Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: What We Think About Obama Saying Aliens Are Real

Episode Date: February 16, 2026

On today’s show:  Why Ben cried twice on a plane… Dear Megan… I went on a first date with a guy who ordered for both of us without asking. Was that just confidence or a red flag? Jono accidentally terrifies a four‑year‑old by stomping loudly onto an escalator. Our take on Obama saying aliens are real! House-rule confessionals: dad-only cutlery, stair-waddling, and designated “number two” toilets. Megan’s dignity gets hurt by her toddler. Eden Park CEO reveals a surge of upcoming concerts and hints at mega-artists heading our way! Instagram: @THEHITSBREAKFAST Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & MeganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jono Ben and Megan podcast thanks to Dilma. Goodness really does taste great. Dilma, making the world a better tea. Hey, welcome to the podcast. You're here, dear Megan, on today's podcast, where we've got a DM from someone who wanted to know if the person on the first date was being controlling or just chivalrous? He was ordering for her. Ask her what she, you know, is there anything she didn't eat and then proceeded to order for both of them?

Now, yeah, does it fall into being chivalrous or does it fall into being controlled? That was the question we got into. And Leanne, you're chiming in on this one. What do you think? I think that, I mean, I wouldn't have liked that, someone ordering for me, especially that don't know me. But I would give them a second chance because he might have just been trying to be nice and he did pay for the meal.

You might have been peacocking, you know, just taking control of the situation, not making it awkward. But in turn, making it awkward. yeah but if he um if he on the second date if he went to do it again i certainly would put him in his place yeah put him in his place and say no please don't order for me or whatever or um yeah yeah it would depend on the second gate i'll give him another yeah feel it one more date right you never know you might really can buy and you're missing out just because of that one little little blip on the first date you know

Yeah, everyone gets nervous and everyone does weird things in the moment. Like, we're all a bit weird. But I think, yeah, people are pretty quick to write people off. Here, I'm just throwing this out there. Maybe he didn't actually order it for her. Maybe he ordered two meals for himself. She assumed. Maybe he went home and was like, she ate all my food.

He's probably phoned. He's probably phoned up another radio station going, mate, I went on this date. This lady really munched my dinner. Didn't even order any for herself. It was a side salad for him and she ate her. Or there was another reason I thought too. I thought maybe he didn't have a lot of cash, and so he ordered for her so that he could order a cheap meal

and not something expensive because he was going to pay for it. That's another good point. It might end up being the thing when they're married later in life that they'll be like, remember when we went on that first date and you acted like a dick and ordered all my food? Yeah, well, thank you. Yeah, thank you. And more on that coming up in the podcast.

In the meantime, Leanne, you go and have a wonderful day. Thank you, I will. It's early, mate, and you enjoy the potty. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. I headed away. A quick trip to Brisbane after a long, it was a long week we had last week, getting around the country, and so I got on the plane.

It was early 3 o'clock start, a little tight. I was trying to justify it. I was a little tired and a little like, no, I'm not going to work on this flight, just a little tired. A little sensitive. And I was like, you know what, I'm going to watch a movie. And I looked through, and I saw F1, F1 movie.

Like God, I've been hearing about F1 all week. I might as well finish it off with the movie. When you look in the mirror, you see this rough and tumble old school cowboy. Formula One is a team sport. It always wise. So Brad Pitt stars in it. Yeah, so Brad Pitt's in it. And I started watching it.

And I love a cheesy sports movie. Don't get me wrong. But at the start, I was like, oh, I know how this is going to go. You know when you watch something you're like, he's that old guy, he's a bit of a maverick. He's been out of the scene and there's a young up starting in the end

they're going to learn a lot from each other and they're all to come together and they're gonna, you know Is that what they do? Sometimes that's all you want. Exactly. You know?

At the start I was a little like, so that's what, but a real gear change for me like a Formula One gear change. Yeah. Like it was about an hour well you know within the hour

I was hooked. I was into it. I was into it. Well that's the format of those movies you start judging the beginning and you're 30 minutes in you're involved. And I was in.

I was in. in deep and then I found myself twice just getting emotional and teary just crying at the movie twice and I was like and then I came in yesterday Did someone die? No No Did someone get broken up with?

No no no but it's just two really heartfelt emotional bits That just really got me in the feels I can't even imagine we would have crying Well there was two bits Well there is it a bit at the end The end really got me But another part where yeah that was just like It's not a sad ending

No, no, it's not. Was it my shablish happiness? Did the young guy and the old guy team up? Yeah, they all got, yeah, and the other bit was when the young guy was starting to run with the team. And it was like, he was the old school way he'd taken it on board and he was running. You cried at that. No, I was like, did you cry on these bits? She's like, no, no.

I was like, out of anyone, the Formula One, our Formula One weather person would have come through. Oh my gosh. That would be your dream gig, doing the weather report on a Formula One track. What? Actually, I would. I don't know, but it's a scientific thing, isn't it? That you meant to, like, cry more in the air? After he told me, I did say there is a thing to do with altitude.

It makes you, like, your emotions heightened. Blubbering mess. I don't know why. During anyone else with the planes, oh, God, he's crying the Formula One movie. And no one died. No one died. It was like happy. I was so happy for them.

She's always happy for them. I just yelled out, Liam twice. Did you cry when Liam Lawson was? I had a little of the few tears when he arrived as well. John O'Benn and Megan, the podcast. The Hits. Every week, if there is a DM from someone, we'd like to put a question to you in this week.

Very interesting one for Dear Megan. DM Megan. Sliding into the DMs, Megan. Yeah, I don't know how to feel about this one. It's an interesting one. I do watch Ben control your intake with breakfast every morning. We'll see where he sits. Just has a real opinion on it every morning.

Okay. Oh, you go on the depressing pancakes again, are you? Today reads, I've recently started dating again after my divorce, and last week I went on a first date with a man I met on a dating app. We went to a nice restaurant, and when the server came over, my date asked me if there was anything I didn't eat. That's nice. Like, do you, anything you don't like?

Dietary requirements? It's all the rage, isn't it? Yeah. I said no, so then he just went ahead and ordered for both of us without really asking what I wanted. At the time I told myself, if it was maybe just confidence or him trying to take the lead, but now I'm wondering if it was a red flag and a bit controlling.

He did pay at the end when I said I'd be happy to pay for my share, so maybe he's just chivalrous. Do you guys think it's weird? So ordering for someone without asking them what they want, is that controlling, is it a red flag? Like, is it a place he'd love to know if it's a place he goes to all the time. He's like, you've got to try this, I'll order, you know, I'll be that person that orders for the table.

Yeah, but that conversation would have been great. Yeah, clearly you didn't have that conversation. And they're being like, I come here lots. Do you mind if I order? Oh, you've got to try this. Yeah. Yeah. It's quite good when someone does that.

Sometimes you're like, how much are you got to get as well? Ben loves being submissive. My concern is, I wouldn't say a red flag, maybe a little blood orange flag. Wouldn't put it in the red flag category just yet. Because it might just be chivalry. He might have been nervous. He might have gone on to a YouTube advice video on how to date babes in your 40s. And they'll be like, they like being taken.

can control on, mate. Order for them. That's what I always think when you're starting to date someone. You can't write off anyone after one thing. I think people are so quick to go, oh, that's a red flag, I'm out. Or they do that, I'm out. Oh, they wore that jacket. I'm out, you know, whereas...

Oh, amen, sister. Jen and my wife started looking at my red flags when we first started dating. Would have been no chance. Yeah, and you're right. Maybe he was nervous. Maybe he's just jumping back into the sit-chew. Yeah, I mean, in his defense, he paid for the meal. He did order it, but yeah, is it signs of being controlling or is it signs of being just lovely and chivalrous.

And even if it is a red flag, you got one, just wait and see if there's any more. How many red flags before? Three. Are we doing like three strikes? Three up the pole? Yeah, so he's got one. Okay. That's how I would broach it anyway.

Okay, so not a deal breaker just yet for Megan, but for you, is this a red flag? Would you go on a second date with this guy who's ordering for her without even asking? Tell you what I would like to put out there When you say you don't want fries And you eat my fries I'm going to order you fries I'm going to take control I'm going to order more fries for the table

When we say we don't want fries That means you need to order enough for me to pick at your plate It's very complicated out there Ben Landmines all over the place John O'Ben and Megan The podcast That's To reset

What's going on right now Someone's to listen to your DMs Megan with a question regarding a first date. Tia Megan. So this person's recently started dating again after their divorce. They went on the dating apps. Met with a guy. It was the first date.

They went to a nice restaurant. And then he asked if there's anything she didn't like. Then proceeded to order for her. Now, did he ask if there was anything she didn't like with a waiter? He did. Okay, right. He asked, is there anything you don't eat? And then just went ahead and steamrolled in and ordered a meal.

So at least he asked. but she wants to know now after leaving she's like look is it a red flag or was he just trying to be chivalrous she's not really sure and so did he pitch starting a joint bank account by the end of dinner that's the thing it's like I feel like a lot of people go on these dates

and we're so keen to find anything wrong with the person any reason to not carry on and this message is kind of along that line from Kirsten she said accept it enjoy it look for the positive in the experience not the negative worry when or if you need to but for now just enjoy the ride

it's probably worth another date is it I mean he paid for it I mean yeah is it controlling behaviour the phones and texts are steaming up Heidi welcome Good morning Kane

lovely to have you on have you got an opinion on this Would you go on a second date what would be your advice If she was your friend Well it sounds like you might have just been Attending to impress her Like maybe doing a bit of you know showing off and showing that he might be a bit of successful. So I reckon if she likes them enough to go on a second date, she should choose a place

that she's familiar with and she enjoys. And when she gets there just say some ink along the lines of, hey, I know this place really well. Let me take the reins tonight. Let me order for you. But then she has to be prepared to pay for the meal, I think. Oh, okay. That's good because that lets you know if he is controlling because he won't like that. And if he lets you, if he steps back and lets you do it, that's a great. flag. Also, then you give him a chance to explain why he did it last time. He's like, yeah, no, I knew the last place. So yeah, you got, you know.

You're right. That's great, Heidi. That's really good advice, actually. That's the best we've had so far. Take the power back, shift the power balance. That's what you're saying. Well, that's a really good tip. Thank you, Heidi. Sonia! Hi, how's it going? Where you sit on this one? Absolutely not. I couldn't, yeah, disgusting behavior. Disgusting. Disgusting behaviour.

Not even a red flag, just a straight up ick and no turning back. Yeah, I could never go out with someone. Imagine not being able to order your own food again. I know, but do you think he was just doing it to try, like, was it a one-off? Yeah, nah. You think it's a phone red flag. You wouldn't go on a second date, Sonia. No, I'd be running.

What if he nailed the order? That's the thing. She didn't write if she enjoyed the meal. Yeah. He wouldn't have. Sonia knows. Okay, Sonia, you're saying, okay. You're like, there's not even any chips. We always have a cider chips.

That's interesting. Because it's like ordering a bottle of wine. I'm trying to just find some sort of defense for this guy. Is it like going, here's a bottle of wine. I know you'll enjoy. He might have gone, here's a meal I know you'll enjoy. I know, but he doesn't know her. They've only just met.

Yeah. Can we get some feedback on her enjoyment of the meal? Yeah, maybe if it was like a sharing place, lots of sharing plates, maybe that's better than just the one meal and just going, you're now having a salad. We're not getting Sonia across the line, are we? Oh my God, if he ordered himself like a steak and knew a salad, I would have just got up and left. Even though I probably would have ordered the salad myself, it's not the point.

All right, Sonia. Well, she's putting it in the disgusting category. Thank you so much. I don't know if we're disgusted by it, are we? No, most people were like saying, give him another chance. It might be a red flag. but give him another go. Renee said I'd love that

and start calling him Mr. Gray. So, you know. Different strokes, different folks, you know. So what are we going to say back? I reckon take advice of Heidi, take him to a restaurant you're familiar with and you try and see if he'll let you order. Power playing back just to see.

And please send us a message. Tell us how the second date goes. Yeah, we'll get the follow up. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The Hats. And they had a huge performance. I thought it was someone pranking, you know, for social media views and clout.

when you heard the noise, but when they came past with the dragon and the... Tell you, it was very entertaining. My only bit of feedback would be the old acoustics in the mall. You know, it's the smashing of the... My first rule of the performance is you never want people with fingers in their ears. But it was really entertaining. It was really good. So, yeah, great.

Having that underway, Chinese New Year. Now, coincidentally, this is the same, so we had this wonderful, Wonderful performance at the mall, another event took place while I was there. Okay? Something that's going to stick with me forever. And I made a child that wasn't my own child cry. I mean, I don't try and make a habit of making my own kids cry either. Just in general rule of life is try not to make children cry.

It's never a good look. I've been witness to this before. You have. Like when that baby, you just looked at it and it cried. Oh, yeah, that sweet baby. When was that? Oh, that was in the beach dig. Yeah, I tried to hold that.

I had to pick it up and to console it. You get quite involved, though. For someone who, like, gets awkward around the, you get involved. Like, you want to hands on. I don't know why you want to put your hands on. And you got your hands out? Yeah. Like, you're going to grab it?

Like, just, yeah. I went to play with the baby and then the baby started crying. Megan picks it up and goes, oh. Stop crying, yeah. Must be the maternal side of you, I'd say. And you're just, yeah. Yeah, so, yeah, I was in a bit of a rush. And this was completely unintentional.

So there's a family, a dawdling family. Okay? And you would know this, Ben, you're not a doodler. No. You're on a mission. Yeah. And I had places to be people to go. Okay.

You were in fast mode. You're usually a doodler. You were the slowest. Everyone's like, it's the slowest walker. You just don't ever go at a pace. I was in a race against time. I was in a race. We don't get that at work.

No, we didn't get that when we were racing last week. 95% dawdling. Looking for a bin, guys. You're like, oh my God, we're waiting for you to come back. Actually happened. It was. It was. It was like how slow he's walking.

Like Joe Biden. out there looking around. Well, I could see there were bins, but they were the skip bins. And I was like, there was a whole group of people waiting for, and we're like, oh, wait for him to come back. Tell you what, I'm not going to litter, though.

People can wait. But the lift, they were heading towards the escalators. And I was like, these guys are going to be really slow. And I want to be on a walking escalator mission. Right. They're going to be standing still, which is fine. Yeah. So I ran past, and just at the bed of the escalator,

stomped on the silver bit, which made a heck of a racket. Gave this poor, I'm going to say four-year-old child, a fright, rattled him, tears burst out. Then I'm on the escalator facing backwards, so I got my butt facing, you know, to the top of the escalator, trying to go, sorry, little man, sorry, fella, sorry, that wasn't working. Then I said to the mum and she was going, oh, it's okay, it's okay, I knew it wasn't okay. It's never okay when you make it strange child cry, is it? That kid's going to have a fear of escalators forever. Yeah, I didn't push him, I didn't touch him.

It was just the noise. Yeah, but also bearing in mind he's dealing with the Chinese news and stuff. At my foot on the escalator, sending him over the edge. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. This is creating huge world news. I reckon he's regretting going on this podcast now and saying this, but have a listen. Are aliens real? They're real, but I haven't seen them, and they're not being kept in Area 51?

There's no underground facility unless this enormous conspiracy may hit it from the President of the United States. So that leads you to believe that as president, he was told, yes, there is life out there and you'd be stupid to think that there wasn't. To think that we were the only beings in this universe. Yeah.

And now it's blown up. Yeah, everyone's watched that clip and then the guy moved on to a question very quickly afterwards. That's the most annoying part. Ben's done some digging into that. Obama has now released a statement on the whole thing. He's like, this has become big news, and so I've now released a statement. Okay.

So his statement said, he was on a podcast and keeping with the fun of the podcast, and it was quickfire rounds. He answered the question, that's why the guy moved on straight away. Couldn't follow up. Yeah. So that was the format of that round. Oh, yeah, but when it comes to, like, yes, aliens are real, I think you can break the format of your stupid little game.

He's like, wait, how do you know? And he's now clarified it saying that there is no evidence to know that that. He just thinks they're real. That's his personal opinion. The universe is so big there's got to be out there, but he has no encounters with aliens as president or knows of anything. He's just had too much time to think in retirement. Yeah.

But I guess when you think about it, maybe that makes sense. The universe is huge. So you probably think, oh, yeah, it must have. He should have said, I think they're real. Yeah. So, yeah, so he says they're not in area 51. No one's, yeah. Do you think he did a John Owen, like, ran his mouth, and then afterwards.

Regretted it. He said, oh, okay, can you chop that bit out? And I was like, you know, don't worry, I'm not your back, bro. Do you reckon they look like us? Oh, maybe there's a whole other... Well, do you reckon they made themselves look like us? We'd have to do a cross-breeding program, wouldn't we? We'd love cross-breeding dogs and things.

We'd have to... Someone would have to take the hit. Because you could end up with X-ray vision. You just don't know what they're doing out there. Wild stuff. Anyway, let's not try and solve that at 6.59. Oh, we can drop. No, that's not.

I don't care. As long as they're chill, you know? We're chill. Yeah. We're chill for the most. I don't guess you. Well, hey, we're destroying this planet slowly, so maybe there's another place where we can end up.

John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The Hits. I went to my friend's house, and he was quite pedantic over the hand towel usage in the bathroom. Now, he's got kids. I've got kids. And he said, now kids, talking to his kids, remember, don't use the good towels, the guest towels.

And I said, what are the guest towels? He's like, well, we've got two sets of towels, the two-tier towel system. We've got the towels that looked like they went through the war. the Cold War, those are the family towers day to day. And then when we have people over, we've got the guest towers and they get to have a premium drying experience. Right.

And I said, what does it matter? Because my kids are going to use the guest towers. He's like, yep, they're allowed to, they're guests. I'm like, why are you so hooked on this house rule? He's like, I don't know. He's like, to be honest, I pulled him out of the dark hole and he said, it's just something I've always abided by. I suppose it's nice to have something for the guests in some ways.

I like that because it's weird when you go to someone. someone's house, you go to the toilet and you dry your hands on a towel and it's like damp? Whose body has been rubbing? Yeah. Was this a body towel? Was this a ton of this town? You maybe need to employ the guest's towel system. Also, I remember growing up a lot of friends who would go to their houses. The parents would

always be yelling and smoking inside too back in the day. Stay off the good couch. The good couch. Don't sit on the good couch. We have dad's chair. Like, everyone knows that. Yeah, you don't sit on that chair. And people will come over and you're like, oh, don't sit on that chair. Everyone just, it's not like he, he would be like, oh no, it's okay, but deep down, you know,

that's his chair. Have you never sat on your dad's chair? No, only if he's not there. And then you have to move and he came back in with him. Yeah. It's the throne. Sometimes with our towels situation, like if our towels get a bit old, my wife will relegate them to dog's towels and she'll write on them with a vivid. But I don't know they made it to the dog's towel situation.

Because she's right on them. But you're not looking at, like, you know, it's like very clear at like four of the morning. So sometimes I'm driving herself and then I'm like, oh, that's the. dogs down. How many times have you tried yourself on the dog towel? Multiple times

and who knows what that's cleaned up you know. Yeah. And the dog's getting salty and you're going that's my towel buddy.

You've got your own designate. Well, again, we should probably get towels for the dog rather than the towels I used to use a week ago

I've now become dog towels. So wait a how many tails has the dog got? Jeez, he must be dry. More than me.

Oh, 800 the hits. 4487. The funniest house rules you have in play. Maybe they're not even your own rules. A house you

visited John O'Ben and Megan The podcast The Hats Hand towels That only designated To those visiting And I did ask my friend

Because it was at his place How many guests Have you had this year He said well to be honest You're our first set of guests That are non-family I was like Do not do the non-family

The cousins and the brother-in-laws And things Are they allowed to use the guest towels? He's like no They get the run in-of-the-mill family towels Yeah I see the tear system here Now we just briefly spoke to

Amy you got a rule Regarding socks An unhinged house rule lamey. It's quite hard to police to be honest, but I think that you should only be wearing socks on hardwood floors because if you tread all the stuff you pick up on your hardwood floor

onto your carpet, it's really hard to get out. Plus I don't like the feeling of all my feet. So I'll switch to slippers if I go on hardwood floor and they'll take them off if I go onto carpet. And my fiancé doesn't like it very much. Well, it seems like it would be a giant cloud hanging over the household. So socks socks on carpet fine

socks on hardwood floor is not fine no I'd say the opposite oh sorry you can wear socks socks on hardwood floor obviously so you're not you don't get cold face and all but otherwise if you tread stuff you picked up from the hard floor onto the carpet I just sit there my carpet track wise and my vacuuming

I'm a bit OCD so what about like slippers just all through the house um no don't throw that in there no No, no. Spanner in the works, mate. I can't with people who go, I'll wear my slippers inside, and then I'll just take them outside just to do a bit of gardening, and then they walk back in sun.

Slippers are either an inside or an outside thing. I do that. I wear my slipper anyway. I won't wind you up right now, Amy. What we will do is give you $100, all right, though, mate. Thank you so much, guys. That just encourages my weird health. Yeah, good.

There's a little bit weird. Enabling her. Now, 0,800, that's the telephone number. Happy New Year to Deanne. How are you? Oh, hi. I'm good, thank you. How are you?

We're doing well, Deanne. You're a crazy house rule. What are you running? We have a waddling system. Oh, up the stairs. Yep, up and down the stairs, either side. They're quite a wide set, so we have to take it in turns on the left and the right. So this is, we're just mentioning before.

We had spoken to someone whose father was adamant that all of the house. would have to waddle up the stairs, not creating a carpet track line up the middle of the stairs. And you're waddling, are you? Yeah, he's not alone. That dad is my dad, too. Right. Okay, well. So do you get visitors to do that too, or do they get to treat the middle?

They get to work wherever they want. I guess if they're regular visitors, they may very well know. They need to waddle. No, we're not strict these days, but it's ingrained in me. So in my house, I used to. to waddle. I so want to come to your house and just walk down the middle of the stairs and just look at you and be like, yeah. I guess we leave that for the guess.

What about when you're like at work and stuff and you're walking up and says it work to your waddle? Or you can just go straight up the guts. That must be freeing. No, straight up the guts and two at a time usually. Yeah, good on you. Oh, we're going to hook you up. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. That's unusual house rules.

I brought up many times before, but the display pillows you can't put your head on, one of one. I'm on at home. Have you ever slept on a display pillow? Not slept on it, but I definitely put my head on it and I get told off right. I'm like, oh, well, don't have them on the bed. Your family was away for a week. You should have been made a bed of display pillows and just lay on them. They were on display, put it that way.

Well, my family away for 17 days. Now, because before he got home, did you put the back on display? Yeah, I did. I put the back on display. Yeah, I don't know why I did, to be honest, because they sat away from the bed for the whole week and they were fine. They had no problems. Your bed didn't look as pretty.

No, but who are we displaying it for, Megan? I don't know. Maybe there's visitors there when you're not. Who knows? And they are getting the full experience of decorative pillows. Natalie, good morning to you. Hi, how are we? We're doing well, mate.

Happy New Year. Yeah, it's you too. Yeah, lovely to have you on the show. What's your wild house rule, Nat? Well, it was my dad. He had his own sort of, well, his own fork, knife and spoon, and no one was allowed to touch it. Wow. It was different.

Like then all the rest, the others had, yeah, flower patterns and his is, yeah, different. So when we ever had friends over or partners come over and I touched his fork or knife, they, yeah, got in trouble. Yeah, no, because I imagine a lot of your guests might have accidentally grabbed one of his forks. What would be the reaction then? Just silent anger? You could see him iron them up and, yeah, we tried to shut them before dad's four. They end with the knife inside the... That's going to be, Andrew.

That's going to be my husband and a few. this because he's got a specific like type of knife and fork that he likes and if people come over and they take all of those he gets upset and he'll want to swap the time does he like the contours and how they feel in his hands yeah and certain width and all sorts okay well got good on how you got a hundred bucks there natalie you can buy yourself a whole new set of knives and forks okay thank you guys every call to getting a hundred dollars thanks to mattie and pj's splitting their 10k prize money last week andy you're on hey happy new year everybody Happy to share cashphrase.

The crazy house rule, Andy, what's in your Fuddy? Yeah, it's my parents. They've been retired for a couple of years now, and they've got really into gardening. And anybody that turns up, as soon as you leave, you've got to take something from the garden. They won't leave you go until you take it. Like what?

Like a vegetable. I was there about a month ago, and I left me like, y'all, go get something from the garden. I said, no, no, no, I'm all right. And there's, no, you've got to try the tomatoes. They're beautiful this season. mate you have to you. You've got to take a bag full of goodies from the garden.

That's sweet. You're proud of what they've grown. That's a nice house rule. That's a lovely house rule, Andy, and $100 will give that to you, mate. And Janine. Happy New Year. You got wetter and the more we get away from January, but we stick it with it. We understand it's a toilet-based rule, Janine, in your house.

I'm a family. There's only one toilet, so I can't have it. But when I lived Genozy, we had two bathrooms, and we had a number one, bathroom in a number two bathroom if you get what I mean. Oh, designated. Yes, yeah. So because the number one bathroom is where I clean my teeth, and I've got this thing about cleaning my teeth in the same room that people...

Oh, the particles? Yeah, you know. Yeah, the bathroom, which happened to be the guest bathroom, so that's just, you know, sorry about that guest. Well, feel sorry for the number two toilet. It really got the raw end. All the end of the deal there. Oh, we're going to hook you out with $100.

every caller wins 100 bucks this week. So enjoy spending that. That's amazing. Thanks, guys. And a text through here, can you please stop saying Happy New Year? Time is past, move on. John O'Ben and Megan.

The podcast. That. You've been humbled, Megan? Oh, yeah, by my three-year-old. She is straight up. She's a straight shooter. She's a pretty strong character. And I put her to bed every night

because Mommy has to do it. She's in that face. The issue is too with kids, they've got no barometer for people's feelings, awkward situations. She's quite good because she'll realise if she said something that's hurt your feelings, she'll say sorry afterwards. But she's already had the satisfaction of hurting your feelings. So I lie down, I'm in that phase where I lie down and have to put her to bed. I wait.

You're asleep. You'd be a sleep pretty quickly, wouldn't you? Oh, yeah. I'd be like car trips with you last week. Get them so long. No, I have to really, I can't close my eyes. I have to really focus because there's white noise. There's like dim light.

It's perfect. It's a very sleepy conditions. And sometimes it takes a while, but she lies there and she chats and we have chats. And there's been a couple of comments that I wanted to run past you to double check. Okay. So she lies down and she was like, I can smell poop. Then I was like, do you need to go to toilet? She smells it too.

Go toilet Finally we can address the issue No I was like do you need to Do you need to go like Because she's wearing a pull-up But she's toilet training So I was like do you need to go And she was like no it's not me

And I was like well it's not me And she starts sniffing around the bed And she's like She gets to my face And she's like Oh it's your mouth Oh Oh

I use me Oh yeah the helotosis breath Savage Wow Are you flossing? Yeah And mouthwash and brush the tea two to three times a day.

So first of all, I'm paranoid about that. But then last night, we're lying down and she was like, and I was like, don't start with me. And she goes, Mom, you smell like bananas. Well, bananas is better than, yeah, the first option that was available. So do I smell like poopy bananas is what I want to ask you? And was this from the mouth again, the bananas? No, no, I don't think so.

So maybe the mouth is still. Your gender odour is bananas. What stage bananas? And I told my husband, he was like, maybe she just means like old. Yeah, you might have a musty smell. Wow. And I noticed you have lit a candle this morning in the studio. I know, because I'm paranoid.

Are you going to walk around with that candle all day, just smoke screening? John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The Hits. A pink spayed at Eden Park, and there's been some big news about Ian Park over the last 24 hours. And not just about us paying 24 hours of a handball. And joining us right now as the CEO of Eden Park, Nick Sonder. Thanks for being on here. No problems.

You can have, what is it, 922 gigs a year now at Eden Park? Correct. Three a day, I think it is. My wife and children don't see me now, so the only time they're going to see me is at concerts at Eden Park. I'll be your wife is one of the only people that's upset about this news. Everyone else is stuck. No, because, yeah, if anyone missed it at course,

the big announcement, That's correct. And much about this is getting in line with international standards, but also enabling us not to have to make decisions on what genre we should be accepting or what size a crowd is coming. So we had to just look at who are the six artists and can they perform two shows in the 12-month period. Well, this is amazing. It's really going to open the door. So, you know, we see the likes of Swift, bloody style stopping in Australia. Do you think they'll come over this side of the Tasman now, Nick? Well, there's a couple of factors that I think we should acknowledge. The government's put their 70 million event fund together. It's definitely caused a lot of discussion with promoters. We've got a number of artists that will announce over the next six to 12 weeks, and it's working. Sometimes we'll miss out on shows.

But this gives us the flexibility and the confidence to go to promoters and say, if you want to play on a Sunday, you can. If you want to play to 11 o'clock, you can. If you've got an artist who can do four, five or six shows, we're available now. and it's getting the balance as our national stadium, but also being respectful to the community. So Nick, you say you've got like a few shows coming up to announce. Are we talking pop?

Are we talking like big international artists? Well, I don't think we're talking anything. Give it my chance. The problem to me is that I'm now at a stage where part of my role is to make sure my two girls and one-year-old son is happy. So that's part of the criteria. So whatever they're listening to in the car, that gives me the motivation to go out and secure. So we are open for business and we will take now any booking.

So do your kids like that new Harry Stiles song? They would have loved to see Harry Stiles. Sadly, he's only playing Seven City. We did try. There's a number of artists in the pipeline that often will know one year, two years, even sometimes six years in advance, who we're working with. The only complication I can see, Nick, is you do a wonderful job of making these artists feel welcome at Eden Park, and you actually have under the tunnel, many people not have been able to see it.

You have murals of every artist who's played there, Ed Sheeran, Travis Scott, Metallica, and now you've got too many gigs. Are they still going to get murals? You're going to run out of real estate. There used to be these giant murals. Now it's going to get quite awkward because they're going to have to be miniatures. Of course, this week got the Royal Edinburgh Military Tatter. happening for three nights.

It starts on Thursday. I got a sneak peek of that over the weekend in Brisbane. It really is incredible. Over a thousand performers. Did you get a tattoo? Well, no, I didn't get a military one. No, I guess that's all part.

That's what I thought it was at first. It's like... Go a commitment. Get a military tattoo, mate. If you get rid of Orah, sure you have to get that Edinburgh military tattoos. Yes, yes.

You know me. You've got to pay for your trip to Brisbane, mate. He's pretty much a stamp pad at this point. Exactly. I know. I know. Well, 39 million of economic benefit brought to the Queensland economy. Oh, that's cool.

Yeah, it really is an incredible. I didn't really know what to expect with it, but it really is an amazing spectacle. So everyone can go with fireworks and all sorts, even playing. I mean, your kids would like this as well. They have more traditional music, but then they busted out some bluey, some of the artists. We had some 660 as well, played by the New Zealand Army band. It was really incredible. Yeah, it's a truly visual spectacular.

I think it's the first time it's been out. of Scotland. Oh, really? Now, Nick, we've spoken for a few minutes. We haven't talked about State of Origin as well. I mean, geez, I'm excited about this. State of Origin coming to New Zealand. I mean, I would never thought in my lifetime that you'd get a game of State of Origin in New Zealand. That's incredible.

It is one of Australia's biggest sporting events, and someone who grew up in Australia and now lives in New Zealand and proudly a Kiwi. What bigger and better event could we have got? Pretty cool. And they've actually got a bit league geeky at the moment, but they've changed the eligibility rules, so that means if you If you could represent, say, Queensland and New South Wales and the Kiwis, you can now do both as of now, which is pretty cool.

So we might see some Kiwi players playing State of Origin as well over here. Yeah, I don't think we would have had any issues in selling out. That change, though, would just add another element and another level of interest in the fixture. Well, no way. Congratulations on all the hard work you have done. We're definitely not getting back for 24 hours of handball with the events calendar like this, that's for sure. I'll tell you what, the spectacular that is the military tattoo is going to be made, more spectacular at half time when Ben gets his military tattooed in the front of the crowds.

John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast, the hits. Great to have you with us this morning. We go all the way to 10 o'clock now, and we did get speaking about an hour ago. Craziest house rules. In your place, my friend's got designated guest towels, guest hand towels. I don't know if he's got the bigger drying ones. Ben, you've got display pillows. Also, your towels go to the dog pretty quickly.

Yeah, if they get sort of old, the towels. They become dog towels But I don't get told they become dog towels There's just often written on there But sometimes you've got a blue towel She writes with like a black vivid You can't read it Amen, amen, man

She's like, oh it's this dog Shibuzi just sung amen And I agree with that Now Megan I imagine with the two lounge palace You must have some crazy rules happening in your household Stop saying that But when what?

I was going to say the craziest rule They've got in their house It's not taking the plastic of the fridge Yes, that's a crazy rule That just drives me, I've only been to your house maybe twice and that drives me nuts. And that's your rule. That's not, you're keeping that on. I'm like, take the plastic off the fridge.

It's protecting it from like two young kids. But it's fraying on the corners. I know, but you know, you're not there all the time to worry about it. I'm just like let it go. The fridge is, you know, it's fine. You'll get it. Do other people come over and have an issue with it? No.

No one else has mentioned it. They're talking about it. They're talking behind my back. The drive, the four-hour drive home from your place, they all go. Oh my God, do you see the fruits? They're sure. They definitely are. Thanks for where I was to get out of the dry flame, babe.

Gail, morning to you. Morning. Talking about your unhinged house rules, Gail. What have you got? Well, it wasn't me. It was my grandmother. I mean, this is a lot of years ago. She had a very just-so house, so everything was just so,

and, you know, the lounge was just how you weren't allowed in there until 6 o'clock and all that kind of thing. You went allowed into the lounge until 6pm? Yep. Wow, the lounge is. at a time zone. Absolutely. Absolutely. She had on the back of the toilet

one of those crochet dollies and it had a pink toilet roll in it. Oh yeah. And I used the loo one day and I'd run out of toilet paper so I just used it because, I mean, it's there. And I got into a power of trouble

because apparently you're not allowed to use that one. That one was for the queen when she visited. For the queen. She had a designated toilet roll for just in case the queen popped over. Absolutely. Was there something special about that toilet roll? Was it like scented?

Forepli probably. No, it was pink. All the other toilet roll was standard white. Oh wow. And that was for the queen. Oh, that's on you. Once you took the doily off and saw a pink toilet roll, you were still like, I'm going to use it. That's for a higher class of wiping.

Yeah, but there's still enough after you used it for the queen to use. I mean, how much is the queen going to use if she comes back. And she's also banking on the queen turning up quite backed up. The queen is not going to do The queen's not doing clothes at your house She would absolutely hold it Well and a lot of match up with that one Oh that's thank you so much for sharing your story

Haven't got a hundred bucks for you Every caller that gets on the air gets $100 Oh that's amazing thank you Thank you for sharing that that's incredible I'll probably got to close the case on this one I think I know the answer to this But the queen ever turn up? No

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