah, like now he sees. He's lost his train of thought.

He's having second thoughts now. Yeah. No, I don't want to. Well, you're not wild as much as you thought you were going to be. They're just bigger rocks. Yeah, but look how round they are. You know, like, where else can you find rocks like that? Yeah.

These are the Dwayne Johnson of rocks. Look how round they are. They're f***ing amazing. They're f***ing amazing. Everyone should come and have a coffee and buy a cake and at least a meal. Yeah. Every second day. Exactly, mate.

And go talking down the rocks. Yeah, mate. Amazing. I'll take back any blasphemy. Yes, thank you, thank you. I said about the Bodoki boulders. What were we there for? It's a wonderful stretch of beach, though.

Oh, it's a beautiful beach. Absolutely stunning. Especially on a beautiful day Like you can't beat it And like you know The cafe's right Right there on the cliff Sort of thing

You know just hanging in there Fleur's Place right Yeah a very famous Iconic cafe right Yeah Yeah Well it looks Just over to there actually

So Fleur's just over In Meraki in the bay Hey mate Don't go plugging Another cafe Ben Sorry We're talking to Don't go plugging

Fleur hasn't paid for this. Okay, sorry. Neither has Scott, to be honest. Yeah, Fleur's place is there as well. Hey, where's this? My loyalty's to Scott. You can have a conversation with Fleur next break, but at the moment we've got Scott on for the Modaki Boulders Cafe.

Scotty, you've been an absolute champion, mate. Thanks so much for telling us about Modaki so they can come and visit you, see the boulders, see the amazing boulders. Yep, we've got a few animals here as well. Three alpacas and a red deer. You know, feed them a few nuts. They like chewing fingers. Well, listen, we'll let you head off and shave your alpaca.

You have a great day. You too. See you, mate. Thanks for calling. Love the guy. See why we do this, because we meet great New Zealanders, Ben. The A to Z of New Zealand will continue. That's right.

It will continue until we've called every town and city alphabetically in New Zealand. Ben and Jono call this show Jono and Ben. Breakfast on the hips. Now, Symphony is back. We talked about this a couple of weeks ago. It is awesome. Everyone that goes along to this concert says it's incredible. It's returning to Auckland Spark Arena arena and now it's extending to

wellington and christchurch uh features uh chai ala monnery uh nate doosand bella carlolo and more with music directed by dick johnson so you are featuring the likes of music from daft punk calvin harris uh dizzy rascal the killers and more and they basically turn the world's biggest electronic dance anthems with a live orchestra djs vocalists it's incredible it's a cool way what what could you want my friends have i went last year because one of those things they're like you want to go to this and i was kind of busy and i was like and then afterwards were you busy it looks so yeah they're like oh they kept banging on it i was like oh i should have gone i really regret not going they said it was incredible did you just music with an orchestra

yeah have you got some audio of what they do, Juliet? This is Darude Sandstorm, which ironically just sounds exactly like Darude Sandstorm. Yeah, but it's got a live orchestra and everyone's going crazy. It looks incredible on the video. So just imagine this with an orchestra. One more time. Play it live.

You're beautiful. I love you all. So it's going to be Auckland in September. Then we go October for Wellington and Christchurch all the details that they had

stocked on at NZ don't be like me don't go oh maybe I should because you end up having friends go oh you should have come and then

they kind of form their own little friend thing and they have their conversations about oh we should go again remember we did

this thing I reckon they started their own Facebook group behind your back there definitely would have been a WhatsApp group how good was that yeah and I kind of feel like there definitely would have been a WhatsApp group. Oh, how good was that?

Yeah, and I kind of feel like I'm out of the loop now, you know? I'm like, I'll come this year. And they're like, oh, no, it's kind of, we've done it once. You know, so don't be like me. Get in there and get amongst it. They've got their team, don't they? Yeah, I feel like they're ready. It's like, yeah.

They've got all their gear. They're ready to go. They are ready to go. Do you know, we were talking to a lady who went to a dance show And you know they're always like, put your hands up in the air Put your hands up in the air You know, they're always saying that I think it was that Taya Cruz song or whatever

So she put her hands up in the air And unfortunately there was a ceiling fan Cut her hands Like severely cut her hands I thought she lost a bit of her finger Cut her finger off on the scene. Put your hands in the air. You're like, yeah!

Turns into a blood fetish. Yeah, well, this won't happen. That's for sure. Well, you won't know because you can't go with your team, bro. Oh, God. It's Jono and Ben. Uh-oh google maps isn't working he's lost on the internet again uh internet wormhole uh if you've

listened to the show before you'll know i'm the proud face of getting lost on the internet into clickbait articles uh there was one the other day that I was like, oh, if I get into it, I know it'll be at a 120-page clicker. And it was kind of like celebrities who have let themselves go now. Do you find with those ones that the photo that they often lure

you in with is never the person that's in the first sort of 150 clicks? No, it's like a chubby dishevelled-looking Mickey Rourke. And you're like, I want to see this. But you really have to work hard to get to it. I often give up before I get to the photo. Do you know, I've found a little hack with it.

What? Do you want to know what the hack is? Yeah. If you see the photo and you're like, oh, that's interesting, then just go to Google and go, Mickey Rourke letting himself go in front of burger restaurant and it'll just come oh yeah shortcuts but that's not what we're about i love being clickbaited yeah it's the joy of it having 900 windows open on your computer and uh this one today the hidden meaning behind some of the world's most famous logos.

I thought you would have gone, wow. Well, you didn't give a thing. Wow. Oh, no, you haven't wowed me yet. Like, I don't want to. Like, sometimes I feel like I give away my wows too easily. Okay. Now, as per with this, as soon as you get bored, you can pull pin. Okay.

Okay. Starbucks. You know the Starbucks logo? You got that in your head? Yeah. It's got kind of like a lady, like it's almost like she's a mermaid and she's got a little crown for memory and stuff. Exactly. Well, the Starbucks logo? You got that in your head? Yeah, it's got kind of like a lady, it's almost like she's a mermaid and she's got a little crown for memory and stuff. Exactly.

Well, am I right? It's a mermaid lady. And did you know the mermaid lady was from the book Moby Dick? Oh, okay. And how is that relevant to Starbucks? She jacked up on coffee. She, the company logo designer they were going to call it Cargo House

Starbucks, they ended up going up with Starbucks because the logo designer was a big fan of Moby Dick and then looked back and this logo is very similar to one of the town's Starboss in Moby Dick the logo is

hidden meaning the Toyota logo Starboss in Moby Dick. Oh! Right, there we go. Yeah, hidden meaning. The Toyota logo. Now picture that in your head. It's sort of the oval with the now. What you won't know.

Vague, vague. Picture the Toyota badge on the back of a Toyota car. No, I'm just trying to give a bit of cover. Okay, so look at this oval logo. It spells every letter of Toyota at some point. You've got the T, then the outer circle is the O, then the Y is the hook down and below. Toyota, T-O-Y-O-T-A, all in the logo.

You're right. It's a sort of oval shape, cylinder sort of thing. And it almost looks like it could be like a bull or like a symbol. But you're right. It just spells all the letters. That's incredible. It started out as Toyota, the company. It was a family company with a D instead of a T.

And then in 1936, they gathered public suggestions as to how they could turn into more of a corporate machine and spend millions of dollars. It reminds me of the flag referendum. And they ended up with changing the D to a T. Toyota. Okay. And that's very interesting, isn't it?

It is. The FedEx courier, you know, the courier company FedEx? Yeah, don't you? Why are you going, see how you're fading out? No, no, I just, yes why are you going how are you so you're fading out for radio there's a lot of it you're like oh do i know the logo you know but yeah yeah purple fed orange x yeah fed x yeah okay yeah that's the logo if you don't know the logo and you're driving just get on your phone google while you're driving as you're talking about it and then it's describing what we see so yeah it's a fed you're right purple riding're talking about it and then describing what we see. So yeah, it's a Fed. You're right.

Purple riding Fed and then orange riding X. Take a look in between the E and the X. Is this going to work? Take a look. Oh! What is it? It's an arrow. It's an arrow.

Secretly hidden between the E and the X. Wow. And the company. Oh, yeah. I see. Oh, I can't unsee it now. Yeah, the logo designer secretly put the arrow in to connotate four directions, speed and precision. Wow.

Subconsciously. That's really good. It's like the Canterbury of New Zealand one. It's got the three CCCs. And then the silver food. But the Kiwis. The Kiwis. Oh, the Kiwis.

There's three Kiwis within the. Oh, yeah. But it's one of those things that just looks like a CCC. And then I think it's Canterbury Clothing Company. Yeah. But it's actually got three Kiwis. There's three Kiwis within the... Oh, yeah. But it's one of those things that just looks like CCC, and then I think it's Canterbury Clothing Company, and it's got three... But it's actually got three Kiwis inside it. Wow. One of those things you don't ever notice

until someone points it out. There we go. That was a topic that actually, in hindsight, probably not ideal for radio. I really enjoyed it, because we had the benefit of being in front of our computer like, we're going to go see... Well, you know...

Oh, you know. Oh, you don't see the arrow, but anyone listening right now, I don't see the arrow. If you're heading to work, do yourself a favour. Have a goog of the Toyota logo. Yeah. Have a goog of the FedEx logo. Yeah, the Starbucks logo. You'll probably drive past. It's fun.

You know, it's interesting. But yeah, thank you for that. That was great for the three of us. There's not many news bulletins brought to you by a man who's completed court-ordered community service. But this is one of them. I'd love to say, oh, you're right. Yeah, once he reads the news,

he will get his parole officer to sign the form. Mate, that's in the past. No, I love that you've done court-ordered community service. It gives this show a level of street cred. But it's not... You know, if this show went to prison, the hits, if the hits went to prison, we'd be bouncing and all happy

and getting side-eyed and we'd be targeted in prison, the hits would. You know, The Rock would be fine. George would probably have some credibility about the hits. No, we're not safe in prison. But then I'd go, see old mate over there?

Give you some hard community service. And they'd be like, oh, okay. Maybe they look all nice, but there's a sinister edge. No, but it's all part of a new, you know, we're moving on. We're rebranded. Exactly. There's criminal pasts behind them. Now, New Zealand boxer David Decker, We were talking about him Yesterday on the show

You guys were Very shallowly talking But he's an amazing athlete Julia and me Were drooling over him I said to Julia Have a goog babe She had a goog

And then she went deep Into his Instagram account Oh yeah She's like Has he got a girlfriend Has he got a girlfriend And she went down And you found out

That he has a girlfriend A little like you did And then you're like Looking at the photo And go do they look happy In these photos It's like you're really Overanalyzing.

The photo with the girlfriend was last posted in New Year's, so that's like almost seven months. That's a long time. You know, they could have broken up in that period of time. I could see sadness in her eyes. I know.

Producer Juliet's eyes, that's for sure. Hey, we got to meet him a few months ago. He's an awesome dude, and he got his Olympic campaign off in the boxing tour. A great start. I think he's through to the quarterfinals. But during the fight, his opponent,

his Moroccan opponent, obviously got quite frustrated. And that classic Mike Tyson, you know, boxing, what happened during boxing where he tried to bite Amanda Holyfield's ear. Yeah, it looked like he tried to bite David Niki as well on the cheek as well. He tried to bite him?

It looked like he tried to bite him and got quite frustrated by that. What happened with the fight? Did it end? Well, yeah, on the cheek as well. He tried to bite him. He looked like he tried to bite him and got quite frustrated by that. What happened with the fight? Did it end? Well, yeah, in the end it did and he's basically... In the end of the fight he did. Yeah, yeah, it did. Did it get called off at that moment? I don't think it did in that because David Niki complained

to the referee about it, but I don't think they'd quite seen it and afterwards I think he got some sort of punishment reprimanded, but he lost anyway. but then obviously a few people weighing into the guy from Morocco on social media

oh listen I hope now we're pretty level headed when it comes to this stuff New Zealanders so I hope we all didn't pile in on him on social media

on the Moroccan that's a bit disappointing but how cool is this from David Neck as well the boxer he says from New Zealand please read this the heat of the battle

can bring out the best and the worst of people. This is part of sport. I have nothing but respect for my opponent and appreciate the frustration he must have felt. Please don't reach out to him if you don't have anything nice to say. That's awesome. You know, after winning the fight and doing that, I'm like, that's

really cool. I know. He's a heartthrob. I even spoke to my mum and my friend about this yesterday in afternoon tea. I was like, oh, Jono and Ben introduced me to him and he just looks, like, amazing. You know, we haven't, like, you've just Googled him. Yeah, I know. But, like, you know, it's association, you know?

They introduced me to him, we hit it off. I'm just going to get the other bush out of the way. Don't expose my plan. And that is scrolling through your feed this morning It is the hits, you've got Jono and Ben Hard-hitting interviews and informed opinion Mike Hosking on Newstalks NB In the meantime, here's Jono and Ben

The hits There has been some celebrity sort of interactions of late On the internet that have been circulating Where people get messaged in the direct DMs And they're scams But they're quite amusing There's a DM that someone received that's going around Going, hey, this is Kelly from Destiny's Child in the direct DMs and they're scams. But they're quite amusing. There's a DM that someone received that's going around going,

hey, this is Kelly from Destiny's Child. So it's from someone that says, I am Kelly Rowland. Kelly Rowland, yeah. I lost my credit card. I need money for a plane ticket. But plane is P-L-A-I-N ticket. So I can fly to your city to perform. Can you send me some money? I'll bring Beyonce.

Oh, she's going bring beyonce well then i'm passing over my details yeah there's another one as well she's like the new 90 nigerian prince from michael underscore jackson 704 815 uh it says hey it's michael jackson i'm messaging you from a private account i'm not really dead can you cash at me 600 so i can come back to the united states and put out more music? So there you go. I love that Michael Jackson, he still obviously wants to keep the fact that he's alive a bit of a secret, but he's so trusting in complete strangers on the internet

that he will tell them and ask for $600. Why $600? Is it a plane ticket? I don't know. Is it a recording studio? And another one for you. Hello, it's Cristiano Ronaldo using my second account. So it's not his main account, which is I think the most popular Instagram account ever. This is another one for you. Hello, it's Cristiano Ronaldo using my second account. So it's not his main account,

which is I think the most popular Instagram account ever. This is another one. Can I borrow your debit card so I can buy a new pair of football boots from Sports Direct? And who are you to deprive Cristiano Ronaldo from playing football, the sport he loves? I mean, he's a great footballer.

He needs some football boots. I mean, let's not think about the millions and millions he earns from endorsements in football alone. Let's just think he needs football boots boots. I mean, let's not think about the millions and millions he earns from endorsements and football alone. Let's just think he needs football boots to go out on the field. Now, if you receive any messages from at Jono underscore Pryor saying, Hi, it's Jono Pryor here. I need $700 for my hair replacement program. That's not a scam.

No, that's legit. I'm actually in the market for that and a bit strapped for cash. So you might get those today in your DMs. We've got some spy insider news on the way. Yeah,ney spears has made an official petition to remove her father as her conservator but who has she chosen i'll tell you next spy no what's up spy.co.nz if you are not informed or up to date about all the latest celebrity news after this segment well then clearly you have a better source for celebrity news maybe Maybe like TMZ or E! News or something. But in the meantime, here's Juliette.

So Britney Spears has made an official petition to remove her dad as the head of her conservatorship. So she's now chosen a man called Jason Rubin and he's a certified public accountant with plenty of experience dealing with money to replace her dad. And so she's got her carer, which is Jodie Montgomery. Jodie takes care

of Brittany's physical health and mental health and then so she needs someone to take care of her finances. So she's chosen this public accountant and hopefully that goes well. But it's an official petition through the court. What's his name? His name is Jason Rubin.

Jason Rubin, certified public accountant. On the article I was reading yesterday, they had the amount of money that she's got and what they reckon into her accounts and also what she owns in physical assets and stuff like that. But I couldn't work out, you know, when those things, there's so many different numbers. You're like, what's that, millions?

Is that billions? Is that, you know? Yeah. I'm just not used to dealing with that amount of money before. said zero yeah yeah you're like i couldn't quite work it out how many if it was billions or if it was millions or what it was or hundreds of millions but anyway i think she's seems like she's got millions yeah she her cash assets are 2.7 million but in non-cash assets that's like property investments that's 57 million so it's about 60 mil. Yep. And then people are going into, can she really retire on

$60 million, which I'm sure she can. How's her KiwiSaver like? Yeah. Mind you, you've got to factor in, she does get the gold card. Cheaper public transport as well. When you retire, yeah. That's a saving. That's true.

So 60 mil might see her through. And if she's just on her own house, has she paid it off or not? That's probably the big question. Yeah. Has she got mortgage repayments? Yeah, the mortgage repayments, you know. It might buy her a lovely little place in a Ryman or something.

That amount of money. Yeah, and the money will too. Probably won't get her a central Auckland sort of place to live, you know, maybe outskirts. And Ed Sheeran said that he considered quitting music altogether, stopping playing music ever again and stopping making music and releasing music ever again once he had his daughter Lyra. He wanted to become a stay-at-home dad and just focus on parenting.

And then he realised that sucked. He said that was too hard. His reasoning was He was like I think it's more important for my daughter to grow up Knowing that her parents have the work ethic And love creating And enjoying their jobs And he would rather her see that

Rather than being like yo my dad's unemployed You know what I mean which makes sense Great story Sharon But he was like jeez this is tough It's easier to just write a number one smash hit song Yeah true You know what I mean? Which makes sense. Yeah, great story, Sharon. But here's like, jeez, this is tough. It's easier to just write a number one smash hit song. Yeah, true. True.

And that is five for more. You can head to thehits.co.nz. We apologise in advance. Sorry about that. Sorry about that. I'm sorry to rope you into this. Sorry you've been dragged into this. Shono and Penn.

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People tune in to the show This And Ben's Unrelenting Takedown Of Jacinda Ardern And her communist Left wing agenda What? I haven't done what? people tune in to the show. This and Ben's unrelenting takedown of Jacinda Ardern and her communist left-wing agenda. What? Always having a go at her.

That's what the people want, Ben. More of that coming up in $5,000. It is the hits. Five words for 5k on the hits. You're only five words away from a massive payday. It's our Game of Words Association. We play it every morning on the Hitsy. Match all five words with the same ones that pop into our heads,

and you win $5,000. Yes, radio bribery at its finest. And we welcome to the program Kate from Christchurch. Morena, how are you? Hi, guys. How are you? Good to have you on. Hey, listen, strap yourself in for some unadulterated, high-energy, high-paced word association.

Are you strapped in? I am. Great. She's got a seatbelt on. She's ready to go. Kate, you're studying commerce. What would you do with $5,000? A shopping spree.

Shocking commerce, isn't it? Blow it all on clothes. I love it, though. I love it. Kate, who do you want to send into the soundproof booth? Jono Ben or Producer Juliet? Jono, please. All right, Jono.

You've been a popular wee decision this week. Three this week. I like it. You've got to come through. This could be the day. All right, Kate, here's in the soundproof booth. The first word this morning I want to say to you is gum. G-U-M.

Gum. Gum. Chewing? Chewing. No, that was the first one that popped into my head as well So hopefully that's what pops into Jono's Camera is the second word Camera Camera

Picture Picture Picture Prison Prison is the third word this morning Prison Picture. Picture. Picture. Not pictures. Okay, picture. Picture. Prison is the third word this morning. Prison. Jail. Jail.

Nice. Dream is word number four this morning, Kate. Dream. Yeah, that's a few options in that one, right? This is hard. It is hard. It is hard. I do feel for you.

Catcher. Oh, yeah. Oh, yes. Gotcha. Dream catcher, yeah. Mild is the final word. M-I-L-D, mild. Ooh, curry. Well, curry.

Good. I think the best thing is what pops into your head because sometimes you can't overthink this game. So we'll get Jono out of the soundproof booth and we'll see if all five of those match up. And you walk away $5,000 richer for your shopping spree. What is the soundproof booth when we're not here? Is it just a giant inconvenient box

that takes up a large part of the studio? I think you're right. Yeah. No, the show's like this thing there. Why not stay smoking and he can think of the giant soundproof booth? Be a burden for them, wouldn't it? You're right. Anyway, we're not here to think about their feelings.

We're here to think about Kate's and win her 5,000 bucks. All right. The first word I said this morning to Kate was gum. Jono, G-U-M, gum. Chewing. Would be correct. One from one, Kate. I know that you always start with these lowball words. And I do like to

jump around from time to time, so I'm going to go prison. Guard. What did you do? Jail. It's just funny what pops into your head. I was literally just reading a story about a prison guard in the US. That's why. Sometimes it happens, eh, when you think about something, you know.

Oh, Kate, I'm very sorry. Would you like to know how many other words we matched? Yes. Let's just go through really quickly. Dream. Catcher. Camera. Camera.

Lens. Oh, and mild was the last one. Catcher. Camera. Camera. Lens. And mild was the last one. Mild. Mild mannered. Mild curry. And we went camera was picture. But well done, Kate. You did a really good job. Some of those words were quite tricky today. Thank you, guys. Kate, you go and do commerce good, okay?

I will. Thank you. But don't forget, stick around for our exclusive radio chat with Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Emily Blunter from Disney's Jungle Cruise. It's an amazing prank you put together. Will you show them the tattoo that I got a few months ago? I tell you what, if you thought Megan Markle and Prince Harry ragging on the royals to Oprah was going to be

the biggest interview this year... Then you're right. Then you're right. Prince Reunion second. Second. It's probably top 100, but it's pretty good. Yeah, it's the best one we'll ever do. It is a hits you got shot on bed. It is back, and we've got a list of such great stuff that you'll want, including the latest technology and more.

But today, who would want $1,000 cash? You almost said $100,000 cash. And I guarantee the answer is always everyone. Yeah, so it's $1,000 cash. I was actually going to say $100 and keep the other $900. So I was just going to go $100 cash, which is still great. But this is $1,000 cash. So if you want a grand, if it sounds like a bit of you,

then text OMG to 4487 And then this afternoon Someone will be given $1,000 in the hand And then it will turn up at your house In a briefcase With unmarked bills No tracing those ones Now we're still having issues

Producer B Humps Lovely Producer Humps Check him out With the texting Do people just have to write OMG? Just OMG Don't write OMG cash. No.

Nothing else. OMG to 4487. We send you back a bit of a form, and it's got all the details in there, and then you're in the drawer. The reason that we need OMG is because we want to gather a database and then pawn off all sorts of sales stuff to your number. Okay? That's the honest truth.

So just write OMG just so we can bombard you with advertorials. $1,000 could be all yours. Just text OMG to 4 four eight seven now next though jono you're a i'm a secret fan of something yeah my wife doesn't know and i'm gonna serve beer all next all right we'll stick around it is that it's pink fun house it is the hits uh j Jono and Ben with you. Now, have you heard of the television program called Love Island? Yes, but thanks to you mainly. You give me all my details. Love Island updates. Now, as the title explains, it's exactly what it is.

It's an island of love and probably antibiotics at the end of filming. So this is, well, yeah, this is the one they just, it's not the one they have to refrain from anything. this is the one where they can just just go hammer and well the premise is they all stay in this wonderful villa in spain and me orca and uh you you're in the game as long as you've got a partner basically and for months jen my wife's been watching this, and I'll wander around the house like a grumpy old boomer going, what's this rubbish?

What's it? Look at these idiots talking with their washboard abdominals. I'll have no bar. I was too good of it. I was too good for it. I was above it. And then I sat down two weeks ago, and I just caught a cheeky ten minutes of it on the couch

the ones where you're folding washing or doing dishes but you end up stopping and you're like and now I'm secretly hooked but the problem is I can't publicly publicly I've been anti it I've been a big opposer so now I can't let her know

which she's probably going to know now that I'm really enjoying it. You're like, this is my show. Much like the contestants, it's infectious. It really is. Now, one of my favourite things was there was a guy called Chugs, of course, who came on to the show. And you'll really love what Chugs' profession is.

Have a listen. I'm Chugs, I'm 23 23 and i run a bucket hat business in sorry of course he does no cowboy hats no no just focusing solely on buckets no other form of it not even flat pick he's really put all his chips in on the bucket hat. All his bucket hats into one bucket. So that's Chugs. Chugs is actually lovely.

They all seem like quite genuine people. And hot. You know, just like a better genetic makeup than me. And just wandering around with next to nothing on, hot abdominals on these guys. Everyone's tanned. And it's basically a competition of who can embarrass their families the most on television. So what we need to know this morning, because John, you're secretly a fan of this.

I'm loving it. So what are you secretly a fan of? And you're like, oh, we'll get dragged along to this or we'll watch this. But secretly, you really are a big fan of it. I used to find with the kids when they were little, they'd watch something like, Jake and the Neverland Pirates was one, and I would find myself, they'd leave the room because their attention span was,

you know, and I was like, oh, I need to see what happens to Captain Hook and Mr. Smee and Cubby and Jake and Izzy and all your favourites. Don't you guys want to see how this plays out? I was like, well, guys, I'm invested in this. We're in the cliffhanger. You're like, you're sitting there by yourself,

and that's when you know you're secretly into something because you're there, the kids are gone, and you're sitting there still watching it. So what are you into? Secretly. What are your secret faves? Yeah. It doesn't necessarily have to be a TV show.

It could be a hobby. It could be a- Come clean. Open up. Today. You're like, oh, let's check out the share market. I didn't tell anyone. Whatever.

We'd love to hear from you this morning. That was a bad example. Secretly. Hey, guys. I was looking at the paper, and it's a share market. Secretly. I'm a fan. Maybe you're a fan of Hands on a

Hands on a That's in front of me as well I haven't told anyone this But I really enjoy the share market Okay 0800 It's 4487 It's the text Give us a call

Give us a text Love to hear from you In New Zealand's breakfast It's be alright It is the hits 8 42 wednesday morning want you guys uh to come clean with it something you might be secretly a fan of maybe something your partner or your kids uh enjoy uh and you're like to be honest i don't publicly say this yeah i've just come out and said uh i love love island i love love island uh especially

chugs who's got a thriving bucket hat empire. I'm Chugs, I'm 23, and I run a bucket hat business in Surrey. Same thing, there was a new program on Netflix called Sexy Beasts, which is kind of like the Mars singer, but they go dating. They go dating on these elaborate costumes. And I came in and showed you. It was one of those. Same thing.

A man and my wife was watching. I was like, oh, what is this? And I came in and showed you guys. I was like, check out this show, guys. The costumes, you find out what they look like at the end. Same thing. A man and my wife was watching us. Oh, what is this? And I was like, I came in and showed you guys. I was like, check out this show, guys. The costumes. You find out what they look like at the end of the thing. And I secretly. Masked singer mixed with lovers blind.

Yeah. And I got hooked on that as well. Do they ever know what their real faces look like? Yes, they do. But after they decide, they're like, oh, you're off the show, you know, panda bear. And then they'll come back and go oh i shouldn't have made that decision so the moral layer is it's what's the personality yeah i see yeah but sometimes they're like kissing

with their masks around because they're just so randy they're like can i pass this dolphin with a giant nose you're like well this is you don't know it but anyway yeah they go for it yeah so yeah a very interesting show uh what are you secretly a fan of? You can open up to us this morning. Rochelle, welcome. Morena. Hi, how are you doing? Good to have you on. Okay, come clean.

What are you secretly a fan of? I'm a long-time Home and Away fan, and I've now got my husband onto watching it. He's right into it and knows the characters and what's going on, but he would never admit it to his friends. He's collateral. That's the thing. You do get sucked into those things, don't you?

How old is he? He's 32. Yeah, 32. What does he do for a job? He's a locksmith. Oh, yeah, locksmith. You don't want your fellow locksmiths knowing that you're a Home and Away fan.

Yeah, no. Yeah, well, you know we belong together, Rochelle, so thank you very much. Appreciate your call. Thanks. That made no sense. I just tried to recite the Home and Away theme tune. And I said, you know we belong together, Rochelle. So thank you very much. Appreciate your call. That made no sense. I just tried to recite the Home and Away theme tune.

And I said, you know we belong together as if Rochelle and myself should. Yeah, true. It made it a bit weird. Was he coming on to me? What's he doing? You're watching too much Love Island, haven't you? Sarah, you're on from Auckland. Welcome to New Zealand's Breakfast. What are you secretly a fan of?

S Club 7. S Club 7? What, from about 15 years ago? Yeah. Their music is so happy and uplifting and positive and motivating and I just make me happy to listen to it. They are. I had a little bit like that with Westlife for a while there.

There was a song from Westlife. I love this song, but I can't publicly say it. Probably can now in a safe space on the hits. No from West Side Post. Oh, I love this song, but I can't publicly say it. Probably can now in a safe space on the hits. No one's judging you over here, bro. Flying Without Wings was emotional.

How does Flying Without Wings go? Yeah. Juliet? Oh, God. It was an emotional one. Was it like a singing in your car?

Flying Without Wings. It's a builder, you know. And so, Rochelle, sorry, Sarah, have you been ashamed to say that you like East Club 7 publicly? No, not really. I quite like it. I also, when I was, have you been ashamed to say that you like East Club 7 publicly? No, not really.

I quite like it. I also, when I was younger, enjoyed the TV show because it was like a modern version of The Monkees, which I watched when I was a little kid. Yeah, all right. TV show, yeah. There you go, East Club 7 fan right there. Did you find flying with it? It's not even in the database.

Not even in the database. Even the database is embarrassed of it. Even the hands wouldn't play it. Thanks, Sarah. I'm sorry about that, guys. I've made things weird. Okay, Kate, you're on from Methvin this morning. What are you secretly a fan of?

Kate! Secretly a fan of leaving radio announcers in the lurch by not talking back to them. Appreciate your call. Did we find flying without wings, June? I don't think we did. Maybe Westlife deleted it. Oh, God, that was a shocker.

Even for us I'm embarrassed to say I sang that song Oh wait it's gone we've got it Oh here we go It's a builder Find that something Yeah it builds it builds We'll bring it to the building point

Cause right now I'm like Well that's why I said it was secret it was embarrassing Am I waiting for a doctor's appointment in the waiting room? We'll move on with the show, mate. When we come back, they'll be at that chorus. But it won't be worth it. There's the hits. You got Jono and Ben.

Jono and Ben, or as they're known in the office, those two. Jono and Ben, New Zealand's breakfast on the hits. Big show today. They don't get much bigger than the rock Dwayne Johnson's biceps They were on the show as well As the awesome Emily Blunt All thanks to Disney's Jungle Cruise If you missed it earlier

It was an amazing prank that you put together Months and months in the making Thanks to Disney and New Zealand as well No, just a month I guess it's months because I got the tattoo It was a month of admin From our end. Okay.

So I wasn't part of these. You take it from there. And Ben, boys, we finally got to show your tattoo of Dwayne The Rock Johnson on your bottom to Dwayne The Rock Johnson. And this was his reaction. Wait a second. We saw that. Look. Wait a second. I've seen that.

I have it. Did you post it? No, I didn't post it, but I sent it to you. Yes. He has it on his phone. He texts it to, and straight after the interview, you're still, you're running on cloud nine, aren't you? I sound like I'm sped up.

Have a listen. Ben, how are you feeling now? Oh my goodness. I'm just slowly coming to terms with just what happened. Dwayne Johnson, he was like, I have seen this video. I've been holding onto this video of you getting this tattoo for, what did you say, like a month and a half? I'm sorry. And he's this video I've been holding on to this video of you getting this tattoo for what do you say like a month and a half and he's like

I've got it on my phone and he pulled out his phone and it was on those moments like I'm dreaming this I'm dreaming this and he's like I texted to Emily I know we're texting

I was going to post it I'm like this is not real this is not real your comedic text fodder for Dwayne Miro Johnson he uses you to go look at this idiot

who's got this that's you that's me I'm this idiot who's got a... That's you. That's me. But he's like, text a bit. I'm happy to be that idiot. And if you want to catch the videos, there's so many great videos. My first initial reaction is so priceless when they popped up on the screen in the movie theatre. I was not expecting it.

It'll be on the Hits Breakfast later on today and some coverage on the New Zealand Herald as well, which is awesome. Yeah, mate. Well, you guys go and have a fantastic Wednesday. We'll catch you back tomorrow from 6. We've got more money to give away at quarter to 8, of course, with five words for 5K. Yeah, have a great Wednesday. Catch you tomorrow from 6. Want more Jono and Ben?

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