ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM’s Bree & Clint Podcast - 17th June 2026

Episode Date: June 17, 2026

A nostalgia trip down theme song lane.  The best and worst parts of being single.  Clint learned even more about women.  Bree's outrageous vet bill.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Show requested, so here it is. As long as you've got da-da-da-da. It's Z-M's Brean-Klin podcast. Z-M's Brean-Klin, thanks to KFC. Z-M's Brin-Klinz. Good, everybody. It's Brean-Klinz. I think that's pretty interesting what you just told me about.

Do you want to talk about that? Yeah, we can talk about it. You may have seen, and we have talked about on our show, the huge radio news out of Australia, about the Kyle and Jackie O's show. Yeah. When there was drama, the show split up. Highest paid show and radio.

They signed a 10-year contract for $10 million each a year with ARN. That's the network over there. And, yeah, they had a fight, Kyle and Jackie O, and they split up. And so the show broke up. Company tore up both their contracts. Yep. And then both of them said, uh-uh, we're taking you to court. We want our money.

Yeah, we want our money. And Kyle has settled in court for an amount of money. So he took him to court for 80 million. Because they'd only done, I think they'd done two years of the contract. Yeah, yeah. And he settled for the amount of $15 million. Jeez. Yep.

It's not 80 million, but at the same time he doesn't have to do the work. So it's $15 million for doing nothing. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So that's pretty crazy. I think that story captured people's attentions. even if you don't listen to their podcast or you've never lived in Australia and listen to that show. It was so big and so scandalous.

He needs to launch a podcast yesterday. Like he needs to start his own thing right now. I believe, and I think the reason he hasn't, is he's trying to get back on the air. And he's got things in the pipeline where he's trying to figure it out. I think he needed to get this court case done. And then he wants to be back on the air.

You can come on this show. Yeah. We need a third member. Yeah. We and I've been looking for a third for agents. Yeah, he can sit in the chair over there. He's not what I thought we were going to get. I mean, at this point, you take what you can get.

Yeah, I would have opted for Jackio if I had the choice. Oh, is there a choice? No, I don't know that there is. I'm keen for Jackio before Kyle as well. Fun show on the way for you guys today. We will be calling the winners of our football festival, the AFC versus Tottenham and Chelsea games. Yeah, flights are.

accommodation tickets to the game. This is a great prize. You can still get in on that. If you want to go to the Auckland FC Women's Invitational versus Chelsea, you can text Chelsea to 9696. And if you want to go and see the boys play Tottenham, you can text Tottenham to 96696. We're going to call some winners about 430 this afternoon.

Yeah, so text through now if you want to be a part of that. Also, we're going to play Trady versus Lady up first. Yeah, we are. Like we were going to do anything else. As if we would do anything else. 50 bucks. If you want it, call now. Oh, 800 dialed.

ZM. Play Zatim's Bree and Clint. Time for Trady versus ladies. This is the main... This is Ladies.

All right, the Trades, they're on 43. The ladies, they're on 47. Who are our contenders this afternoon? Our contenders, while our lady is

from Wellington, she's 32, and she loves Ligo. Welcome to the show, Samantha. Hi, Samantha. Are you there, Sam? Yeah, hi.

There she is. What's the, Best or the coolest or the most piece Lego set you've put together? Probably the Marvel Avengers Tower. Oh, okay. Yeah. How many pieces, do you remember? Oh, not off the top of my head.

That is a lot. 20 hours work. Wow. Whoa. Well, Sam, the Lego Master, you're taking on our trady from Kaitangata. He's 32 and he's a girl dad with three daughters. Welcome to the show, Jamal. Hi, Jamal.

Hi, how's the going? Good, thank you. You want to give a shout out to your three girls? Yes, I've got Rumi Wairo, Hazel and Ziggy. They're all under five, though. Five and under. I've got twins in there as well. Jeez, busy boy.

I love those names. What a cool trio. Call me rude. I've never heard of Kaitangita. Where are you? You're in South Otago, Jamal. Yeah, the mighty deep south brother. Down about an hour south of Dunedin.

Yeah, there you go. How bloody cold is it there at the moment, Jamal? I've got three jackets on all day. and he's still freezing Your buzzes, Trady Samantha, your lady the first to three correct answers gets $50 cash money

from KFC Good luck, guys Here we go, question number one Name one of the main characters In the movie Monsters Inc. Brady? Yes, Jamal. Mike Wittelski.

Mike Wiesowski. I'm watching you, Mike Wethowski always watching. I love that character. That is correct. Sully, we would have have accepted as well.

Question number two, who did New Zealand play in their opening match of the FIFA World Cup yesterday, Jamal? Grady. I run. I run. God, he is all over it like a rash. That is correct. Two to the Trades.

You need this one, Sam, to stay in at. Question number three. Buzz him when you can tell us who sings this. How is he's leading? Jamal. One direction. One direction is correct. He's got it.

Well done. That was the slam and the dunk. That was tough. Sam, sorry about that. Very tall on you, Sam. That's okay. Yeah. Jamal,

Ripper, mate. Well done. Your brain's not cold. You got three from three. Nah, we shout out as mate down in the mighty south. I can just hear a quick shoutout to for Adam and Moon building and roofing. It's about to targo for you.

Building and roofing needs out of stuff. Oh, Andy gets the plug in. He can do it all. Yeah, the boys. Bree and Clint. Podcast. I was scrolling on the interwebs yesterday. And I came across an interwebs.

that was done on Aussie TV on one of their morning shows and the interview was with three people from my past they were a big part of my past it was the three girls

from the TV show the Saddle Club and they were on there because they were talking about the 25th year anniversary of the show yeah I'm just looking came out in 2001 and all this nostalgia just hit me right in the face,

like seeing the three, like, main girls of the show. All grown up? All grown up, and I was just like, this is so cool. That show, how many parents got pestered to get a horse? Families who had no land and no money, and their kids are like, Mum, I need a horse. I'm pretty sure it was the catalyst for me and my sister

getting our two ponies. Oh, you got a horse out of it? Yeah, we got honey and cricket. We got a pony each. Wow. And they were both quite wild and we got bucked off multiple times. But yeah. You got to pay extra for a good horse.

Oh, yeah. They weren't trained very well. But that show, the Saddle Club, God, I loved it. And when I was watching it, I instantly thought of the theme song of the show. And I could think of the words, word for word, like it was yesterday. Really? Yep. You say that, you know, I'll put you to the test if you say that.

Yep. I stand by it. I stand by it. This is your challenge. Okay. Okay, here we go. A theme song here. I'll count you on because it starts straight away. I know there's so many people listening right now

who are getting ready to sing it with me. Yeah. So let's do it together. Three, two, one. Hello world. This is me. Life should be. Oh, oh.

Fun for everyone. Life is easy if you wear a smile. Just change yourself Don't ever change your style You are you I am me Will be free Hello world

This is me Life should be Oh, ooh yeah Fun for everyone I told you it's in there It is in my brain That lives in there rent free Yeah

Such a good thing That's one of those useless things That your brain's retained eh I do not know my mum's phone number but I remember the lyrics of the Settle Club, word for word. When am I going to need to use that right now? Everybody has one of those.

Do you have one? Yeah, I've got one too. Do you remember the television show Rocket Power? Of course. You remember Rocket Power? I guarantee you these are still in your brain. Are you ready? On a mission.

Not too early. We are right. Automation, action kids, in fun position. Rocket Power. Banger. Banger theme song. I wouldn't have watched that show for 20 years.

Long time. Yeah. That's what nostalgia is, isn't it? Do the girls have any? You guys got one? You got one? I do, but I don't know if we're music for it. But the Bearerstein beers?

Oh, we're doing acoustic Bearerstein beers. Really? Yeah. I don't even know they had a theme song. It's a cartoon animation of beers that live in a tree. Mama, Papa. Oh, I love it. Yeah, go on.

Oh, I recognize these bears. Yeah. And there'll be someone out there who's going to connect with this, Ella. Not us, but someone. Someone will. Remember these bears? I do remember the bears. All right, Ella, when you're ready.

Go on. Anna one, two. And one, two, three, four. Somewhere deep and bear a country is the Bear Steen Bears family tree. Mama, Papa, sister and brother, they'll always be there for each other. And then it goes into the bridge. The bear fact is that the candy sweetest honey. And it goes and goes and goes.

I love that. It's very good. Thank you. Crushed it. Claudia? Claudia, you're going for it? I've got one stage for it after that performance. Nothing's come to mind.

I know one for us all. You ready? Yeah. I am Captain Planet. Here we go. He's a hero. Gonna take pollution down to zero. He's our powers magnified.

And he's fighting on the planet side. Captain Dad. God, what is the sound? He's a hero. So, well. Because it is. By your powers combined. I am Captain Planet.

I was always water. Who were you? I wanted to be fire. Yeah. But you were, you're so earth. Oh, yeah. Oh, no, no, your heart. Heart, yeah.

I wanted to be fire or wind, I think. I'm wind, but not by choice. Oh, $100 at him, we're going to lay down the challenge to you. What is the theme song that you still know by heart? And just know, we will be asking you for a rendition. Yeah, absolutely. Hasn't been on TV for years, but it's still there. It's in your brain.

Locked away in your mind cave. Dead end. I've asked you, what is the theme song that still lives rent-free in your head? You know every single word. We'll start with Grace. Hi, Grace. Hi, Grace. Hi.

How old are you, Grace? 14. 14. Oh, okay. Okay, so what's... Bree and I might not know this theme song. What one is it for you? First, long-time listener, first-time caller.

Shazam. First-time, Grace. We know that theme song. You might be one of our younger long-time listeners' first-time callers, Grace. Oh, really? So you get an award for that. What's the theme song?

Grace. The original Little Lionstein theme song. Go on. A little bit. On a trip in our favorite rocket ship dimming through the sky, Little Einstein's Come aboard, get ready to explore

there's so much to find Little Einstein. Come on, let's go. Little Einstein. She knows it all. You. Little sign. Oh, she's still going.

Grace, you crush that. Very good, Grace. Well done. Let's go to Nelly on the $800.000. Hi, Nelly. Hi, Nellie. Hi. How old are you, Nellie?

Oh, I'm 40. 40, okay. So this one might be one that Brie and I recognize. Okay. What's the theme song? Duck Tales. Oh, my God. Oh, yeah.

Yes. Life is like a hurricane. Dunkberg. Go over, Nellie. Slazers. Sleas. It's a duckbird. Oh, Nell is sick.

Did you remember this one, Brie? I do. I love this show. God's all still in there right, Nellie. But I bet you can't remember your IRD number, can you? Oh, clearly not. No. Yeah, same.

No. No idea. It's not important. The Duck Tales theme song, however. It's all up there, though. Lincoln, what are you got for us? Good afternoon. Hi, Lincoln.

Hey, guys. How are you? We're good. How old are you? I'm 18. 18. Okay. Okay.

And what is the show, the theme song? that is still ingrained in your brain? Oh, well, it's going to be the best theme song ever written from Sophia the First. What's Sophia the First? Oh, three, what? I need to be informed. I've just had a look. It looks like a 3D animated cartoon from 2012.

This was your favorite, Lincoln? We're going to give the people a taste of Lincoln. The only one I seem to remember. Yeah, and then you're going to take it away, okay? This is Sophia the First. Go for it, Lincoln. And I became a princess overnight. Now I got to figure out how to do it right.

So much to learn and see. Up in the castle with my new family in a school that's just for royalty, a whole enchanted world is waiting for me. Oh, my. I'm so excited to be. Sophia the first. No, I'm finding out. Sorry, you're still going on.

So fear the first, get in my way. An adventure every day. So, it's going to be my time. Finish it off. Finish it off. Finish it. Thank you so much. That's very good, Lincoln.

That's a standing O from me. Standing O from the whole crew, Lincoln. Brett, I don't even know that song. My sister's looking at me like I've ruined her life. That's okay. Shout out your sister. I embarrass her even more. Olive.

Olive, she... Oh, come on, Olive. Your brother's a legend. He just did the Sophia the first. I don't know why she was a thing. Theme song, word for word on nationwide radio. I've never heard that song, but I loved every second of it. We asked you guys, what is the theme that is still stuck in your head?

A lot of people, I don't even think this one's got lyrics. But Rugrats. Bambam, bum, bum, bum, ba, ba, in my head, the melody. Straight from the drum roll, right? Oh, yeah. Oh, my God. Bring back the Rugrats. What else?

A lot of texts coming in for the full house theme song. Oh, yeah. Ella, can we just describe. Cross live to Gen Z for a second. Did you guys ever watch Full House reruns? Did that ever come up for you guys? If I'm thinking of the right show, yes. With the Olsen Twins?

Oh. Is there a lounge and upstairs? Yeah, lounge and upstairs. That's most shows. Maybe. Yeah, I don't know. Yeah. I know.

I've heard of Full House. Yeah, Bree's right. That could literally be the Fresh Prince. It could be step by step. I'm thinking of fresh prints. Oh. Now, this is a story all about that one. Super different.

Oh. Never mind. What else? Only person to ever confuse full house with fresh prints. This is a story all about it. Like the speaker manager, sit right there. I'll tell you how it became the prince of a town called Bel Air. Who doesn't know this one, right?

It's iconic. Oh my gosh, we haven't talked about the Friends theme song. Oh yeah, that's a banger. Banga. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Absolutely banger. Brie loves this one. I love this one.

We need to re-watch this. This is the show. Catdog. Are we ready? One fun day with a wolf and a per Baby came along a little three are from A little cat dog Cat dog

A little cat dog Alone in the world with a little cat dog Let your kids watch cat dog That's such a good show Half cat, half dog Wild Thorntberries This is me Eliza Thorneberry

Part of your average family I got a dad A mom and a sister Mary's Donnie We found it And Darwin, he found us. Oh, yeah, about our house, it moves. Such good show, too.

Was it not even a song? Was it just her talking the whole time? Dad hosts his nature show. Remember it's showing all the different people in her family? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey Arnold, Doug, are real monsters, samurai pizza cats. All of them. Pokemon?

Oh, that's still in my brain. The Pokemon thing. Well, thanks to the trip down memory land, guys. That was very good. We appreciate it. How good it's nostalgia? If you could bottle it up. It's a powerful drug.

You bottle it up and you could sell it? Yeah, if you could sell nostalgia. God, you'd be a millionaire. Billionaire. Trillionaire. Probably, yeah, long with Elon Musk. Z.N. Brain and Clint. I saw this post from a New Zealand content creator

called Christine Philippa. I don't follow her, but it came up in my feed. She was talking about what the best and worst part of being single is. Okay. I thought it was kind of interesting. Because I don't think about it. I haven't been single for a long time. Neither have you.

No. So it was interesting. And so I have a listen to this, see if you agree. What's great about being single is that you can just do things and there's no one having a second opinion. And what's hard about being single is that you have to do things and there's no second opinion. Such a good observation. Yeah. It's so true too.

Because, yeah, when you're single, you have all the freedom in the world. The best thing ever, you don't have to check in with anyone. organize what they're doing so they know where you are and what you're doing, you just go do it. But then you also have all the freedom in the world. And when you do some things or you plan some things, I'm sure sometimes it can feel like, oh, well, I don't have anyone to tell about this or do this with or share it with. Yeah. So I thought we could all come at it from our own perspective this afternoon with the best and worst

parts of whatever situation we're in. So I'm married, you're engaged, Claudia's single, Ella's new. newly married. Do we still say newly married? Just still newly married, aren't you? Nah, she's not newly married anymore because it's been over a year, isn't it? Yeah. I reckon they're still on the honeymoon phase, though. But once it goes over a year, is it still, okay.

Yeah, true. I feel like the year is the cutoff. Yeah, that's fair. But if you want to still be newly married, your old ball and chain. Yeah, far out, Brian. I can go first. Okay.

Okay. The best part for me about being married is that I always have someone that I can turn to for a second opinion on anything. If I need advice, if I need input, there's always someone there. And the worst part about being married is that no matter what I do, I get a second opinion on everything. Whether it's what I'm making for lunch, how I'm eating my food, how I, which car park I choose to park in when we are going to the mall as a family.

You know, it's the best and the worst part. Sometimes I don't want a second opinion. I want my opinion and that's it But then sometimes I really need a second opinion So you don't get to choose Yeah If having an opinion is important to you You get it whether you want it or not

For me As an engaged person The best thing about being an engaged person Is that I have someone who I know loves me unconditionally And has my back no matter what That's pretty special And the worst thing is that I don't get

away with anything because she knows me so well. She'll be like, you're lying. Yeah. That's not true. I know that didn't happen. I'm like, let me alone. The best thing is you found the person who knows you better than anyone. The worst thing is there's a person who knows you better than everyone.

Drop me nuts. Yeah, and that's your life now. That's you for the rest of your life. Just let me get away with one little thing. I know that you know. Claudia, do you want to give us some single perspective? Yeah, I feel like for me the best thing is, is if I don't feel like cooking, if I don't feel like cleaning,

if I don't feel like going out, I don't have to. You don't have to do any of that. I can put like chippies in the oven and call it dinner. Hell yeah. Girl dinner. The worst part is kind of like you're saying, if I want to do something, if I want to go out, I don't just have that person with me all the time

to just go and do things whenever. Yeah, I have to like call people up and make plans. Yeah, or do it alone. Or do it alone, which I do a lot of the time. But that also means you have the choice of whoever you want to go with to those things. That's true. It's all right. Everyone's in a relationship and they want to bring their partner with us.

It's right. I've got a person and she doesn't want to do anything with me either. Ella, best and worst parts of being married. The best thing is you can like have shared goals and work towards it. Yeah. I like it. I like that. It's fun.

But the worst thing is money becomes a thing. And if I want to make a big purchase, I have to go through Ryan to make sure I'm not being silly. You have to agree. Yeah. Oh, see, you guys need to, me and Sophia have, like,

a thing in our relationship. It's ever been agreed on, but maybe this will change once we're married. I know it will change once we have a baby because obviously we'll be living off one income. But for a long time, I would just turn a blind eye and she does what she wants.

And she turns a blind eye and I do what I want, you know? And we've had that freedom, but then obviously having a baby. It becomes about tits a tat though. Because if one of you makes a frivolous purchase, you go, well, I'm going to turn a blind eye to that. But I am also going to make an equally frivolous purchase. Yeah, but that's great. So every time they make some purchase.

It is, but it means all your expensive purchases are doubled because you know your expensive purchases is going to get matched. Ah well. Oh, well. Everyone wins. That's what I hear. Z&M's Bree and Clint podcast. Let's play, Google Down. Do you feel lucky?

Well, do you? It's time for brilliant Clint's Google Down. Punk. That's right, Google Down time, where we find out who is the fastest Googler out of the team, and they play for you, the people. For KFC Chicken Dollars, if you've texted through Clint, Claudia or Ella,

we'll see who takes it out this afternoon. Will Claudia's terrible run continue? I hope not. over it. She's cursed. Yeah. Oh, Claudia. I'm well overdue for a win.

Yeah. Well overdue. Okay. Here we go. I've put these questions into Google. First person to yell out the correct answer. Gets the point. First to three takes the win.

Here comes question number one. Who created the Muppets? Jim Henson. Clint was first. Dang. It was Jim Henson. One to Clint. Question number two.

Airplay. How many number one hits has Taylor Swift had? 15. 15. Claudia, gets it done. 15. Do you guys want to know what songs they are? Yeah, all of them.

We are never, ever getting back together. Shake it off. Blank space, bad blood. Look what you made me do. Cardigan. Willow, all too well. Anti-hero. Cruel summer.

Is it over now? Fortnite. The fate of Ophelia. Opa Lite. I knew it. I knew you. Wow. Willow.

Are the new one's gone to number one? Yeah. Apparently entered the charts at number one. Of course. Yeah. Naturally. Incredible. One to Clint, one to Claude.

Question number three. In what year did Helen Clark become the Prime Minister of New Zealand? 1999. 1999 to 2009. Was correct. Two to Clint. One to Claudia. You're not doing the cheating voice text thing, are you, Clint?

No. No. How else you do you? cheating, what are you doing? I knew the Jim Henson one and I knew the Helen Clark one. Wow. Okay, ask something he doesn't know. Question number four.

Because you're right, I can't type that fast. Who invented Party Poppers? Christmas Cracker, damn it. Tom Smith. Christmas Cracker. You silly billy. That would be so good if there was someone named Christmas Cracker. I saw Chris and I was like Chris.

So. Thomas Cracker. Tom Smith invented party poppers with the inspiration from Christmas Crackers in 1847. Damn it. Christmas Cracker. Christmas Cracker. All right, two to Claude.

Two to Clint. Ella, yet to get on the board. Maybe it's this one, Ella. Question number five. Who was the third person ever to climb Mount Everest? Ernest Schmidt. George Lowe. Ernst Schmidt?

Gerg Mammitt Swiss Mountaineer I got it Gurg Mount Mammett Ernst Schmead is correct Claudia She's back

Baby gets it done Finally That was a shock What were you trying to say What were you saying? What would you say? How do you say J-U-R-G

But the U has two dots on it Yurg Yurg Mammet Yurg Yrg wrong Alex, congrats. You correctly picked

Claudia for Google Downs. So you get 50 KFC Chicken Dollars. Oh, you beauty. Dinner's on us tonight, mate. Enjoy. Much of my shit. Just one other thing.

First time caller, long time listener. Come on. Guys and girls. Oh, you beauty, Alex. It's our second one today. Very good. Go.

Legend, mate. The ZDM Podcast Network. Every year the ACC, the Accident Compensation Corporation. Yeah, that'll do. They release their annual injuries in New Zealand report, which outlines where Kiwis hurt themselves the most. God, I'd be on this list so many times. Would you?

Yeah. Me too, actually. What about the recent one you and I had? I stabbed my leg with a paint scraper. Oh, yeah, and I sliced my leg with a hedge trimmer. Yeah. Yeah, so yeah, we're on there for that. We've both got a claim in recently.

Some interesting details. Where do you think the most commonplace around the houses that Kiwis injure themselves? So I think kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, garden, laundry, garage. Kitchen? Kitchen? Nah, it's in the garden. 38% of injuries happen in the garden.

Really? My hedged trimmer went into my leg in the garden. Well, I'd hope so. if you're in the bathroom with the hedge trimmer, that's a different story. Yeah, no, yeah. Haven't injured myself doing that one. Gym and fitness injuries this year.

Overtook rugby injuries for the first time ever as our most common sports injury. We're now getting injured more in the gym. I just think more people are at the gym. Yes. And are less people playing sport? I don't know. Probably.

But aren't you going to the gym? A lot of people go into the gym so you don't get injured playing the sport? I think I just think going to the gym is so much more common now Yeah The most people most likely to get injured at the gym Women over 40

I'm in the clear baby For now Poor women in their 40s It's because we're lifting the most weights Is that? Yeah Yeah right You got to get that perimenopausal lift in

You use sissies over there You get that bone density up You're just bloody bedge pressing the bar Aren't you You little sissy Yeah, that's me, little sister. When was the last time you went to the gym? I want to talk about it.

Last one I've got for you is accidents on the road. We are bad, New Zealand. We are bad for our accidents on the road. Yeah. Like per head of capita, we're one of the worst when it comes to having accidents. The stats of road accidents and road deaths are frightening. So who are the drivers that are most likely to have an accident? And I want you to decide.

No, it's not women over 40. Who is it? No, I'm going to give you some categories, okay? Men under 40. Young. That's you. Young. Just.

Young men, adult men or elderly men. Young women, adult women or elderly women. Who's the most likely to have an accident on the road out of those? Young men. Yeah. Boy races. And they're skylines. Young men 16 to 24.

And evoes. Yeah, most likely to have an accident. They blow off valves. And north. A kid's still running a blowoff valve? I reckon. 96, 96. Have you got a blow off valve?

Look, hey, unpopular opinion. I quite like a blow off valve. It's very nostalgia. That wasn't the best, but it was there. It was there. It was there. I know where you were going for. Yeah, thank you.

Thank you. 96, 96, do you have a blow off valve? We'd love to know. And what's it on? What kind of car is it? Yeah. What kind of machine? Are you driving?

Anyway, be safe out there. It's ZAM's Bree and Clint podcast. This morning, I took my dog to a specialty vet. Poor Meryl Streep has been struggling

with a runny nose. Merrill Streep is Brie's dog, by the way. Oh yeah, sorry, my dog, Merrill Streep. It all started like three months ago when she went to the kennel for a few days or like a week because we were in Australia visiting my parents.

And when we got home, She was a bit sick. I think she had a bit of the kennel cough, but she's vaccinated, so she was fine. And then she just had this runny nose that has not gone away. She has like these sneezing fits, but she'll just be like, and she'll just like keep, and it's like really violent.

And it looks like it hurts her. And then she had a bit of a bloody nose. Anyway, we've been to the vet a few times, like our vet, just the normal vet. And then they gave us a referral to, go do this specialty vet. And I took her out there this morning, thinking, oh, they'll probably want to do some tests and some scans.

And I didn't really think about how much it was going to cost. But when I got the quote for how much it was going to cost, I nearly fell off the chair. I couldn't believe it. So essentially, I mean, the guy, said all the right things and I agree with him. He was like, we need to do a CT scan and we need to actually figure out

what is causing. Because you could have something stuck up there, right? Well, yes, it could be like a grass seed, but then she could have a fungal infection, the one you really don't want. And she's a young dog, so hopefully it's not that as a nasal tumour. Oh, okay.

But unlikely, because she is young. Or this other thing, like he said quite a few different things, but they need to do a CT scan, which they need to put her under anaesthetic. Yeah, which would cost a fortune in itself to put a dog to sleep. And then if they... Put it under anaesthetic, yeah.

And so then that was the first thing. And then he's like, you know, if we figure out what it is, then we need to put a camera up her nose to then treat the thing. The thing. And then do what's necessary. Anyway, I took a screenshot of the quote on the computer.

Okay. So this is just what they think it could cost. This is no, this is what they reckon. Yeah. To do the work to find out. To do the work to find out, but then to also treat it. Oh, okay. If it is what they think it is.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm just going to treat myself to a drum roll here. Yeah, it's the number right at the bottom. Right, number right. Ah, wow. How much? $7,945 and one cent. Smokes.

Yeah. 50% deposit. I. look. What do you do? So, I mean, this is why you have pet insurance, and we do have pet insurance, thank God. But pet insurance is usually capped.

Is it? Well, ours was, because we had that cat Ziggy, that got very sick. And we did lots to try and save her through COVID. More than, I think, is generally recommended to look after a sick cat. But we did. But our insurance maxed out at like 4 grand of treatment.

Really? Yeah. I hadn't thought about that. But it depends on what policy you're on. Yeah. It depends. I have got, I got them to send it off to our pet insurance company. Yeah.

So that we can get the information back saying how much will be covered. It's like getting a renovation done. You need to take it to another vet for a second to bring. Well, it is like getting a renovation. That's nearly a whole new bloody onsuit. It's crazy money when you have a baby on the way too. It's just money we don't have. No.

You know, and hopefully, hopefully the pet insurance covers enough where, because the thing, the thing is, is that he said to us, he was like, you know, we can put her under and do the CT scan. It doesn't guarantee we'll figure out what it is or if there is anything visible on there that we can then treat to make her better. So I'm like, we could, because I mean, just that is five and a half. So I'm like, we could just pay, be out of pocket and then just get told, oh, she's got a runny nose.

Yeah, she's just a dog with a runny nose. Or they could say, we know what it is and we can't treat it. Yeah. Yeah. And you feel for families who get put in this position and have no way of paying, and that's when they lose their animal. They have to make that heartbreaking decision to let their animal go. Awful decision.

And like, it just, it made me sad because I'm like, are we getting to the point like where animals are only rich person things? Oh, I had the same feeling the other day. You know? Like, are rich people going to be the only ones? in the end that can have animals. Yeah. Because like it's just too much.

Pet privilege. Yeah, because you want to look after them properly, you know. And I don't want her to be uncomfortable or to suffer in any way. No. So it's a hard one. Hopefully the pet insurance comes back and they say they can cover most of it. Dream situation, if that's the case. Hope so.

But, oh my God. Yep, we will pay for this. But you are never allowed to insure another pet with us ever again. Get out. You are out. Not to mention I pay $350 for the 15 minutes I was there today for the consult. Someone said pets are a privilege.

If you can't afford them, you shouldn't have them. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But this is crazy money. This is like, you know? That's pretty harsh, that ticks, I think. I think that's really harsh. Like, I look after, I'm a really proud pet owner and I really look after my pets

and I try and do everything right by them. You're right. Having a dog shouldn't be a rich person's thing. It shouldn't be only rich families that get to have a dog. $8,000. Like, crazy. Hit us with your big pet bills this afternoon. Oh, $800 a then.

What was the bill? Did you pay it? Did it get covered by insurance? Yes, I want success stories. That'll give me some hope that my pet insurance is going to come through with the goods. Did you spend $10,000 saving your dog? And then the dog ran away. Oh, God.

That's worst-case scenario. As ZM's Brinkland podcast The Texas comes through and said Please don't let people bag on us vets with this segment We don't make the prices and it costs so much Because there is no government subsidy like human medicine We do our best and sometimes we are just as upset as the owners When they can't afford to pay for what is needed

We do have to live with the heaviness of putting animals down And that's not what I'm trying to do No neither I wasn't trying to bag on the vets Like I understand all of that I think I'm angry at the situation. I'm not angry at the vets. I understand that MRIs and CT scans.

It must cost a fortune to fire up a CT machine for a dog. It costs so much money. Yeah, yeah. So we get it. It's just a frustrating situation. And you're frustrated and we're frustrated. Yeah, and I get you guys would have to see people. Good perspective.

Make horrible, you know, choices and it's awful. Jenna's here. Hey, Jenna. Hi, Jenna. Hey, guys. How are you? Good, mate. Bit stressed on Bree's side, but other than that, we're okay.

Yeah, you got any money. money you can lend me, Jenna? Oh, mate, I wish. I absolutely wish. I'd be in the same boat as you if it happened right now. It was your big outrageous vet bill. Jenna, what was the animal? What was the bill? So a little multi-sitsu. Okay. I've still got her. Her name is Bella. She is the most

beautiful thing I've ever done in my life. Great. I love her. And so she was sick and I couldn't work out what was going on. She started just shaking and she lost all her balance. Oh, no. So I'd spent about $1,000 at my local vet, and we didn't have a definitive answer, which meant that I wasn't going to get anything back with pet insurance.

So they said, look, I think she needs to go to Massey. We're down in Wellington, so I was like, okay. They need to air lift her out. And they go to Massey and Palmerston North? Yeah, yeah, yep, yep. Buy an helicopter? No, no, no, I drove her up. Medivac.

I promise you, though, they were just incredible. So it was $4,000 because she needed an MRI and a spinal tap. And when I got there, they said, oh, look, the MRI is going to have to be tomorrow. And I was kind of like, why I wanted her back tomorrow, you know? I thought it was just going to be an overnight stay. And they said, we can't book it because people don't actually bring their dog. And we have to go to the human hospital. What?

That's why. So, yeah. And so I said, I understand. And so she was all fluffy. And so I picked her up two days later. I did have to sign her life away like I cried. She wasn't even two. And I was just heartbroken.

But they were amazing. And so she had this thing called Multi-Shaker Syndrome, which is, I think it's like meningitis. It's inflammation of the brain and or spinal cords. Wow. God, you must love this dog, Jenna. Is she better now? Oh, my God.

She is totally fine. So money well spent? You had no regrets? Yeah. So five grand all up, got four of it back, with a definitive answer. Oh, from the pet insurance. Yeah, yeah.

And do you know what? I mean, I don't care what people say. When you have a dog, you do everything you can or any kind of pet. And I know that times are tough for everybody, and that's why we have insurance. And it is not easy. But I'm just so grateful that one, I had pet insurance and two, that Massey were just incredible. Oh, shout out to Massey. I hope my situation works out like that.

I'd be pretty happy with that. Five grand, you pay $1,000. Oh, that would be the... Dogs, healthy and happy. Nicole's here. Hi, Nicole. Hi, Nicole. Hi, how you going, guys?

Good, thanks. Was your big vet bill, bigger or smaller than Jenner's? Bigger. It was $9,000 in one year. Oh, wow. An elephant? Your husband? He's a cavoodle.

A cavoodle, okay. What happened to the cavudal? Well, well, he had three operations. The first one was a tumour on his leg, so that had to come off. Okay. Then he did his ACL knee. Oh, disaster. Like a rug, like, um, tenor boys.

Very, very common in cavoodles, can I say? Okay. Yeah. Yeah. And so that was like 3K. And then while he was in there getting x-rayed, they noticed that he'd had a dislocated hip as a puppy. Oh my God.

Didn't know. No. Poor thing. And he got, it had grown and he'd grown funny. And he had arthritis and his bone was on bone. Oh, my God. He had to have another operation to lose the top of his hip. Did he?

You got a shonky dog, Nicole. I know. But it sucks, eh, because you do get shonky dogs, but by that stage you're falling in love with them and they're part of the family. It's too late. You can't just take them back like a car that's broken, that sort of thing, can you? No. Did you call them lemon?

Lemon? George. Doug the dog. George, little George. Thanks, Nicole. Mickey's here. Hi, Mickey. Hi, how are here?

Good, thanks, Mickey. We're up to nine grand on outrageous vet bills. What have you got for us? I can be. How much? Fifteen. Fifteen. On what?

A muturing surgery, gone awry. Really? That's such a standard surgery. I assume dog. The dog was healthy, but they just butchered the neutering. A cat. Oh, cat. It was a cat?

Yep. The surgery went perfectly. Boy or girl? A girl. Oh, no. You spent 25 grand nurturing a cat, Mickey. Yep. Sorry, 15 grand

15 grand 15, 15, yeah So why did it go so badly? She had an allergic reaction to the stitches So they had to go back in And take out all of the stitches And replace them with Hypoallergenic stitches

Oh my God This cat, what's the cat's name, Mickey? Cleopatra because she was dripping with gold Yes That is so fitting for that cat There are so many stories that are coming through and we cannot get to them all.

I just want you to think about, so you've told this story about your grandfather before who home-neutored the cats. Can you imagine, because it's a generational thing, right? And there's a meme that does the rounds every now and then that says no animal has ever lived as well as the pets of millennials. You know? Oh, my dogs are treated like the queens.

They are. They're on scientific diets. Yep. They're getting $15,000 neutering surgery. and hypoallergenic stitches. Can you imagine saying to your grandfather that you're spending 15 grand to neuter the cat? It's like my dad and the next door neighbor

and they're bloody doing the neutering of the horse themselves and they're like, well, no, this is how we can do it. And I'm like, I don't think that's right. Maybe don't mention that one. I think a vet was present. But like the license had expired. Yeah, the vet's like, it'll cost this much for me to do it or I'll be present for them.

That's much. Anyway, like, I know. Let us know how you get on. I know we, like, we're here and it's funny, he's on the radio, but it's actually a very stressful situation for us right now. Of course it is. I really hope it works out. I'll let you know what happens for Meryl Streep in the end.

Get your pet insurance. That's a good reminder. Yes, go get your pet insurance. If you can afford the pet insurance, you can afford the pet insurance. Yeah, it's so important. Birthday bangers next. Play Z-Eams, Bree, and Clint. We were just talking about very large pet bills, and this text came through late, but it said we spent $10,000 on surgery for our dog to get a growth removed from her face.

The specialist told me that he had trained in Manhattan. She basically got a facelift. They asked me when I admitted her if I wanted to sign the waiver for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, which cost an extra thousand dollars. Are they doing that? and are they charging a grand for it? Surely it's not like human mouth onto the dog. Like it's like... What else would it be?

They put that mask. They put the mask over there. That's not mouth to mouth. That's respirator. What if you're like, if I'm paying for mouth to mouth, then I expect mouth to mouth. I'm thinking more from the perspective of the Manhattan trained vet where they're like, well, I could save this doc,

but they didn't pay for the mouth to mouth upgrade. So I will not be placing my mouth. this dog's mouth. That's what my par had to do with the cat. Stop talking about your part. He did. And his homemade animal surgeries. You're going to get you're going to get us in trouble.

He gave the cat mouth to mouth and brought it back to live. He did. How much did he charge for that? It was free. It was free. Free and Clint. Birthday bang. Free of charge.

This is Birthday Banger. Number one songs on your 16th birthday and Abby's going first. Hi Abby. Hi, Bree. Hi Clint. How are you? Good, mate. Abby. How's your day been?

Yeah, good, thank you. Just got home from work. Oh, lovely. We love that for you. Abby, what is your birthday? Fourth of November, 2006. All right, Ab's. That means she was 16 and 2020. And Abby, this is your birthday bang. Oh, to Taylor Swift Banger, anti-hero. That's so fitting. I am the problem. Are you the problem? It's you. You're the problem. It's you.

We would be friends. Yeah, pretty much. Good stuff, Abby. Wait there. Birthday banger for Holly. Hi, Holly. Hi, Holly. Hi. What have you been up to today, Holly?

I just working. And what do you do? So I make t-shirts like design and print and print. We, remember someone said that we should get radio award t-shirts printed? Oh, like the NBA teams do. We could get Holly to do them for us. Yeah, yeah. You've got to get them done before.

You win the award And then if you lose the award That's not the rugby and the NBA Yeah yeah yeah yeah Where does the T-shirt go then? In the bin? Yeah in the bin gets shipped off to some Well we'll talk to you after this Holly

Hey what is your birthday, May? The 16th of October 2003 All right, that means you were 16 in 2019 We've done our calculations And here's your birthday bangers Why a mini-grade What? Lizzo

Oh, love, love Lizzo. Truth hurts. That's a bot from Lizzo. Bangor, wait there, Holly. One more birthday banger for Maddie's dad. Hi, Maddie. Hi, Maddie. Hi, Maddie.

How are you? Good, Maddie. How are you? Good. I just got home from Knit Bull. Oh, great. What position? Oh, no, we like to guess. I reckon Maddie is a centre. Me too.

She's got that kind of energy about her. Maddie, are you a centre? I'm actually defence. Oh, my girl. That's what I play too. Maddie. Goal defence. Goal defense and goal keep.

Yeah, nice, Maddie. She's the enforcer. All right, Maddie, what's your dad's name and his birthday? My dad's name is Sam, and his birthday is June 8, 1988. Crushed it, Maddie. Well done. That means Dad Sam was 16 in 2003, and here's his birthday bang him. Oh, it's a beauty.

Oh, it's a beauty. I don't know your dad, but I know that he will like this as his birthday banger. Maddie, am I right? Probably. Is he not there? Not right now. Oh, well. You can tell him 50 cent into club is his birthday banger, okay?

They'll love it, Maddie. Yeah. Cool, okay. We're going to choose between Lizzo, Taylor Swift and 50 cents. It's a interclub. We all fam. It is Indyrub. We are all fam.

Which means Maddie. You've taken our birthday banger. Well done. Are you there, Maddie? Yeah. You're the winner. You've won. Yay.

Yay. This is for Maddie's Daddy from 2003. Don't do that again. Medi's Daddy. No, no, no, no. We're going to party like it's your birthday. ZDM's Bree and Clint Podcast. But in DeKlems,

Clurb, we all fans. What? Indiclurb. We all. The club, we are all family. Are you racist? Are you racist? That's the winner of birthday banger for Maddie's dad.

Nice. E. 50 cent. Inde Club, 2003. 23-year-old banger. Don't think about it. Don't think about it. Don't think about it.

Stends the test of time, that one. Dead is Franklin. Let's guess the pie. Passwords. Right, here's the password. It's a game where we give out one-word clues for our teammates to guess the password. If they guess it correct, they win 50 bucks cash.

We've been doing well recently, a little too well. Yeah, all too well, Taylor Swift might say. Ten-minute version. Haley's here. Hi, Haley. Hi, Haley. Hello. You're going to be on my team, Haley.

Let's get you this 50 bucks, okay? All righty. Kate's here. Cutta, Kate. Hi Kate. Hello there. You and I just transmit some brainwaves to me and I'll send you some now. All right.

Sounds good to me. I intercepted those thoughts. You've got a dirty mind, Kate. Claudia has the password. We haven't even seen it yet. Hi, Claudia. Hi, Claude. The last couple ones, I feel like I thought it was tricky, but you guys made it seem really easy.

So I've banned a few extra words today. Yeah, you need to because we're getting really good at this. Yeah, you are actually getting really good. A lot of practice. Here is your word right now. Oh I like the last bit All right

Rock paper scissors Shoot Demma I did it again Every day I do paper every day Okay Um Oh I've thought of one that Claudia hasn't banned

Okay Haley Yes Farson Seabelt Okay fly. Very good, very good, Kate.

Hailey. So think about all that. Pants. Yeah. Teeth. Zipper. Well done, Kate. Oh, it's fine. Good job. And you got zipper.

It was zipper. Claudia said we weren't allowed to exit zip. And you went straight to zipper. So well, well, done. There you go. You know what it was. It was those brain waves that we were sending each other. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Unlucky, Haley. We were close.

All good, all good 50 bucks cash, Kate, because you guessed the password. Congratulations. Amazing, thanks so much. I love that Claudia put no sound effects. I just knew one of you would go like, Zip. Oh, yeah, that's a pretty good clue.

Zip. Do you prefer a zipper fly or a button fly? Is that even a question? You're a woman. There's no fear of the zipper for you guys. Oh, is that why you like button fly? God, I hate nothing more than a bloody buttonfly. The admin of a button fly.

The work. Is heavily outweighed by the fear of the metal teeth and the memories of there's something about Mary that come with the... I feel like a buttonfly is a whole other nine to five job for me. That much work. Get rid of them, but I understand. God, how hard is it to do your pants up? They're big pants.

Send both producers to the bathroom with you. Got a lot to. All right, girls, come on. Got a lot to pull in. Mama needs a toilet break. ZD.N's brain, Clint. Yesterday I revealed the latest thing that I have learned about you, wonderful women and how you guys operate.

That we can do rolling farts where if you do a fart and you've got your legs tightly crossed that it can travel through to the front area and ricochet through another private bit. So descriptive. Thanks. And, but it's true. That's what it is.

And I learned it yesterday. Today, less of a revelation, more of an insight. And every day I understand a little bit more of, because obviously I understand periods and how they work. But I don't know that I understand the psychology around periods, particularly just before you get your period. Oh, yeah. You know what I mean?

Oh, don't start me. And the reason this one got through to me so well is because this wonderful woman on TikTok put it into song. Okay. Have a listen to this and tell me if this correctly sums up the emotions you feel in the day leading up. Just got my period today and everything makes sense. Everything makes sense. Oh my God.

Oh my God to be a woman. I cried today because I thought my husband had an attitude via text. Oh yeah. I feel that on a deep level. Yeah. A very, very deep level. I feel like you could write pages of lyrics to go with that. Oh, oh.

Of other experiences. I would have scrolls and scrolls and scrolls and scrolls of things that I feel. A lot these days can I say, and it's funny you bring this to the show today, because what did I say to you earlier before? I said, the rage that I feel inside me. And yesterday and today, but I feel like it was building. Yesterday. Yeah.

It's just, I can't. And I can tell. I can't contain it. No. I can't contain. I was just so irritable. Like you breathed and I was like, Schickland's annoying.

You know? Like I just, I couldn't stand you yesterday. And I was like, oh, I know what's happening. Yeah. And you can't control it. Last week, my wife asked me to sleep in the spearbed four out of seven nights. And I was like, the first one I was like,

yeah, she's not well. Second one, she's still getting better. Third one, she was better. She enjoyed the first two nights so much. No, I think that we were just in that window where she was like, God, the idea of hearing him sleep or seeing him sleep, I just don't want anything to do with it. I just want you to be out of sight, out of mind.

Yeah. So fellas, fellas in particular, listen up one more time because this is the information you need. Just got my period today and everything makes sense. Everything makes sense. Oh my God. Oh, my God, to be a woman. I cry today because I thought my husband had an attitude via text.

Yeah, don't look at me funny. I'm trying not to breathe. Eyes on the screen. Play ZM's Brian Clint on Insa, Facebook, TikTok, and live weekdays from 3 on ZM.