ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast - 15th October 2024

Episode Date: October 15, 2024

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Welcome to the Brie and Clint show for a Tuesday. Yeah, Tuesday. I know Brie today. It's quite an exciting day for Brie because her debut book has been released. I say debut. I imagine once you write a book you get the bug and you write another book. It's like a tattoo, right? It's a gateway book.

I think that's how that works. Yeah, once the first book is down. No, it is very exciting though. And so she is busily preparing for her book launch, which is something you have to do when you're a published author. We'll all be attending that this afternoon to support Bree. We are going to give away a copy of Bree's book on the the show after five o'clock and I'll tell you a little bit later in the show how you can score a free copy of Unapologetically Me Brie Thomas L's

first book but of course today is all about Taylor Swift and I know you're listening out for those Taylor Swift songs if you are finding it all a bit overwhelming trying to get through on the phones keep trying because it is the last day but also there's another competition which is not to go to Vancouver but it is very very cool. On the Bree and Clint Instagram account at the moment there is a post where we are giving away every single Taylor Swift album

to date on vinyl. There is 11 Taylor Swift vinyls. They're official. They are very very cool and you can score them if you are, what, the last person to comment on that post. When are we closing that? How do we deem what last is? We're going to announce the words endgame. That's when it closes. And I reckon we'll do that after five.

So when we say that word, that combination of words that you just said, that's the cut off. That one didn't count. No. Okay. And then I refresh the comments, see the top one, screenshot, whoever is the last person

to comment will win. I'll DM them. Okay. And if it's me, so be it. Yeah. If it's you, redraw.

Usually we can't answer competitions, but this one we are. Okay, go and do that at Bree and Clint on Instagram if you're keen to win Taylor's entire discography, great word that, go and do that. At Bree and Clint on Instagram if you're keen to win Taylor's entire discography,

great word that, on vinyl this afternoon. Let's get going with a round of Tradie vs. Lady. 86 to the Tradies, 89 to the Ladies. Who's it going to be today? Bree and Clint. It's time for a round of Tradie vs. Lady.

It's Tradie vs. Lady. Three, two, one, let's go. Bree's away today. It's her book launch day, but we power on. 86 games to the Tradies, 89 games to the Ladies. It's toyed. There's still enough time left in the year for anybody to take this out. Our Lady is calling us from Christchurch.

She's 30. She's got a nine-year-old daughter who just wanted her to play Tradie vs. Lady. Welcome to the show, Jamie. Hello. Hello. Did she really want you to play Tradie vs. Lady or did she want you to get in the draw for Taylor Swift? No, every single day she makes me ring up and try and do Tradie vs.

Lady, but we can never get through. Well, you made it. Congratulations. Yeah. How good. You're taking on our tradie today. They're calling from Hawke's Bay. They're 30, and Point Break is their favourite movie. Welcome to the show, Jack. How are we?

That's that one with old What's-His-Face from The Matrix in a day, and then he tries to swim to New Zealand. Is that that movie? Yeah, I'm pretty sure, yeah. Yeah, that's the one. And Patrick Swayze. Yes. Yes.

Yes. Obviously, my movie knowledge continues to be supreme. Okay, Jack, your buzzer is tradie. Jamie, yours is lady. The first person to three correct answers will win the $50 cash. Good luck, guys. Cool. Laneway tickets went on sale today for Laneway 2025.

Who's the headliner of Laneway tickets went on sale today for Laneway 2025. Who's the headliner of Laneway? Charlie XCX is what we were looking for there. That's okay. Question number two. Brazil, pistachio and almonds are all types of what? Ladies. Jamie?

Nuts. Nuts. Nuts. Correct. One point to the ladies. Question number three. Who sings this song? Jack. Jack.

Jack. Cardi B. Cardi B. Incorrect. You want to have a go at it, Jamie? Jack. Jack. Jack. Jack. Cardi B. Cardi B. Incorrect. You want to have a go at it, Jamie? Yes, Doja Cat. Doja Cat.

Well done. Yeah, I knew it. Two points to the ladies. Question number three. In which decade did man first set foot on the moon? Have a guess, guys. Which decade? 19?

Lady. Yes, Jack. Jack. 70s. No. Jamie? 60s? No. 60s.

1969. Okay, question number five. How many inches in a foot? Our Lady. What was that? Jamie. Fuck, I missed that. 12.

12 inches in a foot, and that's the win for the ladies. She's a lady. Oh, oh, oh, she's a lady. That was a mess, but you came out on top, Jamie. Congratulations. We've got $50 cash coming your way. Brie and Clint. Brie's off today.

It's book launch day for Brie. Her new book is out today. It's in stores everywhere. Taylor Swift songs. We'll play another one before four o'clock if that's what you're here for. But maybe you're here to hear about this new type of leave that I've read about today. It's not here in New Zealand. It's a company in the Philippines that is offering their employees

something that I think we could do with here. I think it would be helpful if we had heartbreak leave is what they're offering over there. They said, in recognition of the negative emotional baggage that can come from a relationship breakup, the chief executive of Cebu Century Plaza Hotel in the Philippines

is offering five days of paid heartbreak leave to all of their employees. This is interesting. The leave can be taken annually, so you get five days a year, provided the breakup is with a different person each year. Right. So funny.

So if you get back together... You can't just be toxically broken up getting back together. No, you can do get back together you can't just be toxically broken up yes no yes no you can do that but you don't get leave for it you also i think that prevents you from doing a fake breakup once a year and then like oh i need my five days do you need to like register your relationship with the good question good question good question yeah and if we bought it here would we do blanket five days because Because are all relationships equal? Or do you get more leave? What about divorce?

Yeah, exactly. Like do you get a long... One extra day per year you've been together. Yeah, to a maximum of five days for a marriage. Yeah, five years. Married for 10 years, you get a week to get over your marriage. Yeah. But if you've only been in a relationship for like one to two years,

then you get a long weekend. You know? You guys saw me, though, when I broke up with Ryan. Thankfully, we're getting married, so all is fine. But I was an absolute mess. Yeah, you were useless. I hid in my car and watched a movie during work hours. I will admit that.

Yeah, yeah. You had an identity crisis. I did. I was lying to my dad. You were considering doing all kinds of things. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, it's traumatic. Breakups are traumatic.

And it's very hard to focus on anything other than that. Some people see work as a good distraction. A lot of people after a breakup really throw themselves into their work. Or drinking. Or drinking, yeah. And I don't know which is more unhealthy, to be honest. Yeah, you're right. Becoming a workaholic after your breakup.

But yeah, but Ella, if you'd used heartbreak leave with Ryan, you're now a fiancé. Next time you guys break up, you wouldn't get to use it again. True, so I banked it. That's incentive to stay married. Yeah, perfect. Because you've run out of leave. So heartbreak leave would be good.

What other kind of leave could we do with here in New Zealand? I can't find clean undies, so I have to take a day. You forgot to do washing leave. Yeah. Like I got nothing. I can't. I'll work from home, sure, but I'm going commando. Undies.

Yeah. Clean t-shirts. Yeah. You can't find the outfit that makes you feel hot, so you're like, I'm not coming. I'm not going. That's good. Oh, like I'll go leave.

I'll go leave. I'm having an I'll go day. You know when you try on multiple outfits and you're like, nah, none of these are right. I'm not coming. I'm not going. Oh, like, I go leave. I go leave. I'm having an I go day. You know when you try on multiple outfits and you're like, nah, none of these are right. I'm staying home. I go leave one day. If I go leave, two to three days. Yeah, yeah.

Because you've got to get time to go out and get new clothes and stuff. Cleaning leave. You know when you get, you're like, oh, I really need to clean my house. Because you didn't do it on the weekend because you wanted to chill. You don't want to clean on the weekend. No, why should I have to clean on the weekend? I want to get paid to clean my house. It feels like work.

I was thinking like just admin stuff where you need to like stay in the line at the bank or you need to get a new driver's license, which, you know, it takes a long time. Yesterday I had to buy something that broke around the house and I had to get new wiper blades for my wife's car and took it my whole morning. Yeah. And I was like, this is admin. This is so much work. Then you get to work and you're like, I'm not rested.

I'm not rested. I'm tired. I'm tired. What about, what about watch, I need to watch a concert for a grainy live stream leave. Oh yeah. Because the timing and time zones. It's always in America. No, totally.

You should get one. If you should get one day of either that or getting in the queue for tickets going on sale leave. Yes, I love it. Only one day. You get to pick which one it is, like the laneway tickets that were on sale today. You go, I can't do my job. I won't be productive.

Just let me use my concert leave. Might as well. Today. Yeah. Yeah. I like that. These are all great ideas. We'll put them to Prime Minister Luxon

and see what he thinks. Next time he's here, we'll put these to him. I feel like that's what he's trying to do with the government is give people more leave. I think so. Really? That seems to be the gist of it. I'll like that's what he's trying to do with the government, is give people more leave. I think so. Really? That seems to be the gist of it. I'll take it.

Oh, that was the last government. Damn it. Bree and Clint. Bree's away today. It's her book launch day. Before the show, Ella was talking to me about a new term for the gym. Because you're in your Fitspo era, aren't you? You're in your Pilates era.

Thank you. Once a week, I've got guns. Look, ready? Three, two, one. Junior, you do have guns. Is that from one day a week of Pilates? Yeah, I highly recommend it, baby. Sponsor me, ClassPass.

Matt Pilates or the Reformer Pilates? No, the Reformer Pilates. And it's hard. And you do feel a bit silly when the jackass ladies are there, which is why I really like... The jackass ladies. Like the jacked. Jacked. I thought they were all men. Oh, jackass ladies are there, which is why I really like... The jackass ladies. Like the jacked. Jacked.

I thought they were all men. Oh, jacked ladies. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know. Anyway. Hi, I'm Johnny Knoxville, and this is Pilates. I don't know that reference.

So what's the gym terminology you were talking about? I really relate to this gym definition. It's called gymtimidation. Gymtimidation. Gymtimidation. And I feel like we all know what that means. It's fear of judgment at the gym. We feel intimidated exercising.

Because, you know, you're out there giving your all. Sweaty. You're not looking hot. It's scary. Do you suffer gymtimidation? Yes, which is why I like classes and Pilates. Because you're just in your own little bubble. Yeah, as opposed to walking around the gym and having to share equipment

with the jacked-ass women. Yeah, exactly. Because you're like, you're guaranteed your own reformer Pilates space. You said something interesting that you said you only suffered gymtimidation from other women. You're not gymtimidated by buff gym bros well that's because

i don't gym but i mean looking at when i was at a gym heck yeah oh just women no both oh both okay but i mean today i was looking at like this beautiful buff woman and that was intimidating because she was getting the actions right you're a gym creep no she. She was just like, her bum, she was poking her bum out to do the lunges or squats. It's not helping. Okay. Okay. I was just joking. I'm not creeping.

It's just hard. People say, and gym people will say, and they'll back this up, no one's looking at you. No. Everybody is so focused on themselves in the gym, and you think that they're looking at you? Unless you're doing something really weird, like using the elliptical trainer backwards or something. But that's what I'm afraid of. That's the part of the fear that I'm doing it wrong.

Everyone's like, oh, she doesn't know what she's doing. And I'm like, well, I'm trying. I'm new at this. I'm trying to get my summer body. Yeah, yeah, totally. But isn't it sad that that idea would prevent people from going and doing something they want to do? Exactly.

So there's steps to get over this gym intimidation. Okay. that idea would prevent people from going and doing something they want to do? Exactly. So there's like steps to like get over this gym intimidation. Okay. And one of them that I really liked was separate exercise in the gym. Like you can exercise not just at the gym, which is like a way possibly to get over it, get kind of your fitness up so that when you do go into the gym, your fitness is like better than it was.

Buzzy. So the solution to being comfortable at the gym is get fit before you join the gym. Train for the gym. But that's what I need the gym for. How am I going to get fit without the gym? I don't know, man. Bree and Clint. The show is brought to you by KFC. You can supercharge

your savings with KFC right now. Time for the latest. From iHeartRadio, this is The Latest. Bree's off today. She's launching her new book. She'll be back tomorrow. There is goss about our very own Lord. We live in a Lord vacuum,

which is her right to force us into, but we get very little information about Lorde. But we love her, and we're so curious about her, and we want the best for her. So when there is the sniff of Lorde news, we are all over it, even if it is just a rumour. And Ella, there's rumours that Lorde has a new boyfriend. Yeah, so this is quite rare, you're right.

We don't get much info about her, but there's been a rare sighting of Lord Within You boy. So he's a bit younger this time. She was dating Justin Warren for a couple of years. He was 43 and they did break up last year. We don't know that they broke up. Well, no, she did confirm in an email.

Oh, did she? Okay. She sends off her email she was living with heartbreak again. Oh, okay. Which, thanks to me, new music, heartbreak music, but now with this guy. People get so excited when an artist breaks up, right? Because they're like, the album. Here we go. It's the Adele effect.

Okay, so who's the new guy? The new guy is a producer. He's a musician. His name is Jim E. Stack. Which, I don't know, kind of keen now to dig in and listen to his music. Jim Dash E. Stack. Yeah. Jimmy? Jim Dash? No, no, I'm saying know, kind of keen now to dig in and listen to his music. Jim Dash E Stack. Yeah. Jimmy?

Jim Dash? No, no, say how you spell it. Jim with a dash and then a capital E. Yeah, right. Jim E Stack. Sounds like Wally, but not. It does sound like Wally, doesn't it? Wally.

Yeah, so it's rumoured there is photos. The exciting thing is he's also a producer. He has posted on his Instagram a photo of Lorde in the recording studio. So it's looking like there could be heartbreak music, but also music produced by Lorde's possible boyfriend. So he could be her boyfriend. He could be her producer. He could be her producer boyfriend.

Yeah. Oh, they're holding hands and they're looking quite cosy. See, we live in a Lorde vacuum. I love it! And in a vacuum, you fill in the blanks with whatever information you can find. Of course. I feel like that's the allure of Lord as well. It's fun. Totally. She's whimsical. She does that. She's unattainable.

She posts. Where is she? What is she doing? And then she's walking around like New Lynn with headphones on. Just casually. New Lynn? Well, I don't know. I'm not very good with my suburbs. But she's walking around the city. Gray Lynn? Maybe.

That like motorway bit with the golf, the yellow golf guy. On the motorway. The Western motorway, there's a yellow golf course. Eden Terrace? Eden Terrace. I don't care. Whatever. We live in a Lord vacuum and a location vacuum.

But that's all good. Brie and Clint. One of the more heated games on our show, it's usually me and Brie versus producer Ella, guessing pop songs in classical style. But Brie's off today launching her new book. Yep. So it's just me and you, kid.

Thanks, kid. Dad? Grandpa? I don't know. Now I. Dad? Grandpa? I don't know. Now I feel weird. Dad? I don't know. Daddy issues. I'm good. If you've texted Ella or Clint to 9696, you could be about to score 50 KFC chicken dollars.

But Claudia is in charge. Hello, Claudia. Hello, guys. I've really mixed it up this week and chosen just like the weirdest hodgepodge of songs. There's like zero theme here. Like totally random. Yeah, like totally random. That's the theme.

Random. It's so random. Yeah. In radio, you call that shuffle. Oh, yeah. Sorry. I put together a mixtape. It's on shuffle.

And yeah, we're just going to pick these songs. Okay. So they're all pop songs, the classical version. And you guys need to pick what they are. I'm nervous. Yeah. Let's just jump into it. Okay. So they're all pop songs, the classical version, and you guys can pick what they are. I'm nervous. Yeah, let's just jump into it. Okay. Oh, this is...

Clint. Oh, damn it! That was so close. Clint. That is Sean Kingston, Beautiful Girls. Yeah! What a tune. Sean Kingston Beautiful Girls yeah beautiful beautiful girls what a tune

that's why I never work you'll have me so damn turns out you

didn't need Bree next well don't talk too soon true it's like everyone who's watching

the America's Cup at the moment they're like we've basically won we haven't we've been here before

it's 4-0 but you know it doesn't matter 1-0 let's go 1-0 to Quinn has come up with them. They're like, we've basically won. We haven't. We've been here before. It's 4-0. But you know, it doesn't matter. 1-0. Let's go. 1-0 to Poon. Ella!

Oh! Ella! Vampire Olivia Rodrigo. Well done! It is! I thought it was driver's license. Oh! I thought it was driver's license. Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. Okay. Yeah, what a tune. Oh, okay. Okay, this is match point, and this is the most random song on the list, so good luck.

More random than Sean Kingston. Less random, but more of last minute. Okay, sure. Last minute. The truth comes but more of last minute. Okay, sure. Last minute. The truth comes out. Here we go. What's that? Oh! Oh! What was that? Oh!

Oh! Ella! Oh, I feel like this is going to be a risky guess. Yeah, yeah. Oh my gosh. Ella? Yeah. I don't

What are you thinking it is? Tell me why That's really good But she's got to get it That's not what it's called That way, I want it that way Bye I want it that way

3, 2, 1 The band Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys It's a hollow victory though It is a hollow victory I think that's a draw No it's not

That's the rules of the game You hummed it You said the title wrong I don't care It's a tie But it is a hollow victory of the game. You hummed it. You said the title wrong. I don't care. It's a tie. But it is a hollow victory. Someone who texts Clint to 9696 about to get a call

with some KFC. Ella, good game. Yeah, that's good. Good game. Good game. Bree and Clint. The whole reason that this whole

Taylor Tuesday thing came about is because the heiress tour never came to New Zealand. I was reading this article on Stuff today, actually, from a big deal New Zealand music journalist whose story was titled Why All These International Acts Are Snubbing New Zealand.

And it's very true. Like, apart from Charlie XCX, who's coming to do Landmine, and Dua Lipa, I guess, you've got Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Katy Perry, The Weeknd, The Killers Green Day, they're all going to Australia and doing multiple nights in Australia and skipping

New Zealand all together Now I have very strong feelings about this and I've aired these feelings on the show before. Claudia you've actually gone into the archives and found some of this audio just to prove that I'm not making and found some of this audio just to prove that I'm not making this up. And this is just a taste too.

This is just what I could easily find. There was so much more. Yeah. This is just my humble opinion, but it is my theory and it's on the record. When is this first clip from? I think this might have been your first mention. If not, it's one of the early ones.

30th of April this year. Okay. I'm gutted that she's not coming here. You know whose fault this is, don't you? Whose? It's Taylor Swift's. What, because she started the trend? Taylor Swift has made New Zealand a skippable location for World Tour.

How dare I talk smack about Taylor Swift on Taylor Tuesday. That was about Billie Eilish though, wasn't it? Yeah. That was when the Billie Eilish show got announced. In Australia. To be skipping New Zealand. Yeah, gutted about that one. That's not the first, only example you've found, is it?

There's more? Yeah, next time when Olivia Rodrigo got announced for Australia and not here back on the 9th of May. It's another blow where these artists just go to Australia and we talked about it when it happened with Billie Eilish. And I honestly believe that the Taylor Swift show, because that is the benchmark for, well, not the benchmark, that's the pinnacle of live

events now. By skipping New Zealand, it's made New Zealand skippable. That's how I feel about it. New Zealand is not skippable. I don't think we're skippable either. God, I keep going on about it, don't I? On and on. But what do I know? Right? What do I know? I'm not a music journalist. This is what the story

that I read today in the news stated. It says, the Eras Tour changed the formula for international touring in this part of the world. Taylor showed that you don't have to tour every city and every stop to get people. You can play bigger venues on multiple nights and people will come to you.

If you look at Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo too, they're playing four nights in each of these big arenas in Australia for between 15 and 22,000 people. That is the Taylor Swift model. It's history has been changed. It's about time someone said it. I know.

All right. They didn't credit me with coming up with the theory. Yeah, you're going to hit them up about that? Yeah. But hey, guys. Actually, back on the 30th of April coming up with the theory. Yeah, you're going to hit them up about that? Yeah. But hey, guys. Actually, back on the 30th of April. I invented this theory. Look, yes, we are getting skipped, but there is good news today.

There is a major artist, international artist, who has announced they will be touring New Zealand next year. Did you guys see this? I don't know if I did. This is huge. Cliff Richard's coming to New Zealand. Ella's going, who? Are we on coast?

84-year-old Sir Cliff Richard, thank you, will play Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in November 2025. It's the way it should be. And you know what? I'll be there. And we'll be there. Because there Christchurch in November 2025. It's the way it should be. And you know what? I'll be there. And we'll be there. Because there's nothing else to go to. There's nothing else to go to.

And we have to show that we go to concerts. If we don't go to Cliff Richard, they'll go, well, that's why we don't come to New Zealand, because you guys don't show up to anything. You're skippable. Also, in a less jokey way, Joe also announced that he's joining Laneway today. That's more like it. Joe also announced that he's joining Laneway today.

2025, the year of Joe, Dua Lipa and Cliff Richard. You know what, I'll take it. Hot girl summer New Zealand style. Brie and Clint. This is the Clint Show and please welcome to the Clint Show, Brie Thomas-El, a special guest today. Oh, guys, thanks so much for having me on. Really appreciate it. You're welcome.

Our pleasure, actually, on book launch day, Brie. Congratulations. Thank you so much, mate. Really, I can't believe it, to be honest. I'm sure everyone is shocked, but no one is shocked more than me. Bree's autobiography, How to Poo in the Ocean in Three Easy Steps, is out today everywhere. And it's an honour and a privilege to have you on the phone, Bree.

Congratulations on publishing your memoir. It's going to sell a lot of copies. It's not that. It's a very serious and substantial book called Unapologetically Me, and it's out today. And you have very graciously given us a copy of your book to give away today, Bree. I sure have. I mean, I couldn't let you guys go today without giving one away.

I know. So to celebrate that, I know it's Taylor Tuesday on ZM, but you're also listening out for another song on ZM to win a copy of Bree's book. So if you were the first person through when you hear Hootie and the Breefish... Just let her cry. Oh, my God.

Play out in full. You will score a copy of Bree's brand new book, which has just come out today. Not many people have got this yet, so that's pretty exciting, right, Bree? Oh, God. Thank you so much. It's such a creative and inventive way to give it away. Yeah, I thought so.

I thought so. Well, your book shows a raw and real side of you, so I thought why not show a raw and real side of your singing on the show today as well. Oh, mate, you always amaze me, and you just put I thought, why not show a raw and real side of your singing on the show today as well? Oh, mate, you always, you always amaze me and you just put it together,

you know, like what a beautiful, what a beautiful metaphor. Yeah. Right. I just pulled that out of my butt to be honest. Congratulations on your book. We're looking forward to coming to the book launch this evening.

That's why Brie is not on the show today. She's busy beavering away, getting everything ready for that. And somebody on the show is going to win a copy of Bree's brand new book. So how good, Bree? That's awesome. I just informed my dad that the book launch tonight is at a

cabaret drag club. The look on his face, he's excited. He's excited, I'll tell you. What's Big Steve's drag name? That's what everybody wants to know. And does he keep the moustache when he's in drag? I reckon he would be a bearded drag queen. He has to be.

Has to be. It's an easy transition. All right, Bree, have a great day. We'll catch you later. All right, we'll see you at the launch. Thanks, guys. Listen out for that Hootie and the Bree Fish song playing sometime after five o'clock.

Bree and Clint. I was at a cafe today doing some work. I usually work at home in the mornings and then come into the city, but I had to come in early today, so I was doing some work at a cafe, which was nice. Did you get your little,

what do you get, Flat White? He gets a fluffy. I get a fluffy and a cheese scone, yeah. He gets scone? And a gingerbread man. Can I get a scone, please? I was sitting in quite a busy cafe and I was doing my work.

I didn't have headphones on or anything. And to be honest, I was one of those laptop wankers in the cafe and I always wonder if the cafes like us. I'm an out loud laptop man. I now buy coffee and food if I'm going to do work on a laptop at a cafe because I feel like for $4.50 for the coffee, it's not enough for me to take up one of their tables for 45 minutes. I feel like it's fine if there's at least

two extra tables free. Because it's nice to have, like, going to a cafe and there's people in there. Yeah, I get that too, like, bodies just present. Because nothing more depressing than an empty cafe. I agree with that. But this cafe was chocker. And there was only one spot, so I bought some food as well. I was

sandwiched between two other groups of people. Yeah. And to one side of me was two guys who were clearly having like a business meeting. I love those. And one of them was pitching the other guy some new business. And he was talking very enthusiastically

about this app that he had. And his volume was probably about 40% above what would usually be accepted as. It was his sales pitch voice. It was his sales pitch voice. And I was semi-interested. By the end of it, I almost bought the app. But I was like, yeah, this is not the ideal cafe conversation.

And I thought I would try and tune my ears to the conversation that was going on beside me, which was two lovely older ladies. I was like, oh, sweet. I've met up at the cafe. Oh, nice to run about. They mustn't see each other very often. They've come down for a cup of tea and a catch up, talk about the grandkids.

Were their ears loud? Well, I don't have great hearing, and I sort of had to tune my ears to them as much as possible. Once I got in their frequency, I was like, oh, I'm going to hear what the goss is. I'm dialed in. With the Ponsonby Nans, I'm going to hear what the goss is. I'm dialed in. With the Ponsonby Nans. I'm going to find out what's going on.

First thing I heard was, and I went to Jessica's prize giving last week. They talked for about 25 minutes in Maori. Grandma, no. And I couldn't understand any of it. Like, it's fine if you want to do it on the marae, but I couldn't understand a single thing they were saying. Oh, grandma. I would have thrown hands. I would have gone, excuse me. No, it's none of my business. No, it is your business. That's where you stop

racism. Stop it right there. You stop it at the oldest person. You're a piota. Sorry for interrupting, but I can't overhear your deaf ears. Dumbass. Sorry. I was waiting for the other grandma in the conversation to say something. To either agree with her or disagree

with her. But the whole, I listened for quite a bit and she just went, everything that this other lady said, she just went, mmm. Do you think she was on board or not? No, I don't think so. I think she's just like, oh God. This lady's been asking me to coffee for weeks and I finally said yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is why I kept saying no. This is why I avoid

this. Anyway, it just got me thinking. This is why I kept saying no. This is why I avoid this. Anyway, it just got me thinking about cafe etiquette. I don't know what it is. Like I said, I was on a laptop, so maybe I wasn't doing the right thing either. That's fine. I'm such a nosy Nelly, though. I do exactly the same thing.

Me too. I love it when it's like a date. Yes. Oh, yes. Hear the awkward conversation. I've seen couples fighting, too, and I'm like, yes, the juice. Talking to Ella. God, you're a real star of the show today Ella. I kind of love it.

Ella goes before. If you guys ever need a third. I'll be a third. Only for the show though. Thank you. Sorry. Good. It's important to make that clear. Good to specify but yes we have been yapping. Yes we have been yapping. You're preparing for your sister's 21st birthday where you've

been asked to give a speech. Yes, and this is no ordinary speech. She's invited everyone under the sun. Well, that's a 21st, isn't it? What do you mean? No, but like 150 people. I'm nervous. Yeah.

People go so overboard with their 21st. Oh, it's ridiculous. I did not. It's the first big party that you get to have. Yeah, yeah. And you're like, it's so important. It has to be perfect. Oh, the outfit's been the biggest thing.

The outfit, the makeup, the speeches and you've been selected to give a speech, that's an important role. What are you worried about with your speech? Are you worried you're not going to be funny? Are you worried, what? I just don't know, like I know you're meant to keep it concise and so I will do that

but I do want to keep it funny. I want her to be like, oh my gosh, how embarrassing, but not like hurt. Yes. You know, there's a fine line. Yeah, yeah. I've written down, because I've given a few 21st speeches. Perfect. I gave a speech of my own 21st because I wouldn't know.

That's so you. This is what I think makes a good 21st speech. Yeah. Okay. Something funny. Okay. It can be edgy, but not outrageous. So not her

pooing in a bowl. No. No. I don't think that. Wow. Nah. No. It's like director's cut. Do that at the afters. Save that for the radio. Yeah. Definitely don't say it on the radio. Yeah, no. I wouldn't. It has to be something that appeals to everybody in the room at a 21st.

I know that sounds boring, but it's got to appeal to the parents, the grandparents, and the friends. So I can't talk about like a 3 a.m. pick up from town about her? No. You can, but is that funny? No. Nah, it's just like, oh, you like drinking? Oh, when she was a kid, she would bop me on the head with a water bottle.

Yeah, that's quite good. And then you could do a recreation of it. Yeah. You could say, for your birthday, I would like someone to bop me on the head with a water bottle. Yeah, that's quite good. And then you could do a recreation of it. Yeah. You could say, for your birthday, I would like someone to bop you on the head. Short, short, short, short. Short of the better with this speech. Get in, get out.

Nobody wants to hear you waffle on about how much you love your sister. No, I'm not going to do that either. You know? And I think at the end of a 21st speech, yes, you can roast people, but I think you need to make the person feel good overall. Oh, I like that.

The overall feeling should be, oh my gosh, I can't believe you said that, but thank you for speaking at my special occasion. Okay, I'm cooking. I'm the oldest, but she calls me her little sister. So maybe there's something in that of like, I'm bored. I don't like it.

Yeah, I don't know. I thought as extra help for you this afternoon, we could ask people to call up with 21st speech fails. Like what did somebody bring up at the 21st that was so inappropriate? It was so not necessary. It did not need to be said in front of the whole family. And the person who said it thought it was so crack up. Oh, no.

But it went down like a lead balloon. Stop calling for Taylor Swift and call now on 0800-DIAL-ZM if you have a 21st speech fail that you would like to share with us. You can also text it to 9696 and we'll get it on air and it can be advice for Ella and everybody else who's going into 21st season. Thank you. This time around.

Bree and Clint. Ella is speaking at her sister's 21st birthday and she's nervous about how to put together the perfect 21st speech, which I guess is good. You're clearly taking it very seriously, Ella. I mean, it's on Saturday. I've left it very late. But yeah, I do want to do a good job. It also doesn't matter that much.

I don't know. Sometimes in movies you see them starting the year before. Pondering, there's a montage. Would you consider this is the classic 21st, I feel like girl 21st especially, the acrostic poem where you go, your sister's name's Lucy. Would you go L? L is for?

Lovely. Lovely legs. Lovely lumps. Lovely lady lumps. U. No. U is for uterus, where you came from. My mum's uterus L-U-C

We want to do C is for Good C word You are a good C word Yeah nice We're looking for 21st speech horror stories Like things that you don't want to do In a 21st speech

Like this one Someone said My ex-boyfriend Did a speech at his 21st And, like this one. Someone said, my ex-boyfriend did a speech at his 21st and he called his new girlfriend by my name. He called his new girlfriend by his ex-girlfriend's name during the 21st speech. Shocking. Let's go to Michelle on 0800.com. Hi, Michelle. Hi. Do you got a 21st speech horror story to scare Ella straight?

Yeah. So at Friends 21st, her ex-boyfriend got up and was doing a big long-winded speech and then sort of briefly brought about how when they used to date back on the set date and set period and of course she was horrified because he was telling her new boyfriend who they were all friends with that they actually hooked up when they were on a date. They revealed the overlap

during the speech and did many people work it out or just the new boyfriend? Yeah, was it awkward around the boat? It went very quiet. Oh no! That's what you, you don't want those sighs of like awkwardness. Just the new boyfriend. Yeah, was it awkward around the room? It went very quiet. Oh, no. That's what you, you don't want those sighs of like awkwardness. I would definitely need the 21 shots after that, Michelle. Yeah, give me that yardie.

Yeah. Yeah. That was very awkward. Thank you. Someone said, I was at my best friend's 21st. I had little to drink. I decided to do a speech last minute. And I mentioned our funny little story about how my friend thought that she was pregnant.

We have her. Oh, we've got that person. Yeah. That's Anonymous. Hi, Anonymous. Hi. So you revealed your friend's supposed secret pregnancy to her whole family during the 21st speech. I did, yeah.

How did that go down? It went down great. All of her friends had a good laugh. She sort of laughed it off. Her parents definitely looked a little bit like, what the heck just happened? Tried to laugh it off, but they were definitely like, we need to talk.

So was it just like a pregnancy scare? Yeah, it was just a pregnancy scare. But she never told her parents about it? No, I don't think she told anyone about it. But she told you. But she told you and you put it in the speech. I sure did because I'm a good friend like that. I was going to say, do you still get trusted with secrets

or are you off limits now? No, I definitely still do. I'm the first one she goes to about anything. So I haven't lost that trust, which is good. Thanks, Anonymous. That's great. Someone texted and said, my best mate's 21st. Another friend did an impromptu speech about how he'd spent a night in the cells that nobody knew about.

Surprisingly went down like a treat. That one's all good, I guess. So long as you didn't get some kind of criminal conviction out of it, it will be all right. I won't mention that. There are so many coming in. But like the 21st speech, a lot of them, they shouldn't have been said in the speech and they can't be said on the radio either. Yeah. I think you just, what's the line?

If you wouldn't. I think I'm going to stick lighthearted and fun. Lighthearted and fun. You know, we'd play tackle each other. We'd play on the trampoline. You know, like siblings. Embarrassing photos. That's what you could do.

We have. I've printed a lot out. You could do a PowerPoint presentation on the projector of embarrassing photos. I got a few. Alright, well good luck. Thank you. I'll let you know how it goes. It's on Saturday. Bree and Clint. Bree and Clint.

All I want for my birthday is a birthday thing. Number one songs on your 16th birthday. Let's do Bex. Kia ora Bex. Hey, how's it going? We're going good. How's your day been? It's been busy on the phone trying to get through to you guys. Oh, you've been trying to get in the Taylor Swift thing? Oh, yeah, since six o'clock.

What about this? You're in the draw. Oh, yeah. Woohoo, I'll take it. Yeah, you're in. Well done. And we'll do your birthday banger as well. What's your date of birth?

I'm 14th of April, 92. Okay. If this is a Taylor Swift song, it's meant to be. You were 16 in 2008, and your birthday banger is... Jordan Sparks and Chris Brown, No Air. What do you reckon? Not quite Taylor Swift, which is what I was hoping for, but we're good, we're good.

Not bad. Wait there. You could be a birthday banger winner. We're going to do Talia's birthday banger. Hi, Talia. Hello. How has your day been, Talia? I'm also very busy trying to get in for Taylor Swift.

Oh, no way. Have you been trying to get in the Taylor Swift draw? Yep. Me and my sister have made about 800 calls together trying. Oh, and you haven't got through for Taylor Swift. That sucks, man. No. Yeah.

Oh, there you go. You're in the draw too. Oh, thank you so much. We can't reject you. You can't get through for birthday banger and we don't put you in the Taylor Swift draw, okay? So you're in the act. Let's do your birthday banger as well.

What is it? 5th of December, 1997. Okay, you were're in that. Let's do your birthday banger as well. What is it? 5th of December, 1997. Okay, you were 16 in 2013, which means, Talia, your birthday banger is this Eminem song. I'm friends with the monster That's on the carpet Get along with the voices

Was this a birthday banger yesterday as well? I think it was. It's still a great song. It didn't win. It could definitely win today. What do you reckon? Fingers crossed, but I would prefer probably no air. Okay, okay, good.

I like a bit of honesty. I appreciate it. Lana's going to go last. Hi, Lana. Hi, how are you? Pretty good. How are you? Yes, I've been trying all day too.

It's like frantic Triangle day I'll take this Triangle day for what? Taylor For Taylor? For my daughter Are you not in the draw already?

We've done four Taylor chooses Are you not in the draw already? No we've tried and we've tried But you know But you've got to be on here You've got to be on here When a Taylor Swift song is playing You understand that don't you?

Yeah Lana you and your daughter be on here when a Taylor Swift song is playing. You understand that, don't you? Yeah. Lana, you and your daughter are in the draw for the Heiress Tour as well. Oh, awesome. Addison, if you're listening, fingers crossed. Addison, mum's done it. She's got you in. Let's make it a perfect day. Let's do your birthday banger. Lana, what's your date of birth?

3rd of November 74. Okay. You were 16 in birth? 3rd of November, 74. Okay. You were 16 in 1990. Don't say that, Lana. You are not. You're only as old as you feel. And if you feel old, then you're old.

But your birthday banger is... Oh, it's old. Oh, God. They should change it to you're only as old as your birthday banger. Yeah. Vanilla Ice, Ice Ice Baby, what do you reckon? Yeah, no, I like Eminem better. You like Eminem.

Okay. Wait there. Should we do a three-way vote this afternoon? Got to vote quickly, though. Okay. Claudia, what do you choose? I reckon we'll all agree. I'm definitely going for No Air.

Ella, what do you choose? I like Ice Ice Baby. I like No Air. Yeah, you do. I can rap Sized Baby. I like No Air. Oh, yeah. Yeah, you do. I can rap the whole thing, though, damn it. Two against one means Bex is the winner of Birthday Banger. Well done, Bex.

Awesome. Thank you so much. Thanks a lot. Good luck with the Taylor Swift draw. We're doing it on Thursday. Cool. Thank you so much. Okay, sweet as.

Tell me I'm supposed to be with No Air. Oh, my God. This is the right choice. We'll play more Taylor Swift soon. We'll also play Hootie and the Bree Fish to give away a copy of Bree's book. So stay with us. You're on ZM. Bree and Clint.

Absolute tune. That is the winner of Birthday Banger today. Jordan Sparks, Chris Brown. I saw a TikTok video on Jordan Sparks' page, actually. She was at a Chris Brown concert and he was performing No Air

and she was in the crowd singing along to that song as a fan, which I found crazy because I was like, girl, get up there. I was going to say,

maybe he didn't know she was there, but she should be on the stage. He can't have known that she was there because otherwise you'd be like hey jordan sparks literally here can we just give her a microphone like i don't know how much warming up she needs to do but like i'm sure she could just do it i'm sure she could just do it yeah yeah yeah yeah well so jordan sparks you went to a chris brown concert you knew but but is it rude to be

like hey i'm coming to the concert. Can I be in the concert? She'd be like, I actually paid for the ticket, so I don't want to work. So she doesn't want to work. I get that as well. But if you invited me, I would have. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Bree and Clint. Bree's away today.

She's launching a new book. I was talking with our producer Ella earlier today about money, and you and I often talk about money because – Yep, I'm curious about what you earn. Sorry. money and you and i often talk about money because yep i'm curious about what you earn i was gonna say because you'd come to me for financial advice because you see me as like the cool older brother who has his shit sorted i mean yeah right i do actually i i ask you about uh boring stuff like more good and can we say that because i'm boring age that's exactly what you should use people my age for. You're smart. You said you talked to your sister about the concept of cash money today.

Well, actually, it was a whole fight with mum and my sister. Lucy, who's 21 nearly, she thinks that spending cash equals not spending real money. So for her, it's like free money. I get it. I get it. Because we're so accustomed to just checking our bank account. Yes. That the paper stuff doesn't count because it doesn't. I get that because you can't see it in your bank account.

So it doesn't go down our bank account. So once it's out of your bank account and it's in your wallet, it might as well already be spent. I get that. Do you know what? I would actually like to trial because I like, you know, you put away X amount for the week until you get paid again. Yeah.

I would like to take all that money out and use it as cash and see how frugal or how crazy I go. You know, some people do that as a budgeting thing. Yeah. Because they go, being able to see the amount of money left in my wallet, which is how everybody used to do it. Which is crazy. Makes it more real. Yeah. You know, because you go, oh, I like these shoes.

Oh, but I only have six notes left. Yeah, exactly. And this will use five of them. And I've got lots of coins now. Yeah, yeah. I thought you would like that. I love coins. You love coins.

Weird. In like a magpie kind of way. Absolutely. She's building a coin nest. I gave her a dollar yesterday. I gave you $20 to use in the vending machine last week. And that was a fail. I'm sorry.

No, no, no. And I said, here's $20. I'd like a can of Coke and get yourself something as well. Yeah, that was nice. And you came back with absolutely nothing. So like change-wise. I gave the dollars a call. So do you also see cash as having no value?

I think it's easier. Yeah. Because we got you baby oil as a joke. It was $6.70. And you were like, yeah, good deal, good deal. But you were like, it's not real money. It's paper money. It's kind of fun. It's paper money. It's kind of fun.

It's not real, it's glitz money. Isn't it weird, because that's why casinos originally, I think, got everybody to buy chips, so you couldn't see your money, so you didn't think of the chips as real money. You're like, oh, I'll give you one of these chips, which is actually $100. But you're like, it's just one of my little

chippy thingies. But now, cash has become the not real thing I wonder with your sister as well because she's 21 and I feel like most people are cashless

at the moment is her cash all birthday and Christmas money it probably would be which is not real money it's not real money it's fun money

free money we did question what do people do when it was olden days and we didn't have banks or internets do we just have

a stack of coins in our bed? Do you think I'm older than the bank? Do you think I'm older than the banking institution? Were you here for the internet? Genuinely? I thought that came in the 90s. Yeah, but we still had banks. Like, you go to

a bank. Oh yeah.