ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast – August 14th 2020

Episode Date: August 14, 2020

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Kia ora everybody, welcome to the Brie and Clint Friday podcast intro. Hit it Ben! It's my birthday, it's my birthday, Brie and Clint's birthday band. The podcast. Help! Slight delay, it's what makes it cool, it's how you know it's live. Exactly. You know they say that if you go to a gig, like a DJ gig, and the DJ screws up one of

the mixes, it's good, because that's how you know that he's DJing live yeah true and it's not a pre-mix and not just a USB yeah exactly right full of a mix so we are DJing live right now

yeah we're mixing and we're doing your birthday bangers from people who listen to the podcast around the globe I saw there's been four

so to do this there's a post pinned to the top of our podcast group you search the Bree and Clint podcast family to be able to do it. It's pinned to the top. There's 440 people who have submitted their birthday bangers dates on there. So we thank you for that.

We're slowly making our way through them three per week. And we're going to start in the south of the U.S. Geez, that's a big region. So we've got southern U.S. Southern U.S. And his it's a big region. So we've got Southern U.S. Southern U.S. And his name is Chip. Chip Wellborn. That's a great name, Chip.

You were born on the 4th of September 1988, which means you were 16 in 2004. And on that day, Chip, this was number one. Nice, Chip. Sierra goodies. A lot of people's sexual awakening. Brie loves Sierra. She's a babe.

She's referring to herself. Absolute babe. She says sexual awakening. Okay, next is for John Berman. He's from Houston, Texas. Houston, Texas. Big US representation on Birthday Banger. On the 22nd of April, 1994.

So he was 16 in 2010. And John, this is your Birthday Banger. Berman to have an album coming out soon. Oh, hurry up. I need some new Rihanna. We need some new upbeat music. Rihanna or Rihanna? Rihanna.

I think it's Rihanna. Hi, I'm Rihanna. What do I think she says? Because that's all it really is. Rihanna. Rihanna. What do I think she says? Because that's all it really is. Rihanna. Rihanna. What do you guys think? Producers?

They can't talk because their bloody fingers are mixed. Sorry, I can handle it. Now you can say it? Yeah. I think it's Rihanna. But I don't know. I'd have to find a drop somewhere. Georgia?

I've always just gone Rihanna. I think it's Rihanna. Or Riri. I think it's Rihanna. Anyway Riri. I think it's Rihanna. Anyway, moving on. Moving on. One more. The last one is for Jack Edward Fratter from North Cumberland.

North Cumberland. North Cumberland in the UK. North Cumberland in the UK. That's where I imagined Tinkerbell to be from. Jack, you were born in... Is it because it sounds like Thumbelina? Yeah. Yeah's where I imagine Tinkerbell to be from. Jack, you were born... Is it because it sounds like Thumberlina? Yeah. Yeah, right.

I don't know why. They'll be out. Yeah, they'll be out. You were born on the 21st of November 1991, so you were 16 in 2007, and on that day, this was number one. I keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding in love. I keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding in love. All boys playing Birthday Banger today and all girls as the songs that came out.

Queens. Queens. Leona Lewis, whatever happened to her? She was awesome. She was a two-hit wonder. What was her second hit? We've had this conversation before. Because she was the winner of the first ever X Factor in the UK.

In the UK, yes. She was Simon Cowell's major project. Yes, and Bleeding Love was the single from that show. And it went bonkers. Oh, yeah, this was a great song. This is better in time. Oh, this was a great song. This is Better In Time. Oh, this was so good.

She said a few songs, but I think this is about as big as it got. Better In Time. Bleeding Love. So our winner needs to be Ciara. Ciara or Ciara? Ciara. Ciara. Rihanna or Rihanna?

And Leona Lewis or Leona Lolas. I think it's Sierra. I think it's Sierra too. Ooh, damn, girl, get it. Lesh Go, everybody. Who's that on the track? Oh, I don't know. I want to know who that is. It's a race to find out.

It's P.T. Pablo. Oh. Sound good, P.T. Pablo. P.T. P.T., right, yeah. Wherever you're getting our podcast today, wherever you are in the world,

bloody crazy times. We're back in lockdown here in New Zealand. Stay safe. We'll be back in a couple of days with another podcast for you. As per. Yeah. We're sending you love. Everyone be safe.

Be kind to people. And wear your mask. And wear a mask. Have a great weekend. Bye. Hey, Google, what's the time? It's 3pm, give or take a minute. Alexa, play ZM on iHeartRadio.

Playing ZM on iHeartRadio. Hey, Siri, when are Bree and Clint on? Bree and Clint are on air in five, four, three, two, one. Good, everybody. Friday, decision day. Let's go. Thank God it's Friday. Thank God it's Friday.

We are hanging out for a 5.30 press conference so we figure out what is happening with this wonderful nation of ours. Yeah, it's going to be interesting. Whatever way it goes, we just need to all remember that we're in it together and we're a team. Yes. Because it is harder we're a team. Yes. Because it is harder the second time around. 100%. But yeah,

so we just need to be kind to everyone and just know that we're in this together. Shout out to the people of Tokoroa who have just found out that COVID is now in their community. Tokoroa, home of Quade Cooper. I wonder if we have any listeners there. I don't even know if we have AZM frequency, but

if we do, hi guys, welcome to the COVID club. Not a club anybody wants to join, but you know, it's not your fault that you're in it. That's what Ashley Bloomfield's saying to it. It's no one's fault. It's the virus's fault. Yeah, also thinking about everyone that's in those big lines

to get tested today as well, because I know that it's been really tough over the last couple of's in those big lines to get tested today as well because I know that it's been really tough over the last couple of days in those lines. Some people waiting up to 12, 13, 14 hours. So I'm really thinking of you guys and I thank you for doing your bit and waiting and going to get tested. We'll do

our best to keep you guys entertained this afternoon if you are waiting. A couple of things. We will take the Prime Minister's press conference live to air at 5.30. So if you want to know what's happening, we will have all that information playing out live. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also is joining us on the show this evening.

It's right at the end of the show. It's going to be after that press conference, but she's on the show with us at 10 to 7 tonight. Yeah, if you've got a question, I'd like to know what you would ask Jacinda Ardern right now. You can text us on 9696. I'm not saying we're going to ask it, but I'd like to know what you guys

would want to ask. No guarantees. I asked my flatmates this morning and then I just got pretty much bombarded with a bunch of really, you know, questions that just had stuff to do with themselves. Oh, I see, right. They were like, can you ask Jacinda if I can still go to work? Like, just me.

Oh, I thought you meant, Jacinda, do I suit this T-shirt? Oh, and stuff like that. Yeah, stuff too. Yeah, right. The 50K fact of the day, Activator is playing before 4 o'clock as usual. If you heard Fletch Wood and Megan's fact of the day this morning, you can win $500 cash. But next, we're going to talk about relationship anniversaries.

And a key detail, if you haven't talked about this with your partner, you guys really need to clear the air. Because we've realised there's a bit of grey area in some relationships when it comes to the anniversary. And remembering which is which. In the meantime, Friday jams. Ride until Friday-oke. Bree and Clint, ZM.

Bree and Clint. Big afternoon for the country. We're going to be taking Jacinda Ardern's press conference live at 5.30. Before then, conversation in our team this afternoon, because we're all in relationships. You're in a relationship. I'm in a relationship. Producer Ben, he's in a relationship.

Is he? Yeah. Maybe he did that lovely post about how his girlfriend kept him alive while he was in hospital last week. I'm just kidding. I'm like besties with Ben's girlfriend. You guys are good friends. We are really good friends. I love her. She's the best. Yeah, that's dangerous for you, Ben.

I know. Yeah. And we get along really well. We get along really well. They'll be talking about you. We're actually bad influences on each other. Ben, ask us the anniversary-based question, like the anniversary-based issue that you've got with your partner at the moment. I don't think it's an issue. It was just a question that she floated last night.

Yeah. And Britt said, when is our one-year anniversary? Is it from the time when our first date was or when you asked me officially to be girlfriend, boyfriend? Right. So the first time you guys did something together or from the date you made it official. Yeah. Can I ask, have either of those

dates gone by yet? No. Have you missed either of those dates? No, I haven't. Okay, you're safe. Yeah. Either way, whatever one it is, you're safe. How long were you dating for? Because I was the one that pretty much told you to pull your finger out and ask her to be your girlfriend. As in between when we first went on a date?

Yeah. Remember that? I cornered you in your apartment. I was like, you listen here, mate. How big's the grey area? About three, four months. Oh, yeah, okay. Oh, that's not bad.

So you want it to be from the time you became girlfriend, boyfriend, right? I would say that would be the... Because it buys you more time. No, no. It just makes more sense. When's the dating anniversary? In a month. Yeah, right.

That's coming up. Yeah. Well, I believe, personally, I believe that for you guys, because you are now a couple, your anniversary is the date that you became officially a couple. I think that's where you mark it from. Bree, do you agree? No, I don't.

I just think it's whatever day you guys decide to celebrate. I don't think it really matters that much. But if you're like, oh, we want to celebrate the day that we first went on a date, then... What if they agree to different days? She's like, okay, I'll go with my date

and you go with your date. Happy wife, happy life. Yeah. Well, then you get two anniversaries Yeah, that's true See, you don't want to do that, so you may as well just agree with her What about you and your partner, Bree? What date do you celebrate? We celebrated on the day that we met

Right, okay Yeah, which I think is kind of romantic Did you do the official will you be my partner question? Yes Or it didn't just happen? I ended up – actually, no, that's personal. I'm probably not going to share that. No, I actually wrote a bunch of little palm card post-it notes

and ended up putting them down underneath her cup of tea. What, when you wanted to ask her out? Yeah. Romance? Yeah. How come you didn't tell us about that? Because you would have done this and exploited it all over the radio. Of course we would.

It's a cute story. We would definitely have talked about that. No. Okay, so yours is from when you first dated. I think so, yeah. Ben's girlfriend wants it to be from when they first dated. Maybe, yeah. Well, let's ask producer Georgia who's filling in at the moment

because she's the other female. Maybe all females say it's the day you met. I don't think it's the day we met because I was like still testing out whether I was keen, you know? Yeah. So I took all that time to then be like, all right, well, hurry up and ask me now so I can add a date and then made that date around about my birthday so I get a double whammy around my birthday.

So it's the boyfriend-girlfriend proposal date for you. Yeah, it is. It would have to be. As the only married person on the team, I believe it slides with the bigger event. Occasion, yeah.

Each time a bigger occasion comes up, that's the one you do. Because we're married now, so I've got no idea when we started dating. And I've got no idea when I asked Lucy

to be my girlfriend. All I know is our wedding anniversary. You can't remember at all. You didn't write it down. No. Okay, interesting. And I don't think she did either.

Why don't you do both? Because I don't know it. He actually doesn't know. I don't know the original date. I would be doing all of them. I'm like, right, this is when we started dating. Oh, no, there's too much to remember. No, no, no.

There's too much. And you don't celebrate engaged. Yeah, you do. No, you don't remember it. No, you celebrate your wedding anniversary. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Some people might go off engaged. Yeah, you do. No, you don't remember it. No, you celebrate your wedding anniversary. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Some people might go off engaged. Let's take some calls.

Let's go, what anniversary do you celebrate? Yeah, what's the day? It'll be different for everyone, but I'd be keen to know if there's like a consensus, right? Maybe it's the day you had your first kiss, or I don't know, it could be different for you. Could be different for everyone. Oh, $800 at M, or you can text us on 9696.

What's the correct anniversary to celebrate? If you're in a relationship, should you be celebrating your first date? Or when you made it official? Or when you're married, do you just go with the married date? Or is it the first time? You know. Oh, that's a romantic way of doing it.

That you kiss. Ben's got both of those anniversaries coming up. Actually, all of them coming up with his girlfriend. I think first, because it's the first one, Ben, you have to buy a gift for both of the anniversaries. Yeah, you've got to start. Just play it safe. Start with the first date.

Take her out for both. Yeah. And then the actual anniversary, that's the one you want to focus on. Take her out then as well. Okay. And then the year following, you can progress. Yeah. Yeah. I have to text her about what those dates are. I'll then the year following, you can progress. Yeah.

Yeah. I have to text her about what those dates are. I'll try to be real subtle. Oh, my gosh. Hi, Ellie. Oh, are you there? Yeah. Hello.

Hello. We can hear you now. Yeah. Yeah. What's the correct anniversary to celebrate? Well, we go by when we first became, like when he asked me to be his girlfriend. Yeah. And we're getting married at the start of next year and we've

put our wedding on the same date, just to keep it easy. Oh, yeah, that's good. That is a great idea. Because I guess you guys will be able to say, we've been together this many years. Whereas married people end up just going, we've been married this long. And it's like all the years you were together before that don't even count anymore, right? Yeah, I don't like

when that happens. I feel like, you know, you should definitely acknowledge how long you'd been together. Yeah, we've been together 10 years. Yes. Don't want that to be wasted. What, does that just go out the window when you get married? You know what I mean? You get married and you're like, oh, we just met.

Lucy and I were together for like four years before we got married but I just think about us as being married for, uh-oh. Oh, now you've really put yourself in. What is it, 2020, 2018? Two years. Two and a bit years. Yeah. So, look, it's been COVID, mate.

No one's got any track of time anymore. Don't blame everything on COVID. We had a baby. Things are speeding up. Hi, Hannah. Hi. Hannah, what day do you celebrate the anniversary? Well, my partner and I have been together

for three and a half years and our anniversary date is the first time we did indoor gardening. Yeah. Yeah, I thought that would be the case for some people. I didn't. I'd never thought about it like that before. How did that come about, Hannah? How did you decide that that was the day?

Well, when we first met, I was still in high school, my last year of high school, like the last six months, and I said, oh, I don't want a boyfriend right now. So we were just sort of friends, and then when the benefits finally came around it was September, but he wasn't supposed to ask me out until December. So yeah, we just counseled. You just compromised on a date. I imagine it was a night time activity. Was it close to midnight? Like, is there any discrepancy on what day it actually was? It was like 3 a.m. in the morning during a thunderstorm,

so we call each other our Thunder Buddies. Cute. That is a little bit cute and a little bit kinky. It's a good story. I've called someone my Thunder Buddy for a different reason. That's what you used to call Ellie. Thunder from down under. Hi, David. Hey, mate. How's what you used to call Ellie. Thunder from down under. Hi, David.

Hey, mate. How's it going? Good, man. What's the correct anniversary to celebrate for you? So it depends who you ask. If you ask me, it's our marriage. Yeah. But if you ask my wife, it's every single detail that you can think of

of the aspect of the relationship because every single date is an additional present for her. And does she know all of those dates? Oh yeah, I get it all the time. And do you know the dates or do you have to use a calendar to remember them? I know some of them and then sometimes it's kind of like I kind of get those subtle reminders as it's coming up. David, how many days are we talking though? How many presents per year? At least four.

I'll put it that way. So hang on, what? You got, when you first, yeah. Yeah, so we got first met. Yeah. Officially together. Yeah.

Married. Yeah. And then first child. Oh, right. Okay. How many kids do you have, David? We have six children under seven. Mate, you must just be buying presents every single week. Let me give you a tip.

She's had six kids. You buy her four gifts a year and you shut up about it, all right? You've got to wait for it, though. Here's the thing. Five of them are ours, which is literally one for basically every year that we've been together. Wow.

And then the one year that we didn't have a child, we ended up fostering a child. Oh, you guys can't be stopped. What an amazing story. Now go buy your wife another gift, David. And don't ever let her hear this phone call. She's due. Bree and Clint from iHeartRadio.

This is the latest live from LA with Dean McCarthy. Been a long time since anyone said this name, but Dean McCarthy has news on Steve-O from Jackass. Dean, what's going on? You know, when I said the story, I know. I was like, how is he making headlines today? Steve-O from Jackass today strapped himself with sticky tape to a billboard in Hollywood,

an enormous billboard using black duct tape. It is to promote his new show. He was up there for, I think, about an hour and a half before he posted this on Instagram. Have a listen to this. This is Steve-O stuck to a billboard. Hey, everybody. So I've been up on this billboard, duct taped, for an hour and a half now, a little more. It's starting to get kind of sore. There are some cops over there, but they say they're not sure that I'm committing any crimes

I don't think so I paid for the billboard man He paid for it He's got his face on it He sounds healthy as ever as well right Oh that's what he always says He actually I laugh

But he actually looks quite good At the moment Steve-O He looks better than he's looked in a long time Weirdly enough I follow him on Facebook And he's actually quite healthy And has gotten his life together quite a lot. Why was he on the billboard, Dean? To promote

his new show, which is coming out, I think, I guess on a streaming service but yeah, look, he pays for the billboard but he's not getting a fine, he's not getting anything. The fire trucks turned up because they were kind of like, no, he's going to fall. But yeah, it was all technically legal.

So we could all be strapping ourselves to our billboard. Kind of brilliant, if you ask me. It's actually a really good marketing idea. Maybe we should do it for this show. And I say that because Bree has actually done something similar to this before, haven't you? You've been duct taped to a wall. Yeah, I had that idea years ago.

And I was like, I wonder if that is actually possible. And my friends duct taped me to a brick wall. How many rolls of geffa was it? I want to say seven. I want to say a good seven. I remember that. How many rolls of geffa tape would it be now, more or less? Definitely more.

There you go. That's the latest with Dean McCarthy live out of Los Angeles. Steve-O duct taped to a billboard because it's 2020 and why not? Why not? Bree and Clint. Big day. We're taking the Prime Minister's press conference live at 5.30 here on ZM this afternoon. And, of course, the 50K Fact of the Day question is on the way in just a couple of minutes.

But first, the high-low. Yeah, also another name for my two boobs. But it is also the name of the segment where we like to... I thought it was Righty-Tighty Lefty Lucy. No, it's definitely high-low at the moment, or as I get older anyway. It's the best and worst bits of the week, as seen through the eyes of our producer Ben. Play ZM's Bree and Clint.

Hey guys, welcome to yet another week of Bree and Clint's Highs and Lows where I break down all the high points of the week and the low points of the week. Off the back of a viral video during the rounds of a mother accidentally seeing a naughty text from her daughter, we asked you, what's the text you wish you didn't see? When is a text you've sent got into the wrong hands? Alex has called up.

Hi, Alex. Hi, Alex. Hi. Around this time, I decided to treat myself to a new Apple Watch. Great. So, my mum was quite interested in it, so I was, like, putting it on, showing her what all this does, and then my boyfriend sent me a very

suggestive picture, and it showed up on the wall. Oh, your poor boyfriend. The faces on those watches aren't that big either. Hi, Kirsty. Hi, Kirsty. Hey, guys.

I met a few girlfriends who were having a few wines one night. I thought that it would be a great idea to send my ex-boyfriend a message. Could imagine

what the context included. So I thought that I had his number in my call history. What happened? Now, this week, it was a little tricky for me to find some lows because there weren't many. But I did go digging and I found this one deep in Wednesday's show. It was off the back of a Lil Wayne song and Bree found the perfect opportunity for a dad joke. The winner of Birthday Bang is today's Lil Wayne and Lollipop. Did you hear that recently Lil Wayne put on some weight? Did he?

Yeah, now they call him Lotta Wayne. I walked straight into that. She walked right into it. Got it. And finally this week, it's not a high or a low, but it's a bit of a game. Can you count how many times the guy said, Let's go.

in the space of 10 minutes on air? Cue the tape. All right, let's go. Birthday banger for a Monday. All right, let's go. Monday birthday banger. Here we come. let's go. Birthday banger for a Monday. All right, let's go. Monday birthday banger. Here we come. Let's go.

Oh, that is a let's go. It's good. Hi, Vanessa. Hi, Vanessa. Hi, let's go. Let's go. Oh, let's go. Let's go.

Kim, give us a let's go. Let's go. Me and Blake, let's go. Kim, give us a let's go. Let's go. Me and Blake, let's go. On a side note, how much fun is it to say let's go? What if we opened the phone lines right now? Some impromptu let's go's. Let's go. Hello, Zidim.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go Let's go Let's go Steve, did you want to contribute something to the conversation?

Let's go Let's go And that wraps up yet another week of Brinkland's Highs and Lows See you this time next week Ben, open the phone lines Let's go Open the phone lines No, open them up

Open the phone lines Open them right now Open the phone lines No, it's them up. Open the phone lines. Open them right now. Open the phone lines. No, it's going to be all facts of the day. No, people want to say Lashgoal. Hello, Zidim. Lashgoal. Lashgoal.

Lashgoal. Hello, Zidim. Lashgoal. Lashgoal. One more for luck. Hello, who's that? Lashgoal. Lashgoal.

Lashgoal. That's what I'm saying to this whole COVID round too. Lescaut. There's a Mormon couple from Utah in the United States who is going absolutely viral at the moment because, look, he's a lady and a man, but he's gay, she's straight. And they're married? They're married. The whole thing blew up because the guy's name is Skylar and he put on his Twitter account that he's gay and happily married to an amazing woman.

Right. And people started to talk and wonder how this could work. How does that work? Yeah. What's the, you know, what's the real situation in their marriage? Yeah. And they've spoken out and they pretty much have said their marriage is like anyone else's and they have their, you know, their struggles and their things to get past, but they're

happily married. Their marriage is not like anyone else's. One of them is openly gay in a heterosexual relationship. And that's not a judgment. That's just a fact. Because I imagine, and I don't know a lot about the Mormon faith. I've seen the Book of Mormon, but I don't know a lot about the Mormon faith.

Yeah, I can't comment too much on the Mormon faith either, but I do know for a fact that in their religion, a marriage is between a man and a woman. And I don't imagine that they're able to have an open marriage. No, no, no, no, no. If they want to enter heaven by what their religion says, they need to have, yeah. He couldn't be in the marriage and then have a partner

outside of the marriage as well, right? God, that would be hard to do. If you knew in your heart that you were gay and then because of your religion you had to be in a relationship with someone else, that would be incredibly hard to do for both of them, not just for him, for her as well, to know that your partner is actually gay but is with you because that's what he needs to be for your religion.

That's tough. I mean, it's very conflicting in terms of living your true self because he's saying that he knows he's gay, but is he really living his true self? I'm not religious, but I did grow up at a Catholic school. The power that religion has over some people, and for him it's obviously more important than what his heart really wants. His beliefs, yeah, are obviously the thing that takes priority.

Yeah. Yeah. Tough. And tough to go out and talk about it too because it's going to become, like it's so fascinating to people because you want to know how on earth could that. Yeah. How can you, do they have any kids?

I read some more. Unfortunately, they were pregnant but they lost the baby early on, which is really sad. But I did read that they talked about, you know, their physical connection. Yeah. That's the bit that I was dancing around. Yeah, which they have said that, well, this is what he said.

He commented on it and said that that kind of attraction for him has come with trial and error and a lot of practice. Yeah. We have our struggles like every other marriage, but me being gay hasn't been the biggest issue in our marriage. He must love her as a person. Of course, and he probably does, yeah. Yeah, but I mean, I, you know, the generation above ours,

even like our parents' generation, you see people who have obviously had to hide things about themselves or not be able, they didn't feel comfortable enough to live, you know, their whole self. And I think it's just, it's a really, really hard thing and to live your life like that would be so difficult. Yeah. You know? But the bit about this is even more interesting is he's not hiding it.

No. Like he's not. But he's also not living. No, he's suppressing it, but he's not hiding it. No. Like he's not. But he's also not living. No, he's suppressing it, but he's not hiding it. No, but he's not living like, he's not living his true life. Yeah, definitely. Yeah. Yeah, far out.

I've always thought about these situations when people are in relationships, but they haven't put the time into learning about themselves enough. And then they have a realisation during that relationship that they are gay or they are – No, I don't agree with that. I don't think they haven't put the time into learning about themselves. I don't know. I'm not part of the LGBTQI plus community,

so I don't know how that stuff works. I think it's to do with a lot of things. It might be that for some people, but I think a lot of the time, you know, people don't feel comfortable and they've been made to feel like they can't be who they are. So they suppress those feelings and they try to be a certain way, but after a while, you know, it doesn't make you happy. You're not going to be happy.

But can you imagine how hard it must be to come out when you're in a relationship with someone terrifying and you haven't had that conversation with them beforehand yeah terrifying for you devastating for them probably although and sometimes they probably would have had a feeling about it as well right well sometimes yes and sometimes no like some people get so good at hiding things because they're so terrified yeah that people will just you know not even want to know them that you get so good at hiding things because they're so terrified that people will just, you know, not even want to know them that you get so good at hiding certain things. But I mean, I've got friends where their parents have had full marriages, kids, the whole lot. And then later on, they've been like, hey, I've actually been living a lie.

Your parents have? Yeah. So like one of my friend's parents, she'd be in her 60s now and she came out when she was I think in her late 40s or 50s. Yeah. Do you want to take some calls on it this afternoon? People who came out during a relationship and what was that like? Yeah.

Is that what we're going to ask? Yeah. Or did you have that realisation or how was that experience for you? Yeah. Or maybe, you know, this was people you knew, like your parents or your aunties or have you had that experience in your life? Sure.

Yeah. 0800 dial ZM or you can text us on 9696 and we can have that chat with you next. There's a couple over in the States, a Mormon couple, who are getting a bit of attention because he's gay, she's straight, but they're married, and they say it works. Yeah. Well, they said they're making it work, right?

They're making it work. They say they have their own, you know, certain marriage issues like everyone else, but they're making it work. And yeah, that's how they're living. So we're having a, it's quite an open conversation about, I guess, sexuality this afternoon and asking, did you have a, what's the wording? Did you have to be honest about your sexuality with your partner when you were already in a relationship? Yeah. How did it come about?

Like what happened? And a few people have called through. Anonymous, you've called through. Hello, how are you guys? Good, how are you? Hi, I'm all right. Long day. Yeah, I bet.

Has this happened to you, Anonymous, or someone you know? No, my mum and dad. So when growing up, my parents were happily married, you know, three kids, all living together. Everything was fine. Me and my sister, my brother, we didn't really suspect anything. And then when I was probably about 17 or 18, my mum sat us down and was like, I'm gay. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. And I'm leaving your father and me and this woman, who I won't name, are getting married.

Whoa. And they've been heavily married. That's a lot to take in all at once. So you got all of that in one go? Yeah, pretty much. Wow. When did Dad find out? I think he, well, I don't know. Like, I think he knew. Well, I don't know.

I think he knew the whole time. Like, surely. Surely. Anonymous, has your mum been with that woman ever since? Like, have they been happily married ever since? And how was your dad about all of that? He was fine. And the thing is, we are still, like, it's been probably about 15 years,

and mum and dad are still, like, best friends. And we still have family dinners. Do you think that, because you said they told you when you were 18, do you think that they kind of wanted to keep that family unit together until you guys were fully grown up? Is that what you took from it? I'm not sure because my sister, she was probably only about 14 at the time. Yeah, right.

Maybe your mum just couldn't, you know, hold it in any longer and she just needed to, you know, actually start living her true self. Yeah. Yeah, fascinating. I don't know, but it was a bit of a shock to the system. Yeah, I can imagine. But like amazingly brave from your mum to be able to do that and I can't imagine it'd be very easy for your mum and for your dad.

And for Dan as well. Incredibly hard situation for both of them, but it's so nice to hear that everyone's still, you know, it's a family still. Totally. Hi, Olivia, what's your experience? Hiya. So when I was in my late teens, kind of early 20s, I was with this guy. He was like my best mate.

We've been friends for years. Yeah. Our family knew each other and stuff, and we were together for a fair amount of time, and within the relationship, I was like, oh, no, I know deep down, like, I'm not attracted to you like this, and I realized that I was was gay and it was so, so hard basically because he was telling me, look, I'm falling in love with you. Yeah, right. I want to be with you forever and I was like, look, I can't do this.

I'm having, you know, I'm gay and it was really hard because, you know, you break someone's heart but you're also your best mate and stuff, you know, your family know each other and stuff. What did he say, Olivia? He just cried. Yeah. Did your friendship survive? No, we're no longer friends.

Oh, that's sad. Right. Yeah. So I get what this Mormon couple, we probably, you know, they want to stay together because breaking up would be really scary. You've got this unit and stuff like that, and the risk of it falling apart would be a big factor, for sure. But, I mean, Olivia, coming from someone like yourself

who has done, you know, the hard part and ripped the Band-Aid off, would you have it any other way? No. You've got to live your truth and you've got to be happy. I would have been – I mean, I love the guy, but I would have been miserable if I stayed in the relationship purely to be in the relationship. You know what I mean?

Yeah. Live your truth and actually live your life for you and not someone else, you know? It's a fascinating conversation. Like, there are so many different angles and perspectives and ways to come at it. But I think what Olivia said is right. You've got to live your truth, right?

You've got to be honest with yourself and with everybody around you. I just think at the end of the day, you're the person that's living your life every day and that's the thing that matters the most. So live your life for yourself. You have to look yourself in the mirror. Exactly. Every day.

So, you know, and whatever that may be, we're not saying one or the other, but do what is the best for you. Kia ora. I'm Simon Bound and I host Business Is Boring, a podcast that reckons it's anything but. Join me each week as I chat with some of the most interesting and inspirational players in the Aotearoa business scene and learn what it takes to make it happen from accidental

entrepreneurs to the brains behind some of the country's biggest brands. If you're into business or want to be, then make sure you follow Business Is Boring wherever you get your podcasts. Brought to you by the Spinoff Podcast Network in partnership with Spark Lab. Bree and Clint. We are playing a song to lift the mood of the nation. I think I feel like I know what I would like.

Yeah. There's a lot of requests on the text. Have I got your one? Have you told me? I don't know. Right. I'm not sure. It was one of the requests.

There's so many. I know. I can't get them all. What have you got? Let's see what you've picked out. We'll run through and see if the one that you want is in there. Candice, you're going to be our impartial judge today, okay? Yes, okay.

All right. So you're going to listen to them with us. So we don't end up in a stalemate. We need three votes so we can get to a decision. Here's what we've landed on. These are some of the best suggestions so far. This song from Five. Banger.

That's an option. You chucked out Whitney Houston as an option. And someone's come through with a Whitney request. Quite a few text messages today for the morale-boosting request to be the Venga Boys. Whoa! And someone does want George Michael. We're going to Ibiza. Whoa! Back to the island. And someone does want George Michael. Yes, I gotta have faith.

Woo-hoo! I gotta have faith. And very fitting. Is this the one you wanted? At the moment. No, I was thinking some Queen, but... Oh, right. Well, it didn't get any Queen.

No. We did get this sent in. Who sings this? This is... This is... I've got no idea. John Farnham, The Voice. You're the voice, try and understand it.

Make the noise and make it clear. Come On Eileen's by Dexys Midnight Runners. Never heard of it. Well, you have because you've heard Come On Eileen. And then this suggestion as well. From B-Witched Sailor V And now I've just seen that that was your suggestion Candice So you're not impartial at all Oh no

So we know what you're picking Candice Dammit It's a banger Yeah I know but you're not impartial It is a banger. Yeah, I know, but you're not impartial. It is a banger, though. I will agree. One of my faves from the 2000s.

Well, if you vote for it, then it's going to happen. I'm going to vote for the Vinger Boys. We're going to Ibiza. I'm voting for five if you're getting down. See, and this is what we didn't want. Now we're at a stalemate. So someone has to change their vote or we've got to go to a backup judge. Candice, do you want to change your vote?

Okay. You know what? My backup choice isn't in the running. It's John Farnham. Oh, right. Oh, such a choice. Well, then that leaves us at stalemate still. Now we've got four.

So we've got to go to the producers. No, we've got Joe as a backup. So stay with us, Candice. Joe, hi. Hi. G'day, Joe. You're now our impartial judge. Well, my song's not even on there. What song are you adding?

I wanted Elton John's Philadelphia Freedom. Oh, Jesus, Joe. That is a great song, Joe. Yeah, it is a great song. It's not even an option. Ben, we need another one, mate. We need another backup. I think we should all... I'll go with John Farnham.

I'll go with John Farnham. Looks like Johnny Farnham, he's getting the votes. And I'm okay with that because John Farnham, you're the voice is an absolute fader. Well, I mean, obviously I'm okay with it too, but God, what a roundabout way of getting there. Oh, yeah. Candice, Joe, thank you for your service this afternoon.

We appreciate you both. No worries, guys. Go forth, ladies, and sing this at the top of your lungs. There we go. It's your morale-boosting request, New Zealand. We hope it picks you up, puts you in a great mood for the weekend. It's John Farnham We have

The chance to turn the pages on We can write what we wanna write We gotta make ends meet Before we get much older We're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son How long can we look at each other Down the barrel of a gun Call the boys, try and understand it

Make a noise and make it clear Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna be with the others This time You know we all can stand together With the power to be powerful Believe in, we can make it better

Ooh, we're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son How long can we look at each other? Down the barrel of a gun Down the bush trying to understand it Make a noise and make it clear We're not going to sit in silence. We're not going to live with fear. Oh, we're all someone's daughter We're all someone's son

How long can we look at each other? Down the barrel of a gun You're the voice, try and understand it Make the noise and make it clear We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna sit in silence We're not gonna live with fear You're the first time understanding You're the first time making me feel

We're not gonna sit in silence We're not lost in this fire We're not lost in this fire We're not lost in this fire Zeddy and Brie and Clint That is today's morale boosting request From John Farnham You're the voice Iconic

It's a huge song Brie and Clint Time is waiting You only get one second of a song No hesitating Pretty simple. Yeah. You and I go head to head guessing songs and we play for people on 0800 dial ZM. It's like the Blues Crusaders game you were hoping for this weekend. I'm the Blues. Alright, okay. The

underdog. You're claiming underdog status. Absolutely. Are you going to play Dan Carter this week though? You're going to finally get him out? We don't have Dan Carter over here, I'm telling you. All you have to do is pick the winner and you can get free mobile fuel. Gina, you get to pick first. Good afternoon. G'day Gina.

Who you got? Who's your team? Blues or Crusaders? Definitely Crusaders. That would be me. Am I the Crusaders? I am Crusaders, right? I guess because I'm C.

Crusaders, B. Blues, Bree. That works perfectly. Oh, yeah, that makes sense too. Okay, Gina, I will Crusade for you. And Bree, you get Ben. Sorry, Ben. No, that's okay.

That's actually who I wanted. Oh, perfect. I'm going to do my best. Okay, the Blues are due. Bree, Blues, Ben. Sorry, Ben. No, that's okay. That's actually who I wanted. Oh, perfect. I'm going to do my best. Hey, the blues are due. Bree, blues, Ben, the signs are everywhere. This is meant to happen like this. It's perfect. Georgia is going to run the one second song challenge for us today. She's our fill-in producer, Georgia.

Alright, this is keeping on the theme of morale boosting. Oh, good. And they're all actually suggested by fans. So, listen to the show. So we're kicking into this one first. Sweet. Great. Oh.

Katy Perry. Firework. I thought you were going to stuff that up for a second. Not my Katy Perry. No. I know it pretty well. Okay, 1-0. And that one came through from Angelica.

And this next one from Ada. Adara, sorry. Clint. Jonas Brothers Burning Up. I don't know how you would get that. Why do you guys look so surprised? I'm just wondering whether you're like a secret. I'm a Joe, bro.

Yeah. All the albums? No, actually, no, I've never seen Camp Rock. I don't know how I got that either, actually. Been seen this one through. Clint. Nicki Minaj, Pound the Alarm. Oh, so what are we sitting at?

Two to one right now. That's right. Can Erin's track be the tiebreaker? Not tiebreaker, but make it a tie. Freak. Oh. Cascader, Every Time We Touch. Is it? Every time we touch.

Woo! One of my favourite clubbing songs. That's the only reason I got it. Damn. You got all that just from... Yeah, it's such an iconic start of a song. Yeah. Okay, oh, this is good.

We're at tie-break. This is it. This is the decider. Now we are. Jordan's tie-breaker. What is it? Freak. Tiebreaker. This is it. This is the decider. Now we are. Jordan's tiebreaker. What is it? Break. If you mess this up, you can never go home.

Tina Turner, simply the best. Damn it. Yeah. The Blues have done it. Better than all the rest. Is it something for, like, is it maybe like a thing to come this weekend? Well, we don't know if the game's happening this weekend yet. That's the problem.

So Blues fans might have to settle for that victory. Hey, Ben. Yes. Thanks for backing me in. You've won the fuel. Yeah, that's awesome. Thank you so much. No worries.

Enjoy, mate. There we go. That was a good game. That was a great game. For once, usually I'm just pants, but. I'm glad my favourite Jonas Brothers were in there, too. Bree and Clint. 30.

And now it's time for Bree and Clint's most popular segment, Friday Okie. I love Friday Okie. It's the best. I listen every Friday. I never miss Friday Okie. Thanks, Bree and Clint. You've made my Friday again.

Friday Okoke. Thanks, Brian Clint. You've made my Friday again. Friday-oke! The iconic radio segment that was on its way to be an iconic nationwide tour until bloody COVID. It's postponed for the moment. We were meant to be in Christchurch this right now. Right now. Yeah, right now.

But we will get to you, Christchurch. But before then... As soon as we find a cure for this damn virus. We can still do Friday Oki on the show. Bree's selection for Friday Oki today is Fergalicious by Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas. I think one of the best selections yet. It's definitely up there. What you're about to hear is Bree's best attempt and my best attempt.

We've both spent 15 minutes with a professional audio engineer and these are the results. Are you ready to go first this week? Yeah, let's go. Okay, anything you need to say first? No. No? Alright. I don't think so. Okay. It's Bree's Friday

Oki. Listen up y'all, cause this Okay. You can't see me, you can't squeeze me I ain't easy, I ain't sleazy I got reasons why I tease them boys Just come and go like seasons Fergalicious, so delicious But I ain't promiscuous And if you are suspicious All that shit is fictitious I blow kisses That puts them boys on rock rock

And they be lining down the block Just to watch what I got It's so delicious It's hot hot It's so delicious. It's hot, hot. It's so delicious. I put them boys on rock, rock. It's so delicious. They want to taste of what I got.

I'm Fergalicious. Tasty, tasty. Damn. Pretty good. It's like Iggy Azalea doing a cover of Fergie. I love Fergie. That was so much fun. Okay, there's yours.

Here comes mine. You were not taking any votes until you've heard both. Who's got it this week? 4, 3, 2, 1. This is my Fergalicious. Listen up, y'all, cause this is it The beat that I'm banging is delicious Clint Delicious definition, make the boys go loco

They want my treasure so they get they pleasures from my photo You can see me, you can squeeze me I ain't easy, I ain't sleazy I got reasons why I tease them boys Just come and go like seasons Clint Delicious, so delicious But I ain't sleazy, I got reasons why I tease them boys Just come and go like seasons Clintalicious, so delicious But I ain't promiscuous And if you are suspicious

All that shit is fictitious I blow kisses That puts them boys on rock, rock And they be lining down the block Just to watch what I got So delicious It's hot, hot It's so delicious

I put them boys on rock, rock It's so delicious. It's hot, hot. It's so delicious. I'll put them boys on rock, rock. It's so delicious. They want a taste of what I got. I'm Clintalicious. Today is the day's day. Cheeky rebrand there. A little bit of branding in there.

You mean referring to yourself in third person? Yeah, he's Clintalicious. Don't do it again now! Why, put them boys on rock rock. Five votes. Five votes. Random votes. $800 in. The first five people to get through are going to pick the winner of Friday

Oki this week. Standing by for the big press conference But in the meantime We need a winner for Friday Okie this week We can't do our Friday Okie live in Christchurch tonight It's been postponed It will still happen But instead we're still doing the radio version

So unfortunately you'll have to listen to us sing For one more week Fergalicious Yes This is Bree's one So delicious It's hot, hot It's so delicious Yes. This is Bree's one. So delicious. It's hot, hot.

It's so delicious. I put them boys on rock, rock. It's so delicious. They want a taste of what I got. I'm burgerlicious. Tasty, tasty. This is mine. So delicious.

It's hot, hot. It's so delicious. I put them boys on rock, rock. It's so delicious I put them boys on rock rock It's so delicious They wanna taste of what I got I'm Clintalicious Today's the day's day Yeah right, good right? This is what you need to get you through lockdown

Is us doing foodies Is it what they need? I don't know Five votes, we're gonna start with Vanessa Vanessa, who won Friday Oaky this week? Hello, Ness. Oh, hey, guys. Look, I've got my daughter in the car and hands down it was Brie this week.

Oh, thank you, guys. Hello to your daughter, too. Only counts as one vote, though, okay? The two of you, that's only one vote. I'll take two votes for that. No, sorry, just one phone call, one vote. Thank you, Vanessa. Richie's here.

Hi, Richie. G'day, Richie Rich. Richie. Richie. You. Hi, Richie. G'day, Richie Rich. Yeah. Richie. Richie. Hi. You there, young man? Hello. Welcome to the show.

Who are you voting for on Friday Oaky this week? Clint. Clint. Thank you, Richie. I appreciate it, mate. Thanks, Richie. See ya. Rav.

G'day, Rav. Hi. Who are you putting your vote behind this week? Hands down, it's Brie. Thank you, Ravi. 2-1. Okay, let's go to Blake. Hi, Blake.

G'day, Blake. I'd have to disagree. I think Clint won it. He sold me off to Clintalicious. Thank you, Blake. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.

Okay, there we go. We're at tiebreak. Oh, this is not fair. The tiebreaker vote's name is Brie. Hopefully that gives me an edge, but I don't know. Bree, hi. Welcome to the show. Welcome to Friday Oaky.

Great name, by the way. Thank you. Wonderful name, can I say. Beautiful name. I've always loved that name. In fact, I only associate with people with that name. Who's your vote for? And remember, this is the deciding vote.

Who's won Friday Oaky this week? You've both done really well but I'm gonna have to say Bree Yes my girl Bree She's done it So delicious It's hot hot

It's so delicious I put them boys on rock rock It's so delicious They wanna taste of what I got I'm Fergalicious Tasty tasty But I put my own name in it and everything Delicious. They got a taste of what I got. I'm for delicious. Tasty, tasty. But I put my own name in it and everything.

I changed it to Clint. Jesus, now I'm pressing something. What was that? Bree and Clint. Minutes away with an update the nation is waiting for. We're going to bring it to you live here on ZM as soon as it happens. In fact, let's just check. Are they up there yet?

It's wrong. It's butter. There you go. No. Sounds like a cooking show. No, that's The Chase. Because of you was the theme to what Carl Howman sitcom? Rush Shows.

Correct. I love The Chase. It's over six billion views on what website? YouTube. YouTube. Correct. Which cosmetics businesswoman wrote Estee a success story? Estee Lauder. Estee Lauder.

Yeah. Yes! Got it. Love the chase. We should do that every day. Just tune into the chase. Picking back their ratings. Let's try and squeeze in a birthday banger before the press conference.

It's my birthday. It's my birthday. Free and clean. Birthday banger. Right. We'll take three people's birthdays and figure out what was number one on their 16th and we'll play the best song. No time to muck around.

Tabitha, what's your birthday? 17th of May, 1980. Right, Tabitha, you were 16 in 1996 on the 17th of May and in the mid-90s, this went to number one. Oh, mysterious girl to number one. Peter Andre. It's fantastic. You must agree. You must agree, right, Tabitha?

Love it. All right, great. Thank you. Yeah, good, good, good, good, good. That is a good song. I like it. Joanne, we're under pressure. What's your birthday?

Hi, Jo. September, 1962. Wait, I didn't hear it. What was it? Oh, Jesus. What was it, Jo? Halloween, 31st of October, 1962. All right, Jo, you were 16 in 1978 on the 31st of October,

and this is your birthday banger. Oh, a bit of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, Jo. Did she say she would rather Peter Andre? Is that what you said, Jo? No, I said I loved Grease, the movie. Oh, you loved Grease. Okay, thank you, Jo. Me too.

Let's get one more for Christina. Hi, Christina. Hi, Christina. Hi. No time to muck around. Christina, what's your birthday? 21st of October, 1985. All right, Christina, you were 16 in 2001 on the 25th of October.

And apparently you were born at exactly 420, Christina. Blaze it. You get Afro Man, Christina. And you know what? You get my vote as well. I love that song. I love that song. It's so funny.

I think very fitting. And I will go with Because I Got High and Christina you agree yeah yes that settles this

nice and quickly Christina you've just won birthday banger mate woohoo blaze it Christina I love it I love it if Jacinda

and Ashley get to the podium before this finishes we will go straight to them live. But let's see if we get the whole song out. The winner of birthday banger is Afro Man on ZM. got high. My room is still messed up, and I know why. Why, man? Yeah, because I got high, because I got high, because I got high. I was going to go to class before I got high. Come on, y'all. Check it out. I could have cheated, and I could have passed, but I got high. I'm taking it next semester and I know why, cause I got high, because I got high, because I got high. I was gonna go to court before I got high. I was gonna pay my child support But then I got high

No you wasn't They took my whole paycheck And I know why Because I got high Because I got high Because I got high I wasn't gonna run from the cops But I was high

I'm serious man I was gonna pull right over and stop But I was gonna run from the cops, but I was high. I'm serious, man. I was gonna pull right over and stop, but I was high. Now I'm a paraplegic and I know why. Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high. I was gonna make love to you But then I got high I'm serious I was gonna eat your Tooth

But then I got high Now I'm And I don't lie Yeah Because I got high Because I got high Because I got high I messed up my entire life Because I got high ZM Brand Clips.

That's your birthday banger. Weird transition from this to the conference with the Prime Minister. One of the strangest of all time. But let's go live to the theatre at Parliament now. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Kia ora koutou katoa. Good evening, everyone. Brie and Clint. Would I lie to you, babe? Don't you know it's true? There's no one else but you

Would I lie to you, babe? Would I lie to you, babe? Zeddy and Bree and Clint, that's Brando and Look Into My Eyes. What's your sleep hack? What's the thing that you use to get the best night's sleep? Because Bree is looking at making an investment. Are you having bad sleep? Yeah, I am.

Recently, normally I'm a really good sleeper, but yeah, I've been having quite disruptive sleep recently. I think it's because of a number of things, stress, anxiety, all mixed into one. And then I'm the type of person, because I'm a night owl, my brain races at nighttime and I just can't get to sleep

because I just start thinking about everything. Lots of random bits of technology online these days. Yeah, I've tried. And most of it comes through Instagram ads, so I don't tend to trust much of it. No, I've tried a few things. I've tried magnesium at night. Seems quite good. I find magnesium is so good the first night you take it.

And then it kind of. And then after that, it's kind of like, eh. But the first night you get used to it. Yeah, I think so, maybe. Yeah, maybe. The first time you take it, you're like, oh, damn. My wife calls it a Magnesipam. Magnesipam.

Oh, I like that. That's good. But I really, really am thinking about investing in something called a weighted blanket. I heard about these. Yeah, which, I mean, they've probably been around for ages, but I've only heard from quite a few people recently that they really help with like relaxing sleep. Yeah. And essentially it's exactly what it is. It's a blanket that's heavy. So we're trying

to get someone on the phone who uses a weighted blanket, but I think the idea of it is it's meant to replicate like a big beer hug, right? It's meant to make you feel secure. Yeah, I think it's just meant to provide that little bit more like comfort and coziness. But it was interesting. I was looking online. They're not cheap. How much for a weighted blanket? Depending on where you buy it from, I'm sure there's like, you know, cheaper ones. But there's also different weights. Yeah. And there's also different sizes. Go heavy or go home, right? So let's say you're looking at the queen or slash king size,

the same one, and you're looking at quite a hefty one, about $400. $400? Yeah. For a blanket? Yeah. Why don't you just use an extra blanket? That would be weighted, wouldn't it?

I don't know if it's the same. Why don't you just use an extra blanket? That'll be weighted, wouldn't it? I don't know if it's the same. Why don't you just far out? Jess uses a... I'll just have my partner lie on top of me. Yeah, go with that. Yeah. Although that wouldn't put me to sleep. Yeah, probably not.

If you know what I mean. Jess is here. Hi, Jess. Hi, Jess. Hey. Do you have a weighted blanket? Yeah, I do. I got one maybe two months ago.

Okay. And, oh, guys, I swear to God, buy it. Really? How much did you pay for yours? $99, I think, on GrabOne. Oh, yeah, I've seen that. $99, yeah. Three.

So you said you wanted a queen-size one. I bought a queen-size one. Yeah. And I thought, oh, yeah, I'm going to get the real deal. It's going to fit my bed because my bed's super king. It's like a single. Is it? The queen is like a single. So it's not that big at all?

No, it's not. Someone's just texted in and said briskos have a sale on weighted blankets. Well, of course briskos have a sale. When do they not have a sale? Adam, your wife uses a weighted blanket. Yeah, yeah. So she got one gifted to her a wee while ago where I was in a queen bed or a king bed or something like that.

But she has a single just for her side of the bed. And just, you know, when she can't sleep or feeling anxious or anything like that, it is phenomenal. And we also use it for our wee man as well. If he's having a rough night, can't get to sleep. And it is, like I've tried it myself. It's so relaxing. It's unbelievable.

Really? People love the weighted blanket. Why do you think it's so relaxing, Adam? Because, like, I struggle with restless legs. Is that something your wife struggles with? Oh, my God. Okay, so I personally have, I'm the worst sleeper. My mind never stops racing.

I'm ADHD since I was a kid. And if I have magnesium or anything like that, yeah, I'm the same. I get restless legs. Yeah. But when the Waker blanket sits on you, it's almost like a, I don't want to say a massage, but there's something about it just resting on you that just honestly relaxes you almost instantly, and you can just sort of slow your thoughts, and everything is just quite calming. I don't know the science behind it, but it's worked for me,

it's worked for my wife, and it's worked for our wee man. This is like, Adam, I was sold when you first started talking. I'm absolutely getting one. Hey, Ben, we need to get a weighted blanket sponsorship for the show. I've seen some of the Murray Deeker and stuff. He has like a Biomag sponsorship. We need to get a weighted blanket. We need to be the spokespeople for weighted blankets.

A lot of people saying there's all different types of weighted blankets around because I've been thinking about getting one for probably the last four or five months because I mean I'm trying everything at the moment. But from those reviews, it seems like – Let's do a combo. We'll do weighted blankets, bamboos, and also those beds that they robotically go up and down,

like hospital beds. Oh, yeah, that's good. And they're separate. Then you can have your partner lying down and you sitting up. I think it's called the sleep maker, the sleepy head. Something like that. I'm going to start with the weighted blanket first, I think. All right, yeah.

Thanks for everyone's input. Very interesting. It's our great privilege this evening to be joined on the phone by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Prime Minister, good evening. Hello. Good evening. How are you?

We're great. Thank you so much for making time for us. We know how incredibly busy you are at the moment, so we really appreciate you making time for ZM listeners so we can ask you some questions about what is a strange time again in New Zealand. And no trouble. I know people have lots of questions, but hopefully we're also remembering some of what we've done before.

We're hoping it'll be shorter and that we can get back to where we were quickly. Absolutely. Jacinda, I wanted to ask first off, because I just wanted to ask how you are, because I feel like, you know, people are always like pumping questions at you, but I just wanted to ask, you're obviously under a lot of pressure at the moment.

There's so many things going on. I just wanted to ask, how are you? Oh, thank you. That's really kind. You know, just like I think most people, I do the same thing. I take every, you know, every day as it comes, you know, one decision at a time and just break it down. And that's how we get through the day. But I work with fantastic people and have lots of really good advice and experience to

lean on and making some decisions that, you know, we do need to make based on good evidence. So I'm okay. Thank you for asking. And plus, I just ate half a packet of Kit Kat. That's good too. Oh, damn. Have a break.

Oh, you only took half a break. Take the whole break. No, I should be really honest. It was one of those block ones. You ate half a Kit Kat block. No one blames you for that right now. Thank you. No, you deserve every bit of it. Prime Minister, you announced this afternoon that we are

staying as we are for the next 12 days. We're staying Auckland in Level 3 and the rest of the country at Level 2. Can I ask, what would it take for New Zealand to move to Level 4 again? Yeah, it's a good question. We actually, we have a whole framework that describes some of the

settings that would put us back in that scenario. So it's things like if you have multiple outbreaks and you've got multiple unknown sources. And at the moment, that's not what we have. We, at the moment, have a cluster where all bar one, and we're pretty sure that one that we're still investigating will be linked, are linked to one another. So it's just like we saw before, when you have a cluster that's all connected, that's what we've got right now. So our view was it doesn't justify being at level four.

We're tracing everyone, we're isolating them. But what level three lets us do is just have some important restrictions while we just work through the edges of the cluster and get it under control again. So Prime Minister, at this stage, we're not too sure the source of this cluster, but is that a big priority for you guys at the moment or you're not too worried about that? Well, it would be very useful because it just helps us to make sure that we've got everyone that might be connected to it. But we don't have to have found the source for us to move levels. We just have to feel pretty assured that we've got the cluster back under

control. And we could still, for instance, have cases that we'll be identifying when we're at a lower alert level. But so long as they're managed and they're being isolated and they're all within what we know and what we've already identified, then that means that we can have a bit of confidence. One thing we've worked out, I've heard a lot of people discuss, was it that we were never really free of COVID? Was this just sitting around? We got some results today that tell us actually the strain, I guess you could call it, that we have right now, we didn't have in that first outbreak.

So that really probably tells us it was new. Right, okay. There's been a lot of talk this week about conspiracy theories. Some celebrities, some influencers, and even some politicians have been suggesting conspiracy theories. I wanted to know from you, what's your advice for New Zealanders

who encounter conspiracy theories, particularly in their timeline at the moment? What would you have people do? Well, I mean, just, I think, you know, a lot of things come across people's feed. I think just as long as people know that there are, that they can rely on, you know, sources of information, I think that's really important. And all I can say is that, oh, you know, even if you don't want to listen to a politician, you know, do listen to Dr. Bloomfield and

do know that we make all our decisions based on, you know, do listen to Dr Bloomfield and do know that we make all our decisions based on, you know, things that we're hearing from people who have good experience and knowledge in these areas. And so as long as people know they have trusted sources of information, I think that's really important.

Yeah, great. Prime Minister, last question. I said to my flatmates this morning, they go, what are you up to today? And I said, oh, just interviewing, you know, the Prime Minister of the country. And they said, can you ask her, would she advise wearing a mask on recreational walks or is it just in public places where other people are? Yeah. So for all of New Zealand, outside of Auckland, we're saying

if you're going into places where you might be in close contact with others, we advise using them. So if you're on public transport or places where it's hard and you can't keep your social distancing up. If you're in Auckland, generally we're just saying when you go outside of the house, we'd like people to be wearing them. I do accept, though, that if you are, you know, off by yourself in a remote place doing a hard physical run, you know, I get that that's a bit of different circumstances, but as a general of Auckland, when you go out, a face covering. It doesn't have to be a mask. They can be expensive. If you've got a bandana or a scarf, just a face covering.

Have you got yourself a cool mask yet? Have you got like a Juliet Hogan or a Karen Walker yet? I have a New Zealand made mask. I think it was made in the hut. Oh, yeah. My one that I've got. Cool. So there's a lot of amazing little pop-ups of people making masks

who just have good sewing skills who are whooping out. There is online, I think, Michelle Dickinson, Nano Girl. Yes. If you want to find a way to make one, she's got some advice on how to do one and make one that'll have effect. I don't agree with people who are making them out of socks though, that's a bit yuck. Yeah, I did that

and I forgot to wash the sock beforehand so that wasn't great. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, thank you very much for making time for us this evening, thank you for being so clear with the messaging and best of luck with everything going forward. Thank you. I know you won't have... No, you with everything going forward. I know you won't have time. No, you look after yourself.

We know you won't have a relaxing weekend, but do your best. We're thinking of you, mate. Thank you. Take care. That is Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. She's busy, everybody. She's cool.

But she made time and we really appreciate it. Bree and Clint. Greetings, Bree and Clint. The podcast with mobile smiles. Register, fill up. Redeem points for rewards. Easy. If you enjoyed this podcast, Climbs.