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Episode Date: February 3, 2025

ON THE SHOW TODAY Megan has been telling a white lie to her baby.  Ben is stressed about his wife buying their dog, dog socks,  We play the price is right... 2000s vs now! best of the last 25 years and we discuss nightclubs you used to regular! Jono met a satanist when he was waiting for his fish and chips Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & MeganInstagram: THEHITSBREAKFAST See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jono, Ben and Megan podcast thanks to Dilma. Goodness really does taste great. Dilma, making the world a better tea. Welcome to the podcast. On a Tuesday morning, I start the podcast with a tea. I didn't know about this tea, Megan. Then I'm going to spill some tea right now. Well, I've spilled tea for myself. Maybe you knew about this. As in gossip. Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter were at the Grammys yesterday. They apparently hugged. First time they'd been seen together for four years.

I didn't realise there's rumours around that her hit, Driver's Licence, Olivia Rodrigo, is about a relationship with her ex that went with Sabrina Carpenter. Did not know that. I know they talk about the blonde girl and stuff in the song. Sabrina has a song as well back at her. Back at Olivia Rodrigo. Oh, yeah, because I liked the boy. Good, you.

This is thanks to Poppy. She's my daughter. She's updated me with the whole drama. Yeah. No, I didn't realize about that. Yeah. Did they hug at the Grammys? They hugged at the Grammys yesterday.

Wow. So seemingly putting, if they had feud, and some people say maybe they didn't have feud, but whatever, they've put it all aside. Nice. So that's good. A feud's always good for public interest though, isn't it? The Gallagher brothers, they're literal brothers.

They've been fighting and bickering and we love it. Everyone loves the story, a backstory. And for them, I mean, they may hate each other, but at the same time they may just go, oh, you know what, we're just going to hatch this plan and do this, you know, for publicity. I would not be surprised. Genius.

Yeah, it is genius. What do you reckon has been some of the greatest feuds of all time? Kanye and Taylor. Oh, now, interesting about the Grammys. We didn't talk about this today on the show. He unfollowed everyone on the social media except for Taylor Swift. Yeah. Interesting play.

So he's got a new album, Bully, is the name of it, coming out. And I'm thinking maybe this is all just for everyone to, maybe he's trying to get everyone talking about that again. Maybe he's using that as a promotion for bully. Maybe he's bullying his wife to not wear any clothes. I don't know. Maybe that's his play. He's got lips moving.

He does know how to do that. Yeah, he does. For good or bad, whether you agree with it or not. He's one for the old, as we call it in the industry, what are you doing to get some talkability? Yeah. Why don't you go parade Ben around naked in some glad wrap? You know, get some street talk happening.

Yeah, you're right. And he's happy to kind of ride it out, whether people are saying good things, bad things about him. You don't read the publicity, you weigh it, is what they used to say. Oh, really? It's just, it's not what they're saying, it's how much they're saying.

Oh, really? Yeah. Is that a saying? Yeah, especially in the music industry. Okay. You don't read it, you weigh it. He's done so much wild stuff. You even forget all his bloody anti-Jewish stuff.

He's done so much more wild stuff since then. He's said a lot of things. He's done a lot of things. He's done with Trump. He lined up all of Trump's. Oh, yeah. You kind of forget about one shocking thing to the next. Would you even know that he had a new album, Bully, coming out?

Unless he'd done all this stuff. Probably not. Recently, no. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Marketing. Marketing 101. Right there.

We've all just fell. Well, look at that. We've spent three minutes talking about it. Exactly. Well, enjoy the podcast. We talk about some iconic clubs from yesteryear around New Zealand, which is a lot of fun. Enjoy that on the podcast.

John O'Bannon Megan. The podcast. The hits. I tell my son a little white lie. And so, yes, I am essentially lying to him. He's three years old, but it's for our benefit. And I don't think it's like, I don't think it's a bad lie. I like when you put the white lie in front of things.

It makes you feel better about lying. It doesn't about blatantly lying. It's a little white lie. It's a little white lie. It's a little white lie. Still falling under the lying umbrella. Yeah. So he, at the moment, wakes up in the morning and comes in.

He's got no gate on his door anymore, so he comes into our room. He does that thing where he leans over you in the night. It's terrifying. Oh, yeah. They're like a doll from a horror movie, aren't they? Yeah where he like leans over you in the night. It's like terrifying. Oh yeah. They're like a doll from a horror movie, aren't they? Yeah. You just wake up and you're like, oh, just staring down on you like Annabelle. Yeah.

And like he started talking to us and then I'd be like, don't do that. You scare me. And so now he just hovers and you're like, well, I don't know what's worse. You wake up and you're like, ah! Hovering is definitely here. So we're trying to explain to him, stay asleep in the night. But he's discovered like when it gets to the weekend, he gets up early because he's like, ah! Hovering is definitely here. So we're trying to explain to him, stay asleep in the night. But he's discovered, like, when it gets to the weekend, he gets up early because he's like, I want to start my day. And the weekend, he gets up early.

Love it. Love it. That's me. You and Bessie could be hovering over Megan's bed. God, let's start our day. Let's go. Because he knows I'm there. Because obviously I leave for work early during the weekday

he sleeps in during the weekday and he just like chills and stays in his room so we're like okay let's just not tell him when it's the weekend because he doesn't know he doesn't really know what day it is are you lying to your son about the structure of the week yeah

so we get their school bags their daycare bags out. So he can see every day, okay, well, tomorrow is a school day. So it got to Friday and we were like, we're going to leave the bags out. And he was like, is it school tomorrow? Is it the weekend? And we're like, oh, no, it's school tomorrow. Friday night.

School tomorrow, bud. No, no, it's all good. It's just another day. We're going to go to school. He's like, jeez, it's a long week. It's a long week. I've been busting my ass out at another day. We're going to go to school. He's like, jeez, it's a long week. It's a long week. I've been busting my ass out of that kindergarten.

They're riding me like a racehorse. But he was like, no. And I was like, no it is. It's just another day. Another day,

your bag's out. He's like, the week's never ended. And he slept. He slept in his bed. I was like, I've cracked it. Smart.

Mind-deafing and manipulation at its finest. I know, and I feel a little bit bad. Well, because he's going to go, why aren't we going to school next day? He's got the one-and-done situation. Yeah, what happens in the morning? What did you do? It happens on the Sunday, yeah. Because Sunday he got

up early, he figured it out, it was the weekend. He's like, fool me once! But I'm going to do it every Friday. I'm going to lie to him and tell him it's the school day tomorrow. He's going to con on eventually. Wait until he figures about the calendar. I hear people do that over New Year's with younger kids. Like 10 o'clock, making 10 o'clock, change

the clocks. It's New Year's, the kids want to stay up late. Smart too. You're like, oh it's so late, it's like midnight already. Really, that is smart. Do a little countdown earlier and the kids change the clocks. Then, alright, off to bed now. But I do feel a bit bad because now he's started to,

like in the mornings, he'll just sit in our doorway in the dark and you wake up and you're like, are you all right? He traumatised the poor kid. He doesn't know what day of the week it is. Are you okay? He doesn't know what's real. I'm just waiting for you to wake up. Jono, Ben and Megan.

The podcast. The Hats. Good on you for having a good Good night We're going to talk about The Grammys very shortly actually Some controversial wins Yeah Controversial in Megan's world anyway She's like

She keeps going All morning How do we feel about this? How do we feel about this? I know I'm not getting enough From you guys There's outfits

There's stuff happening We'll get to that In the next 20 minutes How do we feel about this one Ben? First of all How do you feel about this then Megan? Okay Okay of all, how do you feel about this then, Megan? Okay. So our dog, Beau, much-loved member of the family,

a big, white, fluffy Samoyed. But he's getting on now. He's 10 years old. So, you know, and you get a little sad when you notice some things. You know, as with people and animals, they start to get a bit slower. Things are not working as well as they used to. And he's not getting up as fast as he used to. So his back is – Is he like going – Yeah, it's kind of like – When he gets to. And he's not getting up as fast as he used to. So his back is...

Is he like going... Yeah, it's kind of like... When he gets up, it's like his dad. I feel you. I'm like, I feel you, bro. I know exactly what's, you know. Oh, my back. It's a little tricky to get up.

I think it's, you know, some sort of early arthritis in the legs. He's sort of trying to get up his back legs in particular. So it's quite sad to watch. And we've got sort of... We don't have carpa. We've got sort of wooden floors. And so it's very hard for him with these as well, because it gets,

you know, the traction. There's no traction for him as well. He's like a figure skater on ice. Yeah. So he does sometimes work a little bit hard. And I get that. And so my wife came home and she was like,

I've got something. I'm like, okay, cool. It's going to help out the dog. Admittedly not expensive. So I'm like, okay, that was my first question. First one the dog. Admittedly, not expensive. So I'm like, okay. That was my first question. First one with Ben.

If it's not expensive, you've won his heart. How much did these cost you? And she's like, not much. They weren't much. But she's like, these are dog socks. Now they're dog socks that you put four socks on. Oh, so you can have some traction. She's got some traction. They've got little suction-y, little cute little suction things. Little gel pads on the bottom. No, in a defense,

they actually work quite well. And he looks so cute when he walks around like he's a little dainty little high heels like he's prancing around the house but that's degrading to the dog you know dogs have been around for hundreds and hundreds of years yeah and their forefathers are looking at those going oh now you're in socks you're in dog socks you know the problem is the dog we were wolves i'm like these are okay great they're great they didn't cost much tech and they work yeah tech but i'm like the practicality of these things no one's going to follow through this because you're going to have to put them on when he's inside but then when he goes outside you have to take the dog socks off and then you're going to

put four four socks on when he comes back inside or if he goes out to the park goes on a walk you're not going to walk around the neighborhood in dog socks they don't even they don't even walk the dog you're the one who does all the walking of the. You're not going to walk around the neighborhood in dog socks. They're not designed. They don't even walk the dog. You're the one who does all the walking of the dog. You're not going to be putting socks on and off a dog. So I'm like, night one, the socks are on. They're great. He goes outside. They take them off.

Comes back in. They put them back on. I'm like, great. Night two, no one's putting the socks on or off. No, I'm like, these dog socks. I'm like, they're just sitting there. Four of the socks. I see your dog socks and I raise you dog booties.

Dog booties? Have you got dog booties i have no bought like because we used to have the same trouble we moved but like when they try and get traction on the floor they're skidding yeah so we had dog socks and then we upgraded to dog booties he didn't like them so because they're quite because he's a dog can i apologize to the whole canine community on behalf of the human race? We have demoralised you. Sometimes when it's like in the middle of summer and you take them on a walk, the ground gets really hot on their paws, on their little pads.

So the dog booties. I'm not taking them around the neighbourhood. No, not in public. Dog booties. You're going to have to show me a picture of the dog booties though. I think you get dog booties from Kmart. Again, inexpensive, Ben. Not inexpensive, but just the –

I know what you're saying. Yeah, the one night and no one's used them. It's a pain in the ass to put your own socks on and off every day. Exactly. Four on a dog. All right, next we're going to get into how we feel about the Grammys. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast.

The hits. A lot of things from the early 2000s where you'd take it back and find out what clubs or bars you were going to in each place around New Zealand. Maybe we'll make a list of the most iconic bar or club in each town or city around New Zealand. Some don't exist. Some RIP had some good times, didn't they?

Yeah, they did. They weren't there for a long time. And you just spent like seven hours in a dingy thing pretending you could hear people talking to you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. True. Just told you my girlfriend left me. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Got a thumbs up and smiling and stuff. Yeah, you're right. Now, Grace, producer Grace, she's early 20s, doesn't really go nightclubbing now. Gen Zs aren't big on it, eh? No, they'd rather sit around a dinner table and moan about people who are older than them. Let's get Peter on. Good morning.

How's it going, guys? Great to have you on, Peter. Let's take us back to some of your great memories or hazy memories from years gone by. Wasn't too long ago, guys, to be fair. But Beretta on St. Aspen Street at Christchurch. First night in town, running the old fake ID. Got there at about 10 p.m., looked around at about 4 a.m. No one I knew was there left.

Knocked out the back, back home to mum and dad, and school on Monday Oh I love it Me as well Jeez You let about five hours Get away on you there Peter But yeah

Bring back Beretta A wild night There's plenty of places In Christchurch You've talked about Megan Like before Yeah the Grumpy Mole What was the one

Fat Lady's Arms Was in Rickerton I remember that one The one with the levels Back in the day. I can't remember what it's named. There's the Boat Shed has come through popular in Christchurch as well. Coastbar, level seven of the Hewlett-Packard building.

Do you remember that? Oh, in Auckland. Wasn't that fancy? It was fancy. You could take a lift to go up there. Yeah, it's not as actually a dingy nightclub. Painstaking to get inside. Governor's Tavern in Hamilton.

Oh, yeah. I remember doing my time there when I was at The Rock. I fronted media bikini competition there at Governor's. Wholesome, wholesome, family-friendly entertainment. My role was to escort the contestants up and down the stairs. Oh, crucial role, right? Holy Grails is the one in Christchurch. Oh, yeah.

Do you remember? Goats Don't Shave in Marlborough. I'm glad someone's texted that through. I've had a couple of notes back there. Danger, danger, fun, aren't I? I've heard of that one. Yeah, it is dangerous. It is.

Been there a couple of times. Let's keep these coming through. Like Ben said, we're going to make a map and put the best bar or nightclub in each town on that map, put it on social media, and let the debate rage on. Yeah, I imagine there's going to be a debate, particularly, and maybe not on that map, put on social media, and let the debate rage on. Yeah, I imagine there's going to be a debate, particularly, and maybe not in Marston, it pretty much was like horseshoe, that was about it. But in places that were big enough to have a couple,

yeah, there'll be some debates raging, that's for sure. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. You're looking pretty good. Did a bit of a Pulse of the Nation poll, didn't we, before 7 o'clock, 4487, if you're taking Friday off and you've been organised, unlike the rest of us.

It's a bit 50-50 there, Ben Boyce. All right. I know you put it on the education system saying the schools will be operating Friday. Well, my schools are just getting back right this week. So they can't really go, hey, guys, take another day off. TM Megan. Yeah, Megan. Every week someone slides into your DMs and we air their filthy, disgusting laundry on the radio,

cast opinion and judgment, pat them on the bottom and send them on their way with a bit of advice. Nailed it. That's exactly what we do. Okay, this one this morning says, Hey team, I'm writing to see what you guys would do in my situation. My husband of 15 years has decided to get into CrossFit at 42 years old, which is great. I do worry that he's going to hurt himself, but it makes him happy.

My main issue is that he has become really close with another woman at his CrossFit class. They go to competitions and they travel together, but he says they stay in different rooms it feels a little intense they spend so much time together and now go away together all the time i don't want to be overbearing but it does honestly make me feel uncomfortable what do you guys think should i be worried and do i say something my honest opinion yeah yeah. Say something. Yes, you should be worried. I don't know, but the gyms are a sweaty, moist place environment. You know? There's a lot of thrusting and grunting and huffing and deep breathing. So Jono says yes, be worried, and here comes Switzerland.

Well, I'm going to say no. Well, not necessarily be worried. Not necessarily. If you're trusting of your partner and you're trusting of the person that they're with, then there's no reason to be worried. Not necessarily. If you're trusting of your partner and you're trusting of the person that they're with, then there's no reason to be worried. If you're not trusting of someone, then that's where the big question mark comes in and maybe that's where this person is.

I mean, I've got mates, female mates, I'll go off to sports games with them by myself and my wife has got friends from work that she'll go off and have coffees with and talk about stuff and I have no problems. She has no problem because you trust the situation, you trust the person they're with. But in this instance,

maybe she doesn't trust one of the parties. Well, she might not know the other party too. Yeah, maybe she does need to get to know the other party. I mean, every relationship's got its, how do I word this, what each person is comfortable with. That's special to that relationship and only those people can decide

how far the boundaries can stretch. Oh my God, that's so mature. Thank you. Listen to you. It's the smartest thing I've ever said. We travel all the time together for work. Yeah, true. Our partner's going, okay, so let's say you and I, Megan, we go away together for work.

Yeah. Now, whatever. I would say my partner's had no problems with that. No. You know? Yeah, I know, but you're not bloody humping and pumping iron and, you know, together. Unless you two, when we go away, you go off to the gym together.

We could go to the gym together. Yeah, that'd be fun. No problems going to the gym with me. Well, I guess when you put it like that, that seems fine. But I guess, you know. But has she hung out with this girl? Because that's the thing. Our partners have hung out.

I'm not a threat. I know what you're saying. I'm not a threat. Lining you up next to Andrew. Andrew's like because that's the thing. Our partners have hung out. I'm not a threat. I know what you're saying. I'm not a threat. Lining you up next to Andrew. Andrew's like, that's all good. He's like, yeah, you can go away with it. Yeah, go away with it. Weird middle-aged guy.

If you want, that's fine. I know nothing's going to happen. But there's two things for me. I think if he's going to cheat, he's going to do it regardless whether you put parameters on him or not. So just let it happen just just be chill let them let them that's the that's my other theory is um like if you have if you're uncomfortable about anything in your relationship you should always voice it okay four four four eight seven is our text number oh eight hundred the hits that's

yeah uh definitive answer maybe in the you've had a situation where you have trusted someone John O'Bannon Megan The Podcast The Hits Super Bowl course on Monday and he's taking part in some Bud Light commercials that are doing the rounds

on the internet very funny yeah it's like they're in a cul-de-sac aren't they who's the other guy he's with he's got a Netflix show comedian

he's called called Tyres the Netflix show it's quite a big show on Netflix they're just like thrusting cans of Bud Light all over the neighbourhood and they're like invites to come to their party

Cool description of the ad Jono No need to watch it now guys Jono just painted pictures with words We need your help this morning, someone has slid into my DMs saying they've pretty much lost their husband to CrossFit. A lot of people lost their, a lot of people to CrossFit over the weekends.

What were those games called? There was a huge CrossFit sort of tournament going on, right? Yeah. A lot of shirtless people were like incredibly doing a lot of great stuff. Making us all feel bad. Our boss was like, I didn't realise it was on. They should have posted something on social media about it. Facetious. Yeah, I think he was being facetious. I saw a lot of it on social. They should have posted something on social media about it. Facetious.

Yeah, I think he was big facetious. I saw a lot of it on social media. But hey, good on these people. Amazing. It does make you feel guilty when you watch stuff like that, doesn't it? It's like, oh my God. Over the weekend, I think I had about 29 Heineken. You do you, babes.

Yeah, but I was watching them and I was feeling healthier. Yeah. So there's a lot of feedback on this one on the text. So he's a gym boy now. But the thing is, he's going away for CrossFit competitions, and he's going away with a female from the gym. Now, the wife is like, how do I feel about this? Like, should I be worried? Yeah.

Well, 4487, I would not be comfortable. Hell no. Hit him up and let him know how you feel if he gets cagey. Time to walk. That's a get out of it. That's a bit cool. A lot of people on the text machine are saying support him. Go on a trip.

And then you get to kind of get, you know, you not only support the person, your partner, but you also get to snoop around. Yeah, a lot of people say go with him. Oh, Terry O'Modem. But here's the thing. They might have kids. Like, they've been married 15 years. Are you going to take the kids away every weekend to competitions?

The kids might have stuff going on. Maybe it's just not feasible. I mean, the downside is you have to sit around for six hours at a bloody CrossFit competition. You know, if you want to put yourself through that, your relationship. Text here, and this is very surface level, but it's a factor that comes into play. How hot is she? How hot? You know it does.

You know it does. Megan? No one will say it's a threat, I guess, in some way. There's probably another way of putting that, but I guess I know what you mean. Well, yeah, because you know that they get along. So is she also attractive? Is she the full package for him? You said before, like, Andrew's going to look at me and go, hey, he's not threatening.

I don't know how to answer that. Got a threatening 12 month oe with that guy exactly um yeah go with your gut feeling a lot of people saying if you feel like there's something going on often there is um but basically i i expected everyone to be a bit more chill about it everyone's saying it's not okay. It's not okay. Right. I feel like it can be. I honestly feel like it can be okay. Honestly, it can totally be okay. Well, the other thing is he wouldn't be so open about it, would he? If there was stuff going on, he wouldn't be like,

I'm off to CrossFit with hot Denise again. It sounds like it's happening all the time, and I get when you've got a hobby, that's cool. You want to do it all the time but why does he want to be away from his wife all the time with this other woman? He's making them gains baby. It's like red flags for me. He's looking good, I'm sure he's looking good. At least have the conversation and say you're not comfortable and see what he comes back

with. There you go, that's the message. Thank you so much and if you'd love to be part of Dear Megan and have us talk about your personal issues on the radio, please slide into Megan's DMs during the week. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits.

And then he had a comedian, Nikki Glasser, and Heidi Klum, a model. Rip. His tuxedo off. He was like a Magic Mike or something like that, and there was like a spandex suit underneath. Sparkly. Yeah, beautiful.

And he did multiple flips on the stage. If you saw him in concert in New Zealand, you'll know he's incredible at acrobatics. And yeah, amazing performance. Although he had to apologise afterwards, Megan. So he had that jumpsuit on, which he has said is quite restricting in certain areas. So he did an adjustment quite... Crotchy, yeah.

So yeah, he did a tongue-in-cheek apology. He said, sorry for adjusting my jumpsuit so aggressively on stage. Yeah, the old moose knuckles on full display and those things. And at some point Benson Boone would have to go to the restroom. And he's down to his ankles in that thing, isn't he? Yeah. He's having to do it old school. He is.

So many females have been naked in a restroom because you're wearing like some kind of full body situation. It's not a urinal situation, is it? No. Oh, Benson, g'day. I can see like 95% of full body situation. It's not a urinal situation, is it? No. Oh, basically. I can see like 95% of you right now. Hey, well, speaking of which, Kanye. I saw Kanye, who actually didn't attend the ceremony, even though he was nominated.

I don't think he was invited. He wasn't invited. And then I think he got escorted off, him and his wife, Bianca, right? Not so much for something he did. Well, his wife turned up in a full black coat, but then on the carpet carpet took the coat off, and she was essentially naked. So she was wearing a mesh mini dress,

but it's completely sheer. I thought it was just she was like wrapped up in cling foil, like Gladrock. I was watching the clip, and ironically, someone yelled out, Bianca, what are you wearing? You know how they ask them, what designer are you wearing? And it's pretty obvious.

Yeah, it's pretty nothing, nothing really, right? Yeah. Yeah. And so they were, everyone's like, isn't that a decent exposure? Yes. And the police did escort them off. I don't know. Oh, is that what happened?

Yeah. Right. But so she wasn't walking up to the carpet naked. She had a coat on and she took it off. And everyone's like, ah. Maybe they had temperature issues here at the hits, you know, like hot, cold, Manny McLean taking tops off. Maybe same situation for her.

She's just steaming in here. Take the coat off. You know, if this was radio in 1999, we'd make you walk down the street in that outfit. Yeah. We would, eh? We would. Not now.

Not now. I've walked down the street in some outfits before. That would have been content and it wouldn't have even been filmed. Yeah. We would, eh? Not now. I've walked down the street in some outfits before. That would have been content, and it wouldn't have even been filmed. No. It would have been

just for radio. Other big news from the Grammys yesterday, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, none of them won any Grammys despite having some of the biggest

and most memorable hits of the last 12 months. Beyonce, though, won Album of the Year, and she's never actually won that. For the first time ever, she won Album of the Year, and she won Country Album of the year and she's never actually won that for the first time ever she won album of the year and she won country album of the year wow i really was not expecting this

don't lie wow i want to thank god oh my god that i'm able to still do what I love after so many years. Oh, my God. So that was her winning the country music. In her defense, maybe she didn't expect it because she has been nominated five times over 15 years for Album of the Year and never won. But they've also talked about it a lot. JC has talked about how she's never won in a lot of speeches.

Now, all morning you've been saying, how do we feel about Beyonce winning country album best album of the year? Which leads me to believe you have some feelings. Yeah, how do you feel about it? You don't care how we feel about it. I liked Cowboy Carter. I liked that album.

But I just feel like the Grammys is just doing it now because they've been called out so much. She should have won album of the year for Lemonade. It should have been like years ago, not for this one. And also Country Music of the Year, Country Music Album. The country artists they cut to

when she won were not impressed. Well, it's been an amazing year for country music, right? Yeah. And even some of them have said, look, the Grammys have just outed themselves. And I don't quite know

what that means. So some country music people not happy about it. My favourite thing was Jaden Smith, Will Smith and Jaden Pickett Smith's son. He had a house. He literally had a model house on his head. You know I'm all for the fashion but I found that really hard to explain.

What are you doing? You know I'd be sitting behind him at the ceremony, dear. My wife, because you know there's a contractual obligation for all artists to thank beyonce when they win up on stage my g my wife was like who does beyonce think when she gets up on stage god she thinks god yeah twice yeah there we go jono ben and megan the podcast the heads imagine the majority of the country taking that friday off too yeah uh if you are text 4487 let's just do a bit of a snapshot poll uh pulse of the nation are country taking that Friday off too. Text 4487. Let's just do a bit of a

snapshot poll. Pulse of the Nation. Are you taking that Friday off to lock in a four-dayer? Although I imagine a lot of schools are not taking that Friday off. No, they're not. So that's probably where it's going to be a hiccup for a lot of parents. Shocking for the New Zealand education system there. Well, the schools have really taken a long time

to come back. They have. Just get into it, guys. Taking that Friday off as well would be kind of taking the weekend. I was listening. I was in the petrol station. There was another radio station on, and a far more educated announcer was discussing that if you took a couple between Easter and Anzac. Anzac Day, yeah. I thought you can get a sweet little run.

There is, yeah. There's a nice little, yeah, you're right. I think it was Easter Monday and then Anzac Day were in the same week. How do you listen to another radio station? Hey, you get right. I think it was Easter Monday and then Anzac Day were in the same week. How do you listen to another radio station? Hey, you get information like this. Actually, thanks to Mike Peru, who I think was broadcasting at the time. It was on the petrol station. What am I meant to do?

Just walk in with earmuffs. La, la, la, la, la. I don't want to hear it. I don't want to hear it. Change the station. Well, something that was broadcast yesterday, just before the end of the show. Now, Jono was like, oh, you need to hear this. Now, the tallest woman in the world and the shortest

woman in the world actually met and got together. They had a lovely afternoon tea. A catch up. I don't know. I guess it would be if they were in the same neighbourhood, it would be one of those we should catch up and they had the opportunity to catch up. They did. And the tallest woman in the world is over 7 foot. The shortest you said...

60 centimetres, like 24 inches or something like that, is their actual height. This is a legit new story that's going around. It's like real-life Gulliver's Travels. It's amazing. And you played us the audio. You're like, have a listen and see if you could work out

who the tallest lady was and who the shortest lady was. And we listened to the audio and we're like, oh, Jono's done a classic. He's messed with the audio. You thought I doctored the audio. Now, if you're listening to this for the first time, now see if you can figure out who is the tallest and who is the shortest. Metin Jodi for the first time ever was wonderful. She's the most gorgeous lady.

I was waiting to meet her for a long time. When I meet or see people taller than me, I have a lot of problems. Now, if you're laughing at that, you are a terrible human being and you'll spend the rest of eternity in the depths of hell, seated between a loud chur and someone who's always sniffing. And we were like, yeah, well, Jono's definitely messed with that audio. It's very on brand for you. You guys are like, lowbrow stuff, mate, come on. They're just human beings, no need to mock them. And I was like, I definitely messed with that audio. It's very on brand for you. You guys are like lowbrow stuff, mate.

Come on. They're just human beings. No need to mock them. And I was like, I haven't. I've literally just grabbed the audio off the reputable news site, calling into question my dignity, my reputation, trusted brand that I am. Why did we say trusted brand? We have to take it back now, don't we, Megan, and say we're a traction.

We were wrong in this instance from what you've shown us. I retract that comment. Yes. But have I tarnished your brand? No. You've tarnished your brand by not doctoring the audio. Then I won't apologize at all. Jono, Ben and Megan.

The podcast. The Hatch. Now, Megan, we've been on a mission for you to find out the name of the overnight security guard here at work. As you would have heard on the show, every morning he greets you lovingly. He's like, hey, Megan, have a great day, Megan. And after a year of him saying that, you're like, I still don't know his name. Yeah, I just, I don't know how to do it. And then too much time's passed.

Yeah, well, we've put a week and a half of pretty intense investigation into finding this name. Still no name. And we're only doing it through comical means, Ben. We've eliminated the obvious and the sensible solution of asking other colleagues, checking staff directories, that sort of thing. You're even just simply asking his name. Yeah, not allowed to do that.

Why would you be allowed to do that? No, you're right. And Lisa phoned through. She went four years not knowing someone's name. She would go for coffee with this person. She would go for lunch. They would have hangouts. Their kids would hang out together, and they didn't know each other's names.

But she had a solution that she tried with this person. Actually, Megan, this might be for you. Hey, what's your number? Yeah, put it in my phone. You know, thinking that should save it. And I was like, oh, what do your number? Yeah, put it in my phone. You know, thinking that she'd save it. And I was like, oh, what do I save it under? And I remember at the time, you know,

I struck gold, I'm going to win this one. And she was just like, oh, you know, you can do it. And I was like, oh, yeah, yeah. So it didn't work for her, but it could work for you. I mean, we've tried getting him to sign a thank you card. We've tried just calling reception, hoping he would answer with his name. Put his name in a hat for a drawer, for a staff drawer.

He just put security team. I know, that's how nice he is. But today, though, we've got a tactic where you go up and you give him your phone to put his number in your phone. The issue I have with this is it seems like I'm hitting on him. Absolutely. Yeah, it does. A little bit. Hey, can I have your number?

No, you just say, for security purposes, you know, like in the morning, it'd be great if I could have your number just in case anything happens. It'd be great to be able to contact you. We've just listed off all the things you've done in a week and it's bordering on harassment now. Yeah, you're right. I went from not like going to talk to him to every single day. Through the powers of witchcraft, we'll cross to Megan And hopefully this will work

At this rate We might have to just like Fake an emergency or something You know a medical emergency So we have to find out his name Yeah You pretend to have a heart attack How's that?

Because then he'll have to call the ambulance Oh I see And then we talk to the ambulance officer Oh while I'm having a heart attack What did he say his name was? Yeah I see yeah right Megan can't hear us now We can only

It's only one wayway comms here. We can hear her huffing, though, can't we? She's very puffy. It's only like a seven-meter walk. I'm not good with talking to people in general. Very breathy this morning, Pappas. You don't want to come into this one with breath. Oh, here she is.

We can see her through the window, approach the security guard. I'm good. I'm good. I was just wondering for security, like in the mornings when I come in because it's like super early. It does sound like a pick up, doesn't it? Like, could I have your number on my phone just in case something happens and I can call you? Oh, something like that. Yeah, like I'm stuck outside or like, yeah.

Yeah. This is watery. It is. Not great, is it? I need my contact. Yeah. Is that okay? Yeah, yeah.

Oh, he's so lovely, hey? You just like chuck it in the... Oh, you mean the number and the name, right? Yeah. Oh, okay. Here we go. Number and the name.

Yep. This could be it. This could be it. Cool. Have we got it? Thank you. Have could be it. This could be it. Cool. Have we got it? Have we got it? Have a lovely day, Megan. See ya.

Okay, so Megan's coming back now. She didn't say see ya followed by a name. No, true. Which doesn't hold much hope. Here she is, coming back into the radio studio. And we heard him put it. He said, do you want a number and a name? Oh.

What? He's just put executive. He said, do you want a number and a name? Oh. What? He's just put executive security. Oh, no. Followed by the executive security number, which is keeping it professional. Yes, you're right. Yeah. You're trying to blur the lines. Blur the lines between security and employee.

There was a moment where he's like, wait, so what do you need my number? Yeah, like Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston in that movie, The Bodyguard. Keep it professional, alright? Keep it professional. Well, I did like your thing in case I'm stuck outside and I need your call. That was smart thinking. Thank you, yeah. But it's so incredibly creepy, that whole thing.

Jono, Ben and Megan. The Podcast. The Hit. Now, we're going to play a little game. It's called The Price is Right. And looking back at prices from the year 2000, 25 years ago, and to be honest, I assume the price is not going to be right. It's going to be the opposite of whatever right is. Depressing.

It is, yeah. I'll give you the item and how much it costs now. Can we just imagine everything now and what it costs and then just imagine what it costed like at a quarter of the price? Is that the theme of the game? I imagine so, pretty much. I mean, you've got to get,

there is inflation and all that sort of stuff, but it is also at the same time, as you said, it's quite depressing looking back at how cheap things were. Yeah. It wasn't that long ago. No. It didn't feel like it.

That's what old people say. Okay, what's the first? Starting with cheese, which does feel like one of the most painful items. So like this is average price of things as well. So they've got the average price at $13.96 for a 1kg block of cheese.

Nowadays. That's not tasty. You know tasty's like $18. It's a bit more expensive isn't it? Tasty. Jeez. And you know this is all thanks to the rising costs of labour and dairy production. Yeah. And this is all thanks to the rising costs of labour and... Dairy production. Yeah.

And... Cows. Technology. So you're saying, what, $13, $14 now? $14 on average now. How much do you reckon it cost in the year 2000? Year 2000, I'm going six bucks. I'm going to go seven.

$3.99. Oh, God. $3.99 for a block of cheese. Wild. Wild. Okay. I wonder if they were asking the Prime Minister how much cheese cost back then. Yeah, true. It would have been easy to answer.

Next one. I love that question. Average rent at the moment is $600 in 2025. How much do you reckon it was in the year 2000? So, Harvard, $300. Yeah, I'll go $300 as well. $119. That's a great way to start the day.

Okay. Average house price. In what now? So now $992,000 in 2025. Okay. I'd say half a million in 2000. I'll go $400,000 just to go on the lower side. Average house price, $174,000 in the year 2000.

It's like you need to go lower than you think it would be, right? We're going to go really low next. Petrol average in 2025 is $2.80. Ten cents. Nine cents. In the year 2000. Eighty-nine cents. In the year 2000. 89 cents. Under a dollar.

Good lord. All right, beer. What do you reckon? 10 to 15. I guess this is a pint. 10 to 15 dollars. Oh, if you're going out somewhere. Restaurant.

If you're going out. 10, yeah, you're right. It probably is. 10 to 15 dollars in 2025. In the year 2000. Yeah, it would have been going out. 10 year, you're right. It probably is. $10 to $15 in 2025. In the year 2000. Yeah, it would have been like $4 to $6, I'd say. Yeah, I'll go, yeah, $5.50. $4 to $5.

Oh, okay, wow. Okay. And again, probably the cost of making it. Yeah. Shot through the roof. Why don't we just not make things more expensive? Like the cost of making, why don't we just, it's decided, the human race. Someone else take the cost.

Yeah, let's just set the cost. Okay, let's go one more. Big Mac. It's $9 now. How much was it in the year 2000? I actually know the answer to this so I won't

play the game but you can. Go Ben. $9. So $9 now. You used to be able to get like a combo for like $5.

I know. You're going McDonald's now. And then 50 cents to upsize it. Remember, only half a dollar more Okay I'll go $4.50 $4.50

That's on the low side $3.40 Wow Jeez Has the Big Mac Got any bigger? No Shrunk I think

Of anything And those are the prices If you take things back 25 years Yeah No wonder people Driving off from petrol stations And walking out of supermarkets with goods.

Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Yeah, Holy Cow and Taupo. Oh, yeah. Slack Alice's in Wellington. It's come through. Altitude in Hamilton.

So many people fell down the stairs. Fell from a high altitude. Why are so many of these places having, like, huge stairs? You've got women who have had a couple of beverages in heels. We're going to fall down the stairs. I know. So yeah, the wildest thing that went on in these places too, 4487, we'll get some calls on before 9 o'clock.

The wildest family-friendly thing that went on in these places. I forgot to mention Sunday night had a really interesting interaction at the fish and chip shop. It wasn't fish and chip Friday, it was fish and chip Sunday. So I'm waiting and this gentleman comes in, and there's half a dozen people waiting around, and he introduced himself to me. He said, G'day, my name's Steve.

And I said, Oh, hi, Steve. Lovely to meet you. So he'd just come in, he was waiting, and he just started chatting away. So he said, G'day. Who started first? You or him? I know. Who engaged first? Ben and I look at each other like, said, Who started first? You or him? I know. It was like, Ben and I look at each other like,

Who engaged first? You always think that I punish people with, Yeah. I mean, we were leaving yesterday. The three of us were walking together and you stopped and managed to punish someone. Oh, no.

Hey, we were in a rush. That was the opposite way around. I did not need that at that time. Me and Ben managed to leave. Yeah, we were running late. Yeah.

He doesn't even do a lot. I've got to go. Sorry, but great to see you. Well, yeah, I got trapped into a trip about Sri Lanka. We were in deep. We were in deep. Yeah, anyway. Poor Steve, yep.

So poor Steve. So maybe I've made eye contact with him that same. G'day, mate. Hey, what's your name? So anyway, he's gone. G'day, mate. Just want to look at my phone, have five minutes away from the family. That's all I want to do in those situations.

Oh, here's Jono. Yeah. So he's going, G'day, Steve. I said, nice to meet you, Steve. You know what the second thing Steve says to me? Please leave me alone. Yeah. I just want to look at my phone, look at social media.

He said, oh, I'm a Satanist. Oh, really? The second thing he said to you? The second thing he said to me. And I was like, oh. And he's like, yeah, that usually throws people. And I'm thinking, when I actually said it to him, I was like, well, it's not so much that that's throwing me, it's probably just

the delivery of it. Yeah, you've come in with that quite early, yeah. It's sort of like, let's hang out for three weeks, then maybe you drop it in, like Elon Musk is like, hey, I like doing these salutes. You've got to know someone before you go, hey, just so you know, I'm a practicing Satanist. And I was like, you can believe what you want to believe.

That's a free world. But it's the delivering and timing for me from Steve-O. That's a top fact. He wants to get out right off the bat. You don't just shake your hand and go, go, do you want a lot of mayonnaise? Maybe he was trying to recruit you. Maybe you look like, you know, you saw your tattoos and your rock T-shirt. And he was like, oh.

Need some more members. You know, maybe. What were you wearing? What was going on? Yeah. But, you know, I mean, he was like, oh. I need some more members. You know, maybe. What were you wearing? What was going on? Yeah. But, you know, I mean, he looked like the type, you know, black shirt and all that and, you know, piercings and things. So I wasn't surprised.

Yeah. But, yeah, I was just like, Steve-O, let's, you know, wait three or four weeks until you drop that Satan bomb. It's a very unusual thing. So, like, how long did the conversation carry on after that? Well, kind of sucked the air out of the conversation. Weirded me out a bit, to be honest. Right, so if you want to get out of a conversation with Jono,

just tell him you're a Satanist. I was waiting for him to give me a business card. Steve, accountant, Satanist. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Every week, Ben Boyce bends our minds and makes us question our existence

with his extraordinary riddles. And we also have $100 as well, but I always like to start with a riddle for the room as well. Riddle for the room. It's always a little easier. Riddle for the room, right? And it's kind of a little personal and passive-aggressive at times as well. Yeah, that's right. It allows me to get something off my chest in riddle form.

Oh, what a day. Riddle form. Well, this one, to be honest, it's something that I am involved in. But anyway, here we go. In the studio where voices you hear, two hosts argue, even live on air. Megan shivers, craving heat, while Matty's sweating in his seat. Bringing cold and warmth. It's never quite whole.

What is the device they both fight to control? The air con. Yeah, it is the air con. Well done. I would love you just to, all is the device they both fight to control? The air con. Yeah, it is the air con. Well done. I would love you just to, all around the office, you're just riddled. Everything is, every part of communication is in riddle from you. Yeah. That would be amazing.

No, if you have. This meeting, we sit. A decision that waits. Yeah, I'd be like, why just say what you mean? Why is he making it so hard? Yeah, but there's a lot I could good talk about how cold the studio was. You were shivering in puffer jackets. Matty was like running hot in the afternoons.

And it's good today, eh? Yeah. Is he still complaining that it's still hot? I can see how Matty will get later on today. It'll be too warm for him. He's been put, literally he's been broadcasting with his shirt off. It's been so hot in here. Okay, today's riddle from the internet.

I can't claim this one as my own. Okay, so a man was born in 2000 and died in 2020, yet he was only 25 years old. How? He was born in 2000 and died in 2020? Yet he was 25 years old. How? Oh. Wait, he was born in 2000 and he died in 2020. How? Oh.

He was born in 2000 and he died in 2020. Apparently, yeah. Is it something to do with I'll make a signal? Oh, no. It's good guess, good guess. Not leap year. Okay.

No, no. Okay. No, but that would be, that would almost make sense, actually. Might add up. Yeah. Okay, born in 2000. If you know,

0800 the hits, give us a call right now and you'll get $100 and a Del Marti hot and cold tea prize pack. Larnie, good morning to your sweet face. How are you? I'm good. What are you doing?

Just getting ready for a school run. Good on you, Larnie. I'll tell you what you're about to do. You're about to win a Dilmar tea hot and cold prize pack and $100. What's the answer? Hopefully. Is it because I was born leap year? No, not leap year. No.

That seems like the obvious one to me. Great minds or dumb minds. I don't know which of the two, but there's a saying there. Good on you, Lani. Appreciate it. Millie, morning to you. Hi. Hi. How are you? Hi. Good, thank you. Caught you off guard there a little bit.

Hi. Millie, do you know the answer? How was the man born in 2000 Died in 2020 Was he born in the hospital room 2000? He was He was born in 2000 Yeah that's an annoying one isn't it He was born in 2000

It was the room The room number 2000 Yeah There's not 2000 rooms in it Oh you're a dick Yeah No There's not 2000 rooms in the hospital.

No, but it doesn't say you have to have 2,000 rooms. You could just be room 2,000. You don't have to have 2,000 rooms to name a room 2,000, do you? You go to a hotel, you don't go, there's 800 rooms in this hotel. Good on you, Millie. That was rubbish. It goes 801, you know, or 802, you know. Well done, Millie.

We're arguing, we're bickering, but you've got $100. Using the riddler of being a dick. That's not on you, Millie. We're arguing, we're bickering, but you've got $100. Are you using the riddler of being a dick? That's not on you, Millie. You did great. I'll be writing a poem about that one next week, that's for sure. Hey, Millie, you enjoy your day. Jono was rolling his eyes too. Yeah, you enjoy your day, Millie.

You did great. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits.