Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - The Burner Phone 66: Ben's Wild Allegations..

Episode Date: August 13, 2023

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The Hits with Jono and Ben's Burner Phone Great, great, great Isn't it great? It's great to be doing the Burner Phone again It's nice to be clearing another message that you've left for us Yeah, highlights of the weekend for you were just fresh Actually, apologies too for those day-oners of the Burner Phone We were a little remiss of uploading two Burner Phone podcasts last Thursday, Friday.

Oh, making cakes. It was very hard to do a Burner Phone when you're in the middle of trying to make 106 cakes in Race Against Time. We were very aware too, weren't we? It was at the forefront of our mind that we had people,

volunteers making cakes from around the office, from listeners and whatnot. We were aware that we had to do a radio show so you can't bake cakes while you're doing radio. And then there's a little bit of admin at the end of every show,

so we were aware that we didn't want to waste 10, 20 minutes just babbling away on a podcast and not baking cakes. That's right. So I know the huge fans of the Burnified podcast will be a bit disappointed that it wasn't a couple of episodes last week, but hey. We apologize, and hopefully we can move on, be stronger, and it'll bring us together in the end.

Now, Ben, what was the highlight of your weekend before we get into it? Oh, look, I had my mum stay on Friday. She was baking cakes. She had a busy couple of days. Jenny was magnificent. She did. She left on Saturday, but we were working her hard through Thursday, Friday. I thought you were going to take her to the football.

We didn't in the end. We went out for dinner up there. So I took her out. You know, we went out for dinner. We watched it at the pub and went out for dinner. It was nice. You're going to go to the semi tomorrow night? Yeah.

Spain taking on Sweden. I always forget who's playing. Well, there is, you know, it's been a great tournament though. Jeez. It's been those penalty shootouts. You feel so, I mean, it's, yeah, you'd be so gutted if you miss it. You'd be so like, just like, I'm so sorry, guys. But it's just what happens.

Team sport, isn't it? That Aussie goalie was incredible the other night. I don't know if you saw that shootout. But then she had that one where she saved it. And then they went, no, you came off the line. You went forward. Oh, they've got to stand on the line. It's so hard for the goalie.

Why can't the goalie move forward? But anyways, they couldn't move forward. You can't move off the line. It's so hard for the goalie. Why can't the goalie move forward? But anyways, they couldn't move forward. You can't move off the line. But you can move along back and forth. You can move forward once they go to kick it, apparently. And so she moved forward before, and so they were like, and saved it. And they were like, redo it again. And she was like, oh, I've just saved it.

And she saved it again? Saved it again. Oh, my God. You're so gutted for the French lady as well, who's just like, oh, no. I could not think of a more stressful situation. I would crumble. Even the good players that kick the ball, that's their job. It's a lot of pressure.

Everyone just like. And it's probably designed that way too. It is. It's great drama. It is great drama. If you take away the human emotion out of it, which I'm just like, oh, I feel sorry for these people. It is great drama. Every save take away the human emotion out of it, which I'm just like, oh, I feel sorry for these people, it is great drama.

Every save is incredible from the goalie, every goal that scores. You're like, it's, yeah. Are there any other sports that end like that? No, I feel like they should probably. Like, you could even, you could do it in basketball, from the free throw line. Yeah.

And it's just got to keep getting it in. Yeah, or from a, you're right, bring it along. Oh, no, okay. You know, you've just got to keep getting it in until someone misses you're right. Bring it along. Oh, no, okay. You know, you've just got to keep getting it in until someone misses it and then the other one gets, you know. Yeah. Yeah, anyway, it's been a wonderful tournament.

I'm hoping Australia win now. Well, yeah. Home soil. Wouldn't it just be fantastic for them? We've got to celebrate in their success. Taylor, who works on the show, It is hard, though, because you love Australia, but you're also a bit jealous of Australia.

I don't think Australia gives a shit about us, though. No. We are so jealous of them. New Zealand, you love Australia, but you're always a bit jealous of Australia. I don't think Australia gives a shit about us. No. We are so jealous of them. New Zealand, you're like, oh, Australia are going to win because we win. I'm kind of a bit torn. I was having this conversation with the kids because every game that's on, the kids go, who do we want to win this one? And we kind of have a bit of a, so you can back a team.

And they were like, Australia. I'm like, oh, do I? But I do it, I do it, and I do it. But it is awesome seeing how well it's been received out there. The Kiwi tool poppy chopper. Because you're used to wanting to beat Australia and everything. You're like, just want to beat Australia. Now you're like, oh, do I want them to win?

But they are doing so amazingly well. So I guess, yeah, it's getting behind them. But Taylor, Producer Taylor, can you come in here very quickly? Sorry, Producer Taylor is from Australia. And I want to know, does Australia give a shit about us? Or is it all one way is it all one taylor does australia care about new zealand in terms of we are so like oh australia we've got to beat the australia do they do they care about us no yeah i think so so it's not coming back the other because we're banging on about this pavlova for the last three 30 years yeah Is that an issue for you?

Well, I think Aussies just know that we started it. See, now this is what they do. They pretend not to care about us. That's what they do. Yeah, they do. Even if yous are over here chatting about it, we're over there. Yeah, well, we started it. We carried on.

We're just not going to. You're like, hang on. There was a person that we like. Don't care, mate. Don't care. Bigger country. Go after your beaches and have a nice swim. we're just not going to you're like hang on there was a person you're like don't care mate don't care bigger country go after your beaches and have a nice swim

like is it Keith Urban who's he's Kiwi yeah see everyone thinks he's Aussie like in Oz well you go tell him

that he's not yeah you get that word out there alright well thank you Taylor I thought that might be the case because it's very

one way with us it's little brother big brother yeah you're right we don't yeah they don't care about us, but we care about...

Boy, do we care. Alright, so the Burner phone. Let's have a listen to today's message, and if you want to leave us one, just text BURNER to 4487. It'll automatically bounce that number back to you. Jono. Jono and Benjamin. Hello. It's Leonie speaking.

I'm going to pause this now. I've got full name too. It sounds like a potential telling off. At first it was like Jono, Jono. I'm like, great, this is all about Jono. But then you got a Benjamin. I got a Benjamin, so now I'm getting worried. All right, carry on.

Jono, Jono and Benjamin. Hello, it's Leonie speaking. You might remember me for the person who outed Jono for clipping his toenails at the Sheraton poolside in Fiji last year. My beef this time is with you, Benjamin. Oh! Ageist, sexist, not sure where this is all coming from, but about six weeks ago you were talking about your daughter, Indy,

and how she doesn't like her swearing, which is great. And you made a comment on air and you said that Indy just looked at you like she was a 50-year-old woman. And I just kind of thought it sounded a bit disparaging. So what does a 50-year-old woman look at you like? And the other one was you presented Jono with his cake-making tools to make the green pool, and you suggested that Poppy could help with making the cake.

Not Oscar. Why would the daughter be the one that would help? Just wondering. Good point. So happy to accept an apology for all 50-year-old women and for all people who like to make cakes yeah that's about it wow

Leonie that is and raising a couple of great points and this is Ben's worst nightmare being called ageist and sexist even after we mocked the book too we were like oh the cakes they got the girls section

with the sewing machine and the stove and we're like oh time's they got the woman the girl's section with the sewing machine in the stove and we're like oh time's a move on i put my hand up yes it was probably because of conversation that we've been having off here you saying that old poppy would be interested in making the cake with you so i'm like you probably to do it to be fair yep that was it did sound very very sexist and i enjoyed uh making the cakes you know as well you know as well. So it's for everyone. Cakes for everyone. We've covered off the sexism scandal. Yeah, the sexism.

Okay, now let's get to the ageism. Yeah, the ageism. Looking at you like a 50-year-old woman. What does a 50-year-old woman look at you like, Ben? Well. And how does it differ to a 30-year-old woman? I don't know why. I just kind of thought someone that was, just in description,

someone more grown up kind of looking down my nose. But I just plucked an age out of the year. Struck a chord. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I apologise. It's all me. I made a mistake.

So, Leonie, we'll hopefully accept your apology. Yeah. I feel like this is a great one for on-air too. We need to take this to the radio show. Yeah, we do. But it's hard and i'll jump to your defense here ben uh we just say stuff like there's so much stuff that we say and just because you just got stuff as it has to come out of your mouth yeah sometimes

you you regret saying stuff i mean it happens to me daily. And sometimes you don't even think about what you're saying a lot of the time. Like the 50-year-old thing, you're like, oh, just flick it. Yeah, just looking like someone who would be a bit more grown up than her. And I'm sorry, it was just more like a grown up who would tell you off as, you know,

someone a bit older than 11 years old. And you forget sometimes people are listening to this. Yeah, and they're like, oh, hang on. What did he just... Let's have a dig at me. And on a station that, hey, we're not out there to offend, really. So, you know, we're not out there saying, oh. This is the Swiss of radio.

Yeah, isn't it? But yeah, so an apology there. I'm sorry, Leonie. I'm sorry. Now what you've done, Leonie, is he is going to be checking himself every time he's referencing an age. I won't know what to say. Or a gender associated with a specific task. Yeah.

It was simpler back in the day, wasn't it? Yeah. We'd be like, the ladies were in the kitchen. That's what they were doing. We knew our roles. The line was drawn. You respected your elders, didn't you? Yeah.

I'm glad things have moved on. Someone who's got a couple of a couple of daughters i'm glad that the times aren't like what they used to be but i'm sorry hey put my foot in it today yeah it's a good it's an apology and hey if you have any messages for the burner phone whether they be a grievance or just a question about life in general please feel free to get in contact with us if you you want to join the Burner Phone podcast, text BURNERPHONE to 4487 and we'll send you our digits. You could be on tomorrow's episode.