Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL SHOW: Why Megan Wants Ben to See Her Uterus… 

Episode Date: May 19, 2026

On today’s show:  Autocorrect turns a professional text into a wildly inappropriate message about p*rn! A listener story about her marriage falling apart during a musical! We call Andrew (...Megan’s hubby) LIVE to confront him about the gossip Megan heard Jono takes on the courts… and refuses to back down We escalate our Mike Hosking beef with a billboard! Medical compliments after Megan is told she has a photogenic uterus and offers Ben a look! One of us is a trending Google reviewer. Instagram: @THEHITSBREAKFAST Facebook: The Hits Breakfast with Jono, Ben & MeganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 The John O' Ben and Megan podcast, thanks to Dilma. Goodness really does taste great. Dilma, making the world a better team. It's the podcast, Jono Ben and Megan, back with you. Lovely to have all three of us back. Second show together, Ben and Megan already bickering away. When you're kicking off by bloody 20 to 9 this morning. Yeah, exactly.
Starting point is 00:00:18 But what I've noticed something about you, Ben, and I want to ask you, a personal question, you've just returned from the NRL Magic Ground in Brisbane. Yeah. And I notice you have all three days. More grades. All three days. Oh, yeah. Wrist bands, still on his wrist.
Starting point is 00:00:32 I know, I did kind of think, because you get given the little tags going into where we were sitting, and I sort of kept them on, and then my kids are like, you won't keep those on. I was like, yeah, I'm like at the festival, like a festival. So I've kind of done it on a principle, really, but yeah, last night I was like, definitely feels like time to cut them off. No, see how long you can take him round for? I know, like, I'm like, and really just says day one. Day two. Day two.
Starting point is 00:00:55 Day two, day three. Yeah. They're quite clean, though, considering how old they are now. the weekend that I had with them on, you're right? So yeah, let's see how long you can rock them for. That's all the kid. I was like, I'll keep them on. But yeah, definitely last night I was like, oh, I really feel like I need to take them off, you know.
Starting point is 00:01:09 Because if you survive till next year's magic round. Because they're quite dangly too, you know, like they're just, I was like, maybe I could give them a little trim. So, yeah, they would definitely, they almost went off last night because I'd said to the kids, oh, I'm going to keep them on. I did. Do you remember those ones from the, it was like the, I remember the hydraslides and like, topore and stuff. You get ones, and it was almost like a plastic thing. Cut off your circulation.
Starting point is 00:01:27 Yeah, and you'd always get too tight somehow, and we'd start kind of get circulation off. Like a cable tie. Yeah, like a cable tie. No, it hasn't happened so far, but I imagine it will happen at some stage. There was a great time in festival history and, you know, whatever required a wristband, where it was just kind of like paper and you could peel it off and still keep the adhesive and then give it to a friend and then they could put it on.
Starting point is 00:01:49 Those days are long gone. Sometimes they do them too loose, eh, and you can just get them over it. These ones not so much, but yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I do. Why are you looking at them like you've got the yick, Megan? Yeah. Because that's exactly what's happening.
Starting point is 00:02:00 Yeah, I'm not saying, like, yeah, I know. And I gave myself a bit of the yack. As much as I love to, you know, magic round. But then I feel better knowing that you're just trying to annoy your kids. Yeah, yeah. That's the explanation I needed. But no one else knows that. That's the thing, you know, so I even, like, feel a bit self-conscious when I was, you know.
Starting point is 00:02:16 So you're still wearing a magic round. Jeez, you must have loved it. You know, because, you know, because Gen Z's come back for a festival or whatever, they've got their things like, yeah. How long do you give it? They give it one or two days, don't they? Yeah, so the festival got the things. And I'm like, oh.
Starting point is 00:02:30 Please don't shuck her with that hand again. I'm still wearing these in like, you know, a week's time. You're like, oh, God. Let's see how long you go for. All right, we'll go to go. We'll go. Okay, so day, yeah, this is what, day three. Yeah, anyway, we'll see how we go.
Starting point is 00:02:45 They may not, as I said, last night, they were pretty close to coming off. That's for sure. All right. We start the podcast, actually, with Ben, who, I don't know. Did you take those to a meeting? Yeah, I did. Bladder long-sleeves shirts. I just sort of tuck them in under that.
Starting point is 00:02:58 So, yeah. John Obedin and Megan, the podcast. The hits. Order correct. Every now and again, it just does your dirty, doesn't it? Yes. And I don't know. I'd love to just turn off the function.
Starting point is 00:03:10 I really would because... Although many times it can be your best friend, it really does help you 90% of the time. It's pretty reliable. But when it just changes something for the sake of it, when you go to the effort, and this is what happened, I have never had order correct, do me dirty like this before.
Starting point is 00:03:24 I was going out to meet up with someone from meeting. That was a lady from meeting about like some work, potential work thing. And she said, shall we meet at a cafe? I'm like, great. And I got there early. This is yesterday. And so I got there early. I ordered a hot drink.
Starting point is 00:03:39 And I was a little bit hungry. It was like a sort of French-style cafe. So I was like, oh, there's croissants and there's chocolate croissants. Those pano-chocolat ones. I was like, I'll grab one of those. Fancy, guy. And I thought, well, I don't want to be rude. She's going to arrive very short.
Starting point is 00:03:54 maybe I should offer to buy her one. So I text. We've been in text correspondence. And I text and say, hey, I'm at the cafe. Do you want a hot drink? Question mark. That bit, fine. And then I went, do you like pano chocolate?
Starting point is 00:04:08 And I even went to the trouble of Googling how to spell pano choccalat. What is pano chocolate? It's just the croissant. It's chocolate cross off. Yeah, chocolate. And I was like, yeah, pano chocolate. Could you have said, would you like a chocolate crosson? Yeah, well, yeah.
Starting point is 00:04:21 But I was like, well, that's the proper words. It's what it says on the cabinet. that's what I know. And I was like, great. So, do you like panacchokola? I was like, great. Googled it on my laptop. I was like, that's how you spell it.
Starting point is 00:04:31 Put it in my phone. Oh, blessed. Sent it off. Yeah. And then I looked down and I was like, uh-oh. I know what it's done. So what it said is like, do you like, yeah, what do you want for a hot drink? Question mark, that was fine.
Starting point is 00:04:41 And then it said, do you like, and I probably can't say this on the radio. Let's just say it starts with pee and it's adult, adult films. It rhymes with corn. Do you like corn and chocolate, shall we say? But not corn. put the pee with the corn with me. So I just find off a like, would you like a hot drink? Question mark, next question.
Starting point is 00:05:00 I'm going to say corn again. Do you like corn and chocolate? Question mark. That's a good question. Really going from would you like a hot drink to what other things? And by the way, while we're on the topic, what else are you into? What else are you into? Because I'm into some freaky stuff.
Starting point is 00:05:14 Yeah. And I was like, oh, you know when you said something you look down and you're like, you can't unsend it. There's no way you can unend it. You can edit it. I was just like, oh, how could you say. Could you see if she'd read it? No, I just like, ha, ha, no, I meant this, auto-correct.
Starting point is 00:05:28 You know, when you fire like 20 other messages. And you're trying to write it. And you're like, I meant this. And it's like, corn, corn. Corned chocolate, corn of chocolate. I'm like, oh my goodness. Fortunately, I think she saw the funny side of things when she turned up. But at the same time, I'm like, did she ever give you an answer?
Starting point is 00:05:45 No, no. I don't actually know what she was into. She's like, I'm indifferent on one, don't mind the other. I also feel like the work that we're going to do, probably not going to happen now. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast. We've dug deep into your relationship right now, Megan. Yeah. Can I take this back?
Starting point is 00:06:06 Well, yeah, when you did it, I was like, good on you, you know, putting yourself out there. But then halfway through it was like, has she put too much of herself out there? Potentially. No, just a recap of people missed it when you spoke about it earlier. So my husband is playing Romeo in the musical and Juliet. They're on tour for six weeks. He's currently in Wellington. And he told me on the phone that a group of them were going to go out for drinks.
Starting point is 00:06:29 And then I had a friend message me saying that they saw him and Juliet out for drinks just the two of them. What an absolute shit stirre? That friend is, you know? Absolute stereo. My girls. My girls have got me. But I guess there is a question. Was there more people there or was it just the two of them?
Starting point is 00:06:48 Why did he lie about it if it was just the two of them? because it is the cast member that he has to smooch every night. Again, again, I feel like this could all be tidied up in a phone conversation between the peer review, but we've turned it into content. And hey, that's radio. We're loving again. We're along for the ride. Oh, we're going to bring our friends on.
Starting point is 00:07:04 We can call him later if you want to get his side of the story. I want to say, I want to defend Andrew. I like him. He's a wonderful guy. I wouldn't imagine him doing anything of the sorts. Plus, he's also asleep right now. He's going to wake up to a barrage of text going, you dog. You absolute pig of a man.
Starting point is 00:07:21 And then you're going to be confronted with a live radio interview. It's going to be like Jerry Springer. The thing is you say that, but like it's really split on the text machine. Some people calling me a psycho. Someone said I'm getting calmer for trading in for a younger model. Potentially. One of the greatest names we've ever had on the radio. Geranium, welcome.
Starting point is 00:07:39 Hello. Hello. Good day on, geranium. Your thoughts on this. I think if you really had something to worry about, you would really feel it. but I also feel like maybe people were meant to come and they just didn't show up. And I also, on the other side, think maybe he just didn't want to deal with the drama, which is already happening.
Starting point is 00:08:02 Yeah. As you're seeing it paid out in real time right now, Duranian. Yeah, I'm the drama. We've made a lot of drama out of it. Yeah, you're right. There might have been more people there originally and the left or maybe didn't show up. I'm sure it was innocent. Well, that's it.
Starting point is 00:08:15 And I think if Megan really, really thought there was something more to it, said no and it probably wouldn't be on the radio. We wouldn't be having this conversation. Yeah, I think you're probably right. It's a really... No, I am pretty... I am pretty chill on it until some of the texts have come through. Some of them have been like,
Starting point is 00:08:33 really weirding me out. Terrible idea to open up to the text machine. Someone has texted, I'm a high school drama teacher and I've directed a few musicals. I know you guys aren't teenagers, but in every show I've been involved with the leads always got together. What are they doing?
Starting point is 00:08:49 on stage, I guess. But maybe off stage as well, that could happen. It could happen. It doesn't mean it's necessarily going to have. Just read out the text. He's really trying to help me out. Leah, welcome to the program. Happy New Year.
Starting point is 00:09:03 Happy New Year. Okay. Your thoughts on this, Leah. Yeah, my marriage ended with a musical. My husband was the lead role in the musical. And, yeah, he was also producing it as well. and yeah because we're being a mum with our children I was in it as well
Starting point is 00:09:21 you were in the musical yeah I was in it as well and oh my goodness did you what musical was it so we were living in Australia and we travelled around a few mining towns with our musical we lived in a mining town
Starting point is 00:09:36 and yeah did you know anything was going on I actually had a dream we were actually finishing the musical and I had a dream we were doing another one And then I had a dream, we had rehearsal, and he was, because he was having meetings at home with everybody, not just her.
Starting point is 00:09:53 And she was the secretary of the show. And, yeah, and I had a dream that I left my script behind, so I went back to get her, and I walked in on them, too. This was my dream. That was a new dream. Yeah, then I started thinking, shit, this could be happening. Oh, my goodness. And then I asked questions.
Starting point is 00:10:10 We had meetings, like, we had talks together, the three of us and everything like that, and they basically just denied it. and like gaslit me and said it can't be, it's not happening, it's not happening, it's not happening. And then, yeah, she was also married and her husband ended up contacting me and said, I don't know what you're going through, but if it's anything that I am. I'm sorry to hear that. So how did you find out? So, yeah, so I just got him home from work one night and, you know, I even got a call to say that he'd left work.
Starting point is 00:10:41 And I might want to ring, go and see if he's at her house and, sure enough. I didn't see him there, but he was, and it all came out in the end. Oh, poor thing. Sorry. Yeah, so. So good luck, Megan. Oh, yeah. You go crazy thinking.
Starting point is 00:10:56 Because I was like, yeah, no, he wouldn't be doing that. He wouldn't be doing that because that's what he was telling me. He wasn't doing that. Oh, geez, all right. We need to get Azure on before. Is that what you needed to hear? Well, usually they just have dreams that he's done something bad, and you get angry at them just for the dream.
Starting point is 00:11:08 Oh, I'm so sorry this happened to you. I'm hope things are a lot better now. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Sorry, Leo. Have you moved on with something? someone else? Yes, yes, yes.
Starting point is 00:11:15 Oh, good. And I'm back home in New Zealand. This was in Australia. Oh, good on you. Bloody Aussies. Happy days, as Hosking would say. John O'Benn and Megan. The podcast.
Starting point is 00:11:25 The Hats thing. Was Andrew thinking about Megan when he was out with Juliet? He's on tour around the car. I'll let you explain. Megan, it's your drama to explain. Yeah, on tour with Ann Juliet, the musical. Hey, tickets are available if you want to go see him smooch someone else. Or maybe this will save.
Starting point is 00:11:43 Save me. In Wellington at the moment. So he's been away already for three weeks. It's a great show. It is, yeah. It's phenomenal. I hate musicals and I love that. I had a really fun night out.
Starting point is 00:11:55 So, yeah, in total away for six weeks. We're halfway through that. And we talk all the time. So he called and he said he's going out with a group of them for drinks on their day off. And then I got a message, a DM, from someone who will remain anonymous, my spies. No, just a friend of mine who had said. seen him out for drinks with Juliet. Now, just the two of them.
Starting point is 00:12:19 And now this is the girl he has to kiss every night, guys. So I asked you yesterday, is this weird? Should I be worried? Yeah. And you said no. Yeah. It's just colleagues. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:12:32 Kind of on Team Andrew on this one. The only thing is, it's a little bit murky, I would say. And I trust Andrew. I feel like there's nothing going on there. but I feel like the fact that he said there was more people and there was only ended up being one that we know of maybe that's a little bit murky. Yes.
Starting point is 00:12:49 But he was front, you know, he came to. Because you're right, we would go out for dinner. If we were on tour, we'd go out for dinner together. We go to Christchurch just to use that example.
Starting point is 00:12:57 And then Jono goes to his parents' house and then you and I carry on together. Yeah. And you're like, it's just been. And she didn't want to go out for dinner with you. She got that example. I was like,
Starting point is 00:13:07 where we go for dinner? You're like, I bought soup from home. Sad soup. She'd rather be sitting in a lot. alone in a motel room without you. Exactly. So we had by myself.
Starting point is 00:13:16 Electric chemistry between the peribia. But we've had so much feedback on this over the last hour and a half. Maybe he just didn't want to deal with the drama, which is already happening. Yeah, my marriage ended with a musical. My husband was the lead role in the musical. Yes, I would be wary
Starting point is 00:13:32 because, I mean, I hate to be serious about it, but, you know, trust in communication are the cornerstones of any healthy relationship. Look, I just think he needs to complain, be honest. If I was you, I'd be worried. But this is not about that. If I want to make you feel good? I love that bit of feedback.
Starting point is 00:13:53 Now, I feel that we need to give Andrew some air time because this has been a barrage, you know, an avalanche of judgment and speculation over the last hour or so on the show. So we'll go through to him now. Only just, because he had a show last night. So he's only just one. If you record your name and reason for calling,
Starting point is 00:14:11 I'll see if this person is available. Oh, God, is he going to... Andrew, John O'Brien, if I was you, I wouldn't answer this call. Good morning. Oh, I did it. It is answered. Good morning. How we doing?
Starting point is 00:14:25 John I've been a Megan here, Andrew. You're on the radio, by the way. Hey. Did you... Have you been listening to the radio? No, I woke up 30 seconds ago. Good in some ways that you haven't been listening. There's been a bit of conversation about...
Starting point is 00:14:38 about maybe some drinks, you going out for drinks, it was, was it meant to be a group thing? I mean, how did it all play out? Oh. Oh, when you had your day off? Yes, yes. I went out for some drinks, yes. We went to like a little rooftop bar here. That was cool.
Starting point is 00:14:56 Team building, team building sort of drinks, a bit of banter. Was it like a whole group of people there? I mean, it was meant to be a group of people, but not like everyone went. It was just me and one of my. friends, Kristen. Juliet. Romeo and Juliet. Okay.
Starting point is 00:15:16 Because you, I mean, you know, true or false, true or false, you told me beforehand that a whole bunch of you were going out for drinks. Yeah, but, you know, people's minds change and things like that. And so just ended up being like the two of us. This is the most awkward conversation. I don't know. I think I've ever listened to. Andrew, there's no need for any trust issues, is there?
Starting point is 00:15:37 No, absolutely not It was super chill It was super chill It was actually It was quite early in the night Because She was actually going out on a Tinder date And so I was there
Starting point is 00:15:48 For the pre sort of like the pre-hype Gassing her up There we go Megan, does that make It makes me feel better No, it's just because These two were like Making me feel real insecure about it
Starting point is 00:15:59 They're like Oh I want to go out with the girls We were team Andrew The whole time And then all the listeners were like I would be worried and I was like, oh my God, should I be? And like I trusted you the whole time.
Starting point is 00:16:12 Absolutely, definitely. And then you didn't call me on the radio to double check. That's really, really clever. And Juliet, I'm now in Wellington. Okay. I just want to reiterate, it'd be really hard to divorce me. A lot of admin we've thought. There's a lot of evidence.
Starting point is 00:16:29 There's a house. It's a spider web. Anyway, we'll let you and Judy get back to sleep, my friend. Hey, just in saying that, though, it's looking pretty disappointing out here for me and for Kristen. So if anyone is looking, hit her off on her Instagram because it's looking dire, guys. Oh, for her, you know, like, wing person for her relationship. Yeah. I thought you meant for both of your relationships.
Starting point is 00:16:53 So I was like, dude, don't solicit for a new wife on my show. At least still prime time, too, if you're going to do it. I do it close today. All right, Andrew, we'll let you get back to him, whatever you're doing. It's not our business anyway. Oh, there we go. So case closed. Happy, healthy friendship and relationship.
Starting point is 00:17:10 Oh, you guys really wound me up there. And say, 49 on the hats. Good song. He's on tour with Juliet. Have a drink. With Juliet. Thank you for hanging out with us. Now, I really want to keep this recap quick for you, Megan.
Starting point is 00:17:39 because I know there's nothing more excruciating than someone talking about an issue they're dealing with and you have zero interest or care for it. Long story short. I've heard it multiple times, to be honest, I don't care for it. You can go and get a cup of tea if you want. I'll sit here. Be part of the recap.
Starting point is 00:17:56 But listen, I set a goal this year not to get any parking tickets or infringements through the year of 2026. That was going to be turning over a new leaf. Have you got one? Yes, but the story is it's backdated. So it's not from this year. Okay. November.
Starting point is 00:18:09 25. Okay. Now I receive a letter at home from the courts telling me that there's a speeding infringement plus we've chucked on top $55 of court costs. And I haven't seen, I have never seen any of these fringements or tickets been sent. My eyes have never seen them. They haven't come across my desk. Now, I went back to the courts. I was like, oh, listen, happy to pay the 80. Fair enough, but it's first I've heard of it. How about we wipe the 55 court costs? Where do we go to from here is what he said. Where do we go? And she came back and she said, nothing I can do.
Starting point is 00:18:41 It's reached the court, you just got to pay the fine. I was like, well, I reckon you can wipe the court costs. Where do we go to from here? And then all she did was copy and paste her original email and send that back to me on how to pay the fine. So what are we talking? How much is this court? 55 total. So really, I mean, yeah, it's $55.
Starting point is 00:18:58 But really for the amount of back and forward you're doing. Oh, that's what my wife says. She's like the amount of resource, time you've wasted on this and resource you've made them waste on it. It's well exceeded $55. much like I exceeded the speed limit. But did you check the malware here because your car is registered to work? Who knows why? Purely to hide the fines from his wife.
Starting point is 00:19:18 Let's not get into Samantha. But did you actually check? Because you said it hasn't come across with chest. I have checked multiple times. Yeah, and I've asked reception and everything. There's nothing. And they usually give you three. I'm a veteran of receiving these.
Starting point is 00:19:28 You get three reminders before it hits the courts. Right. But then obviously the courts have my home address. So then they set the letter to my home address and it was the first I've heard of it. Radi, righty, righty, rah. So the point being, I've reached a stalemate with the courts. Now the Ministry of Justice have got involved. Well, who got them involved?
Starting point is 00:19:45 You. They didn't just go, we can help out on this one. You pulled them into it. Yeah. Oh my God, you're wasting so many people's time. Just paying $55. I can imagine there's a lot of sign going on. Anyway, they sent me a 7-8B form that I had to print, fill out,
Starting point is 00:20:00 write all the details, scan, and send back to them. No, you gave up. No. Damn no. I'm fighting the good fight. This is going to be a win for the little people. No, it's a win for you. No one else.
Starting point is 00:20:09 I did that last night. 45 minutes it took me. It's set it back. It's principal, Ben. I don't know if I'm, like, proud of you or embarrassed for you. Be proud. Be proud. Be proud. But in your defence, $55 hasn't gone to the court.
Starting point is 00:20:23 It's just gone through the court. So someone's had to like send a letter. Why is it $55 to send a letter? Oh, do you're telling me, mate. You're telling me. But I am starting to feel like one of those crazy people that dangles propaganda signs out there front of. fence with cable tires tied around them.
Starting point is 00:20:37 Starting to feel like that a bit. Well, you don't sign up to any loyalty programs because you're scared that they'll get your details. Don't want to be tracked. Not even more worse. Didn't you know any tracked? John O'Benn and Megan. The podcast.
Starting point is 00:20:50 The Hats. Mike Hosking. News Talks Z, B, breakfast host, broadcaster who's been at the top of the game for many, many years. He's firing shots at us. This is Hosking. Friday morning.
Starting point is 00:21:04 Luke McCart. What's he gone and done? He's gone to the Dragons. You don't go to the dress. It's like me going downstairs and working for him. I mean, what's going on there? Now, that was what initiated, though. So there's been back and forth since.
Starting point is 00:21:19 And the Hits versus News Talk ZB, this is a war no one asked for. It's a day bring Goliath. Does anyone even understand what's happening here? No. So yesterday we tried to get his attention, because he did kind of offer to come down and to help us out. Give us some pointers.
Starting point is 00:21:37 It did sound a little patronising. A little bit, you're right. Yeah, it sounded like one of those things you say, but it's just a punchline. You'd have no intention of actually... So we're like, okay, fine. It's like, yeah, like if the teacher says, you want to come up and work out this problem.
Starting point is 00:21:49 You know, you want to take the class, and no one ever follows through all that. So we've caught them out. I feel like I could probably pop down for 15 or 20 minutes, just to give them a few pointers. So we're like, right, the door's open. You can come down at any stage. We're in the same building.
Starting point is 00:22:01 We're calling your bluff, Mike Hosking. Now, we tried to get his attention yesterday because we are the open invaders there for Hosking to come down. We've never, you've only seen him on this level once in seven years. Yeah, I never have. And yesterday we tried to text bomb Mike Hosking, which it kind of works. You know what you are, you are. Text bomb, tax bomb. Hasking, text bomb.
Starting point is 00:22:25 And all of you wonderful people, we bombarded the News Talk Z-B text machine with Happy New Year, Mike. And that was the show catchphrase, obviously. Did we what bomb, but we didn't see their text machine, obviously, but we heard afterwards that there was a lot of text that had come through. Probably too many, to be honest. Now, Boss Mando said it came and it might have gone too well, too successful. So I think we got his attention, which is good, but now we're like, well, let's at least let's get him in the show.
Starting point is 00:22:53 He said he wants to come down, so let's see if he can, you know, go behind what he said. Now, none of us have his number. No, no, he won't. He's not going to answer our call, anyway, isn't. No, he might reply to email. so the best way we can get his attention, the building we work, and he's a couple of levels above us,
Starting point is 00:23:08 but there is a digital billboard directly outside his studio window. So we're going to put a billboard up featuring the three of us, cuddling Mike in show marketing, say, John O'Beta Megan and Mike, this week, question mark. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:23:25 And we're hoping he might react to that. So after 8 o'clock this morning, we're going to put that up. What could go wrong? I don't know. I don't know. We are going to do this, right? Well, he pitched it.
Starting point is 00:23:35 We just want him to put his money where his mouth is and actually come on the show for a bit. Yeah, as I say, I think it's something that came out of his mouth, but he had no intention of doing. So, yeah, will we get Mike Hosking on this program? Must be nice to have a window outside, hey, in your studio. You can see outside and the upper level out to the billboard. Yeah, it's what happens when you go up a couple floors, Megan.
Starting point is 00:23:56 Yeah, it must be nice. So this continues on, this Hosking journey. Will we get him on the show? Johnno, Ben and Megan. The podcast. The Hats. Currently outside our building where we work, in the fresh morning air,
Starting point is 00:24:10 about to see a billboard that we've put up to get Mike Hosking's attention. Mike Hosking, he started a radio war with us, Jono. Yeah, he said that if he left News Talk ZB and went to the hits, it's the same as Luke McKarfe, leaving the Warriors and going to the lesser dragons in the NRL.
Starting point is 00:24:26 We've taken huge defence to that. There's been some back and forth. He's called me, what do he call me? sharp as tall and looks and then he laughed and he said that's true it's true that's what he said and that's really hurt me it's cut me to my core he also said that he wanted to come down and teach us a thing or two so megan we thought we'd get his attention today through a billboard yeah well he said he wanted to come down so we're calling his bluff i'm not sure how serious he was but a massive digital billboard outside our building is something he can see from his studio window upstairs
Starting point is 00:24:58 um so that's how we're going to get his attention he You can hear that. You do a really good husking voice. I don't know how. I just feel it in my... Slip into it. You feel superior when you put that voice on, too? Yeah, I feel rich.
Starting point is 00:25:12 Do it again. It's just outside my window. All right, we're about to see the billboard for the first time. We're walking around the corner right now. Oh my God. It is so good. So it sees it looks exactly like our Hits marketing, and we'll put it on the Hits Breakfast.
Starting point is 00:25:29 It's got Jotto, Ben, and Megan. and Mike, big question mark. And we look, the four of us together, oh, Megan, you're hugging Mike. Are we cuddling? You're like holding arm. We're like leaning. Our heads are touching. We're leaning into each other.
Starting point is 00:25:42 So Jono Ben and Megan and Mike, big question marks as well on the hats. So do you think he'll see it and do you think he'll come on the show after this, Jono? 100% not. It's like the cast of friends except one of the friends doesn't want to be friends with the other three. That's what the image looks like. Is it just the lighting or in that picture? does Mike have blonde tips. It does look like he's gone blonde foster tips as well.
Starting point is 00:26:04 But he definitely looks like he does not want to be there, much like he probably doesn't want to be on our show at any stage. So he is two or three stories up. I don't even know how. He's the top floor of the building. He will be able to see it or someone that works with will be able to explain it to him. Will he come on the show or will he even notice it? Who's to say?
Starting point is 00:26:25 Well, I guess we'll find out. Yeah. I'll probably have to explain to him who those people are on the door. on the Billboard as well. Why is that woman cuddling me? All he'll see is himself. So will it work? We'll find out. John O'Ben and Megan is a podcast.
Starting point is 00:26:41 The Hats. Mike Hosking from News Talk Zabee does the breakfast show. He's the top of the game when it comes to radio. Honestly, yeah. Well, you're saying it like it's a sarcastic comment. I know you don't mean it sarcastically, but he is. Honestly, between him and second place, streaks. Streaks.
Starting point is 00:26:56 He's... He's... So sick of winning Radio or. Sometimes he doesn't even turn up. He'll send a video in from his house. He said, someone else win this. He wins broadcast every year and he's like, yeah, I'm sick of winning this. Can someone else do something decent so they win it?
Starting point is 00:27:11 He's literally what he said in his speech. Now, he was talking about Warriors League player. Luke Metcalfe, who was signed with the Dragons. The Dragon's not doing it very well, and this is what he had to say. Luke McKarff, what's he gone and done? He's gone to the Dragons. You know, and go to the dress. It's like me going downstairs and working for him.
Starting point is 00:27:28 had the hits. I mean, what's going on there? There we go. And just for that seven seconds of audio, we have really turned this into a five-day campaign. It's gone from her back and forward. You guys talked about it. He played that audio as well.
Starting point is 00:27:41 Yesterday we tried to get his attention to get one back at him by getting you guys to bombard him with text messages. Yeah. But today, that didn't work, getting his attention with the text messages. But today we've made a digital billboard where there's the three of us, Megan,
Starting point is 00:27:58 you're hugging Mike. And we've put him in the show marketing and just offering an olive branch, if you will, if he'll come and appear on our broadcast. Because that's what he said, right? He said maybe I should pop down and teach them a thing or two. Yeah, essentially, yeah. So we're like, okay, Mike, come down.
Starting point is 00:28:13 The office is open. Yeah, the office is open. So that's why we put up on the billboard. But he spoke about this and the text messages today. On his show, yeah, and he's happy to see you back, Ben, after being at Magic Round all weekend for the NRL. Is that been in that? Has he returned from his long?
Starting point is 00:28:28 weekend. Is he turned up on the show? Oh, so there's all of them there this morning. Oh, that's good. Well, that would be my first piece of advice. Turn up and do your show instead of taking a long weekend. Anyway, they tried yesterday to get my attention, typical of musical stations, music stations on the lower floor.
Starting point is 00:28:46 And that was with our text bomb campaign. You know what you are, you are. Text bomb, tax bomb. Now, we heard that the new sucks and be text machine was flooded. That's what we were told. We always got a bit told off. Mike had a different story. He did have a different story.
Starting point is 00:29:03 So we got you to text our show catchphrase, Happy New Year to Mike, and this was his reaction to it. We got his attention, which is good. No, you didn't, because there were six texts, and they all said, Happy New Year, and I said, why have six people suddenly texted me Happy New Year? Anyway, they want me to do a favour for them. Yeah, we want them to come on our show.
Starting point is 00:29:23 We want them to join us for an hour of radio. That's what we put on the billboard outside the studio, so he could see it. And this is Hosking, how he wrapped things up today. Yeah, as I say, I think it's something came out of his mouth, but he has no intention of doing. That is correct. That's 100% correct. Now they put up a billboard. Now, we filmed this.
Starting point is 00:29:40 We filmed the billboard for you, and we'll stick it up on our socials. And so the billboard is a photo of them and me. And so if you want to watch that, go to our socials and enjoy yourself. hopefully I've helped them out in some hopefully they've got some some jolies out of it all we have we have got some jollies
Starting point is 00:30:07 I love me just screws up the paper like done with these people so there we go but did he accept the invitation no no we haven't heard yet if he's going to accept the invitation no you're right so more more on this
Starting point is 00:30:20 why does he have such disdain for the socials just disdain for anything else and it's not him we'll put it on the socials I do feel like we're a chihuahua yapping at a rock wheeler's foot You know? You're going to kick us out of the way
Starting point is 00:30:37 Hey we might get them on the show We'll find out John O'Benn and Megan The podcast We want to know When did you amaze the doctor The medical professional Because Megan you said something in passing that
Starting point is 00:30:48 An unusual compliment I'd say Yeah You'll take it We're absolutely Because sometimes you go to the doctor And they're like You need to do this or you need to get more exercise or more sleep or whatever it is.
Starting point is 00:30:59 But I went there to get a smear. I was going to try and sugarcoat it. But, you know, it's very important. We should all do it. And I had to look a little scatty thing. This is a smear campaign. We're doing him promoting smearing. I ended up getting...
Starting point is 00:31:15 The smear campaign in a good way for a chance. Yeah, it's a good smear campaign. I ended up getting a scanny thing. I don't want to go into details with that. Women will understand. But there was like an ultrasound of my insights. And you can see everything pretty clearly in the picture. It makes no sense to me.
Starting point is 00:31:36 But the dock was like, oh, oh. And I was like, I don't know if that's a good or bad awe. But they were like, you have like a really photogenic uterus. It's like perfect textbook, you know. Like, it is just really remarkable. World-class uterus. It's, everything is exactly right where it's supposed to be. And I was like, oh.
Starting point is 00:32:03 Did you take, would your self-esteem raise immediately? Oh, my God. Part of me is a model. Yeah, but we can't. Yeah, well, yeah. Part of me is perfection. Do they need sort of models for medical sort of, it's like the paeas or anything like that? Google Image.
Starting point is 00:32:18 Maybe your utus could be the top search on Google Images. Brochures or something like that. Spear campaign. you know and that's megan's uterus i should have asked for a printout to show you guys i just i'm so proud of my yoke i'm okay i'll take your word for it yeah i'll see my yote yeah and to be honest i wouldn't know what i was like what was a good one and a bad one to be honest but i'll take you word for it yeah take your word for it oh it's a beautiful i once went to the doctor was we had to go overseas this thing they needed to get the company needed to get insurance you know
Starting point is 00:32:47 and so you have to go like i'd do a physical and uh this is a prime of prime of my life you know not eating much, just caffeine and just... How old are you? Oh, it was like late 20s, early 30s. And the doctor was like, you are potentially one of the most unhealthy, skinnyest people I've ever come across. So that was the compliment I received from the doctor. Oh, yeah, all I heard was skinny. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:33:09 Oh my God. Thank you. Are you flirting with me? He must have been like Keith Richards Medical Miracle. This whoever this guy is, he's up there as well. How's he still hanging around? Yeah, it's still there. Did that scare you?
Starting point is 00:33:24 Or were you like, yes. No, has that changed him? Would you say? No. Knowing how he eats or what? Yesterday. Was it yesterday? And you're like, oh, I've already had three coffees, but I'll have another one.
Starting point is 00:33:35 And the lady at the cafe was like, oh. She was, yeah, even the barista was a lot of caffeine. She was concerned for you. It doesn't eat during the day. So, no, it hasn't changed him at all. It hasn't been the wake-up call. I took it as a compliment. So, well, that's what we want to know this morning.
Starting point is 00:33:49 When did you amaze the doctor? Maybe you've got a compliment on your uterus Like Megan Model uterus Yeah please 0800 the hits 4487 What I don't think you've had any compliments
Starting point is 00:34:01 Have you? I can't join it I've done no compliments at all No medical compliments No I can't think of a single time I've been compliment You have good oral health To the dentist say like
Starting point is 00:34:10 Good guns bruh I don't think they Have you ever given me much Because I'm always flossing You're right I'm always big No Because we all lie
Starting point is 00:34:19 But you're actually flossing I never give me any shoutouts when I go over there too. Chewing gum. Yeah. You brushing twice daily? Yeah. Yeah. All that. But no, not at all. Trying to impress my dentist. Yeah. John O'Ben and Megan. The podcast.
Starting point is 00:34:33 The hats. After compliments from the medical professionals, Megan, you had a ripper. A bute-yote. Photogenic uterus was the words that came out of their mouth. And I took that to be part of my body as a model. And they see a lot of utes. Yeah. Loz-yutes every day.
Starting point is 00:34:51 I mean, it's great for you, really happy for you, but would you prefer it was on, you know, the outside? Yeah. Yeah. But I'll take what I can get. Yeah, definitely take it. I've had nothing. I can't contribute at all. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:35:02 I've got no compliments from any medical professional ever. Someone's texted in 4387. An optometrist once told me, well, your eyes are really symmetrical. Oh, yeah. Oh, that's good. That's a lovely compliment. Yeah. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:35:14 Yeah. Yeah. You have lovely eyes. That's the saying you have lovely eyes. You're flirting with me. Linda, welcome. Hello. Good to have you on.
Starting point is 00:35:21 Now this compliment from the medical professional wasn't for you or it was for your father? It was for my 90 year old dad. Oh 90. What was the compliment? He got grade 4 lymphoma, which wasn't ideal when he was 79. Pretty bad. Yeah. 21 centimetre tumour down in spine.
Starting point is 00:35:39 He went into the doctor at the hospital. He made mum waiting the wait room and they said to him. So give it medications. and he said, I don't take anything. And they thought he didn't understand the question. And so they kept asking him and they kept saying, oh, is it war friend or is it this or is it that? And he said, no.
Starting point is 00:36:01 And then he said, oh, look, I probably do take two panadola a year. Oh, my God. So he wasn't taking any medication for the... Well, at this stage. When he was 79 and diagnosed, yeah. Wow, that's incredible. Two panadola a year he treats himself too. So they came and came and gave.
Starting point is 00:36:18 got mum because they're out of the waiting room because they didn't think he knew what they were talking about and she said no that's right and anyway he had the healthy lungs and he had the healthy 50 year old oh that's nice when you're older and you get complimented for you you know you've got the the hamstrings of a 22 year old yeah that's great linda really appreciate your call on that one uh well done to your dad living his best life i reckon you reach a certain age in life that if you're still existing, you're just going to get compliment. Yeah, true. Kaya, morning to you.
Starting point is 00:36:53 Morning. Great to have you on. The medical industry, that complimented you on what? How long I hobled around on a broken leg before going to the hospital. Oh, you're one of those people that had the injury and you're like, ah, can walk it off sort of thing, and then like you should have gone in sooner? Yeah, yeah. It's been two weeks.
Starting point is 00:37:11 I was hobbling around. I'd used a stick because we were away on vacation. and so I was using a stick to hobble around the beach. Two weeks on a broken leg? Yeah, I just, I had no clue. I thought, oh, I'm being dramatic. Classic New Zealand. I did a running, running full force down a hill on a race with my dad.
Starting point is 00:37:28 And so fell off the side of the hill and went, oh, crap, crawled up to the top and grabbed a stick and hobbled it along. Oh, my God. How bad was the break? Was it a little fracture or, like, quite serious? I think it was two fractures. Oh, my God. Yeah. And they, in compromises, though.
Starting point is 00:37:45 Hey, well done. I probably should have seen this earlier, but well done. This is a great text here too from Haley. A physiotherapist once said I had zero fat on my legs. Didn't say anything about anywhere else on my body, though. Someone's got a compliment from podiatrist. Nicest toes the podiatrist had ever seen. I've seen some toes.
Starting point is 00:38:05 They've seen some feet picks, that's for sure, those people. John O'Benn and Megan. The podcast. Now we've got Bryn Rudkin in. Lovely Bryn Rudkin. A beloved member of the staff here at Enzied me, welcome, Bryn. Thank you, good to be here. And the hits, geez, you work, you are here all day.
Starting point is 00:38:22 You read news in the morning for other stations and you're hosting our night show. Yeah, I love the company so much. And the company of the people in the company. Something's been brought to our attention on your nighttime show, because, you know, being the format of the nighttime radio, people want to hear the hits. You've got a short time frame to get information. Yeah, that's right.
Starting point is 00:38:45 Not a lot of speaking time. Just, you know, we play all of your favorite songs all the time in the evening. And I just get to waffle on over songs. It's quite hard doing it by yourself. Because if you make any kind of joke, there's no one to laugh. Yeah. And you're very funny. You are very funny.
Starting point is 00:39:03 You are. Yeah. Very dry. Very dry. Where is this going? And the transition too from like making a comment or a joke and then having to go back to the music, it's tough by yourself too. You've got no one of breaks that gap. There's a lot of the time you use your 12 to 20 seconds to basically just deliver trauma and then leave us with so many questions.
Starting point is 00:39:24 Oh no, now I'm worried. Okay, here we go. Here's an example. A bit of an audit on the nighttime radio show here on the Hits. So on the home wrecker, the hits with Bryn. When was the last time you thought about Ebola? It was running rampant years back. 87 people dead, more than 240 cases suspected so far.
Starting point is 00:39:41 I've got Hurti and the Blowfish coming up and Natasha Bettingfield next. Now we're not obviously laughing about the terrible news that's going on in the world. Just the delivery. It's not very hard to go back from short and sharp back to Hurti and the Blowfish.
Starting point is 00:39:55 Well, I'm the only show on this station talking about Ebola. Yeah, you are. I'd like you guys to do up your Ebola coverage. Began's mentioned it obviously in the news and stuff. We sort of tick that box there. But yeah. A lot of it's like, and the puppy ate the battery
Starting point is 00:40:09 in the end. Here's Olivia Dean on the hits. You know, it's a real gear change. Some other examples. Grace heard one last night when she was coming home from the Star Wars movie with her dad. The government's got a new logo. It's now got English ahead of Todaya Maldi, and it still looks terrible. Here's Benny Boone, the hits. Just covering all of the hard issues of the day in the evening.
Starting point is 00:40:32 It is the hits. We might have to go back to making our own butter again, because guess what? Butter prices are spiking again. Damn, it's the hits. short and sharp, you know. You're right to point. Maybe our show might be a lot more productive if we just did that. Probably would be, actually.
Starting point is 00:40:49 We could learn a figure too about you from you. It's like a hit and run that information. Yeah, absolutely. What should I talk about tonight? You can text in on 4 for 8.7. Let me know if you've got any ideas. Because by the time my show comes around, you guys have taken all the good content.
Starting point is 00:41:05 And that's why I have to resort to talking about Ebola. I know, but we want to hear your take on what we've come. but, you know? Like, Brin's take. So 4487, you know, what hard-hitting traumatic topics would you like, Brin to cover in 12 seconds? It is an election year, so happy to, you know, talk politics. As long as it fits within.
Starting point is 00:41:25 Within 15 seconds, before I need chair and sign. Or Benson Boone, you know. Nothing's off limit. I mean, you can get the Prime Minister for a leader's debate. Just squeeze it down to 15 seconds. That's right. Very economical, Britain. Love your work.
Starting point is 00:41:39 All right, Britain, you can catch them tonight from S. Seven on the night show. Yes, please do more Ebola chat coming up and butter. What's the price tonight? We'll find out at seven. John O'Ben and Megan, the podcast.
Starting point is 00:41:52 Was it in Thames or something? Yeah, I think it was in Thames. Were they filming? Yeah, they're filming in Thames and Huntley and all over the place. That's very cool. Went to, you know, one of those mobile shops that you see in the mall and they got like, there's all the mobile accessories, you know the ones I'm talking about.
Starting point is 00:42:08 So I purchased something, and then the guy behind the, counter. I'd never had this before. He's like, can you leave me a Google review? And I was like, yeah, yeah, no worry, sat of walking off, had no intention of leaving a Google review. He's like, actually,
Starting point is 00:42:22 if you scan this QR code, which I conveniently have here, it'll take you straight to the company's Google review page, and you can leave a Google review right now in front of me. Did he want a shout out in this review? Yeah, he wanted a personal shout-out. I was happy to give the guy one. I mean, it was a fine interaction.
Starting point is 00:42:40 It was just like, this is a life-changing event. Game-changing sort of a wow. Perfectly adequate transactions. I just bought like a cell phone case, you know, like a... Yeah, right. I mean, I've done three or four of them before, and they just felt on par with those other purchases. But so he's watching over me, and he's like, my name's Ali.
Starting point is 00:43:00 And I was like, what do I say? I just said, Ali is a bloody legend, five stars. And now Google is thanking me for the review. Now they think I'm a review guy. And I do appreciate the people that do leave the reviews because, you know, if you go to somewhere you're going to eat or whatever and you want to know what the vibe is, you get some honest stuff in that. Yeah, I saw something about that the other day, those people are the heroes.
Starting point is 00:43:23 Most people aren't those heroes that go out there, but they are doing it for the rest of us. I didn't want to be. No. But now you'll be like, oh, five-star, wow, the services, knock your socks off with the service. But you know why he did it, right? because a lot of people get like a bonus or like some kind of
Starting point is 00:43:39 incentive from their workplace if they get a personalise review. Is it a KPI? Would you say? We learned what KPI's were the other week. Oh, is that why? Well, I was happy to help him out and give them one but yeah, you're right. So I don't know who does those reviews?
Starting point is 00:43:52 Troy, you're a review lever, aren't you? Yeah, you're a hero. You really are. Do you give really honest ones, Troy? He does. Can you come in here? Because I'm just talking to myself. Sorry.
Starting point is 00:44:02 Troy is a real person, just by the way. Art made up on Jotto's head Have you ever given Like a non-favorable review? Yeah, yeah, I'm pretty honest If a restaurant's like Pretty average and I guess this is what the people want to know
Starting point is 00:44:15 Yeah I actually, I'm currently trending in Japan For my Google review of a clinic I went to And I had an air problem You reviewed a clinic I gave five stars Because on a Saturday morning It cost me a hundred bucks no appointment
Starting point is 00:44:28 And I was in and out within 15 minutes So it's quite good that you could You follow through on that too because people are in the same situation as you will be able to know about that. So what do you mean your review is trending? Because it's currently getting likes from a lot of tourists who are... Who have been in the same situation. Oh, because you had bad ears when you went on the flight and it was only exasperated, yeah.
Starting point is 00:44:48 So yeah, I got some drugs and I was out the door in 15 minutes. Do you get any kickbacks from a trending review? Well, if you get to level five, Google would invite you to a conference where you get a free mug and a notebook. Seriously? Yeah, I'm level five. four so I'm almost there. Okay.
Starting point is 00:45:05 Oh my God, we have to get you there. We need to be here at the conference. We're about like, I think California. Do they fly you there? Pay your way, though, right? It's probably pay your way. Yeah, they'll go. We need to get you, we need to like go fund you or something.
Starting point is 00:45:19 I think so. We've got to get Troy to this Google conference. We get up five stars and then, you know. That'll be our mission this year, Troy.

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