Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - FULL: We Spoke To Someone Who Was Gifted Something EPIC From A Celebrity!

Episode Date: July 26, 2021

Kia Ora! On today's show, we wondered if anyone had received a gift from a celebrity, and we spoke to a guy who received Sonny Bill Williams' Rugby World Cup medal in 2015, after he ran on the pitch to celebrate NZ's win! And he got to KEEP the medal! Such a crazy story that was awesome to hear first-hand. Also, it's safe to say the Olympics are captivating us all, making us experts in sports we usually know nothing about! But Jono got into another internet wormhole on the Olympics, some of the things we learnt were so interesting. Did you know that at the 1900 Olympics, the Netherlands didn't want the cox they already had for their rowing boat. So they plucked a 10-year-old boy out from the streets of Paris, put him in as their cox, their boat won gold, but the boy disappeared after the race before they could figure out who he was. To this day, nobody knows the boy who accidentally won gold. Crazy stuff! Enjoy the poddy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Owen Ben, new to your mornings. Friends of Skinny, New Zealand's most recommended telco. Happy, happy, happy, oh, oh. Just when you thought you couldn't get enough of John Owen Ben, you can have them anywhere, anytime. Welcome to the John Owen Ben podcast. Hey guys, welcome to the old potty. It's the 26th of July, Monday, the 26th of July.

John Owen Ben back after a week's R&R, rest and recuperation. Yeah. Did you recuperate? I think a little bit, yeah. It was really good. I mean, it's great to spend time with the family. They grow up fast. All morning he's been talking in a high-pitched voice going, so good to spend time with the family.

I was, I really, really enjoyed it. Did your family wear you down by day seven? No, I actually really enjoyed it. No, it was great. It was awesome, actually. I mean, I enjoyed this, you know, don't get me wrong. I enjoyed spending time with my family. I was. I really, really enjoyed it. Did your family wear you down by day seven? No, I actually really enjoyed it. No, it was great. It was awesome, actually. I mean, I enjoyed this. Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed spending time with you, too.

Is that too much? But sometimes I spent time with my family. Yeah, no, it was good stuff. Good stuff. I threw something out on the show today, which you'll probably hear on the podcast. Oh, no, no. Ben was berating me. He's like, look, you just spent five days off, and this is the first thing you come back with. And my observational comedy was...

It was good. I just thought, oh, it was low-hanging fruit. And to be fair, it probably is more like two weeks into returning from holiday conversations. I saw it on the run sheet when I was looking over the weekend. I was like, oh, I'll put some stuff in for my trip to Queensland. I was like, oh, I should put in this. And I was like, oh, what's Jono's chap? It's like, does anyone not like chips? Yeah, I was like, oh, I should put it in this thing. I was like, oh, it's Jono's chip. It's like, does anyone not like chips?

Yeah, that was my thing. Does anyone on the face of the earth not enjoy chips? Now, producer Humphrey, gluten intolerant. Oh, yeah. He's a bloody niggle to travel around the country with and eat at restaurants. We're always looking for these hippie things, hippie restaurants with dreamcatchers he wants to take us to. I'm painting him out to be someone he's not.

He actually, producer Humphrey, as a gluten intolerant man, even the potato chip, the humble potato chip, has given you an option nowadays. Yeah, absolutely. Most really salted chips are gluten free. But also, you know,

the more high end brands like Proper Crisps and some of those packets. Heartland Chips, they are all gluten-free. All flavours. All flavours. Yep, so I can have the old MSG chicken chips. What about your hot chips? As long as I pay $5 for them.

Hot chips? Hot chips, yeah. You're up for hot chips? Yep. So this is the thing. No one doesn't like chips. So then I threw it out there as a text poll going, you name me one No one doesn't like chips. So then I threw it out there as a text poll going, you name me one person who doesn't like chips.

I said potato people with potato allergies, but you didn't like that. So we moved on from that quickly. But then we had some people actually come through and say, there was a couple of people that didn't like chips. Yeah, I'm not a chip eater. I've never been hot or cold. Why? Like, why are you doing this to yourself?

Why would you go, that's my stand. I'm not going to eat chips. Maybe it's your thing. It's a good talking point, isn't it? No, I can't eat potato chips because they cause inflammation. There you go. I said that. I said that.

Fight through the inflammation. That's how good they are. A real fun show for you today. Elmo from Sesame Street. Talks to us two battlers from Struggle Street. Yeah, we get Elmo to try and sort a few problems that we've got going on in the relationship. Problems that

meant we had to have a week away from each other. You know, even Elmo couldn't help us out today as well. He's a cute adorable little character, Elmo. Oh, he's so cute. Very cute. And as well as that, there's a huge surprise happening this week on the show. You orchestrated this just before we went on holiday,

and I didn't think you had it in you to do something like this. This was next level. To be honest, I didn't. There's a lot of people who worked a lot. You know, I said this would be nice. That's as far as my organisation went to us. And then people made something happen, which you're going to find out about on Wednesday.

We'll tell you what it is tomorrow, but you'll hear the results on Wednesday. Pretty incredible. Blew you away. I had to have a week to recover from that. Honestly, it was the best thing ever. We're putting a lot of emphasis on this video too. We're like, this is going to be the greatest video to

ever grace the internet and I think we've built it up too much amongst ourselves internally that when it comes out maybe it might just it'll be good it'll be really good but we're like this is just we're like it's going to melt the web oh I haven't said melting

of the web have you said melting of the web I said it's something did I go away maybe I was in the cafe before I was like you wait mate it's a web melter it's gonna melt the web well I can't wait for it to come out and see if it melts away but later in the week enjoy the podcast now I lost a couple of weeks ago we went on tour with the warehouse or official sponsors of the New Zealand Olympic team and we're traveling throughout the country we're taking around a battery-operated torch which if you've got a photo with after eight o'clock this morning you can uh we've got

ten thousand dollars to give away yeah ten thousand dollars i forgot we're doing that yeah ten thousand dollars this morning yeah we're changing lives baby we're back you missed us make sure you're listening uh yeah after eight o'clock this morning because ten thousand dollars could be yours yeah it was fun because we figured there was no olympic torch that went on tour uh this time around for obvious reasons. So we took a battery-operated one on the road. So, yeah, we met a guy, actually, at the last, the warehouse Albany, who we just got chatting to after the broadcast.

And an amazing tale involving internationally famous yachtsman Jimmy Spittle. Yeah, you know him from the America's Cup, right, Jimmy Spittel. Yeah, you know him from the America's Cup, right? Jimmy Spittel. He was Prada. He was the... Yeah, he's been in a couple of teams, right? He was one that beat us when we were up, and we shouldn't, you know, but yeah. He was, again, over in New Zealand,

the last America's Cup, and this guy ran into him, and he was wearing a cricket top, like an Auckland Aces, which is like the domestic cricket top. There's this Kiwi guy, into him and he was wearing a cricket top yes which is like the domestic cricket top there's this Kiwi guy and Jimmy Spittel's like hey I love cricket love your top and he's oh thanks and then he's like hey would you like to swap it and he's like oh we're in the middle of town yeah and he's like I really love the Auckland Aces I don't even think the

Auckland Aces love the Auckland Aces as much as Jimmy Spittel did. And so the guy's like, well, yeah, sure, you can have my Auckland Aces top. He's like, great. So then Jimmy Spittel's like, I'll swap clothes with you. But here is where the story gets interesting. Because Jimmy Spittel, representing Prada, is covered head to toe in the Italian fashion label Prada. So he's swapping what I imagine would be a $49.50 Auckland Aces polo shirt for a $490 Prada

shirt. So this guy got Jimmy Spittles shirt, jacket, hat, and not just that, what else did he give him, Ben? His watch. A $6,000 watch. Really? For an Auckland Aces cricket shirt. How cool is Jimmy Spittle?

I mean, that's incredible. I mean, I'm sure he gets the stuff, you know, like gifted to him. Yeah. But still, that's awesome. I was thinking maybe Spittle had done that classic play. He'd been kicked out of a bar. And he's like, oh, maybe I need to swap clothes and I'll go back in and try and bamboozle the bouncer like Juliet does. Yeah, wearing Martin Guptill's T-shirt.

Maybe that was the thing. I'm not Martin Guptill's T-shirt. Yeah, yeah. Coming in your lap. Maybe that was the thing. I'm not the aces, mate. I'm not the sailor. I'm the cricketer. I like riff-raff. That's what I was thinking maybe the play was. But a $6,000 watch.

So this guy has, he went and got the watch valued. That is so cool. And he's got it like in a safe spot, you know. But it's, yeah, it's incredible. So we thought this morning, has a celebrity ever gifted you anything? Yeah. Clothes or anything at all? What has a celebrity given you?

Ben once did a really touching thing, same thing as Jimmy Spittle. He saw a six-year-old and was like, mate, I love that Paw Patrol t-shirt. I'll give you my Hits puffer jacket. And this was the middle of winter, so he took the Paw Patrol t-shirt and then didn't even give the kid the puffer jacket. And this was the middle of winter. So he took the Paw Patrol t-shirt and then didn't even give the kid the puffer jacket.

That's what a monster he is. It fits me perfectly, that Paw Patrol t-shirt. So give us a call right now. Have you ever got anything from a celebrity like that? I don't think we can beat this Jimmy Spittal. That is an epic story and makes you think a lot more of Jimmy Spittal after hearing it. It's so incredible.

We'll find out next. Stick around, It is that. For an amazing story that we met a guy who met Sailor, Sailor Jimmy Spittle. And Jimmy Spittle ended up swapping for an Auckland Aces polo top this guy was wearing. It gave him all sorts of Prada gear, including a $6,000 watch. Yeah, so I've been onto the Aces website. The shirt is about $49.

So he swapped a $49 shirt for probably about $4,000 worth of clothing and a $6,000 watch. What a guy. Pretty cool, eh? Really good story. So we're after your calls this morning on 0800. What has a celebrity given you? Charlie's on the phone. How are you? What was it?

Hi, guys. So I received Sonny Bill Williams' gold medal at the 2015 Rugby World Cup final. I remember this. So, I mean, I ran onto the pitch and then got called by security. And Sonny, being the nice guy he is, picked me up and took me back to my uncle and then very kindly gave me his winner's medal that he received. That's right. You were just a young kid at the time.

How old were you when you ran onto the pitch? I mean, I was 14 years old. Unfortunately, Sonny called me seven or eight in his post-match interview. You had some growing to do. You know, the formative puberty years. I don't think I match up to the New Zealand boys. Not everyone can be as big as Sonny Bill Williams. Well, mind you, I'm looking at Ben now,

and Sonny Bill Williams would probably call him a 12-year-old boy. Yeah, I still look about seven, I guess. That makes me feel a bit madder. Yeah, so you ran onto the field. I remember the security, yeah, a little bit. Yeah, I guess you kind of got tackled to the ground, right? Yeah, so I had just come from ACL surgery reconstruction three months before. So my doctor wasn't too happy, but I mean, I was over the moon.

And then, yeah, he tackled me, but I guess he was just doing his job. I am watching the footage right now. He didn't just tackle you. He mowed you over. But you were running onto the field. Why were you running onto the field? Were you just excited the All Blacks had won the World Cup? I mean, it was a crazy experience.

I wasn't meant to be going to the final. I got a ticket last minute because my dad dropped out. And then I'd always said through the tournament I wanted to run on. And then I kind of timed it when all the camera crew were running that I thought I'd get lost in them. And then I got caught straight away. But the security were walking me back to my seat, and I think because he thought I was so young,

he didn't really have a hold of me, so I just ran back on because I knew there'd be a gap there. Jeez, you're persistent. Yeah, I mean... So, Sonny Bill, I mean, what an amazing thing to do, to give you his winner's medal for the Rugby World Cup. What have you done with it? So, at the moment, I've got it framed in my at-home,

but I've stayed in contact with him. We're now very close to each other, and now we've tried starting our own foundation. Obviously, COVID's hit a bit, so it's been difficult, but we're trying to make something good out of it. I mean, I was very lucky to receive it, and so, yeah, we're trying to use it to do good to help other people around the world at the moment.

What a lovely thing. So, you personally keep in contact with Sonny Bill? So, I mean, about two months after Rugby World Cup, we saw each other because my family lives out in the United Arab Emirates. So, he came out and had dinner with us. And then

from there, I mean, I've just spent, at the last Rugby World Cup, I spent about six weeks with him, with him and his family and his agent Koda and then after that, when he went to Toronto, Wolfpack in England, because I'm based in England, yeah, I stay with him quite a lot. He's an incredible guy.

Wow. Now, you hear stories, and in New Zealand, there's a lot of people who are like, Sonny Bill Williams, and they sound like that too. But then you hear stories, and in New Zealand there's a lot of people who are like, Sonny Bill Williams, and they sound like that too. But then you hear stories like this, and you go, that is, that's beautiful. I mean, yeah, and he genuinely, obviously, no one, they say never meet your heroes, but I couldn't speak enough good words about him. He genuinely is the nicest guy, most caring, very family orientated,

and he looks out for me as if I'm a little brother to him. Him and his agent, Koda. Honestly, they treat me amazingly. And I just love being with them. They're just such good influence on me. My family's very happy. They're a very good influence on me, yeah. Have you tried to give the medal back to him at any stage?

You're going, hang on, you should really have this. Yeah, so immediately after, I went home and i told my mum and she didn't really realize the magnitude about it we were getting calls all night from the press the uk press the kiwi press america saying oh what's happening can you come to an interview? And then when Sonny called me a seven or eight-year-old Kiwi boy, we kind of thought, he's trained four years for this. We need to try and get in contact with him. He deserves this medal. We managed to get through to Koda, Sonny's agent,

and we basically said, can you take it back? It's an amazing thing you guys have done for us but he's on to it and he basically said I have no use for it it's a material possession if you're sleeping with it under your pillow then I'm much happier that it's there than lost in my house somewhere. Oh my god

I love him even more now what a beautiful story did you treat it like a player of the day trophy? You're like well maybe I should hand it back next week. Goes around the whole team. I tried claiming to my friends it was me who won, but they didn't quite believe it. Oh, that is great to hear stories like this.

Yeah, it is. It's a wonderful story. Sounds like just a top like. Yeah, and honestly, like, I know some people, there's always opinions on every celebrity around the world, but he genuinely is an amazing guy. He speaks to me like a friend from the get-go. He genuinely is an amazing guy.

Oh, lovely. Who would have thought all just from running onto a rugby pitch, a lifelong friendship would be formed with a worldwide celebrity? Yeah. Yeah, it's crazy. Charlie, thank you so much for sharing that remarkable tale with us. I really appreciate it. No problem. Nice to speak to you guys.

Now, Olympics on at the moment in Tokyo, and overnight, young Dunedin swimmer Erica Fairweather smashed the New Zealand record, and she's qualified for the final of the 400m freestyle, which is going to be later on today. Oh, that's fantastic. Lewis Cleaver yesterday was over the weekend, sorry, he got seventh in the 400m individual medley as well.

But after such an awesome effort in his heat, he won the heat. And if he'd just done the same time again in that final, he would have got a medal. Love watching the Olympics. So you just end up watching the most bizarre sports. And then I think i was watching archery on saturday evening watching mexico taking on thailand and i became an archery expert in about 35 seconds yeah i was like he's fluffed up he's two points down there's the game over

i've never i've never even picked up a bow yeah all of a sudden the same with the gymnastics i'll start i'll be oh oh she won't be happy with that you know but these are amazing amazing competitors and the difference between you know winning and you know and not winning it's just a fraction of a second or just a slight little a toe over the line or something you know i feel like an old man who's had the same conversation with you juliet about nine times but you your friends over there doing what she's in the women's eight rowing. So they did really well. Yeah, they did. They're straight through to final.

They bypassed any sort of rep charge or semi-final or anything because they did so well. But you were meant to be over there supporting her. I know. I was meant to be on the sidelines. And instead I was just down, which is still very cool, down in Auckland at the Cloud. They've got like a HQ headquarters for the Olympics

where you can go and watch and bean bags and it's all really exciting big screens and everything very cool so that's the next best thing to being in tokyo what's her name emma dyke emma dyke well uh listen she's our we're gonna support emma and actually can i open up an internet hole because i got lost again these olympic facts are so good that you'll want to ban them for steroid abuse, honestly. 53 clicks it took me to get this information on the internet.

In the wormhole. Did you know the first black athlete to win a medal was a marathon event and it was the 1960 Olympics and did so a marathon in bare feet. Bare feet? Bare feet. Oh my goodness. so a marathon in bare feet. In bare feet? Bare feet.

Oh, my goodness. Like a primary school athletics day. Yeah. Wow. That's impressive. You were talking, I think we did an internet wormhole a couple weeks ago. Some of the old events back in Greece, they were doing them with no clothes. Yes.

Gymnastics means, the ancient Greek words, gymnastic means physical activity in the naked. In the naked. That's how the Greeks said it back in the day in the Coliseum. So just imagine gymnastics but without the lycra. And that's how it was played out in the olden days. The 1900 Olympics. Now this is, bear in in mind this was after you know

many years of Olympics they started in 1896 in Greece naked gymnastics and the 1900 Olympics so there had been a few Olympics before this one

but it was notoriously disorganised it was held in Paris in 1900 and it was also the first Olympics to feature women in the 1900s

but most of the athletes didn't even know they were competing in the Olympics. And it was so disorganized that some countries they thought didn't have enough athletes that they would take athletes from other countries and make them compete for- Oh, just to like make up the numbers. Yeah.

You're like, oh, who are you for? I'm South Africa. Well, you're playing for Namibia. And so then Namibia would get your victory. Oh my goodness. Wow. And then the best thing was there was a Dutch rowing team and they didn't have enough

rowers and they didn't have a coxswain and so they were like hey you 10 year old boy, a random 10 year old boy who was just there, they were like jump on the boat, you're going to be the coxswain and they won gold but they don't, to this day, don't know who that 10 year old boy was, he just got off

the boat I don't know who that 10-year-old boy was. He just got off the boat. He's like, I don't know what that was. He's an old two-year-old. They made me do this thing. I didn't want to do it. I was like, row, row, row. So, yeah, I found that quite interesting as well. And the first Olympic drug suspension didn't happen until 1968.

So it's a few, you know, a few years of the Olympics. The first race. And it was for a Swedish pentathlete who turned up drunk. He'd had six beers before turning up to his pentathlon. Which is, and I looked further into it, the

pentathlon does involve a gun as well. So I don't know if you want a guy who's four to six beers deep wandering around the stadium with a gun. Sounds like you before a radio show. Well, not the gun part of the four to six beers. It's my good zone. It's my zone. Jono and Ben, just like family.

The family members you're ashamed of. Previously on Jono and Ben, some vague Olympic banter just moments ago and we were just discussing why Russia's going under the Russian Olympic Committee and not Russia as a brand name. It's done well for its brand over the years, Russia, but now they're going as the Russian Olympic Committee.

And the reason being... Is because due to doping in the past. So with the Russians and being accused of doping, they have to now play under the Olympic Federation flag as Russian competitors. Right, okay. Because Millennial Max said they had a bit of a state funding doping program going on. I mean, we're just trying to get Kiwi build houses

happening over here. Bloody doping kids! This is how good's Russia! They've got six-year-olds with washboard abdominals. Thanks. I mean, say what you want about steroids, but boy, they get results. They get results. I mean, could you pump me full of steroids this morning and could I be setting pole vaulting records this afternoon?

Well, maybe. Is that how they work? I don't know if it happens that quickly, but maybe it does. We'd have a few more medals on the board in New Zealand if we started some state funding doping. I'll get Jacinda onto it. Something else that took a wee bit of organising was something that you've been cooking up behind the scenes for a few weeks. Yes. Well, not just me.

I'm not going to take the credit. I'm not going to go show pony in here. But it was a whole team of us who have been lying to your face. We have for a number of weeks now. And it really disturbed me how good at doing stuff behind your back we were. I mean, we could start an agency where we were hiding people's affairs and things. And we'd be like an alibi. They'd be like, where was Greg?

Oh, he was at the sales meeting. Was he? Yeah. You know, so much lying is taking place. Anyway, the surprise happened and you were blindsided. Oh, but it was an amazing, amazing surprise. I'm still coming to terms with it. It happened just before the holidays

and we're going to play it out for you this week, but here's all we can play for you right now of the actual surprise. Is this a... What is this? I don't know. Are you there? Are you there, seriously?

That actually wasn't audio of the surprise. That was me walking in on Ben having a secret meeting with Fletch and Vaughn. What? You're here? Holy... Seriously. I caught you, buddy. I knew I laid that trap. But it's an amazing surprise. We're going to tell you exactly... but it's an amazing surprise we're going to tell you exactly

I think tomorrow at this time we're allowed to tell you exactly what it was but this was me afterwards I was just like like shaking but in a good way

it was just quite overwhelming Ben how are you feeling now oh my goodness I'm just suddenly coming to terms with just what happened holy I feel like I'm not worthy of this

like this was but wow how long have you been lying to me about this a long time well thank you. Oh my goodness. And wow.

Yep. I made your dream come true. It's incredible. Now my dream is to own a Lamborghini. Just so you know. Just so you know. Okay. A big obnoxious green one.

Green Lamborghini. Okay. But yeah, tomorrow we'll tell you what the surprise is. And then on Wednesday, you'll hear it in all of its glory. But it was pretty special. It was pretty amazing. And then on Wednesday, you'll hear it in all of its glory. But it was pretty special.

It was pretty amazing. And there was a moment during that surprise, I'm like, is this happening? What was mentioned? Because I was definitely feeling that. Julia, you know what we're talking about. Yeah, oh God, it's just so good. I felt like you'd set up this other thing to happen within it. And I'm like, surely this is not true. But it was legitimate.

They were legitimate. I know. It feels like it was still a dream but anyway we've been quite cryptic. Apologies about this but tune in tomorrow at the same time. No, no apologies mate. We're milking this for three days. Don't you apologise? You were part of the planning. You were like let's get the most out of this. We'll go for three

days and then he's got us apologies. We're not mad. No, he's doing this on purpose. This is radio drama at its finest. Okay. You're like what is it? I want to tune in. You'll be back tomorrow. No bones about it. We're here to milk the zutter. Taking over all your favourite song intros,

Jono and Mad The Heads. She's back from holiday after a week, and I always come to a dark realisation at the end of every holiday that I can never be unemployed because I just wake up, resist the urge to put a beer in my mouth for a few

hours. Because you don't eat during the day, so that's probably your first. And then live off chips and onion dip. And that's the cycle. It's a deep, dark cycle that continues on, and thankfully I'm ripped out of it when I have to go back to work. But I discovered something. Firstly, I never bounced back from lockdown.

So I've never come back. My body's never recovered from lockdown. And I know you keep going, lockdown was about five years ago. But a lot of the world are like that. If I was an Aussie right now, I'd be dead. And it wouldn't be thanks to COVID, it'd be thanks to onion dip. But I noticed something on Wednesday, that if you put a bowl of these out,

there is no person on the face of the planet that won't enjoy it, hot or cold. Chips. Unless you've got a potato allergy. He's always going to find a flaw in my plan. Who has a potato allergy? You're just making up an allergy. Has anyone alluded to potatoes?

It's uncommon But it can cause mild to severe allergic reactions Yeah but see I would fight through mild reactions To get to a bowl of You'd still probably enjoy the taste But the results from enjoying the taste There's no mouth that doesn't enjoy a chip

It's one of those things Once you're right Once you start It's easier to resist I'll just have one But those things that once you're right once you once you start you just you can't it's easier to resist than just have i'll just have one but once you have one you're away you're right yeah there's no there's no community so you know how they got like nine out of ten dentists recommend this floss and there's always that niggly tenth dentist who's like i'm not going with the other nine of you well all ten of those people would agree that chips are the favoured for oh 800

that's 4487 is there one person listening right now who doesn't enjoy chips you wouldn't be you'd be hard-pressed to find someone would have their favourite flavours and stuff you know but but you're right you're hard-pressed all right i'm going with this hot fire content how would you do for your holiday you're like you've been away for five days and you come back he debuts he makes a return with this chip content do you know how many chips americans eat every year there's 328 million americans yeah how many kilograms of chips each of those americans eat a year no i don't five kilograms five kgs of chips versatile food the food, the potato, isn't it? Yeah, that's what...

There's a lot you can do with it. Yeah, that's what I was... I was having a discussion a couple of years ago with someone, and I'll never forget this conversation because it's really resonated with me. If you had to survive on one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? And potatoes, because you can have them in so many different ways.

They get a lot. They get a bad rap. Oh, they're stodgy, they're carby. But, you know, they're versatile. I mean, no one is offering you more variety than the average person. And the potato. Potato. You're a humble potato.

Oh, you can fry me, you can mash me, you can do whatever you put it in. You know, potato gratin. You can fancy me up. Hash browns. Dress me up, dress me down. Whatever you want. Put me in chip form, cold, hot, you name it. The potatoes are doing more for you than a lot of other vegetables.

Can we call that text back, Juliet? Someone has texted saying, my partner doesn't eat chips. He's weird. Who doesn't eat chips? Stay away with your potato allergies. I know you're going to go, people with potato allergies. Mild to severe reactions to potatoes. My eight-year-old son refuses to eat chips.

Oh, there you go. Mashed, roasted, fried. Why would you not like? It's like you say, the potatoes. Very versatile. It, there you go. Mashed, roasted, fried. Why would you not like? It's like you say the potatoes. Very versatile. It's offering a lot. It is. Oh, live calling's always dodgy, isn't it?

Why did I make you do this, Juliet? I don't know. I questioned it myself, to be honest. Well, say something. When I come up with this crazy idea to call someone live on the radio, maybe you can come in and go, hey, I don't know about this. Because you're going to end up babbling over a ringtone until inevitably the answer phone comes on.

This is Sharon. There we go. Hi, Sharon. Thanks for answering, Sharon. Leaving me in the bloody lurch. It's potato content. Fresh from a week back. If you thought it couldn't get any worse,

then he called someone live. So this was his first thing back from the holidays he wanted to do. Imagine what tomorrow's chat's going to be. Not quite as good as potato chat. I'll leave with potato chat. Follow it up with not quite as good, but I'll be here tomorrow. It's the Hats. You got Jono Benz. Ben and Jono call this show

Jono and Ben. Breakfast on the Hats. We're going to catch up with an international superstar. Everyone will know him. From Sesame Street. It's Elmo. Elmo. So good to join you. Thank you for joining us over Zoom. Recording in progress.

Oh, recording in progress. It's Elmo. Oh my goodness. So good to see you. Oh, it's very good to see you. We're Jono and Ben. We're from New Zealand. And it's so nice that they say don't interview your heroes, but we're doing it today.

Really? Who are you interviewing? You. We've been watching you for so many years, Elmo, and you haven't aged one bit. What is the key to success? Well, Phil hides a lot, you know? No, you know, Elmo just has a really good time on Sesame Street. one bit what is the key to success that's kind of the opposite of the radio industry quite as kind now Elmo obviously tickling is a big

Achilles heel for you. Yes, you know, yes, Elmo's very ticklish. It's true. It hasn't changed. And, you know, it's one of Elmo's things. It's one of Elmo's traits. Yeah, I always thought, I don't know if you've seen any boxing or anything like that, if tickling was incorporated in fighting, how that would go down. Because I don't think

anyone enjoys a tickle, Elmo. You know who doesn't, though, is Oscar. Do you like tickle, Oscar? Yeah, who doesn't though is Oscar. Do you like tickle Oscar? Yeah, he's always grumpy. I can imagine that. Some of the questions we wanted to know about Sesame Street. Oscar, is he as grumpy off Sesame Street as we see him on Sesame Street? Yes. Oscar really,

he wouldn't want you to know this, but he really has a heart of gold. It's a little rusty, but he has a heart of gold. Yeah, but mind you, if you've been subjected to a trash can for a large part of your life, you'd be grumpy. He loves it. What about the, are we here, Cookie Monster, you've been trying to get him into the Tim Tam Slam?

We understand. He loves the Tim Tam Slam. Whenever he has a Tim Tam, you just watch out because he goes crazy. Okay. Well, Tim Tam will be happy to know that. Brought to you by our partners at Tim Tam. So any sort of cookies, any biscuits at all? He just loves them.

Yeah, he'll eat a truck if you let him. But I find a lot of it goes out the side of his mouth. He's a messy eater. You're right. He's messy. Whenever he's around, we have to keep a broom around because it gets really messy. I do love the way you always refer to yourself

in the third monster. You always talk about yourself. Elmo loves this. Elmo loves that. I love how you do that. Oh, really? Elmo appreciates that. You do a lot of teaching and a lot of educating on Sesame Street. Do you think you could give us a one-on-two lesson

here? Can you teach us something now, Elmo? Sure. One of the things that we're working on right now is sort of like solving problems. And instead of getting frustrated, because you know, if you can't solve a problem, it's really pretty frustrating sometimes. It's very important to think about what you can do.

So you wonder what you could do. So you say, I wonder. And then you think about how you could solve it. You say, what if? And then you try. So you say, let's try so okay so we have headphones and jono jono likes to wear the same headphones that i like to wear and you know we always go i want to wear them today and then you know so how do we solve that how problem solving that that's a very good question so maybe you would say hmm i wonder who could use the

headphones today and then you could say what if we switch off every other day? Oh, that's good. But then what if I go, hmm, I wonder if I don't want to give the good headphones to Ben every other day. You know what? You two remind me of my wife, Ernie and Bert. They're always finding. Ernie and Bert. We are a lot like Ernie and Bert.

All those two grumpy old men like Ernie and Bert. Yeah. All those two grumpy old men from the Muppets. Yes. Okay, so I wonder who could have the headphones today. Well, that could be me. That could be what I wonder. Is that what you mean or not? I wonder if Ben will stop asking for the headphones because I like them on my ears.

No, they're good problems. You're pregnant and I'm not concerned. Sorry. Every second day. I like that. So Jono has them them one day ben has them the next day and we we take turns i've got another one i wonder if ben knows it was me who opened my car door on his in the car park i didn't i didn't know that now how do i problem solve this one if he's opened his door onto my car well you know i know, Elmo's only three and a half. Elmo can't stop the whole time. You're already three and a half.

Elmo, it's so nice to talk to you. We're big fans of New Zealand. You can catch Elmo and the whole Sesame Street gang. TVNZ On Demand, eight o'clock weekdays. So nice to talk to you and please come to New Zealand. Thank you very much. Elmo hopes that you have a good day and Elmo hopes that you worked out everything that's going wrong over there With you two, okay?

Yeah, there's some tension This was meant to be our therapy session But it's got a bit awkward in front of Elmo Yeah, sorry, we'll just end the Zoom call Yeah, Elmo's really glad to talk to you And Elmo hopes you have a good day We hope so too Thank you, Elmo

Okay, bye See you, mate Can your hands push the end button? Oh, he's gone. He's just gone. Albo, okay. New Zealand's breakfast. This is Jono and Ben on the hits.

Kia ora, good morning. Welcome along to the show. Jono and Ben, we're back with you. Jeez, I tell you what. There is nothing quite like the feeling of your alarm going off at 3.40 and driving to work on a Monday morning in pouring rain. I mean, no feeling like it. I don't know if it's a good feeling, but there's no feeling

quite like it. Jude, did you have that feeling? Yes. You pretty much worked last week too. I did a little bit. I did get an hour sleep in and my god, the difference between 4.30 alarm and 5.30 alarm, you feel like a different person. I know. And you just last week, I didn't realise how much I

appreciate sleep when you just sleep in. It's crazy. But when you do, you get up at 3.40 in the morning, which is ridiculous. I just pretend that we're in this mode, I don't need sleep. It's like, but then when you go to, you know, Baker's Delight and they're like, you can eat all of these samples, they're free. You go all in on it. That's how I was

last week with sleep. Well, I know. We were travelling around the country. You described it like taking out your elderly grandpa. Every time you get in the car, you fall asleep. And then we'd stop off and get out, you get back in, you fall asleep. I'm like, man, this guy just sleeps. We pulled him out of the retirement village.

Come on, pops, we're out for the day. I don't want to go out. I'll just stay in the car and sleep. I want to sleep until I'm dead. Hey, we have got a big show this morning. Elmo from Sesame Street joins us just after 8 o'clock which is very exciting, and not only that something's happened

within the show and it was a huge surprise for Ben Boyce yeah, this is pretty huge we need to let you in on this because we're going to reveal what the surprise was this week, I think one of the biggest surprises, no, I'd say the biggest surprise that's ever happened to me in my life and we'll tell you a little bit more about it later, but you won't

want to miss this one. It is a big week. We're back. A little bit sleep deprived. It is the hits. You've got Jono and Ben. It is 6.60 closer. Good morning Jono and Ben with year 609 on your Monday. You know, producer Humphrey's coming. He's like, I've looked at the stats guys and you know what? No one's listening to the show

until 7am. He's like, I didn't say that. You said just as we're starting. He's like, I've looked at the stats, guys, and you know what? No one's listening to the show until 7 a.m. He's saying, I didn't say that. You said, just as we're starting, he's like, hey, by the way, I've looked at the stats. No one starts listening until 7. So I'm like, why are we here? He picks up at 7. I'll start at 7 if you want me to start at 7.

That's what the stats are saying. Because we have just come back from a holiday. It was nice to have a, you know, I love this job and we're very thankful to have it, but it was nice to have a week away with the families. What did you do? Went to Queenst back from a holiday. It was fun. It was nice to have a, you know, I love this job and we're very thankful to have it. But it was nice to have a week away with the families. What did you do? Went to Queenstown for a week. It was awesome.

There's so much to do in Queenstown. I heard that three quarters of New Zealand was in Queenstown. There was a lot. A lot of people like myself stimulating the economy. But it's cool. It's cool to see that, you know, there's all, you know. And that was one of the things I did because we went away for the week. And I was like, I had my first holiday all year with the fam.

So I was like, oh, let's do some stuff, you know. So we're like, hey, let's go zip line. He loves doing stuff, this guy. And activities, man. So I was like, zip line. Okay, we go to these flash onsen, yeah, we can do that. We'll go. I went on the shark, the little shark.

That looks so cool. Yeah, that's like you hop in and it's like a hydro attack sort of thing. And it's almost like a, I don't know how you describe it, enclosed jet ski that kind of goes under the water and it pops out looks like a shark it's really cool oh they do what in the lake in the lake yeah you go through the lake and then you pop out so we're doing all this stuff and then at the end of the week it was awesome uh you know we had an awesome time i said to the girls what if what was your favorite part of the trip you know we've done so much stuff dad has booked in so much stuff i've stimulated the economy more than

anyone stimulated the economy and indeed my daughter was like oh two things oh yeah what are these what are these things she's like getting up early uh to go on the trip was exciting i was okay all right what catching the go to go to the airport the airport i was like okay all right and the second feeding the ducks was the second thing we fed these ducks cost two dollars for duck food and then they get for the ducks the ducks ate them out of their hand. I was like, well, this would have been good to know before we booked all these activities. Do you know how much Dad has paid for us to do stuff? Yeah, and these are your favourites. I mean, it's great.

It just shows that kids, you know, they're just happy. You know, it doesn't matter what you pay or what you cost. They're just happy when they find things that they enjoy and being around the family. But I was like, I could have known this before. Yeah. Didn't have to go on that weird shark thing whatever that was that doesn't sound cheap

it was fun it was awesome the kids didn't go on that one actually maybe that's why dad doesn't love you that much go feed some ducks maybe that's why we've got a very exciting week and we've got a huge surprise

we mentioned it before that happened just before we went on holiday We've got a very exciting week and we've got a huge surprise. We mentioned it before. That happened just before we went on holiday. Have you got over it? No, I still feel like it didn't happen. It still feels very, very surreal. Like one of those, you know, sort of, is it a dream situation?

Do you feel like we're going to go, that was all a prank? Yeah, yeah, maybe. And we used advanced technology? I don't know how you did it, but we're going to tell you more about it very shortly. It is the hits. You've got John on bed. It's Baron, you from Pink.

It's all I know so far. It is the hits. You've got John on bed, 6.15 on Monday. Now, 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning, we're going to reveal what happened. One of the biggest things that's ever happened in my life happened just before we went away on holiday. And it was organized by the team here behind your back. And it was a big surprise. What happened? One of the biggest things that's ever happened in my life happened just before we went away on holiday. And it was organised by the team here behind your back. And it was a big surprise.

Ben's not usually a surprise guy. I mean, once I surprised him with a paternity test that did not go down well. Awkward radio. Yeah. And he found out about four children he didn't know he had. Here's a little taste, because we can't obviously play some of it now. But here's some that we can play. This is the moment where it all got kind of revealed to me.

Is this a... What is this? No! Are you there? Holy s***! Are you there, seriously? Honestly, it was just like, what? Blindsided.

Yeah, it was. But in a good way. Like, it was a pretty cool experience. Now, the problem is... I'm going to take credit for all this. There was probably about half a dozen people who should. So now you owe me something. The problem with owing someone something

is you don't know what they're going to get up to in the future. You don't know what sort of sticky situation I'm going to get myself in. I could phone you and be like, mate, I'm in deep with the mafia. Remember that time I gave you that nice surprise? You're going to have to come through now. I know, because you you're right you never feel like you can barter for the surprise later go what this is not what you know is this worth yeah so uh i'm gonna lord that over you for many years to come but no it was really it was a genuine moment and i think they enjoyed it as well i think they did these these they people yeah and afterwards i was

just that because it took a lot i mean you took the credit you'll hear this here but but there enjoyed it as well i think they did these these they people yeah and afterwards i was just because it took a lot i mean you took the credit you'll hear this here but but there was a lot of people that kind of went and just deceitful deceiving people that pulled off a wonderful surprise for me and this is me sort of afterwards coming to terms with what happened ben how you feeling now oh my goodness i'm just slowly coming to terms with just what happened holy i feel like i'm not worthy of this like this was but wow yeah how long have you been lying to me about this? A long time, yeah. Well, thank you.

Oh, my goodness. And wow. Yeah. So, we're going to reveal what happened tomorrow, and then you'll hear the results of the surprise on Wednesday. Yeah, well, yeah. Jeez, we're bleeding this thing out, milking this udder. And that's how it's going to play out this week.

But maybe you can guess, 4487, what you think the surprise was. Yeah, the coolest thing that's ever happened to me, and you'll hear it this week, it is the hits. Thank God your wife's not listening right now. Oh, yeah, true. She's not up now, is she? No, no. No one's listening till seven, apparently.

It is the hits. You've got Jono and Ben. Yeah, yeah, no. Yeah, no. Yeah, no. The whole movie. Yeah, no. She'll be right in at the end of the day. Jono and Ben. Breakfast on the hits. You got Jono and Ben. Yeah, yeah, nah. Yeah, nah. Yeah, nah. The whole movie. Yeah, nah. She'll be right in at the end of the day.

Jono and Ben. Breakfast on the hits. It is Jono and Ben. It's fun to be back with you on the hits. Just got a lovely text through. Yeah, no, we started. The ongoing story arc of producer Humphrey, just as we were beginning the show,

he's like, I've looked into the research. No one's listening to this program until seven. This is a fence. I feel like I need to. He was like, hey, looked into the research. No one's listening to this program until 7. This is a fence. I feel like I need to. He was like, hey, it picks up at 7. But you've chosen to forget it there. No one listens. No one's listening until 7.

Now, someone's just texted 4487 saying, can you please zip it? I'm trying to sleep until 7. Which is fair enough. We appreciate you trying to listen before 7, but don't do it until 7. Anyway, so we'll continue on talking to no one until 7. But more heavy rain overnight in this morning, many parts of New Zealand, and some of which were hit by flooding just over a week ago.

Oh, you poor Westport on the coast there. Gee whiz, some people's houses are just probably written off. I know, horrible, horrible. You sort of see it on the news for a couple of days, and you don't really think about the long-term effects, as a viewer, of what happens to these people, you know? Exactly. Yeah.

So there's a whole lot of weather warnings around New Zealand issued by Met Service, so it sounds like a bit of rain on the way, or if not already, for Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Taranaki, Nelson, Westland, and Fiordland. Yeah. I was watching the Breakfast TV last week, and they were doing some coverage on the Westport flooding and there was a team

of really nice people who were called the Moist Movers who would go into flood stricken homes or whatever and pull the carpet up because I think that's the first thing that kind of needs to go. Ah, of course. So they'd just mow and rip the carpet up and they sent a reporter there Isaac to cover the Moist

Movers and I tell you what, TVNZ's annual Moist quota, I think, was fulfilled in probably two and a half minutes on live television. The amount of times they said the word Moist. A volunteer group calling themselves the Moist Movers. And the Moist Movers have been uh getting underway here but we just want to show you uh the meaning of moist it truly is still moist here in westport so to talk to us this morning about it is craig uh from the moist movers oh it's so moist like just the moistest moisture that has ever moisted i don't know why, but it's such a disturbing word.

A lot of people, yeah, just like, yeah. So they ticked that off. They ticked the moist counter off. The only TV show that would be using the word moist more in such a manner would be Nigella when she's talking about a chocolate cake or something. Yeah, true. Seductively. He's been off for an entire week, but he's so committed to bringing

people their morning news that he actually broke into people's rooms and got into bed with them and woke them up and started reading news bulletins. Didn't you, Ben Boyce? A little weird, but anyway, it's my commitment to whatever this is. Now, Producer Juliet, this is one for you this morning. Yes.

Your country, it needs you right now. Avocados. What? Cheaper than ever before. And they're calling on millennials in particular to dig in. Your country needs you. And New Zealand has lots of avocados right now.

They're so cheap. Cheaper than usual for this time of year. So you can get three for $4. There's other sales going two for $3. A box of 60 for $102. Wow. Which is pretty good. It's a bumper crop. And while they're also cheaper,

it's harder to get overseas because obviously the world's, you know, with coronavirus and stuff, there's not the export-import system going on. So New Zealanders need to eat a lot more avocados. I have actually noticed that. Usually it's very dry for avocados in winter, but I am loving it.

I'm frothing over it. And they're big too. They're great. Listen, Juliette, I don't think you've done your part forothing over it. And they're big too. They're great. Listen, Juliette, I don't think you've done your part for avocados. Yeah, you probably have. It's probably the rest of us that need to really pick up our game. Avocado consumption is, what, you have two or three a day, you reckon? Yeah, almost that.

I have it on at least two meals a day, so breakfast and either lunch or dinner too. So 200,000 more trays of avocados harvested in New Zealand this month compared to what last year. So 200,000 trays more of avocados. So then you're going to get out there and get them smashed out. Maybe if I have like a midlife crisis I should just like open an avocado farm. Move to Tauranga

or that general area where they have avocados growing everywhere and that's maybe my calling in life guys. I was talking to a lovely guy during the weekend. He came over and he was cleaning our oven. Boss Todd put me onto this wonderful guy called Richard, the oven cleaner. And he does a great job of cleaning your oven. He said, you know what my dream is?

He's like, move to the Coromandel, buy an avocado orchard. I was like, do you know how to farm avocados? He's like, no. What you do is you just sit on the land, and then someone else does it for you. You just subcontract it. Oh, really? And you just get the profits. I'm like, Richard, this has just been more than an oven clean.

Wow. And just quickly, you might have seen this circulating around the internet over the last couple of days. But a young girl, 13 years old, she was on an amusement ride in New Jersey, and it was one of those kind of slingshot, sort of slingshot bungee rides, where they have you at the bottom, and they sort of like a catapult, and let you off into the air. They've got one next to the casino. Yes, they have. They've got one in New Zealand, and they were filming it as well, and she got a seagull

to the face, midway through the ride, what a slung into the air, and did really well. I mean, obviously, she stopped screaming, which she would, and then she sort of just grabbed the seagull and just sort of got rid of it. Because I guess with the velocity, it would be caught on her face. She got rid of it,

the seagull flew off, seemed like it was fine, just a heck of a story to tell the other seagulls, and she carried on. So, well, I mean, there's no other option for her, but yeah,

just one of those things there. You would see it coming as well. You'd be like, no, surely not. Surely not me. I don't know. Please don't be filming that. Oh, they're filming it as well. The poor seagull out of nowhere, but it was fine.

There was that famous footage of former model Fabio. I don't know if Fabio's still around with us. We'll do some research into that. Alive? Yeah. Really? I don't know. He seems like a guy who might be dead.

Really? You know, there's some people you're like, are they still around? Like John or Ben. After seven o'clock, though, people will start shooting back at it. It's fine. Fabio alive. Anyway, so Fabio launched, I think it was the 80s or early 90s. It was a wild time.

And they're like, we'll get Fabio to launch this new roller coaster. He was sitting at the front of the roller coaster. Same thing. He is active. He's still active, it says on the internet. He's still active. He said 1981 till present. Still active.

He was at the front of the roller coaster. And the same thing. I think it was a seagull, but it might have been another bird. Bang, straight into his face. And he had blood pouring down. Wow. And everyone's like, I think it was a seagull, but it might have been another bird, bang, straight into his face. And he had blood pouring down. Wow. And everyone's like, not Fabio. He's the Italian model with long hair.

You can't, anyone's fine. Put a Jono in there. Make his face take a bird to the chops. You're right. Yeah, Fabio. Not Fabio. Yeah, so there we go. And there is some of the big news going around this morning around the world.

We've got Spy Entertainment News not too far away. Yeah, Lorde revealed she was so hungover after drinking with a certain host over in America that she needed an IV drip the next day in order to perform. It's a very weird story. It's pretty rock and roll, isn't it? Kind of concerning, but classic Kiwi drinking culture. More on that next. Two dads just trying to fill some airtime.

Some might say it's pointless, but the main thing is it fills in some air time for us. That is the main thing. John and Ben, breakfast on the house. Now I was just reading an article here that you know, New Zealand's deer penis exportation industry is thriving at the moment.

Oh really? I didn't even know this was a thing. No. But they call them pizzles. Oh yeah. Which is an adorable little name for it, isn't it? Something like Snoop Dogg would have referred to his one back in, you know, in his shizzle years. But we send them off to China and

it works well for the male libido. Oh, really? For enhancing. Yeah, for enhancing your libido. I mean, if anyone In China wants to Increase their libido Log on to Ben's Only fans account

If that doesn't get you going I don't know what else will But yeah Oh really That is really interesting Then I just kind of feel Sorry for the deer I'm like what does the deer do

Oh yeah The poor deer He'll be like What are you guys up to Oh so he's still Oh yeah I imagine Maybe it's after they've

Reproduced Then they Yeah it seems I'm still using that We need that for someone else Also Oh, so he's still, oh, yeah. Maybe it's after they've reproduced, then they. Yeah, it seems. I'm still using that. We need that for someone else. Where are they? Oh, they're in China. Okay, well, take it off then.

Yeah, that's really sad, isn't it? If that is the case. But it's worth millions. Worth absolute millions. I did have a figure on it. If I was a better broadcaster, I'd probably have that figure. We've talked about this before, but, you know, like the first person that ever milked a cow,

you know, and went, you know, and in this instance, the first person that went, you know what, I'm going to try this. I'm going to, you know, and then, oh, wow, this did it, you know, to get to that. Hey, I've got something for everyone's libido. How'd you get onto this? Yeah.

Well, funny story. I was, you know, like. It's a huge leap to make, and it's like people who discover foods isn't it we've lost many good people over the years who've tried

exotic fruits what they thought were going to be hey this might be the new watermelon and they're dead you know because they've had

something poisonous you know there's a lot of people who've taken some hits over the years I'm still surprised mushrooms are still a thing that we eat

you know there would be a lot of people that were having back in the day go these are great these ones whoa these mushrooms are wild thing that we eat. There would be a lot of people that were having, back in the day, go, these are great, these ones, whoa!

These mushrooms are wild! Oh, he's dead! He's seen unicorns! But that one is real good, you can put it on with a steak or something, it'll be real lovely. I don't want to take that risk, but somewhere along the way we've sort of worked out which ones are... Yeah, there's some collateral damage from the mushroom testing over the last hundred years, that's for sure.

Spy, know what's up? Spy.co.nz There was some collateral damage from the mushroom testing over the last hundred years, that's for sure. Listen, she's had a bit of a week away from broadcasting celebrity gossip. What were you doing gossip last week, Juliet? I was doing it Monday to Wednesday, and then I had a little bit of a break on Thursday and Friday. Well, she's had a few days off, but regardless, she was still spreading malicious lies and rumours about her flatmates, just to fulfil that tank. What's going on, Jew and Spy? spreading malicious lies and rumors about her flatmates just to fulfill that tank uh what's going on june spy so lord has moved to the united states indefinitely and she's doing a lot of um press and interviews over there with the with the late late hosts in the late low late late late

late late there's so many late hosts over in america i can't really keep up well ben surprised me he's like some of those shows i think cordon was on at 12 30 a.m because they have different time zones in America and sometimes you're right, they get the slips over. But they still get millions of people watching over there. That's so weird. Surely prime time's like 7pm? You know? Well, it is, but I guess people just stay up late. It seems

like a thing over there. They stay up later and they watch it. Is it a late show or an early, early show at 12.30am? Oh yeah, true. There's a market they could crack. So Lorde, there was news that she performed her song Solar Power on the Stephen Colbert show. It was set outside, and she was up on top of almost like the roof of a massive skyscraper. But the day before, she had done what's a segment on Seth Meyers' show called Day Drinking. And so they spent the day, you know, painting, singing,

and they got very, very drunk. We're going to finish now, and I want to say that I'm drunk and I love your work. Thank you. And if I have any criticism about your songs, it's that you have a beautiful voice that's very easy to imitate. Oh, God. Like, anyone could do it.

Please don't. I'm waiting for it. The green light. I want it. So they got very carried away with the day drinking. And Lorde revealed that she was actually so hungover after drinking with Seth Meyers that she needed an IV drip put in her arm the next day in order to perform on the Stephen Colbert show. That's how much she drank with Seth Meyers. And I'm like, surely they put it on just a little bit for Seth Meyers. And I'm like, surely that can't, surely they put it on just a little bit for Seth Meyers' show,

that they act drunker than they would be just for entertainment purposes. But no, legitimately, she lived up to the Kiwi binge drinking culture. So it's a good interview when you have to get your stomach pumped afterwards. That's what we like to do to our guests. We did a secret for our TV show

that never really made it. Oh my God. What was it? Essentially that. Drunk interviews. We were drunk, and the person we were interviewing wasn't drunk, but we would turn up. Never drink on camera, but we would turn up,

and these interviews were booked till, like, 8 in the morning. And so we would have to, like, quickly, quick, quick, do these shots. And then they'd sort of kick in mid-interview, and whoa. Oh, my God. You ended up in a Range Rover conference. That's right. So we're filming in this hotel.

That's right. And you walked off. You're up in a Range Rover conference. That's right. So we're filming in this hotel. That's right. You walked off. You're like, you just walked off. I was like, I guess he's going somewhere. I don't know. I think I went missing for 25 minutes.

And then next door, I was like, what's in here? Burst into this room and it was a Range Rover conference, their annual conference. I was like, what's going on?

You came in with cameras and all sorts. Nine o'clock in the morning. It was a lot for them to take in. But then, then you're like, what's going on? You came up with cameras and all sorts. Nine o'clock in the morning, it was a lot for them to take in. But then you're like drastically hungover at about 10.30am in the morning. It was horrible for the rest of the day. That's the thing. That's almost like if you've ever gone to a bottomless brunch before, you start drinking at like 10am and then by 1pm you're like,

I'm done. I'm ready to sleep. Yeah. And then the worst thing was we took them back to TV3 and we're like, look at this gold. Look at this. And they're like, well, you can't play that on television. We had filmed weeks of these. I think it was about six or seven I think we had filmed.

I think we played one. We played one. And then I know. Even being Hurley the comedian, he's like, well, this is never making it to TV because we're interviewing him. He's like, why do you think this is a good idea? And he was right. So did the people that you were interviewing, did they know beforehand that you were

going to be drunk? Yeah, but I think they thought, much like you, that we would turn up and they'd be like, they'd be putting it on. I remember after them going, whoa, you're wasted. I literally can't remember three quarters of them. That's so good. Oh, we should find those videos. We should.

Yeah, you're right. We'll get hold of them. They'll be eye-opening. And that is five, and we can head to the hits.co.nz. New Zealand's breakfast. This is Jono and Ben on The Hits. Jono, good morning. Just gone seven o'clock.

Jono and Ben back with you on The Hits. It's our first day back after a week. Do you reckon anyone noticed we're even gone? We're back, guys. You're saying it like, here they come. Don't worry, everything's okay now. I didn't realise. Oh, you're away. Oh, okay.

Didn't even notice. Ended me, could probably save a lot of money. Anyway, very big surprise that we're going to reveal on Wednesday that happened to my dear friend Ben Boyce. It was organised by the great team here. Juliet, you were in on it. B Humps, our producer B Humps and his lovely producing Humps. It was epic.

It was epic. Honestly, it was the most amazing thing that's ever happened to happen. Just before we went away on holiday, here's a little taster. What is this? I don't know. Are you there? Are you there, Holy s***.

Are you there? Seriously? Yeah. A lot of yelling. A lot of hi. Yeah, sorry. But I was, in the moment, I was just, oh my God. Because genuinely you don't like surprises.

He doesn't like surprises and he doesn't like birthday cakes. So a birthday surprise party would be his ultimate nightmare. But this involved neither of those. Yeah, we'll tell you more about it at 8 o'clock this morning, but it was incredible, and it's going to be happening this Wednesday on the Hits. And don't forget, five words, 5,000 bucks is back. It's back like we're back.

We know you missed us. Did you miss it? Did you miss it? Did you? Question mark. It's 7.45. Jono and Ben. It's 6.60, fade away.

You're on the Hits. Jono and Ben, our first day back We were gone for a week and had a lot of great fun Why do I sound like I didn't mean that? You're trying to convince who here? I love spending time with my family I do

Don't know why, why wouldn't I? I did have a great time actually You went to Queenstown, didn't you? Now it's not uncommon for Ben's face to be connected to white powder. But thankfully this time it was on a mountain. But one thing I did, because it is amazing down there. I mean, Queenstown, Wanaka, Arrowtown,

and it's just everywhere you look is just beautiful, amazing scenery. Postcard stuff. And I always feel like with the snow snow you see it on the news or you see it in a postcard you're like oh it just looks so lovely doesn't it but i imagine the day to day logistics of going skiing you know being in the snow it's not as enjoyable as looking at a picture of the snow yeah but one of the things i found uh quite tough over the family vacation was coordinating a family photo with four people all looking at the camera and all looking you know all looking

reasonably good you know like i mean the kids are like i felt sorry for everyone they had to take a photo of us over the last few years for like work photos because you know kids are chucking up peace signs they're doing the thing you know like i'm like just i got i got to the stage where i was sounding like my mom i'm guys, can we just take one photo? Just one nice photo. Just do a nice one. Just for dad. Because I love spending time with you.

I do. I do. Why wouldn't I? You know, it was just one photo because, you know, this beautiful backdrop. I'm like, just stand there

and get a photo. We all did nice clothes. Just one photo. One family photo. I think every mother's had that conversation. And I was like, I was having that conversation a couple of times.

And I remembered my mum having that conversation with me because I had a long fringe for a while. Very short sides, shaped sides, short on top and a long fringe through my teenage years. Oh dear gosh. Like a long fringe. It was versatile though.

You could flick it back over the top. You could wear it down the front if you were angst. It was like a face curtain, wasn't it? Yeah. That you could pull back and sort of, you know. It was like a face curtain, wasn't it? Yeah. That you could pull back during the day, put back over your face at night.

I remember one time getting a photo, mum took it, me and my sister and I had my fringe down and she's like, oh, you've ruined the photo. She was just,

and that was back in the day that probably she had to process the photos to find out. She had to get a professional photographer in. She didn't know that I'd ruined it until many weeks later when she developed the photos

and then got to look at it but she said, that photo you know because i have my fringe down all over my face did she get the the local uh professional photographer in from masterton as well who turned up in like sort of linen pants and uh oh no i haven't had i haven't had those family i always wanted to get those family ones you see they're all like they're all like a bit murky like a bit cloudy and everyone's sort of like i bought the body shots you see on the back of the herald where you can take seductive photos like a family or sitting in the like a picnic sort of situation all sort of like like a like a train they're all sort of like wrapping their arms around each other from yeah i saw one the other day it was a family of them and they're all straddling a tree a tree oh god the mum dad

the sons and everything it looks like uh something else as the tree branch was Oh, God. The mum, dad, the sons, it looks like something else as the tree branch was poking out. Now tell me, did you have a snowball fight? Yes, I did. And they're much harder. I think we've talked about this before. They're much more, they're like little rocks.

Oh, they look like a barrel of laughs in the movies, don't they, snowball fights? But it's like, if you want to have a snowball fight and you've never had one, go home, get the ice cubes out of the tray in the movies don't they snowball flights but it's like if you want to have a snowball fight and you've never had one go home get the ice cubes out of the tray in the freezer and throw them at your partner's face that's a snowball you're like let's do it you're like no no stop let's not do this anymore because it really does hurt uh i did see you tobogganing yes i did yeah because my daughter had uh because we've never been in a skiing family as such so

you know like i'm never really skiing as a kid so i was like we'll go skiing we'll go to queenstown but then my daughter last week of school broke her wrist so we couldn't you know we go skiing but we'll go up the mountain and go to a tobogganing and uh on this little plastic little sort of tobogganing sled and i sort of slid that down in front of these snowboarders and then one of them's like hey great sledding bruh i was like oh was like, oh, he's mocking me. Oh, he's mocking me. Great sledding,

bruh. You're like, you too, bruh. Oh, no, he's mocking me. I had a little moment where I was like,

oh, have we got some camaraderie here? I was like, oh, no, he's mocking me. I've slipped into that.

I'm at that stage of my life. Our friend Sharon texted me that photo. That's the real why I know you're here. And she's like, you definitely need to Photoshop Ben giving birth to you in this photo. Because his legs are wide open. And he's coming down on Toboggan.

We can do that after the show, Julia. Yes, let's do it. And I was like, that will be some great joy. Five words took a week off. Spent some time with the family, and has come back looking very refreshed. Looking good and ready to give away $5,000. It's our Game of Word Association.

We play it every morning at 7.45 unless we're away, and we're going to do it right now. She's a sales rep. And Imogen, welcome to the program. Good morning, guys. How are we? Yeah, we're doing really well. Thank you very much. What do you sell?

I sell stock feed for dairy cows. Oh, yeah? Yeah. That's a great skill to have, sales, isn't it? You can really transfer it to any industry. I would be a shocking salesperson. I just don't have the killer instinct. You'd be good for chatting, though.

I mean, you'd be good for banter. And they'll come back and they'll be like, Pryor, what are your numbers like today? And I'll be like, I made no sales, but jeez, I made some great friends. All right, Imogen, you've got to make the choice. Who are you going to send into the soundproof booth to match five words with you? I would like to send in Jono, please. Okie dokie.

Here we go. Jono is now making his way. It's been a while since he's been in that soundproof booth. And he is inside. All right, here we go. Here is your first word this morning. Straightener. Straightener. Hair. Yeah, hair straightener. Nice. Back is your second word. Back. Back. B-A-C-K.

Ooh, I've got a couple floating in my head Like a back massage Or a quarterback Like a football, yeah right Let's go with massage Massage, okay, massage Twist is your third word this morning What was that?

Twist, T-W-I-S-T, twist Sarge. Twist is your third word this morning. What was that? Twist. T-W-I-S-T. Twist. Um, ooh. Um, turn? Turn. Ah, yes. House is word number four. House.

Oh, ooh. Like, ooh. Home. Home. Very nice. And the final word this morning is pie. P-I-E. Pie. Oh, uh, ooh. Home. Home. Very nice. And the final word this morning is pie. P-I-E, pie. Oh.

Ooh. I like your ooh. None of these you've seen that happy with. You're like, ooh. Apple pie. Apple pie. All right. Let's see if Jono thinks the same way that you do.

Let's get him out of the soundproof booth. And if all five words match, you'll be $5,000 richer. That'd be a great way to start the week. A great way for us to come back, wouldn't it? Yeah, make some noise in the market. No pressure on you, mate. I was sitting in the soundproof booth going, we should turn that into a space rocket when this thing's all done. Like Bezos. Send the soundproof

booth to space. And Elon Musk. I could be like Bezos. I look like him. Fly to space in the soundproof booth. Alright, let's see if you've matched up all five words this morning. How did Imogen go? I think she went well. Every word she went, oh, oh, you know, like. So she went shockingly.

No, no, she did actually well, but I think she didn't seem that stoked with Producer Humphrey's words. But here's the first one. Straightener. Yeah. Well done. Well done, Imogen. Matching, baby.

Back is word number two. Back. Well done. Well done, Imogen. Imagine, baby. Back. Is word number two? Back. Scratch. Did you go massage? Yeah. Oh, God. I was going to go.

A bit rusty. A bit rusty. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's what happens. Twister was the third word. Cap. Turn. Turn is what Imogen went with. House's what happens. Twister was the third word. Cap. Turn. Turn is what Imogen went with. House.

Prices. And pie. Oh, she went home. And pie. Steak. What's that play? We're apple. Apple pie.

Mate, you had a shocker, Imogen. I'm sorry. Imogen had a shocker. She came on here and had a shocker. No, she didn't. You did a great job. No, you didn't. You didn't.

I love your work. You go and sell the feed to the stock and do the stuff. Hey, thanks, guys, so much. That was lots of fun. Another chance for someone else to play again tomorrow at 7.45. Spy.

No, what's up? Spy.co.nz. Juliet. Producer Juliet, fresh off another big weekend of Coronation Street and crocheting. You're too sensible for this program. You know, a couple of weeks ago, she was like, you would have been proud of me. I went out and had

a really big night. I was like, good. Would you go and do that? Do you know what? I did actually spend the weekend sewing and watching the crown. So crocheting and what was the thing that you said? Coronation Street. The chase is not on in the evenings at the moment because the Olympics are on. That's how much of a boomer

you've turned into. We'll update you on Juliet's menopause after a while. So true. Now, J-Lo and Ben Affleck have made an Instagram official with a photo of them pashing till the cows come home on her Instagram account. And it's a lovely wee surprise. She's been

on a boat celebrating her 52nd birthday. Yes, she's 52 and looks like that. It's crazy. And you know on Instagram how you can post a series of her 52nd birthday. Yes, she's 52 and looks like that. It's crazy. And you know on Instagram how you can post a series of photos in one post. You slide along, slide along. It's photos of her looking great in a bikini. And then the last one, you're like, boom, they're pashing. And it's almost like a professionally taken photo.

It does look good. And I mean, posting a pashing photo, no one ever really looks good pashing. You've got wayward bits of your mouth going all over the place. The noises. But this is a tasteful shot. Yeah, I know. Yeah, this is lovely stuff. And the paparazzi have also caught them pashing from a different, like, you know how paparazzi boats go out and follow celebrity boats.

You can see close-up photos of them just, you know, having wee kisses all over the place. I see. Here's an update on the internet. Watch as Ben Affleck gets a handful of Lopez on board her boat. Yeah. Four stories, this boat. I know.

Have you seen this boat? It looks crazy. Four? Is that hers? I don't know. I don't know. But it looks luxurious, doesn't it? What a dream.

Listen, Ben, I know you took your lovely wife Amanda out on the shark boat in Queensland. Did you shout Amanda on the shark boat or was it just you? Yeah, no, we did. She had a go and I had a go. It was fun. So it's not just Ben Affleck treating Jennifer Lopez. It depends around the world, eh? For aqua-based activities with their partners.

That's what we do. That's why you want to be with a Ben, you know? You know, but if it's a water-based activities with their partners. That's what we do. That's why you want to be with a bed, you know? You know, but if it's a water-based activity, you know. Bed Affleck hasn't taken Lopez on a shark boat. No, she's going, like, it was fun. It was fun. I would end day. I would swap a four-storey, like, launch for a shark boat.

Yeah. And it was expensive, too. So expensive he didn't even shout his kids on it. You wait on the shoreline, kids. me and your mum are going shark moating. And in other news, one of your favourite celebrities, Ben, Kevin Hart, has revealed the crazy, crazy, crazy opportunity that not many people would get offered ever in their lifetime that he turned down. I was offered a seat on a shuttle to space and the offer came with in wanting to document a celebrity's experience.

Here's what I said to him. I said, I would love to know the record of space shuttles that made it versus the ones that didn't. And that's that's my reason. That number is too close. So we got the stats on successful space missions as opposed to... It is a bit of a risk, you know? Yeah, flying space is a risk. Amazing thing to do. Oh my gosh, I know. But then I'm thinking if they're wanting to document a celebrity's experience,

who would have got the next offer? I wonder who they chose in the end or who may have accepted, which will probably... Producer Humphrey's saying it's nearly as risky as going to Australia at the moment. Catching a shuttle to space. Would you go to space if there was an opportunity tomorrow? Yes, I actually would With the technology the way it is or would you like to wait a few years

until Air New Zealand get in the game and they're like, we're going to take people up to space or you'd do it tomorrow? I think I would actually do it tomorrow It obviously would depend on how long the trip to space would be If it was like a Jeff Bezos mission. It was a Jeff Bezos dick swinging mission. In and out in

one day. Then that's fine. I think he was only up there for 10 minutes and that's fine. But if it was like a month long, like you're up there for ages, then that's probably a different situation. But I've always wanted to go to space. Not for me. If it's not water based. If it's not a water based nautical adventure, then I'm not for it.

What if the ship is shaped like a shark? Oh, now you've got me. Now you've got me. Alright, me and Ben Affleck will be our first two up there. We'll be like Armageddon the movie. He was in space already, wasn't he? He's done it already, mate. And then a spy from where you can head to thehits.co.nz

New Zealand's breakfast. This is Jono and Ben on the Hits. Kia ora, good morning. Just gone 8 o'clock. Jono and Ben back with you. Of course, the Olympics on at the moment. And New Zealand swimmer Erica Fairweather smashed the New Zealand record overnight. She's in the 400m swimming freestyle final later on today, which is pretty awesome.

Very good. I saw TVNZ getting an absolute roasting on Friday night when they were hosting the opening ceremony and they were having a moment's silence for the pandemic and they cut to commercials. Yeah. But isn't the whole thing a moment's silence? There's no one in the stadium.

Who are they giving a moment's silence to? But I guess you're recognising that, yeah, that occasion. One of the things I've enjoyed, you were talking about it before, is not only becoming an expert on sports that I shouldn't be an expert on, but also the little abbreviations for the countries. I really like Ireland, IRL, because it's like, in real life. Or trying to figure out who, which country is, because I think there's one ROC, which is Russian Olympic Committee.

It doesn't always make quite a lot of sense when you're like, oh, that's... Yeah, you're like, we'll just call it Russia rather than the Russian Olympic Committee as a country. I don't know, it's weird. It's a fun little game I like to play. Why have they broken away from that? I don't know.

I don't know. I haven't researched that yet. I do love it. There's a fun building just down the road, which is the Old Folks Association. It's called the Auckland Old Folks Association. But the problem is they did the sign writing on the building, Auckland Old Folks Association.

But then they're like, well, there's not enough building left to write the word association. So it's just Auckland Old Folks ass. Yeah, it's like A-S-S and then they do a full stop. Full stop. You know what I mean. You know what it is. The sign writer messed up.

There's not enough space. But I was like, you could have put association down the bottom. Yeah. Maybe they couldn't afford the remaining letters to be painted on the building. They couldn't be, literally. Oh my gosh. OMG. It's back.

OMG, I Want One is back. We've got a list of stuff that you'll love. You'll love to have in your life, including the latest tech and a whole lot more. And today's prize is a Dyson V15 Detect Total Clean Hand Stick Vacuum Cleaner valued at $1,500. Oh, my God. Not a Dyson Detect Total Clean Vacuum Cleaner valued at $6,000. That's amazing. I was just reading facts about James Dyson, the inventor of the subsequent vacuum cleaner.

Oh, right. And he invented the bagless vacuum cleaner out of frustration. He didn't like, he thought the suction power was taken out of it with a bag. It's also a bit annoying kind of clearing the bag. I know, and you try and push it to its absolute limit. It's like the rubbish bin in the kitchen. You end up sort of stacking it like a pyramid because you can't be bothered taking it out. Anyway,

five years and 5,000 different prototypes he made to get the Dyson vacuum cleaner. It's the top of the line. It's what everyone wants. Suck the carpet off the floor, that stuff. And if you want a Dyson V15 right now

valued at $1,500, just text OMG to 4487 OMG to 4487, OMG to 4487, and this afternoon someone will win it and have it delivered to them by the end of today. Yeah, which always creeps me out. It really does. I don't know how that works. I mean, how long did it take Dyson to come up with

a victory? Five years, 5,000 prototypes, but we're getting a prize out to someone that we give to them just 10 minutes earlier. In the same day? I don't know. I put it down to witchcraft. Terms and conditions apply, but you can get all the info at the hits.co.nz and tune in again tomorrow because another prize will be up for grabs. The Warehouse

presents Jono and Ben's Battery Operated Torch Tour. You're on the hits. Jono and Ben on Monday morning and we're coming into work on Monday morning and we get to give away $10,000 right now. Very exciting. I don't want morning, and we're coming into work on Monday morning, and we get to give away $10,000 right now. Very exciting. I don't want to say here we're changing lives.

But $10,000 is almost a life-changing amount. It's like if I woke up this morning and someone phoned me and said, well, don't you want $10,000? I'm phoning the boss and resigning. Oh, okay. That is the level. Don't tell the boss. The boss will probably pay you $10,000 to resign if that's the case.

Hush money. But we went on tour with the warehouse who are official sponsors of the New Zealand Olympic team. And we went throughout the country taking our battery-operated torch throughout Aotearoa. And anyone who got a photo with the torch was in the draw for this money. Yeah, it started in Bluff and just at the end of last week it finished up in the far north. And yeah, as you say, all thanks to the warehouse. Affordable sports gear. It's easy to make your start. And everyone who got a photo with the torch could. And yeah, as you say, but all thanks to the warehouse, affordable sports gear, it's easy to make your start.

And everyone who got a photo with the torch could win $10,000. And right now someone will win $10,000. Now a lot of people touched your torch, Ben. They had their hands wrapped around your torch on this tour. Oh yeah, people, yeah. I don't know how many people are in the draw for this,

but do you know the biggest bugbear I had with that tour is we wore the same track pants for six days running yeah by day six we're at the warehouse in albany and i think after i took mine off the warehouse albany had to undergo a deep cleaning everyone who scanned in was contacted by the ministry of health because that's these i think they had to burn them they retired from being trousers those track pants once i took them off my legs all right well let's make this call right now. Someone who got a fire with a torch is going to win.

Do you want to lead in? You lead in. You're always quite a good lead in. I always come up with some weird stuff that confuses everyone. Okay, you take the lead. Is that Nicole speaking? Is that Nicole? Yes, it is.

Hey, Nicole, it's Jono and Ben calling from the Hits Radio Station. Oh, my goodness. Hello. Do you have any idea why we might be calling you? I think I have a very perfectly good idea. I'm resigning because I've been given a certain amount of hush money. You said you weren't going to make it weird. Nicole, you got a photo with our battery-operated torch we're taking around the warehouse stores all over New Zealand?

Yeah, I did. I remember meeting you, Nicole. You were in... Oh, that was me. Yeah, it was a wonderful day in Hamilton. I was heaving at the mall there at the base. It was busy. And we've got some great news for you.

You have won, thanks to the warehouse, $10,000. Oh, my God. I'm shaking. Are you serious? Is this a prank? No, it's not a prank. It is a prank.

It's a heartless prank. He was like, go with me on this. And I was like, I don't know. Nicole, you've won. No, I'm not. This is legit. Thanks to the warehouse. Thank you so much.

They are the official sponsors of New Zealand's Olympic team. And it was so awesome traveling around the country, meeting awesome people like yourself. Thanks to the warehouse. And you've got 10 grand. Thank you so much. I can't believe it. I'm in shock. You sound like you're crying.

I am. It's pretty unbelievable. It's not every day somebody gets in the ring. What are you going to do? Do you have any idea? I know this has just been sprung on you. Do you have any idea what you'd do with the money? Oh wow. Probably pay off my credit card debt and take my kids

to Queenstown for a holiday. With my husband. With your husband as well. That's lovely. When you were saying I was going to pay off my credit card debt, I was going to go nerd! And then you came up with a holiday and I was like, that's lovely. Oh, good on you. You sound like such a deserving winner. It was lovely to meet with a holiday, and I was like, that's lovely. That's like, well, I'm glad that... Oh, we need a holiday. Oh, good on you.

You sound like such a deserving winner. It was lovely to meet you. Thank you so much. Well, listen, to be honest, it's got nothing to do with us. We were part of it. Thank you to the warehouse. The warehouse, the warehouse. Thank you, the warehouse.

Yes, I mean, yes. The warehouse in us a long way down, but in smaller font. Everyone. If it was one of those New Year's festivals, it would have the warehouse, and then we would be that Like sort of Size 10 aerial font Down the bottom

Oh Jono and Ben are there too Aren't they Okay Nicole you sound awesome Enjoy that $10,000 Thank you so much Want more Jono and Ben You can wake up

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