Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - Show Highlights: The Cheapest Lunch In New Zealand

Episode Date: November 20, 2023

Cheaper Tuesdays, we are on the hunt for a cheap lunch in NZ PJ Harding is joining The Hits in 2024 Can you impersonate your partner? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hits with the Jono and Ben podcast. Thanks to Challenge, putting the service back into service stations. Jono, yesterday I went to the mall and I firstly got out of the car park quite quickly, so I didn't have to worry about that, which was quite good. But secondly, I decided to go back to the place. There's a cafe there. Where I sat the other day and someone sat down with me, not once, but twice for quite a detailed conversation. I went back to the same place to have a hot drink. Now you were working on your laptop and I know when you're in laptop mode, you're getting stuff done. It's your time to get stuff done. And this person came up to you, said hello, and you said hello back.

And then they took a seat down, which would have just been eating you up inside. Yeah, because I'm like, well, they've got to decide when to end the conversation, not me. I mean, I love having a conversation. I don't mind chatting, but then it went on for quite a while, and then they went away, and then they came back and sat down again. I'm like, wow, wow, okay. The sequel was a big call.

Yes, that's what I thought. It was a few other things, a few loose ends to tie up in our conversation so that was what was the conversation oh there was something there was a photo the show of something like it was a lot it was a long thing but anyway it was an enjoyable conversation it went on for a while but it was enjoyable but I went back to that same cafe at the mall yesterday because my daughter was um was going around the mall with her friends so I was like I'll wait here and I thought well this is risky because I've been here before and I've had someone sit down, but I'll give it another go. And I was there for about 10, 15 minutes working away on my laptop

and these young kids sort of walked past. You know, kids at the mall. Kids love roaming the mall, don't they? Yeah, delinquent children. What were they, vaping, ram-raiding? What were these kids doing, Ben? Maybe on the way to, but at that time they weren't. And then one of the kids goes, hey, it's you, the guy from TikTok.

I'm like, ooh, ooh, okay, TikTok. I'm like, I guess we put some videos out on TikTok. I was like, oh, hey, how's it going? Nice to see you guys. Add a little bit of chat. They're like, say something funny. You say you do funny stuff. Tell us a joke.

Now, it's a moment that we've had before many times before right yeah and they're ruthless kids are ruthless when they demand something they want results instantly and the worst thing is i guess in our position being 40 plus as you know the comedy is never going to land well that's the thing we have a show joke right that we try and remember and that try and remember about scanning the Navy in with bar codes and stuff like that. And I looked at them and I was like, is that joke going to land with a sort of 13, 14-year-old audience? I'm like, maybe not.

Probably not. They need to know Scandinavia is also another name for it. There's a lot of dots for them to connect. So what did you end up doing? Well, I went, hey, do you guys, like I put it back on them. I said, hey, tell me a joke. I for them to connect so what did you end up doing well i went hey do you guys like i put it back on them i said hey go tell me a joke i'd love to hear a joke uh thinking that they'd have nothing and then four of them all went one after another all with jokes around orphans like like and i was like well we had orphan based comedy i was like geez this is yeah that was a rich vein of orphan based comedy four jokes

in a row from four different individuals around orphans i don't know how i feel about this i was like well they're good well they were okay but i was just kind of feeling a bit sorry for the orphans at the end of it tell us what tell us what i know this is a real barrage it was all about no sad things that didn't happen to the orphans because they obviously didn't have parents and you were like oh and then they left left me on my way and i was a little rattled with the orphan based comedy because i what i love about you in that situation is you don't know whether to laugh if someone's filming you if you're going to look heartless yeah if you're going to get cancelled for laughing at orphans exactly so i was like wow it really didn't turn out how i thought it was gonna turn out so i don't know if they've just

been researching orphan based jokes or what but they had they had it ready to go all four of them for a different it's a funny role this sometimes uh where you know it is one of those jobs where you feel like you can just go up to someone and go do your job in front of me tell me you don't go up to a dentist and go yeah go on because look at you doing a root canal you know or maybe go to a builder and go check us up a retaining wall would you make just for a laugh the hits the jonathan ben podcast my wife i've noticed another thing that she's been doing recently and you know he's really unloading on the wife this morning, man. Yeah, hopefully she's not listening to this.

When people get texts or emails, I've noticed she's an out loud reader. Now, not the whole thing, but just a reaction. She'll often get a text and go, oh, my God, or I can't believe it. And that feels like I need to go, oh, you know, as the attentive, loving partner, I need to go, oh, what's going on? And then she goes, oh, nothing, it's a work thing. Or, oh, no, it's all right. You know, I'm like, well, why make all this loud outward noise

if you're like, just keep it in your head. Like, that's fine. Have your own text. That's fine. But don't say out loud. Otherwise, I am going to ask oh what's going on and then she's like oh no it's okay i don't know frustrates me like that is that that does it causes intrigue when you hear oh my god no way yeah you want to know you want to know

what's happening otherwise don't say no way out loud and then you don't you know and i realized she'll probably tell me and i won't know the person or I won't know the thing. But it's, yeah. And you're right. Actually, it didn't affect me in any way. But it's like when people around the office are like, did you hear about, hmm? And you're like, what? Oh, did you hear what's happening there?

Can't say anything. And then they don't tell you. Yeah. Don't even do the little teaser. Just keep it to yourself. Exactly. And then I wouldn't know about it. You wouldn't know about the little teaser. Just keep it to yourself. Exactly. And then I wouldn't know about it. You wouldn't know about the office gossip.

You wouldn't know about what are the texters that's causing that reaction. One thing I imagine would frustrate others, but I haven't had the hard facts, is when I am texting, I am also talking. So I can't type without talking out loud. So if I'm texting ben right now hey mate how is the plan to and i will do in that draw i imagine it would drive those in the stratosphere around me bonkers yeah no it does definitely does that's for sure the hits the jo and Ben podcast.

On your Tuesday, we started something last week, Jono, and it feels like it's a good time to do this where it's cost a living. A lot of talk about this. We don't know what's happening with the government. There's still a lot of talk about that. It's Cheaper Tuesday. We zero in on a particular item

and try and find the cheapest version of that item. Last week, $2 coffees. It's a pack and save more house Morehouse Ave in Christchurch. We figured you wouldn't get a cheaper flat white or a hot drink across the country, Ben Boyce. So we zeroed in on that. Boom. Cost of living crisis solved.

On to the next one. See how quickly that is, Christopher Luxon? See how quickly we can get things done? We're getting stuff done. I was actually, because I like thinking about this, the whole cheaper thing. Remember when I bragged, I came in and I was like, see this pair of jeans. RRP. Recommended retail price.

Is it? P? I'm gathering. Yeah, it would be, yeah. 160 bucks. And I got those for, do you remember the price, Ben? No, but you've told me the story so many times I should remember. Yeah you've just

blacked it out. You just glaze over it and I tell it $24. Now I bought those jeans and I was like you're never going to get a better bargain. I've never once worn them. Have you not? No. Well once. Sorry I lie. Probably once. Why have you not worn them? Once I wore them I was like why are

these so cheap? What has happened in these trousers? Oh, did it get inside your head? Did it? Yeah, $24 worth. Terrible crimes have taken place inside these pants that they had to get rid of for $24. That was a bargain for some cheap jeans. But what do we want to focus on today? I reckon the

cheapest lunch in New Zealand, people today, no matter where they are around the country, love to know what is the cheapest thing, the cheapest place they could go for lunch. Anything at all, anywhere in New Zealand, we'd love to know 0800 the hits 4487. You remember that sweet elderly couple, Ben, down the road from the radio station we used to work at.

And they ran a sandwich shop. And they were like a gorgeous British couple. They could have been straight from Coronation Street and they would sell sandwiches for $3. But it was anything you wanted in that sandwich, any ingredient, you get it for $3. It doesn't matter how small, how big. And, jeez, you would just jam everything.

You would make them, they would be like as thick as a Lord of the Rings book. Yeah. I remember standing behind someone. I'm like, mate, you are, probably you actually, Jono. everything you would make them they'd be like as thick as a lord of the rings yeah i remember standing behind someone i'm like mate you were probably you actually john i was like you taking the mickey with how many things that you could order from the i'll be like chicken ham bacon beetroot cheese more cheese lettuce put a hash brown in there like it was yeah it was insane and unfortunately they went out of business. Yeah. Well, yeah. How do you feel now?

Terrible, actually. But they also would go to Countdown every morning and buy all the ingredients. Like, they would go to the supermarket, buy the loads of bread. I was like, guys, you've really got this wrong. Going to the world's most expensive supermarket, then selling things for $3. Oh, Andrew, the hits. 4487. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast.

The best follow-through, but Cheaper Tuesdays, where we throw out a topic, we find out the cheapest places in New Zealand for that particular thing. It's good for the cost of living at the moment. And today we're doing Cheapest Lunch. A whole lot of messages on our Facebook page at the Hits Breakfast for some great places. There's the kiosk in Poriroa, $10 for a coffee and a B&E bun, which is pretty good for lunch. Jerry's charcoal chicken. $10 for a chicken burger, chops, nuggets, and a drink.

Pretty good value, boys. And boys is spelt with a Z. Yeah, you know they mean business when they put a Z at the end of it, Ben. Was that all for $10 there, Jerry? Yeah, that's pretty good. Gee whiz. Great value. How is Jerry turning a profit?

Dumplings in Christchurch, where I always bang on about it. It's an iconic place. $2 rice. It's been running it for many, many years. A lot of people suggesting that through. It's an iconic place. You're always a bit,

you know, you have questions and I don't want to hear your questions, mate. It's so good. Yeah, well, you said it's laced with a mystery source. I'm like, well, what's in the source? What makes the source so affordable that even with inflation, they haven't had to raise,

how long has it been, $2? It's not broadcasting school at all. It's been a long time before that. So I think it's like 30 years or something. Now that raises eyebrows. No, it doesn't. 30 years to consistently have the same product where you know prices have changed.

We all know. Oh, look, I can make. Consistently at $2. It's so good. Anyway, someone else has also said a $1 Georgie pie back in 1996, which is a great memory. Again, that was a don't think too hard about it situation. And then someone else has text through a place that does all youyou-can-eat beef casserole for $10 in Waitomo. Pretty much all I could eat was probably like one lot of beef casserole.

All-you-can-eat. All-you-can-eat. Should we give them a call? We're going to go through to them. Are they called Rosie Lands? Yeah. Morning, Roselands. Joe speaking.

Joe, it's Jono and Ben calling from the Hits radio station. Hi. Hi. Now, apparently, you've got a pretty amazing lunch deal. Have I? All you can eat. We've heard all you can eat beef casserole. No, sorry.

Beef casserole. $10 all-you-can-eat beef casserole. It10 or you can eat beef casserole. It just came through on the text machine. Not that I've known of. Have you ever made beef casserole or sold it? Not here, no. Rosylands by Waitomo Caves. This is what they said.

Beef, gravy, vegetable, roast potatoes and rice. Or you can eat $10 beef casserole plus free Wi-Fi. Well, I don't know where that's come from. Do you still have the free Wi-Fi? Yes. Oh, you do? Okay. What's the best thing for lunch there?

Okay, we're not getting $10 or you can eat beef casserole, but what can we get? Well, it's only bookings only, so it's Western and Asian meals, Indian. Spanning the globe. The international cuisine globe. We love it. Well, have a think about it. Apparently someone's had $10 a week in their casserole there.

Maybe you just undercharged them and overfed them. Maybe, but I don't know. Hell no, I've never known of that to happen. Hell no. I'm giving away $10 oil you can eat beef casserole. It'll sink the place. I don't know how much beef casserole I can eat, but I'm willing to try. But you have a lovely day, and I'm sorry for this really random phone call.

Okay, cool. Okay, bye. Okay, so that one wasn't legit, but on the text machine, John, are plenty of texts come through to 4487? So many, guys. The cheapest lunch,

the Refinery Cafe, Marsden Point, Ruakaka. You get a Christmas pie for a dollar. Ben, I know you don't like the Christmas mince pie. Well, don't call them mince pies. Call them fruit pies.

You know what I mean? Okay, Christmas fruit pie for a dollar. Cake slices, $5. Three slices for $5. Wow. Again, how are these people making money? Crazy. The best kai, cheapest kai, whenua pie, whenua pie, the European pizza takeaways for $9. Two

fish, one sausage, and chips. That's big enough to feed two people. And the Heller's Staff Cafe, apparently grilled fish and chips, salad, $7. Burgers and chips, $7. Ribs and salad, guess how much, Ben? $7? $7.

Moroccan lamb and couscous, guess how much, Ben? $9.50. No, it was $8. Thanks so much for your calls and texts this morning. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Something that I've come to discover, and I think probably happens in most relationships, is you would have an impression of your partner, you know,

when you vocally impersonate them and, you know, little quirks or quips that they have. Now, whether you do this in front of them or behind their back, that's up to you. I don't know what category you fall into, Ben. Sometimes, depending on what it is. Depending on what it is. I mean, it's got a yawn that I sometimes impersonate, things like that.

It feels like a safe area or something. But conditions definitely have to be right for you to go, oh, they're going to be fine with the impersonation. Yeah. You've got to pick your time. The audience as well, too. Like, are you performing this for just, you know, is it a private performance or is it a public display? That's another big thing as well that can, you know.

Because one can fall into public humiliation. Yes, exactly. Well, listen, I've got my wife, Jennifer, on the phone. Welcome, Jen. Thank you. Lovely to have you on. Now, Jen has an impression of me, and I'd like you to figure out if it's bang on or not.

Okay, yeah. He goes, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, and he's not actually listening. Yeah, that's it. Yes, exactly. Yes. 100% bang on. And then you'll go five minutes later and he goes,

what was that again? Sorry, I was just clearing an email or something. You're like, well, you just said yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, multiple times to the conversation. No, you're right. So that's the thing. And I don't do impressions of Jen. It's not what the office are.

Well, I kind of do anyway. Yeah, exactly. Tuesday morning matinee in the office, Jono performs it for everyone. It's a great show. Oh, thank you, Jimbo. Sometimes she makes me sound a little bit congested too when, you know, like a sort of a Disney voiceover artist

who failed an audition. Yeah, it's always that, eh? Particularly with the, stereotyping the idiot guy, the idiot guy voice that I think. That's the impersonation I'm sure a lot of guys get. So this is what we want. Oh, 800 the hits.

You phone up. You know, you can be anonymous, but just do the impersonation of your partner. Partner impressions. We don't need to know who they are, but I think we'll all enjoy them. Risky. Risky in a public setting, but hey, that's all right. We'll do it through the radio and you can be anonymous. The hits.

The Jono and Ben podcast. We're in Auckland's Viaduct. Danny Doolins, he got up on stage with the local band there, busted out some Proclaimers and a bit of Sublime. How cool would that have been just in there and suddenly post balloons on the stage they had a cigarette in hand no one told him hey excuse me excuse me there's no smoking inside here but that's that's okay that's he's a celebrity you would have brought it to his attention you went to a concert in northland with one of new zealand's most popular reggae bands and you were standing around in a circle. I was chatting to them. Yeah. Things were being passed around

and they handed it to you and what did you say? Very public setting and I went oh no, I'm okay, thanks. As I said it, I was like, oh you could not have sounded more whiter and more uncool at that very moment. Just me going, oh no, I'm okay, thanks. I actually voted no in the referendum.

I'm okay, thanks. And I was like, I'm okay thanks and I was like oh my god anyway partner impressions this morning you mentioned you do Amanda's yawn can we hear your wife's yawn she's invented a new one she seems to be trialling she didn't even know she was doing it a new yawn so the traditional

aww you know thing but she'll go aww and at the end she sort of goes up an octave and stuff so that's kind of the there's the new yawn of my partner she didn't realize she was doing it until i'm not now i'm like oh you're trialing a new yawn and it's working impressions it's working sounds good i like a new yawn new year new yawn um partner impressions this morning we've got les on the phone leslie how are how are you doing? Good, thank you. How are you? Good.

Now, Lesley, we're doing partner impressions. Everyone has an impression of their partner that they sarcastically bring out when the time is right. And who's your partner? My partner is Dave. Okay. What's Dave sound like? Because we haven't met Dave before. I don't think we have.

So we want to know what he sounds like through your mouth. I was an impersonation of him. we want to know what he sounds like through your mouth. I was in a fascination of him. Honey, you know what way to go? I say go this way. You know what I mean? You know what I mean. Does he say you know what I mean after everything?

Pretty much. You know what I mean? Like, you know, if you cook this one for two minutes, if you know what I mean, it'll be better tasting if you know what I mean. Sometimes do you not know what he means? You're like, geez, I don't, but you know, if you cook this one for two minutes, if you know what I mean, it'll be better tasting, if you know what I mean. Sometimes do you not know what he means? You're like, geez, I don't, but you know. I actually turned around one day and said, no, I don't know what you mean. But then

it gave a 10-minute lecture on what he does know, if you know what I mean. Sometimes it's easier just to shut up, isn't it? That's not always the best. Yeah, you know you're right, you provide the proof, and then they won't apologize, it will just be, well, you know what I That's not always the best. You know you're right. You provide the proof and then they won't apologise. It will just be, well, you know what I mean.

I think it comes, you get older and you just all of a sudden you just take a breath and you're like, oh look, it's just, I just, I know I'm right

but I'm not even going to say it. It's better not to say it. Maybe we've just created the perfect byline for marriage. Marriage. Just shut up. It's easier. No, not marriage. Not marriage.

I tried that for three weeks. Oh, you tried it for how long? Three weeks? Three weeks. It took him two to three years to have better sudden divorce papers. But you're still together? That was ten years ago. I'm still with the man now, but I'm not married. Oh, gotcha.

So, you were married for three weeks? Yes. I told him to go get some child selenium and he never came back. Okay. Which was good. Oh, God, it sounds like you're in a much better place if you know what I mean.

Oh, I know what you mean. We've got Gary with us. Good morning, Gary. Hi, mate. How are you? We're doing all right. This is dangerous. Good morning, Gary. Hi, mate. How are you? We're doing all right. This is dangerous. Partner impressions, Gary.

Yes. You met Kirsty at Bunnings last year. Oh, we did? Yeah. I think I've got her down pat when she's had a couple of Woodstocks. Then it's bedtime and a cup of tea time. It's a, Bunnings, cup of tea time. It's a fun cup of tea.

She gets super nasal. And then her daughter, Izzy, who you also met, she'll call her in her bedroom, a cup of tea, Izzy. I don't like that. I've just primed her. She's setting up for working from home today with the radio in the background,

so I just sent her a message while I was on hold, so she's hopefully by the radio. Well, good luck. Well, hopefully making a cup of tea. Yeah, a cup of tea. Oh, Gary. Put a smile to our faces this morning. You have yourself a great day.

Yeah, you too, guys. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Now, you too, guys. Now, we've been following Kiwi family's journey for the past year. There's an article in today's New Zealand Herald and online about Portia, a really brave young Kiwi teen who has a rare brain tumour and is going in today for a groundbreaking operation. And we've known Matt, Portia's father, for a while, and we're really thinking of the family today. And he joins us right now.

Good morning, Matt. G'day, Ben. How are you? How are you, Jono? I'm doing well, mate. I'm doing well. More importantly, how are you going? Oh, mate, it's been a pretty full-on experience. As you guys can imagine, it's probably been nearly 12 months since we spoke last and that was when Portia was diagnosed with a really nasty brain tumour called an astrocytoma. And at that point of time, there was a decision made to go in and remove as much as they could. And they took 80% out, which we were very, very grateful for.

But it still left 20%, which was basically sitting on right on top of her speech and movement. And considering the placement of that and how dangerous it was, it was decided that we would just leave that for a later date to deal with that. And they were originally expecting, you know, when she was much older, you know, maybe 18, 19 or 20. And that's kind of based around just the maturity that you need when you have what they call a sleep-awake sleep craniotomy. And that's what Portia's going to have today at 9 o'clock. So 9 o'clock this morning she's going in.

So she's going to be fully awake so she can talk to the surgeon while the operation is going on. So what happens is that she goes in sedated like most people do for major surgery. During the surgery, they wake her up. So they fully wake her up and she'll be awake for about an hour. And so that's while they can talk to her while they're going in and working around that very, very delicate placement of the tumor.

And so they have to talk to her to make sure that her speech or movement's not being impaired while they're working through that area. Because I've known you for a while now, Matt, and your family, and it's just, as you said, the last 12 months you've had your life turned upside down with this cancer diagnosis with Portia going through what you're having to go through today. I mean, just how are you going into today? How are you feeling in the family? Like you say, Portia's fine, but...

To be fair, I've been pretty anxious, right, as you can imagine. And that's right, we have known each other for a long time, Ben. But, you know, as every parent can resonate with, you know, sick children is just horrific, let alone someone with a terrible brain tumor, right? But, look, as I've said all along, you know, Penny and I have to be Portia's strength, and she lives off our tumor, right? But look, as I've said all along, you know, Penny and I have to be portion strength and she lives off our energy, right?

And look, you know, we can't do anything more about it today. We've set her up in the best possible care we possibly can. And you're in the hands of the gods now to create the outcome, hopefully, that we need. It's a little bit overwhelming, to be fair.

I can imagine. I know her story has touched a lot of people. There is a Give A Little page at the moment because it's very expensive, the operation, and obviously time for you guys away from work and looking after her. And a whole lot of people have sort of bandied together and put up some amazing auctions. We've been incredibly grateful that we do have a Give a Little page because it's

very likely that we've got lots of treatment ahead of us. And we've got those running on Trade Me this week. And they started yesterday. We've got some traction underway. So we are incredibly grateful that we have such amazing support network behind us that can just kind of take that heat away from us. And we can kind of concentrate on Porsche's care right now and have that boiling in the background and we are incredibly grateful.

Well, Jesus, you wouldn't get a bigger day in all of your lives today. So we just hope everything goes so well and I understand the same surgeon who worked on Keith Richards when he had a head injury. Exactly right. Andrew Law is very well respected in his field. And this is a pretty groundbreaking operation for him today. He has never, ever worked. He's never done this operation on somebody so young. I don't think it has ever been done in New Zealand.

And look, he said, Matt, I've only agreed to do this because I have full respect for Portia and I have full faith that she has the mental stability and the mental strength to go through what she's about to. That was wonderful to hear in one sense and it was terrifying in another sense because it gave you a real realisation of what's about to unfold.

She's a very brave young lady and we wish you all the best, you and your family, lots of love and we'll set up a keyword if people want to help out. We'll bounce back, text word, to find out where that give a little was. Matt, all the best today. Thank you for your buddy. I'm so grateful to be on board with you guys and thank you so much. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Exciting.

2024 lined up for The Hits. We have a new afternoon show with Manny McLean who you'll know from Breakfast on TVNZ1 and PJ Harding who joins us right now in the Wairarapa driving through Featherston right now, Paige. Oh God, a police car's just driven past and to be honest, I look really

dodgy right now because I've just done laps of Featherston because my baby Charlie is sleeping and I'm about to go over the Rimutaka Hill but we've run out of reception so I've just been going round and round and now the cops are here. Hopefully everything's all good. Anyway, yeah great.

Very exciting news. Very exciting. I tell you what, doing laps of Featherston, that's rock bottom. Guys, this is what my life has become. Do you know how much of an upgrade this is going to be next year? Hey, Featherston, have they still got the train museum with one train? I can hear a train right now. I'm outside the Pioneer Bakery and Coffee to Go.

I don't know about a museum. There's the Bottle-O, the bakery. Oh, there's a little crystal store. There's always got to be a dream catcher and crystal store in those towns, doesn't there? There's actually about three in succession over like 100 metres. Well, PJ, PJ Harding, of course, many Kiwis will know you're from Jason PJ for many years on ZDM, but you're teaming up with Mandy McLean from Breakfast

and you're coming on board at the Hits on Drive next year. It's exciting. Oh, I can't believe it. No, I'm so pumped. I wrote quite a profound thing on my Instagram yesterday talking about my heart. When I quit radio, I didn't know if I'd come back. And then someone, what did they say? It's like an Eagles song.

Hotel California. You can leave, but you never check out. No, wait. You can check out, but you never leave. Check out any time you like, but you never leave. Is that the lyric? That's it. That's it. Obviously, that rung home for you.

Vaguely remember the Eagles lyrics. Well, I've got to be across the hits right now. I know. It's so exciting. We're very excited for the hits and to have you on board. Of course, you live, as you said, you know, you're doing laps of Featherston, but living in the Wairarapa as well.

So you'll be doing the show from Masterton. Well, yes, look, final details, TBC. I do believe there's a studio, but I feel really bad. There's three colleagues and I think I'm going to ambush because like there's this studio which is connected to the whole office. I don't know if I'm going to have walls like around me or if i'm going to be part of their like 3 p.m meeting i'm not sure how it's going to work my walls are always preferable aren't they though well walls are

preferable i think we should talk to management like is mando the boss stingy or like how much do you reckon we can get out of it let's just just say Ben and I, we are sitting in a room with zero walls. Fully exposed. It's going to be a good year, guys. It's going to be a good year. I know. It's very, very exciting. It's all happening next year on the Hits for 2024,

so we can't wait to have you on board. Bring it on. And I'm trying to think if I've actually met you guys in person. I know Jono's slid into the DMs a few times, but I don't know if we've actually met. Has he? Oh, hey. Oh, mate. Oh, mate. Yes't know if he's actually met. Has he? Oh, hey, old mate. Old mate.

Yes, I have met you. It must have been, geez, it can't have been that memorable then. I'm sure, you know, conversations with your peach. Yeah, but it's fine. It's cool. It's cool. My ex-boyfriend worked for you guys, and that was about it. I thought that was the end of it.

No, the only way you make an impact with PJ is by sliding into the DMs, Ben. I've always said it. You know, Jono, you know. It always sounds like he does. It sounds like he does, definitely. You promised you would delete those. Oh, PJ, we can't wait to have you on board next year, you and Matty McLean.

Right on. I'm going to get over the room and tuck in. All right, you go. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Good morning. Post Malone in town. He's playing tonight, which is going to be awesome. And Post Malone's Sunday nights ended up in a bar.

Danny Doolins in the Viaduct in Auckland ended up going up on stage and singing a couple of songs with the band, with the live band. How cool is that? Jeez, you know your weekend's taken a bad turn when you end up with Danny Doolins late on a Sunday night, don't you? Looked epic. Post Malone up there. He sang a couple of songs apparently

with the live band Proclaimers. They were busting out 500 miles and also Sublime. What I got. Have a listen. I mean, how cool is that to be in there and then suddenly Post Malone gets up on stage, beer in hand, cigarettes, smoking a cigarette as well. I'm like, is anyone going to say, hey, Posty, hey, hey, you can't. Posty, not in here.

You can't. Smoking outside. Yeah, but you're a rock star. You get to do what you want, right? That's what I really like about Post Malone because, you know, he's scribbled all over his face. He's made arguably some more questionable tattoo decisions than I have in my life.

But he just gets let into any establishment. Yeah. Smoking cigarettes. Ben, why don't I draw all over your face? We'll light you up

with Benson and Hedges. See if you can roll into any, let's say, we'll try and get you into Danny Doolin's at lunchtime. I don't know if that's

going to work, Producer Joel. Last year when Post Malone was in Perth, a bar, one of the biggest bars in Western Australia, didn't actually let him in.

That's right. They didn't. They didn't actually. You're right. But he seems like a lovely, lovely guy, doesn't he, Post Malone? He stopped. He took photos with fans. I don't know if he ended up at Posty Plus, but I imagine that's where he was going.

Post Malone. I feel like that's the store that he'd want to go to. Anyway, the catalogue got me through so many lonely nights. Yeah, but very, very cold. He does seem very genuine, and I think he really does appreciate his fans post Malone as well. Unlike you and me, Ben. I saw you spit in one of our fans' faces the other day.

Hey, I just talked about the orphan jokes that I got. I sat through a whole lot of orphan-based comedy not but five minutes ago for someone that thought I was the guy from TikTok. Smile politely, but not laugh. But then laugh. Yeah, yeah.

I wasn't sure I had a laugh. you you you