ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast - 4th November 2024

Episode Date: November 4, 2024

We're broadcasting from the beautiful Sydney, Australia. Today on the show:  The stars of Wicked: Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Clint has never seen the musical yet he went to the premiere. Pretty, beautiful or hot? Euphemisms for periods around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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ZM's Bree and Clint. New deals weekly with KFC Supercharged Savings. Tonight we are going to witness the most anticipated show in the history of professional radio. ZM, Brie and Clint. G'day everybody, it's Brie and Clint live from Sydney for the Wicked premiere.

We almost didn't make it. To Sydney? Yeah, you got held up in customs for that weeing in public charge from your 20s. I talked him around though. You are contract public charge from your 20s. I talked him around though. You are contractually prevented from bringing that up on the radio. Thank you very much. God bless diversion is all I'll say. Yeah, we are in Sydney. We're in a very fancy

hotel. We're directly beneath the Harbour Bridge. We can see it. The Harbour Bridge. It's such a beautiful Harbour Bridge. It's so nice and well built, I must say. We can see underneath it. We're on a film tour. We're on an infrastructure tour.

Yeah, I mean, bit of both, bit of both. We went to the Wicked movie premiere last night. God, they put on a show here, don't they? Yeah, they do it right. They do it right. It's a bit more fancy than heading down to the Palms in Christchurch. Have you noticed? Or Sylvia Park for a movie.

Oh, yeah. It's a bit more fancy than heading down to the Palms in Christchurch. Have you noticed? Or Sylvia Park for a movie. Oh, yeah. It's very fancy. They closed down streets in Sydney for it. The big stars were here. Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum. Have you noticed the colour of the couch we're sitting on? It's wicked green. It is wicked green.

They've thought of everything. They really have. We've got a fun show for you. We are hoping that maybe we'll have Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo on the show today. We're going to interview them later on today. Not guaranteed, but if

we don't, the interview is guaranteed. The interview will be guaranteed. If we don't have it, then we'll get it for you later this week as soon as we've got it. I believe one of the if not the only New Zealand radio show to have this interview. Oh yeah, it's a Brian Clint exclusive. It is an exclusive, so yeah, we'll keep you up to date on that.

Bit of goss from the Yellow Brick Road, which is the wicked red carpet for you next. Brian Clint. Ladies, permission to swear. Yes, please. Because you guys f***ing ate and left no crumbs. Not a crumb. Thank you. Oh my god, I'm absolutely fizzing ate and left no crumbs. Not a crumb. Thank you. Oh my God, I'm absolutely fizzing.

Thank you. That was a heck of a movie last night. Were you stoked with the reception that it got here in Sydney? Yeah. We were floating. We were so grateful. It was very overwhelming. People in that room had a real emotional reaction to that film.

Cynthia, what do you put that down to? Hopefully, John, starting with him and working all the way through the cast, through the crew, the love that was put into this was really palpable and meant and true and hopefully the friendship that we've built throughout this

and the love that we have for these characters. Is it real, the friendship? It feels like it's real. We hate each other. It's been too long. No, it's real. It's very real. I want to ask you guys because I was so amazed to hear that everything you sung live, which is truly just amazing

when you watch this film. Like I had to reshave my legs. I had goosebumps the entire film. Like just both of your voices and together. When did you make that decision? Was that something you guys discussed together? Yeah, I think it was a no-brainer. We just knew that was what we wanted to do.

Yeah, I mean both of us love to sing so much. It's kind of our thing. We love it so much. But also I think the material demands it. It needs it. Between the comedic elements and the emotional integrity, it just,

you never know what you're going to feel each time you're doing a take. It can feel different. You can do, we like to surprise each other with different choices. So, you know,

and also this has been live on Broadway for 21 years. There are women who are singing at eight shows a week. We have to honour our sister witches and sing it live as many takes as required. We have no excuses to not do. Yeah, of course. We have to.

Arianna, did your mum really go down to the Yellow Brick Road early yesterday and take some photos for you? I found out on the news. I found out on the news. I literally, I was like getting texts from people, sending me like clips of my mom from afar, and just like greeting fans. And it's the sweetest thing in the entire world.

It's the most relatable thing ever. I need to ask you, Cynthia, about the makeup, the braids, the freckles, the glasses, everything. It was so beautiful. How much input did you have in the way that Elphaba looked? I had a lot of input right from the decision to actually have practical makeup. I was asked if we wanted to do CGI or if I wanted it to be practical. And they gave me all of the pros and cons of what it would be.

They were like, well, the CGI is easier. It won't take much time for you to get ready in the mornings. And then practical would take a lot of time. But for me, it was never a question. I always wanted it to be practical makeup because I wanted to be able to see the transformation. And I also wanted everyone else to experience that as well. People's reactions too.

So that it felt real and genuine and true. I felt it. Thank you. And I loved the freckles because they sort of bring you in a little closer. We made a decision about her eye colour. Those are contact lenses, not CGI. So I was in those for hours and hours a day. And, yeah, I just wanted something that just removed her a little bit

from the humanness, made her a little bit more different. So things that would make her different is what we chose, yeah. Ariana, before we go, your impersonations are going off at the moment. You've just been talking to some people from New Zealand for 10 minutes. Apparently she's got a great one. Could you do a New Zealand accent? I don't know.

You tell me. Very good. That was terrible. That was kind of Australian. Maybe it was like in the middle. It was a bit. I don't know. Do you want to hear Bree's Ariana?

Yeah, go on. I've been working on it. I've been working on it. I've been working on it. I've been doing a lot of work. Oh my God, there's a big moment. I just need to get into character. I'm so excited.

G'day, it's me, Ariana Grande. I love it. That's perfect. It's so perfect. It's like holding up a mirror. It's perfect. I mean, please, take my seat. I'll go.

I can do the rest. I'll do the rest of the interviews for you. I'll be with Cynthia. Ariana and Cynthia, thank you so much for your time. Thank you very much. Oh, my God, you guys are so wonderful. We're in Sydney for the Wicked premiere right now. We feel very fancy.

Like, they've flown us over here. It's what I'm going to say, Clint, because we got to go see the film last night, and it was huge. It's the first premiere in the world and very fitting that they've done it here in oz yeah there was a cool tie-in that i wasn't expecting yeah yeah it's the story of oz in oz in oz which i think the cast all appreciated that everyone was buzzing there was australian celebrities everywhere brie had to point them out to me but i they were everywhere i did see Delta Goodrum.

I was going to say, you knew who Delta Goodrum was. I was seriously starstruck by Delta Goodrum, and I did recognize somebody from TikTok. Yes. So, you know, stars. But, I mean, the real stars were the people from the movie who were on stage, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum. They were all there. They've wheeled out the full cast for this it's an impressive operation and the yellow

yellow brick road which is their version of the red carpet is what we got to walk up last night it was very cool they shut down streets in sydney for it there was so many people there like you and i turned up and we were expecting, you know, I don't know what we were expecting. Look, we live in Auckland. I'm from Victoria, but I've lived in Auckland, you would say, the big smoke for 20 years. Yeah.

I felt like a country bumpkin yesterday walking through the streets of Sydney up to this jam-packed, star-studded movie preview, and I said to Bray, I was like, core, blimey, look at all of these people. Look at the crowd. And then we had to get a, I was like, core, blimey, look at all of these people. Look at the crowd. And then we had to get a, we came in the wrong end and we had to get a police escort to guide us through this giant crowd. But it was so interesting. Once we made it onto the Yellow Brick Road, we met some, you know, everyone there was

just huge Wicked fans, apart from Clint, who's never seen the musical. Well, Brie decided to embarrass me in front of everybody. I was doing very well. I was what they say in the industry, I was passing. Blending in. Up until this point. And then you really dropped me in it. All right, we're here on the red carpet, or the yellow brick road.

Yellow brick road, that's right. Don't pretend like you know. We're here with Jordan and Emily, big Wicked fans. Clint has something he wants to tell you girls. I've never seen Wicked fans. Clint has something he wants to tell you girls. I've never seen Wicked before. What? What?

Have you never seen The Wizard of Oz before? I've seen The Wizard of Oz. But not Wicked? No. Not one of the highest grossing musicals of all time? I've heard that they're loosely related to each other. I mean, semi. Do you know where they come?

Is this first or second in line? This is pre-Dorothy at least at least you're not gonna get murdered yes it's fine oh he's allowed to pass we're interviewing the stars later this afternoon if you drop me in it if you tell jeff frickin goldbloom that i have not seen wicked that i've been flown to australia to the premiere of wicked and i I've Never Seen Wicked. I will murder you. I promise. With my fingers crossed. I think producer Claude would love nothing more than to drop you in it with Jeff Goldblum. We're hoping to have Ariana Grande on the show later today.

You've had your cat for how many years? She's eight. She's eight. So I'd say that's a long time. She's getting a little bit older. But she's like mid-life. Yeah. I'd say that's a long time. She's getting a little bit older, but she's like midlife. Yeah. I'd say.

Yeah, upper mid, I think. You reckon upper mid? I reckon, I don't know. How long is a cat meant to live? Should we do a quick conversion? Hang on. Yeah, because what is eight in? Years.

In human years? In human years. Because they do have seven lives, nine lives. Seven? Oh, she's 48. My cat is 48. Yeah do have seven lives, nine lives. Seven? Oh, she's 48. My cat is 48. Yeah, so she's mid. Yeah.

Mid-life. She's a young 48. Would you say, as she's getting older, that she's getting grumpier? Absolutely. Yeah. She has a grumpy face. She's a grumpy cat, but she's a grumpy cat breed. Yeah.

But she's definitely getting more like her temperament a little bit sassier a little bit grumpier and and you know what we're about to introduce a dog because i told you we're getting that dog yeah we're getting a dog this week oh that's really going to ramp up the grumpiness a three-year-old golden retriever she is going to be so pissed off she's going to hate you forever yeah i uh was reading this um article that they're doing this study that's over at uh the university of leeds over in the uk where they talked about how they reckon animals do get grumpier as they get older but it's a survival thing oh yeah so they reckon they have less social interaction and they get grumpier to reduce their chance of catching illness and disease.

Isn't that clever? But, I mean, I feel like everyone can relate. Like my dog, Whitney, was already sassy, but as she's getting older, she just gets grumpier and grumpier. Well, my cat doesn't see any other animals, so who is she trying to protect herself from? Yeah, yeah, true. Do you think the same is true for people?

Have they extrapolated the study out to people? Because people, not all people, but I think the stereotype is that people get grumpier as they get older. The stereotype of the grumpy old man is definitely true. Do you think that's what we do? Do we socially recluse ourselves as time goes by so that we don't catch disease for survival maybe but then we're supposed to have friendships and relationships for survival so it's so interesting you say that because there was another study done which they were talking about where they discovered that the more socialist species was and this is any species the longer they

actually live oh well then my cat should thank me for getting this dog. Exactly. So, you know, put your mind at ease. If she doesn't die of a heart attack, I have severely, significantly extended her life. Exactly. You've done the right thing. Yeah, she'll be like, kill me.

I'm so grumpy. Oh, that enough. I'm serious, though. Wish me luck for this. I really will. Blended animal family that we're doing. Free and Clint. I just got a text message from um former producer ben r.i.p but he's text me what did he say he said i didn't realize you guys were in sydney does he live in sydney or melbourne no he lives in melbourne what's he talking about then he's acting like we're gonna catch up has he moved to sydney i

just saw that you guys are at wicked nice are Nice. Are you still over? What the hell? What the hell? Imagine if he just turns up. He's like, I'm back, guys. Anyway, Ben, if you can hear this, we are in Sydney, okay? Yeah, Sydney. Sydney. Come visit. I saw this thing that's getting some traction online.

Oh, don't do this. I saw this already. Don't do this. And producers, Claudia and Ella, we're about to put Clint in the middle of it. No, don't do this. I saw this already. Don't do this. And producers, Claudia and Ella, we're about to put Clint in the middle of it. No, don't do this. This is unprofessional. This is unprofessional. I love it.

It will make Clint so uncomfortable, so that's why we're going to do it. Essentially, it's this trend where girls are asking all of their guy mates to pick weather out of three categories, right? The three categories are, so producer Claude, Ella and myself, Clint, you have to pick whether we're hot, pretty or beautiful. I've seen people do this. It tears friendships apart. It really does.

It tears, oh my God. And look, let's talk logistics i saw the shout out to the my morning crew who do great videos i saw very good videos with tegan and it was awkward here's the thing she went in what what what what's you gotta promise not to look for the negative like whichever one i say you go oh what do you mean i'm not the other one we can't promise anything you can't promise anything We can't promise anything. No, you can't promise anything. We can't promise anything at all. The theory is that girls are either hot, pretty, or beautiful.

Yes. You can't be all three. You can't be two. You have to be one. Which is really hard because I respect you guys for your intelligence and your- Yeah, we don't give a shit about that. We want to know- Your personality.

I look at you guys as people. Well, that's great, but we want to know whether we're hot pretty or beautiful don't we girls absolutely i want to know and i don't respect anyone's opinion more than yours clint he what before clint picks because he's gonna pick claude and ella which one is there one don't say what it is because you'll give him a hint but is there one in particular say the one you want say the one you want no because then he's just gonna pick that but is there one you really want to be and is there one you don't want to be? Honestly, I'd be flattered with any of them, but I feel like, oh. Well, there you go.

Maybe I wouldn't want to be hot. Okay, I think the time has come. I think we would like to know from Clint Roberts, our good friend who knows us all very well, whether we're hot, pretty, or beautiful. Who wants first? Who's up? I reckon Ella first.

Ella, are you there? Yeah. She sounds nervous. Is there one you want to be, Ella? Hot, pretty, beautiful. Don't say which one. Oh, yeah, there is one. Okay.

Ella is a very. Say it. Girls, you're not here because we're in Sydney right now in a hotel room, but he's very awkward. Ella, you are beautiful. Oh, that's nice. Like getting blood out of the stone, wasn't it? Ella, I look at you like a baby sister. Yeah, I know. And you are beautiful.

No, that's the one I wanted. That was sweet. That's so cute. Clutch, I love you. That's nice. Okay, Claude's up next. Yeah, me next, me next. Hot, pretty, or beautiful, which one is Claudia?

Well, I've low-key got something going on, I think. Yeah, I reckon. You guys have been a bit flirty recently. I feel like we could, you know, if I wasn't married and she was attracted to me, I feel like something could really happen. In another dimension, maybe. So I'm going to say Claudia, our producer. She's hot.

You know, I said I didn't want her, but I'm actually flattered. I see what's coming. She's been nigging me for a long time. I have. Yep. I feel the tension. It's sexual tension. That's been growingigging me for a long time. I have. Yeah, I feel the tension. It's sexual tension that's been growing for a while. You better not give me the one I don't want.

You better not. Bree, you asked for this. This was your idea. And, you know, it's fine. I can do this easily. You're pretty enough. Oh! First, and people don't know this, but first on the podcast,

no one picks me out of the group to hook up with me. Everyone picks each other, and now this. No, you are. You are. That's the worst one. You're very pretty. That is the worst. I nearly swore then.

I nearly said the F word. We've got to go to a song. I told you not to do this to me. I'm fuming. Brie and Clint, we're live from Sydney. Probably not going to go to a song. I told you not to do this to me. I'm fuming. Brie and Clint we're live from Sydney. Probably not going to be any more show after that. I told you. This weekend, back in

little old New Zealand. Remember that place? Oh yeah, it's just a memory. I miss it. I do miss it. I miss it. One day I'll go back. And that day will be tomorrow. I need to go back because this weekend is my daughter Tui, who's five. She started school this year. It's her first ever school gala.

Did you do school galas? No. You didn't? We ate glue. What do you mean you ate glue? She's five. She's in what, prep, grade one? Yeah.

We didn't. Mate, my primary school, there was three people in my grade. Oh, yeah, no, there's no point doing a gala. Did you? Yeah, I feel like we did something like a fair gala type thing. What is, when you say gala? Yeah, it's a fundraiser and it's like a festival day for the community. So you have bouncy castles.

Everybody brings baking and sells baking stalls. A little bake sale. They do a thing called jolly jars, which all the parents have to prepare. It's like a jar that you put lollies and maybe a little toy inside. Right. It's just a big fundraiser for the school. Face painting? Face painting.

Oh, that's good stuff. Pony rides, if those haven't been cancelled yet. I don't know. It's going to be a great day. I was asked to- To DJ. No. Well, you already DJed your 20-year high school reunion a couple of weekends ago.

Maybe this is where. I never DJed that. This is going to be your niche. I'm DJing my daughter's school disco. See, that's pretty cute. Yeah. This is different. The principal emailed me and said, hey. Oh, no.

We're asking parents that have something they could put up like a service they could put up for auction to contribute something i know you work for zm what are they gonna ask what are your thoughts on contributing something and so i have put forward the opportunity to be a radio dj for the day at the school g. So you get to come into the radio station. You don't do the show. Don't worry, you're not going to be co-hosting with a seven-year-old. You're going to palm this off to me, aren't you?

No, no, no. They come in, they have a photo, they get the radio station experience. I had a huge crisis of confidence after I put this up because I was like... That no one would want it? That no one would want it.

That I would be the new dad at the school who's like, hey guys, did you guys also know that i'm on the radio and you can pay to come and visit we'd love to have you in we'll show you around the broadcasting equipment it was partly that it was partly a crisis of going do kids still want to be radio djs it's a great question i don't know like the world is changing so fast where i don't know if kids these days want to be us or they even really know what radio is i know and we have a lot of kids call for things like tradiverse lady and friday oaky um but i just didn't know i didn't know if this is

like a cool thing to put up or not 10 years ago i, I would have been like, absolutely. I think the saving grace is the building we work in and the studio is pretty cool. It is pretty cool. You know, we obviously are a little bit desensitized to it because we're in there every day. Yeah. But I think that you've got that working on your side. And if you really run into trouble and they don't want to do that,

I'll take them on a little tutorial on how to make a funny TikTok if you want. See, that would be way more relatable. I think they'd find that more interesting. And my big fallback is if they're still underwhelmed, I'll take them next door to meet Maddie McLean from The Weather. I love that. And that'll get it over the line. Oh, then you'll really be a winner.

We've had a bid. We've had a bid. What was the bid? $160. Not bad. For the school gala. Do I get half of that? No, it goes to the school. Oh. Okay. Bugger. Yeah. Well, okay, I look forward to probably

doing your job because you're just going to palm them off to me. It's for charity. Oh, well, I love charity. It's for charity. Think of the children. Think of the children. Free and Clint. To come away on a trip requires a bit of forward planning in the laundry department. Would you agree? I...

Packing to go away and as I've learnt in my recent years, I think it's a, you know, definitely an ADHD thing, but I just am the worst packer and it stresses me out. It took me two-thirds of the day on Saturday. Yeah, same.

And even then I was still stressed that I'd forgotten something. It's so stressful. Yeah, yeah. First world problems, right? Well, yes and no. Everybody's got to go somewhere. How many undies do you take? It's a great question. We're away for two nights. Two nights. How many undies are you take? Like, where are we? It's a great question.

We're away for two nights. Two nights. How many undies are you packing for two nights? So my theory is I'm going to see six, no, three days. Yes. So three sons. Your scrotum will see three days. Yeah, I'm going to see three days.

So six and an emergency pair. That's what I packed. So two a day. Two a day. And an emergency pair. And an emergency pair. Okay. I packed So two a day Two a day In an emergency pair In an emergency pair Okay How many did you bring? Probably 14

I'm not even exaggerating Because my brain goes to like worst case scenario Where I'm like what if we get stuck here? What if I do shit my pants every day? What if that happens? What if I get gastro? I don't know what's going to happen What if I meet Ariana Grande and I

Do a little wee I do a little wee i don't know what's gonna happen what if i meet ariana grande and i do a little wee i do a little way yeah yeah absolutely um but the the most of us busy people you sort of live out of the laundry hamper you've got a cycle that goes absolutely laundry hamper to washing machine to dryer to clothes horse to back on your body yeah if you're lucky to the drawers for a day and then back onto your body i saw this tiktok which i think perfectly sums up the struggle of being an adult and staying on top of all of that crap quick bit of laundry maths if you do a load of laundry every single day for your entire life you will stay on top of the laundry however if you miss one day you will instantly be behind by 67 loads you will randomly get gastro and your dishwasher will shit itself and you'll have to replace it so there are consequences um it's a fine line and

we're all just out here fighting for our lives i just think it's incredibly accurate i think she's hit the nail on the head i can't believe i said gastro and then she said, our brains are just all connected. Bree and Clint. Yeah, in a very nice hotel room, kicking back, relaxing. And, you know, you and I are both in our 30s now. Sorry to break it to you. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But we're both in our 30s. You're looking at the- I look good, eh?

Yeah, I know. No, you're looking at the cup half empty. You're going, I'm in my 30s now. I'm looking at it half full. I've now transitioned to going, I'm still in my 30s. Oh, you're looking at the cup half empty. You're going, I'm in my 30s now. I'm looking at it half full. I've now transitioned to going, I'm still in my 30s. Oh, you're at that stage already. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, shit. I'm going, hey, it's all good. I'm still in my 30s. I'm still in my 30s. See, I'm still in, yeah, you're right. I'm still, oh, I'm in my 30s now. Oh, I'm in my 30s now. It's funny when that, I wonder when that transition happens. 37.

You reckon it's 30? Clint's like, it's right now. It's happening for me right now. I saw this interesting TikTok where this guy was talking about a fitness test. And I feel like we're at the perfect age to test just how fit we are, our physical condition, if it's still good. Yeah, we're peaking. We might be, but we're about to find out.

Listen to this. It's just a baseline to determine how balanced you are and how fit and strong you are. It's still good. Yeah, we're peaking. We might be, but we're about to find out. Listen to this. It's just a baseline to determine how balanced you are and how fit and strong you are. It's very simple. You need a shoe and a sock. You balance on one foot. If you cannot put your sock on, put your shoe on, and tie the shoe, all while balancing on one foot, you probably have some work to do.

Wow. You can't see this, but as that was happening, both of us are taking a sock and shoe off. Oh, you, God, have you washed your washed your feet oh my socks kind of stink don't they that's not a good sign it's not a good sign okay you can't see this but what are we going to do we're going to try and balance on one foot and put a shoe and a sock on at the same time and if we can we are within we're physically fit yes exactly so we've got to put our mics down and then we'll try and commentate. Oh, you go first and I'll commentate. Okay, so he's standing on one foot.

He's chosen the left foot. He's putting his sock on. You actually look quite athletic. Don't sound so surprised. I'm not going to lie. I'm a little bit surprised because I've seen how your balance has deteriorated with age. Yes, age yes exactly okay he's

going for the shoe now he's done it that was so easy thank you round of applause for the fittest man in the room i feel like i've really put myself in it now but i don't know i actually don't know how i'm gonna go here okay so brie's got her um her millennial sambas off um she's gonna put on her ankle sock her millennial ankle sock Okay, I'm trying to balance Oh yeah Sock is on Foot can't go down between sock and shoe Foot has to stay up

Slide the shoe on Oh, it's too easy Mate, we are fine We're good We are fine What are we worried about? I mean, we didn't tie the shoe No, no, no

I actually need to sit down for that Yeah, I'm actually out of breath I'm actually thinking about getting some slip-on shoes. The Velcros. Bree and Clint. It is that time of the year, Clint, where the Collins Dictionary release their word of the year. Are we at that part of the year already?

Well, we're in November. Isn't that hectic? It's crazy, eh? Yeah. I love this time of year. It's the best time of year for radio announcers because all the lists from the year come out. And this one's a great one because they always release. I love Word of the Year.

Word of the Year, which if you don't know what it is, it's been described as they look at cultural trends to decide what is Word of the year. There have been some lame ones before because the dictionaries go head to head. Collins rivals, Oxford's rivals, Cambridge, you know. Correct. Do you remember what last year's word of the year was? No. It was AI. Yeah, not a word. Not a word.

It's a couple of letters. And then the year before that, do you remember? No. I don't know why I'm asking you. I don't remember. Was it pandemic you're close it was lockdown lockdown lockdown um thank god it won't be anything like that this year exactly it's actually social distancing i'm here for word of the year this year okay i want to know

and producers you can jump in on this if you have any idea do any of you think you know what word of the year is i think i do okay um particularly from being around you and all of the wicked fans for the last few days right and just the heat on tiktok i think what did you say the heat on tiktok you know the trends what's trending you know guys, just what's popping. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What's popping off on the top. As a man who's in tune with pop culture. The cultural trends.

I think the word of the year might be ate. Ate. Oh, that's good. I'm here for that one. As in she ate. She ate and left no crumbs. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, okay, that's a good one.

If it is that, I won't like it, but I think that could be the other one. You won't like it? No, I think it's silly speak. I love it. Silly speak. I love it. I'm here for it, eh? What about you girls, producers? What do you think?

I have no idea. Word of the year. I feel like it's either going to be one of those, like, Gen Alpha terms that people like to throw around, like, skibbity, that no one knows what it means. No, we're not talking about Gen Alpha, Claude. Okay, we're having a hard enough time talking about Gen Z. We are not bringing up Gen Alpha.

Don't you dare. Clint can't wrap his head around she ate, so he's not going to wrap his head around skibbity. Yeah, is it fricking skibbity toilet? Skibbity toilet. Otherwise, it'll be something like Gen Z-ish, but it'll be like a Charlie XCX thing, like Julia or like Brat or one of those.

Oh, Brat. Brat. That's a good one. Brat Summer brat summer yeah what do you reckon ella um yeah oh yeah why did i ask it why did i ask i mean it is so spot on the money the word of the year according to colin's dictionary is brat oh sorry i sorry, I went too early. I went too early. What was it? Brat. Brat. Yes. Charlie XCX ate and left no crumbs.

This is a victory for Gen Z and younger millennials. But the rest of the world, and I feel like people who publish these lists forget that there are people who are over the age of 50 who still want to exist in everyday society and they're gonna be like what does that even mean why is that the word of the year why why can't the word of why isn't the word of the year inflation that's not very brat of him it just goes to show you though how much that album and charlie xex entered the pop culture zeitgeist this year. Yeah, big time.

You know, like how much she infiltrated. Oh, she definitely ate and left no crumbs. See, now he gets it now, girls. He gets it. Well, there you go. That's the word of the year, brat. Bree and Clint. We are live from Sydney this afternoon, and it's time for a birthday banger.

Bree and Clint. All I want for my birthday is a birthday banger. Birthday banging from Sydney, baby. That's what we like to do. Number one songs on your 16th birthdays. Let's cross the Tasman via the power of the mobile phone to Rebecca who's

standing by back in little old New Zealand. Oh, cute. Hi, Rebecca. How is New Zealand? Hi, Bec. It is wonderful today, thank you. Good to hear, Bec. It is wonderful today. Thank you. Good to hear, Bec. We wouldn't know. We're in Sydney. And it's lovely here.

Lucky you. It's lovely. Hey, not to brag, Bec, but it's lovely here. What is your birthday? 3rd of December, 1986. All right. That means you were 16 in 2002. And on that day, this was at the top.

It's a classic. Last ketchup. Or as you guys say in New Zealand, tomato sauce. You like it, Bec? I do. It brings back some memories. Yeah, what a change. It's a moment in time.

Okay, wait there. That could be our winner. We're going to go to Liam for a birthday banger. Hi, Liam. Hi, Liam. Hey, how's it going? Good, thank you, mate. All we need is your birthday. My birthday is the 20th of July, 1991. Alright, that means you were 16 in 2007.

And on that day, this was at the top. That's a bit of you, Liam, isn't it? Yeah. Have you guys done that for Friday Oaky? That'd be a good one for you guys. It's a great question. It's a great question, Liam. That actually would be a great suggestion for Friday Oaky.

Would you rather hear this or Fergalicious? I think this. This, yeah. Yeah, it's more emotional. That would make some big girls cry. Okay, wait there. We're going to do one more birthday banger for Belle on 0800.ZM. Hi, Belle.

Hi, Belle. Hi. We're in Sydney. Hi. Yeah, we're in Sydney. That's a crazy place to be calling from. I know, I know. It's amazing technology, what it's capable of these days. But hey,

Belle, what is your date of birth? My date of birth is the 23rd of April 1993. Alright, that means you were 16 in 2012. And Belle, here's your birthday banner. Oh, shut up and kiss me. No need to tease me. You don't need to say no more.

Oh, hell yes. That's a winner for sure. That is a winner for sure. That is a winner for sure. We're in Sydney. We're in Sydney. Rhys Mastin has been here before. Yeah, he's Australian, so he's surely been to Sydney. So we've got to play that one, surely.

Do you give us permission to crown you the winner of Birthday Banger this afternoon? Absolutely. Yes, girl. Shut up and kiss us, Belle. We're live from Sydney, in case we hadn't mentioned it, and Bell is the winner of Birthday Banger. Here's Reece Mastin, number one in 2012 on ZM.

ZM, Bree and Clint, that's woke. Shut up and kiss me, Rhys Mastin from 2012, baby. What a ripper. What a ripper. What a birthday banger. God, so fitting because we're here in Sydney. I feel like, do you live in Sydney, you reckon? I have no idea where Rhys Mastin would live.

Should we go on a Rhys Mastin treasure hunt? Should we spend the rest of our time here in Sydney going to find Rhys Maston? Yeah. Yeah, I'm in. That sounds like a great idea. Hey, if you want to see some of the stuff that's been happening over here for the Wicked premiere, it's up on the Bree and Clint Instagram account right now. We have been talking with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo and all of the stars of Wicked

and we'll bring you all of that soon. But if you want to see the little bits that we've got so far you should check out our Instagram account next on the show Brie's going to give you some euphemisms for having your period I haven't checked what's on today's show not that I'm in charge I just like to be across it but that was a surprise to me and we'll do it next free and clint let's talk periods okay because i feel like we don't talk about them enough yeah yeah absolutely you know as women we're made to feel bad for talking about you know something that happens to all of us once a month anyway um you just talk about your period just I thought I've come up with a period game.

And, I mean, this is probably half the audience will love this and half the audience will find it very awkward. But it's actually quite a fun game because I had a thought the other day. We're only going to play this game once a month. Only once a month. And everyone's going to be real grumpy or half the show will be real grumpy. Where I had this thought and I was like, obviously we have all these different names for when we get our period,

like funny little euphemisms, right? And then I was like, I wonder if the rest of the world have different terms for it and different names. Yeah. And that's why I've come up with this little game, Periods from Around the World. And Clint, you're going to guess where these different terms

for having your period come from. Right. Okay? Yeah, great. Some of them I think you'll know. Okay. Okay? Because they're quite common from Australia and New Zealand.

But let's kick it off with a classic. Which country refers to getting your period as a visit from Aunt Flo? That'd be the Brits, wouldn't it? Well, it says on this sheet that it's the USA. Oh, okay. But I could see the Brits saying that too. Yeah, no, no, Aunt Flo, that sounds... Yeah, visit from Aunt Flo, the USA.

I am familiar with that one. You've heard of that one, right? This one. I hope you include my favorite, but I'll tell you what it is. Okay, you tell me at the end. Oh, see, now he's getting into it, guys. See, this is what happens. The more you talk about it, the more comfortable everyone gets.

Okay, the next one. There are communists in the funhouse. I have no idea. I'll say um who hates communists the u.s it's actually well it could be more but on this on this list it was denmark canada and sweden okay yeah uh they're a common communist in the funhouse the red party yeah what about oh guys it's shark week aussie that's my favorite aussie kiwis that's um that's a really common one week is so funny it's Shark Week. Aussie. That's my favourite. Aussie, Kiwis. That's a really common one. Shark Week is so funny.

It's the best day. Yeah, it's Shark Week. Blood in the water. It's blood in the water at Shark Week. What about the English have landed? Oh, because redcoats. Because of the very, this is obviously horrible, but of the very gruesome bloody war. Who would be saying that?

The Irish or the Scots. Apparently the number one is France. Oh yeah, okay. But yes, there are others. Anybody who was invaded by the English army. Apparently they refer to the period as that. So weird to think of your period as being invaded by the English army. But yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely.

Sometimes it feels like that. What about grannies stuck in traffic? Or... That doesn't even make any sense. Grannies coming in a red car. Grannies visiting in a red car. Let's go rogue. Let's go the Netherlands.

I mean, it's a great guess, but it's South Africa. Oh, okay. That's what South Africans refer to getting your period as. What about, and this one, can I just say, sounds really rude, but apparently it's meant affectionately by these people. But, oh, I've got mad cow disease. Well, who had bad mad cow disease? Again, it was the UK.

The Finnish. Oh, the Finnish. The Finnish, apparently. Mad cow disease is real funny when you think about it. Let's stay on that. Men definitely came up with a lot of these. Oh, yeah. There's definitely a few.

What about defrosting the steak? Yuck. That is from Portugal. Spain, Spain. Yes, it is from Spain. That's a good guess from you. And we'll finish with one of my favourites, if not my ultimate favourite. I'm riding the Crimson Wave.

Yeah. Who would say that? I'm about to have a wipeout. You should know this. Let's go Egypt. It's the Aussies and Kiwis. Oh, I thought they couldn't be in there twice. Yeah, we've come up with that one as well.

What was your favorite? Shark Week. Shark Week. Okay. Well, everyone's happy. Clint's got his favourite. Yeah. And there you go, you might have learnt something.

Thoughts and prayers for anyone whose granny is stuck in traffic right now. Hopefully the motorway clears soon. That's the end of the show that we've been doing from Sydney for the Wicked Premier this afternoon. We will be back on Wednesday and we'll be bringing with us interviews with the stars

of Wicked. Correct. We have kidnapped Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo and we're bringing them home on the plane. Well, the good thing about them is they're both carry-on size. Which is why we thought, that's doable. Brie shat her pants last night when she realised that Cynthia Erivo is even smaller than Ariana Grande. I couldn't believe it.

I was like, wait a second. Yeah, yeah. She's shorter than Ariana Grande. What is going on? And Jeff Goldblum is a very tall man. And just, like, even more handsome in person. Yeah. We'll have videos of our chats with these stars, and we'll bring those back on Wednesday.

So we'll see you guys then. Thanks, everybody. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Wednesday. So we'll see you guys then. Thanks everybody. Bye bye.