Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: We Practise Our Party Trick On Producer Ellie!

Episode Date: November 26, 2024

ON THE SHOW TODAY: Post shop disaster... What annoys you at the movie theatre? Jono has paintball PTSD... Are puzzles calming? Jono's mics on FAIL Megan is still in the Mariah game! Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono and Ben Instagram: THEHITSBREAKFASTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This John O'Byrne podcast, hey that's us, brought to you by HelloFresh, the experts and tastes that Kiwis love. Welcome to the podcast on a Wednesday morning where we try a party trick very shortly. We learned it yesterday on yesterday's podcast, you would have heard it with Australian magician Cosentino. Here's a little teaser, we did it on Producer Ellie. Is this your card? No. But you'll be wowed With how it ended After that right

Yeah Well we'll get there Eventually Yeah exactly We'll find your card Through a process Of elimination Not through magic

No Well hey It's all magic We found a card Anyway You'll hear it very shortly A lot of work to do We're a bit worried

About the Performing it In front of like 1500 people To show in a couple Of weeks time Yeah I am actually

Very worried about that. I don't think anyone has any great expectations for us, though. No, that's fine. I mean, if it goes bad, then you just keep going, is this your card? Is this your card? And eventually you'll get there. Yeah, but first, what we did yesterday, we took a trip to a place that we shouldn't have gone

when we only had 10 minutes to go, and that's next. Kiwi's in store for us. Some good weather later in the week. Parts of the country reaching 30 degrees later in the week which is pretty good. How's your day? Good? Did you have a good day yesterday? Getting a lot of stuff done Ben? It was busy. It's busy as I said. Both my daughters are in a musical theatre show and so they're out till like 9.30 each night and they're rehearsing so many long hours. They're loving it. When's the show on? It starts Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. This is the one you've drawn up a spreadsheet

so all the parents can combine their driving skills to get the Avengers of transport. Otherwise, we couldn't physically do it. So it's nice. And same with other families. So yeah, it's nice for everyone to pull together. It helps. You went to Moana last night, Megan?

Yeah, Moana 2. It was pretty special, actually actually because we made history. Moana 2, the English version and the Te Reo version were both released at the same time as opposed to waiting ages

for the Te Reo. So there was a lot of the cast there. It was beautiful. It was really special. Did you enjoy the movie? Yeah. Yeah?

Well, apart from what I saw of it because I took my kids, one of them is two, and she was being a bit of a menace. She loved it, but she was making sure that everyone around her knew that it was Moana on the screen. It's like looking after miniature intoxicated people. It is, yeah.

They don't listen to you, belligerent. Tapping the people in front of her, pointing, Moana. And they're like, yeah, we know, mate. That's what we came for. Yep. We had such an excruciating experience yesterday. Now, I want to front foot this and say this has nothing to do with New Zealand Post. This is

not the Post Shop's issue. No, it's all on us. We had 10 minutes before we had to do an appointment and we needed to post something, Jono and I, the two of us, from the show. We wanted to send a gift away overseas. So we're like, 10 minutes, there's a Post Shop. Once we get there, 10 minutes should be fine. Yeah. It's not fine. It's not fine. It's Christmas time. Of course it's going to be busy. And we're sending it to New's a post shop once we get there 10 minutes should be fine it's not fine it's Christmas time

of course it's going to be busy and we're sending it to New York we're sending a gift to Nicole in New York for her to open up that was our first mistake thinking we could do it in 10 minutes

at Christmas time that was on us she's like you're going to need to get a box you're going to need to weigh all the items so we got her a bunch of Kiwi confectionery

now we're due at another meeting in 10 minutes we're getting texts from Harriet the boss, where are you? How long? You know, five minutes, 10 minutes, people are waiting and we're feeling the pressure.

So we're like, okay, we've filled out the customs form, individually itemised every piece that was inside the box. It's a two-step process because you've got to take it up and then get your box and that, and then you've got to go away and fill everything out, right? I thought you knew that. No, we knew that. Oh, yeah, okay.

And then you come back, But just how long it was. What I didn't know, and then we, you know, it's like your guess. You're like, how much did it cost? And you give the guesstimate. And then the lady wanted to know, which I never had before, every single thing and what the cost was.

So we're Googling pineapple lumps. $3.49. Yeah, she's, well, out of five bucks, she's like, what is it exactly? And you're like, oh, okay. And so then we had to go through, and then what is that way? And we're like, each individual thing, not totally.

And I was like. Is she pranking you? I don't know. But that's apparently what needed to happen. I was responsible for filling out the important customs documentation. And I just, you know me, just rattled through it. I was like, what's this? And he's like, oh, sorry, I didn't write apple lumps on the end of it.

I was like. You didn't even write the beanie in there. I was like, the beanie's not even written down in there. I was like, the beanie's not even written down in there. We've got our Warriors beanie as well. So I want to send a big shout out

to all the international smugglers. They're doing this stuff every day, smuggling exotic eggs. Yeah, but they're not writing down 500 grams of cocaine on their

customs thing. but they haven't even gone even further. They're doing a double set. They're probably the reason that you have to do that. They haven't done make-up items that might weigh the same. They've doubled the double set. They're probably the reason that you have to do that. They're having to make up items that might

weigh the same. They've doubled the workload. So, jeez, they're the real heroes out there. What about the real heroes being New Zealand Pies? They have to deal with you and the smugglers. Exactly. Yeah, exactly. So, I would say if you've got 10 minutes is not enough, that's alright. A lot of people want to be in the same situation

so that's on us. It would have been easier if I just go, Ben, jam it all inside me. I'll catch a flight to New York and drop it off myself. That would have been quicker. It must be nearing. Did she tell you it must be nearing cut off? I just think the first, I think, was... Yeah, okay, so start at the next point. Yeah, those post shops are getting busy now.

The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. I had to learn a party trick. It is party season, and we wanted to, you know, be able to wow someone around at the social functions over the next little while. An Australian magician, Cosentino, came in. He's touring the country and he taught us a pretty cool party trick, didn't he, Joe? Yeah, and he said, well, you can perform it at my show

in a couple of weeks' time. But you've got to do some practice. Don't embarrass him. Now we've got producer Ellie in. We've never met before, have we? Hi, I'm Ellie. Nice to meet you. Well, we have met before many times. But you've never producer Ellie in. We've never met before, have we? Hi, I'm Ellie. Nice to meet you. Well, we have met before many times.

But you've never seen us attempt this trick. You don't know how it's done. No, I don't. I don't. I was watching you learn the other day, but I couldn't see anything. Mixed results. Sometimes we nailed it.

Sometimes we didn't nail it. Well, you know, the thing with magic is you know deep down that it's not actually magic. But even the way that it's executed, that's more impressive to me. Yeah. That someone has to learn all these, like there's so many moving parts to just one trick, let alone an hour's worth of tricks. It would almost be less exciting if it was just magic.

There's a way that they're doing it. The steps along the way. So Megan's in front of you right now. She's got a deck of cards. What are you going to do first, Megan? I would like you to take the deck of cards. I want you to check it out and make sure that it's a normal deck of cards. All the cards look like they're there.

There's no tricks to them. No, it looks like a full pack. I'm not going to count all for you. Don't snigger and laugh as you're doing it. I was just like, I sound so confident. I'm terrified on the inside. No, you're doing well. Okay, so that's a normal pack of cards, you'd say.

You can shuffle that. You shuffle that. Shuffle that. I haven't counted them. At some stage, we thought I could be blindfolded. Why don't you put a blindfold on? So I've got a blindfold. I'm going to put that on. I've got my dog blindfolded. This is a. I haven't counted them. At some stage we thought I could be blindfolded. Why don't you put a blindfold on? So I've got a blindfold. I'm going to put that on.

I've got my dog blindfolded. This is a three-person trick. Okay. Ben Boyce is putting his puppy dog blindfold on. I can't see any of the trick right now. Your eyes are wonky. It's terrifying. It is truly terrifying.

Yeah, it's a pug thing. Pug eyes. Pug life, baby. Pug life. Okay, so Ellie. Ellie's your name, right? That is correct. I just need you to touch a Ellie. Ellie's your name, right? Yeah. That is correct.

I just need you to touch a card as I'm moving through the deck of cards. You just touch any old card. That one. That one? Yeah. You definitely want this card? Yeah. You can change it.

Apparently you can change it. Oh, I'm getting vibes you want me to change it, so I'm not going to. I want to change it, but I can't see anything. Okay, I want you to take the card, which I've just put on the top of the deck. Oh, yeah. And now do I look it up? You don't show me. Don't show me either. And don't show me, but I can't see anything. Okay, I want you to take the card, which I've just put on the top of the deck. Oh, yeah. Do I look at it? You don't show me. Don't show me either.

And don't show me, but I can't see anything anyway. Okay, you look at the card. Have you remembered the card? Yes. Okay, so Ben's blindfolded. Ellie's chosen her card. Now, what are you going to do now, Megan? Now, could you place the card on the top of the deck?

All right. I don't know what your card is. Can you confirm I didn't look at your card? Yeah, you didn't look. Jono now takes over. Have you shuffled? I just shuffled the cards. I shuffled the cards.

Okay, you shuffled the cards. I'm like the radio listeners. I can't see anything. Handed the cards over to Jono. Okay. So now, Ellie, was it? Yes, yes. My name's Ellie.

We haven't met before. No, never. Just confirming. Okay. So what I'm going to do now is I'm going to spread every card on the table in front of you. Hey, what stage am I allowed to watch this?

Hey? I forgot that you were blindfolded. Do you want to? Why don't you take your blindfold off now? Why don't you do that? Okay. Take your blindfold off. Hey, see you.

Now we haven't met before. No, never, never. Hello, what's your name? Thank you for blindfolding me. Okay, so now what I'm going to do is I'm going to spread all the cards, the shuffled cards, all over this table that lay in front of you. Okay. Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

First of all, I've already noticed something John has done wrong, but that's okay. Oh, really? Oh. Ben Boyce. Yes. I have myself a shank. You brought in a pocket knife, okay.

I have. You never know when you need to cut vegetables with an aggressive looking knife. Okay, so now it's my job, having not seen anything. Now this knife is magic too. It could also get you arrested, but it is magic. Now this knife will lead you. It will lead you to the card. Oh, so the knife will know what to do.

You've been blindfolded. There's no way you will know. Okay, the knife. You're ready to be wowed, Ali? Oh, yeah. It's your name, Ali, right? That is correct. Nice to meet you, Ali. We haven't met before.

Nice to meet you, Ali. Wow me. Are you getting to be wowed, Ali? Oh, yeah. Ali, it's your name, Ali, right? That is correct. Nice to meet you, Ali. We've met before. Nice to meet you, Ali. Wow me. Are you getting vibes from the knife? I'm getting vibes. I'm going down. I'm putting the knife into a card. Ali, is this your card? No. Six of spades? No. That's clubs, by the way.

Sorry. Okay, first rule. Let's learn the suits. Is that not your card? by the way sorry six o'clock okay first rule let's learn the the suits yeah the suits is that not your card that's ours honestly

okay oh hang on this your card no okay is that your card no okay

if we just keep doing this eventually we'll land on your card yeah it's not very magical anymore though okay so we've got some work to do that's your card there you go the eight the eight of spades was your card? Magical anymore, guys. Okay, so we've got some work to do. That's your card. There you go. The eight of spades was your card.

It's 8.26 on your Wednesday morning. Jose Feliciano, Feliz Navidad. I feel like we've gone early. We've gone early on that. Don't you start. I feel like we have. I want to be honest. It's an honest show.

You're enjoying it, Megan. Wait, you feel like you've gone early on that particular Don't you start. I feel like we have. I want to be honest. It's an honest show. You're enjoying it, Megan. Wait, you feel like you've gone early on that particular song? Yeah, that song. I don't mind that song. Is that 23rd, 24th, 25th? That's in its own category. Yeah. It is our one Christmas song for the day.

Yeah. I don't know, but maybe I'm in the wrong. You were enjoying it. You were singing along. I was singing along. 4487, have we gone early? It does feel like Christmas Day. That one.

That definitely. You know, there's a whole raft. There's a whole spectrum of Christmas songs. Kelly Clarkson's Christmas banger. Oh, that's a banger. There's like little, you know, gateway songs, isn't there? Until you hit Felice. Let's ask our boss for Kelly Clarkson tomorrow.

It'll be research. It'll be research, mate. I mean, it's all... You can't go there. You're cheeky. What I want to talk about right now is Wicked. Now, it's the biggest movie in the world. It's all over the place.

Everyone's into it. But what people are getting quite into it and they're doing is they're singing in the cinema. Because it's from the beloved Broadway musical. And in America, they've even, you know, their biggest movie chain, you know, like kind of the equivalent of sort of our Hoyts or, you know their biggest movie chain you know like kind of the equivalent of sort of our hoits or you know things events event cinemas they've got signs up saying no singing no singing there's special singing only sessions good I couldn't think of anything

worse than going into a theater and having to sing when I went to see Wicked there were people singing and I was like guys did it frustrate you. I've got some audio. This is from someone's social media account overseas where people were singing in the theatre to Wicked. And you can kind of get where people are coming from. Have a listen. Yeah, that's a tough watch. Oh, God. Yeah, so if you're in the cinema and that's going on,

you'd be like, oh. Those are challenging conditions. Yeah, I think the people in the cinema were even dancing at the end of it, up at the front. It really took it to the next level. Cynthia did an amazing job of defying gravity. I do not need to hear anyone else being like, yeah, defy.

Yeah. Shut up. It's a big song. It's a tough song to sing on a coward's sale. Well, they asked, because Moana, you went to the Moana movie

last night, Megan. Moana 2, yeah. And people weren't singing at that because, as you said, they're brand new songs. No one knows the lyrics yet. Give it, you know,

two years of a musical on Broadway, they'll be coming back and singing their pipes out. Exactly. They asked Dwayne the Rock Johnson if it was okay to sing in the theatres. Sing, yes. You paid your hard-earned money for a ticket,

and you know you're coming to a musical, and you're into it, you've got to sing, especially if you know the music. That's the fun part. He's a hero of mine, but for the first time I'm going to go against my rock. He was right at the start that you paid your hard-earned money to hear Cynthia and Ariana.

Yeah, I feel like if it's a special singing session, that's fine. That's fine. To be fair, Dwayne Johnson probably doesn't sit in many movie theatres with minions like us. No, singing away. But we wanted to know, on our 100th Hits of 4487, the things that happen at the movies that annoy you. Like, what can you do and what can't you do?

Because there is a lot of things that can kind of wind you up in those conditions. When someone falls asleep all the time every time we go to a movie together. Sometimes the movie

hasn't even started and he's just like To be fair, you don't snore. No, I don't snore. No, but he can't keep his eyes open. As soon as he stops talking

he's like But I look at you and I'm like Oh my God. But I have a complaint about the movie theatre. Stop making them so sleepy. Stop providing an environment. Well, one minute where we were you oh my God. Well, I have a complaint about the movie theatre. Stop making them so sleepy. Stop providing an environment.

One minute, where we were, you'd be asleep. Dark, you know, comfy chairs. It's working against me. It really is. Yeah, there's not many movies I've actually stayed awake through, to be honest. Lose me for about 30, 40 minutes in the middle, wake up, try and

piece everything together by the end. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Look at the movie from the Broadway shows and cinemas. A lot of musical numbers, obviously, from the Broadway show, and people are singing, particularly overseas. They're doing special versions where you can sing, and we heard some audio from social media before, and you can kind of understand why it's frustrating some people in the cinemas.

No one is hitting the notes, are they? I'm not a singing expert. I legit would walk out and ask for my money back. Legit, if I heard that. Just talking about things that go on in the movie theatre. Yeah, it's very weird. I'm calling back someone who texts things that go on in the movie theatre. Yeah, it's very weird. I'm calling back someone who texts things that go on

in the movie theatre. Movie theatre etiquettes that you need to stick by. things you can do. I get frustrated by people just leaving stuff. Like, I feel like, take your food out,

like, afterwards. Sorry, I can't talk right now. You know we have producers, John. Yeah, two of them in there that can call people. Sorry, I was just calling.

She had a funny one. She was like, the one thing that irritates me is teenagers performing sexual acts on each other. Oh, yeah.

Yeah, yeah. At what point, like at what base do you go, this is too far? Third? But that's what the back row is for,

right? And you sit forward a bit. Yeah. I guess if things are happening off to the corner, that's...

What about me doing it to myself? No, no,... If it's behind me and I can't see it. What about me doing it to myself? No, no, definitely not. Oh, God. So you'll be asleep. I don't know why people just decide to tip stuff everywhere. You know, you leave a mess, you release your stuff, and then they go.

But then they don't take... Just take out your popcorn box. How hard is it? Yeah. It's quite confronting when you see a movie theatre with lights on. I know. If I went to the movie theatre day one on the job,

as soon as I saw the movie theatre with the lights on, I'm out of this game. It's like a dumping ground for anything. I think I saw a washing machine in there once. Pam, you're on. Hi, how are you? Good. I didn't see a washing machine.

I was just at it for dramatic effect, Pam. Now, what don't you like in the movie theatre? Just when people are eating and they rustle their packets all the time. I was just saying this. I know that everyone's eating popcorn in there, but sometimes it seems like they're like... I'm like, just grab some popcorn. What are you searching for in there?

One time I was at the movies and this person, they had chips and they ate them and then they fucked them up and they unfurled them and I was like, had chips and they ate them and then they popped them up in the arm holder. And then I was like, I just want to grab them and chuck them out. Smelly foods come through as well. People that's eating hot, smelly food into the cinema. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Just watch the flipping movie. Yeah. Ben was running a popcorn smuggling ring, weren't you? Yeah, for a while there because, you know, the prices. They never give you the prices at the movie theatre and stuff. I love going to the movies.

You never know how much it is. Oh, when you're at the shop. Yeah, you're like, oh, what is this? You know, it's beautiful. It's like their own little world. Ecosystem. Yeah.

I'll have a medium combo, $300. How much is a large? $301. It's like the airport. You know, I don't even know what anything's going to cost at the airport.

It's like its own little price. Our own economy here. Yeah. We'll make up the prices as soon as you swipe your card. I used to bring in popcorn. My wife said I don't even know what anything's going to cost at the airport. It's like its own little price. Our own economy here. Yeah. And we'll make up the prices as soon as you swipe your card. I used to bring in popcorn. My wife said I can't do that anymore, so I don't anymore. I buy the popcorn. Oh, shit.

I thought the cinema told you off. Yeah, well, yeah, one of the cinemas did as well. Oh, okay. Yeah. Well, thank you so much for your call. Appreciate that. A lot of people with taking shoes off. Oh, yeah.

Putting the feet on the seat. Yeah. It's not a lounge. On the feet on the seat. Yeah. It's not a lounge. On the back of the seat. Yeah. Oh, yeah, when people behind you put their feet down the side, that little gap, you're like, it's him. You kind of put your arm on their feet.

You're like, oh, you know. Yuck. Someone's texting people filming the movie on their phones. Do people do that? When are you going to go back and watch that? And what are you doing? Like, are you uploading that somewhere? And people are like, oh, I'm going to go back and watch that? And what are you doing? Like you're uploading that somewhere and people are like, oh I'm going to watch

this version of Wicked. Yeah, I've always dreamed of watching a version of Wicked filmed on a shaky cell phone. You can kind of hear audio, you can hear bags of chips rustling the full cinematic experience. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Just saying school, you know, school this term, they're doing a lot of stuff.

Get into the finish line Ben. You'll notice that with your kids. Exams are, you know, over for a lot of them and you know, finish line, Ben. You've noticed that with your kids? Exams are over for a lot of them. Some kids, some of the older kids have already gone, right? They work very hard and they deserve to take the foot off the pedal, so to speak, and a bit of activity. Put it into neutral until the end of the year. Just glide into the

end of the year. I was in neutral in October of this job, just being glided. Gliding ever since. You're always in neutral. Never get into gear in Jan. But yeah, my son is doing a whole bunch of activities and then they were going, he'd never been paintballing. He's like, mate, we're going paintballing on Monday. And he was very excited about paintball.

Now to me, paintball is one of those activities that is wildly overrated. Every time I've done paintball, I'm like, I'm not enjoying being hit by tiny, tiny pellets of paint. And they leave you with welts and it's sore. And I think maybe it dates back to trauma of radio stunts. Yeah, same with me. Yeah, a time when it was more acceptable to physically and mentally torment interns

for the entertainment of the masses. But normally it wasn't like running around in a thing. It was like stand there with your shirt off and get hit. Like at close range. At close range. And then you're like, jeez, I hate paintball. But I guess if you're running around, you hardly get hit. With like safety gear on.

Protective gear on and stuff. People love Fortnite. People love it, you know. Yeah. I remember one time, I reckon I got hit 20 times. And I got the 10th bullet and I'm thinking, I've been shot more times than 50 Cent now. And we're still going.

I'm going to double his numbers. I went to a stag do once. And, yeah, because it's such a stag do activity. They put bells on the guy's, you know, costume. Like a whole lot of little bells. How did the poor guy end up? Like Santa, like jingle bells, basically. Oh, you know, he's trying to be quiet. It's like Like, I send her, like, jingle bells, basically. Oh, you know, so I try to be quiet.

It's like... That's a great trick, though. What did you do as a radio star? You produced a grace out there? A little reindeer? There's nothing more emasculating, too, than going... As you walk. Have you been paintballing?

Yeah. I feel like you'd get into it. I got one in the neck once. Between, like, my, like my chest shield and my mask. It hurt. Yeah. I do get weirdly into it. Yeah, I feel like you would too.

You'd be like, everybody, follow me. You'd be like, war. You'd be like. You'd have the paint on your cheeks. Yeah. Dive rolls and everything. But yeah, that's one of those things that a lot of people love and some people just really don't.

I've met Ricardo, who we used to work with. Lovely guy, that's one of those things that a lot of people love and some people just really don't. I've met, you know, Ricardo, who we used to work with. Lovely guy, Ricardo. Hates the beach. Hates the beach. When his friends and family are at the beach, he's sitting on the bench

just off the beach. He doesn't scream beach to me. No, yeah. He doesn't like the process of the beach. He doesn't like the sunscreen, the sand in your boots.

He just, everything the beach has to offer, he is morally against. Not for him. Hey, I'm... The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. You know, we keep talking about, you know, it's a busy time of year

and everyone would understand at the moment. You know, we've got kids, they've got their rehearsals, recitals, end of year stuff. We've got work stuff. It's a lot of stuff going on. Even yesterday I was trying so hard to be organised because my kids are out all day till like 9 o'clock at night, so you've got to get them a lunch and dinner each day, you know, for this.

So I was like, cool, I'll cook up these little chickens, like sort of chicken burger patty things that they really like. Half an hour cooking up those. We're good to go in the morning, I can make them up some sort of chicken burgers. They got home last night and ate them. You're like, what? Tomorrow's dinner. I thought it was left over from your dinner

but oh, trying to get ahead, trying to get ahead. So anyway, this was frazzling me last night. He's forecasting dinner in 24 hours time, 48 hours dinner. I was like, oh, I'm working ahead. They didn't know that. They were just hungry from rehearsals at like 10 o'clock. But then my wife this week decided, and, you know, she enjoys it, and I'll give her that, to start a puzzle.

You don't need a puzzle. She loves puzzling, and to be fair, she's not like She's spending hours And hours a day I was like Who has time for a puzzle At this time of year It's like a 5000 piece puzzle

That's spread all out And you know And she'll do little bits And I get it It's a relaxing thing For her to do Maybe a cup of tea For five minutes

In the evening But I'm just like This damn puzzle It's all over the table And it always takes up Prime real estate In the house All across the dining table

And you're kind of eating your dinner around a 1,500-piece pirate ship puzzle. But it looks messy until it's done. Yeah, and she's getting closer and closer to it, but I'm like, this is not puzzle conditions. I mean, I like making Lego, but it's Christmas time. Very puzzling time to do a puzzle. Yeah, over the holiday period.

That's a great puzzle. That's puzzle time. She's like, well, I like to do this. It's just a little bit of relaxing. Instead of watching a Netflix show or

reading a book, I'm going to spend five minutes doing a puzzle. I'm like, wrong puzzle conditions. They do say opposites attract

though. She's very calm. She would do a puzzle at this time of the year. She's collected. You seem like the type of individual

who could never start a puzzle because you just have to finish it. That's the thing. If I start a book, I'm like, I've got to finish this now. I've now got this to do. Get said that it was like the type of individual who could never start a puzzle because you just have to finish it. Yeah, that's the thing. If I start a book, I'm like, I've got to finish this now. I've now got this to do.

Get the puzzle done, get the puzzle done. And I'll crank it out in like two days. I'll be like reading the book nonstop. Remember Jackie? She used to work here. Yeah. Semi-professional puzzler. She is.

She's over in Europe at a puzzle tournament at the moment. Get her back to my house. Yeah, she can tidy this thing up in about half an hour. Complete the puzzle for me. I can imagine entering a puzzle tournament. I'd be like, mate, I hope you up in about half an hour. Complete the puzzle for me. I can imagine entering a puzzle tournament and I'd be like, mate, I hope you guys have got this whole book for about two weeks for me. Where's Strap Yourselves In? That's going to take a while.

Jude Law, you said he's been pulling back the curtain on the movie The Holiday. One of your favourite movies as well. I don't want to know. A classic Christmas movie. There's that quaint little cottage that they go away on the holiday with. It stars Cameron Diaz, Jack Black. It's the English cottage. Yeah.

And he was talking on a podcast and they were like, oh, because it's in a real town, they're like, whereabouts is it located, that cottage? And this is what Jude Law had to say which, oh, Jesus. It's breaking hearts. Can you Airbnb that cottage? Yeah, I think you can. That cottage doesn't exist. What? What? What? Oh, yeah. It's breaking hearts. Can you Airbnb that cottage? Yeah, I think you can. That cottage doesn't exist.

What? What? What? Oh, yeah. So the director, she's a bit of a perfectionist, toured that whole area and didn't quite find

the chocolate box cottage she was looking for. So she just hired a field and drew it and had someone build it. But here's the funny thing, if you watch it, so we were

shooting in the winter here and every time I go in that door, we shot the interiors in LA about three months later. You're ruining it. You're ruining it. That's really upsetting. So the outside, not even a real

cottage, they've just built an outside and the inside are on a studio. Why would you do that to all of us? That and Love Actually, the two movies I watch every year. Do you know Jack Black came in here and you're like, Jack Black, I love you and the holiday. And you're like, you should do another one. He's like, yeah, man,

we've got to talk to Kate Blanchett about that. It was Kate Winslet, right? It was Kate Winslet. And I was just like, ha ha. I knew he was acting along the song. Yesterday after the show, the show had ended, and Jono, who, you know, turns the mics on and off at one of his jobs behind the desk. That's my one assignment every morning.

Turn them on, turn them off. Turn them on when we want to talk, turn them off when we don't want to be heard. It's simple. Yesterday, didn't quite turn the mics off, and unfortunately, nothing too bad was said. We'll be back tomorrow from 6 o'clock. We'll catch you then.

Have a great day. Good work, guys. Up. No, not off. Just good work, guys. And a little up, up. Yeah. Out of all the things that I've said in this room,

definitely the lighter end of the scale. Yeah, you're right. While the mics are being off. While the mic's a bit off. It could have been a lot worse. At least it was complimentary. I've worked with other people that say bad things when the mic's off. It was like an audio version of patting you both on the bum and going, good hustle out on the field, guys.

Get out there. Now, you want to open up for something where people can phone up and glaze themselves. Congratulate themselves on doing a good job. Maybe you just got up this morning and you put your pants on correctly on both legs. They're facing the correct direction. Yeah, that's an achievement. Any achievement at all, 0800 the Hats, as we said before,

it's a really busy time of year. So it's probably time to give yourself a bit of credit. You can do it on the radio. John, I will leave the mics on for you to talk out to the nation. Can I do one? Yeah. I want a medal. I want a pat on the back for emptying the dishwasher

before I came to work this morning. Oh, nice. It was like 4.20 in the morning and I emptied the dishwasher. You're getting a clap from producer Ellie in the other room. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. We're talking about giving yourself a little pat on the back each day after the show. The microphone's still on. Jono, as you said, not really

a scandal. You just said positive things while the mics were still on. Tomorrow from 6 o'clock. We'll catch you then. Have a great day. Good work, guys. Me realising that the mics were on. You turned everyone's mic off but your own. Yeah.

I mean, all of the things that have come out of my mouth into this microphone, I'm glad that good work, guys, is the only one that slipped past the goalie. So you can give yourself a bit of a pat on the back, Megan. You unstacked the dishwasher or put the dishes away this morning? Yeah, 4.20 this morning. A very tough job as Ellie mentioned too. Producer Ellie said,

how did you do it without making a noise? It was plate by plate. Plate by plate. Hold your breath. So it was an arduous process as well and I still did it. Because you like to get

half a dozen plates, bang, chuck them down. Yeah. I'm pretty good at not waking up, which is good. I have lights on, things like that.

I'm just kind of used to it now, which is great. Yeah, I'm the same. I'm climbing around the house. I'm a fucker. I think that's a guy thing. My wife was like, you can see her turn over. It's the light I've left on the door.

Oh, yeah, she'll be back to sleep. It's fine. On the very odd occasion that my husband wakes up before me, he's like, throws the blankets back. The light goes on. I'm like, jeez, dude. Like, I'm quiet as a mouse. We're up and at them. Up and at them, getting stuff done. If I'm like, geez, dude. Like, I'm quiet as a mouse. We're up and at them.

I'm at them getting stuff done. If I'm up, you're all up. The bar has been set with a dishwasher being empty before 5 o'clock in the morning. Cody, what would you like to pat yourself on the back about? Morning, guys. I'd just like to say every morning I make the partner's coffee before she's ready for it.

Oh, that's a pat on the back scenario. What a lovely gesture too, Cody. Is she awake for this coffee or three hours before you put it by her bed and she wakes up and it's cold? I normally just have it ready for her. Oh, that's lovely. And those little seconds that you're saving that time of the morning, pivotal. But it's the gesture too.

That's lovely. It's a lovely gesture. Every morning you do that, Cody? Yeah, during the week. And then on the weekends, we sort of take turns. Oh, what a sweetheart. Does she say thank you every morning? Yeah.

Oh, very nice. Well, thank you, Cody. That's a pat on the back scenario. Pat you on the back for that one. And I want to pat you on the back too for being one of our only callers in the 6 o'clock hour. Every morning, Cody comes through. Thank you so much, buddy.

You have a good day. Let's get Andre on the phone. You're patting yourself on the back this morning, Andre. Yes, indeed I am. What for? What are you doing? Well, this Saturday I'm shaving my mullet off, which I've been growing pretty much since COVID. I'm trying to raise funds

for two charities that I support. I've been trying to do that for the last five to six weeks. And, yeah, this Saturday afternoon I'll be showing it all off and hopefully get close to the target that I'm trying to get to. Wow. Give it a plug. What are you raising money for? Two charities. So I Am Hope, which a lot of people are aware of, for suicide prevention with youngsters and that.

The second one is SANS New Zealand, which probably a lot of people don't know about, but it's a charity that helps support people that have lost babies through the, obviously when they go through those tough times, which is true for many years. Oh, that's lovely. Now give us the dimensions of the mullet too.

I'm just having a look at, there's a picture that I've sent through. Oh, look at the mullet. Oh, Andre, what a mullet too. I'm just having a look at there's a picture that I've sent through Look at the mullet. What a mullet. Epic. Andre. You look like you've been vomited out of a Michael Bolton video from 1987. Yes, I've been trying

to obviously push it hashtag mullet barn. I've been trying to obviously push it through TikTok, Instagram and Facebook and everything else. I'm halfway there through the target I'm trying to get but if I do get, I'm also going to commit to getting the logos of each charity tattooed on me. Oh, wow.

Jeez, you've really committed. So you've got over $2,000, which is a great effort right now. We'll put on the Hits Breakfast story as well to try and see if some people can give you some more money this morning. Well, awesome. I appreciate that. Thanks very much, guys. No worries.

Yeah, good on you. Shaving off the my son got a prison mullet the other day. Oh, yeah. Boy, oh, boy, I appreciate that. Thanks very much, guys. No worries. Yeah, good on you. Shaving off the, my son got a prison mullet the other day. Oh, yeah? Boy, oh boy, he really committed. Like, he's gone flat at the, taper at the front, big zero up the sides and a big old,

just dangling out the back. You could only dream of that in here, though, couldn't you? I could only dream. Yeah, everyone's like, oh, yeah, so it's like, here's my son, he's been on parole.

The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. You going Black Friday crazy? Feels like a good time to get all your shopping done, doesn't it? I probably like, here's my son. He's been on parole. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. You going Black Friday crazy? Feels like a good time to get all your shopping done, doesn't it? I probably should, but I just can't add no things. Don't worry. It's Cyber Monday. Yeah, true.

I'll wait till Cyber Monday. No, you can do it online. I know, but yeah. You'll regret it. It's like a month, apparently. Right. It's like basically four weeks of sales. Oh, okay.

Well, they've got time. Cyber Monday is legit, because what, they don't sell on Friday, but you've got to be prepared to miss out. Okay. I'm prepared. I'm prepared've got time. Cyber Monday is legit because they don't sell on Friday, but you've got to be prepared to miss out. Okay. I'm prepared. I'm prepared to miss out. Cyber Monday is pretty

good. All right. Time to hand over to our quiz queen, Ellie, where she's the quiz dictator. We call her Kim Jong Quiz.

She runs a quiz with a pretty tight fist, don't you? Yeah, but I don't want to be associated with that name. I'll just go with Ellie Quizzy.

Quiz queen. That's it. You already had a name. I'll just go with Ellie Quizzy. Quiz Queen. That's it. You already had a name for her and then you gave her another one. I don't know. Okay, let's get into it. Because yesterday we took too long on the first question. So let's get into it, all right? Do you know what?

I reckon this first question today, I think you're going to get it. Okay. I'm going to get it straight away. I was thinking about it. It was three minutes of us trying to decide on an answer that we didn't even decide on in the three minutes. Yeah. It was, yeah. It was a giant. It was fan minutes of us trying to decide on an answer that we didn't even decide on in the three minutes. Yeah. It was, yeah.

It was a giant. It was fan radio all on us. Oh, my God. Is our boss in the room? Yeah. Leave us alone. Or is it asking, oh, what do you think? Oh, it could be, oh, it could be.

It's like, everyone's like, yeah, it could be one of those things. Did you spend your day thinking about it? Yeah, I did, actually. But now we're spending 90 seconds talking about it. There we go. Oh, shut up. Okay, question number one. You're all going to get this, I think.

Which Disney film is the first to be released in both English and today also? Moana. Moana. There we go. Oh, I don't know, Megan. What are you reading? Two. Thank you.

Moana two. Well done. Okay, good. We're off to a good start. Nice. The pace is good for bed. Question two. Who said, all men dream, but not equally?

Was it Martin Luther King Jr., Mark Twain, or T.E. Lawrence? I think that was Twain-o, wasn't it? Here we go. Martin Luther King does all of his speeches about dreams. He does say, I have a dream. All right, let's go with Jono. No, no, no. I don't know.

I don't know. I just said it. No, I was just saying, let's not go with Jono. No, no, no. I don't know. I don't know. I just said it. No, I was just saying let's not go with Jono. I reckon it was old Luther. Luther King. It was Marty. Was it? Oh, we can't.

What do you want to look at? Is that what we're looking at? Marty. Martin Luther King. That's incorrect. Yeah, he said I have a dream. Have a dream, yeah. Well, I figured he was going, extending on the dream.

I was like, oh, we've heard about the dreams, mate. Something else. Get better dreams. No, the answer was T.E. Lawrence. Oh, I never would have got that. Oh, neither have I. Well, there we go. The New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz.

I liked it. Short, sharp, all done. All good? Yep. Love it. Love it. Great. Don't even want to know what was the rest of it.

If you do, you want to get into the New Zealand Herald.co.nz. Who hurt you? The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Just 28 days away and the Mariah Carey game that we introduced a few weeks ago is really captured. I just want you for my own. Oh, my God. More than you could ever know.

It's such a fright. You can listen to any other version of Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas, but as soon as you hear her song, you're out of the game. And I was brutally taken out yesterday by Tasha. Shush, we're trying to listen to you. Is you. Hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it. Such a long time.

There we go. That was our alternative, so we didn't have to listen to the actual Mariah it. Such a long time. There we go. That was our alternative, so we didn't have to listen to the action Mariah's song. Ben's rendition. Wanted to know on 4487 to 0800 the hits, if you're still in the game or not, because I'm out, Jono's out, a lot of the office is out, but Megan, you're still in there?

I'm still in the game. Well done. And a lot of texts are coming through again. People's still in the game. Do you know we're trying to hatch a plan to get you out? I figured. I booked Mariah Kerry herself to fly over here

and give you a one-on-one performance. I booked her. She hasn't replied to the booking yet. I would be happy with that. A booking request has gone through. I feel like I've got a target on my back. I feel like I don't want to open any messages. Every time I come in here, I'm like, you're just going to play it to me. I think we should give you this week. I feel like I don't want to open any messages. Every time I come in here, I'm like, you're just going to play it to me. I think we should give you this

week. I feel like if you get out with natural causes, then that's fine. But what, next week? We'll talk about next week if next week comes around. The problem is she's fiercely competitive, Megan. I know, but now I'm not competing against anyone. I'm like, what am I doing?

You can beat against all these people if you want. True. Should we get someone on that has some of the game and maybe you can spark up some rivalry? Cathy, how are you? Hi, good. Lovely to have you on, Cathy. Now tell us, are you still in the game? I'm still in the game.

Now, have you been avoiding anything because of it or just living your life? No, I have been avoiding. That's all right. It helps, it helps my work a lot and not somewhere that I can listen

to the radio. It's really, I've been listening to the kids scrolling through the TikTok and Instagram and things like that. I tell you what,

the play, the Rotate on Mariah songs on videos is really ramped up over the last three days. Yeah, but social media on mute. Yeah,

that's what I do. Yeah. And only listen to this radio station, you know you're not going to play it. Yeah, but social media on mute. Yeah, that's what I do. And only listen to this radio station. You know you're not going to play it. Yeah. Unless Tasha calls up. Yeah. Well, that's right. You are kidding me!

You are kidding me! You and Megan are in a little bit of a battle now to see how long you can last. All right, I'll race you. Okay, you're on, Cathy. I even put up my Christmas tree with no Christmas music because I was just a bit of a battle now to see how long you can last. For me, all right, I'll race you. Okay, you're on, Cathy. Good on you, Cathy. I even put up, I put up my Christmas tree with no Christmas music

because I was just scared that Spotify was going to go rogue and like play me a suggested song. They're like, if you like that, you'll like this. I'm scared you'll even listen to that. To the devil's,

the devil's music provider. Karen, you're on. Hi, how are you guys? Really, really well, Karen. You're still in? You're out? What are you, how are you guys? Really, really well, Karen. You're still in? You're out? What are you?

Where are you? I'm definitely still in. It's a pretty impressive effort. Have you again, have you avoided anything? No, not really. We had the breeze playing on at work. Jesus. I haven't played anything else yet. What are you listening to the breeze for?

I have no choice in that option. Monstrous station. The monstrous accent that station does. We're going to change the station. It gets changed back. Karen, you are definitely going to hear it on that monstrosity. Yeah. Oh, I know, right.

Playing with fire listening to that one. I try and listen to music while I'm working on my headphones, so I don't have to. You always got to be suspicious of a station that says you've got a friend in us. Why do you have to stipulate that you're my friend? What stuff are you doing behind my back? The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. I hit the deck.

I fell down. It was like, it's not even a step. It's just a little level change change and it's marked out and everything and I've been to this place multiple times. I don't know what happened but I missed it and I fell.

It wasn't even just a graceful fall on my knees. I pancaked on the ground. All at once was a massive thud and everyone in this nice restaurant stopped and looked.

I saw Arianna's boyfriend who's in the movie Wicked. He is same thing going into a movie premiere. Slipped. Great reflexes. Just managed to get himself and he gave a thumbs up Ariana's boyfriend who's in the movie Wicked he is same thing going into a movie premiere slipped great reflex just managed to get himself and he gave a thumbs up to all the people

filming but you can tell he was a little rattled I always want to be one of those people in the situations where you sort of end up rolling

and then on your back and you back up I'm good even if you're not good you always say you're good right that was not me I was also not good

I really hurt myself. What I appreciated, too, the commitment, you poor thing, because you just had your carpal tunnel operation, so you landed on that risk. But then you dined in there. I would have run out crying, sobbing. I was, like, laughing, but one tear rolled down my cheek and my husband was like, you hurt yourself, didn't you?

I was like, yeah, I did. How many minutes, or more importantly, how many wines did it take to get over there? I think I had three. That's quite a lot for me. It's quite a lot for me. Okay, so we want to know this morning, because you're not sure if you can go back to this place,

and if you do, you're going to be like, oh, it's the lady that fell over. I know. We're already booking in more dinner events with my friends, and they're all like, oh, we'll call ahead and check if they've got any steps for our elderly friend. You know, it always happens in shops or, you know, restaurants and things like that.

I went to the warehouse, which is down the road from my house, and I knocked over an entire display. I've knocked over an entire display of multivitamins in Kim's warehouse once. It was a nightmare because everyone helps you pick them up. But the clean-up job for the warehouse one was an entire display of frying pans. Oh, no. Boom. And then when they hit the ground, because they've got concrete floors.

Yeah, that's loud. I had to buy a gilt frying pan. I was like, I'd better purchase this one that I dented. And I didn't go back there for so long. And it's just down the road from my house. I went to another warehouse just to avoid and I even googled staff turnover

at the warehouse so the cycle of staff there'd be new people by the time we got back they're not going to be like yeah this guy's back again so we want to know this morning

you're not your claim to fame you're shamed to fame a place you go to that they're like oh such and such you guys have travelled with me through the airport and I am that person

at the airport I've unfortunately had guys have travelled with me through the airport and I am that person at the airport. I've unfortunately had a well-publicised incident at the airport with security and they are the people that remember. You're making it sound dodgy. You were doing a joke TV sketch. It was for a TV sketch. It went wrong.

Which was meant to entertain people. And it didn't. And it was fully my own fault. It wasn't human trafficking. No, you're making it sound like they're joking. Yeah, true. Like, what? What did he do?

But the airport people, of course, they're the people that remember it. Airport security. So every time we go through, Megan, you know, you're making it sound like that. Yeah, true. Yeah, like, what? What did he do? But the airport people, of course, they're the people they remember at the airport security. So every time we go through, Megan, you know, you've been with me. Yeah. Some of them, like, give a serious take. Oh, mate, yeah. Oh, the guy the other day, yeah, he wasn't happy.

He was like, we've had to change all our protocols since that day. And I was like, oh, I'm so sorry. Oh, no, they had to get more staff. Yeah. And then I said, no, that's good, mate. Your buddy's stimulating the airport security job force, creating more jobs.

So maybe it could be a claim to fame, not a shame to fame. Imagine how many people you've employed. Thanks to you. Yeah, Ben. Take the credit, baby. I said, 013-4487, where can't you go because of an incident? We'd love to hear from you. The hits.

The Jono and Ben podcast. No, places that you're embarrassed to go back to after Megan. And a four. And a four. No, I fell over. And a four. Face first in the crowded restaurant, trendy restaurant too.

Flat down on the ground. Judgmental clientele looking down, literally looking down at you, you poor thing. I know, I put my head down and just had a moment and then I looked up and I was like, I'm all good. Yeah. I'm all good. Yeah. I'm all good.

Good entrance, though. Way to make an entrance. Boom, through the front door. So you're shamed to fame. You can't show your face again. We'd love to get your calls and texts on this morning. Going to go to my mate, Mike. How are you, buddy?

Yeah, good, mate. How are you? We're doing really well. You can't show your face where? Oh, in a restaurant in Te Atatu. Uh? Oh, in a restaurant in Te Atatu. Uh-oh. Not a restaurant in Te Atatu. What happened?

Oh, I complained too many times. He brought me out a beer and half of it was foam and then he tried to sell me a $14 bottle of wine for $75. My food was cold. I complained and he said, don't come back. In some ways, you've got to respect that person. Hey, mate. No, I don't like it, don't come back. In some ways, you've got to respect that. Hey, mate. I don't like it.

Don't come back. You don't want to be overcharged for a $14 bottle of wine when I don't want to see your face around here. That's a bold call from a hospitality business. It's going against the customers' laws, right? It's like, well, this guy's customers rock. Now, Mike, do you have any qualms about complaining in a restaurant situation?

No. If you're paying good money for a good meal, then I expect it to be good. If there's something wrong, then yeah, you say something. And fair enough, too. I wish I was that person because I'll eat a cold meal. I'll eat the wrong meal just so I don't make a fuss. If it's warranted, you should absolutely say something. I'm the same as you.

Rather than writing a horrible Google review, give them the chance to fix it. Just eat a fuss. If it's warranted, you should absolutely say something. Rather than writing a horrible Google review, give them the chance to fix it. Just eat a meal. I didn't order it, but I'm like, oh, maybe I'll like it. Sometimes I do. And so has it got you any free meals over the years, Mike? No, I can't say it has. I try not to complain, but yeah.

All it's got you is band from a restaurant in Te Atatū. I appreciate your call, Mike. You have yourself a great day. See you, mate. See you, buddy. James,'s got you is banned from a restaurant in Te Atatu. I appreciate your call, Mike. You have yourself a great day. See you, mate. See you, buddy. James, morning to you. Yeah, I was flying home from Perth, and I had a layover in Melbourne.

I'd been up 24 hours, and I was trying to find an international terminal, and I walked back through the domestic terminal to the security gates. Oh, so you've been banned from what airport is this? Oh, so you couldn't go back through? My wife's like, where the hell are you damn going? Where are you going?

Because I was pushing her. She's, I don't want to come into the airport ever again. Uh-oh. So you're not going back. What was the airport? Melbourne, was it? Melbourne, yeah. All right, never showing your face around there again, James.

Yeah. Yeah. Ben knows all about doing the wrong thing in an airport. You and me, we won't travel together. You know what I appreciate about you, James? Straight into the story. Boom. Kicked it off.

Love your work, James. You're going to have a great day. You too, guys. Thank you. Great text here, 4487, the one on the bar. Unfortunately, they're on site. They can't answer the calls, I say, but I cannot go back to my favourite bar.

I tried to help shut the door behind a group of patrons during a storm. Lovely. I didn't quite latch the door properly. As I sat down to pick up my drink, feeling like a champion for helping out, the big wood-framed glass door blew off its hinges, smashed inside the bar, and never been back since. Oh, that's your favourite bar. Sorry.

Trying to do a good thing. But you were trying. Yeah, exactly. It's not your fault.