Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: Megan turns 40!

Episode Date: July 24, 2024

ON THE SHOW TODAY: What to expect in your 40's... Did Andrew missed Megans birthday! Olympic drama A special message for Megan Can you guess Ben's Trump knick-knack? Advice you'd give your younger self Plane seat etiquette Running out of fuel... On the road Ben spotted a celebrity! Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono and Ben Instagram: THEHITSBREAKFASTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This John Owen Ben podcast, hey that's us, brought to you by HelloFresh, the experts and tastes that Kiwis love. Good morning, it's good to be back with you guys. If you missed it, well you probably didn't miss it, let's be honest, you guys have been banging on about it for a couple of days. I've been banging on about it as well. Had two weeks away visiting family in America and then... Sorry, where's America? It's the USA. Every time you mention this, my friend, you know the consequences. And then at the end, we went to fly home. We were all ready to go to the airport.

And then the global IT outage hit. And that meant the airline that we were flying on, things weren't great for them. They had to cancel a whole lot of flights, delay a whole lot of flights. And four days later, we eventually got home. But not through, it was a bit of a wild time through a lot of airports in a lot of flights, delay a whole lot of flights. And four days later, we eventually got home, but not through, it was a bit of a wild time through a lot of airports in a lot of the United States. I honestly thought we were talking, well, I think we've lost them to America.

We'll probably see them pop up on Fox News as some sort of political commentator or something. Tell you what, when things are under the pump and you feel for a lot of people because people are trying to get big events. And it sucked, I had commitments and so did the family here but nothing to the scale of you know weddings and funerals and things like that but you see the best and we're probably actually just the worst of humanity you know people just so angry you know and the poor airport

staff it's not their fault these long lines and people yelling at them and people like you get people sir you're gonna to have to stand back we're going to call security oh I love a sir stand back this is really good did it get quite heated yeah and so one flight

we got on standby and they're like well it's full but we'll get you on standby there were 40 other people on standby and you got in we got in just

so sir you don't have to you can come forward the rest of you stay back kick him off mate kick him off we'll take his place. Did you ever feel bad?

Were there people going around telling their sob stories and why they needed the seat more than you? Everyone was trying to get connected flights. We were trying to get them. They're like, yeah, you're so, you're so. You're like, I'll kill a man. I will kill a man to get on this plane. No, he's like, I don't need to get back in a hurry.

It didn't seem like it was a huge rush, did it, Megan? I tried. I tried. I tried. I tried. It happened on seem like it was a huge rush, did it Megan? I tried. I tried. I tried. I tried. The outage that happened on Friday. Yeah, I know.

Our boss did look at flights and he's like, there's a direct flight on Monday from Orlando. I don't know what. Did you like the welcoming committee? I did. Well, yeah. So when I came into the airport after 24 hours of delayed flights, cancelled flights, four days later, you guys have arranged a bit of a renter crowd for me, a couple of hits, promo people, producer Taylor, producer Grace were there as well,

making a lot of noise when I got in. You know you like to call your fans the boysenberries, they obviously turned out in force this morning. Yeah, I mean, there was two, three people, but great. Hey, that's all I can really hope for these days, that's for sure. I feel like an athlete coming home from a sports tournament. Maybe one that didn't do so well, so we've got a couple of people. Yeah, so that was yesterday to welcome me at the airport with signs like about my plastic

surgery procedure and stuff like that. Yeah, I hope the plastic... Your nose does look great. I haven't had a plastic surgery procedure. In a wonderful. Yeah. Your nose does look great. I haven't had a plastic surgery procedure. In a wonderful life. The bruising went down fast. It did. It was like four days.

That's why you had to wait for the bruising and the swelling to come down. Did you get a butt job? What do they call those? They don't get a refund. The BBLs. They didn't do a good job. No, no. Hey, now it's a big event.

Ben Boyce is back in the fold today and also a big day too for Megan Pappas celebrating her 49th birthday today. 49th birthday. We're going to be talking more about this as the morning goes on. Big day today for the show. One person

in particular. Megan Pappas, happy birthday. Happy birthday. Thank you. Thanks guys. You're off to work this morning and it's a big birthday. It's a big landmark birthday for you. guys you arrived to work this morning and you know it's a big birthday it's a big landmark birthday for you but we didn't know I don't know how much

you wanted to scream from the rooftops your age that's fine I'm the same but we arrived at work and it wasn't us that did this

I because I'd said to everyone I'm fine with it I'm going to embrace it 40 like you know whatever and then when I got to work I got out of the lifts,

and there's a huge billboard, like multiple screens. I don't know how big that is. It's very big. I'd call that a five by three. Butcher. Five what? By three? I don't know.

But it's very big, and it says, Happy 40th, Megan. With my face on it. It is. There's a lot of people that work in this building. Well, they all know how old you're going to be today Or maybe they think it's a prank And you're like

I've said 40 when you're actually 30 I know I hope that's the vibe Because usually too on that screen There's a rotation of Various things that are happening in the company But this is all Megan all day It's not on rotate baby Also I feel bad because people have Birthdays in this building every day happening in the company. But this is all Megan all day. It's not on Rotate, baby.

Also, I feel bad because people have birthdays in this building every day. Everyone's going to walk in and be like, why did she get that? Poor old Tanya in accounts is like, it's my 40th birthday. Oh, Tanya, happy birthday. Happy birthday to you. I was looking online about things you can potentially expect when you hit your 40s. And I wanted to know if, you know, Jono, you've got some of these as well. Some of these things that you're already doing. Like, first one,

are you moving your phone away from your face to read? Yeah. He knows the answer to this. I don't know the answer to that one. But I did see that one pop up a few times as well. I've just started doing that. Forgetting why you walked into a room? Yeah, I call that like mum brain.

I started doing that when I was first pregnant and never got it back you walk into the kitchen and you're like oh no it's gone so you're already doing that so that's not too many things to look forward to i guess i appreciate when someone cancelled cancels their plans oh yeah but that was like happening late 20s yeah so happy when a night out's cancelled well you know you're gonna it's quite humbling too when someone who's younger than you uh refers to you as, oh, look after the nice gentleman or look after the lovely lady. You're going to be a lovely lady.

I know. I hate it when people call me a lady. I'm like, I'm not a lady. Wait, what? You're a very fashionable person as well. Thanks. Now, slowly over this decade, you're going to start to favour comfort over fashion. I don't think that ever happens.

No, you will. The stretchiness of a pant is going to become more important than the style. I don't know. I would like to pledge now I'm going to be 50 and still wearing like Sabrina Carpenter heels. Like, stuff it. Oh, you say that now?

There are going to be some sensible flats from the warehouse, my friend. You're going to lose sight of what's cool and get young people to help you with technology. Oh, yes. I'm already asking our Gen Z-er on the show, Grace, producer Grace, to help me with like, is this cool?

Should I be doing this? Don't worry. Soon you're going to just start judging younger generations. It's already happening. It's already happening. We've got a big morning this morning, spending it with you as well before 7 o'clock because you were a bit gutted this morning that Andrew, your lovely husband, didn't actually wake up this morning, spending it with you. As well before 7 o'clock because you were a bit gutted this morning

that Andrew, your lovely husband, didn't actually wake up this morning. I do leave early, but I thought for once he would set his alarm and be like, happy birthday. It's a landmark one. I'm not going to see him until later this afternoon. It's not like a 36th or something. This is a poignant birthday and you can tell because we've got a billboard. A giant digital billboard of it.

Sorry, Tanya from accounts, but it's Megan's day today. The hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Now,s, but it's Megan's day today. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. Now, Megan, happy birthday. Your 40th today. Thank you. I was greeted first thing in the morning with a giant digital billboard inside the building here. It's still up there.

I'm waiting for that to go away. It's not on rotate today. And I did ask you, Andrew, your doting husband, your loving husband, You guys have got a disturbingly healthy relationship. And I said, did he wake up and wish you happy birthday? You said no. I honestly thought this morning he was going to set an alarm and be like, that would be the vibe of us, and be like, morning, you know, and go back to bed.

But no alarm. I left and he was cold. Because the only people who have wished you happy birthday are the people here. Yeah. Your colleagues. My lovely colleagues, my co-workers. All right.

Well, so we need to call Andrew right now. It's early in the morning, but let's call him and find out why he didn't do anything. Good morning. Oh, he's up. He's up. He's Adam. He's up now. Oh, Andrew.

Andrew, good morning. Good morning. He's up. He's Adam. He's up now. Andrew. Andrew. Andrew, good morning. Good morning. It's my pleasure. Is there anything you've forgotten to do this morning? Yeah. Well, it's Megan's birthday. Happy birthday, babe. Oh, thank you.

There you go. Oh, thanks, babe. When Megan got in, we said, you know, did Andrew set his alarm, wake up and give you a happy birthday, darling, sweetheart, snookums? No. No. She gets up at like, what time do you get up? Like 4.45 or something? No, I'm gone by 3.45.

3.45. You're asleep. You're just in the middle of the night. Absolutely. I've got to get up and look after the kids. You've got the day off today. When I woke up, I was like, he's definitely set his alarm. look after kids. You've got the day off today. Oh, okay. I was like,

when I woke up, I was like, he's definitely set his alarm so he can be like, oh, I love you, have a good day. Nope. It's the first time I've heard any cracks

in this relationship. This rock solid relationship that I thought was perfect. We will rebuild. I mean, we're here now. It's not huge cracks, just little, little tiny ones. They start to spread

and get bigger. Now what do you want to say to Megan, Andrew? Oh, happy birthday, babe. I'm incredibly proud of you. I love you so much, honestly. You know, it's been like, we've done a lot

together. We've had like, what is it, 12 years now. And I've seen ups and downs. And you're an incredible, strong woman. And there's no one else that I'd rather do this life with you than I would do this life with. So happy birthday, my love. You give Andrew an inch and he'll take a mile. You just wanted him to say happy birthday.

He's got some Sally's No More Gaps and he's plastered over the cracks. Oh, thank you, babe. Jeez, for a first early morning wake-up call, that was, wow, that was remarkable. Always on. Donna and Ben, what have you guys got planned today? Because you've got a very special woman there with you and you're sharing her 40th. Have you guys got plans? Don't throw this back on us, mate.

No, he's just trying to make up for the fact that he didn't set his alarm. Stick around after 7 o'clock, all right? We'll find out exactly what we've got planned. All the stuff we've got planned. You ask us about stuff? Hey, Andrew. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast.

The Olympic Games in Paris. Well, the opening ceremony is a couple of days away, but a few sports have already started. Yeah. Are they the boring, you know, the opening ceremony is a couple of days away, but a few sports have already started. Yeah, are they the boring, you know, the sports are like, oh, you guys aren't proper sports, so we'll just get you out of the way, or what's going on? The schedule's too full? I'll say what sports have started, you tell me. Okay. You tell me.

I'll give it to you honestly. Have you heard about rugby sevens? No, that's... Niche, niche, that one. Okay, yeah. So what do you want to say on that one? I would say to us, it's a lot. To the world, maybe not as much. Football, football, you know? Football, they're kicking off early.

Yeah. Are they? Yeah. Mate, is it because there's a lot to get? No, because it goes for weeks. I don't know. But anyway, so. Sounds like someone's blown out the bloody spreadsheet.

All Black Sevens already started. They had a big win over Japan. And then the Ollywhites in the men's football so that's under 23 for men uh in the olympics which is but then for the females it's not under 20 not age shaming anyone um today but it's not just it's definitely that's named an age and said it's weird how sports some sports are different you know like boxing you can't have professionals and things like that hasn Hasn't that changed? I think it might have changed now. And don't they add a new sport every Olympics? So if you're holding – can I be honest?

I'm petrified of even saying the word Olympics because we've just been sent this email of what we can and can't do around the Olympics. And can we even say Olympics? I think we can say the word Olympics. Why don't we just call it the Ozempics or something? The Ozempics. There's a big sports thingy going on. The Ozempics it the Ozempics or something? The Ozempics. There's a big sports thingy going on. The Ozempics.

The Ozempics. I like the Ozempics. It sounds good. Yeah, but you're right. Sports, new sports every year. Back in the day, they used to have hot air ballooning and tug of war for some of the sports. Hot air ballooning seems like a wild sport to have.

If you can do a sport at a school fair, a tug of war, it shouldn't be in the Olympics. I was reading, too, yesterday, very interesting fact, fun fact. Do you know the passing of the torch, which Snoop Dogg is bringing the Olympic torch? He's one of the people, right? Into the stadium. So it's going all around the world. And fun fact here, the torch passing ceremony invented by the Nazis. Was it?

Hitler came up with it. He's like, you know what? We need to spread the good word of the invented by the Nazis. What's that? Hitler came up with it. He's like, you know what? We need to spread the good word of the Nazis around the world. So he invented this torch. Got a German engineer to make the torch. He's like, go fire that around the world. Get everyone to run it around the world. The symbol's from the Greek back in the day, from the Greek Olympics.

But I didn't know that. Yeah, well, there we go. So the Olympic torch didn't exist before Adolf. Well, maybe it did. But not until what you're saying, not the passing of it. The passing of it. Yeah.

We can thank Adolph for the torch. Let's not thank him for anything. No. We've got to thank him for the torch passing ceremony. No, no, no. He invented it. No, no. Probably wasn't his idea.

Celine Dion, who has been really unwell of late. There's rumours that she may be performing and coming out of illness to perform in the opening ceremony. So that would be amazing. You wouldn't thank Hitler for her being there? No. No. Tell you what makes me nervous.

You keep referencing Hitler. I don't even want to say that name. I'd rather say Olympics all day. No, I'm not scared of saying Olympics. Why are you not scared of like talking about It's history It's history Horrific

Can't ignore history baby Well you can't He can, he likes to pretend to The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast Hey listen the wonderful team here at The Hits Has put something together for you It's a tear jerking audio montage podcast. Hey, listen, the wonderful team here at The Hits has put something together for you. It's a tear-jerking audio montage. Is it?

Yeah. Oh, no. Is it? Who am I making up? We'll see how it goes. But here we go. A couple of people wanted to wish you a very happy birthday today. Hey, Megan. Happy birthday. We love you. Not love you like you and andrew love each other that

disgustingly cute vomit inducing relationship that you guys have more love you like you love hot formula one drivers actually no that's that's a bit weird anyway it's been so great hanging out with you more over these past few months getting to know you more becoming more mates and it's been really awesome we appreciate everything that you bring to the show including your high fashion sense and the fact that you lie about playing like 52 000 sports growing up can't wait to celebrate with you have a great day mate hi megan jono pryor here you will know me from sitting opposite you right now in the radio studio welcome to your 40s a bleak decade where you question your existence and ask yourself, where did it all go so wrong? But we're not here to focus on the negative today.

We're here to celebrate your 40th and happy birthday to such a wonderfully kind, caring, calming being. Also, you're slightly wheezy, quite wheezy at times with your asthma, but we ignore that. And also, you're sickeningly in love with your husband andrew uh that's not a negative we're just jealous of how in love you two are happy birthday mate it is a joy to have you on the show and work with you every morning i tell you what being myself we wouldn't want to wake up with any other woman don't say anything to our wives Happy birthday, my queen. I hope that you're having the best day. I'm very lucky that I get to call you my best friend,

and I love you very much, and I hope that that rash has got itself sorted out. Anyway, have the best day ever. Hey, Bestie. It's Mummy's birthday. Would you like to say anything to Mummy? Yeah. Happy birthday. And what do you love most about Mummy's birthday. Would you like to say anything to Mummy? Yeah. Happy birthday.

And what do you love most about Mummy? Playing. Mablo. And what do you love most about Mummy's cooking? What's your favourite thing that she makes? Pasta, yoghurt. I love you, Mummy, and happy birthday. Birthday.

And what about you, Aya? Do you want to say happy birthday, Mummy? Happy birthday. Aya, happy birthday. And what about you, Aya? Do you want to say happy birthday, mummy? Happy birthday. Aya, happy birthday. One more time. Say happy birthday, mummy. Happy birthday, mummy. Happy birthday, mummy.

Say I love you. Bye-bye. Say I love you. Bye-bye. Bye-bye, baby. Hey, my sweetie pie. It's your husband here. I just want to wish you the happiest of birthdays.

40 is such a milestone, and I'm so incredibly proud of you and everything you've achieved. I've been absolutely spoiled sharing the last 12 years with you and I can't wait to keep spending more time with you. Not to make this about you being a mother but one of the most exciting things to me is that our children don't even know yet how special you really are and how lucky they are to have you in their lives and I live for the day when they're older and they understand better and they get to have you in their lives and I live for the day when they're older and they understand better and they get to see you in action and see what an absolute boss their mother really is have the best birthday my love may you forever be id'd at the liquor store and I love you

jerking jerking ruined me can I just say it was very self-indulgent this morning So I appreciate everyone having to go through that But I just want to say thank you This is the nicest group of people I've ever worked with And they have treated me so kind And I've had a journey over the past few years And I just really appreciate the Hits team You're a bunch of absolute gems

and yeah, I feel very privileged to be here. Thank you. Lucky to have you here. We are. Pasta yogurt? I know. I don't know what that is. Is that together?

Pasta and yogurt? I don't feed my son yogurt with pasta. I was like, oh. Pasta yogurt. We could take you out to McDonald's or something. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. The first show this week, the three of us back in the studio together

after a few travel complications and cancelled flights meant that I couldn't get back from a family holiday, visiting family in America. We welcomed you home at the airport with a committee of fans, the Ben Boyce, the Boyce and Berries, the official fan club. That must have been a joyous occasion coming through the arrivals gate. Yeah, bamboozled me.

I did not think it was for me. A whole lot of yelling and screaming and then signs saying congratulations on your plastic surgery and things like that. Welcome me. It was a lovely welcome home after all four days of trying to get back home. And Ben's Brazilian butt lifters. Yeah, it's looking good.

It's uncomfortable to sit down, but hey, it's definitely worth it. How are those Brazilians sitting down? Now, a lot going on in America, not just all the travel delays that they seem to be experiencing, but, you know, obviously all this politics that's going on with Donald Trump, assassination attempt, Joe Biden stepping down, Kamala Harris taking over from him by the looks of it as well.

And I spoke to a cab driver who said he wasn't big on politics. He was taking me from the airport in Florida, but he seemed to, he was quite big on politics. He was really interesting to chat and he had a gift for you, John. Have a listen. Okay. Talking about politics in Americaica big news yesterday joe biden yes sir well it's long overdue he's uh he's lost it upstairs and that's not good for america so you reckon do you reckon trump's gonna take it out again well he's got a great shot at it it just said people got to start voting on policy and not personality i tell you what i've seen a lot of merchandise here in orlando you know go to disney you go to universal studios

but trump is he's got he's got a lot of merchandise as well oh yes sir he's the man here i'm going to give you a souvenir to go home with what's that what's that souvenir oh there you go and it didn't even cost you a dime oh well I put those on the gas pumps. Oh, it's a sticker. I'll give this to my friend Jono. It's a Miss Me Yet, a sticker of Donald Trump. I put them right next to the price of gas when I pump gas. All right. Okay. All right. So will Trump get the gas down, Malik? Yeah. Oh, I was paying under $2 a gallon when he was president.

Okay. Well, there we go. Jono, I'm bringing home a sticker for you that says, Miss me yet with Donald Trump's face on it, and he's smiling and pointing. Wow. Oh, look at it. And he also gave me one of these as well. Oh, the Trump. Trump 2024 return to greatness sticker.

A bumper sticker as well. For a guy who's not into politics or Donald Trump, maybe he's into stickers. He's got a lot of paraphernalia on hand. Megan and everyone else on the show, there's some nerds clusters and some M&Ms as well, some American candy. Crunchy cookie M&Ms. Now, thank you for this Trump merch,

because I did ask for a MAGA hat, but he wasn't too confident going into the MAGA hat shop. And I don't want to put, even at the airport, there's all that you can buy. You can buy Biden stuff, you can buy Trump stuff. I was like, I don't want to spend money,

especially American dollars, on Trump movies. Thank you for the... Should I put this Trump 2024 return to greatness sticker in the studio? No. So you can stick it on someone's car at work. Yeah. Oh, yes! Stick it on our boss's car.

Oh, Jesus. Oh, yeah. Yeah, that is brilliant. I did bring something home for someone listening right now. Now, it's in a box here in the studio. Okay. It's not making much noise in the box. Is it thudding?

It's just only a little in the box. I feel like it's fallen somewhere in the box. So here you go. But if you can guess what it is, you can win it. Now, it's not super expensive, but I thought right now on 0800thethits, you can... There's something in this. We're hearing a sound, but it's a secret. Okay. And so we have to guess what the... No, it wouldn't work.

That wouldn't work. No, it wouldn't work. The sound wouldn't work. No, I don't think so. So what people have to call 0800THEHITS and guess what the present is and then they win it. Yeah. Can you shake it again? Can I ask some questions? You can. Has it got an expiry date? No. So it's not Joe Biden.

Is it a Donald Trump bloodied mini ear pillow? No. No. No. But Trump, it's a Trump something. A Trump something. A Trump something. Should we be giving away a Trump something at the show?

If you want to guess what it is. I don't think he's brought it out. I don't think he's brought it out. But it was from a shop in New York. Yeah. So under the hits, 4487 you want to guess what it is, I don't think he's brought it out. I don't think he's brought it out. No. But it was from a shop in New York. Yeah, so under the hits, 4487 if you can guess what it is. Trump 2024 returned to greatness. The hits,

the Jono and Ben podcast. Ben in the USA. I was stuck in the USA and that's not more important than your birthday, Megan. No, we've heard a lot about it. I usually have a week-long extravaganza, but it's been all about you so far.

Was your birthday in the Herald, mate? No, it wasn't. Were you in the Herald? Yeah, New Zealand Herald, but getting home from the USA. Did the New Zealand Herald? Oh, not the paper, but obviously online on the New Zealand Herald.

They didn't want to waste actual ink on you. No, no. Digital. So your Megan actually behind the scenes being was, she did pull me aside, so I just said, so hey actual ink on you. No, no. Digital. So Megan actually behind the scenes, Ben, she did pull me aside yesterday and say, hey, usually on my birthday week, there's a lot of focus on me and my birthday. The ratio's been off.

There's been a lot about being in the USA. All I wanted to do, all I kept saying to the people at the checkouts, all I need to do is get home for my friend Megan's birthday. That's how we got back. That's how I got back in time. But I did bring something back. I brought some Trump stickers back for Jono from a cab driver.

I've got one that says, Trump 2024, return to greatness. Some nerds clusters and M&Ms. They're the best. Some candy for Megan and producers Taylor and Grace. Jeez, tell you what, you'd be a brave soul here in New Zealand putting that Trump sticker on your car. I know we work in radio, but please don't put it on my car. I'm so tempted because I was like, I want to put it on someone's car and see how long

it takes for them to notice. Because you'll be like, what, have you been abusing me? But I'll add to the hits. Four, four, eight, seven. I've got just a little something. I bought something from a souvenir shop in America. And if you can guess what it is then you can win it it's a Trump something I don't think this has been endorsed by Trump it's not part of his he's

got a lot of merch but this is not part of his actual official merch but if you can guess it you can you can win it on our 100th of the hearts we'll throw something else in from the prize cupboard as well yeah Mark you're on welcome to guess what's in Ben's box and no it's not the suspicious package he obtained in Miami from his Cuban friends. What do you think it could be, Mark? Oh, I think it's a bobble doll. A bobble doll. Oh, I did see some Trump bobblehead dolls.

It's not that, but yeah, good guess. It's in the box right now. Have a listen to it. 0800 the hits if you want to have a stab at what it is. Is it pro or anti-Trump? Oh, I feel like it's not. Is it mockery? What is it?

It's probably slight mockery, but not hugely. You know, like it's not, yeah. I don't think he'd be super offended by it, but at the same time, it's not something he's brought out. It sounds plastic. Is it plastic? It's plastic. Yeah, it is plastic.

Okay. And small. It's quite small. So there's a box I've got here. Small plastic. Like a shoe box size, and it's fitting in really easy in that box. Do you want to have another stab, Mark, or are you done? Oh, I'm done, mate.

Happy birthday, Megan. Oh, thank you. What a great guy you are. Mark, you go and have a wonderful day. Do appreciate it. Yeah, same to you guys. All right, we've got someone else here on the phone. Dana, morena to you.

Yes, hi. It's making a noise. It's a Trump something. Another question, did customs remove it from your bag and inspect it? No, they were fine with it. Well, they're probably a bit weirded by the fact that I've got it. But nothing illegal. Okay, Dana, there's another clue.

What do you think it is? Is that one of those Donald ducks? Like the squeaky bath toys, but Donald? Oh, no. Like a Trump bath toy. Yeah, a Trump one. I've missed having a bath with Trump. A lot of fake tan everywhere, too, isn't it?

Come out quite murky. No, it's not that. It's 4487 on the text. You can keep these coming. And someone can win that if they want to win it tomorrow. But next it is big day, as we mentioned before. Your big day, Megan. Thanks.

It's my birthday. I don't know if anyone's missed it this morning. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. Megan Pappas, happy birthday to you. Thank you. It is your 40th. You have entered a wonderful decade, a decade where you go,

what have I done with my life? Why haven't I achieved more? Is it too late? Those are the questions you'll be asking yourself over the next 10 years. But you were greeted with a wonderful present here at work first thing in the morning. I get here quite early before everyone, so there was no one here, but I did get confronted with our huge screen at reception.

The whole thing says, happy 40th birthday, Megan. There's a guy out there looking at the big screen now. It's her 40th mate. You're hoping that people thought it was a gag from us, and everyone thought you were actually 30 and not 40, but yeah, it's very big and confronting. What I appreciate about is, you know, we're only one part of a giant

building. There's so many other businesses upstairs who are going to walk through reception and go, oh, it's this lady. But also, so many people work here and there's multiple birthdays a day and everyone's going to be like, well, it's my birthday. Well, those people don't matter, mate. Those people don't talk into a microphone. So happy birthday

from us here at The Hits. But I did have that moment where I was like, oh God, do I tell everyone? And I was like, yeah. You know what? Women shouldn't care that we turn 40. Whatever. It's just an age. Keep telling yourself that, babe.

Yeah, I know. I know. But I was like, what would you tell your younger self? I'd love to know on 0800THEHITS. What message, what would you tell your younger self? Yeah. Because you do know a lot by the time you're 40. And I'm sure you continue to learn more by the time you're 80.

And you look back at everything and you're like, oh, jeez, if I only had known that, if I only had done this particular thing. That's a really good idea. Oh, 800, that's 4487. What would you tell your younger self? Yeah, but it wouldn't be my birthday if I didn't make it all about myself

and write one of my poems. Love one of your trademark poems. Okay, so the billboard's not enough. You want a poem now, do you? No, yeah. We've got some flowers. We've got your voucher as well. Hey, I'm a Leo.

It's Leo season. What do you want? You want one of the Trump stickers? Do you want one of those? You can have my Trump 2024 return to greatness bumper sticker. No, just not get on that. So, adultery for a second.

These does include things that I would tell my younger self. Of course. Today I celebrate my 40th year and celebrate I will without a tear. A midlife crisis is so cliche and I refuse to waste my days away. As 40 is not about the years, it brings you strength to conquer fears. There's privilege in living long.

It's not reserved for everyone. I refuse to cringe at this new stage. There's those who didn't make this age. Because I'm alive and I'm still here and I plan to cherish every year. 40 years has taught me this. It's love, joy and dreams you'll miss. Not the stress and time spent thinking about your looks and your body shrinking. I've learned to care a whole lot less on whether others like my dress. People will always have their say, but you can choose to walk away.

My daughter will look up to me, so I'll do my best to make her see a woman's worth is held inside, and baby, just enjoy the ride. Oh, that's beautiful. Jeez, ChatGPT wrote a wonderful poem. I did that. That was lovely. Sorry we didn't rhyme one of the things, but no, it was amazing.

I know, there was a loose tie-in. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. I would tell Megan right now, happy 40th and... Does that mean it's midlife? Well, pretty much. If you take the average lifespan of a human being uh what would you tell your younger self okay being boys i'm gonna i'm gonna say and i think i've mentioned

this before um when you look back and it's it's okay not to be cool like you weren't you i wasn't cool and i probably tried to be and it's okay and i think you're looking back particularly through high school most of the you know and i'm not trying to shame anyone but a lot of the people you thought were cool they probably peaked high school, most of the, you know, and I'm not trying to shame anyone, but a lot of the people you thought were cool, they probably peaked in high school. Not all of them, but some of them, you know. But your uncoolness is your coolness, I think. Yeah, so embrace that.

That's what I like about you. And I love that, you know, there's so many, you know, my kids and your kids and our kids are growing up in a world, it seems like now, where people are embracing the unique things about themselves. Not, you know, you're trying to be exactly like everyone else. Well, it's all changed

and then people are all different and I think that's kind of cool. So I was like, hey, embrace who you are and try not to worry about what other people think. It's harder, easier to say

and harder to do but that's what I would say. What do you, you know what I'm going to say, Megan, you pick it up. What would I tell myself when I was younger?

Sunscreen. Oh, good one, yeah. We're like, above all other skincare, especially in New Zealand, we're sunscreen. Amen, sister. The amount of moles I've had cut out of my head. I know, for like skin cancer reasons, for wrinkle reasons. It just wasn't as big a thing back then, you know, where hopefully now it is.

I'd probably go too quick. I'd go, in my teens, I'd go, don't be such a dick to Annie, your mum. She's just trying to pass on advice that she's learned, and she's been around longer. She knows more than you. She's just trying to help you. Take on board the advice. Second thing would be, mate, you've got a very sore jaw.

You're 24 years old. Get out of this nightclub. Find the nearest exit. Go home and have a sleep. All right, I'll add to that. It's 4487. We've got a Dermavine prize pack for our favourite call or text this morning. Pass on some advice to people listening.

Let's get the wonderful Susie on New Zealand's Breakfast. How are you, Sus? Oh, darling, awesome. I woke up and my legs worked, so that's good. Oh, yeah. What advice would you tell your younger self? Life is just a radio, darling, and happy birthday, yeah. What advice would you tell your younger self? Life is just a rodeo, darling. And happy birthday, Megan.

Thank you. And the trick is to make it to the bell. Because if you ride horses and do rodeo stuff or race horses and stuff, you've got about six to eight seconds to do your stuff. And you and your horse have got to survive it. So you focus on one thing horse have got to survive it. So you focus on one thing that's going to make it a special day and then also

do something nice for someone else. And pretty sure it's going to be an awesome day for you. Thank you so much. Well, you've done something nice for me. You've made my day. That's beautiful, Susie. A lot of rodeo advice there. Yeah, because Auckland tried to ban the rodeo, but nah. Nah.

No, we're not going to. Keep the rodeo going, baby. I've just been given a Trump 2024 return. You would think that, wouldn't you? Return to greatness bumper sticker from Ben. That's not all. And if the petrol runs out, we're all going to have to go back and get a horse. That's right.

But we don't need to. Anyway, that's all you get to make his birthday. So there we go. Susie, she says, treat life like a rodeo. Straddle it like a bull there, Megan, and ride it. I did read last night, I thought it was quite good, someone's advice, not mine on the internet, but enjoy the journey, which is kind of what you're saying.

You spend years worrying about the destination only to realise the journey was the best part, which is probably quite true. You're always worried about what's next. And the thing is, if I just get to here, I just need to get through this. That's the whole journey, isn't it? Cheyenne, good morning to you. Morning, boys and lady.

How are you? What would you say to your younger self there, Cheyenne? I would say to my younger self, it is okay to say no. I am very much a people pleaser, and I always have been. And if I could go back in time and talk to my younger self, I would tell her that it is okay to say no um i am very much a people pleaser and i always have been um and if i could go back in time and talk to my younger self i would tell her that it is okay to say no you do not have to do things you do not want to do um you can stay home if you want just say no just saying that that's great it's hard again it's it's easy to say it harder to do when you're actually in those moments

but you're right you look back at a lot of things you're like i didn't want to do that didn't want to yeah there's a great text here for for a seven i would say to myself life's too short don't worry to do when you're actually in those moments. But you're right, you look back at a lot of things, you're like, oh, I didn't want to do that, didn't want to do it. Yeah. There's a great text here, 4487. I would say to myself, life's too short. Don't worry about what other people think of you. Another one here, I would tell my younger self, don't marry your narcissistic ex-husband.

Amen. We've all got the first one that we should have. The hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. I found out all this week about how long it took me to get back from the States. A whole lot of delayed flights. Did you go to the States? Canceled flights.

Sorry, where did you go? I feel like I just keep bringing it up, but it's all I've got to talk about at the moment, guys. But I had a really awkward moment on one of the flights. Coming back from?

Yeah. You know when you're sitting, you're not sitting on the aisle seat, but you need to go to the bathroom and someone's actually asleep on the aisle seat. And it's that clambering over process. You wait for them to wake up, wait for them to go to the bathroom. It's not going to, I got to the stage where I was like, it's not going to happen. I'm going to have to quietly try and clamber over the top of something. Is this a stranger?

This is a stranger, yeah. And I was borrowing my daughter. She's got some AirPods. And I'd been borrowing her AirPods. quietly try and clamber over the top of this is a stranger this is a stranger yeah um and what it was i was borrowing my daughter um she's got some airpods and i've been borrowing her airpods you know the ones that just sit in your ears and as i was quietly clambering over one of the airpods fell out and fell directly into this guy's crotch now how old is this guy he's probably i would say 30s in his 30s okay and This is the problem with the AirPods. The old corded versions that we used to have, they were like leashes for AirPods.

I know. You'd never have this issue. So I didn't know. I was in that position. I was like, well, I could just bend down and grab it. Oh, my gosh. And then he could potentially wake up, and I'll be like trying to, you know,

it's got to look dodgy, right? You can't leave it there because you might wriggle around and then you lose your AirPods. Did you use your hand or your mouth? Was he cute? I used my mouth. I didn't think it would be out of the way to do it. He wakes up and you've just got this airport in between your teeth down by his crotch.

Yesterday, helped a stranded motorist. So there's two lanes of traffic. The inside lane, there was a car not moving. Now, my first instinct is there's an obnoxious driver. And I said, honk, what are you doing? Wave some arms, you know, get that thing going. But I didn't because I could see they were a little flustered. Cars behind me couldn't see that they were flustered.

And so they were honking and abusing up a storm. Don't you worry about that. The abuse was coming. So I was like, well, I should try and help this person. So I pulled the car over and I walked back. But as I'm walking back slowly, I'm like, deep down inside, I'm like, I have no mechanical expertise whatsoever. There is nothing I have in my skill set that I can do to help this person.

All I can do is maybe push a car that's neutral into a safer position. So I arrive there and she's like, oh, I don't know what's happened. I don't know what's happened. I was like, don't worry. Don't worry. I was talking like this.

Don't worry. Don't worry. I was like, you hop out. Let me get in the seat. Oh, so now you're getting in the seat. Take a look around. Okay. I was like, I'll put it in neutral for you

and then I'll get out and push it, all right? So I put it in neutral, got out, and I was pushing it and the car wouldn't move. I was like I'll put it in neutral for you and then I'll get out and push it alright so I put it in neutral got out and I was pushing and the car wouldn't move I was like this is embarrassing because I had that

after me I was walking the dog and I just could not get the car to move oh my god I was trying to hold the dog I was like oh it's wrangling the dog

it's you know it wasn't the dog's fault Jesus it's humbling and it was even on a slight little hill and I'm like pushing and other people are looking at me

they're like has this guy got no core strength? And then I went back to the car of the lady and it's like, is it neutral? Did I put it in neutral? I'm starting to get flustered. And she's like, oh, no, it is, it is. But the car's locked, basically. And then she's like, oh, I've run out of petrol.

And I'm thinking to myself, how disorganised do you have to be As a growing adult To run out of petrol Oh it happens though It does happen And so her car in this case When it was out of gas Just seized And I was like

Oh well There's nothing I can do So good luck out there And so I left her to a sea of honking and abuse Felt terrible But then guess what happened What Picked my daughter up

This is Nine minutes later Yeah Our car starts going I run out of petrol After just thinking internally I didn't even vocalise it I was like

What idiot runs out of petrol Instant karma And then we're broken Exactly Exactly So yeah They didn't have to deal with that Get the petrol canister

That was a nightmare So tell us How does a grown adult run out to deal with that. Get the petrol canister. That was a nightmare. So tell us, how does a grown adult run out of petrol? Did you just ignore the petrol light? Yeah. Tell you what that grown adult does, he plays some ads. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. A little jet lag, guys.

We're just happy you're here. Getting some mileage out of that, aren't you? Ben was like, during the songs, he's like, am I talking too much about USA stories? And I said not enough because you like playing this as

well I do yeah before I left to go across because we went across and visited some family who live just

my wife's brothers both live in the states one lives in San Fran one lives just out of New York and Long Island we never visited

the one in New York before so we thought we'd go over there and take the kids over there and rack that up on the credit card bill as well. So it's really cool. You actually go to Long Island because it's beautiful, like deer and squirrels and like it's quite –

Squirrel? Yeah, and then you go into New York City and it's all craziness as well. But before we left, our boss was like, maybe you'll see some famous people when you're over there in America. That's what all Kiwis think, hey? I was on the lookout. You're in America, you'll see a famous person. I don't there in America. That's what all Kiwis think, hey? I was on the lookout. You're in America, you'll see a famous person. I don't hold much faith in you as a married couple,

recognising famous people, because your wife famously confused world-famous surfer Kelly Slater for musician Jack Johnson. Yeah. So her gay John fame is... She had a moment actually in New York, because you're very very busy uh city just incredible city like there's so much going on and we were walking across and kaylee bell the country

singer you know from new zealand she was in new york and we messaged her like we should catch up for coffee so we're going across to see her we're running a little bit late trying to get through and then my wife was walking along she's like i think i've seen someone in a car oh god and she's like over there it's just driving along it's got drivers going on it is my wife is a huge fan of sex in the city she's like it is sarah jessica parker carrie bradshaw is it and i was just how iconic is this in new york and i looked at the car and i don't know a lot of cars and like we couldn't see the people in the car but i was like i think this is like a toyota camry or something like it's it's like it's not

she could drive a toyota camry but she's sitting in the back she's like drivers it was like maybe she's trying to blend in I don't know but anyway we're running late I'm like well if you want to stay here and wait for this car to get the intersection that's fine but I'll we need to get I'm going to go across it could be Sarah Jessica Parker in an Uber well true so she waited there and we watched her wait from the other side of the road for a lot she actually waited wait she had her phone out. She was pretending to film while the staff were waiting for this car to get closer and closer to the intersection, get closer and closer there.

And you could see as it went close, my wife comes down from the shot in the building straight onto the back seat of the car. And this lady in the back of the car, she was a paparazzi. She got the shot. This lady looking directly up at her, like like looking at her like, what the hell are you doing? Wasn't Sarah Jessica Parker. Definitely was not Sarah Jessica Parker.

What do you mean it wasn't Sarah Jessica Parker or the Toyota Camry? She got the great shot. So now on her phone she got this random shot of some poor lady just going about her business and she gets papped in the middle of New York as well. So that was as close as we got to celebrity signings.

Although I did think maybe I saw Carrie Hart, who's married to Pink in the motocross race. He's got a tattoo shop in Florida. Are they on tour though? Hustle and Heart. And I looked through the window and I was like, oh, it looks like Carrie Hart tattooing someone. So I took a photo, but I was too scared to go in and go,

is that Carrie Hart? Yeah, but tattooed people are like bald people. They all look the same. It's got a cap. He's got tattoos on. That's Carrie Hart. That's Carrie Hart. Did you also see your life flash before your eyes when you got your credit card bill?

Yeah, that's it. Another thing you saw. That was definitely the thing I saw the most. There you go. Celebrity spotting.