Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: We Confront Toni Street!

Episode Date: November 19, 2024

ON THE SHOW TODAY: High drama with the Mariah game! We had to call Matty Mclean Why Jono has a new found love of 3 on 3 basketball... Megan and Producer Ellie have a secret family! There's a ghost in Ben's house Daniella gives us some Italian music to listen too... How celebrity deaths affected us  Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono and Ben Instagram: THEHITSBREAKFASTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Jono and Ben podcast brought to you by HelloFresh, the experts and tastes that Kiwis love. Hello, welcome to the podcast. Hello, hello. Oh, my name's Ben. And is that you over there, Jono? It's me, Jono. Now, hello. These are unfamiliar voices to you probably.

This is producer Grace and producer Ellie reporting in. The team have gone missing. They've left. They've just left mid-show. They were like, we're done. We were like, oh no. We've got to do this show now. No, the team have just popped off straight after the show to go to the Wheat Bix Kiwi Kids Triathlon.

So they didn't have time to do a potty intro. So we thought, we'll do it. We'll do it. So here we are. What's on the show today, Grace? Big T around Morai Kiri. Lots of drama going down. We had to call Maddie McLean over it.

We did. And I think we might be confronting our boss tomorrow on tomorrow's potty. We haven't done that yet, but I feel like we need to. So yeah, there's a very interesting twist now happening in the story. And have we been sabotaged by our own people? Maybe. Possibly. Possibly.

But we'll get to that. Also, the team confront beloved broadcaster, Tony Street. Oh no, oh no. We love her, but she seemed to have done something a bit dicey the other night when she was at the Wicked premiere with Megan and Ben.

I would have been pissed if she did it to me. I'm just going to say it now. So confrontation is the only thing. Exactly right. And apart from that, any other fun stuff happening? I mean, there was a great show. There was a great show.

There were some ghosts. I 100% think that was the sound of a ghost. And now my heart, I feel like... Yeah, we think Ben's house might be haunted, but you can hear for yourself because the audio will play for you. And other than that, have a great day. Have a great day. And thanks for listening.

Thanks for listening to these lovely voices. Yes, and Grace works very hard on this podcast every day, so we really appreciate you for listening. And if you enjoy it, rate it on your podcast app. Yes, please. Give it five stars or whatever you feel. Tony Street broadcaster here from Coast joining us. Kia ora.

We've grabbed you in to talk about something. I feel like I'm on trial. What's happened? Beloved broadcaster. Everyone loves you. You're the nation's sweetheart. Don't you say a bad thing. Have you got bad things to say about Tony Street?

What have I done? If you do, I will shank you with this permanent marker and it'll be a permanent reminder of how nice Tony is. Well Megan and I wanted to talk to Tony about something. Now Tony you've just come into the studio while that song was playing and you're like this could be one of two things I think. So should we let

Tony guess? He's an amnesty. What things do you want to admit to? Yeah because there's two things you've done recently. So there's two things it could be. This is like when my wife asks me, you know what you've done wrong, and then I have to try and guess what I've done wrong.

I feel like I'm going to implicate myself now. Well, one of the things was, and I talked to Ben about this, about whether we could talk about the Wicked show that we went to when the embargo doesn't lift. Is it embargo related? It's not, but yeah, so we went to the Wicked movie. You were there,

Tony, Megan, you were there. Did you break embargo? Did you talk about it? Oh no. Not exactly. Because there's strict rules about when we're allowed to review it as such. But that's clearly not it. It's not it. It's clearly not it.

But obviously, anyway, we'll leave the movie company to sort that one out. Or is it the fact that at said movie, I didn't hand my cell phone in? Oh! Actually, we did talk about this. It's not that either. Jeez, you really are implicating yourself. You and I did talk about that on the night, didn't we? Yes.

I should have remembered that. Did you also park a disabled car? What else went on this night? No, just a mother with a child and my kids are 12. Did you film the movie? No, no, no. She wouldn't have done that. Filmed and reviewed it too early.

Wow. No, nothing to do with that. You had your phone because your daughter was getting in touch with you That's fine So what else have I Tell that to Ariana Grande Was there anything So we all went down at said movie

The Wicked Movie to get snacks Ben was there Myself You came up and joined the line And we had a good chat Yeah we did. Yeah. Is there anything?

Tony's like, what's wrong? Did I buy too many? I know I bought the M&M's and the Jerva Fizz. Is that a sugar crime? Tony's implicating herself in so many things right now. No, we had a moment and I reckon you had no, well you obviously clearly had no idea you did it. Oh no, did I cut the line? Cut the line.

Tony Street cuts the line. Did you jump in front of them? There was a brief moment where, because my family arrived, and there was a bit of a commotion, and I was talking to Megs, and I was talking to Ben, and Maddie McLean was also there. And then there were two lines, right? Yeah. There were two lines.

But you were at the back of both lines and somehow you ended up in front of Ben and I. I went to the worst one because I went behind the people that were first and I was like great they'll be quick and they ordered just so much stuff for a lot of people so I was like stuck. I wasn't behind you. No so I'd made my commitment but then Megan was

in the other line she came and talked to me as she was about to go to the front and then oh Tony Street went around the back. So actually, this is more about Megan's lack of commitment. Yeah. Oh, nice wave. Nice flipping. I should train you on how to be bold and make a decision.

These are her journalism skills coming into play here. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. In the middle of our Mariah Carey Christmas game, you can play along as well. All you have to do is try and avoid hearing that song on the radio, on social media, when you go into stores and you see how long that you can avoid hearing the iconic Christmas song.

As soon as you hear any part of that song, you're out of our game. Megan, you're still in the game. I'm still in the game. Matty McLean from The Afternoon Show, he's still in the game. Yep, the three of us are still in. But high drama yesterday.

I saw emails being flung around the internet. And through a management decision, we're at the Santa Parade this Sunday. And the hits has afloat. Farmer Santa Parade is a lot of fun. Come along, come on down. It's always amazing. 91st Santa Parade this a lot of fun. Come along, come on down. It's always amazing. 91st Santa Parade this weekend, thanks to Farmers. We're hosting the Santa's After Party afterwards.

Always gets wild at the After Party, doesn't it? Santa really turns things up at the After Party. But each float, they have their own song that they play, okay? And you learnt yesterday that what is the song that is meant to be gracing the speakers of the hits float in the Santa Parade? Mariah Carey, All I Want for Christmas. It's you. You said this to me yesterday.

I thought it was going to be the actual version. You can hear other versions of the song. You just can't hear the actual version. Hey. Hey. Just suddenly, like, light bulb flash in my mind. Can we not play Ben Boyce's version? We can't play two hours of my version.

The fireplace. So it plays on loop. The song plays on loop. You could play, this is an alternative. It could be too much of a good thing. Too much of, even that's enough of that. But only people on the streets, they just hear little pockets on them. Yeah, true, true.

It's us for two hours of that. So we go on the float. It's a lot of fun each year. But I thought it was a joke because you said it to me yesterday. I was like, oh, the mics were on. And I was like, oh, this is classic radio gag. We're playing the song. It wasn't a gag.

And it was not a gag. Apparently, that's the song we're playing, which firstly takes us out of the game, if we're still in it, by Sunday. Because we'll hear it. And not only that, we're going to be going down past thousands of people blasting that song. So if anyone is in the crowd playing as well,

we're getting them out as well. Thanks a lot, guys, for getting me out in the game that you guys introduced. Thanks a lot. It feels like a bad move for me. Really bad move. And the Santa Parade. Ben's very upset about that. He's subsequent. It feels like a bad move for me. Really bad move. And the Santa Parade. Ben's very upset about that. He's upset. It's been a fun game

that people are getting on board with and then we just end it because on our own terms, it's really weird. The Santa Parade has been to be the happiest place on earth right now. They're actually probably second if Disneyland are listening. They've copyrighted that, haven't they? But yeah, there's sour grapes at the moment, so we're needing to come up with solutions.

So the issue we also have is that there are dancers who have choreographed a dance to Mariah Carey's song. So at this late stage, I don't know how, I'm not a dancer, I don't know how easy it is to switch out songs. To come up with another routine. Let's not worry about the dancers. They don't have their reputations at stake here.

Well, that's the thing. That's why we couldn't. We asked yesterday if we could change the song and that was the reason we got. Because the dancers have learned another routine. Let's not worry about the dancers. They don't have their reputations at stake here. Well, that's the thing. That's why we couldn't. We asked yesterday if we could change the song, and that was the reason we got, because the dancers have learned a routine. We can't change the song. That was the, yeah. I feel like we should have been given a heads up a while ago.

Because we chose the song because it wasn't in the Santa Parade float. Yeah. So we were like, oh, cool. Okay, so this is the, we're after solutions, people. This is your show. Let's open that room where you go No idea's a bad idea But then secretly people are like That was a shocking idea sometimes

But 0800 the hits How can Ben, Megan and Maddie McLean In the afternoon, still in the game Still got skill in the game Skin in the game Work this Sunday Their attendance is Is required at the Santa Parade

Mandatory It is mandatory if you're going along and you want to go along to the Farmer Santa Parade and not be got out by our song and our float. Noise-cancelling headphones? For everyone in the crowd. We also can't guarantee that no one else is playing our song. No, and that's fine. And that's fine if we get out like that.

Then that's just, that's what's going to happen. But we don't want to be the ones that get people out of our own game. So far, the best solution is playing... I don't want a lot more Christmas. This is fine. That means you can be on the float and no one gets out. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast.

Mariah Carey game that we've been playing with you guys, you can join at any stage. That's fine. You just have to see how long you can avoid listening to Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas. If you hear it in the store, you hear it on the radio, you can join at any stage. That's fine. You just have to see how long you can avoid listening to Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas. If you hear it in the store, you hear it on the radio, you hear it on social media, you're out of the game. Now, we've managed to stay in the game for a while, you and me, Megan.

I don't know how we've lasted this long, but we've managed to last. We've avoided it, along with Manny McLean. And we didn't expect our own workplace to sabotage us. But we have found out that the float music for the Farmer's Santa Parade this Sunday is going to be Mariah Carey, All I Want for Christmas. Which is the cauldron of being called out, I imagine, this event. But your issue is, well, maybe we shouldn't be peddling the song. No, we should be the ones getting other people out

that may be playing along the game. It seems a strange decision. We have chatted about how we will be surrounded by all things Christmas. Yes. Which is fine if we got out by other means. High risk zone. But not by our own float. Okay, so 0800 The Hits were up to Solutions.

They can't opt out. It's a mandatory. Calendar invite was sent out like mid-Feb. So they can't miss the event. You're hosting the Santa's after party as well. We need you there.

Santa's got everything lined up for you. All your requests. You can do it, can't you? All your demands. 0800 The Hits. What solutions have we got? How can Ben, Megan and Maddie

avoid the song? Melissa? Yeah, I reckon that you should just play the instrumental version on the float and then the dancers can just dance to that. Not a bad thought, actually. Ooh, that is smart. This probably works.

It's still a bit unusual that we're playing the song that we're not trying to listen to, but it's not technically Mariah's version. No harm, no foul. No one's out. You get the point. You get the message. You get the intention from the hits to play the song. Yeah.

Yeah. That's good. That's not a good idea. Melissa, I'll tell you what. What do you do? What do you do for a job? I'm a teacher. A teacher.

That's right. You figure out. Solutions based. Yeah, solutions based. It's great to have you listening, Melissa. Really do appreciate the suggestion. So that's not a bad one. James.

Yes, how are you going? Let's get spitballing. James, what do you think? Now, the dancers have learnt the song. Yeah. So you put their headphones on, you get them playing the song, and you blast whatever music you want out of the float. Oh, but then the dancers won't be dancing in time to the music on the float,

but they'll be at their own silent disco. Yeah, but they've got the headphones that will be all choreographed to each dancer. So they'll be in sync, but then you guys won't have to hear the song and neither will the people at the parade. Sounds like a huge budget cost for headphones. Yeah, like Apple headphones and stuff, cordless ones. You probably want those little ones, the earpods, don't you? But it is smart thinking.

Smart thinking from James. Really good, James. Like the way you think. Appreciate that. To be honest, Melissa's probably most cost effective at the moment. Surely we can find a Christmas song that has the same BPM. Beats per minute, right? Yeah.

But if we're weighing sort of headphone costs and instrumental... Lisa, welcome. Hi, guys. How are you? Yeah, what do you think, Lisa? How can Ben, Megan and Maddie McLean avoid... Well, they need to be at the Santa Parade,

but how can they avoid... I mean, we might be out by Sunday. Like, there's a chance one of us might be out too, or all of us, but it'd be nice to go in and not get everyone else out as well. I think you guys just exclude Sunday out of it all together.

Okay. Yeah, it's beyond your control, so I just think it's fair that you guys just exclude Sunday and just carry on on Monday. There is a point to that, because also, like, we can't guarantee that people won't hear that song, just in the Santa Parade, not on our float. Yeah.

And we don't want to stop people from enjoying Christmas. That's not the point of it. Yeah. You might get another radio station that's in for you guys and they'll play it just deliberately on you as well. Yeah, it sounds like a more FM thing to do

than that. Yeah. Dirty dogs. I think you just exclude. I heard it was Simon Barnett hasn't even started there. It's going to be the first thing he does. First dastardly thing he does.

Some great texts actually coming through as well. 4487. Someone suggesting that the both of you catch Covid by Sunday At the same time Still in the rounds again That's feasible

We're in the same room Jono just was spared He was immune to it for some reason And someone said Why don't you swap the song out for savages swing i don't have the same beats for a minute it's all i want for christmas so we can look into that great for the santa parade with a choreographer free match up how will the child dancers go to this the hits the Jono and Ben podcast

how's everyone going alright doing well still in the Mariah Carey competition still haven't heard all I want for Christmas still hanging in there

we're both still in yeah amazingly I was fucking through radio stations yesterday as I was driving around non-stop had kids appointments from 2 in the afternoon

to 9.30 at night good lord back to back I was just like Uber service all day and I was flicking around radio stations a lot of that time and I was like, why am I doing this? This is risky. This is high risk. So in the end I put on a podcast

because I'm like, I can't get out of the game now. Game of Russian roulette you're playing right there. Yeah, the hits feels like a safe space. Yeah, well because we're not playing it officially until both everyone from the, all the cast and talent from the afternoon show and the breakfast show hurry out. I'm out.

PJ's out. You know what you could do, Ben, is just listen to the hits because that is a safe space. I hope so. But I was thinking, well, does every show during the day and stuff, are they all sworn that this is a safe space? Actually, I don't know. I'm saying that our show is a safe space. I thought the deal was we're not playing it on the station. Same, but I got scared yesterday, so I listened to a podcast.

The Devil, a podcast. Oh, no, it was iHeartRadio, so it's fine. I don't want a lot for Christmas. We'll be keeping you up to speed this morning. If you actually are out of the game, we'd love to talk to you and play the commiseration version of my version. My version. 4487 is the text, is the text.

Well, I know you were just saying you just did a back-to-back appointment yesterday to us on Kid Judy at a, my son Oscar was playing a three-on-three basketball tournament. Oh yeah.

And I mean, I watched probably four and a half minutes worth of three-on-three basketball at the Olympics earlier this year. Did you watch that? Yeah, I found that was,

I mean, it's great to watch three-on-three, don't get me wrong, but I found it was odd they had two basketball competitions basketball at the Olympics earlier this year. Did you watch that? Yeah, I found that was, I mean, it's great to watch three-on-three, don't get me wrong, but I found it was odd they had two basketball competitions going at the Olympics. Yeah. A three-on-three competition and traditional basketball. Yeah. I learned a lot more about three-on-three yesterday. Growing sport, one of the fastest growing sports in the world.

He has a smaller ball. Right. But then you use half the court. Half the court. Easy to remember all the players' names There's only three of them on the team Ice Cube, the rapper, is involved in the States In three-on-three basketball

And he's one of the organisers of the tournaments over there And gets a whole lot of ex-players with big names to play at Yeah I was talking to someone there And they knew someone who knew someone who used to play basketball for New Zealand He's on 350k US a year in China, playing three-on-three basketball. What is the, like, what was wrong with the whole court?

Like, normal basketball? Like, genuine question. Normal basketball's very exciting. Like, you've got 24 seconds on the shot clock. They've got to make a shot every 24 seconds. You've got one of the most exciting sports there is. And then we're like, you know what? We're going to cut it in half.

Like, I get, I love cricket, but I get cricket. They've gone five days. Let's shorten this up a little bit. Yeah. Make it a bit more exciting. It is odd, isn't it? You feel like the original version of the game is quick enough. Very good.

Five plays, that's all. It's not slowed down at all. Yeah. It's also good you can fit the whole team in your car. I mean, there are advantages. You can't fit a whole five-on-five basketball team in the vehicle. You need one of those people movers, don't you? Got to look at the pros and cons of three-on-three basketball.

But no, it was fun. And very quick, 10 minutes. Boom. All gone. 10 minutes, mate. So why'd you spend all day doing it? But then you have like 30 games in a day. And how did Oscar go?

They did well. Yeah, they did really well. I was proud of them. Yeah. I was trying to remember. No, they did well. Yeah, they did really well. I was proud of them. Yeah. I was trying to remember. No, they did well. They won four from five. Oh, nice.

Oh, legit. I was trying to remember the stats. I watched so much 10-minute games of three-on-three basketball. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. There's been some controversy surrounding the game, and Matty McLean from the Afternoon, he's still in the game as well. Now, Matty, good morning. Welcome.

Good morning. Now, I know this game, the Murakiri game, has been close to your heart. We were talking about it at the movies the other night. I saw you there, and you were like, I'm still in the game. I'm like, I'm still in the game, Megan. I'm still in the game. You're still in the game. It's become a –

I'm still in the game. But can I tell you, you know the girl that you had on the show the other day who was trying to sabotage me and get me out? Yeah. You still haven't forgotten about her? Oh, she is still going. She's creating new accounts on Instagram. I love it. She messaged my husband

trying to rope him into sabotage. Wow, she's coming from all angles. I love it. She set up some burner social media accounts to try and catch Maddie and accidentally Maddie pushes the video and boom, that's the soundtrack to the video, but you're too smart, Maddie. I'm too smart. She really wants

you to get out too. Like, I'm not being affected by that. You be. I don't know what I've done. She really wants the two of you to win. High drama though this morning and I don't know if you've caught up with it, but we've just heard that the hits, you know, the float and the Farmer farmer's center parade that we're all going to be on we play one song on loop for a couple of hours as we go around we just heard that it sounds like it's

going to be Mariah Carey all I want for Christmas blasting out you are kidding me that's like is someone playing a joke on us upper management Wait, wait. Who signed that off? Matty wants names. He's taking tickets. That's this weekend and currently the three of us are still in. That would be a straight out for us and not only that all of the people that are watching the Santa Parade who are playing will

automatically be out. And be like, oh thanks a lot guys. Your game that I was playing ended up getting us out. You've ruined it us yeah and so how do we work this then i'm this is the only solution we amputate all of your ears great okay so that's that feels like the sensible option what about people playing as well i don't want to be responsible for putting people out of the game like we go past we're blasting a song to thousands of people and some of them will be playing the game and i don't want to be responsible for that. At least though we're making this,

we're telling people early enough. So I don't know, maybe if you desperately want to win this game, maybe you have to bring earmuffs to the concert. Or there's only going to be like four people at the Santa Parade now. Because this game has swept the nation. We've ruined the attendance for the Santa Parade.

But I don't want to get out this way. No, I'm with you, Matty. I'm with you. Well, we're a solutions-based radio show. We've said it earlier this morning, Matty. We'll come up with a solution for you, okay? PJ and me, we're both out. We're fine to be on there.

Oh, well, you can do it. Okay, well, have a great Sunday. I'll be at home. There you go. That's a great solution. Ben is actually annoyed about this, aren't you? Oh, well, you could do it. Okay, well, have a great Sunday. I'll be at home. There you go. That's a great solution. Ben is actually annoyed about this, aren't you? Yeah, I am. I am.

Genuinely annoyed. I mean, for anyone, it's a bad look for us to be playing the song down the street for a game that we're trying to get people to play. I'd be annoyed if I, like, if this was the way I got out.

Yeah. I'd be like, oh, thanks. It was the people that got me to play this game. Well, it will be the way you get out as it stands. Yeah, well, it's the way I got out. It was just for, okay, I'll get out, whatever. But it's people that, down the street, game. Well, it will be the way you get out as it stands. Yeah, well, it's the way I got out. It was just for, okay, I get out, whatever.

But it's people down the street. You're like, oh, thanks a lot. What was that two weeks of that game or whatever I was playing? Guys, I have a great relationship with Bogsy, the CEO, who loves me. I will take this to the top if I have to. All right. I'm calling for the exec, the board. Let's get the board involved.

All right, Matty, we'll appreciate it. We'll see how we go over the next couple of days. Thank you very much team Okay 0800 the hits actually too Have you got a solution for this? The float As it stands Is playing

Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas Stupid How can we avoid How can we avoid Ben, Megan and Maddy Hearing the song On the day

Do you have a suggestion For another song? We can put those forward Because apparently There's dancers with the float that have learnt a routine to the song. So they just need the same beats per minute. Well, maybe.

It doesn't matter what song. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Now, we're talking this morning about something that's come through, Family Secrets. Now, we don't want people to dish the dirt on families. They're not comfortable doing it. But some people, you know, you always see those things that pop up on YouTube, things like Ancestry.com. They're like're not comfortable doing it. But some people, you know, you always see those things that pop up on YouTube,

things like Ancestry.com. They're like, hey, log on here and find out, you know, where. It's not always a dirty secret either. It's just things that have been lost over the generations. And now that you can do DNA testing, people are finding out that they have extra family members sometimes. Ooh-wee! Lizzo took a DNA test, didn't she?

She sang about it. She was 90-something percent something. I probably can't say it at the time of the radio. You want to quote her lyrics? You want to get it right? I just took a DNA test, that I'm 100% that. Oh, she was 100% too.

She went to Ancestry.com. They were like, 100% that B. Oh, okay, yeah. Oh, interesting. I didn't know. I didn't notice. Because my dad found out later in life that he had a half-brother.

Really? Yeah. Which is like, it's such a wild ride finding out you've got extra family members. Who looks like who? Like, he had a daughter that looked a lot like me. Wow. Through Ancestry.com he found this out, did he? Yeah.

Really? Jeez. And Producer Ellie, you he? Yeah. Really? Jeez. And producer Ellie, you've got a website. What a website to really ruffle feathers in the family dynamics. You've got a connection

as well. You found out extra family members? Yeah, over the weekend my mum, basically her mum, wait, this is going to be confusing,

hang on. My mum always thought she just had a grandma and then her brother. That's what we thought She just had a grandma And then her brother That's what we thought We found out over the weekend That brother So her great uncle

Is actually only a half brother Then there was a third sibling We didn't know about And now there's a whole Other line of family In that half brother So now we've got these cousins That have reached out

To my uncle being like I think we're related And it's through the half brother That we didn't realise Was actually only a half brother We thought they were full but there was something else going on there

so someone was a pants man somewhere along the line was that what you put it down to? I don't know I think there was actually I think the son was from a previous partner of the mum

but we didn't know that we thought that they were all like fully related but they're not so now there's this other half family we've now found it's probably a lot harder to keep track of a lot of

these things back in the day. Yeah. Especially, you know, now we've got computers and all those other things. Everything's all kind of registered. Everyone films everything for Instagram. You could get away with a lot more stuff back in the day, couldn't you? I have heard a story where someone did a DNA test, one of those ancestry things, and found out that their dad was not their dad,

and their dad didn't know that they were not their dad. Oh, that's grim. Oh, no. Yeah, that's rough. Their dad was not their dad And their dad didn't know That they were not their dad Oh no Yeah That's right Well there's rumours about Old Chloe Kardashian That she's OJ's daughter Right Yeah

She needs to go to Ancestry.com To solve that problem In a heartbeat Turns out I'm 100% To that question Yeah Good stuff

Okay 4487 Have you got some family secrets that you know what better platform to share them on than public radio

you don't have to like if you don't want to but it also doesn't have to be a bad thing no it could be your family's grandma's secret

lasagna recipe sometimes people do connect and they're like oh my god like you say there's a whole other side of your family and it's awesome

and you get to experience these things the hits the Jono and Ben podcast. Some controversy has struck the competition where the floats, you know,

smile and wave, that's our role on Sunday. The hits float, smile, wave, kissing babies if a baby's put in front of you and the song that we play on loop

and have done as tradition for the hits is All I Want for Christmas from Raiha Kiri. Well, we had a vote though. We had a vote at the station because last year it wasn't the song. We had another song last year. It was Jingle Bell Rock, I think, last year.

Yeah, we did have a different song. And so they sent around an email vote. And I seem to remember the song being something else. Because we're like, great, we can use this Mariah Carey game idea on here where we talk about not listening to the song, trying to avoid the song. And through something, through some means, it's now changed. Now, this is the song, the predicament we find ourselves in.

To be honest, I'm loving it. It's buying us a couple of days of drama. Well, you're out of the game. Yeah. I just feel bad from a point of view. If I get out of the game, that's fine. But just going along, we're trying to get all these people to play this game. People could be in the crowd. And then we, by playing the song, get them out. They're like, oh, that's fine. But just going along, we're trying to get all these people to play this game. People could be in the crowd.

And then we, by playing the song, get them out. They're like, oh, thanks, guys. I know. That's the thing that I feel uncomfortable about. I don't care if I get out. Oh, yeah. And you've also hit two of the most competitive people, myself and Manny McLean, who don't want to lose by those means. No.

Because you'll be instantly out. And also, you do have to spare a thought, it's the hotbed of Mariah's Grotto, the Santa Parade. People probably get out through the means of another float. I understand you don't want to be responsible for that. But I guarantee someone's going to be pumping that

song out. Although, you know, if we've asked for it on our float, does that mean no other float can have it in the rules of the Santa Parade or not? Like, are we the only one? And then they have different songs. We laid claim to it. They can't have, like, 97 floats all playing where I carry all I want for Christmas.

So do we lay claim to that song and then switch it out last minute and then no one's playing it? That would be great. Thus eliminating it from the parade. That would be great. Which seems a crime in itself that that song won't feature at the Santa Parade. You'll hear it everywhere else. So we're after some solutions this morning.

There have been suggestions maybe getting an instrumental. The problem being too is dancers. You've got young dancers who have choreographed a dance that goes along with this song. Now that's a big predicament we find ourselves in. Rob, what are we going to do to tackle this issue? Hey, I reckon you should just put on noise-cancelling headphones, big fluffy ones.

They look like earmuffs. We could do that. You, me and Manny McLean could do that, Megan. But then do we hand them out to people ahead of the float? Are you playing our game? You want these? Because that is the other issue, Rob, is that we're going to be playing it and eliminating people from our own game

just by playing it to the crowds. Yeah. It'd be like if we played it on air now. We'd be like, oh, thanks, guys. A little hole in your headphone plan there, Rob. It's not a bad thought, though. It's not a bad thought. It saves us, but it doesn't save everyone else.

Or, again, we invest in headphones for everyone in the crowd to listen. Air muffs. Thank you so much, Rob. Really do appreciate you joining in. Olivia, how are you? Good, thanks, and you? We're good. Please help us out, Olivia.

I have a solution for you and the dancers. Why don't you just play Ben's version of the song? Oh, God. First time this has come through. I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need. Ah! Don't you love that?

The present. That solves a problem, Olivia. But creates a bigger problem, a crime against music. I'm a big fan of that version. But would you be a fan listening to it two hours on loop? No, but the crowd doesn't have to.

Only I have to listen to it. You have to, okay. I probably will slap you at the end of the Santa Friday. Fair enough, I would too. It feels like, you know, we've had options for an instrumental to play, the karaoke version, but it feels like that's a win for all parties. As the song

gets out there, the lyrics are broadcast, you don't get out of the game. I can't find a better solution, Olivia. Surely there's got to be a better solution than listening to that there's got to be. It's a perfect solution. Perfect solution. There's got to be a better solution than listening to that.

We'll re-record it with you. I'm not going to get much better. Well, he only gave us one take, didn't he? He's like, no take backs. You can, like, there's talking bits in there. We can get rid of those.

You know professional musicians spend weeks recording one song. You're like, one take, one take only. And, you know, this is the result of what happens when you do that, isn't i don't want a lot for christmas there is just one thing i need the hits the jonah and ben podcast i played you this uh video yesterday and it probably like granted probably works better in video form because you see the reaction and my daughter

indy and my wife amanda whether we're doing something on the computer and they were filming them, they were going to send me a video message about what they were doing and telling me what they were doing. And as it was going on, there's this really creepy sort of whispery noise in the background. So there's no one else around. No, Sienna's in her room, my other daughter. The TV's not on.

No, no, no TV. And they yell out to Sienna as well. Their facial reactions are like, what the heck is going on? So have a listen to this. You'll hear this whispering noise in the background. It happens twice. And then my daughter Indy's like going, what the hell? So have a listen.

Thanks. And I have cupcakes for Indy. Cupcakes. Cupcakes, sorry. What the hell is that? Sounds like a ghost. Sienna? Yeah?

What are you playing? Key. What's that noise? Yeah, so it's just like this. Whispering. Going on in the background, that whole thing. Maybe it's the ghosts of your TV shows past. Maybe.

Maybe. The ghosts of the costumes of all the TV shows you've hosted. But they're quite freaked. hosted But quite They're quite freaked Genuinely We're quite freaked out by it I was freaked out When I watched it Yeah

Like I showed you the video Yesterday And they're like What the heck is going on there Like Thanks And I have

Cupcakes Cupcakes Cupcakes Sorry It's like a whispery Echoey No one around No one around No one around

Is your house Particularly echoey? No I wouldn't say Particularly echoey Like it doesn't Like there's not anything You don't have like Concrete floors or anything

Not the gurgler The gurgler A bit of water going down the gurgler No one is Yeah so they're in the lounge My daughter Sienna's In her bedroom No one's in the kitchen

No one's doing anything It's not like the ice maker In the fridge or anything Don't have an ice I always wanted to have an ice maker. I never had an ice maker. He's going to make his own ice with his bare hands. Yeah.

Yeah. Struggle is real. They've always used it and put the thing back when it's like, well, just put it back with water in it. Yeah. You always got to refill that thing. You do. Yeah, no, you need to.

If you've taken ice out before. Oh, yeah, that's what I say all the time. It's a rule in our household. But get a ghost expert in. Yeah. I love ghost experts because no one can prove that they're not an expert. Because they just look like people talking to themselves when you see them on TV and they're like, yes, yes. And you're like, how can I prove you're actually talking?

You need one of those people coming in. That's a good point. Yeah, 4487 on the text, maybe you've had a similar situation where your house has had something like that. Maybe it's nothing to worry about. Maybe you've like, oh, maybe I should do something. Maybe you think

you've got an explanation as to what they was. And I have cupcakes in there. Cupcakes. Cupcakes. Yeah. It kind of sounds

like a dog in the distance barking maybe? Yeah. But it's echoing. It's echoing, yeah. No one was gassy well not yeah maybe just chucking out all options yeah the hits the jonah and ben podcast played

some audio came from a video my wife sent me over the weekend uh my daughter and my wife sitting there they're recording something for me and just a really creepy whispering noise in the background. Thanks. And I have cupcakes in me. Cupcakes. Cupcakes, sorry. How's that? Sound like a ghost. Sienna? Yeah, it wasn't Sienna.

Sienna was the other daughter in her room as well. Just, oh, oh, oh, yeah. So, yeah, they were quite freaked out by it and just wondering what it could be. Lots of theories coming through on 4487. Yeah, some wild theories. Great text here. Is it your fridge? Our fridge sounds like a chicken's dying in it.

I don't think it's a fridge, but maybe I should check that out. It's not a bad one. Sometimes the fridge does sound like it's got terrible indigestion, doesn't it? Yeah. It's holding a lot of food. Oscar, you're on. How are you? I'm good.

Okay. You've got some theories on what this noise could be, Ozzy. Yeah, I think it's a bird because I live in Mangafai and we hear birds all the time. It's a pretty small town. I live right by a bush. It's a bird just cawing in the distance somewhere. Let's have another listen to it?

And I have cupcakes in me. Cupcakes. Cupcakes, sorry. Well, it could be a bird in the distance, yeah. It's just echoey. Sounds like a cawing to me. Sounds like, that's what Oscar's saying, mate. Okay, okay.

Is it particularly bushy around you? No more questions, No more questions. No more questions. Case closed. Oscar, you're going to have a great day at school. Okay. Thanks so much. Thank you.

Thank you very much. If I must. Barking dogs we've had. A doll called Annabelle. Are there any ones of those in my room that's come through? I don't think there's any. I've got a lot of Funko Pop figurines and stuff like that. Well, we're going to get someone in a flowery dress

and with a dream catcher to do a bit of a research of the household. I'm going to find one in a suit now that looks professional. It's going to kill your stereotype. Without a dream catcher. Well, yeah, thanks so much for your calls and texts on that one. The hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Of course, Daniela, she works at the Quest in Tauranga about a couple of months ago,

and we like to talk to her every week. She's awesome. Daniela! Buongiorno. What was that? Which language is she talking? I like it when you say it. You kind of get a bit...

Do it again. Buongiorno. That's much better. Buongiorno. That's much better. Buongiorno. You sort of do give it a bit of a... Buongiorno. Buongiorno. That's right.

Happy week. How are we doing? We're doing okay. How are you doing? Why are you doing okay? Tell me about it. I'm listening. We're doing okay.

We're doing better for talking to you. How's that sound? Oh, that sounds perfect. That's just what I want to hear. That's look like you're right down somewhere and you're just reading out though, eh? We're not just reading that out. Honestly, all three of us are smiling right now. We just, you put smiles on our faces. That's good. Maybe we need to do a FaceTime

call next time instead of normal, you know, then I can see your face for real. You think we're lying about the smiles? No, no, no. I'm just Italian. I need to see before I believe. Now, obviously you are from Italy originally and been in New Zealand for a while. When was the last time you were home in Italy?

Just this August. Oh, okay, so recently. Yeah, but before that was four years. Yeah, a long time. I got stuck with a month. Oh, okay, so recently. Yeah, but before that was four years. Yeah, a long time. I got stuck with COVID then. Yeah, no chance. Do you, like, to be honest,

if I had the choice of living in Rome, Yeah. or, I would probably pick Rome. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Because I didn't born there. When you born there, you know how bad is the economy

That's why people escape But I agree with you The country is beautiful Okay so what's one thing We're doing better here And one thing they're doing better In Italy Food not brain

Food food food forever Food great yeah You're right Food's incredible isn't it What we're doing here better That we take little bit easy Sometimes Not all the time But we take it to be easy sometimes, and all the time,

but we take it to be easier that life is a little bit less stressful. Oh, we're below the stress than the Italians. Oh. We were very on the go, like we never stopped.

We worked 12 hours a day, every day, for six days a week, and we're psycho, you know? Yeah, but being boys, you'd go well in Italy.

Maybe that's why I like Italy so much. I'm like, these are my people. They just get stuff done. It's just because you wake up early, you catch the train, you go to work, you'd go well in Italy. Maybe that's why I like Italy so much. I'm like, these are my people. They just get stuff done. It's just because you wake up early, you catch the train, you go to work, you finish 8 p.m., you go in the gym, you got the bag on the car, and after you cook at 12 o'clock and you're cleaning at 1 a.m. You know what I mean?

It's just like ongoing. That sounds like my schedule. Okay. That's great. What are they doing in Italy? Is there a six-day work week there? Is there? Normally.

Because the salary is very low compared to the cost of living you have to if you want to have a normal life. Wow. I did not know that. But you all seem so happy. Yeah, because that's what we know. You know, it's like when you go in the third world country and that's what they got. You know, and they think it's awesome because that's what you have. But all of us do it.

Then it's no problem. You don't feel you're missing out. Yeah, I see what you're saying. You know, you moved in Australia like me 10 years ago, 15 years ago, and you were four days away. Can you think you are in paradise? I bet. You must come here and you're like,

geez, your productivity is shocking here in New Zealand. By the way, I know that you didn't ask, but I still want to tell you. I'm still in the game. Oh, the Mariah Carey game? I'm still in the game. Oh, the Mariah Carey game. I'm still in the game. Awesome. Because you know what I'm doing? What are you doing?

When I scroll ads, I put mute. Oh. It's a smart play. The hits as a whole, the radio station is a safe place. We're not playing Mariah yet, so you don't have to turn it off after we leave. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. I'm not sure. Just in case you guys trigger me.

No, no. I want to win. What's the prize at the end? Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Glory. The glory, that's enough.

What's one Italian singer that we should know about? Biagio Antonacci. Oh, yeah? What is Biagio? You know that one, eh? What is Biagio Antonacci? Is it like a pop star or a... He's one of the most famous singers in Italy.

And he's a good-looking dude also. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Getting old now. He looks like an Italian Jason Statham. Yeah, he does. He's kind of... He does kind of look like an Italian Jason Statham. He used to like he had longer hair back in his day too, by the look of it.

But then he's now got the shaved head look. Not anymore. Nah. Ooh, I like this. He used to like he had longer hair back in his day too, by the look of it. But then he's now got the shaved head look. Not anymore. I like this. Here you go. Is this one of his bangers? Yes, one of the many. 51 million views.

Jeez. Tell you what, he's singing the pants off me. Well, you made my day with this song this morning. What is he saying, Daniela? He says, don't tent me, lady. Don't tent me, lady. Senhora, senhora is madame, lady. Don't tent me, don't tent me.

Yeah, fair enough. Don't tent me. Polite man, polite man. His follow- me. Yeah, fair enough. Polite man. Polite man. As full-on single as I've got to learn to keep it in my pants. Christchurch last week was huge. It wasn't a huge week. Cup and show week in Christchurch.

It's like their biggest week of the year. And we went along to the Christchurch show. Yeah, it was fun. A lot of animals. Llamas, cows, sheep. There was a young kid. He's like, come look at me, prize pig.. A lot of animals. Llamas, cows, sheep. There was a young kid. He's like, come look at me, prized pig. And he talked like that.

Me. You know, he'd say me instead of my. You wanted to see some cute animals. You're like, I want the sexiest animals that Christchurch had to offer. And they, I don't know. How were they? Did you see those beautiful cows? Sexy.

They were like white. Cows have got lovely eyes and lashes sometimes. There was these like the most beautiful cows, like pretty cows. Yeah, yeah. Well, as I said, they left all the ugly animals in the paddock at home. And that's the right thing to do at a show like that. You want the best. It's like when celebrities come over here.

We roll out the red carpet. We put the best of New Zealand on display. Hide people like me away in the cupboard. But you forgot that we met, we didn't forget we met him, but we forgot to play at this wonderful Gentleman Goose router. Now, as mentioned,

you were getting a hearing test. There was Triton Hearing, is it? Yeah, Triton Hearing. We were like, Megan, you, of all people, need to do this test because your headphones are air-bleedingly loud.

But I got... Play some music right now. Can you play some music now? Megan, take off your headphones. Don't touch, okay? So play some music. I'll play the bit where she says, take off your headphones. Don't touch. Okay. So play some music. I'll play the bit where she says, wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy.

Okay. Okay. Now, Megan, you hold your things up to there. It doesn't really make any sense because you can hear the music coming through. But we can hear. I'm sorry. That backfired. But it doesn't quite work, eh?

Because the music's there. I hear what you're saying. We need to play something else through her headphones. Just through headphones, yeah. Yeah, okay. Anyway, headphones are loud. Her headphones are loud. My headphones are very loud.

They're like speakers. That didn't work because, of course, the music's coming out on the radio and also... Technically, no, we can do this. When the mics are on and we hear the music coming... Yeah, no, that doesn't work. Plug them into your lappy. Plug them into your lappy and place them with your laptop.

That might be better. Yeah, sorry. We'll get to the bottom of it. Don't worry. Sorry, guys. Yeah, technology, not my strength. This is why I love 6 o'clock in the morning because, you know,

we just figure stuff out on the fly. Oh, hang on. That's not working. All I can hear is original cash. We're a solutions-based show. Okay, listen. This is an ad. Now, that is very...

Bearing in mind they're coming through tiny little headphone speakers. And they're cupped around your ears. All the time, we're like, wow, what speaker's going on? Is there a Bluetooth in the studio? But no, they're yours. Normally, you're headphones. Yeah. We're allowing travellers to explore destinations with all the comforts.

But you did a hearing test. And surprisingly, perfect hearing we got. They actually said to me, if you want, you can turn them up louder. You'll be fine. You and Donald Trump are the only people with perfect hearing. Perfect. If anything, crank them up a bit. Wonderful.

Is that what the hearing place people said today? Yeah. Turn the headphones up louder. That's what she heard. I don't know if that's what they said. But while you were going into that, a guy came along. He had wonderful sideburns, didn't he? Yeah, he liked ginger chops down his cheek, like cheek curtains, didn't he, with his hair.

He looked like a cast member of Emmerdale Farm, you know? And he came up and had a very healthy handshake, as you would imagine most people at that show did. And he was like, G'day, I'm Goose Rooter. Had it on his T-shirt as well. He's really committed to the nickname. And what we thought was going to be a laugh, and it started as a laugh, it really turned into something really awesome that he does. We're with someone who's got Goose Rooter on the name of his top.

Nice to meet you. How you well? You told me to Google Goose Rooter, and I've come up with some very interesting websites. You want to come and see the track, then? Oh, yeah, I'd want to see the tractor. It's got a V8 in it. Oh wow, that's cool. Oh, you do this for an actual genuine cause.

It's for mental health. Oh, that's awesome. Good on you. So we've done 100 shows and events in the last two years. Travelled around New Zealand with the caravan. Talking with farmers, truckies, the rural community, anyone that needs to listen really. And sometimes it's that five minute, ten minute conversation on the side of the road with a complete stranger that can make the difference to their day. That's awesome.

So that's why we ticky-toe around. So we've done a hundred odd shows and events in the last two years, talked to over 8,000 people. Oh, good on you. Good on you. Well, we started it with Goose Root and we've ended up with a heartfelt conversation. Bloody nice to meet you. Yeah, you thought that was going a different way, didn't you?

Tell you what, then he hugged us and he hugged you like a boa constrictor. Yeah. Big old arms. So he does mental health advocacy for the rural community. Yeah, it's awesome. Never judge a book by their quirky name. Yeah, we were judging. I would suggest a slight rebrand. No, but memorable, memorable.

It's an amazing thing he's doing. It's amazing to have so many people like that out in New Zealand doing things like that. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Great to have you with us on New Zealand's Breakfast this morning. Now, Kanye West has stumbled across so much inspiration on Instagram and TikTok isn't there. Just almost you get overloaded with inspiration.

A lot of quotes, a lot of motivational people. There are. There are. But then you're like, geez, I'm going to change my life. Three minutes later, you're still sitting there doom-scrolling, aren't you? And you've forgotten what the advice was. Yeah. Yeah.

But Kanye West, he's being interviewed by a New Zealander, Zane Lowe. He's done really well, Zane Lowe. He's done incredibly well, yeah. He's a big head of Apple Music, isn't he, Zane Lowe? And Kanye's mother was a very smart woman, Donda and she would part with some great wisdom for him, have a listen to what he's got to say just about how you approach life

you know if every time someone asks you a question, you try to say the right answer, your entire life is a test and when did you have the most anxiety in grammar school and high school on test day so your entire life become a test and when did you have the most anxiety in grammar school or high school no question on test day no so your entire life become this test i ain't trying to say the right answer i am just doing what i feel my mama said trying is failing there is no ifs woulds coulds shoulds

it just is and we just are it's simple know, and that approach really hasn't done him well all through life. It just seems like a zero responsibility to what's coming out of your mouth. Yeah. Which is exactly what he's done. Yeah, that's right. But he's just going to, I reckon when he goes, a lot of people are going to mourn him. He's been a controversial figure. But, you know, some of history's most well-known and remembered figures have been controversial.

They've made a change. Elon Musk used to be a fan of Musk. Now you've turned on him since he was a pro-Trump. Lossy got the ick. He did. He used to think he was kind of handsome. Thank you for putting that out there because we did talk about my love for Elon. I'd like to say that has ended our relationship, our one-sided

relationship. And he'll be devastated about that. But what celebrity do you think you've mourned the most since their death? We should get Producer Ellie in here. Yeah, I know that in particular with Liam Payne, with Producer Ellie, you're a huge One Direction fan. That one hit you really hard, didn't it? It did, and it still is, actually.

I often think about it, and I'm just like, like it just hurts, and it's just sad. And then there's obviously controversy still kind of going on about it and is actually. I often think about it and I'm just like, oh, like it just hurts and it's just sad. And then there's obviously controversy still kind of going on about it and what actually happened and that's triggering

because you just, yeah, it took him ages to get home. Yeah, no, it's just awful and it hit me harder than I thought.

It really did. It shocked me. I kept doing that thing where I'd wake up and go, oh, that's right. You know that thing where you're like,

oh, that's right. But they were a big part of your life one direction, weren't they? They were. That would be me if something happened to Harry. Oh, I'd be devout. Oh, yeah. Okay.

I'd take time off work. What's the celebrity you've mourned the most, Ben? Well, I found that somebody hit me quite hard in a lot of ways, and probably for an unusual reason, Kobe Bryant, when the helicopter crashed. But his daughter, Gianna, was a real one because you know she was just 13 I found that really hard

you know with a father daughter I've got two daughters as well there were other people on the helicopter I thought that was a really you know just a really horrible thing

for so many families you know so that one really did hit me quite hard particularly having girls as I said to myself we should chuck this cheery topic out there

okay happy Wednesday who's the celebrity you've mourned the most who passed girls as I said to myself. We should chuck this cherry topic out there. Happy Wednesday. Who's the celebrity you've mourned the most? Yeah. Who passed? Chris Cornell was a big one for us.

And I was a big fan of Chris Cornell, but we met him just weeks before he died. Oh, we had to meet him. Really? It was lovely. It was.

And you would never have known. This is always the case. Yeah. Yeah, that was okay. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. And the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids Triathlon back again for another year. It's been running since 1992.

We're going out today, aren't we? Yeah, we are. Off to the first one as well. There's still plenty of chances to enroll. It's such a great thing. It's so amazing to see the joy on the kids' faces as they achieve something. Always like, why don't they include performance enhancing things? Like, you know, little sort of jetpacks on their back for the swimming.

Right. Little electric engine. Because it's all about doing it properly. A motorbike. It's all about doing it properly. It's not a motorbike. It's not a cross, is it? I'm not actually serious. Yeah, no.

Just in case you were going to go and strap a jetpack to your back to swim. Yeah, I don't know if that's quite allowed. But two of the ambassadors, they're back again, are from the Black Ferns, the world champion Black Ferns, are Alana and Chelsea Bremner. Sisters are joining us once again on the phone. Good morning, guys. How's it going?

Hi, how are you guys doing? We're doing all right. How are you? Very excited about another year of the Sanitarium Week 6 Kids Triathlon. You guys, you're back as ambassadors. You must have done something right. Yeah, we definitely loved our time last year. It was so awesome getting around all the triathlons.

It's such an amazing thing. And just reading before, this year there'll be over half a million Kiwi kids that would have done the Wheatbix triathlons. It's incredible. Yeah, it's so incredible. I think the Sanitarium Wheatbix triathlon's been around for about 33 years, and Charles and I probably were in it participating about 20 years ago, we were just talking about it, which is pretty insane.

How many times did you guys do the triathlon? We did it, I think, about five times growing up, and mum still got our medals from when we did it, our participation medals. That's so cool. Yeah, I was reading that last night, that your mum still keeps everything, and you guys have won the Rugby World Cup. You've got medals for winning the World Cup and your wheatbix, your triathlon medals,

the sanitary and wheatbix triathlon medals are there with your Rugby World Cup medals. Yeah, no, we're pretty lucky, I guess, having mum saving all those things. As soon as she found out we were coming on as ambassadors, it was her opportunity to get everything she'd saved over the years out of the roof. And yeah, so really cool, lots of medals and our photos of us crossing the finish line so

it's a pretty full circle moment um being the ones to give out the champion medals at the finish line and yeah pretty special sounds like your mum needs to like my mum needs to clear out some stuff like it sounds like this is vindication for saving everything she's like see this is why i did it what do you say to young kids who want to get into professional sports? So maybe they're doing the triathlon and they're like, yes, I love sports. How do I get into doing it professionally when I'm older?

Giving everything you've got when you're younger. We played so many sports and it probably wasn't until the last few years we really honed in on our main sport being rugby. So whatever it is you want to do, I think you're younger take all the opportunities um have fun and yeah don't take anything too seriously because i think having fun is the most important thing as a as a kid how special is it for you guys to do your career together you know to play in the black ferns together to play rugby together to also be ambassadors for the sanitarium weep extra

you haven't owned a house together i understand yeah we're so lucky we definitely um we're definitely very grateful it's really really special obviously to be running out on the field together to play test match or play club or um i think the most exciting part about it is just that we get to train together every day and you know those summer off-season trainings we're working hard together and um we're really grateful to be able to make our family proud and um it's awesome having family and friends together to come and watch us we've got alana and chelsea brandon with us right now i want to see how in sync you are i'm gonna i'm gonna say a question then i'm gonna count to three and see if you guys can answer at the same time. Let's see how many we get. I mean, who knows? All right. On the count of three, name a color. One, two, three.

Blue. Oh! Hey! Wow. Okay. Okay. On the count of three, name a rugby position. One, two, three.

Lock. I see the same as you. I mouthed lock. Okay. Wow, this is going way better than I thought it would. On the count of three, name a season of the year. One, two, three. Summer. Oh, two, three. Summer.

Oh my goodness! Okay, name an animal at the zoo. One, two, three. Lion. Zebra and a lion. We had to get one wrong, otherwise everyone would have thought, have we pre-prepared this? And finally, and if you get this wrong, you're no longer ambassadors,

name something you'd eat for breakfast. One, two, three. Up and go. Did you say up and go? Sanitary, up and go. Yeah, a little sanitary. You're right. Yeah, I didn't think of the range of products that they have.

Yeah, the range. Exactly. Hey, it's always great to catch up with you guys. We'll no doubt see you. We're heading along to the first Weet-Bix Kids Triathlon today. That's such a great event to be a part. It's so good seeing the smiles on the faces and the sense of achievement as the kids cross the finish line, right?

Yeah, it's amazing. We look forward to seeing you guys today and the rest of the kids that are participating. Hey, loving to talk to you. We'll see you soon. Thank you. Bye. See you guys. Thanks, guys.

The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Start our days with the New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz. You can get it online at thenewzealandherald.co.nz. We're going to jump on it and try and get 10 out of 10. As soon as we get one wrong answer, we stop. You can carry on online, though. It's over to the quiz queen, Producer Ellie. Hello there.

Good morning. Who comes in With more facials Than a 22 year old At the end of a Three day music festival She really does Give away the answers Doesn't she

No I don't She tries not to You guys are smart It's never me Okay let's see If you can just be stoic I don't even play poker At the casino

Yeah no I cannot I cannot do that Your poker face Is not the best sometimes It's not Good luck Alright question number one Robbie Williams First rose to fame As a member of No, I cannot. I cannot do that. Your poker face is not the best sometimes. It's not. Good luck. All right. Question number one.

Robbie Williams first rose to fame as a member of which... Take that. That is correct. There we go. Cut you off at the pass there. Nice. Didn't need the Maori choice for that one. Nice.

All right. Question number two. Which Russian author wrote Anna Karenina and The Death of Ivan Ilyich? I'm not saying this right. Sorry. Was it Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, or Leo Tolstoy? All great authors, can I say. Familiar with all of their literature.

Who has read that? That is such a niche question. Well, we could throw it to the text early. I feel like we do need the text help on this. 4487, if you're listening and you know the author of... I can't even remember what the book was. Okay, so which Russian author wrote Anna Karenina and the Death of Ivan Ilyich?

Was it Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, or Leo Tolstoy? Just text one, two, or three. Yeah. Fyodor Dostoevsky. One, two, or three to us on 4487. I tell you what, Russian, a beautiful language when you pronounce it. I feel so bad. I've just offended all the Russians here, sorry.

To all of our Russian audience, we apologise deeply. So is it author one, two or three? It feels like author three to me. Feels like author one to me. Does it? Should we just keep putting them out there? It feels like author two to me. Oh, no we just keep Putting them out there And I feel like author two to me So yeah

Oh no I just said that Just for comical purposes Look we haven't had A single text so far So because I think Everyone's stumped by this one This is a shocker

For question number two Okay so this is Tolstoy Tolstoy Tolstoy Oh and actually Sorry Oh yeah we've had a whole lot

Come through for three Three Three Tolstoy Tolstoy Tolstoy Yeah That is correct Yay Thank you very much We've still got a barrage Of texts that's come through for three three three tolstoy tolstoy yeah that is correct oh thank you very

much we still got a barrage of texas come through six or seven so thank you thank you to our well read famous book educated audience listening uh they're probably really judging us right all right question number three who was the first actress to portray Glinda in the Broadway production of Wicked? Megan Hilty, Idina Menzel or Kristen Chenoweth? Glinda, did you say? Yeah. So we were talking about this yesterday, weren't we? Kristen Chenoweth.

That is correct. Idina Menzel was Elphaba. Yeah. Well done. She was also the voice of Elsa, well, singing voice of Elsa in Frozen, right? Idina Menzel was, yeah. Yes, that's right. Nice.

All right, question number four. Which country is hosting the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference? voice of Elsa and Frozen. Indeed it means I was. Yes, that's right. Nice. All right, question number four. Which country is hosting the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP29? Big one, big banger. Is it the UAE or Brazil or Azerbaijan?

I love saying Azerbaijan. So hard. It'd be ironic if they took it to sort of the United Arab Emirates given the amount of fuel and oil they're drilling. So I would say, you know, the likes of Thunberg and stuff, I'm not having no part of that. Yeah.

Okay, so I'd eliminate the UAE. Nice. Yeah, okay. And then Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan. They love a Grand Prix in Azerbaijan.

They do. But then there's the Brazilian Grand Prix in Azerbaijan. They do. But then there's the Brazilian Grand Prix in there. Oh, you're right. Oui, nice. Are they chopping down rainforests in Brazil? They are. Hey, listen, every country is playing its part. Don't even come here.

We're doing some bad stuff. Yeah, it's not. Yeah. All right. Which one's it going to be? Oh, my God, I don't know. Let's go Brazil. Brazil sounds like a fun place to pretend to try and fix the climate.

Okay, log in. I'm just going to go Azerbaijan. Well, log in Brazil because Jono said it first. Come to Brazil. Producer Ali? It's wrong, isn't it? It's incorrect. Azerbaijan?

Yeah. Well, there we go. We dipped out this morning. Also, last year's COP was actually in Dubai. So your theory was on it. But it was actually held there last year. What did they get done at there? It was cute, but it was wrong.

Yeah, it was cute.