Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - September 17 - Reception Reception, Brendon McCullum, Your Buyers Remorse

Episode Date: September 17, 2020

Reception Reception is back, and it may be one of our favourites. Let's just say there's a live birth on air. It lowkey deserves an Oscar. Jono also shared a gross habit that his friend had BC (Before Covid) which nowadays would just be considered disgustingly outrageous. We were also joined by cricketer Brendon McCullum, who has a new TV show "This Could Go Anywhere" where he goes on a roadie around the country with former cricketer Phil Tuffnel. All that and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jono and 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 Jono and Ben, you can have them anywhere, anytime. Welcome to the Jono and Ben podcast. Welcome to the podcast on your Thursday. Good to be with you. Yeah, that's what you say. They were like a little apprehensive. Oh, really? No, it is really good to be with you. Who's it good to be with?

Name them. What? Janine. Yeah, Janine, Greg. Troy. Carol. Todd. Yeah.

Everyone that's listening to the podcast, we really do appreciate it. It can get quite distracting where we broadcast from because there's a big open window next to us. And a foyer. So we're a part of, it's a five-story conglomerate. It looks like a building for an evil corporation in a movie, doesn't it? It's not evil. It's not evil. I don't know.

I haven't been to all the levels. Okay, true. We don't know. I can only vouch for the ground level. Yeah. Yeah, we're on the ground level here. Yeah, we're not evil. Are we?

I've got no plans to take over the world, Ben. No. No. So we're level one safe. I don't know what's going on in level two to six. Yeah, and people just walk past, and we've got the lifts, the three No. No, so we were level one safe. I don't know what's going on in level two to six. Yeah, and people just walk past and we've got the lifts, the three lifts in front of us.

So, you know, people are constantly walking in all the time. You sort of, when we first started, we started waving to everyone and we realised pretty quickly. I waved to a man,

now he's a courier in a high-vis, he's waiting for a lift. A lot of police come in here too, don't they? Yeah. A lot of police in vests. I don't know where they go upstairs. I don't know either.

Maybe they're investigating their go to the lawyers, apparently, Millennial Max says. Probably to get search warrants on Ben Boyce's underground dungeon. But you get used to it once you're here after a while, right? You do. You get used to it. But then I notice when people come in, like before our boss Todd talking to us, then he gets quite distracted because people are always walking through.

You feel like you're on show. Put some curtains down. Pull the blinds down. I can't concentrate. It's like How hard is it to concentrate On just talking to someone Without looking at people

There's too much going on There's too much going on We've got a big show For you today Reception Reception is back This is where Jono Leaves a random message

For me To retrieve From a random receptionist Somewhere in New Zealand And today You put on a bit Of a two person play You and producer Juliet

Had a childbirth situation. Have a listen. Yeah. One push, big push. I can see it. I can see it. I can see it. Here we go.

Amo. Yeah. We've got a baby, Amy. What do we got? It's a little baby girl, Amy. Oh, my God. Awesome. Where did the baby noise come from?

I was playing that off YouTube. I was playing that off my computer. I thought it was you maybe in the background at first, but then I was like, no, it's too convincing. I look like a giant baby, that's what you're always saying. Oh, that's very impressive. Well, reception, reception does. She passed on the message, you'll find out in the podcast today. Enjoy. The soggy cornflakes of radio. It's Jono and Ben on the hits. Now, as time as it is, every week after, oh no, just after eight, oh, It's Jono and Ben on the hits. Now, at this time, as it is, every week after, oh, no, just after 8, oh, Joel, yeah, 8 o'clock on the show. I get quite nervous around this time because it's reception.

A little jumpy, a little jumpy. Reception, reception time. Jono leaves a random message at a random reception somewhere around the country for me, and then I have to ring up and hear that message for the first time. Yeah, now, you know what you need to do now? Take that sweet little bony frame of yours into the soundproof booth, Ben, boys, so you can't hear what's about to go down. Okay.

You might be able to see, because I know you can see through a window, you might be able to see some actions. Oh, really? This is quite a two-person thing, right? Yeah, this is going to involve Producer Juliet and myself. Okay, so off you go to the soundproof booth. Hello, Amy speaking. Hi, Amy. How are you? Good. How are you? Oh, having a lovely day, mate, are you? Yeah, Amy speaking. Hi, Amy.

How are you? Good. How are you? Oh, having a lovely day, mate, are you? Yeah, I am. What about yourself? Listen, in a little bit of a pickle, Amo. Yep.

I'm just here with Ben's girlfriend. Who? Ben's girlfriend. Where is he? Yeah. Who am I talking to? Jonathan. Oh, yeah.

And she's just giving birth. Oh my god. Have you called the ambulance? Oh my god yeah no I'm here I'm in the birthing suite with her. Give it a big push big push big push big push big push. Keep going sorry you're there. Yeah. Yeah so are you able to just take a message for Ben if he calls up? Okay. Is he going to ring? Yeah, he'll call you. Okay. Yeah, just push, push, push, push. Can you just keep it down a little bit though? Sorry.

Sorry, I'm just on the phone. I'm on the phone. I'm on the phone to someone. I'm just on the phone. Oh, my God! Sorry, she's a little bit noisy. Yeah, she will be. Especially if she's having a baby she didn't expect.

Amy, do you want to talk to her? Can you just tell her to breathe, Amy? I'll just put her on. Amy's here. Amy! Just breathe. Just keep breathing? Yeah, where are you?

Where is she? In Greymouth Hospital? Yeah. Okay. Get an epidural. Get an epidural. Okay, so if you can just tell Hospital. Yeah. Okay. Get an epidural. Get an epidural. Okay, so if you can just tell Ben. Yeah.

One push, big push. I can see it. I can see it. I can see it. Here we go. Amo. Yeah. We've got a baby, Amy.

What have we got? It's a little baby girl, Amy. Oh, my God god awesome. I've got all the reception ladies here watching me. It's a little baby girl Amy. Congratulations. This is incredible. Oh my god. What? What is going on? Do you want me to ring Ben for you? Oh, no, I'll get Ben to call you. Can you just tell him? Yeah. Also, the baby might not be his. Is this a joke? No, it might not be his.

So I'll get Ben to call you. So can you just tell him he's had a baby, but we're unsure if it's his? No way. Yeah, no, we've got to get the tests and stuff, obviously, but I think it could be mine. What? I know.

So if you just tell him, hey, your baby's come, all safe, or the baby's come, because we don't want to say it's his one just yet. Is this a joke? What? It's very confusing. A lot to take in. Yeah. A lot to take in.

I mean, sorry, I've just come out to the other room now. Yeah. So you just tell them, hey, the baby's come. We're just not entirely sure if it's yours. It might be Jonathan's. Have you called the right place? Yeah. No, definitely have.

Hold on. I'll just come back in and see the baby again. Oh. We should call it Amy. That's a beautiful name. It's spelled A-I-M-E-E, by the way. You can call it Jamie if That's a beautiful name. I spell A-I-M-A-E, by the way. You can call it Jamie if it's a girl's name. Oh, Jamie, yeah. So, yeah, if you just tell Ben,

babies come, all healthy. Okay. Just might not be yours. Who am I on the phone with? Is this actually serious? Well, he wanted to play indoor cricket today, you see. Okay. So he didn't want to come here.

Have you rang the right number? Yeah, I have. So just tell, Ben will call you soon. You just tell him his baby's come. Okay, bye. Love your work Amy. Thank you. So that was the message we left with Amy. Some truth

bombs that Amy has to drop when Ben calls her back. We'll bring her back in from the soundproof booth. Here he comes. Welcome back Ben. Oh, thank you. There's a heck of a performance going on in the studio. I could see, I couldn't hear what was going on, but I could see, and there was a lot of... Wonderful two-person play

happening. I don't know what's going on. It makes me quite nervous. Millennial Max as I walked in, I was like, how did it all go? And he goes, you good? You know when you get second-hand embarrassment? That's what he was feeling watching you guys. So we're going to go through to Amy,

and I'll just say congratulations is in order. So I'm Ben, and I'm ringing to... Okay. What? You haven't given me much. Good morning, Amy speaking. Hello, Amy. How are you doing?

Good. Hey, my name is Ben. This is quite random, but I've been told to call here with a message. All I've got in the message is congratulations congratulations and Amy will fill me in with more. Yep. So what was your partner's name? Because I can't give out any information if you're not her partner. Taylor. Taylor's my partner's name.

So Jonathan left a message for me Apparently with you Yeah he did I don't work for you guys That's why it's quite weird But apparently you've got the message for me Your partner is she Oh she's pregnant Is she

She had triplets Oh she had triplets Oh my goodness has Has this happened? Has it? Yeah. But we're not sure if the babies are you. Yours. Not quite babies coming in.

What do you mean they're not? Jonathan gave her a go. Jonathan gave her a go. It was about nine months ago. Is Jono and Ben calling for the Hits radio station? I'm sure you figured all that out, that you're involved in whatever. I have no idea what Jono's going to leave as a message. I have to ring up and see what it is. And this is all news to me that I not only had a partner who was pregnant,

they're all Jonathan's kids. Jesus. Amy, thanks for having a go. That's okay. You're an absolute hero. It's reception, reception. You've come through leaps and bounds. And that was Juliet, our producer.

Convincing performance. It was really good. Thank you. I've never given birth before, so I... You actually sound like the girl that works here, so... Oh, really? Oh, that's amazing. You're the line.

We'd love to send you out something. Thank you. Remember to double pump the vogels. It's Jono and Ben on the hits. Now, there's been a lot of changes, hasn't there, since COVID hit? Yeah. The way we operate, the way we interact with people.

Have you been out yet? Like to a restaurant or a bar? Yeah. The way we operate, the way we interact with people. Have you been out yet? Like to a restaurant or a bar? Yeah, cafes and stuff. It's still kind of a little weird depending on, you know, everyone sort of keeps to themselves. There's still a bit of social distancing going on, which is probably a good thing. What happens when you go out?

Have you been out, Juju, bloody spreading COVID, you and your 22-year-old friend? When it was level one, we went out because it was, all the clubs and stuff were open. So it was basically back to normal. We kind of just forgot that COVID even existed pretty much. And that's why we're back here now. Yeah, yeah.

But yeah, I mean, yeah. At the moment, it's all about single server. You've got to stay in your little bubble and stuff like that. But yeah, yeah. Because I know you've been labelling it BC, so before COVID. That's right. Someone said that to me the other day. What was life like in BC before COVID?

Now, my friend, I won't name him because this is probably a truly, it's a low-level act, okay, from anyone who goes out to a nightclub. And I told you about this before the show. And Juju, you agree it's a low-level act. But one of his favourite hobbies, and he's done it for years, is when we would go out for a bar or something, he would never ever pay for a drink.

And so what would happen if there'd be the other patrons there and they would have a drink on the table and they would have a sip of their drink, put their drink down on the table and turn to talk to their friends. While their backs were turned, he, have a sip of their drink, put their drink down on the table and turn to talk to their friends. While their backs were turned, he swoops in and knocks their drink back

and finishes it. Takes their drink and then puts it back on the table. They were like, oh, I must have finished this or they're just kind of like, where did my drink go? Oh, I'll buy another one. Exactly. No harm, no foul in his eyes. He just wouldn't pay for a drink. Very meningitis-y. Oh, totally. Like, even before So he just wouldn't pay for a drink. This is very meningitis-y.

Oh, totally. Like, even before COVID, I wouldn't recommend this at all. But, yeah. Did he ever get caught? No. Wow. Never. I tell you what, see her when she was out on her night with cheap thrills.

She didn't need to have money to have fun that night. That was her. That's probably what she did. She'd be loving it. I guess if someone came around and go, they'll be like, is that? And you'd be like, oh, sorry. You probably could. You're in the bar. You'd be like is that and you'll be like oh sorry you probably could you're in the bar

you'll be like oh sorry I thought it was mine and people probably wouldn't it's easily explained away like it's almost the perfect crime is it apart from the fact you can end up in the infectious diseases unit even food I would have felt weird

you know if someone left hot chips on a table you'd be like oh now what happens there when you're sitting next to someone at a restaurant and they get a bowl of chips and they leave quarter of the bowl there, they walk off? Are those chips fair game?

I reckon they are, but it just depends on whether you'd want to take them or not. They're fair game, surely. Well, as long as you know they're not coming back, maybe they are, but then... Now, Ben Boyce, because I know you love to save a dollar or two, don't you? Yeah, I do, but I'm also quite like I like to keep things hygienic and clean. So I'd be torn in the situation, right? Yeah, you could go out for free. You wouldn't have to pay for anything, Ben.

Yeah, I know, but it's just the health issues, the health problems that come with that. I actually may have done this once or twice. Oh, here we go. She was judging him before. Turning her nose up. Juliet. Sometimes.

That was a quick turnaround, I know you like it. The confessional's open. Yeah, yeah. She's decided to release all the information now. Yeah, sometimes if I'm out at a bar

and I've just had a bit too much to drink, I'm like, oh yeah, free drinks. They'll just be sort of half. Well, they're not technically free. These are just leftover ones sitting on the bar. Just drink all those.

If I'm at a certain level, I've been called. All the ones the waiters have come and cleared, and they're just sitting on the... Okay, Todd, we need to pay her more. We do. Todd, our boss. We need to stop paying her in Hits puffer jackets. Yeah, yeah, true.

Oh, thank you. Oh, my God. Thank you for your honesty, Juliet. You're welcome. You're to stop paying her in Hits puffer jackets. Yeah, yeah, true. Oh, thank you. Thank you for your honesty, Juliet. You're welcome. You're very much welcome. Please stay three metres away from us at all times. Serving bowls of lollies for breakfast. Actual lollies may not be served. It's Jono and Ben on the Hits. Politicians all over the country right now doing their campaign thing. I'm making wild

promises as well. Yeah. You can just say anything, can't you, in this stage? Well, particularly if you're not in power, right? Yeah. Free fun novelty hats with cup holders and straws for everyone. And you're like, oh, yeah, man. I like that guy. Yeah.

He wants to get drinking hats out there for the public. Yesterday, a lot of talk about dental care in New Zealand because it costs New Zealand a lot of money. $1.1 billion a year in dental care fees. And that's for people that actually go to the dentist. A lot of people don't go to the dentist. Oh, yeah. I know National was saying that they're going to give free toothpaste and toothbrushes

and have supervised brushing programs for all children. I don't know what a supervised brushing program is. If they send out government employees to creepily stand in bathrooms. Two minutes. Two minutes. Remember, kids? Thanks, weird guy in a suit. But we were talking about a lot of people in New Zealand

don't want to go to the dentist. And a few years ago when we were working on the Rock Radio Station, remember that? We had a dentist on and we were like, shock a dentist. Ring up and tell us your dental stories that may shock the dentist that we've got with us in the studio. You remember those? The guy was flossing his teeth with his hair.

He had long hair, so he'd just pull out a string of hair. Someone else was like, look, I was looking for some mouth wash, couldn't find any. He tried petrol. Didn't work, but I gave that a go one day as a sort of mouth wash gurgler. There's alternatives because no one likes paying because every time you go it's never good news, is it? And they always

jam that bloody jaw-wenching system in your mouth. And when your mouth's wide open, locked jawed open, that's when they think it's a great time to start a conversation with you. They're very good at understanding what you're saying. So yeah, the dentist I probably haven't been in a year,

but I'm sure there's people out there who haven't been in longer. Let's go to Olivia. Can we all agree, Olivia, that these are crazy times? Oh, so crazy. They're crazy times, Olivia. Crazy, crazy times. Welcome to New agree, Olivia, that these are crazy times? Oh, so crazy. I agree. They're crazy times, Olivia. Crazy, crazy times. Welcome to New Zealand's Breakfast, mate. How long since you've been to the

dentist? Oh, 10 years. I was 16 when I last went. 10 years! Decade. And how are your teeth? Because you'll be one of these people, you're like, my teeth are perfect. I don't have any fillings. I'm not too bad. I use mouthwash and I floss and I brush them nearly twice a day

tell me before social distancing did people hang out close to you or not oh very close no that's good very close that's good

obviously you're doing a good job inside her mouth that's how good that's how well her oral hygiene is so 10 years and when

so you're not no plans on going to the dentist obviously in the next couple of years well I've got healthcare but the healthcare that I have the policy I'm under, it doesn't cover dental. So I'm a bit, like, tight to pay the extra to see the dentist. So it's a financial decision?

Yes. Yeah, well, I mean, as long as you floss, as long as you gargle. Well, you hope that's enough, right? Yeah. But I'm not a dentist. I'm not a dentist. Yeah. You've got wonderful teeth. Doesn't Ben Boyce have wonderful teeth, right? Yeah. But I'm not a dentist. I'm not one, yeah. You've got wonderful teeth.

Doesn't Ben Boyce have wonderful teeth, Juliet? Yeah. I want to lick those teeth. I want to eat those teeth. They're so beautiful. Thank you, Olivia. Thank you for that weird compliment.

Thank you very much for calling through 0800 that hits the telephone number. We'll go to Lee. Welcome to the show, Lee. How long since you've been to the dentist? Been about 26 years for me.

Oh, my God. 26 years for me. Oh my God! 26 years! Wow! Why? I've been working all the time and haven't had the time to go in. You've been busy for 26 years. Yeah, I've been busy.

Yeah, I can understand. I'm a truck driver, so I don't really get home much. Right, so when you're home, you don't want to be at the dentist. I understand that. Yep. How are your teeth, Lee?

Are they all right? Is there a reason that you have to sit alone in a truck? I've got good teeth. Good teeth? Do you clean them every day, floss them? Yeah, I brush them every day. Good on you, Lee. 26 years.

I don't reckon we're going to be 26 years. I wasn't thinking that much. Dan, you're on the air. Thank you very much for calling through, Dan. Welcome to the show. How long since you've been to the dentist? Well, I'm 36 now, and I haven't been since about 13, 14. I can't do the maths on that that quickly thing.

20 years. 20 years, yeah. Oh, 20 years? Yeah, not bad. Not bad, Dan. Financial? Or you don't like the pain? You're scared of it?

Why? Just never actually had needed Just never actually needed to. Never needed to. Don't need to go. Here we go, mate. No, mate. She'll be right. She'll be right.

I've got it sorted. Kiwi battler. Yeah, man. Good on you. That's how they do it in Marlborough. I love it. Appreciate it. Hey, thank you very much for your calls, guys.

And apparently we need to go out on someone. Mark. How are you, Mark? Yeah, I'm good. We've been told we need to go out on someone. Mark! How are you, Mark? Yeah, I'm good. We've been told we need to go out on you. You're going to bring this thing home, baby? Apparently you had a wee incident to do with your teeth. My call's not so much about how long since I've been to the dentist, because

I've had dentures since about 2012. Well, that was basically the last time I went to the dentist, but I've got a set of beautiful dentures, and during Level 4 lockdown, I had to have my boss's guard dog stay with me at my house for four and a half weeks because we closed our business,

and I didn't want him to starve to death on the train. So I brought him home, and we would get along quite fine up here in the forest, and one night, late at night, I'd had a cup of bevies, and I said, I'll eat some chocolate. So I ate a small bar of chocolate, and my dentist had chocolate all over them,

so I took them out and put them on the shelf, and I just listened to the radio. It wasn't a hit either, but I was cruising along, and I heard this clickety-clack, and I thought, that sounded like my dentures. And I saw the dog running out the door, and I thought, you little bugger, and I chased him up past the house,

and I grabbed him, and he had both of my dentures in his mouth. He got your teeth in his teeth. The dog's teeth look fantastic, though. I think he's after the chocolate more than anything. That's brilliant. Thank you very much. I see why we had to go out on Mark. Makes sense. Appreciate it, buddy. Eggs for breakfast.

It's Jono and Ben on the Heads. Now, talking to your parents on the phone's always an interesting experience, isn't it? It really is. They kind of treat it like a sort of an open conversation, like you're in the room. Yeah. And that everyone can chime in, everyone can have their say, and you're awkwardly left on the other line, aren't you?

Now, you're very good at talking to your parents. You're quite regular at talking to them. Yeah, I call them, you know, once every couple of days. But it always ends up with Annie talking to Jono. They spawn off into their own conversation. Yeah, well, these are things I've noticed when talking to my parents. I want to know if these are things that happen

when you talk to yours. Okay, so parents on the phone. This is, you know, when you call your parents, do they, well, firstly, do they love to leave a voicemail? If they call you and you're not there, do they leave a voicemail? I have, yeah, probably seven years worth of messages from Annie prior to my mum.

Okay, that's ticked. And I'll clear them one day. Maybe when I'm retired, I'll go through them all. When you go to call them back, though, they're not always by their mobile phone. Do you find that as well, too? They'll leave it somewhere. I was in the car or they'll turn it off or something. Mine turn them off.

Mine call me. And then once they're done with the call, they're like, oh, that's done. Then turn the phone off. As if there's no need for the phone when you're not on it. So we've got ticks for both of those. Sometimes they love having a discussion with their partner in the background. You know, like you'll be talking to them

and they'll be like, yeah, I'm getting to that. And they'll have a conversation and they'll go through those things. And you can clearly... No, we didn't go to Denise's house on Tuesday. No, it was Tuesday. No, no, it was Wednesday. I don't know if they think that we can't hear

that's going on, but they love to have that conversation going on. And so you're sort of awkwardly left hanging on the other end. Okay, another one as well. They have to tell their story. That's the one thing my dad does. He'll go, do you know Greg? And I'll be like, oh no.

Anyway, Greg is the story that I want to tell you. I've clearly said I don't know. This is going to have no relevance to me whatsoever. But I've decided I'm going to tell you this story. Anyway, I don't know who this is. This is going to have no relevance to me whatsoever. But I've decided I'm going to tell you this story. Anyway, I don't know if it's something your parents would love to do. And the other thing they love to do as well is hand over

the phone. Oh, no, I've never been handed over. No, I have been handed over. If someone else is over there, they say Greg is around there and they're like, oh, Greg's around there. And I'm like, oh, okay. Right, you want to speak to Greg? And as I'm going, oh, no. No, no, no, no, no. I've only got a couple of minutes and I'm just about to talk to you about... Hi, Greg speaking. You're like, oh, g'day,? And as I'm going, oh no, because I've only got a couple of minutes and I'm just about to talk to you about it. Hi, Greg speaking.

You're like, oh, g'day Greg, how's it going, mate? It's like, what light banter are you going to cover off with a guy you've never met before on the phone? I'll put you on to Greg. You're like, oh no, don't, don't, because I've only got two seconds. And then you're like, g'day Greg, oh, how's things, all right?

Where do you start with Greg? And I mean, the conversation is free-flowing with Greg. You never run out of time. And Greg probably doesn't want to be on the phone. No. No, and all you're trying to think about is, how do I wrap up this conversation with Greg the whole time? They kind of treat it like the phone is a mini version of you

they can just hand around the room. Yeah, that's it. So I'm glad we've got those same similarities. You get the same thing with your parents? Oh, yeah, especially with more sort of extended family. I've got so many cousins that mum's like, oh, yeah, wish them a happy birthday. I'm like, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Oh, happy birthday. No, no, no, no, no. Want more Jono and Ben? You can catch up with the boys anytime. Just search Jono and Ben on Instagram. We're looking for New Zealand's most iconic thing. We're meant to be voting in the general election right now. The boys anytime. Just search Jono and Ben on Instagram. We're looking for New Zealand's most iconic thing. We're meant to be voting in the general election right now.

And we want the best of the best things as voted by you. And here is the final. Kiwi onion dip. The original kiwi dip. Slalabra. Versus mince and cheese pie. Oh, jeez. Now, I love them both. but for a textbook radio disagreement,

we have to stand in one camp each, Ben, boys. That's right. And I'm going to go the underdog. Give me the mince and cheese pie. I thought I was going the mince and cheese pie. No, no, no. Remember? Oh.

No, let's not disagree about what we're disagreeing on. Okay. I had problems in arguing about mince and cheese pie. So which one am I going to take? You're going to take the onion dip, remember? Okay, yeah, big fan of the onion dip Love the onion dip Both are great

No, what do you agree with? What do you mean to disagree? No, I disagree with that I don't, no, I take offence to that comment Is that what I'm meant to do? I'm confused Confused about what we're disagreeing on But yeah, I'm going to go with the pie

Are you? I thought I was going to Such a part of Kiwi culture Everyone loves pies My mum said to me disagreeing on. But yeah, I'm going to go with the pie. Are you? I thought I was good. It's such a part of Kiwi culture. Everyone loves pies. My mum said to me, well, I wish you were a pie.

Why didn't I give birth to a pie? And I'm like, well, this is, you know, logistically impossible, Annie,

but that's how much we love pies in New Zealand. Just imagine summer. Imagine summer without Kiwi onion dip. Imagine that. You imagine that? It would be a dark summer,

my friend. I know. I know. Imagine that. You couldn't do it. I disagree with that. I disagree with that. Well imagine that? It would be a dark summer, my friend. I know, I know. Imagine that. You couldn't do it. I disagree with that. I disagree with that. Well, I agree with myself.

But anyway, it's not up to us. It's up to you guys. 4487 on the text and we thought we'd call someone that cares. That's what people say normally and this time

we literally can. We're going to call the care team at Skinny who are friends of the show. We'll see if they care about it. Yeah. Hi, it's Emma from Skinny. Hello, Emma from Skinny, who are friends of the show. We'll see if they care about it. Yeah. Hi, it's Emma from Skinny. Hello, Emma from Skinny.

It's Jono from my mother and Ben. From Masterton. Yeah, nice to talk to you. We're from the hits, obviously, Jono and Ben. How are you doing? You good? That was apprehensive. We're friends with Skinny.

We're your friends. We're your mates. Yeah, but you never know what to expect, right? Yeah, no, you don't. It sounds like we're more, we think we value our friendship more than you value our friendship. Oh, no, that's never true. Never, ever, ever true.

That's good to know. Now, we wanted to get your thoughts at the care team for Skinny because obviously you care about things that we're doing and care about your customers. Absolutely. We are doing a referendum looking for the most iconic New Zealand things and at the moment it's the final Kiwi onion dip taking on

mince and cheese pies and we wanted to know what you and the care team thought. Oh look I think we're a little cultural melting pot in the skinny care team and quite clearly I'm not an original Kiwi and I've kind of been around the world and I've seen onion And quite clearly, I'm not an original Kiwi.

And I've been around the world and I've seen onion dips here, there and everywhere. But I had never, ever in my life had a mince and cheese pie until I came to New Zealand. Oh, you're going to say the mince and cheese pie? Where have they got onion dip here, there and everywhere? Well, I've had a bit of onion dip in France. France? Onion dip. Oh, really? I've had a bit of onion dip in France. France? Oh, really?

I've had a bit of onion dip from the supermarket in the UK. UK supermarket? I thought this was our thing. Well, I mean, it's probably not quite as prolific everywhere else as it is in New Zealand. People don't hold it in such high regard. No, quite clearly not. Are you making it all the way through to the final of a novelty radio tournament? And I'm not impart you making it all the way through to the final of a novelty radio tournament

and I'm not impartial to it myself however absolutely categorically the first time I came across the mince and cheese pie I was like

oh my life what is this deliciousness oh my life I'm going to take this down to the rovers but that's a great...

Okay, so a vote for you from the Mince and Cheese Pie. That's from the Skinny Care Centre team. Yeah, absolutely. She was so good. If you want to vote for your favourite, 4487 on the text, Kiwi Onion Dip or Mince and Cheese Pie. Next. The voting lines are open 24 hours for this one.

Just like a chocolate milkshake, only white and disappointing. It's Jono and Ben on the hits. Thank you so much for joining the show this morning. We really do appreciate you guys hanging out on New Zealand's breakfast. Now we're in my neighbourhood. A lot of cats. The cat to human ratio is way off. More cats than humans.

Quite a lot of cats. And cats are just, oh, we got a cat before lockdown, I think I was telling you. They just go, they just make every house on the street their own. They're like, oh, that's your cat. Oh, he's coming in yesterday lying on the bed. He was eating the food. Oh, the arrogance of cats. I know.

I told you about my neighbour's cat. She introduced me when we first moved in. She's like, oh, this is my cat Harvey. She's like, not named after Weinstein. Well, it's just good to point that out. Yeah, but I don't know if you need to point that out. It's like, who's naming a cat after Harvey Weinstein? True.

Maybe like a snake or a rat or something. Yeah, yeah I don't know if you need to point that out. It's like, who's naming a cat after Harvey Weinstein? True. Maybe like a snake or a rat or something. Yeah. Not a cat. So anyway, I didn't do it, but it was this incident doesn't involve her cat. So a lady turns up on the doorstep last night at your house, at my house holding a cooked leg of lamb.

Fully cooked, straight out of the oven. She's holding it. Holding it in bare hands. Right. I'm like, oh, hello. Are you going to attack me with this? Maybe it's just like a snack.

You know, you walk around, you know, eating a muesli bar or something like that. Like that lady, I turned up at the house with her train bench. She's eating a whole iceberg lettuce. You know,

it's like people are new to this. It's an on the, roast leg of lamb is an on the go snack. Yeah, exactly. You eat it like a like people... It's an on-the-go snack. Yeah, exactly. You eat it like a drumstick. Crap, your eye levels. Yeah, chicken drumstick. So, but she was like, oh, is this yours?

And I was like, no, no, it's not my roast leg of lamb. Is this yours? Yeah, and she's like, oh, my cat has a penchant for going around the neighbourhood and dragging things back to her house. So this cat, I said, is your cat a tiger? Yeah. Like the core strength of a cat to, I don't know,

I'm assuming the roast egg of lamb was not in the oven because the cat couldn't open the oven door then drag it out. But I'm sure it was sitting on a bench or something. The cat's taking it off the bench. So snuck into her house, pulled off the bench, dragged it up the road, back to her house. She's like, I just want to return it to its rightful place.

But you wouldn't want it now. The cat's dragged it across the table. She's been holding it. Half-mangled piece of leg of lamb. Well, even if it was yours, you'd be like, oh, you take it. Give it to the cat. Yeah, be disease-laden. Yeah.

Great, look what the cat dragged it. A giant leg of lamb. Impressively. There's no people whose roast it was. You'd be very confused. I'd put it on the bench. It's not in the oven. I mean, animals do steal things.

There's a cat burp. I've told you before about the underwear that was taken from the neighbour's property that you don't believe that the dog came back with. Lacey negliges. Saucy racy wee numbers Oh here we go Interesting they didn't take the

male occupants wife rights Isn't that interesting Julia Don't you get involved on this Very suspicious Hey you've got toothpaste on the side of your mouth It's Jono and Ben on my heads Big news

Small town. Town, town, town, town, town, town, town. This is where we look at some of the stories happening all over New Zealand that may not be getting the mainstream media attention that they deserve. They slip through the cracks, but we're there in the cracks. We are New Zealand's breakfast after all, and this is a story that amazed us. There's a guy by the name of Jack Keys,

and he is going to be running the Auckland Marathon in gumboots. The whole marathon. Oh, jeez. Now, every time I see someone running, no one ever looks like they're enjoying life when they're running, let alone running in gumboots.

Like, how does that work? I think he's doing it for charity. We want to find out some more information about it. So we've got him on the line right now. Jack Keys, thanks for your time. How's it going? Thank you. So where did this idea come from, running a marathon in

gumboots? Oh, well, I thought that just running a normal marathon wasn't quite interesting enough to raise any awareness, and I was wanting to support the Rural Support Trust, so no better place than raising awareness for the rural sector than wearing gumboots in the country's biggest city.

It'd be a lot easier to do it on a quad bike or something. Get the attention. Tractor or something. Look at me, I'm on a chair. Something that's a little more easy than gumboots because I'm imagining blisters. When I walk in gumboots, you have to use your toes to claw to hold them off. Your feet kind of move around a bit. What sort of training have you done in gumboots?

There's definitely some techniques to work out there. I've found that if you go for gumboots that are too small, you don't get any blisters, but all your toes end up bruised. But then if you go for gumboots that are slightly too big, you get the blisters. So I'm currently working the middle ground wearing two pairs of socks. How far have you run in gumboots so far for training?

The longest one I've done so far was the Hauraki Rail Trail, and I did 26K on that one. In gumboots so far for training? The longest one I've done so far was the Hauraki Rail Trail and I did 26k on that one. In gumboots? Yeah, in gumboots along the rail trail. Wow. Funny looks. Oh, you've already done it. Why do you need to go 42k's? Oh, we need to get out there and make sure that I'm going to spray paint the gumboots

red and raise awareness for the charities, Melanoma New Zealand and the Rural Support Trust. Charity is a wonderful thing, isn't it? And you're a far better person than Ben and myself. Producer Juliette, who we work with, she's training for the marathon. Juliette, you're not doing the marathon in gumboots. Where's your commitment to the marathon?

I have no commitment to the marathon. Well, you do. You're out there training. But have you done a marathon before, Jack? No, I haven't, actually. I used to run back in high school, which was about 10 years ago now. But I haven't run a marathon. So you haven't run a marathon

and you decided to do it in gumboots. I don't want to throw stones, but it doesn't sound like much thought has gone into this, Jack. Apart from the charity thought, which is a great thought. Yeah. Juliet, will you, for this radio show,

to create awareness for our radio show, run in gumboots? Jandals even? We'll take jandals? Yep. I'll run a portion of it in jandals if you're there cheering me along with them. At the start line. Ben will be there.

I'll do the end. No, Ben will be there. He'll be there at the start line. It starts always so early. Just FaceTime me. Okay, sweet. And I'll be on FaceTime. Yeah, that sounds great. Yeah He'll be there at Starline. It starts always so early. What I'll do, just FaceTime me. Okay, sweet. And I'll be on FaceTime. Yeah, that sounds great.

That's really good, Jack. And if people want to donate to your worthwhile cause? Yeah, there's a Give A Little page set up, and there's links on Instagram and Facebook as well. So if they just look up the Gumboot Marathon on Give A Little, that's probably the best place to go. Do you have a time in mind that you hope to do it in, or are you just like, I just need to do it,

it doesn't matter how long it takes? No, I'm definitely going to give it a real good go. I'm wanting to crack in under four hours, but if I go really well, I've also recently been told there's a gumboot marathon world record. I might even give that a good go if the training goes well. Now, you've done no running for 10 years, and he's trying to break records.

What is the world record? Who's done this before you? The world record, I think, is about three and a half hours or somewhere around there, and it was done by a guy in London. So I reckon it's probably a good opportunity to bring the record over to New Zealand. And, Juliet, you're doing the half marathon, aren't you?

Mm-hmm. This man's doing the full marathon in gumboots. I don't know how you're doing it, honestly. Well, I don't know how you're eating banana on toast and talking on the radio at the same time. But you're pulling it off beautifully. Thanks very much. Your commitment to banana on toast is a lot more

than your commitment to the run. Yeah. Yeah, you've hit the nail on the head there, Ben. Oh, well, listen, Jack, good luck, my friend. I hope it goes well. We'd love to hear from you on the Monday after the marathon. Tell us how you did. Yeah, that sounds like a plan.

That'll be great, and thank you very much. New Zealand's breakfast. Just don't eat them. They're chewy. It's Jono and Ben on the hits. Now, former New Zealand cricket captain and one of our best and most famous cricketers, Brendan McCullum, he's got a new TV show.

It's on Prime next week. It's called This Could Go Anywhere. He does a roadie right around New Zealand with former English cricketer Phil Tufnell, and he joins us over Zoom right now. Brendan McCullum, how are you? Good, thanks, lads. Lovely to see you. Now, just to describe, because we're on the radio at the moment,

we're on Zoom, as Ben mentioned. Brendan's in his singlet, and gee, you're muscly. Oh, he's looking good. You're looking fantastic, Brendan. I think that's the thing about Zoom. You can sort of just change things a little bit with your complexion by moving closer to the camera. You've got to hit them angles, don't you?

You're in Trinidad, is that correct? Yeah, that's right. That's in Trinidad for the CPL. So I coached the Trinidad side over here and we're going okay so far. There's plenty of Kiwi boys involved in the tournament too, so it's good to catch up with all of them and it is what it is with COVID and all and we're going okay so far. There's plenty of Kiwi boys involved in the tournament too, so it's good to catch up with all of them, and it is what it is with COVID and all,

and we're just pleased to be involved. So you guys are in a bubble with the other teams, is that right? And there's no crowds at the game? Yes, there's six teams involved in the comp, all staying in one hotel. No crowds at all at the games. No crowds. You'd be quite familiar with a New Zealand five-day test match.

Oh, hey. Same sort of vibe there, Brendan. I thought we brought the crowds back, actually. That's a good response. Is it Caribbean or Caribbean? What is the correct pronunciation? Whatever you really want. I think I sort of start with the Caribbean, but once you've sort of indulged in a couple of the local El Dorado rums, you start talking like it's the Caribbean.

To be honest, mate, looking from the outside, it looks like you're on a sweet gig here. You're relaxing in Trinidad, drinking rums, you're having a good time. You would have spent so much time away from your family during your playing years, I imagine, Brendan. So to, I guess, lock in as a coach and spend more time away from the moment would have been a big decision. Yeah that's right and I guess I'd say probably when I was playing the game I always thought when the day I retired I'd kind of move on from cricket and I always

said I didn't want the game to define you as a person and you've got a long life and I was proud of the career I had but then when you sort of step back and you think well where am I going to go from here and we've kind of got our masters in this game, you know. We've learnt the game inside out. We've learnt what it's about to have longevity in the game.

And to just waste that would seem kind of a little pointless. So, you know, I love helping people. I love sort of trying to free guys up to find their best game and to experience the same experiences I got the opportunity to. So coaching was sort of the natural progression from there. And it is tough being away from your families. Of course it is. It's part of the sacrifice you've got to make and

you've just got to be selective about the choices that you make around which gigs you do take and make sure you've got plenty of time at home in between. Brendan McCullum, former Blackcap. You've got a new Sky TV show. It teams you up with British cricket legend Phil Tufnell. You travel around the it sounds like a great time. You travel around

New Zealand checking out the best golf courses, touristy things. I mean the ultimate boys weekend really. Jeez, we had a good time. Can you even remember it being filmed? I'm looking forward to seeing the final version. I know how much fun we had. Phil is an absolutely tremendous bloke. I think our country's I'm looking forward to seeing the final version.

I know how much fun we had. Phil is an absolutely tremendous bloke. I think our country is going to love him when they see him on the screens. He's a true character. And we got on really, really well. We didn't hardly know each other before the show. And that relationship and the development of that right through was outstanding. And I think we got to show him some of what New Zealand's got to offer.

And we played some amazing golf courses, drank a lot of very good wine, ate some wonderful food and caught up to some unique New Zealand personalities along the way. And apparently filmed a TV show at the same time. I just hope New Zealand likes it but whatever, we enjoyed making it.

We had a great time. Brendan McCullum, you're in Trinidad at the moment, coaching a team. Now, according to Crick Info, you've played for 16 professional cricket sides in your time. Can you name all 16? New Zealand?

New Zealand, these one. Black Caps, yeah, that's one. New Zealand, Otago, Canterbury. Yep. Kolkata. Yep. Bangalore. Five.

Kochi. Six. Gujarat. Chennai. Rangpore. New South Wales. He's got 10. He's got 10.

He's doing well. Brisbane. 11. Trinidad. 12. Shit, where do we go from here? There's some English ones. Have you mentioned the English ones?

Oh, yeah, yeah. Sorry. Middlesex, Sussex, Glamorgan, and who was the other one I played for over there? He's so good. Birmingham. And Birmingham. Oh, there we go. 16 teams. What a chance. He's so great. And Birmingham. And Birmingham. There we go. 16 teams.

Well done. He can remember that. He can't remember filming his TV show though but he can remember those teams. Hey listen, lovely to catch up with you.

This is the first time we've ever spoken. I actually apologise. I played a celebrity poker tournament. I got roped in. I think they were scraping the bottom

of the barrel with Brendan many years ago. Oh did you? I'm a massive Brendan McCullum fan. Massive cricket fan as you know and I think I asked scraping the bottom of the barrel with Brendan many years ago. Oh, did you? I'm a massive Brendan McCullum fan, massive cricket fan, as you know. And I think I asked Brendan for his number to call. And the next day I was so embarrassed,

I deleted it from my phone. I was like, oh my God, I asked my hero for his number. So I apologise, Brendan, I'm sorry. Oh, no, don't be silly. We had a few beers that night. It was quite good fun. I do remember actually doing okay in that poker tournament too. Yeah, you're very good.

You're a very competitive person, yeah. But I was like, oh, my God, why did I ask Brendan McCullum for his number? So I apologise. That was a rocky start. Hey, Ben put that on his Tinder profile. I have Brendan McCullum's phone number. That's been dining out all over.

For the record, that's since changed. I wonder why you're not texting me back. Just in case you stumble across it again. Brendan McCullum, lovely to catch up with you. Keep safe over in Trinidad. Safe travels, my McCullen, lovely to catch up with you. Keep safe over in Trinidad. Safe travels, my friend, and hope to catch up with you soon. Thanks, boys. Take care. Morning.

It's Jono and Ben on the hips. Spy, launch into mess-free Mexican with the new Old El Paso tortilla pocket. She wishes her biological parents were Jay-Z and Beyonce. I don't know how that would work, though, and it makes her real parents quite upset, but that's her commitment to celebrities. Juliet was spied. Thank you.

So Noel Gallagher from Oasis, he is refusing to wear a face mask despite the laws in the UK to the point where he hired a private jet to go on holiday just so he didn't have to wear a face mask on a plane. He was like, screw going to Heathrow and wearing a mask and being told what to do.

I want to get a private plane to my holiday destination. How stubborn do you have to be? They are quite stubborn, the Gallagher brothers, aren't they? Yeah. But anyone to not wear a mask is like, the government can't tell me to wear a piece of material on my face. I know. It's not like they're making you eat your curtains or something.

That's right. It's just a mild protection. But, you know, people are very passionate about not wearing masks. Yeah. So bad. An expensive way to not wear a mask, you know? But no one, I mean, it's like wearing a GoPro on your head. No one looks that cool in PPE gear.

We just need to acknowledge that. Yeah, we're all the same boat. A team of five million, right? You either look like you're fresh out of a surgery or a meth lab, don't you? Yeah, exactly. And our very own Laura McGoldrick from the 3pm Pickup had some news to share yesterday on her show. I want to share some stuff that I've had going on

behind the scenes in 2020. I want to start with the really, really exciting news that Guppy and I are having another baby, which is really exciting. We're actually due in February. Harley is not 100% sure what's going on. But come February, I'm pretty sure she's going to learn pretty fast.

Oh, that's wonderful news. Very exciting. It's been quite a journey by the sounds of it, what she was saying yesterday on the radio for them. Yeah. So it's amazing news. Congratulations to them both. It's really, really, really cool.

Yeah, bloody happy. Happy for you, Laura and Marty. I don't know why I'm calling him Marty. I've never met him. Call him Guppy. She called him Guppy. That sounds like we know him really well. But I don't think I'm on those terms with Guppy.

And the good news about this too for us, selfishly speaking, is that Boss Todd, ever since we started, he's like, one of you's got to have a baby. One of you's got to have a baby. Have a radio baby. Breakfast shows love radio babies. All right, so Laura's doing that. Laura's got the baby on the way.

And Guppy. Yeah, yeah. Our mate Guppy. Yeah, takes the acid off us. In all seriousness, no, congratulations, you brothers. So awesome news. Yeah, bloody good, guys. Well done.

And as a spy thanks to Old El Paso, you can launch into some mess-free Mexican with their new tortilla pocket. Want more Jono and Ben? You can catch up with the boys anytime. Just search Jono and Ben on Facebook. Now, we were meant to be voting in two days' time. The general election was meant to be happening in New Zealand. It's not happening now for a little bit longer.

So we thought we'd give you guys something to vote on in our Kiwi referendum. The Kiwi referendum. Putting the best things New Zealand has up against each other and through this whole thing, you said it earlier, you didn't want food to come out on top, right? No, but we've got an all food final and this upsets me. I said we should have had a food versus a person or a... Well, this thing,

we put everything else in there though. We put Taika Waititi, we put Dave Dobbins, Slice of Heaven, we put Lorde in there, we put Lorde of the Rings, we put Gumboots, we put Jandals, but it's come down to the final between these two great pieces of Kiwiata. Kiwi Onion Dip. The original Kiwi Dip. Slalabra.

Versus Mince and Cheese Pie. That's right. If you can find an unhealthier final, then we'll beat it by 15%. You're not happy, though. You're not happy about these two finals. But you do love them. People have voted with their stomachs and not their heads. That's what's going on here. But yes, if you want to vote for onion dip

or the unforgettable combination of processed cheese at volcanic lava temperature with what you hope is minced meat from an actual animal, then you'd want to go the mince and cheese pie. 4487 on the text. The phone lines, they're open for the next 24 hours. We're going to announce tomorrow. Jacinda Ardern, the Prime Minister,

is going to announce on the show just after 8.30 tomorrow the winner of our referendum, the best bit of Kiwiana. But we hit the streets to get your thoughts. It's a really tough one, but it's got to be Kiwi Onion Dip, only because of its versatility. I would have to say Kiwi Onion Dip purely because of its name, Kiwi. I would say Mince and Cheese Pie. Kiwi Onion Dip because I don't like mince and cheese pies. Mince and cheese pie for shorter.

Norbreena. Mince and cheese pie by far the ultimate cuisine of New Zealand. Kiwi onion dip because even the most culinary challenged New Zealander can have that little slice of Kiwiana. Mince and cheese pie, definitely. I hate onion dip. There is nothing in the world that can compare to kiwi onion dip. But it's not the ready-made

stuff that you get in the chiller. You've got to make it yourself. That's a tough choice. I've had some pies that have been pretty terrible and nothing beats a classic mince and cheese. But nothing beats kiwi onion dip. It's just a thing of beauty. I would even, you know when you put the chip in and you're meant to take a little bit of dip? No. Load the

whole chip up with the dip. Fill that whole chip with dip. Well that's a dip crime right there. Kiwi load the whole chip up with the dip. Fill that whole chip with dip. Well, that's a dip crime right there. Kiwi onion dip taking on mints and cheese. What is New Zealand's favourite? We'll find out tomorrow. More painful than your alarm clock. It's Jodo and Ben on the hits.

Now, Disneyland in Los Angeles was meant to close for two weeks in March. Now six months, obviously, because of COVID-19. Mickey will be hemorrhaging. Oh, yeah. Won't he? Well, this is Mickey Mouse operation that's going on right now. But it looks like they are preparing to open. There's no date yet, but they're working through some of the safety measures,

which I imagine would be enormous at the moment, working through how you could safely open a park at the moment. But, you know, Disneyland, I was lucky enough to go there a few years ago. You get so swept up in the magic, you know, and they've got Mickey Mouse everything. You go into a shop that's Mickey Mouse caps, cups, calendars, toys. Contraception. They've got it all. Yeah.

I bought Mickey Mouse salad service. Now, they were Mickey Mouse's hands. You know how he's got those gloves? They were like. On sticks. On sticks. So basically they were like. That's very inconvenient to pull up pieces of lettuce. They were like, still Still they did not work well

No they wouldn't work well They looked alright But their hands were quite You know because their hands were flat Yeah They sort of It's like he's been But his hands also

Are like they've been stung By multiple bees They're quite puffy And sort of Yeah Not conducive for grabbing Your Caesar salad So I thought

These would be cool I've these in the summer And they were They did not work that well They look cool They look great But they just wouldn't pick up You know pick up anything.

You do get swept up. You're a guy who gets swept up in memorabilia. You love it. These are great. It pained me to pass them on. Remember, he loves basketball as well. LeBron James signed to the Lakers, and he's like, I've got to get a LeBron James Lakers singlet.

Now, these were before the singlets had even been released. He just announced that he'd signed them. Like, I'll be one of the first to get them. And so then he went onto a website and ordered one. And mysteriously, the website shut down two days later. It was a scam. With his credit card details. It was a scam.

It was a scam. No. So anyway. He gets swept up in the madness, this guy. He loves it. Buyer's remorse. It happens when you get swept up in the madness. It happens.

Yeah. So I thought maybe I've shared my story. My pain of having these cool looking salad servers. What are the salad servers now? Are they serving anything? No, they're serving much. They're serving no use to me, really, at all, other than looking good.

You could use them around here and pat people on the bottom of them so you don't have to use your real hands. No, maybe not. Maybe a social distance handshake would be quite good. Yeah. Other functions for the novelty salad servers. So what have you bought and you've got buyer's remorse from?

I'd love to hear from you. Like one of the purchases you've made and you've gone, oh, I shouldn't have done that. Oh yeah, a friend of mine, he went over to Bali and you can buy a whole bunch

of cheap knock-off stuff from Bali and I gave him some money. I was like, just get me some sunglasses. So he came back with some Roy Bonds. Not Ray Bands. Roy Bonds didn't even last me a Saturday. Roy Bonds.

Fell to pieces on my face in the space of three hours. Oh, 800 the head, so 4487 on the text. Welcome to the show, Charlotte. How's Drury this morning, matey? All right? Yeah, good. How are you guys? Yeah, doing well.

Doing well. What was the knockoff, sorry, the regrettable purchase you made? Well, back when AirPods first came about, I wasn't prepared to part with my money, so I dropped $15 on a period knock-off. Quality was so bad that people on the bus could hear the music and I couldn't even shut my ears. Oh, so you had rip-off AirPods.

Did they end up electrocuting you or anything? Nearly. She's deaf in two ears. But you've only got two ears. There's nowhere else in your body where you can be deaf. Yeah, that's how it works. Tone deaf. Oh, yeah.

Yeah, yeah. Tone deaf. Not reading the room. Yeah, but she's not deaf in that sense. Not bad. Yeah. Thanks, Charlotte. Appreciate it.

We'll head to Wellington. Kate, you're on the air. Welcome. Hi. How are you guys? We're doing well. What was your regrettable purchase? So when I was young, I bought a pair of those wheelie shoes.

Oh. You see the kids do it at the supermarket. That's really cool. They're ACC case waiting to happen, aren't they? Exactly. So my first time I wore them, one of the wheels malfunctioned, and I actually broke my ankle. Oh, jeez.

Ben's kids were scooting around on those. I was like, this is just... Yeah, they actually got quite good on them. But you're like, as a parent, you're like... You know, just nervously watching them go. Kate, what happens when you hit a hill? Like, how do you navigate your way down a hill? Oh, you can walk normally, yeah.

Oh, can you? You don't always have to have the wheels out, mate. Oh, it's not like you're on rollerblades the whole time. No. Yeah, I never got to the hill. I literally broke my ankle straight away. My mum was like, nope, threw them in the hill. I literally broke my ankle straight away. My mum was like, nope, threw him in the bin.

Broke your ankle off. Jeez. Some mad dog invented those, eh? Great invention. Great invention. Kate, love your work. Thank you very much for listening. Appreciate it.

Thank you. Not a morning person. Sadly, neither of these two. It's Jono and Ben on the hits. Scrolling through your feet. All right, here he comes, our news hound who's shoved his nose into the lap of topicality.

He inhaled. Now he's about to exhale on the radio with all the stories. Kiwi teen music producer Josh685, just 17 years old. He's taken over the music world, and this is awesome. He made a track in his garage. It took him just four hours, he was saying to us, right? It ended up on TikTok, and long story short, millions around the world danced to it.

Jason Derulo, pop star, sung over the top, and he had a smash hit that went all over the world. Number one in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia, and now it's made it into the top ten of Billboard's new Global 200 chart. So it's a brand new chart, just started in the last week. And so it's number six alongside Cardi B, Drake, The Weeknd, Harry Styles. Wow, they had to start a brand new chart just to put this song on it. That's how successful it's been.

Incredible stuff, Josh. And he's just done a new song, hasn't he, with Tiger, Mr. Tiger. I know. This is just as catchy. I know. So this is just as catchy. I know. We spoke to him, you know, as you said, before he was on his rise. He's never going to talk to us again, probably for 20 years. Generally, we get people on the way up and on the way down.

So we won't, well, we told Josh, we won't hear from him for about, you know, five to 15 years. Yeah. Well, we spoke to him about how cool it must be at school Being still at school and having a smash worldwide hit What is it like at school? Like obviously the kids, the teachers They must know about this right? Oh yeah heaps of the teachers I think all of them

Most of them know Because I saw them all dancing to it on like a little grid Where they're all just dancing to it together Well jeez I tell you what If that doesn't get you some NCEA credits A number one worldwide hit I don't know what will He's a lovely guy Very humble as well some NCEA credits on a number one worldwide hit. I don't know what will.

He's a lovely guy. Very humble as well. I like that you played me the video with Jason Derulo and him obviously given the worldwide circumstances at the moment couldn't be filmed

in the same location. Yeah. So you had Derulo's shots through Los Angeles and Hollywood. He's on the Hollywood Hills. He's literally There's a helicopter

and everything, right? He's standing on a Bentley. Yeah. There's bikini clad ladies. There's people twerking in the background and stuff. Not for me. That's literally... There's a helicopter and everything, right? He's standing on a Bentley. Yeah. There's bikini clad ladies. There's people twerking in the background and stuff. Not for me. That's not for me. But they're in there. Wouldn't it be my choice? I don't watch that film. It's DeRulo's choice.

That's right. It's just a savage love, obviously. They're big hit together. And so then you've got DeRulo's parts. And then it cuts to Josh in Manureta. Manureta. Who's with his schoolmates. And they're just in this dead-end street. Yeah. Like a,

not a dead-end street, isn't it? It's a cul-de-sac. Yeah. And all out on the street and they're riding bicycles with speakers on them and the contrast

between the two. It's actually really cool though because that is what they, you know, that's what they are, you know. They haven't tried to be anything that they're not,

which is awesome, you know. That's what I really love about that. It's a real bit of, you know, who they are. So it's very cool. I wish them all the success. Isn't it amazing you can be an international superstar from your garage nowadays in South Auckland?

Incredible. That's an amazing story. And speaking of music news, the original Purple Wiggle, Jeff, he's returning to the Wiggles for a limited time only. Wake up, Jeff. Jeff's a shaky pair of hands health-wise, isn't he? Yeah, he's coming back. Because the other purple wiggle, Lockie, has just had twins,

so he's taking time out from filming the TV show. So they're bringing the... He had twins with the dinosaur. No. No. Who had twins with the dinosaur? No, he just had a baby with the dinosaur. There's a lot of stuff going on within the...

No. It's quite incestuous. The red wiggle was having a baby with a dinosaur the person who plays the dinosaur the dinosaur the purple wiggle is having twins

well had twins with someone else right not within the confines of the wiggles I don't know if that's quite the stage but he was originally

with the yellow wiggle I'm confused you're confused yes a lot of jiggling with the wiggling but Jeff is back the original from

Wake Up Jeff is back. He had a bit of a heart problem in 2012, and on stage things didn't go too well. Had a heart attack on stage. They almost literally had to wake up Jeff, but it's great to have him back in there, and it's good to see him back in there. It's awesome.

It's great. He was my favourite Jeff. Always like, oh, Jeff, you're so sleepy. He basically suffered from narcolepsy the poor guy yeah I'll just be like there and he'll be like wake up Jeff

oh I'm awake again but technically they're just making quirky songs out of his medical condition also to have him back and that is scrolling through

your feed this morning like starting your day without your morning coffee it's Jono and Ben on my heads the A to Z New Zealand time the A to Z

of New Zealand we are calling every town and city in New Zealand we phone one to Z of New Zealand. We are calling every town and city in New Zealand. We phone one a day and we are not going to stop them to have called every town and city in New Zealand. We'll go on annual leave. We'll stop when we go on annual leave.

Yeah, sure we will. And Christmas time. There's no time to carry this on. Every day we're on radio. We won't stop. Weekends, Saturdays and Sundays. Radio days, Monday to Friday. We're not stopping. We'll not stop. We'll, Saturdays and Sundays. Yeah, no, but the radio days, Monday to Friday, so we're on. We're not stopping. We'll not stop.

We'll dedicate one moment of show to this. That's right. Yeah, that's right. And today, Ben, boys. The train rolls on until Friday. Not going to stop. Yeah, not going to stop until Saturday. Gore, heading to Gore.

We're in the G's. Gore's located in Southland, in the South Island, and on the Gore tourism website, it says housing is kind of affordable and we don't have much traffic. So if one of your favourite hobbies is paying too much for a tiny house and sitting in 45 minutes traffic, then GORE is not

the town for you. However, if you do like commemorative statues of freshwater fish, they've got a giant trout statue or if you like dancing in a line and saying yee-haw partner, then they have a statue got a giant trout statue. Or if you like dancing in a line and saying, yee-haw, partner, then they have a statue of a giant guitar to celebrate the Gore Gold Guitar Country Music Awards. We're going to go through to the organiser now, aren't we?

Yeah, we're going to call the Gore Country Music Awards. I think this phone, Jackie, should we give Jackie a call? Jackie's the name on the website. Hello. Hello. Hello. How are you? Yeah, very good. Thank you.

Have we got hold of G-G-G-G-G-G-Gore? Yes. It's Jono and Ben from The Hits here. How are you? Yeah, very good. Thank you. Is this the organiser and matriarch of the Gore Golden Guitar Awards. Not really, but we have something to do with it.

We'll take the credit. We can give it to you. That's pretty cool that you are involved in that. Yeah. Jackie, we are phoning every town and city in New Zealand. We're doing one every day. Gore is next on the list. And we thought, you know, what's more gore than a trout?

And then we went, well, you can't call a trout. They don't have hands to answer a telephone. So we thought, next best thing, Jackie, the organiser, the one and only, the linchpin of the New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards. Yeah, so we want to know a bit about gore and what you do there. We play a lot of country music. At the moment, we're trying to stand up straight because it's so windy. Blowing a gale in gore.

And you're, your town, a rich history of country music. And you obviously like country music. I do, yeah. It'd be a bit annoying if you didn't for you. You're like, I'm really into heavy metal. That's not bad. I'm actually into hip hop. But you got into organising the Gold Guitar Awards.

And what's your favourite country song of all time? Gosh, there's so many. Probably Islands in the Stream or anything Dolly Parton. Oh, good. Islands in the stream, that is what we are. Sing along, Jackie. Oh, no.

Not me. I know you two. You don't sing? You don't sing? You just help organise? No, I don't sing. I don't play. I just help. Do you like this one? You gotta know where to hold him. Where to hold him. Nowhere to hold him.

It's a good one. The Gambler. Another great song. Wagon Wheel. Oh, there's so many great songs. Oh, no, not Wagon Wheel. Okay, except for Wagon Wheel. Oh, we're throwing things at Wagon Wheel.

Jackie, can you do us a favour? We sing You Gotta Know Where to Hold Him and you come in and go, Where to hold him? And then we'll pick it up, okay? Oh, you've got to know where to hold him, and you come in and go, where to hold him? And then we'll pick it up, okay? Oh, no. You've got to know where to hold him. Where to hold him.

We've got to know where to walk away, and this is time to walk away. Definitely. If people come to Gore, what's one thing, apart from the Golden Guitar Awards, that they should do? Oh, maybe have a look at the Hokanui Moonshine Museum. Okay. Jackie, if we ever come to Gore, can we stay at your house? Thank you.

What's your address? No, I was just going to say that. We've got your number here. We'll go to Gore and we'll ask for Jackie and we'll sort it out. Is that okay? Because we were coming, what, November? Yeah. Is that all right?

Oh, maybe we'll see you then. Yeah. Okay, so what's your address? Because we'll come... Stop asking me for her address. We'll come and stay in November. We'll need to go down that way. We'll not stay at Jackie's house. Jackie's too lovely. How many bedrooms have you got, Jackie? Jackie, you have a lovely day. I'm wrapping this up now. It's time for me to walk away and

time for you to run. Jackie, nice talking to you. Take care and go and hopefully we'll catch up with you. Not stay at your house, but hopefully we'll catch up with you one day soon. Okay, thank you to run. Jackie, nice talking to you. Take care and go, and hopefully we'll catch up with you. Not stay at your house, but hopefully we'll catch up with you one day soon. Okay, thank you very much. Okay, Jackie. Bye. What was your address?

Stop asking. See you, Jackie. Bye. Stop, Jono. She was awesome tolerating us early in the morning. Start your day the wrong way. It's Jono and Ben on the hits. Now, we are in the middle of our referendum.

We're putting the most iconic Kiwi things head-to-head in a knockout-style tournament where we have reached the final, and here's how it's all played out. A mince and cheese pie is taking on Jandals. Wellington Pie Company, Crafty Pies, had a bit of controversy with their pies they put on Facebook. But why did Facebook complain about a pie? Oh, they said it was a sexual toy.

Right. Are they sexy pies, Neil? Well, they're cute, I suppose. Are you backing the mince and cheese pie all the way? All the way, yeah. Kiwi onion dip all day, every day. All the way. I could literally eat kiwi onion dip for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I've never been an onion dip fan. What? I've never been an onion dip fan. Burn your New Zealand passport. It's a really good referendum, this, isn't it? Some may say it's pointless, but the main thing is it fills in some air time for us. That is the main thing. Now, the voting lines are open right now, aren't they?

What do you want? Who do you want to win? Who? What? What do you say? What or who? Who? What item?

I don't know. Yeah. Which way do you want to What or who? What item? I don't know. Yeah. Which way do you want to go? That might be grammatically correct. Onion dip or a mints and cheese pie. We've got teams of journalists, well-respected reporters, tracking the votes as they come in on the text 4487. When I say that, I mean Producer Juliet.

Jacinda Ardern, though, the Prime Minister, will announce the winner of our referendum tomorrow on the show. Want more Jono and Ben? You can catch up with the the show. Want more Jono and Ben? You can catch up with the boys anytime. Just search Jono and Ben on Instagram. Spy, launch into mess-free Mexican with the new Old El Paso tortilla pocket. You know what, Juliette, producer Juliette, she's in training for a marathon at the moment,

but what really gets her heart going is a pointless, vacuous news story about Harry Styles waxing his legs. And that's why she turns up every morning for Spy Entertainment News. Thanks very much. Now, speaking of Harry Styles. We just played Harry Styles, right? We just played Harry Styles,

one of my favourite songs, that one. A super fan spent $20,000 on his world tour, but obviously, I think it was yesterday it was announced that he's going to have to cancel sort of the New Zealand, Australian, I think Asian part of the tour because of coronavirus. And she spent $20,000 going to all these different shows. Just in this part of the world? Yeah, I think so.

Harry should refund her. I know. He should. What's 20 grand to Harry Styles? Will she get her money back? Oh, you'd hope so. But she'll have flights, accommodation. Yeah, that's the hard thing.

You name it, mate. Yeah. You name it. Keep naming it. Have you got any more to name? No. Neither. I've run out of stuff to name,

so I was hoping you might come in with some stuff. She might have read, like, transfers from the airport. Airport transfers, you name it. She'd bought tickets to 14 shows in total. 14? Wow. Yeah, New Zealand, $21,000 on tickets, flights, accommodations. And, yeah, it started all getting cancelled.

You name it. Juliet keeps naming it. It's great. Good stuff, good stuff. Exactly. Would you have done that because you were a crazy Bieber fan back in your wild teenage years? Would you have done that for Bieber? Spent $20,000 on traipsing around? Oh, my goodness.

I made it to the final of a Justin Bieber competition on the radio and I almost won the trip to LA to meet and greet him and I nearly had a heart attack but I didn't win and this other girl won and I was just so sad. Anyway. So sad. I think it was a wise decision

from the radio station not to let you win. Wow, this lady's in tense. We're worried for Justin's intense. Exactly. We're worried for Justin's safety. Exactly. And Kanye West,

he has kind of gone on another Twitter rant. He has thrown his Grammy in the toilet. He posted a photo of him, of it in the toilet and him urinating on it.

It's just going to clog the system up. Yeah, it won't flush. I wouldn't imagine, would it? Be a double flusher. Yeah, yeah. Definitely. And he's saying that he doesn't want to release new music

until he's freed from contracts. He's also built giant walls around his LA mansion so that paparazzi and helicopters can't look in. Well, that's fair enough. He's kind of, yeah, just gone on another rant saying that his kids are going to own his songs and not the labels. And yeah, so he's on that sort of level at the moment.

Is he still living with Kim? Are they still a couple? I think so. Yeah, they are. So we don't know what's going to happen there. Hopefully they that sort of level at the moment. Is he still living with Kim? Are they still a couple? I think so. Yeah, they are. So we don't know what's going to happen there. Hopefully they can sort of figure it out, but it must be hard being in the public eye and having to sort all that out.

Listen, it only took Kanye six months to build a giant wall. Donald Trump's had four years to get his one off the ground. Kanye got it done, right? He should be president. He should be president. He'll get that wall built between USA and Mexico. And that is five things to hold our past, so they've got new tortilla pockets so you can launch into some mess-free Mexican. Wake up full of shame. It would be brilliant. We'll get that wall built between USA and Mexico. And that is five things to hold our Paso.

They've got new tortilla pockets so you can launch into some mess-free Mexican. Wake up full of shame. Wake up with these guys. It's Jono and Ben on the hits. Wrapping up our show for a Thursday. A feeling good. We like to end the show on some positivity. Get your day started right wherever you are all over New Zealand.

So 0800 the hits. Why is today going to be a good day for you? We're going to go to Brenna in Rotorua. Welcome to New Zealand's Breakfast, Brenna. Tell us why it's going to be a good Thursday for you, matey. I get to hang out with my two fully grown daughters and have a coffee with them this morning.

They're both very independent, so it's nice to spend some time with them. Oh, isn't that lovely? It would be weird if you were giving the coffee to your five-year-old daughters or something. I'd like me to stipulate fully grown. They're both over 20. You know, someone told me the other day we could save a lot on birthday present costs

if we just didn't tell kids when they were born. It's a good little life hack, isn't it? Yeah, true. No one tells them, and then we don't have to have birthday parties and presents. You kind of wondered that. I hate to tell you this, but one of my daughters, she was three days of labour. Three days?

Three days. Three days? She celebrates her birthday from the late 17th of November right through until the 19th. So she's a three-day bender every year. Three days of labour. That is incredible, Brenna. Well, thank you so much for listening to the 19th. So she's a three-day bender every year. Three days of labour. That is incredible, Brenna. Well, thank you so much for listening to the show. I thought I could get revenge for both of her babies

were born in two hours. Oh, you have yourself a great day. We'll flick you out something to make your day a little better as well as a face mask from kindface.co.nz. Oh, thank you, John and Ben. Have an awesome day. You too. Cheers for listening. We'll catch you guys tomorrow from 6 o'clock. It is. Oh, thank you, Jono and Ben. Have an awesome day. You too.

Cheers for listening. We'll catch you guys tomorrow from 6 o'clock. It is our big final of our referee and dumb. We've got Kiwi Onion Dip taking on Midst of Cheese Park. Want more Jono and Ben? You can wake up with the boys weekdays from 6 on The Hits and via the iHeartRadio app. Jono and Ben on The Hits Breakfast. Friends of Skinny.

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