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Episode Date: March 10, 2025

ON THE SHOW TODAY: Megan's son wants her wine! Ben sleepover prank call reveals how good her daughter is Dear Megan: My best friend is hanging with my ex-husband ! Fundraiser gone so bad he ended up asleep in the school cupboard... Christie and George honey moon recap Stick around to the end to see our attempt at the NZ Herald Quiz!Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & MeganInstagram: THEHITSBREAKFAST  See 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 on a Tuesday morning. Here we go, another podcast ready for you. What's with that tone? Welcome to the podcast on a Tuesday morning. Sorry, what tone would you like it in?

We're usually like, hey, welcome to the podcast. Hey, welcome to the podcast. That's the usual tone. That's right, exactly. We're going to start the show with Megan, who's lying to her kids about soft drinks, but you're basically lying about what lemonade you're feeding your son.

He has no idea. That's okay. That's for the best. I thought you were bloody rare lemonade with your bare hands from a lemon tree. I thought you'd be farm to table sort of situation. One day I will, but right now he you'd be farm to table sort of situation. I feel like you'd be making that from scratch.

One day I will, but right now he thinks the only thing he can drink is water. So I don't want to give him a taste of anything else. Plus lemonade, even homemade lemonade, you've got to put a little sugar in it. You do. Yeah, you do. Sometimes I'm like, the effort you put into homemade lemonade. Sprite's done a bang-up job of lemonade, if you want to compare the two. Don't tell him that.

Just go down to the dairy problem solved but uh yeah it's uh it's honestly my kids and this isn't like bragging about my parenting because i'm a shocking parent uh you're not they they still just drink they just drink water for the most part i think yeah and i was talking to someone who worked in the wine industry on the weekend he was like the alcohol industry is cacking itself because it's going to get down. He said if it still keeps heading along the trajectory it's heading on,

to 10% of the market of what it is now of people drinking. Because Gen Z's and Alphas, they just don't do it, eh? Well, I don't think Alphas are allowed to yet, are they? No, I don't think some of the Gen Z's are and some aren't, depending on what it is. Yeah, but I thought it was interesting.

Yeah, it's going to be more of your sort of, maybe not your traditional, maybe wine and stuff and beer and stuff. It's probably going to be more like the premixed stuff, you know, I imagine. Yeah. Yeah. Do they not know how much fun you can have? That's what I was saying. I was like, they are missing out on something.

Oh, there's definitely some kids still doing it. Don't worry about it. Don't worry about that. More wine for me. All the regrettable decisions you can make. It's, oh, you miss out on all that fun. Well, you're not going to miss out on the podcast because it starts now. You've been lying to your kids again, Megan?

I have. Yeah, telling them they're adopted when they're not? Not quite. Unless they annoy me. That's a savage lie, yeah. By the way, you're adopted. What? I used to say that when I was younger.

I'd be like, why? I'm adopted into this family, surely. You tell them little white lies along the way, right? Like I told my son that his shoes were magic and they make him run faster. Just to get his shoes on in the morning, everything's hard. So this was born out of my week of when everyone was sick a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, everyone had strep throat. Yeah.

So they only drink water, but they're getting to an age where they savor in drinking juice and other things. Like I had a frozen margarita and my son's like, I want that. Probably a little young for a frozen margarita and my son's like, I want that. You're probably a little young for a frozen margarita. You can't have tequila, sweetheart. Never too young for frozen. Yeah, but he got a taste of electrolytes and because they're flavoured. Oh, right.

He's like, well, there's a whole other thing you haven't told me about. Yeah, because he's literally just drinking water and milk. Is there options? How long have you been hiding this whole world of flavours and fluids from me? So I got him, it looks like water. So I got him the lemonade electrolyte. And I was like, this is like lemonade.

So when you hear people talk about lemonade, this is lemonade. So now I've got this bottle of lemonade. It's electrolytes. But he's like, he calls it his fancy drink. He's like, can I please have some lemonade today? I'm like, have you been good? I'm bribing my son with electrolytes. Yeah, so electrolytes.

Like a high-performance athlete. Yeah, he's going to be very hydrated. It's like Pedalite or whatever for kids when they get gastro. And I was like, this is ideal because it's not bad for him and he thinks it's a treat. I'm winning at life. Basti, if you're listening, there's some big brands out there, bro. Sprite, Fanta, Coke.

Get these words in the vocab. He's like, oh, can I have a red can drink today, mummy? I'm like, no, this is only for adults. Oh, you're saying that already? Oh, yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. So he's just stuck on his electrolyte lemonade mummy I'm like no this is only for adults oh you're saying that already with the oh yeah absolutely absolutely so he's just stuck on his um electrolyte lemonade and it shall stay that way you'll get this when your kids get a little bit older than they are now they love a sleepover jeez they love a sleepover and they love asking you if such and such can has a sleepover they

can stay somewhere if they can come over that's something they love to doover. And they love asking you if such and such has a sleepover. They can stay somewhere if they can come over. That's something they love to do. And they start putting the seeds in early. Early in the day, don't they? Yeah. I feel like that's a lot of pressure looking after someone else's kid overnight. No. No, it's fine.

They look after themselves. Yeah, for the most part. But sometimes getting them to sleep is a bit of a mission. And the next day they're a write-off. Guys, it's 3.30 in the morning. Please. They don't think about consequences that much. They don't think about stuff that needs to be done the next day.

Yeah, so my kids both love to have a sleepover. And we were actually going to a friend's place. We were invited for dinner. They had a whole lot of people around on Saturday night. And one of my daughters was going to get dropped off from her friends to this place we were at. And she started messaging me going can such and such come with me uh to say for a sleepover please please please please please there's a message and I was kind of like normally I'm like yeah fine but we're at a friend's place and we're about to have dinner and it's like well

you still gotta your friend's gonna have to come around for dinner and then we're gonna have to go home I was like oh maybe I messaged back i said maybe it's not quite appropriate to bring in another friend to a friend's place there's other people here and stuff like that oh i got a text back oh come on please please please are you the softy yeah why is she messaging me out of all of them she knows you're the weak link girl why are you messaging me you even came back with a maybe it's not but still leaving the door slightly open another time because the door's a jar and she's booting it open i'm saying it's not really appropriate we're at a friend's place i'm saying maybe another time get a reply back a text going oh please please and then my friend's like

oh what's it's noticed me on the phone he's like is everything all right and i was like oh it's my daughter's coming over dropped over she's wanting a sleepover but i said oh it's a bit weird you know bringing a friend here on the way. You're basically asking your friend now. I know, and I shouldn't. I had the conversation. He's like, ah, it's fine. More than Mary. Just whatever.

That's fine. And I was like, oh, okay, maybe I'll call her back in front of everyone and watch your reaction. Do some comedy. Do some comedy. I'll say sleepover's not happening, not appropriate. Then I'll flimflam it on her. So I put it on speakerphone

everyone's crowding around I'm like what's this he knows what he's doing he does this professionally yeah radio prank so I called up Sienna my daughter I was like hey

I know you want your friend to come up really you know that was a delivery you laid it on thick it's just it's not going to work out was everyone like going

yeah everyone's like silently holding yeah it's not I'm sorry it's a no and then she went Oh okay I understand

And I was I thought you I thought she was Going to unleash Swear words Like Give it to you Okay I understand

You're like Oh And you're like But no she can She can come How dare you be A level headed Teenager

Who respects Her dad's choice And then I was like Oh no, no, she can come. She's like, what? What? What? What are you doing, Dad? And everyone's like looking at me like, is this how you thought of the prank playing out?

Did you take it off speaker then and just go to the other room and be like, oh, yeah, no. Yeah, it's totally fine. I was like, why didn't I try that in front of everyone? I thought it was going to be a nice moment. Everyone would enjoy it. Then, you know, watch this teenager get riled up. No, not at all. Did you do any pre-plan?

You're like, you guys come in when I say. No, you can't come in. Everyone's like, oh. I should have done that. I was really, I didn't plan it. It wasn't great. And in the end, she had her sleepover. And that was fine.

But yeah, I looked like an idiot. Well, I mean, everyone respects how you've parented your children. You're very level-headed. Yeah, true. She gave a cross quite good in that situation. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits.

Yeah, Megan. This is what we do every week. If someone has slid into Megan's DMs with a dilemma, we put it to you to help them out in need. They are often relationship ones. They don't have to be. Any dilemma that you want us and the whole country to pass judgment on. If you're feeling lost, confused, made a terrible life decision, don't go to a professional.

Come to some randos on the radio. Please slide into Megan's D's. So this one reads, Dear Megan, I know you've been divorced, so I'm keen to know what you think about this. Unnecessary dig there on Megan's marital career. It's not a dig. I recently found out that my best friend has been hanging out with my ex and she didn't tell me.

I wouldn't mind if they ran into each other casually, but they've been grabbing coffee, texting, and even went to a concert together. When I asked her about it, she said she didn't think it was a big deal. For context, this man broke my heart and she was the one who comforted me

through the divorce. I feel totally betrayed, but she insists they're just mates and that it's not a big deal. Am I being too dramatic? What do you guys think? You're never being too dramatic. Your feelings are your feelings first of all. Don't let anyone call you dramatic. No, you're right.

It's a tough one. It's not a tough one. She shouldn't be hanging out with them. She's broken. That's BS. What is happening there? So the question is, does she ditch the friend? I would. Because she doesn't have other people she can hang out with who make

her feel good. I mean, people are going to do what they're going to do. She can't stop them hanging out. You can't control that part of the equation. So ditch her. Yeah. That's, if she was the one

that comforted you when this guy is breaking your heart, like, what is she thinking? Well, I would love to know what their relationship

was like before the breakup, the friend and the partner. All three of them tight. Yeah, were they like good mates and been good mates for ages? Because in those instances, I feel like sometimes,, well, they're like good mates and been good mates for ages because in those instances, I feel like sometimes, you know,

they're like, well, I haven't broken up with this person. Why can I not be friends with this person? That's a good point. You know? Sometimes when people's relationships fall apart and it happens, you're like, well,

I had a friendship with this person and now all of a sudden because I've got a friendship with you, I can't be friends with them. That's between you two. You know, I'm not saying this is the case. That's why I'd love to know more of those details. Messy because you're good friends with the woman who's like crying because this guy broke her heart.

Yeah, yeah. Grant, I'm just trying to see the other side of it. And also, were they friends before this or were they only friends because of the relationship? Exactly. Were they girls tight before this guy came along? Yeah. Because then, like when I got divorced, we went with our own friends. Do you know what I mean?

Right. So you took your friends that were with you beforehand. You bring your friends. It's like your possessions. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The friends you bring in, the friends you take. You got them in the split. Who knows who gets the dog and who the dog loves more.

But my only solution is some black magic. Black magic and curse them with gastro or something for the rest of their days. Lifelong gastro. Nightmare. Okay, 0800 The Hits. Have you been in this situation? Do you know someone who's in this situation? Hanging out with an ex of yours? Or an ex of the friend group? Is it awkward? Is it weird?

Is it means for the ending of a friendship? Yeah. John O'Bannon Megan. The Podcast. The Hits. Now we like to do, when the messages come through and people do like Or the ending of a friendship. Yeah. John O'Bannon Megan. The podcast. The hits. Now, we like to do when the messages come through, and people do like DMing you, Megan, with a bit of a dilemma that we can put to you listening right now

and see if we can get a resolution to help them out. So today's message says, I found out recently my best friend has been hanging out with my ex and she didn't tell me. We're talking coffee dates, texting. They went to a concert together. When I asked her about it, she said she didn't think it was a big deal. But this man broke her heart.

They've been through the divorce. She feels totally betrayed by her best friend. What does she do? Ditch the friend. This is the big question. Ben, you said, how tight were they? Is it trio? I'd love to know beforehand Of what the relationship was like

Between the mate and her ex Before the relationship To say, you know Could they revert back to that? Now, if they weren't that tight During the marriage But now have formed a friendship How would you feel?

Yeah, that maybe would make me go It's a bit Yeah Cutting your lunch Yeah Okay, Michael Great to have you on this morning, mate Yeah, alright Your thoughts on this So it's a bit... Yeah. Cutting your lunch. Okay, Michael. Great to have you on this morning, mate.

Yeah, mate. Your thoughts on this. What advice would you give? Well, at the end of the day, a male and a female can be friends. True. It's actually ended. I believe that she just needs to trust her friend. Trust is a huge thing.

Trust a friend. Okay. Does she need to have her ex-husband as her friend, though? Like, especially when he, like, broke her heart. It sounds like there's, like, you know, I mean, we don't know the details of that. No, we don't. Yeah. We're talking her best friend, they broke up, and then she's hanging out with her ex-husband.

Does that friendship need to happen? Well, at the end of the day, anyone can be friends. Like, he could, she could just be comforting him. He could go through it all the time. Who knows? Yeah. You don't know Michael. I bet she's comforting him.

You don't? I bet she is. You don't know that. Yeah, physically, but you know. Yeah. I mean, let's be honest, it's called a spade a spade. There's probably easier friendships to have than the current one. Yeah, yes.

It is a tricky situation, but. Michael. Michael sees the good in people. Yeah, okay. Good on you, Mike. They can be friends, according to Michael. Lots of messages coming through on text and also on Facebook, Megan. Natalie on Facebook.

I like this one. She said, in your hardest time of your life is when you see who your really supportive and loyal friends are. Being divorced myself, I know how hard this all is. Sometimes we just have to let people go who don't actually care for how they make you feel, which is very true. Lou has been in

a relationship, she said, 18 year friendship, and when we were going through the final stages of our marriage ending, my best friend was messaging him, checking in on him, making him dinner and having parties when I was at home with three kids and she did not check on me once. So she lost a friend and a husband at the same time. What a good friend she is though.

You know, making food for the poor fella. He's traumatised about the whole event. Jeff, what do you reckon, mate? What advice have we given to this poor lady? Morning, guys. I reckon she already knows her friends with benefits, so don't expect an invite to the wedding. That's Jeff.

Full stop. It does seem like that. It seems like she had her eye on him the whole time. See, Jeff gets it. Jeff, that's whole time. Totally. Yeah. Okay, okay. See, Jeff gets it. All right, Jeff, that's what he's going to say. Megan, what are you going to reply back after seeing all the texts, all the correspondence?

I would say majority on Facebook are from women being like, absolutely not your friend. You can tell her how you feel, that it really upsets you, and if she's not respecting your feelings, then she's not your friend. What about Michael? Trust. Michael? Trust. Michael? Yeah. You had a good point. Maybe not good enough for Megan.

No, you've broken girl code, my friend. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. And you're not at this stage of your parenting career where you get into the school fundraising career, okay? You're hard in this. What you'll find, too, is that we don't possess many skills

As radio hosts Just talking words is Kind of one of them So you get roped into MC the odd thing Did one on Friday night It was a pub quiz fundraiser It was fun So I was the pub quiz guy

I was the auctioneer halfway through You auction off stuff and you can't Have you ever auctioned before? No I've been part of It sounds quite intimidating because you've got to talk fast You can't when you're auctioning. Have you ever auctioned before? No, I've been part of, yeah. It sounds quite intimidating because you've got to talk fast. You can't help but put the voice on. Over here, we've got 350. Over here.

You can get quite awkward at the auction though, right? You know, when people aren't bidding on something. Yeah, scratching their nose. You've just got to bully people out of it. And it's a vulnerable environment to put people in. You know, ply them up with some drinks. You know, have some regrettable well done you've bought a framed picture of the local real estate agent for 1500 but it's all for a good cause isn't it but i got talking to this guy who was like this

fundraiser is uh pretty safe to the one he went to previously he went to a primary school one at a badminton hall so they'd had tables for the parents there he said it became completely unhinged because a lot of the times the only thing that anyone has in common in that room is that you're procreated around about the same time a lot of friends and stuff so the way to get through that is with alcohol make the experience more enjoyable wait it's a primary school fundraiser yeah badminton hall yeah and. And people got messed up. Some schools do have that. Yeah, some schools will allow alcohol for those evenings.

Some won't. But yeah. He said in this one, he saw there were two mothers that were bidding over the same auction item, one won and ended up wrestling on the floor. What? Then his friend disappeared. And he phoned him the next day He's like oh my god

I had a wild night He went to have a sleep In the gear cage At the badminton hall So sleeping next to all the Bloody shuttlecocks and things Oh he was like the gym mat So he woke up

Like four o'clock in the morning Wanders out The alarm's obviously been set He sets off the alarm The police are called He's taken home The police car The primary school fundra taken home in the police car. The primary school fundraiser.

Wait, did he go there with his partner? She just left him. She's like, I don't know where he's gone. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Thanks to Tourism Fiji we had Christy and Gorgeous George. They knew they were going to elope in Fiji but we surprised

them. It was about a week and a half ago when they were at their fittings. We said, hey, you're going to get married at first flight. You're going to go on Fiji Airways that day. We're going to come too, and then we're going to get you married by the end of the day in Fiji at the Arriga as well. For the first time ever, Miss Mo and Mrs. Arrug! Woo! Woo!

Woo! Woo! That was pretty incredible. They stayed on over there. They got leave from their jobs. They worked for the New Zealand police in Rotorua. And we got to experience the first 24 hours and then we had to fly home. And they join us, the freshly married couple, Bula. Bula. Bula. How are you guys doing? And they join us, the freshly married couple, Bulla. Bulla. Bulla.

How are you guys doing? We're doing great, thank you. What about our amazing wedding party? Your wedding planners, we're one and done. We did it. I think it went all right. You tell us any feedback you want to pass on. Don't be too harsh. But I think we're done in the wedding planning game.

You're not the experts. No. It was very stressful. We weren't even on the logistics. We just came along. If you can do a quote for our website for future customers. So we obviously left you. We were part of your amazing day.

It was so special to be part of that. You got married. And then the next day we saw you. And then you had your honeymoon. You went to a couple of places. was that it was amazing like honestly we were like this place real like yeah it was so good no arguments you guys are still still married yeah still married we celebrated our one week anniversary yesterday it feels like it was a blur for us i I mean, we were there for 24 hours in Fiji going on planes, helicopters, you guys traveling through with your wedding outfits on

and us in our suits. Does it feel like a blur? Pretty surreal looking back? Yeah. We were driving home and we were just saying, does this really happen? Like, is this really, like, I think it'll probably take you four weeks for us to process it, eh, darling?

Yeah. Now, what's the plan? Because the family will be wanting to see you? Mm-hmm. Yep. No, everyone wants to see us, which is great. Yay. We're loved.

So we need to figure that out. We bought Max's at the Duty Free when we got in yesterday in preparation for whatever party we will have to play. You're stocked up. You're ready to go. Something that Megan told me about that you were talking about was the cake tax. Now, in your job, in your line of work, explain it. You have to provide a cake if what happens? There's a big list. Well, obviously, it's an official cake act.

It stipulates all the reasons and when you will have to provide a cake to your section or your team. That's like your birthday, joining a team or a squad, leaving that squad, and also if you're in the... Photos in the media. Yeah, photos in the media,

newspaper, any sort of reference. So I'm probably going to have to bake a large amount of cake. A lot of cake taxes. A lot of coverage. I saw you on the New Zealand Herald. You were in the local paper in Rotorua. All over the radio, all over social media.

So a lot of cakes for you to bake. Oh, definitely. And we've been shared. They have been sent to us so that we're well aware that we need to provide cakes. We haven't snuck in with that. Oh, great. And George, highlight of the holiday, apart from the wedding? Probably just the whole experience, really.

Flying over from Auckland the same day we got there kind of thing, and everything was just planned to a T by the sounds of things, and it went smoothly. Oh, great. I'm glad. I'm glad. Well, listen, it was lovely to get to know you both. Lovely to be part of your wedding party.

JBM Wedding Planners. Not that you had a choice, but yeah, it was very special. It was, it was actually. Yeah, it was a real privilege for us to go over with you and be part of your day. You guys were awesome. A little bit worried that, you know, things were going to go wrong or things weren't going to work out, but it seemed like it all worked out really well

thanks to Tourism Fiji for putting it all together. Absolutely. We can't thank Tourism Fiji and you guys enough. Like, honestly, this has been the most insanely incredible experience and we're just so, so thankful. Like, oh yeah. Best week ever. We'll see you at the anniversary next year.

Sounds good. Sounds like a plan. And thank you guys too because you were honestly so, I just want to quickly jump in. You guys were incredible like Megan touching up my hair and makeup before my photos

and you know like you took your bridesmaid role really seriously and I appreciated that so much and you guys kept George from leaving

but like honestly A couple of times you ran away I had to tackle him. Yeah it was like honestly you guys were perfect and we just thank you guys so much

for taking such great care of us as well. It was our pleasure. I'm glad we had such a great time staying at the Outrigger in Fiji and the other islands as well you went to. It was great to be part of and we'll catch up with you guys soon. Jono, Ben and Megan.

The podcast. The hits. What are you listening to? 0800 The Hits. Telephone number 4487 on the text. Megan listening to this lady read out erotic fiction. He doesn't even acknowledge my presence. He's everything I despise.

Hate rushes through me as I admire his frame. I have to call it for what it is. Attraction. There we go. That's what Megan's listening to in the gym. This guy sounds like he's really being not very nice to that lady. No, but she's attracted to him. Yeah, he's like the, you know, confident.

Everything I despise. Great text here, 4487. We were just talking about ASMR before. The people are like, hello and welcome along. Someone's saying they listen to turtles eating Which relaxes them And we've got some audio of turtles eating It's a turtle digesting food

You're really Some days you're like We have everything on the internet There is nothing more we can add to the internet. You're right. Have we clocked it? Yeah. Feels like we need to get rid of a few things on the internet.

We've reached the point where we're recording a turtle eating. So 800, that's the telephone number. What you're listening to, weird things you're listening to. Lisa, what are you listening to? I'm good. How are you? Yeah, good. What weird what are you listening to? I'm good. How are you? Yeah, good. What weird stuff are you listening to that the joy is no one else has any idea that you have this pumping into your ears?

Well, actually, this is my husband. We were traveling in Morocco, and he got really tired of the street vendors coming up to us because they could tell that we were tourists. And so they were trying to sell their stuff all the time and so he put his headphones in but he wasn't listening to anything but he thought he'd put the jack of his headphones in his pocket but it was just swinging out

of his jersey and so they were like, okay this guy is crazy. Yeah, he's listening to nothing at all. But also left him alone. He's listening to nothing at all. But also left him alone. He's listening to nothing at all, but all you can see. Yeah.

Just not a fan of loud noises and hagglers. That's a good one. That's where the wireless ones come into play, like Ben's theory. I love it. Good on you, Lisa. Have a great day. You too. See ya.

See ya. Lisa, what else are you listening to? Oh, 100 of the Hits? Yeah, let's get to the phones. Bernie, how are you this morning? All right? Hey, how's it going, guys? Good, good.

Yeah, great stuff. Now, what are you listening to that no one knows about? It's not so much what I'm listening to. It's what I'm making for my grandson to listen to one day when I'm not here. I really miss my dad's voice. And he had great little tidbits of knowledge that he would pass on from everything of how to look after a car to just how to manage life. So I'm going to make some little audio books for my grandson. So one day when I'm not here, he can listen to me. That's such

a good idea. That is maybe a bit watery in the eyes. What a wonderful thing to do. That's really cool. I have everything like music that I like, books that I've read and my top 50 movies, you know, just stuff like that. That's very cool.

I want to be his main influence, not some dilly-wop on TikTok or whatever. Not some dilly-whop on TikTok. Hey, Ben, you're a dilly-whop on TikTok. I am, I am, I am. But that's fine. I'm first to admit it. I don't know what that word means.

That's a really, really good idea. Okay, so what's one bit of advice you would pass on to us now that you've learned through life? Oh, I think you guys nailed it. It's just about making things fun for people. I only get to listen to you on my way to work so it gives me a laugh every morning and I really appreciate

it. Thank you. Make sure you include that in your audio book for your grandson so he listens as well. I really felt like you fished for that compliment. Yeah, there you go. And you can catch up with more on the podcast on iHeartRadio. Put that in there. Hey, thanks so much for your call, mate. John O'Bannon and Megan.

The podcast. The hits. And we wanted to get into the wild things you're currently listening to. Megan, yesterday you came to the party with something you're listening to in the gym, which was sort of... It's probably not the place it's meant to be listened to, but I find it quite... Erotic.

Mildly erotic content. Exhilarating while I'm on the treadmill. He doesn't even acknowledge my presence. He's everything I despise. Heat rushes through me as I admire his frame. So she's basically talking about a guy she's in love with, but he sounds like a real tool. I have to call it for what it is. Attraction. He doesn't say a word. So she's basically talking about a guy she's in love with, but he sounds like a real tool.

The delivery's off for me on that. Is it for you, Ben? Yeah, you want a bit more slow, don't you? Well, there's a lot to get through. I need my mind to be distracted. So either I need to watch something or I need like, you know. So you're listening to this at the gym. No one else at the gym knows up until now that this is what's going on. You'd be mortified if you went on bloody full speaker mode, wouldn't you?

Yeah. All I listen to a lot of is, I tried to get into listening to classical music To relax me But it started just stressing me out Some of it's not very relaxing No And it really gets the heart racing So now I've gone into

Full meditation music Oh yeah Which is lovely But also A deadly cocktail for I'm quite sleepy in nature But you're not, let's see I've got this playing around me Which is lovely. But also a deadly cocktail for I'm quite sleepy in nature. But you're not, let's see.

Yeah, and I've got this playing around me. You're not playing it while you're driving, are you? No, no, no. Good. You don't get too relaxed. No, but it is lovely. That's what Ben needs. My daughter's ASMR.

She loves, you know those people who whisper like they're hiding from a serial killer? Hello, welcome. It puts you to sleep. That's good. And they're like nails tapping on the... Yeah, people love. Hello, welcome. It puts you to sleep. That's good. And they're like nails tapping on the... Yeah, people love all that, yeah. Yeah, maybe I need to get into that. Okay, so what are you listening to? What is a random thing that you're listening to

that you can, it's a safe space, you can share it with us. Sometimes nothing. I just like walking around sometimes with headphones on, like AirPods, at the airport or at the gym. Sometimes I'm listening to nothing. Sometimes I am listening to something, podcasts or music.

Just because you don't want to interact with other people. No, sometimes you just put it on. Especially at the gym, you're kind of like, you're doing your thing. It just kind of shuts you off just a little bit. It's kind of like, don't talk to me. If you want to go to sleep on the plane, kind of put it in. You know, again, it shuts off a bit of noise. It's kind of like, yeah.

If you could have a sign around your neck that said, leave me alone. Don't get me wrong I love talking to people But sometimes I'm like No he doesn't So I don't at the gym I like to say hi And smile

But I don't want a conversation No one wants to get Into conversation You're there for a purpose Exactly You're there for a small Window of time You need to get in

And get out It's a great life hack Put ear pods in If you don't want To interact with people And people are like Oh sorry You're listening to something

You're like Take it out Yeah I am Very important It's either nothing Or his own podcast His own voice AirPods in if you don't want to interact with people. And then people are like, oh, sorry, you're listening to something. You're like, take it out. Yeah, I am. Very important. It's either nothing or his own podcast. His own voice. Jono, Ben and Megan.

The podcast. The hits. We're getting caught up in merch madness. If you're a business, you've got some merchandise, you can send it to us. Just text merch to 4487. You'll get a bounce back with all the details. Megan, end of the month, you're going to model all the merch and we'll give it all away. Where there's another box that has arrived this morning. Why are laughing i just find it funny it's funny i hate this i know that's why i'm laughing he's laughing at your pain so far thanks

uh to the morons veterinary clinic we've got a cow milking apron um so you can send us all the merch text merch to 4487 it'll bounce back to the address. What is it, mate? I can see the sender is Geeks on Wheels. Oh, nice. Oh, great. Okay, so open it up. Open up the box. Have a look at what you're going to be modelling.

Are they the tech company? They come and fix your computer when it's down? Yeah, I think so. Oh, we've got a t-shirt. We've got a Geeks on Wheels t-shirt. Oh, it's a big G. It's a big G. It says geek.

Does it say geek on it? That one's just a big G. There's a big G. It says geek. Does it say geek on it? That one's just a big G. There's more. What's this one? I appreciate that. Have you tried turning it off and on again? Oh, that's great. That's good merch.

18 years of Kiwi service, proud as. Oh, see, we can give that away to someone in IT. They'd love it. Oh, there's a tote bag. Oh, that's great. Thank you, Ge a tote bag. Oh, that's great. Thank you, Geeks on Wheels. Oh, it's awesome. Oh, what are these?

What are they? It's a wheel. It's a wheel, but what do I do with it? Is it just like a stress wheel? It's a stress wheel. I always love companies that give you stress balls or stress things because then all you do is associate stress with this company's ball. Oh, well, you've got a whole bunch of merch.

Oh, that's great. Well, thank you so much, Kicks on Wheels. If you want to send it through, as I said before, we've got a bounce back text number. You can text merch to 4487. But we want to know if you're loyal to a brand. Yeah. Have you got a little baby named the Briscoe's Lady?

Or have you named your dog Domino's or something? We're talking brand loyalty good morning danielle hi how are you and we're doing well it's lovely to have you on danielle thank you um we're talking brand loyalty it's your mum we understand yes my mum she's personal trainer has a little foxy and it's called lorna after the brand lor Jane. Oh, the Activewear brand. All right. Good ties. Good ties, yeah. Is it an active dog? Uh, yeah.

Debatable. All right. Hey, we all love lounging in our Activewear too. Excuse me. Yeah. Yeah, they need to come up with a dog line, I reckon, or like a... Hot pants or something for dogs.

Pet Activewear, yeah. Sports bra Yeah That's my theory on active wear Is if you just wear it the whole time People either assume you're going to the gym Or you've just been And sometimes you can convince yourself that you've done something Even if you haven't

Exactly, but it's fitting Since my mum's a personal trainer It works in very well So yeah, it's great. Oh, good on you. Thank you so much. You have a great day. You too.

Thanks, guys. We're in the gym in Fiji when we went over and married George and Christy, and this guy walked in, and he was like, oh, oh, he was groaning. He was, oh, oh. And he got on the treadmill for, without a word of a lie, probably 12 seconds. And he was like, not today. Fair enough.

Hey, he tried. You've got to call it. He's like, not today, boys. Oh, good on you, mate. Usually they say, just start and you'll carry on. And he gave it a go. He tried. John O'Byrne and Megan.

The podcast. The heads. Welcome to the 11th day of Merch Madness. Through the next four weeks we are collecting all merch from companies. We've got some band merch from Owen, don't we? Owen, who is the roadie for Acid Morph. Do you know like a pink t-shirt, like a pink baby t-shirt? There's a bit of pinky reddy blood on one of them.

That's Owen who manages a heavy metal band in the Waikato. Got some great merch that arrived today. Don't you think, Megan, we opened it up before 7?

Geeks on Wheels, thank you very much. They wrote us a lovely letter and sent a couple of T-shirts and pens, some wheel stress balls. The T-shirt's really cool. Have you tried turning it off

and turning it back on again is what it says on the front because they work in IT, obviously, so it's great. Literally, Aaron, our tech guy, has done that for my computer screen at least twice. So imagine having a t-shirt. He's just like, point at the t-shirt. Yeah. That's great.

Yeah, we should read out a bit of the letter. Have you got the letter there? They wrote it because they'd watched Ben's TikTok. It's in Gen Z language. So they had written a fancy letter from Geeks on Wheels. We heard radio is mad stressful so here's a stress wheel it's like a little squeezy thing uh spin it when it when the wi-fi ghosts you mid-show no cap it won't fix your tech issues but it will make you look busy rock the tea

flex the pen and use the tote ben's entire tiktok career shouldn't take up too much space jokes Jokes, enjoy the loot, and if your computer starts throwing hands, slide into our DMs. And then they put on the back, like, a Boomer translation. A Boomer translation. Which is really nice as well. Which I didn't need. Oh, yeah. Pass that Boomer one to me.

So, yeah. Merch. Sorry. Text MERCH to 4487. We'll take all merch. Like, we have no morals when it comes to merch. Bob's Plumbing, Sharon's Cupcakes, Craig's Mowing and Divorce Services, whatever you've got.

If it's got a logo on it, we will take it. Hoodies, T-shirts, pens, stress balls. But we do want to, staying in this world, know what brands you are fiercely loyal to. And Petrina, good morning. Good morning. Your loyalty to brands. Bailey's bottle. Oh, you like Bailey's?

Yeah, good old piss bottle. What a legend. I decided I was going to name my son after the piss bottle. So I'm turning 21 this year. Bailey. Oh, I like Bailey's going to name my son after the piss bottle. So I'm turning 21 this year. Bailey. I like Bailey. It's a cool name. Do you tell him he's named after the piss bottle?

Oh, my God, stop. Yeah, and how does Bailey feel about that? I don't know. I don't think he really cares. He's 21 this year. He drinks a lot of piss. Bailey's a great name. Bailey's a good name. Bailey's a good name.

Where is that drink on the piss? Just out of interest, what did you do on the weekend, Petrina? No, no, we mow lawns. So we were out mowing lawns on the weekend. So we're quite busy people. We keep ourselves on the move.

I thought you would have got on something on the weekend. Good on you, Petrina. I can't drink and mow. I'd give it a go. Thank you, Petrina. I can't drink and mow. I'm giving it a go. Thank you, Petrina. Great text here. My auntie is a teacher at a school,

and there are two twins named Winnie and Blues. Winnie Blues. Oh, Winnie's a cute name. Winnie is a cute name. Blues is cute too, but like separately. And then another text here Another teacher text there About three or four kids from the same family Named after different strands of marijuana

Oh no Sativa Kush They're probably people the average person Wouldn't know what it was though would they So that's quite clever When you had the pineapple express When you put them all together

But separately you're like it's like Winnie and Blue Jono, Ben and Megan The podcast That's quite clever. When you had the Pineapple Express, when you put them all together, they'd have been separately. You're like, it's like Winnie and Blue. John O'Bannon Megan. The podcast. The hits. King Charles. He's dipping his toes into the radio market. King Charles.

He's making a late run for the radio industry. No, he's got a show, a radio show with some of his favourite music and he talks in between. You can find it on Apple Music or online or you know online as well but he's a he's a little promo throughout my life music is meant a great deal to thank you for listening i wish you all every possible blessing good delivery yeah nice nice possible global audience of 93 million not bad 93 million not bad not bad what kind of music is he playing well i think it's all sort of elton and britney no i think it's all sort of royal pompous sort of you know

like marching band sort of stuff does he do pranks i think he's i don't know if he does prank calls he hasn't got a thousand dollars to give away with the alpha quiz he's not he's not does he do like agony art things where like this lady rings up and she's like i married this guy but i really didn't like his family so i decided to pull him away from the family what should i do and he ran phones in and she didn't pull him away from the family ripped him away from the clutches of his cozy lifestyle i think it's a one-off for commonwealth day as well so yeah he's got a good voice for radio my life music is meant a great deal to thank you for listening i wish. I take it back. Sorry, it's not all. Some of it he played.

He played to Bob Marley on there as well. Did he? Yeah, he played to Kylie Minogue, Locomotion as well, and Beyonce. So I take it back. It wasn't all, despite the music you heard in that promo, it wasn't all just like that.

So King Charles, I think he's one and done. I don't think it's going to be a regular thing he does. Do you reckon he should add something? Throughout my life, music has meant a great deal to me. listening hang on i like some radio sound effects as well he'll get there you know we'll get that on show one no you don't you're easy to do that stuff jono ben and megan the podcast the heads you did something yesterday for the first time in your life yeah i've never have you ever done this ben yeah i have

uh i've done it twice in my life once um you would have to be forced to do it there's no way you're doing this on your own accord yeah one time it was uh one time it was time to go let's go to the movies by myself uh yeah one time it was time to kill and had nothing else to do in wellington and i was like oh i'll just go to a movie by myself so i had a couple hours as well i was younger but the other time I had to do it was when we had to watch I had to watch

because sometimes we have to watch a movie when we do an interview which is what you had to do yesterday it was a horror movie that I had to watch a few years ago by myself in the theatre

ahead of an interview we had to do no what was the movie? it was an Eric Banner one we were talking to Eric Banner and it was a good movie it was a horror

but the whole time I was just like is this a prank? is this a prank? Is this a prank? I just was on edge the whole time. Yeah, you don't relax. Horror movie by myself in the cinema. I was like, I'm going to get pranked.

You sat right at the back of the cinema? No, I didn't. I stupidly sat in the middle. Oh, dude. He can come at you from any angle. Yeah, but I thought it was further away from anyone. I could look around every time. You know, like I was very on edge the whole time.

That's what I was going to ask you. Okay, so you went to a movie yesterday by yourself. Empty movie theater. Is it one of those going to ask you. Because you, okay, so you went to a movie yesterday by yourself. Empty movie theater. Is it one of those situations where you drive into the supermarket car park and all the parks are available and you can't figure out which park to choose? Yeah. For some reason I went down the front and then I was like, why am I down the front? Then I went right up the back and I was like, do I sit in the middle? Too much choice.

And I felt like I had to sit right in the middle for balance. It was very weird. For the audio balance. Yeah. And would you do it again uh i mean it was relaxing it was very quiet and i was like this is nice before the movie started i was like oh i could just have a wee nap because i wonder that you know you go to the movies with people but you end up not talking to them for two hours sometimes two and a half hours but i like to look at them and be like, or, you know, like talk afterwards.

She wants to do facials. Or like, I don't know, beforehand. It's still quite a social thing for me. And have that shared experience afterwards to go, oh, what about that bit? Or I didn't understand half of that. Because then afterwards I was like, oh, what did you think of that?

There was no one to talk to. What did the staff at the theatre, did they have a look of like, oh, poor you? You know, like did they have a sympathy? Oh, they, poor you. Well, no, they kind of knew. Oh, they knew that you were there. They knew why I was there. Not for sad, lonely purposes. No, just the movie person took me in.

So I was like, everyone knows. I mentioned a lot of people do it when you don't, like sometimes your partner or whoever, don't want to go to the movies and you don't want to take someone reluctantly along the movie and have them go, oh, all asleep. It's not a cheap exercise.

Yeah, so you're probably like, yeah, I'd do it. If there's a movie you want to see, like yeah I'd do it if there's a movie you want to see like I'm sure I'd much rather watch a Dwayne the Rock Johnson movie than my wife I just get too embarrassed

going up and being like one ticket please don't be embarrassed and then I'll be like a popcorn and an ice cream I just feel like there's a lot of judgment

did you stay to the end of the credits no why am I doing that so they have the full movie experience. Oh, no. By yourself. No.

Okay, out of 10, what would you rank your solo movie going? A six. Okay. All right. It was nice. It was pleasant for a one-off. I'm going to chuck this out there. And, you know, it's 6.09 in the morning.

I'm not expecting anything. Okay, 4487. What are you doing on your own that would surprise us? Okay. Text 4487. Stuff that you'd usually do group activities with. Are you going to the, I don't know, arcade by yourself? Oh, even that seems really sad.

That does seem sad. What happens when you want to play air hockey? Well, by yourself. Or you have to rope in someone else. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The hits. Hits. Some photos going around of him in Queenstown

filming a movie or is it a scam? Remember that lady, poor French lady, was scammed by Brad Pitt? Fake photos and AI and stuff. Is he actually at the New Zealand Film Commission getting scammed? No one's falling for those photos except that poor lady though.

They've given this Brad Pitt tax rebates on his film here. They've been sucking. Is there a movie at all? Who knows? The good thing is we're not making it weird by taking long distance, grainy, creepy photos of him from a bush. And putting it out on all the newspapers.

It's because he's hiding from us. We're like, Brad, if you hide, we're going to hunt you down. He's got no obligation to do anything for us. He's just coming here working, doing his jam. And we're going to find you. Hey, speaking of no obligation to do anything for us. He's just coming here working, doing his jam. And we're going to find you. Hey, speaking of famous people in the country, here's a crazy story. On the weekend, I spoke to a security guard,

and he gets stationed around different places all around the city. So there's like malls and things and whatever. And he was stationed in a very high-end jewellery shop, he said, for about four weeks. Right. And this guy came in, and he said he was dressed like he looked like he got dressed in the dark in a race against time.

So like there was an earthquake going on, this person just shut clothes on. Right. So big, colourful, mismatched clothing, a straw hat. I think I know who you're talking about, but carry on. Walks into this high-end, high, high-end jewellery shop. Okay. So this security guy's like, this guy's either here to rob the place or like smash the counter and yell down with corporate greed or something.

And so he's got his eye on him and he's radioing the other security and they've got the cameras on him following. And he just walks around the shop and he looks around and he leaves. He's like, okay, good. No drama. Three days later, same guy comes back. He's like, oh my God, he's here again. So he said the whole security team are on this guy

Everyone in the shops and the air pieces And boom, leaves Third time, he comes back like a week and a half later This time, he's come with his own security guard So he's out security-ing the security Oh right And walks around, buys something And the lady from the shop walks over to him and is like,

oh, my God, no one has ever spent that much money in here ever, ever in the history of me working. It's a pretty woman moment. Full pretty woman moment. Don't judge him, yeah. And then the security guard has to ask, the other security guard's like, do you mind if I ask, who is that? It was Jack Black.

It was Jack Black. Jack Black. The entire time. And then he went up to him. Looks like he got dressed in the dark. Yeah, that was Jack Black. It was Jack Black. Jack Black. The entire time. And then he went up to him. Looks like he got dressed in the dark. Yeah, that's Jack Black, right? You see a very colourful clothing that he wears out and about, right? Yeah, he had like a shirt with flames on it,

wraparound sunglasses, a straw hat, like a dad going fishing sort of thing. And he went up to him. He's like, hey, sorry, I was really watching you closely the times you come in here. He's like, don't worry, I get it all the time. He's like, when I dress like this, I expect to be watched in a place like this. So he said, yeah, that's all part and parcel of it.

Maybe you don't expect it to be Hollywood superstar Jack Black, do you? Just because he doesn't exude opulence doesn't mean... Exactly. What was he buying? Like, was it a gift? A whole bunch of jewellery, yeah. He was obviously checking on the gift. He was doing his research like Ben Wood, you know, going into bloody Michael of jewellery. Yeah, he was obviously checking on the gift. He was doing his research like Ben would.

You know, going into bloody Michael Hill jewellers. Comparing some prices. And Jack will be Jack back. He'll be Jack came back. Yeah. I think he was like, don't worry, if I was you and I came in dressed like this, I'd be following you. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast.

The hits. Israeli, you're back. Hello, I'm here. For the New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz. And the team, the band, is back together. To be honest, I'm just happy to be on the band's tour bus. I'm surprised they haven't dropped you. Can I say, though, like we did it individually again wasn't as fun.

It's more fun when you're doing it as a team. Megan got 10 out of 10. Ben got 7 out of 10. I didn't get quite that much it's not as fun I think it was 3 wasn't it I think it was 3 or 4 I dipped out

even like killing it and getting 10 out of 10 do you know what not as fun by myself some are saying they go to concerts by themselves on 4487 as well too

on the text concerts by themselves I guess if you want to see again if you want to see someone you don't want to go with someone that doesn't want to be there I'd much rather go

somewhere by myself than take someone who didn't want to be there because I'd much rather go somewhere by myself than take someone who didn't want to be there. Yeah. Because they kind of bring your mood down. Yeah, true. Yeah, you're having

to worry about them. God, other people suck. Well, they don't, but then they can bring your vibe up. So that depends on who they are. God, I love other people. Yes.

Especially your quiz team. You love your quiz team, don't you, Jono? All right, question number one. Which director worked with Jennifer Lawrence in the films American Hustle and

Silver Linings Playbook was it Steven Spielberg Quentin Tarantino or David O. Russell American Hustle it's not Quentin Tarantino I feel like it's

David O. Russell I feel like go through this again Steven Spielberg Quentin Tarantino or David O. Russell oh sorry American Hustle

and Silver Linings Playbook Silver Linings Playbook was great Spielberg didn't do that I don't think he did those ones they're not Tarantino films nah nah Oh, sorry, American Hustle and Silver Linings Playbook. Silver Linings Playbook was great. Spielberg didn't do that. I don't think he did those ones. They're not Tarantino films.

Nah, no. Let's go with David O. Russell. That is correct. Well done, guys. Yes. All right, question number two. What Ford car model was introduced in 1964? Was it the Ford Mustang, the Ford Ranger, or the Ford Focus?

It'd be the Mustang. That is correct, Jono. Well done. There we go. He's on the board. All right. Question number three. Who did Pocahontas marry in 1614? Was it Thomas Dale, John Smith, or John Rolfe?

Well, John Smith was the character in the Disney movie. Yeah, there was two options there. John Smith, John Rolfe, or Thomas Dale. Oh, it was two options there. John Smith, John Rolfe or Thomas Dale. Oh, it was John Smith, the accountant. John Smith is the old mate in it. The old mate. There wouldn't have been

two Johns in the same film, would there? There's definitely John Smith in there. What I'm stunned about is this based on a real historical thing and Disney created their own, I don't know, that's what I'm you know, it's like comparing the

Moana movie to, you know, like there's obviously, I don't know if it was like a pig, you know, and things like that and a chicken that went on the boat, things like that you know. Wait, is this a riddle? Ask the question again. Who did Pocahontas marry in 1614? Was it Thomas Dale, John Smith, or John Roth?

We're talking about not the Disney movie. We're talking about in real life. Oh, Pocahontas was like a documentary, was it? Well, not a documentary, but based on, you know, like a real character. Someone who lived in the real world. I never knew that. I never knew that.

Much like Maui, you know, and things like that. But then you would imagine if they've cast and written a character called John Smith, if they've written Pocahontas as Pocahontas, then John Smith would be written as John Smith. Or John. Jono, Ben and Megan. The podcast.

The hits. In the middle of the New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz, we almost got stuffed. Yeah, after three solo days, we all had solo efforts. The team are back together. We win like a team. We lose like a team. We shower like a team.

Lovely. All right. We're up to question number three. Separately? Just to be clear, we don't shower like a team. We shower like a team separately. Your traditional team.

We all shower at our houses before we come into work. I thought you were leaving me out of something fun, you know? All right. We're up to question number three. The question is, who did Pocahontas marry in 1614? And the options were Thomas Dale, John Smith, or John Rolfe.

Now, in the Disney movie, there was a character, John Smith. We learned this the other day, right? We did. But a lot of text coming through, John Rolfe. Someone said, John Rolfe, guys. I hope. Lol. But, yeah, more text has come through for that than John Smith, so that's locking John Rolfe. Someone said John Rolfe, guys. I hope. Lol. But yeah, more texts have come through for that

than John Smith, so that's Lock and John Rolfe. That is correct. Thank you very much. We've used our lifeline. Interesting they've changed the character in the movie. Maybe there's two John Smiths. There were two.

In real life, there were two Johns. Pocahontas. Not even her real name either. No. Nickname. Yeah, it was a nickname. Yeah, Motowaka is her actual name. Not even her real name either. No. Nickname. Yeah, it was a nickname. Yeah, Motuaka is her actual name.

Okay. She died at 21. Oh, my God. Okay. Went to England. She was kidnapped by the British. Okay. Taken to England and turned into a celebrity.

All by the age of 21. Wow. It was a long life. All right. Question number four. Did you say it was a long life? Yeah, I don't know why. I suppose maybe it wasn why. Maybe it was. Alright, next question.

Alright, which traditional Indonesian dish is made from fried rice typically served with a fried egg? Is it nasi kampur, gado-gado, or nasi goreng? Nice. Nice, Jono. I'm making one of those. Lovely. Alright, question number five.

Where did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get married? Was it St. George's Chapel, Windsor, Westminster Abbey, London, or St. James's Palace, London? I don't feel like it was in... Sorry, what was the first one? St. George's Chapel, Windsor. That sounds familiar. Yeah, I feel like they weren't in the middle of the city or anything, were they? Is this William and Kate? No.

It's the other two, Harry and Meghan. Do they all get married in the same one? Because when she came out of the chapel it didn't look like Westminster. I can just picture that in my head. That's what I'm thinking. There was countryside and they were walking in

like Idris Elba and stuff like that, but then that might have been William's wedding, so I'm not entirely sure. Or was that the reception? Yeah. The guy from the Nespresso ads, he was there. You got a clue now? All right, what are your guts saying?

The first one. A? Yeah. That is correct. Well done. Okay, cool. Yes, okay. I reckon you can get this one as well.

Which author wrote the novel The Handmaid's Tale? Margaret Mahie, Margaret Drabble, or Margaret Atwood? Margaret Atwood. That is correct. Okay, I reckon you can get this one as well. Which author wrote the novel The Handmaid's Tale? Margaret Mahie, Margaret Drabble or Margaret Atwood? Margaret Atwood. That is correct. Well done. All right. It feels good to be part of a team.

We're going well. We're going well. Yeah, question number seven of the New Zealand Herald Daily Quiz. Which country is known as the land of the midnight sun? Is it Sweden, Japan or Norway? Japan's the rising sun, isn't it? Sweden, Japan, or Norway? I thought it would be Sweden or Norway. The land of the what, sun?

The land of the midnight sun. Norway, because you've got the bloody lights, don't you? The northern lights? That is correct. Well done, Jono. It's good to be part of a team. Every time I hear the Northern Lights, I just remember a conversation with our boss

who had taken his son over there. And it was when we were about to come to this company. And he was screaming at us down the phone from the Northern Lights. And we're like, you're in the most majestic place in the world. You two, you've got to give me an answer. Now! Are you with your child at the Northern Lights right now

screaming at us through the phone? You ruined one of the best days of your life. We traumatised a childhood that day. All right. Question number eight. What is the name of the force that opposes the motion of solid objects sliding against each other? Is it friction, electrostatics, or gravity?

Say it again. Yeah. Please. I'm going to mouthful that one. What is the name of the force that opposes the motion of solid objects sliding against each other? Is it friction, electrostatics, or gravity? It's friction.

That is correct, Jono. Oh, wow. You are on fire today, Jono. All right, we're going to have to pick up the pace. Where are we at? Okay, question number nine. To whom did Ludwig van Beethoven dedicate Moonlight Sonata? Was it his mother, Countess Giulietta Gugliardi,

or his close friend, Franz Schubert? Okay, let's take a stab. I have no idea. Franz. Would you do that? Oh, Franz. I would say your mother. I don't know, your mum.

Your mother or the Count? I don't know. I don't know if Beethoven, was he that close to their parents back in the day? Okay, look in the mum. Okay. That's incorrect. Was it with Franz? It was the countess.

Well, here we go. Dedicate it to a chick.