ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast – 27th April 2021

Episode Date: April 27, 2021

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Hello everybody. No Mai, Hi to Mai and welcome to the Bree and Clint podcast for Tuesday the 7th of April. Or May, I don't know, no idea. Tuesday the 27th of April. April, is it still April? Yeah, next week, you know what they say. It's gonna be me. I feel like my jokes are wasted in this team sometimes. Really?
Starting point is 00:00:32 Yep. Where are they more suited? Except for producer Anastasia. She always gives me a good laugh. The problem is, it's all good. That joke's been going on for like 15 years. Oh, you lay a joke on the table then. Go on, let's hear it.
Starting point is 00:00:50 Let's hear a joke. Mushroom walks into a bar and the barman says, sorry mate, we don't serve your kind in here. And the mushroom says, why not? I'm a fun guy. That was a live fart, that one. Yeah, yeah, yeah. a live fart that one yeah yeah yeah um uh oh also breaking news we cross now to producer anastasia with um a big announcement Announce What? She crumbled under the pressure I can't do this What is it?
Starting point is 00:01:29 I don't have anything to announce No I know That's the pressure of the Trumpets No I know It's like this There's a big announcement Ben's got a big announcement I got to take Brit
Starting point is 00:01:41 To her first ever 660 concert With 50,000 people in attendance There you go See Just make it up That's not even impressive I got to take Brit to her first ever 660 concert with 50,000 people in attendance. There you go. See, just make it up. That's not even impressive. I love you so much. I'm just not a fan of the royal thing unless it's like actual, like the regal intro. Because you used it incorrectly.
Starting point is 00:02:00 You started the podcast with it. Okay, it's not a critique, mate. It's just you just got thrown into it. No, I like that. Good feedback. I want to be the police of the podcast with it. Okay, it's not a critique, mate. It's just you just got thrown in the world. No, I like that. Good feedback. I want to be the police of the podcast. You do that. I'm for that.
Starting point is 00:02:10 Oh, no. Actually, I think I do have an announcement. Too late. Wait, no, no. This is cool. I want to hear it. All right. Our podcast family now has 3,000 members.
Starting point is 00:02:24 Oh, that's good. Hooray. Who is the 3,000th. Oh, that's good. Hooray. Who was the 3,000th member? They won a free cheeseburger. We're trying to work it out. We're trying to work it out now. I've got an announcement. Oh, we're both bursting at the seams.
Starting point is 00:02:38 Next week, it's going to be me. I thought Ben would hit the thing off. Guess what? It's going to be me. I thought Ben would hit the thing off Look at her Stasia's gone She likes it Maybe Okay Anything anybody needs to bring up
Starting point is 00:03:00 Anything anyone would like to bring up In the podcast intro today Just open forum I have nothing I feel like I haven't slept in a week Anyone think anyone would like to bring up in the podcast intro today? It's an open forum. I have nothing. I feel like I haven't slept in a week. I feel like I haven't slept. I got in so late because I went to Australia, everyone.
Starting point is 00:03:15 Oh, spoiler. That's in the show. Also, thank you to everyone in the podcast family group. There were so many lovely comments and people who were excited and happy for me, which is really lovely, especially when some people are going through the same thing and they still haven't got to see their family. So that's really lovely. And so many people messaged me from the podcast on my Instagram and, yeah, they were just stoked that I got to see Mama Di
Starting point is 00:03:39 and Big Steve and met my nephew, Jonty, who's the cutest thing in the whole world. So cute. He's one and he has his own horse. When does he have his own horse? It's a joke. He's a country Australian. I was just making like a country joke.
Starting point is 00:03:56 He probably does. You should see on the quad bike. They've got a quad bike. Oh, no, I probably shouldn't say that. People will get angry at it. Do you let the horse ride the quad bike? Nah, they've got a quad bike and then they've made this kind of thing where they've put a car seat, like a baby car seat,
Starting point is 00:04:12 on the back of the quad bike where they can strap him into the car seat. Has he got a little baby helmet? Yeah, they've got a helmet for him and he's got a big head. Does he like it? He loves the quad bike. Does he? Loves it. I was rounding up cows and we had him on there and he was,
Starting point is 00:04:28 moo, moo, on the back like mooing at all the cows. And then my favourite thing he does is when you say, what does a pig do? And he goes, It's really cute. Yeah. He's got the big Thomas L head though. Did he have it at birth?
Starting point is 00:04:42 That's the real issue. I'm pretty sure he did. But he was a caesarean. An emergency C-section. Because of his head? Or in spite of his head? I don't know why. Ma'am, that head cannot pass through that gap.
Starting point is 00:04:57 We must excavate. I don't know. It's sweaty in here now. Let's go. Enjoy the podcast everybody And take care of your houseplants And also Just remember in a couple of days
Starting point is 00:05:11 It's gonna be me Oh damn it Too far Let's use that as the end Are you for that? Yeah Yeah Let's do it.
Starting point is 00:05:25 For the rest of this month. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Hey, Google, what's the time? It's 3 p.m., give or take a minute. Alexa, play Zedim on iHeartRadio. Playing Zedim on iHeartRadio. Hey, Siri, when are Brie and Clint on?
Starting point is 00:05:37 Brie and Clint are on air in five, four, three, two, one. G'day, everybody. Welcome to the show. Welcome back after a long weekend. Yeah, guys, 2, 1. Kia ora everybody, welcome to the show. Welcome back after a long weekend. Yeah guys, a long weekend. The last long weekend until June, I believe. Oh yeah, Queen's birthday. Queen's birthday, which isn't actually her real birthday.
Starting point is 00:05:56 No, not her real birthday. So can we move it? Can we put it in that big gap? Although I'm keen for it now. Give it to us now. No, we've already had heaps. Does anyone know when her real birthday is? Oh, it's just been, eh? It was the other day. Yeah. Because Harry didn't stick around for it now. Give it to us now. No, we've already had heat. Does anyone know when her real birthday is? Oh, it's just been, eh?
Starting point is 00:06:06 It was the other day. Yeah. Because Harry didn't stick around for the birthday. That's correct. But his wife is pregnant. God, I'm too sucked in by these tabloid stories. I'm down a royal wormhole. Help.
Starting point is 00:06:16 Nah, they'll never get me. Bree's just flown back from Australia too. She took advantage of the travel bubble and she's gone to visit your family. I did after 18 months of not seeing my entire family and I've got a nephew that literally turned one yesterday. Is he one already? So I got to see him on his first birthday met him the day before. And he said
Starting point is 00:06:40 crikey, who are you? Yeah, it was crazy. He was fully talking. It was incredible to see my family. I surprised all of them. And there was tears. There was laughter. There was all of the above. And I'm just so grateful that I actually, even though it was like literally two days, three days, just being able to see your loved ones and hug them.
Starting point is 00:07:01 And I feel like so many people will now get to do that because the travel bubble is open, which is amazing. We're going to hear a bit of it on the show today. Have they turned your bedroom into a pool room yet? Well, I'll tell you more about that later. Today on the show too, we're continuing to add things to our cart. We're online shopping. And if at five o'clock you can tell us everything that's in the cart, you can have all of it.
Starting point is 00:07:22 We'll add the last item for today at four o'clock. Yeah, but right now let's's play some Tradie v. Lady. 50 bucks up for grabs in a trivia quiz. All you need to do is beat your opponent. Call now if you want to play 0800DIALZM. We'll play after 6.60 and fade away on ZM Bree and Clint. Bree and Clint. Bree and Clint.
Starting point is 00:07:44 Tradie versus Lady. All right, this is the and Clint. Tradies versus ladies. All right, the ladies versus the tradies. So far this year, 34 to the ladies and 25 to the tradies. Long way back for the tradies at this stage, but if anyone can do it, it's our 26-year-old Ashburton-based tradie, Bruce. G'day, Bruce. G'day, Bruce.
Starting point is 00:08:03 G'day. Fun fact about you, you can sneeze with your eyes open. I can indeed. And your eyeballs don't pop out. Haven't yet. Bruce, this isn't the Bruce the great white shark from Nemo Bruce is it?
Starting point is 00:08:17 You kind of sound like him. Doesn't he? Imagine if it was. Okay, taking on Bruce, the great white shark from Finding Nemo, is our 24-year-old lady from Southland. She's a stay-at-home mum to one child. Welcome to the show, Crystal. G'day, Crystal.
Starting point is 00:08:36 Hi. You roll your R's down there in Southland, Crystal? We sure do. Can I get a Gore War Memorial from you? Gore War Memorial? Oh, not bad, actually. Yeah, I like it. Okay, here's the deal, guys.
Starting point is 00:08:48 Bruce, your buzzer is tradie. Crystal, your buzzer is lady. First to three correct answers takes home $50 cash. Good luck. All right, guys, question number one. 660 were the first ever musical act to perform at Eden Park over the weekend. What's 660 plus 660? Tradie. Bruce. Yes, Bruce. 40. to perform at Eden Park over the weekend. What's 660 plus 660? Brady.
Starting point is 00:09:07 Bruce. Yes, Bruce. 40. No, it's not. Crystal. I'm so nervous. No, you're all right, Bruce. I wouldn't have got that either.
Starting point is 00:09:17 Give you five seconds to work it out, Crystal. 672. No, it's 1320, guys. 1320. No points. Let's move on. Question number two. What country is Ottawa the capital of?
Starting point is 00:09:33 Ottawa. Ottawa. Who's about that? Our capital city is Ottawa. I'll give you a hint. Their prime minister's last name is Trudeau. I'll give you a hint, they love maple syrup. Trady.
Starting point is 00:09:49 Yes, Bruce. Canada. It is all Canada. All right, question number three, one to the Tradies. RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under premieres on TV2 and on demand on Saturday. Which one of these people will not be a main judge of the show? RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Seal
Starting point is 00:10:07 or Reece Nicholson? Lady? Yes, Crystal. Reece Nicholson? Oh, no! Do you want to guess, Bruce? Uh, Seal? Seal is correct. He's on a hot streak, Bruce. You're one away from taking out the game. Alright, question number
Starting point is 00:10:23 four. The Oscars were on over the weekend. Who won the award for best actor? Was it Russell Crowe, Anthony Hopkins or Chadwick Boseman? Brady? Yes, Bruce, for the win. Chadwick Boseman? He should have won, people are saying, but no, it wasn't him. Crystal, you want to guess?
Starting point is 00:10:44 A? Russell Crowe. No, it wasn't. It was Anthony Hopkins. For the father. Alright, still two to the tradies. Question number five. Can you name who sings this song? Tradies are in.
Starting point is 00:11:02 Bruce? Nicki Minaj. He's done it. Very well played by you, Bruce. 50 bucks coming your way. Awesome, thank you. There we go, that's Tradie vs. Lady. The Tradies are up to 26 wins. Over the weekend, I was super lucky to get to go visit my family in Australia that I haven't seen for a long, long time.
Starting point is 00:11:31 Yeah. And I think sometimes people take it for granted when they can see their family all the time and it's no trouble and, you know, you don't really think about all those people that haven't been able to see their family in such a long time. So it was amazing for me and it was worth even every minute, every hug that I got, even though it was only for a couple of days. And while I was there, my parents had their 40th wedding anniversary.
Starting point is 00:11:57 So it was even better because all of my cousins, all of their friends, everyone that my parents has ever bloody known were over at the house and they had a bit of a party. You were a surprise for the party. Were you actually invited? No, I wasn't invited. It was a bit awkward. But I stayed. And during the party, I was looking after some of my cousins and, you know, keeping them entertained and showing them some stuff in the TV room because there was quite a few.
Starting point is 00:12:26 Yeah. And it was interesting to me because one of my cousins was sitting in the TV room and we were looking for something for them to watch, you know, something on one of the streaming sites and we were kind of scrolling through. And all of a sudden this cousin of mine was like, keep scrolling, keep scrolling, keep scrolling and like freaks out because this one particular movie crossed the screen and it was just the picture of it
Starting point is 00:12:51 but they knew exactly what it was. Right. And they were just terrified at the thought of the Jaws movie. They were like, get it off, get it off, get it off. Yeah, especially living in Australia. It's too real. And I said to my cousin, I was like, have you seen that movie? They're like, yeah, Dad made us watch it and it scared me ever since.
Starting point is 00:13:15 How old's your cousin? Oh, they're like seven or eight. Whose dad is making them watch Jaws when they're seven or eight? That's not okay. I said, probably not the right move to watch. Maybe the dad was trying to put on Finding Nemo. Yeah, got mixed up. But didn't actually know what it looked like.
Starting point is 00:13:29 He's like, oh, this looks like it. It's a fish. Anyway, didn't turn out well because the kids traumatised. And it got me thinking about what was the movie or movies that traumatised me as a kid. Yeah, what was it? There was so many. There was quite a few. Depending on what age, but I think as a young kid,
Starting point is 00:13:48 this movie of where the alien comes down to Earth and tries to phone home. E-T Home Phone He's too creepy, eh? He's too lifelike, but at the same time
Starting point is 00:14:03 not. As a kid, I could not comprehend that that wasn't real. I was like, what is that thing? Why does he look so damp? Why does E.T. look so moist and sticky? It just freaked me out. I know what you're saying. I think that's fine. I think mine is very normal as well.
Starting point is 00:14:20 I had two, actually. One of them was Jurassic Park. Oh, yeah, that's pretty scary. That was too much for me as a kid. When they find out that the raptors can open doors, I was like, no, no, no. What about the T-Rex? Yeah, the T-Rex, yeah, that too.
Starting point is 00:14:34 But the other one that really got me, not so much a movie, but the two old men who used to sit in the balcony on the Muppets and criticise everything. Remember those guys? Yeah, you've said this before. Let's put this show out of its misery. I want to see you dance.
Starting point is 00:14:47 Now dance! Dance! These guys terrified me. They absolutely made me pack myself. You know what other movie terrified me as a teenager? Like could not get over it was The Grudge. Oh. Well, yeah, but that's, yeah.
Starting point is 00:15:04 That's understandable. Terrified me. Anyone in the producer's booth, any traumatic childhood memories of movies? Anyone got one? Anastasia? Yeah, mine was the Roald Dahl movie remake of The Witches. Yes. Do you remember Colgate Saturday night movies?
Starting point is 00:15:21 They're meant to be like family movies. Yeah. Until they all revealed themselves as witches. Oh my gosh, I could not sleep for the following night. they're meant to be like family movies yeah until they all revealed themselves as witches oh my gosh i could not sleep for the following i can relate to this one don't watch the anne hathaway one oh my god is it terrifying terrifying well i'm still like getting over the 1991 you know what's also in a similar vein to that is the one with um bet midler and sarah jessica parker hocus pocus oh i always get those confused yeah no they were the witches in is the one with Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker, Hocus Pocus. Oh, I always get those confused.
Starting point is 00:15:47 Yeah. No, they were the witches in Hocus Pocus. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That one was quite scary if you re-watch it. I get the movies confused. I don't get Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker confused. I was going to say, I hope not. 0800 dials at M this afternoon.
Starting point is 00:16:00 We want to know the movie that traumatised you when you were a kid. Yeah, what's the movie that still to this day you just get a little bit about? 0800 DIAL ZM or you can text us on 9696. Bree and Clint. What movie to this day still traumatises you that you watched as a kid? Yeah, it wasn't maybe meant to be scary, but your little child brain was like, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Starting point is 00:16:24 Can't deal with it. Can't do this. There's some amazing ones coming through on the text machine and every time I read one I'm like, oh, my God, I agree with this. What about the river boat scene from Willy Wonka? Oh, yeah. Like did you ever think when you were watching that, what was Willy Wonka on?
Starting point is 00:16:39 Was he on some sort of drug because I feel like he was on like acid or something. The bit where Augustus Gloop gets sucked up in the chocolate tube up the chocolate river, I was like he was on like acid or something. The bit where Augustus Gloop gets sucked up in the chocolate tube up the chocolate river, I was like, that kid's going to die.
Starting point is 00:16:50 And Willy Wonka, Gene Hackman's just like, He's like laughing. He's like, well, that's his fault for getting in the river. And Charlie's just like, this is normal.
Starting point is 00:16:59 Yeah. No, I think Charlie was a bit panicked. True, Charlie was alright. He was quite panicked. Grandpa was like, where's the free booze? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Starting point is 00:17:07 Someone texted about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Yeah. And you didn't necessarily get it at first, but I promise you if you watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang now, it's a weird film. When they put their kids in the cages and they store them underneath the building. I don't watch old movies.
Starting point is 00:17:20 Never seen it. It was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Don't watch it. Someone else said, which I totally agree with this, the original Jumanji. Oh, my God, where he gets sucked into the board game. And then actually just the whole movie in general. The house is creepy.
Starting point is 00:17:36 It's terrifying. Like the big giant flower comes out of the fireplace. That's a lot. The rock one is much more tame than that. Steph's here. Hi, Steph. Hi, Steph. Hi. Take us back. You're a child. You watch a movie much more tame than that. Steph's here. Hi, Steph. Hi, Steph. Hi.
Starting point is 00:17:45 Take us back. You're a child. You watch a movie and you're peeing your own pants. What was the movie that was on? Harry Potter, The Philosopher's Stone. Oh. Was it just a heap of little children all in one place and you were like, that's terrifying?
Starting point is 00:18:01 The last scene where it's near the end and Voldemort's face is on the back of his head. Yeah. I could not, that always terrified me. Voldemort's face is enough to scare adults, actually. He needed to get more Botox, that guy. Or less. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:18:18 Let's talk to Finn. Hey, Finn. Hiya. You're a kid and you're traumatised by a film. What was it? That was I Am Legend. Oh, yeah. I love that film, but terrifying.
Starting point is 00:18:30 Yeah, right. The one with the zombies. I was about eight years old and I thought it was actually just about what would happen if there was one person left on the world. Yeah. So I didn't realise there were zombies. Oh, no.
Starting point is 00:18:44 And then in the cinema, he goes into the dark building when he first encounters them, and I was thinking, this is a bit strange. Yeah. And he pans and turns the torch straight on all the zombies, and they're all standing there. Yeah. And from then on, the whole movie bent down on the floor
Starting point is 00:18:59 with my head on my knees and my hands up my ears. Oh, that was $12 well spent. Have you ever thought, Finn, that technically that movie head of my knees and my hands off my ears. Have you ever thought, Finn, that technically that movie essentially is about they create a vaccine that can cure cancer from something, the measles virus or something, and they get this vaccine out and then literally everyone turns into zombies. And I was watching it the other day and I was like, oh, my God. No, don't.
Starting point is 00:19:25 Don't start there. Don't start there. Let's go to Nicole. Ask Nicole what's the movie that traumatised you as a child? The Labyrinth. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah, that's terrifying. Yeah, David Bowie.
Starting point is 00:19:36 But also a great film. Yeah. Also a great movie. I don't actually think that I've ever watched it through till the end. Oh, you should watch it now. Well, so I thought that I might, and about 10 years after I had my first bad experience with it, I'd totally forgotten all about it,
Starting point is 00:19:56 and the ad came on TV saying that it was on, and I just burst into tears, and my heart started racing, and I didn't even remember that I'd seen it and not liked it. But I don't actually think that I could make myself watch it now. It really freaks me out. It's a weird concept, David Bowie stealing babies. Also, just a tip, don't watch The Maze Runner. Bree and Clint.
Starting point is 00:20:19 Correct. From iHeartRadio, this is the latest live from LA with Dean McCarthy. This is juicy goss that emerged over the weekend. Rita Ora may have a Kiwi boyfriend. Dean, tell us more. Hi, guys. Yeah, and she picked a good one too, if it's true, because this is not confirmed yet.
Starting point is 00:20:39 But apparently, Rita Ora is dating Oscar winner, our friend, incredible, talented, Chaka Waikiki. Is that how I put it? Yeah, no, you nailed it. You nailed it, Dean. Yeah, this is a massive rumor that's come out over the weekend. I saw it and was like, ooh, interesting.
Starting point is 00:20:58 I can see it. I can see that. Let me reset the scene. Yeah, here's how it kind of rolled out, right? So basically, if you're wondering how did this happen, well, they were spotted leaving a private jet with the Hemsworth brothers
Starting point is 00:21:07 and I think Russell Crowe and that. Of course they were. They were obviously shooting for Thor. I know, fabulous, right? Well, the reason the rumour has started
Starting point is 00:21:14 is because Rita Ora over the last couple of days posted like a, you know how people are doing those photo dumps on Instagram now where it's just like a collage of all
Starting point is 00:21:21 different photos? Well, she did, you know, all these different photos and one of them is her being held by our favourite Kiwi director, and they kind of look like they're in a semi-embrace. There's two ways to read this, though. It could be a loved-up embrace, or it could just be really good friends, close, as tight as sticker thieves, you know,
Starting point is 00:21:42 and they're just kind of like cuddling-like friends. There's two ways to read it. Or they could both be really steamed, and they're just kind of like cuddling like friends. Or they could both be really steamed and they're leaning on each other so that they both don't fall over. Everything is a possibility. Nothing's off the table. I think they'd make a cute couple. I didn't realise he was single.
Starting point is 00:21:57 But more interestingly, what do we think about Taika Waititi's Gucci hat that he's wearing in the picture? Well, he can wear anything. That's why. He's also wearing... Have you guys interviewed him or met him before? He's a legend.
Starting point is 00:22:08 He's also wearing a Gucci sweater that's knitted. Yeah, actually. He's full Gucci. All I'm going to say is where there's smoke, there's fire, Dean. You don't post that for no reason, right?
Starting point is 00:22:18 There you go. That's the latest on Taika and Rita from Dean, our Hollywood correspondent. Thanks to KFC. You can text DOUBLE to 9696 for a link to the Double Down AR filter and the chance to win 50 KFC chicken dollars. Bree and Clint. Look, if you're someone like me, which lately I wake up feeling tired,
Starting point is 00:22:40 even if you've had an eight-hour sleep or a seven-hour sleep and you wake up and you're like, why am I tired? I feel worse than when I went to bed. Yeah, well, this could be for you. I find this really fascinating and it's a scientist who's spoken out, Dr. Karan Raj, and they've talked about different sleep cycles and he essentially is saying that if you want to wake up feeling refreshed, even if you have eight hours sleep, essentially you need to do it from certain times
Starting point is 00:23:12 to a certain time. Because you have sleep cycles in 90 minutes, so say you have your light sleep for 90 minutes, then you go into REM sleep, so on and so forth. He says you need to wake up at the end of a 90-minute sleep cycle. Right. You take a listen to how he explains it. It makes perfect sense. Try this if you want to wake up feeling refreshed. Every night, your brain moves through several sleep cycles. Each cycle starts with light sleep.
Starting point is 00:23:38 Then you enter deep sleep, then dream, and back to light. Each of these cycles is around 90 minutes. You feel most refreshed if you wake up at the end of one of these 90-minute cycles. It's because you're closest to your normal waking state. And to increase the chances of this, first figure out what time you want to wake up. Work backwards in 90-minute blocks until you reach a time closest to when you want to sleep. Right, so that seems simple, right? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:23:59 So let's say, let's do it right now for people listening. So say 8 a.m. Let's just do 8am as an example. Who's getting up at 8am? People with our kids. Or jobs. So if you want to wake up at 8am, work backwards in 90 minute blocks. So essentially, 90 minutes, 90 minutes.
Starting point is 00:24:21 If you wanted to get about 8 hours sleep, you could go to sleep at 11? Yeah. 11 p.m. So if you're going off 90 minutes, eight hours is actually not what you're shooting for. You need to go for seven and a half hours or nine hours of sleep. What do you mean? Oh, yeah, so that would be seven hours.
Starting point is 00:24:38 You can't fit into 90-minute blocks. Yeah, so nine hours would be you go to bed at 11. Yeah. And if it was seven and a half hours, it'd be 12.30. Yeah. That's pretty good. Mm-hmm. I feel like that's doable, but then I mean.
Starting point is 00:24:51 Don't go to bed at 12.30. Why not? Grow up. I love it. 12.30. I went to bed at 1.30 last night. 1.30? Were you at the clubs?
Starting point is 00:25:00 No, well, I got back from the airport at midnight. That doesn't count. I had to wind down and then I was on Australian time. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, did you have jet lag from Australia? Yeah, I got back from the airport at midnight. That doesn't count. I had to wind down and then I was on Australian time. Yeah. Oh, did you have jet lag from Australia? Yeah, I did. I had pretty bad jet lag, actually. I mean, we were all talking about it last year, weren't we?
Starting point is 00:25:16 When Zac Efron, who was living in Byron Bay, got himself an Aussie girlfriend. That's right. Wasn't the rumour that she was like a barista in Byron Bay? She was. She was a barista waitress. That's right. Wasn't the rumour that she was like a barista in Byron Bay? She was. She was a barista waitress. That's right. And everybody loved this story, right?
Starting point is 00:25:30 Because they were like, oh my God, Zac Efron's picked a girl who's just like me. I could date Zac Efron. It's like the actual plot line of a romantic movie. Yeah. Yeah. Literally. And unfortunately, over the past week, it's emerged that Zac Efron has ended things
Starting point is 00:25:49 with his Aussie girlfriend, Vanessa, and it's done between the two. Oh, no. What happened? I think they were nearly together for a year. Yeah. Or around abouts. And anyway, reports are saying...
Starting point is 00:26:02 She couldn't take the protein powder farts anymore. No, he broke up with her. No, he broke up with her. Oh, he broke up with her. That's what this article is saying. She was eating into the gains. Yeah, this is all like, you know, alleged and apparently from an inside source. They're saying that Zach's schedule was going to become too busy. That was one of the excuses, but this is the one that I found really interesting.
Starting point is 00:26:26 Apparently, Zach and her were living together, living in this house that he was funding. Oh, not in the house bus that he was driving around Australia? No, but he had a house in Byron Bay and he was funding the house and they were living there together.
Starting point is 00:26:43 Anyway, because of his gruelling movie schedule and shooting and all of that, he was never there. And he said because he's about to, you know, go do this intense filming schedule where he's going to be away, he didn't want to pay for a house he wasn't living in. Right. So she got kicked out on the street.
Starting point is 00:27:03 Yeah, apparently. Is that what it is? That's what this article says. That sounds like a cop-out. This is from an inside source. Because if you're a millionaire like Zac Efron and you're that busy and your partner was sort of flexible,
Starting point is 00:27:16 I mean with their time, not with their body, wouldn't you fly them to where you were if you really wanted to be with them? It also says due to COVID-19 restrictions, she wasn't going to be able to travel to Canada because he's about to film in Canada. And apparently Zac Efron secretly was relieved about this as she would have been a distraction for him during the filming.
Starting point is 00:27:39 Yeah, right. Sounds very convenient. Sounds like the relationship ran its course and they were just like, oh, well, let's just end it now, which is fine, which is totally fine. From that article, they're trying to kind of sway to the fact that he was sick of paying for everything. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:27:52 That's what they're trying to say in this article. Right. Which, let's be real, if you're Zac Efron, would you really care? If you're a millionaire movie star, don't expect your barista girlfriend to go halves in the rent for you. No, exactly. You know what you're signing up for when you get into it.
Starting point is 00:28:06 Yeah, like I mean if she's using your credit card to buy sports cars and all that kind of stuff. That's different. Different, but I mean. Mate. He's like the rent is $14,000 a week
Starting point is 00:28:18 and I think it's only fair that we go halves. I don't want to get a smaller place because I would like to live here. Because I was in High School Musical. This is my lifestyle. I was interested to ask people that listen to this show, I'd like to know the reason that they broke up. Right.
Starting point is 00:28:33 Should we go last relationship they had? Why did your last relationship break up? Why did you break up in your last relationship? Can you be honest with us? Have you been honest with yourself yet? It could be you that broke up with them? It could be you that broke up with them or it could be them that broke up with you. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:28:48 We just want to know what was the reason. It might be really scandalous or it might be really boring. Or real basic. Yeah. Just call us or text us and tell us our phone number is 0800DIALZM or you can text us on 9696.
Starting point is 00:29:03 You can remain anonymous if you'd like. We want the juicy details. Why did your last relationship break up? Because you're dating Zac Efron. Snap. Bree and Clint. What's the reason your last relationship broke up? Zac Efron and his barista girlfriend have broken up
Starting point is 00:29:21 and sources say this is all alleged. There's a few reasons, but one of them was that he was sick of paying for everything. I heard it's because he wanted to break free. As we said, you know, come on, Zach. I've just realised that his girlfriend that he was dating, Vanessa, Vanessa Hudgens from High School Musical Yeah, I bet that was obvious to her from day one
Starting point is 00:29:49 Quite interesting But we're asking you this afternoon on our 800 dials at M What's the reason your last relationship broke up? This person wants to remain anonymous Hello anonymous female, how are you going? Hello I'm good, thank you guys, how are you? Very well
Starting point is 00:30:02 Anonymous, tell us what was the reason your last relationship broke up? Well, it was actually pretty simple for me. He decided that he really wanted to have kids of his own and I did not want any more. I mean, pretty simple. Bit of a deal breaker. Yeah. Yeah, unfortunately it was.
Starting point is 00:30:21 I mean, I've got two girls already and I love them more than anything and just the thought of just having more children was just a terrifying concept. Yeah, you're done. That's okay. The shop was closed. Yeah, okay. Sad, really, because obviously that's a fundamental difference
Starting point is 00:30:35 and you guys had to break it off. It was, yeah. I mean, we're actually still friends. We've been friends for years and years and we are still friends, so it's fine. Anonymous, do you know if he's with anyone else and if he's, or has he went on to have kids or? No, we only actually split up about seven months ago, but no, he's definitely still single. Okay. Okay. Oh, that's rough. That's really difficult. Another anonymous female. Hello, anonymous female number two. Hello. Hi. Hi. How are you? Good, thank you.
Starting point is 00:31:03 Anonymous, what's the reason your last relationship broke up? So my ex-partner, he actually slept with my now ex-best friend. Ah, that'll do it. Yeah. So you were... Yeah. What a pig. We were friends for too long.
Starting point is 00:31:19 You broke up with a boyfriend and a best friend. That must have been rough. Oh, it was tough. I must admit, I was so angry. I didn't cry for like three months. Yeah, I bet because you would have been so enraged. Can I ask Anonymous, who were you more angry at? I was more angry at her because she left her stuff there
Starting point is 00:31:39 so I could find it. Oh. Oh, whoa. She wanted you to know. That's like real kind of, you know, premeditated stuff. Are they together now? No, no. Oh, so it was all for nothing.
Starting point is 00:31:53 Oh, because, I mean, the start of their relationship was built on such trust and great things. Our last person wants to be anonymous too, but they're male. Hello, anonymous. Hello, anonymous. Hi, guys. Hi, guys.
Starting point is 00:32:03 I've just seen on the screen what this is about. Anonymous, tell us why your last relationship broke up. Because they were casted on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. What? You are kidding. Yeah. There wasn't any time for them to continue being in a relationship. Your partner broke up with you to go on RuPaul's Drag Race.
Starting point is 00:32:24 Yeah, it was a mutual decision. Can you tell me, Anonymous, are you a fan of the show? Oh, yeah, huge fan. Massive fan of the show. Did you, like, kind of RIP a little bit when you heard your partner at the time was going to be on the Down Under? Yeah, it means I can't go to the premiere now,
Starting point is 00:32:41 so I'm a little bit gutted. Oh, no. Are you going to be able to watch it knowing that your ex is on the show? Good question, yeah. I mean, like, super supportive of them doing what they dream to do, so I don't think I can ask for any more than that. Anonymous. Fair enough.
Starting point is 00:32:55 I'm just picturing the breakup, and I'm just picturing either one of you saying to the other, sashay away. Away, yeah. Sorry to hear it anonymous. I've got an announcement of national significance. New Zealand
Starting point is 00:33:20 is no longer the number one country in the world for fighting COVID-19. Oh. Oh. What? We've been knocked off our perch. Who's taken over?
Starting point is 00:33:30 We've been number one since November. Since basically always, I think. Everyone's like, damn, I want what they're having. I wonder if you can bet on a sports bet on this. Right? Who wins in the end? Yeah. We've been knocked off our perch.
Starting point is 00:33:43 It's okay. We're still definitely in the top five. Do you want to hear the top five? Yeah. These are the top five countries globally for fighting COVID-19. Number five is Taiwan. They've dropped one place
Starting point is 00:33:52 to number five. They're going very well. Great. Number four is Israel. Did you know Israel have 57% of their population vaccinated already? Wow, that's incredible.
Starting point is 00:34:01 Number three, you'll be proud of this, Brie. Australia is number three. Go the Aussies. Go the Aussies. Well done, guys incredible. Number three, you'll be proud of this, Brie. Australia is number three. Go the Aussies. Go the Aussies. Well done, guys. And number two, down a spot, New Zealand. Okay.
Starting point is 00:34:10 So who's number one then? Number two, the number one country for fighting COVID-19 is currently... Singapore. Are they? I don't doubt it either. If you've ever been to Singapore, I've never seen a more organised, clean country in my life. Oh, yeah. They've just got something going on.
Starting point is 00:34:28 You know, when I was in boarding school, I had a friend at boarding school and her family was from Singapore. Yes. And I remember this vividly. This was in the mid-2000s. She told me that in Singapore you could get McDonald's delivered. Oh, yeah. That would blow your mind, yeah.
Starting point is 00:34:45 Whoa! That's how organised they are. They were doing it back in the mid-2000s. The fact that got me with Singapore was chewing gum's illegal. Oh, yeah. That's the fact that I heard. It's so clean that chewing gum is illegal. For the stats, by the way,
Starting point is 00:34:57 Singapore has 19.4% of its population vaccinated. How much do you think New Zealand's got vaccinated? I don't know. What percentage of New Zealanders are currently vaccinated? I want to say 15. New Zealand is a whopping 1.9%
Starting point is 00:35:14 people vaccinated. That's huge. Yeah. It's basically just the people who work at the jet park. I think that's it. Kia ora, this is Toby Manhai. I'm the host of Gone By Lunchtime, a podcast for the spin-off podcast network all about politics and politicians, with me, Annabel Lee-Mather, and Ben Thomas, careering wildly from the very serious
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Starting point is 00:36:25 What is their real name? The game might not have a name. It's a good game. You just got to figure out the name of celebrities. Of the game. No, that game's been going on for a few months. Next week, we should name this game, and you could win KFC chicken dollars. So what will happen is you'll join a team, Team Bree or Team Clint,
Starting point is 00:36:41 and Anastasia will give us names, and we've got to figure out if that's their real name or if it's a stage name. We've changed it a little bit this week. Have we? Yeah. Remember, we're adding in a timer. Oh, that's right. As a team, you will have this long, five seconds for one of you to answer. Okay.
Starting point is 00:36:57 And whoever answers first, real or fake, quick game's a good game. Yeah, that's what we're locking in. Let's meet our team members today. Hayley. Hi, Hayley. G'day, Hayley. Hi. Pick a team. Team Bree or Team Clint? Team Bree, please. That means David, you're on
Starting point is 00:37:13 Team Clont. Congratulations. G'day, David. Thank you. Here we go, guys. Anastasia, when you're ready, tell us who's starting and give us our first name. Name. Name. Name. Bree's had a few international flights to think about this game, so she will start first with Hayley.
Starting point is 00:37:30 Wait, I need to talk with my teammate Hayley for a second. So, Hayley, we've got five seconds to make this decision once Anastasia tells us the celebrity, okay? Just scream it real or fake. So, if you know it, Hayley, I'm backing you in. Just yell out real or fake, okay? You've got permission. Okay. All right. Celebrity number one is Robert De Niro. Ooh, Hayley. I'm backing you in. Just yell out real or fake, okay? You've got permission. Okay.
Starting point is 00:37:45 Celebrity number one is Robert De Niro. Oh, Hayley. Fake. Do you reckon that's real or fake? Real. Real. Oh, no. Guys, that's his real name.
Starting point is 00:37:59 Yes. Well done. We got it. Oh, I like the time pressure. It's good. Okay, David, we're up. Same deal goes. If you know it, don't even deliberate.
Starting point is 00:38:06 Yell it out, okay? Let's roll into celebrity number two, which is Mariah Carey. Real name. Surely a real name, David, right? They're real. Real. Real. Real.
Starting point is 00:38:16 We said real. You just got in there. That's correct, boys. Is it? Yes. Is it a real name? I'm liking the pace of this. All right, come on, Hayley.
Starting point is 00:38:26 Keep it moving. All right, Bree and Hayley are up. All right, let's talk this through quick. Celebrity number three is Tina Fey. Tina Fey. I feel like it's real. Real. You're going to go real?
Starting point is 00:38:37 Real. Girls, I'm really sorry. Tina Fey is not her real name. What's Tina Fey's real name? Her real name is Elizabeth Stamatina. Oh, my God, it's completely different. Her middle name's Stamatina, and it's a shortened version. I can see why she went with Tina Fey.
Starting point is 00:38:57 I thought you were going to say, it's Tina, yay. All right, David, we can clinch the game here, man. Let's do this. All right, boys. Yeah, no pressure. Celebrity number four is Amy Winehouse. Fake name. Fake name, David.
Starting point is 00:39:11 Fake name. Fake. Fake. Fake. Stage name. It's too good. Stage name. Boys, I'm so sorry.
Starting point is 00:39:18 It's her real name. Hayley, we're still in it. All right, here we go. So now we're down to a tie break. Yes. How this works is it will be the first team that yells out either Brie or Clint, and Hayley and David can participate in this too. No, no, there's no time to think about this.
Starting point is 00:39:33 Surely it's the first team to yell out real or fake. Everyone do that. What? Isn't it? You don't get time to think about this. All right, guys. I feel like we've always yelled out our team name, but if you want to change this round too.
Starting point is 00:39:45 No, let's just stick with the original way. All right, all right, all right. I might not be able to hear it. Hayley, yell it out if you know it. And then once you pick your team name, whoever yells out first, Clint will start the timer. Okay. So do we yell real or fake?
Starting point is 00:39:58 No, yell out free. You'll tell your brain. David, you yell out Clint if you know it. Celebrity number five is Julia Roberts. Clint. Yes, Hayley, real or fake? Real. Real.
Starting point is 00:40:11 Lock it in. Oh, I don't know if it's real, but okay. Hayley, Julia Roberts is her real name. Yes, Hayley. Yes. This game's stressful now. Oh, my God. I'm sweating pits from that. Hayley! Yes! This game's stressful now. Oh, my God. I'm sweating pits from that.
Starting point is 00:40:27 Hayley, 50 KFC chicken dollars. Congratulations. Get in, Hayley. Bree and Clint. There's a mum who's making headlines this week after she has decided to make her own reusable toilet paper. No. No.
Starting point is 00:40:45 Look. We've talked about this before. make her own reusable toilet paper. No. No. No. Look. We've talked about this before. Yep. It's called the family cloth. Yeah. No. No.
Starting point is 00:40:55 This is a true story. She says that she, after making this reusable toilet paper, it cuts down on almost 300 rolls of toilet paper that the family were getting through each year. Yeah. Yeah, look. Bree and I are all for saving the environment and being socially conscious.
Starting point is 00:41:16 I'm all for that. Innovative stuff. I'm keen to save money too. Get rid of the plastic bags. Get rid of, you know, I'm all for it. I'm in. I'm involved. Not this.
Starting point is 00:41:26 This is where I draw the line. Next minute they'll be telling me that I can wrap a stick in something and use it as a tampon. No. No. Well, you could. You could, but I don't want to. You could have a separate cloth for the family tampon.
Starting point is 00:41:41 If you don't understand what it is, basically it's like a bag of rags that you all use and you keep them beside the toilet and you use a clean rag and then you put it in a basket and then the bag of rags goes in the washing machine and you reuse them. That's how the family cloth works. Her name is Kelsey
Starting point is 00:42:01 and my favourite part of the story is that it talks about how she first decided to give these homemade eco loo rolls a go is what she's calling. And she said she heard it on the radio. Could have been us. Could have been us. This could be our fault. This could be our fault. She said after, this is so wrong.
Starting point is 00:42:24 So there's 50 strips that sit in a basket. You've got used and you're not used. Is 50 enough for a family? You don't want to get them mixed up either. No, definitely not. She said despite them being washed over 150 times, the family cloth is still in good nick. 150 times a day is how much I'd need it washed.
Starting point is 00:42:45 Can I ask you, I know you're not keen and I'm not keen either. Would you be keen if you had your own cloth? No. No. If there was a couple of baskets, there's a basket for you, there's a basket for mum, a basket for dad, a basket for bro. You'd also need two baskets each. Oh, you need your disposable basket.
Starting point is 00:43:08 No, no, no. What? So you need three baskets each. Oh, a number one basket, a number two basket. Number one basket, number two basket. Because guess what? If I've used that one for a number one one time and that one for a number two, I don't want to wash that and then use my number two.
Starting point is 00:43:21 Good point that you raised there, Bree. If you've used a number one cloth, does that need to go in the wash or can you just hang that on the heated towel rail? Shh. No. Bree and Clint. The long weekend was a really special one for me. Yep.
Starting point is 00:43:34 Because at the last second, I decided I was going to go home and see my family in country Queensland for the first time in 18 months. When was the last time you saw them? Was it Christmas? It would have been Christmas time in 18 months. When was the last time you saw them? Was it Christmas? It would have been Christmas time. Christmas 2019. 2019. Not the last Christmas just gone, the Christmas before.
Starting point is 00:43:51 Isn't it weird to say? Yeah. It's really weird because I've never missed a Christmas with my family. I've always gone home for Christmas. That was the time where no matter what you're doing, you always try and come home for Christmas. Yeah. So that was really hard for our family when I couldn't come home.
Starting point is 00:44:08 And it's been especially hard as well because my sister had her first baby in that time. Yeah. He's now one. He turned one yesterday, which I was able to be there for. Yeah. So when all of this talk about them opening the Australian and New Zealand bubble was happening, it used to make me quite emotional
Starting point is 00:44:27 because there was always a little bit of hope that was given and then they'd take it away and then they'd give it back to you and then they'd take it away. I remember talking to you about it. I was like, oh, it's news. It might be coming soon. And I was like. And you're like, I'm not reading it anymore.
Starting point is 00:44:38 I was like, don't talk to me. Until it's confirmed, I don't want to hear about it. And I think anybody on either side of the Tasman would have been feeling the same way by the end. They're like, stop getting our hopes up. But it's real now and you were able to go. It was amazing and it was everything I thought it was going to be and it's a lot of effort to travel because it's about 10 hours travelling
Starting point is 00:44:56 to get home to where my parents are. Because you've got to fly to Queensland and then drive out into the... Yeah, and you've got to obviously be at the airport for three hours before and all that kind of stuff. So it's about 10 hours travelling all up. And there's so many people who are in the same boat as me who haven't seen family for a long time and there's people who are doing it a lot tougher,
Starting point is 00:45:15 like with sick relatives and all that kind of thing. And all I could think is when I was on this really busy plane was how amazing that all these reunions were that were going to be happening from this plane like everyone on there you almost want to put a gopro on everybody just to see all the different reactions and it was amazing to see like when we got into brisbane airport like all these like like people being reunited with family and loved ones and it was just really emotional and really overwhelming everybody describes it as the opening scene from Love Actually.
Starting point is 00:45:45 And it is, right? It really is. And it's amazing to see that stuff. But when, so when I got in, I was like, you know, I hadn't told my parents. That was a big secret. Yeah. And the only people that knew were my brother and his girlfriend because we needed to be picked up from the airport
Starting point is 00:46:01 and taken back and all that kind of stuff. So anyway, managed to get home at about, this was about 9.30 at night. So we've driven all the way out to country Queensland. We're out in the middle of nowhere. It's pitch black. My parents were both sitting in the TV room. Yeah. And I decided I would just sneak in through the back door that was open, Country Queensland
Starting point is 00:46:25 and just say to them, what's for dinner? And I've got the audio here of exactly what happened when they realised that I'd come home. Hey guys, what's for dinner? For dinner? You're joking!
Starting point is 00:46:44 Oh, sweetheart! Oh my God! Seriously though, what's for dinner? For real? Are you surprised? Look at mum's face. I said something and then mum goes she didn't even look at me then she turns around did we get you well you got me
Starting point is 00:47:21 your dad his voice is breaking all over the place. I know. And I've seen the video, the gobsmacked look on your mum's face. I love the bit where she just goes, is this real? She was like blinking and she was like, what is going on? And it was just, I mean, like even to be able to just hug them and have, you know, that connection where it's great over FaceTime, but being able to spend time with the people that you love the most in the world, like it was just
Starting point is 00:47:49 worth every second, worth every hug. We're going to look back on this period of time in the future and just see it as the most bizarre thing, like the strangest time of life where families were kept apart from each other. People missed weddings, funerals, births, everything. And that's the hardest thing. And you know what I think the hardest thing about it is, and I thought about this over the weekend,
Starting point is 00:48:08 is that, you know, there's a lot of people that don't get to see their family and there's all different reasons. But this was like you being told you are not allowed to see your family. You can't. Like you had no choice. And I think that makes it even harder.
Starting point is 00:48:25 And I just feel for all those people, you know, that are probably stuck. They haven't had their reunion yet. They haven't had that yet, but just, yeah. We hope that you have that, you know, that moment soon and you will. It's coming. And record it because it's pretty emotional. Put that GoPro on your forehead like this. I don't want to watch it before bed because I will cry.
Starting point is 00:48:44 Bree and Clint. The biggest news in New Zealand right now is not COVID-19. It's what is happening with Snickers pods. It's not just Snickers pods. Mars pods. There's all the different types of pods in the pods rainbow that they're talking about taking away from us. What is going on with pods?
Starting point is 00:49:01 The news broke over the weekend that they're cancelled. Pods are cancelled. There's multiple rumours out there. Have they made a racial slur? Yeah, yeah. They found some old tweets from pods and they're like, oh my God, you're so cancelled. I'm waiting to get rid of these guys.
Starting point is 00:49:14 There's multiple bits of information out there. Someone's posted on Reddit saying in their reply email they got from Mars, the company that makes pods, and they said, no, we're only cancelling the 280 gram bag. You'll still have the 160 and the 310s. So the medium-sized bag they're talking about getting rid of. And then someone else posted on Reddit their email back from Mars saying, no, they're all gone.
Starting point is 00:49:34 So what is really happening? What is the truth and how do we get to it? This afternoon we attempt to do just that by going to the source and calling Mars, New Zealand. God, is this a collect call? Yeah. Because calling Mars is a long way. It's long distance for sure.
Starting point is 00:49:52 Looking for some clarity. Contacting Mars Consumer Care. My name is Justine. How can I help you? Hi, Justine. It's Bree and Clint calling from ZDM radio station. We're just calling with an inquiry about pods. You know, pods, Snickers pods, Mars pods, pods. Are they cancelled?
Starting point is 00:50:08 Yes, they do. This continues these products in New Zealand, but this is because of factory constraints. We cannot produce enough pods for both Australia and New Zealand. Are you telling me that you can still buy them in Australia? Yes, it is. Are you telling me that there was enough for only one country and you chose Australia over us?
Starting point is 00:50:32 Yes. Why wouldn't you just get rid of, like, Tasmania or something? OK, look, we're all upset, we're all frustrated. When, Justine, can we expect to not be able to buy them at all here in New Zealand? When's the cutoff? I believe until supplies last. Right, so whenever.
Starting point is 00:50:52 We have already discontinued manufacturing it in New Zealand, but it might still be available in some stores. All right, Justine, sorry, got to go. I'm off to buy some pods. See you later. Justine, just before you go, is off to buy some pods, see you later Justine, just before you go is it permanent or are they coming back one day? We have no current plans
Starting point is 00:51:10 to bring them back I'll make sure that to tell our marketing team that you missed them. Okay, thank you, we appreciate it Bree's literally gone to buy as many as she can Okay, talk to you soon, thank you. Thank you so much Bree and you take care and you stay safe You too, bye
Starting point is 00:51:24 That's some John Campbell level journalism. Come back Okay, talk to you soon. Thank you. Thank you so much, Brian. You take care and you stay safe. You too. Bye. That's some John Campbell-level journalism. Come back, Brie. You can get them. I'm back. No, but seriously, I've just had the best idea. Yeah. Producer Ben, let's hire a truck and we're going to go around the whole country and we're going to buy every last packet of pods
Starting point is 00:51:41 and then we're going to dish them out to people that listen to this show. We're going to be like the pods Robin Hoods. Yeah, and we should do it from a pod. We can call it our pods pod. Let's do it from a pod. And we should do a podcast about it, the pods pod podcast. Oh, and Anastasia, you can get some vape pods. Oh, okay, too fast.
Starting point is 00:51:59 Bree and Clint. It's my birthday. It's my birthday. Bree and Clint's birthday banger. All right, birthday banger. We do it at the same time every day. We get three of your guys' birthdays. We figure out what was the number one song on your 16th and then we'll play the best one in full. Hi, Chloe. Welcome to Birthday Banger.
Starting point is 00:52:17 Hi, Chloe. Hi, how's it going? Good. How was your long weekend? Oh, it was pretty good. Pretty good. Did you get up too much camping? Uh, no. I just chilled out. I had a busy time as a student. Sounds like my type of living.
Starting point is 00:52:29 It's not really camping season, is it? Is it? Isn't it? It's not? Is it? It's a bit cold. It was quite cold in Wellington. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:52:36 Now we know you're lying, Chloe. No, Chloe, you know, she speaks the truth. Let's do your birthday banger. Chloe, what's your birthday? 19th of January, 2000. Right, you were 16 in 2016 on the 19th of January. And in 2016, this had a number one hit. My mama don't like you and she likes everyone.
Starting point is 00:52:56 How is the song Five Years Old? Crazy. That is just a time warp for me. Do you love the Biebs, Chloe? Is it a good birthday banger for you? It's a good birthday banger. Gotta love the Biebs. Do you love the Biebs, Chloe? Is it a good birthday banger for you? It's a good birthday banger. Gotta love the Biebs. Yeah, love the Biebs.
Starting point is 00:53:09 In the news today, Justin Bieber, for having dreadlocks. Yeah, white guy dreads. Crazy. He's really going there in 2021. He's John Butler-trioing it. Yeah, he hasn't checked the internet recently. Okay, Chloe, yours is good. Let's go to Jack.
Starting point is 00:53:22 Hi, Jack. Hi, Jack. Yeah, how you guys doing? Good, Jack. What about. Let's go to Jack. Hi, Jack. Hi, Jack. Yeah, how you doing? Good, Jack. What about you? Camping on the long weekend, Jack? No, I ended up getting to the Anzac Day in my local town. Good man.
Starting point is 00:53:34 Oh, lovely. Where's that? Where do you live? Taihepe. Oh, lovely. Gumboot throwing capital of New Zealand, eh? Yeah, mate. It was good.
Starting point is 00:53:42 Good stuff. We went through there when we had the venute. We did, yeah. Got a photo of the big gumboot. Touched the big gumboot. Yeah, did all the must-dos. Did you get up at dawn, eh? Yeah, mate, it was good. We went through there when we had the Venute. We did, yeah, got a photo of the big gumbo. Touched the big gumbo. Yeah, did all the must-dos. Did you get up at dawn, Jack? Sure did, yes. Good man, good man. What's your birthday, Jack? 21st
Starting point is 00:53:56 of July, 1995. Alright, Jack, you were 16 in 2011 on the 21st of July, and here's your birthday birthday. Oh, Jack. Yes, that's a banger. That's a banger.
Starting point is 00:54:15 Cobra Starship. What a throwback. Is it Cobra Starship, Leighton Meester? It's not, is it? No, I think just Cobra. Yeah, right. But just the Cobras. Just the Cobras.
Starting point is 00:54:23 Yeah, right. That's a good one, Jack. Wait there. We've got one more for Lauren. Hi, Lauren. G'day, Loz. Hi. How are you doing? Good, Yeah, right. But just the cobras. Just the cobras. Yeah, right. That's a good one, Jack. Wait there. We've got one more for Lauren. Hi, Lauren. G'day, Loz. Hi. How are you doing?
Starting point is 00:54:29 Good, thanks, Lauren. What about you? Camping on the long weekend? No, not at all. I've got three little boys, so I didn't get up too much. I thought I would get one. But, Lauren, if you didn't have kids, would you have been camping? Definitely.
Starting point is 00:54:45 Yes, I feel it, Lauren. Yeah, totally. Good. Nothing like camping in New Zealand at the end of autumn. Okay, Lauren, what's your birthday? Fourth of September, 1989. All right, Lauren, you were 16 in 2005 on the 4th of September. And in 2005, this had a number one hit. Don't you wish your girlfriend was like me? Don't you wish her... Great birthday banger, Lauren. Yes, awesome. had a number one hit.
Starting point is 00:55:07 Great birthday banger, Lauren. Yeah, it's awesome. I can see you doing the Pussycat Dolls dance where you spin the chair around and you sit on it backwards. Get your high heels on. Hey, Lauren, let's be real. We've all pulled a muscle
Starting point is 00:55:19 to this song before. Okay, wait there. Three great birthday bangers. No campers My vote today is for Cobra Starship For Jack from Taihapé I do love that song Sometimes
Starting point is 00:55:35 Are you feeling nasty Like you want to do Pussycat Dolls? You want to get your freak on? No I do like I'll go with the Cobra Starship I like that I don't want to twist your freak on? No, I do like, I'll go with the Cobra Starship. I like that. I don't want to twist your arm. No, you're not.
Starting point is 00:55:47 I do like that song and I feel like Jack, I want to make his dreams come alive. Jack, would this song make you Thai happy? Let's do it, guys. I apologise for that, Jack, and that joke,
Starting point is 00:56:00 but you've won birthday banger. Congratulations, mate. Yeah. There we go. Unreal. Get it? Thai happy? No, I got it the first time.
Starting point is 00:56:11 It was still bad the second time. That's where he's from. Yeah. I'm known for taking what I think I deserve And you're overdue And if you listen, you can hear me through the radio In that bright white noise What I've been missing in my life, what I've been dreaming of You'll be that girl, you'll be that girl, you'll be Everything you want, so let me get up there
Starting point is 00:56:45 I'm the baddest baby in the atmosphere Tell me what you want so we can do just what you like You make me feel You make me feel You make me feel You make me feel You make me feel You make me feel Get a little closer to me, girl
Starting point is 00:57:12 And you'll understand Cause if you wanna, gotta know what you need Well, then I'm your man And if I listen, I can hear you through my radio In the bright white ones What I've been missing in my life What I've been dreaming of You'll be that girl, you'll be that girl
Starting point is 00:57:37 You'll be everything you want So let me get up there I'm the best baby in the atmosphere Tell me what you want Cause we can do just what you like Everything you know I'll dip it upside down Take you under what you know
Starting point is 00:57:58 I like it loud Tell me what you want Cause we can do just what you like You make me feel good You make me feel good You make me feel good You make me feel good You make me feel good
Starting point is 00:58:21 You make me feel good You make me feel. You make me feel. You make me feel. Put your hands up. Put your hands up. Let the lights drop. Let the lights drop. Make my world stop.
Starting point is 00:58:46 Make my world stop, make my world stop You make me feel good You make me feel good You make me feel good You make me feel good You make me feel good. You make me feel good. You make me feel good. You make me feel good. You make me feel good. You make me feel good.
Starting point is 00:59:21 Zed and Bree and Clint, the winner of Birthday Banger for Jack from Thai Hoppers, Cobra Starship and You Make Me Feel. Good, good energy for a Tuesday that feels like a Monday. Yeah, that's what you needed for a Tuesday, isn't it? Bree's just been Googling campsites. I think... Dead set on going camping, aren't you? You know the perfect time to go camping?
Starting point is 00:59:38 When it's wet and cold? No, it's when no one else is going camping. Because it's wet and cold. Because you get the whole place to yourself. Yeah, man. But you're on the cusp. It's on the cusp. Like you could get a nice weekend.
Starting point is 00:59:50 I think Easter was on the cusp, but then I'm an indoors guy, so what do I do? Maybe I think it's past the cusp when daylight savings is finished. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it's already finished. Nothing like sitting in your dark tent at 4.30 going, I love camping. Yeah, I would camp. This is so much better than being at home.
Starting point is 01:00:07 Bree and Clint. Okay, who's ready to get their mind blown? Me. Look, I'm not going to big note it, but I feel like I've got a story today that's nearly as good as the time I found out my dog Whitney Houston had the exact same birthday as the real Whitney Houston, but we named her before we found out my dog Whitney Houston had the exact same birthday as the real Whitney Houston but we named her before we found
Starting point is 01:00:28 out what dog it was going to be. Now very shortly we're going to invite you to blow our minds just like that but first we like to set the tone and so Brie you believe you've got, these are kind of like mind blowing coincidences aren't they? Yes exactly and I found this one on the interwebs.
Starting point is 01:00:45 And it's a story from Australia, a true story. And it's about a guy named Ray and a girl named Liz. So Ray and Liz, they met when they were about nine years old when their families were camping at the same campsite. Got it. Liz's family was from Tasmania. Ray's family was from Victoria. So they were from different states.
Starting point is 01:01:06 Anyway, so they met when they were nine. They really hit it off. They shared their lollies with each other and they had kind of like, you know, a really young summer romance. Yeah. And they were childhood sweethearts. Anyway, after this, they kept in touch.
Starting point is 01:01:23 They swapped addresses and for the next eight years, they exchanged more than 100 letters. Wow. So they were pen pals, which is really cute. That's what happened back in the day before MSN or texting. Yeah. Because you wrote to each other. Or sexting. Anyway.
Starting point is 01:01:38 Everything sucks now. Anyway, so they then didn't see each other for quite a long time until they were quite a lot older. So they were around 18, 19, 20 years old. And just so happened that they were both at the same campsite again, their families. And Ray and Liz saw each other. They'd returned to Victoria.
Starting point is 01:02:00 And Liz said to Ray, she broke the news to Ray, that she was getting married. Right. So he was devastated about it and anyway, they went their separate ways and they never really talked to each other for a long time after that. So they went their separate ways. She got married. She had kids.
Starting point is 01:02:18 He went off. He got married. He had kids. She then got married again and then was widowed by her second husband and he ended up having a divorce. Anyway, so they're in their 60s now at this point, right? I'll just let you know. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:02:34 If you were a caller, I would have farted you out by now because you're taking a long time to blow our minds. No, wait, you wait, you wait. Anyway, so Liz's granddaughter had been trying to set her up for a long time. So she kept trying to set her up for a long time. So she kept trying to set her up with all these different men or whatever. And anyway, Liz's granddaughter who lived in Tasmania was in Victoria. She was on a bus ride to somewhere and she got sat next to this
Starting point is 01:02:54 older man. And the older man said to her, oh, you know, I've been looking for someone I've recently, you know, separated from my wife. And Liz's granddaughter said, oh, you should meet up with my great aunt. She's an amazing person. Gave the guy her aunt's number and anyway, they ended up calling each other. They talked for ages about, you know, what they liked and he said, I feel like I've known you forever. Anyway, they decided they would meet up at the airport
Starting point is 01:03:22 and when they saw each other at the airport, they realised that they were the nine-year-olds that fell in love all those years ago at the camp site. Nah, I disagree. And, Estasia, that was a good story, wasn't it? I was hooked. He's right about the possibly length issue. It took so long for you to blow our mind just then.
Starting point is 01:03:44 And I realised about 45 seconds before it finished that they were going to meet up again. So it took the sting out of it. There wasn't enough sting left for me to, you know? All right, well, next time you have to bring a story. Oh, mate, mate. I've been holding this segment up. You know it's a hard job.
Starting point is 01:04:01 I've been holding this segment up. You know it's a hard job being the one who decides, but we've made an agreement that we had to be honest, and I was being honest, okay? I felt like I was a bit hard done by. 0800 dial ZM. Can you blow our minds with a coincidence? Needs to be snappy,
Starting point is 01:04:16 okay? You've got to get to it. You've got to get in, get out quickly, but if you think you can, now's the time to call us. He's judging the ivory tower, isn't he? Okay? 0800 dial ZM and we'll see if you can blow our minds next. A lot of unhappy people
Starting point is 01:04:31 on the text machine. They're not happy with you. It's a big ask. It's a big ask to blow our minds. And I'm just saying, look, you came close. And I think, like we said last week, it's all in the telling. I just think that maybe you dilly-dallied a little bit. Alright, next week, get
Starting point is 01:04:48 ready for the best story ever told by our very own Clinton Roberts in the segment Blow Our Minds. It's pre-empting it. But before that, this is where we ask you to call us up and tell us a mind blowing coincidence story.
Starting point is 01:05:04 Now, just be aware that we're not in control of how we respond. It's in the air. It's a feeling. It's a vibe. You heard how angry Bree got about it before. We ask you to take it with a pinch of salt. No, I say get angry. Get angry, get even is what I say.
Starting point is 01:05:21 The first person here to attempt to blow our mind wants to remain anonymous. Hello, anonymous. Hello, anonymous. Hello, anonymous. Hello. This is the first time we've had someone call up for this segment anonymously. Keep it snappy, okay? Get in there, get in, get out. When you're ready, blow our mind.
Starting point is 01:05:36 Moortown Country School, about 80 to 90 kids, went to primary, sweet as, mum, dad, happy childhood, married, yada, yada, yada. Went to high school, halfway through happy childhood, marriage, yada, yada, yada. Went to high school. Halfway through high school, I seen this girl. She looked oddly just striking familiar to me. Never really
Starting point is 01:05:51 crossed my mind, but then the more I went to high school with her throughout the two years, it still, it played with me. Anyway, two years later, I finished just before I finished high school, found out that she is my dad's other daughter. What? What? Secret sister.
Starting point is 01:06:08 Secret sister. Anonymous, I'm from a small country town, so I can relate to this a lot. Everyone knows everything. So clearly dad was not playing golf. No. Not enough holes at golf. That was my response.
Starting point is 01:06:21 Depends if his other girlfriend's name was golf. Whoa. Clearly. You did it. Hey, can I just girlfriend's name was Golf. Whoa. Clearly. You did it. Hey, can I just say, you did it. Snappy to the point. You nailed it. G'day, Golf.
Starting point is 01:06:31 How are you? Secret sister. Nailed it like my father. She's good. Yep, he hit a four. That's a tough act to follow. Kieran's here. Hi, Kieran.
Starting point is 01:06:43 That was a hole in one. Hey, guys. How's it going? All right, Kieran. Come on. Yeah, that is a tough act to follow. Kieran's here. Hi, Kieran. Hey, guys. How's it going? All right, Kieran. Come on. Yeah, that is a tough act to follow. However, I'm going to try and blame on. 1985, my parents are in
Starting point is 01:06:56 Palmerston North area. They're at the Manawatu River. Yep. Frolicking in the river. My mum loses an engagement ring from my father. Engraved. Fast ring from my father, engraved. Fast forward 20-plus years, like mid-2000s. Mum's at Foxton Beach, which is 25 to 30k away. Puts her hand in the sand, pulls her ring out.
Starting point is 01:07:17 No! No. Karen! Are you bloody kidding me? It's engraved, so she knows it's her ring. Yeah, it's engraved. I've got the ring. I could, I don't know, I could show you guys.
Starting point is 01:07:34 You swear, Kieran, you swear. What's your most loved thing? What car do you drive? Oh, do you know what? I swear on my Nissan Navara. See, now I believe you. Wow. Kieran now I believe you. Wow. Kieran, you did it.
Starting point is 01:07:46 I'm going to say that's nearly the best one of these we've ever had. Super tough act to follow now, Stephen. Hi. Hi. Oh, going third in this batch is really hard. Can I say, we've never had a clean sweep. We've never had three from three. Stephen, come on.
Starting point is 01:08:01 I believe in you. Okay. Well, I think I've got a pretty good one. So driving up from Hamilton to C660, getting public transport in on the bus, got chatting with four strangers. Don't know them. They're also out of town. They don't know how to get to Eden Park.
Starting point is 01:08:18 Said, follow us. We'll take you there. Got on the trains. Get there. Go our separate ways. Go to our seats. They are sitting next to us. No! What?
Starting point is 01:08:29 50,000 people, consecutive seats. We're four, five, six, seven, eight in a row. That's wild. It's a clean sweep. Yeah, we'll give it to you, Stephen. 50,000. 50,000. The odds are 50,000 to one. Stephen, I don't know how you followed up Kieran's story, but you did it. And it was topical.
Starting point is 01:08:49 It just happened on the weekend. It's topical, which made it better. Yeah. It blew my mind. I've been telling everyone. We became instant friends. You couldn't help it. They're your soulmates, Stephen.
Starting point is 01:09:01 They're your soulmates. You need to marry those people. I'm already married. Cancel the... Oh, yeah, I know, but, you know. Yeah, that was weird, Clint. Why did to marry those people. I'm already married. Oh, yeah, I know, but, you know. That was weird, Clint. Why did you do that? Cancel the game. Can't get any better.
Starting point is 01:09:11 All right. Brie and Clint. I'm about to bring our show into the stratosphere of rail news. Rail news. That's right. I've heard rail's the future of transport. I mean, if you know me, Clint, you do know I love to ride that rail. Oh, yeah, I've always said that about you.
Starting point is 01:09:28 Bree, she's a rail rider. Loves to ride that rail. Every time I feel like, where's Bree? I'm like, ride the rails. That's why she wore those train driver hats. Exactly. You always call me and you're like, what are you doing? I'm like, just riding that rail.
Starting point is 01:09:42 Oh, duh, I should have known. Right, hit me with some rail news. Because obviously last week I had the news about the monorail in Wellington. So we're picking up our rail content. We are. And this is out of Long Island. A train conductor has found something on the train. Right.
Starting point is 01:09:58 It was a bag. Bomb. Bomb. No, it wasn't a bomb. Not a bomb. Something expensive. Oh, bomb. No, it wasn't a bomb. Not a bomb. Something expensive. Oh, okay. iPhone 12.
Starting point is 01:10:09 No. He actually found a whopping $100,000 worth of diamond rings on the train. What? A bag of diamond rings? I mean, you know, you can lose your ring on a train. I get it. But a $100,000 bag full of rings? Nothing screams organized crime or jewelry heist like a bag of rings.
Starting point is 01:10:29 I know, right? Like your wife is never going to believe you when you get home in these. She's going to go, where's the bag of rings? And you're like, oh, it must have slipped off my wrist. Reverse of that. No one's going to believe that you earned that bag of rings legally either. Right? So this guy's name is Jonathan Yellowday.
Starting point is 01:10:45 He's a train conductor. And anyway, he was like, I need to get this back to the owner. Very honest guy. Before I get killed by a mob boss. And there was probably cameras in the train. Totally, yeah. Anyway, he discovered 36 diamond rings while working. Oh my God, I'm looking at them now.
Starting point is 01:11:04 Yeah, crazy, hey? It looks like Pesco's. It literally looks like a jewelry shop. Yeah. And he was like, okay, this isn't your normal lost luggage. Yeah. So eventually it came to light that the rings belonged to a jeweler who'd been on the train earlier and he'd accidentally left the expensive goods when he got off for their stop.
Starting point is 01:11:23 Oh, wow. So it was legit. Yeah, it was legit. It wasn't a robbery or anything. Yeah. How do you forget that bag? That's the one bag. I feel bad when I'm walking around with like a $100 note.
Starting point is 01:11:35 I'm like, people know I've got money. I'm not safe. I'm going to lose it. I'm going to lose it. If I had $100,000 worth of rings, I wouldn't be able to sit down. I love this quote in this article, which talks about the jeweler, that what he did when he realized he'd left the bag on the train. And he goes, I thought I'd brought it home with me.
Starting point is 01:11:57 Turns out I hadn't. I started retracing my steps and then I remembered I'd left it on the bloody train. And that's what can happen, you know. We see it all the time because we're big rail fans. We are big. And as always remember, if you love to ride that rail as much as us stay safe. Keep it locked to the Bree and Clint show.
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