Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - Weekend Highlights: Jono Is A Hero!

Episode Date: April 21, 2023

Jono is a hero... he thinks. 5 Words winner! Jono works in a bookshop? Anzac Day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Hits with the Jono and Ben podcast. Cheers to Dilma, making the world a better tea. Of course, next Tuesday is Anzac Day, the National Day of Remembrance for Australian and New Zealanders who served in the Army. It was a very special and important day. Do you know, I didn't realise this, that all Anzacs were volunteers. Yeah. They were volunteers. Mate, I won't even volunteer to help out

the bloody school fundraiser. That's pretty incredible. These guys put that, wow, that is, that is humbling. Many who gave the ultimate sacrifice as well. And like many Kiwis, I guess I always, I always remember family on this day. And I know that everyone has these sort of people

in their lives that have done this. My dad's parents, Sylvie and Bill, both actually joined the Army. Bill went across overseas and served for New Zealand. Didn't really talk about it, Grandpa. I remember not really, which is fair enough. I don't imagine it's the sort of thing you'd want to talk about. But I do remember going to the Army Museum, the one in the desert,

by the desert road there, with him as well, and him just crying and tears and saying how realistic it was and bringing back a lot of you know a lot of memories and a lot of feelings and saying the only thing that they didn't have he said was the flies

he said that was the one thing he said everything was quite realistic except for the flies he said there was just so many flies where he was I think he was in Turkey where he was fighting

and the other time the only other time he brought it up was when he he got pulled over I was in the car and he got pulled over for speeding. And as part of his sort of excuses was, you know, once he'd gone through a few, he was like,

well, I fought in the war for people like you. And it was like, well, you did and that's great, but still you're going 65 into 50. I am doing 190 in a suburban street and that's what I fought in the war for. And the cops are like, well, I went to police college to find people like you. Yeah, so it didn't quite work on that occasion, but it was the only other time he brought it up. How old would he have been? A teenager?

Yeah, very young. Yeah, I think they were together. So I think they were, yeah, late. I think, yeah, probably early 20s at the most. It's pretty incredible. So Sylvie hooked up with Bill. Yeah. Bill's like, I'm off to war. So Sylvie hooked up with Bill. Yeah. Bill's like, I'm off to war.

So Sylvie's at home alone for years. Yeah, so she joined the army here. She did. Yeah, but as far as helping out here and with the work didn't get deployed overseas or anything like that as well. But yeah, I remember. Back in those days,

it was the ladies in the kitchen situation, wasn't it? Yeah. It was. Call it what it was. Times have changed, thankfully. Thankfully. But it was, you stay back here and do some stuff for the lads, wasn't it? But imagine going overseas and there's no Zoom,

you can't FaceTime or anything like that. You just write a letter and hope it gets to them. But then it took six months for a letter to arrive and a lot has changed by the time I wrote this. And coming back here, if you your way for a year or two, coming back and going, well, I hope everything's all cool in our relationship. Oh, because the bloody Yanks came over here, didn't they?

Oh, yes. Bloody hot Yanks came over here, buddy. Why were the Yanks out there at war? You guys go over there, fight. We'll come over here and look after. I think there was a lot going on around the world. So, yes, honouring those who many give their ultimate sacrifice for our country. And the RSA is such a wonderful organisation, isn't it?

I remember I actually joined the RSA as a 16-year-old. And it was for reasons where they were, I won't say which RSA, because I'm sure they're not doing it nowadays, but they were a little lax at looking at ID 16? Jeez But my thing was I actually made some great

friends there and I would turn up to like darts competitions so I had to go to an AGM to keep the membership alive and happening Friends for life Some of them aren't around now, obviously. But no, it was fun. It was good times.

The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Yesterday I was in a bookshop, Ben, and a lady made a mistake that I've made in the past. I'm sure you listening have made as well and you as well, where she came up to me thinking i was an employee of the store all right have you done that before uh yeah yeah i've also been asked for that too yeah yeah it's happened to everyone it's all happened in our shopping experiences um and i don't i just i never have the heart to tell the person that i don't work there i had to

do it we're on the uh bun tour, the sausage sizzle tour, having a sausage at every Bunnings around New Zealand, and we were wearing a lot of, we were dripping in Bunnings merch, weren't we? We got swept up in Bunnings merch, didn't we? We let that get away on us. We'd travel from one Bunnings to the next going, oh, I haven't got the bucket hat yet.

Have you got the apron? We loved it. We were dressed. On those occasions, you understand why people came up to us, because we were wearing nothing but bunnings. And then afterwards, we were like, oh, we don't work here. They'll be like, why are you dressed? The amount of times I got asked what I'll skill source and fertiliser ruin.

And then the disappointment was let down. But yeah, I was in civilian clothes yesterday, obviously. And like I said, didn't have the heart to tell her. It was a bookstore. The standard of that bookstore, what they were wearing, the staff, must have been really low. Scott,

do you? I wouldn't go, we're looking at you. I would not for a second think, oh, this guy looks like he knows his way around a book. Like, what were you wearing?

Like, did you order your way to court? Did you wear a suit and tie or something? I mean, what was... I just wore the exact same clothes I wore to school. Hat, everything?

Like, really, look, low standards at this bookstore. I just wear the exact same clothes I wear today. Hat, everything? Yeah. really? Look, low standards at this bookstore. I'm a trendy bookstore owner. I'm like, who's thinking

you're a bookstore? Who is this person? Did I say all the books are picture books? Of people in bikinis sitting on car bonnets? That was the bookstore.

What bookstore is this? Anyway, I sell calendars where they hold big wrenches and power tools as well that was the bookstore but anyway can i get to the point of my story do you want to continue with this character assassination i'm just not but anyway it's sorry it happened i wasn't there i guess yeah so she's like well where is the you know the annabelle lang buying cookbook and i I don't want to. Why would this guy know? But anyway. I was like, I don't know.

I can tell you where the Fast Falls of Rotaries magazine are though, mate. But yeah, I didn't want her to be disappointed with the customer service. I wanted to uphold the good name of the store that I was in. So I helped you around the store and we found Annabelle Langbine. You'd be happy to know. Another satisfied customer. So he's the best employee of the month, eh? In Jono Pryor's

boobies and bookstore. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. The Hits. Five words with challenge. Match five words to win five $500 challenge gift cards.

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It has been a challenge. We're just desperate to give you thousands and thousands of dollars of petrol, but for some reason, Ben, you and me are making it very hard. Yeah, it's all on us, guys. We're going to go to Christchurch, get Emily on. How are you? Good morning. I'm good, thank you. How are you guys? Yeah, we're doing well. You going to go to Christchurch, get Emily on. How are you? Good morning, I'm good, thank you. How are you

guys? Yeah, we're doing well. You going to the walking festival this weekend, Emily? No, I'm not going to the walking festival, but I probably will try and do some walking. Yeah, Connor from the Hits in Christchurch suggested maybe I needed to go to the walking festival. I don't know, I just, I don't know how to take that comment.

But Emily, fat shaming aside, let's win you some petrol and or cash, shall we? Who do you want to send into the soundproof booth? Maybe Ben, please. Okay, Ben, what's on this weekend there, Em? Oh, we've got children's sports. We've got rugby tomorrow

and another child's got hockey on Sunday, so it's just a normal, typical weekend. Now talk to me, just whisper. How sick of the school holidays are you, Emily? Oh, I like 100%. Yeah, 100%, yeah. Maybe you could... It's been a five-year-old.

It's driven me bonkers. Yeah, lock them... Why don't you lock them out of the house this weekend just for a bit of a laugh? Fend for themselves. Well, I'm currently locked out of the house, though. All right, Emily, let's get... Let's get five words out of you, buddy.

First word this morning, what do you think of when I say cassette? Tape. Yes, word number two, let's get five words out of you, buddy. First word this morning, what do you think of when I say cassette? Tape. Yes, word number two, Levi's. Jeans. Dawn, D-A-W-N is word number three, dawn. Service. Boom, for Anzac Day on Tuesday, cake at word number four.

Cake. Cake. Bake. Cake, bake, yep. You bake a cake. And Anzac. Day. Anzac Day. Great words. Emily, hold your head up high. How high is your head right now? I hope you're holding it up high. It's a little bit nervous. Okay, you've got a nervous, she's got a nervous head on her shoulders. I've got a nervous head on my shoulders 24-7, so this could work well. We could connect and get all five words.

Word one, $25 cash. Cassette. Cassette. Tape. Oh, Emily Emily 25 slides What do you want to do? Keep going thank you Word two

$50 cash Levi's Levi's Jeans Boo Emily $50 Are we going to the $100 round? Oh yeah Word the $100 round? Oh, yes, yes.

Word three, $100 cash. She's a one-woman train on her way to Petrelville. Dawn is word number three. D-A-W-N. Dawn? Service. How's that day? $100, Em?

What are we doing now? We're going to keep. Under $500. All right. Word four. $500 cash. Cake. Cake. Cake.

C-A-K-E. Cake. Bake. Oh, $500. Emily. What do you want to do now? This is the big decision. You can walk away with the $500 cash,

or you can win thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars of free petrol. Wow, it's $2,500. Yeah, five times $500 worth of Challenge Fuel vouchers. Oh, my gosh. I might have to take the risk and keep going. This is why. John, I don't know what you said in the next one. Do you think she should?

If I was Emily I wouldn't But she's doing it Word five Five hundred dollar challenge gift card She's throwing out five hundred dollars cash She's gone that's not good enough Okay

Ben Boyce the pressure is on And Zach And Zach Day and Zach and Zach Day Oh Oh my god Yes Oh my god

Emily you've got 5 times $500 challenge fuel vouchers Oh my god You won Emily You just won Oh my god Congratulations

I think we're all stunned It doesn't happen that often But you did it I know I know I'll just drink today What do you want to say To your fans?

Oh my gosh I'm speechless Thank you She's speechless Humble Thank you for the challenge Thank you for the challenge Emily well done

You are not going to have to worry About the cost of living The petrol is free And it's Oh my gosh It's going to have to worry about the cost of living. The petrol is free. Oh my gosh, that's going to make a huge difference. That is a huge difference. And yeah, challenge petrol service. The petrol's so good you can drink it. That's what we say.

They don't say that. Ben Boyce puts his name behind that. No, but thanks to Challenge for putting the service back into service stations. Well done, Emily. You have a great weekend. I will, thank you. Great weekend, yeah. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast.

Yeah. Joel, producer Joel, can you please find, I think it's Mariah Carey, When a Hero Comes Along. And while producer Joel finds that, I'll continue talking like the semi-professional broadcaster I am, Ben, because yesterday I saved your life and you didn't even know. Yeah, you said that after the show, but then you wouldn't tell me all afternoon.

And to be honest, I'd forgotten about it until you just brought it up then. But what did you... Well, you would forget about it. You're the type of person who would forget when they saved their life. But not all heroes wear capes. You know, they say a lot of heroes wear capes.

Not all of them do. Some of them wear faded black Holy Band T-shirts, and that's me. Yesterday, you might remember we go across the road after the show and we get a post-show coffee yeah we do yeah yeah you were in front of me in the line okay you ordered your coffee you tapped and go'd you tapped and left with the credit card yeah paid for your coffee yeahed off and the lady's like, hey, hey, hey, hey. That declined.

And I looked away as you were striding off. And I was like, don't worry. I'll get it for you. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Like a caffeine crusader. You didn't even know. I didn't know.

It wasn't even brought up. But then I thought Well yeah Here's what I thought Okay You can pull down The music producer job Okay firstly I've got a lot of questions

But you go first Yeah Here's what I thought You're such a tight ass That this is your new Your new play You go in front of me In the line

You tap You walk off You look like you've paid And they're like Hold on sir There's no money In your account You're long gone

I'm left with the bill Cleaning up your sloppy mess I've done it before Time and time again Yeah You know and they're like, hold on, sir, there's no money in your account. You're long gone. I'm left with the bill. Cleaning up your sloppy mess. I've done it before, time and time again. Yeah. Not the first cash mess I've cleaned. Do you remember the Inland Revenue Audit of 2019 that you needed me for? Yeah.

Yeah, okay. Don't let that be a repeat. Yeah. The amount of lies I had to tell through that investigation. Okay, well, thank you. Thank you. Firstly, i didn't know that the uh the card had uh whatever not working i don't know if i'd talk maybe there's not money in the account i don't know it's not well i can tell you no there isn't it's not a play it's not a play i've done on purpose it's not a little like oceans 11 scam i'm trying to run on cafes around the country because you've got to come back for your coffee

it's not like you're like oh i'm gone you know i'm not saying it's a scam on the cafe but it's a scam on me yeah but how did you save my life that's my big question you're like you saved my life because i know that there was no life saving there i know how important your after show coffee is and what you know how your day would have panned out from that point on if you hadn't had caffeine pumping through those veins of yours, you would have been doing all sorts of wild stuff. Yeah, you're probably wandering down the motorway naked. Well, thank you. Thank you for paying for my coffee.

Is this a roundabout way to say that I owe you a coffee now? Is this like a... It's quite an elaborate thing. I'm not a high-profile superhero like your Spider-Mans and your Wonder Womans. I'm more of a low key hero like Jesus Hey we've got some challenge cast vouchers up for grabs very shortly if you're heading somewhere

maybe you're heading away for a four day weekend you could be winning that in ten minutes on the hits