Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: Megans bedroom confessions...

Episode Date: May 9, 2024

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Starting point is 00:00:00 The Hits, with the Jono and Ben podcast. Thanks to Challenge, putting the service back into service stations. It is a cold one, the coldest morning of the year and it seems like we could have some power cuts around the country this morning. A warning from the electricity companies that we shouldn't be using as much power because it could go... Between 7 and 9am, if you could just restrict the coldest part of the day. Yeah, I know. You could just not turn on your heaters. When I left the house this morning I just cut the cable to the grid so my family, they'll just wake up in
Starting point is 00:00:33 complete pitchback darkness. Doing our part. Everyone's got to play the game like the team of 5 million. Says you in Auckland. What do you say to the people in the south that are like freezing? Play the game, guys. Play the game. Christchurch this morning, apparently, according to MetService, a negative 5.8, which felt like negative 8. Because of the wind chill as well, these southerly winds across the country.
Starting point is 00:00:56 Is anyone listening right now from Christchurch? 0800 the hits. Let's get you on live. You can give us a weather report if you're out in the elements. That's Arctic. get you on live you can give us a weather report if you're out in the elements that's arctic I always do wonder if you hit like from minus five
Starting point is 00:01:09 anything deeper does it just feel the same coldness like do you reach a point where you're like well this is freezing you can't get any more freezing
Starting point is 00:01:17 yeah surely because would you notice the difference between minus five and minus twenty I think you would right I feel like I can't remember if it ever got to minus five and minus 20? I think you would, right? I can't remember if it ever got to minus five when I lived in Christchurch. I definitely got snow, but...
Starting point is 00:01:32 And why are we running out of power anyway? What's the big thing about it? Listen to Hosking. He's blaming it on Jacinda. Poor old Jacinda's like, jeez, I retired about two years ago, mate. I'm still getting it. Still having a jab at it. But Marie, you're on from Christchurch.
Starting point is 00:01:46 How are you? Freezing. Freezing. We're talking what, minus four, but it feels like minus eight. Oh, definitely. Have you got the heaters on? I'm in my car on my way to work, so it's cranking. Oh, yeah.
Starting point is 00:02:02 Actually, that's a good hack, right, because that's not on the grid. Get in your cars and turn the heater on, yeah. Actually, that's a good hack, right? Because that's not on the grid. Get in your cars and turn the heater on, yeah. Yeah, that's great. Get those fossil fuels burning. What's the high in Christchurch today? Have we figured that out? We'll have a look at the... You might get to a balmy minus two.
Starting point is 00:02:19 Oh, yay. You don't work outside, do you, Marie? No, no. I'm definitely an indoor girl. 13 degrees is the height of that crushage. Tropical. I hope you've got your shorts, Murray. Yeah, exactly.
Starting point is 00:02:34 I'll go to the beach. Was there much to scratch off your car this morning? Was it frosty? I went out about 15 minutes early, turned it on, and yeah, definitely a thick layer was on there, though. Oh, that's good. You just warmed the car. That's genius.
Starting point is 00:02:50 So you're getting it all cosy and lovely. Hey, well, you keep warm out there and have a wonderful weekend, Marie. Will do, you too. Thanks. Actually, Marie, every caller this morning gets on the air, gets this. This is a boarding call for those travelling to Rarotonga. Every caller on air this morning is in the draw. Call 0800 THE HITS now.
Starting point is 00:03:11 Yeah, you are in the draw. Oh, my God, that's amazing. So thank you very much. Big difference, I imagine, from Christchurch and Rarotonga. 28 in Rarotonga. Yeah, so you're in the draw. Thanks so much for calling this morning. Good luck with the call.
Starting point is 00:03:23 The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. The Hits morning call. Tarara Tonga. Every caller on here this morning is in the draw. It's a pretty cool thing we're doing all morning this morning. You can get in the draw for the competition that's given away this afternoon. Some people had said Monday, but not me. Not you.
Starting point is 00:03:40 I've always said today's the day you're going to be winning that competition this afternoon. We're going to go to Tauranga. Veronica, how's it going, mate? Freezing cold. Freezing cold is the general theme of the day. Well, I tell you what, you could be turning that freezing cold into barmy and hot and rarotonga. You're in the draw there. Thank you.
Starting point is 00:04:02 You know what Ben's daughters thought when they heard us say you're in the draw that we had a literal set of draws that we would put people in. They were like, where's the draw? And I was like, what? Where you keep all the prizes? And you put me with nothing. An actual draw you just put out. You're in the draw, mate. Maybe that's for an initiator though. Back in the day, you're in the draw
Starting point is 00:04:19 and people put names in the draw. Veronica, who would you take over to the island with you? My husband, I guess. My child. I guess. I guess. If you have to.
Starting point is 00:04:32 You could take a hotter version of your husband. I have to, right? You don't have to. It's up to you. You don't have to. I mean, if you want your relationships to survive, then maybe you do. It might be a bit weird when you're like, hey, I don't want to take you. Yeah, probably you do. It depends how tense you want it on're like, hey, I don't want to take you. Yeah, probably you do.
Starting point is 00:04:46 It depends how tense you want it on your return. Hey, good on you, Veronica in the draw. Xanthi, we'll go to you. Welcome. How are you, Xanth? I'm good. How are you? Lovely to have you on this morning.
Starting point is 00:04:57 Whereabouts are you calling from? I'm from Wellington, and I deserve to be in the draw because my heat pump finally gave out yesterday. Oh, no. The worst time for the heat pump to give out. Well, we're not allowed to use it anyway. Apparently it'll shut down all the power.
Starting point is 00:05:15 So thank you for your contribution. Do I turn the radio station off after seven? What happens? Yeah, no. What do you do? You're wrapped in 900 blankets, are you, Xanthi? Yep. I think from 7 to 9 a.m. I'll be turning a shade of blue.
Starting point is 00:05:32 Well, you're in the draw, Farara Tonga. Good luck, eh, mate? Oh, thank you so much. Good on you. We'll take one more. Christina. Christina. Christina.
Starting point is 00:05:44 Christina, Jono, Ben, Megan, we're all here. Morning. There's a bit of a roll call. Christina, you're in the draw for Aratonga. Who's going to go with you? My amazing husband and my kids. Oh, there you go. Well, the odds of you being disappointed probably outweigh the elation,
Starting point is 00:06:00 but you're in the draw anyway. Hey, you've got to be in to win, and you're in. This afternoon, Matty and PJ will give that trip away. But throughout the morning, every caller we get on the air on 0800 The Hits will get in the draw. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Dogs, dogs, dogs. Undies.
Starting point is 00:06:15 And it's my, my, my. There's chips. Chips. Friday Flashback. What would you like Taylor to do with that information? Would you like her to get posted? I want her to re-record it. Right, so get Posty back in the studio.
Starting point is 00:06:27 How many? A couple of verses? What do you want from her? He's not doing anything. Get back in there. Bring her back. Bring her back. Yeah, it's probably a bit late now, right?
Starting point is 00:06:33 Someone pass this memo on to Taylor Swift and her team. Friday flashback, I'd like to look back at a simpler time, you know, when years, years gone by. Times were different, particularly in the 80s, where direct driving was a thing. You could do it. I was looking in New Zealand. It was frowned upon in the 70s.
Starting point is 00:06:52 They were like, hey, try not to. And then by 84, they started doing random breath tests. But in America, they also made it illegal to drink and drive. Which seems to make a lot of sense, but anyway. It does. But the people weren't happy about it. Any attempt to restrict drinking and driving here is viewed by some as downright undemocratic.
Starting point is 00:07:13 It's kind of getting common this morning. A fella can't put in a hard day's work, put in 11, 12 hours a day, and then get in your truck and at least drink one or two beers. They're making it laws where you can't drink when you want to. You have to wear a seatbelt when you're driving.
Starting point is 00:07:28 Pretty soon we're going to be communist country. Communist country. We're worried about the big communists. Communism at its finest. Making you put seatbelts on, those bloody commies. But there you go. I suppose it's just change though, isn't it? There's probably news interviews now and people reacting to change
Starting point is 00:07:46 that in 20 years' time people will be mocking us about. Yeah, true. We've talked a lot about AI lately and how scared we are of that, so we're probably the same, right? Yeah, exactly. Yeah, and people in 20 years will be sitting back not having to work and robots will be doing their jobs and life will be good and they'll be like, look at these idiots complaining about having to not work. Or it'll be like
Starting point is 00:08:05 the Terminator and they'll be like, they had the chance back then to stop this. And we didn't. New Zealand have loved their drink driving commercials, haven't they? Over the years. Yeah. Some iconic ones. But I always find that they're so entertaining that the important public service announcement of, hey, don't drink and drive gets lost
Starting point is 00:08:21 and we're just like, how can we turn this one into a punchline? Into a meme or something. This was a very popular one ghost chips and if he dies ghost george will haunt me forever grab a chip on a chip you know i can't grab your ghost chips go away spoon space head what are you doing bro they sort of like get catchphrases out of them don't they if you'd asked me What the ghost chips ad was about I'd remember it I couldn't tell
Starting point is 00:08:48 I didn't know it was Drink driving Back to the point That I was making Just take one of these chips That you can't Cool ads How can we make a
Starting point is 00:08:55 Meme out of ghost chips now You're right And then there was The good after bowl Cunts to noon Turned into another catchphrase Hold up Checkpoint
Starting point is 00:09:03 Checkpoint What are they Chiff checking for? Good afternoon, Constantine. Nothing, sir. Sure, that became the bane of many police officers' lives. That was a good one, though, because the guy was actually fine. He was sober, yeah.
Starting point is 00:09:18 Oh, because everyone looked like they were wasted. They were just having a good time. It was Justin, the bass player from LMNOP. LMNOP, yeah. What was it?OP Yeah Who was the Yeah who was the driver Cunstonoon sounds like A quaint little South Island town
Starting point is 00:09:29 Doesn't it That'd be like minus 12 Right now or something Yeah true And then let's not forget I like to call him Bacon and Egg Ben Yeah
Starting point is 00:09:37 Ben Boyce Our dear My pie eating face It was his pie He was a cute little chubby face I had big side My kids saw this the other day This ad
Starting point is 00:09:44 And they were like, firstly, you didn't tell me you were in an ad, and I was like, well, why would I? And secondly, what is going on with your sideburns? I know John always goes on about you being chubby. It's more the sideburns for me. Less sideburns and more just cheek curtains. Yeah, it was a pretty embarrassing one for me, but hey, good message.
Starting point is 00:10:01 Look at that thing they're going to catch. That's a failed result, sir. Please step out of the car. you could probably jog to work. Is that how high your voice is too? What do you mean? And again, but all we took out of that was, I'm just drilling my bloody breakfast. Nothing about, hey, don't drink half you've been out the night before. I mean, don't drive.
Starting point is 00:10:30 Exactly. Cold one, heading into the weekend, and we want to know on 0800 The Hits, who reckons they're having the best weekend? Every caller that gets on the air this morning gets in the draw for the trip given away this afternoon to Rarotonga. Well, even if you're having the worst weekend, we don't care how boring and depressing your weekend is.
Starting point is 00:10:46 True. Just fill in some radio time for us. What are you doing this weekend? Last night, checked out Macklemore. He was in town. Loves New Zealand. Loves New Zealand. Is he a big fan?
Starting point is 00:10:56 He's a big fan of New Zealand. Like a genuine one or just like I'm reading this one of like, hey, looking down on a script. No, not like a genuine. I've seen him a second time. I've seen him live and it feels like he genuinely does love the place. He filmed a video in the Coromandel Cathedral Cove
Starting point is 00:11:10 when he was here a few years ago. But this is what he said on stage. Obviously he started by saying how much he loved New Zealand, but then he had one little gripe at the moment. Have a listen. Oh, it is so good to be back here, man. I love this city. I love this place.
Starting point is 00:11:25 You guys are nice as f***. Why are you so nice? Everyone is so kind and sweet and funny. You guys have great senses of humor. You're very attractive people. It's colder than I would like
Starting point is 00:11:39 right now, I'm going to be honest. So fix that s*** and this is like perfect. So there you go, it's colder. Well, he is also here during a cold snap you know yeah particularly gold one one thing i thought he did uh you know which is high risk maneuver and we've been part of this before is when he gets people he's got the song dance off uh the big epic song he's like we're gonna have a live dance off right now two people from the crowd dear god andst nightmare. We've been part of this before.
Starting point is 00:12:06 He got two people up there, and they nailed it. They actually really nailed it. They went hard. If you're putting your hands up for a dance-off, you've got to have a certain level of skill, don't you? I know, but we've been part of that before. I'll be that one person, like, please don't pee. Please don't pee.
Starting point is 00:12:18 And then they look out for the person that's hiding their head, and then they get them up on stage. That's what I'd do if I was him. Publicly ridiculed. But, yeah, we did a dance off in front of jason derulo as he was waiting side of stage sharon made us do it at the edge not not planned and like one of the best dancers no music either no it was just like a dance off and it was like nothing and then it was and then i i did the sprinkler or something and it was booed by crap. He literally got booed by the entire stadium. I was like, I don't know nothing more to
Starting point is 00:12:46 do on this spot. Yeah, so I was like, I admired the people last night. Jason Derulo's like, you're the one person who I won't let me take you dancing.
Starting point is 00:12:54 So yeah, what are you doing this weekend? Macklemore, he might be hanging around doing some fun stuff. Is he like, he's not on a major record label now.
Starting point is 00:13:01 He's independent, yeah. Independence. He's got out of the Hollywood machine. He's not going to a diddy party. No. I think he's independent, yeah. Independence. He's got out of the Hollywood machine. Yeah. He's not going to a Diddy party. No. I think he's always been independent. Oh, has he?
Starting point is 00:13:09 All the way through, which is pretty cool. Yeah. Did he sing his song that he did about... Palestine? Yeah. Yeah, like his support,
Starting point is 00:13:16 the solidarity for Palestine as well. The song he's just written about a week ago as well. It's really impressive, I think, how he can kind of be... You do the silly songs, he's in a fur coat and he's doing thrift shop and then suddenly he can kind of be, you do the silly songs, he's in a fur coat and he's doing Thrift Shop,
Starting point is 00:13:25 and then suddenly he can just kind of, you know, do a song about Palestine or do a song about, you know, same-sex marriage, and you're like, wow, this is the same artist. It's kind of cool. He's got strong messages as well. Did he come out with Thrift Shop? That was his first single, wasn't it, Thrift Shop? Well, Thrift Shop was in, yeah.
Starting point is 00:13:39 Everyone's like, I love this guy. And you're like, oh, oh, he's actually got some messages he wants to get across in his other songs. Yeah, which is kind of cool. He got a bunch of hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. You know like, oh, he's actually got some messages he wants to get across in his other songs. Yeah, which is kind of cool. You've got to... The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. You know who's having the best weekend this weekend.
Starting point is 00:13:51 And if you course up, you get in the draw for the trip to Rarotonga given away this afternoon. No matter if you're traveling by yourself to Mexico to get a single iguana like a child was last week. Wasn't it an axolotl? Oh, axolotl, sorry. Yeah, that was an exciting weekend. We never heard from that child. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:14:09 I don't know if it was a gag or not. Yeah, it seems like... It seemed pretty genuine. Also, she wasn't a child. She sounded young. No, she wasn't a child. But she was like in her 20s. She sounded very youthful.
Starting point is 00:14:19 If you're going to retell the story, Jono. You got it all wrong. You were like, iguana, you were like, anything you were wrong was someone called Mexico. Wasn't a child either.
Starting point is 00:14:28 You're right. None of it was. Oh, well, she sounded youthful anyway. Carol, what's going on this weekend? Working. If I get motivated, maybe a little bit of housework. Carol, that sounds like a thrilling weekend. Working and housework.
Starting point is 00:14:49 Real excitement. Yeah, what do you do, Carol? We spoke to you last week. Yeah, I'm a healthcare worker, so I work seven days a week. Oh, my gosh. Jeez, you work very hard. And what do you do? Do you go to people's houses and look after them,
Starting point is 00:15:02 or do you have to go to a hospital? No, I go to people's houses. And when do you get time Do you go to people's houses and look after them or do you have to go to a hospital? No, I go to people's houses. And when do you get time for you, Carol? At night. Probably not a lot of time by the sound of it. Well, hey, we're going to put you on the draw for our Tonga and I hope you win because it sounds like a holiday
Starting point is 00:15:18 would be nice for you right now. Oh, well, I'd probably give it to my daughter because she's in quite a few. Carol, shut up. You're going, mate. Stop being so nice and kind to other people. Treat yourself, Carol. Take your daughter with you. Yeah, that's a good idea, Megan, if you win. If you win.
Starting point is 00:15:32 Good luck, Carol. What's happening this afternoon? Okay, then. Thank you. Love your work. We're going to go to Matt. You're on the air, Matty, and you're in the draw for Rarotonga to begin with. Let's get that administration out of the way.
Starting point is 00:15:44 Wonderful. Wonderful. Well, let's be honest. We know that get that administration out of the way. Wonderful, wonderful. Well, let's be honest, we know that's the only reason you called up. Oh, 100%, 100%. I'd love to be as good a person as Carol, but I'm going to be plotting how to not take my kids with me when I win. Fair enough. She's looking after people and I'm trying to ditch them.
Starting point is 00:16:00 Oh, that's an odyssey. She should probably win, but, you know. It's a draw. It's a draw, yeah. Your name could come out and, hey, you might not deserve it, but She should probably win, but, you know. It's a draw. It's a draw, yeah. Your name could come out and, hey, you might not deserve it, but what are you doing this weekend, Matt? Either celebrating the win or plotting my revenge, if I don't... Love it.
Starting point is 00:16:17 Well, you're in the draw, mate. Thank you for your call. Excellent. Thank you. We'll go to Kirsty. Welcome, Kirsty. Morena. Morena. In Auckland this morning. How to Kirsty. Welcome, Kirsty. Morena. Morena.
Starting point is 00:16:25 In Auckland this morning. How cold is it there, Kirsty? Well, I'm actually, I work in San Marais. I'm based in Auckland, but apparently in San Marais it's six degrees. Six degrees? That's balmy. Yeah, well, it's balmy compared to a lot of places. You're right.
Starting point is 00:16:39 What are you doing this weekend, Kirsty? I'm going to a cheese party. It's a really cool cheese party. And we, I don't know if you know, there's a Skywalker Cheese Shop. Oh, yeah. And so I bring her into the club so I can go scoot around Daggerville and then go to the Skywalker Cheese Shop, which has the most amazing cheeses. And I've got requests for wasabi cheese and smoked cheese and all sorts of cheese,
Starting point is 00:17:01 cumin cheese, fenugreek cheese. Oh, yes. And then we just have amazing. How many cheeses can you name out of interest? Just keep listing them. I reckon fenugreek, gouda, camomile, muslin,
Starting point is 00:17:16 hibachi, parmesan, all of that cheddar. Eat them, tasty. Eat them. Grated. Cheers, Dale. The price of cheese. Grated. Chesedale. The price of cheese.
Starting point is 00:17:27 So you've gone to the cheese party. So everyone just brings cheese along. Is that the plan? Yes. Nice. Jeez, you love cheese, mate. It sounds like my kind of party, though. I do.
Starting point is 00:17:38 It'll be a good party, yeah. Crazy dreams that night, no doubt. Yeah, that's for sure. Well, enjoy your cheese party. You are in the draw for Rarotonga. Have a great weekend. Thanks so much. You too.
Starting point is 00:17:50 Good on you. There you go, cheese. We do a lot of cheese talk in the 6 o'clock hour, don't we? I was talking about trying to demolish the race against time to eat a whole wheel of brie before it expired. The cheesiest radio show in New Zealand. We've said it before. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Before it expired. Yeah. The cheesiest radio show in New Zealand. We've said it before. We'll say it again.
Starting point is 00:18:08 The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Big weekend of sport. And to tell us what's going on, it's Taylor Curtis from Sky Sport and Crowd Goes Wild. Morning. How's it going? We're doing all right now. You had a birthday. Did I see that during the week?
Starting point is 00:18:20 Obviously, and your twin sister as well. Yeah, we had our birthday on Monday. Don't ask me how old we're turning, because we've got to that point where we don't repeat it now. Fair enough. Oh, jeez, way to your 42, mate. And listen, last time we were hanging out, very delirious, just playing handball, and I forgot to, well, I hope we thanked you in the moment, but I was going to
Starting point is 00:18:37 message later, because you guys stayed for about five or six hours. Yeah, you were a little bit delirious at that point. I felt like it was more like three hours. But, um... Oh, jeez, it felt like five or six. The clock was going very slow.
Starting point is 00:18:50 But, no, appreciate your time for the handball marathon. No, no worries. It was so much fun, honestly. Like, brought our flatmate down. We had to drag her home because she was having too much fun.
Starting point is 00:18:59 Yeah, well, you said, I think you guys got a little swept up in the madness. You're like, we're going to go back to our flat and we're going to paint a handball court. Have you got round to that?
Starting point is 00:19:07 We have, and I'm currently champion. Oh, yeah. Amazing. Jeez, that's awesome. Hey, this weekend, another huge weekend of sports, Sky Sport. Let's start with the Super Rugby Pacific. It's been awesome to see some games taken to Tonga and Fiji as well this year. It's been great.
Starting point is 00:19:23 Yeah, massive turnout in Tonga as well. Even in the pouring rain, it looked like chaos, but so much fun at the same time. Tell you what, the Tongans and the Samoans know how to support. Yeah. Don't they? Oh, yeah. They really do.
Starting point is 00:19:35 Sometimes the flags dangling on the motorway, big flags, and they sort of end up waving over windscreens and stuff. I'm like, I don't know how safe this is, but I'm loving the support. It's diehard passion, I tell you. So we're heading towards the business end of the season, and the Crusaders, you know, the people after the start of the season, they weren't doing great. Well, they seem to be turning the corner.
Starting point is 00:19:55 Megan's a big Crusaders supporter as well. How's she feeling? How you feeling, Megan? You know, don't dumb it down for us. Let's really get in depth on what you think has been going great this year for the Crusaders and what not so great. It's been going great when they get tries, actually. That's really good for the team.
Starting point is 00:20:12 And when they don't, not so much. Great insight. If you need her this weekend on Sky Sports, she's available. I don't understand. That's all they need to do, get the ball across the line. Not quite as easy as that. Now, the Warriors this weekend against the Roosters, that's a tough game. The Warriors had a couple of weeks where things haven't
Starting point is 00:20:28 looked as good as last year. Do you think they can turn it around Sunday? Maybe. And you've answered the question. Yeah, it's tough. The Roosters are good. Do what you want with that answer. No, I think maybe this week it's all down to building confidence.
Starting point is 00:20:43 If we don't nail this one, then I think we're going to be in a bit of trouble. I wouldn't say count them out. We just need a pull trigger. You've played sport. You've played sport professionally. What happens when you do? Because you do get in a slump in any profession, and you can get inside your head.
Starting point is 00:20:59 Is it really hard to come off two or three losses and try and get back in a positive frame of mind? It definitely is a little bit hard, but I think the belief is still in there. It's like a mindset thing, but it's just when a couple of calls don't go your way or it's like your own doing. Or when the public starts to abuse you and doubt you. Yeah, exactly. It's like you don't know at the end of the day.
Starting point is 00:21:23 It's like they're the ones that are on the field. So that is what kind of bites at you. It's more frustrating when you know it's your own fault and your own wrongdoing rather than a team just outplayed you on the day. That's what I always feel when you think about a sports team. No one's hurting more than the players on the field. With a loss. Yeah, and these days with social media, there's so much said
Starting point is 00:21:42 and people probably don't think about their feelings. Yeah, we just need to keep supporting them because I think that, yeah, well, we saw it last year. It does wonders when there's actually not the people sitting in the back on the keyboard, you know? Although I do like abusing people on the internet. Oh, no, come on. It's fun, one of my hobbies.
Starting point is 00:21:59 More of the One New Zealand Warriors rather than the Keyboard Warriors. That's what we want this year. Black Ferns are playing this weekend. First test against USA, which will be awesome. Yeah, it's great. Like, Pac-4 back in pretty much New Zealand and Australia. So that's pretty exciting. Like, we've always done pretty well winning it the last two years.
Starting point is 00:22:16 But we've got USA. We will demo them. But the more exciting part is the fact we've got, like, debutantes. So a couple of new players in the black jersey, which is exciting. And apologies if you just arrived from the USA as the rugby team and you thought you were going to do well this weekend. We're going to demo you.
Starting point is 00:22:34 Nobody got a prediction on that one. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Ben's parents night out at the Best Foods Mayo New Zealand International Comedy Festival. If you're a comedian in the making, we want to hear from you. We're looking for kids that can make us laugh over the next few days. And if you can make us laugh, you'll send your parents along to the International Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo.
Starting point is 00:22:57 It's on now until the 26th of May. The full programme at comedyfestival.co.nz. Let's get the very cute Lily on. Good morning, Lily. Good morning. All right. Now, the T's and C's. You make us laugh or else we will crush your dreams and traumatise your childhood.
Starting point is 00:23:12 Okay? Everyone's on board with that? Okay. How old are you, Lily? Eight. Eight years old. They're going to make us a joke. Now, who's your parents?
Starting point is 00:23:23 Well, just mum and dad, right? They can go to the comedy mum and dad, right? They're keen to go to the comedy festival and take $200? Yeah. Yeah. Giving your parents a night away from you is the greatest gift any child could give their parents.
Starting point is 00:23:33 Yeah, yeah. Tell who that is. No, but it's a lovely, just a selfless act. It's a lovely gesture, Lily. Selfless act from you, Lily. All right, mate, take it away with your comedy gold.
Starting point is 00:23:43 Knock, knock. Who's there? Europe. Europe who? All right, mate, take it away with your comedy gold. Knock, knock. Who's there? Europe. You're a poo. She lured you in. Oh, you walked into that one, Megan. Lily, well done.
Starting point is 00:23:57 You've got $200. You can split it with your parents, maybe, if they're nice to you. And you'll get your parents to go along to Wilson Dixon playing in May next week. Thanks. She couldn't be happier. Hey, good on you, Lily. That was adorable. You're going to have a wonderful weekend, all right?
Starting point is 00:24:16 International Comedy Festival. Okay, all right. I've made a real mess of this wrap-up. The International Comedy Festival, great, isn't it? It's awesome, eh? Domestic comedy festivals, rural comedy festivals, we love them all. Comedyfestival.co.nz if you want to get tickets. It's awesome, mate. Domestic comedy festivals, rural comedy festivals, we love them all. Comedyfestival.co.nz if you want to get tickets.
Starting point is 00:24:28 It's worth going along and checking out some shows. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Yesterday, I went to the Governor General's house. Yeah, it was pretty prestigious things you actually get to do.
Starting point is 00:24:37 What for? Well, so my wife, my mum Joyce, was announced in the New Year's Honours list that she's getting an Order of Merit. Is she?
Starting point is 00:24:46 For services to sailing. She's been working in administration for many years, decades behind the scenes. And so yesterday it was her ceremony with a whole lot of other people that got their Orders of Merit. So it had to happen. She was allowed to bring a few close friends and family, just a couple, and we went along for a high tea.
Starting point is 00:25:03 Oh, I imagine asparagus rolls while they're running there. Lovelyparagus rolls lovely little sandwiches little cucumber sandwiches oh like a high tea situation all the crockery and stuff has the royal emblems on it and stuff king charles and all that so did you steal a teaspoon oh no i was like i was just you know i'm on my best behavior i'm like it's not about me i'm wearing a suit i'm trying so hard i even went to the bathroom because i said go to the bathroom before because it could take you know a while so i went to the bathroom hit the soap dispenser it was one of those ones that just spurted out all over me i'm wearing a suit i'm trying so hard i even went to the bathroom because i said go to the bathroom before because it could take you know a while so i went to the bathroom hit the soap dispenser it was one of those ones that just spurted out all over me i'm like i'm like mr bean in the bathroom i'm like i'm drying it it's getting worse there's white stuff all over my pants and my crotch i'm like oh god i'm gonna be that person uh but it was really really cool thing to be part
Starting point is 00:25:39 of it's amazing to see the people that get rewarded for their mahi around new zealand you know like people that you know joy Joyce was a sailing administrator, there's people who search and rescue, there's people who play cricket for New Zealand, there's a whole lot of people, and they're doing this all throughout the week, different sort of high tea ceremonies. What happens? It's not a nighting, so it's not this sort of sword on either shoulder, is it?
Starting point is 00:25:58 No, they get like a medal, and they get like a certificate signed by Charles himself. Really? And then you go, you know, obviously go to the Governor General's house and then you have this lovely high tea and then they come around and then they say the Governor General would like to meet with each table now individually out in a separate room. Now, I've never met royalty or anything like that, you know,
Starting point is 00:26:16 but it kind of feels like it's, it was close if I ever got to that, you know, like they give you a briefing of how you need to address her. Is it Cindy? Yes, Dame Cindy Kiddo. Yeah, and so you go through into this room and you're like, there's only five of us you need to address her. Is it Cindy? Yes, Dame Cindy Kiddo. Yeah, and she used to go through into this room and you're like, there's only five of us
Starting point is 00:26:28 that are talking to her. She was lovely. She was awesome. Good bands? What did you check out there, mate? It was good bands. I was like, yeah, your house is big. Good sandwiches.
Starting point is 00:26:37 And she's like, you should see the one, well, not you should see, but she's like, the one in Wellington because she got no one, even bigger, 13 rooms. I'm like, how long does it take
Starting point is 00:26:44 to vacuum this place? I was like, yes, I said, nightmare to clean. She's like, well, thankfully I, because she got no one. Even bigger, 13 rooms. I'm like, how long does it take to vacuum this place? I said, yes, I said, nightmare to clean. She's like, well, thankfully, I don't have to do that as well. And then she asked what we were doing afterwards. And then my wife said, oh, we're going for like a celebration drink with some other people. Do you want to come? She said, do you want to come? And then Dame Cindy, the Governor General, she said, do you know what?
Starting point is 00:27:01 In the whole time I've been doing this, you're the second person ever to actually invite me along to one of these things. She's like, I'll be honest with you, I'm not going to come. But I'm very touched and honest. Thank you for asking. Couldn't think of anything worse. She had a great sense of humor as well. But yeah, she was like, to be honest, yeah. And did she ask you about your years as an American talk show host?
Starting point is 00:27:22 Why is that? On the Ellen DeGeneres show with your blonde dyed hair it's an honour to have you there Ellen so yeah
Starting point is 00:27:32 it was a pretty cool experience actually it's a great experience do you actually have a suit that's not a John Owen Ben suit
Starting point is 00:27:37 yeah well it's a nice black suit I did wear but it doesn't have like a John Owen Ben emblem on it oh okay
Starting point is 00:27:43 I didn't check it up in my Looney Tunes suit or anything like that. It was good to know. That would be my best behaviour. And so do you get security checked when you go in? There's a lot of security around. There's military people there as well. They're sort of handing over the medals and things as well.
Starting point is 00:28:00 Is it a park in the driveway situation or are you on the street? No, it's definitely not a park in the driveway situation. Do you mind if I just park over here on the lawn? The lawn was big. I bet. Yeah, it was a very big lawn. Apparently, the one in Wellington is even bigger. I used to play cricket on the lawn, one of the ladies was saying,
Starting point is 00:28:16 in the Wellington one, but then they'd break the occasional window. Who else got recognised? Like a former white fern for New Zealand was there as well. Yeah, as I said, somebody who worked to search and rescue. People helped out in the Indian new zealand was there as well uh yeah i said somebody worked to search and rescue you know people helped out in the indian community the maori community as well like how many people it was only about six or six for the one but they'd have a session in the like high tea in the morning and then one in the afternoon they were doing it every morning and every afternoon all week so it's really cool that's great yes what an experience yeah very
Starting point is 00:28:42 cool to be i was like i'm never going to come back here for myself. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. To find their power cut. So, yeah, struggling to keep up with the electricity. The advice on the coldest day of the year is to not turn on any heaters or appliances and leave your lights off as well. So if you could sit in cold, bleak darkness like a Eastern European country, that would be ideal right now.
Starting point is 00:29:07 Now, Megan, we were just talking yesterday after the show about unusual things that may happen in the bedroom. And this is thought, get your mind out of the gutter if you're listening right now. Yeah. It's the non-naughty things that happen in the bedroom. And I mentioned that my frustration that my wife would sometimes try and bring a cup of tea to bed. I'm like, I'm a big fan of tea.
Starting point is 00:29:25 Don't get me wrong. Why does that frustrate you? I don't want to be that couple that sit in bed having cups of tea. I get that. Why? I don't mind. I sit on the couch, we have a cup of tea together, whatever. Any time of the day or night, I will.
Starting point is 00:29:37 I'll get up and have one in the middle of the night. But why don't you want to be a cup of tea and be a couple? Because it means you've reached a certain stage in life. It does feel like that. A stage in life that he doesn't want to admit he's reached. Yeah, you're like, oh, look at these guys a cup of tea in bed? Because it means you've reached a certain stage in life. It does feel like that. A stage in life that he doesn't want to admit that you've reached. Yeah, you're like, oh, look at these guys having cups of tea. And I'm like, don't take a cup of tea in bed. Do you want some pads for your bunions?
Starting point is 00:29:52 You know, you're reaching that sort of era. Oh, my God. It just feels like, you know. So anyway, I mentioned about this yesterday. And you said that you do what? Well, I have cups of teas in bed. But we also have been known to have dinner in bed. Eating gin. I've always had cups of teas in bed, but we also have been known to have dinner in bed. Eating dinner?
Starting point is 00:30:07 Coffee and manna. I've always had cups of tea in bed, even when I was, like, young. It feels like you're in a... Is the arthritis playing up in this cold weather, Sue? Actually, yeah. I feel the cold. So you have dinner in bed from time to time? Yeah, it's not...
Starting point is 00:30:21 My husband's not a massive fan. Well, because if you spill anything, you know, you can stain the sheets. But it's, I don't see the difference between breakfast in bed and dinner in bed. Dinner in bed just seems, I mean, don't you realize it sounds heavenly, but it just sounds wrong to me. Yeah, it does. Why?
Starting point is 00:30:37 You have violent pneumonia, you always get out of bed to have dinner. Breakfast in bed all day long. Well, not all day long, just for breakfast time. Are you joking? When you're sick, you always have soup in bed. When you're sick. Crumbs. When you lie on the crumbs, they're like little nails.
Starting point is 00:30:53 When you have a plate. You're not an animal. Have you got like a little tray that you put on yourself? Yeah. You're right. You do that sort of thing. I still find it a little odd. I feel very targeted right now.
Starting point is 00:31:02 I feel like just for a second. Maybe, I don't know, maybe you're doing it right. Is there guidelines as to what meals you can eat? Like, would you eat a roast dinner in bed? Yes. Would you? Wow. I'd eat anything in bed.
Starting point is 00:31:15 Anything, right. It's like a messy spag bol. A spag bol one. Would you have a spag bol? Really? Pie? Like a big pie? I'm not like flopping it all over the sheets.
Starting point is 00:31:24 Yeah, but there's always that chance. There's always that chance. A casserole? Yes, John, I'd eat a casserole in bed. A degustation meal? Okay. I've even had a cheese platter in bed. Oh, jeez, you're really pushing the boundaries in the bedroom, aren't you?
Starting point is 00:31:38 I'm playing it safe when it comes to bedroom. You're very vanilla in the bedroom. Food consumption. I wouldn't even have a cup of tea in bed. The bedroom is for sleeping and procreation. That is it. So just sleeping in your household. The kids will go to make breakfast in bed every now and again.
Starting point is 00:31:53 I'm like, I'm already up. I don't want to go back to bed. I don't want to have a tea in bed. It'll make me seem old. Good on you. Hey, 0800 the hits. We want to open this up. What are your non-naughty bedroom confessions?
Starting point is 00:32:03 What are you getting up to in the bedroom? Yeah. Clean stuff. Yeah, it might be stuff involving, you know. Food. Food, yeah. Dinner in bed or maybe the animals asleep under the sheets with you. Things like that.
Starting point is 00:32:15 Oh, God, no. Not quite well, yeah. The Hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. What are you doing in the bedroom? Non-naughty stuff is what we want. It's the Hits. Come on, guys.
Starting point is 00:32:24 Well, you said that what I was doing was naughty. Well, yeah. You're eating dinner in bed, which is, it sounds heavenly. Don't get me wrong. It just sounds like that. Once I'd eaten the dinner, I'd be full, cosy, tired. I'm not wanting to do the clean up in the kitchen. I'd have to get out of bed to clean up.
Starting point is 00:32:39 No, see, we clean up first. I'm a big fan of like doing everything first and then eating. So then your plates just have to go like in the kitchen, dishwasher, whatever. Who does that? You nominate so you usually alternate like.
Starting point is 00:32:50 So there's a process that takes place. So you have to prepare to eat in bed. Yeah, but you should try it this weekend. Okay. All right.
Starting point is 00:32:56 It's Mother's Day. Treat Amanda. So we're going to have a cup of tea in bed, babe. So we're branching out. I want to try something in the bedroom. Oh, what is it? Just a cup of tea in bed, babe. So we're branching out. Yeah, look out. Look out. I want to try something in the bedroom. Oh, what is it?
Starting point is 00:33:08 Just a cup of tea in bed. Joy, we're going to get you on your non-naughty bedroom confession. What have you got? It's definitely a liqueur at the end of the night. Your what? A liqueur at the end of the night.
Starting point is 00:33:21 Oh, you're drinking bed. Oh, a liqueur. What kind of liqueur? The whole dinner thing is a no, but a liqueur at the end of the night. Oh, you drink in bed. Oh, a liqueur. What kind of liqueur? A whole dinner thing. I don't know, but a liqueur like a Bailey's. Oh, okay. I can probably get behind a Bailey's in bed or something like that. It seems less rhyming than a cup of tea in bed.
Starting point is 00:33:41 What about like a dozen heinies? They're just depressing. No judge over here. You do what you want. Go on, yeah, Joy. Appreciate you calling. You're in the draw. Yeah, in the draw for Rarotonga, mate. Well done. Tanya. Hey, how's it going? Good. Non-naughty bedroom confession. Well, I agree with
Starting point is 00:33:57 Megan, but ours is kind of like a two-course meal with a glass of wine. Oh, hey. Maybe we're doing it wrong, Jono. Dinnercourse meal with a glass of wine. Oh, hey. Maybe we're doing it wrong, Jono. Like dinner, dessert, and a glass of wine. That's on, you know, boring nights when we're just watching a movie or it's crappy weather.
Starting point is 00:34:15 Yeah, it's not every night. It's a treat. No, it's not every night. It's definitely a treat. So main, dessert, glass of wine. Why are you not having an entree to make it a three-course meal? I know. Well, it's a lot of food.
Starting point is 00:34:28 Is it messy in bed? Is it crummy? Well, no, I usually, um, it's usually me doing the cooking and the bringing to my husband, actually, when he's, you know, feeling a bit under the weather or needy, and yeah, I'll lay a towel down on top of him. Oh, you chuck a towel down. Put a tarp.
Starting point is 00:34:43 Put a tarp. Put it on the duvet cover. Nothing sexier than a tarp laid out. I'll put a tea towel down. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Getting into the weekend, which of course, Mother's Day on Sunday, and we've been trying to see how quickly we can get our mums to say, I love you back to us.
Starting point is 00:34:59 Yeah. I started on Wednesday calling Annie Pryor. Love you, Annie. Thank you. I don't know what else to say, Jay. We're actually a little bit late. So they had an appointment to go to and it eventually took 35 seconds
Starting point is 00:35:18 to get those magical words out of Annie's mouth. Megan, you called your mum Ray? Ray, Ray, yes, they are. I thought I'd just call to say I love you. Really? Yeah. That's nice. What do you want me to say to that?
Starting point is 00:35:34 Are you on the radio? No. Oh, that's good. Well, I love you too. Oh, nailed it. Got there in the end. It was like 15 seconds. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:35:46 Still too long. Does make for uncomfortable listening. It does. What do you want me to do with that? After 8 o'clock, I'm going to try with my mum, Jenny. All right? I'm going to call her up north. She's a loving being, though.
Starting point is 00:35:58 She is a loving being. I feel confident about Jenny, but will she let me down? We'll find out. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. It did. Ben Boyce, your turn hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. It did. Ben Boyce, your turn now. This week, ahead of Mother's Day, all three of us have been phoning our mothers in a race against the clock to get them to say, I love you back.
Starting point is 00:36:14 It's a pretty simple game. We phone up, a bit of light banter at the top. Then you drop the love bomb. You've got to kind of segue into that. I'm not sure how to segue into it, but I'll try something right now. I'll call my mum, Jenny, and see how quickly she'll say north at the moment yep up north and i'll see how quickly she'll say i love you back all right here we go 15 seconds the time to beat good morning mom morning how are you i'm sitting here with two lovely dogs oh nice how's rosie the dog the dog with the kind on her head oh the kind of shame
Starting point is 00:36:46 i know i know cold cold cold up there north up north it's not bad it's it's chilly but it's not not bad sun shining it's a beautiful day up north oh lovely hey i'm sorry i'm now gonna go but just uh love you all right oh okay bye okay. Bye. Oh, no. Just before I go, but I'm not going that quickly. Just love you. Love you too. I wrapped it up. I made mum blasted.
Starting point is 00:37:17 Final mistake. Sorry, buddy. You're on the radio. Yeah. I was just trying to do something. I didn't know how to segue into the. Jenny, this isn't Jenny's first rodeo. She knows if she's called between the hours of 6 and 9 a.m., she's here for some content.
Starting point is 00:37:30 Yeah, that's a rodeo. Well, you came through for me, Mum. I thought if I said I love you, you'd come back pretty quickly. She almost hung up. She almost hung up on me. That was on me, right? Yeah, he was like, I've got to go. She's like, all right.
Starting point is 00:37:43 He's busy. He's a busy guy. I'm glad you're having a good morning. Yeah, I am. Yeah, he was like, I've got to go. She's like, alright then. So he's busy. He's a busy guy. I'm glad you're having a good morning. Oh, I am. Take care. Keep safe. Happy Mother's Day for Sunday. Oh, am I going to get a ring later or not? No, you're going to get a very expensive present.
Starting point is 00:37:58 Oh, good. Okay. I'll look forward to that. You're going to get an eight-parent ring. That's how much he loves you, Jenny. Oh, right. Oh, well. I'll look forward to that. Yeah, have to get an eight-parent ring. That's how much he loves you, Jenny. All right. Oh, well, I'll look forward to that. Yeah, have a good day, guys. Thank you for ringing. See you.
Starting point is 00:38:10 Love you. Bye. Ben, she said I love you. She said I love you. Yeah, I love her. We've done the love you part. We've done it at the top. You don't want to overdo it, do you?
Starting point is 00:38:25 You don't want to make it a meaningless. Yeah. I had to do a twat. I mean, she didn't need to throw in the I love you at the end there. She was like, love you, son. You hang up. Always good to treat a man keeping keen. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast.
Starting point is 00:38:38 She was at the Met Gala with Taika, both looking high fashion a couple of days ago. You really liked what Taika was wearing. I loved what Taika was wearing. It was like a leather, probably a pleather, full brown suit with gloves. He looked very high fashion. How would you wash a suit of such nature? I don't think you do. Give it a wipe.
Starting point is 00:38:55 Just a dead old wipe down. Yeah. Or he spritz on the inside. He did look, man, he can pull off an outfit, Taika, can't he? He can. He looks magnificent. I'll tell you who else can pull off an outfit. My dad, John Pryor.
Starting point is 00:39:07 He, I've said before, very passionate about Bunnings, loves Bunnings. We'll go to, if he's in a town, he's going to that Bunnings to check it out. He did for a while there, they had a guarantee. Do they still have the guarantee if you find the same stocked item, Bunnings will beat it by? 15%.
Starting point is 00:39:23 That was the big claim. I imagine they would but yeah he was trying to he was going to go to minor 10 and be like okay well they got the fertilizer then you go to bunnings like that was his day it felt a lot of days dotting between the two but um i i've talking to bunnings recently and he wore a red polo shirt just by pure coincidence okay now every bunnings employee's got a red polo shirt green apron they can wear what they want on the bottom i think they have you know somewhere pants shorts whatever yeah but have you ever tried to find a boomer that you've lost in a red polo it's like the it's like the hardware version of where's wallet
Starting point is 00:40:03 and there's so many like the place is enormous yeah it's huge eh they need a missing boomers aisle you know a lot of people will be taking their parents
Starting point is 00:40:11 there you're right not missing kids they're always in the playground right exactly what's something
Starting point is 00:40:15 in store that would attract them that they all just flock to they weren't missing he loves fertilizer
Starting point is 00:40:21 so I'm always sniffing around the fertilizer aisle and how often did he get asked for where something was he could probably tell them to be honest He loves fertiliser, so I'm always sniffing around the fertiliser aisle. And how often did he get asked for where something was? He could probably tell them, to be honest. That's the craziest thing. We did a Bunnings tour.
Starting point is 00:40:32 We ate a sausage at every Bunnings sausage sizzle throughout the country. And you ask any employee where anything is, they have to know it. That's amazing. And there's like 40 plus aisles. It's actually incredible. It's an incredible skill, actually. They must get quizzed on that before they start officially, right? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:40:50 I just think it was one of those moments where you're like, jeez, our roles have reversed in life. There was a time there he was worried about losing me. Sometimes I think they just do it as punishment. I'm just going to be an inconvenience to your day because you know what a pain in the arse you were for 20 years. Yeah, you're probably right. Give the kids irresponsible lollies and toys
Starting point is 00:41:09 and they're like, oh, you can deal with that now. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Who's having the best weekend? We love doing this on a Friday. Get you fizzed up for the weekend. We find out what is happening right around the country with Hayley in the north and Connor in the south. Yeah, we get them on for no pay.
Starting point is 00:41:25 They only get rewarded in the pride and satisfaction of a victory. Fighting it all out for that ultimate prize. Connor from Christchurch, minus, what is it, 82 degrees or something this morning, Connor? Close, yeah, close. It was negative 4 in Christchurch as of, I think, about 5 a.m. this morning. Sorry, negative 6.4, sorry. Negative 6.4. Jeez.
Starting point is 00:41:48 Does it feel like it? That's what we want to know. Like, once you hit the minuses, are you in the minuses? It all feels the same. Yeah, you know, you feel it. For example, last night I was at a Canterbury Rams basketball game. It was so cold that at 9.30 at night my car had already frozen over. Jeez.
Starting point is 00:42:03 I heard they were shooting a three-pointer in that game and the ball froze mid-air. It's crazy. You've never seen anything like it before. Just on. And the wonderful Hayley on from Wellington again on public transport on the bus, Hayley. Yes, I just got an offer, which is great,
Starting point is 00:42:19 but I forgot to check my snapper cards. They've been charged for the whole way. Woo! That's not a great start for you. A full charge on the bus. $8 gone down the drain. Well, hopefully a victory in the best weekend will make it all worth it. Let's kick it off.
Starting point is 00:42:35 What's happening in the north, Hayley? Wow, I had to wade through the nine different candle making workshops, which obviously the candle makers are really in full force with Mother's Day. That sounds fun. Yeah, well well there's a lot though so obviously there's gonna be quite a few mothers getting candles or candle workshops. I couldn't think of anything worse. What then do I candle make? No you can actually make your own candles. The point is you get to pick the scent right, yeah. In fact, I can think of far worse things than making candles. Yeah. Sorry to the candle-making industry. Yeah, well, once you wade through the candle-making industry,
Starting point is 00:43:11 we have got the Better Home and Living show in the Capitol this weekend at Sky Stadium, which is the easiest show to spend a huge amount of money at, anything to do with homes. You do a lot of renos, too, so your husband will be nervous. Yeah, he will be, especially when you get talking to the roofing guy and the guys that poke
Starting point is 00:43:32 that insulation through and just send it through like feathers with the little holes. You're way too jazzed about this kind of stuff. I also noticed in the North Island the Men of Steel are performing tomorrow night too. It says they've been making you scream since 1999. They're described as dazzling and delicious, Hayley.
Starting point is 00:43:51 Well, they're actually at the Better Home and Living show. Men of Steel, welding steel. They've got better living than the Seal men. So there you go. That's happening this weekend as well. Thank you so much, Hayley. In the north, Connor. Hello.
Starting point is 00:44:02 Hello. His phone hasn't frozen over yet. No, it's cold. But what are things to do in the South this weekend? Moments of wonder in the South Island this weekend The beautiful dolphins of which thankfully Weren't struck by the sail GP boats In Liffleton earlier this year Not if Russell Coote's had his way mate
Starting point is 00:44:18 He's going to be there protesting these cruises But if you want to, all weekend long Mother's Day offer for black cat cruises. You can go out on the boat, spot the beautiful hectares, the Maui dolphins and the gorgeous Bags Peninsula area. Lovely. I always wonder on those things, what happens if you don't see any? Is it like a
Starting point is 00:44:36 money back guarantee? Sometimes there are those situations. I know with the whale watching in Kaikoura, if you don't see anyone I think they give you your money back. It's almost worth sending one of the crew out dressed up as a dolphin, just as insurance for the company. Otherwise, tomorrow night, I will be sitting on the couch,
Starting point is 00:44:56 screaming at my tally for a classic Southern Derby, a match-up between the Landers and the Crusaders, two sides of which have been struggling this season. One more obviously than the other. But Cody Taylor's back, so I'm looking forward to up the Crusaders. Let's go. Who's the Landers?
Starting point is 00:45:15 God, Connor, don't give me your jargon around here. We can maybe blame their performance on the cold. Very chilly. Connor, Hayley, who's having the best weekend? Megan. I'm going to go with Connor. I'm going to go with Connor. Just because the thing that excited me most about Hayley's
Starting point is 00:45:31 was the men of steel, but you brought that to the table. Well, that's if you're into steel work and welding and gas fitting and things like that. So you're a big fan of that. So Connor, you've taken it out. Yeah, boy, the men of steel and this weather Would be an interesting watch actually
Starting point is 00:45:46 The rust The men of mice The hits The Jono and Ben podcast You've been obsessed Like many Kiwis With the show Baby Reindeer Which is on Netflix
Starting point is 00:45:57 You say this woman is stalking you Yeah Like six months maybe Why'd it take you so long to report it? I think she needs help She comes to my work My house she sends me emails like all the time are any threatening towards you got really manly hands haven't you chiseled jawline should we run away together so this is um it's been in the top charts for since its release and it is about
Starting point is 00:46:22 it's a true story richard gad the comedian he plays himself in this drama it is about, it's a true story, Richard Gadd, the comedian, he plays himself in this drama. It's about him being stalked, essentially. Nothing to do with Bambi. No, no. It's one of the terms that she calls him, right? It's a baby reindeer. That's where the name came from. And so he reckons he's changed enough from this true story
Starting point is 00:46:40 for the, it's kind of, I guess in some ways, to not let anyone know who this person was he claimed that he has changed the character enough that she wouldn't recognize herself now that this person the alleged stalker has been found by fans of the show through tweets that she sent to him um it they do look quite similar they look very very similar. Her name is Fiona Harvey. This is the woman that's the alleged stalker. And now she, because people were trolling her online, she's decided to reveal herself and say,
Starting point is 00:47:12 yes, it is about me. But she's disputing any of these claims and she's saying that he has made it all up. She has done an interview with Piers Morgan. Don't know why she chose him But she's gone on there this morning And she's done an hour long interview Everyone's watching it out in the office
Starting point is 00:47:31 There's had like hundreds and thousands of people watching it live I've never seen the show before But I know it's wildly popular And some pretty big accusations If this is all fabricated Pretty big accusations made against her. Yeah, so there was stalking that she sent thousands and thousands of emails, tweets, Facebook messages. I don't know if she's disputing this, but in the show she attacked him.
Starting point is 00:47:59 She attacked his partner at the time. She had a history too, right? She got in the show? So they allege that in the show she stalked someone before and that she was convicted of stalking this comedian as well. But she's disputing all of this. But she has said that she did in fact have a baby reindeer toy. But you do look and sound very similar to the actress in the drama. I haven't seen the actress. We're both Scottish.
Starting point is 00:48:27 We've both got dark hair. She's considerably younger than me. I think she's about 18 years younger than me. It says that you told Richard Gad that he looked like a baby reindeer toy. Did you have a baby reindeer toy? I had a toy reindeer. So that's true. And he shaved his head.
Starting point is 00:48:42 That bit is true. Now, she says she's never watched the show. and he shaved his head that bit is true now she says she's never watched the show so this is interesting she says she's never watched it however there's a couple of times in there where he references parts in the show and she's like yeah no I never did that and so it does
Starting point is 00:48:58 sound like she's watched it it would make sense for her to watch it like if you're having to defend yourself you go what's been said what's been said about me? Because then I can say the opposite. Yeah. There's a couple of times
Starting point is 00:49:07 where she's like, no, I never emailed him. Then she's like, well, I know I emailed him once or twice, maybe 18 times. So what do you reckon? I always just say,
Starting point is 00:49:14 I stopped watching Baby Reindeer because I felt sorry for this real person. I didn't even know this person at that stage. Which real person? Richard or the stalker? The stalker.
Starting point is 00:49:22 He felt sorry for the stalker. He gets awkward about stuff like that. I just felt that you're making a story about someone's life that she's, and I always felt like this would happen, that it would come out and it'd be like oh this just feels really icky because it's based on the truth. For me, but I know it's a really popular
Starting point is 00:49:35 show. No, but what she did was icky, Ben. Oh yeah. If she did it. If she did it. And if she did it, that's the thing. If it was just a made up story, I'd be like okay, fine. Alright, well Netflix and Richard Gad say that they do have the emails, they do have the receipts, that she did it, that's the thing. If it was just a made-up story, I'd be like, okay, fine. All right, well, Netflix and Richard Gad say that they do have the emails, they do have the receipts, that she did send 41,000 emails. But in terms of the emails, she reckons she didn't. How many do you think you sent him?
Starting point is 00:49:56 A handful. Like, what does that mean? How many? Less than 10. 10 emails? Not 41,000. Right, there's a massive disparity between the two. Yeah, I agree. I agree. Now, if she
Starting point is 00:50:08 was taken to court, she said she'd be fine with that. He said we could look into the receipts. Did you see the emails? It would be quite easy to figure out. And she said she would be fine to go to court. That seems like there's a beginning and end of the argument there, right? Yeah. She's like, take me to court. I'll prove you wrong. I've got 40,000 emails from Grammarly in my spam folder.
Starting point is 00:50:26 Can I take them to court?'ll prove you wrong I've got 40,000 emails From Grammarly In my spam folder Can I take them to court Yeah you can try Oh very interesting I don't know You should watch it for yourself And decide if you're Into baby reindeer I'm not convinced That she is
Starting point is 00:50:34 Telling the truth It's a case She's saying He's made it all up And he's saying This is the truth So it's a he said She said
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