Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - Show Highlights: Toot For Tits....

Episode Date: January 25, 2024

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The Hits, with the Jono and Ben podcast. Cheers to Dilma, making the world a better tea. Lovely to have you with us this morning. Jeez, first week down feels like bloody August, doesn't it? Now, I forgot to tell you I drove over New Zealand's most highly anticipated bridge over the break. Right. We got very excited. We're like a small village, New Zealand, a lot of the times, aren't we? There was the floods round about this time last year.

Was it Feb, maybe? It was when Elton John was here, wasn't it? Was it anniversary weekend? I can't remember. It was around now, I'm pretty sure, yeah. Around this time. Yeah, it was. This time last year.

Hosing down cyclones and it was all going on. And there was a huge slip on State Highway 25A. Okay, you're really getting into a lot of detail here. Huge slip, huge slip. Yeah mate, yeah. Between what points? Highway 25A between what points? No, I don't want to know to be honest.

Oh, is that sarcasm? Yeah. Anyway, took out the road. Road was closed. And so they're like, look at this bridge. We're building a bridge and we're going to get over it. And I was like, well, this bridge is going to be finished in like 2045, the way road works. And all of a sudden, just out of the blue, December, they're like, the bridge is done.

No warning. No one was prepared for this. Ahead of schedule, right? Well, ahead of schedule. Yeah, which doesn't normally happen. I think it's because a lot of rich Aucklanders wanted to get to their batches in the Crow Mandels. Yeah, right.

You've got to get your jet skis down there somehow. That's why it got done. They were like, well, I can't go, you know. But apparently it's because they used parts from another bridge that was going to be built somewhere. So all these things were already engineered so they could get it done a lot quicker. But then I'm like,

who's waiting for another bridge to be built somewhere? There's people somewhere else in the country who can't get from one point to the other. Because these Auckland wankers have stolen this part. Yeah, true. And I was also like,

okay, we're looking forward to driving this bridge. Went to the bridge. The bridge is probably, I would say, 35 meters. Oh, right. So it's not. You're like, oh. Honestly, I reckon on a good day, if you went there, if you drove up, everyone just sped up and tried to jump it, you'd probably make it.

You could all pull up and everyone would be like, jump, jump, jump. You'd lose a couple of cars along the way. But I'd never been over a shorter bridge. Right. I don't know if I've ever anticipated a bridge. I've never been that jazzed about, here we go, new bridge. Hour and a half, I was, oh, can't wait to go to the new bridge. Yeah, and it wasn't that exciting, to be honest.

Are you one of those people that will do, you know how sometimes when they open new tunnels or whatever, they let you do a little walkthrough? Oh, yeah. And people will like book? I'm not going to walk through a tunnel. I look forward to driving through the tunnel. No, because people get jazzed about that. They're going to be like, I'm going to do a walkthrough of the new tunnel.

Yeah. It blows my mind how that engineering happens when you drive through a tunnel. Yeah. Isn't it? Yeah. Walking through it? Yeah. Walking through is not – like, I walked through a couple of Wellington tunnels because I was always a fan of tooting in the tunnel, driving the car. But when you walk through and someone toots, Jesus, loud.

It's not pleasant. Yeah. You're like, oh, maybe I shouldn't have tooted all those times. But it's so much fun seeing if someone will go back, back. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. all those times but it's so much fun seeing if someone will go back back the hits the jonathan ben podcast before uh christmas before the holiday break we had to take my daughter indy uh and she's been getting these headaches and so we took her in for a wet tear take after being quite a while going so we took her in for an mri um which is quite a scary experience for not only her but

also for us as the parents never actually I've never actually experienced one myself. And to go there and to watch your daughter go through that, it's like, oh, it's quite full on. Quite a full on sort of situation. It's like you're heading into a time travel machine lying down, isn't it? And it's one of those machines that you have all been in that situation that you go in and you're like, why is everyone else leaving the room while I'm in this machine? How bad is this thing? And then going into it, yeah, that's saying it's going to be you know i'm sure people listening

right now a lot of people have gone through it or had you know loved ones go through it it's like it's noisy it's claustrophobic all those things they're sort of telling her and telling us and so that's getting her quite worried going into it and you've got to lie still share to life still for 45 minutes while this thing is going on and um you know fortunately um the results have come out and there's they didn't find anything sinister so that's that's good but but going through the experience and going there and you're like oh geez what's this going to be like so we go on there with with indy and she's lying down and they're like you've got to be really still but you can listen to some music for the 45 minutes would you like to listen to the radio in the room and what station

i was like and she's like the hits i was like oh good on you andy good on you get it get out there get it get the station out there i was team player which is great one listener at a time but then they were like um would you like to watch something so they've got a screen that they can put up it projects behind her and also projects up into the mri machine into her like a glasses goggle thing and um would you like to watch something on youtube you won't be able to hear it would you like to watch something on YouTube? You won't be able to hear it, but would you like to watch something? And she was like, yeah, I'll watch something. And they were like, what do you want? And she's like, oh, Mr. Bean.

It was a good choice because, you know, you don't have to listen. He doesn't talk much right now because it's pretty funny. More of a physical performer. Yeah, I was like, that's a good thing you can watch for 45 minutes. Well, you've got to lie still. They're like, you've got to lie really still. Otherwise, if you move around, the machine won't work properly. We'll have to do it again and won't get a good reading.

And so we were allowed to go in there, my wife and I, and hold her hand and go through that whole experience there. And after they'd been going for a while, my wife started watching along Mr. Bean along with Indy. Because we could see it on the screen as well. Now, Mr. Bean, we've talked about this on the radio. She loves this on the radio and my wife loves mr bean more than anything else in the world she really does this is a recording without a word of a lie from about a year ago when we were watching mr bean i was secretly recording my wife amanda on the couch have a listen She loves... Do you know, looking at you, you kind of look like Mr. B.

Maybe that's why she likes me. Mr. B. Maybe that's why she likes me. But that's not new, is it? She's obviously watching something that she's seen before. I've never heard her laugh at anything that I've done like that. That's genuine laughter. But as we were holding Indy's hand and he's got a lie still,

she's doing a great job. Like still Amanda starts watching it. You could see Amanda start to laugh and to start to giggle and to start to shout. I'm like, stop, stop, stop. Now is not the time. You can't crack up. I'm like, well, stop watching Mr. Bean.

You can't keep watching Mr. Bean because she's starting to laugh. She's starting to get like that. She's going to mess up the whole MRI situation if she's starting to hold. She's starting to get like that. She's going to mess up the whole MRI situation if she's starting to hold Indy's hand and start shaking it. She was starting to shake with laughter like that. I'm like, please. So Mr Bean almost ruined her whole MRI experience. It's a very serious situation.

And you'd be quite worried as a mother, but still she was like, forget about that. Mr Bean's on. Halfway through, Mr Bean came on. I was like, uh-oh. You put that guy in his little yellow mini. He was jumping off the high diving board at the pool, and he couldn't do it.

It was like the Red Bull cliff diving. It was all sorts of guys. Well, I'm glad everything's okay. Well, yeah, hopefully it was a good result in that regard. That's for sure. Hey, yeah. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. I went to the cricket over the summer break, and I spilled something, as you do, the tomato sauce.

I spilled on my cricket top that I was wearing at the thing. And my friend who I was with at the time, she was like, all good. And she went into a handbag that she had there and she pulled out what looked like a twink pen. You know, like one of those, just like the size of a Vivid or a Felt pen. And it was actually a stain remover pen. And I was like, oh, you carry that around everywhere, mocking her. She's like, well, do you want to use it or not?

I don't have to give it to you. Tomato sauce spilled all over my shirt. And I was like, oh, sorry. And I used it and the stain went off. Sorry for mocking you, Ken. And she's like, yeah. And I carry it around everywhere she goes. And she's like like you'd be surprised how often dinners or occasions that other people or herself will spill something and she's like it just carries around a handbag i was like it's

quite genius i've never actually seen one i don't know if it's something you get overseas or get i i need to get in touch with your friend is it a three-in-a-stage stain remover i think i've seen them yeah like a little way yeah that's just the size of a felt pen. I was like, that's a genius thing to carry around. It does seem, it seems like a mockable item. Yeah. I understand where the mockery came from, Ben. But I imagine when it's time to shine, it shines. Yeah.

It comes, it, it. Oh, it really came in handy. I was singing his praises. And I've thought about getting one to carry around now as well. You don't need more stuff to carry around. No, I do carry around. You've got a lot of stuff. He's got these,

I would have a guess at what's in his bag or his pockets right now. One of the placards. Have you got a placard? The old tooth, he's got a toothpick. Oh, yeah, probably got it.

The green toothpick and it's got a flock. Oh, it's the white one today but it's got a little thing to pick stuff out your teeth. Oh my God. He's got good oral hygiene, this guy.

He'll brush his teeth like Matthew McConaughey in the car. He'll leave some hand sanitiser in there. Yeah sanitizer in there. Two actually. Two hand sanitizers. Chewing gum, he'll have the Berry Mint. Oh my god this is really cute actually. You do know everything as well. Actually three hand sanitizers.

I don't know how I got three in there in a wallet as well. What's Jono got in his pocket? Nothing. He doesn't put got in his pocket? Nothing. He doesn't put anything in his pocket. I hate things in my pockets. Yeah, with nothing. Nothing at all. So I just use all the stuff

in his pocket. You go somewhere and go, I've got my card. I haven't got my swipe card. It's got nothing in his pocket. I haven't got my placard. Can I borrow yours? What is your most random item

in your bag? Right now, I just found some chocolate coins, which I have no idea why they're there or where they came from. Tell you what, I don't want to stereotype those that carry handbags, but it's a giant sack of randomness. It really is.

It is, because you collect things and you forget it's in there. So something will happen in your life. People around you will be like, have you got a... And you're like, actually, just let me look. I do have scissors. And your handbag. Yeah. Some people have tape measures and all sorts, you know.

My biggest fear in my relationship is Jen asking me to get something from her handbag. I'm like, I'll see you in three days. But you know where everything is by the feel, right? When you stick your hand in. Yeah. I reckon there's a, you know the MH370 plane that we're missing? Probably in someone's handbag, to be honest. Has anyone looked in a handbag?

Shall we find out right now? Oh, under the hits, 4487, what's the most random slash also useful item? Or random or useful, we'll take either or, that you've got in your handbag right now. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. My friend carries around some little thing of stain remover in her handbag. Actually, very, very handy thing, but quite random, I thought, to carry around. So we wanted to know, on 0800THETS, what's the most random thing you've got in your handbag right now?

Some bolter techs coming through on 4487. Mel got some marbles, a lot of marbles in her bag. Oh, marbles. Marbles? Yeah, she's a kindergarten teacher. She's like, the kids end up slipping some very unusual items in there. Play-Doh ends up in there as well. Shelly, she says, thankfully I haven't had to use it yet,

but a giant can of mace. Oh, okay. Have you ever been maced? No. I hope that never happens. No, I don't think I've done anything to be maced. You? No, I've never been maced.

No, no, no. I'd hate to say yes to that question, to be honest. Cable ties Coming through as well Handy cable ties Let's get Kaz on You're on, New Zealand's Breakfast Welcome Kaz, happy Friday Morena, how are we all?

We're doing really well What's sifting around in your bag Kaz? It's quite It's been there since I trained a vet teacher a long, long time ago. It's actually a face shield for ever having to do CPR on a victim. A face

shield for doing CPR on a victim? So you just sort of put your lips through the shield, do you? Yeah, well, you know, I can't really remember even how to use it, but every time I've upgraded my hands, I have the face shield keep coming back into a little pocket. Never be unprepared.

Yeah, you never know when you need a face shield, do you, to do CPR? Yeah. Well, good on you, Cass. I hope you don't have to use that at any time, like the can of mace. Cathy, you're on. Welcome. What's in your bag? Hello? Hello. Oh, hi hi sorry you're talking to me it's kathy speaking oh yeah great we've done all that that's good stuff kathy what's in your

bag mate i've got a portable serving kit with the needle has come in handy for many times to take the centers out the seat oh that's a good idea. I've got one of those too, yeah. Especially when you're out on a picnic and you're the only one with a needle. And then also a CPR face shield. Oh, you've got another one? I've had to use one before. You've never had to use it? Yes, previously.

Oh, you have? Well, not this particular face shield, but I've had to do CPR on somebody before and since then I've been carrying a face shield. Oh, excuse my ignorance when it comes to CPR, but I don't know what, you're putting your lips on the other person's lips anyway. What do you need a face shield for? You're there. It's not the greatest of feelings, especially if you don't know the person from above. So you don't know what actually funny stuff they've got. And the moral of the whole matter is rather do the CPR than walk away.

But it's even better if you do it with a face shield. It's got a one-way valve, so you're not sucking any germs that you just want to be. Ah, I see. Wait, so did you do CPR on a stranger? Yes. Wow. Did you save them? Well, I hope so, because I handed it over to Amber afterwards.

Oh, good on you. According to my knowledge, they did fall through. Oh, well done. That's amazing. And then had a heart attack. Kathy, what a hero. Yeah, flicking out some help. That's pretty impressive.

No, no, no. That's what people do. I hope. No, to be honest, I wouldn't know what to do. Yeah, flicking out some help. That's pretty impressive. No, no, no, that's what people do. I hope. No, to be honest, I wouldn't know what to do. I'd just be lost. I'd be panicking. But, yeah, no, thank you so much, Cathy. There was a lot of people that panicked, but then just with your mom.

Not all heroes wear capes, do they, Cathy? One more. We'll go Brayden. How are you? What's going on in your handbag, Brayden? Hi, guys. Yeah, so it's not my handbag, but I kind of went through my nan's looking for money a little while ago.

Okay. Yeah, I just found a vibrating adult toy. In your nana's handbag? Oh, gee. One of the parties, a few weeks later, somehow ended up in my grandfather's car. I have so many questions that I don't want the answers to.

You had questions. He had a lot of questions. The only question my man had was, did your grandfather see it? Oh, really? So you went and confronted her about this? Yeah, I went in and I talked to her. I'm like, hey, man, you might want to take your toy out of the granddad's car. All right.

For me, that would be a put it back in and never speak of this again. Definitely. It's one of those. We'd like to flashback and have a look at something iconic from yesteryear in New Zealand And these albums are very, very iconic we're going to look at today You sent this through, it automatically brings back memories and it warps you back in time The Now That's What I Call Music volumes Now, where did they end up?

Do you know they're still going? I was just trying to see what we're up to. 40 years, Now That's What I Call Music this year has been going. They're celebrating at the moment. There's 40 years of Now That's What I Call Music. What an achievement. Because you thought, well, that's what I call music, volume one or whatever, too. That would be music. We've called it music.

They're still up to Now That's What I Call Music with our Word of Life, volume 115. Wow, they're still up to now that's why I call music with our word of life volume 115. Wow, they still haven't. They're still calling music. And interesting in this day and age, it's still kicking. We go to Spotify, you can go to the radio, you can do all these other, YouTube, you can get music. Maybe we should call it Now That's What I Call Streaming Services and tell the people who are buying Now That's What I Call Music there's a better option. But it started back in the day and here's's something I think, this was very early 90s

when one of the first albums came out. Now that's what I call music volume 4, including Smash Mouth. What incredible CD with the Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Lopez and Mandy Moore. I'm breathing for you, I'm missing you like that. When you order Now That's What I Call Music Volume 4 with your credit card or by cheque, Mandy Moore. When you order Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 4 with your credit card or by cheque, you'll receive this limited edition CD carrier case free. So that's how long it's been going for. You're ordering by cheque.

Cheque. And you can get a carrier case for a CD. And then at the end you can get it on cassette. CD. Yeah. at the end you can get it on cassette. CD. Yeah. Vinyl. CD was probably one of the most inconvenient forms of music, wasn't it?

Because you'd have a giant briefcase that you'd have in the footwell of your passenger side of your car. Yeah. All in the sleeves and they would get scratched up. And if you had a Discman to go for a walk or something, it had to have anti-shock. And even then it was like skipping all the time. Oh yeah, they'd go around and do a thing.

Temperamental CDs. I felt like you listened to a lot more albums back then. Yeah. Probably through laziness of just putting on a CD and listening to an album from start to finish. Where now you just jump around listening to singles, to songs, really. I thought though now that's what I call music would be doing,

now that's what I call TikTok. It's just like 15-second snippets of songs. It probably would go off. I reckon a concert like that would go off. Very quick, you're in and out within 25 minutes, half an hour. People all synchronise, dance, slap on the bum, get on with your day. You don't have to do the bum slapping. It's optional.

The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. bum get on with your day you don't have to do the bum slapping it's optional the hits the jonathan ben podcast now kaylee bell she's on tour with navy very shortly they've got a new single out today we're going to play shortly for the first time with the hits uh kaylee bell the new zealand country music superstar toured with ed sheeran making it big on tiktok just won a huge american country music award and navy you'll know'll know, talented singer, songwriter, written pop hits for the likes of Rita Ora, and they join us in the studio right now. Kaylee Bell and Navy, good morning.

Hello. Thank you. Thanks for having us. Nice to have you here. Firstly, Navy, you've got a T-shirt that says the world's greatest bingo player. Yeah, the rumours are true. I'm the world's greatest bingo player. We didn't even know this was what the interview was about. We thought it was about your new single.

So humble. You said it has brought you into some awkward explanations overseas. Just me lying, basically, and telling people that I am indeed the world's greatest bingo player, which I think is just a game of luck. And they just have to take your word for it anyway. Yeah, they do. It's un-Google-able. They can't look it up.

Now, you guys, as Jono said, you had an amazing last 12 months. Let me start with you, Kayleigh, as well. You've gone from The Voice with Keith Urban. You're living in Nashville, Country Music Awards, millions of views on TikTok. Are you feeling like, you know, it's not overnight success, though, because you've been working on this a long time. Absolutely.

I feel like it's like that whole 12, 10-year thing, and then all of a sudden people finally discover you and you're like, man, I could have given up this 10 years ago. Can I retire now i'm now i'm sort of winding down and everyone's and then maybe you know of course you have your own music you also do a whole lot of writing you write for people like rita aura and you go to writing camps around the world as well so that's it's crazy a billboard in times square as well i saw recently what is that about i know it's been

very very fun um it's been very, very fun. It's all just very lucky basically. I guess I am very lucky as the world's greatest bingo player. No, I'm very excited though. I can't wait for tour. I haven't done a lot of touring so. I see your Instagram. You're always so humble maybe like every time you're like,

oh my God, I can't believe this is happening. But like out of all of that, what is your biggest like pinch me moment? Well, I had kind of two dreams, which one was the billboard in Times Square, which was like truly astounding. As in you dreamt that before it happened? It wasn't a real dream I had at night time, but it was a dream that I hoped would happen one day, like a wish. And so you saw your face up there in Times Square, New York.

Yeah, and I was alone and I sat in Times Square for like 12 hours and I was just looking at it basically. It was great. And then the other one, I really wanted a song I had written, played on Jimmy Fallon and Rita Ora played my song on Jimmy Fallon and that was like so cool. It was so cool. What is that process?

So like you write a song. How does it end up in the hands of a megastar? Basically, it kind of is who you know. I just had a friend who knew. She knows Taika. Yeah, I wish. Ta Taika if you're listening And I know you are Hit me up

Yeah it just kind of gets sent around the industry Are there like agents that take songs around? Kind of yeah They're called A&Rs And they all kind of talk to each other Well I don't really get it I just get a text being like Redor is taking it

And I'm like woo She's being humble Yeah she's being very humble Great songs find their way to artists. That's what I'm going to say. It's not luck. Not yet. How do you know what ones to keep for yourself

and what ones to sort of send out to the world? Well, that's actually a good question. When we wrote the song that Kelly and I are putting out together, straight away I was like, this is not going anywhere. Like, this is just for us. This is, like, so special, I think. But most of the time I'm like, well, I can just give songs away and then I can write a new one.

Like, I pretty much would give away most things i think because i can just write again when you hear your song being sung yeah you're like oh wouldn't have done that luckily it's people like red aura so i'm like go queen you can do it do whatever you want you're amazing i love it you guys have got a new single it's called life is tough and so am i which is out very exciting at the moment so what's it like, Halle Bell, going from growing up in South Canterbury to now living in Nashville a lot of the time? And what's the big differences? They're quite similar, weirdly.

Really? Nashville's got a real small-town vibe, and obviously I grew up a pretty small-town girl. So on the other side of that, it's also like the most intimidating crazy city in the world. It's so different to New Zealand. I don't think there's any city like it in the world where everybody works in music like every uber driver or every person that's

waiting a table because they obviously they love it's kind of the home of country music right but it's kind of cool now to see country music is so big all over even here in New Zealand it's really just like had this massive moment of resurgence and I always dreamed of like waking up and turning on radio here and hearing country music on our radio and it's finally happening and um I think that genre is the fastest growing in the world right now so Morgan Whelan have you met him I have not I listen to a lot of his music and I'm like have you where is this going I can make it happen she's the luckiest person in the world I'm always I listen to his music

and I'm like if you just cut drinking out of your life a lot of your problems will be solved he wouldn't have any hit songs you're the counsellor

he never knew he needed we've got Navy with us and Kaylee Bell as well Navy we have a Navy

themed joke okay we have one joke for the show because it's really hard to remember jokes of course yeah and everyone always says tell us a joke and we can never have one joke for the show because it's really hard to remember jokes. Of course. Yeah.

And everyone always says, tell us a joke and we can never remember a joke. So I once put it out to the hits audience and we need a joke that's appropriate for all occasions. And this was, it was Navy themed. So we thought, you know, you remember it better than me actually, John. Okay. So why do the Norwegian naval vessels have QR codes on them. I have no idea why.

So they can Scandinavian. That's very good. I like that a lot. You can take that. I need you to write it down because there's no way. That's so many words. You did very well. We'll give it to you.

You'll give it to Rita Ora. Here, tell her that joke on Jimmy Fallon. You're like, hang on a second. Congratulations on all your success and good luck for the new single and the tour

that's going right around the country very shortly as well. We'll put all the details at the Hits.co.nz. The Hits, the Jono and Ben

podcast. Now Megan, you've been hanging out with us this week. It's been a lot of fun. Yeah,

thanks for having me. To a point. And then yesterday things were out and then yesterday things were out and about yesterday and things kind of kind of went a bit so do you know i was like telling everyone you know i'm hanging out with john and ben this year and you know what uh everyone says you guys are the nicest guys and i don't dispute that um yeah thank you for having me

um but it has only been one week and ben and i've got beef now i want now i know where you're going but you've just said you've just started the story by saying we're the nicest guys so just keep that thought in your head well you tell the story this is also why i'm annoyed at you because you are a nice guy and sometimes that's not always appropriate ben right so can't be nice all the time this is what you're saying can't be nice all the time. This is what you're saying. You can't be nice all the time. So this happened yesterday. We saw someone who, in fairness, we both mutually know.

Yeah. However, I have beef. With this person. Stuff's gone down. I'm friendly with this person. So I'm now hanging out with Ben.

Granted, we're not in a relationship, but I was like, we're tight. We're tight. We're boys. So I'm like, Excuse me, did you just wave at said person?

So Ben waved at this person Smiled and waved Friendly gesture, one of the nicest guys on the radio They have friendly gesture back As would be what would normally happen And Megan turned to him and said Did you just smile and wave? Did you just smile and wave? Did you just smile and wave?

Smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave. And this made Ben very nervous. He didn't know what to do. Because now he's confronted. He doesn't like conflict, do you? No, no. And so you said, well, what am I meant to do?

Yeah. But I did instruct you. I said, so, you know, going forward, a finger up and an eyebrow raised. That's an index finger, not the middle finger. No, no, no, no. Just a finger like, hey. Hey. Not an overly excited smile and wave like you did.

Like a farmer in Southland or something like that. Okay, so. Finger up. Now we're all working together. We adopt your beefs. Is this what we do? I don't know if that's the case. Like, we're trying

to put it in terms of like a a partner situation okay so say your wife amanda she this isn't you've met someone and she's decided she doesn't like them but you do this is if she's had uh some kind of run-in with a person she now has beef and you're saying you would go up to them at a party and be like how's it going i probably wouldn't go up to them at a party and be like, hey, how's it going? I probably wouldn't go up to them and have them going, but I would also fight it very different. They'd come up, hey, how's it going? I would go, oh, good.

He would. He would. He would. And then I would be like, hey, mate, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, good, yeah. He would. Wow. You would get a silent car ride home. I know, but I don't like people not liking me.

So they say he's the nicest guy on radio. Really, he's just like a people pleaser. Fragile ego of a radio host right there. Now, Producer Taylor, you've come in here. Marcello, okay, you're a husband. If you had beef with someone and Marcello's like, oh, yeah, what are you doing? He would cop it that hard for me because I have a whole list of people that have done him wrong over the years since I've known him.

And, mate, cut. Absolutely cut. Actually, I take it on more than he probably does. So he's forgiven these people, but you still let me. Yeah. I'll be like, oh, he'll be like, oh, I saw so-and-so. And I'll be like, oh, yeah, did you tell them to go do one? And he'll be like, no, no, we're all sweet now.

It's like, oh, my God, are you for real, bro? Like, how dare you? They did you dirty. Literally. No, someone's, like, emotionally affected your partner. Oh, you know, now you're going into it. You can't, like, be like, hey, mate, how's it going? But he likes to be liked.

Mate, okay, here's an idea. From this day forward, I'll share us in on a bit of a buddy Google spreadsheet, right? Everyone will have access. We write down the list, the names and addresses and phone numbers of all our enemies. Ben won't have any. It's the plot of Mean Girls. It's the burn book. All right, so let's throw it out there.

Is your partner's beef your beef? Do you have to adopt your partner's beef? They don't get along with someone. Ben says no. Well, yeah. You're like publicly, publicly, publicly no behind the scenes. You go, oh, yeah, that's it. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast.

We want to know, is the beef, if your partner's got beef with someone, do you have to have that beef or not? I guess it probably, for me, it probably depends on what the beef like what it's over the beef is over because obviously there's some horrific stuff that could happen that you wouldn't forgive someone for but then other times you're saying it depends and then you're calling her dramatic for the times when you're like well no that wasn't good enough to have beef right there's no winning so you're saying it's all all in you're together or nothing yeah that's what you're saying. It's beef or no beef. Okay.

Now this is the point where Ben's like, I regret getting Megan on the show. She's putting him in an uncomfortable position. I know. I just said to John, I was like, I don't particularly like sounding like a psycho. No, you don't sound like a psycho, mate.

So what happened yesterday? What took place? Is Ben and Megan both mutually know someone. Ben waved, happily waved. Nice as co-op radio. Smiled and waved. Smile and waved. Yeah. And got a smileest guy on radio. Smiled and waved. Smiled and waved. Yeah.

And got a smile and wave in return afterwards. Megan, you said. Excuse me. Did you just smile and wave? I said, yeah. When you know the beef. Yeah. That was a wonderful little play we just did there.

Take that on the road. So, yeah, if your partner doesn't like someone, or partner has beef with someone, do you have to dislike that person Bunch of text coming through here On both sides of the fence No you can't dislike someone for what they've done to your partner That's between them

But they've hurt your partner emotionally Caused them pain Upset them Being as like as their two options Being as like can I be nice to the person and not have my partner know and then bitch about that person with my partner? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's the sweet spot. That's the happy place, right?

Let's get Liesel on from Morrinsville. What's your thoughts, Liesel? Liesel. Liesel. Sorry, Liesel. That's your first thought, is Liesel. I think we've been through this before, haven't we, Liesel? Yes. We have. I remember doing this last time. Apologies, Liesl. I think we've been through this before, haven't we, Liesl? Yes. We have. I remember doing this last time. Apologies, Liesl.

Okay, so your partner's got beef with someone. Do you have to have it as well? Yes. However, I completely understand where beef comes from because I'm like that. I'm a wuss too. You know?

You didn't have to put it like that, but alright. Are you alright? And what if you? You didn't have to put it like that, but all right, yeah. Are you right? But there's, I'm not asking you to... And whatever you say, we won't have beef too. You know that too, right? You know, so that's good. I don't need you to get into an argument with them. You just need to, like, adopt it and not smile in a way so enthusiastically.

Ben's going to be doing a lot of pretending to not see these people now. Yeah. Well, thank you very much, Liesl. You go and have a wonderful weekend in Morrinsville, okay? Thank you. Look after those enormous cows you've got there. What's being said on the Facebook poll there, Megan?

So it's half and half. Now, I have an issue with the way it was worded because it says dislike. I'm talking beef. You know, if you go to a party and you both get like a different idea of of a person and you come away and you're like well i didn't like them but they did that's different but if you have an argument and if you've had something go down um that's what we're talking so the wording was off on this so you're saying the polls are scared okay this is because there's a lot of people that disagree with me i you're like oh yeah i don't like the outcome yeah i think you sound like a trump it's rigged so you can run the popular vote involved okay read out the favorable comments

that uh side with you okay um let me find one uh yes and no it's a tough one was that ben yeah that's pretty much my response to everything oh Oh, yes and no. It's a tough one. It is a tough one. In certain cases, definitely yes. I hardly like any of his workmates, but still friends with them. There you go. So it's a yes and no, and it's a tough one, Megan. It's a tough one. I still maintain I need to talk to your wife and see what she says about it.

One final text to go out on. There's no point at all in having enemies. Life's too short. Be nice and kind. From J.R. Dern of Mount Albert. Shut up! Tell us to do this!

The Hits. The Jono and Ben Podcast. Megan, you've got to say, you've got a little bit of a lost property concern. I do. So this is my first week with you guys this year, but end of last year. I think I know where this is going. Ben and I hung out. And so I thought I'd wait till the end of this week to see if Ben actually brought this up.

But he hasn't. So here we are. So you thought this... I know where this is going now. Now you've said last Friday, I'm like, oh yeah. He's got a big smile on his face. So I, end of last year, I got you to do a few beauty treatments. You did, yeah. Looked suave by the end of the week. You really helped me out.

Facial acupuncture, all sorts. You were glowing. Got my nails done, did everything. Yeah, a lot of stuff. Really let yourself go over the summer break, didn't you? Yeah, you were glowing. Got my nails done, everything. Yeah, a lot of stuff. Really let yourself go over the summer break, didn't you? Yeah, yeah. But it's come to this point that I would like to ask for my underwear back. He's still holding on to Megan's underpants.

No, this is your Spanx. This is your Spanx, right? Yeah. My Spanx. I had to wear some Spanx for the show. And then after the show, I went, well, I can't just give those straight. I don't want to give those back to you. So I'll take them home.

I'll take them home. I'll give them a wash. And I washed them. And I do remember, like, I didn't actually say anything to my wife, Amanda. I do remember the next day going, she heard going, who's Spanx? Like, what?

Because I put them through the wash and she had taken them out. She's like, what is going on? I was like, oh, Megan. She's like, why have you got Megan Spanx in there? I was like, oh, sheanx in there maybe we're the more I said it the more I felt like I was like covering up for something she was like why would you it's radio it's very you know I shared a lot of questions about it and I went I'll have to bring those back in and it was the end of it was always awkward when you bring home your colleagues underpants. Even for legitimate reasons. And you wash them and you want to give them back.

So yeah, I haven't given them back. So now, thank you for... I did drop a few hints throughout the week. I was mentioning Spanx. I even said yesterday, I was like, oh, I went out and bought some new Spanx. Yeah, and that didn't even... She has dropped a couple of things through the week. No triggers.

You are still holding on to them. Yeah, I do. I'm holding on. Yep. Is there a reason no i just forgot i totally forgot to bring them back in yeah i have noticed a tighter tush and tummy on him this year yeah he did say he felt like he was being held in nicely very snug i have got quite accustomed to wearing them so maybe to be honest i can't believe you

put them on him he's so skinny and brittle i was worried the elasticity of the spanks was going to crush his brittle bones. Yeah, I wasn't sure they were actually going to do much for you. Maybe that's something with you, because I know that we've got a new afternoon show here at the Hits, Maddie and PJ, and you lent, when you were working at Zedium, you lent your first wedding dress to PJ. Yeah. And she never returned that.

That was a funny radio gag. She did a Vegas wedding. She eloped in Vegas with my wedding dress. The lucky dress from your first marriage? Yeah, which wasn't cheap. I mean, yeah, it wasn't a lucky dress. But she never got it back? No, I don't know where it ended up.

I did see pictures of it being worn during a big night, so I'm not sure it actually made it back. Well, here we go. The Lost and Found has been sorted for today. The Spanx will return. Yeah. I need to, yeah. He's a bit rattled.

He's writing it down on his to-do list. I'm reminding myself to bring those back. Bring Megan's undies back. It's been a while, but your undies are somewhere. And after 8 o'clock, Megan, you can wear mine as a trial period, okay? If we're all sharing underpants. Sisterhood with the travelling undies. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Yeah, mine is a trial period, okay? If we're all sharing underpants. Sisterhood with the travelling undies. The hits.

The Jono and Ben podcast. I want to tune for you Friday. It's Sophie Alice Bextor, Murder on the Dance, for, of course, back all across TikTok. Even my kids are listening to that right now because of, yeah, well, they haven't watched Salt Burn, thankfully. I don't know if it's appropriate for your children. But it's become a whole new thing on TikTok, that song as well.

Yeah, very famous dance scene at the end of that movie is all I'll say. Joel was just explaining the plot line to Salt Burn. Yeah, haven't seen it. Megan, you've seen it, right? Yeah, it's on Amazon and cinemas. Jacob Elordi's. It's a producer Joel's favourite song of all time. Murder on the Dance Floor.

It's a great song. Top three. Top three. Well, good on you. Instead of all time, on the Dance Floor It's a great song Top three Well good on you Instead of all time Now you're saying top three Backing out of it Listen I'm going to Maybe ask you about this Megan You might know about this

When you're having an argument I feel there is no better treatment No better treatment No better technique in the arguing The art of arguing Than the silent treatment Are you adopting the silent treatment are you adopting the silent no i can't like if jen if we're having a discussion jenna adopts the silent treatment

jeez it really it rattles me does it yeah i can't handle the solid can you handle solid treatment bed oh yeah no it's not it's yeah like like I like to be able to discuss something sometimes. And when someone's like, I had enough of that, you're like, oh, but I haven't. Yeah. I've still got stuff to say. Yeah. But then often I'll say stuff and then I'll go, oh, that was, I should have thought about it. I should have adopted the silent treaty.

Compose some thoughts to come back with rather than, you know. Yeah. It's hard to bring an argument back up later, isn't it? Yeah. We were saying before, well, I've thought about a response to that. You know, that's too late. I have tried, there have been times where I've tried to combat silent treatment

with silent treatment. But I love the sound of my own voice and I just need to start talking again. Are you a silent treatment person? 100%. And I'm stubborn. So, like, if you adopted the silent treatment, we would just not speak for a year.

I would not break it. I would not break it. I would not break it. Andrew's got to break the silent. Yeah, and he hates that. He hates breaking the silent treatment. He's like, you know, we should just talk about this. And I'm like, there's nothing to talk about. You should know what you did wrong.

Oh, I hate that as well. Silence. Especially when you don't know what you've done wrong. You're like, well, did I? Yeah. Oh, so you don't even know what you did wrong no no

that makes it even worse too the other one is how are you I'm fine when we know we know you're not fine we know you're not fine fine means

I'm pissed but you should know why again and what's the theory behind that you need to figure it out because I'm not going to tell you why do we need to figure it out

because it's probably something you've done you know what you've done yeah going to tell you. Why do we need to figure it out? Because it's probably something you've done. You know what you've done, Ben. Yeah. I'll tell you what I did. I adopted this the first day of time and it felt good a few weeks back. In the middle of a discussion, I suddenly realized I was in the wrong. My argument was not good, but I went, I don't want to talk about it.

And I left the guy. And that was good. So instead of being like, yeah, boy. I was like, oh, look, I don't want to talk about it. And I left the car. And that was good. Wait, so instead of being like, wait. I was like, oh, look, I don't want to talk about it. And I walked away. Instead of going, actually, I realize I'm in the wrong, sweetheart. Yeah, I should have. But at the same time, it just felt good.

Yeah. The problem is the person you're arguing with can see the moment in your eyes when you realize you're wrong. Yeah, you're like, ah, I don't want to talk about it. And then it was, yeah. Yibba yabba, yibba yabba. And I was definitely in the wrong. And I yabba yabba and I was definitely at the wrong

and I think you're right everyone knew I was at the wrong I just didn't admit I was at the wrong it does kind of feel weirdly powerful though

the silent treatment right yeah well hey the hits the Jono and Ben podcast the Foo Fighters play Wellington

tomorrow night they've got cliff diving happening thanks to Red Bull happening in Auckland that's free over the weekend. A lot going on. A mate of mine was building the platform from that.

He's on his social media at the top of it. It's so high. It's scaffolding all the way up. 27 metres high, and it just looks ridiculously high. He's like, I feel sick standing up here, and he held his phone over the edge. People are on harnesses up the top there. All they've got is speedos. Can-do attitude. There's a lot going on thises up the top there. And then all they've got is speedos to jump down and drive in.

There's a lot going on this weekend around the country. And there was a lot going on last weekend in my car as I was driving around. I was telling you guys about it. We were driving along and we drove past a van. And the van had sort of temporary sort of spray paint type things all decorated all over it. I forget the lady's name. Let's just call it Fiona. They had Fiona's last ride.

And it was like, but then I was like, oh, is this like someone passing away? What's going on? But then next to it were these pictures also painted on it. Maybe they look like a space rocket with two tennis balls next to it. Lots of those all around. So maybe it was a space themed slash tennis sort of last ride party. Maybe she's going to space with like Elon Musk and it was her last ride

in a car before she took off. And so I was like, oh, cool. And as we went past, my daughters went to me, what's all that about? What's going on? And then I had last hurrah,

last ride, and I was like, oh, I think it's a hen's party. You know, someone's about to get married. And they're having just a big, big night out. And they're like, was it the last ride, and I was like, oh, I think it's a hen's party, you know, someone's about to get married. And they're having just a big, big night out, and they're like, was it the last ride? And I'm like, when you're married, it's pretty much over, guys.

Was your wife in the car? Don't tell your mother that. No, she wasn't. I was like, yeah, it's over, guys, that's what it's. And then I was like, explain that one away. And then they had another sign as we drove past, and it had toot for T-I-T-S, toot for tits on there as well. And I was like, oh, dear God, please don't let the kids notice that.

But they noticed that. And they were like, what does that mean? And that's where I went, oh, I don't know how to explain that one to them. You're like, well, Daddy's's married and he really wants to toot Watch this I'll toot I'll show you We actually have audio of you driving past Double toot was it

It was more of a No I didn't do it at all I don't know Every now and again kids ask you something And you don't know how to explain You hope they'll forget at all. I don't know. You know, every now and again kids ask you something and you don't know how to explain the situation and you hope they'll forget about it, but they don't. Well, everything's an opportunity for education, isn't it, Ben?

Yeah, you're probably right. And you could go, well, that kid is a vanload of girls who are going to wake up tomorrow morning and regret everything they did the night before. Yeah, that's probably it.