Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: Why Elsa didn't Crash Megan’s Daughter’s Birthday!

Episode Date: October 27, 2025

On today’s show: Why did Megan have to turn the Elsa children’s performer away… Ben gets mistaken for a landscaper (and he’s not mad about it) Megan reveals her webbed toes—and we meet listeners with even wilder body quirks! Dear Megan: My husband wants to try non-monogamy, but I’m totally against it. Jono’s awkward golf outing with Jeremy Wells We ride Rainbow’s End’s new Pirate Ship Pacifica—and meet a woman whose granddad helped build the original! Plus, we chat with How to DAD Jordan Watson ahead of the 24-hours of handball for KidsCan Instagram: @THEHITSBREAKFASTFacebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & MeganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Jono Ben and Megan podcast, thanks to Dilma. Goodness really does taste great. Dilma, making the world a better team. Welcome to the podcast. We're going to get into things with your daughter's party over the weekend, right? Yeah, I turned three. She had an extravaganza. She had a frozen party.

Yeah, it's happening. She's in her frozen era. She was Moana hard for a bit. And I was like, I love this. Moana all day. And she's moved on to Elsa, which is upsetting for me. They go through their phases, don't they? Do you have to have, well, you would do, being the age of the attendees,

all the parents have to awkwardly stand around and talk to each other. The only connection that you have is that you've procreated around about the same time. That's the hardest thing for me is, like, I'm not good at small talk in general, but like we're all the parents. We barely know each other. We have a connection through the kids. When the kids are occupied, you're like, now we have to talk. To be fair, I think I might have made an adult friend.

One of her, one of her school friends has a really cool mom. Okay. And I'm sad to all the other parents. Yeah. Well, like, I like them all. Yeah, but one you kind of, yeah. But one of particular I'm vibing with and I'm like, oh my God, can we be friends? It's great when you can drop off, you know, when you can just drop off kids and we go, right, come on

and they're on their own. They're all, you know, and it's someone else's responsibility. Yeah, the way out the window is, hey, mate, good one. And you don't even, the car doesn't even stop. You're just rolling. Get out. We had a great moment with one of my daughter's parties when she was really little, probably around I was age and a girl turned up and I thought there's an extra kid here and then I was like to my

daughter was like did you invite this and she's like no I didn't but she turned up in a dress with a present and I was like I guess we're paying for an extra person we're at like a trampoline park I was like I guess maybe she just told her parents she was coming and didn't want to miss out and you're like we can't send her ho oh you could have like you weren't legally in the wrong there Ben you had sent out invites yeah I know but it was like it's it's really hard at day here because some of the kids will bring invites and they just hand them out to a select few. That's hard. It really is hard.

We just contacted the parents and were like, hey, come along. God, I went into the daycare and one of the kids, one of the little boys said to me, I'm having a party. Bastion's not invited. Okay, mate. Well, at least he was clear on the comms, though. He's clear on the comms. You maybe could have been a bit clearer with this.

It was all on indie, my daughter, I think. But anyway, she had a great time. She put a present. That was good. The parents had no inkling that she wasn't invited. I don't know. It was one of those drop and sort of, you know, I think that we're just,

we're looking after them all at the trampoline parks. Maybe the parents were just like, got one to the party and they're like, yes. There way you go. So there. Drop one, good play by the parents. Maybe the kid didn't even know indie.

Maybe it's just you drive around trampoline parks. You just turn up with a present and then where you go. Genius. The podcast is about to start. Enjoy it. John O'Bennon and Megan. The podcast. The hits.

Megan. of all things snow. Well, maybe this had something to do with it. A Frozen party at the weekend. It was my daughter's third birthday, and we had a party at one of those indoor playgrounds. You must have been very conflicted because a big public hater of Frozen. Yeah, I was always saying how much I loved Frozen.

You're like, eh, no, no, no, no, no great movie, not. When they put it on, I don't watch. I'm like, this movie sucks. I'll watch all the other ones, but I'm like, what's your issue with it? Is she a bit whiny or? I don't really. By, I don't know, I just

It doesn't tickle me at all My kids were little, they were at that sweet spot For Frozen, so we listened to the soundtrack A lot and I enjoyed it, I enjoyed it, yeah I don't know, it just doesn't tickle me She does whine a lot And I'm like, dude, you've got powers, like Yeah, but it's difficult though, difficult

Even if she touches, you know, freezers Yeah, but she's got gloves on Yeah, I know, but still Take the gloves off But you still know that you could, I could touch Ben right now, boom, He just turned into, put his gloves on Yeah, I know, but There's a simple fix

Yeah, but you can't use your cell phone sometimes With the gloves, you know. They have those gloves that have the speech. Anyway, right. But then they can't, they can't make a 90-minute movie. So, like, hey, just keep the gloves on. She's like, oh, I didn't thought about that. Good point.

That was it good. So it was a frozen-themed birthday party at a playground. And we got there and I was like, oh, I've got a booking. They said, are you what I thought I is mom? And I was like, yep. So we went in, it's all themed. And she was like, your entertainer's coming soon. And I was like, oh, wait, what?

I didn't order an entertainer. She was like, Elsa. she was like it's on the list for your party Elsa is coming and I was like oh my God someone like maybe it was the playground someone's organised Elsa so I was fizzing and I didn't tell anyone

because I was like this is going to be the best surprise so I see Elsa walk in and she is the greatest looking Elsa I've ever seen in my life amazing outfit beautiful massive wig you're like your movie sucks mate

wear some gloves totally in character poised and like had a basket of goodies with her. She was amazing. So I run to the room and I'm like, oh my God, this is going to be epic. And I'm, I didn't say anything and I'm waiting and I'm waiting. I'm like, what is Elsa doing? It's taking ages. And I'm waiting.

And then I go back out there and I'm like, so what happened to Elsa? Where is she? Where's Elsa? And I'm like, she's in your room now. She's in your room. You must have just missed her. I run out and she's not in our room. It turns out that there is a Gaia having a birthday party upstairs

who has bought Elsa. So we- Gaya and Ia. Gaya sounds like a name I'd make up if I was being interviewed by the police. Yeah. Very similar names, isn't they? I was so disappointed. And then my kids saw Elsa leave past the window of the party room

and all of them start going, where is Elsa going? Is she not coming to see her? She will if you pay her. My nephew was so distraught to say. to see Elsa leaving. And when you're like, let it go, let it go, Kate. Let it go. You could have gone out there. She would probably, like,

hey, you know, 100 bucks, $0 a buck, go in? I was like, I told you frozen sucks. See you, Elsa. Yeah. Like, does Elsa like paying tax? Well, the government doesn't have to know about this cheeky. Red Rutherford I have in my hand. Anyway, good party, though, all round.

Great party, apart from Elsa leaving. Well, it's what's the same fault? You didn't book it, mate. I know. I thought it was a surprise. I don't have to show up your party. What's a surprise for all of us? It just cost a little bit crisis out there for else.

You've got to put food on the table. Those ice castles are expensive. The maintenance on those things. Oh, that parent loves their kid more than I do. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The Hits. It felt like a good weekend to do when it was nice. To do a few jobs out and about.

And, you know, around the house. Oh, yeah. And it's not really my thing. I'm not really a practical person. Don't have to mow the lawns. You've got fake grass. That's right. Yeah, because I kept putting the wrong.

I kept putting the wrong petrol in the lawnmire and make my wife take it back. back to the shop because I was putting in my god how do you I don't know I just not my thing it's not my thing one type of petrol you can put in a little one more well this was one had to be mixed of something oh two strokes yeah you guys give me crap when I mow it round and round at least I'm putting the right petrol in

I'm just like I'm one more for it good on you for getting out there and doing that in the grass I'm impressed so it's not really my place you know hardware stores and things like that my wife very good she sort of takes care of all the tools and stuff but we have got a leaf blower and a leaf it sucks as well it sucks and blows it does and so I I quite enjoy, like, picking up the leaves and stuff with the sucking part of that. Does it suck them into a bag?

Yeah, yeah. And I was like, I quite like that walking around doing that. But it hasn't been working. Have you put that on your face? I'd be so tended to put the sucking bit in my face. It hasn't been working of late. And it's Amanda's tools. It's when we get late.

And I kept thinking, okay, it's not working. It'll go for a bit and then it'll stop. And I'm like, oh. And then I was like, I need to take it in. But maybe I'm doing something wrong. I'm nervous about taking it into the hardware store because that's, you know, like, you you idiot, you didn't do this. I'm checking the battery.

I'm checking all these things. I'm like, okay, no, but I'm going to take it in. And so I took it in, the guy's like, have you checked the battery? I'm like, oh, I have done that. Boom. He's good, fairly good. And then he's like, have you looked inside it at the motor? I'm like, no, geez, I haven't done that.

I gave it a quick glance, but you know. Dude, that's why I brought it to you. And then as the other guy went away to do this, the guy looked at me, and I felt really out of pace because you are you a landscaper, are you? And I was like, oh, ooh. This is a compliment. This is a cover. Oh, no, I do a bit of landscaper, but I'm not a landscaper.

Did you have that shirt on? Because you've got a green sort of workman's shirt on. You know, like your weekend clothes, just stuff that doesn't, like, holy t-shirts and get, well, I was... Great compliment. I was like, I don't know if he's trying to up sell me into something. I don't know what was giving him that impression, because your hands are like nicely moisturized. It turned out there was a little thing. There was some sort of something from weed matting it stuck in there in the motion, and that's what was causing the problem.

So it wasn't, I mean, if I had checked out the motor, maybe, I'll tell you, I'll tell you, a land. A landscaper would have known what to do. But I was like, hey, I got a compliment. I was like, I might be coming back here again, so there you go. Why don't you put that on your bloody email, send it your signature sign off. Professional landscaper. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. What has surprised me today, though, to learn about you, Megan, is something to do with your feet?

I have webbed toes. We didn't know this. We've worked for a long time. We would have liked you to put that on your CV, actually. But I don't, like, I don't. you don't front foot it so to speak I was going to say give her

I don't care I'm not like wearing clothes towed like I wear sandals so you would have I have exposed my toes to you before I'm something I noticed to be fair I'm focusing on your toes I'm sorry does it actually give you

an advantage like in school swimming sports did you find you know no it doesn't there was a rumour I which I just looked before about Michael Phelps the great swimmer that he had it but that's just a rumour he doesn't

That was just other people saying That's why I swims so fast Do you know It doesn't affect me in any way in my life Except when I get a pedicure And you know when they put those toes Separators? Oh they can't separate your toes

They're like trying to jam them in And then they're all like crooked Trying to get in my... I feel like saying just Don't worry about it Just don't worry about it I think I've got a third nipple I always thought it was a mole

And then we work with someone And she's like You've got a third nipple Just stop pulling it with your hand Is that one? Is that one? Would you milk that? I wouldn't want to milk it now, but yeah.

I wouldn't want to milk you normal. Yeah, it does look like it. Yeah. Because Harry Stiles has got four. He always has to do one better than me, doesn't he? I've got three, Harry's got four. I'd say he's doing a few better than you. Yeah.

Well, you're in good company too because other celebrities with webbed feet, Joseph Stalin. Oh. Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the Soviet Union. It's not a great company. Ashton Coutcher's got webtoe. Better, better, yeah. Better than Stalin.

Who had more of an impact on history? I was just looking up... Punks was good though. Punked was pretty good. You guys were New Zealand punked, essentially. I was just looking up celebrities with, you know, unusual different unique body parts. Do you know, Denzel Washington broke his pinky finger to the point where it curved to 45 degrees and he just never got it fixed? Oh my gosh.

It takes a big right angle. We should put that on the Hits breakfast. It just sticks out to the side. I'll tell you what, we'll put all of our freakish deformities on the Hits breakfast. I'll get up my third nipple. What did you got been? I've only, nothing really. My mum's side of the family, the fingers, all the little fingers will bend, but mine's,

so mine's not straight, but mine's not as bad as my mum's nor her dad's and stuff. So I've got a very light bending of the fingers, but nothing really, very... It just wants to join in. They're not really that special, you know? Like, mum's like, oh, you've got the Jones finger, like, because they're the Jones family. I'm like, oh, yeah, slightly, you know, like it's like bending of the little finger. Try and be a freak like us. I'd be the worst member of the Avengers if this was the thing.

It's like, oh, you get a lot. If we're taking our Circus of Freaks Tour on a national tour. You're not coming. I'm not part of it. You're not part of it. You're not part of it. You and your slightly bent fingers can do the admin in the back room. I can't.

I'm sorry. I can't do it. So, yeah, what would impress us about your body? Maybe your fingers lightly bend towards the... What is unique? Beautiful and different about your body. We'd love to celebrate that next. Oh, 800 of the hits.

So 4487. And we've got double bastard to give away to jelly roll. If you can impress us the most, the jelly roll, the last chance to roll. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. Megan started things off for saying she's got webbed feet. Well, two toes, kind of sticking together. John has got a questionable third nipple. Why is their questions hanging over?

Well, I didn't photograph that well, producer Grace was saying. It's not pinky in colour, is it? No, I mean, it's not like you imagine your nipples. There's not like a third one just placed off to the left. It was like one that decided it might try and become a nipple, but then didn't have the skills or ability. Yeah. That's quite common.

Yeah. So, what do you want to know? Why, your body's special. Oh, 800 that's the telephone number. It might give you a huge advantage too, a lot of the time. Have we got jelly roll tickets we're giving away? Yeah, we'll decide that at the end, eh. How do we decide?

I don't know, I don't know. The one that blows us away the most. Producer Troy can decide that. He's our four guy. Decide between all of us freaks. Does the third nipple guy win? Holly, I'm putting myself. Come on and Producer Troy, you're like, what's the guy from the greatest showman?

PJ Barham, what's the Chew Jackman's character? PJ Barnum, he's coming. He's going to decide at the end who's going on tour with you and who's taking jellyrolls tickets, okay? Okay, Holly, welcome. How are you? Hi, good things. How are you? We're doing really well.

It's lovely to have you on the show. Why is your body special, Holly? My body's got two uteruses. Damn, that is special. Any pros or cons to that? I don't know. I've birthed babies from both sides, so they both are. Wow, from both sides.

That's cool, Holly. Yeah. Could you technically have both operating at the same time? Apparently, but I didn't. Okay. No, that's rare. Could you technically, like, donate one? I don't know.

I have no idea, to be honest. Could we give it away on the radio? I wait 100 of the hits. Who wants to win Holly's... I don't need them anymore. Hasn't been done before, is it? Okay, well, we've got... Holly, that's impressive.

Hold the line there. That's a twin cam Ute, you know, double Ute. Yeah, really. If you're impressed on that one. At least. We just enjoy? That's, okay, that's good. Elise, welcome.

What's special about your body, Elise? A couple of things, but I've got three kidneys and no tongue webbing, three kidneys. We just keep adding on to the organs, don't we? And I also have the two web toes that Megan's got as well. So do the kidneys help, like, do they... No. Just makes it worse. Oh, really?

Yeah, it just makes me prone to kidney infections and problems with your kidneys, basically. Can you donate one? We'll give that away after 832. It's attached, so I would have to lose. whole side. Okay, no, you keep that. It'll be worth the giveaway. You keep that, okay.

Hold the line. Okay, we've got a couple of kidneys there, three kidneys, which is Troy? Brooke, welcome. What's special about your body? Good morning. Nothing as amazing as these girls. I kind of feel like I'm letting you down now, but my left leg has always been from birth two and a half inches larger than my right leg and I was born with my toes touching my shins for about a month.

Toe's touching your shins. touching your shins so bent up yeah yeah so your foot was like an Olympic level swimmer so go figure I've got giant feet that's impressive so your foot was bent that's crazy did they have to like break it and sort of realign it no no after a month and supposedly they just kind of slowly levered themselves back into like normal place far out okay that's impressive that is really impressive okay now Troy it's all on you because Troy we've got two uteruses we've got three kidneys and we've got a third nipple over here

no you're out of it you can't go to jelly roll well you can unless you want to buy tickets from live nation dot co.combe. Are we got the leg slightly larger than the other one? Yeah if I'm putting together my Hugh Jackman Freak Show as you said Don't put this on me mate you're the one judging these poor people. Don't call them freaks

That's impressive. In my freak show I want I want something visual I want something that people can come down and see and unfortunately Multiple organs not doing it. You can't see internal organs, I'm going to give it to the league. Oh, Brooke! Broke!

Hey, well done. You got yourself, you can take yourself to jelly roll. Last chance to roll. Thank you so much. That's amazing. Thank you so much. Good on you. But come and see the lady with her legs

slightly longer than the other one. Come on, come on. I should have got that savage song. Tell me we were the freaks. Well done. Well, done, Brock. I'm only saying it because I am one. Yeah, that's what us freaks can do, mate.

That's all. We can claim the word. I see the Silver Ferns having a win over Australia in the weekend and Dame Noel Taroa back for coach at the end of the year which is pretty cool as well so glad they got they all sorted actually I was at the netball just doing a quick thing with my daughter for the hits Siena just as the players are coming back on we're wrapping up

on the middle out there with the microphones I was going to get the crowd hyped as to who's Australian fans here you little and then my daughter came in I was like great she's going to say, who's silver ferns fans? She's like, who's a fan of my dad? And that was really got a mixed reaction. Bamboozled the crowd. What got more of a chair?

Australia. Probably Australia, to be fair. To be fair. And then I was like, oh, mate. I was like, who's a fan of the silver fern? And then, yeah, then the roof kind of blew off the place. But I was like, come on. Yeah, come on.

Don't throw a question in there and no I was expecting. Oh, she's great. That's good bad stuff. Did you do some audience testing live in the stadium. Yeah, it was like, yeah, a very mixed response. Well, speaking of all things sport. I went to a golf driving range Not my natural habitat

Okay Was this with Jeremy Wells? Yes, last week Can you actually follow through on that? It did follow through to the driving range Was it all good for him as well? I accidentally butt dialed him And then I needed to make something

And he answered politely And I said sorry man I butt dialed you And I could hear that he was disappointed That it was an accidental dial So I was like let's play golf Right so you didn't admit that you'd butt dialed him Yeah, I did

Oh okay And I could tell he was like Oh that's unfortunate So then Jono, we went, and let's hang out together. I really went from zero to a hundred. How weird is it? My work is it. Yeah.

You should feel gross. You should feel gross. Give them it out. Oh, and you both followed through. Yeah, we followed through, mate. Oh, God. But it was, the golf driver, like, everyone's in polo shirts, tucked into nice pants. Tell you what, golf, greatest asses in sport the golf players.

Yeah, right. Tell you what, some really well-defined butt cheeks in golf, aren't there? And I don't know if it's... They dress well. Yeah, I don't know if it's the shirt tucked in with the pants, poking out, you know. Just on that, what did you wear and what did Jeremy wear? I just wore, look what I'm wearing now.

Yeah, yeah, Jeremy, he always looks magnificent. Did he wear, like, golf attire? He wasn't in golf attire, no, no. But the issue was because I didn't have my own golf clubs, so I borrowed some. And then next to the counter, they've got a wall. So they've clipped, like, you know, 90 golf clubs to the wall, and you shove your shaft in the holder.

Okay? And I had finished the round, in I had like four clubs that I need to pluck bad black in. And so I would put one in and then two necks would fall down onto the ground. Bang bang! And then I'd pick those two, I'd put them

and then another six would fall down at the other end. And I could not. It was like, you know, those cartoons when a dam's going and they're trying to plug all the holes. I'd put one up, three would fall down. And it was making a hell of a catastrophe and then the people with the nice butts and their pants tucked in, you know, the shirts tucked in their bed, they were looking. Then I just

hear the guy going from behind the counter, don't worry, mate, we'll sort that out for you. Just please step away. Golf code for, please stop touching things on the shop. Leave it. Then I had to go out and I was like, Jeremy, I was off. I had a shocker, mate. I don't think you're going to want to come back here again.

He's like, you're right. He's going, I didn't want to come in the first place. Here I am. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. It is almost game day, isn't it? This week, we're raising money for kids can. a million dollars to help out of Kiwi kids in need.

We are playing handball for 24 hours at Eden Park with our friend Jordan Watson, how to dad, you know I'm from social media and we need you everyone, the whole country to get in behind this really important course. Yeah, now Jordan's actually got some letters from KidsCan. The kids write in when they received their jackets, food, shoes and stuff. Have a listen to this. One day we were doing some writing and one boy said, I can't think what's aright.

I said, just write what's in your head. I came back to find a page of, I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry. I've seen students break down or become disruptive mid-morning, only to find they haven't had breakfast or are worried there's no food at home for later. Their behaviour is often misread

when in fact, they're just hungry. Thanks to Kidscan, one student who was regularly provided breakfast at school went from struggling to engage in class to becoming a confident learner and school leader within a year. His progress highlighted how powerful basic nutritional support can be.

That's how important. Those basic needs are. And how to dad? Jordan Watson. Lovely to have you on the program, Morena. Mate, it's the week of the big event, guys. Fade up the anthem. Let's slowly do it.

Here we go. There's no real way to prepare for 24 hours of staying awake, playing handball. right? Nah, and it's got a different vibe so last year, you know, last year we went into a bit blind, so you know, all right, cool, let's just do it, get through it.

This year we know how much of a struggle it is, so it's a bit different, you know, like what have we signed ourselves in for? Look, I've put my back out a few months ago. I was going to ask. I think Megan's got a bit of a dodgy knee. You know, we're outside in Eden Park, so Jono's got the UV rays to deal with.

We've all got our disabilities, mate. In a strong wind. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm very lightweight, yeah, but it is for an important cause. And yeah, you're like saying, last time I saw you did a social media post, one in six kids in New Zealand are living in poverty and hardship. I mean, that's really sobering facts. I know, whenever you bring it up with your beer, a barbecue or a family thing,

or you bring it up, and people are usually like, no, are you sure in New Zealand? And it's one of these statistics that, for some reason, so many Kiwis kind of keep their head in the sand, it's either they don't want to believe it, or they're like, surely not in my area, Usually it's wherever you are in New Zealand, there's pockets of it, and it can be a few streets over from you.

Or there's schools that just have a big mix of kids. You have parents that are doing fine, but also at that school you have parents that are really struggling. So, yeah, kids can't so important to fill those little voids. Also something that people aren't going to tell you about. Like if they're struggling, they're not going to come to a barbecue and be like, oh, I'm really struggling at home. We're struggling to put food on the table.

There's not, there's a lot of shame associated. So they're not openly talking about it as much as we should be. Yeah, 100%. And that's one of the cool things. Like when kids can, when a school reaches out and says, hey, we need some help. And kids can are like, yep, we can help you out. It's not a pick and choose which kids. It's kind of, it's there for any kids can go along and grab a snack in the morning

and no one's really ostracized or segregated or feeling out of place. It becomes a cool little hub. Manorewa High School, I went there a few years ago. for their breakfast club, their kids can breakfast club in the morning. And the vibe is insane. And everyone's there's people just hanging out who are like, oh no, I don't need breakfast, I'm just here with my mates. And it's such a positive cool thing to see,

especially at like high school age. There's so many times that we talk about primary schools, but kids can help high schools as well. And to see at that age, the kids still get amongst it, they also know how important it is and there's no like bullying going on. It was plain cool to see. There we go. Well, speaking of bullying,

trying to, I notice you're trying to bully Jason Marmoa to get involved with the charitable cause there. And we want to back you too, Jordan. Yeah, tag him in, mate, tag him in. I thought, why not? Give it a crack. It's the week of. He's always harping on about how he loves New Zealand.

Look, I mean... Put your money where your mouth is, Mamoy. You could have got a greater lead-in than the week of, and as if the million-dollar target wasn't enough, he thought you'd add in another challenge. If he can spare one of those millions that he's got, Boom! Well, even sharing it would make it make a little difference.

Look, I'm not putting the pressure on him. It's more him to share the little lovely link and the info to his millions and millions of followers, and surely that can give us a bit of a boost. Well, see a lot more of you, Jordan. Come Thursday, 24 hours of handball. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. The hits.

Today, we're at Rainbow's End, debuting the new Pirateship, taking her on her maiden voyage. And something that was really a bug bear for producer Grace the whole time, was across the road there was a Texas smokehouse, and the alarm was going off the whole time. John I've been to megan, it's 824 on your Friday.

A lot going on here at Rambo's End as we're about to set sail on the maiden voyage of the Pirateship Pacifica. So it went off for ages, didn't it? You can hear the alarm in the background. It was really doing my head in. It went on and then it'd stop and then it'd go off again, right? Yeah, throughout the morning, yeah. So we felt it was our civic duty four days later to call the owner

of the Texas Smokehouse. Hopefully they're up at this time of morning. Good afternoon. Hello. Is this the big... Yes. Is this the Texas Smokehouse? It is the Texas Smokehouse concern.

It's Jono Ben and Megan from the Hits. How are you? Oh, phenomenal. How random is this? It is really random and even more random. Okay, we've spent Friday morning across the road from your wonderful establishment at Rainbow's End. Oh, that's exquisite. We were debuting the new pirate ship, taking her on her maiden voyage.

We wanted to let you know that your alarm was going off for like three hours, your poor bugger. Oh, shoot, was it? God, I didn't even get a notification on that. Oh, really? So we can tell, because it just... It just kept going and just stopped for a bit, then it went again, yeah. I've just been getting robbed and you guys were just like, oh, what is that noise going on? There was a minority in between. It was difficult.

We were talking a radio show, but you're right. We didn't even call the police or anything. Oh, that's great. Sorry. I appreciate you going to help. Oh, my God. Well, if you turn up to the other than place has been ransacked, well, then that's on us. Okay, I'm sorry.

Okay. Give yourself a, give the smokehouse a plug. Yeah. Oh, yes, the best restaurant in town. We're up and coming. The next quarter of Ramsey works at our venue. Yeah, it's exquisite. Worth to try.

Have you got ribs? Oh, without a doubt. The best ribs in town. Oh, we smoke for eight hours, and it's tender, and it's juicy. It's the best, like mouth-watering. Maybe it was a fire alarm, not a... It's smoking. Maybe it was, maybe it was.

Do you have any salads? Of course we do. We don't recommend them, but we have them. Basically, if it was living, you can eat it at the Texas Smokehouse. Exactly. That's exactly what we try to promote here. Love it. Appreciate your time.

Where in South Auckland? Who eat salads here? Yeah, true. Yeah, opposite rainbows in Texas smokehouse to tell you what, one of the greatest alarms in the restaurant industry. Thank you so much.

John O'Benn and Megan, the podcast. The Hits. Kaka, National Wildlife Center. I remember going there many times as a kid. A lot of fun, actually, but the Pitu is actually picked up. Well, they reckon it's speaking English,

mimicking English. How about this is this? who said that who said that so that's all the toy even that yeah obviously you hear the stuff that sounds like a toy

but also that who said that yeah that's the toy sounds like a a gruff old man from a pub in Southland yeah have listened that

it sounds like when I'm trying to scare people away if they're outside knocking on the door who's there you put that voice on it that voice is not your voice is he saying

who said that not Lucinda that's what they think it's either all Jicinda maybe it's a You'd have to be repeating who said that all the time. True for it to pick up on that.

So we'll listen the first time. You don't have to keep saying. And it would have been driving that person insane going, is that bird talking? Yeah. Like before making that public and saying that out loud. And then go, have a listen. Then people will come along going, okay, stop doing it now.

Yeah. Compared to the Spanish parrot, though, that flew away from its English-speaking home in return like this. I don't know if our twoies... It does. It is. It's a happy, happy parrot. All right.

Well, someone that's not a happy parrot. It's someone that's slid to your DMs, Megan. Yeah, we do this every week. Feel free to harass Megan on social media, slide into her dims. And we'll hear your laundry on Nationwide Radio. People will chime in and hopefully get a resolve for you. Yeah, just...

We still have not ever had anyone come back with how it went, how our advice went. Feel free to get in touch. Today's message. Just use us for our unprofessional advice and get on with your life. I see how it works. It reads, my husband has recently brought up the idea of trying consensual non-monogamy. So that is basically an open relationship.

It's a relationship where all partners have multiple romantic or sexual relationships with consent of each other. So they go on to say, he says he still loves me and he doesn't want to leave. But he's curious about exploring with other people. thinks it could strengthen our relationship. The problem is I'm so not into it. I can't even picture being with someone else, let alone sharing him. The thought of it makes my stomach tune.

I told him that, but he keeps saying I should think about it and not shut the idea down straight away. Now I feel sick with worry. What if he can't be happy in a monogamous relationship anymore? Has this worked or backfired for anyone else? Oh, geez, he's doing a hard sell, isn't he? Big pitch, big sales pitch from him there. I used to work with someone many years ago

then they were in an open relationship and both partners were into it and this is I think the big difference here and they said it was working great for them. You know, that was great, they'd go out and it was open and then they'd come back together in the house and stuff and they had rules that there weren't nothing good to go on in the actual house.

It all had to go away. Like a home and away game. Yeah, yeah. Do what you need to do out of there. Yeah, and then we're at home. And for them, it worked fine. Would they talk about each other's liaisons? I don't think they would talk about it too much.

Would they be like, good? Yeah, far good, better than... But they were very open about it. But yeah, but in this instance, she's not keen. So that's the big thing. A hard pitch when you bring it up, you're really risking it. But like a lot of people, they call it CNM now. So it's a fancy, but it's an open relationship.

Makes it sound wholesome, doesn't it? Yeah. Well, it does work for a lot of people, but she's saying she's not into it and he's still pushing the idea. So you can understand why she's feeling a little bit, like, worried. And a lot of people on the text machine are saying already, has something happened already, potentially? There was one message on the Facebook page that says he is already doing it, and he's just trying to get permission before she finds out.

Yeah. He always just downloaded Tinder, had a couple of matches and gone, hey, I still got it, still got it. Maybe, maybe this is the thing. Couldn't think of anything worse. I struggle to keep up with our bloody WhatsApp group chat, Let alone manage two two relationships Too much

You were going to say Two bloody women He was He was Yeah he was You're right Megan Okay I'll add to the

4487 on the text I know my husband's like You don't have to worry about me cheating I've got to deal with you That's enough John O'Ben and Megan The podcast The Hats

People are looking for Advice, life advice This is an interesting situation Where are they a married couple Megan? Yes they're married she said her husband has brought up the idea of consensual non-monogamy which is what

people are calling essentially open relationships these days. She is not into it at all it makes her stomach churned but he keeps saying don't knock it till you try it essentially. She wants to know if this is like worked for anyone else or has it backfired

what should she do? Most people, I'm looking at the Facebook page thank you for all your feedback most people on there are saying this is a red flag Mel says if you're not into it from the start It's never going to end happy Just stand your ground Shannon said at least he's being honest with you

About what he wants You should both be able to do that at least No wonder so much cheating goes on Someone said try it Enjoy yourself and see how he likes it Also how you like it too Because the only other option is to end it Yeah well nothing

What I do know about relationships Is nothing builds trust Like having to compete for your own husband or wife That's how I see it too It's cheating with paperwork. I'm not saying it doesn't work for everyone. Yeah, well, true. Maybe it does.

But if you've pitched it and she's really not keen, that should be the end of it, right? You'd say so. It feels like we've both got to be on board with this topic. James, good to have you on, my friend. How's life? Good. And not life going good for these people. Jesus.

James, what do you want to say? Yeah, what do you want to say, mate? Well, the fact he says don't knock it till you try It says to me he's having an affair And he's just trying to get it Get it away with it He's been knocking I was paraphrasing with the don't knock it

To you try it But it does sound a little that way doesn't it It kind of does Yeah A lot of people are saying Look he's already doing it He's just trying to get your permission How's this for a text?

Say thank you Jimmy Really appreciate it mate This This came through on 4487 They don't want to go on air Because obviously it's a sensitive Sensitive topic Jenny, welcome

Hi How are you? Now Jenny has this happened to you? No, no, definitely not Okay, because I was just reading a text The lady said the same thing Husband pitched it 12 months later She called him cheating

She said no Oh right And now he's lonely and she's moved on Okay So what do you want to say, Gembo? I wish the person Very, you know, a lot of luck with it But frankly

life is too short to waste so if she doesn't feel right just go with that feeling you'll find someone who's more worthy of you. Jenny, touching words from Jenny really good advice there and some great advice coming through on the text as well

you can't force someone into it and it sounds like he's really pressuring her to do something she doesn't want to do which is not what a good partner should do maybe did he do it you know this slide the Microsoft slide Powerpoint presentation. Reasons why you could.

I know my daughter does it when she's wanting, you know, presents for her birthday. She'll do it. Pictures and graphics. Bamboozle with graphs. Reasons why doesn't we give for our relationship. You're like, oh, yeah. Pie charts. Look at these hot guys that you can be with.

But that's the thing. She might find someone really great. Have it? Actually, you suck. He's an option. He's an option. This could be you. This could be you.

Just leave that with you. So what do you want to say to her, Megan? Don't do it. You don't want to do it. Don't let anyone pressure you into something you don't want to do. It seems to be the general consensus this morning. Hey, thanks so much for your advice and feedback. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast.

The heads. Weather were not too good yesterday for everyone's drive home from where we're going around the country and not too good in Christchurch today, very cold. Yeah, it's going to be some snow on the port hills. It's wild in October. Yeah. Everyone knows what much it is. We've ruined the planet.

I think, yeah, we have. It keeps so exciting, though, because you never know what's coming. Don't you once you've ruined the planet? There was massive thunderstorms last night. You guys didn't hear them? No, I didn't hear those. It was wide awake for like an hour. It's quite scary.

Even as an adult, I'm like... It was a shocking interpretation of the thunderstorm. It was a little bit. Sounds like when your cell phone goes underwater. It does a little bit. Now you're a big weekend. Your daughter's birthday? What's you're going to talk more about after 7 o'clock,

a bit of a mix-up with the party entertainers? Yeah, that was pretty horrific. She got some strippers in. Very inappropriate. Not that bad. It could have been a worse mix-up. You know how we do extravaganza's, so she got three cakes over the stretch of the floor. Three-case.

Well, there's a school one, like a family at home one, and then her birthday party. Oh, that makes sense. Yeah, okay. But, yeah, I mean, you are renowned for dragging your birthday out over. What was it? Three weeks. It was. Three different weekends.

But, you know, it's not exclusive to me in my household. Everyone gets the extravaganza. Right. How long did Ayers last? How long was that bonanza? Well, I think she thinks it's still going, because she keeps. saying if anyone annoys her, you're not going to be invited to my birthday party. I'm like, well, you've had

it. I don't blame her. Look who's raised it. She's like, mum's going out for another birthday dinner. Birthday was six months ago. How was Nepple? Ben, you went to the Neville? Yeah, went to all silver ferns, which is cool over the weekends. Oh, yeah. It was good to see them have a win as well with silver ferns,

which is great. Did you find out who was to blame for getting rid of the coach? She's got any digging? It's what everyone wants to know. No, it was just good to get out there and see them win, which is good, playing at home. I was feeling a bit rubbish actually on Friday night, I think it's just a big week, and I took some night and day, and I realized I took the night one in the afternoon and not the day one. Oh, I've done that, yeah. 8 o'clock, I was out.

You don't need any assistance on a Friday afternoon. Giving himself a sedative. After dinner, everyone was like, oh, he's gone to the couch. Kids had friends over, I was at 8 o'clock. So I just got to put a little lie down, and then it was me for the night. Did you pass out on your bed? No, on the couch. Oh, God, embarrassing.

morning, so. Oh, did you actually sleep all night on the couch? Yeah, it was pretty good. It was good sleep, actually, so yeah. They do knock you out. Yeah, we take the long one. It was like, geez, but in the afternoon, I was like, I'm feeling really drowsy. We should do that for a radio show.

Like, we all have to take the night tablets at the beginning of the show and see who can make it through in the three hours. What did your daughter's friends think of this? This is a bit weird, I guess. Yeah, like, yeah, pretty much. I leave dad. Blame it on his alcoholism. I wasn't drinking either. That was a weird time.

John O' Ben and Megan, the podcast. That's. We went into Hamilton, walking on the street, and someone yelled out, yelling out, and opened their door as they were driving. I'm from the passenger. You know, I'm not bad, well. Having to go at you? Yeah, just like, yeah, friendly, but my daughter's like, what is going on? I'm like, this is Hamilton.

This is Hamilton. She's like, did they just open their door to yell out while the car was moving on? There was a guy that's parked in the middle of the road once and just got out, left his car in the middle of the road traffic was driving around. Oh, that was Huntley. Oh, that was Huntley. That was Huntley. That was there for quite a while when cars were sort of going around today. Road rules.

They don't apply in Huntley. Lawless society. Yeah, but the netball was great to see the Silver Ferns have a win over Australia in the weekend. Lots of great sport. Canterbury won the MPC, which is awesome. Joseph Parker unfortunately lost his boxing match. A bit of a controversy around that one. Well, he was winning for the majority of it, wasn't he?

Yeah, and they stopped it. They think the Parker camp a bit early, but anyway. Samoa Tonga... It's unlike for there to be some controversy surrounding a boxing from me. Unless you knock the person out, it's very, you know, boxing. Contentious. Yeah, it can be quite contentious. Samoa Tonga over the weekend

It was huge but they stopped for 90 minutes for lightning Which is a huge stop to the game I kind of felt sorry for them I was watching that. Should have to keep warm during that time Yeah the players all ended up going back to the dressing rooms They're all stretching and doing warm-ups for a long time So yeah

You can watch a movie 90 minutes is the length of the average movie And they didn't know how long it was going to be either So they all sort of going back there and warming up as well And the F1 over the weekend too Megan I know you're a huge fan of Liam Lawson Things didn't go so well for Liam No, so Liam is fighting to stay in Formula One for next year

And on the first lap he was hit by Carlos Sines So the scary thing was So he went in the pick to fix the car As he came out of the pit He encountered some people on the track Oh my god, are you kidding me? Did you just see that? Yeah, sorry

Oh my God, dude Yeah, well done To avoid him I could have killed him, mate. Could it, yeah, could have killed me. He could have, you know, like going in that speed and two people running. So who were the people running across the track? They were a couple of marshals and they were cleaning up debris,

probably from Liam's crash. And because he was so far behind the pack and coming out of the pit, they didn't know that he was going to be here. Oh, I see. So he came around the corner, going fast, and I think he missed the first one by like a metre. I love his reaction. It's like, how I react when I just miss a seagull when you're driving on the state highway.

You're like, oh, my God, dude. See that? I'm not going at 300Ks an hour Well you might be actually You're driving And so next year

Do you think he's going to be in Formula One Megan? What's your heart Your heart saying? I hope so Yes, yes Yes

I'm manifesting hard John O'Ben and Megan The podcast The Hats On Friday It was a really fun day Actually we went along to Rainbow's End

They got the brand new Pirateship Pacifica The Rainbow Zend Pirateship is back Newer, bigger and more improved And we were the first

on the maiden voyage which is pretty cool, actually. Still riding high off the excitement of that journey. This was the debut of the Pirateship. It's all! Does it get a flip over? Oh my God! So a lot of it's terrible.

I love how you turned the music up so you couldn't hear you screaming. She was screaming. I heard an interview later with Susan, who's the CEO of Rambo's End, and she was like, you know, if you want more of a thrill, all go to the back of the pirate ship. But if you want a gentler time, go in the middle. I was like, oh, Johnto was in the middle. Yeah, me and Donna were in the middle.

I tell you like, it's not gentle in the middle. She's like, if you want a gentler time, that's a lot more in the middle. I was like, oh, okay. It's definitely souped up from the last pirate ship, that's for sure. It is. But afterwards, we ran into,

because obviously we filled the boat up with many fantastic hits listeners. They all had to bring something on board. Ranging from, you know, alcohol, contraband alcohol. hole to flamboyant pirate hats. Pirate hat's not conducive for the pirate ship though. No, you're going to turn it off.

I just take the wig off me head. I don't have hair often. Now you're making me take it off. But we did catch up with the punters afterwards. So you brought in the majitos, the contraband, the smuggled it in. We did, yeah. My husband even said, oh, we're bringing that in to make our mahitos. And they said, that's fine, off you go.

That's pirate themed, you brought it in. We didn't get to see you beforehand, so we didn't get to partake in it. How did the mahito sit with you with you? for the ride? Yeah, it was a little bit. Not recommended to drink a mojito before riding it, right? No, definitely not. It wasn't like an 8.30 mojito.

Yeah, it was a little bit early. I pretend you're too good for that, Megan. I didn't say I was too good for it. Now, we come across here, now you all week we talked about, you talked about a sweet, sweet little girl. Remember she said a granddaughter? And I said, I'm pretty sure she's 23, because that's what the mum said,

Jono, half listening to conversation. Here is the sweet, sweet, sweet little girl who is 23. Yeah, hey, I'm Paige. I'm Paige. You are a sweet, sweet little girl. Thank you. It's a bit weird that I keep calling you a sweet, sweet little girl. It's okay.

I was like, I'm pretty sure your mum said you were 23. And he was like, yeah, we've got a little girl, it's grand... But your granddad actually, he had a connection to the pirate ship. So he helped build the pirate ship and he actually engraved his name on the bottom of the ship. And first to ever ride it too. So it's pretty cool that you get to come along today. You were the first to ride it as well. Oh yeah.

That's all I can say. Sorry, I'm still getting over it. My tummy feels funny. It went a lot higher than I thought it would. What would you like to say to your granddad if he was here today? I'm just proud of him for starting the first pirate ship and being able to inspire so many more people to bring it back. Oh, good on you. Do you know, my grandfather, he helped build the Harbour Bridge.

And I say this with pride and I can hear the pride in your voice. But every time I say my granddad built the Harbour Bridge, these two mock me and my family dynasty. say well i just build a bridge that you can actually drive uh when it's a little bit windy exactly is she a sweet sweet little girl now is she yeah a puff of wind and that thing closes well love me to meet you thanks to company a lot i appreciate it yeah it was a lot of fun you can go check out the brand new pirate ship pacific at rambo's end right now