ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast – 23rd June 2022

Episode Date: June 23, 2022

It's Producer Anastasia's last day. We hear all of the weird things you have been keeping for sentimental reasons. Apparently optimists or pessimists live longer - but which one. Bree says goodbye to everyone's childhood snack - Le Snak RIP. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi everybody, welcome to the Brian Clint Podcast. We're very sad because Anastasia is leaving today. We're a mixed fucking bag of emotions to be honest. Oh God, I need some bloody Xanax. Yeah, but we all go baby baby, so stick with us. Some of you are getting ads in weird languages, but honestly persevere, that's not our fault, we don't know how to deal with it. Enjoy it, it's free Duolingo.

Yeah, exactly right. It's a bit of multiculturalism on the podcast let's do a leap oh sorry it's confusing anyway it's a thursday before a long weekend here in new zealand there'll be no podcast tomorrow we're going for a bloody drink have a good night everybody bye bye i'm coming in well Well, howdy, pilgrim. The ZM Podcast Network. What time is it? Three, two, one. ZM's free and clean. What's up, everybody?

Welcome to the show. Guys, I'm inspired. I feel like I'm going to go buy a pair of Blue's Way shoes. Went to the Elvis movie last night. Oh, my God. It's fantastic. I am so jealous. You need to go see it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's so good. And normally I'm not a super artsy type of film person because I don't think my brain is big enough to comprehend what's going on. But because I love Elvis so much and I can just appreciate how amazing Baz Luhrmann is. Like it is truly incredible. He's the director, right?

It's three hours long. Does it drag at all? Didn't drag for me. Really? There's not like 20 minutes where you're like, they could have cut that out. Nah. Really? It should be three hours?

At no point. I think it's two hours 45. Oh, okay. Give or take. But at no point was I like, it's two hours 45. Oh, okay. Give or take. But at no point was I like, I'm a bit bored. Right, okay. At all. But I mean, I am an Elvis fan.

Yeah. So. It's funny, eh? I'll sit there and I'll watch three episodes, three hour long episodes of Ozark in a row. And I'll be like, this is fine. This is what I want to do. But you tell me a movie is over 90 minutes

and I'm like, oh, come on, mate. I haven't gone all day. How am I meant to concentrate? No, it's truly amazing and it's just cool to see his story being told and I feel like to another generation because there's a lot of, you know, new music throughout the film. Yeah. There's a lot of, like, cool things which make it, I mean,

brings it into this century, which is really cool. I wonder if Elvis is going to have a Kate Bush moment from the movie. I hope so. If there's going to be an Elvis song that re-enters the charts. He kind of already had that moment. With? A little less conversation. That was a remix though.

Yeah, true. That was like a full dance remix. But it could. What song would it be? Dream. Yeah. That would be a thing. You don't know that song, do you? Yeah, yeah, yeah. If I would it be? Dream. Yeah. That would be a thing. You don't know that song, do you? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

If I had a dream. No. Good try, though. Anyway, kids, if you want to look up an Elvis song, yeah, look up that one. It's great. Dream, dream, dream, dream. I think that, isn't that Frankie Vallon? No idea.

We're going to play Tradie vs. Lady to start the show, and we're going to play Friday jams all afternoon, because it's Thursday, but it's kind of Friday anyway. So if you want to play Tradie vs. Lady for 50 bucks from KFC, it's cash, you can call us now. Bree and Clint. Bree and Clint. Tradie vs. Lady. Last game of Tradie vs Lady for the week

and the scores are sitting at 54 wins for the Tradies and 43 wins for the Ladies. Can the Ladies make it a 10-win gap? Let's bring our lady on. She's 27 years old. She's from Wellington, Te Whanganui-Atara, and she loves BTS. Welcome to the show, Alicia.

G'day, Alicia. Hello. Have you ever seen the boys in concert? I haven't. What about how they're breaking up? I know. It's very sad. Don't talk to her about it.

Still on the bucket list. Still on the bucket list. Now you have to see them all individually. That's going to be really expensive. I know. Yeah. But hopefully, you know, they might come back. That's true.

You never know. There's always a comeback to her. Okay, you're taking on our tradie today. He's 24. He's from Hastings, and he has twins. Welcome to the show, Roger. G'day, Roger. Hey, guys.

Are they identical or fraternal? Fraternals. Fraternal twins. Nice. So you can tell them apart then. Fraternal twins. Sorry, I you can tell them apart then. Fraternal twins. Sorry, I don't know where that came from. Roger, your buzzer is tradie and Alicia, yours is lady.

First to 50. First to 50 points. It's going to be a long afternoon, guys. Settle in. It's $3 from KFC. Switch that around and that's about right. Here we go, guys. Good luck.

Here we go, guys. Question number one. The new Elvis film drops in cinemas today, and I saw it last night. It's amazing. What's Elvis's wife's name? Lady. Yes, Alicia. Priscilla Presley.

That is 100% spot on. She's still around and involved in keeping Elvis's... Estate. Estate alive. Yes. Yeah. And loves the movie. Question number two. Estate alive. Yes. Yeah. And loves the movie. Question number two, one to the ladies.

This weekend is the first nationwide public holiday for Matariki. What does Matariki celebrate? Tradey. Yes, Roger. Moulding New Year. That is spot on the money. One point to the tradies. One apiece. Question number three.

What phenomena keeps the planets in orbit around the sun? Tradie. Yes, Roger. Gravity. Yes, it is gravity. Two to the tradies, one to the ladies. You need this one here, Leash. Here we go.

Question number four. What year did Sir Edmund Hillary become the first person to summit Mount Everest? Was it... Brady. Yes, Roger. 1958. Oh, good guess. Wrong.

I will finish. Alicia, you get the multi-choice, so you can wait and hear the multi-choice options. You get the multi-choice first. Is it 1943, 1953 or 1963? 1953. That is correct. We go to the tie-break question. Here it is, question number five.

Rita Ora has new music out today with Netsky. Which Kiwi director is she rumoured... Lady. Lady. Yes, Alicia? Taika Waititi. She's done it. She's done it. She's a lady.

Oh, oh, oh, she's a lady. Narrowing the gap. Well done, Alicia. That's a big win for the ladies this afternoon. Thank you. $50 going towards those tickets to see BTS in concert, mate. It's going in there in the travel account. It's a drop in the bucket, but it's something. It's all thanks to

KFC. Now we're asking you, what do they keep for sentimental reasons? Might be you, might be your parents, might be one of your exes. A lot of parents coming through. A lot of parents. And can we just say, clarified on the text machine, because we were discussing

whether a pregnancy test stays positive for a long period of time. Yeah. So many people texting through saying that they've either kept the pregnancy test or their parents have and they're still positive. Well, that's because I think it's two lines means pregnant, right? I have no idea.

So I think, this is completely uneducated, but I think even a negative goes positive eventually, like over time. Right. I don't know. I've never taken a pregnancy test. What do I know? Ashton's here. Keen to take a pregnancy test though. We can get one. Probably be a waste. Ashton, have you ever taken a pregnancy test? No, not

quite. No, we're missing out there. You should also take an ovulation test just to see if you're ovulating, Ashton. Oh, you reckon? Yeah, always good to see. You know, just to see what your options are. Ashton, who was it that kept something for sentimental reasons? Oh, it was my parents. Okay, what did they keep, Ashton?

Well, one of the little brothers was born with an extra toe, and he got it removed when he was a child, and they kept it in the freezer for like 10 years. And it was just next to the mixed veggies and stuff. With the food. Hey! What would they do? Like a little human corn kernel.

Yeah. It would have been so tiny too. Like what were they planning on doing with it? Oh, I have no idea, but it was there until they moved houses. Okay, so when they moved houses, what did they do with it? Did they include it in the chattels with the house? They just got rid of it. I don't know.

Did it have a toenail? It wouldn't have had a toenail. It would have had a toenail. No, it was just a baby's toe. It was just this little nub. The problem with keeping a baby's toe is unless you're going to keep it forever, eventually you're going to have to throw it out. And what's more awkward, throwing out a baby's toe or keeping a baby's toe? You you're going to keep it forever eventually you're going to have to throw it out and what's more awkward throwing it out of

a baby's toe or keeping a baby's toe? You could make jam out of it eventually. Jam? Oh toe jam? I knew it was either going to be toe jam

or jam on toes. Hannah's here. Kia ora Hannah. Hi Hannah. Hello. Was it you Hannah that kept something for sentimental reasons? Yeah, it was me.

What did you keep? Baby's belly button, I think. The umbilical cord? Yeah. Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, the little rotty bit of flesh that drops off eventually. It just means so much to me. I actually kept a few things of my babies.

When my daughters had their cord clamped and it eventually comes off, the plunket nurse offered us the clamp to keep, just the plastic clamp. Nah, I'm good. And I was like, no, thank you. No, thank you. Hey, Hannah, what do you think?

It stings. You kept the umbilical cord. What about this text? Someone texted through and said, my mum kept my brother's foreskin. Oh, ew. Is that too far? Similar thing.

Oh, my. No, that's too much. A little bit of skin. A little bit of skin. No, you're right. Thanks, Hannah. Hannah was loving it. She's like, that's right, guys.

I've got it. Do you want to see it? I've got it. Annabelle's here. She pulls it out at parties. Annabelle, why did your mum keep this sentimental reason?

Okay, so she kept all of my baby teeth and my sister's as well. But the weirdest part is that she had them made into a necklace for me for my 16th birthday. A necklace?

A necklace? A necklace for you? I've got a necklace in my drawer with one of my baby teeth on it. Weird. That's so awkward because she's given it to you when you were 16, so she really wants you to wear it,

but I guess there's no way you're going to wear that, right? Do you know what? I did. I wore it to school a few times. Oh, no, Annabelle. Oh, no. Did you see mine? Not good.

And can I ask, which tooth? Oh, I don't know, probably. I think it's one of the pointy ones. Yeah, canine. Oh, shark. Just one tooth. Just one tooth don't know, probably. I think it's one of the pointy ones. Canine. Or shark. Just one tooth. Just not all the teeth. Just one tooth.

That's a bit too much. Oh, okay. I thought it was like a string of pearls, but they were all teeth. I was like, yeah, those shell necklaces, actually all people's old baby teeth. Hey, someone text through. You want to hear something grosser than that? Someone said, my friend's dad had his foot amputated and kept it in the freezer at their house for a while.

I was about to say the F word. I was to God, that's too far. Don't know if they still have it or not. An amputated foot. That's so good. I get that parts of your body are important, but bury it. Give it a burial. Here's another one, similar.

I had a lung transplant, still have the lungs three-ish years later. More of an issue that I don't know how to get rid of them. I mean, fair enough. Where do you ditch the lungs? Where do you hack out a lung? Do they go in recycling? Richard's here. Hi, Richard.

Can you compost it? G'day, Richard. Hey, how you going? What do you keep for sentimental reasons, Richard? My finger when I cut it off with a bandsaw. Oh, Richard. Which finger? The one that you use when someone cuts you off at the light.

Oh, the middle one. Oh, no. That's the best one, Richard. Where is that finger right now? In a jar in the garage. In a jar? Not even in a freezer? No, it was in formaldehyde for years and then that's just

yeah, preserved. What are you going to do with it? Just keep it. It's part of me. Hey Richard, you never know the technology that they're developing at the moment. You might be able to get it put back on. I've seen the state of it, probably not. It's literally not part of you by the way.

The good thing is if you really dislike someone you can literally give them the finger. That's a good point. Well, exactly. It's good for freaking people out. Hey, Richard, you've got a good attitude, and that's what counts. Clint, just to finish,

you should read the fourth text down. I'm... Hold on, where is it? Oh, no, it's quite far down. One, two, three, four, five, six. You read it. Six texts down. Starts with, oh, my God. Oh, my God., three, four, five, six. You read it. Six texts down. It starts with oh my God.

Oh my God. Can you find it? I just want you to read it. No, I can't find it. I can't find it. It's in big, big caps. No, I haven't got it. You read it.

Oh my God. My stepbrother kept his child's first solid poo in the freezer. Okay, that's enough. We're going to go now. Bree and Clint. Time for the latest. From iHeartRadio, this is the latest live from LA with Dean McCarthy. Dean's here.

Brad Pitt is on the cover of GQ this month, GQ magazine. And he's opened up about something pretty personal, Dean. Very personal. He has shared that he actually was in Alcoholics Anonymous and he was attending AA meetings. And he shared this all in his GQ meeting in his interview. And what he said was he found a men's group that was very, very private.

And he said selective because he said in the interview he'd seen celebrities being secretly taped and things like that in different situations. I think those particular meetings, I think from what I've heard, they're pretty, pretty private. But he is a massive A-list superstar. So he found one that was even more private.

And he said this. It was really interesting in the interview. He said that since college, he cannot remember a single day where he hadn't drunk, had a drink, or something. Something is what he said. Since then. And so he's been sober now for six months. He said he continued drinking when he started his family.

That was the only drug that he was taking was alcohol. But now he's stopped everything. It's been six months. And I'm here for it. I'm here for it. I love it. I mean, good for him. That's awesome news. I'm really happy for him. And sorry to point out the obvious, Dean and Clint, but isn't the first rule

about Alcoholics Anonymous is to not talk about Alcoholics Anonymous? Well, it does have shades of that scene from Fight Club, doesn't it? Come on, guys. That was good. That was good. So he's completely sober now. This is a sober Brad Pitt era.

That's quite incredible because that was part of the reason his marriage to Angelina Jolie fell apart, wasn't it? Yes, there was an incident. So just to refresh everyone's memory, a week before she filed for divorce, there was an incident on their private jet. They were coming back from France to Africa, and they had to make an emergency landing essentially at the nearest airport because there was an incident on the plane,

and it allegedly is him acting out under the influence of something. So that was kind of the catalyst. And then Angelina, a week later, filed for divorce. Well, that's awesome news for him. And I hope that his journey is a smooth one because it's not easy. Yeah. So that's awesome. And cool that he's speaking out about it,

which would give a lot of people hope as well. That's the latest live out of Los Angeles with our Hollywood correspondent, Dean McCarthy. Devastating news out today for all Kiwis, Clint, with Le Snack, the very, very iconic Kiwi snack saying it's being discontinued. Yeah, we don't need this right now. No. There's enough bad stuff going on in the world without you cancelling the small joys that we have left. Le Snack is, I mean, what I remember from my lunchbox.

Exactly right. It's a cornerstone. It's a pillar of the Kiwi lunchbox. And to be honest, I ate Le Snack until this year. I had Le Snacks at the start of this year. Did you? Well, I've got to be honest, I haven't had a Le Snack for about 10 years. But I want there to always be the option to have a Le Snack.

You never know when you'll have the craving. What did Le Snack even do to anybody to get cancelled? Yeah, Bluebird, the manufacturer, said we've seen a demand decline for the product and taste preferences have changed. Are kids eating real cheese these days? I don't know. So they ceased the production. Are kids too real cheese these days? I don't know. So they ceased the production.

Are kids too good for liquid cheese? Maybe. They said they've ceased the production back in May, so there would be very limited stock available. Buy them up. Buy them up. We've got to stockpile these things. We've got to buy these things.

Surely the snack doesn't go off. You know, an iconic Kiwi snack, a staple in every home, needs a proper send-off. Yep. Which is why I thought this afternoon we could give Le Snack the proper send-off with a eulogy. If everyone in the car listening, everyone here in the studio, just want to take a moment.

Welcome. Thank you all for coming. Today we celebrate a friend, a confidant, a sister, a brother, a true legend. Why God? Why now? Pause for crying. Judging by the turnout here this afternoon, it is no question that LeSnack, or SnacketySnack to their close ones, was very well loved. Gone too early is an understatement, as we never thought this day would come, nor did we realise it was even a possibility. Thank you for providing comfort in the hard times.

Sustenance in the much-needed crap I haven't eaten all day, better eat something on the run times. In many, many, many lunchbox memories. You'll be loved. You'll be missed. Hopefully enough that your creator, Bluebird, sees the light and brings you back very soon. Amen.

Rest easy, old friend. Rest easy. I'm so lissad. Very lissad day. Sure, there were never enough crackers in there for the amount of cheese that we had, but that was okay. I enjoyed licking the cheese out.

Pardon me? Wish I hadn't said that. What did you say? I said, I'm listening. It's meant to be a funeral, a eulogy. Brie and Clint. Back in a second. Awkward.

Brie and Clint. I just told a bridezilla story before about a woman who's getting her bridesmaids to sign a contract. Does any part of you think that that's fair, that contract? They have to pay a deposit to say they'll follow the rules. Am I being cruel? I would never give my friends a contract. No. That's just not something I would do.

But if I did give them a contract, it'd be something like, you must promise to get real Liddy McTitty on the night, cause a ruckus, have an absolute fantastic time. You must, you promise to organise me the littest hens do anybody's ever seen. Yes, you know, basic stuff like that. We want to know,

have you got a horror story from the bridal party to share with us this afternoon? This first caller wants to remain anonymous. Hi, Anonymous. Hi, Anonymous. Hello. What happened? What's your bridal party horror story? So basically, I had girls and my guy best friend in my bridal party.

Oh, I love that, Anonymous. So that would be you had bridesmaids and groomsmaids? I called them bridesmanes, like my manes. Oh, I like that. That's cool. So what was the drama? So basically, on my hen's night, one of the girls and one of the guys slept together on my hen's night.

Oh. It was always a risk, Anonymous. Good looking people together all at once. Call me naive, what's the issue? What's the problem there? Well, it wasn't an issue until we got to the

wedding day and the guy didn't speak to the girl the whole day, like openly ignored her. Oh, they caused, yeah, they caused drama. Not on. Bit awkward, like. So you needed a contract that said either

you will not sleep with each other until the wedding night or if you sleep with each other, you have to keep sleeping with each other until after the wedding night. And keep it civil. Yeah. That's smart. Okay, all right. Oh, no. It's a shame. It takes the attention away from can't keep it civil. That's smart. Okay, all right.

Oh, no. It's a shame. It takes the attention away from you on your big day. Amy's here. Hi, Amy. Hi, Amy. Hey, guys. How are you going?

Good, thank you. What was the bridal party disaster? So I'm originally from the UK, and I was invited to be a bridesmaid at a friend's wedding in Italy. Oh, fancy. Yeah, it was real fancy. And the hens do was in Spain. Okay.

Oh, my God. Okay. Going all out. Exactly. Problem was I just lost my job and I couldn't afford to go to both. Fair enough. So I opted just to go to the wedding. And long story short, I got completely uninvited.

That's so unfair. You got uninvited because you didn't go to the h and long story short, I got completely uninvited. That's so unfair. You got uninvited because you didn't go to the Hins party? Yeah. Oh. Amy, that's not cool. What did they want you to do, prioritise the Hins party? I mean, that would have been fun. Yeah.

The way I see it, if you are having a destination wedding or a destination H's night or party, I feel like that's totally fair enough that not all people can afford both. And Amy was good enough to be like, look, I... I've got to do one. I'll come to the wedding. I'll do the special one. That's the most important thing.

Not a good friend. Amy, is the friendship re-established? Are you friends again now or was that the end of it? Just Facebook, really. Yeah, I'm not surprised Amy I think Yeah Cut ties I think Yeah

Sounds like too much drama I reckon don't get married Like can you imagine Just flag it Yeah It's too much It's so expensive too Yeah

You know Always ends in divorce I say that as a happily married man Just don't get married guys Don't do it You save heaps of money Bree and Clint Question for you Bree Is the glass half full Or half empty Just don't get married, guys. Don't do it. You save heaps of money. Bree and Clint.

Question for you, Bree. Is the glass half full or half empty? Half full. Good. Because you've still got to drink it. Still more to drink. Yeah. Well, that answer may impact how long you live, like what your lifespan is.

Why? Because I drink more? Yeah. Oh. There have been a number of studies that show optimists enjoy higher levels of well-being, better sleep. You sleep better if you're an optimist because you're not like, I'm going to have another shit sleep tonight.

I can't stop thinking about it. Okay, if I go to sleep now, I'll get at least seven and a half. I've already wasted 15 minutes. If I go to sleep now, I'll get at least six and a half hours. Which feeds into the next thing. Optimists have lower stress levels, even better cardiovascular health and immune function,

if you're an optimist. And now a study has shown that being an optimist is linked to living longer as well. So if you're a positive person with a sunny outlook, saying you could live longer. Yeah, I mean, it makes sense, I think, you know, because it definitely, people who are

positive don't stress as much about things. No. And stress affects you so much. Yes. Like it has such a big effect on your health. So it makes sense. Researchers tracked the lifespan of nearly 160,000 women aged between 50 and 79. They did it over 26 years. At the beginning of the study,

they all did a test to measure how optimistic they were and to pinpoint whether they were an optimist or a pessimist. Then in 2019, the researchers followed up with the ones that were still alive and they found that those who had the highest level of optimism were way more likely to still be alive. Isn't that buzzy? So you're saying...

The power of positive thinking. Yeah, so you're saying that if you're an optimist, it'll make you live into your prime. Come on! Optimist prime, Autobots roll out. Where did that joke even come from? Mate, that was pretty good. That was pretty good.

Not really when you say how good it was. It makes it less. Should we stick around and talk about it for a bit? You want to talk? Nah, let's not. Let's not talk about it. Brie and Clint. Once upon a time, there was a girl.

She was smart, debatable, talented, eh, athletic. Not really. But picking a movie title based on just the plot line, that she can do. Brie and Clint's What's The Plot? Our movie guessing game this week, we're playing for $200 cash. If you want it, you've got to beat Brie, Adam. Welcome to the show. G'day, Adam.

Thank you very much. Pleasure to be here. Pleasure to have you. Are you a movie man? You know your movies? I do indeed. Okay. What's your favourite genre? Sci-fi.

Love sci-fi. Sci-fi. Sci-fi. I don't mind some sci-fi. You like sci-fi as well? I didn't think that was really in your wheelhouse. I like zombie apocalypse. Well, we never stick to one genre of film.

Well, we do, but today we're not sticking to one genre of film. So you each have your strengths and you each have your weaknesses. As far as a theme goes for today, tomorrow is the first public holiday for Matariki. It's Maori New Year. It's where we celebrate the rising of a new cluster of stars. So today's theme is movies that rising of a new cluster of stars. So today's theme is movies that all have something to do with

stars. Oh God. Okay. Could be sci-fi. Vague topic. Not vague at all. They've got something to do with stars. Like as in movie stars are in them? Something to do with stars.

Your buzzers are your name. First person to get to two wins the game. Good luck. Movie number one. Our hero is a 16-year-old cancer patient who meets and falls in love with a member of her support group. Brie. Adam.

Oh, is it the fault in my stars, the fault in our stars? Something. The fault in our stars. The fault in our stars is correct. It's got something to do with stars. Thank you, Adam. I feel like you were going to swoop on that. Did you know that one? I was ready. I was ready.

Yeah, I thought you were. Okay, movie number two. Adam, if you want to keep playing this game, you're going to have to get this one right, okay? All right, let's go. Movie number two. In Earth's future, failing crops and a second dust bree.

Interstellar. Interstellar is correct. Get in! Adam, that was your sci-fi one, man. Where's the star? Interstellar. It's the star? Interstellar. It's about space. Interstallella.

No, no, no. It's about black holes, man. It's about black holes. Well, it kind of is about a black hole, actually. It's got stars. No, not kind of. It's 100% about a black hole. But that's okay.

I'll take that. Unless you want to keep playing again, maybe. Adam, 50K FC chicken dollars coming in. Bree's got to take the victory. She's got to take the win where it is. I feel like Adam... I love he got us on that technicality, though. And Adam, you know what?

You are technically right, so... Adam, I feel like you've got it in your callback in Let's Play Again, okay? All right, then. We'll play soon. Yeah. They go into space. There's stars in space.

There's definitely stars in them. Bree and Clint. Look, very personal stories this afternoon, and we appreciate you sharing those with us. After Benji Marshall, massive NRL star from New Zealand, spoke about on Celebrity Apprentice Australia for the first time the story of not knowing who his real dad is. Yeah.

He offered it up as a TV show. Yeah. Amazing, eh? And apparently they're now looking at making it. Yeah. Which would be amazing to watch. I wonder if he'll go on the journey to find his dad. I hope he does.

I think he needs it. If you hear him speaking about it, he has always wanted to know who he is, what his culture is, his background, his nationality. So it'd be really amazing to see that story play out. We've asked you to delve into your personal life quite deeply and tell us if you went on a journey to find a biological parent that you didn't have contact with. And we want to share some stories with us.

Just be aware, everybody, some of these stories might not have happy endings, but we'll just get them warts and all. Kate's here. Hi, Kate. Hi, Kate. Hi, how are you doing? Good, thank you.

Tell us your story. Yeah, so my brother and I actually, we kind of did a bit of work for my mum and tracked down her birth family. And they, her mum actually passed away in labour with her. And so she was offered up, you know, for adoption by the dad who already had two kids already. We tracked down those siblings and because, I guess,

of all the hurt and the heartbreak around mum's birth, they just didn't want to borrow her, didn't really want to get involved. Really? Yeah. So I guess to avoid the heartbreak and bring up any feelings like that, we just left it there, which was a bit hard. That's heartbreaking. Yeah, and you can definitely see how there's all that kind of unresolved feelings

and we don't really get any closure, you know? Absolutely. And not every story ends in heartbreak like that. And you'd think, I mean, it's hard because there's so much that goes into these things and you really don't know everything. But, oh, that's disgusting. Oh, and it wouldn't have been a decision

that was made lightly, for sure. No, absolutely not. I don't understand it, that decision. I don't understand it either. But I'm not in that position, so it's hard to figure out. Hey, Kate, thank you for sharing that with us. Thank you, Kate.

We appreciate it. No worries. Have a nice weekend. Let's go to Julia. Hi, Julia. Hi, Julie. Hi, how are you? Good, thank you.

Have you been on a journey to find a biological parent? I have, actually. Gosh, it'd be 37 years ago now. And I was growing up with my adopted mom and dad and brother and sister and we always knew that we were adopted okay yeah and when i was 30 i was the full-blown of my parents um i found my birth mom yeah and it was quite an amazing story, really. They were 18 and 19, pretty young. They gave me up and then decided a few weeks later that, no, there'd been a mistake made. They wanted me bit.

They were too late. Yeah. So they went on and got married and had three more children. No. So I've also got two full-blood brothers and a full-blood sister who has the same name as me. Whoa, Julie! So they always wanted you back, but because of the legalities around it, they weren't allowed to make contact with you. Is that right?

Yeah, I think they had to wait until I either looked for them or they looked for me or I turned 20. Oh, my God. The tears that must have flowed on the day that you guys were reunited must have been unbelievable, Julie. Oh, look, it was just incredible. And to find out that my full-blood sister was called Juliet and my adopted parents had called me Julianne. That's amazing. And what's it been like since, Julie, since you've connected with your biological family?

I've got the most amazing relationship with my birth parents. They're not together. They split some years ago. But I'm in constant contact with both of them. I have just great relationships with both of them. I have just great relationships with my brothers and my sister. And it's actually been a happy ending. And my kids have got extra grandparents and aunties and uncles and cousins.

How amazing. So no regrets, obviously, because it's a big decision going to find your biological parent. I'm sure that people, you know, go back and forth over when or if they want to. But not a regret for you, Julie, that's for sure. Oh, absolutely not. Because as I said to them, you know, they go, my mum and dad are cancer-haven families. So, you know, I've got the best of both worlds, you know. That's amazing. Thank you so much for sharing that story.

What a beautiful one. Samara's here as well. Hi, Samara. Samara, are you there? Hi, how are you today? Hi, we're good. Thanks, Samara. Did you find your biological parent?

Can you hear me? We can hear you, yeah. Tell us your story. Yes, I did. I was adopted at 10 days old and went to some lovely, lovely parents who are my adopted parents. My birth parents were very young.

So I found them when I was 16. I'm now 42. And they had ended up getting married after they had me. I've got a little brother who's 12 years younger than me. And, yeah, at 16, I felt like I just wanted to find out where I'd come from. Yeah. Just like Julie's story. Yeah, they're still together.

It's an amazing family I've met through my birth parents. And, yeah're still together. Amazing family I've met through my birth parents. And yeah, still together. They've been to my wedding, my 21st. And they get on with my adoptive parents really well, which just has made everything so much easier. It's just, yeah, very lucky. Had two sets of parents. My kids have got three sets of grandparents and very lucky.

A lot of presents at Christmas, Samara. How good. So you would say, Samara, that you feel like a whole person after meeting, you know, everyone involved in your life. Yeah, yeah, just knowing sort of, you know, your history and knowing because we used to spend a lot of time near where they lived at Christmases and I could have walked past them in the street.

So, yeah, just getting to know family, getting to know sort of like medical history as well and, yeah, meeting some amazing family members that I've never met before. Unbelievable, Samara. And have great relationships with now. Yeah, that's incredible. That's so cool.

I love hearing stories like that. And obviously doesn't always end perfectly. No, as we heard. But it can. And still amazing to know a bit more about where you came from. Shout out to anyone listening who's in that situation. Can't begin to understand how complex it must be. This might be a sign.

Totally. You know, that maybe it's a journey you might take one day. Bree and Clint. Zeddy and Bree and Clint. That's Doja Cat. And Woman. It's the Thursday before the long weekend. Surely people are heading out of town at the moment, if you're going away.

I'd say so. Yeah? I hope people are. Yeah. We're doing something. Get out. Live your life. Get out. I mean, I'm not going to. I'm going to stay at home. Yeah, we're doing something. Get out. Live your life. Get out.

I mean, I'm not going to. I'm going to stay at home. Well, the bars are open tomorrow. It's a public holiday, but the bars are still open. I'm going rooftop bar hopping. Are you? Tomorrow. Who are you, Spider-Man?

Afternoon, I know. It's my birthday. It's my birthday. Free and cleanse. Birthday banger. Go, P, go. I didn't know Auckland had more than one rooftop bar. I think there's two.

So it'll be just going from one to the other, yeah. Yeah, right, okay. Let's do Birthday Banger, the number one song on your 16th birthday, and we'll start with Chloe. G'day, Chloe. Hi, Chloe. Hi, guys, how you doing? Chloe, long weekend.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go, baby. Chloe, what's your birthday? The 3rd of December, 1998. That means you were 16 in 2014. And on your birthday, the 3rd of December on that year,

this was number one. So it's going to be forever. Or it's going to go down in flames. Banger, Taylor Swift. Oh, yeah. One of my flames Banger, Taylor Swift. Oh yeah. One of my all-time favourite Taylor Swift songs. Or as Brie likes to say, the last good Taylor Swift song. No.

No, she had a couple more. You like that Cardigan song, eh? Not my favourite, but this one I love. That's a good one, eh, Chloe? That's awesome. It is. Completely agree. Absolute banger. Absolute banger.

Absolute banger. Okay, good. What a tune. Right there. Let's go to Ashley. Kia ora, Ashley. Kia ora, Ash. Hey, guys.

Long weekend, Ashley. Lesh go. Yeah. Come on, Ashley. You've got to give me something. Oh, just that. Lesh go. Lesh go.

She came through with the goods. Mate, what's your birthday? 28th of the 1st, 87. All right, that means you were 16 in 2003. And Ashley, here is your birthday banger. Love it, Ash. I love it so much. It's my birthday banger. You and me are the same age. Oh, really? That's my birthday banger, Ash. I love it so much. It's my birthday banger.

You and me are the same age. Oh, really? That's my birthday banger, yeah. Jenny from the block. You're at the end of Feb. I'm at the very beginning of Feb. Yeah. Good song, too.

All of that aside, it's a banger. Okay, we'll do one more birthday banger for Cam. Hey, Cam. Hi, Cam. Hey, guys. Hey, Cam. Yeah. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Long weekend vibes, Cam. Hey, guys. Hey, Cam. Yeah. Let's go.

Let's go. Let's go. Long weekend vibes, Cam. What's your birthday, mate? The 12th of September, 1997. All right, that means you were 16 in 2013. And let's take you back in a time machine because here's your birthday banger. I got the eye of the tiger.

I'm a fighter. Dancing through the fire. Miss Katy Perry and Roar. Are you a Katy Perry fan, Cam? Look, not the biggest Katy Perry fan, but this song on a Tuesday going into a long weekend,

it just makes me a bit fizzed, you know? It builds, eh? Yeah. Yeah. It's got good energy. I agree with you, Cam. Makes you feel inspired, Cam? Yeah, big time. You don't have to love Katy Perry. It's got good energy. I agree with you, Cam. Makes you feel inspired, Cam.

Yeah, big time. You don't have to love Katy Perry to love that song. I agree, Cam. I used to really dislike that song for how much it got played on radio, but I've now... You've had some time to cool off. ...want to appreciate it more, yeah. It's a very clear cut for me.

I like all three of those songs, but I have to vote for my birthday banger and my birthday banger twin Ashley so I go Jenny from the block. I'm not filled by the rocks that she's got. I'm going Jenny

from the block. You agree? Yeah. Oh, there we go. Ashley, congratulations. You just won birthday banger. Oh, thank you.

That's awesome. Let's go. Let's go. Long weekend, baby Ashley. Let's go. She's like, cool. Cool, I'll see you later.

I've got stuff to do, guys. I'm 35. I'm not doing that. Okay. Bree and Clint show, we are quite a tight-knit team. We're a very tight-knit team. We're a small team. Yeah, we're small but... Which makes us tight-knit.

Small but mighty. Yep. There are no bit part players. Everybody on the show brings something unique. And so when somebody leaves, it's kind of a big deal. And today, the Bree and Clint show says farewell to our producer of a big deal. And today the Brian Clint Show says farewell to our producer Anastasia. Hi Anastasia.

Hi guys. I'm so glad my HR complaints finally got heard. She's being moved on. Sorry, I make jokes when I am sad. And to avoid crying I make jokes. We have a surprise for you, Anastasia.

But before we give that to you, we want to say thank you for two great years. Has it been two years? Yeah. This is my two-year anniversary. You're shitting me. You filled the breach left by producer Ellie when she left. All of the videos that you've seen from the Brian Clint show over the last two years. It's all Anastasia.

It's been Anastasia's magic that's been woven. You know, and you've done such a fantastic job because Ellie was amazing at what she did. Yeah. And it was a big pair of shoes to fill and you filled them and some. You've done an amazing job. Yeah. You provide such a great energy to the team

and we're really going to miss you. We love you very much. Yeah. Don't get suspicious, okay? Your surprise will come in a second. Okay, God. We're going to miss you. We're going to miss you Yeah. Don't get suspicious, okay? Your surprise will come in a second. Okay, good. We're going to miss you. We're going to miss you, okay?

Oh, thanks, guys. You leave big shoes as well and we're going to miss you. Honestly, you're going to miss this show so much. It's been the best job that I've ever had. Then why are you leaving? Sorry. Again, I'm uncomfortable.

So if we were to do something nice for you and to organise a surprise on the phone for you. What would be the best thing? What would be the best thing we could organise for you? Talking to Lorde, probably. You reckon? Yeah, well, obviously. If we got a message from Lorde.

Don't get awkward. No. That would be pretty impressive, right? She's your number one. Yeah, yeah. We have a caller on the line. Good evening, caller. Oh, good afternoon, guys.

It's me, Lord. Lord. Hey, Lord, or as good fans would call her, a la Yelich O'Connor. Hi, Lord. Hey, girl. Hey, guys, how are you? I've been listening to Solar Power heaps.

Just to check it's you, obviously. Yeah, definitely, Lord. Yeah, definitely, Lord. Yeah, yeah. Let's go last track on Solar Power, the first Solar Power, not the deluxe edition. What would that track list be? Guys, I'm not here to talk about Solar Power.

I'm here to talk about Anastasia. Yeah, Jesus Christ, Anastasia. Stop quizzing your special guests. I'm so sorry, Lord. What do you think? That it's just producer Ben calling in from Australia pretending to be Lord for a shit gag or something? We wouldn't do that for your last show, Anastasia.

No, why would you do that to me? Why would we do that? You know, like, we would never get someone to pretend like they're one of your favourite artists. Oh, no, that's right. We did it with Miley Cyrus as well. Oh, yeah. Sorry about that.

That's how you started on the show. And that's how I'm leaving. And that's how you'll end on the show. I've got one question, Lorde. I'm going to do a bit of psychic radio. Obviously, Brie normally is. Absolutely. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I'm getting moustache vibes from you, Lorde. Have you been growing some extra facial hair that I don't know about? It has been a year with the album and the tour, but the moustache is there. You're right. You can obviously

get it over the phone. You know Lorde so well. That's the name of the new album coming out next year. Moustache. Moustache power. That is true.

Exclusive. Exclusive, yeah. Hey, thanks Lorde. We appreciate you coming on for Anastasia's last show. Love you Lorde. No, that's okay.

My pleasure guys. See you Lorde. See you Lorde. Chat to you when okay. My pleasure, guys. Okay, have a great night. See you, Lord. See you, Lord. Chat to you when you drop a new song. We tried to get producer Ben on the show for your last time, but he was busy. Yeah, he said not keen.

I'd just like to say that Miley Cyrus video, well, this is two years ago, if you didn't know, they pranked me into thinking because Brie is a friend that obviously sounds like Miley Cyrus. I genuinely thought I was stepping up to the throne,

stepping up to the plate in my first week and interviewing my favourite, like, Yurta Jadas. Can I just say, the two years have been amazing. That would be my favourite moment of you on the show where we stitch you up with a fake Miley Cyrus. And you know why? You just took it in your stride, you know? And I knew you were going to fit why? You just took it in your stride, you know? And I knew you were going to fit in here because you took it in your stride

and you cried a little bit at first, but, you know, you fit it in so well. Bon voyage, Anastasia. We love you a lot. See you, mate. Thank you. Bree and Clint. Time to head to L.A. and get the latest. From iHeartRadio, this is the latest live from la with dean mccarthy we love her she's

amazing she's a national hero lord has opened up about um the solar power album release not being as enjoyable as she'd hoped dean right that's incredible yeah you know she was so successful she is so successful adored around the world But she said that her experience has been painful with the reaction to her third studio album, which is called Solar Power, back last year. And she said that a lot of fans are just starting to come around to it now. I don't know how it's charting in New Zealand right now. Has it picked up? No.

Is it becoming more popular or is it? No. No, not really. It had a moment last year. Solar Power was on the radio. And to be fair to Lorde, it just wasn't as big as her previous two albums. No. It was such a drastic departure from the sound that people were used to from Lorde.

That doesn't mean it's bad. It just means it wasn't what people were expecting from her, you know? It's also like the same old thing. Some albums aren't as big as others. Yeah. Not every artist is able to top every single album. It just doesn't work. I mean, look at Katy Perry.

She had one of the biggest albums in the past. I mean, what was it, California Girls? Yeah. That album was so incredibly hard to top, and she couldn't do it. Yeah. And it doesn't mean that her other albums were terrible, but... But Dean, Lorde is so young.

Like, it's one album and she is... Isn't she 24? Yeah, and she's touring that album around the world to rave reviews. It's doing something different, right, Dean? Exactly, exactly. So, look, I... She stood by it.

It was important to her You know like I said She's 24 She could probably release Another 40 albums or something She's going to be fine We still love her She's incredible

I want to hear the album That she was meant to release Before her dog passed away People have said that I really want to hear it Do you think That it was a whole different album I reckon there would be

Quite a few songs That were different yeah Yeah I think so I'd love to hear it There's the latest Live out of Los Angeles with our Hollywood correspondent, Dean McCarthy.

Brie and Clint. Brie, are you going to have a bit of a drink this long weekend? Yeah, I might have. A bit of a toast? You know, some responsible alcoholic beverage consumption. Me too, yeah. Me too, yeah. In fact, I'm going to pour one right now.

You might want to check this place out if you want to be responsible. New Zealand's first ever... Since when do you drink scrumpy? From a champagne flute. New Zealand's first ever alcohol-free bottle shop is opening in Auckland tomorrow. What? What do you mean alcohol-free?

I mean every drink they stock in this bottle store has no alcohol in it Zero alcohol Yeah So I refer to those places as dairies but apparently this is different Supermarkets Yeah well no supermarkets have got booze in them Yeah true

This place has no booze The shop's going to be on Auckland's very fancy Ponsonby Road And they're hoping to throw out the stigmas attached to non drinkers and disrupt, uh, New Zealand's alcohol market. Yeah. I think it's a great thing.

You know, mocktails, uh, Heineken zeros. Yeah. Don't mind Heineken zero. Will they be stocked? They'll be stocked in there.

Well, each week they're going to let you sample a different alcohol free product. Um, this week is alcohol free bubbles. Oh, see, I don't even like the taste of champagne, so that's not for me. Maybe it's the alcohol you don't like. Nah, it's the taste.

Don't like it. I wouldn't do an alcohol-free champagne. Oh, what about for a toast? It's hard to know. Do you like the taste of champagne? Yeah, I do, yeah. So you would get that then. Because I'm fancy like that.

So you'd get that then. Well, it doesn't say alcohol-free champagne. It says alcohol-free bubbles. Same thing. Well, that's what I'm getting you for. So you get that then. Well, it doesn't say alcohol-free champagne. It says alcohol-free bubbles. Same thing. Well, that's what I'm getting you for Christmas. No, thank you. Next week's alcohol-free beer. There are loads of non-alcohol beers on the market now.

A lot of different ones. Not just Heineken Zeros. There's non-alcoholic Crafties you can get now. Which is really cool. Which is good. Then they're going to do non-alcohol wine. Alcohol-free wine. And then alcohol-free cider, alcohol-free spirits.

Yada, yada, yada, yada, yada. It goes on. So are you keen? Would you check out an alcohol-free bottle store? Look, I mean, it's not for me, but I think the idea is good. Yeah. And awesome place for people to go that don't drink alcohol but still want to you know fit into the party if they want to have something you know a bit different to drink at a

party or something imagine if you accidentally go to this bottle store thinking it's a regular bottle store you'd be so rope you buy yourself like two boxes of whatever you're getting for a party and then everyone's at the party they've been there for like two hours and like look we're having a good time but i really don't feel like this alcohol's doing much. Can you imagine? I'm like, hey, you want to go? Let's go get some more beers and we'll take them back to the party and we'll be like heroes.

That's such a good point. Can you serve an intoxicated person non-alcoholic alcohol? Yes, I believe you could. You probably can, eh? Yeah. That's where you go take your drunk mate when he needs another drink. Oh, my God. That's a great idea.

They should have this at every bar around the country.