Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: Insight on Mike Hosking from a Trusted Source…

Episode Date: May 20, 2026

On today’s show: Is Megan addicted to Japanese nasal spray?  We’ve reached the emotional moment when your child no longer wants to hold your hand Calling in backup from Hosking’s wife to broker peace + she gives us insight into what he is like on air Megan’s run club enthusiasm fades after just one attempt. Did Jono see a blind man on an electric scooter? Instagram: @THEHITSBREAKFASTFacebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & MeganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The John O'Ben and Megan podcast, thanks to Dilma. Goodness really does taste great. Dilma, making the world a better tea. Welcome to the podcast. We're about to get into things very shortly. You'll hear more on our battle with Mike Hosking from New Salk ZB. But sometimes words just make you laugh. And I'm having one of those things, those moments with my daughter.

She's texting me about something. She's a netball coach. She's coaching as well as playing netball. Okay. Is she a coach player on the same team? No, a different team as well, one of the younger team. younger ones, yeah, which is cool. She's doing that at the moment, and they take home the balls in between,

and they bring them back for training. And she's left the balls in the car, and she keeps texting me about the ball bag that's in the car. Don't call me that. Yeah, that's not me that's in the car. And I, every time, and she, like, no, at no stage, is she laughing about this? It's just every time I get a text about the, I don't forget the, yeah,

it's like, did I leave the ball bag in the car? And I'm like, yeah, you did. They don't know the connotation. I'm going to drop off the ball bag later, you know, like, yeah. So there's kind of take, and it's a ball bag. It's a bag full of netballs. Every time she sees the ball bag in the car, I just picture you. Yeah, that's me in the car.

People bring the ball bag, and I'm so I'm bringing that in before netball coaching today as well. So there you go. It's one of those things when you know, every other again, I'm like, I'm matured. And then I get a text like that and I laugh and I go, maybe I'm not quite there. You know. That is, whenever you hear, what's the, oh, Uranus. Whenever you hear, yeah. It's like that.

I say Uranus and I'm like, it's the one thing, we've gotten this life. Just say it like that. Just say Uranus. Say it like it's meant to be said. Anyway, enjoy the podcast. Enjoy. Enjoy.

The podcast. The heads. We have for days been dealing with Megan's congested nasal cavities. Just expelling whatever, whatever's sitting up there is a never-ending flow. But just an hour ago, she ingested some of Troy's imported black market Japanese sinus. He got it from a medical professional who gave a glowing review to. that's trending in Japan. So she's put the sinus juice in her nose.

You said the best nasal spray you've ever encountered. You know how congested I've been. Listen to this. This is me going through her nose. Oh, there's a little bit. Thanks for that. No, I'm just like, I was so blown away. You have to be ordered some more online, haven't you?

I did. I found some. So now you're importing this stuff. Yeah, just hit me up if you want me to. Cash, cash only, though. Are you going to be on Border Patrol or something? I don't know, but this stuff is really. good, I tell you. I'm full of energy as well. Is that a side effect? I don't know. Is it good for me?

Bad for me? I'm not sure. All right. Take a breath. Something that made you emotional. Yeah, this was, um, uh, oh, I'm going to get sad. This was a really sad moment at my parenting career. Yeah. It took me up for. It's something that no one really prepares you for, but you know it happens and you don't know how heartbreaking it is until it happens. But I was picking up my son from school, he's five, and he turned to me as I tried to grab his hand, and he was like, Mom, I don't want to hold your hand anymore.

And I was like, oh, buddy, I was like, why, why is that? And he said, because I don't want anyone to see. You reach that stage. But he was so sweet. He was like, I still love you lots, and you can hold my hand at home, but I don't want you to hold my hand with everything can see. It sounds like he's embarrassed. of you.

I've reached that stage with parenting. It's heartbreaking, isn't it? Oh, you lean into it. I just lean into it. I'm like, if I'm going to embarrass you, I'm going to embarrass you hard. That's why I'm in costumes. That's why I'm doing Gen Z. Because it's like, I can get a good reaction out of this.

Your son's probably a bit young for that. For the trauma of public bullying. Why's mom in a costume? You wait until you get the drop me down the road. Yeah. Yeah. Well, because I've always remember if someone told me, every time you pick them up you don't know if it'll be the last time.

And so I still occasionally pick him up and every time I'm like this could be the last time. I think it's probably different too with maybe generally with boys as well too. I feel like both my daughters would still hold my hand but then I get to a stage where I don't ever feel like I'm a pretty much. So it's pretty more me now. That would happily hug me hold my hand or whatever it is but they'll be like oh for me that feels like me getting a bit older now. It's getting in my head.

You'll start looking at you weirdly You're a teenage girlfriend now Wow It's my daughter You know So for me I would be the one not doing it But I feel like they'd comfortably do it

So yeah All right Al Pacino I know I'm gonna end up on some list Oh well there we go Megan I mean you spend your whole time growing Bring them up to be Independent little people

And then when they are You're like Oh no Well that means you've done your job right Yeah And he's got to keep his crud up in the playground too That's right. They'd like to pretend that they weren't created by anyone, and they're just lone wolves.

Lone Ranger. Yeah. John O'Benn and Megan, the podcast, The Hits. Mike Hosking for News Talk, ZB, he's been firing shots at us here at the Hits, and so things have escalated that've gone back and forward. We've now invited him on the radio program because he said he was going to come down and teach us a few things. About radio and how to do it properly, and we're actually joined by Mike Hosking's wife,

broadcaster Kate Hawksby. Good morning. Pleasure to be here. Nice to hear your voice. Now, I don't know how much you know about what's been going on the last couple of days. A bit of a radio beef between us and your husband. Well, this is a bit awkward because I actually don't know much about it. Yeah, I don't imagine he's coming home and talking much about us.

Look, it's consuming our lives, Kate, but really it plays no role in his. No, that's right. Well, he really talks about work at home anyway, but he hasn't mentioned it. I do know that he said, John, I wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, and I felt really bad about that. I was going to text Jono to apologise because we know, of course, that that's not true. But I'll fall on the sword, Kate, and it's a blunt sword too

because it's not the sharpest one. But, yeah, I'll take that one on the chip. Now, we've got a bit of a favour to ask. You're the only one who knows Mike the best. We have tried multiple ways to get his attention because we want him to come on the show and teach us a thing or two about broadcast. Like he said, he said one time on ear, he said, I could teach him it.

Maybe I should pop down and take it. And we're like, yeah, sure, come pop down. Oh, rude. That's so rude of him. I'm sure he didn't mean that. We called his bluff, and we have got a billboard with him in our marketing. We've also text bomb his text machine, although he said he only received six texts. That's a bomb on our account, though.

So we were wondering if you could have a quiet word to him. He said there's no way he's coming on. if you could kind of convince him. Oh, this is a huge ask. I mean, I want to help you guys out, so, I mean, I can try. But if I had any sway over Mike, you know, I mean, he wouldn't wear half the things he wears. He doesn't have enough things he says.

I have no influence on whatever whatsoever. The thoughts, feelings and fashion decisions of Mike Hosking aren't necessarily those of Kate Hawks speak. Exactly right. I'm glad you've made that delineation. I mean, I will try because I love you guys and you work hard and you do a great job and don't listen to all word he says. So, I mean, I will advocate on your behalf, but I can't promise anything.

Thank you. Because I say, I need this. My mother-in-law, George, she has never been more invested in anything I've done in my career. She's like, Mike Hoski's talking about you, did you hear? I'm like, I'm on radio every day. I know. You've got to tell me when Mike, if he comes on the show, I'm like, you can just listen to our show. But no, she's so, this is huge news around the ZB audience.

I know, but my mom yesterday was like, so what's he really like? And I was like, well, I've yet to have him gone over a conversation. you can tell him, I need this to get some credit in my family. That's classic. Okay, well, I'm going to work hard for you guys. I will try. Can we ask you, Kate? You know, away from News Talk ZB

and his Labor-loving rants. Labor-loving rants. What's he... What's he really like? Oh, you know what he's like, Tolo? He's exactly the same. We do see what on your social media. He loves the Warriors. He loves a red wine

and yelling at the TV, and he loves cleaning his car multiple times. I mean, how often is he cleaning his car? Oh, no, that's serious. They used to be a daily fan. We've had to work really hard on that because that's some serious OCD he's got going there. He's obsessive about his car, and he's very passionate about his warriors. He absolutely is obsessed with his warriors, so those things are all true. Jeez, cleaning the car daily, that is. I was really enjoying. He had like, I think he was on forced annual leave from the company. And you were giving Dave. by day coverage of what he was cleaning and then I saw him balanced on top of a table on a chair

cleaning the top of the lampshade and it was like day eight or nine of his holiday I was like it was time to go back to work exactly right and that was an outdoor shade that was kind of going to be filthy in about five minutes after he got off the chair so it's just one of those things he also I don't think I got him doing the windows as well he actually does the windows in and out he does all the laundry all the ironing all changing of the bed sheets he's maniacal about getting stuff done. That's stressful to live with, actually. So the only time he sits down is to watch the Warriors, it sounds like.

Exactly. Okay, well, we'll leave that with you. See if you can get Mike across the line. We're not holding much hope, but thank you for trying. All over it for you. Thanks, Kate. Here we go. Hopefully, Mike's wife can convince him.

If anyone, if anyone could. If anyone can? It could be Kate Hawks. John O'Bennon and Megan. The podcast. The hits. My wife and I, we've been together many years, and one of the things she's really fixated on is spelling mistakes.

We talked about this a couple of times. She cannot. She's a teacher. So if something's spelled wrong on a menu, on a shop, whatever it is, on a TV show, whatever, she's like, spelt wrong. She can't help but bring out the fact. It's like marking things all the time as a teacher.

Does she ever correct, like, the business owners if they've made a spelling mistake? She'll doff on a menu. She'll go, this is spelled, zucchini spell wrong. I'll be like, doesn't matter, does it matter? but it's obviously it affects her and she, you know. Has the restaurateur got the look on their face? It doesn't matter. You don't know.

It's like, you know what it is. That's my kind of... Because it's spelled Zuzini. Does anyone care? That's kind of my thing to spelling. You know, it's good to be in the ballpark, but as long as people know what you mean, I'm going on a menu. I'm comfortable with it.

Yeah, you're probably right. I don't have been you in the shop and things like that. I reckon we have reached an era of spelling where it is in the ballpark. And everyone's happy within the ballpark, and we're just got to be resting easy with that. So I, you know, like make videos for social media. My wife's the first person I play stuff too, just to, you know, to run stuff past if the kids are in it and things like that. Normally to get some sort of emotional reaction from her, you know, normally that reaction is, I'm hoping for a laugh.

I'm hoping for a smile. I'm hoping for something. But every time I give her the phone to watch and it's got subtitles on it, she just sits there and goes, it's about wrong. That's spelled wrong. That's about wrong. That's the first pass of watching a video. That's her watching a video.

We get to the end of like a minute and I've all the feet. back I've got us. That's spelled wrong. That's spelled wrong. You're like, did you actually watch it? Yeah, did you watch the video? So I tried to implement a new role. It's like, when I play your video, can you forget about the spelling till the second time you watch it and just give me some reaction to get going? Because I need that.

But now all you're going to get is her looking at the spelling, having it in her head, but then pretending that she... And this is the thing. Now that her reaction is totally false. She's like, oh, that's so good. Now to the spelling. Now to the spelling. now to the spelling mistakes. Oh, that's such a funny video bed.

These three things are spelled wrong. Wrong there. Wrong to text, apostrophes are. I'm like, okay. You know, so now it's totally fake. She's like, no, I'm not faking it. I know, deep down, she's faking it. She is faking the reactions because all she cares about is spelling.

One of your two screenings. One with, you know, no, no subtitles whatsoever, so she just gets to digest the content. Then you come in with your spelling pass. I'm like, then I get marked like a teacher. She just don't give it to her anymore. Just laugh really heartedly and be like, no, you don't get to see. But then if I do put it out there, she'll come later and go, that video you posted spelled wrong. It's too late now.

I can't change it. I can't change it. There's some wild stuff on the internet. Your spelling mistakes are probably the least of the internet is worried. That's what you need to say to her. Exactly. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The Hats.

At the moment, getting a lot of coverage. It's great to see that a Minecraft movie, the sequel, has been filmed around New Zealand in a few locations, including Thames and Kirsten Dunst. She's out for dinner. She's been making news out for dinner at a local cafe, smiling away and getting photos with people on there. That's amazing. She in Minecraft.

I think she's in the sequel. She wasn't on the first one as well. But then Jack Black was around the streets. He was in a sort of Steve's Lava chicken, almost like a Mr. Whippy van, driving around and someone yelled out for him to try and get him to do a bit of a shout-out. For Thames's drama, but it sounds like with the New Zealand accent, and the shout-out. It didn't quite land.

Can you please say good luck? Please? Can you say good luck? Good luck. Tim's drama. Good luck, Tim's drama. Please. Good luck, Tim's drama.

Tim's drama. Good luck to you, Tim. Tim's drama. I hope Tim has a good one as well. But good, a good shout up for Tim's drama. Now Carol, if you're listening, I know you've phoned through from time to time. Carol, O800 the hits. She's in Thames.

Has she seen Dunst or Black? Roaming round the streets. Yeah, as anyone, is anyone right now? Our team's correspondence. Oh, 800 the hits. Saw Jack Black. Last time he was in New Zealand filming Minecraft walking in the streets as well

with a big sort of frisbee. He influenced me to get one of those frisbies, the aerobi frisbies, because he had it around his neck, almost like a dog collar. He's walking around with his frisbee. Very flamboyant shirt and pants combo as well. But a frisbee, after I went and bought one,

they're plumbin good frisbies. Yeah, he's not worried about combining patterns, is he, Jay Blake? No. He's like, he just got up, we got dressed to the dark, he's like, that'll do it, way he goes but I love it. I love it about it. He's just

himself, which is awesome. And if you want to go and see Tim's drama, it is on at the Thames Community Theatre. Good luck. Good luck, Tim's. John O'Ben and Megan. The podcast. Been a wild few days, turbulent few days for the radio program. We usually like to fly under the

radar, don't like to cause any offence. Ben can't even, you know, if someone loses a competition on this show, he's always will flick you out something. Yeah, I know. Keep you up at night. Yeah, it does. With anxiety. Yeah, so I was away. I was away. but this was uncalled for, you know, like an attack from my Cossacking, not news talk ZB, about us at the hits.

Luke McCaff, what's he gone and done? He's gone to the Dragons. You don't go to the dress. It's like me going downstairs and working for him and pick the hits. Now, those not familiar with the current NRL ladder. The Dragon's dead last. Yeah. Not having a great season at all.

Haven't they had 17 straight losses? A lot of losses, yeah. And so he's comparing us to that. Our team is it. We've had our losses. But not 17 straight losses Wins and losses Yeah

Where's the wins Yeah So I mean maybe he was stating fact But it's sort of turned out Into a bit of an all-out war Questioning intelligence We got his attention

Mike Hosking was Even Oh God now I'm lost Now I see why Hosking's saying We're dead last Oh my God Come on man Oh come on

Come on Come on he's gonna hear this Pull yourself to get the prior Oh that's right We tried to get his attention didn't we with a text bomb. He called you not the sharpest tool in the box, and he was right about that too.

Yeah, he was. I can tell you it's a sad day when Jono has to explain stuff. I know Jono quite well, and Jono's not the sharpest tool in the box. And I just proved it. Yeah, just proved it. But yeah, our first port-a-call was getting his attention by text-bombing the News Talk Z-B machine.

You know what you are, you are! Text-bomb, text-bomb, husking text-bomb! And we thought it had grabbed his attention and, you know, overpowered the News Talks Zabbee. text machine to throw him off his game. We got his attention, which is good. No, you didn't, because there were six texts and they all said, happy new year. And I said, why have six people suddenly texted me happy new year? Anyway, they want me to do a favour for them.

Look, we got into a little bit of trouble for doing the text bomb. It was more than six. It was more than six. But anyway, that's fine. That's fine. New Stokes, ZIP, not about the facts, mate. It's not about the facts. It's not about the facts. Just throw your back in you. That's fine. That's what they do out there, Megan. But we wanted to his attention because he said he would come down on the show. It's like, maybe I should pop in. We're like, okay, call your bluff. Come on the show. And we put up a billboard outside his studio yesterday.

He could see it, and this was his reaction. That looks, which one's been? I can't remember. Is it the bald one or the one who's had the midlife crisis white bleach blonde? Which one's been? I got the best hair of all of them. Exactly. Oh, Megan's here's pretty good.

Is that, no. Oh, is it Megan? I thought it was Nyaman. Is it Nyaman? No, it's Megan. It's Megan. How old am I? I know how old you are.

Do you really want me to say? I reckon I look the same age as Megan. So you're going to go on with him? No, of course not. So we put him on our billboard. All I took from that is that he thinks I look the youngest. Yeah, no, but we also said he's not going to come on the show. So that's why we spoke to his wife, Kate Hawksby, today.

Maybe if we could get inside the Koskin camp with her, infiltrate the compound, the estate. This is a huge ask. I mean, I want to help you guys out. So, I mean, I can try. I had any sway over Mike, you know, I mean, he wouldn't wear half the things he wears. He has made up the things he said he is. I have no influence of this whatsoever.

The thoughts, feelings and fashion decisions of Mike Hosking aren't necessarily those of Kate Hall to speak. Exactly right. I mean, I will try because I love you guys and you work hard and you do a great job and don't listen to a word he says. So, I mean, I will advocate on your behalf, but I can't promise anything. So will, Mike Hosking, come down. Lower himself to our show.

Will he? I don't know. I'm just sitting in limbo now. We're throwing the kitchen sink at this effort. To be honest, I'm scared if he actually comes in. Like, what would he say? Oh, I don't know. Do we actually want him in here?

You're right. He'll be like just a live roasting. Yeah, he'll probably make us question our careers. He'll probably talk about that bit where I just fluffed up that thing before. I know, you can't fluff anything. No, no, not in front of him. I get nervous. I'm nervous all the time, but more nervous in front of him.

John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast, the hits. Temes is, they're not only the talk of New Zealand. And the talk of the world right now, their stars in town are filming a Minecraft movie like Jack Black, Kirsten Dunst as well, photographed in many locations. All come into the bright light of Thames. Jack Black yesterday was seen by some students from a drama school.

Yeah, he was in the Steve's Lava Chicken sort of truck. That's so cool, just driving around Thames and the drama students. Registered. Well, yeah, I don't know. That's a big of a point. I'm sure that production takes care of that sort of thing. But they shouted out to him to get a bit of a shout out, and it was a brilliant one.

Can you please say good luck? Can you say good luck? Good luck. Tim's drama. Good luck, Tim's drama, please. Good luck Tim's drama. Oh, thank you so much. Good luck to Tim.

Tim's drama. New Zealand accent, you know it is, but we're going to call Tim's drama right now. Hello Martin speaking. Oh, hello Martin. It's Jono Ben and Megan from the Hits radio station. How's the going? Good.

Is this Tim's drama? Yes, Tim's music and drama, or mad as we call ourselves because, well, we are. Oh, music and drama. I get it, mad. Oh, yeah, Matt. Matt.

We just heard the Jack Black shout out. Yes. How cool is that? How amazing is that? I mean, he did sound like he said Tim's drama because of the New Zealand accent. I think he was a bit distant, but that's incredible. Yeah, and I think, so last year we did, our drama group did the School of Rock, which obviously he was in the original film.

Of course. And, yeah, it's all pretty cool. So, very cool. Do you think Jack will come along to the show? I mean, we would... You're exasperated. He'd love him to, but you know how busy he is, right? And like it's trying to find somewhere for the helicopter to land and, you know, it's just...

Of all the celebs, though, I think he's pretty, like, down to earth, he's pretty low-key. Have you actually extended an invite? Oh, yeah. Well, we... He yelled at him in the... We tried to through their production, you know, the people who were looking after all the filming. But they just sort of got a little bit difficult and I hadn't really got onto it early enough. I met, did the production guy make the same noise that you just made?

Yeah, yeah. That's incredible though. What is the production at the moment you guys are doing? So we're doing, We Will Rock you, the Queen one that Ian Elton did. and we've just, yeah, we've just sort of moved into the venue that we do it in the Civic Centre in Thames, and we are in about our third sort of tech rehearsal. Oh, great. Oh, Thames is buzzing, isn't it?

I mean, Kirsten Dants, Jack Black, and, and that's not a few, about the musical production. Yeah, and obviously, if people want tickets, it's Temsmad.com, just putting that little, that little, so good. You've got to take your chance when you can, I tell you. Have you seen Jack Black or Kirsten Dunst? Maybe they could appear in the musical. Well, we did, we saw him, it was quite funny because when they were filming, they had, you know, obviously he's got the, you know, the pants on and the blue t-shirt and the beard and everything going on. And then people were going, oh, look, look, and he turned around.

And it was someone who looked a lot like him, obviously, the stunt double. And you could almost hear the crowd going, oh. And you just think to be that guy, like, does he wake up one? morning? Did he wake up one morning and go, I've got a career. I can be Jack Black's body double. Is it like, how does that happen? But he was very, very, very similar looking. Doesn't everyone seeing your face and groaning? Yeah. It happens to us all the time, mate. He would drive John and Ben, walk into a room.

And does he get to fly in the helicopter? Does he get to have the same food? Doubtful. Is he eating Steve's lava chicken? Maybe he has to keep the whole body image thing the same, I don't know. Well, maybe you can get Jack Black's body double to the show. Yeah. Yeah, and I think there may well be the groans that were the lead of gas. Jack Black, Spidell.

He just wave on stage from behind, quite distant. Jack Black's here. Jack Black's here. And do like a somersault. Dim lighting and a bit of haze, so no one noticed. Oh, lovely talking to you. Congratulations on your shout out from Jack Black and all the best for your production. Mike Hosking.

We have been back and forth. in a bitter radio feud with him since last Friday, Ben, you arrived back from Australia to this really confronting news, wasn't it, for you? Yeah, that we'd had some shots fired from upstairs in the same building by Mark Hoskin compared us in, you know, in the NRL league terms to the Dragons. Don't need to keep going back over. They suck. Yeah, the Dragons haven't had a good year right now.

But anyway, we've had a back and forward for Mark Hosking. He's offered to, well, he did say maybe I should come down and teach him a thing or two. And so we're like, okay, come on down. We put your money where you mouth is, so we've tried tech. We got you all to text him and then we tried putting up a billboard outside of his studio with him Alongside us in the show marketing none of those worked and then we managed to get hold of Cade Hawkesby who's a steamed broadcaster Kate Hawkesby and also Mike's wife And we just said could you just ask him to come on the show?

This is a huge ask I mean I want to help you guys out so I mean I can try but if I had any sway over Mike You know I mean he wouldn't wear half the things he wears He would pay enough things he says I have no influence The thoughts, feelings and fashion decisions of Mike Hosking aren't necessarily those of Kate Halls speak. Exactly right. I mean, I will try because I love you guys and you work hard and you do a great job and don't listen to all word he says. I mean, I will advocate on your behalf, but I can't promise anything. So is he going to come on?

Well, apparently he's just spoken about us again on his radio program. He's found out we talked to his wife. Which is bringing great joy to your mother-in-law, Joyce, and your dad, Wayno. Yeah. They are loving you two at the moment, aren't they? Oh, yeah, because we're getting talked about it. Newsstalkers Z-B. And Mike Hosking.

Yeah. Kind of knows my name. Yeah, he called you Naomi and something else. But that doesn't matter. It's close enough. Yes, so here's what the Hosk had to say. It's my wife, if you haven't picked up a voice, and she's now on the hits. So they've sunk to new depths.

I mean, I'll try because I love you guys and you work hard, and you do a great job and don't listen to a word he said. And she doesn't love those guys at all. Now that energy they've spent on this this week. It's tragic. It's Ratings Day today. and so we'll see if they go up in the ratings what will I do if they go up and the ratings I'll go down or if they go down in the ratings I'll go down

So he's covered his options there Okay so we'll find out tomorrow John O'Ben and Megan The podcast It is something I said I would never do I think only like a couple weeks ago I was like I only run when I'm chased How many times have you been chased

Well no not often And even then you're probably like, take me, take me. I'd give up. You don't even like walking the stairs at work, you know, because you're like heels and stuff. I get it. So running, to see that on your social media that you were out as part of a run club,

I was like, wow, who is this person? But we got, maybe we got some nice running shoes? And I was like, I'm never going to use these. Oh, this is for the Wheatrix triathlon. Yeah, so, okay. I'm going to get these babies out. So I am in a little community. It's a really close-knit community.

It's really cute. And every Tuesday there's a run club. At the local tab, we start. And then they run 5K. Wow. And I don't run. When I'm on the treadmill, I do like a steep hill power walk. That's the most I do.

But I don't run. Unless you're being chased. We've made that clear. And so I was like, fine. I'll do it. I'll give it a burn. And I was so nervous because I ran with a marathon runner. and I just was like I'm going to absolutely cake this.

You have mentioned post-partum. Is that what you say? After birth. After birth. So things are a little loose. So how does the... I know I wouldn't brave a trampoline. Yeah.

But running is okay? As long as you don't accidentally go down a curb or something. Got you. Like if there's an accidental slip, not okay. So you did this. I did. And I was amazed to see it. But, you know, how has it been content?

Continuing on Run Club. Well, no, I just want to talk about the one I did. So it's what I've done, is it? Well, I haven't had the, like, Tuesdays have been and gone. Tuesdays following. There's always been something happening. Tuesday's like, I'm here every winter. But I actually, I ran most of it, and I surprised myself, and I was like, I'm going to do this every week.

This is awesome. And I haven't quite made it back. But you've been, okay. You've been once. intentions there still. So do you still consider yourself a member of the club? Absolutely. Okay. I'm part of run club. So we find out if you're the only one that's done this, signed up for something and gone once. I'm going to say like running, you feel great after running. Doing it, no one enjoys running and putting the word club after running to make it any more enjoyable.

So I understand why you've just done one. And I was with a marathon runner who was like chatting away and I'm like, you're going to have to do that. just a warm-up for a marathon. She's just having a casual jog beside me. I was like, dude, you're going to have to do all the talking. So what have you signed up for? I only gone once. I remember probably early 20s, flattening with a guy and we're like,

we should try pump class at the gym. And we never tried a pump class before. And we're like, yeah. And I went along and go, how hard is it? And he goes, a famous last words, he's like, look, old ladies can do it. How hard could it be? Oh, rude.

Yeah, and we were so wrong. It was like, they were amazing. These old ladies, you know, because it's all about repetition and stuff. Yeah, you do light weights in that class. And they were incredible, and we were just like, just end it now. Is it like, it like, it's like jazz or size it with weights? Yeah, it's like, go, go, you know, and by the end of it, oh, we just couldn't lift our arms anymore.

What weight did you put on it? We went probably slightly higher than we should have, and just it was like, full credit to everyone, including those older ladies that we shouldn't have, you know, it was like, yep, one and done. You got them pumping. We did. I would love to hear from here this morning. What have you signed up for and only done once?

John O'Ne and Megan. The podcast. set myself up for this because I did post it on social media because I wanted everyone to see that I was running because I never do. You took your son, Bastie out running as well. Yeah. He looked like he could run. He ran the whole way. He ran 5Ks.

Well, because anyone who's, I was really into the running content. I was like, I need more running content. Nothing. It's been radio silence on your social media. Maddie McCleyn's kind of taking the running stitch for our station. You could be the show runner. You could go out and, you know, medals for our show. Yeah.

Oh, medals. Can I get a participation certificate? A triathlon, you can. So you did the 5K run, part of Run Club and yet to return. Yeah, but it's like I've only missed two. I plan to go back. We'll find out next Tuesday. We'll find out everyone follow Megan's social media to see her do Run Club next week.

You know every time I do it because I'll definitely post about it. Okay, so we knew you won and done. That's what I'd love to know this morning. Like Megan, it could be or maybe not. Who knows? Lee Ann, it is. Happy New Year. Good morning. Hi, how are you?

We're doing well, mate. One and done. What did you sign up for and never return? It's not me. I'm outing my husband. He joined the gym for a year, and he literally went once in that year. After about six months, he got all keen to go to the gym, but was so embarrassed that he hadn't been in the last six months,

that he waited the entire next six months before rejoining and then going about twice. Good logic. Good logic. Why could he not? Like, surely the night at the door going, you haven't been here for a while, you know? Yeah, logic did not enter his brain at any time, I don't think. It's a good theory.

Oh, I haven't been for six months. I'll feel bad if I tell you. I'll give it another six months. They'll all know. They'll all be talking about it. I think the manager at one of the gyms I go to said that there's some crazy stat. It's like 60 or 70% of their members don't actually go. It's just a donation.

Really? There's only a small percent that are regulars. I mean, half of them. half of fitness is just signing up to the gym. That's what they say. And trying to get a park. And if there's no parks, then you're off. Got free.

Is your husband still paying the monthly gym membership, Leanne? He is, but he actually goes these days. Oh, that's awesome. Good on him. Yeah. Good on him. Well, he'll be happy you got out on the radio. I appreciate you call.

We're going to help you up with an international tea pack from Delmar for International Tea Day. Oh, great. Thank you. Good on you, Leanne. Appreciate it. Joe, morning to you. I went to yoga. Clear it out, Joe.

Can you hear me? Clear the pods. Clear the pods, baby. She's been hearing that off here. I went to yoga with my daughter, and I thought it was a really good idea, but I had no coordination. So I didn't really enjoy it that much. One and done. I tried once before, but no, I can't do it.

The first yoga class sucks, Joe. It always does. but you got to try again. It's just the lady that went to one run club. It hasn't been back. You'll try. Were you down with dogging and doing the cat cow and things like that, Joe?

Pardon? Did you just Google? You just Google, yeah. I don't know. I think he's on an adult website. I don't know. Sorry, it's completely the wrong website. Work's going to flag that one.

It's a really nice idea to, you know, have mother and daughters. It is a nice idea. John O'Bin and Megan The podcast The hats Morning Megan just been All morning

Bloody blowing a storm out of those nasal cavities And producer Troyes Has handed her over some Japanese nasal spray Which is rocked you to your core Megan He um Yeah he bought it in Japan

And he was like This will fix you up I can't read anything on it Obviously But I put it up my nose And honestly it's like Very dead He also mentioned

You won't be sleeping For three weeks as well I don't know what it is. I can still feel it in my nose. Very trusting, very trusting. Hey, listen, though. Oh, wow, it's working. Wow.

So you're on about the Japanese, their nasal spray. Effective. Good on them. You don't have you got people that you see all the time in your neighbourhoods? There's a guy I drive to work in the morning, and he walks up and down. We're sort of by a main arterial. He'll walk all the way down one side of the main arterial, and then back up the other side all day. So I'll see him when I drive home at lunchtime today.

And then I saw him in the park with his family. And I was like, oh, he's walking guy's got a family. All right. I think he's got a backstory. But anyway, there's another guy too who he wanders around with, he's got the big black glasses and a cane. Okay. Which would lead you to believe that he had some sort of visual impairment.

Yeah. And I'm gathering there are, you know, there's different variations of being visually impaired. And, you know, some people might be able to see. So I've seen this guy sort of wander around with the cane. And I'm really impressed too. He's crossing the road and he's doing it all on his own, which must be, imagine that. Not being able to see a thing and still having to make your way around. The other senses are heightened, right?

So you're probably here. But then, like, what about electric cars? They're pretty sneaky. Yeah, it's impressive, isn't it? Yeah, it is really impressive. And I tell you what's even more impressive. I was parked outside the dairy yesterday. I saw him fold up his cane and hop on a lime scooter.

hopped on a limestone and I was like wow that was okay okay that was the last thing I'd expect from this guy

did you see him take off yeah how fast was he going just as you would on a limestone yeah and built up suburban area

and I was like well that is which leads me to believe and he's not doing it for like your begging purposes you know some people do it

for charity collection stuff so I'm like That's a risky lime scooter ride if you're asking me. If there is, yeah, yeah. He's really taking a gamble. Well, even like, yeah, I still get quite nervy on those things, you know. Yeah.

The cane wasn't out the front. No, no, no, he just folded that sucker up, put it in his pocket and. Way you go. It left me real. It was so many questions. Many questions. You didn't see how he went on, like how the journey went? No, it started great.

It started great. How it ended up? I don't know. Hope he's all right. after that. Yeah. Okay. If anyone...

How does it work? Yeah, I don't know. Yeah, did I. Is there an app that helps him or something? Potentially. Yeah, it could be giving directions as it is. A.I. That would be like a little bit.

Yeah. Like a rally card. 35 right. John O'Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Now, Ben, you returned from the weekend. You were in Brisbane for the NRL Magic round.

Yeah. Yeah. And I know she have all three. days. All three days. Oh, yeah. Wrist bands, still on his wrist. I know.

I did kind of think, because you get given the little tags going into where we were sitting, and I sort of kept them on, and then my kids are like, you won't keep those on. You know, I was like, yeah, I'm like at the festival, like a festival. So I've kind of done it on a principle, really, but yeah, last night I was like, definitely feels like time to cut them off. No, see how long you can take him round for? I know. Like, I'm like, and really just says day one.

Day two. Day two. Day two, day three. Yeah. They're quite clean, though, consistent. considering how old they are now. The weekend that I had with them on, you're right. So yeah.

Let's see how long you can rock them for. I was like, I'll keep them on. But yeah, definitely last night, I was like, oh, I really feel like I need to take them off, you know, because... Have you survived till next year's magic ground? They're quite dangly too, you know? Like, they're just...

I was like, maybe I could give them a little trim. So, yeah, they would definitely... They almost went off last night because I'd said to the kids, oh, I'm going to keep them on. I did. Do you remember those ones from the... It was like the hydraslides and, like, topor and stuff.

You get ones, and it was almost like a... Cut off your circulation. Yeah, and you'd always get too tight somehow, and we'd start cutting your circulation off. Like a cable tie. Yeah, like a cable tie. No, it hasn't happened so far, but I imagine it will happen at some stage.

There was a great time in festival history and, you know, whatever required a wristband, where it was just kind of like paper and you could peel it off and still keep the adhesive and then give it to a friend and then they could put it on. Those days are long gone. Sometimes they do them too loose, eh, and you can just get them over. These ones not so much, but yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Why are you looking at them like you've got the ick, Megan? Because that's exactly what's happening. Yeah, well, yeah, I'm not saying, like, yeah, I know. And I gave myself a bit of the yack. As much as I love to, you know, magic round. But then I feel better knowing that you're just trying to annoy your kids. Yeah, yeah. That's the explanation I needed.

Yeah, I'll keep in mind. But no one else knows that. That's the thing, you know, so I even, like, feel a bit self-conscious when I was, yeah. So you're still wearing a, is it? Magic round. Jeez, you must have loved it. Yeah, you know, because, yeah, because, Gen Z's come back for a festival or whatever, and they've got their things like, yeah. How long do you give it?

They give it one or two days, don't they? Yeah, so the festival got the things. And I'm like, oh. Please don't shuck her with that hand again. I'm still wearing these in like, you know, a week's time. You're like, oh, God. Let's see how long you go for. All right, we'll go to go.

We'll go to go. Okay, so day, yeah, this is what, day three. Yeah, anyway, we'll see how we go. They may not, as I said, last night, they were pretty close to coming off. That's for sure.