Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: My dog nearly attacked David Bowie!!!

Episode Date: February 6, 2025

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The Jono, Ben and Megan podcast, thanks to Dilma. Goodness really does taste great. Dilma, making the world a better tea. Welcome to the podcast on a Friday that, well, a lot of New Zealand are probably not at work, to be honest. Although there is quite a few in our office, isn't there? It's the Friday after Waitangi Day, the public holiday. Either you've got the long weekend or it's a Friday that feels like a Monday. So, like, it's kind of a win either way.

Yeah. To be honest, there's more people than I expected in the building today. That's just my take, my personal hot take on the... I thought it was going to be a barren wasteland out there. Lots of people were out there. Someone's got to keep the economy moving. Exactly.

Keep stimulating the economy. What are you guys doing this weekend? It's Bastiano's birthday. the economy. What are you guys doing this weekend? It's Bastiano's birthday. Oh, nice. What are you doing? Party time? We're having a pool party. Lovely.

Yeah. It's Sonic the Hedgehog themed, so everything's blue and red. Great. Oh, yeah, Sonic's made a huge resurgence. Apparently it's really good. I haven't seen it popping. My daughter saw it. It's really good.

Shadow the bad guy is Keanu Reeves. Oh, is it? Yeah. It's got Jim Carrey in it it Jim Carrey's in the first one right yeah I've seen that one it was good yeah

it was good yeah nice yeah I haven't got anything quite as exciting as Sonic the Hedgehog you're welcome to come oh thank you get out there

in my little Sonic he'll definitely have a Sonic costume I can bring one if you want me to come around I can hey well enjoy the podcast oh we start with an amazing, amazing story.

One of my favorite stories that's been told on radio to do with the Australian outback and a guy who ran into a superstar, like someone you just would not expect in that situation. And what he said to him is brilliant. It's brilliant. Have a listen. Jono, Ben and Megan.

The podcast. The hit. You've met Kesha, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hit. You met Kesha, didn't you? I did. Yeah, when she just, she had just that single. She was actually touring with Rihanna. And so we got to interview, I got to interview her backstage. And it was actually pretty cool.

Like New Zealand was one of the first places that single blew up. And I remember seeing a little internet video that she'd done. And she'd written I heart NZ on her lip and with a Sharpie pen. She was like, I've got a message for New Zealand. She had it on her lip. It was iHeartNZ. And I said, oh, do you want me to take a message home, back home to New Zealand?

And she drew like a, well, she drew like a male pen. Oh, a phallic symbol. Yeah, a phallic symbol on my lip. I was like, what's the message? She's like, oh, you can check it out later. That's what she drew on my lip, on the inside of my lip. Now, the morning of the interview, did you wake up in the morning feeling like Pete? No, but I did brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack in front of her.

Did you? I did. I bought a little miniature bottle of Jack and a toothbrush. I'm like, should I commit to this? In my mind, I was like, should I commit to this gag? I did it. It was all right. Shocking oral hygiene, brushing your teeth.

What did it feel like it didn't yeah I don't think it I don't think five out of six dentists are recommending that or anything like that but yeah she was

pretty cool actually she was awesome have you met any big celebrities from the last 25 years Megan the biggest Rihanna

oh yeah you had champagne served to you by Rihanna didn't you yeah and a cup and I was too stunned to really say much to her, but yeah. Then you got a plane.

This is a plane you were going around the world with to see her in concert. Seven countries, seven days on a 777 with Rihanna. That's incredible. Yeah. And then the patients started to wear thin from Megan. She hadn't seen Rihanna in a few days. And so Rihanna's on the PA. So we've heard this audio.

Rihanna's on the PA system on the plane going, hey, welcome to the last leg of the flight, and all you can hear Megan is saying, we can hear you, but we can't see you. You were really salty about it, weren't you? Rhianna's not going to hang out with you for seven days, mate. She's sat at the front of the plane. Yeah, for a night.

We can hear you, but we can't see you. Yeah, so we want to know, out of the hits, 4487, celebrities from the last, you know, stars from the last 25 years, who have you met? Who have you been lucky enough to meet? And as we said Hits 4487. Celebrities from the last, you know, stars from the last 25 years. Who have you met? Who have you been lucky enough to meet? And as we said before,

we're going to chuck everyone in the draw that rings this hour for the Hits boarding call. Today's the last day as well. It's a big, jeez, it feels like too much going on at the Hits today. But you could be getting that amazing cruise around the British Isles thanks to the new Bridget Jones movie.

Okay, your biggest celebrities you've met over the last 25 years. And I've got to tell a story about this lady. Cash me outside, how about that? Huh? Cash me outside, how about that? The cash me outside, how about that girl? Jono, Ben and Megan.

The podcast. The hits. We're just reminiscing about the famous faces that you've managed to run into over the last 25 years, and you might remember this girl from Dr. Phil. She came on as a troubled delinquent teenager, didn't she? Cash me outside, how about that?

Huh? Cash me outside, how about that? Cash me outside, how about that? Danielle? Bad Baby is who she is now. Bad spelled B-H-A-D. So bad at spelling as well. Do you know now, she's earning something I read the other day, $52 million she's earned off OnlyFans.

$52 million. She's also got a rap career, but I think she earns more off OnlyFans. Yeah. All I want is one, I've only got one fan on OnlyFans. How about that? How about that? So she had that, she was on Dr. Phil, she said that, she sort of blew up.

She was kind of like the hawk tour of that time for a little bit and she was standing outside a hotel uh that we're at and uh one of our colleagues was like oh it's the cashmere side girl you gotta go get a photo with her Sharon I'm gonna name it yeah Sharon and she bullied Ben I was like I don't barely know her she's like I was you do it she's like I'm not wearing makeup I can't get a photos So I had to go up by myself. I'm a fully grown man. I was like, oh, hi. You know how nervous and awkward I am. Post that photo. I can probably find it. And he did, ironically, cash her outside.

She was outside the hotel. And I was like, I'm from New Zealand. We don't get many celebrities in New Zealand. Can I get a photo? She's like, yeah, I guess so. And we kind of did. And I was like, cheers. And she's like, yeah, cool.

None of us are really that into it, her or me. Let's go to David. Good morning to you, celebrities of the last 25 years you've met. Oh, good morning. How are you? Great. Have you had any photos with underage girls? I was over in Australia, over in Port Douglas, and it was a hot, hot day.

And me and one of the Aussie boys decided to go down to a waterhole for a swim. I saw a hemsworth. So we parked up at the top of the track there and seen this extremely flash camping bus. Didn't really think much of it. And we just started walking down the track, and when we got down to the bottom of the track where the waterhole was, there was David Bowie sitting against the tree, and he had this beautiful woman with him, she looked like a supermodel.

What? What? So yeah, I just walked straight up to David Bowie and says, oh, how's it going, Davey? You're getting away from things, are you? And I put my hand out and he shook my hand. He shook your hand? He shook my hand, which was awesome. And then I thought, this is going to be awesome.

I'm going to have a good conversation with him. And then my Aussie mate that was with me completely lost the plot and he started going, oh, my God, I can't believe it. David Bowie right in front of us. And when he started behaving, oh, my God, I can't believe it. David Bowie right in front of us. And when he started behaving like this, Bowie just shook his head and packed his things up and walked up to the top of the track. And at the top of the track, we had a ute parked on the top of the track with this crazy blue heeler on the back. And as David Bowie went to walk past the ute,

this blue healer just snapped out and just missed David Bowie's head. That's an applause story. David just pulled his head back with an extreme near miss and jumped in the camper van and drove away. And I laughed at the Aussie mate thinking, man, that would have made world headline news if he'd all actually got him. I love you, sir. I laughed at the Aussie mate thinking, man, that would have made world headline news if

your dog actually got him. I love you, sir. G'day, Dave. Getting away from it, are we? Yeah, yeah. Oh, what an adventure. What an adventure. Then your bloody dog nearly attacked Dave and Bowie.

That's hilarious. We're going to chuck you in the jaw for the hits. Boarding call cruise edition. You could be cruising around the British Isles thanks to the new Bridget Jones movie. Oh, that would be a dream come true. Thank you very much. Who knows who you could see on call cruise edition. You could be cruising around the British Isles thanks to your Bridget Jones movie. Oh, that would be a dream come true. Thank you very much. Who knows who you could see on that cruise ship. You're getting away from it, aren't you?

Yeah. Yeah. Good on you. Hilarious. Let's go to Maria. Welcome to the show. Celebrities you met from the last 25 years. Maria?

Hello? Yeah. Who was it? Hi. Hi. So I met Cameron... I can't say his last name properly. Oh, old Cameron Wiggle Wiggle.

Cameron's he is. Cameron what? No. Cameron R-I-O-N-G-O-R-T? Old Cameron Regort. Famous for what? Cameron. So he's a hurricane player.

Oh. Roygard. Roygard. Roygard. Yeah. He's a great halfback. Oh, Cameron Regaunt. Oh, that's pretty cool.

Cameron Regaunt. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The heads. You overheard you say a couple of days ago, Megan, what your childhood nickname was. I used to get, well, I still get called Ferret. My dad still calls me Ferret.

Out of all the rodents, it's probably the most adorable rodent. That's not what I thought you were going to say. I mean, is a guinea pig a rodent? Because if so, they're very cute. Okay. Where are you ranking the ferret? A mouse is cuter than a ferret. A ferret is like a stoat.

It's a pest. No way. It's shaped and formed. Yeah, it's a ferret cute. I'll chuck all these out there and you can rank them. Okay, we've got rats. Squirrels, squirrels. Oh, squirrels, mate.

You're putting a ferret ahead of a squirrel? Okay, I'm allowed to hassle it. You're not allowed to. No, I'm not hassling the... It's just Johnny's saying how cute it was of all the rodents. The beaver?

Oh, yeah, way more cute than a ferret. Yeah, guinea pigs, yeah, sorry. Yeah, ferrets are a bit down the room there. Yeah, yeah. And I don't actually know why. I don't think he knows why,

but my dad bestowed upon me ferret, still calls me ferret. A few people in myowed upon me ferret, still calls me ferret. A few people in my life call me ferret, and I do respond to it. I was in the dairy yesterday, and there was a guy just going, chickpea, chickpea. And I was thinking, the dairy's got a wide variety of products. There's probably a dusty old pack of chickpeas hidden here somewhere. And he was actually calling out to his daughter. Oh, that's pretty cute.

Yeah, a little chickpea. Yeah, I was like, I just think it's an unusual way to demand chickpeas, just screaming it out. But yeah, that's a cute little nickname, isn't it? That's cute. You often get food. My daughter's got papaya. Her name's Aya. Oh, rhyming is the big thing, yeah.

Aya papaya. What about you? Oh, apparently. Well, I learned one the other day when I was talking to my dad because apparently as a baby, I was, you know, he fat shamed me. I was quite tubby.

You were allowed to back then. And one of dad's favourite All Blacks was Brian Williams and his nickname was BG and he used to call me BG because I had big thighs like Brian Williams. Mine were fat

and I think Brian Williams was all muscle, but anyway. I can't imagine you Having fat thighs Like little chubby babies No apparently That's when I was In my fat era Yeah so yeah

I didn't know that one The other day He's like Oh sometimes you used to Call you BG Because your thighs Were like Your big old thighs

Big old solid thighs Thighs save lives Let's check this out Okay Your childhood nicknames That have been Stowed on you By your family.

We were talking on another topic and someone messaged in on Monday saying that their name was Squirt when they were growing up. And then they decided to transfer that over to a Hotmail address. It was like squirty at hotmail.com. It's like, you know, your little squirt. Yeah, exactly. But it doesn't quite work as well when you're an adult. Jono, Ben and Megan.

The podcast. The podcast. The hats. Talking about your childhood nicknames. Ferret over here, Megan, she's been living at home for many years. Since you were a baby. Yeah, since I was very little. Don't know why. It's not like I was getting into native birds or anything.

Eating kiwi. Yeah, no, that wasn't me. Ben, you're not a big fan of the ferret. I said it was one of the cuter rodents. You said no. You said it was the cutest rodent. That's where I was like, oh. Thanks for trying, Connor.

Yeah, trying to help you out there, mate. A lot of great tests coming through here on 4487. My grandparents call me Possum because I was always climbing trees. That's good. Still called Possum to this day. What about monkey? Like, that seems a bit cuter, climbing good. Oh, that's good. Still called possum to this day. What about monkey? Like, that seems a bit cuter when it climbs trees.

Oh, okay, mate. Yeah. Like, possums are quite aggressive. All right, fair. Yeah. Yeah. Good morning. What were you called as a child?

Uh, grub face. Grub face. Wow. My sister was Birdie June and my brother was Shitty. Okay, well, leave your brother out of the questions that we're going to ask next. Did your brother live up to the name? Yeah, he still does.

So why were you Grubface? Well, I don't know, but I do like food, so maybe there's something there. Okay, then we'll get to Bertie Jerm not washing hands. Was that the issue? No, she always do like food, so maybe there's something there. Okay, and then we'll get to Bertie Germ. Not washing hands, was that the issue? No, she always had something wrong, you know, asthma, eczema, those sorts of things. I just think she can't really help. So essentially your parents just kind of bullied you via the medium of nicknames. Yeah, probably.

Love it. You go and have a great day. Really appreciate it, scrub face. Thanks a lot. Bye. Goodbye. Morena, who do we have here on the phone? Is it Petra?

Morena, bro, Morena. Morena to you. Did you not be one of the, you weren't one of these smart people who took today off? No, no, no. Not when you own your own business, you've got to continue work. Every day.

You've got to hand it to the business owners of this country, the small business owners too. Battling away. No days off. Yeah, no, I love it. I love working when you're around. What do you do? I own my own franchise with Chris Clean. Oh, yes.

One of the ones. Nice, nice. So you'll be up all night, yes. One of the ones. Nice, nice. So you'll be up all night? No, I'll do the morning. So I start about three o'clock in the morning and I've got one more job and I'm done for the day. Oh, good on you. Nice, love that.

You get to enjoy it. Now, did you have a nickname growing up? Yes, no, I didn't like it, but I liked the program. My nickname was Pee Wee for Pee Wee Herman. Oh, Pee-wee Herman. Were you quite small, or was you just having... My name's got a P and a W.

Okay, that's the reason. You almost want them to back it up with the Herman part, but they were just calling you Pee-wee. Thank you so much for your call. Got a great text here, 4487. I got called Beetlejuice because I had very bad gas issues

As a child So they decided to hang that one on me Fun are the things that stick It's always the nicknames you don't really want That stick My nickname was Muppet growing up And basically I was a Muppet

James says I was a Muppet, says the text. And James says, I was the lazy snail. Always moving very slowly as well. Good old, good old fashioned 90s bullying. Yeah. Bring it back.

PC madness these days. It's gone crazy. Woke madness. You know, character building stuff. John O, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Because I was thinking About the same day

On the Monday And my wife and I Were having You know what you do In a married Or a couple situation You compare How busy each one's day is

And who's more tired Who's more tired The tired Olympics I've been up since Four o'clock And I'm doing And I had a conversation Because my wife and I

Were both up at ten o'clock That same night That same Monday We're still putting things away You know Washing had to be done, driving kids around. And then because my daughter, Sienna, and this was about 9 o'clock at night,

she wants to try and get into the gym and stuff a bit more. She was like, oh, hey, you want to go to the gym? And I said, oh, we'll go not for too long. At 9 o'clock? And we went for like 20 minutes, half an hour. And then my wife was like, oh, it must be nice to have time to go to the gym. And I was like, I'm not having be nice to have time to go to the gym. And I was like, I'm not having a five-hour

nap in the day. So it's 9pm. That's bedtime. I was like, I've been doing stuff all day. I've been sitting on the couch and she granted was still working. I was like, that's what you've got to look forward to, Grace. My husband does like a 9-5 situation.

So I have to sit there and justify what I do in the afternoons. You have to go, well, this is what I did. I did this, this, this, this. So enjoy that, Grace. Must be nice. Must be nice to have time. Did you fit in a nap? Did you get up at four?

Do you know when Grace is talking about sleep, it's almost like pornography to us, isn't it? It's like five hours in the day? In the day? Yeah. So enjoy it. It's a sweet time. I think the older you get, the more accustomed you become to surviving on less sleep. Yeah.

These are your sweet days, my dear. You appreciate it. Yeah, I don't think I'm going to be able to do it. Yeah. No. And I just called you my dear. That's right. Jono, Ben and Megan.

The podcast. The hits. And we're just talking about songs That you know Take you back to a specific moment Over the last 25 years Yeah What's one for you?

Well I would go Wedding Day Now there's a few songs That remind me of my wedding day To Amanda from 2008 But one in particular That wasn't one of the wedding songs Because obviously we had a couple

Of wedding songs That remind me, and beautiful songs. Tremendous songs? Yeah, they were tremendous songs. That's why I sound like Trump, don't I? Beautiful, beautiful songs. Some of the best songs ever.

Tremendous. Tremendous songs. But she was running, they were running a bit late. We got married in Fiji, and it was quite hot in the little chapel we were getting married in. Beautiful chapel, tremendous chapel. And so it was quite hot in the little sort of chapel we were getting married in. Beautiful chapel. Tremendous chapel. And so it was quite hot and waiting a while. And it was about 37 minutes, if I can recall to be as specific.

Oh, shit. Please tell me you've never said that to her since. Yeah, well, yeah. I waited 37 minutes for you. And it probably wasn't her fault. It's a long time to be standing around, though. Hot, sweaty conditions. And I had my, I think it was my iPod was playing.

And at this stage, I had a bit of a playlist. And it had gone past that time with the playlist beforehand. Were you on shuffle? And just, yeah, it was shuffle, and I was like, oh, dear God, what's going to happen? It's a Russian roulette game. And just as she arrived, and we were going to play the song, this song sort of came.

Gold Digger. Gold Digger came up, and I was like, oh. And it wasn't, I had no money at the time, so it wasn't like. Yeah, no, I thought that was true. She was a gold digger,

she should have chosen better. Yeah, but I was like, oh, so every time I hear that song, I'm reminded of the time my wife showed up 37 minutes late. You should have gone, this is on you.

Playlist ran out at 29 minutes. So that's a song for me. What about you guys? The song for me that I still hear it and I still think of this moment. When it came out, I don't remember. But I was going through big changes in my job. And so I used to, I did like three or four interviews at this time. This was my hype song before I'd go into every interview.

Oh, really? Yeah. Would you be like in the car, in the car park, like You got a swig of You got a swig of Good, good hype song Absolutely, that was me in my car Every time

How many job interviews did you go to? It was like four Four, and then did the punch of the song start to slowly fade? She started playing Hot and Cold by Kay Perry It was four interviews for the one job. Oh, okay. So it was like four separate roles. You're like, geez, I'm not roaring much.

All right, you, Johnny? This is 9-11. It was the day of 9-11, and I was sent by The Rock to go and pick up a giant A-frame billboard in Tauranga. Now, I'd never towed anything in my life. So I went to Tauranga and picked it up, and it was very, like, this one, I wouldn't have got a warrant on this billboard. It was very rusty.

So you're towing it behind on a trailer, are you? Yeah, so going along the Hauraki Plains, it's very windy, and the wind blows it, and tyres pop out on the billboard thing, and so I'm on the side of the road, and I phone reception. And I'm like'm like hey this is

intern here i'm stuck in near the coromandel and they're like oh you know yeah i'll pass that on 9 11 happened and obviously bigger issues oh yeah all hands on deck with news broadcasts and things i sat there for probably i would say 13 hours they'd forgotten about me I'd call back at 6 because this was like 8 o'clock in the morning oh jeez and the whole day all I could get was

Coromandel FM okay and all I heard about probably 6 times throughout that day banging on the bathroom floor that's not the song you need on a day like that

there you go John O'Benn and Megan the podcast the hit now we're talking day like that. Oh, there you go. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The Hits. Now, we're talking about songs that remind you of certain moments in your life. I know a hundred The Hits. We shared some very unusual ones in our lives.

Ben Boyce's wedding song. It wasn't my wedding song, but it does remind me of my wedding. Is she digging your gold nowadays? No, I wish I had some gold to dig. She got it with Michael Hodgeula. Katy Perry Raw was Megan inspiring herself through four different job interviews. This is my hype song. And it's a long story, but this reminds me of 9-11.

Yeah, which is a very unusual story. All right, let's get to the phones. Yeah, let's get Evan on. Good morning to you. How are you, Evan? Great, really great. Yeah, lovely to get Evan on. Good morning to you. How are you, Evan? Great, really great. Yeah, lovely to have you on. The song that takes you back, the memory of the last 25 years for you. I think it's Bob Marley, Is It Love, because when my wife and I first moved out, we shared a single bed.

Oh, there's the iconic line, I love my single bed. Oh, there's the iconic line. Oh, yeah. My single bed. It's a great tune. Bob Marley's birthday, actually. He would have only been 80 if he was still alive. How's that? 80? He would have been 80 if he was still alive. I heard that yesterday.

I love Bob Marley. Great song, Bob Marley. I used to play Three Little Birds every morning driving the kids to daycare. Yeah, it's a lovely song. Yeah, it's a great song. It's so good. He used to, every Sunday, would hold sprint races with his family. And he was very fast, Bob Marley. And he would show them how fast he was.

And none of the kids could beat him. Sounds horrendous. It's Sunday. The Sunday sprints. Go away. Sunday sprints. Genevieve, lovely to have you on this morning. Morning.

Are you enjoying the countdown so far? All two songs of it. Yeah, really good. It's pretty exciting to find out what songs are coming up, but what's the song that reminds you of a moment in your life? Mine was Get the Party Started by Pink, and those are two parties that I can remember. Oh, was this your partying days, was it Genevieve? Yes, it was, yes. I had this album.

Get the Party Started. Dancing on the tabletops, drinking the sandbookers. How did you know, Genevieve? Yes, it was, yes. I had this album. Get the party started. Dancing on the tabletops, drinking the Sambucas. How did you know Genevieve? Johnny was there. He was the weird guy in the corner. I was trying to get the party started. Is that her first ever single? I think that's her first single, isn't it?

That's a jam. It's a heck of a jam, isn't it? What bars were you dancing on the tabletops of, Genevieve? I'm actually from South Africa, so from a few of those. All right. Wow. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast.

The hits. Now, Waitangi Day yesterday, and I mentioned on Wednesday heading into Waitangi Day, something that I had on my to-do list. I'll have a little text sweepstake now how many minutes do you think it's going to take me to assemble this basketball hoop

and on Friday we'll give away a signed basketball well who signed it? me don't say that because you won't even

bring in a basketball signed basketball I'll bring it in what kind of incentive is that? I'll bring it in I'll bring it in the thing's not even

assembled by Friday yeah I was going to say not assembled unless you get someone to help you out on it that's the thing it was my son's birthday

we got him a basketball hoop and it was bestowed on me to assemble it and I was dreading it more than they were dreading having Seymour up at Waitangi it was so do you want to know

the honest truth yeah oh yeah it would be nice we ran a sweepstake How long it will take me to complete the construction of the bus Because we don't know We haven't mentioned it before the show

So I was like, well, let's find out on air Someone else did it It's not you completed Hey, we were right The sweepstake's still going No, Ben and I won the sweepstake We won the sweepstake We said it wouldn't be done by Friday

And now we're on Friday. Oh my God, we know you so well. And also the fact that you didn't bring in a signed basketball, I'm presuming. And that was the other thing you said you were going to do. Then I said, don't say that because you won't bring it in. Oh my God. There were two things we said in that conversation in the audio. One, it won't be done by Friday unless someone else helps you.

Because I know how hard those things are. No disrespect to you. I couldn't do that by myself. She just takes two fully grown adults. I'm really questioning if I am a fully grown adult, to be honest. And the other thing is I'll bring it inside basketball, side by me. So that hasn't happened either. None from

two. So wait, it was Oscar's birthday yesterday and you were like, happy birthday. Here's an unassembled basketball hoop. Here's a basketball hoop in a box. Which he appreciated. He didn't even get it out of the box. I run, you know how you get the box cut a knife? Yeah.

I cut the box open and I looked at it and I went, not today. Not today. Not today. Stand outside with your arms like a circle for everybody to play basketball. I'd rather take 20 basketballs to the face than assemble that thing and hold my arms in a circle for everybody to play basketball. I'd rather take 20 basketballs to the face than assemble that thing

and hold my arms in a circle. You're right, Ben. So sorry, yeah. I've lived up to my reputation of being useless. So I know how hard those things are to assemble. Some people are really good at it, as we said on Wednesday, but yeah. There are people that just go around

and do that stuff, aren't there? Yeah. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The heads. You're going to have questions to answer, you two. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, you do.

Also, I need to bring it up. Why are you sitting so low? Am I sitting very low today? Am I? That's so weird. Sorry, I'll lift up the chair. Sorry, mate. Is it throwing you off?

I've been wondering why you've been off your game today. Sitting on the floor. I'll raise it up a bit. I feel like I've reached this stage in parenting a little bit early, you know, when your kids don't think you're cool, when they don't want to give you affection. Right. They're like, no, don't kiss me.

Oh, yeah, we're deep in that stage now. Are you? Yeah, once you reach it. Well, probably more with boys. Poppy, my daughter, is still very cuddly and things. Yeah. But, yeah, I still try and hug Oscar, and he kind of tries to awkwardly pull away.

Well, my son... Like John around the office. Come here, come for a hug. Hug it out. My son, Bashan, happy birthday for tomorrow buddy. He's going to be four. So it feels like this is quite early and usually really cuddly. But the other day

for the first time when I was putting him to bed, I was like, give me a cuddle, give me a kiss. And he stood back and just looked at me and was like, eh. And he screwed his nose up. Oh, he gave me an eh. And I was like, what's wrong? I was like, give me a hug. I get a few of those around the office.

And then he kind of went, ah. Like he wanted to say something, but he knew it was mean. Right. And I was like, what is the issue? You can tell me. Don't sugarcoat it. Yeah. You smell bad.

Oh, really? He's like, whoa. He's like, you need to have a shower. Have you been to the gym or something? Okay, I've been to hot Pilates. Hot Pilates. Yeah, but no one wants to be engulfed in a damp embrace. I'd done the whole bedtime,

like we'd done dinner and everything and I hadn't yet had a shower but I dried. Yeah, still on with Basti on that one. And I was like to my husband, why didn't you say something?

He was like, well, I mean, the honesty of kids. Yeah. I didn't feel like it. I always had pre-hug inspections with Annie, my mother. If your shirt is sticking

to your back, you get no arm action from me, Annie. I was like, I've spent the last hour and a half wandering around the house. No one's seen anything. And then at bedtime, Bastion's like, you cannot hug me. You're stinky. Honestly, kids, the brutal honesty, we could be more like that as adults.

Even if you're like clinging on to a deflating life raft in the bloody Atlantic Ocean with your child. And they're like, you've got a stinky breath, mum. They would do that in that moment. Yeah, it was very sweet. It's sweet that he didn't want to hurt my feelings. Yeah, it is. At the same time, you were a bit smelly. Yeah.

John O'Bannon Megan, the podcast. The Hits. So what I want to do, because we are reflecting back on the last, well, the last 25 years, but some of these are a little bit older. Say some iconic things have happened in the technology world and see if you guys can remember what year these things happened. Terrible.

They all blend into one. Yeah, and it is really, really hard. Some of these really surprised me. Now, as I said, this one is before 2000. I didn't sleep much between 2000 and 2009, so it was one long year to me. The first email ever sent. Now, this is before 2000, granted. But when was the first email?

It was 92. I was going to say 94. This surprised me. 71. 1971. The first email ever sent. Which, yeah, but email didn't really become a thing until... Who did they send it to?

I think it was two nerds, basically, who were to each other. And it was a bit of a coding thing. It didn't really take off then. Oh, so not email as we know it. Well, I guess technically it was. A message. Semantics, you're on. That's right.

I love how Ben's like, two nerds. Trying to change the course of technological history. They did. Two nerds firing messages. Netflix. When did Netflix come around? America had Netflix way before we did. But it was a DVD DVD

delivery service wasn't it right so okay this is Netflix begins streaming original content okay yes

before that so yeah oh jeez 2005 yeah I'll go with that too 2012 2012 so maybe it was the DVD

thing before that but 2012 so we've had what 12, 13 years of Netflix jeez really we haven't had 13 years of Netflix? Jeez, really? We haven't had 13 years in New Zealand. No, that's true. No, it came later.

Powerful years, haven't they? They've kind of had a meteoric rise and they had a meteoric fall and they've kind of just plateaued out again, haven't they? They're kind of like Uber. They're kind of the first one on the market. They kind of hang in there, you know? And they tell us off every now and then. Don't share your accounts.

One thing Wilfred was saying at United Video that we went to on Wednesday or Tuesday or whatever day it was, Ben, he can't remember. He was like, a lot of people, if you sign up to go Netflix, Disney Plus, or Apple TV, if you do hundreds of dollars of fees a year,

and he was like, well, people might sign up to Apple TV to just watch one thing. He's like, they can come in here, rent it for eight bucks, give it three days. Someone united video company man one more let's go google google when was google around you can't google it oh jeez i reckon that would have been in 1994 oh 97 98 so not bad there we go um let's guess the year you guys didn't guess any of the years but I don't even know what day it was. So there you go.

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