Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: What can Megan's husband do instead of a kiss?

Episode Date: March 11, 2026

On today’s show:  Megan "accidentally" smacks a fellow guest at a F1 party... Why Jono told the painter he loves them?! We plan a sneak visit to Megan's husbands dress rehearsals to stop the kiss! Impressive solo missions that were meant for multiple people. US correspondent Nicole Ryan discusses gun violence near Rihanna’s home. Ben was caught hitting on someone… who wasn’t his wife. Instagram: @THEHITSBREAKFAST Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & MeganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The John O'Ben and Megan podcast, thanks to Dilma. Goodness really does taste great. Dilma, making the world a better team. Welcome along to the podcast. We're just waiting for Tim Finn to join us over Zoom, which you'll hear hopefully all going well tomorrow. Yeah, Tim Finn from Spillian. They did Electric Avenue Festival in Christchurch, didn't they?

And that obviously launched. They were like, hey, that was a bit of fun, gosh. We do a nationwide tour, so that's what they're doing there. First time in 17 years. Yeah. You're a big fan of their. their album with the symphony orchestra. Yeah, Enzo. It is incredible.

I used to drive around in my car when I was a teenager listening to that. Was you? Yeah. It's really good. Yeah, it is beautiful. The orchestras are beautiful when you add them to any. I know Metallica, they did one with an orchestra and that was, yeah. Can I talk to you, Megan, about you've got this giant cup, like a big water bottle?

Yeah, it's like a Stanley cup. What's that? Two liters? It's one point two. How many of those are you having a day? Well, it's empty, right? Yeah, you must be really leaky. I've had that coffee, I've had that red bull, and I'm onto my, I have to bring two bottles.

You've got a backup drink bottle. How much water are you having a day? Four litres. Are you doing the proper, what you're meant to have? Yeah, it's a lot. Hard to get four litres into it. It really is. We, a lot, though.

I bet you do. Just like one of those fountains, you know, that they're standing with the, comes out of the wee, just constant flowing. Do you get four litres a day? No, I wouldn't get, no, no. You've got a tiny, I would get through that in half an hour. Yeah, I kind of forget about it. You get on to other stuff and you forget about it.

Yeah, I just bought a bottle of water and I haven't touched it today. The intention was there. Yeah, the intention's there. Like, oh, I got close to drinking it. I pulled it up this morning. If I go to the gym, I find I drink, you know, like, yeah, because it's there, you're carry it around or whatever, but if not, you just put it next year. If I go to the gym, I'd probably drink an extra later.

I was going to say, does that even count, though? Because you're, you know, now he's drinking. No, they're obligated, so. Because at the gym, you're obviously sweating out all the liquids, so that probably doesn't count as well. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

I get, like, I get a real bad headache if I don't, if I don't drink enough. Right. And I have to smash some electrolytes because you're right, I get real full on water. Water. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, well, that's, yeah, really. It comes with two bottles every day.

It's a lot of, not of, and she's thirsty. She's thirsty. Very thirsty. Yeah, Thursday. All right. Well, have yourself a wonderful Thursday and we'll catch you tomorrow. John O'Ben and Megan. The podcast.

The Hats. Megan, what did you do? So I went to a fancy Formula One party because it was the launch over the weekend, the start of the season, and I got invited. I don't know how. You're like a Formula One too, right? Yeah, probably because I've been banging on about it.

They were like, oh, I think she's a fan because there were a lot of big famous people there. Mark Ellis was there. I heard of Mark Ellis. We interviewed the gentleman from Moet on Friday and the lady who bought in a giant big bottle signed by Michael Schumacher They get all the winners to sign big models

And it was like doing a tour She said to me And hey looking forward to seeing her Sunday And she just looked at me and she said Sorry you weren't invited John Ove And I was thinking the next year Would you like to come along? Would you have gone though?

That's the thing Probably not It seems like too much event for me Yeah Little old me Well the dress code was glamorous And they were showing You've lost me

You've lost me It was hosted by Mouettes the champagne and they did promise that they were going to be showing the race, the Formula One race. That's why you went along. Yeah. Because it was a big race. I wanted to see the launch of the season, new cars and everything. So I went there and I was like, I even said at the start, I was like, are you guys, are you going to play the sound?

Because there was a DJ playing. And I was like, are you going to play the sound of the race? And they were like, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So I was. But secretly they're thinking we've paid a bloody DJ, mate. Yeah. He's an expensive. hourly raked. Well do you know, this is another

reason why I don't know if I'll get invited back is that partway through they turned the sound off and they started with the DJ again. Oh, he's paid. It's what we're paying him for. Do you want me to do what you pay me to do or you just want me to stand here? We were like, wait, where's the sound gone? But I was one of the only people complaining

everyone else is just mingling and having some champagne. Looking beautiful. And was probably not the soundtrack for that. I see. Yeah, it's not conducive for conversation. But they did put the sound back on. I don't know if I was overly threatening. But I was right up the front

of the screen. You can be a little threatening. I just want to just in case you're wondering. And there was a row of beautifully dressed you know like high heels expensive like really beautifully dressed women. And they had found seats and they sat in front of me in the room to, well they weren't even watching. This was my beef.

Let it go. Just let it go. Just go. I'm at this thing. I can see it. I'm trying to explain myself. They were. was sitting on seats right in the front of the screen, not watching. Okay, okay, can we get it? They just let it go. Just let it go.

And I was behind. Wanting to watch with the sound on. Talking to Sam Wallace. And I, there was stuff going on on the screen enough for me to get excited. So I'm going, oh my God, waving my hands around and gesticulating. And I cracked one of them on the head with a fist. You had a beautiful person. Yeah, that's the worst type of person.

I mean, have a crack at me. Have a hit at the Argos. We can handle it. Not the beautiful people. Very lucky I didn't have my champagne glass in my hand or I literally would have glassed someone. Coming off the back of you being quite intense about the race, that would have looked like maybe you were. Telling them to shush and be quiet. Well, I was going to, she turned around and I was just like, oh my gosh, I'm so sorry.

I'd just stick you like really hard. And she just glared at me. Sorry, I'd just stick you late really hard. It's my thing. I'm like an Italian An emotional Italian punching in the back of the head No and I thought she'd be like

Ha ha ha ha it's okay But she just glared at me Yeah you just smacked her in the back of the head Also don't sit in front of me If you're not watching the race Anyway You're not going back to that No you definitely not

Now they're going to be like Maybe we should have invited the other guy I don't think I'll be invited back John O'Venn and Megan The podcast The Hats Now why is As a human

One of the worst things that can happen to you to accidentally say, I love you to the wrong person. Why is that the most embarrassing thing in the world? It's like calling your teacher mum at school was so embarrassing. Again, and why was it so embarrassing? It was so shame. I mean, there's a lot of terrible things going on in the world, but I can't think of anything worse than saying,

I love you to someone it wasn't intended for. But then, I say love you to lots of people, you know, as kind of like a finisher. Yeah. Love it. Bye. Love you, bye. Have you ever said, I love you to your painter?

Who's painting your house? No. No. No, that's what happened to me. Yeah. I was in a... I'm not really good at multitasking conversations, so... Which you probably know by listening to the show

when he's producing in the desk. Things aren't playing, things are not playing. Why are you touching the other? Exactly, what is he got doing that? Multitasking is not... Not his thing. You'll get lost on Instagram. He's back.

He's back. We've got him. We've lost him. It's comical. He's back for a little bit. But, yeah, so I was talking to my wife, Jennifer. I was about to head out. So in my mind, I had, I love you.

before I head out in my head. Right. Painter turns up in his hive is covered in white paint. He's like, we're done for the day. I was like, all good, mate, thank you, love you. And I could see a look of, a look of confusion on his face. Flattery and confusion. He's like, and we had this stage already.

He's like, this guy's really escalated our relationship. Is this the same painter a couple of weeks ago you told us he saw you on the toilet? Yeah, yeah, I was doing something very undignified on the toilet. Well, no, just what you usually do on the toilet. You don't want people. No, and I just saw this Haver's guy just pop up, painting above the window, and I can just see, we locked eyes, we locked eyes. Maybe he now thinks that I think we had a moment, dear.

You shared a moment, and now you're like, I love you, mate. We haven't spoken of the window, incident. We haven't spoken, you know, dare say we won't speak of the I love you, it's in it either. It's seeing you do that on the toilet, like, second base feel or something. It's a bit of an aphrodisiac, couldn't it? Get the mood going. But, yeah, I just can't help the poor.

guys getting back to the office and going Jesus, he's really taking things to a new level of this client. We're in the love territory. At least you're like nice, you know? Like, immediately after I didn't want to go, hey, that wasn't meant for you. Yeah. So you just let them sit with it.

He can't say you're unpleasant, you know? Yeah. Too over the top almost. Like too much. I know I don't have a good job with the skirting boards, mate, but geez. John O'Bennon and Megan, the podcast. The hits.

Now your husband. and Andrew is in a musical theatre performance. Yeah, and it's called Ann Juliet. It is about Romeo and Juliet, but Juliet lives on, and it's about her life after. She gets on with her life. She moves on from Romeo. But then all of a sudden Romeo pops back, and she's like, gee, what do you? I've got a whole new life.

And he's like, well, this is a little awkward. And the whole time you said he's rehearsing for this thing, Ben and I, well, sure he's got to kiss Juliet. No one is paying good money In this current economic climate Not to walk into a theatre and see Romeo Smooch's Juliet Google letting you stray I googled it and this musical Theatre programme did they smooch and it said no

And then I never brought it up He never brought it up He wasn't like hey so you know As part of this I have to like kiss another woman Turns out two women Because there's an understudy And the understudy gets to do a show And so he has to rehearse with her too

Well, you've got to practice your smoochers. You don't want to smooch to look unnatural on stage. He did say, because it's like I don't want to spoil it, but it's towards the end, apparently. And he said yesterday, oh, we did rehearse the second act. And I just went quiet. And I was like, do I ask, do I ask if there was a rehearsal for that? Well, you didn't do it in your house, but you did confront him on the radio yesterday. Andrew, is there a second girl playing Juliet that you also have to practice smooch with?

Look, there's two Julietts, because it's quite a... It's quite a big show. It's a big thing. So they alternate. And the other Juliet, she gets one show a week. They alternate. You told me she was the understudy. He also has to kiss the production coordinator, but that's just for morale.

That's morale-based reasons. You tell me they alternate. So there's a bit of a domestic conversation on the radio. But today we've got a very special treat that we're going to try and help you out, Megan. Okay. Try and cut this kiss off at the past before it even begins. So they're doing dress rehearsals at the moment. we're allowed to go along there this afternoon to one.

Are we? Who did you ask? Did you ask Andrew? No, I don't think Andrew knows about it, but above Andrew, the directors, the organisers, they know about this and they're allowing us to workshop a few ideas. For alternate ending. So instead of Romeo and Juliet kissing, a respectful handshake. That'd be great.

Look at them, eyes, handshake. Solid handshake. Three shakes. Yeah, good. Off they go. Andrew's going to hate this. I know. Yeah, so why we wouldn't ask him.

It's like when your partner comes to your work and starts telling you. you want to do, you're like, shush. Well, he's going to have to, like, if we're there with the director, he's going to have to do what he's directed to do. No, it's like the kiss, he's going to have to do that. We're just workshopping a few. Okay, so, 0,800 the hits, can you help us out with a few alternate endings where Romeo doesn't kiss Juliet?

But there is some sort of acknowledgement of their reconnection. Handshakes a good one. Bro shake, bro shake. What about those little hand things that you do when you're younger? Under the brambushes under the seat. It'd be a great ending to the show. Also, potentially you could do the banging of the cheeks, you know how you go and kiss people, but you don't kiss them.

Like lips don't touch, you just press cheeks and go, mw, mw. Yeah. It's good. These are options, but you maybe have a better idea. Oh, 100 of the hits. 4487. What can we do to remedy this smooching situation with not one, but two women. That Romeo is.

It's all in the name. He's Romeo, you know, he's got to get his... You're lucky he's just smooching. That's the only thing he's doing. Ken and Megan, the podcast, the hits. We're trying to brainstorm. The nationwide brainstorm. It's now open.

The fate of Romeo. Yeah. Now, Megan's husband, Andrew, he's in a play. It's a musical. It's a musical. Sorry, I keep calling it a play. It's a musical. Is there a big difference?

Yeah. Okay, apologies. The singing part. It's all in the name. All in the name. And it's called Ann Juliet. Now, he's playing Romeo. Yeah.

There's a couple of Juliet's. Yeah. Got number one Juliet and Understudy Juliet. And he's got a kiss Juliet at the end of the show. Both of them. Julia says, yeah, Romeo. You nearly give me a heart attack. God, this song makes me sad.

Who is it? Dio Strait's one of my dad's faves this one. Tell her the dad. They're really picks up at some stage, but the start, geez. 50 cents even got a Romeo, do you ever hear this song for 50 cents? Nice. No, no Juliet and no Romeo and no dog. None of these are in the musical, right?

No. They're good songs. So yeah, 0,800 the hits. We're trying to brainstorm a bit of alternate endings, so Andrew doesn't have to do kissing. A lot of texts, Megan, about your security as a wife. Okay, look, if I was that insecure, he wouldn't be doing the play in the first place.

Second of all, if I was chill with it, it wouldn't be fun for radio. I'd be like, my husband's kissing or another woman. I'm all good. Someone's just texting 4487. Lucky's not a guy to college. Lucky is not a guy to college. I mean, thank goodness for that.

That would be ongoing content. I don't know if that's like taking things to the next level of me. I mean, professionally, I mean, so long he's got understudies for that one. Okay, so let's get some ideas on. That's the nationwide brainstorm that's underway. Yeah, so let's get Shereen on. Happy New Year, Shereen. Oh, happy New Year for you too.

Okay, what's the alternate ending? They're not kissing. What are they doing, Shireen, Romeo and Juliet? They're what, sorry? Bumping ankles. You know the way they like you touch ankles with someone? Oh, yeah. There's like a dance where you go tap, tap, tap, tap.

Tap ankles. It's quite hard to do. She's like, thanks for coming back into my life. Tap, tap, tap, tap. See you later. No, bugger off. Now bugger off. I like the tap ankles.

That's a really good, Shereen. Rob! G'day. Hello. What's your alternative ending? Oh, I think a fist pump or even a body slam would be pretty good. I don't know about a body slam. Oh, you don't want body to body.

Too chasty. Okay, but you're okay with the fistpub? Yeah, fist one's great. Okay, it's nice fist pump as well. James, James is just texted. How about he gives Julia the girl smack on the caboose and sends her on her way? All right, I'll see you later on. Yeah, yeah.

Not very 20-26. Yeah, they're very offended for Julia. Yeah, yeah. Neat should be a consensual one. Zoe, good morning. Morning. Morning. Morning.

So I reckon, I reckon Andrew is going to go in for the honies. for the Hongi because he's, you know, like you're getting, you're getting a sort of semi-intimate, sharing in the breath of life, very Kiwiela, but not sharing saliva. That's not bad. And, you know, it localises the story as well. But the story's not set here, is probably the thing, right? They could do the honi, touch noses, and then it could fade to black.

Love it. Feels like they need to travel to New Zealand, but feel like we need to write that into the script for that. It really work. She'll go for a quick little three-day or New Zealand A bit of a weekend away I want to kiss you now Not yet, not yet

Wait, wait We'll wait till we're in my tongue-e Tika would direct it for you Tika, yeah Great I feel like with his blessing that would be fine Yeah Blue Sky thinking from Zoe

Love it, love it, love it Love it Craig, the alternate ending Oh, to Romeo and Juliet They're not kissing, what are they doing? You can clip Let me clip the hand Great to see you

for themselves. We're back together. That's good. Just a clap. Yeah, but nice. I'll tell you a funny story. I got marriage here in New Zealand. My wife is Sri Lanka and so we went to Sri Lanka and had a ceremony there as well. And when the ceremony was both, when they said, we now pronounce you men and wife, and instead of saying, you may kiss the bride, they said, you may clap in front of 250 people. We were like, what's everyone clas?

Yeah. That's good. You may clap. That's good. I like that. Clips good. Someone's texting 4'0,000 pat on the head I like this is a little patronise John O'Bennon and Megan The Podcast The Hits

Thanks to all of the advertisers who partner up with the Hits radio station as well I mean Hey we wouldn't be here Doing a job if it wasn't for advertising You're right actually And you wouldn't be getting You know free radio to listen to

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Now that's a big revere. Yeah. That is a lot of news to digest. in a car insurance This is three nuclear missiles all at once. Bang bang bang, bang. Now, she processes this information lightning pace, lightning pace

because she hits back with Well, while we're being honest, I scratch the mags on your beamer. Well, I guess we'll call it even then. Would we? Would we? Would you? Like a scratch mag, maybe she's in shock?

I don't know. But she's, she's, he's got. I got away. He's called me. She's like, wow, really? I'd be like, no, let me take the car for another drive. Yeah, that'd really write that thing off. Then your insurance will have to pay for something. But I just thought, yeah, in terms of bombshell information,

he's really, he's 100 times more than some scraped mags, and she's pretty chill with it. I mean, even if he loves his car more than he, well, clearly he loves his partner, you know, that's, yeah, right, it's light. a mags are, you know, expensive. It's supposed to be like special cars, right? Like vintage, like really loves his car. I actually forgot how the ad ends. I'm just always so shocked about this conversation that's gone on.

Oh, I bet his car's with Star. For insurance, that gets how much your car means to you. I bet he's dodged a bullet. So that's why he's not so worried. He's insured. Yeah, that's fine. Oh my God. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast.

The Hits. Thanks to all of the advertisers who partner up with the Hits radio station as well. I mean, hey, we wouldn't be here doing a job if it wasn't for advertising. You're right, actually, and you wouldn't be getting, you know, free radio to listen to everywhere you go around the country. You know, shout out to those heroes. But you want to add that has been popping up on the hits quite a bit from the wonderful star insurance team. Now, I gather motor vehicle insurance from what I gather. Right.

Just this, the role play in this commercial has left me with a few questions. Because the guy, the guy's talking to his wife or partner. Yeah. And drops an absolute new. clear warhead of a bombshell about their relationship. Okay, have a listen. Honey, I need to tell you something. You know I love you, right?

Well, last year I had an affair with your cousin, David. Now that's a big reveal. That is a lot of news to digest in the car insurance. Bang, right. This is three nuclear missiles all at once. Bang, bang, bang. Now,

she processes this information lightning pace, lightning pace, because she hits back with. Well, while we're being honest, I scratch the mags on your beamer. Well, I guess we'll call it even then. Would we? Would you?

Like a scratch mag, maybe she's in shock? I don't know. But she's, he's got a way. He's like, we'll call it on her. She's like, wow, really? I'd be like, no, let me take the car for another drive. Yeah, that'd be really right that thing off. Yeah.

Then your insurance will have to pay for. something. But I just thought, yeah, in terms of bombshell information, he's really, he's 100 times more than a scraped mags, and she's pretty chill with it.

I mean, even if he loves his car more than he, well, clearly loves his partner, you know, that's, yeah, right, it's light. Mags are, you know, expensive. It's supposed to be like special cars, right? Like vintage, like really loves his car. I actually forgot how the ad ends.

I'm just always so shocked about this conversation that's gone on. Oh, I bet his cars with some. star for insurance that gets how much your car means to you. I bet he's dodged a bullet. That's why he's not so worried. He's assured. Yeah, that's fine.

John O'Benn and Megan. The podcast. We're going to get producer Grayson, young producer Grace, who she really executed what should have been a two-person job as a solo person. Really impressive,

and this is what we want to open up, 0800, the hits. Have you ever executed a two-person or more-person job by yourself? Now, Grace, over to you. It was last Friday. Well, actually, it was on the Monday. Unfortunately, I broke a dryer.

It was me. I'd like to think it was someone else in the flight. It was me. I completely broke a dryer. So you took it upon yourself to replace it. I took it on myself to replace it. Friday. Friday, the dryer arrives at like 1pm.

No one else is home. I was like, this is washing time. Friday night is our washing time. I was like, what are we going to do? Because we can't dry anything. And no one else is home. And I looked at myself in the mirror and I went, Grace, you can do it. You're a bad.

Insert bad word. I'm that girl. I'm that girl. And so I put a whole dry together in like 40 minutes all by myself. And you did a video. And then I can just slide it. I just talked with it. Also had time to film herself and put it on social media, which was also impressive as well.

But the whole time I'm thinking this is an ACC, this is evidence for an ACC claim here. Well, I was telling Johnny, you know the ad that's like, have a, hmm. When I was holding in the video, you can see me holding in the dryer. And I was like, I was like, That was too late to have the him. You had a him, but you also carried on doing it. Look, if you're wondering, it sounds really easy. You had to put the dryer above the washing machine.

Yes, I will put out on my video on the head. By yourself. And I love when you prove, you know, the animated graphics on the side of the cardboard box where it's like, this has got two people lifting this item, and you proved them wrong. Yes, I did. I feel so good about myself. And there's not a lot of grace, you know. No.

You're not like a tall person. or you know, anything. Obviously, I'm very strong. It's very strong, yeah. That's like when they say feeds four or serves four, and you're like, I'll show you. I'll eat all this. So, yeah, I'll wait under the hits.

Did you go on a solo mission and execute something that was designed for, you know, two people or more, like maybe a giant eating mission, eating a family-sized pizza in one setting? What are the things that you've done that you're like, hey, I could do it. I'm at a lot of single parents probably around the country that doing the job that is usually done with, you know,

two people. So, yeah, they can give a school right now. Yeah. It's funny that none of us have got an example. We're useless. Yeah, we are useful. I mean, I have, I've done some great eating missions. I remember I ate that family-sized cheesecake on the motorway all the way home.

That was designed for a family. I always wanted to be one of those people that had the accordion and then they had the drums, you know, the symbols on their knees and they're doing the music. It's normally a type of person job that one person's doing by themselves. Weirdly, I can see you doing that. There's a guy on the internet and he's... A harmonica in the mouth as well too. He strips a violin bow to his crotch and he's rubbing the violin,

but he's playing all the other answers. I can do that. I can see Ben and Megan. John O'Benn and Megan, the podcast. The Hits. All right, 0800 The Hits. Did you do a solo mission on a multiple person job? Producer Grace put together a dryer.

Put it on top of another washing machine. By herself, it was a two-person job. impress us, Debbie? Hey, I long time ago, put up a 12 foot pool, one of the frame poles, the white poles, stretched the cover around, and

I used pull steps, I used bikes, I used so many things just to try and hold it up, but the kids needed it. Twelve foot pool, by yourself, Dev, that is impressive. How long did... It's pretty ugly.

It's got holes all through it. No, how long did it take? you? I don't know. You just get in and you do it. Just do it, mate. That's the attitude. That's the attitude.

Not safe for swimming, but that's the attitude. Oh, it was fine. They didn't notice. Good on you. That's really impressive, Debs. You did a solo mission on a multiple person job. Kristen? Yes, I did.

I hung a wall mirror above my vanity. Massive. Is it still there? It is. Yes. The wall anchors that came with us. it weren't big enough or there were two sheets of plywood which I didn't realize so I ended up getting some big screwing ones and hanging it stacking one so leaning one side against the stack

of books. Great, genius. Genius ingenuity. You know when you hang frames so you've put the hook or the nail into the wall and it's a real guessing game from that point. Isn't it? Do you know that? You're like, well how can I, I can't see where the hooks are with the rope thingy. Yeah. Well this has got, this had three. points on the back. Wow. Yeah, that's what to say. There's multiple points too.

That's lighting up the first one's fine and the next one you're like, oh yeah. No one knows how impressive that is, Kristen. If we witness that, I reckon you'd have a, you'd sell out a stadium. Stadding Ivation. Spark Arena, one night only, Kristen, mounting a wall mirror. Three hooks. Three hooked mirror. Why are you some patronising?

No, no, I think it's great. I wouldn't be able to do it. No. John O'Ben and Megan. The podcast. That's talking about what you did That was a job for multiple people That you did all by yourself

Yeah There's some really good messages Coming through from people as well Not necessarily related to this topic As I scroll through Good messages Good messages to 4487 And what's the last big job you did on your own

I have a friend of mine painted his entire house by himself In a week Wow That's a really good effort Water blasted it sanded it Boom, boom, boom. He's like, don't look too closely at the quality of the work.

It's a seven-day period. I've done a lot of painting. I painted our garage. I painted our whole outdoor fence. I quite like painting. You sit there and you're like, me, roll. I like painting without, you know, too many consequences. So a fence is a safe one for me.

Yeah, sure things can fall on the ground as well. I would see it again. It's not that impressive. I had 10 hours on the flight the kids made me build a Lego set. And I spent 10 hours on the flight to Singapore building Lego on a plane thing. for a minute, it made a minute of video. It really wasn't worth it. It was stressful.

What did you make? I made this whole Disney thing that they made with like a Fantasia thing. It was really stressful and then it broke as soon as they came off the plane. Yeah, I was going to say, how do you carry it? I was travel with it? What did you do with it? I know, exactly. I put it in a box and we gave it to some kid in Singapore.

My wife went up and go, would you like some Lego? They're like, yeah, sweet. But yeah, it wasn't impressive really. But yeah, doing it in a plane seat, not recommended. Yeah, not recommended. Was it sort of half done when you gave it to the kid in Singapore? No, it was back in the box. I was back in the packets for the instructions,

so it's going to be a nightmare for that kid. Alison, what was the job, Alison? I, when I, my husband passed away suddenly when I was pregnant with our twins, and my eldest son was 15 months old. And so I had three children under two for six months, and all by myself. Oh, my God, Alison. Wow.

And I didn't want lots of uncles coming into my children's lives. I wanted stability and security for their. And so now we're out the other side. All three of my children have got degrees. And one of the twins, he actually qualified as a doctor just two and a half weeks ago. So I'm feeling very proud. And you did all that on your own. Yeah, I did it all those years on my own.

And we're a functional family. My kids are nice kids too. Like they're not, you know. Not like me. Hey, Jono. I just want to say happy quarter year to you. Hey, thank you. Happy New Year.

No, no, no. Happy New Year on this show, sorry, Alison. I'm a quarter of the way through the year, so I thought, oh no, it's a happy quarter year. I want to go back to this because, like, you're twins as well. Yes, yes. You're a superhero. No, you just, I don't know, you just got to do it. It was just survival of function, you know, really, to be honest.

I don't remember much of that time. It was just, but I'm just really proud of my children. That could have so easily gone wrong, and it's just come, you know, and it's just come out so well. Oh, and I bet they're proud of you. Like, you're amazing. Oh, I don't know. Look, you know, it takes a village to raise a child,

and I was really lucky that I had an amazing community, and I've got lots of good family around me. That's good. Even my in-laws had been great, so. Good on, yeah, Alison, and your husband would be really proud, I'm sure. Hey, the other thing I'd be wanting to say to you guys is thank you so much for doing that trip around New Zealand so you could give away 10K for your listeners. I thought that was a really lovely.

gesture. Thank you. Well, thank you. It's a pales in comparison to what you've done. No, no, it doesn't. It doesn't. You're on the same. We're on the same level, Alison. You're on the same level, Alison. You're raising doctors all by yourself and us, you know, spending a few days on the road. In a novelty race.

John O' Ben and Megan, the podcast. The Hats. And cool to see Christchurch's new Takaha Stadium opening in 44 days. 44. You're counting down. Yeah, countdown to say it. 44 days is an odd countdown to start with. Forty four days yesterday.

So it'll be 43. Anyway, let's not do a countdown. It's just so it's opening soon. I reckon you should start from 10 if you're on my... True, you're right. No countdown expert, but that feels like a good number to start at. Is this a daily thing you're going to be doing? No, no.

I'll probably get back to it, you're right. Yeah, okay. So I'll come back to it later. Yeah, yesterday we were going upstairs for a... This is a monthly staff meeting? It's a monthly staff meeting. It is, and it wasn't even upstairs. That was the sad thing about this.

We had not read the email properly. And we went upstairs to where it normally is and it wasn't upstairs. No. Champagne stuff. Now, Megan, as we've discussed before, refuses to take the stairs. Not out of laziness, just out of footwear concerns. And yesterday I was wearing my biggest pair of heels. Even going down the stairs, if you're wearing high heels, it's further to go. Like, it's hard on your knees.

I understand. We don't feel that pain. And we haven't experienced it. So we'll just take your word for it. But we decided to opt for the lift and got into the lift. And there was a guy, because in our building, there's five or six levels. and there's various businesses. There was a gentleman in there.

He had his name tag on, Joe. Yeah, right. I said, hello, Joe, how are you? And I just explained, you know, what level are you on in this building, Joe? And old sassy pants, high heels over here, goes, well, clearly the only other level that's been pushed on the lift.

Yeah, at that stage you, I think it was the only one to be pushed on the lift. Which was right beside you. So, you know, if you just looked to the side, you'd be like, oh, he's kind of fun. Yeah, well, in that moment, I just felt Joe lost all, All respect for me.

Lost all credibility with Joe. You don't know. That could have been a flourishing friendship. You just ruined that. See, the reason I said it is because Joe was clearly not down for banter. No, he wasn't. Like most of us in the lift. It's just like, you get to just get in, get out.

Yeah. I was trying to save Joe from having to change him. No, you made it more awkward. It made me embarrassed and it was a very long lift ride from that point on. Well, clearly it's the other button that's been pushed. It was fair enough, Megan. I mean, yes, it's all logical. Just saying words at that stage.

You're just talking to be taught, you know? Yeah, I was. It was kind of me being like, sure. Yeah, so I apologise for my sassy friend, Joe. She made things awkward. I will never apologise. Well, I am. I'm apologising for you.

Poor Joe. No, Joe was thankful. Yeah. Was he? Yeah, I'm thinking Joe was thankful, too. Really? Yeah. He wasn't.

Yeah, it was like, yeah, like, no one was really up for banter in the lift. The tiny room. Joe didn't want a banter. Okay. Well, also fine, is people when they banter when there's other people in the lift. everyone's listening to their conversation. You can't have a private conversation. They haven't to you this morning.

Yeah, I did. Yeah, there was a workplace conversation going on. Producer Grace and I were in the lift. And the two people were talking about their work, stuff going on there. And I'm like, we're here. Isn't it like controversial, semi-heated? Well, yeah, there was some stuff going on in their work.

And they wanted to have that conversation. The first time they'd met was in the lift to work. Do you should go on, do we want to, should we get off at this level and you guys continue on? Or do you guys want to get another? the lift to have a chat. Give you some space. Again, I was trying to just talk, just say words just to try and.

Oh, were you trying to smoke screen from the awkward conversation? Just until they got out on the lift and then they could have that conversation. I think I even brought up COVID or something. Oh, COVID. Wow. When a COVID COVID country? How about that COVID inquiry? It feels like we should let there go, guys.

What do you reckon? John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The Hats. Live from New York City. our entertainment correspondent, Nicole Ryan. She hosts a breakfast radio show in New York. We talked to her about all things going on in America. She was eager to get on the radio.

Nicole, good morning. Hey. Good to have you on now. Just so, I'll pull the curtain back a bit. Nicole currently dealing with in her headphones a loop back. So if she says the same thing twice, we'll know why. You're not having a stroke? No, I'm not drunk.

I have not sort of drinking yet. But yes, that is just. me and the technical issue. It's okay. We're good. We're pushing through. She keeps saying she can deal with that, which is great. You're a professional. We couldn't deal with that if we were you. Hey, crazy scenes outside Rihanna and ASAP

Rocky's house in Los Angeles. Multiple gunshots fired into the house by a 36-year-old woman. Yeah, I don't know who this chick is, but something's wrong with her, clearly. And also, like, I was reading that she's had issues. The police have been called her home before. Like, she sounds like she's trouble. I just have not figured out

what exactly she wants to do with Rihanna yet. And so she was, Rihanna was home at the time. Yeah, which is so scary. I mean, obviously somebody like that's going to have crazy, like crazy security to begin with. But, I mean, it's just scary. Like, like that many shots into the home. Like, that's nuts. Because it's interesting in New Zealand that guns, you know, it's not something we deal with on a day to day.

You know, no. You know, is this something you just become used to in America seeing, you know, even going to America and seeing, you know, people walking around with machine guns, you know, from the army or, you know, people there to. protect people, but that's like a quite confronting thing as a Kiwi. Yeah, listen, we're, you know, we're crazy over here. My daughter actually just got back from school. I want to say maybe like an hour ago and she was freaking out because they called everybody.

They went over the loudspeaker and said, this is, you know, this is an announcement to let you know that there's a bomb somewhere, like on the Upper East Side, which is where we are. And if you live between this street and this street, come to the office and you need to leave to go home early. And like, like, that was like a normal thing. Like, it's normal for them. Like, that was real. And everything ended up being okay.

But, like, they have lockdown drills for, like, when people, like, just like an active shooter. Like, it's not ideal. So it's a deal. Well, here in New Zealand, our police, they only have the guns and the car boots of the car. So they have to go, hold there a sec, mate. We'll just go to the boot. And we'll just get the...

Are you serious? Yeah. No, that's true. They've got tasers, but not guns. They don't walk around with guns. Wait one second. I just got to pop the trunk. Yeah.

Hold there. Yeah. I would have fade. If it gets from that point. If there is like a shooter or something, which never really happens, we have like a specialist squad that will go out and, like, full regalia. They're allowed the guns for that. And they go out with guns and gears and all that.

We've got one gun here and it's on a share, a share program. So you've got to book it in three weeks ahead. Like an Airbnb. You guys might dream of that. Yeah, yeah, seriously. I mean, when I grew up, like, I mean, I have friends who grew up with guns in the house, like their parents had guns. but like my dad had like a bat under the bed

like God forbid I guess he was just gonna bat him to death I don't know what his plan was but Oh Nicole thank you so much for your time John O'Ben and Megan The podcast The hits But I'm just back from My Rhythm and Vines

at Disney cruise I was like enough to go on the Disney Aventia and you're buying out of Singapore with the family and hey I really I pushed my Disney love to the max water slides roller coasters meeting characters costumes it was my safe space

it was great it was but very exhausting for me you know like time difference and I was pushing myself to a lot of activities even for you I needed to meet every character I need to go on every ride I need to do a picture of you with every character well there's lots of but I mean not every character but I tried to make the most of it there's a lot to do the schedule on that boat there's so much to do

and I was you don't mean the schedule I could do that can do that can do that can do that can watch this show could do this thing and you know you came on board with your own costumes how did the characters on boat on the boat, like the employed characters. How did they feel about you? I feel I had a wee moment with Minnie Mouse because I had sort of similar hands. We bonded and I'm like, don't tell Mickey, but I think me and Minnie have got a little

thing going on. Was your wife beside you? Yeah, yeah, but she was all, she was rubbing my back and touching my hands. I'm like, oh, we had a moment. We had a moment, me and Minnie, so, you know. Anyway, so, you know. She's just trying to get some money off here, mate. So four nights.

No hands, no hands. Four nights on a boat and I was pretty exhausted. Sleeping in, you know, there's just. cabin with my family as well you know my two teenage daughters and my wife and you know like I went to sleep but while they were still doing their nightly skin care and all that sort of stuff the teenagers do yeah

yeah all that stuff and so I'd fallen to sleep by this stage exhausted from a day of wearing costumes and flirting activities yeah yeah and they recorded me they filmed me snoring snoring as well here we go deep snore too wow that sounds like a

that sounds like a folly s sound effect from a movie Oh, that is deep. That is a deep Disney snore. You snore deeper than you talk. Yeah, true. So, and Megan says it's calmer because whenever we go away, I film Jono and Megan, you know, like falling asleep. Mostly me.

Every mode of transport. You egg me on, you're like, you're going to fall asleep, this. You're going to all. It's like, not with you near me. It does not take you lie, is it? But I thought that, you know, that was my safe space. The boat was my safe space and in the cabin with my family. Do you feel betrayed by your friends and family?

I do your wife, your wife record you? Well, I've recorded me. Yeah. That's when you've hit a new phase of your relationship. She's getting audio evidence on you. Thank you, Amanda. This is what I have to deal with, you know, when I go to bed. This is what I sleep next to.

And that's what we wanted to know this morning is why is your partner annoying to sleep next to. Maybe it's not snoring. Maybe they're a sleepwalker. Listen, I'll take the hit on this one, and I'll do this on behalf of Jennifer, my wife. Sometimes, I don't even know I'm doing it, but, you know, the older you get a bit looser down the stairs. And, you know, sometimes. Do you know, sometimes. No.

Wow, you're really opening up. No, no, well, parts of my body are opening up and then sort of things emit from that part of my body. Oh, you're a sleek fodder. She's got a spray fumigation body. Sometimes I wake up to just like a cloud of, and I'm like, and she's going in like a fumigation program. Like when you come back from a flight, sometimes that they spray the plane,

you're like, what is this? What are they doing? are we going to die I don't even get angry anymore just sort of the cloud of you know cheap perfume from the chemist warehouse so why is your partner

the most annoying person to sleep next to we'd love to hear from your 0-800 the hits 4487 producer Troy can you join us next as well too I did it with a ring oh yeah John O'Ben and Megan

the podcast The Hits Emily recorded me snoring a video of me snoring a deep snore while I was trying to sleep while they were doing whatever they were with their skincare regime in the room we're all staying at.

They obviously hadn't been doing activities as hard as you had that day. Oh, you exuded yourself. I did. It was all tired. I didn't have an afternoon nap or anything. I was, you know, very tired. Wouldn't have picked Ben for a snorer. No.

A deep, deep snorer. But, yeah, so the annoying thing your partner does in bed, as I mention, I get a bit gassy at times without even knowing. And I wake up sort of being sprayed like a disobedient cat. Oh, you can't. Nothing more humiliating than being deodorised at sort of 2.30 in the morning by gin. Someone's saying a technique that they like to do where their partner snores is roll up a thin bit of paper and give their nostrils a tickle on the inside while they're asleep.

And the person either stops snoring or wakes up sneezing. They think it's like an insect or something and they stop, yeah. This reminds me that game operation where you have to pick, you know, pick something out of the little holes. Well, you just like give them a wee nudge, a wee boot. That's that what you're doing? Is that what Andrew does for you? No, excuse me, he's the sore. I'll give him just a wee like,

and then he stops. Producer Troy, welcome. Hello. You are dealing with a really unique situation with Neve, your partner in bed. Yeah, she's got one of those ultra-human rings. It's like a smart ring. It measures your sleep and your steps and your heartbeat

and tells you when to stop drinking coffee. It's pretty smart. But we can't make those decisions ourselves. No. No, we probably can't, to be honest. The problem is it's got on the inside of the ring this bright green flashing light that's like an infrared light that measures her heartbeat.

When it's in a pitch black room and she's asleep and her fingers kind of right by my face, I just get strobed. I'm in a German nightclub. This green flashing infrared light and that's what I'm dealing with. Wow. That is a unique...

In the middle of the night. It quite bright in the darkness, too, I imagine. It is. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it is. It's just a green strobe. You have to have it on at all times, even when you're sleeping. Well, she wants it to measure her sleep and see how deep her sleeps are. You're like, mine aren't deep at all.

Yeah, I can take mine a light. Great text coming through here. My wife steals the duvet one millimeter at a time. Not obvious to begin with, but by the time the morning rolls around, I'm naked. No sheet's covering. my husband sleeps like he's in a hostage situation flat on his backs arm folded not moving Terrifying

Andrew does that Sleeps like he's in a coffin It's like arms crossed across his chest It's very weird Like Dracula or something Yeah yeah So Kenney's coming through 4487 on the text James is saying

He's issues He is panic attacks snoring His wife gets very limited sleep Panic attacks That's not a nice way to wake up You can't even be mad at that Remember Bronte in the office? She recorded herself.

I played it on the radio, but then I didn't edit it, and it was quite sweary in parts, so I don't know if we'll do it again. But, yeah, poor Bronte, she works in the office here. Nighterras sort of thing, but really full-on ones, right? Yeah.