ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast - 16th December 2024

Episode Date: December 16, 2024

Pick the dog or the date.  Long as commutes.  Jeremy Corbett spills the tea on his Quote of the Year nomination.  Bree's 2024 Pop Culture Moments wrap.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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ZM's Brie and Clint Hello everybody and welcome to the last week of the Brie and Clint show for 2024. Brie and I were just taking stock before. We were sitting back and going, I can't believe the year's already gone. And we said, what have we achieved in the last 12 months? And I said, i can't think of this mean either thing mean either the year just kind of goes it just really does i feel like it's

filled up with you know stressing about the next week and then that week goes and then next minute it's the end of the year i'd love to say another year of making memories but i can't remember anything so i can i can remember a few things. I remember the movie marathon that was this year. We forced you, yeah, to watch movies. 24 hours of movies. That was good. That's something I don't think mentally I'll ever recover from,

being up for that long. How did Jason Peejay do it back in the day? I don't know. That 24 hours wrecked me for about two weeks afterwards. I call fake live feed. Jason PJ? Yeah, I think it was all a scam. Yeah, they were full of it, those guys. That's what I heard around the office. Yeah, yeah. That's what people were

there was, you know, whispers around the office. It was all a scam. Totally, totally. So that makes sense. It's about time that came to light. Yeah, I know. I agree. Let's out them. Why not? Last week of the year then we can go off

and just turn all our devices off and not worry about it. Who else should we take down this week? We'll write a list. We'll make a list and we'll check it twice.

Let's get into Tradie vs Lady where it's a fait accompli but we've got to keep playing. You know, there's pride to play for, isn't there? Absolutely there is

and also there's $50 cash to play for. there's cash, that's right. Forget the pride, we've got cash. We've got cash for money, honey. If you want to play 0800 DIAL ZM right now, it'll be the fifth last game of

Tradie vs Lady for the year. Let's do it. Bree and Clint. Time for a round of Bree and Clint's Tradie vs Lady. It's Tradie vs Lady. 3, 2's Tradie vs. Lady. Three, two, one, let's go. That's right. We will play till the end of the year

because that is the name of the game, although the ladies have already taken out the win. 111-102, the current scores. Which means the tradies can't come back for the deciding year, but there is still money up for grabs. $50 cash. And they can close it up a bit. Let's go to our lady first in Rainy Auckland.

She's 20 and she is also a tradie. She's a builder, but she's going to play for the winning team. She's a lady. Welcome to the show, Zoe. G'day, Zoe. What kind of building shoes you're running at the moment, Zoe? Oh, yeah, what work boots? Oh, some John Bulls.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, fair enough. A pair of John Bulls. Steel cap? Yep, the classics. Got to have the classics. You're taking on our tradies today. They're from Sydney.

They're 24 years old and they play Fortnite. Welcome to the show, Brad. G'day, Brad. Hey, hey, it's 44, not 24. Oh, you're 44? Yeah, yeah. I should have taken that, but yeah. Well, your voice passes for 24, so bank 44, not 24. Oh, you're 44? Yeah, yeah. I should have taken that, but yeah. Well, your voice passes for 24, so bank that, Brad.

And Brad, are you calling from Sydney right now? No, no, I'm about to drive into Hullwarra. I'm from Taranaki. Oh, right. Oh, lovely. Nice. Okay, cool. Good to have you here.

Brad, your buzzer's tradie. Zoe, your lady. First to three wins the 50 bucks. Good luck, guys. Here we go. Question number one. What movie about a famous doll was the highest grossing movie

of last year? Probably the most famous doll. Yep. Lady. Yes, Zoe. Chucky or something? That's what everyone's mind goes to. No.

Brad, do you want to guess? Three, two, one. You're going to kick yourself. The Barbie movie. No points there, unfortunately. The doll. Okay, question number two. Balsa, pine and rimu are all varieties of what?

Tradie. Yes, Brad. Wood. Wood. It is, of course, wood. Nice work. Zoe was right there. Hot on your heels.

Zoe, the builder's kicking herself. Yeah. One to the tradies. Question number three. Buzz in when you can tell me who sings this. Tradie. Brad's in. Ebba. Ebba. Ebba. Well done. It is, of course, Ebba. Brad's in. Ebba.

Ebba. Ebba. Well done. It is, of course, Ebba. Mamma Mia. Hard to not recognise that one. Two to the tradies. Zoe, you need this one to stay in it.

Question number four. Which actor played Indiana Jones in the classic movie... Yes. Brad for the win. No way. Shit, I've just gone blank. No. Harrison Ford. Well done. Yeah, he've just gone blank. No. Harrison Ford.

Well done. Yeah, he saved it. That's a tradie victory. A late Ripper charge, but you know it's a bit of honour at the end of the year. Brad, you get $50 cash. Congratulations. Nice work, Brad. I'll see you out there in Fortnite, all right?

Yeah, sounds good. We'll drop in sometime soon. Here's a question for everyone listening that owns a dog. I've got a dog. So everyone that has a dog right now, think about if you were back on the dating scene. Let's say you're in a relationship. Back on the dating scene, you've got your dog.

Would I date my dog? You start dating someone and then all of a sudden the dog really doesn't like that person. What happens then? What happens then? Because a study has been conducted in the UK where they've asked 2,000 people that all own a dog, would you ditch a potential partner if they didn't get along with your dog?

So dog came first, obviously, and then you've met someone after that. The dog's the OG. The dog's been there for years. You know the dog, you love the dog, the dog's loyal. It's your dog. How much does it not like the person and how dog, you love the dog, the dog's loyal. It's your dog. How much does it not like the person and how much do you like the person? Well, that's not taken into account.

But, I mean, it's interesting. There was a different percentage of women to men that said they would ditch the dude for the dog. Let's talk exact numbers. 60% of women said they would ditch the man for the dog. Let's talk exact numbers. 60% of women said they would ditch the man for a dog. Yep. And for the men, it was, I had that number, 41% of men said they would pick the dog over the woman. Yeah.

Yeah, right. So wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 40% of dudes would side with their dog. Yes. 60% of women would side with their dog. Yeah. Yeah, right. So wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 40% of dudes would side with their dog. Yes. 60% of women would side with their dog. Yeah. Yeah, interesting. That's what this survey says.

Yeah. It also says that half of the dog owners surveyed think their pet is a very good judge of character and two-thirds of the age group of 45 to 65 year olds hold a lot of weight on their pet's opinion. Yeah. Yeah. Well, if you think your dog is a vibe guy, then. Dogs are vibe guys.

Well, then you, it's really the onus is on you to bring the dog into the relationship early. Like your dog should be coming on the first date. I don't know if like, I'm trying to, if I was single again and then someone, I think it would come down to how they treated my dog. Yep. And, I mean, if...

If they were willing to work on the relationship with the dog... If my dog really didn't like them, I'd have to pick my dog. You would? Yeah. But the issue would be if you don't introduce that person... Well, I know my dog, I don't know them. Yeah, if you don't introduce that person to your dog early, what if you start to fall for the person? And then by the time you finally get around to bringing the person

back to your house to meet the dog, and the dog's like, I don't like this one. But you're like, oh, God, I'm already halfway there with them. Still pick the dog. I know, but it's harder. But that wouldn't happen. Surely you'd be like, okay, one of the first things we have to do is see if the dog gets along well with them.

Do you? Yes. Do you? Of course. 60% of women, if they hold that much, you know, power on the decision, then yeah. Snap poll. Who are you starting with, dog or person?

Dog. Claudia, you've got a dog. Who are you starting with, dog or person? Yeah, the dog. Dog? Yeah. Ella, dog or person? Absolutely dog. Woof, woof starting with, dog or person? Yeah, the dog. Dog? Yeah. Ella, dog or person? Absolutely dog.

Woof, woof. Clint? Dog or person? Oh, come on. I guess, yeah, the dog. That wasn't convincing. Mitigating factors for me, how old's the dog? Because if the dog's only got a couple of years left.

Oh, not cool, man. No, it is cool. Not cool. Because hopefully the person's got more than a couple of years left in them. But if the dog's going to be gone, what if you shoot yourself in the foot? What if they're the one? The dog is the sign saying they're not the one. They're exactly right.

The dog knows you better. You're not the boss of me, dog. I'm glad. The dog knows if they're the one or not. Yeah. The dog can smell a bad egg a mile away. Well, this just proves the poll, doesn't it? The woman in the room said dog.

I was maybe dog. So it's true to the results of the poll. Yeah, it is. I thought we could do a bit of a poll ourselves and ask the question, would you side with your dog or the potential new love interest? So it's not your partner that you've been dating for years and years. It's a potential new love interest. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You don't know the person yet. No. It's a potential new love interest. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You don't know the person yet. No. It's a possible match. Yes. Yeah. Are you taking the dog's opinion? Yes or no? And supplementary question, was your dog right about somebody?

Yeah. Like, were they like sus about them but you pushed their head anyway and the dog ended up being right? Dogs, no. Dogs, no. They really do. Dogs can smell cancer. Can they smell cheetahs? Yes. They can.

They can also smell, I mean, they can smell hemorrhoids, they can smell BS. BS. A lot of things. Who wants a new job next year? Depends what it is. Who wants more money next year? Me! Who doesn't?

I have stumbled today on one of the news sites across a list of the top four jobs that pay well. High paying jobs. Okay. That don't need degrees. And actually they need very little qualification whatsoever. Because that's people's main barrier, right? They're like, I'd love to go look for a new job, but I'm not really qualified to do anything else. To be honest,

having a degree doesn't help anyway. I've got a degree. Yeah. That didn't help me get a job. Well, unless you've got like a degree in medicine or something. Yeah, but that's different.

Talking about all these superfluous degrees where they're just, you know. Yeah, I know what you're saying. Come and get a degree, it'll help you. Doctor's not on this list.

Doctor's not on the list. First one, the first job, they say, pays well. Don't really need a qualification to do it. Real estate agent. Oh, yeah. I've had a few friends get into real estate-ing. Real estate agents, according to careers.govt.nz, make between $63,000 and $185,000 a year,

but can make up to $316,000 a year. Depends if these interest rates come down. Am I right, guys? Am I right? You're halfway there. Yeah, I know. You're halfway there. Pretty much.

I know what I'm talking about. Bree Thomas L, M-R-E-I-N-Z. Hey, I could sell ice to anyone. Could you? I was about to do that saying, but I can't do that saying anymore. That's a no-no. Can you say, I could sell ice to an Inuit? Can you say that?

Oh, that's a good question. Yeah, yeah. Could you say, I could sell ice to a... I could sell ice to Christopher Luxon. I could convince that guy to buy anything. Second job that they reckon pays well but you don't need a qualification to do it, car salesperson. Okay.

Sell cars. If you're good at it. A car salesperson with more than one year's experience usually earns between 50 and 140 grand a year for selling cars.

Surely that's for the top sellers. Heavy vehicle salespeople can earn between 75 and 220 grand a year selling trucks. If you're good at it. All trucks. If you're good at it. All of this if you're good at it.

Yeah, but I feel like it's a particular skill. It's not just something you walk into the job and anyone can do it. No, you've got to be like you said, you've got to be a wheeler dealer. You've got to have the gift of the gab. Exactly. You've got to be a BS artist.

Third one, I didn't realise you didn't need a qualification for this, but these are jobs that you could do next year that don't require a degree. You could be an air traffic controller. I feel like that should come with some level of qualification. But that job also would be super stressful.

Correct. Because you're You know, lots of people's lives are in your hands. An air traffic controller earns between $140,000 and $228,000 a year. Yeah, and they deserve it. Yeah. Because, like, you need people who are good at their job in those roles.

Yeah. You couldn't do it and I couldn't do it. I wouldn't concentrate for more than 10 minutes. No, yeah, the attention span thing. Like, you couldn't have a little TikTok break if you were an air traffic controller, could you? No. You couldn't go, oh, I'm just going to give myself five scrolls.

No way. Couldn't do it, yeah. And the last job, if you're looking for a new job next year, that you could do to earn more money, which needs no qualification, you could become a politician. I'll pass on that one.

Members of Parliament earn between $160,000 and $180,000 a year. That's what MPs get paid. Yeah, but everyone hates you. Ministers get $316,000 a year. That's what MPs get paid. Yeah, but everyone hates you. Ministers get 316 grand a year. Even more people hate you. And if you get the top job, if you're Luxo or Sindo, you'll get 484 grand a year.

And you're like one of the most hated people in the country. And in 2026, you'll get a pay rise to 520 grand a year. You could not pay me like enough money. 520 grand? Nah. You could not pay me, like, enough money. 520 grand? No. To be Prime Minister? No, thanks.

But what if you're a good Prime Minister? You're never going to win. In that job, like, one side's going to hate you, full stop. You're never going to win. Of course. And it would be so stressful. I would rather be a barista without the stress. A barista? A barista.

Barista, yeah. They're not on the list unfortunately. Don't need a degree for that. No you don't. And if you're good at it. Gotta be good at latte art though. Back to the drawing board. Car sales person it is. Bree and Clint. Time to head to

Dean McCarthy for the latest. From iHeartRadio. This is the latest live from LA with Dean McCarthy. I saw this news and it got me very excited today. As someone who grew up in the 90s and watched TV in the 2000s, what's the iconic TV show getting a remake, Dean? Remake. Talk about some new episodes for Malcolm in the Middle coming to Disney. I know.

It's so exciting. You go onto Disney and check out the Disney. I know, it's so exciting. What? You go onto Disney and check out the promo. I know this is insane, right? Apparently it follows Malcolm, like, growing up with, like, a wife or something now. It's, like, four new episodes. It's a limited series run, but I feel like this is just a test to see, you know,

public interest, how well it does, and it might come back for good. Dean, do we know if Frankie Muniz is coming back for it? Is that the deal? Like the past actors are going to be on it? Like Bryan Cranston, is he going to be on it? Yeah, that's what it seems. That's from what I can read.

Yeah, they haven't given us a release date yet. So we don't know too much more about that. But from what I can see, it actually looks like, yes, original cast back. If we think back to Malcolm in the Middle, right, very, very popular sitcom show, beloved by so many. Did any of us think that Bryan Cranston would have went on to become one of the most prolific and iconic actors after that show?

No, not at all. None of us. To star in possibly the greatest TV show in the last 20 years. Looking at that show and the character he played, I would never have guessed.

That is going to be very exciting to see. Very nostalgic for those who grew up with Malcolm in the Middle. Four episodes coming to Disney+. Did you say, Dane? Yeah, that's a sign off. Four new episodes, yeah. So I feel like, Dane? Yeah, that's what they signed off.

Four new episodes, yeah. So I feel like, yeah, it's a bit vague, but I think it's definitely four new episodes, yeah, coming into heaven, giving us the specific dates, but it'll be soon. I just hope we get that iconic rollerblades scene from Bryan Cranston, like a redo. Here you go.

It says the show will follow Frankie Muniz's character, Malcolm, who is now a dad, and it will start at his parents, Hal and Lois's 40th wedding anniversary party. So they've got to be in it. No, well, they can just recast. No, they won't. They won't do that. They've done it before.

No, they won't do it. They better not. That's the latest. With Dean McCarthy, he's our Hollywood correspondent. I don't know. Brian and Clint, we're back after this. Repeat the question. Brian and Clint, we're back after this. Repeat the question. Brian and Clint.

How long's your commute in and out of work? 40 minutes each way. Okay. 40 to 45 minutes. And would you say... We live in the Waitakere Ranges. Would you say you'd like it to be shorter or you'd like it to be longer? Always, yep.

Always want it to be shorter. I don't necessarily want to live in town, but I'd love it if I was only in the car for five or ten minutes. It would be nice. Yeah. It would be very nice. That's what I miss when I go home to Rotorua and everything is five to ten minutes away.

You go, oh. Yeah, it's easy. What a way to live. So nice. Don't have to sit in traffic for an hour. And people who don't live in like an Auckland or a Tauranga or a, where else has bad traffic? Wellington, Christchurch.

Yeah, when they hear that you're in the car for, it's an hour and a half a day, they're like, oh no, no way to live. No way to live. Yeah. Yeah. An hour and a half round trip. There's a girl making headlines around the world today. Her name's Ebony and she lives in a seaside town near Melbourne in Australia.

Oh, yeah, sure. So she decided, because originally she was living in Melbourne and then she decided she was going to move to this seaside town. She's always wanted to live by the beach. She wanted that lifestyle. Yeah. Couldn't find a job out there, so she decided that she would commute. Sure.

She now gets up at six in the morning and gets on the train and travels for just over two hours one way. So round trip total a day, it's over four hours commuting. She's on the train for four hours a day. It's over, yeah, over four hours commuting back and forth. What's her job? Like what's worth being on the train for four hours a day. It's over, yeah, over four hours commuting back and forth. What's her job? Like what's worth being on the train for four hours every day? I'm going to do a bit of quick math while you're doing that.

She also said I think she goes to work three to four days a week. It changes her schedule. So she's not travelling five days a week but still. You say three to four days? Yeah. Let's say she goes in travelling five days a week but still. You say three to four days? Yeah. Let's say she goes in for four days. She's on the train for 16 hours a week. Yeah, like I could not think of anything worse.

It's like catching a flight every day, a two-hour flight every day. She's on the train for three days a month. Three full days a month. I don't know if that would be for me. She said that she, because she used to drive and it used to take her longer, and she said she was just hating it. But she said now that she catches the train,

she gets heaps of work done. She does a lot of different things on that commute. She's not just sitting there. Sure. When you compound these things, it's crazy. When you compound anything, it's bad. She is on the train, even if she just goes in four days a week, she is on the train for 32 days a year.

She spends an entire month of her year on that train, travelling to and from work. Yeah. It sounds horrible. I could not think of anything worse. You would just really like your office, though. But still, like, come on, man. You're still on the train.

It's still a massive part of your day where you can't just, you know, get in your car, drive 20 minutes home. I thought that's why we did COVID, so that we could all start working from home. That poor girl. They should let her work from home a couple more days a week. Well, yeah. She probably would get more done. But they'll be like, you chose to move to the beach.

You need to get up at 3.30 in the morning to get here by 8am. I thought we could put it out there this afternoon, 0800DIALZM. Do you have a crazy long or a crazy short commute to and from work? You see those business people that like get a flight every day. Yeah. You know, that live in Auckland or they live in Tauranga, but they fly to Auckland for work every day. Yeah, like who is doing that?

Not me. Is it worth it? Not me. Is it worth it? It's not worth it. No, I don't think so. Can you imagine the air points you'd get though? Oh, can you imagine how many Corrie Lounge club sandwiches

you'd have? Your Corrie Lounge membership would be so worth it. See, that's the one person that could not deny they'd be like, this is so worth it. Well, they'd get it for free. They'd have so many air points, they'd get it for free. Exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, let's try and find New Zealand's craziest commute. You want long and short, this is so worth it. Well, they'd get it for free. They'd have so many earphones, they'd get it for free. Exactly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, let's try and find New Zealand's craziest commute.

You want long and short, right? Long or short. Yeah, crazy. And if you're working from home, that doesn't count because you're not communing. No, but do you live across the road from your work? Yeah, do you walk across the road? Do you live in the same building as your work? Like you work in the cafe.

That's wild. You work in the cafe at the bottom of your apartment building. Someone said I'm about a 90 second drive from my work and yes I still drive there. 90 seconds. That's epic. I love that. Do you have a crazy long commute or a crazy short commute? There's a girl making

headlines over in Aussie at the moment as she does two hours each way on the train. What about those FIFO workers who fly like seven hours into work and then they work for like 15 days straight and then they fly seven hours home. Do you count that? Nah. Nah, because you average it out, eh? Well, you're not

doing it every day. Yeah. You know, like you do it once and then you do a whole block of work and then you come home. Whereas like people that are spending, I wonder if we can find someone that spends longer than two hours commuting a day. Yeah. To and from.

There's some that are up there like this person who said, I used to travel from Copacopa to Manuco for work every day. It used to be one and a half hours with normal traffic. Normal traffic, so no traffic. So bad traffic could easily blow out. It wasn't bad when I was a teenager, but I couldn't do it now. Three hours in the car. It'd be horrible. Someone else said 62 kilometres to the office.

62 kilometres. Oh yeah. That's a fair way. Is it? Yeah. Depends how fast you're driving then, doesn't it? You know? Yeah, I mean, yeah. Sam's here. Hi, Sam. Hi, Sam. Hi, guys. Do you have a super long or a super short commute, Sam? Yeah, I mean, yeah Sam's here, hi Sam Hi Sam Hi guys Do you have a super long or a super short commute, Sam? Super long

How long are we talking? About three hours there and back You're kidding me Wait, wait, so six hours in total? No, no, so an hour and a half there and an hour and a half back Oh, thank God. I thought you were saying three hours there, three hours back. I was like, you'd have no time to do any work.

Where do you live, Sam? I live in Tiamatou. And where's your work? I work in Aria. Okay. Right. And what do you do for work that's worth driving an hour and a half each way? I'm a dairy farmer.

Yeah, right. Yeah, that's a fair commute. Do you ever think to yourself, oh, I'd love this to be shorter? Yeah. Oh, every day. They don't have cows in Te Awamutu that need milking, Sam? They do, but I get a better job where I am. I actually work for my older brother.

Here's an idea, Sam. How about they come to you? We can call it cow muting. That would be great. Meet you halfway. Thanks, Sam. We appreciateing. That would be great. Meet you halfway. Thanks, Sam. We appreciate it. This is the opposite.

My partner lives at his workplace. He works at a meat production plant, and he just sleeps in one of the empty offices to save on rent and bills. Only a man, eh, would sleep at the meat processing plant. Can you imagine? The abattoir always has a certain smell and you would just smell like that all the time. That's your partner too. Like are you ever going back to his

place? Yeah, like do you have to like go through the freezers to get to his bed? Yeah, do you Netflix and chill at the meatworks? You could definitely chill. And how many guys and... Ah, it doesn't matter. I won't make that joke. Just not that sexy, is it? I commute from Pukekohe to Ponsonby every day.

It sucks. I leave home at 5.50am in the morning. It takes less than an hour if I do it then. Today, leaving at 3, it's going to take me one and a half hours to drive home. That's so yuck. I wonder if that person that takes through that could work something out with their boss. Or get a job in Pukekohe. Or get a job in Pukekohe.

Sometimes it's not that easy. But, yeah, could you say to your boss, hey, if I start at this time, can I finish at this time to, like, miss traffic? My partner just has to jump the fence to be at work. How good. Well, that's good. Someone else said driving an hour and a half just for one way to work for the last five years. I know people that do three hours one way and have done it for longer than me.

Claude, have we talked to Sam yet? Have we done that one? We have. Okay, let's talk to Connor on 0800-DARLS-AT-M. Hi, Connor. Hi, Connor. How you going? Good, thank you, mate.

Do you have a long commute or a short commute? I've got a fairly long one. How long are we talking? We're talking three and a half to four and a half hours every day, each way. Each way? Are you a truck driver? Each way. I am.

However, this isn't in a truck. So why? Come on, Connor. Give us the details, mate. Connor, tell us why. Spill the beans, Connor. Are you getting paid a million bucks? I've got five logging

sites out in the back of Pew Pew and Taranaki. So we go from Waiuku to Pew Pew or Taranaki every day. Wow. So you're in the car for six to eight hours a day? Yeah. Are you driving a manual? Your calf muscles must be bulging.

I think I put about three, four hundred thousand k's on my Hilux every six months. Holy hell. God, I have the Hilux. It'll go forever. Have you got a little cushion to sit on? Because your bum cheeks must be numb. Nah, it's the kids at home

that keep me going. That's why I go back every night. Oh, good on you, Connor. He'd have no bum cheeks left. A guy at my work... That'd just be nubs. He'd have a Hilux logo printed on his ass. Guy at my work lives in a house bus.

He just parks it outside work on the street during the week. Just has to step outside and he's at work. He's usually late most days. That's pretty good. Did you read the text about the guy that worked at Fonterra? No. It says, I work at Fonterra and a guy used to park his caravan in the car park for his four days and use the work facilities

to shower, et cetera. Then once finished for the week, he would drive back for his days off. Have a guess how far the drive was. How far? Three hours. 25 minutes. He's just mooching. He's just cheap, isn't he?

You're going to Ross Boston let me park up in the ZM basement? Probably. My wife and kids wouldn't love it, but... You never know. But good for the planet. You never know. You never and kids wouldn't love it, but you never know. We're good for the planet, but you never know. You never know, they might love it. Brie and Clint. How many? How many? How many? How many? That's a good amount.

This is How Many, where if you have the most of the thing, you win. Today, centering around Spotify, Ashley's here to play. Hi, Ashley. Hi, Ash. Hey, how are you? Good, thank you. Now, Ashley's here to play. Hi, Ashley. Hi, Ash. Hey, how are you?

Good, thank you. Now, we want you to win, but it can be quite the task. Do you have Spotify Premium, Ash? I do. Do you get it for free with your internet bill? No, I'm on a family plan. My partner pays for it. Even better.

Yeah, they do. Even better. How did you jump on that train, Ash? Pretty good. Yeah. Okay, Ella's going to run the game. Hi, Ella. Hello, guys.

Yes, you've all been talking about Spotify. Spotify Wrapped came out last week, was it? Mm-hmm. Yes. Yeah, I think so. They left it late. They did. And then we all moved past it real quick.

Real quick. Yeah. To be honest, I thought it kind of sucked. Stunk up a storm. But let's circle back to Spotify Raps. We all know from it how many minutes we listened

to songs this year. And podcasts. And podcasts, I guess so. Yep. Is that all included? Yeah. Is it a separate number or is it the same number? Well, it's still listening to Spotify, isn't it? I feel like that's the number they gave you. I thought it was just... Yeah, no, you're right, yeah.

Okay, cool. And podcasts. So, Ashley, we are going to look... Podcasts are in your Spotify wrapped. Yeah, does it give you a separate stat for how long you've been listening to podcasts versus how long you listen to music? I don't listen to podcasts, so I don't know. I have no idea.

I don't listen to podcasts either. Yeah, same know. I have no idea. I don't listen to podcasts either. No. Yeah, same. Who listens to podcasts? Me, but whatever. But if you want to get the Bree and Clint podcast, it's available anywhere you get your good podcasts. I was being sarcastic.

I listen to podcasts. Have we settled? Are we all good? Yeah, we're all good. We're all on the same page. You're good. Okay, cool. So, Ashley, we're going to look at how many minutes

you listened to on Spotify. Do you have that number in front of you? I do. What is it? It's 24,661. Let me write that down. What? 24,661.

661. That's not bad, I'm going to say. So, Ash, you have to pick who you think you've got more minutes on the clock then. Do you have more than Claudia? More than Brie or more than me? I'm going to say more than Brie. More than Brie. Lock it in. Brie listens to a lot

of music. I do. I've got a lot of time on my hands. They do this though, they'll psych you out. I have the longest commute though, so. But obviously, I'm only listening to ZM in the car, so. True. And you're a podcast guy, and if that number's not in there, then. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You just told us the other day that you listen to TikToks. You don't watch it, you listen. What? You do. What's that got to do with Spotify Rapped? You don't get any numbers from that. I'm just saying, you're not listening to Spotify all the time in your car. Ashley, you've excluded me, and you were right to do with Spotify Rapped? You don't get any numbers from that. I'm just saying you're not listening to Spotify all the time and you can't. Ashley, you've excluded me and you were right to do that.

I got 25,000 minutes on Spotify this year. So good choice. Well done. You excluded me as well and also a good choice. Well, actually, no, you could have won with me. 16,000. Oh, you would have won. 172.

You would have won. Ashley, can you remind me of what your number was one more time, please? 24,661. Ashley. Yes? My amount of minutes was 24,000. Oh! 278.

Oh, my goodness. I'm not even joking. Oh, my God. How close was that? Unbelievable. 178. Oh, my goodness. I'm not even joking. Oh, my God. How close was that? Unbelievable. Ash, you won by a matter of minutes. And we're going to send you 50 KFC chicken dollars.

Well done. Awesome. Thank you. Who was your top artist for 2024? Have a quick look. I think it might have been like Benson Boone or something. Oh, there you go. He was pretty popular this year. Pretty popular.

It would have been because of my son. Oh, does your son love a bit of the boonie? Yeah, I got him tickets for January. Oh, you're a legend. What a mum. That's going to be a great show. Merry Christmas, Ash. We'll send you some KFC to help with the family.

Woohoo. Awesome, thank you. Sweet as. Thanks, Ash. Brian Clint, next. The busiest day on the internet of all time for New Zealanders has been identified.

What were we looking at? And were we browsing cognito or incognito? Well, they're not going to come up, those results. Really good point. That's what it says. It states it in the thing that if you browse incognito, those results don't come up.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's 100% private. Are we all on the same page here? Okay, good. Bree and Clint. What do you reckon the most busy day on the internet has been? Black Friday sales. Oh, that's a good one.

Yeah. Yeah, Black Friday sales would have been pretty busy. No, not Black Friday sales. What else has happened this year? I'm trying to think like big sporting events that everybody got into. I don't know. Some All Blacks game? It says here that November the 2nd has been the most busy day on New Zealand internet.

Ever? No, this year. Oh. Driven by one thing, or mainly one thing, an update on Fortnite. Really? Yeah. What happens when they update Fortnite? Do you have to download a new episode of Fortnite?

Yeah, so Fortnite updates, they'll do updates to the game and then you have to- Is Fortnite still that popular? It's super popular. Yeah. I feel like it's popular across different age groups too. It just isn't the young kids playing. There's a lot of different people playing. Are you still a big Fortniter?

I don't have enough time most of the time, but yeah, I still play from time to time. How long does a Fortnite update take to download it depends on how big the update is sometimes it's enormous and other times it's quite small sure um so it just depends on how much like if it's a new season of fortnight the update's massive yeah um but yeah they said nove 2nd, driven by an update to Fortnite, was the reason behind that. Also, mid-November saw another huge spike in downloads because of the Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight. Yeah. That was a monster.

Yep. And a scam, but a monster. That was huge. Yeah. There was also the cricket, I believe, on that weekend as well. Yeah. India versus New Zealand, the test. So that also was some downloads there, people watching that.

Then you've also got other things that were big. Mostly of the 17 biggest internet usage spikes for this year, 14 were because of Fortnite updates. That's crazy. Yeah. It's massive. So big. Also, there was, you know, All Blacks versus Japan on October 26th was another pretty decent day.

The Blues versus the Brumbies in the Super Rugby semi-final on June 14th was a pretty decent day. Oh, the Blues will be happy to get a mention. And I think, yeah, a lot of sports stuff, but mainly the reason... It's all down to Fortnite. It's all down to Fortnite, the busiest days on the internet. Like we talked about before, though, this is all the off incognito browsing activity

because obviously anything done in incognito browsing activity. Because obviously anything done in incognito mode, they can't see it. No, they can't. They can't see it. You're 100% safe. You're so safe. It's foolproof. Just like Snapchat. It's safe. It's gone. Once you send it, it's gone. Never to be seen again.

What I found interesting in this, this is on the Herald and in the article it talks about how the average New Zealand home is chewing through twice as much data per month as its Aussie counterpart. We use more data than the Aussies. And I know why, because I've lived in both countries, so I feel like I get it. And it's because Australian internet is shite.

Really? Terrible. Probably the worst thing about Australia. Have we got better internet than the Australians? Way better. I feel like everyone around the world has better internet than Australia. Really? The Aussie internet sucks.

And anyone who's lived there will know that. Really? So bad. Because one government said they were going to do, this was the plan for the internet as it was evolving, you know, what was the plan. And so the government, they were like, this is what we're going to do. And then they got voted in.

And then as they were rolling it out, another government got voted in and they went, no, we're not doing that. And just did this real crap plan instead and it stuffed up the whole internet. Well, there you go. Yeah. They need Starlink. They need the Elon Musk stuff. They need something.

Brie and Clint. Huge news for Selena Gomez. She's engaged, everyone. I can't keep my hands to myself. I'm in a good but why would I want to? Literally now. Literally. Engaged to Benny Blanco, her

boyfriend of just over a year. He's a music producer, if you don't know much about him. Produced a lot of big hits. Done some Carleeds. Huge hits. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Do you know he's worth like 70, 80 million?

Is he? Did you know Selena Gomez is worth 2 billion? 2 billion? Yeah you know Selena Gomez is worth $2 billion? $2 billion? Yeah. Is Selena Gomez a billionaire? Apparently. $2 billion? According to the internet.

Let me check. I love Selena Gomez. What has she got that's worth $2 billion? Companies. What companies? Things. What things? She's got things.

Well, she's worth $1.3 billion US, so New Zealand would be like 2 billion. Jeez Louise. Yeah. We like them, don't we? We love Selena Gomez. We like Benny Blanco and Selena Gomez. I think they're adorable together. I think it's the real deal.

I was very excited for them, very cute, and so was the internet. Everyone was very excited for them. Huge rock. Huge ring, which I'll get to that in a second. But the pictures of the proposal were very cute. It was like picnic rug vibe. And everyone was loving it until people started zooming in on the food choice. The thing that they ate before.

On their picnic. The proposal took place. On their proposal picnic, yeah. And people are saying a little bit lackluster. Right, okay. The thing that they ate before the proposal took place. And people are saying a little bit lackluster. Right. A little bit lackluster for the proposal, which I mean each to their own. Everyone's got their own opinions because Benny Blanco served up before he proposed to Selena Gomez a bit of Taco Bell.

A bit of fast food Taco Bell. Yeah, good. Maybe that was the food they had on the first time they met or their first date or, you know, we don't know. Maybe Selena Gomez loves Taco Bell. Maybe she just loves a bit of Taco Bell. Yeah. I feel like he, yeah, we don't know the full story behind it.

You guys were speculating that it was hashtag SponCon. That he'd worked a Taco Bell sponsorship into their proposal. Which if he has, tut tut, that's not okay. He hasn't. Have you seen the photos though? They're on a set. And there's a video. They're like literally on a set.

There's like a picnic set up and all of the food is placed so perfectly facing the camera. Do you reckon it's all a hoax? Nah, I think the engagement's real, but I feel like it's hashtag SponCon. Who does that? Do you think the engagement is real, but the photo shoot for the engagement was staged hashtag SponCon? It was sponsored by Taco Bell. I know what's happened. Oh, that's grim.

I mean, this is just us speculating. Yeah. Oh, she's grim. I mean, this is just us speculating. Yeah. She's never going to hear, though. We will, I mean, we will know eventually because you'll see the sponsored content somewhere. Hashtag ad on it? Yeah, if it was in New Zealand, he would have had to put hashtag ad. On the engagement photo.

Hashtag taco partner. Well, kind of doesn't really fit. What? Taco partner. Anyway, people are then saying that they reckon it was just cute because he did not skimp on the ring one bit. He purchased a ring. Oh, he had all that hot Taco Bell money.

Well, that's probably why he did it. He spent, according to a jeweller, and this is just speculation, looking at the ring, they reckon close to $400,000. Oh! On the ring. Oh! Yeah. It's a nice ring.

I've talked about this before. You want to be. Do you want to have that much money hanging off your finger? Well, I mean, they have security around them anyway. Do you put it in your gym bag? Do you slip it off when you go and do your pump class? I think most celebrities would have a replica made, like a cubic zirconia replica that they can wear.

To go out in public with. Yeah. After that whole Kim Kardashian debacle. Robbery, yeah. Yeah. I doubt that, you know, celebrities are going out with that on their ring. Jeez. That on their ring, that on their finger.

Good for them. I'm happy for them, but it made me think about proposals that you've heard about or maybe it was yours, which you feel like could have had a bit more magic and a little bit more luster. You're saying Benny Blanco could have done a bit better than a bit of Taco Bell for the proposal. That's not my opinion because I think it's obviously something

to do with their relationship. So I think everything has its place in context, but I know for a fact there will be lacklustre for real proposals out there. Do you think your partner could have put a little bit more thought and effort into the proposal? Yeah, who missed the mark on the proposal? Like, you love them.

You love them and you said yes. Or maybe you said no because the proposal was a bit poos. 0800-DARLS-IT-M or text 9696. We want to hear about your lacklustre marriage proposal stories. Benny Blanco's been accused of maybe not putting in all that much effort when he served Taco Bell at the proposal. People are saying, oh, he could have splurged and did something a bit nicer. But people are saying that, and this is what I said before,

we don't know the history of their relationship. Apparently he recreated the park scene of their first date where they ate Taco Bell. So actually he's gone above and beyond. It's actually the cutest. Yeah. Yeah. Which I'm not surprised.

He seems like that guy. He also dropped 400 grand on the ring, so give him a break. Yeah, I think we'll give him a pass. We want to know, was yours a bit underwhelming? Nice. But you feel like they could have put in a bit more effort. Emily's here. Hi, Emily.

Hi, Emily. Hi. Whose proposal was it that was a little lacklustre? It was my mum and dad's. Okay. What happened? So they ended up proposing three times. So the first time my dad proposed at a takeaway place.

Nice. Right. Okay. And she said no. Were they dining in or drive-thru? Yeah. So they were like sitting down having their food. Okay, so dine in.

Okay, that's nicer than drive-thru. And he was just like, oh, would you marry me? And she said no. Okay, that's the first one. What was the next one? So she ended up proposing to him after that. Okay. I'm not sure where it was, and he said no because he's like,

I'm the man, I want to do it. Okay, okay, so two no's. So what was the last one? What was the third and final? So then he finally had set up like a little sunset type of thing going on and got down on one knee and proposed to her at the beach and everything and she finally said yes. She should have said no again just to keep it going.

They're as stubborn as each other, your parents, Emily. Sorry? They're as stubborn as each other. Yeah, they really are. That's why they're related. My dad's really old-fashioned and my mum's like, no, I'm not getting married. I'm going to be on the tour.

Can you see me or anything like that? Thanks, Anne. Very cute. Someone said, we were in Florence after a day of visiting the most amazing locations ever. He proposed in bed with the lights out. Why? Seven and a half years later, I still don't even have a ring.

Oh, that sucks. You're in Florence. Like, you know, the hard work. Propose at one of those incredible churches. The hard work's been done for you. Have you not seen what's outside and you decide to do it with the lights off? Lackluster proposals. Someone said he proposed at an All Blacks game at a bar in Wellington.

It was memorable for him. Well, memorable for you too, but not for the right reasons. Not for the right reasons. Vanessa's here. Hi, Vanessa. Hi, Vanessa. Hello. Who are you dobbing in, Vanessa?

Lackluster proposal. My fiancé. What did he do? So my birthday was a couple of days away, and he asked me if I want my birthday present early, which, of course course I said yes. Yeah. Yeah.

And then he just pulled the box out of his pocket and literally like pips it at me and he's like, here you go. And I opened it and I was like, wait, wait, is this what I figured out? Is this a ring or a diamond ring? Yeah. Is this a birthday ring or? True. You didn't even know.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Gave it back to him, and I was like, can you do it properly? And he's like, I'm not getting down on one knee. So he just handed it to me nicely and said, will you marry me? And did you say yes? Obviously you did. I did, yes.

I would have said no, Vanessa. Keep waiting. Treat him mean, keep him keen. Until he gets down on that knee. Break that knee. You will not say yes. Well, did, yes. I would have said no Vanessa, keep him waiting. Treat him mean keep him keen. Until he gets down on that knee. Break that knee. You will not say yes. Well congratulations Vanessa. Thank you. And have you been married yet? How long ago was that?

Not yet, that was a year ago. Oh, exciting times. At least he had a ring. A lot of these stories that people don't even have the ring. Someone said I planned my own wedding proposal. That's one way to get where you want Yeah I love this one I got proposed to in the car at the warehouse parking lot because I was being difficult

and not giving hints as to how I wanted to be proposed to I said fine I said fine and then we went and bought a ring Well Hey You're there, we go buy a ring now I was standing at the kitchen bench making a cup of tea

And my man stood beside me with our sons And casually said, so Do the boys and I have a question for you? The ring was stunning and I said yes But the setting and everything else Left me feeling somewhat disappointed Yeah, fair enough Some people would like that, but if it wasn't right for you

Then they probably should have known that I was a part of my brother's proposal a couple of years ago, like helped him plan it. And my brother's not the most emotional person or like someone who speaks, you know, his mind or his words. He's not flamboyant. He's not. He's, you know, typical Aussie bloke.

But I saw my brother go to the most trouble. Like he thought about everything, thought about what he was going to say and gave her the moment he knew would make her so happy. Even though that's not him and he's not like that, and that's when I was like, that marriage is going to work. Yeah. Because you do that for the person you love. Lucky she said yes.

Oh, mate. He's put himself out there. She'd been dropping hints for four years. Yeah. I think we're pretty positive she was going to say yes. I believe that's the only time you should propose, when you know it's a sure thing. I think so too.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Otherwise it's just awkward. All right, here we go. Birthday banger time. This is where we take your birthday, figure out what was the number one song when you turned 16 and then we'll play our favourite one. Sophie is here.

Hi, Sophie. Hi, Soph. Hi, how's it going? Good, mate. When do you finish up for the year? I finish up in about a week. Oh, how good. Us too.

How good. Oh, so looking forward to it. Me too. Hey, mate, what's your DOB? So it's the 20th of March, 1996. Right, that means you were 16 in 2012. And back on your 16th birthday, this was number one. Just looking for a good night's sleep. 2012. And back on your 16th birthday, this was number one.

Rhys Masto. That takes me back. Rhys Maston from X Factor. Were you a big fan of the gap in his teeth, Sophie? I was. I came all the way down to Christchurch from Blenheim for a concert. Did you? The gap in his teeth really did things to me. I came all the way down to Christchurch from Blenheim for a concert. Did you? Yeah, he was hot stuff. Yeah, yeah.

The gabonese teeth really did things to me. I just loved it. All right. Well, it could be a Christmas masty for Sophie. Wait there, Soph. Let's go to Tanya on 0800. Hi, Tanya. Hi, Tanya.

Hi, how are you doing? Good, thanks. When do you finish up for the year, Tanya? Friday. Oh, same, same. I feel like a lot of people are going through to the 20th. Yeah, it's brilliant. Yeah.

Don't we love it, Tanya? We love it. Yep. I'm not convinced. Hey, what's your birthday, mate? 27th of the 3rd, 72. All right, that means you're 16 in 1988. And we've done the math and here's your birthday banger.

Oh, we've been r Rickrolled by Tanya. I see you, Tanya, you sneaky snake. Rick Astley. And never going to give you up. Do you like it, Tanya? Does it remind you of being 16? No, not at all. No.

I secretly love that song. What were you listening to when you were 16? Tanya Guns N' Roses? Yep. Yeah. I see you, Tanya. Wild child. Wait there, we'll do Kate's birthday banger.

Hi, Kate. Hi, Kate. Hi, how's it going? I bet you're finished work for the year, Kate. You're on holiday already. I wish. I wish. We're farmers, so no holiday.

No holiday for you. The weather's been good, so we're happy. You literally, you get half day on Christmas Day and that's it, Kate? Yep. That's your holiday. I remember it. My dad had the same. Bloody farmers. Never stop. Hey, what's your date of birth, Kate? 21st of October, 1984. All right, mate. That means you were 16 in the year 2000 and on your 16th this was at the top. Vintage

Christina Aguilera from the year 2000. What do you reckon, Kate? Yeah, definitely vintage. It feels like it now. Okay, wait there, Kate? Yeah, definitely vintage. It feels like it now. Okay, wait there, Kate the Farmer. We've got Rhys Mastin, we've got Rick Hastings, we've got Christina Aguilera. I quite like the sound

of that Rhys Mastin song. Are you voting for it? Yep. I think I'm voting for Christina. We will split the votes on the fifth to last birthday banger of the year. Claudia, what's it going to be? Oh, no, this is hard. Because you really want to Rick Roll us, don't you?

Yeah, that's what it is. See, for the gag, I would pick Rick Astley just for the gag. No, I don't think it's worth the gag. Not when there's two good songs like that. Yeah, I'm struggling between the two The gag's always worth it I promised myself I'd never vote against Reese Mastin But I really like that Christina song as well

Ooh, what's it gonna be? Three, two Christina Christina Aguilera Kate, congratulations You've just won Birthday Banger Woohoo Nice work, Kate

You have a good Christmas, eh? Oh, thanks so much. No worries, mate. From the year 2000, here's Christina on ZM. Really thought she was going to Rick Roll us. There's still time. There's still time. No?

Okay. Okay. Bree and Clint. Now, baby, don't be shy. You better cross the line. I'm gonna love you like an old, old, old... Get you the mic, John. Yeah, a little bit of you singing on the end there.

I didn't know you were going to do your trills. I didn't know you were going to go for... That's my run. ...Ixtina on it. Christina run. Oh! Rick Rolls. That was the winner of Birthday Banger from the year 2000, Christina Aguilera. Come on over. Christina Runt. Oh! Rick Rolls. That was the winner

of Birthday Banger from the year 2000, Christina Aguilera. Come on over. What a tune. Such a tune. No regrets. Very good choice.

I mean, I do love a bit of Rick Astley. Do you like this song? No. I like it. We've been loves for too long. No, yeah.

Banger. There's something I do like about it. So am I. Banger. There's something I do like about it. So am I. Neither of us know the words. I, to be honest, I reckon... Any other guy. I don't know the words to any songs.

I know the general vibe. You're a vibe guy. You know? And I feel like as long as you are on the vibe, then who cares if you know the words? Bree and Clint. Every year, Massey University publish what they believe. Actually, no, it's voted on by the people.

What is New Zealand's quote of the year? Former notable winners of New Zealand quote of the year were former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins when he asked us to go outside and spread our legs. Look, it is a challenge in higher density areas for people to get outside and to spread their legs when they are surrounded by other people. It was at that moment he knew he effed up.

Also, David Seymour, one more recently for his quote where he said, I would have thought that Grant Robertson would be a much bigger threat to Lamingtons than Lamingtons would be a threat to Grant Robertson. That was pretty good. Might be the last great thing David Seymour said. And now the nominees are out for this year. I'm going to go on the record and say, I don't think New Zealanders say enough profound or interesting things

for us to do this every year. I reckon we should save them up and do like New Zealand quote of the decade. Yeah. You know? I hear what you're saying. Well, let's hear the list first and then we can make the decision. I've picked out ones that I think are okay. Okay.

Because there's a lot of ones that are just av. They're just like. They're just clutching at straws. Well, they didn't impact my life and reading them didn't make me feel any kind of way. But here's some good ones. Let'sing at straws. Well, they didn't impact my life, and reading them didn't make me feel any kind of way. But here's some good ones. Let's look at this positively. Here's some good ones.

One of the contenders for New Zealand quote of the year is from rugby legend and friend of the show Ruby Toohey. She said to King Charles when she was visiting Buckingham Palace, speaking about the gardens at Buckingham Palace, you've got enough room out there for like three rugby fields. I loved it more when she was like, sup, bro, sup, bro, what's up? Do you remember that? When she first met him and shook his hand, she goes, oh, kia ora.

Yeah. Kia ora, bro. Yeah. I loved it. I thought it was so good. Ruby Toohey's in the running. What else have we got here? Portia Woodman-Witcliffe, another New Zealand rugby legend.

Icon. She said she was retiring after the Olympics. She's since already come out of retirement, by the way. She's playing for the Blues this year. She said when she was asked about life after the Olympics, her response was, I'll be lounging on the couch, Maccas and KFC and popping out babies. God, that sounds like a dream.

But she's back playing. But she's back. So she's going to have to put that off for a couple of seasons. Can't keep a good woman down. She's back. And another one is from Jeremy Corbett from Seven Days. He was talking about the theory that graffiti artist Banksy got famous because he used to tag banks.

That's where Jeremy Corbett said if he were here in New Zealand, he'd be called Fish and Chip Shopsy. And that is a contender. That is a finalist for New Zealand quote of the year. I think I know Jeremy Corbett. Very funny man. Yeah. Very, very funny man.

If he found out that was his, what they believe his best from the year, he'll be angry at that. He has said way funnier stuff this year, but I reckon he'll be pissed off. He'll be like, that's the one you pick? Should we call him? Yeah, go and call him and tell him. Do you reckon he knows?

I don't know. Oh, no. It's that time of year where we're cold calling celebrities. It's a real abusive. Yeah, go and call him. My Rolodex, but we'll give him a call. See what he says. He's done years and years and years on radio.

He'll be annoyed at that. He'll be annoyed. Corby, it's Bree and Clint calling from ZM. How are you? Very good, thank you. How are you still? We're good. Sorry to cold call you on the radio.

It's terribly bad etiquette, but it's just come up. Did you know you were a finalist for New Zealand quote of the year? I just found out this morning, AC. Yeah, it's one of the gags from seven days. Yeah. Bree was saying that. Congratulations, mate. I just think I know you and I know how funny you are.

Do you reckon that was your best line of the year? I think it was a great line. And, you know, I have to fall mad culprit here. I have writers and I don't write every joke I tell on seven days. And I don't think that was one of mine. I like the honesty. I like the honesty. Yeah, but I think a writer delivered that one to me.

And there are so many good ones. But it's interesting how one will just pop up, isn't it? I love the fact they watch. If you win it, you'll need an asterisk beside it at the end. I will, yeah. Yeah. Assisted. Assisted.

Well, mate, what an honour. What an honour. What a way to finish the year. Are you going to vote for yourself? It's done by the people. Are you going to get in there and have a vote?

Yeah. Oh, hell yeah. I'm always on the Massey University site, so I'm, yeah. I saw it pop up and I was like, you're a patron, aren't you?

Yeah, yeah. Just taking a class. I'm from Palmerston North. If you don't vote for yourself, no one does. Well, you got our vote here, Jeremy Corbett. Oh, good on you. Yep. Merry Christmas, mate.

Thanks for taking our call. Thank you, mate. Yeah, take care. There you go, guys. If you would like to vote on any of those, Google it. You'll find the website somewhere. Massey University, New Zealand quote of the year. Like Jeremy said, he's always on it.

It's a fantastic website. Bree and Clint. We can't help but reminisce on the year that was at this time of the year. I feel like that's just what we do. We look back. It's a very reflective time of year, yeah. You reflect on the year that was, and I thought we could do that this afternoon by doing 2024 Rapped,

like Spotify does with the songs you've been listening to, etc. But I'm going to give you some of the big stories that happened this year. And I love the look on people's faces where they'll be like, was that this year? Yeah, yeah, yeah. So let's go through some of the biggest stories from 2024. We'll kick it off right at the start of the year with Joe Coy bombing hard at the Golden Globes.

The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL, on the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift. I swear. No one found it funny. And then, remember, he blamed the writers. It was so hard to watch. He goes, I've got writers, you know? Yeah.

See, whereas Jeremy Corbett, who we just had on, he praises his riders. He praises his riders, yeah, good point. It's the opposite. Number two on the list at the start of this year, remember when the conspiracy theory was going around about Kate Middleton and that she was gone? Yeah.

And no one had seen her. She was either dead or she had left. She'd left the royal family. It was one or the other. Yeah, yeah. And then obviously the very sad news of her cancer diagnosis came out. And everyone was like, oh, we're sorry. It's horrible, eh?

Sorry for all the TikTok videos. And that there was the photograph that had been badly edited. Yeah, yeah. Of her and the kids. She had a wonky finger. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Another thing that happened this year was that show, Baby Reindeer, captured the world.

She sends me emails, like, all the time. I miss you. Ladies and gentlemen, this is my stalker. Say hello to Mark. Don't you say that to me. Apologise to me right now. Fantastic show. Such a good show.

And then the court case that followed it. Yeah. It's still going on. Baby reindeer in real life. I know. What about how 2024 was the year of the Rat Boys? What I say is true. Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great.

Little Ratatouille joke there. Jeremy Allen White. Timothy Chalamet. Who's the other hot Rat Boy? Ryan Gosling. Are we giving him Rat Boy status? Barry Keoghan. Barry Keoghan, but definitely, yeah.

Year of the Rat Boys it was, 2024. Also, Justin Timberlake got a DUI. That was this year. Probably one of the most viral things to happen this year had to be this clip. Fuck to it. Had to be that. Have you gotten rid of the whole clip, Aviclaw? Did you just?

I hate the whole clip. Fuck to it. People have heard it. They know it. Then she started a podcast. Then what else has she done? You're not allowed to say spit on the... Well, we got in trouble last time, remember?

Oh, yeah, I forgot. It's the end of the year. Let's just keep it safe. She's still around. She's got a podcast now. Yeah, podcast. And then, of course, Charli XCX changed pop music forever with Brat. And she's coming.

Can't wait to see her at Laneway next year. Raw Dogging Flights was the thing. Yeah. No headphones, no music, no entertainment, just the Met. Nothing. Yeah. That sounds like my worst nightmare. Donald Trump survived an assassination.

Yeah. That was this year. Ray Gunn became the most talked about athlete from the 2024 Olympic Games. Do you do the Olympics again? No. You wouldn't do it again. No. So you don't continue to break?

I still break, but I don't compete. You won't compete again. I'm not going to compete anymore, no. I still dance and I still break, but in my living room with my partner. Oh, Christ. Ragan, she lives on. And then, of course, Katy Perry released this stinker. If a woman's world and you're lucky to be living in it.

People didn't love it. People didn't love it. People didn't love it. What about when Blake Lively was trending as the mean girl? It Ends With Us is in theatres now. So grab your friends, wear your florals and head out to see it. Yeah, that was a big one. That was wild, eh? It was the first time that there was a chink visible in the Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively fairy tale.

Yeah, it turns out they're not perfect. Yeah. That took off like wildfire because it all, did it all kind of start because she was having a fight with her co-star on the film. Yes, yeah. And then. And she was promoting her hair products on the press tour.

For a movie that was all about domestic violence. Yeah, yeah. And people didn't like that. So then they dug up the old tour. For a movie that was all about domestic violence and people didn't like that. So then they dug up the old interviews. Fair enough. Yep. I mean, that was massive. Dave Grohl admitting to cheating on his wife and having a secret baby. Huge.

Huge. Massive. So unexpected. Maybe just as big Oasis reunited and didn't come to New Zealand one of the saddest celebrity stories from this year

was Liam Payne passing away Claudia still hasn't recovered stories from this year was Liam Payne passing away. Claudia still hasn't recovered. A lot of people haven't. Yeah, Claudia cried for two weeks. Very sad. Donald Trump won the US election over Kamala Harris. In Springfield, they're eating the dogs, the people that came in.

They're eating the dogs, the people that came in. They're eating the cats. They're eating the pets of the people that live there. And this is what's happening in our country. That's the president. Yeah. Again. That's him. And, of course, the Wicked movie was released.

And I feel like the press tour that they did was almost bigger than the movie. This week people are taking the lyrics of Defying Gravity and really holding space with that and feeling power in that. I didn't know that that was happening. I've seen it, yeah. That's really powerful. That's why I want it. It's fantastic.

Yeah, really powerful massive and then to end the year we're all just entranced by the murder of that United Healthcare CEO oh Luigi Mangione oh my god

the hot assassin it has literally yeah captured the attention of everyone around the world at first I thought it was that TV show

The Jackal in real life but actually I think show, The Jackal, in real life. But actually I think it might be Mr. Robot in real life. I can't figure it out. There's something super, it's bizarre. It's crazy. Big year. Big year. A lot of stuff happened.

And there's still a bit of time to go. Couple of weeks. Actually, I'm exhausted. Can we not have any more major events? Yeah, I say we wrap it up now. Bree and Clint. Hello, what have you done? What have you done this time?

You've been embarrassing yourself quite a lot in public, but you've brought this to the table and said it's happened twice. It's happened twice. I'll go in chronological order. The first one that happened, so there's, sorry, two instances that get my blood riling. And I just want to hear your thoughts. Maybe it's not as bad as I think.

We'll pick one. We'll pick which one's worse. Tell me which one was worse. First one, Friday night. Work Christmas party? Work Christmas party. Okay. Yeah.

A lot of awkward things happen at the work Christmas party. And it's not because they... Did they? No, they do. Oh, they do. They do, generally. I wasn't there if they did. No, no, no, no.

Very anxiety-inducing... 100%. ...experience is the work Christmas party. Especially the next day. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I-inducing experiences. Especially the next day. Yeah, and I can't even blame it on the amount of alcohols I drank. So at the after party, there's a group of people that I like, and I don't really speak to them at work. Okay.

So I go up to them. Well, that's nice of you that you've changed your rules to go talk to them. Yeah. No, it's just like you don't see them at work because they're on different floors. And I go up to them and I'm chewing gum and I open my mouth and I'm like, hey, and my gum falls into my hair.

They now are just looking at me as I'm trying to get the gum out of my hair. Oh my God, I'm cringy for you No one is saying anything I haven't looked them in the eyes yet Because I'm trying to get the gum out of my hair I get the gum Put it back in my mouth And I take two

Hey guys sorry gum fell out of my mouth You put it back in your mouth Did it have hair in it No I panicked Oh my god that's You put it back in your mouth? Did it have hair in it? I don't know. I panicked. Oh, my God. That's so yuck. That's such a yuck encounter.

Can you imagine someone coming up to you and gum falling out in your hair? So that's the first one. We're going to tell you which one was worse. I would have died if that happened to me. I would have gone home. I should have. Number two. Got my nails done on Saturday.

Okay. I had a lovely time. She was very chatty. When it comes to the end, I did a brie. And she... What? We're not coining the term we did a brie. You don't know what it is yet.

Okay. You don't know what it is yet. It could have been a very brie thing that she did. Okay, fine. So where I was sitting, by the way, it's at her house. Where I was sitting was right near the door. So she comes around to my side to open the door right her hand goes to push the my chair in so i can walk out the door yeah

i didn't know she was pushing you're not in the chair at this stage no no no i'm standing up yeah i didn't know she was pushing the chair and i thought she was going for a hug so like brie who hugged her Uber driver. You hugged the nail salon technician. And she was like trying to push the chair in. Is she a family friend? No. Is she a friend?

I would much rather. I would hug the nail salon lady. I would hug the waxing lady. I would hug any woman or man that works in beauty therapy before I hug my Uber driver again. Yeah. But again. Only because I feel like it's way less awkward.

But it's still a one-sided, non-consensual hug. Yeah. Yeah, it's still weird. It's still weird. It was weird and instantly when I did it, I was like, oh. Okay, you can only take one of them back. We believe if you could could you should take back I know which one I'm taking back

Me too it's the chewing gum one Because you've got to see those people again You can get a new nail technician You can go somewhere else to get your nails done And also a hug's a nice thing You know at the end of the day I ended up just like kind of rocking her back and forth And I was like, Merry Christmas.

Okay, maybe I'll change my mind. I think it's the hug one. I think it's the hug. That's the end of the show, guys. Thanks for coming along. Four to go. Four shows to go. Four to go.

Four to go. Bree said to me about three hours ago, what shall I make my partner cook for me for dinner tonight? No. My partner was asking for suggestions of food. Yeah. That's what I said, didn't I? No.

Isn't that what I said? You made it seem like it was your current situation where your partner cooks for you every night. I make my wife cook for me every night. I heard. I heard. I very willingly receive food that cook for me every night. I heard. I heard. I very willingly receive food that she allows me to have. I heard that you pay her a wage.

What are you having prepared for you? I think we're having paella. Oh, okay. Hell yeah. Oi, paella on a weeknight? Honestly, someone's had a quiet afternoon. Well. Well, not now because you had to make a whole fricking paella on a weeknight. Honestly, someone's had a quiet afternoon. Well, not now because you had to make a whole freaking paella. She got off work early, hence why she asked me for suggestions.

And yeah, you're right, she would have been slaving away. She's gone from having so much free time to... I gave suggestions, she chose it. Can you get paella in a box? You know you get rice risotto in a box. Can you get paella in a box? You know you get rice risotto in a box. Can you get paella in a box? Like at a market? No, like a really, like a, like.

That's a great question. Bung it in the microwave. A bit of water. I can't comment. I haven't seen it, but doesn't mean it doesn't exist. You should, whatever, if it is, just still say it tastes good. I always do. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. I learned that from you. Yeah, exactly right. If you haven't prepared it, it is fantastic. I actually think everything tastes better when you haven't had to do anything. You're just kind of like, yep, this is great. I think everything tastes worse when I have to do it.

So both are true. Bye, everyone. Have a great night. We'll see you tomorrow. Bye-bye. and I have to do it. So both are true. Bye everyone. Have a great night. We'll see you tomorrow. Bye bye.