The Edge Breakfast - FULL SHOW #469 - So I Did a Load...

Episode Date: March 3, 2025

No actual humans participated in the creation of this podcast caption... Join Clint, Meg, and Dan on The Edge Breakfast as they kick off 2025 with laughs, Oscars highlights, and exciting new segments! This episode dives into the latest on Cash Strapped, an animated Oscars recap, and heartwarming moments from the awards ceremony. Plus, the team explores the concept of toxic productivity and hears hilarious listener stories of secret spending and big promises. 02:15 Coffee Catch Up: Dan's Reference05:57 First Time Caller: Benji13:00 Meg's Parody Songs for Dan's Moustache14:45 What's Your Work Around?21:28 Cash Strapped24:21 Helping Friends Move31:22 The Moving House Pact32:31 How'd You Like Them Apples?35:43 Marriage and Hidden Snacks40:58 Secret Spending Confessions49:52 Toxic Productivity58:43 Oscars Highlights and Promises

This is a podcast from Rover. The Edge Breakfast 2025. New year, new hits. And new hosts. Wait, wait, what the f***? LOL. And new jokes from the voiceover guy. Huh? Huh?

Classic. I hate that guy. This is The Edge Breakfast with Clint, Meg and Jazz. Good morning, Six Cock. Welcome to the show. Good to be here. Yeah. Cash Draft is back at seven and at eight with a twist.

A little twist. A little twist. Yeah. Actually, people played Cash Draft poorly yesterday. Yeah, actually, it was a very cheap day for the boss, wasn't it? It was, yeah. Someone turned down, was it $1,300? Yeah, unknowingly.

And then the other one I think was they lost money again, didn't they? But they chose you and they got $2.50. $2.50, one of the lowest amounts we've ever given away. The lowest, yeah. The lowest, yeah. Yeah, not $2.50, $2.50. And the crazy thing About that was The person

Called up Wanting money For like a Mums day Away from the kids And me gave her Like $360 To go

$370 $370 To get a massage And her nails done And whatever And she just Threw it away For the gamble

Very quick throw away That one That might have been Our fastest throw away I'm like nah Don't wanna If you're gonna be Driving to work

This morning At around 8 o'clock, there is a chance that you're going to be able to win big with Cash Trapped. We'll let you know more details later on. Cool, and all the Oscars run down at 8.30. Touching on it as well at 6.30?

I loved it. You know what I might, because it was I loved it. I watched the whole thing yesterday. I sat down and watched it. It was the first time I've done it in years, and I don't know whether I just haven't been watching it for a wee while and it's always been this good or this year was particularly good. No, it was particularly good this year. Oh, good. It was.

It was a real joyous night. It was so joyous. It really was. It was great. That's because there was, like, musical theatre. Yes. I know, but there were so many. I've never in an awards ceremony heard before,

this is the first time nominated and the first Oscar win. Like, so many. Just one after one after one of these, like, randoms winning. Apart from Demi Moore. Yeah, that was awkward. Well, she didn't win. And the awkward look she had because she was, like, surprised she didn't win. Oh, she was definitely meant to win.

It's time for a little coffee catch-up before we properly kick the show off. Have you had the favour being, I guess not given to you, but offered to you, Clint? I have had the honour to be Dan's reference for him moving house. Oh, yeah. But have you, Clint? I only need one. Well, you've never lived with him.

Yeah, but I was workmate and colleague and friend. They said they needed a friend or colleague as a character reference. Oh, a character reference. Oh, sorry, did you miss out on the call-up? That's interesting. Thankfully, just another job. Oh, sorry, did you miss out on the call-up? That's interesting. Thankfully, just another job. Do you know what would be fun?

Pretending you're moving house and then asking your friends for character references just to see what they think of you. Oh, but no one's writing a terrible character reference. No, but I mean, you don't even need it.

I just go, oh, Meg, I need a character reference. She just says all these amazing things about me. I'm like, thanks for that. Oh, that's true. That's nice. Actually, can you put it in writing?

Yeah. I think they're going to call her., that's true. That's nice. Actually, can you put it in writing? Yeah. I think they're going to call her. I do think it was not a bad choice, but you probably would have been better, Clint, because I don't want Dan to move. You don't care about him moving. It means nothing to you. I don't actually want Dan to move because he lives in my area and I enjoy that. I enjoy him being nearby.

Good idea, Meg. You're fired. Clint, you're hired. When am I going to get the call? Apparently, well, we're looking at a house now, and we've been successful in our application. So apparently it's today. Today.

Oh, so they could call me and I'll be like, oh, yes. I mean, I haven't really, I've never lived with Dan. I'm not sure what he's like, but I have been around to his house once when he had a boys' night sleepover. Oh, God, we had fun. We turned that place upside down. We had Nerf guns. Yeah.

Oh, mate. We're kicking over the cat bowl. Oh, we told you he's got a cat, doesn't he? Yeah. I can say about how we decorate this house full of lights for the whole neighborhood. Oh, maybe. Oh, yeah, where we do the edge prank because he doesn't like celebrating Christmas. Fake snow everywhere.

All over the windows, all over the lawn. I think sometimes you just keep things to yourself. Right. Okay, so I'm a lovely guy. No, I'm too honest. People ask me questions. I just, before I know it,

I'll like leave and my wife's like, didn't I tell you your life story? Here we go. Test me now. Test me now. Okay, so I'm calling up.

Hi, is this Mick Mantle? Yes. Hi, I'm just calling up for, I think it's your colleague, Dan Webby. Who? He's asked for a reference. Dan Webby.

Oh, yes, yes. Yeah, he works with you apparently. Just wanted to know sort of what he's like as a guy, as a person. Ooh. Well, he is going into the doctor because he's got a vocal stim

at the moment where he keeps saying, what is it? Sweet buttocks. Stinky butt. There it is. I don't know why I know about that being his future rental business landlord.

Yeah, yeah. He said it to me the other day, so that seems odd. Yeah, that's normal. Yeah. No, you know, he's good sometimes. I mean, he does pee in his neighbor's litter boxes and spray the cat with water. I think I've heard enough. Okay, me go and see.

Oh, yeah, and then when there was that, oh, hold on. Sorry, yeah, sorry, my friend's over here. He's got a reference to it. What about that time that Dan ended up shooting the neighbour's cat with, like, a BB gun or something because it kept coming into his yard? I'd like to think it was a Nerf gun. I never shot a, okay, can I just, I've never shot any animal with a BB gun. What about that seagull?

I might have squirted a cat. That's about it. A seagull. That was my dad. Right. And I don't think the landlord's going to want to know that you squirt on cats anyway. For goodness sake, Meg. All right, you're fired. Okay. Pathetic. Right. I thought you't think the landlord's going to want to know that you squirt on cats anyway. For goodness sake me. Alright, you're fired. Pathetic. Right. I thought you already had the house though.

Yeah, but you know how like when you get a job and they're like, you've got the job pending references and that's always a nervous time where you go shit, shit. Meg doesn't even answer calls from us. She's not going to answer a call from a blocked number. Why have I chosen you? You're the worst candidate.

I know. How can I get, get, get to know, know, know you better, better, baby? I want to get to know you. All right, getting to know everyone that listens to our show more intimately, one at a time. Who's calling this morning? We've got Benji this morning. He is our first-time caller.

For the first time in forever. Hello, stranger. For the first time. Binti, first-time caller. What was so special about today? Morning, guys. I heard you guys on the radio each time and thought I would give you guys a call.

Oh, bless you. Thank you, Benji. Blessing our mornings. Benji is an engineer. He drives a Mitsubishi Triton. 24 years old. He's got a girlfriend of two years who's been dating since he was 22

and thinks she might be the one. Oh, two years. That's a good innings. Hey, what type of engineer are you, Benji? I am a civil engineer. Oh, yes, of the civil kind. Okay. Yes.

That's good. He doesn't fight with many people. Yes. He's a passive engineer. Yes, very passive. Okay, my question for Benji this morning. Okay, so this is how we play, Benji, by the way. I'm going to ask a question about you

We all have to answer on your behalf And then you tell us who's closest, okay? So you just listen to our answers at first And then go through it Alright, Benji's 24 He reckons he's with the one She's a lucky lady from what I know Oh, and he's a lucky man

And he's a lucky man too So when's Benji proposing, boys? Ooh I wonder if Benji knows the answer to that. I know, I know, but I wonder if this might spark it. I reckon, can I go first? You can, but I'm going to go in second because I've locked mine in. Okay.

I reckon that Benji is going next year. Next year? Yeah. I think 2026 is the year. He still hasn't saved enough money for the engagement ring yet, and he wants to go all out with that. Yeah, that's nice. So I think he's

set himself a date that sometime early 2026. I'm going to say much more into the future. You know you're 24. You know that she's the one. There's no rush. You're going to be about 27. She's going to

be a little bit like, what's taking so long? Similar to what I had with my husband. But yeah, you'll be 26, 27 is what I'm locking in. Okay, that's interesting. Because my rule that I was going to impose on Benji lands him at about a similar age. I think Benji's got a rule. Okay, so maybe I won't give an age. But I'll say I think he's got a rule where he's rule where he wants to be with someone for X amount of years.

I had a similar rule where I was like, I want to be with someone about five years before I marry them. Because then I think you really do know a person. My wife and I were together four years, engaged for one, so worked out about five. It feels like you have taken my age there, Clint. Yeah, but I feel like Benji's got a weird rule that he's working towards, which will land him at a specific age. I'm saying he's probably going to do it later in his 20s. You're saying it's because of a specific rule. So we're close.

Okay, I'll give you that. Okay. Benji. Who's closer? You nab this for me, Clint. It is going to be late 20s, I reckon. But I've got to say, I'd like to be with a girl for a few years. Oh, God, so who wins that? I think Clint.

I've got a rule. He's got a rule. He's got a rule. I just said 27 because he's got to wait until he's longer. I think he's got a rule, though. But he's had a rule of a few years. What is your specific rule, Benji? We need to know.

Who would you think won that? Well, I reckon if you're with them for about five years, that does add to 27. So you guys are kind of both right. Do we get a half a point each there? Hold on. What about just next year? Let's get it done.

We have producer girl literally waiting to write a point down on the wall for even Meg or I. We think it's very serious. Benji, if you started dating him when you were 19, would you have stuck to the five-year rule even though you would have been younger, or would you have waited until you were 27 because even though it would have been longer dating,

it's more like your late 20s? This is getting complicated, Jesus. No, late 20s. Ah, yes! Oh, yeah, Meg made up a hypothetical scenario that didn't exist to reply to Benji's life and took the point. Congratulations!

Yay, Benji! Well done. Hey, Benji. Thank you. Swing by Zed on the way into work, bro. We'll sort you out with a voucher so you don't have to pick up the tab. Thanks for playing.

No, I didn't propose. I'll put a ring in a coffee. Thanks, guys. Welcome. Chill vibes only at Zed with their new range of barista made chill drinks Clint, Meg and Dan on the edge

hey we got cash to give away at 7 and 8 but also there's something else really cool that's happening and I will say this a lot of people

don't jump online and don't register the same people do it all the time and so maybe this is one that you should get amongst the edge and you

will want to make Wednesdays a little more wonderful so across the next six weeks we will treat someone special in your life yeah This is one that you should get amongst. The Edge and you will want to make Wednesdays a little more wonderful. So across the next six weeks, we will treat someone special in your life. Yeah. It could be a flatmate, a sibling, a parent, a best friend. We want to treat them to a wonderful Wednesday morning.

So we're going to surprise winners, either with the Edge Roadrunners heading directly to their door with a wonderful tailor to them, or we're going to be setting up the best morning ever full of surprise experiences and all the things they love. So if I could think about Daniel Webby, me and Clint, great friends we are. Oh, God, yes, two of my faves. Wonderful Wednesday morning for Daniel Webby. What's the first thing we do?

So he gets out of bed. I think a couple of guys skate along, like as Dan's about to walk to work. And maybe they go, hey, mate, we've got this free skateboard. Want to come ride with us? Yeah, yeah, hey, bro. It's one of those electric ones where you pull the trigger. Yeah, but the thing is, I wouldn't be able to keep it.

If they're professionals, I wouldn't be able to. I would go, you guys go ahead. But they're like, keep the board. We're way ahead of you. And then a couple of hot girls walk past, and they go, damn, I really love that shirt on you. That color really, I don't know. And then they go, oh, sorry.

I can tell you're a taken man, though, by that ring. Sorry about that. No surprises, they'd say. And I go, thank you. And you know, if God forbid, if I wasn't. And then he comes across a colony of cats. Like just cats everywhere.

Cats. A colony. A colony of cats. I think I'd have like a seizure if that happened. Of happiness. I'd be just like, oh.

And then he gets a phone call from his wife and she goes, hey, we just got this random lump sum into our bank account and I know we'd normally save it but I just thought

if you wanted to piss it away today, go for it. Oh no, then I normally save it, but I just thought if you wanted to piss it away today, go for it. Oh no, then I'd know it was a lie. I'd go, hold on, something's up here. You can text the word wonderful to 3343 or head to theedge.rover.nz now to nominate somebody and we could be making it happen. It's cheers to New World's Wonderful Wednesdays. Find your wonderful. Yeah, it's just cool just to be able to randomly surprise someone in your life with the most incredible morning. They have no idea that the whole thing's set up.

My one sounds very easy. You just get a few cats and a lump sum money into my account. If you're someone who's up early in the morning, you may miss parts of the show past 7.30, 8 o'clock. And I think one of the best things happened on the show after 7.30 and I didn't want you to miss it. Meg spent a lot of time in the recording booth and I feel like her talent needs to

be recognised for those that do listen early in the morning. Yeah, now Meg, you did a nice thing for me because I've got a moustache or I'm trying to grow a moustache, which I would say is looking very good now. Yeah, it's coming in. Alright, let's take a listen to what Meg did to celebrate Dan's new growth.

Dan's growing a moustache. Clint wrote eight parody songs last week. I was Team Dan, and then I got sucked in. And I wanted to do some. We all know I'm not the best singer on the show. In fact, I have been voted the worst. I have not heard these. I haven't heard.

I sang them once, and I walked out the room. I'm trying to grow a mole that just feels thick and free. Stare at my lips, put on a show. I can see it now. There's no more. Yeah. Even Auto-Tune is like, oh my God. Gotta keep her on the right side.

The Auto-Tune is fighting for its life! So then I did one that was Ariana Grande, No Tears Left to Cry. Right now it's double state of mind The autotune is melting gay! I can't do it. I can't do it. But the hair won't align So I'm shaving it off, shaving it off Shaving it, I'm shaving it, I'm shaving it off

Shaving it off, shaving it off I'm shaving it, I'm shaving it, I'm shaving it off Yeah, shaving it off That's gone from the worst thing you've ever done to the best thing Okay, we must have heard something different When Dan said that's the best thing you've ever done me. That's a shame. Oh, man.

Honestly, Meg, you never cease to surprise me. Some of the things that come... The saying is amaze, but Dan's changed it. Oh, God, no, she doesn't amaze me. You never cease to surprise me. Clint, Meg and Dan on the edge. Sometimes things break in your life and then rather than just getting them fixed

because you don't have the time or the money, you find a workaround and then over time, the workaround is the new way that it does work. Especially if you're like, right, I'm finally, finally getting that thing fixed because it's a workaround but we're going to get it done. You get a quote and they're like, it's going to be $580.

Then the workaround becomes the norm. No, it's not happening. It's fine. Work's fine. Fix is fine. I think it's very prevalent at the moment, Clint, because, you know, obviously there's, you know, money's tight for a lot of people.

So they're having to put up with the workaround longer than they would maybe. Here are a couple we had specifically with cars, which I think is one of those domains that is quite expensive, so you find a cheap workaround. On my old first car, my speedometer didn't work.

Brilliant. I used to use a speedometer app. I'll take some from Bex. My car, when I was 18, used to idle really low, and when I went through roundabouts, the engine would cut out. It was an auto,

so I'd put it into neutral, start the key again, rev it, and then put it back and drive. I did it for over a year at roundabouts. Wow.

And then there was a famous one that our boss used to do where the car doors would only unlock once the car was actually moving. So he would get the kids

to like meet him slightly down the road. He would drive and then the doors would unlock and that'll James Bond it like into the car while it was moving.

He's the boss of the age. I grew up with somebody who said that you had to stand, like, a couple of metres. This is when we were kids, away from the microwave, because it would zap you if you got too close. Yeah, I used to think that was a thing as well, but it's not, is it? I don't know. I just know I never got close enough to my friend's microwave to zap me. It was very seriously taken.

Yeah, I'm even a little worried about opening the door within the three beeps because you've got like microwaves obviously heating your food and then it goes beep, beep, beep and that's like the waiting, like it lets you know it's finished

but it's also getting rid of all the microwaves I was told and then you open the door, it's now safe. So if you open the door before the three beeps, you're opening it up and it's still not safe. I'm going to be a mess later in life then because i just open it when

you're willy-nilly i open it sometimes when it's still going yeah me too i'm gonna die yeah somebody takes it i love this one uh our induction stove top smashed after i dropped the pot on it so i've been using a gas camping cooker ever since oh yeah, yeah. Hey, you know what? Cooking with gas is good. Yeah, just people using the barbecue, but all through winter. Efficient as well. Yeah. Our vacuum cleaner broke in December.

Been sweeping the house since. No. No, that annoys me. Sweeping your bedroom. Yeah, that's not going to work very well with carpet. Yeah, maybe they have wooden floors, so I guess that would work. Yeah, maybe that's it. Maybe not carpet.

You don't want to brush and shovel your carpet. They need maybe they have wooden floors, so I guess that would work. Yeah, maybe that's it. Maybe not carpet. You don't want to brush and shovel your carpet. They need like a Briscoe sale or something. You can get a nice little cheap vacuum cleaner for like under $100. Are they any good, though? I actually need a new vacuum cleaner at the moment. Better than a broom. Mine's a, I've got a Kmart one at the moment. You remember there was a viral Kmart vacuum cleaner.

It was like $59 or something. And everyone reckoned it was awesome. It was like a Dyson level. What is the workaround in your life that you have found? Because, I don't know, the way it used to work and should work stopped working and so now you've found

a really inconvenient workaround but it's also a cheap workaround. Some of them maybe are convenient and they've just stuck with it because it is. This person said our fridge isn't working so I've got a chilli pit in the kitchen. Oh, I would hate that when my meat starts sloshing around in the

ice that's defrosted. And this one's my favourite. Oh my god, I'd pay to see a photo of this. My dad lost his reading glasses so now he puts on his prescription sunglasses inside to read, even at night in bed. So he's laying in bed with sun sunglasses inside to read, even at night in bed. So he's laying in bed with sunnies on to read a book.

It's something about it. I don't know what it is with. I know my parents only buy the cheapest sunglasses. Oh, sorry, reading glasses for like $2 from the $2 shop. And they just run through them. They just lose them and lose them and lose them. So, I mean, we need to let them know there are a couple of bucks from like a $1 to $3 shop. Should have gone to Specsavers, really.

And the sound stopped working on our TV, so you either have to wear headphones and only one person can listen at a time, or you put the subtitles only on. We've been doing it for almost a year now. Oh, damn. Oh, but you need the sound. I couldn't do it. I've been watching maps. How do you know when they do the evil music underneath? That's true.

No, I couldn't do it. I absolutely couldn't. I'd either afterpay something, a TV, or I just wouldn't watch TV. Yeah, well, I'll have subtitles on sometimes. You know, it's just like living like a deaf person. Yeah, but I mean... But you're not deaf. You have the luxury of ears.

Rebecca, morning. Morning. Morning, Rebecca. Morning. Morning. Morning, Rebecca. What are you putting up with? So we, my dog chewed our bath plug over a year ago, and we just kept forgetting to get it. So we've kind of like night shifted a tinfoil bath plug, and we just use that.

So it's not like you can't afford a new bath plug. It's just, you just keep forgetting. Yeah, we just keep forgetting to replace it. So every time we go to have a bath, it's like, oh, fuck, that's right. I'm sorry. That's all right. We forgot the bath plug. I did that for a few weeks, the same thing,

because also if you lost the bath plug, I tell you what, there are lots of different sized bath plugs. Did you guys know that? I went in and bought one. I'm like, that's too big. And then I got another one. So I get it. Have you just sort of maybe measured it?

Yeah, after Meg brought the first one, it was too big. I was like, I'll measure it. Meg's like, must have been the smaller size. I'll get the smaller one. No, that's too big. Rebecca, we appreciate you calling nice and early this morning. We're going to send you out our Edge Must Have.

Meg, I'm going to say this wrong. Lancome Genifique. Lancome. Lancome Genifique Ultimate Serum. It's valid at $260, Rebecca, so we'll send that out to you. And we'll also send you a brand-new bath plug. No, we will not. Oh, okay.

No, that's all right, Rebecca. New Genifique Ultimate Serum helps repair skin and signs of aging. Let's also go to Sarah. Sarah, what is the workaround you're doing in your kitchen at the moment? Our bottom dishwasher drawer is broken, to Sarah. Sarah, what is the workaround you're doing in your kitchen at the moment? Our bottom dishwasher drawer is broken, so we only use half a dishwasher.

I can only use the top one. Oh no, poor you. So you've got one of those fancy luxury ones where it's got the two drawers. Yeah. Oh, so you have to use the backup drawer. You've only got one drawer, not two. Poor thing. Yeah, and we're a family of four, so. Oh yeah, so, so you have to use the backup drawer. You've only got one drawer, not two. Poor thing. Yeah, and we're a family of four, so.

Oh, yeah. So you probably would need to use the second one. Oh, yeah. Yeah. You know what? I tell you what. That's one thing that you really notice when it breaks is a dishwasher. Oh, yeah.

There's nothing worse than hand-washing dishes. Yeah. After you've had a dishwasher, eh? When you get used to it. Oh, man. Yeah, feel for you, Sarah. Clint, Meg and Dan on the edge. Win a share of $50,000.

Cash. With the edge cash-strapped. Strapped. Strapped. Strapped. All right, Meg, we'll offer you a cash amount. You can take that money and run. That is yours.

It is. Or decide to take the cash, the mystery amount, strapped to Dan instead. Yeah. Hey, Peter. Morning. Can I just say, Meg, you're looking beautiful. Oh, Peter, you know how to get to my house.

Oh, here she goes. I tell you what, I'm not this morning, so I do know you're lying, but that's all right. We'll take it. Hey, Peter, what about Clint and myself? If you can see us. Oh, studs. Okay, oh, yeah, of course she is.

She's buttering us up. Okay. So I hear your kids made a TikTok trying to, I don't know, go viral. Okay. I want to know how old your kids are because they made a TikTok about what toys could go down the waste disposal, which means you need a plumbing bill. I would watch that. It is good.

How many toys did they get through? About five. So ages five and seven. Two boys. Did the TikTok at least get a million views? Did it go viral? No. Bugger.

No, I wouldn't let them put it on. Oh, okay. I reckon you could actually get quite a few hits out of that. I reckon so. You can make some money out of the social. Maybe you could be doing it. Okay, all right. Look, I don't know anything about a plumbing bill or anything,

but I'm going to give you $400 this morning that you can take away, and hopefully that would cover, I guess, all of it, most of it. $400? Yeah. I don't know. I mean, I don't know if it's going to buy her a brand-new waste disposal unit. Yeah, that's true. Yeah, could get it fixed, though.

I'll tell you this, Peter. Oh, God. Why not buy yourself a brand-new sink, babe? Get the whole thing. No, the sink's fine. Yeah, no, but, you know, Peter. Oh, God. Why not buy yourself a brand new sink, babe? Get the whole thing. Oh, the sink's fine. Yeah, no, but, you know, get the whole caboodle. This is a tough one for you, Peter, because yesterday he did have $1,300,

but he also had $2.50. So we're doing extremes now. It's either going to be a big win or a big loss for you, I imagine. And I don't know what's in the vest. No. So I am just talking right out my little butt. And do know this $400 is yours now, even though Meg's offering you. $400, yeah.

It's actually yours. You can leave right now with it or give it back and roll the dice and see what cash amount is strapped to Dan. What would you later do? Well, I love a gamble. I'm going to go with Meg. I'm not going to risk the $400. Hey, oh, yeah.

Good on you. Peter, I so – oh, God, I hope it's low. It better be low, Daniel. Okay. Well done. Okay. I think it's low. It better be low, Daniel. Okay. Well done. Okay. I think it's a safe one to go with me, but let's see what you would have got

if you'd gone in the vest. Oh, God, oh, God. Oh, you've made a good decision. It was only $80. Oh, yay. Well done. Well done. Thank you very much, guys.

I really appreciate it. And make sure you upload that TikTok because we're quite interested in seeing which toys can go down the waste disposal. And if you don't want to do it, we'll upload it. We need some hits. Yeah. Maybe they're on something.

Thanks, Peter. Oh, God, a good one. Yeah. Oh, my God. When was the last time we had a good one? That somebody actually paid off? A couple of days ago. Yeah.

Well done. Okay, back again at 8 o'clock. Your share of $50,000 guaranteed winners every morning at 7 and 8. Clint, Meg and Dan on the edge. All right, Dan wants to know how close of a friend you need to be to someone to be in the helping them move friend circle. Well, here's the thing. This is so funny and so rich, Dan, from you. The man who would never, ever openly try and help somebody move house.

No, hey Meg, you've got that so wrong. So wrong, my friend. The thing is, yes, I'm the one moving house now. We're moving house in a couple of weeks, okay? I'm going to need someone to help me. And I've been, yes, a strong advocate for, you know, I think you have to be a

close friend to be able to even be asked to help move house. You know? But, I class you both as very close friends. I know, Meg, that you sort of out of, you're kind of discounted now because you are pregnant. Okay? So I can't ask you. Oh, they time that well. Time that well.

Although, I feel like Meg can carry a light box. I can boss people around. Does that help? Yeah, that would help. I can go pick that up and move that there. Yeah, you can be like kind of the person that's telling people. The director? Yeah, director. I'm happy to do that. But Clint, your muscles, man. Don't try

and speak into my ego. You know, it's not hard. I want some eye candy at the move. I think we are going to, me and my husband, are going to try and get some new carpets soon, so we do need to borrow both of you to help move things in our house. So I will help you move if you help me move. Or carpet laying is very close friends.

Okay, well, we are very close friends. We are very close friends. I think she just wants us to carry it in. Like, you don't want us to lay it. No, no, I want you to help move the furniture so the carpet can be laid. Oh, yeah, because I was going to say, if you get good carpet layers,

they should carry their own carpet into your house. Yeah, I'm not worried about that. So, you know, an eye for an eye. Dan, you do mine, I'll do yours. Okay, maybe I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine. Clint, in all seriousness though, it's happening in a couple of weeks. Dan, any time I'll say this, any time someone goes, hey, what are you doing next Friday?

And you go, why? And they go, are you free or not? Always say not because it's actually a trap and it's always going to be bad for you. That's why they don't want to tell you what it is Dan wants to help me move on a Friday mate

I'll be I'll be I don't know what time on a Friday afternoon I'll do I'll work around you well okay

you're going to have to pick me up because I'll probably be about three beers deep at least on a Friday I'll be ready to move yeah and can we use your car as well

because it's got a tow bar anyway yeah so he's locked in for the car. Do you need a trailer? No, I got a trailer. And watch your brother and your dad do it. The whole family.

Yeah, John. I mean, he would be perfect. John would be great. John would be great. Soul to the earth. He's got old man strength. Pardon? You know, those like

60, mid-60 year old dudes that have just never stopped working. Yeah, right. And you see them just go, go, go and meanwhile the young fellas are blowing and absolutely done after like a half an hour. Oh, I don't know the last memory, right? Yeah, text 33343.

Do you have a rule for helping people move house? You have to be... How close? A lot of people say just family. Really? Even like best friends. Oh yeah, okay. I would say only family

unless the friend goes, hey, I'll help you move if you want. I don't know if you can ask a friend to move. Really? Unless you've been friends with them since like intermediate. What if I said to you? I'm going to say your friendship has to span over 10 years. What if I said to you at the end of the day,

I'll do a barbecue and I'll shut the sausages off. And it would provide beers. Do you know my mate one time did this? He had his birthday barbecue at his house, birthday barbecue and beers. We all went around, found out it was a working bee. What does that mean?

So we all went to tidy up the yard around his house and do all these jobs. And then at the end of the jobs, three hours later, he turned the barbecue on.

So I was like, we thought we were going around to party and it turns out we're going around to work. That's how I got my new garden. The problem is, the problem is

no one would, everyone would guess that dad didn't want to party. It would be to work. That's how I got my new garden. The problem is, the problem is, everyone would guess that Dan didn't want to party. It would be like something. What's going on? Dan doesn't like peeped eggs. How close does the person need to be to warrant them being a helping you move friend? Yeah. Is that what you want?

Because it's a whole day out of your life, right? Okay, I think you have to have known the person for five plus years. Okay, well that's you. Interesting, Dan. You've talked about when you guys were asked to help a friend move house once, specifically your wife, Hannah, and this is what you said in regards to that. She goes and helps these people move house. She's going to help them clean their old house as well.

Bloody hell. Ugh. Cleaning the old house and moving. Yeah. Will they do it for you? Oh, well, that's Hannah's thing. She's going, one day we might need them. Oh, that's a risky, risky pull. Oh, favour saver.

You need a contract for that. Okay, so Dan, did you, if you help them move, then happy days. It's time to repay the favour. This is annoying now because I've refused to help. You refuse. Oh, true. So Hannah went and did it. They could do it for Hannah, but maybe not. They'd be like, I'm not moving any of Dan's things.

This is what they call karma. Yeah, Dan. It's coming back to bite me on the ass. But good thing Clint's doing it. You know I don't have much stuff. The problem is, Dan, and this is just really bad timing for you, I pulled my neck pretty badly doing an overhead press last week and I've literally taken the gym off

while I'm popping Voltaren to try and recover. Yeah, but you've got two weeks. Yeah, you've got two weeks and if you don't, I'll pull your neck out. I'll come and help you. I'll give you a massage. You pull them off? Megan.

Come on, that's such a... I'm sorry. I apologize I apologize Don't worry about friends and family moving Hire a company to do it for you You will enjoy your new house a lot more Thank you that's a great idea It must be nice to be able to afford moving company

To do it It's quite expensive I think you can't afford not to do it Imagine the friendship you're putting at risk When you're in a stressful situation and you and I have a blow-up, then all of a sudden we have a fight, and then all of a sudden the show suffers, and then it's just Meg on the edge.

She's just doing all her gags that she did before. All right, so an average mover service in Auckland for a three-bedroom house costs between $500 and $1,000 for a lot of people. Whoa! Bloody hell! Well that's cheaper than I was going to charge it. Yeah. You're doing it for free, buddy. You're coming over for a bit of sausage and a beer. Okay. Megan?

No. No. Okay. I didn't say anything. Yeah, I reckon people talking about how you can ask them if they're a workmate. If they work with you and you see them every day, you can ask them. I think there should be a duration of time in which if they're a workmate. If they work with you and you see them every day, you can ask them. I think there should be a duration of time in which they've been your workmate. They can't have worked with you for like four weeks

and you're asking them to move house. Yeah. I think the consensus is friend, close friend. And luckily, Clint, that's you. You're a close workmate and a close friend. So you tick all the boxes. See you next Sunday, baby. You mean Tuesday? No, and you're

being bad now, Clint. Come on, guys. What day are you moving? What day are you moving? I'm moving on Friday, but then I'll need all the heavy stuff. And I'm going to see you on Sunday. Yeah, because that's when the heavy stuff gets moved. Ah, right, okay. That's when you're up. No, this should be a rule. I think it's one of the biggest favours you can ask

of a friend. Asking them to emcee your wedding? It's right up there with that that and asking them to move house. Okay, should we all agree every time that somebody needs to move house, we all agree to help? Dan, you're in? Okay, Dan. Oh, I want that audio because I'm planning to in the next couple of years. I need a friend like Toby who's text through.

I've helped friends move from Christchurch to Nelson and then from Nelson to Christchurch again a few years later. Hey, Toby. Good morning. What a friend. Have they ever repaid the favour, Tony? Like, have you cashed in the favour yet? No, they haven't actually asked yet,

but I've always been willing to help. They keep saying this is the last time, but I've always helped. I would just move house just to get their help. Yeah, yeah. Be like, where's my favour? Where's my favour? And then move back the next week.

It's kind of like the people that are bridesmaids to many a friend and that costs them so much money but then they never get married. Or like baby showers they never have kids. And all this money and stuff that goes into bridesmaids dresses and baby gifts. Michaela says you can only accept their help

if they offer. So you can tell people, Dan you are moving and if someone goes, oh, when are you moving? I'll give you a hand. Otherwise, they don't offer. It's like inviting yourself around to your friend's house to play. Can't do that. Maybe your parents would always say you can't do that. Hey, Clint, guess what? I'm moving. We have How Do You Like Them

Apples coming up next. Yep. Producer Carl has been working on an intro with Dan for the last, like, two hours this morning. It's the only thing they've been focused on. Will it be worth it? You decide. Stuff the radio show.

Next. Okay, are we ready? Yeah. This is a segment we do that was born out of eating powdery apples. There's nothing worse. Okay. And so this is what we've come up with. Yeah, we're on a quest to find New Zealand's best.

From the beginning of time, living creatures have craved crunch. The brontosaurus had more power in its jaw than a great white shark to crunch down on tree branches. The saber-toothed tiger could crush the skull of a Neanderthal in just one bite. And a killer whale can crunch a seal in half in the blink of an eye. Yes, and just like our wild friends, we too like crunch.

Just think, the Cadbury Crunchy Bar. Crunchy nut cornflakes. And peanut butterbury Crunchy Baha, Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes, and Peanut Butter. Crunchy. All foods pale in comparison to the crunch of the humble apple. Yes, many apple growers have strived to produce the ultimate crunch, but only a chosen few make it past these judges. People say he should have won Dancing with the Stars. I say his samba let him down.

His name? Clint. Every good judging panel needs a woman, and she's every apple's worst nightmare. With a jaw as strong as a Toyota Hilux. They call her Munchie Meg, but her real name is... Meg. And finally, a man they call Ugly Boy, which I think is an unfair nickname. I wouldn't say he's ugly, just funny looking.

His name... Dan. Whippy. Ah, yes, you could say it's crunch time, because today we taste another apple, and this week it's... Pacific Road! It's the jewel of the Pacific, an apple once described as an explosion of taste.

So sit back, relax your jaw, get on your knees if you like, because it's time for How'd You Like Damn Apples? So most of the break's been taken up now, guys. We've got to eat quickly. Here we go. I've got the decibel reader. Let's bite in 3, 2,

1. It's crunchy! It's tasty! It's an 8 out of 10 for me I'm going to step him Yeah Like what I think an apple should taste like Nothing amazing but it's not bad

I think it's quite a nice apple That again was the Pacific Rose Alright that's all we have time for this week Yeah unfortunately Did I make that quite too much It was very long A bit of trouble in paradise at the Mansour household At the moment unfortunately. Did I make that quite too much? It was very long. Right. Clint, Meg and Dan on the edge.

A bit of trouble in paradise at the Mansour household at the moment. Yeah, very lucky to not normally have trouble in paradise with my husband. Until now. We are coming up to our fifth year winning anniversary, 11 years together. And probably can count on one hand

the amount of fights that we've had. We're a great, solid couple. And that is built off trust and communication. Do you think, though, you're approaching the seven-year itch where they say a lot of marriages break up? Well, I'm past that. I'm in 11 years with him. Yeah, I know, but marriage-wise, the seven-year marriage itch.

You get itchy two years before marriage. But I don't know. Marriage is not different. I mean, I'm with him 11 years. You don't now reset marriage. No, because people can be great, and then they get married, and then they break up within a year. It's like marriage is like a weird reset for some people.

I'm worried for you. Okay, well, maybe the cracks are starting to show, Dan, because I went into the laundry the other night, and... God, that must have been a first. You know, things are changing. It was a laundry basket piled with fresh laundry in Laundry Mountain, but you know in the basket.

Fresh laundry? How did it get fresh? My husband washed and dried it. Like the good man that he is. That sounds great. He is. He did a load

and then I went to... Well, he's been busy doing the laundry. Whoa, whoa, whoa. My bad. With wording there. Now I can see where the cracks are showing.

Enough guy. Not in the laundry. I went to grab the clean clothes when I noticed there was a crinkling. I lifted up a few layers of the clothes, and there was a full bag of family-sized Doritos and two chocolate bars that the man had hidden from me. Wow. And we have come to the conclusion,

although we can ask him because we're going to speak to him, that I don't believe he's hiding food from me, his pregnant wife, for any way other than the fact that I think he knows we shouldn't be buying things. We have maternity leave coming up. We're in a very unbelievably tight and strict budget because he doesn't have any income coming in. So when I'm off, we've got nothing coming in.

What are we talking? Nothing comes in from MediaWorks or anything. List the items that were hidden. The Thai sweet chilli family-sized Doritos. The best flavour, the purple bag. You can get them on special for, let's say, $5. Okay, $5. $5.

A Mars bar. $3 max. Okay, and then I think it was a Snickers. So that's another $6 plus $5. You might have got a two for four buck deal. Should we say $10? Yeah. But how many times has he spent $10?

Well, this is the question. The customer you've called has temporarily disconnected their mobile service. Oh, there's a saving. He's saving $60 a month on his phone bill. I'll just get rid of my phone and then my wife will call me from a radio show and put me on blast to the country. Oh, there's again. What's his number?

Oh, there we go. Oh, he's connected again. Oh my God. Oh my God. What are the chances it's the first time he's done it? Hello. Hi, Guy.

What's up, man? Hey. We heard you've been a naughty boy and hiding things in places Meg would never find them like the laundry room. I thought that was a surefire

way of it never being discovered. Or putting it with a vacuum cleaner or something. No, guys, the thing is, when we discussed this, it did seem like you being caught out for purchasing snacks that you're going to eat on your own when your wife and daughter go to sleep.

The chances of you being caught the first time you've done it is unlikely. Now, let us remind you. So you're thinking like a cheater. It's the first time I've done it. I promise, babe. Yeah, this is something

you've just gotten sloppy with the hiding place because you're like, oh, well, I've gone away with it all the other times. To be honest, have you done this before? Yes.

How many times do you think? Wait, no. How many times? Let's appreciate his honesty. I know. How many times do you think you've this before? Yes. How many times, Meg? Wait, no, how many times? He needs to appreciate his honesty. I know, I do. How many times do you think you've done it, in all honesty, over our relationship? About five or six times in the last year. In the last year? Dad, Guy, we're into month four.

Three. Three. Do you mean in 2025? Yeah, yeah. Usually it's things from the dairy. Things that I like to eat, but Meg doesn't, but she'll still eat them because I've got them. Like mint chocolate biscuits.

Yuck. She doesn't like mint chocolate biscuits, so I'll buy them, but then it's a whole conversation of like, why did you buy those biscuits? But don't you think that's so mean that my husband goes and buys specific biscuits and chips that he knows I don't like so he doesn't give them to me so he can have them himself? I think it's thoughtful. That's so selfish.

It's my money. It's not your money. Well, it's the pocket money you give me. That's crap, Guy. You do not still have pocket money left that you bought your Doritos with. I don't know about you, Clint, but it sounds like there's cracks. Seven-year-age looking really itchy. Yeah.

Oh, my goodness. It's almost rashy. Oh, my God. You're paying to me to be such an awful wife. Can I also ask you guys, well, you got apparently a Snickers, a Mars bar, and a family pack of Doritos. You ate all of them in one sitting? No.

Oh. I ate the Snickers, the Mars and about three quarters of the chips and I left some. For Meg? Well, if she wanted some. Although to be fair, when she told me yesterday that she had some, I didn't react. But in my head I was like, no.

I don't really like it. I want to know. We want to talk to secret spenders. What have you bought that your partner knows nothing about? We'll disguise your voice if we need to. Sometimes just getting it off your chest and telling someone will make you feel better. Yeah. Big or small purchases, but you're a secret spender and they have no idea.

God, I bet there's so much of this happening. What have you bought that your partner knows nothing about? This is a common text that's come through a few times, similar to this exact wording. I have an Afterpay and Laybuy account for clothes and makeup purchases. Hubby has no idea. I think there might be a lot of hubbies out there that don't know how expensive makeup is,

or I think there'll be a lot of hubbies that also don't know that their wives are natural blonde. Yeah, they don't. Oh, she's just a natural blonde. No, she spends $300 a month on staying that way. Now, I've got a voice disguiser here for Kirsty because I just want to let her know beforehand, Kirsty, you are not alone in this. We've had multiple texts admitting to the same thing.

What are you purchasing that your partner knows nothing about? Botox. You're not alone in knows nothing about? Botox. You're not alone in that. Lots of Botox and lip filler tests. How much are you spending on Botox a time, do you think? Well, I've got a membership, so it's about $60 a week. And what do you get done? And I go there.

What are you getting done? Four times a year. Four times a year I go and get injections in my face. Okay. Doesn't he say something? Does he not notice? No. No idea.

Well, there's a difference. I'm ignorant and all this stuff, so there's a difference between filler and Botox, right? Botox is what you get clipped and it relaxes your face so you can't. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whereas filler, you could notice the changes. But I notice when Clint gets Botoxed because he can't move his eyebrows. That's like, don't get the lines in my forehead like you do.

Is that why he's never surprised anymore? Well, you guys don't do anything that really surprises me. Let's go to Zoe. Hey, Zoe, what are you hiding from your partner? Oh, sorry, we've got the wrong light. Are you there? Yeah, there's Zoe. Hello? Hello wrong light Are you there? Yeah there's Zoe Hello Hello

What are you hiding? Um So I got a new New new iPhone And um I put it on a plan So he doesn't know Oh because you pay it off

With your plan each week Yeah How does he not see That it's a new iPhone Has he never noticed that? Yeah. They all look the same, don't they, really?

Yeah, they all kind of look the same. And it's got a case. He noticed the case. He's like, oh, you've got a new case. I was like, yeah, yeah. And a new phone.

Oh, but listen, I'm on your side here, Zoe. Like, if it's your money and you're kind of paying it out of the money you earn, then fine. Get a new phone. Treat yourself once in a while.

This is a big one. My wife would kill me if she found it. I bought a boat last year. I leave it at my mate's house and we call the boat Hush Money. Oh, see, now there's a difference between a new phone and a boat. That's very naughty. That's crazy. Yeah, I wonder how big the boat is.

Hush Money. That's important. I must say, love the name. What about this? Because you mentioned earlier, Meg, my wife does this all the time. She'll buy clothes and stuff and then leave them in the wardrobe for two to three months. That would kill me. I wouldn't be able to do that.

But then when she wears it, she's like, I've had this for ages. Yes, but that's the first time you've worn it. Kind of along a similar line where people have been buying stuff and then they just say to their partner they want it. Yeah, I love this one. I wanted one of those snuggle baby baths. I have one of those. They are quite expensive, though. My partner thought they were stupid and I wanted one of those snuggle baby baths. I have one of those. They are quite expensive though.

My partner thought they were stupid and just to use a sink when we had a baby. So I bought it and told him I wanted it in a raffle. I won it. I promise. That's not bad. It's not a bad get around. You can't keep using it though all the time.

No one's that lucky, babe. You've won six things this week. You're right. You have to use it once on the one big thing. And because no one's going to get mad you spent $2 on a raffle. The thing that you've openly said you won.

Yeah, but even like, Grace, look how much money we saved. I'm glad you didn't buy one. Maybe I could win a Porsche and just tell my wife I won it in a raffle. Yeah, I think you should see

the giant dip out of your bank account. Yeah. You're right, Megas. Dan hasn't thought through his plan. Minor detail there, yeah. Clint, Meg and Dan win a share of $50,000. Cash. With the H. Cash Trapped.

Trapped. Guaranteed cash given away every morning at 7 and 8 until we give away $50,000 in total. And Meg and I are in studio and Dan is nowhere to be seen with his cash vest. Yeah, we've made him run outside and go out onto the streets. I hear you got swamped straight away, Daniel, in Victoria Park in Auckland. Yeah, right next to the skate park, Meg.

And within seconds of me saying where exactly I was, there was three people here. Melvin was the first. Good morning, Melvin. Morning. Okay, so you've heard Cash Trap before on the radio. You heard it yesterday. So you know the rules. Meg's going to give you an offer, and then you can choose to keep that generous offer or go and risk it for something

in the vest I'm wearing right now. Yep. Melvin, what are you doing at the moment? What were your plans this morning before you detoured to Dan? Well, on the way to work, and then I just listened in the radio. You know, we'll be about, because we're quite close to your office, so we were kind of four or five minutes away, and then we listened to you guys saying,

oh, we'll be five minutes away, four minutes away to the park. So it was just perfect timing. Yeah, it's meant to be. You keep saying we. Melvin, are you with somebody that you're going to split whatever cash I'm offering with, or is it with yours? Yes, yes, I'm going to split it with, no, no, it's not all mine. I'm going to split it with a friend of mine, because we came by car together, and then

we found it together, so it's 50-50. I'll give you $100 each, $200 all up. I don't know what you want the money for, but $100 just to pull over to the side of the road each, it's great, great deal. No, I don't know about that one, Meg. Melvin, look, I'll be honest. Come on, like $100 each, Meg.

Dan, you don't even know what you have. Yeah, but you don't even know. I don't, I don't know. Also, Mel don't even know what you have. Yeah, but you don't even know. I don't. I don't know. Also, Melvin, I reckon the bosses would play on the fact that you're always going

to take the cash amount that's strapped to a random guy running around the park. And it's so enticing to want to take, because he's got counterfeit money. It's obvious it's counterfeit,

by the way. All attached to his vest. So he's like a little shiny thing that you just go, oh, I've got to play with it. Yeah, I think so. I have a feeling my money is going to be thrown back in my face. I'm prepared for it. Okay, this time yesterday, Melbourne, before you make your decision,

Dan had $2.50 in his vest. What do you want to do, Melbourne? Okay. I reckon I'll take the $100 each. You reckon? Yeah. You're sure? Yeah.

Based on what happened yesterday. Okay. Okay. I mean, that's a wise choice. They came with nothing. So you're going away with $200. Are you going to ask your mate, or are you just making the decision on the both of you?

I'm really short. I'll ask my mate quickly. Oh, my change, my change quickly I'll bring it back We've never had anyone pervert before Oh hold on I think there's flim flamming guys They're going back on their word Oh no Alright I think

Melvin Alright cool final decision I'll take whatever is on the strap Melvin Alright, cool Final decision I'll take whatever is on the strap Oh my goodness, oh it's been a switcheroo Okay, okay, here we go Okay Officially locking

Okay, Melvin And your friend, which I've forgotten his name Deep, yes Okay, here we go. I've reached in to the vest. I'm opening up an envelope that has a cash amount on it. Melvin

and Deep, you have just won $1,000! Yay! Oh my god. That would have been the end of the friendship I reckon Oh my god Well done boys $500 each

Thank god for going to your friends Thanks guys I'm so glad you went back on your first decision Well thanks for the decision To consult with me Hey look It just pays off to be listening every morning. So thanks so much, guys,

for listening. Thanks a lot for today. Appreciate it. Congrats, Melvin. Thanks, guys. Awesome, bro. So we've done one in Crushers, one in the Mount,

a live one in Auckland CBD. Yeah, we'll be getting around the country. You're going to be in trouble. I am going to be in trouble. I know that. Because I gave them the opportunity

to change their mind. I'm not allowed to do that. And the boss is going to be like, you cost the edge 800 bucks there. But hey, Melbourne had a great time. And I think I had fun. Yes. Everyone's going to be happy except the boss.

I'll be leaving right after the show. Clint, Meg and Dan on The Edge. There is something called toxic productivity, which you might have heard of toxic positivity before. That's been brought up in the past of people that, especially online, just kind of make out that their lives are absolute perfection and it can actually make other people

feel really crap about their lives because nobody's that happy, that perfect all the time. It's actually probably really unhealthy to be that positive and perfect all the time. It's good to have lulls and dips. Do you know a good movie that teaches you that, Clint? Inside Out. Oh, yes. We all need it.

With all the different emotions, anxiety. We need a bit of everything. Your joy, sadness, anger. I need to do a bounce back for this, actually. I did a column. I do a column once a month on toxic productivity this time around because I have had a couple of hospital visits with this pregnancy and we have had a couple of um hospital visits

um with this pregnancy and we've had a couple of issues hopefully in the clear now but when I was in hospital for the times that I was like overnight I found myself like twiddling my thumbs going what what can I do with the spare time that I have instead of literally resting and recovering, which is what I should have been doing. And I was getting really frustrated because I wouldn't wish that on anybody else. If you guys were in a spot of bother with your health, I would be like, just rest, just relax.

But I can't seem to switch off and do it myself. And I looked into it and it definitely is, it doesn't matter of your gender or your sex. But I did see some stats that especially if you're a working mum, it's particularly bad when it comes to being able to relax. So a study in 2021 found

70% of respondents had learned leaversm. Leaversm means employees are working outside of their contracted hours for free due to feelings of guilt, job insecurity, or because they're always reachable with their computers in their pockets, which would you guys say we struggle with with this job? Switching off work. I think this type of job, though,

I mean, you're constantly just thinking about stuff, right? Whether it be content, whether it be stuff that's happening in the world, whether it be... So maybe happening in the world. Yeah. Whether it be, so maybe there is other jobs you can switch your brain off a little bit more. And once you leave, it's done. Yes. But yes, 70% of people are struggling with it. My old man does it a lot.

We call it John-ing around. His name's John, where he'll be sitting down just having a drink, and then he'll be out, like, wiping down a surface or putting something away. Like, he's always got a rag in his hand, and my brother and I will take bets being like, do you reckon Dad's got a rag? And we'll be like, no, and he'll go, yes, and then the loser buys the next round or whatever.

I know. I was diagnosed with ADHD two years ago, very late diagnosis in life. Yeah. And one of the reasons I got checked is because I can't relax. And it's not because of the job or anything. It's just I've never been able to sit down and read a book or do anything. I'd love to. My mum is very bad for it as well. My mum can't really

sit still. They found that mothers in particular shoulder 71% of all household tasks, including planning meals, organising activities, and managing finances. And I had this moment with my husband. Everyone who has ever listened to the show knows that my husband is like a unicorn husband. He is

the most amazing man that i've ever met and incredibly hands-on in the household and the family and my child um but i had this like huge kind of like breakdown of like this the mental load list on my head that i had so many things running around that i had to remember and get done i felt really overwhelmed so we sat down and said right leave tell me tell me the list it ended up being 37 things that were on my mind, buzzing around of like, I've got to cancel that appointment. I've got to call up my daughter. Daisy now has to start up at that place,

which means I need to get a recommendation here. And I know she doesn't like that food anymore, so I can't make that snack anymore. So I've got to find a new, look up a recipe for a new, all these things buzzing. And he was aware of six of them, six things that he knew we needed to do as a family. And I had like 31 other things that were still going around in my head.

And I'm unable to figure out how to do it, but I'm actively trying to figure out how to slow that noise down in my head so that when I do get time off, I'm actually relaxing. Yeah, a lot of people on the text machine agreeing with you, Meg. In fact, we've got one person on. Yeah, should we talk to them now? Yeah, well, maybe if this is hitting a nerve with you and it's quite relatable,

then give us a chat and let us know because I always find I can only chill if I've been productive in the morning. I can chill in the hour. If I was productive all day Saturday, I can chill Sunday. So for me, it has to be a balance. Right, yeah.

So I have to like top it up, top up the productivity cup. Then I can chill and feel okay doing nothing. Then you can do it. Yeah. We're talking about toxic positivity. You can text the word toxic to 3343 if you want to read the article. But it is just about not being able to switch off or relax,

which I am actively trying to work on. And knowing I'm going to go into maternity leave soon, have to try and do and slow down. I did find one thing that really worked for me well. It's an app called AnyList. And it's a listed app where you share together, because I have my notes list to my app. But this is a shared list, so we've got a shared grocery list, and we've got a things we need to do list.

And if I write one in, it pops up on my husband's phone, and either of us can tick it off at any time. Yeah, the Reminders app on the Apple iPhone does that as well. Oh, really? If you've got an iPhone, I know you've got an Android. Oh, yeah, this is an Android. But yeah, AnyList if you want to share lists so the other person can take off packing lists, grocery lists,

and they can say, I bought this and stuff. So that's one helpful thing. I'm running out of room on my hands. So Reminder, Analyst, Mental Load List. I think it's a good thing because I was like, the things on my wife's mental load list, I might be able to tick off some of them quite quickly and vice versa. Yeah, whereas sometimes when it's your own thing, there's like a freeze

where you're like, I can't do it because there's too much. So I'm sure it'd be easy for you. That's easy. That's what my husband found. He's like, oh, half of these are done within the day. It was stopping me. But there's a certain person that loves just ticking off lists. I love ticking off a list.

I add things to the list that weren't on the list so I can cross it off the list. Wake up. Done. Done. Breakfast. Just real simple stuff. Let's go to Mari, 0800 The Edge.

Mari, you relate to toxic productivity? I do. When I went on maternity leave with my first son, I was so bored, I decided to start a part-time business to keep myself busy. Wow. And now I'm back working full-time.

I have the part-time business. I have two kids, and I'm actually studying part-time as well to complete another degree. I'm exhausted even listening to you. Mari, it sounds like you're nailing it, but do you have moments where you go, I just, like, there's too much? Do you feel like you've taken on too much, or is this the right amount for you? I do thrive on being busy, but you do need to appreciate a mental health day and just take a day off, go off for it.

No phone, no nothing. Yeah, I read a study actually talking about if you take one, like, mental health day, like a Sunday, where you don't do anything, you just relax you're genuinely a happier person if you reserve one out of seven days to just do nothing You know what, and I think everything's against us this day and age, in 2025 your phone is constantly on you, and even we're saying

put a notes app on your phone or a reminders app you're still using your phone Also if you have kids or a toddler or a foot like full on children without like a village to come and take them it can be quite difficult. Let's go to Robert as well. Robert, you actually have ADHD. Yes, I do.

So you struggle with being able to relax because of this. Have you found anything that helps? Yeah. I mean, I've had it all my life and not diagnosed but um i actually have been doing jigsaw puzzles and playing a bit of um games every now and then and it just shuts my brain off to be honest like i just i can't sit still um my wife she thinks it's quite amazing most of the time because she'll give me an idea if i sit down for five seconds and i'm just gone again. Yeah. But yeah, just cannot shut off and cannot sit still at all. Yeah.

Yeah. I think that's... Thanks, Robert. I'm the same with Robert because I've been diagnosed with ADHD and I think keeping active and keeping things... Like, active relaxing. I'm an active relaxer, so I can relax while doing things. But that's not even relaxing.

That's just something that people made up to make people that can't chill feel better. Yes, yeah. I'm like, I'm an active relaxer. This helps me. I like to cook meals and do this and try this. It's like you're not a relaxer. That's not telling your body stress levels to let you relax. You literally added two words that were the opposite definition of each other,

and you just put them together. I know. An active relaxer. But I can't do it. I can't sit on the couch. It's like being a sober drunk. Oh, you're... Like, you just...

Stan, you're sometimes good if you put on a vinyl and you just sit on the couch. Yeah, so the only way I can do it is sit on the couch. It's like being a sober drunk. Stan, you're sometimes good if you put on a vinyl or you just sit on the couch. Yeah, so the only way I can do it is sit on the couch as I put on a vinyl, and it forces you to listen to the full album. Because you can't skip or anything. You just sit there and immerse yourself in the music. That's the only way.

Maybe knowing other people struggle with just relaxing and feeling guilty will make you feel less guilty that there are many of us all doing the same thing. Yeah, take a little me time. Good luck. Yeah. Meg's got all the Oscars wrap up and highlights of what went down yesterday. Yep, yep.

I've got the moments of the night that you missed and who won what. Sorry, I've got hiccups. That sounded like a burp. It was a hiccup, I promise. Well, we'll wait and see if you have another hiccup then. If you don't, then it was a burp. I only ever do three clips. This is a trap.

So far, nothing. They're gone. three, Clint. This is a trap. So far, nothing. They're gone. Oh, Meg. Clint, Meg and Dan on the Edge. Scandal with Meg. Nominate someone to get a New World Wonderful Wednesday. Scandal is thanks to New World. If you missed it yesterday, the Oscars.

It was a fantastic Oscars. Conan O'Brien did a fantastic job at hosting, in my little opinion. Isn't he fabulous? I love him. There were a lot of wins of the night that were not expected. A lot of first-time nominees and first-time wins. Standouts were the best documentary for no other land.

They did a fantastic speech. So did Best Animation Flow. Best Animated Movie was won by four guys that used a free online software tool to make a whole movie. Crazy. Incredible. The people that won the Best Animated Short Film

literally landed in LA three hours earlier. You could almost tell. This sounds a horrible thing to notice, but she was very different to everybody else dressed up. You know, like her hair wasn't done. Had a crappy costume on. No, no, I don't mean, I just was like,

that is such a stark difference to the people that have taken six hours to get ready. And I thought it was really refreshing to see. And neither of them spoke English, so they were trying to like read notes off an app that translated things.

It was just really, it was really wonderful. The first ever Black Man One costume designer of the year and ever to be done for Wicked.

And speaking of Wicked, Cynthia and Ariana opened the show but Ariana Grande stood to the side to let Cynthia shine. And have a listen With you and me Defying gravity They'll never bring us down And have a listen to the ending.

And she just got a standing ovation. Incredible. Yeah, it was incredible that Dan actually had the restraint to not sing along there. Well done, Dan. It really was. No one's singing over Cynthia. It was amazing.

And also just seeing Arianda stand to the side, like in the shadows to let her friends shine, but then you score glimpses of how proud she was. It was an amazing opening. I do have another performance. Dan, if you've seen it, please don't give Clint a clue. Clint, who is singing this song in honour to James Bond? Diamonds are forever

They are all I need to please me They can stimulate and tease me I like I had it and then I lost it. They won't leave in the night. Have no fear that they might desert me. Oh, Alessia Cara? No. Doja Cat.

What? I thought it was an odd choice. I thought she did fantastic. Yeah, she was pretty good. She was amazing. Kieran Culkin, Macaulay Culkin's brother. Oh, he's the guy in Home Alone who has to always sleep on the bottom bunk because he wets the bed when he drinks too much Pepsi.

Sure. That was one of his most famous roles, I guess. He's done other things. He had the speech of the night, in my opinion, talking to his wife at the end. About a year ago, I was on a stage like this, and I very stupidly publicly said that I want a third kid from her because she said if I won the award, she would give me the kid. turns out she said that because she didn't think I was going to win. After the show, we're walking through a parking lot. She's holding the Emmy. We're trying to find

our car. Emily, you were there, so you're a witness. And she goes, oh God, I did say that. I guess I owe you a third kid. And I turned to her and I said, really, I want four. And she turned to me, I swear to God, this happened. It was just over a year ago. I said, really, I want four. And she turned to me, I swear to God this happened, it was just over a year ago. She said, I will give you four when you win an Oscar. Fantastic. Zoe Salander, full of emotion, looking for her mum in the crowd because she wasn't sitting with her when she won big

of Best Actress or Best Supporting. Mummy! Mummy! My mum is here. My My mom is here. My whole family's here. I am floored by this honor. It was a great speech. We actually don't get to play the whole thing.

And I know that probably sounds like really alarming because you're like, oh, a grown-ass woman crying for her mom. But it was a real like, oh, I just thought it was a wonderful moment. The worst speech of the night was the man I think who, best actor of the year, Adrian Brody, who got the music twice and made no rush about getting through it. The real, the real

Oslo Toth, who deserves to be up here as well. And I'm wrapping up, please, please, please, I'm wrapping up. I will wrap up. Please turn the music off. I've done this before. Thank you. And then when they did turn the music off, he didn't make any

means to rush. Thank you, God. He's going slower. Thank you. For this blessed life. If I may just humbly begin by giving thanks for this. That's your wrap-up of this year's Oscars.

I would love to know kind of like Kieran Culkin, Macaulay Culkin's younger brother, who thought he was going to end up with the Oscar. I know. When those kids were growing up together. He's now the most famous Culkin. But now, I mean, his wife didn't think he was going to get an Oscar. I know, she said it too.

She promised him a fourth kid. We'd love to know, what was the big promise that's being made to you? And you're just waiting. I mean, I'm sure it's not like if you get an Oscar. But has your partner or your flatmate or your friend made a big promise to you if you achieve or gain something? If you get a promotion at work, I'll buy you a Porsche. Yeah, I had a promise with my parents.

If I didn't get a filling before the age of 21, they'd pay me pocket money every year at the end of the year. And I still don't have a filling. Really? Are they still paying you the pocket money? Nah, they're dittying. I don't think they thought

it was going to last that long. We're just talking about how Macaulay Culkin's brother, Kieran Culkin, won an Oscar and his wife said if he ever wins an Oscar she'd give him a fourth kid.

Yeah, he said year of little faith because obviously she wasn't thinking he ever would. That was a good gag from him. Yeah, I would love to know, what is the big promise that's being made to you? Maybe you're still waiting, maybe it was paid out.

Who made the big promise? What was it for? Alicia texted her saying my dad promised me he'd buy me a car if I quit smoking. He said nothing about vaping though. Love my new car. What terrible. Funny because another person's texting saying, my parents promise to keep paying me

50 bucks a week to never vape. If I ever get caught with a vape, the deal's off. So they're getting paid to not take up a bad habit. It's such an easy thing, in theory, to be deceitful about that, though, about vaping. I mean, I guess the guilt would eat you alive that your parents

pay you. How does that conversation go down? They go like, hey, darling, look, we know you've never vaped. And if you keep doing that, $50 a week. I guess if you've got friends that do it, it's likely you might pick it up. Or maybe they were caught with a vape once and they were like, give that to me. And it was like the precursor. Bianca's the same as me. My mum said she would give me $100 if I got to 18 without a filling.

I just turned 31, still never had a filling. Still getting the pocket money. A lot of people probably have a deal like this. My flatmate has promised to marry me if we hit 30 and we're both still single. 30 is young these days to still be doing bets like that. I reckon if you get to maybe 45, 50. Producer Needs, how old are you? You're the youngest on the 50. Yeah, yeah. Bridges and Eats, how old are you? Are you the youngest on the team?

24 years old. Do you have one of these special deals with anybody of like, you're my backup? I actually do. Age 30. I've got a... 30! 30! I'm six years away.

I've still got heaps of time to look. 30's too young. Do you reckon? Yeah, I know lots of like 33-year-olds that are single. Yeah, but I only get married though. No, most of them. So who have you got your backup? It's my friend Meg. She

lives down in Queenstown. I'm very good friends with her younger brother as well. I've grown up with them. If we're 30 and single, we're going to get married. Wait, is she in a relationship? No, no, not at the moment. Oh, okay, because that's awkward if she's found someone. And do you really want to be married to a woman named Meg?

Oh, of all the Megs I know, I mean she's probably the second best. Because Brian was like wait, think about what you're about to say. I nearly dug myself into a hole. Best of luck, mate. The only people who are single in their 30s are the ones on maths. So you're going to lock someone in early.

Option three, oh yeah. I went to school with a guy that was paid $1,000, a kg of weight loss. Bloody hell. He's 16 was paid $1,000, a kg of weight loss. Bloody hell. He's 16 and got 10 grand. Wow. Holy cow.

That's parents with far too much money. That is a lot. Far too much money. Let's go to Tanya quickly. Tanya, morning. Good morning. Morning, Tanya. What was the promise that you were given?

I was promised by my friends that I'd find a decent man, and I'm still waiting. Are your friends clairvoyants, though? Because they can't promise you something they don't know what's going to happen. Well, I'm starting to think that they're not. Yeah. I know. You'll find someone.

Hey, you need to find one of your mates and make a pact with them. You know, if you're both still single by whatever date, it seems to be quite common. Yeah, if it doesn't work out with Meg with Nipia, we'll give you him. So, being good, then. The funny thing is, I did that pact as well with a friend of mine called Amanda.

We were friends growing up through high school, and we made that pact, and literally a week later, we made that pact. She got a boyfriend. Pissed me right off. Yeah, all right, Brie. Brie, hey, Brie, what did you promise your mum? Hey, morning.

It's funny you guys talk about maths, because I said to my mum, I'm turning 29 this year, and I said, if I'm not in a relationship by 30, she wants me to go on the show. And I was like, bring it on, mum. Bring it on. She'll ship you off to maths. She's like, you might get an Adrian.

That's terrible. For anyone who's watching Maths Australia, you do not want an Adrian. Good luck, Brie. It's not enticing at all. No. 12 months to go. Hey, Brie, I'll promise you a double pass to Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson.

It's out in cinemas on Thursday. Although, Carl's going to have to make good on that promise. Producer Carl, he'll have to send that one out to you. Oh, God. I wouldn't trust him. And one last text. I thought this one was good. We have three boys.

My wife's pregnant with our fourth. She's promised me a fifth if the fourth one is another boy. Oh, wow. So wanting a girl that badly. She'd be hoping it's a girl. But then if you get to a fifth, it still could be. It's a very toss the dice sort of thing. Yeah.

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