Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: Are Megan And Ben Grinches?!

Episode Date: November 25, 2024

ON THE SHOW TODAY: How did Ben get out for the Mariah game? Jono's all day coffee stain on his pants looked like... Is it better to use a tissue to pick your nose or your finger? Will Consentino let us perform at his magic show?! Gen Z explains being youtube famous Can you get this riddle? Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono and Ben Instagram: THEHITSBREAKFASTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This John Owen Ben podcast, hey that's us, brought to you by HelloFresh, the experts and tastes that Kiwis love. Welcome to the podcast on a Tuesday morning. We started yesterday's podcast talking about high drama and our Mariah Carey game, trying to avoid all I want for Christmas. Well more high drama has happened over the last 24 hours. Another victim, me, I'm gone from the game. You are out. Champagne player. I really, like, I'm really impressed with how Tasha has managed to do it. It's been, it's well done. Twice. Cheeky, though. Cheeky.

Oh, very cheeky. Very cheeky. But I like that. I like that. Like, I feel like as a way to go out, it's a lot more exciting than if I'd just been scrolling Instagram and gone, oh, I'm out. And isn't it wonderful that everyone's invested? Yeah.

The good and evil of the competition. Oh, yeah. So many texts. But, like, fair game, Tasha. You've done it the good and evil of the competition. Oh, yeah. So many texts. But, like, fair game, Tash. You've done it twice now. Now leave me alone. Oh, Megan. I feel like I've got a target on my back now.

You have. You have got a target. Last man standing. I feel like, as a show, we should give you, you know, we should give you this week. Protection. Yeah, we'll give this. I am happy to step back and say I'm not going to do anything to you.

Next week, well, after 1st of December, I feel like it could be on then. But right now, I'm like, well, hey, fair play to you. See how far you can go. Well, I do have the kids' daycare Christmas party this Friday. And I feel like there's a lot of people there. Can I put a blanket ban of Mariah on the whole party? Well, that's over to you. You're the only one left.

You're like the little baby elephant in the wild with the frothing hyenas circling. Help me. Protect me. Yeah, well, good luck. And let us know. We love hearing if you're in or out of the game. And as I said before, I was out, and here's how it happens. You know, it's sleep still Christmas.

It's not far to go. Mariah Carey song, All I Want for Christmas, is starting to be everywhere. We're trying to avoid it for as long as possible. It's a fun Christmas game we've been playing. And we're playing it with The Drive Show and you as well. Once we're all out, we officially start playing the song on the station. Someone's just texted

now, 4487, I got home last night from work. My wife and kids were decorating the Christmas tree. Guess what song they had on? Of course, Boom Out. And it's a great song to decorate a Christmas tree too. It is. It's perfect. It is a great song as we keep saying. But Tasha, listener to the hits, made it her mission to get out Maddie McLean.

For some reason, she decided she really wanted to get Maddie. She set up burner Instagram accounts, trying to get him to click on reels and all sorts, but got him out the other day, pretending to be a caller about something else, and got on air and played the song. Let's go to Tasha on 0800 The Hits. What's your claim to fame?

You are kidding me! You are kidding me! Producer Sarah here, we vetted that call. Tasha! I've just pulled her down. That wasn't planned. She told a great story about her claim to fame. She told a great story about her claim to fame.

Tasha! Very, you know, like the Madty McLean, very reasonable guy. So then, you know. So we obviously beat out the bit where Mariah Carey played because we don't want you to get out of the game. Towards the end of the show yesterday, live on air, we see on the phone system, Tash in brackets, do not answer pop-up. Now, I'm figuring this is Tash.

I'm out already. Yeah. So we started recording this after, you know, as the show was ending and you had figuring this is Tasha. I'm out already. Yeah. So we started recording this as the show was ending, and you had a conversation with Tasha. Megan and I were like, well, let's leave the room. I was like, we all suspect that it's her. So Ben and I, still in the game, went into the producer's studio to avoid talking to her.

She doesn't have a great track record. She's lost our trust. And Jono got sucked in as well. He came out. Have a listen to how it all unfolded when Tasha called. Tasha. Okay, I'm going to just tell you now. You guys are safe with me.

I love you guys. Because I've sent Ben and Megan out of the studio. Are they safe? I love you guys. You guys are like my childhood. Okay, hold on, Tasha, because Matty McLean, this was his reaction to you on Friday. You are kidding me!

You are kidding me! You are kidding me! Now, Ben and Megan are outside the studio. They're refusing to come in. It's a safe space. She's promised. She has promised. I won't do it. I'm not like that. She's not going to do it. She's not like that. That's what she's saying. Come in. Hold on, Tasha. I'm going to have to convince her.

Guys, honestly, she's not going to do it. She's promised. Hand on heart. Come in. Come in. Guys, honestly, she's not going to do it. She's promised. She has promised. Hand on heart. Come in. Come in. We have her word.

They're bickering next door. They're deciding whether they come in. Ben is coming in. Megan is going to stay out for the time being. Ben, welcome into the studio. This is a safe space. Tasha has given us her word, haven't you? I'm not going to do it.

Oh, Tasha. The best bit of radio I've heard in a long time was Manny McLean getting out. You are kidding me! Great moment. Well, I wanted to nominate you for Kiwi Bank New Zealander of the Year. It was such a great moment. Now, what happened? Because you managed to get on air for another topic.

Did you make up a story off air? Yeah, so they were like, oh, the call to fame or whatever, and then, you know, I was just like, oh, my gosh, come on. This is my chance, you know? And I just, like, made up this story about, like, Dr. Seuss being my neighbor or something. And then they were like, all right, all right, we'll see if you go on the air, you know, like, not definite, but maybe.

And then they were like, and we'll go to Tarzan. I'm like, oh, my gosh, it's my chance, it's my chance. And you took their chance and got such a great reaction. Maddie's out of the game. Why? I loved it, but Maddie's like, why? What did I do? What happened?

Why? Did you just think it would be a fun thing to do? Yeah, because me and Maddie just have beef. Yeah, you do. And you wind him up so, you push all his buttons. Have you seen the video? Oh! Oh! Tasha! I'm out! Tasha! Tasha got me!

She's done it again! You said it was a safe space. Tasha! I knew I shouldn't have come in there, but Tasha, I'm out of the game. Tasha's got me. Tasha, after I say, oh, I'll take back that nomination. You are kidding me! For Kiwi Bank New Zealand of the Year.

You are kidding me! I'm out. You said. I knew I should have come in there, but Tasha, I'm out of the game. Tasha's got me. Tasha, after I say, oh, I'll take back that nomination. You are kidding me! For Kiwi Bank New Zealand of the Year. You are kidding me! I'm out. You said. I knew that was going to happen.

To be honest, coming back in the room, I was like, every part of me said not to come back in. Megan's made the right decision. She's not coming in. I was like, come in. There'll be a safe space. Oh, Tasha. I mean, I'm sorry.

She convinced me. Tasha did a great job. Great job, Tasha. You got me out of the game. You got Maddie out of the game and Megan. Do you know what that's for, Ben? Do you know what that's for? No, it's for all the times you've embarrassed your daughters.

You know, you're like, come on. Give it to me. Give me a minute. Yeah, that's, to be honest, Tasha, that was well-deserved. Now you put it into context. Yeah, okay. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Welcome to the show.

Just 29 sleeps till Christmas And as we said before, there's high drama in our Mariah Carey game One of us is out of the game, we'll have that in the next 20 minutes for you Now, yesterday, probably one of the funniest interactions I've seen in the office, in the workplace Harriet, Boss Harriet, she wanders in, she's trying to organise the Secret Santa The annual Secret Santa event Well, it's kind of I mean, it's annual, but it's also

I feel like it's a little half-hearted here It's kind of like, it's not everyone's always together, like, are you even going to be at this event, that we're going to have a Secret Santa? Next Wednesday. Is it next Wednesday? Okay, you'll be there But then sometimes I feel like it's not all, we're not all in But also it doesn't include,

like we've got a whole hits family right across the motu. Yeah, everyone's not going to be there. And not everyone is going to be here. So the Secret Santa, you have to post it a lot of the time. Okay, so this is their stunt. This is their stunt. Oh, look, I'm not a Christmas Grinch or anything like that. I just...

I've never in my life been called a Christmas Grinch. Until yesterday. Our boss, Harriet Cameron, she was like, are you going to be part of the Secret Santa? And both you and I were like, meh. You made a groaning noise. It's so half-hearted. I got mine sent in the post.

There was no one here. I just opened it and it was like, cool. I feel like it's all or nothing on it. I've been part of some great Secret Santas before. And you all need to be together and you need to be there when you open them and see the joy of the other person. You don't even hear. Well, you haven't replied to Harriet's emails. It's like, are you in or are you out? And officially yesterday

out of the Secret Sanders. Because, I mean, hey, I'm with you. Inevitably you end up with some piece of plastic landfill that's got like some cheap trophy for the two-lot shop that says, world's baldest radio announcer or something. I actually said to her, and I guess this is kind of grinchy, I was like, I would trophy for the $2 shop that says world's baldest radio announcer or something. I actually said to her, and I guess this is kind of grinchy, I was like, I would rather take the $20 and buy myself something nice

that I know I want and like, and that everyone else can do the same. Have you done that one, that savage system where you can steal people's prizes? Bad Santa, bad secret. Yeah, that's a good one. Yeah, that's quite fun. Because someone always slips in a $20 note if the budget's $20, and then everyone's gunning for the $20.

Yeah, that's quite fun because at least you can kind of show it. You can go, ooh, I like that, and you can maybe get it your way. But it sucks if you get something good right at the start, and you're like, oh, I'm not getting this. Someone's going to take this off me. Yeah, so, well, that really takes away from the meaning of Christmas, doesn't it, that one, that game? Yes, you're right.

All about giving. And the fact that you say everyone's excited about the $20 says all you need to know. Like, just save yourself the money, everyone. Buy yourself something nice for $20. Yeah, and sometimes, I mean, we've talked about this before when you bought oil for the guy. The guy who everyone said in the office had a good rig. Dino, the oil rig. You can see where I was heading. But he didn't know that anyone said he had a good rig. Dino, the oil rig. You can see where I was heading.

But he didn't know that anyone said he had a good rig. Baby oil. I gave him a big bloody 1.5 litre tub of baby oil. And I'd gone to the sign writers and got a label printed on it. Hard to get. I mean, did he have a lot of it? Yeah, was it from your stash, did he? That's hard to get.

He'd taken up the world supply chain, isn't he? And he was like What is this for And you're like That's liquid gold Mate liquid gold But see that's the issue When you work in radio

Everyone suddenly Makes it like The biggest gag So when you're all together It's the biggest Who can make everyone laugh Rather than like A nice present

It's quite a bullying Yeah There's a little bit of bullying And if someone gets something nice You're like Oh that was lame Especially at past radio stations I've been at

I was like I want to opt out of this. It's a real high concept form of bullying, though, isn't it? It's bullying through present form. Yeah. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. You mentioned something just before that. You had something on you that we didn't notice?

I didn't know. So we went across the road after the show yesterday and just said to Gen Z producer Grace, you know, would you like a drink? And sometimes she goes, yeah, you know, I'll take a drink. It's some sort of spiced pumpkin latte mocha oat milk. Matcha. Just bring the good vibes kind of drink. And I forgot to get it when we were over there.

Right, yeah. And then I said to you, oh, I forgot producer Grace's drink. You go in, I'll sort it out. Now, the problem was I had my drink that I had already purchased branded with the cafe that we'd just been into. And I looked back in there and I was like, oh, the line's too big.

I'll go to the competing one across the road. Okay. But then I'm like, uh-oh, I've got enemy territory cups in my hand here. And then so I drank it, but boy it was hot it was burning my esophagus when you try and drink coffee in a hurry have you done that yeah like it's not a drink that needs to be rushed through yeah sip it enjoy it yeah so i uh tried to do as much as i could but then i was like okay well what i will do because i knew i had meetings and things to

record as i'll put the cup in my pocket okay and then I'll go and they won't see the cup. I'll order the convoluted drink. But I forgot it was in my pocket and I sat down. And then all I could feel down my milky white thighs was lukewarm piping hot coffee. It was piping hot coffee, to be honest. And I was like, oh, that's inconvenient. But then I was sitting there and I was like,

okay, well, get on with my day. And I forgot about it. When was like, okay, well, get on with my day. And I forgot about it. Went about all my appointments, doctors, picking up kids, dropping off kids, going to bed. And then last night I looked at the back of my trousers and there is a very unfortunately placed brown stain that was running from the top of my bottom cheek all the way down the back of my leg. Now this all day. I didn't notice it, but if I did, I wouldn't have said anything either. You know me, I famously never tell you anything. No, you don't.

I would have probably filmed it maybe. That would have been the only way you would have known if I'd noticed it because I'm like, this is great social content. Yeah, the girls, I'll always tell them. You two. Yeah, you don't tell at all. I had something the other day. It was something with my teeth or something like that.

You're like, you didn't tell them. You're like, I you don't tell at all. I had something the other day. It was something in my teeth or something like that. You're like, you didn't tell them. You're like, I noticed that. Oh, thanks a lot. A feather thing on your face that time. I just watched it drop down slowly across the day. Exactly. So, yeah, right throughout the day with people thinking, he's pushed a little too hard. I wondered at what point of the day you'd notice the state.

The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Producer Taylor, who's back in Australia with her husband, Marcelo Montoya, used to play for the Warriors, now at the Bulldogs. Great news. Seems like their twins arrived on Friday. An interview with Marcelo

after a training session for the Bulldogs revealed this. Marcelo fought back tears when discussing his wife. My whole career's been about footy. I've been so selfish. But yeah, to see my girls come on Friday was cool. The respect and love you have for your wife?

Oh, it just doubles, bro. Like, just amplifies. Yeah, she means a lot to me. But yeah, it's just crazy, yeah. Let's see how emotional you're getting. Yeah, it's cool, bro, yeah. Oh, see, a good touching clip. He's fighting back tears there.

The old reporter see how emotional you're getting here he'll get a few more tears yeah just a few more tears I just poke it a little bit more see what I can get

such a classic media move eh sometimes this job you're like we are a soulless industry got more tears for the news man got more tears I mean

I love it when we get winners on and they're hyperventilating and crying you sound upset. You're like, oh, tell us about it. Tell us what it's about. You're exactly that.

I like the classic, tell us what this means to you. And then hopefully that gets a bit of. Now, I just want to quickly throw something out there. Now, I know a lot of people think When you're driving your car You feel like for some reason That's a safe space That no one can see in When clearly everyone can see it

All the time you see people Picking bits and pieces Yeah And I'm not a picker of the nose With a finger up the nose That's not me But I do carry like a lot of parents I carry tissues around in the car

Little travel sized tissues Yeah And I will sometimes you know if i need to get something out of my nose we'll sort of roll the tissue up and get it in but it's a tissue it's not my but my wife was like the other day she was driving with me she's like what are you doing i said i'm just quickly getting something on my nose with a tissue hand sanitize afterwards all that sort of thing she's like are you doing this publicly people can see you i'm like is this not am i over she's like, are you doing this publicly? People can see you. I'm like, is this not, am I over,

she's like, you can't do this. Are you rolling it up like a cigarette and sticking it up your nose? I mean, not fully like that, but I'm actually getting

a little bit, the tissue's working hard. I mean, that's not a great job for the tissue, but. So you just kind of jam it in and.

I like, if I need to, just jam it in a little bit. I'm not like I do it regularly, but I needed to on this occasion. Was it like a nose blow wasn't enough?

It wasn't enough. It's like an icicle sticking out of his nose. And she was like please don't do that. People can watch it. And I'm like, I'm not sticking my finger up my nose, but I can't do it. I actually feel like sticking the, I thought a finger would be less effective. Yeah, it's kind of like you get

in there, you hook it, you're out. Yeah, well maybe I should. Then wipe it on a tissue. Okay, well so do I have permission then to shove my finger up my nose? Yeah. Everyone picks their nose. It's just how far you dig is like, okay, mate, you're digging for gold. Like, just chill out. All right.

Well, thank you. You've got a nosebleed if you're soaking. I'm not joking. It's not like Ralph of the Simpsons and a crayon right up there or anything like that. Like, I'm just, you know, putting it lightly in there. You've got this pointy, snotty tissue hook coming out. Well, thank you. This is what I needed to know.

I've never been told this before. I thought I was doing the more hygienic way of doing it. And now I'm like, well, I've learned a lesson. Tell you what I missed, the bloody good old-fashioned handkerchief. Remember that? Little snot ring you could blow your nose and fold it back up into a tiny little pocket. Mum would always make me put up my sleeve and stuff too.

Put a hanky up my sleeve. Do you know the best thing about having like, I used to have like long extended nails and you could really get those up there. Oh yeah. They're real good nose pickers. And because they're so far extended from your finger, it didn't look like your finger was up there very high. So it's just like a little scratch.

Oh, like a little scratch. Oh, like a little scratch. That was like a little hook. Ah, well, maybe I need to get some longer nails then. There you go. Put my tissues away. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. It was party season, and we wanted to learn a party track

over the next couple of months. And we noticed that a friend of the show, Australian musician, Constantino, are with us. He's on his Greatest Hits tour. Just did Christchurch over the weekend, Dunedin tonight, Wellington, New Plymouth, and Auckland over the next little while.

Great to have you here. Good to be here, guys. Can I ask you a question? Which town do you think could do with some magic in New Zealand? Just like, I'll put him on the spot here. That's tough. I mean, they're all beautiful in their own way. Yeah, they are.

There are some that could do with a lick of paint. Ah, yes. No, you're putting me on the spot. I can't say that. You're going beautiful in their own way. Yeah, they are. There are some that could do with a lick of paint. Ah, yes. No, you're putting me on the spot. I can't say that. You're going to get me in trouble. Also putting you on the spot, obviously the Wicked movie's out at the moment, The Wizard of Oz.

Were you disappointed you from Australia couldn't call yourself The Wizard of Oz, you know? Do you want to know a funny story? Yes. Okay. When I was about 17, I got my, we were looking for management, and the first manager we kind of got tried to title me as Cosentino, the Wizard of Oz.

Oh, really? The Wiz from Oz. The Wiz from Oz. Oh, yeah. And I was like, no. Were you his manager? Yeah, I think I was. I was like, no, no, like.

Yeah, he cut me after that. He's done really well without me, actually. I said, you'll never work in this town again. Well, he proved me wrong. He proved me wrong. Now, you're going to teach us a trick because none of us know a party trick. You're going to teach us something that we can obviously display to impress some people. Yeah.

To do with cards. Now, I always get nervous when I'm going to screw up a trick. Yeah. That's my thing. I get nervous. Do you still get nervous? Absolutely. You know, we had a mentalist come in a year ago, and he did a trick on Ben.

And Ben's one role was to just remember his card and his number. I couldn't remember it. So he got to the end of the trick, and he was like, are you the Seven of Diamonds? He's like, I can't remember. I think so. The mentalist is like, I've been doing this for 20 years. One job.

You get nervous. I do get nervous. I get nervous that I'm going to screw it up for other people and now I can screw it up for myself. When I'm watching a show, I hate being brought up on stage. I love it. No, I hate it. Yeah, I'm with you.

I'll be in the show and they might recognize you and they'll be like, oh, do you want to come up? I'm like, no, I don't want to come up. I like wave. But then if someone's like really excited about coming up on stage, would you not select them? I would never bring them up. You appear drunk.

She probably is. Okay, so be enthusiastic but not drunk-like. So talk about something that has gone wrong. Obviously this is a card trick. There's no sort of daggers or any spikes or anything like that. But have you had stuff that's gone wrong? Your card trick, believe it or not, and hopefully you like it, is actually going to involve this. A knife.

A switchblade. If the card trick fails, one of us gets shanked. Correct. That's where the knife comes in. Correct. So can you show us the trick now? Yes. You said you want to do it on the floor?

Yeah. Okay, we can move the mics around. I'm going to take all this off. Yeah, take off your headphones. Yeah, you can do that, mate. You guys can do all the talking. Okay. Constantino's going to be down on the ground now with a pack of cards.

Okay, so you need to see that all the cards are different. They are all different. All the cards are all different, yes. I saw you just open it. It looked like you opened a new pack. It was a brand new pack. A brand new pack of cards, okay. So, you can just pick one.

I'll touch my card. So, Megan's getting to pick. Just pick your card. Wherever you want. From the pack. You can take the card. I can take the card? Yeah, but you can show everyone.

Don't show me. Okay, and I'll try and remember that one if I can this time. Okay, yeah, don't forget. I won't forget. You could get it signed. We're going to sign the card here right now. Oh, I have to sign. You can't sign it.

Okay, I have signed it. Okay, don't show me. Don't show me. Everyone now, now we can't forget it. Okay. It's been signed. I'll take the card. The card goes back into the pack.

Cards into the pack. In the middle there. Into the middle. And we even shuffle the pack. Shuffling the pack. Oh, one of those good shuffles. Okay, he's spreading them out all on the floor now. He's taken like a pocket knife now. The cards are spread

all over the floor. He's looking around. Is the knife going to be drawn to the card? Listen, Tina, what the heck is going on? This is incredible. Waving the knife around. Waving his hand hand what's it drawn to he's pushing cards away pushing cards away from the floor he's got the knife if you want a magic with commentary this is it one card no stop it it is oh my goodness it is the card that megan signed the six of diamonds we We're going to learn that trick.

Oh, there's so much this could go wrong. What do you think? I love the switchblade. I love the theatrics of the switchblade. No, I'm speechless because I just don't have any idea how you do that. Now, I don't want to get too carried away. I'm just talking out loud here, and I haven't learned the trick. But if we can nail this trick and prove to you that we can nail it, is there a chance we could perform it before your show?

Well, he's really got carried away. He really is. I mean, come on. I'm giving you my secrets. Now you want to be a part of this show. This is going to be taking it a little too far. Sorry, sorry. That's like when you ask if someone can stay at your house

in front of the kid that you want to stay at your house. Please say yes. That's a good idea. Well, let's put a bit of jeopardy on this. That's true because otherwise you're just going to do it for friends, right? You can do it at my show in front of the entire audience, and that way it puts pressure on you and you have to get it right. And I think you guys can do that.

Somehow Ben has managed to bully himself into a Cosentino show from just wanting to learn a simple card trick. Yeah, yeah, maybe that's... Maybe I'll regret this. Well, we've got some practice to do, and we'll do some practice on the Hits Breakfast socials after nine o'clock, see if we can wow people. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast.

Freddie, the predictions are out for Christmas weather. Oh, okay. Things are looking... Well, they did say in the article it's quite soon. Even the weather people were like, oh, it's a bit soon to be husky. But I guess if you want to fill a content for your news site, I'll give you a prediction. At the moment, it's looking like it could be warmer than previous years,

but looks like a few summer storms could be coming our way late December as well. But they're like, hey, but at the same time, it's very early. It's going to be husky. Could be sunny, could be rainy, could be windy. Yeah, could be coming our way late December as well but they're like hey but at the same time it's very early it's a bit husky could be sunny could be rainy could be windy could be anything it's the weather

producer Ellie the quiz queen back again the New Zealand Herald daily quiz sorry there Ellie turn the mic on there I never know if I should

turn my own mic on or not am I going to do it turn your own mic on thanks bro I can't do that you're a powerful woman independent woman you can turn your own mic on thank you so own mic on, mate. Thanks, bro. I can't do that. You're a powerful woman. Independent woman. You can turn your own mic on.

Thank you so much. Well, you have the fader up. Meh. Yeah, who knows? That's my question. Chances are, probably not. Now, Ellie, yesterday, miserable effort. My fault.

Awful. I'll take that on the chin. We're out on question number one. Yeah, no, that was awful. You were very confident there, weren't you? You came on in. Can't even remember. Now, we've learned so much great information,

and I'm embarrassed to say this. I've retained not much of it. I feel like if some things pop up, you might go, oh, that, you know? Or you'd be like, oh, I was supposed to know that because we did it in the quiz, but I don't remember. Probably unlikely. That's going to be my answer.

Right, I have done this quiz already, and again, I have no hope. No hope at all. You don't know what we know. That's exactly right, though. You might surprise us. Okay, question one. Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing what? The World Wide Web, email, or MP3 player?

Tim Berners-Lee. Tim Berners-Lee. Tim Berns-Lee? Berners-Lee. Tim Berners-Lee. Tim Berns-Lee? Berners-Lee. It's like hyphenated. Is that going to help you? I was stalling for time. Not hyphenated, okay.

Less zero, lessen on the hyphenation of the surname and more on what this guy invented. I feel like we'd know if he invented the web. Well, the internet was invented by the US military, wasn't it? Was it? Yes, for communications. But was it Tim Berners-Lee? Well, I feel like it'd be General Tim or...

General Internet or something. Yeah, like you have some sort of military stature okay okay but I feel like MP3 would be like not that exciting for us to to be part of a quiz

you know but I don't know email could be email could be email I'm leaning towards those two but I don't know why I'm leaning

towards email or internet okay well I am gun shy I've got us out many times Megan take a stab hyphenated name Berners-Lee. What do you reckon that means?

Which is very important to the answer of the question. Do you think you'd be able to enter email with a hyphenated name? Oh, difficult to write an email address with a hyphenated name, Megan. Good point. Maybe he got sick of like handwriting it. He was like, if I just type it, it's easier. But he'd probably be like Bernsunit at hotmail.com or something exactly

I feel like Jono had a good argument I don't know if he's responsible for the interviews we're going to need an answer I'm sorry we're going to need an answer yeah I'm going to need an answer here we're almost taking 3 minutes 30 with one question this is great radio guys can we take when we go to the text of the first one because I don't want to drop out in the first

question again we're going to go to the text we're going to come back in a. Because I don't want to drop out in the first question again. Okay, we're going to go to the text. We're going to come back in a minute and we'll find out if we drop out on question one if you know. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. So we're doing the New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz. Question number two that we need

to pick up the pace. Here we ask, before who was the inventor of the internet? Someone text through, well whoever it is invented great radio for 6am. So thank you. It took us four minutes to get that Tim Burners Web.

Burners Lee. Burners Lee. Web would be an appropriate surname, but he invented the internet. And we're on to question number two. All right. So the question was, who is New Zealand's new police commissioner? Andrew Costa, Jeven McSkimming, or Richard Chamber? I feel like it's Chamber.

Richard Chambers. We're locking in Chambers. All right. Well done, guys. That's two out of two. Megan probably reads Richard Chambers' name every second day. I're looking at Chambers. All right. Well done, guys. That's two out of two. Megan probably reads Richard Chambers' name every second day. I do. Oh, true.

All right. Question number three. Which US city was the band Pixies formed in? Springfield, Houston, or Boston? Coming back to New Zealand again. Played with Pearl Jam recently. I know that, but I don't know where they're originally from. I don't think it's Houston.

I feel like it's Boston. I feel like it's Boston. I feel like it's Boston, but I say a lot of stuff with confidence and have no idea. Houston, Boston, and where? Springfield. Massachusetts. Okay, let's go Boston. Let's go Boston.

Let's throw it out there. Boston. That's correct. Well done. Well done. You're not always wrong, Jono. Well done. 90% of the time I am.

There's 10% that keep me. It's like drugs like drugs isn't it, just keeps you chasing the high Alright, question number four Who was named People Magazine's 2024 Sexiest man alive The guy who was in the office Krasinski Well done, that is correct Emily Blunt married to Emily Blunt

That's correct as well, bonus points for you there Jono Alright, question number five of the New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz What is the currency of Norway to you, Millie Blunt. That's correct as well. A little bonus points for you there, John. All right. Question number five of the New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz. What is the currency of Norway? Is it a crone, dollar or euro? It's the crone. It's the crone?

It's the crone. Are you going for two for two here? It's the crone. Okay, crone. Let's go with him. That's correct. Here we go. Now we're picking up the pace.

Okay, good. Nice. All right. What is the official name of the Pringles mascot? Is it Mr. Chips, Julius Pringles, or Chips to Sam? It's Julius. Jono, that is correct. There we go.

Julius Pringles. Julius Pringles. Well, he's got that fine mustache. He doesn't look like Julius. He looks like Julius. He started Movember years ago, and he's stuck with it. He looks great. He got a Mark Sainsbury like, didn't he?

The Pringles man. Yeah. All right. Question number seven. Which country has won the most Davis Cup titles? Spain, US, or Australia? What's the Davis Cup? Is that tennis?

Tennis. Yeah, tennis. It's when the country, so they get their best players from each country. Sometimes, though, the best players don't always play in it with the big nations because they're playing other tournaments and stuff but you know

country v country Spain for some reason maybe a lot yeah let's go Spain Spain feels like a country that would have won a lot of tennis tournaments well lock it in

Ellie's face she'll say it's wrong but let's lock it in that is incorrect sorry Jono that was a good run though Jono that was a great run

of cocky blind arrogance was it US? yeah it was there we go should cocky, blind arrogance. Was it US? Yeah, it was. Yeah. Should have gone with a Ben. To be honest, I wasn't 100% sure, so it was fun seeing what Jono came up with.

The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. YouTuber I Show Speed, or Speed as they like to call him, in the country right now. You may have seen this all over social media or on the news as well. He's been traveling around doing stuff with sports teams like the Warriors or the breakers doing some of the attractions and rotaroa jeez i tell you i had never heard of this guy until yesterday and boy oh boy oscar my son he gave me and my daughter poppy full ted talk on i show speed 33.3 million followers 19 years old yeah crazy started like gaming and doing live streams of games and

then sort of just blew up and now it does you know like did a four-hour live stream in new zealand yesterday it was amazing seeing just hundreds of people following him on the light you know in new zealand it's crazy i think there's generations of celebrities that are just on phones now isn't it yeah you know back in the day we we knew who they were. They were on the movies and they were bloody doing Celebrity Treasure Island. Now this dude rolls into town. 33 million people. That's good for New Zealand tourism. He did a four-hour

live stream. People have been like, man, that country's cool. Yeah, awesome stuff. Very cool. I had no idea what he was saying though. I've reached that age in life. I don't understand what he's saying here. Spin off the W's in the chat here Spin up the W's In the chat Spin up the W's In the chat

I'll pretend like I know Yes sir Yes I said Spin up the W's In the chat Okay I'll do that

We are here In New Zealand What's spin up There's a lot of barking going on too People bark back at him Stuff like that But I would say Kids love him He went up the Sky Tower

And there was hundreds Hundreds of kids Crazy It's hard to fathom He's got more subscribers than our whole country. Yeah. Several times over. Well, yeah, very much so.

So, yeah, very cool to see. So we thank you for gracing us with your presence and acknowledging our little nation. He knows New Zealand's a thing. Is he a sprinter or something? I think he's actually very quick, hence the name Speed. So he's raced Noah Lyles before and stuff. I know Lyles just beat him.

Oh, really? Yeah. And a lot of Lyles towards the end, I think it was just was coming, it would take a little lightly at the end, but very quick. Like he's very, very quick as far as an athlete goes. So he's like, I can either be an Olympic sprinter or earn billions of dollars saying

spam up the W's in the chat. And he's spamming just that. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. 29 days until Christmas. We're less than a month to go. We've been playing our Mariah Carey game, of course, seeing how long we can last, avoiding hearing Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas.

I was in the game until yesterday. Tash, listener to the show, and listener to the station who got out, Maddie McLean. High drama situation on Friday. We talked to her after the show. We'll have the full audio after 8 o'clock, but she tricked me in. She got me as well and well played to her.

Oh! I'm out! Tasha! Tasha got me! I left the room because I knew it was Tash. I left and came back and that was the downfall. Yeah, I didn't trust her. I love her, because I knew it was Tash. I left and came back and that was the downfall. Yeah, I didn't trust her.

I love her, but I don't trust her's been ruined. It's gone. Yeah, trust is completely gone. She played me like a fool. She did. Fool me once. Fool me. Shame on you.

Fool me twice. Shame on me. Shame on me. There we go. You are kidding me! That was Matty McLean's reaction. You are kidding me! And he got out as well. And after watching you go through the devastation and being pulled out like that, Ben, his reaction I think justified.

Interesting though, because Matty got out and then went on Sunday at the Santa Parade. He would have got out anyway at the dumpling house that they went to. And then you said you got out and then you would have got out last night anyway. Well, yeah, I could watch Instagram or TikTok with the sound on, which I hadn't been doing. Well, I could last night, so then I stumbled across a video that had it. 29 days till Christmas, so we're just going to call it a month. And we're talking after the show yesterday, the calendar just, boom, fills up.

It's like we forget there are 11 other months of the year we can do stuff. You're right. And then you've got some busy stuff with, you know, people have kids and kids have got performances and wrap-ups and school and stuff and then we've got work rappers but then all of a sudden you'll see someone they'll go we should have a drink before christmas you're like oh yeah i get we could and that'd be nice we should catch up before christmas but we could have done that in october let's save it till the start of next year september and stuff we really should catch up before christmas you're save it until the start of next year. September and stuff, we really should catch up before Christmas. You're like,

this is the last thing I need right now. And then the other day, I was like, I would love to see them, don't get me wrong, but I'm like, we could have done that the last couple of months.

I had plenty of free weekends. Don't you remember crowbar it in just near the finish line? So yeah, we wanted to open up 0800 The Hits. Who has

the busiest month coming up? Megan, you've got one day that you're explaining one saturday i've i've got two uh children's birthday parties uh there is a show on that evening live show yeah what there was something else in the afternoon oh we've got something else in the afternoon oh and my husband's staff Christmas party. All in one day. All in one day. I'm like, I'm going to navigate that.

You know you're busy. I love a spreadsheet. No, I've got a spreadsheet operating at the moment. I'm considering it. With a transport spreadsheet because both my daughters are in a musical theatre production this week. I've got a spreadsheet with other families. We're all on the spreadsheet so you can rotate it all.

Who started the spreadsheet? Well, actually, I did. But Jesus is working well. It is really working well. The other families contributing are okay. They will definitely be appreciating it. And it is. And it's knocking down what could be.

It's a third of the driving around that I'd have to do, which is great. And carpooling. You're saving the environment. And carpooling, yeah. So it makes a lot more sense. People are loving that spreadsheet now. They are loving that. They mocked it at first, but now we all know.

I think it's a spreadsheet, mate. So, who is having the busiest four weeks coming up? Because, yeah, end of year assemblies, end of year performances, birthdays. Don't say it with a disgust look. Oh, the bloody kids' performances. I love it. I was mentioned last week, and I was speaking to a father at dance on Saturday. I was like, what they need to do, someone starts a spreadsheet,

and you know the exact time your child's on stage, you go in, you watch, you get out, and you get on with your Christmas. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. A month out from Christmas, 29 days till Christmas, and the calendar is full. For many listening right now, 0800 the hits, who's got the busiest four weeks coming up? We've chucked in a pest control spraying today as well. This is honestly the last. What are you telling?

Gene's trying to get rid of me out of the house. The biggest pest of them all. So maybe this will work on him. Yeah, but it's great. You do it annually. I think you use the same pest control them all so maybe this will work on him yeah but it's great like you do it annually I think you use the same pest control person don't you

and almost to the week the cockroaches start coming back in do you notice that oh really no we haven't had it for a couple of years so yeah

haven't you and you're still pest free well I don't know you get the fear the cat brings in a lot of stuff he wouldn't let the family open the windows in summer

because flies would come in so he had them in a sauna that's nice we't let the family open the windows in summer because flies would come in yeah so he had them in a sauna that's nice we're not allowed to open the windows or doors god he's just gonna cook them yeah but flies are annoying so you know i'd rather have my family moaning okay who's got the busiest month coming up let's get to paul good morning morning how are you we're doing well give us your shidge pa us your shidge, Paul. So we can be at home cleaning up a whole lot of trees and that. I've got my daughter's 19th birthday coming up this weekend. Okay, big night. Next weekend, I'm hosting work, barbecue and that at home for the weekend.

Weekend after that, we've got my stepson's 21st, and then we've got about 34, 36 people coming around for Christmas. And then no wonder we have to turn New Zealand off for four weeks, so we can all recover physically and mentally from these powerful weeks leading into Christmas. Well, we have to decide if we want to turn off for four weeks, and then we have to jam it all in, or maybe not take such a big holiday and spread it out. Megan, January's a ride off. I'm happy jamming it in.

Good on you, Megan. Yeah, it's my wife one, Megan. January is a right off. I'm happy jamming it in. Good on you, Abel. Yeah, that's my wife, I think, who's going to be doing most of the work. I'm just following orders. Yeah, well, Paul, good on you. Thank you for a kia kaha, and good luck for the next four weeks, Paul. It's going to be busy.

Ben, you're on. Good morning. Good morning. How are we? We're after the busiest four weeks, Ben. Well, so just this week, so every morning starts at 3.30 for work in the morning. I had committee meetings all yesterday for rugby.

Today, I'm a referee coach, look after 32 touch referees. Oh, wow. Straight after work, and then I referee the senior module, so that runs till about 9 o'clock. Tomorrow, I look after the in-laws' yard just because of a few injuries, so I go and take care of their yard. Thursday I've got fitness training, because then Friday I head down to Roto Vegas,

because I'm referring at the Maori Touch Nationals in Roto Vegas. But hang on, Ben, this sounds like your normal day-to-day. Like it just sounds like you're this busy all the time. Yeah. Very much so. Ben's like, nothing're this busy all the time. Yeah. Yeah. Very much so. Nothing's changed from the last week.

He's run at 110 the whole time. So much touch. So much touch. I love touch, but that is a big commitment to touch. Well, good luck

for the next four weeks. Should we add one more thing to your schedule? So we're going to hook you up with a double pass to Wicked. So see if you can get that in before Christmas or not. Oh, definitely. I think the wife will be very happy with that one. Oh, there we go. We're going to add you up with a double pass to Wicked. So see if you can get that in before Christmas or not. Oh, I definitely think the wife will be very happy with that one.

Oh, there we go. We're going to add that to your already busy schedule. Now, Sam, morning. Morning. How are you? Great to have you on. I think you're probably having the most ballistic month. Tell me about it.

What is going on with you, Sam, leading into Christmas? So I'm sitting my truck driving licenses this week, actually. I'm doing one today. And then we also have the house on the market. So we've got open homes every weekend. We

are getting married next week. Oh, God! And then the following week, we're away for Christmas. And then when we're back, we're going to sell the entire contents of our house and move to Australia. Oh. It's a friend's wedding. My eyes twitching just hearing it. Do you ever have days where you're like, we've had a long time to get all this stuff done.

Why are we cramming it in right now? I know. It was, yeah, well, I got made redundant last month. Oh, God. Right before your wedding. Yeah, it was one of these things where we're like, okay, we've just got to do it, like start the new year in a different country.

Oh, so you're moving doors and starting a new chapter. Yeah, we sure are, yeah. Well, we're going to miss you. The last thing we need is to lose a listener. Oh, no, I'll still tune in. Oh, good. Oh, you say that now, you. Last thing we need is to lose a listener. I'll still tune in. Oh, good. You say that now, but you'll find out about Australian radio soon.

It's bigger, it's better, and they talk like this. Yeah. Good on you, Sam. Well, hey, good luck. Good luck. Congratulations for the wedding. Congratulations for the move and starting a whole new chapter in life. And good luck for the license today. Thank you so much.

I'm so nervous. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. The Riddler. Yes, with the Dilma teaser and the Riddler. Ben Boyce, the Riddler. Are you going to give me my Christmas wish of the Riddler on the roof? Are you going to climb to the roof of the NZB towers here in Tamaki Makaurau and do a Riddler on the roof one?

Yeah, we can try and do that. Maybe for the last week we can do the riddle on the roof. I always like to do one for the room and then I like to throw one out there for you. Now this one, a bespoke riddle for you guys. Here we go. Something about there's a bald guy and he's a middle-aged bald guy and he does something.

Okay, you'll get this one. Cherry and bright, a drive show star, but in a festive game I didn't get far. A listener's cunning trick sealed my fate. Out of Mariah's game, wasn't it great? Who am I? Not hard to see. Fooled by Tasha yelling, you're kidding me.

You are kidding me. Maddie McLean. You are kidding me. That's a nice bespoke riddle. I like that bespoke riddle. Yeah, I feel like I picked on you guys enough for those ones over the last couple of weeks. Okay, here bespoke riddle I feel like I've picked on you guys enough For those ones over the last couple of weeks Here is your riddle if you know it on 0800

The Hits or 4487 It's so hard to know if we've done these before or not Because we've been doing the riddles for a while I love the confidence of people People already calling So I'm going to get someone online To see if they can answer it in real time Now Adam, good morning to you

Good morning Lovely to have you on Adam Now that we are raw dogging it with you You haven't even heard the riddle, Adam, good morning to you. Good morning. Lovely to have you on, Adam. Now that we are raw-dogging it with you, you haven't even heard the riddle. Okay, Adam, here's the riddle. With pointed fangs, I sit and wait. With piercing force, I crunch out fate. Grabbing victims, proclaiming might,

physically joining with a single bite. What am I? A snake? Not a snake You are a cat, you pig! Good reaction, that's a good reaction Pointed fangs, I sit and wait With piercing force, I crunch out fate

Grabbing victims, proclaiming might Physically joining them with a single bite. What am I? It's a very tricky way of getting to a product that a lot of people would use every day. Oh. Okay. I still can't think of it in my ears. Too early for riddles for me.

Who have we got on the phone here? Craig. Craig. You've heard this cryptic clue. Riddles are just the most annoying way of asking a question. Just tell me what it is. It's a statement. It is a statement.

Pointing fangs, crunching out fate, grabbing victims, physically joining them with a single bite. Yeah, it's a poetic way of describing a statement. Well done. You got yourself $100 in a Dilmar tea hot and cold tea prize pack.