Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: Megan pranks on the boys backfires

Episode Date: June 13, 2024

ON THE SHOW TODAY Best dinner of our lives! Jono is friends with a ninja! Our Live Free winner Ben's autocorrect disaster... Why did they get put on the wrong flight?! Emma Timmis treadmill work record! Who's having the best weekend? Air fryer hacks! Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono and Ben Instagram: TheHitsBreakfastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hits with the Jono and Ben podcast. Cheers to Dilma, making the world a better tea. A whole lot of heavy rain around the country today. It looks pretty shocking over the next sort of 12 hours or so. Yeah, a few heavy rain warnings in place. Bit of wind as well. I just had some trees down on my drive into work. Yeah, it seems to be rough for the little bits.

I reckon it potentially could affect some of the Super Rugby over the weekend. Of course, the Blues playing the Brumbies tonight in the first semifinal. And then the Hurricanes. It looks like it's better weather tomorrow when they take on the Chiefs. Well, if any team should be able to work their way through a weather event, the Hurricanes. Oh, yeah, true. They'd be pretty accustomed to it. How's everyone going?

All right. We had a bit of a team buffet last night. Yeah. Boy, oh boy. All you can eat buffet. You really do make a pig of yourself, don't you. Yeah. Boy, oh boy, all you can eat buffet. You really do make a pig of yourself, don't you? You really do push your limits.

You did try and eat the things that were not edible. Yes. It was all you. The bamboo steamer. Table. The flashiest buffet I've ever been to. Yeah.

Eight restaurant at Cordis. It was, yeah. It was almost overwhelming. Yeah. It's like too many choices. It's called eight because it's got eight different food stations. Yeah.

You know, seafood. Huh. Who knew that? American meat, Italian. You just were. Yeah. End of the night, I was like, okay, mate, cook us up a pizza. I was eating this pizza going, I did not need this.

I did not need a pizza. I always love the accommodations people put on a plate. You know, too. You know, it's the butter chickens with seafoods and waxing. It's the United Nations of food. It's wonderful. You really do. And a big mound as well, as if you're not going to go up another time.

I know, you can. You can keep, you know, going back. That's the beauty of the buffet, right? So, yeah, we rolled. I actually walked out there. I sent you all a photo on the group. It was like vomit on the footpath. Like someone had obviously really, really it in that's what I needed with a full stomach to see

that on the group chat quite confronting but I was like good on that person for making the most of the buffer maybe it was a half time you know you're doing the uh the model thing where they're kind of fingers down the throat clear the banks get back in there surely not on the footpath surely not in general. We were discussing that apparently. It's way too fancy for that sort of carry on. Yeah. We were discussing that in the Roman times where to be large was a sign that you were affluent.

Oh, right. And that's what they would do halfway through their big feasts. Really? They would do, and then get back in there. Oh. Incredible. Incredible. I love people who can eat a lot of food.

You know, they're like hot dog eating championships. Oh, there's been a controversy going on with that this week because Joey Chestnut, who's probably a name that everyone knows, he's the guy that usually wins it. He's been banned from the competition.

For? Because he's doing a sponsorship deal with Impossible Meat. He can basically allow plant-based hot dogs and the Nathans who run the competition are like, whoa, whoa, hang on,

you've been plugging this other, you know. Like the hot dog eating competitions are like actual meat. Yeah. So he's out. They're like,

mate, you're endorsing another product. You can't be a part of our one. And he's the world champion. Yeah, but. It's like kicking Roger Federer

out of Wimbledon. But then him and a guy from Japan are like the biggest eaters, you know, like as far as most impressive eaters. They've got a live Netflix special coming out. The two of them taking on eating. So they're kind of like, hey, they've just pivoted and going to Netflix.

So there's going to be a TV show where we watch two dudes eat a bunch of hot dogs. Well, they broadcast the other one on ESPN. Trying to out-eat each other. Legends. We've seen Nella Zissa the New Zealander she's a wonderful leader too

we've seen her over there that was that was like her if I could put it into perspective like you going to

New York Fashion Week or the Met Gala and meeting your fashion designer that was her Met Gala meeting all of these is Joey Chestnut her hero

that's her guy that's her hero and even like the people that you are I've never heard their name before she's like oh my god I met such and such everyone's got their

specialty topic isn't it exactly the hits the Jono and Ben podcast it's Morgan Waller and thinking about me it is the hits

Jono and Ben 809 Friday heading into the weekend always a great feeling on a Friday even when the weather's a bit shocking the rugby tonight Super Rugby Pacific semifinals Blues taking on the Brumbies and then the Chiefs are taking on the Hurricanes

tomorrow. This was a conversation that stemmed from me getting laser and it's always a female that does my laser but when I... What's it like does it hurt? Yeah you ask me this every time a little it like does it hurt yeah you're asking this every time a little bit it's like a cold more than waxing there's no no i don't think so yeah there's a cold breeze that blows right so it doesn't hurt as much is it like

it's slower than that it's not that fast does it just sizzle you to sizzle a little the armpit here's the stuff yeah yeah um but, well, like my husband, if he was to get laser, he would get a female, right? So is that weird if I was to get a male? It turns out this is a TikTok trend where women are telling their husbands or their partners that they've had laser done or waxing or whatever. And it's been done by a male and then recording their reactions like the guy was so gentle and he really took care of me like he really took care of what so you let a guy see your stuff he wasn't on a weird stuff he just waxed me what do you mean he had to for the wax and he was touching you with his hands. Okay. But it's like cheating on me.

What? With his hands. He took it to the nth degree and was like, stop cheating on me. Yeah, well, I suppose a laser, like they're not actually touching. You know, there wouldn't have to be any touching, but waxing.

You'd have to get in there with your hands. Yeah, so I thought I would ask my husband what he would think if I, I pretended that my laser people would rung up and were getting a guy to do it. Now, before we play this, is this one of those bits of audio where it's you two are sickeningly cute? I was really conscious in my mind not to be putting on a stupid voice. But I think we're really quiet because I didn't tell him

it was for the radio. I feel like every time we play audio for Megan and Andrew, it's foreplay. And I don't know, it's like they're just on the verge of making mad passionate love. Not true, not true. Okay, let's have a listen to the sick audio. They called me about laser.

They've got a new beautician, but he's a guy. And they were like, are you okay with a guy doing your laser? So now what? Well, I felt too bad to say no. I was like, are you okay with a guy doing your laser? So now what? Well, I felt too bad to say no. I was like, okay. Weird, don't you think? But like a girl does yours. Yeah, it just seems weird.

Are you all right with that? Well, I mean, hopefully it's professional and it doesn't turn out weird. Also, I was just joking about the laser dude. Why are you joking about it? I didn't think it was unusual. Well, because you always get women to do yours. I was like, what would you say if a man... Can I stop that there?

Like you two. Is that confronting when you listen back to that? Why? I sound tired, I think. You sound cute and a little tired. It's like you've got yeah you have to be quiet you've got a couple's voice both you guys so he was he was chill he did say he was like you trust women with your

privates more than you trust men yeah i was like you do and he's like no everyone does yeah no i don't understand that. Yeah. Just what do you like? They probably come with a weed whacker approach, but rough around the edges. So then we're just going about our day yesterday, Ben boys, outside of work hours.

We did send a little email, a little task to your wives to also ask you the same question and record your answers. The hits, the Jon question and record your answers. Now, Megan, you're spitting me up with a TikTok trend. This is where females are recording their husbands as they tell them that they've had laser or waxing done by a male. We heard one TikTok husband, he was mortified and said it's like cheating. What is it?

Can you just take me into that room when the hair removal is happening? Are you having like with your barber or hairdresser topical conversation while they're down there? Usually, yeah. Just casual chat. So you'd talk about the thunderstorms, the pending thunderstorms today while they were down there? What you're up to this weekend? It's very casual chat. I guess for them it's

another day at the office. Yeah, exactly. You see a lot of them a day. It'd be amazing for them to walking around the uh the food court and just knowing everyone and you know oh i know that person i know right you know everyone you bump into a client's yeah yeah i'm always like wondering if anyone's like oh you know that megan you should see you know they would be professional yeah they have to be But you know How professional is everyone on a Friday night

With all their mates and a bottle of wine They're not intimately talking through everyone's genitals So I thought I would Send a sly message To both of your wives To secretly record you Telling you that a male Was doing their

Either waxing or laser Yeah and a manna came up to me. She felt a little awkward at first. I was like, this is weird. Obviously, she really wanted to get off her chest and talk to me about it. So yeah, it was a little awkward conversation that we had. So this weekend, I've booked this appointment.

I booked it ages ago, and they've just run to confirm, but they've said it's a guy doing it and it's laser treatment okay yeah are you well it's really up to you isn't it like are you okay with that and then that's all that matters right yeah but are you okay with that it's a professional right it's not just some amateur give it a crack I hope not hey mate off the street Like some guy Buttings with a wee whack Or anything Is it serious?

Is it serious? Yeah Yeah It's for Saturday It's Saturday Yeah if you Do what you need to do Really

You go keeping it professional Less I was really hoping That like Ben's like This lovely like guy On air I was hoping at home He'd be like

Are you kidding? What did you just say to me? That's cheating. That's cheating, yeah. You were like, you essentially were like your body, your choice. I was like, oh, Ben.

Do what you need to do. Now where you went wrong with me, Megan, well firstly, we were at parent-teacher interviews when Gem brought the, in between parent-teacher interviews when the conversation was brought up.

I was during the parent-teacher interviews. So it was a bit of a gear change in what we had been dealing with. So the environment was out of sorts. And also, secondly, I had overheard you talking about this earlier in the week. Right. So I had been talking to Taylor, but I wasn't sure. I was like, I thought you'd glazed over her. I wasn't sure you were listening.

I usually am a glazer. You're right. But have a listen. But I probably should tell you that the person doing it is not a woman. What are they? I'm a man. Is it a robot? No, no.

It's a what? It's a man. I don't know if she... Is he Brazilian? I suppose he can be if you want him to be. Did Megan call you and tell you to do this? What are you doing? I just called Megan.

Well, she didn't. Hello. Hey, mate, how are you? I'm good, how are you? Yeah, good, good. Just calling on Brazilian laser purposes. Jen was just telling me she's got a handsome Brazilian guy doing the laser. Yeah.

It just sounded familiar to something you might have brought up earlier in the laser. Yeah. It just sounded familiar to something you might have brought up earlier in the week. No, I don't know what you're talking about. Okay, well, it mustn't be you. It mustn't be you, Megan. All clear, all good. I'll take your word for it. Yeah.

No, no, nothing to do with me. No. I honestly, the moment Jono called me, I thought I was in trouble. Oh, really? I didn't know you were recording me. I was like, am I in trouble? The problem is

with all the pranking that's happened over the years Ben we're like meerkats on meth we're always alert when something's not right I actually didn't generally think

I was yeah I didn't know it was a prank at first I was just like this is a weird awkward conversation we were having

this is yeah I was like why are you even talking to me about this just go do what you need to do like it was a weird you even talking to me about this? Just go do what you need to do. It was a weird thing even to ask me about it. Hey, next. Try that with your partners today.

Oh, yeah. See what their reaction is. Hopefully someone kicks off. Because we were kind of indifferent. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. A couple of Kiwi actors As part of the Live action version Of Moana

How cool is that Frankie Adams Isn't it Yeah Rena Owen You'll know from Once a Warrior Is Frankie Adams

Who was on Shorten Street Many other things as well Yeah That's awesome John Toy So yeah It was really cool

Dwayne the Warwick Dwayne the Warwick Johnson Is going to be playing Maui as well So that'll be awesome Yeah Very very cool When's that out mate 2026 Wow there you go That is going to be playing Maui as well. So that'd be awesome. Yeah, very, very cool. When's that out, mate?

2026. Wow, there you go. That is going to be enormous. That'll be huge, eh? Yeah. And you kind of hope they will film it somewhere like Samoa or something. It would be incredible, you know? It will be.

It'll send them into the stratosphere. Congratulations. I mean, Rena Owen was doing pretty well regardless. Yeah, but still. She had a pretty lucrative career. You're right. As is Frankie. But congratulations. I'm just wanting to say congratulations. I don't know how I've messed that up. doing pretty well regardless yeah she's had a pretty lucrative career you're right as is frankie but uh congratulations i'm just wanting to say congratulations i don't know how i've messed that

up now in the family uh always i've always said it's great to have a ninja access to a ninja isn't it um and my little nephew bo he's he wants to be a ninja he's very good oh really very like uh he knows his way around a set of nunchucks. He's got practice nunchucks. Is he? Yeah, like full, they could hurt you nunchucks. He's like. And a couple of ninja stars. You can throw the ninja stars as well.

Yeah. Very handy. He's really taken it to a new level. Normally kids as ninjas just want to sneak up on you. Yeah. That's the ninja skills of most kids. That's where I thought you were going with this. No, as a career option,

I don't know what the base salary is like for a ninja or if there's sort of any perks and you'll leave because you're on, I imagine you're on call quite a lot for, you know,

they're like, we need you to be espionage purposes, assassination purposes. You need to be on all the time. It's hard to know. I don't know if they've laid off many ninjas recently either

in the cost of living crisis. Yeah. I feel like the job's been rock solid. I haven't heard of any ninjas being laid off. So maybe it's a good industry. Maybe it's the industry you want to get into. Yeah, always a need for a ninja. Did you have a crazy profession you wanted to be when you were younger?

I just wanted to be a vet. But I remember my ex-husband wanted to be a rubbish truck driver because he was like, I just want to fling. I want to play with that truck. I want to fling the rubbish in there all day little kids love trucks

machinery diggers you can take a little kid to a building site and it's like Disneyland for them they're just watching bloody tradies

with their butt cracks out smoking vapes using diggers they're like this is what I want to do this is what I want to do what about you? it was probably cricket

growing up I wanted to play cricket for New Zealand. I was just a cricket nerd and loved cricket. So, yeah, that's where I used to dress in white clothing with sweatbands and stuff. How far did you make it in your cricket career? I was okay. You were good.

I got to a stage where I was like, yeah, and I kind of got into wanting to make media stuff a lot more. So, and I got, yeah. It's already, cricket, more. Cricket, you find it's a mental game. You've really got to be rock solid in your confidence, which I definitely do. How well do you handle sledging? Oh, no good. I'd crumble. When anyone said anything about me, I'd be like,

don't cry, don't cry, don't cry. Ball hits you in the head. I'd just be like, what the hell? Yeah, mate, I just saw your mum down there. You'd be like, oh, don't say that about mum. I'd be like, where did this come from? Yeah, mate, I just saw your mum down there and you'd be like, oh, don't say that about mum. Where did that come from? I'd be like,

where did this come from? Why does he not like me? You're probably going to get me out anyway. You don't need to sledge me before you get me out. Also, you're not good at chilling out because I imagine they're out on the field

just hanging out for hours, right? It's a long game. Like, it's a long, my poor parents would have to, you know, I mean, they did, to be honest, they checked out of watching me.

We'll just drop you to the field and pick you up at night. Saturday, Sunday, you're out there playing all day. I was the same with tennis. I was like, I'm going to be a professional tennis player. And I thought the first step to becoming a professional tennis player was getting a lucrative sponsorship deal. So I harassed Nike.

I'd write letters to Nike. Would you want to sponsor me? When I was like 10 years old. And they're probably like, we might just stick with Venus and Serena and Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan, we've got him. Tiger Woods, he's doing pretty well for us. So I never got that lucrative Nike deal.

Maybe if you do. We phoned them. Remember we phoned them? That's right. We tried to get Nike. I was like, hey, will you sponsor me now? And they're like, for what? Am I becoming old?

The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Now, live free this afternoon over the last few weeks, giving you the chance to get in the draw to have your rental mortgage paid for an entire year by the hits. That's on us. We'll look after those. Ben, actually, you did the payments, didn't you? That's right.

Paul's on breakfast, toast, and mortgage repair as two of his job descriptions. But last year, Chloe Stephens and her husband, Jake, from the Hawke's Bay, had their rental mortgage paid for an entire year. And we'll take you back to the moment where they unlocked the door. This is key number three. Okay, we'll check the door.

Take a deep breath. The door is locked. Everyone take a big deep breath. It's opened! The door opened! Good girl. Well done. The door opened. Sorry. Good girl. Well done.

Her husband's come up on stage. Good girl. Well done. Emotional moment. Could we just say they were like sort of party poppers, not gunshots going on. Bang, bang, bang. It was like a redneck party.

Everyone brought their guns. It was an amazing, amazing moment. It is a life-changing prize, and someone will win it this afternoon on the Hats. Good morning. Jeez, it was a year ago. I know, it's gone so fast. So have you started, have you ticked over,

started to pay your mortgage again, or not quite? Yeah, yeah, yeah, definitely, definitely, because, you know, they only are growing at the moment. Yeah, right. And so what's that like, having to get back to reality? It's pretty good. We sort of kept, we just kept our payments going. Oh, did you?

Smart, smart. So what did you use that money towards? Were you going to renovate? Yep, yep, so renovation. So we paid for all the renos, which was great, especially putting us in a really good position to purchase because we are still, a year later, waiting to move to Napier, but we're in the best position we could be in.

Are you waiting for your house to sell, are you? Yeah, yeah, we've got a contract on the house. It's been sitting there for a few months now. We're just in a long line of people needing to sell. We just need that one cash buyer to come in and break it. Listen, I don't know why I'm prying into your personal decisions, but if you just look back

at a year ago, on this day, what were you feeling heading into the big key opening? Oh, I was just so nervous. Like, so nervous, but excited at the same time. Like, it was just so surreal. You all got along wonderfully, too, all the same time. Like it was just so surreal. You all got along wonderfully too, all the finalists.

Oh, they're beautiful people. Yeah, and even now, like we're all on each other's social medias and it's really neat. Because you had a one in five chance. You had one of the five keys. Did you start imagining what you were going to do with the money or did you just try not to think that was going to happen on the day? Oh, it was really hard because I couldn't see losing as an option, imagining what you were going to do with the money, or did you just try not to think that was going to happen on the day?

It was really hard because I couldn't see losing as an option, but I was more focusing on, one, not to swear if I won. Live radio, yeah, good. Yeah, yeah, and two, how I would be if I didn't win. Afterwards, as Johnna said, you all got on so well. You all went out afterwards. Did everyone go, well, oh hang on you can pay for the bar tab that night they wouldn't let us we were but like my husband Jake was like this is on me and they were like no yeah no they were just honestly the most beautiful people we met what about like people you know considering they know that you're

a bit flush? Did you get anyone asking for some cash? No. No one. It's good to hear. Absolutely no one. Yeah. It was nice to be able to sort of go out with friends and stuff and like we went down south on a holiday and took the family and it was just cool because we just

you know, spoiled the kids. What would your advice be to the finalists today, Chloe? Just savour the moment. The whole experience in Auckland was just amazing, even to this day. Like, really cool. Whether you win, whether you lose, it's just such a neat experience. Oh, it's awesome.

Well, I'm glad you put that money to great use and it was so lovely meeting you last year. And thanks for your time again today. Yeah, no, you're welcome. Thank you. I'll keep an eye out for any cash buyers too for your mate, okay? Yeah, send them my way. Send them my way.

The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. Now, what happened to autocorrect? What happened? Why is autocorrect a thing? What frustrates me about autocorrect is it will change words. I've typed a word so many times into a phone before and it will still try and change it.

The idea is that your algorithm is supposed to go with the word that you write more, right? That's what I thought it was too. I was like, I didn't mean to write duck. I never write duck. Never writing duck. So my daughter, one of my daughters, Indie, I-N-D-I-E, is the way

where you know she spells the name and we called that for ages written that many many times into the phone and she was at the mall

the other day with a friend and I was like I'll text you when I'm you know it's time to leave I'm going to pick up

text her she didn't she replied obviously had her phone on silent I tried to call her didn't want so I didn't text again

I kept saying a couple of texts I'm here and I was like yeah we need to go now because we had to go somewhere else where are you blah blah and then i went the last text afterwards was just like indy like her name and then all of a sudden i get this call go that was rude i'm like what and it said it auto corrected to you die i'm so sorry i didn't know but did you really need to tell me you die and i was just like I'm so sorry they didn't know I was on silent but did you really need to tell me

you die and I was like what autocorrected from Indy to you die I was like wow that's really maybe autocorrect's

like hey this kid's not listening to you mate we're going to have to get some results so where are you

we need to go blah blah blah you die how many death threats are you sending on the daily for it to autocorrect

my first death threat and I didn't even mean to send a death threat yeah no it's it can be because sometimes you're like don't forget to bring the umbrella and it'll autocorrect. But first death threat, and I didn't even mean to send a death threat. Yeah, no, it can be a no, because sometimes you're like, don't forget to bring the umbrella and it'll go like, don't forget to bring the Tyrannosaurus

Rex. In what world would I be writing that sentence? I had a thanks heaps that went to thanks Jesus to someone, remember that time? And they were like, they replied back with a God bless you, and something. And then we phoned them, we had to clear it up that he wasn't God-fearing. But yeah, I was And then we phoned them. We had to clear it up that he wasn't God-fearing.

But he was like, well, thanks, Jesus. There's a WhatsApp one, too, that I was talking about the other day. There was dads of school. And the lady had an anaphylactic shock. Oh, yeah, that's a great one. And he was talking on the group thing. He was like, I had to inject her with the epic penis. And he was trying to get the words epi pen out.

Multiple times. Again, so how many times has he written epic penis? Well, exactly. The more he was trying to write epi pen, the more autocorrect it was like, buddy. My friend has an epi pen, and that's all I ever call it now. I thought you were going to say your friend had a... The hits.

The Jono and Ben podcast. A UK couple had a bit of a shocker. Well, not their fault, actually. They were flying Orion Air over there from the UK, going on a holiday with friends to Barcelona, but they need special assistance. Barcelona. Barcelona.

Some people say Barcelona. Yeah, you really got to do the bath because it's one of the most enjoyable countries to say. So they were going from the UK to Spain and 2,000 kilometres away with friends, but they needed special assistance to get onto the same. So they were going from the UK to Spain and 2,000 kilometres away with friends. But they needed special assistance to get onto the plane. They went through a couple of checks. People were like, escorted them all the way through.

Yeah. And they got on a plane, went to sleep, woke up 2,000 kilometres basically from where they were meant to be in Lithuania. Their friends are in Spain. No direct flight between. They just put them totally on the wrong plane. What's that happen? Well, Taylor, you've done that before. Your mum did it.

No, yeah, my mum literally did the exact same thing. So there was a passenger first-time flyer coming from South Korea. She was going South Korea, Sydney, Melbourne to see her family that she hadn't seen in like 20 or so years. Mum checked her in, which should have been to domestic transfers, but mum got confused. There was no language barrier. Mum thought she heard the translator say she's going to South Korea.

So mum checks her into a South Korea flight. Mum goes, I won't stop there. You're a first-time flyer. I'll escort you onto the plane. So it went straight through security, the gates, checking the other gate ladies didn't even check her boarding pass because it was like whatever go through sue yeah put her on the plane and then yeah during the flight she would have seen on the on the tv the plane going

back to south korea so she got all the way to australia all she did was that final little flight and when um the lady didn't arrive in Melbourne an hour later, the family were looking for her at the airport. They were ringing the airline saying, where is she? Where is she? And they've tracked her and they go, sorry, we've put her on a flight back to South Korea. A whirlwind couple of hours for that lady. You haven't seen her in 20 years.

Well, you're not going to see her for another 20. How long is that flight? I think it's like seven to nine hours. Wow. Oh, my God. Imagine what she was saying about Sue Lombardi on the plane. I know. And my mum went on like three weeks of stress leave.

Oh, she was upset. She was diarrhea and everything. Sue will be happy those details got out. Stress diarrhea. Yeah. Now I should have used stress leave from you saying that comment. Yeah, why? It's New Zealand.

No one knows who you are. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Been keeping in touch with Emma throughout the week. She started last Sunday on a treadmill to break the world record for the longest distance run, walk, or travelled on a treadmill, which is currently 833 kilometers. So every day, Emma's been averaging around 120 Ks on a treadmill. That's amazing.

Insanity. Emma, are you still there, and are you alive? I'm still here. And she's alive. Just about hanging on. Wow, because a couple of days ago we spoke to you, you couldn't keep down food you were vomiting um what what's the body like now yeah it's been a roller coaster ride i actually

was trying to remember when i spoke to you and i can't even remember because it's all a blur but ever since the vomiting then i had a day of not being able to eat and then quite emotional days and now my knee's hurting so it's just trying to cling in there. Oh, my goodness. So how are you tracking as far as trying to break that record goes? It's going to be tight, but I'm digging deep. Good on you. And so have you been through, like, four treadmills?

Are you on the same treadmill? No, I know. So for Guinness World Records, you have to stay on the same treadmill unless it breaks, and then you've got to back up. Jeez, shout out to that treadmill. That's done some miles, hasn't it? That does some. Okay, so let's talk through the absolute high points so far.

What's the moment where you've been like, this is, I'm nailing this? I don't know that there's necessarily been a point where I've thought I'm nailing it, but the highlight has definitely been seeing the participants of the Speed Freaks, the charity I'm raising money for, seeing them come down, getting involved, and just being awesome human beings like they are. Because it's an organisation set up to help cure addiction through running and walking. And a wonderful organisation. If you want to donate an automatic $3 donation, you can text SPEEDFREAKS to 47...

That's RUN to 4741. Don't text SPEEDFREAKS to anyone. You might get a different text back. Just text RUN to 4741, donate $3 to SPEEDFREAKS. If you want some speed, you can text me. But, Emma, you will finish on Sunday? Yes, 9am Sunday morning. That's when I've got to get my distance up till.

So do you think you'll be running long? Can you run longer each day if your body can handle it? Yeah, that's the deciding factor, really, is if my body can handle it. So I've been running pretty much, well, running or walking every minute available throughout the day this is just yeah I don't believe it is unbelievable you have you've run across Africa before we've spoken about that did you roller skate across the Netherlands or something yes yes I did that was slightly more fun than this yeah is this is this your hardest challenge

absolutely absolutely and just with all the obstacles that I've faced along the way, but I've got an amazing crew working with me that every single problem that arises, they're solving it and we're getting through. Now, if I could reference a very dated song by a band called The Proclaimers. I've done the maths. 500 miles, 804 Ks, Emma's going for 833, she's done the Proclaimers song. Yeah. That's going to be in my head now all day. Just think of the Proclaimers, they walk that distance twice, alright, they said they'd do it. Oh, this must be easy. And then they're like, we'll do it again, you know.

They've doubled down, so there's a challenge for you next time. No, no way. So proud of you, Emma. Oh, thank you. If you don't mind, we'd love to catch up with you Monday. Yes, definitely. To see how it all went. And if you text RUN to 4741, automatic $3 donation to Speed Freaks.

Keep it up, buddy. Thank you. Hang in there. Yeah. I'll try. Thank you, guys. It's easy for us to stay sitting here. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast.

Heading into the weekend, it's something we love to do every weekend is find out which island is having the best weekend. Hayley and Connor joining us in the studio today. Who's having the best weekend? That's right. We're elbows deep in the Hits conference where we get all the wonderful people from from the HITS around the country

and we meet up once a year and try and get better at our jobs. And eat a lot of food. I was going to say my belt feels a lot tighter this morning than two days ago. I saw Connor inhale a whole plate of scrambled eggs this morning in about five seconds. Well, after an all-you-can-eat buffet last night. How many plates of seafood did you have last night, Connor? The ocean. Yeah.

Sure, through the ocean. All right, so Connor, today representing the South, what's happening in the weekend? Yeah, well, we start with the ski season starts today, fellas and Megan. No, only the fellas are into skiing, mate. Don't even look at her when you're talking

about the slopes Tobogganing for the ladies Well I mean it sort of starts because they haven't had much snow down south but the snow machines have been working

over time and they seem to think that there will be some skiing today I think 9am will be the first time that people who don't work on the mountain

hit the slopes so that's very exciting I hope that it's a good season for them it can be a bit up and down can't it? It can indeed. That's my

general sweeping of them. It makes sense as well they do go up and down. You must be a skier Jono. Don't you know. That's why you directed that conversation at Jono. The fellas. We know about the slopes. Alright what else in the south? I'm not really sure entirely

what this is and the event doesn't really know what it is either. It's called Lads on Tour of the Cabaret. Oh, this one's for you, Megan. They do insinuate, but there's not really a whole lot. It says, join us for a weird and wonderful variety show filled with burlesque, comedy, poetry, dance, and circus performers. Jeez, they've ticked all the boxes. Yeah, they're so color-me-intrigued.

How about we just be every event that's ever been? I think this is what this is. I don't know if I like my burlesque to be described as weird. When I think of Canberra I think feathers like the

tail bustier feathers on lads. Sexy. It's not quite. What was that? The Magic Mike XXL or what was that show that you had?

Oh that was a great time. Are you asking me what I thought of the show? No, no, no. I mean you can go for it.

Well the lads on tour they've gone let's be all things to all people and they're going to. I love it. That's happening. Now Hayley what's thought of the show? No, no, no. I mean, you can, yeah, go for it, yeah. Well, the lads on tour, they've gone, let's be all things to all people, and they're going to. I love it. That's happening. Now, Hayley, what's happening in the north, mate? I'm feeling pretty confident about this. The mighty field days.

Oh, yes. This is the field days, to end all field days. So if you live in the suburbs, but you want to buy a swan dry anyway, Tractor, Tractor in Rimiwera. Yeah, beautiful. Timaru, well. Timaru. Well, Timaru actually would do it. Do you know, I'm one of those townie wankers who went to field days and bought a swan dry.

Went swan dry. I mean, I got swept up in swan. I have no credentials to wear a swan dry. The plaid. The plaid lures you in anything. I would look good in that. They do have a nice forest green swanny, they say. It's lovely.

I mean, swan dry is pretty yeah lovely i mean swan dry is pretty happy to sell any swan dry to anyone yeah we should be getting sponsored i got mocked for washing my for dry clean yeah we were on the rock at the time and he mentioned i dry clean my swan dry and it turned into a whole afternoon of abuse i'm not surprised yeah swan dry oil skins like they should smell of the memories 20 years prior. It's not like you've been out on the farm with it or anything. My oil skin my granddad gave to me, it still smells like the dog biscuits he kept in the pocket.

Wow, there you go. Still got the afterbirth from the cow lingering on the shoulders. So is that the north? Oh, okay. We've also got Matariki at the museum, so Te Papa in the capital as well. We've got Pahutukawa crafts. We've got a remembrance tree, storytelling, kapahaka.

It's a full thing going on for Matariki too. All right. And up the waz. And up the waz. Thank you, Megan. Connor's actually the ground announcer at the waz too. So you're kind of getting a win when I say, Hayley, you're taking it out this week.

Yes! Up the waz. Up the waz. Hey, thank you very much, guys. the whas too. So you're kind of getting a win when I say Hayley you're taking it out this way. After whas. Hey thank you very much guys. Appreciate that. I really do. Even though it sounds like I don't. You're just thinking

still thinking about the slopes aren't you? Yeah. Off and on isn't it? The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. Air Fri-yay with Briscoes. Yes, Friday, but we're calling it Fry-ay, Air Fry-ay at the moment.

Thanks to Briscoes. You could be winning a Ninja Dual Zone Air Fryer. It looks really flash. It's got two compartments, so you can air fry or bake or do other stuff. Jeez, we've had a lot of Ninja content on the show today. I was talking about Ninjas before 8 o'clock. And we've got a $500 Briscoes voucher as well. After grabs, you can live for better this winter with Briscoes

and the Ninja Air Fryer. Sale on this weekend at Briscoes. That's the brand of air fryer that I've got. Oh, it looks good. Legit. That's the double one. That's good. It feels like the kitchen appliance of the moment.

It does. All I hear is people banging on about air fryers. You got an air fryer. I did get an air fryer. It was a bit of a, like, I'd heard so much about it. It was in the store with my daughter and I just bought one. And my wife was like, did you research it? What's the brand?

I'm like, no, I just bought it. Good on you. On a whim. And I didn't want to spend too much in case we didn't use it. But we use it heaps. My daughter made cookies the other day from scratch, but in the air fryer. It's like you can chuck anything in an air fryer.

That telephone, boom, in an air fryer. I mean, yeah, it'll go in there, yeah. What will happen to it, who knows? You did it. You got pranked by TikTok, didn't you, Megan? Yeah, so I saw on TikTok people hard-boiling or soft-boiling eggs. You put them in a shell. And then I saw comments being like they explode.

But then I've just seen recipes for putting a whole egg in your air fryer. I mean, just research that. Don't just rock out and do it in case they explode in there. What's the most adventurous thing that you've made in your air fryer? I try to make some scones. Oh, yeah. They're good, but you've got to eat them on the day. Okay.

Otherwise they go a bit stale. This is what we want to chuck. The most wild thing you've chucked inside an air fryer. 0800 the hits 4487. Ben Boyce, you've been singing the praises. You're saying the air fryer has made you a better husband, father, and human being. All around human being. Even that day when I used the oven for something, the kids were like, oh, you didn't even air fry it.

I'm like, okay, I put fish in the oven. Poor oven. Poor oven. I was like, give the oven some love for a bit. You can apparently roast a whole chicken. I've never done it. I'm like, okay. I put fish in the oven. Poor oven. Poor oven. I was like, give the oven some love for a bit. You can apparently roast a whole chicken. I've never done it. Have you? No, I haven't. Ours is only a small one because I dip my toes into the air fryer.

Hopefully not literally, but you could. You could put your toes in there. Now I'm looking at the Ninja Jewel Zone air fryer. I'm like, maybe that's the one I need. So if you want that and a $500 Briscoe's voucher, tell us what you've done. $500? Yeah.

And the air fryer. That's not the first time he's said it, Jono. He's said that before. It's great to have you with us on the show. And I said, wow, where were you?

Sorry. I'm pushing buttons at the same time. He's very distracted. Yeah, it takes a lot of my energy and brain power. Okay.

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not Friday but Fri-yay Air Fri-yay with Briscoes thanks so much to Briscoes we've been doing this every Friday

for the next couple of weeks we've got an amazing Air Fryer that you could win the Ninja Dual Zone Air Fryer and a $500 Briscoes voucher which which is an incredible prize. Sell on this weekend at Briscoes.

You can get the Ninja Air Fryer from there, of course. But we want to know what the most adventurous thing is you've made inside an air fryer. It's an obscene amount of prize. I was blown away with it when you said how much prize it was. You were. And $500. Briscoes, could you come to the party even more? Well, all we need you to do right now, Rochelle,

is come to our party and tell us the craziest thing you've biffed in an air fryer. And you're in the running. What is it? Awesome. I've got three kids, so life with an air fryer is easy. And ours has actually died. But I do roast chicken, roast pork belly. But the best thing that the kids love is I'll do baking paper, pancake mix, baking paper,

pancake mix, etc. And they come out so fluffy and good. I saw this on TikTok and I was like, surely that doesn't work. But you tried it. These are the conversations the ovens don't want us talking about.

It's the only thing that's actually worked on TikTok out of everything you see on there. Okay, that's impressive. Roast chickens, pork bellies, pancakes. All right, hold the line there, Rochelle. We'll find out what else is being cooked inside an air fryer. Kylie, you are on from Christchurch. Good morning to you.

Good morning. How's life, Kylie? Talk to us. Good week, bad week? Oh, it's good. It's Friday. Yeah, you can't be bad on a Friday. It's Fri-yay.

It's Fri-yay. I feel like such a knob when It's Fri-yay. It's Fri-yay. I feel like such a knob when I say Fri-yay. Air Fri-yay sounds less knobby, eh? It sounds a bit better. Okay, Kylie, what have you biffed in an air fryer? I do everything in the air fryer. I've done potato bake, pasta bake, brownie, roast chicken. They make the most delicious roast potatoes.

I haven't got one. What is the benefit of it? Is it time? Faster. Yeah, way faster than the oven. And you don't have to preheat it. Yeah. And it just feels like you're not cooking it with dripping it in oil and things like that.

Oh, healthier options. Yeah, it just cooks it right. How do you cook bakes and brownies, though? Have you got cookware that fits in your air fryer? I just line the bottom of it with baking paper. Because she's a bloody Kiwi legend, mate. Kiwi ingenuity at its finest. All right, Kylie, you hold the line.

That's pretty impressive. Pasta bakes, brownies as well. Imogen, you are on. G'day, guys. How are we? The wildest thing you've chucked inside an air fryer. Imogen, what was it? A bit like everyone else, I do everything in it,

but the best thing, honestly, hands down, is a pavlova. Pavlova? Really? Yeah, it goes so good. When you do them in an oven, though, you have to cook it, right? And then you have to turn the oven off and let it sit in there, and it's quite temperamental. Yeah, you do, obviously. But in the air fryer, it is actually so easy, so I just

do it for about 30 minutes and put it on about 120 degrees, and then you can just open the basket up once the 30 minutes is done and leave it in there for another 20 minutes and it's done. Do you just, what do you just mix it up and chuck this, is it just like some magical transformation machine, is it? Yes. Yeah, put it in and it'll come out

and it's done. Can you actually send me that recipe? That's actually amazing. Alright, Megan, we're going to put it on you it'll come out and it's done. Can you actually send me that recipe? It's actually amazing. All right, Megan, we're going to put it on you because you're the best chef out of all of us. She makes it. She's a snob and makes everything from scratch, including pasta.

Including the air fryer. She cooks everything every time from scratch. I don't think we can go past Imogen, just given that Pavs are so temperamental. Okay, Imogen, you're cooking a Pav. That has impressed us. And you're going to get yourself a brand new air fryer with the dual departments, which is pretty awesome, the Ninja air fryer and $500 to spend at Briscoe's.

Oh, thank you, guys. That's awesome. It's actually perfect timing because my air fryer broke on the weekend. Oh, well, in my opinion, it's too much prize. But, hey, I'm not the boss of Briscoe's. Thank you so much. You go and have a great weekend, Imogen. We appreciate you listening in. Thank you, guys. You go and have a great weekend, Imogen. We appreciate you listening in.

Thank you, guys. You too. We'll do that again next Friday. But next, Taylor Swift. What's it like meeting her? And how many security checks do you need to go through to meet her? Well, a lot. And the people that surround her when she walks into a room.

We'll find out more about that after Coldplay. A sky full of stars. It's 8.53. You're on the hits.