ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast – 13th September 2021

Episode Date: September 13, 2021

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The ZM Podcast Network Hi everybody, welcome to the Brie and Clint Show What's the most exciting thing that's happened to you in the last 48 hours, Brie? If you can't think of it, it can't have been that exciting Tick, tock, tick, tock A new season of Fortnite drops in like a couple of hours Oh, you're a gamer now, yep You probably don't know what that means.

But every like however long they update the whole map that you play on. Yeah. And it's like a new season, a new character. What do you mean? I probably don't know what that means. Well, you haven't played. I wouldn't have known what it meant.

I had no idea what it meant. Yeah. So that's pretty exciting and also not. But in my world, it is. Ben, what's the most exciting thing that's happened to you in the last 48 hours go ah shit it's hard i mean hard to follow mine i um finished the matrix movie the first one yeah finally watched it this is virgin eyes on the matrix by the way he's never seen it hadn't you

seen it so this is interesting i got the i think i've seen moments no spoilers what do you mean no spoilers been 21 years Yeah But I finally sat down Watched the whole thing Big TV Yeah Phenomenal Okay good

Far out Phew I thought you were going to say But I've been told I was going to watch all three Are you going to do one of those things you do Sometimes where you're like I was going to watch all three of them But someone said just

Focus on the first one Well watch all three If you're going to watch the new one Yeah maybe Man I heard a crazy theory About the new one the other day. What? Is it a spoiler?

No, because it's just a theory. So the Morpheus being dead thing that we talked about last week, according to this theory, is true. Oh, no. But the Trinity and Neo's consciousness has been re-uploaded to the Matrix, but they now operate in different bodies. That's why when Neo walks past that mirror, he sees an old man that doesn't look like him.

It doesn't even look like an old version of him, and so he's just reinterpreting himself as his old self. But their bodies, their original bodies are gone. You know, I forgot How much of a mind fuck The Matrix is It's such a mind fuck Which is why If you're going to watch

The fourth one You have to watch The other two It's the same as Inception No matter how many times I watch it I'm like Oh my brain

Isn't smart enough I didn't find the Matrix Nothing like what Inception did Yeah Inception's so trippy The tenant The tenant move Yeah the Matrix ones Go deeper and deeper

And deeper That's what I Yeah by the third one You're like What is happening When he goes into that room Full of the TVs Yeah

And the person's just Sitting in the centre Yeah weird Weird They had to keep I feel like they had to keep Like going bigger and bigger Anyway that was my highlight

Good And Anastasia What's the most exciting thing You've had to do In the last 48 hours Go I don't want it to be A TV based thing

But it is Starting to finish The new Gossip Girl Which I wanted to hate It's the only thing I've been doing the last 48 hours. Go. I don't want it to be a TV-based thing, but it is. Started and finished the new Gossip Girl, which I wanted to hate as an OG fan, but... I've heard it's quite good. Yeah, I've heard it's quite good. It's actually surprisingly, the way they've done it is actually quite cool that they've changed it fully. It's not like they're trying to follow the same formula,

but some of it is still... Is there still someone texting them gossip? Really cringe. Yeah, well, it's... So it's the same formula, but some of it is still. Is there still someone texting them gossip? Yeah, well, so it's the 2020 version, essentially. So are they doing a dance and sending it via TikTok? No, it's all Instagram. And it's like a shade dance? It's all Instagram, which is cool, but it's really cringe because the only thing that's really cringe is that they're all influencers,

which is stupid because rich people don't need to be influencers because they don't need to make money. They're rich. Because they're already rich. Yeah, exactly. So why are some of them influencers? I don't know. Wait, what?

Some rich people are influencers. Yeah, right. They influence other people. Yeah. Probably because they want to, you know, the popularity. Yeah, it's popularity. And it's about, like, the power. But Yeah, it's popularity And it's about like the power It's cool, well cast, cool style

This is something that would be right up your alley And I feel like you and I will connect on this Anastasia, you know what I watched on the weekend? What'd you watch? It's on Netflix now Monte Carlo with Selena Gomez I saw that And the chick from Gossip Girl

Yes, and I was like Landmaster right yeah have you guys loved that movie such a classic wait it's the one where she um it's Salina Gomez and she goes like to Paris and they're having this real shit holiday and they're high school students right it's literally like the plot line to like every movie from that era and they get to Paris and they're having this shit time they've got no money and then turns out this really famous woman. You know what it is? It's the Hilary Duffer Italy movie.

And you know what else it is? Didn't the Olsen twins do a movie similar to? Yeah. Anyway, turns out there's this woman or this girl that looks exactly like Selena Gomez. Right, okay. And then they end up going on this big, elaborate, amazing holiday and she's pretending to be this other version of herself.

And then she falls in love. She falls in love and then she's like, my favourite line. She has to come clean. My favourite line from the movie, she's like, the only time a guy has loved me for me and I'm not even me. I mean, you can't write this shit I'm so excited to watch that next weekend Yeah that's good

Watch out Oh me what's the most exciting Oh yeah Oh jeez thanks for asking I Finally There we go It'll be some dad thing

Fuck off It's not a dad thing Well it is But it's still exciting My hose arrived My hose that I ordered Two months ago has finally arrived. And this is a...

So boring. Look at this thing. What kind of hose? Self-retracting 30-meter hose. Is that the one that calls up and down? Look at that. I can't see it. It's like a vacuum cleaner.

It sucks itself back into the thing. What are you going to hose? That looks like something else. The grass. Everything. What am I not going to hose? Good point, I else. The grass. Everything. What am I not going to hose? Good point, I suppose. Clint, it like...

Some dad thing. Yeah, okay. I couldn't have been more right in this circumstance. Well, I installed it today. Is it cool? Oh, yeah, it's so cool. Don't pander me, honestly. I think it's cool.

Anastasia trying to... Well, at least you did You know You did something You know You installed something I hate hoses eh It's a good feeling It just reminds me of Sundays With dad being forced

To do stuff around the house It's not a dad thing People love hoses It's pretty cool It's trendy Actually yeah Hoses were very practical They are handy to have

Well don't come to me When your house catches fire Most of the time Hoses are a pain in the ass Yeah That's why I got this hose Is this an anti-kink hose? So this doesn't matter

This hose No How much was it? I'm going to google it Anastasia just said The problem with the hose Is it's kinking Did you know that this hose

Has a 10 out of 10 Kink resistance Kink resistance That's a real thing What's it called? Oh I've found it Do you want me to Is it one of the Infomercial ones? Show it to me I'll I've found it. Do you want me to say it?

Is it one of the infomercial ones? Show it to me. I'll tell you if it's the right one. Look at that. Kink resistance. 10 out of 10. I feel like I've got the exact one. That's a good score for a kink resistant hose. What store did you get it from? Why are you trying to resist kinks?

I used to do BDSM. My hose was like No kinkness. Also, price doesn't matter For the enjoyment That's on its face At the moment Why is it so big It's cost per use

Nice Big hose Is it blue Is it like an aqua blue Clint's finally Fulfilled his life goal Of getting a bigger hose Is it that one

Oh no That's a No yep Yeah that's a Yep that's a Is it an infomercial hose No it's not a's it Yep that's it Is it an infomercial hose? No it's not a commercial hose It's for home use

No an infomercial one Oh infomercial Because the hose Because the hose I'm looking at It's business The hose I'm looking at Is the hose for business or? It's 350 bucks

Does that include the coil thing though? What do you mean? It's Hose a good hose I'll just tell you this How much was it? It was $350 That's a good price Hoses cost more than you realise

This one here is $450 I didn't pay $400 I didn't You paid over $300 No I did not I paid $300 Man What a deal over $300. No, I did not. No, I did not. I paid three flat. Man, what a

deal. That's wild to me. It's just $10 a metre. It's good value for money. I really like the hose. I think it's very impressive. It's a very good hose. Would I pay $300? Fuck no. You need to though. You need a hose at the house.

No, I don't. I'm never going to be able to afford my own house. You've got a hose at the house Here's the thing No I don't I'm never going to be able To afford my own house You've got a hose at your house No that's not That's just a normal hose Here's the thing That you coil it back up This is where I get

My enjoyment from now Yeah that's true Okay this is what I This is what constitutes Fun for me So researching Ordering Waiting

Installing Using You know there's They're talking about There's other cool things you can buy on the internet. Like what? Like any tech product ever. How's your home projector going? Yeah, it's going well.

I used it on the weekend. Thank you very much. Do what? Outside. Outside. Did you? Did you? That's why I always use it.

You know that deck that's out in the front yard Are you forcing your partner To sit out there At the very beginning of spring Shivering her nips off Just so you can get The use of your projector up She likes it

And then you know what's so You know what's so funny Is that we have to have The sound up so loud So we can hear it So all the names Would be like What the fuck

Is going on over there But they can't come over and say anything because we're in lockdown. Yeah, true. Oh, God. Yeah, well, anyway. You know we've got a burglar on the loose in our neighbourhood at the moment? Oh, that's not nice. You know what you need? A hose. Good strong hose.

A hose wouldn't do shit. Get away! You know what's so weird is that I literally thought when we all went into lockdown, I was like, this is the worst. Have we already talked about this? Yeah, he tried to rub your shit. No, no, no. This is different. Well, it could be the same person actually, but isn't this like

the worst time for business in terms of you're a burglar? Everyone's home. That's what I mean. Well, no, not if you want to go and burgle businesses. It's a pretty good time. Well, don't give them the idea. Sorry, the burglar contingent of our podcast subscription base.

Pretend you didn't hear that. Well, I know if you do want to burgle someone, I know someone who has a very expensive hose. Fuck you. Fuck everyone. Hey Google, what's the time? It's 3pm, give or take a minute Alexa, play ZM on iHeartRadio

Playing ZM on iHeartRadio Hey Siri, when are Brie and Clint on? Brie and Clint are on air in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Good morning everybody, it's Brie and Clint Happy Monday air in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. G'day everybody, it's Brie and Clint. Happy Monday. How was everyone's weekend? Yeah, pretty good.

I've been thinking about something all weekend and I wanted to bring it up. And weirdly it's not even COVID related. Yeah. It's more of a fridge based question. Okay. When did they stop putting butter conditioners in fridges? What the hell's a butter conditioner? You know that little shelf at the top, that little box thing you used to be able to put the block

of butter in so that it was soft enough to actually spread on your toast? Just keep the butter at the right temperature? Yeah, I think when they created soft butter you can buy from the shop. Yeah, but that sucks. There's only one brand of soft butter. You want to just put your butter in there.

How do we take a step backwards? Why do we take butter conditioners out of the fridge? You know what else you can do? Yeah. Put your butter in a butter container and leave it on the counter. Yeah, do do that. And the butter's usually, I mean, depends how hot it is where you are. Yeah, also.

It can get very sweaty. Well, if you don't eat enough toast, your butter goes rancid. Is that what you mean by how was your weekend? Yeah, exciting stuff. how was your weekend? Yeah, exciting stuff. How was your weekend? You know, just as exciting. Woke up on Saturday morning and FaceTimed my nephew. Oh, yeah. Jonty and my sister who

I was feeling very down because I missed them so much. So I FaceTimed them. Yeah. And then I felt so guilty because he's so big now and I probably won't get to see them this Christmas. So I bought him a sandpit off a toy store, including like six toys, and got it shipped to my sister's place in country Queensland

and it cost a fortune. Do you ship the sand as well or you like get your own sand? I don't think you ship the sand. No. Because that would be really expensive. Sand wasn't included. Nah. So they're going to have to...

Are they near enough to a beach to go and steal some sand? Organise their own sand. That's what we used to do. We used to drive over to Mount Monganui and steal the sand. Yeah, I mean, you know, who owns the sand? I mean... Does the council? Depends how much sand you're taking, I think.

Are you looking at doing a construction project? I mean, it's just a little sand pit. It's a little sand pit. Hopefully they can organise that. Yeah. Hey, today on the show, we'll bring you the announcement on their level changes as soon as they come out at four o'clock.

I don't think anybody is expecting much now, I think. I don't think the rest of the country is watching anymore. You don't reckon? Nah, they're like, we're off, we're doing our thing and to be honest I probably would be a bit the same. Don't some of them want to come here and do a bungee jump off the harbour bridge? I mean, yeah, but they'll be like we'll hear about it if it happens. Don't you guys want

to go to the viaduct for some shots? You know you can't do that until we come down so think about that in your level 2 paradise would you? I feel like there's a few places you can go and do some shots at. Yeah, but not with a view of five old America's Cup boats. Today on the show, we're going to kick it off

with Tradie vs Lady. We've got 50 bucks cash up for grabs thanks to KFC. And if you want to play, you can call now. 0800 DIALZM. We're looking for a Tradie and a Lady. We'll play after Olivia Rodrigo on ZM Bree and Clint. Bree and Clint. Bree and Clint. Bree and Clint. Bree and Clint.

Tradies versus Lady. All right, the Tradies go into this week with a two-point lead, sitting at 75. The Ladies on 73. Let's meet our contestants today. First, our Lady is from Tauranga. She is 35 and she likes to watch movies and TV shows in a different language. Welcome to the show, Billie. G'day, Billie. Hi. She is 35 and she likes to watch movies and TV shows in a different language.

Welcome to the show, Billie. G'day, Billie. Billie, hi. You enjoy subtitles, do you? Yes, very much. I can't watch TV without them. Billie, do you like that TV series on Netflix, Money Heist, that's dubbed? Yeah.

It's so good, isn't it? Definitely, very good. New season out at the moment, so get onto that. I always wondered if you watch enough subtitled movies, would you pick up the language, you know? I have no idea what is going on without the dubbed over version, but I liked it very much. Let's go to our tradie today.

He's 31 years old and he's from Nelson. He smokes cheese for a hobby. Welcome to the show, Jessie. Well, hello, Jessie. You sound like my type of guy. How you going? How you going? What's the best cheese for smoking, Jesse?

I like Havarti. Havarti. I love a smoked Havarti. Stop it, Jesse. Tell me something else. What other cheeses? Oh, a good brie or a cheddar or... They're all good. Yeah, wow. You can smoke me anytime, Jesse. It's they're all good. Yeah, wow.

You can smoke me anytime, Jesse. It's a great pick-up line, Jesse. I smoke cheeses. The ladies will come flocking, even those with a lactose intolerance like brie. Here we go, everybody. Your buzzers is tradie and lady, respectively, and the first of three correct answers

will win $50 cash thanks to KFC. Good luck, everybody. Sometimes you want things that hurt you, you know, Jesse? Like lactose. Anyway, moving on. Question number one. What is the name of the star formation which appears on the New Zealand flag? Tradies.

Yes, Jesse. Southern Cross. It is the Southern Cross. Nice work. One to the tradies. Question number two. Auckland. Apparently, we're sick of reducing the COVID cases and

we've decided to go back up. How many cases were reported today? Lady. Jessie, just. 33. That is correct. 33, two to the tradies. Billy, you need to stop him here. Question number three. Grenade and Versace on the floor are hit

songs from which pop artist? Billy. Lady. Are you lady? Yes, Billy. And Versace on the floor are hit songs from which pop artist? Billie. Lady. Lady. Yes, Lady. Yes, Billie. Bruno Mars. Bruno Mars is correct.

It does sound like you've got a very audible helper in the background there, Billie. You owe her $25 of this if you can win. Question number four, one to the ladies, two to the tradies. Bruno Mars. It's Bruno Mars. Can you guys name a place you might keep a gun? Tradie.

Billy. Yes, Jessie. Lady. Unsafe. Yeah. Unsafe is correct. That means the tradies win. Oh, yeah, that's it.

That's the end of the game. Yes. Cool. Well done, Jessie. Billy, who was your helper? Well done. Who was your helper there in the background? It was my 12-year-old daughter. She loves this program.

Oh, my God. What's her name? Her name is Shay. Well, Shay did very well. Nice work. Well done, Billy, Jessie, and Shay. Have a great afternoon, guys. Cheers.

Jessie, call me. The Cheeseman. Old Smokey Joe, the Cheeseman. That is my literally perfect man right there. He smokes cheese. You haven't even met the guy. That's a hobby. I don't need to.

I stumbled across this thread on Reddit where people were having a girthy conversation around... Sorry, just stop me there. A girthy conversation? Yeah, it's my way of saying it's a well-rounded conversation. Sounds like a thick conversation to me. It's very thick. About whether or not it's okay to put rubbish in your neighbour's bins.

Oh, good. Yeah, okay, good. It's quite interesting the viewpoints different people have on this topic. Totally. Because this is what they said. They said, I just learnt some people think it is unacceptable to put rubbish into my neighbour's bins. This started a debate that could only be rivaled

by the blue and black dress. It's very 50-50 if you ask me. Wow. Okay. I'd love to get some facts on it. I'd love to know what the rules are. Because I've got a very strong opinion on this. If you've been out on the street for collection and it's not full,

it's open slather. Your neighbours can come along respectfully, like don't put raw human sewage in it. But if you're putting something in that doesn't stink... Who's putting raw human sewage into a bin?

Well, it's just an example, you know. Don't put your fish guts in there unless you've put the fish guts in paper or something like that. If you're not going to damage my bin, then have at it because I'm full. That's me for the week. I'm good.

Your turn. What if at some point you've put your bin out and then you go, oh, I've got that extra bin in my kitchen that I'd like to put out there before the truck comes and gets it tomorrow and then boom, it's full. Yep. You can't put it in there. Oh, my bin. Oh, so someone, oh, then, you know, me casa, Sue casa.

Go pick another bin. Yeah. If you come onto my property and put some rubbish in my bin, say bin day at my place is a Tuesday, if you come onto my place on a Thursday, then that's a bit different. Yeah, you can't just use my bin willy-nilly. No, wheelie-neely.

Yeah, wheelie-neely, good one. I think it's based on the rubbish. Based on the type of rubbish? Yeah. Right. Like you said, if you're putting like fish guts or like, I mean I've talked about on this show before where one time I sneakily put, I was walking my dog and she didn't poo.

Oh, another dog? Yeah. But I put it in, it's in a bag that's tied up. So it's not going to go anywhere. Every dog walker drops their dog poo in another wheelie bin because it feels like a victimless crime. It's a drop and run. It is a drop and run, and I feel like, you know,

better than leaving it on the footpath. Yeah. But bring your bin in sooner if you don't want the dog walkers to, you know. Yeah, and I don't mind. I mean, if it's in a bag, it's not going to go everywhere. What if a big German shepherd left a German shepherd-sized turd in your wheelie bin? Are you okay with that?

As long as it's in a bag. If you're scooping up a big turd and then dropping it at the bottom of my bin where there's no rubbish in there and then it sticks to everything in the bottom. What if my St. Bernard is good at letting me know when he needs to go? That's like a human-sized bin. And I see your bin and I open the lid and then I hold my St. Bernard is good at letting me know when he needs to go? That's like a human-sized bin. And I see your bin and I open the lid and then I hold my St. Bernard over the bin just for him to... Just a big...

And that way you never got any poo on your grass. I think I'd rather it on the grass, I think. Good boy. What about you producers? What do you guys think? Loud to put your rubbish in other neighbours' bins? Yeah, I agree. Once the bins are out, it's fair game.

Right, good. You think every bin on the street is open, open season? Oh, if I've got something extra I need to put in a bin and mine's full and I'm like, oh, well, there's a quarter in that one. Yeah. You do feel a little bit guilty that way. You make sure it's dark. I think you feel guilty.

No, I do. He's always dropping around. I do it in the day. I think you feel guilty because you don't know who you're living next to. No, yeah. It could be someone like us that's, hey. You don't know what the lay of the land is. Not a problem.

Yeah. What about you, Producer Anastasia? Yeah, we used to live in an apartment block of heaps, so you'd just go and we'd fill every single one up with our cans and stuff. But it was a late night mission, like 10 o'clock. And if Producer Anastasia's parents are listening, they drink lots of soft drink. Lots of soft drink and glass bottles. A late night mission, like 10 o'clock. And if producer Anastasia's parents are listening, they drink lots of soft drink.

Lots of soft drink and glass bottles. Yeah, lots. They drink the fancy cokes from the glass bottles. Sometimes they drink so much soft drink, they are hungover from it. Yeah. I know, it's wild. It's a sugar hangover. Let's do a poll.

Yeah. Let's find out what the people think. 0800 dial ZM. If you've got an opinion on whether or not you should be allowed to put your rubbish, if your bin's overflowing into your neighbour's bin. And maybe you work for the council and you know what the actual rule is. Oh, yeah, that's good. Or maybe you've been in a war with one of your neighbours about this.

We'd love to hear your stories. 0800-DIAL-ZM. Or you can text us on 9696. I got my pe pictures out in Georgia. Bree and Clint. We're having a really, really important conversation. Yes. About bins.

Well, I feel like we're all on the same page in here. We are. Yeah. Especially Anastasia, who sounds like she's generating enough trash for a whole street full of bins. She just goes to the apartment block and uses the big dumpsters. Yeah. That's what she needs.

She brings it to work. Yeah. She's just using every bin she can find. We're asking you this afternoon on 0800DIALZM, is it okay to put rubbish into your neighbour's bin when yours is full? Yeah. If you've got a bit of overflow, can you offload it? Is it free game?

And vice versa. Can they come and put it in yours? Yeah. Caitlin's here. Hey, Caitlin. Hi, Caitlin. Hi, guys. What are your thoughts on this, mate?

Oh, bloody oath. Chuck it in. Bloody oath. Chuck it in. Where do you live, Caitlin? Putatadu. Well, rural Putatadu, man. Way too.

Well, if you're in rural Putatadu, how close is your nearest neighbour? Oh, shit. about a K. Right. Yeah, she has to drive about, you know, however long just to get to the bin, and she fills her car up and then dumps it. Do you have... Well, my husband's dimmed up the bin, so we've just got to chuck the rubbish out the window,

which goes into the wheelie bin, which is fine. But to get it to the wheelie bin driver is about a K down the driveway. I was going to say... Maybe a couple of hundred hundred metres and then the guy, you know, yeah. You do have kerbside collection out there though in rural Putararo. We pay for that. Yeah, right. Interesting, Caitlin. My parents live really rural in Queensland, in Australia

and, you know, there is no garbage collection. Yeah, they just burn their trash, eh? No, they don't. Rubbish hole. They do. No, Caitlin. They have to put it in a trailer. Mate, they've never even heard of recycling out there.

Recycle it back into the ozone layer. They have to put it into a trailer and then drive it to the dump and then get rid of their rubbish once a week at the dump. Caitlin, yeah, burn it. Just burn it. This person wants, burn it. Just burn it. This person wants to remain anonymous. Hello, anonymous. Hi, anonymous.

Hello. Hello. Oh, anonymous. You sounded shifty. What are your thoughts? No, I don't want anyone putting anything in my bin in case it's the incorrect item and I get in trouble for it. That's a great point you have, Anonymous, because what if someone puts something that's not recyclable in your bin,

they see it and they don't collect it? Yeah. In my area, you might get a sticker with a warning saying that your bin may not be collected anymore. And that's embarrassing on the street, eh, if your neighbours see that. What part of New Zealand do you live in? Where are they bin-shaming people? Hamilton.

Right. I mean, how much of a badass do you feel like if you get a sticker that's warning you? Don't be putting your non-washed hummus containers in this bin, honey. When we were young, it used to be stickers on our cars when they were in up to standard.

And now it's stickers on our wheelie bins because we're not rinsing out our containers properly. Man, things have changed. Jess is here. Hi, Jess. Hi, Jess. Hey, how's it going? Good, thanks. What are your thoughts, Jess? Do you put rubbish in your neighbour's bin? Yeah, yeah. So when I was growing up,

the neighbours had left for the summer and so mum just went across and grabbed our bins. So we had our bins as well as ours for the whole summer break. Wait, you just took all their bins over to your house? Yeah. And then each week we'd put them out on our curb and then also across the road at theirs.

Jess, that's so good. We literally just did the same thing last summer at the place I'm living at. There's a house out the back and because of COVID no one moved in for about four months. So we were ripping plants out, we were doing the yard and because of COVID no one moved in for about four months. Yeah. So we were ripping plants out, we were doing the yard and we were putting it all into these two green bins and then it was a rude awakening once we didn't have those anymore. Yeah, we needed to go back down to...

So we had to return them when they came back and we just had to give them full because we're on a fortnightly rotation and And, yeah, we just had to explain. Wait, you had to return their bins full? Yeah. That's a hard one to explain. And I've just realised this conversation we're having, Jess, and how first world problem it sounds. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I didn't have enough room in my green bin. I had too much waste. Bree and Clint from iHeartRadio. This is The Latest. Live from LA with Dean McCarthy. Dean's here. This news really sort of took me by surprise today. Britney Spears is engaged, Dean.

Cheers. I'm excited. As you know, I'm the official Britney Spears ambassador for the world. I'm the spokesperson, obviously. Here's the latest on this. We've talked about this situation and her conservatorship, and here is a really exciting thing. Today, she announced that she and Sam Asghari are engaged.

Now, he was photographed at Cartier about maybe a couple of days ago or a week ago, ring shopping. You know, when you're dating Britney Spears, you don't want to go into Cartier on Rodeo Drive because everyone's going to see you, right? So I feel like the cat was a little bit out of the bag, but so exciting they got engaged. One of the things that really

stood out to me when Britney Spears finally confessed how difficult the conservatorship had been for her was how she said she really wanted to get married and she really wanted to have children, more children, and that the conservatorship had really controlled that area of her life and she'd been unable to. So seeing her, as we know, her dad stepped down from the conservatorship had really, you know, controlled that area of her life and she'd been unable to. So seeing her, you know,

as we know her dad stepped down from the conservatorship recently, he's filed to end the conservatorship as well and now she's engaged. I feel like this story is a goosebumps story. Like I, it's on the way up. This is exciting. Dean, they've been together for quite a long time,

haven't they? Yeah. They haven't, I think it's about five or six years and they actually met on the set of a music video and he's in a couple of her music videos. You go back, he's in one of the scenes

in Womanizer. Sorry, I just outgayed myself. I just listed all of the things. Yeah, that's when you know. That's when you know. Dean McCartney

is a Britney Spears train spotter. They're on set. How they met, he actually invited her for sushi. They're on set and he was very brave

because he was only, what, 22 or 23 at the time. He was only 27 years old. And so he invited her out for sushi and they went for sushi and now they're engaged. So it's a good thing. What you're telling us is this engagement is a good thing. Is that right? Yes.

It's such a good thing. It's such a good thing. Dean, I feel like it kind of is a symbol of Britney getting some of her life back and some of that power back and, like, she's making these bigger decisions where she's actually, hopefully, this is the first step to her actually living her life from now on. Yes, exactly, exactly.

Gaining control, doing the things she wants, having a bigger family life she wants. And you know what else? I'm just going to say this. You can record this because we'll be replaying this in a year. This is the start of her getting back into her career as well. I think once she's in a better space and she's happy again, I think we're going to see some new Britney music and some performances.

I think she'll be back. There you go. Mark Dean's words. That's Dean McCarthy, our Hollywood correspondent live out of Los Angeles. Thanks to Liquid Self-Service Lounge Mats, you can wash and dry duvets from eight bucks in under an hour. Free in Clint. We are in day 27 of Auckland's

Level 4 lockdown and awaiting an announcement at four o'clock, which is going to go something like this. You're staying in Level 4? That's my prediction. We'll reassess this time next week. Yeah. And you know what is galvanising us as a city and as a nation at the moment?

What's really holding us together as one? We're all in this bloody same boat together. Wrong. We're all mutually angry at the couple who took a flight from Hamilton to Wanaka to stay at their batch over the weekend. I couldn't believe this when you told me. I hadn't seen the story and I was like, what? Why would they do that? Quick recap

for you. They're Aucklanders, so they're meant to be in level four and not leaving Tamaki Makaurau. They're not helping Auckland, are they? They drove south and used their essential worker letters to get through the checkpoint. Oh no. They then caught a flight from Hamilton and I tweeted that I didn't even know you could get

a flight from Hamilton to Queenstown. You can't. know you could get a flight from Hamilton to Queenstown. You can't. So they had to transit through either Wellington or Christchurch. Oh, this is getting worse. And they got to Queenstown and then headed over to their batch in Wanaka. So as soon as you say Aucklander went to their batch in Wanaka, straight away people are like, oh, who's these rich guys? Who's these rich guys, eh?

Yeah, they must be sitting pretty nicely if they've got a badge in Monica. They won't be because they have been caught and they're going to court. So I thought this afternoon we could bring our roadside policeman back, you know? Because imagine when they got caught. They've got namespression, by the way. Oh, they don't, but no one knows who they are yet. But imagine the moment the police officer showed up, would you

tell them straight away the truth or would you try and wriggle out of it a little bit? I honestly don't know. I think I'd poo my pants. Really? I'd be so scared. Well I thought this afternoon we could role play it. They'd know that they'd be screwed. Oh you know you're screwed but doesn't mean you'd only have one last ditched

attempt to. I mean what do you say to get out of that? Let's try it. Let's try it. Do you want to pull me over first? Okay. You can be the police officer. All right, here we go. Yeah, g'day, Jaffa.

I heard you've come down here to Wanaka to stay at your fancy batch. Yeah, it's not what it looks like, officer. I have a rare disease and the only cure for this disease is licking the bark of the Wanaka tree. So I'm here for a lick and I'm just going to lick it and then I'm going to get back in my car and go straight home. Thank you. Is that all you're going to do? Yeah, that's all I'm here for. I'm just here for a lick. I'm just going to lick it, and then I'm going to get back in my car and go straight home. Thank you. Is that all you're going to do?

Yeah, that's all. I'm just here for a lick. You're going to be licking something else soon, aren't you? No. I'm not buying it. Right, okay. There's more than one type of Wanaka tree in New Zealand. No, there's only one Wanaka tree.

There's only one Wanaka tree, and it's the cure. Okay, Ben is going to try and get out. Okay, Ben, you've just left level four at Auckland. Am I in Auckland or am I down there? It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter, okay. I'll do it. Sir, I can see you're from Auckland. I can smell the latte on your breath.

What are you doing in Wanaka? I just have noticed a lot of people haven't been taking photos of the lavender fields, so I've been down just to water them and make sure they're all okay. Right. This guy does our lavender field watering for us. I mean, he does at a point, though.

Maybe. Who is going to take the photos? But do you know that? There's no photos at the moment. There's literally 400,000 photos of those fields. None are under the recent tab on my Instagram. He's out. It was a good attempt.

Bree's going to pull Anastasia over. Maybe she's, because she's, you know, you know, she might, she might, she might have a... G'day, Miss. I know you're driving an Auckland registered vehicle. Why are you here? Hey, Officer.

I'm actually an influencer, and obviously you know booty pics are an essential service. So I'm lacking a bit of gram content, so I'm just heading down to hit up some of the hot spots, you know, Roy's Peak, do some skiing, maybe a spa by a mountain. Just get some content for the followers. You're going straight to the slammer.

Not even for being in Wanaka. 30 picks are an essential service. All right, there's one more, Jaffa, left to pull over. And this one's on TV. I recognise you off TV. You're that woman off Survivor, aren't you? Aren't you? Yes, that's me.

What the bloody hell are you doing in Wanaka? We're actually filming a new season of Celebrity Treasure Island here in Wanaka? We're actually filming a new season of Celebrity Treasure Island here in Wanaka. Oh, that's great. I love that show. You're free to go. Keeping up to date

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every weekday morning as I chat with journalists and newsmakers going behind the headlines to break down what you need to know on the biggest news stories of the day. Listen to the front page at nzherald.co.nz slash podcasts and follow us on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just updated the alert levels

out of Parliament. On that basis and on the advice of the Director General of Health Cabinet has agreed that Auckland will remain at level 4 until 11.59pm next Tuesday the 21st of September. Cabinet has made an in-principle decision that

Auckland will at that point move to alert level 3. So alert level 3 next Wednesday for New Zealand. Not this Wednesday, but next Wednesday. And Alert Level 2 for the rest of the country for another week at least was just announced as well. Yeah. So we'll keep you updated on that if there's anything more you guys need to know. But you guys knew that was coming. But I think we all knew that.

You knew that was coming. Yeah, we all knew that. Let's move on to this trending thread on Reddit where people were discussing the most disturbing films they've ever seen. Right. It's quite interesting because a lot of the films

I have not seen that they were talking about just because I made a decision a couple of years ago when I lived on my own for a bit that I couldn't watch scary films anymore. I made a decision a couple of years ago when I lived on my own for a bit that I couldn't watch scary films anymore. I made a very similar decision. I was like, I don't need that kind of negativity in my life. I choose not to watch them. Yeah, just wasn't keen for it. But obviously I have watched some pretty crazy

horrific films in my early 20s. Okay. And I thought it'd be fun to go around the room and we could all discuss what we think is the most disturbing film we have watched in our own life. Sure thing. I'll go first and I didn't make it to the end of this. I don't watch horror movies. I just don't.

Yeah. I don't enjoy them. I don't know why anyone would enjoy them. I don't mind a thriller. There's a big difference. I don't like a gory horror. My brother and my cousin one time thought it would be a good idea to put the DVD on of the 2005 horror movie

that I always thought was based on a true story, but it was set in the Australian outback. The movie, and I don't even have a clip of it because I don't want to hear anything from it, is Wolf Creek. Spoiler alert, it's not about a cute pack of wolves who drink from a creek. It's not. It is, the character in that film, if anyone's seen it, is based on a guy called Ivan Milat.

Yes. Who they called the backpack killer. Yes. So he was a real person. That movie is based on him. Yes. But the gory details of what they did to the back. They don't know. They actually don't know.

But that was enough. I was like, this is enough. Pretty terrifying film. And I reckon that movie has done more to damage the reputation of the Outback. Like it could be a booming tourism place, except for that movie. Everyone's like nah, screw that, not keen. Don't want to go there anymore. I did for

the Outback what the Titanic did for cruise ships. That scene, I don't want to give you flashbacks, but the scene where she gets away and she's running on that deserted road and then all of a sudden he pulls out of the car. Yeah, that's enough. Terrifying. Wolf Creek is my most disturbing film ever. I'd have to say the most disturbing film,

and I thought about this for a while because I've seen a few. I mean, The Grudge scared the crap out of me. I could not walk down these dark stairs in this boarding school I went to. Is that the... Oh, don't do it. I hated it. Right, okay. Hated it.

But the most disturbing film I think I've ever seen is the Human Centipede film. The Siamese chiplet connected via the gas to exist in the Human Centipede. The sequel. Whoever made that movie should be arrested. Like who wrote that film? Yeah, they should be swooping on that person and going, you're right. What is it? And they made another one. I know.

How many did they make? I know. Like honestly. There's a line between art and just being a psychopath, eh? And they made another one. I know. How many did they make? I know. Like, honestly. There's a line between art and just being a psychopath, eh? That movie is the worst thing I've ever, like, put my eyes on. And don't describe it. I don't think you should describe that one. No, I'm not.

I'm not. If you know, you know. It's horrific. Yeah, we're both just like, yeah, no. Yeah, the producers. Ben, what's the most disturbing movie you've ever seen Well I had to come from a place of Have I seen the whole movie

No I've got about 10 minutes into this And it was scary slash just disturbing Because one the way it was filmed The stuff that was in it And it's Cloverfield Oh I don't even know what's happening That's the end of the world movie isn't it I've seen that movie I don't even know what's happening.

That's the end of the world movie, isn't it? I've seen that movie. They're in a bunker, aren't they? It's all done on a handy cam. It's like, oh, this is too full on. It's like Blair Witch Project. Yeah. That type of vibe.

Okay. Yeah, didn't like it. And, Estasia, what's the most disturbing movie you've ever seen? I've actually never seen any horrors. The only one was The Human Centipede, which I cried at 15 minutes in. So the only one I got is a thriller, which is The Lovely Bones. Oh my god. Which I watched when

I was her age. I can't even talk about that film. I was too young. I was her age, which just made it all the more creepier. Yeah. I hate that. I hate that movie so much. Because it's real. Because it's a true story. Terrible. We couldn't load producer Anastasia's other film that she

said was the most disturbing film was the Hannah Montana movie. Just because she couldn't bring herself It was always a TV show. It just, you know, changed too much from the TV show. And she couldn't handle it.

Which I agree with you. Great film, but it was just too much to take in. So our plan is this afternoon to put together a list of the most disturbing films ever. However, there could be a flaw in our logic here. We haven't seen any except for those ones. You're like, I haven't seen any except for Human Centipede. And I'm like, I haven't seen any except for Wolf Creek. Well, like, I haven't seen any except for Human Centipede. And I'm like, I haven't seen any except for Wolf Creek. Well, I mean, I've seen a few.

Like I've seen Texas Chainsaw Massacre. That is just, what is going on? I always think when I watch those films, who's watching these? But there's people out there. It's like, this is a good movie. You know, one of my friends,

my friend Diana, she messaged me last weekend and she said this is a good movie. You know, one of my friends, my friend Diana, she messaged me last weekend and she said she played a drinking game to the movie The Poltergeist. Yeah. Which is apparently a horrific, horrifying film. Yeah. And she said it got easier as the movie went on. What's the drinking game?

Drink when you scream. Well, pretty much. Like all these different things if you see in the movie, you have to drink. So it makes it easier. Okay, let's put the list together then. Oh, $800 at M or you can text it to 9696. What's the most terrifying or disturbing film you've ever seen?

Brie and Clint. But right now we're talking about what is the most horrifying and disturbing film you've ever watched? Yeah, what really put the shits up yeah yeah which these are this is good this these are movies you can avoid in lockdown yep all of you that way inclined which i know a lot of people are they love it and you love it this could be some inspo for you go for it but i'm sure you're a little psychopath you know people who are like that they already know all of these films i think it's like gateway stuff too i reckon you're like

you do that and you're like, I need more. So then you get into some Japanese chainsaw stuff and you're like, I need more. So you get into some gruesome anime or something. Yeah. I don't know where it goes. Cartoon horror films. Look out. Well, maybe humans aren't great.

I don't know. Let's go to Mackenzie. Hi, Mackenzie. Hi, Mackenzie. Hi. What's the most scary film you've ever watched? So it's called The Ruins, and it's about, like, these backpackers that go into, like, the Mayan ruins and they get stuck on this ruin from, like, first, and the vines, like, go in their bodies.

Ah! What? And there's just a scene where one of them turns around and this girl is, like, digging at her leg trying to get the vines out and it's still like it's a nightmare. That's a no from me. Yep. That is a big no from me.

I'm marking that off my list. What streaming platform can I avoid that movie on, Mackenzie? Oh, it was years and years ago I watched it. So it'd be some random, like a rental at Blockbuster, something like that. No one upload that one, please. It'll find you. It will find you. Like the vines, it will find you.

Someone on the text machine, quite a few suggestions. Someone said the movie The Ring. This movie was, I reckon it was released in like 2003, so I would have been like 12 or something. Yeah. And it was such a cult film, so I would have been like 12 or something. Yeah. And it was such a cult film and it terrified children everywhere. The really clever bit about that movie was it was about a videotape that you shouldn't watch and the movie was a videotape

that you shouldn't watch. I know. Yeah. It was terrifying, so I agree with that person. Someone else said, what about the Saw movies, 1, 2 and 3? They said, best movies ever. Really piss your pants type of movies. Those people who created that movie, like, they must have had a rough childhood.

They're so rich now, the writers of those films. I bet they live in, I hope they're, you know, can you imagine their house kind of looks like where the Saw movies would sit? You're like, there's my pit full of used hypodermic needles. So they're like, the first one does really well and then they come back and they're like, sit down for a writing session. They're like, right, how much worse can we get? Who's got good ideas?

Rebecca's here. Hi, Rebecca. Hi, Bec. Hi. What's the movie that did it for you that's so disturbing? Another backpacker-themed movie, Hostel, just mortified me. The theme was that people paid to torture backpackers in Europe. What does Hollywood have against backpackers, eh?

I know, and they paid the most to torture specifically American backpackers as well. Yeah, right, okay. I couldn't watch more than 15 minutes of that film. I was out. I couldn't watch it. It was so bad. Put you off travelling. Yeah, don't even want to talk about it.

That put me more off travelling and staying in a hostel than the reviews I've read of some hostels online. Finally, Emily, what's the movie that was the most disturbing for you? Hi, it was the so-called kids movie Coraline. Oh, the one where she has buttons for eyes? Oh, yeah, and they like sew buttons onto her eyes and it was just the creepiest thing, but it's supposedly a kids movie. It's a Tim Burton one, eh?

Yeah. Yeah, that movie. I don't know who's going... Is it for kids? Is it for kids? I don't know. Oh, well, I watched it when I was a kid. It's like Beetlejuice when we were kids. Did you watch that as a kid, Emily? Yes, and that also gave me the heebie-jeebies, that's for sure.

That Beetlejuice guy is creepy, eh? So creepy. Well, there you go. There's your definitive list of movies to avoid if you are not into that kind of thing. And creepy. Well, there you go. There's your definitive list of movies to avoid if you are not into that kind of thing. And if you are, then you're probably like, that's not even the beginning of a good list. I can imagine. But not for me.

Come round to my house, I'll show you a bad movie. It's time. What, it's a bang on 4.30. Would you look at that? It's time for a morale boosting request. I thought you were going to say, it's bang on time to piss off our boss. It's that time as well.

Every day for this feature, we look for an impartial judge, you know, someone to sit between us and break the deadlock. Today, seeing as he's the theme, our impartial judge is Ross Boss. Hi, Ross Boss. G'day, Ross. I'm just glad this is better than the day that your impartial judge was someone who was also called Bree

in which everyone was confused. Yeah, it was very confusing, especially because she was busy having a breakdown on the side of the road. Someone pulled her over. I heard that. All the cops pulled her over or something. You're very breathy.

Are you having an asthma attack? Well, I've just watched a four o'clock briefing. Of course I'm a little bit breathy. Yeah, right. Do you miss us? You've been at home for 27 days now. Do you miss us? No, that's why I'm so breathy. I'm just so excited I get to stay away from you that little bit longer. How exciting

for you. Do you look like Tom Hanks from Castaway yet? No. Well, I've almost got the beard, but just none of the hair on top, neither. Yeah. Okay, Brie wants to tell you what today's theme is for the morale boosting request. Cool. The theme today is songs that our boss Ross would definitely love.

All right, just put Ebba on then. No, it might not be Ebba, okay? You get to judge with us. You get a choice. So you've got to pick if these go through to the elimination round. The first song that Ross would love on ZM is by ACDC. We've had great results with ACDC on this feature. They all just sound the same.

Yeah, but should it go through to the finals? No, I don't reckon. Anyway, I want to hear everything first. We've got to vote. No, you've got to as we go. We've got to vote for yes, so it's in. Islands in the Stream. Ross.

That will not piss me off at all. Oh, okay. Oh, you like that one. Does that mean that it's maybe out? It's out. I've got a new tactic. I hate that song. These have all been suggested by listeners.

What about Nickelback? All right. by listeners. What about Nickelback? Alright. This has got Ross from Hamilton written all over it. I, um, you know, I played that on my Hot Rock and Drive show back in 2001.

Did you have a labret piercing back then? No. Two more options. Kenny Rogers. What a holder! What a folder! No. Two more options. Kenny Rogers. What do you think about that, Ross? Huh? It's a great song.

I don't think it can compete with Nickelback, though. I'm going to say it's out. Just know, anyone listening, I would put that song through, but if Ross and Clint don't want it, that's fine. Last one is Ebba. Topical Ross. Topical. Been on TikTok recently, Ross?

A fair amount, actually. I've been in the house for the past 27 days. And you said if it's on TikTok, we will play it. Okay, here we go. You've got your options. Your options are Ebba, photograph, islands in the stream, back in black. Only one can be the winner.

Oh, I'm really torn this week. Everybody is going to vote in three, two, one. Nickelback. Islands in the stream. Damn it. Okay, we're going to vote again. Somebody change their vote. Three, two, one. Eb's in the stream. Damn it. Okay, we're going to vote again. Somebody change their vote. Three, two, one.

Ebba. Ebba. Well, plopped. Yeah. Guess we didn't need you after all. Sorry, Ross. I tried. I tried to get your favourite, Dolly and Kenny Rogers.

Yeah, you didn't even vote for it, Ross. Whatever. Yeah, whatever. See you in three weeks or something. He's so annoyed. Here you go, New Zealand. Oh, the opening to this song? So good.

This is your lockdown anthem for today. Day 27 for Tamaki Makoto. Gimme, gimme, gimme some more. Bring it on. This is your morale boosting request Bree and Clint at M What would you do if you won the lotto? What wouldn't I do?

Am I right? No, what would you do? I'd use my essential worker letter to drive to Hamilton And then I'd catch a flight to Wanaka and buy a batch. Oh, okay. Nice. Topical reference. Well, a guy by the name of Peter Charlton from Victoria in Australia, he's 47, he didn't really buy much for himself. He

bought things for everyone around him. Nice guy. He sounds like a really, really top bloke actually and his story is going viral at the moment because in August last year he won quite a bit of money on Lotto and not only did he give all of it away to friends and family and relatives, he also gave a lot away to complete strangers. Take a listen to him talking about it.

I looked after the immediate family and then the extended family and then I've got a large Facebook following. And as you do when you read Facebook posts, there's a lot of people out there that are struggling. And so I was sending messages to people on Facebook just to say to them, can I have your bank details? I want to send you some money.

That's crazy. I get the friends and family bit. He gave it to randoms who follow him on Facebook. Yeah, because he said he felt like he didn't want to have, he didn't want the money. He'd made mistakes earlier in his life. Why was he playing lotto then? He actually bought the ticket after his favourite pocket knife. He left it on the top of his life. Why was he playing lotto then? He actually bought the ticket after his favourite pocket knife.

He left it on the top of his car and then he was driving home and then it was still there and he goes, oh, I might buy a ticket. He doesn't really play lotto anymore but he just bought a ticket for that reason. Who has a favourite pocket knife? My dad has a favourite pocket knife. Does he? Mate, if you live in the country, you've got a favourite pocket knife, I'm telling you.

And a least favourite pocket knife? Probably. Like one of the bluntest ones. Yeah, good. I thought it would be fun this afternoon and we've already done this. We did this before the show but I came up with a game where I was like, I wonder what our parents would do and say if we hypothetically ask them, if you won $10 million in the lotto, would you give me any money and how much would you give me?

Yep. I called my dad and asked him. You want to hear what my dad had to say? Yeah, I want to hear what your dad said. Okay, here's dad. Hello. How are you? I'm good.

Dad, so hypothetically, you've just won $10 million in the lotto. Yeah. How much, if any, would you give me? Just you. Just me. If I won $10 million, I would give you a million. Oh, okay. Pretty good.

Then that's it? No cream on top? No, I'd give you a million dollars. Yeah, a million dollars. Pretty good. And how much would you give Lana? A million Pretty good. And how much would you give Lana? A million. Right, and how much would you give Callum? A million.

And how much would you give Aaron? A million. Oh, good. That's pretty fair and equitable. Okay, that's perfect. That's all I need. Thank you very much. Bye. Alright, see you, Dad. See ya. Very fair, man. Those are my two brothers and my sister. We all get a million. And that was Mum laughing in the background. She's going Ha! I can get nothing. I called my Mum two brothers and my sister, we all get a million. And it was mum laughing in the background. She's going, ha!

I can get nothing. I called my mum, Mama Di, and here's what she said. Hello? Hi, Mum. Hi, Rana. How are you going? Good, thanks. Look, I just wanted to ask you a hypothetical question. There's no right or wrong answer. Okay. Yeah.

No worries. Okay. So the hypothetical question is if you and dad won lotto tomorrow and you won $10 million, how much, if anything, would you give to me? Oh, I'd give you at least 2 million. Is that your final answer? Take a second to think about it. So you win $10 million. How much would you give to me? Well, three, six. I've got three kids, so it all has to be equal. So if I give you two, that means we're spending $6 million.

Maybe a little bit more than $2 million, maybe $2.5 million. Final answer? Yeah, I feel like it's not enough. No, no, there's no, as I said, there's no right or wrong answer. Hey, look, if you want to give me two and a half million, I think that's enough. Yeah, yeah, I reckon two and a half million. Okay, perfect.

Thank you so much, Mum. That's all I needed. Don't tell me I've won $10 million. It's all right, mate. I'll invite you onto my yacht Yeah I was going to say I was happy with my million The problem with comparisons

I was happy with my million Until I heard you were getting two and a half Alright It's the fight of the height. That's right, where Clint and I go head-to-head guessing how tall celebrities are. Easy, right? If we win for you, you get KFC chicken dollars.

Annabelle, Bree's going to be playing on your behalf. G'day, mate. Annabelle. Annabelle. Hello. Hello. There she is. Bree's playing for you Annabelle

And I'll be playing for you Kylie Hi Hi I have faith in you Clint Thank you I don't think I've ever won this game But thank you You have faith in me? Oh I can't put that out there

What about a bit of faith for me? Oh I'll give you a little bit She wants you to lose Oh that's nice No she's being friendly No she wants you to lose So she gets the chuck of them She just said she's got a little bit

Anastasia gives us the celebrities We guess how tall they are in feet and inches. Take it away, Anastasia. This week's theme are celebrities that were nominated or attended the VMAs, which happened today in the States. First celebrity is Justin Bieber. He actually took away Best Artist, Artist of the Year, and accepted his award in a hoodie blazer ensemble,

which looked really bad. Really swaggy. Clint has put 5'10 and Brie has put 5'9. Good. Brie, you're spot on with 5'9. That's a point to you. He's not the tallest guy in the world, eh? Yeah, I feel like you can look at him and know.

Yeah. Taller than you'd expect though, I reckon. Celebrity number two is Ariana Grande she actually skipped the awards but recently was married to her real estate mogul husband Dalton Gomez I've met her I got to interview her in a hotel room

I don't think she stood up Clint you've put 5'3 Brie has put 5 foot Clint that's a point for you she's 5'3". Brie has put 5 foot. Clint, that's a point for you. She's 5'2". Taller than what I thought she was. There wasn't a rude joke about her not standing up, by the way. Don't smirk at me.

Did you also not see her right side of her face? Oh, I forgot about that. All right, another one is a bit of a throwback. It's John Mayer who won Best Rock Song. Was he there? Yeah, yeah. His song Last Train Home. He did a remix of

Body is a Wonderland. No, that song's actually really good. Did you guys know he's 43? Is he? He's 43. Wow. Not age-shaming. Oh no, we've got the same.

Who's going to change? I'll change this time. Hold on. Alright. Clint has put 6'4". Brie has put 6'3". Correct move, Brie. He's 6'2".

That worked in my favour that time. I thought he was a lot taller than that. I thought he was real tall. Yeah, I thought he was like jumbo. Yeah. 6'2 for John Mayer. Okay. John Mayer never fails to let us down.

And Clint thought he was jumbo. Okay, let's go on to celebrity number four. Harry Styles. He was nominated for Best Pop Song but he's actually started his tour in Vegas so he was not attending. Clint has

put 5'7". Brie has put 5'10". Harry Styles is 6 foot. Is he? That's a point to Brie. Go, Harry. Harry Styles is six foot. I'm going, right? Weird, eh?

God damn it, he is perfect. Go. That means I win. That's the game. That's the game for you, Brie. Annabelle, you've picked up the KFC chicken dollars. Thank you. No worries.

You're welcome. It's Monday and it's a mind blown Monday Where you get to try and blow our minds With a coincidence, a story so strange That you just can't explain it, right? Yeah, it's just too weird and too creepy It can go one way or the other You can hear that explosion

Or you can hear this noise. Look, and obviously, you know, there's high stakes. No one wants to be farted out for their story. And that's why you and I usually set the tone. We go first. We put ourselves in the firing line. But we saw that someone inboxed us this week. They wanted to be a part of Mind Blown Mondays and give it a go.

They are Celebrity Wither Man and Celebrity Treasure Island alumni, Maddy McLean. Hi, Maddy. G'day, Maddy. Hi. How are you? What dance are you learning today? Oh my God, a really hard one, actually. I told you. I'm drinking some sweat. Yeah, I should have just kept it simple, but you know me, I'm very competitive and also used to think I had rhythm before I started dancing on TikTok.

How does illustrious news host John Campbell feel about the fact that you've turned that breakfast show into a three-hour-long TikTok? An absolute farce. Yeah, he's probably not that impressed. And I actually had someone today ask me if there was any chance of getting him to dance and I said literally no chance.

Yeah, he's the only one who doesn't dance. Yeah, there'd be a big no from him, I imagine. Now, Matty, look, we got you on because you inboxed us and you said, look, I've got a crazy story that I feel like would get me the green light with you guys in this. I hope so. You know that... I like would get me the green light with you guys in this? I hope so. You know that...

I do quite like telling the story because to me, when I first heard it, it was insane. Yeah. My God, I'm so excited. And you know the stakes, right? You either get the explosion or the fart. Are you willing to put the story on the line? I'm willing. I'm willing.

All right, go for it, Matty McLean. Matty McLean from TVNZ's Breakfast. Please, when you're ready, blow our minds. Okay, so my uncle, my mum's little brother, moved to the UK when he was in his 20s, so a wee while ago now. And when he first got over there, he got asked to kind of fill in on a social rugby team.

So he went along and played the game. And afterwards, the two teams went back to the rugby club rooms to kind of celebrate with a beer and he got chatting to this guy who was on the other team and they were just kind of having a bit of a yarn and the guy from the other team said where are you from? And my uncle said I'm from New Zealand

and he said where are you from? And the guy said I'm from South Africa and my uncle said oh my mum sorry my sister as in my mum, was an exchange student in South Africa. And the guy said, oh, where did she go? And my uncle said, oh, she lived in Grahamstown for a year. And the guy said, oh, that's so weird.

I'm from Grahamstown. And my uncle said, that's so weird. And then he goes, we had an exchange student from New Zealand that lived with us and the and my uncle said what was her name and the guy said her name was tracy mclean and he said that is my sister so my uncle and my mom's host brother had met randomly in lond London playing rugby against each other. That's wild. That's terrifying. Isn't that crazy?

What are the odds of that? There's so many pieces to that that have to all line up so perfectly. It's not like they were even playing rugby in South Africa. They were both in a different country and he was from a different team and he just happened to decide to talk to this guy.

There were 14 other guys on the team he could have had a beer with. And that's the thing. Like, they could have still played against each other, still gone for a beer afterwards and not chatted. And not brought it up. Exactly. Exactly.

Oh, I got tingles. All right, Matty, you won. Congratulations. You definitely hit the green light. Can you beat that this afternoon? Do you have a more mind-blowing story than that? Are you willing to put it on the line for Mind Blown Mondays and risk it all to get the explosion?

Or maybe, you know, you think that your story's a big fart and you just want the experience. We'll take that too. You want farts to call us? I don't mind. 0800 DIAL ZM or you can text us on 9696 with your mind-blowing stories. It's a mind-blown Monday. Have you seen the text that's on the text machine?

Nah, good. Someone has texted through. I don't know if it's exactly on brand, but it's so funny. They said, Monday Madness. Have you guys heard that the new Fast and the Furious movie, so it's number 10 in the series. Yeah. It's going to be called Fast 10, Your Seatbelt.

No, it's good. That's good. That's so good. Hard to beat that one. Fast 10. We've got some people here who want to give this a go. They want to blow our minds. Lisa's here.

Hi, Lisa. G'day, Lisa. Hi. Now, you're fully aware that you could get the explosion or you could get the big fart, yeah? Yep. Okay. Going for the explosion.

Anyway, do you secretly want the fart? No. Just checking. Believe it or not, Brie, no one actually wants the fart. Sometimes I don't mind want the fart? No. Believe it or not, Brie, no one actually wants the fart. Sometimes I don't mind getting the fart. Lisa, when you're ready, blow our minds. Okay, my brother and sister-in-law were on holiday in Hawaii on the island of Maui, and they were walking along the beach. There was only five people on the beach that day,

and my brother was wearing a t-shirt with the state of Minnesota on it. And this couple came up to him and said, oh, are you from Minnesota? And they said, oh, no, my brother lives there. And they said, oh, what's your brother's name? We only know one Kiwi. And it was my brother that they knew. What? What? That's crazy. Okay, that's exactly the same as Maddie's story.

They picked you out of the blue. They decided to strike up a conversation with you and they know your brother. Yeah, and they rang him right then and there. To prove it. Yeah, they rang him on the spot and just blew their minds. You know what's crazy, Lisa, is you know when people say you're in England

and you meet another, you know, Kiwi and you're like, oh, do you know such and such? And people always joke. Yeah, you're like, we don't all know each other. Yeah, but that's that actual story just there playing out. Okay, thank you, Lisa. Well done. That's one from one. Let's go to Tess. Hi, Tess. Hi, Tess. Hi.

You're risking it all for the biscuit, but when you're ready, please risk it for the biscuit. Risk it for the biscuit. Blow our minds. Cool. So when me and my twin brother were in intermediate, on our first day, we met another pair of twins, and they were also boy and girl. And after we got talking, we found out that we were both born on the same day, same year.

And turns out we ended up being born in the same hospital, two rooms apart from each other. Okay. Then you need to dissect this one. What town were you in? We were in Tokoroa. Okay. So high chance you were going to be born in the same hospital?

We were both born in Waikato Hospital in Hamilton. Oh, okay. Okay. Yeah. But you were both – Wait. I feel like Bree agrees with me. It needs one more element. It needs one more element.

Did you guys have the same names? No, no, we didn't have the same names. Same initials. Wait, how old are you, Tess? 28. I feel like... Do you know the names of the other... Do you still know the names of the other twins?

Yeah, yeah. And I'm still quite close with the boy twins. What's the name of the other, do you still know the names of the other twins? Yeah, and I'm still quite close with the boy twins. What's the name of the other twins? Levi and Jasmine. Oh my god, I thought it was going to be my old flatmate Iron Gut Annabelle and her twin. Oh, right. Because they're around that age and then that would

have been... Wait, wait, this isn't Iron Gut Annabelle, is it? No. Oh, that's right, it's Tess. Tess, love you. Love you lots. Because it's a great story. It just doesn't have that little bit of X factor that we need, but it's a great story.

No worries. You know, okay. And we still love you, Tess. And we still love you. And still a good story. Shane's here. Hi, Shane. G'day, Shane.

Hi, Shane. Hi, Shane. Shane, Shane, Shane, Shane, Shane. Hi. Okay, blow our mind, Shane. Take us out on a high. Okay. So I never met my dad until I was about 16.

He left when I was really young. And my whole childhood, I lived in this house, and there was a youth center for kind of troubled youth and things. And every few weekends, these dads would pull up on their motorbikes, and they would be going to visit their kids, and I used to hang up on the fence and watching these motorbikes come in. Anyway, I met my dad when I was 16 and he turned out he used to come to that youth centre and I'd watch him come in on the motorbikes and come and see my sister and I didn't know any of them, but I remember

watching them. Wait a minute. Wait a second. You used to watch the house across the road where these people would come and they would meet. And your sister and your dad, you used to watch them hanging out who were directly across the road, but you didn't know that they were your sister and your dad.

I vividly remember the motorbikes coming in and running to the fence every time I heard them. And that was my dad on his motorbike coming to visit my sister. And I had no idea. Sister from a different mum? Yeah. That's pretty wild. I got goosebumps all over my body.

Wild, right? I'm incredibly sad for you as well. Yeah, that's so crazy. And can I ask, do you have a relationship with both of them now? Not my sister, but I do with my dad. Oh, well, that's lovely. Yeah, there you go. That's nice.

Shay, way to pull on the heartstrings, mate. That's a bit emotional, that one. I mean, how were we going to fart you out on that one, Shay? Father-daughter reunion. Yeah, no, sorry, mate. No, you're being fun. No, amazing. Just kidding.

You did it, Shay. Thank you. Thank you. Have you read that text on the text machine? No. We were just doing Mind Blown Mondays and this text unfortunately came in a little bit later, but it says, sorry, I can't talk.

I'm at work at the moment, but my story is when I was at Polytech in Dunedin and I met a guy called Ben and we sat together in class. A few weeks later we exchanged numbers to go out for a beer and so I could show him the Dunedin nightlife. He was from Wellington. Anyway he was reading out his cell number to me and one by one I started to realise that our phone numbers were the exact same right down to the last digit, which was different. Whoa, number neighbours.

Mine ended in a five and his ended in a four. Yeah, right. That's incredible. Have you ever texted your number neighbour? Yeah, they didn't text back. Yeah, it sucks, huh? Left on red. Come on, I thought we had a bond.

Left on red. Also, don't marry someone just because they're your number neighbour. You're like, oh my God, we're meant to be together. Not a good idea. Alright, let's get into a birthday banger for you. Monday to get you home. Three people's birthdays. What was number one on their 16th? Vanessa's here first. Hi, Vanessa. G'day, Vanessa.

Hey, guys. How are you? Hey, how are you? I'm fantastic in Christchurch and Level 2, so we can't complain. Yeah, don't complain. We don't want to hear it. What was your favourite thing you did on the weekend? Motocross racing, for sure. Okay, that was a really good answer.

Yeah, I thought you were going to say, went to the Riverside Markets and had a panini. Oh, no. You is way more badass. That's great. Very cool. Let's do your birthday, Banga. What's your birthday? The 16th of the 2nd, 1995.

All right. Vanessa, you were 16 in 2011. And on the 16th of Feb in 2011, this was number one. It's not about the money, money, money. We don't need your money, money, money. We just want to make the world. Jizzy J, Price Tag. About the price tag.

Is that a good birthday banger for you, Vanessa? Oh, that's all right. Yeah, won't complain. Okay. She won't complain. No matter what we throw at her, Vanessa won't complain. I really like that song. Yeah, good.

Okay, wait there, Nis. Let's do one for Jis. Hi, Jis. Hi, Jis. Hi, how's it going? Good. Whereabouts in the country are you? I am in's do one for Jess. Hi, Jess. Hey, Jess. Hi, how's it going? Good. Whereabouts in the country are you? I am in Christchurch as well.

Oh, nice. What was your favourite thing you did on the weekend? Oh, put my dog to the dog park, which we haven't been able to do before that. I'm so jealous. I know. She missed it so much. She was so excited when we got her there. Such good exercise.

You take the dog to the dog park and then you just sit down while they just run around crazy with the other dogs. Just go and talk to other dog owners and go, which one's yours? Yeah, we just took coffees. Yeah. Jealous. All right, Jess, what's your birthday, mate? 1st of January, 1987.

Right, you were 16 in 2003. And on 5th of January in early 2000s, this was number one. Everybody tries to sing the words. No one knows the words. There's the Ketchup song. What do you think? Oh my God, that's horrific.

Yeah, but is it horrific in a good way or horrific in a bad way? I'm so disappointed. Oh, no. Okay, well, that's a shame. You can't pick your birthday banger. It chooses you. Hi, Margaret.

Hi, Margaret. Kia ora. Kia ora. How are you going? How is your... Whereabouts in the country are you? I'm in the lovely Kirikiriroa, Hamilton. Oh, jealous.

And how was your weekend, Margaret? Oh, pretty cool. I went shopping at Kmart because I missed it. Why are these people doing all my favourite things? Margaret, did you go in there for one thing but walk out with six? Oh, I walked out with eight. Margaret, I go there and I buy socks every time because they're so cheap. Oh, that's my go-to place all the time because I'm a beginning teacher,

and that's where I get my kids' stuff. Oh, smart. Kids' everything. You're special, Margaret. We like you already. Let's do your birthday banger. What's your birthday? Oh, I don't know, Phil.

Go back there and farm. Oh. No, Margaret. These are the best ones. 3rd of March, 1975. Oh, not even. We've been back way further Margaret That's sweet as

We had to break the mould when we did my mum's You were 16 in 1991 And on the 3rd of March On your 16th birthday Margaret This was number 1 Oh Margaret Oh yay London beat to pump it to your veins Oh, Margaret. Oh, yay. Oh, yay.

A London beat to pump it to your veins, Margaret. Got you on my mind. That's a jam. Yeah. Yeah, cool. Very cool. Very cool. Okay, wait there.

We've got to decide together. Jessie J, London beat or the Ketchup song? What's your gut telling you today? I want to know what you're thinking. Because I'm pretty all over the shop. Yeah, me too. I'd be happy with any of those. Jess didn't really like the Ketchup Song,

so maybe we can eliminate it. It detoured me a bit from picking it. I think we should vote for... Oh, but then, you know, the Ketchup song... Yeah, okay, put it back in there then. I feel like the Ketchup song is like one of those, you know, outfits that you wore back in the 2000s. And when you look at it, you're like, what was I thinking?

But you still get a bit of joy out of it. Is it good though? Is it good, bad? I can't remember. I'm going to go Jessie J. I think that song doesn't even make it onto any of our playlists at the moment. I'm going to go with Jessie J. You're welcome to split the vote, but I'm going Jessie J. I'm going the go Jessie J. I think that song doesn't even make it onto any of our playlists at the moment. I'm going to go with Jessie J. You're welcome to split the vote, but I'm going Jessie J. I'm going the ketchup song.

There we are. We're at split vote. We're going to go to producer Anastasia to split the vote today. Anastasia, Jessie J, the ketchup song, or I've been thinking about you. What is it going to be? I'm so sorry. I just really want to hear the ketchup song. Don't apologise. Look at producer Ben. He's so disappointed. He's not going to be. I'm so sorry. I just really want to hear the Ketchup song. Don't apologise.

Look at producer Ben. He's so disheartened. He's not going to be happy. He's a big London beat man, that's why. Come on, this is what you need on a Monday. Jess, you won Birthday Banger. Woo! She's happy now. Okay, she's happy now. Sit in Branclen. That's the winner of Birthday Banger today.

The original TikTok dance. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, no, actually, this was second to the Macarena. Oh, yeah, Macarena came first. When this came out, they're like, it's the new Macarena. That's Lost Ketchup and the Ketchup song, the text machine going off for that. Someone saying, I had no idea I still remembered

all of the dance moves to the Ketchup song. Neither did Brie. Neither did I, but don't ask me any codes that I need for my bank cards because I haven't used them in so long, don't remember it. Ketchup Song, though. Locked in forever, yeah. Yeah, remember that dance. Brie and Clint.

There's this story that's getting a bit of traction and it's about a guy who has put on Twitter, he said, you know, I just want advice from anyone who is around 30 or above and what advice you have for me as a 20-year-old. Got it. And it's absolutely blown up. Oh, so he's 20? Yeah, he's 20.

Right, okay. Which is, I mean, very smart. Yeah. Like when I was 20, I would never even think of doing that. He's like, what mistakes can I avoid? Yeah. Because all these over 30s have done them already. Yeah. Isn when I was 20, I would never even think of doing that. He's like, what mistakes can I avoid? Yeah. Because all these over 30s have done them already. Yeah.

Isn't that interesting? And I thought, you know, there's a lot of good ones in here, but I thought it'd be interesting to hear from our crew in here what the advice would be. Well, Anastasia's only like 23. Well, maybe we can give the advice to her. Should we give the advice to Anastasia? Yeah, let's give it to her.

I need all the help I can get. And Ben's nearly 30, so. I guess both two years away. Two years away. So, yeah. Okay. I've got a few. Who wants to start?

I'll start. Go on. Anastasia, my advice to you as someone who is now 30, slash you're in my 30s, spend the extra money on the sheets. Good to know. Buy the better sheets, save money elsewhere. Oh, I thought you meant spend the extra money and get some sheets. Oh, well, that too.

Yeah. Yeah, that too. You're worth it. Get sheets. Yeah, okay. I'll win this someday. If you want to save money, do it in other things. Spend the extra money on the sheets because you spend half your life in bed.

I completely agree. I've got some. Mine's quite male specific, but maybe you could apply this to a man that you meet. My advice to my 20-year-old self, no man looks good in a plunging V-neck. That's good. That's really good advice. I don't care how indie rock you think you look now, you're going to look really bad in all the photos.

Not good. Ben, some advice for Anastasia? Well, mine was as we've said, directed it myself at 20 but you can have this piece of advice anyway. Buy a scooter earlier. It was one of the best vehicles I've ever owned. It's his advice.

It was to me. Are you talking about the Vespa things? You're looking at this with those roasted glasses, mate. I knew you when you had that scooter. You hated the rain so much. Rain is hard, but there's the rain jackets. Okay, all right. Other decision?

Buy a scooter. I feel like I've told you this advice in real life multiple times, and I've said take it from someone who's 30. I can guess this. Do you know the advice? Is it to do with the sun? Yes. What have I said to you is my one piece of advice

from a 30-year-old woman to you, a 23-year-old woman. Slip, slop, slap and rap. Put sunscreen all over your body. Especially rap. Bye. And especially don't put your body. Especially wrap. Bye! And especially, don't put your face in the sun. From someone like us,

Clint and Huw, we're getting on. She's not going to listen. She loves her tan. Keep your face out of the sun. You'll thank me when you're 30, I'm telling you. Thanks, Bree.

My advice, don't put everything on Facebook. Just don't. And that goes for all apps. Don't put everything on Facebook. The equivalent of that for me would be Instagram. Yeah, don't put everything on Facebook. The equivalent of that for me would be Instagram. Yeah, don't put everything on Instagram.

Ben, any more advice? I had the same thing. Stop posting so much on Instagram. Stop shitposting, yeah. That is a good one. You're going to have to clean it up later. Yeah. What other advice do I have for you?

I've got one more. This is, again, this is very me specific. Your girlfriend, this is the 20-year-old me, your girlfriend is about to buy you a cat. You are not equipped to look after a cat. Stop her right now. Good advice. I don't know what Anastasia's going to do with that one.

Okay. She can take that anyway. You don't know. There could be someone out there lurking, just ready to buy you a cat. There could be pussy in your future right now. Brian Clint. Friday last week we got the news that the very sexy Spanish Prime Minister

had sent us a fresh batch. That's hard to say. You're getting flustered. I'm getting flustered by the sexy Spanish Prime Minister. From the sexy Spanish Prime Minister's fresh batch. He sent us some COVID vaccines. Quarter of a million. Thank you so much million Thank you so much

Thank you so much We really appreciate it Today news that we're getting half a million COVID vaccines So we're over you Spain Who are our lovely friends Half a million Pfizer's Coming our way from Denmark

Oh lovely We are getting I don't know what accents sound like in Denmark, lovely. We are getting... I don't know what accents sound like in Denmark. No, me neither. We're getting Danish vaccines. Fun. Which sound yummy, don't they, Danish vaccines?

Oh my God, how good are Danish's? So I thought, seeing as they're being so kind, maybe we should learn a little bit about the country that is supplying us with the vaccine. I've got a question for you about Denmark. I hope I can answer it. About the Danish. Yes.

Did Danish's come from Denmark? I actually covered this off in my research. Did you? Yeah. Did they? They were invented by an Austrian man. Interesting. Yeah, so they're not actually from, but he was living in Denmark at the time.

I mean, so that counts. Head of fact check us today. She's not from Denmark, but I mean, she's from the Netherlands and it's pretty close. Anastasia, if any of these are wrong, it's your responsibility to tell us, okay? Okay. Yeah. Yep. Well, it's close.

They're on the border. Feeling so confident. Yeah, they're on the border. Okay, first fun fact about the Danish. They are one of the happiest countries in the world. Wow. Denmark has been named the world's happiest country on numerous occasions and it remains in the very top of the UN's World Happiness Report.

That's a very nice fact. So that's why they're like, yeah, of course you can have some vaccines. I've been there. Lots of smiles. Yeah. Happy people. Well, that fact checks out then. Yeah, perfect.

Don't ask any more questions. Fun fact number two, there's no word for please in the Danish language. What is it? They don't have a word for it. There's no please. What do they say? Just please? No, nothing.

Well, I guess they might switch into English for that. But there's no please. Like if you're speaking straight Danish, there's no please. It's just like, can I have a sandwich? Less manners makes people happier. Yep, take it as that way. The Danish flag is the oldest flag in the world. Whoa, it's 800 years old.

What does the Danish flag look like? It's just red with a white cross on it. I thought so, yeah. Yeah. Not to be confused with the Swiss flag, which is red with a small white cross on it. It goes all the way across. Who cares about your flag?

Fact number four. They invented Lego. Did they? Yeah. That's cool. Yeah. And Danish's. And Danish's.

In 1949, Ol Kirk Kristiansen from a town called Blindold. Invented Lego. Just because you put that accent on doesn't mean you're pronouncing it wrong. Yes, it does. Blindold. Two more facts. Denmark was the first country in the world to legalise same-sex unions in 1989. Wow. Way ahead of the curve.

Yeah, and one of the first To do same-sex marriage In 2012 There you go New Zealand was Right up there Right up there Yeah right up there Yeah

And the final fun fact I found about Denmark We were getting Our vaccines from Half a million vaccines You can drink The tap water there

Can't It's a bit gourmet Oh in a lot of A lot of countries You can't drink the tap water You can't drink the tap water there. It's a bit gourmet. In a lot of countries you can't drink the tap water. You can't drink the tap water. Can you imagine not being able to drink the tap water? Where do they say the water is delicious? It's in New York City. They reckon the water is so good there.

Really? Yeah. There's a fun fact for you about New York. There's not fresh water in New York City. But they reckon the water system is so good there that it's actually quite good. Did you know the water that you drink in London has been recycled seven times? Yeah. That you're drinking?

Yes. They process it and they clean it and then they put it back into the drinking system. No, they don't. Yes, they do. Wait, so you're telling me that if I go to London. You're drinking poo's and wee's water. If you drink out of the tap. No.

True story. Wow, I heard it was a true story anyway. Don't fact check it. We don't have anything from London to fact check it. There's some facts that I wish I never learned. Who cares, mate? You're not going to London anytime soon. Yeah, good point.

Until you get some of the sweet, sweet Danish vaccine inside your system. Mmm, thanks. Denmark.