Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: The nostalgic 90s podcast!

Episode Date: February 4, 2026

On today’s show:  Producer Troy digs up people from our 90s pasts... And one wants a restraining order! We discovered 018 still exists and try give it a call What's the best concert you went to in the 90s? We need your help to hitchhike across the north island The boys ambush Megan in a team meeting! Jono lies about "doing it himself" Instagram: @THEHITSBREAKFAST Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & MeganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jono Ben and Megan podcast, thanks to Dilma. Goodness really does taste great. Dilma, making the world a better team. Hey, welcome to the podcast. It's been a really fun show today. We just got off the radio. We were in the middle of the best 99 songs of the 90s. A countdown as voted by you.

We just played some smashing pumpkins. Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness, it was a big album for me. One of the songs off that album, Lily, is what I named my car after. I used to name my car after songs. Oh, yeah. It was Lily. I could have called it 1979 after that one but you didn't know

no Ben did that too he named his remix to ignition with after the arcades No no no no no Every time he turned the car over the ignition shout out to Billy Corgan for doing great stuff for bald guys and music too

Now we're just talking about memories from the 90s someone's texting saying they used to work in the Decker Cafe Oh Deca Did they have cafes? I don't remember them I don't have cafes They didn't have one to master them, but they did.

The Decker was like the, you know, before the warehouse, before farmers came out. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, great memories of Decker. You were just standing by the Decker side. Yeah, they still got that. I was having the same conversation to my daughter about what Decker was back in the day. And they were like, cool, cool, old man's story.

You know, sometimes you start telling a story and they're looking at you. I'm like, they're just like, they're like pretending to be into it. But really, they're just like, it's another story. the old days. We used to do that. They're like, cool, but we don't now. Sometimes I do that and I lose confidence in the story. And I'm like, this is not interesting, not even to me.

Reciting the story. So, yeah, memories from the 90s. Pauline, what you used to have to do in the 90s that you no longer have to? Well, I had a, oh, shush, peppy. I had a Zetson 1080 car, which was my pride and joy. and I used to take it to work because there's a beginning picture and having to roll up the flipping windows

there was no electric windows Oh, hand roll the windows, yeah Holden-Barina-Lillie needed to roll up the windows too Oh, should roll up windows, eh? Yeah, wind up, yeah. God, kids don't know how good they've got it these days. Not good when it doesn't work anymore. No. It was a good little arm workout, wasn't it?

It was. It was. But then when it started raining, you really hit him quick. And then I had to wrap it with Gladwrapped when I got to work because a flip and window wouldn't go back up. Yeah, you're like the grinders on Team New Zealand. Yeah, and the little locks that used to push up from the top, you know, so if someone needed to get into the car, 50 keys, they put the hanger down, they're trying to lock under the lock to pop it back up.

And no central locking, you needed to go, lock, lock, lock, lock. Yeah, and my mum will come back. Yeah, someone didn't lock their door. You're like, oh, sorry, ma'am. Well, shout out to the huge advancements in the motor. Motor industry. Did you have to a central locking once I just have to hold

the handle up so that when you shut it it didn't open. Yeah, that's right. You didn't hold the handle. Oh, geez, because we're kids we have it better these days.

Hey, Pauline, you and Pepey have a great day. Thank you so much. You too. See you mate. And you enjoy the podcast. John O'Ben and Megan The podcast.

Get a song 99 and our best 99 songs of the 90s from 1998. the Venga Bus is coming. A time, well, Titanic was the biggest movie. Friends, the biggest TV show. We had probably that song on CD as well. If you're still waiting, though, for the bengabust to arrive,

it's probably safe to say it's not going to arrive out. Stuck in traffic, maybe. I know every single word to that. I feel like I could get rid of that and put something else valuable in there. In your brain? Yeah. But it's funny of those lyrics just to remind. Yeah, they stay with you for many, many years.

Like you said, a lot going on in that song. A lot of... It was a lot going on. A very iconic 90's song, and we're counting down the rest of the 90s. songs very shortly. Now, a little bit uneasy about this. Patricia Troy, if you don't mind coming in, producer Troy has done some producing for once.

Oh, jeez. That was unnecessary. Actually, bloody great producer, to be honest. You know, producer, producer at the Radio Awards? That still sounds like a dick. Yeah, it does. He's an award-nominated. We wanted to get the award-winning one, but they wouldn't,

they wouldn't leave their job. Well, no, no, we'll just take the second place. Who's the second? Okay, okay. He's a great cook. It was all unnecessary digs. All true. You've done some digging into our past.

Yeah, I thought what's a better way to kick off the 90s than then, then, give you some nostalgia from the 90s and track down some ghosts of your past. Oh dear God. Now, there's probably some people towards the late 90s that I don't need to hear from again, to be honest,

some wild times. So I've got one for each of you, but I thought, let's start with Jono. I wanted to get this person on, but for reasons that you're here, they didn't want to. But they did send, a video. So here's the

message from this person. Okay. Do I just play this one? Just play it. Hi. Giorna, Jono, it's Robert Arcti here. I'm going to say, I was really surprised to hear from you because of, you know, the restraining order. You know you can't contact me, man. All come within 100 metres off

my house. I mean, it was cool when you were a kid with your squeaky voice and you know, Tattoos. What happened to that kid, Jono? What happened to that kid? Anyway, my lawyers will be in touch again and I'm going to have to block you again. I get it.

I'm a 90s icon. Okay, but you've got to move on, yeah? Have you tried, I don't know. Jason Gunn. Oh, God, Robert Rakete. Poor fella. This is really embarrassing. I was a really pesty kid who phoned that poor bastard on the radio every morning.

And he couldn't have been more accommodating and friendly. How many have you talked to you every morning? He would talk to me every morning. and you go, come in, you want to come in to the radio station, have a look? And I was such a geek, oh my God. But no, he couldn't have been more lovely. Yeah, that's so lovely. Really lovely.

It might be the reason that you're here. And pestering people these days. God knows it's not a degree or any formal training. Always has to have a dig at the degree. I did six months course in Wellington. My age is just having a big dig at producer Troy. Yeah, true. Yeah, and I have got, you know, letters after our names.

Yeah. No, but a minute to radio was he, really. Yeah. All I want to do as a kid was a bit, well, Get a degree, mate. John O'Benn and Megan, the podcast. The hits. Now, 018.

Do you remember the phone service, 018? It was kind of like Google, wasn't? It was Google with judgment, because you had to deal with a real person that you were trying to get a number from. Yeah, that's right. So, yeah, if you wanted to call someone, you didn't have the phone book handy along you around?

Yeah, if you just call 018 and ask for someone's, all of their details. Yeah, well, very trusting back there in the 90s, aren't we? Yeah. Because you had, a lot of people would have their name, their middle name, their last name, their address, phone number, just printed in this giant book. Even for accesses for anyone.

Yeah. Sir Edmund Hillary did as well. Crazy. Yeah, I remember like... So you know how these days when you're like, how did you get my number back then? Yeah. It was like... Well, the phone book, man.

One of the greatest New Zealanders ever had it in the phone book, you know? It's like we've just dialed back a bit on the old personal information, which is... Yeah. So we're just going to see if 018 still exists, the telecom, former telecoms there was. Oh, sure we not. Welcome to 018. I'm Glenn, your friendly AI agent. Are you looking for a residential or business number? Yes.

What's the name of the business and where in New Zealand is it located? Denny's Whiteau Park. Thanks. I'll also need the location, like the city, town or suburban New Zealand where Denise's business is. Can you tell me that? Can't quite nailed it. Denny's, Denny's in White Al Park. North Shore, Auckland, Denny's. Just to confirm, you're looking for a business called

Denies and one alpaca on the North Shore in Auckland. Alpaca, geez. Glenn, mate, come on. Pull it together. You know, they've sacked a lot of people. D-E-N-N-Y-S. Thanks for spelling that out. You're after Denny's on the North Shore in Auckland.

Yeah, that's what we said. I want to make sure I've got it right before I look up the number. That's the one, Glenn. No worries. Found a result for Denny's Wirao Park on the North Shore. Yay. The number is 09-4438-359. Have you got that?

We've got it. Thank you, Glenn. Awesome. Glad I could help. Have a great day. Is this Patrick Gower? Nope. This is Glenn from Directory Assistance.

If you need another business number in New Zealand, just let me know. Otherwise, have a good one. Hey, Glenn. I feel like you're trying to wrap us up. What are you doing for the rest of the day? I'm just here to help you find business numbers in New Zealand. Nothing else on my agenda.

Are you okay? Is you a bit feisty? Have you got a family at home, Glenn? You're cracking me up. I'm no business, no family, just here to help with phone numbers. If you need another business number, hit me with the details. Otherwise, I'll say goodbye for now. Oh, you live.

Try to wrap us up at 10 times. What are you like, Glenn? What's your hobby? Yeah, what's your favorite thing? Ah, you're curious. Honestly, my favorite thing is nailing the right phone number on the first guy. It's a weird hobby. But hey, it keeps me busy.

You need another business number or are we all sorted for now? Glenn, are you done with talking to us? I'm always here if you need another business number. Otherwise, I'll let you get on with your day. I'll say the word if you want to look up something else. We'll let you get on with your day, shall we? Sounds good. Hey, Glenn.

No, before you go, wait, wait, wait, wait. Glenn, wait. Glenn, go, don't go. You still there? Yep, I'm still here. You need another business number to put me know. Otherwise, I'll head off. I just want to know, do you listen to the radio?

What's your favorite radio station? I don't really listen to the radio. Oh, rude. But you can help us with a business number? Of course I can help with a business number. Just tell me the name of the business. We're in New Zealand that's located, and I'll look it up for you. That's when he's got joy in his voice.

Yeah, of course, yeah. All right, bye, Glenn. See, Glenn. Love you. Yeah, bye, mate. Call us tomorrow. You got it. Take care.

Have a good one. Catch you next time. They definitely gave him the personality trait of like an engineering uni student who doesn't want to be working. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The hits. Running it quite a lot of nerves, but right now, even more than usual, because I'm like, it feels like really putting you on the spot. Producer Troy has organised someone from your life in the 90s. Makes me very nervous, as I said before.

I also don't want to offend them as well. And then they go, you remember me? You're like, oh. No, you left no impact on my life whatsoever. Well, yeah, I know who this is and they definitely left an impact on your life. Okay, welcome. Mystery guest from the 90s. Can you give us a clue as to who you might be from Ben's life?

X rugby player. No, it's not. It's not. It's not my rugby idol from it. It's not. I want to say it and then it'd be wrong. Can I say it? It's not Carlos Spencer.

Like it to me you guys. It's Carlos Spencer. I know. I know. I seriously rugby 90s, I want, there was no. more I wanted to be like in the rugby world than Carlos Spencer. I probably made that too easy for him, guys. That was terrible on my butt.

No, he was going to get, he basically stalked you through the 90s, so he was going to get any, at any point. It was probably less what you said in just your voice. He's like, I know that voice. I had a figurine. It was either that or I might have come out and said that, I like coffee pops, but.

Oh, that would have been easier for me, to be honest. Megan's like, yeah, now you know, Megan. Oh, I had a figurine, I had a book, I was just a huge, I had the same hairstyle as Carlos. I was just like... Were you a big fan of the Toffee Pops'A? Yeah, I'd made anything with Carlos in it, mate. I loved it all, yeah. Now, Carlos, you know, your era of rugby was probably the first area where, you know, players were used for, you know, product endorsements,

and you could go a bit out there. And I'd say you're at the forefront of that change. Yeah, I suppose when that first turned professional in 96, yeah, yeah, obviously, a few of those offers started coming to the table and it was probably just an extra way to make a little bit of money as well. Yeah, no, I don't believe this. That's cool.

That's cool. I was a one ex-your friend or something's going to come up and I'm like, this is great. I can talk all day. Now, what is it that you loved about Carlos so much, Ben? I just, like, I'm, yeah. Just abs. Yeah, well, yeah, a good looking guy.

You're stylish, but also just love the fact that you, you seem to be yourself, whether it was on the field or off the field, you had, you know, different hairstyles, you played with flair. Yeah, like there was so much road around rugby was like, we need to do this, we need to do that. I just love the fact that you just seem to express yourself. And that was really cool. And I looked up to that as a kid.

Nice. Thanks for that, mate. Appreciate it. Because, you know, there was a lot of, there's a lot of haters, weren't they back in the day, Carlos? Yeah, there was. I think that, you know, they come with, I suppose, me being a little bit different. And I think the word that stuck out for me was just express myself. And, you know, that was me.

I just enjoyed playing the game of rugby and I just wanted to go out there and express myself when I did that and I got a bit of grief for it but it didn't change who it was and I just enjoyed playing that way And you really wound up All my relations that lived in Canterbury

Geez, they get wound up too, wouldn't they? Wait, what do they? Wound them up? Oh, just, you know, when he would play against Canterbury and, you know, it was all that, it was one time we flipped the bird and all sorts of stuff but it was good, it was good banter. Well, do you know what a Megan's hero is from the 19th? He's with Andrew Merton's Carlos.

Yeah. Oh, he's a legend as well, you know what I mean? And definitely one player I had a lot of time for. Oh, that's good. And I didn't really have a lot of time for a lot of people down the deep south. Now, mate, we're actually doing a countdown today, the top 99 songs from the 90s. Is there one that sticks out for you?

When you're at the bloody, what was that pub in Newmarket on the corner of the Carlton? When you're dancing away at the Carlton. Was there a song that stuck out? I was a big Bob Marley fan I was a lot of Motown bit of Reggae yeah from the 90s oh nah

the only thing I can think from the 90s reggae wise is Mr. Bombastic Shaggy Yeah yeah A bit of Shaggy Love the bit of Shaggy So Oh wow

This is this is cool This is a great surprise Carlis thank you so much For your time Incredible It's a pleasure mate Thank you for all the support Over the years brother

Oh I appreciate Every time you're like Because you follow me now on Instagram every time, like if you'd like something, I'm like, play cool, play cool, play cool. Just want to message Carlos, not going to message Carlos. Just need to play a call. Now you're admitting it to Carlos. Yeah, true, I shouldn't say that.

Okay, not play a call. Definitely just clicked unfollowed, didn't you, Callis? You keep safe over there in Ireland and thanks for your time. No, any time, team, cheers, eh? Have a good date. Wow. Cool. Hey, jeez.

I was really nervous about that. You should have towed it down a bit. Oh, no. You get too excited. Megan's turn after 9 o'clock. Someone from her, could it be a next husband? Well, no, I didn't know him in the 90s. Jono Ben and Megan, the podcast, The Hits.

Now it's Megan's turn. Megan's mystery guest from the 90s. Welcome, could you give us a clue as to who you might be? Hello, Megan. Can you hear me? I can hear you. Yeah, I've got my hearing aids in and they whistle a wee bit, so if you hear a tweet, it's not me, it's the hearing aids.

Do you know who I am? Oh, Megan's looking like... She looks confused. To give you a clue, I was in the supermarket looking for some tissues. Where did I find the flame in tissues? And she pointed down that aisle on the left. So I went down there without my glasses. I'm bending over, squinting.

And I realized I was a little old grey-haired man looking at all the ladies' sanitary products. How do you know who I am? How do you know who is? I hope you went blowing your nose with them, were you? I couldn't. I saw the word. Tompox or something. Tompops. Have you got any idea

who this might be? I remember at the Ocean Lodge. Remember the pub? Ocean Lodge? Yes, I remember. And it was Catherine. You remember Mandy's Catherine. Yes. Kathy, yeah. We know none of these people. I feel like I'm talking to my dad. I'm like, yeah, I remember them. I'm like, I can't

remember. You just got a piercing. I know who this is. Who is that? It was at the time I got my bellybrow and Pearson. I started singing Queen and then everyone asked me to show my tummy, my belly button Get your belly butter now. Who's this person? Mr. Hannity. Yeah, Mike here. Where are you going?

Mr. Harkerty. He's like, he's our family friend, but he was also a teacher at Nalen College. Oh, was he your teacher? Hello, Mr. Hannity. Hello, Megan. Are you still behaving yourself? Absolutely. It doesn't sound like she's behaving yourself at all. Fleshing her belly, but isn't it funny how you still call teachers Mr or Mrs? I know. I can't call it. I can't call it.

you, Mike, that's weird. It's Mr. Hannity. What was Megan like as a student at school there, Mr. Hannity? She was a Paragon, an example for all. Thank you. I don't know what Paragon means, but yeah, hopefully you do, Megan. It's got shit.

Yeah. Move my glasses because my nose just grew an inch for not. I was really good, but it was also really naughty to, like, balance it out. I think I was just there for a good time. I can't remember. Remember you being naughty. What, why do I have to give you some words of wisdom, do I?

Yeah, give us some words of wisdom. That'd be great. Yeah, why not? Oh, well, you've got two children, right? Yes, they do. Remember, smell their little heads, you know, make the most of it. Because they grow up so quickly. Oh, that is good advice, Ms. Anastity.

I love smelling babies. It's a weird sentence to say out loud, but... Babies too smell good. They smell good. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. So great to hear from you. Great to hear from you.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Thank you, Mr Hannity. Bye, Miss Saanity. There we go. And he's out. John O'Bennon and Megan, the podcast. The Hits.

Song, and number 97, we're counting down the best. 99 songs of the 90s is voted by you. That was blue. Eiffel 65. Blue da da da da. She had a girlfriend. She was blue. Everyone was blue.

It was so weird. Iconic song from the 90s, though. They're actually from Italy. Not, yeah. Are they? Yeah. They chose the name because it sounded international. Ifo.

And then 65, they thought it sounded cool. No real meaning behind it. They were just kind of like, yeah, and still performing today. Yeah, and two numbers ahead of the trend that's out there now too. I always think, like, what are they performing? What, they're still blue, mate, you want to hear blue. Blue and... Yeah.

Fender Zebra would leave. Well, speaking of what are they performing, standout concerts from the 90s that you went to. You two went to the same concert. Yeah, I don't know if it was at the same venue. I remember going with my mum to Tina Turner. It was Lancaster Park. Oh. He went in Christchurch.

We're on a family holiday, and we saw Tina Turner and on stage. I think Jimmy Barnes was before he opened for her, and then he came back on and sang the song together. Yes, everyone would have been bloody sickies dangling out of their mouth there, wouldn't it? A lot of smoke, a lot of funny smoky smells as well. I remember as a kid asking mum, I was like, what's that smell? She's like, are you? Yeah, I did too. Yeah, and that stink.

Was she a rabid Tina Turner fan? She loved, yeah, she loved Tina Turner. Sucking back on Miami Wine cooler? Yeah, she would have been, and she loved. I love Tina Turner. And I love the guy. I remember the hot saxophone guy too, just thrust him shirtless and powerful.

To see your sexual awakening. Maybe it was. I remember. How old were you? You're like, Tim, that's a hot saxophone guy. I just remember. That was one of the things in the memory.

He was just, you know. Actually, I think I remember that too. Old stage he was saxified and thruster. I remember going, yeah, damn, he's cool. He's cool, that guy. I'm surprised you didn't take up the sax after that. Yeah, yeah. You could be a sexy phone.

I think I remember that too. I did remember that coming in for that part. I remember she wore an iconic silver dress because I remember thinking man she has great legs were you thinking that too Ben at the time so what's that saxophone guy doing who you got good legs

that sex guy does not skip leg day calves are well to find it was a fantastic time for concerts I mean we moan nowadays about how expensive they are but you would have probably we got Tina Turner tickets for like 30 bucks and you're right And you'd take your ticket home and you'd pin it to some cork board.

Yes, exactly. And then their corners would feel and the yellow color would fade. Yeah. That's right. You're not really. A physical ticket these days is very few and far between. If it is, you're printing it out at home by yourself. Oh, 800 of the hits. We do want to open up the concerts that, you're one standout concert from the 90s.

I would have to say, my friend, his parents were a little looser than mine. He was like, oh, I got us tickets to, she's, it's 9094 or something. Tickets to Cypress Hill and Ice Cube. Oh wow. Went along. Now that was an awakening. That was awakening. Cypress Hill.

Speaking of, you guys thought you were smelling stuff. Yeah, that would have been definitely, yeah. You would have been into 20s though then, 20-30s? Oh, yeah, it was about 39 actually in 1994. They were a big group. They were. Huge. It was a good tour too.

And physically, mentally and emotionally not prepared for that crowd. I did come home with a T-shirt and had a big marijuana leaf on. and he's like, you are throwing that in the rubbish bin right now. I just bought it from a guy with a fold-out trestle table, mum, for like... Yeah, the t-shirts not the worst, like, serious. And all the concert t-shirts were, like, so oversized and halfway down your forearms back to them as well. So what was the stand-out concert you remember from the 90s?

John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast, The Hits. Reminiscing about your stand-out concert moments from the 90s, you can call us 0-800, the hits the telephone number. Chanel Yorani and join the countdown, mate. I am indeed Yep What do you want to see at number one

I don't know There's got to be a bit of backstery boys up there Yeah definitely You gotta have some backst At some stage What was the concert That you remember finally From the 90s

In 1996 My parents blew the mortgage money And brought us tickets To see Michael Jackson Oh my gosh That was Was anything on his Pepsi tour

Yeah Might have been Yeah Yeah I think so In New Zealand He went to Mount Smart Yeah I saw him

As with a kid as well We drove up for it, yeah. What did you think of his saxophonist? He didn't have I meant the sexophonist. I remember coming out a spaceship. He came out like in a spaceship that arrived on the stage. That was pretty cool. He was pretty cool.

What were your memories of that concert, Chanel? I remember the giant tanker that came on stage when I think they did Earth song. Oh, big tanker. Yeah, that's right. Yes. And a lot of whole, like, I love you at the end. Yeah, a lot of I love you. And I remember just thinking, this is where the Warriors play too.

As a kid, I was like, wow. Were you more excited about the Big of the Warriors' Home Ground? We wanted to go to Warriors game. But Michael Jackson was pretty cool. That was pretty cool. Must have cost a million bucks to get that over here, all that stuff for that show. Yeah. Nowadays you'd stop in Australia and we'd have to go to home.

Yeah, exactly. You got on your Chanel. I really do appreciate your phoning through this morning. Rachel, with us, the standout concert from the 90s, Rachie. I read to see the Spiced Girls. The Spiced Girls or the Spiced Girls. Spice girls? No, unfortunately not the actual spice skills.

Anthropy D. Spiceousal girls. I was like, why are you really over-emphasizing smice at the girls? How were the spiced girls? They were fantastic. They were like the real thing, honestly. Where did you see them? Into the room.

They really would emphasize the D as well for copyright purposes. No, no, no, no, we're the spiced. Did they have the same spices or was it like curry, poppy stuff? Cuman. Was it still posh and scary? Yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely. I've got a couple of posts and everything. It was great.

Oh, good on you. And how much would you have paid to see the Spiced girls? Oh, I don't know. My dad paid for it. We were still quite young. Great. Well, you saw the more affordable version. Did your dad go along with you?

Yeah, absolutely. He made us get up and dance and we were all embarrassed, but we did it anyway and had a great time. Oh, that's wonderful. Hey, thank you so much. Thank you for sharing. You're one standout concert from the 90s Someone else's text, sir

I remember going to the big day out in 1998 And getting cramp in my calves During limp biscuit Oh yeah Fell over and had about five people Pile on top of me Thought I was gonna die Good time

I remember going in that poshment thinking I was gonna die as well I had a big day out Almost death experience in the moshpit Yeah I'm surprised no one did that Yeah That's your fella you're gonna die Jono Ben and Megan, the podcast, the hits.

Loveful, there. Great song from the Cardigan. It was from the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack, the movie with Leonardo DiCaprio. I had that on CD, that sound track. So that's what made that song big. Yeah. Yeah.

Flopped in their home country of Sweden when they first released it. Oh, this is a dud. Oh, I'll like, oh, stink. And then suddenly it got picked up for a Leo movie, and it's huge. So, yeah, great song. A lot of stuff you did in the 90s. So as we continue on the countdown, the top 99 songs, of the 90s as voted by you.

A lot of stuff you did in the 90s that you just don't need to do nowadays. Yeah, it wouldn't happen these days, too. Do you know what I remember is having to squeeze into jeans so stiff that they could stand by themselves. The jeans back then were not very

giving, not very forgiving, not very forgiving, were they? Very stretchy jeans we have nowadays. So when you find like retro Levi's jeans, they're so thick. And then you go, geez, there were some really well-built rock stars back in the day because they were peeling themselves into some

tight, tight jeans. Tight leather pants. So you don't have to do that nowadays. You don't have to wrestle into a pair of jeans nowadays. It's all sorts. You're right, you've got some soft jeans, we've got casual. You probably can still find really hard, tight jeans if you want.

That's your thing. I'm after some. Walk into the bloody. Give me some hard. Just jeans. You got hard, tight jeans. That's all I was. No, we got bootlegger.

We've got flea. We've got flea. Yeah, no, hard and tight. It's one thing that you did in the 90s that you don't have to do now that you appreciate. Well, do you remember, like, calling the movie, did you have to call the movie line to check when the movies were? Like, we used to have to call the number and you have to wait. If you didn't have the back of the paper, newspaper, you'd have to call, yeah. You'd wait for the movie that you wanted, and then you're like, oh, it's on it, wait, why, I missed it.

And you have to call again. Some guy would have to record it or a person working there first thing in the morning in the movie times for the days. It's sounding very unenthusiastic about it. Yeah. I tell you what, now this is just old people ranting again, but I tell you what children don't have to put themselves through nowadays is when you want to talk to your friend back in the day, you have to dial up their mother would answer the phone.

Yeah. Hello, Mrs. McGuinness. Is John there, please? And you'd have to go through a security barrier of the parent first. Yeah, and then sometimes they'd be like he's not allowed to talk on the phone at the moment. You're like, oh, my God, I'm sorry. All my sister would pick up and try and listen to their end

and go, get off the phone, Amelia! You can hear the receiver pick up. Yeah, you try and listen to the conversation. Get off the phone, Justin! So much easier now, isn't it? One thing I think is great that's not around anymore, but the smoking section. So everywhere we'd go, your restaurants, planes as well,

there'd be the non-smoking. You were a kid in the 90s, so you. No, I wasn't smoking or anything, but I do remember going into restaurants and just being thick of smoking stuff. Well, they kind of had an invisible wall. You can smoke on this side of the room, but not on that.

Yeah, and my dad would say planes were the same too. It was like, well, how's that not going around the whole plot? They weren't thinking too hard in the 90s. Don't think about it too much. Like, I'm in the non-smoking section. Behind me, people are smoking, but right now, I can't get to me. I would drive with my nana, and she would be smoking. Just constant, light finish one, but light it up with the butt of the other one.

Windows up. No, my gosh, so hot-boxing you. No airflow in the vehicle whatsoever. John O'Bennon and Megan, the podcast. The Hits. That was from, Nevermore. wasn't it? They had the babies

swimming in the pool. Yeah. Remember we tried. We tracked down the baby as an adult. Yeah, like a fully grown adult now. Clearly a fully grown adult. Yeah, yeah. And it was not keen to talk.

Not keen. No. Why? Our old producer, we had another wonderful producer when we first started here called Ben Humphrey. And Ben Humphrey was messaging him. And he said, Hey, mate, just part about our New Zealand radio station

would love to talk to you. And he said back, Hey Ben Dot dot dot dot F off Yeah yeah yeah Yeah I think at the time There been you know he was

Yeah I think There was the things with his parents And obviously the photo that they put out to the world And he's like maybe There wasn't any consent there And we all saw his junk Yeah not getting paid or not paid And yeah so I think he was obviously

Now going hang on this is one of the biggest albums ever I'm on the cover and I really had no sort of say about it Yeah so let's see Vibes I was getting he wasn't too keen to talk about it but yeah i think navana were like well we just paid a photographer that was the fee you know that was everyone got paid and so it's the photographer's fault for not paying the talent that's right that's right i guess no one knew how big the album was going to be as well i know baby was swimming for money wasn't it in the pool wouldn't it yeah so maybe that was like you get the money you get the

keep swimming little baby that's your money yeah because they're probably like looking at these dirty dirty musicians who looked like they hadn't showed and they're like this album's going nowhere Yeah. All right, we are talking about things from the 90s as we do this countdown that you no longer have to do. And Herman, morning. What is it? Hi, good morning. Good morning.

What is it you remember? And you no longer have to do now. Yeah, adjusting the TV antenna after a storm. Adjusting the time there was a storm, we'd lose reception on the television set. And so one of us had to clamber up a ladder and adjust the antenna while I was yelling at us. Turn it the other way, the other way. You never really seemed to get it right. It was a two-person job.

The two-person job. I know the buddy is that you would have those sort of on your TV. Sometimes you'd move it around and then they're going to stay there. You're like, but I'm in the, I'm not, I can't stand here while the show's on. Yeah. Very funny. That is a great memory, Herman. You enjoy the rest of the countdown.

And let's hear to Kay. Morning to you. Oh, hi. How are you? Happy new year, Kay. Great to have you on. Happy new year. What do you want to hear at number one on this countdown today?

I don't know. I actually have been to my best 90s concerts recently. so, but I think they might be a bit too grungy for this day. Oh, what concert did you go? Iggy Pop or something? No, I went to garbage, and then we took a collective soul a couple of years ago. Oh, nice. Great bands for the 90s.

Shirley Manson wasn't yelling at you about throwing beach balls around? Not this time, but she was pretty awesome. Oh, that's great. Okay, now tell us a memory from the 90s that you no longer have to deal with nowadays. Oh, collect calling my parents to pick me up from the movies. and it used to be like operator run so she would say oh can tell them who's calling and so you'd just yell at mom pick me up and you can almost hear her just like rolling her eyes that we're not getting out we're getting out of pain for the call that's a good tactic you can let call and that's right well you accept a call from

you're like mom pick me up rather than say your name great a great workaround I'm at Hoyt's mum mom yeah oh good I'm at the cinema I'm ready yeah hey thank you so much uh Someone also is texting recording songs off the radio. Oh yeah, I'll take a set. And, yeah, getting really annoyed when the announcers would talk over the intros and out on the outroes, two of the songs. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. We just had a bit of a leak situation, so called the plumber,

and the plumber was coming over. Plumber said, listen, you can probably save on some labour costs. If you can go to the plumbing suppliers, buy the piece. Oh, yeah. I think it might be this one. He's like, I'm at another job and, you know, we'll save time and, you know, efficiency. So I go to the plumbing outlet and I purchased the piece required and the lady behind the counter is like leaky tap. I was like, mm-mm, don't you know it?

And she's like, oh, good on you. If you want something done right, do it yourself. Now, she's assumed that I'm there, you know what. Yeah, yeah. And I didn't have the heart to tell her. I didn't have the heart to tell her that I was just there as a, a pickup driver giving it to the guy

that I'm paying way too much money to do the job well technically you wanted the thing picked up right so you picked it up yourself yeah true yeah I don't know what job she was referencing you're right Megan thank you

if you want something done right do it yourself honestly it should probably just be changed to if you want something done right know your limits call a professional call the pro yeah because sometimes you're like

okay I'll get it I can do this and it's gonna be done the way I want it Other times you're like, oh, no place is doing this. Flatpack furniture, no place. No place. Andy P., my husband, has changed the sensor, one of our sensor lights. Himself? Yeah, he was up a ladder.

He was sweaty as, and he was like, just burnt it tready, not like him at all. And the only thing, I was like, that's so madly good on you. And then he's got like this. It's really patronising for him, though. Yeah, no, I was like, I was really impressed. You're so madly right now.

You're so madly. He's like, I'm so madly. And then he has like this little toolkit, that his brother-in-law gave him as a joke. It's like everything's kind of mini. That's blowing it for you, babies. Is the sensual it like working? Yeah, it is.

Oh, well done. You want something done right? Do you, sir. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The hits. Now, my family, well, I told my family overseas in America at the moment. My wife and my daughter, Siena, she's on a musical theatre trip at the moment, saved up for ages to go over there.

And, yeah, it's a really cool experience for her. And normally when we're away, or just anywhere, I'm just the guy that's got schedules to do list, and they're away doing their thing. And you know, like leave them alone to do their thing. Yeah, and it's an experience. But we did talk, because my daughter and I, see, and we make some videos from time to time, and we did talk about a little idea. Well, I was like, hey, I know you're doing this other thing, but it was one shot, one shot to do in New York.

I was like, have we talked about this? Hold on. Are you directing a social video from 12,000 kilometres away? running a production schedule. It's like a trend thing. People jump, you know, you point at something, jump over the camera, someone ends up somewhere cool, and then the other person jumps over the camera

once they get sort of beckoned by the other person and they end up somewhere funny. And we've done it a couple times before, and we talked about it when we were on a holiday, we're like, oh, we could do that, Siena and New York and I end up somewhere amusing. And we were driving through, actually Huntley at the time we were talking about it.

And so we pulled over and I was like, oh, we end up at the deck of side, why don't you end up in Times Square? And I'm in the Times Square of New Zealand. On paper, this sounds, like social goals. Yeah, so I've done my Huntley shot. We did the shot at the airport, putting it over the camera. I'm like, hey, we're just going through Times Square

because I know you're there for a week. Just take 10 seconds. Jump over the camera. Just back in towards me. That's great. My wife can help out. To be fair, I'm on board with you. Because it's two seconds.

That's just a quick shot. And so they went to Times Square the first day, and I was messaging back and forward. Didn't want to say, hey, did you get the shot? But eventually I went, hey, did you get the shot? And they went, oh, because I saw it, see, you know, film stuff for her TikTok. And she's like, oh, no, there was a lot going on. I'm like, okay, okay. We'll do it in a couple of days.

But you know the shot? Just jump on over, wave, beckon towards me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. A couple days later, they sent her a video. She jumped over the camera and started dancing. That's not the thing. Yeah, she's like, what are you think of the shot? I was like, good gag, where's the shot of you waving towards?

And they're like, oh, we didn't do that. I'm like, oh, okay. Okay, okay. I was like, why, why? It's like, just go jump over, wave towards and beckon towards me. They're like, yep, a couple days out I'll get a new video set through by. Oh, here it is, guys, here it is. Jump over the camera, Times Square, wave.

No, she waves, waves, but not beckoned. It's just a wave. I'm like, you've done this before. Why is it so hard? It's like explaining a TikTok trend to Jono. It's like a boomer. You're not over here doing stuff for you. I know that.

I just need you to beckon. Just beckon. It was a two-second job that you've now stuffed up three times. It could have been done on day one. And I was like, and then they're going, we're not over here doing your stuff. I'm like, yes, I'm like, yes, I'm. No. So I'm winding up my family.

I'm getting wound up over here as well. So did you get, have you done the video? I got the shot of the end. I had to make, I made it work in the end, but I was like, oh, geez. She didn't redo it. She did redo it at the end. The third time. Yeah, it was like the fourth time.

I'm like, oh, gee. He had to patch it up in the end. He's not happy. Yeah, it was a quick beck and then a wave. I'm like, why is this so hard? But anyway, it was like, and they're annoyed at me because I'm making them do stuff. I'm like, no. So anyway, I'll tap out of that, guys.

This reminds me when he tried to, you. you know, run a production schedule for their family Santa shoot. You know, you know. Exactly. You annoyed Santa even. Santa, first shot. That's what we're going to do here. Then we're going to do some comedy shots.

I'm going to change costume. I know. Now, I'm like, okay. John O'Benn and Megan, the podcast. The hits. Now, Megan, you said something that's a lot of guys do that you've noticed. It's really baffling. Like, why you do it?

Ben does it. A lot of guys that I've worked with. Workplace harassment? What is it? Oh no, that would include you then. Explain it to me because you don't look cool doing it. It's when you, it's like an air swing. So either you're like playing cricket.

Some guys do like, oh, here comes up. But it's imaginary. There's no ball. You just do a practice cricket swing. Oh, golf swings. Or a golf swing. Oh, it was no equipment just sort of mimicking the action. I see where you're saying.

Yeah. Yeah, a lot of guys do that. You guys around here that do the practice golf swing. You do the practice cricket swing and you're like, what are you doing? Yeah, true. You're right. It's a guy. Not all guys do it, but yeah, it's one of those things.

I think a lot of guys, yeah, producer Troy's doing it right now. Yeah, he does it a lot. Umbrella. You do the golf swing. Yeah, and often you will pick up an item like that and use it as, you know, like an umbrella or something around and use it as a bat or something. I feel like a lot of men just practice sports they use to play. or are playing now but aren't very good at. Yeah, because Troy plays golf, but he's not good at it.

That's his own admission. You used to play cricket. You don't really play anymore. As long as if you're actually practicing. No, for anything in particular. This is a true story. I had a friend in our late 20s who got into martial arts, and he would practice his martial arts, like in the food court.

I'd be like, can you please stop practicing martial arts? Like doing like roundhouse kicks and things like not in the West. Please not in the Westfield Mall. I'd say, let's just keep this out of the public to me. Keep it in the dojo or wherever you're training. Is there a female equivalent? Yeah, what a femaleist thing? Because is it like a fidgety thing?

Is it like you're bored? I'm just going to fill time with this. Is that what it is? Yeah, maybe. Because I think maybe, and again, not all females, but I think maybe a female equivalent could be like twirling your hair. Oh, yeah. Sit there and twirl your hair.

But you would actually would twirl your hair, though, and you would. wouldn't just mimic a twirl with your hand. Yeah, no, you are twirling. Yeah. But I can't think of anything else that females do that would be the equivalent of a practice swing in mid-year. I feel like you guys are very good at checking yourself out in reflections of different surfaces.

Oh, yeah. You can pick a service. We've got like a little stainless steel pole that holds one of the lights in the studio. You can do your makeup in that little tiny pole, can't you? Well, I just have a mirror in front of there. Well, the mirror. That is probably... That's quite a good.

And in my computer screen has a reflection. Car windows, I saw a lady doing it yesterday in a shop window, sort of preening the hair. The hair didn't need preening. The hair looked fantastic. You're just checking. Just checking it's all in the right place. Oh, 4487 on the text, maybe you know the female coordinates of the golf. The air swing.

The air swing, yeah. The shot, the other thing is the basketball shot. Oh, yeah. You're like, well, shooting nothing anywhere. You get 100% of those shots in. Yeah, yeah. Sometimes they like fully jump, too. You're like, cool man.

You look so cool to then. Nailed it, you know, Nell what, you know. It's usually after you've seen an event as well, like I'm sure you went to watch the tennis over. I'm sure you were doing a few forehands on the way home, weren't you? Yeah, it's looking real cool. Okay. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast, The Hits.

Thank you. Very exciting next week to hopefully win you a whole lot of cash. The Hits, $10,000 race. So we are racing the afternoon show of Maddie and PJ. We've got the North Island. We've got to go from the top of the north to Wellington. They've got to go from the bottom, the south to Wellington. the first show to get their wins $10,000 to give away however they want to the listeners of their program.

Yeah, we are going to race our little tushes off. Well, we will stop for toilet breaks because we're professionals. I die. I need to go to the toilet a lot, though. You do, you are leaky. Yeah. But that's okay. We'll factor that in.

We'll factor that into the race. Yeah, as we slowly come to terms with us, this has been thrust upon us. We're sort of hearing more and more rules happening. You'd say, $10 is all we got as a budget as well. So we've got a hit shot. We've got a big for rides. Yeah, we're not allowed to fly at a plane. I wish you missed that.

All these roles coming through and then we hear the drive show or we're already doing something that we feel like maybe they're cheating. In my mind, this is cheating. Preparing for the race, organizing people for the race before the race is started. Now, have a listen to what Maddie and PJ did on their show.

All right, Jan, are you in Bluff, my girl? No, I'm in Vanverkergle. Oh, that's close. Okay, could you get to Bluff, Jan? Oh, suppose, I could. I can't help you Monday morning but if I, and then I've got connections down here where I can get you rides and trucks. There we go, we've got Jan's schedule for next week.

But, Natty and PJ are cheesy. Asking for rides because they're starting in Bluffs. So they're just going, can anyone take us from Bluff up the South Island? Wednesday all started. Is it from Wednesday? Wednesday morning? We don't know. Oh, I don't know.

Well, it's next week. Next week? Yeah. Why do we? I don't know. If we. If we were allowed to organize.

Because if we're allowed to, ball buster, brin, ballbuster, brin, they're calling him. You're the taskmaster for the race. Can you tell us when the race starts? I can't.

Yeah. So just sometime next week. So I honestly think you need to be more prepared because Manny and PJ, they've got a head start on you. They're already soliciting the help. How can we organize rides if we don't know when? That's why I said what day is it?

I don't know. We don't even know. Well, yeah. Sounds like someone knows. Okay. I thought it was Wednesday, but maybe I heard a conversation I wasn't meant to hear. I don't know. No, it is Wednesday.

It is Wednesday. I was getting the vibe, but it was Wednesday, but that was just me. If I've got the vibe, I shouldn't be saying it. But anyway, I don't know what I'm allowed to say, but no one tells us anything. This is the thing. So, can we solicit for people to now. So get them on the phone right now. Why don't you say that?

Anyone up in the far north? Well, you know. Okay, so. To be honest, I am making the rules up as I. Yeah, it feels that way. So if you got to, okay. If you're in the far north next week from Wednesday morning, we need your help.

We need to get from all the way up the top somewhere, even if you can take us a little bit of the way. 4487 on the text, we'd love to help us out with rides and also food along the way. Well, because I honestly think our bigger turtle is getting off the start line. Yeah. Or Cape Rangah. No one just swings by Cape Rangar.

But there's got to be trucks or something that go up there. So Wednesday morning, 10 o'clock, who's going to be there? The tourist buses. Regularly. Often. There's nothing here apart from a lighthouse, some wind and spiritual. significant. And then yesterday I hear there was a whole

more, a whole bunch of other rules. That's right. So you have to hitch rite. You can't fly. You start with 10 bucks each team. You can't use family members. So that rules out my mum who's up that way? Yeah. No, you can't use her. You can't accept free money, but you can accept free rides. What about free food?

Surely we can get free food. Well, otherwise we can't eat. So we have to be, accept that. You must travel together at all times. He did raise that question yesterday. Safety reasons, yeah. Like, oh, we should just need to leave Jono behind. That's right.

Now, you are also going to be broadcasting, doing your show on the road. You can't travel during your live show. That sounds like that one has just come from Matt Anderson now. Content Director. It's hard. It's just to be focused on radio. Okay, 4-487. Are you in the far north?

That's say, from Wednesday, because I'm saying Wednesday, around about 10 o'clock, can you help us somewhere around that way on our journey as we make our way down? John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The Hits. First, before she gets there, she makes her way here, we've got to make our way around the country. The Hits, $10,000 race. We're racing the afternoon show.

We've been giving the North, they've been given the South. We feel like we're getting drip-fed all these rules and T's and Cs as we try and race our way around. But less than, well, for $10 is all we got, Megan. Yeah, and I feel like we've been playing by the rules. I've just been waiting for all the information because it starts next week.

Then we hear, Mattie and PJ are already booking like rides across the country. Yeah, they... We didn't realize that it had already started. They're starting in Bluff. Listen to what they did on their show. All right, Jan, are you in Bluff, my girl? No, I'm in Vicargle.

Oh, that's close. Okay, could you get to Bluff, Jan? Oh, Spos. Okay. Yeah, see, Spos. Jan, no nonsense. She's going to help them. So, yeah, and we just found out because I thought,

my mum lives up close to that way. Maybe she can help for a little bit, but no, apparently, no family. No family. But what? Why? Anyway, but anyway. I feel like it is easier to get off the start line at Bluff than it is for us to get off the start line.

Yeah, we really need help. Now, we're guessing, and we're not 100% sure it's going to be Wednesday around about 10 o'clock. We need to get off that start line. Yeah, only because Ben's over-hooed conversations that he shouldn't have. And then he's shared that information on air. So I'm saying Wednesday at 10 o'clock, we're starting from there. Top of the North. Can you help us move?

0-800 that hits the telephone number, Chase. You're on. Can you help us in the $10,000 race chase chase? Yeah, for sure. I can help you guys from Tauranga, if you like. Oh, Tadonga, that'll be useful. We need to get a database of people that can help us out. Thank you, Chase. What's your line of work?

Are you in transport? Yeah, I work for, oh, I'm a Port-a-Loo cleaner. Right. I'll tell you what. Here's a deal. I've got a car here that I can help you guys out. It's just a pity that it's not this weekend, so I'm actually going to O-Tacki. Oh, that would have been really useful.

It would have worked in well, but, you know, unfortunately, you know, but next weekend, oh, next weekend. Well, next week anyway, any date on Friday, I don't work Fridays. Great. Through to Sunday, I'd be free to have. Okay, well, we've got Chase's schedule. We need a little black box. As payments, as payment for the ride,

Ben and Megan will clean 120 Port-a-Looze, okay, Chase? No, no, it's all good. No, it's not all good. It's not all good. They won't even do it with the water blaster, just with their raw hands, okay? Good on you, mate. Appreciate it.

We'll definitely keep in touch. Someone's texted in saying, I have some friends that live way, way up north. There's one called Paul, who we can cold call. Nothing quite like a... Oh, live on the radio, okay. Yeah, this is risky stuff here.

Nothing like asking someone to do your favour in front of a whole audience. Yeah, like, what are you doing next Saturday? Like you ask your mum if your friend can stay for dinner? Yeah. That's a good play from us. Do it publicly. That's how they bully people at those charity telethon fundraisers.

Yeah, true. All right, let's go through. This is apparently Paul, who lives... Way way up north. Can help us out at any stage should the North Island. 4487 on the text, so it'd be really, really helpful. Maybe it's too early for Paul. Maybe I regret every...

Oh, Paul! Yes. Paul, good-day, mate. Jono Ben and Megan from the Hits. Hi. From the radio. I'm sorry, we called you on the radio because someone just sent through your number. Apparently you live in the far north of New Zealand.

Yes, I do. How far north are we talking, P-Dog? I'm about an hour Just under an hour To Kaitai, I mean to Cape Rangah Oh Now, hey listen You don't know us

This is a lot for you to digest it 20 past 7 in the morning But we are having a race next week The three of us Through the country and we need to get to Wellington And we've got a hitchhike And we're starting in Cape Ranga That's the start line And we're figuring it's going to be a rough start

Because there's nothing there apart from a lighthouse us. And a car park. Yeah, in a car park. And a toilet. Great. We're thinking, I mean, we can talk off here, but there's any chance you might be able to take a help out with a little bit of a ride for us somewhere around that region? Yeah.

Pull, who! Oh! Yeah. Okay. Not a hero. Obviously wanting you to take us to Wellington or anything, but we just need to get like an hour up the road, half an hour somewhere. Oh, yeah. Wow.

Whoa. Okay. That's the greatest Kiwi response ever, Paul. Wow, far out. If I was you, I definitely would have had about two minutes ago. But Paul, thank you so much. What a Kiwi hero, Paul. That's what we're relying on the generosity of great New Zealanders.

No questions. Yeah. Oh yeah, I probably can. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The Hits. Cat in Northland making news for stealing sausage rolls in a brown paper bag and doing it night after night, bringing them home. Pretty impressive.

Yeah, really impressive. You're saying it's at midnight. Yeah, Bella's the cat's name, but it happens in the middle of the night. So we're trying to figure out where the cat's getting it from. Yeah, what's open at that time? Surely it's a server. Wild bean. Well, yeah, some sort of petrol station.

Yeah. So, geez, I spent an enormous amount of time trying to track down the cat's own. Well, not an enormous amount of time. I made two lazy phone calls trying to track the owner down yesterday. I'd be shocking on that show, missing pieces. Too hard. She's in a meeting, can't be bothered. So you're deadbeat dad.

You're never going to meet him, sorry. But we thought it would be interesting to find out what other cats have dragged in. Yeah, we've got Alicia. Morning to you, Alicia. Happy Thursday, but it's a Friday. Happy Thursday, but it's a Friday. Well, I actually have two felines that have been thieves in my life. Oh, really?

Growing up, so in Wellington, where I grew up, my parents had a cat called Spurs, and he was a Burmese, and he was a thief. He started his thieving before I was born, actually. and he used to steal my mum my mum believed from just the neighbour's house but it may have been more houses because he used to bring back

woman's underwear and hair ribbons Now Ben had the same issue with his dog was stealing the neighbours' lacy negligence Yeah it was so he sees Anyway the guys don't believe me The dog then put him in Ben's pockets too It was really weird Alicia That's a good story

And what else are the other cat still? Oh no no So then it graduated So then when I was born they moved house And the neighbour Who's an interesting fellow He took the side of his house off to renovate And then put a tarpaulin up

But the tarpaulin was up for about 20 years In Wellington Wow Dizzy rode that out The whole side of the house Yeah So then Spuzham decided that he was going to start stealing from that house

and so he'd bring back like whole salami steaks and then one day the neighbour showed up with this piece of meat and there was like a little bite bark out of it and he was like oh you may as well give it to the cat now it's ruined it and he was like oh okay and then like brought it inside cut the corner off gave it to the cat and made us dinner it made you dinner from it

From the piece of meat, the cat stole, that is brilliant. Brilliant, delicious. Thank you so much for sharing them with us this morning. Really good, eh. Andrew, we've got you on the phone. You know that. That's not news to you. How are you?

Hey, how you're doing, mate? We're doing really well. Happy New Year. And what the cat dragged in? Yeah, yeah. So we've got a rag doll cat, and over the last kind of three weeks, he's been dragging in the neighborhood teddy bears,

and we're not sure from where they are. Oh, no. Some poor kids. From kids, like, where's my teddy bear gone? Yeah, yeah. It feels a bit bad because something looked quite like old collectible in our teddy bears. So we put like a notice out on the page and things for the community. Just things, you know, I'm missing any teddy bears, but we've got about 14 now.

Oh, my God. But you imagine he's getting them from inside the house, right? Yeah, yeah. He's pretty sneaky. He's pretty crafty. He looks like he's kind of all cute and cuddly and stuff. But then, sneak in and then sneak out of the window, I imagine. and teddy.

A great text here you'll appreciate, too, since you're a cat owner. My cat constantly drags in live eels into our bed. Oh, geez. Live eels. Wow. That's pretty impressive from the cat, too. Yeah. They've been to play off home ground, don't they when they're catching eels.

Oh, totally. All right, Andrew, hey, thank you so much. Well, good luck returning all those teeth. That's a very specific item your cat is going out hunting for every night. Indeed, it's weird, but some families do have them. Where are you? Auckland. Auckland.

Okay, if you're missing any teddy bears? Yeah, get in touch. John O'Bennon and Megan, the podcast, the hits. Hey, Big Dave, you're off to Laneway. There's a lot of people going to a big concert happening at Western Springs. Yeah, and I just saw Albert Cho, you might know, on social media. He put up sound check. So Chapel Rhone already here.

She was here yesterday and she was doing a sound check. Oh, that's nice. She must have gone on a plane. Because she's at the Grammys a couple days ago. Straight after the Grammys with her booby dress. prosthetic booby dress May I'm apparently Yeah

Great dress Very cool to have around the country And headlining across the laneway today I'm very happy There's no work tomorrow As there is a lot of people Actually speaking of work Do you think you'll be

What Age-wise Do you think you'll be Well it's an 18 plus gig Yeah Yeah So there were many like littlies there Yeah

That's good That's good It all sorts I don't think And that's stock Thank you for me For time You bet

Like people get to suitors and go, oh, you can't do that, can they? Why not? Why not? Exactly, I feel the same. People are going to judge you anyway, so just do your thing. I'm going to go on my festy outfit. Good on you. Got rid of my face.

Stop living your life, you know, get in there. People will talk, Megan. You know, all different talk, won't you back. Don't stop that, don't stop it, live your life. People will always talk. I'll be texting behind you back. You just live your life. I will.

And there's a role model who we play. Yeah. But they do a little special gimmick, don't they, wherever they go. Yeah, so their song, they're like, Sally. That song. They always bring a Sally on stage and it changes every show. So now that they're here, everyone's like, well, who's going to be Sally?

I like your suggestion of Sally Roach. I thought that was a really good suggestion. Hillary Barry was like, I'm not Sally. Oh, the rumours swirling that it was Hillary Barry. Yeah, I saw people asking Patty Gower for some reason. He's not Sally. I think it'll be Benny because Benny's at Laneway. Are you Sally?

No, I wish. Do you reckon role model's going to be talking behind her back? Maybe, yes. Who's this? Who's this old lady? Well, speaking of throwing you under the bus, Megan. I did yesterday. We had a team meeting.

We get together as the hits. It happens once a month and people zoom in from all over the country because the hits is all over in New Zealand. And you had to whip away. So you were like, I'll zoom into the meeting. And I'm like, oh, yeah, okay. Because you left a couple of minutes before the meeting. I'm like, okay, sure.

But anyway. Well, I had to get somewhere, but at the time that the meeting ended. So I was like, I will zoom in as I travel. Commit, Matt. Zoom's really changed the game on that. Yeah, no, zoom in, mate. Zoom in. And it's great when it's a mass zoom as well because no one really knows if you're there.

And we've just been talking about, you know, those sort of team meetings. And Megan's like, I hate the people at the end when it's all wrapped up and they've got questions. And they really hold everyone up. If you have a question, ask the boss yourself. Yeah. Don't ask in the meeting. Yeah. It just extends it.

Yeah. So our boss, at the end of the meeting was like, does anyone have any questions? And I thought what would be a good occasion to try and throw Megan under the bus. Firstly, to see if you were still there, if you were there on. I was like, I said you pop up. I was like, oh, Mika's got a question. I was like, yeah, beer. And you were there?

Yes, but I was driving. I was literally driving, and I had, I don't have the Zoom app on my phone. So I had my laptop on the Zoom, on the passenger seat. And you have to unmute. And I'm like, ah, he's called me out. Unmute, unmute. I'm here. And you were there.

And you're driving along the motorway and working on your laptop at the same time. That is the ultimate multi-tastic. You would have felt bad if I crashed. Yeah. True, you didn't have a question, although we did make you do the part foray that you learned as well. The singing rap on the spot over Zoom while I'm on the motorway. Okay, give it another crepe right now. You've nailed it once and then since then you haven't quite nailed it, but that's okay.

I'm not going to sing it. I would like a ring, I would like a diamond ring on my wedding figure. I would like a big and shiny diamond that I can wear around and talk and talk about it. And where the day is come forgive me God that I would ever doubt it until death I do I do I do I. Is he about, about about that man is testing me. Uh-huh, uh-huh, I help me, help me, help me, Lord, I need you to tell me. Woo!

Ooh! There we go. My dad was husband. Man, that was good.