ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast – Best of Ellie Harwood

Episode Date: June 14, 2020

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Hi there I'm over here thanks Make it work please Gather round Fano Gather round Hide in my Hide in my Don't

Leave her alone Just let her tell the story A member of the team No this is good This is what we want We want everybody contributing Okay We're all one big family

People listening And people working on this show Okay Okay So we want everybody to feel confident That they can bring ideas to the table Producer Ellie rolls into the studio this afternoon in the planning meeting and she goes, guys, I have a ripping AirPod story for you.

A ripping story. She said to us, AirPod's very topical, which ticks the radio box straight away. Only for rich people, though. Yeah, that's the thing. It's an elite group. It is an elite group. And then she went as far to say, guys, I think this could be a phone topic too. And in radio

world, that's where we put the question out to you guys and then you weigh in on the topic. So, producer Ellie, now is your time. Let's begin with the story. What happened? Alright. I'm going to need you to hit off some music there for me, Clint. I can hit off some music for you. Oh God, you've been in here for two seconds.

I've got audio. This is good. It's high production values. Thank you. So it's a sad story today. Oh no. Yeah. No. No. I know how much you love your AirPods.

So I'm part of the elite AirPods group. How do you know if someone has AirPods? They'll tell you. And I always go on about how much I love my AirPods. You guys know that.

I'm not even allowed to touch them. Yeah. No, you're not. And this morning I realised why I can't have nice things. Because I've put them through the wash. No, you didn't! Nah, I did.

Definitely did. I'm laughing now, but I'm really crying inside. Do you reckon you could send them to Apple and say they just stopped working? Well, they're probably full of water, so. What do you think? I took my phone that I dropped in the toilet once and Apple and say they just stopped working? Well, they're probably full of water. What do you think? I took my phone that I dropped in the toilet once and I was like, just stop working.

And they opened it up and there was just water all through it. Yeah, I think that's what they'll do too. What did you do? Were they in the case? Yes, they were in the case. Oh, you washed the whole case. Yeah, so in my denim short pockets. But the thing was I noticed after five minutes that they were missing.

So I was like, oh my God, I've done that. And so I sprinted and I was literally pulling stuff out. There's water going everywhere because I just didn't care about anything else at that point. And I felt them and my heart just went. Ellie. I was like, oh my God. I am actually so devastated for you.

Thank you. I thought you would be. Because they're not cheap. They're not cheap. And I got them as like a special treat for myself, you know. And yeah, so I opened them up and the water fell out and I kind of like put them in my ears and they're sort of half still there. Some people aren't meant to, like you said.

Yeah, they're half still there. So they're still half still there. Yeah, so. You don't want half. Exactly. One's louder than the other. It's just a nightmare. Some people aren't meant to have things like that.

You're right. Some people can't be trusted. Like me, I would never put my Samsung Galaxy buds through the washing machine that sync perfectly with my Samsung Galaxy S10. I just wouldn't do it. It just wouldn't happen. Sorry, I blacked out there for a second. So I did. So they're currently sitting in a drawer in rice with a dampened thing. So I'm trying everything. Oh, give us an update. Yeah. I'll give you an update. Okay, great story. Sad story. You've really hit all the trigger points. Now you launch into the phone topic, yeah. I'll give you an update, yeah. Okay, great story, sad story. You've really hit all the trigger points.

Now you launch into the phone topic, okay? I want stories of hope today. I want to know. Yes. I thought you were going to say, why can't you have nice things? Oh, $800 at F. That's a good one, but this is not your one. Sorry, not mine, not mine.

Excuse me, radio professionals. Sit down for a minute and let Ellie have her moment. Ellie, what is the pre-prepared phone call topic you've got for us? I just want stories of hope. What expensive item did you submerge in water and it survived? I like it. I want to know if it's possible. If it's going to be okay.

When did you really F up, but it was all right? It was all right. What's the phone number? 0800 dial ZM. And how can they text us? You can text us on 9696. Here we go, everybody. Let's do it. Let's see how it goes. Here we go, everybody. Let's do it.

Let's see how it goes. Please ring. Please ring. Ellie's big topic. The phones are lighting up. Brie and Clint, the podcast. ZM. Producer Ellie's still in the studio with us. Hi, Ellie. Hello. Where'd you put your earpods? Yeah, in the washing machine. Yeah, well done. Through the wash, they were sitting in your pocket.

I'm honest. This is being so honest. I know how much you love them and they were a treat you bought for pocket. I'm honest. This is being so honest. I know how much you love them, and they were a treat you bought for yourself. I'm actually so devo for you. Thanks, Bree. We've gone out with Ellie's big radio topic. And it's gone gangbusters, by the way. It's done very well so far.

You asked the question. I asked the question, what expensive item did you submerge in and it survived? God, that's really wordy, isn't it? There's some real good text messages that have come through because we did talk about how anyone who owns AirPods are rich and someone has said, I put my regular Apple headphones through the wash multiple times

and they still work. Take that, you rich person. I deserve that. Hi, Cameron. Have you called through with a story of hope for Ellie? Yeah, I have. What Hi, Cameron. Have you called through with a story of hope for Ellie? Yeah, I have. What happened, Cameron? I had my Samsung Galaxy S9+.

It's got a giant crack through the screen, and I've swam with it multiple times, and it's still working. Quality phone, that. What do you mean you swam? What do you mean you swam? Well, I went swimming with the pool, and I had it in my pocket.

See, I didn't think it would, because they waterproof those phones, but I didn't think it would be waterproof if you had a crack in the screen. Yeah, I don't think it's meant to be, but it's survived. Okay. All right. There you go. Because your earpods are completely intact, aren't they? Yes.

No cracks whatsoever. I've got the best text to read you, but let's take a call first. Okay. Hi, Lucy. Hi, Lucy. Hello. Story of hope. It, Lucy. Hello. Story of hope. It's Lucy Weimer.

Oh, Lucy Weimer, who used to work here at ZM. What have you got for us, mate? Oh, mate, I've dropped five phones in the toilet. One is still going strong. It was like fully submerged after wheeze, maybe. Oh, my God. Hang on, that's not a good hit rate though, Lucy.

You dropped five phones and one of them is still working. Yeah, but one's still going strong. It's a 20% chance. Yeah, it's not the best. Oh no. Maybe you need to wee on them.

Maybe that's, maybe that's the insulating of a component. Producer Ellie put her AirPods through the wash. I've got a ripping text for you, mate.

Someone has texted in. They said, I had brand new AirPods and I put them through the wash. I've got a ripping text for you, mate. Someone has texted in. They said, I had brand new AirPods and I put them through the wash on the second day of having them. I put them in rice for 24 hours. Magically, boom, worked, have had them for six months, no problems. Yes, yes, that's what I like to hear. That's what you need to hear. Thank you.

Finally, Marissa, hello. What's your story of hope for producer Ellie in this situation? Oh, hi, Ellie. Hello. I had just bought the latest, back in the day, iPhone 4. Cost me $1,300. Nice. And I was, yeah, and I was taking photos with my digital SLR

over the Hamilton Lake, and back then I was still a cigarette smoker and I heard this clunk splash in the water and I thought, oh there goes my lighter, oh what, I'd better get this photo of this duck and poo cackle and then it was my phone completely up to halfway up my elbow

pathway elbow. No! Yeah. And? And I took it inside and I put it underneath the fan of the gas wall heater thing. Yeah. Yes. And then when I went to bed, I put it on top of the hot water cylinder. Yes. Yes.

And? Because that's a dry environment. Yes. And? It's still working today, and I've still got 64 gigs of unlimited Spotify music non-stop. Hey! So good. There's hope. Not only is that a story of hope.

You tell a suspenseful story. Yeah, yeah. And then also, not only is that a story of hope, Marissa, it's also one of the most Hamilton stories I've ever heard. Yeah, yeah. And then also, not only is it a story of hope, Marissa, it's also one of the most Hamilton stories I've ever heard. Like, seriously. Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please.

ZM. Rhi is away. She is on Celebrity Treasure Island. So I'm just talking to myself for a couple of weeks, which is why I'm also leaning quite heavily on my friend's producer, Ellie. Hello. This is like when you're in a long-term relationship and you just, you only see each other

and then one of them goes on holiday. Yeah, and then what do you do? No, you know what you do? You start texting your other friends who you haven't seen for ages and you're like, hey bro, do you want to go to the pub? Dinner? Do you still go to the pub?

Can I come? And he's like, why are you talking to me? Your girlfriend's away, isn't she? Correct. In this analogy, Brie is my girlfriend, but not in real life. No, no, no. Don't. Yeah, no, no, no.

No rumours there. Just don't get that confused. You're here with a lime question. Yeah, so today I went up to Ponsonby for a... A delimer. That's a good one. A delimer. I've had a delimer this morning. I had an appointment

up in Ponsonby or just up the road and I ubered up and then on the way back I thought hey, I'm going to lie. I'm going to get some fresh air on the skin and I'm just going to see how it goes. You open the app and you've got to try and find where one is in your region. And I saw this one close by down a side street. I was like, that's a strange place for it to be.

So I walked on down and I saw it, located it on this driveway. I was like, oh, there she is. Started approaching and there's these builders working on site at this house. And I was like, oh, I just felt, I don't know why, I just felt weird coming and grabbing the lime. I just did. From outside the house? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It was just outside the house. What, did you think it was one of the builders' work limes? Well, kind of. I was like, it very much looks like it's there for a reason. Did it have tools in the back of it? Yeah, well, it should actually. They should put a little pocket in for that kind of thing. So I was like, oh, there's my lime.

And so I start scanning it. And then one of the builders goes, Oi, she's stealing your lime. And I was like, oh. So they have purposely used this lime, placed it very close to the driveway to probably take after their shift. And I immediately felt really awkward

because I was like, I do have the right to take this. Like, it's there. It's for public use. But they've clearly reserved it, and he's now said a comment to make me feel really awkward about it. Yeah. So I was kind of like, oh, sorry, is this your lime? I'm thinking, no, it's not his lime.

Ellie, why are you even saying this? But had he reserved it? Because with lime, you can, remember, you can lock them. After you use it, you can, when you go tick, you go lock or end ride. So if you scan it and it opens, and also if it's locked, it won't show up. Yeah, right. So it wasn't locked.

It was definitely cancelled. So I was like, oh, no, I can totally take it. So I was like, oh, really awkward. Like, oh, sorry. I'm sure there's another one around. And then limed off. But I felt really awkward. And in that situation.

Not too awkward to take it though. Yeah, not too awkward to take it. But I was like, should I have left that there for him if he wanted to use that after work i was a bit like my compassionate side was like maybe i should leave this and then my selfish side was like no go go go dude literally there are more limes than people i think thank you christ church just got 200 new e-scooters today i don't know what brand they are but it's in the news 200 more but literally they just appear. That's true.

So that guy will be fine. Yeah, but I just found it really, I kind of had the feeling it was reserved for him and then when his friend said that, I was like, yeah,

you do want this line, but now I feel really awkward about it. I don't know. Was he kind of right to? No. No, he wasn't. He was totally in the right.

The one you won't, that I don't understand is when you're both looking for a line and you walk towards it. Oh, that's awkward. Who gets it then? Who gives up their lime?

Oh, I've never had that situation before. But price comparison. So to get the Uber taxi up. Oh, this is good. Yeah. So we've got the same distance. Yep. Same distance.

Yeah. Uber was $6.50 and the lime was $4. So it is a little bit cheaper, but you are out in the cold. But it did get cold. Yeah. And it's more dangerous. And you did have to fight off 15 builders to get it. Exactly.

So, I mean, probably just get a taxi next time. You agree with me, Ben, right? She's not in the... No, she's fine. Thank you. Take the line. Thank you. I just felt awkward, the way they sort of like...

No, you're too nice. Yeah, you're too nice. All right, thanks, guys. I'll take that. If you could take it back to the builders now, they'd be good, because they need a lunch break. Yeah, true. Hi there. I'm over here, a lunch break. Yeah, true. Suck a bubble. Hi there.

I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. Yep. Obviously, our job here on the radio today is to, you know, we're still thinking about everyone in Christchurch and we're trying to bring a bit of light to your afternoon, but we do want to touch on Christchurch just for a moment here because there was a person in our team, Producer Ellie,

who's very well known on the show, very well loved. You posted something on social media last night that really touched me and we thought it would be a great idea if you shared that on the show this afternoon. Thank you. I would love to. Ellie's written a poem.

Yeah. Since Friday afternoon I've been in shock, I think, as all Kiwis have been. And I haven't found the right words to even put into how I feel. But I wanted to like, I'm so proud of New Zealand and how they've come together. And I wanted to show that somehow. So the only way I could do it was through a poem.

So I just wrote this last night. And yeah. It's beautiful. I've had a read of it. So yeah, if you would like to share it, we would definitely love to hear it. All right. To you, New Zealand. read of it so yeah if you would like to share it we would definitely love to hear it all right to you new zealand march 15th 2019 one of new zealand's darkest days innocent people lost their

lives while in their place of praise no matter where you're from your skin color or your race us kiwis pride ourselves on being free and safe but all all that changed on Friday. Our innocence stripped away. 50 of our family lost their lives and we're struggling with what to say. In lieu of finding the right words to ease this harrowing pain, this is a toast to all New Zealanders, especially those who died in vain.

To you, our Muslim family, we're sorry for this coward's derange. You're part of our Kiwi family and that will never change. We want you to feel welcome and we will grieve with you for years. We're here to support you all through the grief and tears. To the victims who lost their lives and families dealing with such torturous loss, thanks for standing together with kindness and showing the hate who's boss. To the cops who apprehended him and the force defending our land, we admire your composure during a time we'll never understand. To the paramedics, doctors and nurses who dealt with immediate grief, without you and

your strength we'd have found little relief. To the teachers who protected our children during a time you couldn't be prepared, thank you for being so brave when you were also scared. To all reporters and journalists for keeping us up to date despite grieving yourselves and dealing with the hate. To our Prime Minister and mother Jacinda Ardern, thank you for taking swift action as 4.8 million Kiwis yearn. You've set an amazing example of the values we strive for. Compassion, inclusion and kindness, you've radiated them and more. To the people of New Zealand, thank you for spreading love. We've shown the world how to combat hate and completely risen above.

Hate has no place and will never bow down to those sins. Remember to be kind because love always wins. It's beautiful. So nicely written, Ellie. Really lovely. There are so many different ways people are expressing their feelings. And I think art and poetry and some of the paintings and images that are going up are really, really special.

And they're a really good way to cut through all of the... And it's a great thing to share those moments and to share that with the rest of, you know, your community and New Zealand because it's a way of, you know, all of us coming together and dealing with such a hard, horrible thing. Yeah, which we still are. OK, thanks, Ellie.

Thanks, guys. Suck a bubble. Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. Yep. He's on Celebrity Treasure Island, so I'm talking to some other friends Make it work, please. Yep. He's on Celebrity Treasure Island, so I'm talking to some other friends at the moment,

like producer Ellie. Hi. Hello, hello. What's going on in your love life, mate? Oh, well, you know, got a boyfriend. We've been together for over two years. Congratulations. Stop bragging about your boyfriend.

Hey, thank you. Thank you very much. Yeah, I've got a boyfriend. And basically, I discovered something about him the other day that I just thought was something that we both loved. Yeah. Turns out he doesn't. So we were driving, and it sounds really trivial,

but if you know me, you know that I love Wendy's hamburger chain. Right. I love Wendy's, and I love takeaways, actually. You love takeaways is how I would describe it. Yeah, but specifically, I really like Wendy's. Ellie's one of those people that if you're getting Uber Eats, doesn't matter if it's Maccas, BK, anything, she knows exactly how she wants her order

and exactly what sauces she wants added to it straight away. Exactly. Don't mess with it. Don't mess with it. You're going to blow out when you turn 30, by the way. I know I am. I am waiting for it. I'm scared.

I'm so scared. Yeah, so basically the other night, we had that classic couple argument, or not argument, but discussion of what should we have for dinner, what should we have for dinner, what should we have for dinner. I always make Sam slash I thought we were both enjoying it together. I always get us Wendy's on Uber Eats. It's just kind of what we do.

That's your thing. It's my thing. It's our thing. And then we're driving home the other night, and I think he was in a little bit of a bad mood anyway, and we just could not decide what to eat. We just could not decide. And I was like, oh, all right.

Oh, how about we just get Wendy's then? And he out of nowhere just goes, I hate Wendy's! Whoa. And just, I was like, hang on. Whoa. Hang on. And my whole world turned around. I was like, hang on.

For the last two years, I've made you eat so many Wendy's. Your relationship has been built on a Wendy's based life. It has. And it turns out, I mean, Wendy's is great in my opinion. Turns out he doesn't actually like it as much as I thought he did. And he actually doesn't really like it much at all. You're doing that thing where you've been together long enough that he feels comfortable to reveal who the real him is. Exactly.

You're lucky it's happened now because some people get married before this stuff comes out. And it might be a bit of a deal breaker. And then you're like, oh my God, I can't believe I'm married to this monster. Yours is not so bad. It's only Wendy's hamburgers. Exactly. It's pretty trivial. But I just couldn't believe that this whole time he'd obviously pretended he liked it

for my sake. And then all of a sudden he just blew up and was like, I hate it. You won't be alone in this. You won't be the only one who's found out that their whole relationship is built on a lie. And I'm not, look, we're going to go out to people with this. We're not talking about cheating, okay? No.

We don't want that. We don't want to know that they had a secret family. No. Talking more of the trivial stuff. Yeah, trivial stuff like that. Did you meet at Warner Brothers at Universal Studios on the Harry Potter ride? And you thought you were both Harry Potter fans

until you found out one day he hates Harry Potter and he was just there to use the toilet. See, that would cut me deep, that one as well. You know, what's the secret your partner confessed to later in the relationship? How was your relationship built on a castle of lies?

Much like Wendy and, uh, Wendy? Oh, good, I'm Wendy. Just call me Wendy. Bree. No, what's your your name My name's Ellie Someone else call Oh no 0800 dial ZM I want to know

When was your relationship Built on a lie If you've got a good yarn We've got some mobile fuel Up for grabs this afternoon 0800 dial ZM Brie and Clint The podcast

ZM We want to know this afternoon When did you find out That your whole relationship Was built on a lie? Just total false love from the first place. Producer Ellie has just found out that her favourite romantic meal, Wendy's hamburgers, is not the favourite meal of her partner, Sam.

It's not something he's into. He's been faking it for two years and she just found out. So we want to know from you, when did that happened to you um hey jade how are you jade jade hello hi um when did you find out your relationship was built on a lie um it's a few years ago now um i was 16 when i met my husband he was a couple years older and he had this huge scar on his back. And I'm like, oh, cool, sexy. Yeah. And then he was like, and he was like, yeah, I was walking

my friend home one night and these guys jumped me because they tried to get to her so they stabbed me in the back. Whoa! Yeah, and you're like, oh, even sexier. It's a defence scar. You're the protector, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, no, he had a fricking mole removed. Okay, that's, hey, look, look, that's also sexy.

Safety is sexy. Yeah, true. Yeah, I mean, yeah. He's had a mole met. Yeah. Did you find that after you'd married him, though? Oh, no, it was before I married him. Oh, that's all right.

I was two kids deep in, so, you know. Oh, no, you're stuck. Too late. Jan, hey, Jan. Hey. What did you find out about your partner? When was your relationship built on a lie? He concealed from me that he had false teeth for four years.

Whoa. And one night they went a bit crooked and I thought he was dead when he was sleeping. That's impressive because at some point you've got to take those suckers out to clean them. You do. So he was, how long did he manage to keep that from you? No, he kept it from me for four years and I only found out because he fell off his motorbike and had to take them out for the operation. What did you do when you find out? Dump him? Did you kick him into the curb? Well, the doctor

said, has he got a plate? And he said yes and I said no. And then I was like, what? Mind blown. I just want to read this text just quickly. This is perfect for me, especially being from Rotorua. My ex told me that he went to the same Korn concert as I had gone to, Korn the rock band,

and I thought he was cool, but it turned out he's more of a Bone Thugs-N-Harmony person. But by then I was pregnant with his twins. Oh no. I was young, so it was a real betrayal when I found out he didn't like metal or any rock music for that sake. That is a mind-blown as well.

Last one's Carolyn. Hi, Carolyn. Hi, how are you? I'm all right. I mean, my world is being rocked as much as the people listening today. When did you find out that your relationship was built on a lie? So I always had a rule that I never, ever actually date a guy that is older than my brother, which was seven years old. After I was dating one of the guys, and we actually got married, two years after we got married, I found out that he was actually 10 years older, not seven. So every year you're singing happy birthday to...

Pretty much, yes. I've made him beautiful cake for his 30th and it turns out that he was actually 33. 33? Suck a bubble. Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please.

Yes. She's not here this week. She's on Celebrity Treasure Island. You're really picking up Her slack producer Ellie Oh thank you I'm trying my best You should get her a car park I should I

Oh you got her She got sent some free food Yesterday You got her free food I definitely cleaned all that up You're living the Brie life I am I love it It's great

I'm just not single So I've got the partner Sorry Brie I love you Why what does she do That's different to you She's single you know She just doesn't have a partner Right

Now I just sound like a real bitch, don't I? You're chucking her under the bus while she's got her burgeoning television career going on. She's in Fiji trying to make a big break, mate, so she can get off this radio show. And I'm proud of her. And you're here chucking her under the bus. I'm proud of her. And who knows? Maybe she has got a partner on that island.

You've got a warning for us around a hotel deal that was too good to be true. Yes. There was a guy in the UK and he was on a work trip. So he had to book a hotel for it. And he thought, oh, 30 pound. That's a good deal. I'm going to book that. What's 30 pound?

Is it about 60 bucks? Yeah, probably. He was like, yeah, mean. This is awesome. And he arrived. And as soon as he arrived, he realised it wasn't really a standard hotel. He got to his room. And then this lady just walked in.

I didn't even knock. She's like, hello, welcome. You're welcome to come downstairs. If you haven't realised by now, this is an adult fun hotel. Oh. Oh. So there was sort of like apparatus or apparati and things like that around the area. Hang on, hang on, hang on.

You say adult fun hotel without getting too graphic. So everybody pays a discount, right? And you all stay together? Is that the type of hotel it is? I think you have your own room, but then there's like shared areas and there's sort of like equipment. And he was like, oh my God, what have I done? No wonder it was so cheap. Yeah, nah, so it's a bit of a situation really.

What were the apparatus around? Oh, you know, a lot of sort of chains and sort of things like that. Oh, golly. Yeah, I'm just showing you a Clint a photo here. I can't really explain it on here. But, yeah, just things like that. You'd know straight away. You'd be like, this is not a standard hotel. Oh, golly. Yeah, I'm just showing you a Clinton photo here. I can't really explain it on here. But yeah, just things like that. You'd know straight away. You'd be like, this is not a standard hotel.

So yeah. Does that sort of hotel have a reception? I don't actually know. I'm not too sure. Was it an Airbnb situation? You just... I don't know. Well, there was a lovely lady who kind of waltzed on it and said, come on downstairs.

Have you noticed by now this is an adult fund hotel? It says, when you arrive, just grab some keys from the bowl. Yeah, exactly. And you'll be fund hotel. It says, when you arrive, just grab some keys from the bowl. Yeah, exactly. And you'll be good to go. Right, okay. So yeah, warning, if something looks too cheap, just really look into it first. I would have thought you'd pay extra for that. Same, actually.

Yeah. I would have thought, but I guess once you split, it's like if you get an Airbnb with some friends, right? Yeah. Once you split the cost across everyone. Yeah, it's pretty cheap. Brings it down. All right, hey, good morning, mate.

Thank you very much. No worries. Suck a bubble. Hi there. I'm over morning, mate. Thank you very much. No worries. Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. Yes. Welcome to the studio, producer Ellie.

Hello. Thanks for having me. I just wanted to have a sister chat here for my girls. We're lacking Brie this week, so I thought I'd bring some female stuff. You think I'm bloaking the show up too much? Yeah, is it bloaky, mate? Right. No, you're good. Basically, this morning- Well, you wait for our new segment, Bourbon much? Yes, bloaky mate. Right. No, you're good. Basically this morning.

Well, you wait for our new segment, Bourbon Racing and Beer after five o'clock. Oh, riveting, can't wait. No, this morning I had a procedure done that every female between the ages of 20 and 70 should be getting done regularly. Septum piercing. That's the one.

Especially those seven-year-olds. No, I had my scheduled pap smear done this morning. So that obviously looks out for cervical cancer. And I know this sounds really serious, but I was lying on the bed with my legs in the stirrups and I was like,

it's not the best thing to have done. It's not very pleasant. But I thought there might be one girl out there that needs a reminder that it's very, very important to get your pap smear done. It is very, very important. But I thought there might be one girl out there that needs a reminder that is very, very important. It is very, very important. It is. You guys have to go through some stuff that we would never even consider.

Yep, we do. And I mean, I'm not salty about it, or am I? No, I'm pretty salty. But wait till you get to your results. Yeah, exactly. And that's the thing. Sometimes you can get abnormal results and it's just so important to do it

and not procrastinate and not put it off and I just want girls to remember it. But me just going on about doing it's not really going to remind them. So I decided to take a very popular song and do sort of like a little wee verse parody to try and make people remember and it's really weird because the song literally just played. So Clint, if you'd like to hit off my- Wait, are we doing a pap smear parody? We're doing, yeah, we're doing a pap smear parody Just to remind my girls

My sisters out there Nah oh nah Get it done It's not gross It's just like you know Just remember Here we go Alright

Good luck Get your past man It's not that bad I swear Get a friend to take you there It's important to look after your body It's no afternoon delights There you go, guys. Just a reminder, it could save your life. So get it done.

That's a good message, good message. Not once in my life did I ever think I would be doing a radio show with pap smear parody. There you go. There it is. Alright, Ben, we really need to get our prostate exam track going. Yeah, get it done. We really got to get that song up first. Well done. Good message.

Thank you, mate. No worries. You're welcome everyone. Hi there. I'm over here, thanks.. Thank you, mate. No worries. You're welcome, everyone. Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. Yep. Producer Ellie is here. Hi.

Hello. While you were away, Bree, it's one of those things, you know when someone says something and you pick up on it and you go, oh, hang on, is that a normal thing to say in conversation? I got one from Ellie and I haven't hit her up about it yet. I've been on the phone a lot with her. Yeah. Well, I was on my own.

I was on my own. I didn't want to just be me versus her. Right. So I thought, and maybe I'm wrong too. I've got a clip of something that Ellie said. This is actually on the start of our podcast. Okay. So you put it out there.

I assume you're comfortable with it. Yeah, go for it. A situation that is a regular occurrence in producer Ellie's relationship. Okay. Okay, I'm just going to play you the clip and then we're going to talk about whether that's a normal thing or not. Sam and I

actually shower together every shower. I don't know if you know this, but we have like a shower room. Oh, I love it. Yeah, it's like a room, so like there's lots of room for us. One shower head or two shower heads? One shower head. That's always awkward. Yeah, I always hog it. One of you is always more under the water than the other one. It's definitely me.

Showering with a partner, not weird definitely me. Showering with a partner, not weird. No. Showering with a partner every time. Like they don't shower without each other. Like in the morning when someone needs to have a shower, you've got to wait for the other one. Yeah. It's like, come on, man, we need to get in there.

Showering together every single time. Is that weird? My ex and I, we used to shower together most nights. Really? Yeah. In the morning? No, not in the morning, just at night. Because we'd both go to F45 together and then afterwards,

instead of both of us having to wait, we'd just both shower together nearly every night. I mean, it's lovely. It's lovely. It's lovely, yeah, it is. You know what I do hate, though? And I did hate this in our relationship. I hated when, you know, there's certain showers that are very good to shower together in.

Yeah. Like my shower where I live at the moment, I feel like is the pinnacle. It is actually. Is it a rain head one? So the head is high and the water comes directly down rather than out? Get this. Yeah. Not only one rain head shower.

Yeah. But two. Yeah, then that is perfect for two people. And wait. And there's also one that comes out of the wall if you want to change it up. Can all three run at one time? Yes, they can.

Right. And it doesn't affect water pressure? No. Fantastic. That's amazing. It's the ultimate. I need that. And it is good for other things.

Ellie, though, is running one shower head, two people every single time. And the issue with this is someone's always under the stream and someone's always standing off to the side a little bit cold and waiting for their turn to come back in. Yeah, that's not a good time. I love my shower where you can just stand and frolic. I do enjoy it. And I will admit I do hog it the most.

Sam is very considerate and lets me do that. See, he's losing out here. He is. But he also gets to look at you naked. Exactly. I mean, who's the real one here? Spicy, yeah. Spicy.

I actually quite enjoy that time of our day together. It's like a moment of the day that we just have each other and we just can chat and shower. And it's just nice. Do you do anything weird in the shower, though? No, we don't actually. I mean, every now and then you might, but not every morning. I never realised that I did something weird

until I showered with my partner quite a lot. What do you do? And then they made a comment about it. Actually, maybe you guys won't think it's weird. What is it? Oh, you washed your legs. No, no, but that is weird. I do this thing where I'll open my mouth and I'll fill it with water.

Okay, settle down. I'll open my mouth and I'll fill it with water. Is this PG? Okay. Guys. No, yeah, okay. Open your mouth. We're adults.

Fill it with water. So you're butt naked with the person you love. I open my mouth. You're all slippery. And I fill it with water and then I kind of spit it out onto me Okay Why? Oh no it's weird

Why? No no no we're not leaving I'm not spitting This will be the bit of the radio break Where I hit it And we go out on it And she's like No

We're going to find out why No Why are you spitting on yourself in the shower? I'm not spitting I'm not spitting But it's like I collect the water in my mouth and then I kind of... Not better. I actually collect the water in my mouth.

Do you do that too? I actually do. I don't spit on myself. Why are you spitting on yourself? But I kind of go... It just runs out onto you. And it runs out onto you. Why? I want to know why. I want to know why. Stay with me.

When it's cold, when you do that, it provides more water over your body. Oh, is that why you do it? Yes. Nah. It does. It doesn't provide more than if you just stand underneath the shower head directly and it covers you in warm water. No, trust me. You try it at home.

Okay. You try it. Well, you're already doing it. I'm just imagining you with your partner in this romantic situation. You guys are showering together. It's nice. And then all of a sudden you're like... Okay, that sounds like something totally different.

Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. This is quite a scary story from you, Producer Ellie. Yeah, I thought it was going to be a fun story, but I got an email the other day and it was from the IRD. I was like, oh my

gosh, yeah, they want more money off me because they've already asked for all this tax. That's right. You had to pay tax. I paid like two grand. Yeah, it was bad. Did you pay two grand? Are you earning that much money? I'm so rich. You are rolling it. I knew those Viva La Dirt videos were going well,

but I didn't realise that. That well, yeah. So anyway, I got this email the other day, and it said you were eligible to receive a refund of $149.85. I was like, oh, yes, get me some Kylie skincare or something. Who doesn't want $150 for free? Exactly. And I was like, yes, finally I'm getting a refund.

This is great. So I read on. It said tax returns for this period, blah, blah, blah. We tried to send it to you automatically, but were unable to do so as we don't have those details on file. And I was like, interesting. Yeah, see, my gut would be going off right now. Mine did.

And I was like, but maybe, maybe I am richer. Maybe I am. And then the next three points went a bit dodgy because it says, have your credit debit card ready. I was like, ah, no, that doesn't sound right. Or your PayPal account, and we will directly deposit it into your PayPal. I was like, this is suspicious. And I did the silly thing where I clicked the link,

because I was like, oh, it could be $150. You never know, though. You never know. Yeah, and then it wouldn't load properly. It was just really weird. And I was like, okay. And so then I thought, I'll log into the- Oh, so you clicked on the link.

I did. But it didn't really go anywhere. It just went to the IRD homepage. I was like, this is weird. So I logged into my the- Also, you clicked on the link. I did. But it didn't really go anywhere. It just went to the IRD homepage. I was like, this is weird. So I logged into my IRD account, because I do have that. And there was nothing there about a refund. Nothing at all. I was like, this is weird.

So I kind of parked it up. And you didn't do anything further. I didn't do anything further, but I left it in my inbox. I was like, oh, I'll look at that later. Look at that later. The next day, the New Zealand Herald write an article, how to spot a new IRD email scam. It was indeed that.

Was it the exact email you got? Exact email. So literally the amount is $149.85 and it's the whole email that I had. So it turns out it was a scam. I'm no richer and some other bastards have probably taken a whole lot of other people's money. So be very careful. It's so dodgy these days, these people that, oh, God,

I'd just like to meet them face to face. I would just love to meet those people in a dark alley. Just be like, how about you just get a normal job like everyone else? Exactly. They were actually pretty good at making it look real, to be honest. Oh, they're obviously talented. Yeah, I was like, oh, God. But, you know, just get a real job.

Hey, totally off topic and not on this at all. Should I reply to this prince from Arabia? Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. Welcome to studio, producer Ellie. Hello. You're in the process of revolutionising New Year's Eve parties,

possibly forever. I hope so, I'm trying to I think Or are you just cheap? Maybe I'm just cheap guys Or are you ruining New Year's For all of your friends? Maybe, this is what I want to ask you guys Because I'm not actually sure if this is the right thing to do But I'm trying to do the right thing

So obviously New Year's you spend a lot of money And we've got a group of friends who don't want to necessarily go away. So I was like, you know what? I'll flat. We'll throw a party. Because you're usually at R&B. Yeah, I do love a bit of R&B. You'll put your hand up and you'll take that responsibility on.

Exactly. You take that. Can I say, you guys have quite a few parties at your house. Sort of. You have one on the weekend. You have one for your birthday. There have quite a few parties at your house. Sort of. You have one on the weekend. You have one for your birthday. There's quite a few parties. So you're willing to host New Year's at your house?

Yes. Okay, what do you want to do? What do you want to achieve with this party? So I kind of want it to be a place where people can come, as if it was a festival, but it's not a festival, obviously. So what acts do you have? Myself, and I mean, I'm great. So you know what?

I've been to a few parties At Ellie's house And she loves When the party's happening To get on the mic I do And she loves I'm guilty Singstar has never been so punished

And you know what Kind of funny When it's one song After the 18th or 19th song We're like We get it Nah I didn't do 18

Let's get to this though Because you actually have a good idea Thank you So what do you want to do With your New Year's Eve party? So I want to have, we'll do all the playlists. So we'll make the music. We'll make everyone enjoy it with the playlist.

We're not going to have any artists. We're not actually going to buy any artists. A DJ? No, we're not going to get a DJ. That would bump the price up. Sound system? Yeah, we might look at getting a sound system. We will look at providing all alcohol, all food.

That includes snacks. That includes a barbecue. It includes any food you want there. We'll provide that. We will take all the noise control complaints. We will take it. We will provide an amazing view. We live by the beach.

We also want to decorate it. We want to make it look cool. We want to have wristbands on the door just as a gag. So you want to spend some money to make this an actual thing. That's so nice. I'm definitely in for that party. Yeah, now here's the catch. I'm coming.

And this is the catch? So is it legit to charge my friends a small fee just to have a cool party? Is that legit or is that cheap as? You know what? It's hard, isn't it? My first initial kind of thought is how much? Yeah, that's where I go to. Because if it's a token amount, if it's like gold coin on entry.

That I did, no. How much are you thinking? So to provide, so no, you're not getting a DJ. No. But to provide playlists, that'll cost you a lot. Yep. Time. Food, booze, decorations.

Yep. And venue. Yep. How much? No, and you don't have to clean up. I'll clean up. I'll do all of that. Yep. We're thinking like. No, you get that at Yep. Time. Food, booze, decorations. Yep. And venue. Yep. How much? No, and you don't have to clean up. I'll clean up. I'll do all of that. Yep. We're thinking like No, you get that at a standard party. Yeah, that's a good point.

Maybe a sound system. We're looking at potentially 50 bucks a head. You can stay though. No, this is accommodation. You don't even have to go home. We're going to have like the garage set up. Oh, okay. I'd probably spend that on an Uber to go to the shore anyway. Well, you could do that.

It's up to you. No, but I'm saying That's what I mean. Do you want to go to R&V and pay $800 or do you want to pay $50 and sit in a party? I like how she goes, you can stay. The garage is really nice. It's got carpet. It's great. I also love

do you want to go to R&V and see Disclosure? Or do you want to come to my house? And see me. And see Ellie a bit boozed on the Singstar. On Auckland's North Shore. Yeah. You know what? It's hard.

I don't know. So 50 bucks? 50 bucks, yeah. You know what it feels like to me? Yeah, what's that? I need more. It feels like you might be out to make a profit. Oh, no.

At $50, I go, how much decorations are you getting? We're only having about 20 people, though. It's not like it's 100 people. How much money would that be? $1,000. Yeah. Just under $1,000, yeah. You know what?

I kind of feel you on this topic because let's be real. My apartment seems to be the go-to venue. Yeah, yours is the kick-on. For last-minute parties and just parties in general. So I get what you're saying because a lot of the time I do cop the fee of all the alcohol. People just drink. They just seem to drink all my alcohol in my house. So I do get it from that point of view.

I think 50 is too steep. Okay. Shall we find out? I think we need to hear from the people. I'd like to know. So do I. Because maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong. Because same. If I don't have too steep. Okay. Shall we find out? I think we need to hear from the people. I'd like to know. So do I. Because maybe I'm wrong. Maybe I'm wrong.

If I don't have to worry about anything, if I just have to show up and I have the option to stay the night and I'm going to be fed, boozed, and entertained by the lovely Ellie Harwood. Yeah, thank you. I'm expecting a jumping castle or a mechanical ball. You want a mechanical ball? I'm expecting that for $50 a head,

I'd be expecting that. The phones are filling up, so let's get some opinions in. We're going to find out who we actually want on this. Text us too, 9696. Ellie wants to hold New Year's at her house. She's going to cater the party, but she wants her friends to pay $50 a head.

What is your opinion on that? And if you don't, You're going to be turned around No fence jumpers either If you were doing a party at your house Ellie and 660 were paying I'd pay $50 Are they coming? This is our dilemma

Ellie wants to host New Years at her house And you want to go big. I want to go like a big party. You want to cater and like make it cool and decorations. You're not rich and so you've asked your friends. It does cost a lot to put on a party. I will agree with you. And, you know, you do take on all the clean up

and the risk of pissing off your neighbours. I know I've done that. That's just part of being a host, really. Well, the crappy thing about hosting a New Year's party is you do have to host. Yes. Oh, you can't get off. Well, you kind of have to be a little bit responsible.

You can't get thoroughly written off. Well, you don't want to do that anyway. Drink responsibly. So, absolutely, that's my motto. We're asking Ellie, what's the charge of friends? $50. For that, they'll get drinks, food, a playlist, and some decorations.

I don't mean to be reductive. No, I know. And a barbecue. I said for that amount, if I was coming, I'd expect something like a jumping castle or a mechanical bull. And in the break, I suggested to you, get a karaoke machine.

That is a great idea. But a really good one. Have you guys seen the really good ones that party high places have? No. Oh, I can't look into it. What do people think? Let's start with Chelsea. Hi, Chelsea.

Hi. Yes or no, Chelsea, would you be paying $50 to go to the party? Well, with all due respect, I think you, Bray and Clint, are tight asses if you think that's too expensive. I would 100% pay that. I'd probably even pay 100 if I'm being honest. Oh, thanks, Chelsea.

You need cocktails, eh, Ellie? Yeah, exactly. Cocktails. You wouldn't balk at the idea of your friend charging you money is, I guess, what it comes back to. No, because alcohol and food is provided. I would spend 50 in the bottle of a piece of chocolate. Exactly.

Chelsea says it's too cheap. I like Chelsea, yes. Totally fair enough. Let's talk to Jo. Hi, Jo. Hi, Jo. Yeah, I think Chelsea's lying, eh? He's very split when I say Jo on the text.

I think Chelsea and Ellie are friends and we've set that up. Because, honestly, $50. What do you think? No live music. Come on. Come on, Chelsea. I mean, sorry, Ellie. Come on, Ellie.

She's expecting a band. For $50, though. I'd be so in for it. I mean, it's just, well, what is it? Booze. Because what's the majority of your cost here? And I think I'm on the same page as Jo. If booze is the main part of your cost, don't provide booze.

Just tell people to bring their own booze And redirect So now it's getting more expensive Would you be happy with a DJ? If there was a DJ at the party? Yeah, okay It's got to be a good DJ Joe's hard to please

Joe wants a lot for her $50 I wanted my band I wanted it to be a five piece Are we talking Diplo? Are we talking a Diplo? Yeah Ethan's here Kia ora Ethan Hello I'm a DJ. Joe wants a lot for her $50. I want a live band and I want it to be a five piece. Are we talking Diplo? Are we talking a Diplo? Yeah. Ethan's here.

Kia ora, Ethan. Hello. How you going? What are your thoughts, Ethan? I reckon it's a fair deal, aren't you? That's pretty good. Okay. I can tell, Ethan, you might be able to sink your fair amount of drinks.

Yeah, that's for sure. So for Ethan, he goes, I'd be saving money on that. Yeah, exactly. It's. So for Ethan, he goes, I'll be saving money on that. This is like, it's like going to Valentine's, right? You're seeing it as a real bang for your buck situation, aren't you, Ethan?

Yeah, it's all I can do. Bloody ace. Yeah, okay. You couldn't go wrong, that's a few bloody deals. How much could she charge?

What's the most you think Ellie could charge for this party? Oh, 150 bucks. Oh, love it, Ethan, I love it.

All right, Ethan. Chill out. Lisa, we've got two for and one against. What's your opinion on the New Year's? Mine's four too, and I think she should charge more as well. Oh, thanks, Lisa. Okay.

All right, we'll really zhuzh it up. Oh, Lisa's gone. Oh, all of our phone calls have been white. Oh, no. Oh. RIP. I'll never know if I should charge. I better just take the money and run in.

No, it's 3-1. It was 3-1, so I can charge, but I'll make it cool. I will. I promise I'll make it cool. It was 3-1. And the advice was you need to put the price up. Okay. And my advice for you was you need to put the attendance up.

Yeah. Because if I'm paying $100 to come to a party and there's only 20 people there, I want more people to talk to. Yeah. Fair. Fine, I'm in. I'm in. But if the party's a stinker, I'm giving you a bad review on Google. Yeah. I want more people to talk to. Yeah. Okay. Fine. I'm in. I'm in. But if the party's a stinker,

I'm giving you a bad review on Google. Okay, fair. We're going to do a birthday bagger next. Can you imagine? I would never go back to this venue.

The food was terrible. It was cheap vodka. You should slam it on the radio. I could. Oh, no. Yeah, I'll ruin your business. Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it on the radio. I could. Oh, no. Yeah, I'll ruin your business. Hi there.

I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. Yep. Welcome to the studio. One of the producers on this show, producer Ellie. Hello, everybody. Now, for the last few days, you've been complaining about a medical issue that you've had. Yes.

Complaining to the wrong people. And today, you've got some results that you would like to share with us. Is that you've had. Yes. Complaining to the wrong people. And today you've got some results that you would like to share with us. Is that right? Yeah. So basically earlier in the week, my right ear was in a bit of pain and I started getting a bit of a headache as well

and I was like, ooh, ear infection. Ellie described it as her dominant ear. Yes, it was. My dominant ear. I don't believe you've got a dominant ear. No, she's like, if you're talking,

she's like, sorry, what? Like, I'm right-handed. Must mean my right ear is my dominant ear. The doctor's like, which ear do you listen with? Yeah. No, it's when I have my headset on and stuff, you know. It's used a lot.

So I thought, I'll book a doctor's appointment. Yeah. Did that. $80 later, she said, I can't see enough because you've got too much wax in there. So paid $80. And she said, you need to go and get them suctioned, which I actually do get regularly. So this morning. It's so gross and you can actually see it coming out.

I've had that done before too. Does it feel good though? Is it like the ultimate? It's like satisfying and tickling. But then afterwards you can hear again. You didn't realise how much you couldn't hear. So then they wanted me to clear it so they could have a better look in there. She's clearing it out.

Paid another 60 bucks. And then she said, oh, you know, I can see a little red bit here. It's a pimple. So you had a pimple in your ear? Are you serious? An internal pimple. So your inner ear issues

are down to a pimple. Yes, I paid $140 for a bloody pimple. I'm so annoyed. Yeah, that can happen because pimples can get real sore. They can, yeah.

So you've paid all this money and you've seen medical professionals. Do they have some super clarisol that they can put on it or something? No, no. Can they inject it with something that makes the pimple disappear? You've got to wait until the pimple's gone.

You've got to wait, yeah. Because you can't even get in there to squeeze it. No, you actually can't, but it's sore. It's really weird. So I spent all that money for basically nothing. What did you think it was going to be? Because you were quite worried. Oh, I was freaking out.

Because Ellie said to me, she said to me today, I'm going to be late. I need to get this sorted. I need to go to the doctor. Yeah, your ears are a big thing in your day-to-day, especially if you're in radio. Exactly, and anything in the head freaks me out a bit. I'm like, why am I sore in my head?

But don't worry guys, just a pimple. Freaked out for no reason. That's so weird. Literally in the last two days I thought my bra was getting too small for me because I was like, God, this strap is driving me insane. And it's actually a pimple right on my bra strap. That's so strange. I thought I was developing a

third nipple. Pimple. Nah, that is a third nipple. Same size as your regular nipples. Okay, that's funny. We can do something with this because I feel like it's a semi-common situation where you over-diagnose yourself. People who Google a lot are victims of this. You build yourself up to believe that you have something

or there's something particular wrong with you. I hate it. I feel so sorry because, I mean, I do this all the time. Don't Google it. Don't Google it. For God's sake. No, that's the one thing you shouldn't use the internet for. So you build yourself.

You think you have something, and then when you finally get it checked out, it turns out to be something way less serious. I remember one time I thought I had Lyme's disease. I was convinced. I was like, I've got it. I've got the Lyme's disease. I was convinced. I was like, I've got it! I've got the Lyme's disease. Turns out it wasn't that at all.

Lyme juice. No, I think I was just, it was a real bad hangover. Okay, share with us what ended up being quite a minor diagnosis in the end. 0800 dial ZM. You can text it to 9696. And hey, because it's nearly Christmas, if you've got a good story,

we might be able to find you some free mobile fuel this afternoon. Yes. Brie and Clint, the podcast. ZM. One of our team, producer Ali, fairly convinced she had some drastic inner ear issue. Been to two doctors, a wax specialist, had her ear suctioned.

They couldn't even see in there there was that much wax. Too much wax in the ear canal. Turns out it was a what? A pimple. Yeah, a pimple. Turns out it was a pimple. That's why you don't Google things, kids. Yeah, and I think that's why it pays to go to a doctor straight away. Anything you're concerned about,

go to the doctor. Just get it off your plate, you know. We've asked you, what did you think you had, which turned out to be a whole lot less serious than it actually was in the end. Someone texted and said, I had a pretty big lump on my neck, and I'm a chronic Googler, so I diagnosed myself with every cancer under the sun. That's what Google does.

Yeah, it just tells you it's cancer. Yeah, you go, I've got a hook nail and it goes, you have cancer. Turned out it was caused by stress. My doctor said, don't stress and it will go away. Thanks, doc. Nice work, doctor. I like this one. Went to the doctor because I found a lump in my breast.

I had just lost 15 kilos and it turned out it was actually a rib that was just below my breast that I couldn't feel before I'd lost the weight. Whoa. That's crazy. I mean, that's lucky that you went to the doctor though. Good to go to the doctor anyway. Because lump and weight loss combined. Can you imagine the doctor sitting there going,

that's actually a rib. That's your bones. That's a rib. You just have never been able to feel them before. Hey, Lydia, welcome to the show. Hi. What was it for you, Lydia? What did you think you had first?

I thought, well, I'll tell you the story. So I thought I had the flu. So I went to the doctor. And as I was sitting there, it was like a two-hour wait. And I was so sick. And I sat there for two hours. And I was reading the measles list when there was like a real measles outbreak. And I was like, oh, my gosh, I've got all those symptoms but the rash.

I've definitely got measles, like hands down. So I went up to the lady at the checkout and I was like, look, I've got all the symptoms. I think I've got measles. And she was like, oh, my gosh, put a mask on right now. Yeah, yeah, yeah, get in this chamber. Get in this locked room. Yeah, and put me in this locked room. And then I sat there for five hours and they forgot about me.

And it was six o'clock and the nurse came and knocked on the door and went, oops, we forgot about you. We'll just get you in with the doctor now. And the doctor sat me down and looked me over and said, yeah, you've just got the flu, you'll be fine. You'll be right. You were like, well, can you not leave me out here? Because I start to think I've got everything else.

You're too nice. I wouldn't have waited more than 45 minutes before I started going, excuse me, it's me, measles girl. I've got measles. I'm going to give it to everyone. If you don't come and sort me out, I'll give you measles. There's some really good texts. I'm glad you're okay, Lydia. Thank you. Glad it wasn't measles.

There's some really good texts coming through. glad you're okay, Lydia. Thank you. Glad it wasn't measles. There's some really good text coming through. Someone said I used Dr. Google and ended up thinking I was dying from brain cancer because I had really bad headaches. Turns out, after I got my eyes tested, I just really needed glasses. Oh, wow. Good outcome. Great outcome. These are all great

outcomes, by the way. Great outcome. What about this one? I self-diagnosed myself with dyslexia. Went to the professionals to see what they could do about it. Turns out I'm just dumb, not dyslexic. I knew you were going to say that. That's what they said. If you can spell dyslexic, you're not dumb.

And also, if you can write that, at least you're funny. Yeah, and that means you're not dumb. Yeah, it means you're not dumb. It's a sign of intelligence. Adrian's here. G'day, Adrian. Oh, how you doing? G'day.

What did you first think it was and then what did it turn out to be? Right, it was about 20-plus years ago and I was going through it with this young lady at the time and, you know, we'd done the deed and the following day I woke up and there's all these little spots all over my gentleman's love sausage, shall I say, and it's all over. And I'm thinking, oh, my God, I've got an STD. What am I going to do? So I go to the doctor.

The doctor drops my pants, and he has a look at it, and he said, what happened to this girl last night? I think I've got an STD. And he said, well, it's not an STD. What have you done? I explained what happened, and it turned out that I squeezed the thing too hard to stop myself. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, Adrian.

Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So, yeah, that was it, really, and I just squeezed it a bit too hard to stop myself getting it. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, Adrian. Really? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So I, yeah, that was it really and I just squeezed it too hard. Sorry, yeah, it was just a pillage. Adrian, Adrian, there's a lot to unpack here. Well, you know what they did say, Adrian? Your mum said if you play with it too much, it'll fall

off. It nearly did. Can we also stop pretending we're okay with the term gentleman's love sausage? Well, it's to try to keep it clean. Adrian! That's the first thing that sprung to mind. No, I appreciated the creativity on that. Thanks for the call, mate.

Merry Christmas. Thanks, Adrian. Give Adrian the fuel. Good luck with that love sausage of yours, all right, mate? Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make, all right, mate? Suck a bubble. Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. It is called Buzzy G.

Buzzy G. Came from producer Ellie who bought us some real Buzzy G facts. Didn't you? I did. How could I guess that this has come from you, producer Ellie? Like the fact that the guy who invented the Frisbee had himself cremated and turned into a Frisbee. Buzzy G.

That's Buzzy G. What a baller. That's Buzzy G. Not a baller, actually. No, he's a Frisbee. My wife and I have just had our first baby, Tui. She's three weeks old tomorrow, and my life is consumed by baby, baby information,

baby everything at the moment. So what I've got for you is five Buzzy G baby facts. So I'm going to give you these facts, and I want you guys to tell... It doesn't get the sting unless you guys think it's Buzzy. Okay. Okay? Yeah.

So we'll start off easy, and we'll get further into it. First Buzzy G baby fact. A baby's first poo is black. Oh, yes. It's like tar. It's sticky and it's made up of mucus, womb fluid and anything they ate while they were inside their mother. My sister took her first one inside my mum's tummy.

Oh, yeah, that's bad when that happens. Yeah, it made my mum real sick. Black baby poo, does that get it? That's pretty buzzy, G. It's the baby version, baby version. I hate that sound effect. Okay, hang on. One, two, three.

Okay, here's another one. Babies poo at first. They're not all poo, babe. Just the first couple. Babies poo at first. They're not all poo, but just the first couple. Babies poo at the start doesn't stink, doesn't smell like anything because there's no bacteria in their stomach yet. And the reason that your poo stinks is because of the bacteria that's in your gut and your intestine. And babies don't have that yet.

Nah, my poos don't stink. Okay. Fragrant-free poo, does that get it? Yeah, that's weird Third Buzzy G baby fact Babies have got taste buds on their tonsils And we don't? And we don't, no

They move off our tonsils Did anyone else in this room think your tonsils At any point was that dangly thing in the middle? No Is that not your tonsils? No point was that dangly thing in the middle? No. No. Yes? Oh. Is that not your tonsils?

No, there's like two balls next to it but like up. Two side bits on your throat. Two balls and a dangly bit. I think you're

thinking of another body part. Buzzy G. Are you alright? Okay, okay, let's keep going, let's keep going. So their tonsils.

Oh yeah, by the way, babies can only taste sweet, bitter and sour but not salty. That's a sub fact. Oh, that's sub buzzy G fact. Oh, bitter and sour, but not salty. That's a sub fact. Oh, that's sub Buzzy G fact.

We can hit it, it's fine. Buzzy G. Another one for you, Buzzy G baby facts. Newborn babies have breasts and sometimes when the baby comes out, a baby's breasts can leak milk. Whoa. I'm giving can leak milk. Whoa. Really? I'm giving that to myself. Yeah.

Buzzy G. Yeah, that's weird. It's because when they're in the mum, they absorb so much estrogen that the memory glands can actually. So that boys and girls? Boys and girls, yeah. But it's got a note here, it says, please don't milk a baby. That's for real.

You shouldn't do it. Oh, well, that's ruined my plans for tonight. And my final... Oh, no. I'd love to see that. I'm never going to get invited over to Clint Lucy's again. No. Come around to Bruce and be like, you want some milk? Final Buzzy G

baby fact. Baby boy babies, so boy babies, babies that are boys, get erections. Yeah, and I knew that. Oh, yeah, right. I didn't know that.

Scientists don't know why, but it does happen. Yeah. And sometimes you can see a baby erection inside the womb during the ultrasound. Really? Buzzy G.

Should I do one? I've got one. I prepared it earlier, but I've got a Buzzy G baby fact. The more the merrier. Go for it. Technically, a mum also has the grandchild in her womb at one point. If she had a girl? If she has a girl.

Wait. No, and if she has a boy. Really? Isn't that just... Spermies are in there. Mmm. Wait, do the boys have... The boys determine gender, but the girls have the cells for like...

So girls are born with all of the eggs they'll ever have in their life. So technically, the baby inside. When a baby girl is born, she already has all of her eggs. And so those eggs have been inside the mother. And they're the grandchildren. There you go. We got there. We got there.

Yeah. Wild. Those are Buzzy G baby facts. Hopefully you learnt something today. Walter Park for the last couple of days got stuck in the slide so they're doing their best to free him. We thought you know Valentine's Day is coming up very soon. It's on Friday

and whether you want to celebrate it or you don't, it is a holiday that kind of exists I guess. And we thought it'd be fun to bring back a segment, special edition for Valentine's Day of Buzzy G. Buzzy G.

Oh, my favourite. Yeah, Ellie's personal favourite. Just pretty much where, you know, we talk about buzzy facts. Yeah. And this time it's got a theme. Exactly. Do you want to kick it off, Ellie? Because you're obviously running this segment.

Okay. Yeah, I'll kick off the Buzzy? Because you're obviously running this segment. Okay. Yeah, I'll kick off the Buzzy G Facts for today. Everyone sit down and enjoy this. So Valentine's Day related Buzzy G Facts. Did you guys know that no one really knows where the heart shape came from? Have you thought about that? You know the heart shape we all draw? Yeah, but where did it come from?

Does it kind of come from like what our actual human heart looks like? Yes, that's what we all think. Like there's two kind of parts? That is a good guess. No, I like that. That makes sense. I think that's the right guess. Now, apparently there's one theory that apparently it came from an ancient African city state of Cyrene,

and they used to have this plant called sylphium and it was used to season food and actually used as a contraceptive. So because it was related to sex, apparently the seeds look like little hearts that we know and know well today. So people theorise that that's where the heart came from, but who knows? No, I think mine makes more sense.

Okay, no, it's just a heart. Yeah, that's weird. Here's a fact for you guys. Did you know that 15% of American women will send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day? Oh, really? 15%. That's interesting and buzzy. Very buzzy.

Do you think they pretend that someone else has sent them? That's what I'm thinking about. I reckon too. That's a bit strategic, isn't it? Right. Maybe I should do that for Friday. Yeah, do it. Mine's a little bit similar to Ellie's.

It's another shape kind of thing. Many believe the X symbol, like the kiss symbol, started in medieval times because people couldn't write their name signed in front of a witness without an X. And then the X was just then kissed to show their signature at the end of it. So you couldn't sign your name unless there was a witness. So you just put an X as your signature? Yeah, because you couldn't sign it unless there was a witness there. And most of the times there wasn't, so there's just a lot of Xs.

So like sincerely, X instead of your name. That. So like sincerely, X. X. Instead of your name. That's buzzy G. Buzzy G. Where the Xs came from. Yeah. To be honest. I never did, to be honest. Never really thought about it that much.

What else you got? Oh, another one here. Did you know that Juliet, as in Juliet from Romeo and Juliet, she still gets love letters sent to her on Valentine's Day. Yeah, I did know this. Did you know that? Yeah. She gets heaps, right?

Yeah, over 1,000 letters each year. And that was like hundreds of years ago that she was written about. How do people know where she lives and where they're sending her to? That's a great question, Ben. And that's why it's love. Buzzy G. Exactly. What about this one?

Physicians in the 1800s apparently told their patients to eat chocolate in order to calm their pining for lost love. Oh. We all kind of do that now, don't we? Pretty much. Yeah. And that's why it's... Buzzy G.

Nice. I mean, I just eat it 24-7 Yeah No Bree for the rest of the afternoon She's doing a secret project But she'll be back soon Oh hey Alexa What time is it?

4.20 4.20 Thank you Alexa It's a very intense way to tell me. That makes it the perfect time to roll into one of our favourite segments, Buzzy G Facts. Buzzy G. This is where I set producer Ellie the task of finding some buzzy information,

five pieces of buzzy information on one specific topic. I've been thinking nonstop about chocolate ever since yesterday when we microwaved that flake bar and it didn't melt. Yes. Which in itself was buzzy, right? It was buzzy. I was buzzed out. You were buzzed out. I was, yeah.

So you have got the task of five buzzy G chocolate facts. I do. And if you buzz us out, you will hear this. Buzzy G. So hit us with your best shot. All right, your first one. It's a pretty standard one, but did you know that white chocolate doesn't qualify as genuine chocolate because it doesn't contain cocoa powder?

No, I didn't. Buzzy G. Shouldn't call it chocolate then, should you? No, they shouldn't. They shouldn't, no. Some people feel very strongly about that too. Yeah. White chocolate't, no. Some people feel very strongly about that too. Yeah. White chocolate is not chocolate.

It is that time of the month and I do not want a Milky Bar. Okay, what else you got? All right, number two. M&Ms were first introduced to the US in 1941 during World War II to allow easy transport and consumption for the soldiers in the war. Really? Yeah, so the military people were the only ones that could get M&Ms initially

because of the way the hard shell would stop them from melting while they're at war. The candy shell on the outside. Yeah. That's what I was talking about. Whoa. I know. Buzzy G.

Because that was the tagline, eh? Melt in your mouth, not in your hand. Yes, yep. Whoa. Yep, World War II, the soldiers were on the M&Ms. Wow. I don't know if that makes up for being forced to go to war, but I mean, it's a good additive.

That and the free cigarettes. Exactly. Yeah. Okay, cool. What else you got? Did you know that for a human, a lethal dose of chocolate is around 10 kgs? That's a lethal amount of chocolate.

If you ate 10 kgs, you would die. What would kill you, the sugar or the cacao? So it's the theobromine, a powerful stimulant of the central nervous system, and you get poisoned. And it can cause heart failure, seizures, acute kidney damage and dehydration. Chocolate poisoning. As someone who watched Brie eat 1.2 kilos of steak last week, I challenge you to 10 kilos of chocolate.

I just don't think you'll be doing it. No. Okay, cool. Alright, your fourth one. This is one just to make us feel better about eating chocolate. Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease by one third and recent studies support the fact that chocolate is effective at fighting cavities, plaque and tooth decay in the mouth.

That sounds like a report made up by the Cadbury Foundation. I'm here for it. I'm here for it. Chocolate. Did you know 9 out of 10 dentists recommend chocolate? I like that fact. No, I'm not giving you that one. Okay, here's your fifth and final. You can go for 4 out of 5. Okay. Did you know that the

inventor of Hershey's, Milton Hershey, was booked to travel on the Titanic but cancelled at the last minute due to business matters. Had he already invented the chocolate before he left? One of his chocolates had been made in 1900 and the Titanic was in 1912, I believe. Yes, it was. Yeah, but there's a museum that still has a letter of him writing to the White Star Line people saying, sorry, I can't make it.

Wow. It's all about him. We might not have all those buzzy chocolates. And there you go. That's four out of five. Not bad. Okay, thank you. I'll take it.

Not bad. Buzzy G facts. Brian Clint, ZM. God, not to keep dwelling on it, but there's a lot of opinions coming in on the shoes on, shoes off question, including someone who says, I deliver furniture every day.

In every house I ask them, should I take them off or leave them on? 99% of people will say just leave them on, but perhaps we're a bit loose here in the necky. Also someone's saying that the poll could be a bit invalid because most New Zealanders don't wear shoes.

So I mean, take from it what you will. It's coming up to 4.20 on a Monday, which means it's time for our new segment, Buzzy G, where we get producer Elian who gives us buzzy facts. That's the best way to sum it up, right? Basically, yeah. Yeah.

Today I've set you a topic. Last week it was rugby. Yep. And God, we learned some things. We did, aye. Including the woman who used to blow up the rugby balls died of a lung infection. Yeah, really quite sad.

The guy who invented it was a pig's bladder. Today's topic for our Buzzy G Facts, I thought, seeing as it's such a hot topic around the country, let's do weather. Oh, I want to go to sleep. That's what I go to sleep listening to, the rain sounds. Producer Ellie, today you're going to give us five facts about the weather. Alright. It's hard with weather because you think it's quite a generic thing and you think

what really is buzzy about weather? So I've got some buzzy facts and hopefully they buzz you all out. Alright, cool. The first one, speaking of thunderstorms, at any given time, on average, there are about 1,800 thunderstorms occurring on Earth with 100 lightning strikes per second. There's 100 lightning strikes per second on Earth?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I'll give you that. Thank you. You know, you just think it's contained to your area, but no, there's strikes everywhere. No one ever thinks outside their own neighbourhood, do they? That's true, yeah. Okay, another one. The weight of an average cumulus cloud.

There's all sorts of clouds. This is the average cloud. What's a cumulus cloud? Oh, one of the big ones, I'm pretty sure. Just the standard one is half a million kilos in weight. Half a million kilos? Yeah, they're really heavy because they're holding water when you think about it.

Yeah, that makes sense. Yeah. Is that buzzy? It's a bit buzzy. Yeah, it's a bit buzzy, yeah. Buzz G. We're fairly liberal with what we deem buzzy on Buzzy G. Yeah, it's always pretty buzzy.

The next one. Did you know that the wind doesn't actually make a sound? It only makes a sound when it blows against an object. Yes. Oh. Well, that's how whistling occurs. Oh, okay, that's how whistling occurs. Oh, okay. That's a good point.

It's like if you don't make a specific shape with your lips, the air coming out won't make a noise. That's a good point. Yeah, true, true. There's not actually a sound. Okay, all right. That's how an instrument works, isn't it? Exactly.

Yeah, okay. No, that was a dumb one. The wind doesn't make a sound. Okay, how about, I think I've done. I can't give you that one, sorry. No, that's fine. Now I feel like I need to give dumb one. The wind doesn't make a sound. Okay. How about, I think I've done. I can't give you that one, sorry. No, that's fine. Now I feel like I need to give another one.

We've got five facts. So far, two out of three have been deemed buzzy, G. That's not really good enough, is it? Okay. One billion tonnes of water falls on Earth every minute. One billion tonnes? Of water. Yeah.

Falls on Earth every minute. You're not very buzzed out. I can tell by the look on your face. It's just too big a number for me to comprehend. Which means it's Buzzy G. True. Okay, all right. Buzzy G.

All right. Can you knock us out of the park with the last one? Okay, we'll do a last one. Okay. This is Buzzy G facts, which we do on a Monday. Yeah, this is weather related. At 4.20. Weather-related today.

Weather facts. Now, this is kind of animal and weather-related, but did you know that you can work out the temperature using a cricket's chirp? No. Did you know that? How? So it's called Dole Bear's Law. Yeah.

Basically, you count the number of chirps in 25 seconds that a cricket does. Yeah. Divide that by three, and then add four, and it gives you the temperature in Celsius. I mean, I'm not going to do it because I've got an app on my phone. Like, literally it just says it. But that is quite incredible. Isn't nature incredible?

Oh, my gosh, it is. Isn't it? And that, ladies and gentlemen, is another edition of Buzzy G Facts with your buzzy host, producer Ellie. Oh, look at that. It's 420. Hi there. I'm over here, thanks.

Make it work, please. Yep. Special birthday shout-outs to do on the show. We don't often do a birthday shout-out. Whose birthday? It's a special 30th birthday. And we'd like to say happy birthday to Microsoft Solitaire. Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday. I mean, it's better than what Elon Musk named his kid. Happy birthday. That's true. It's not a ZM listener called Microsoft Solitaire. We're talking about the card game that everybody played on Windows 95 and 98 and everything else, really. You know, I had a friend whose first name was Solitaire. Really?

Have you ever heard of that? Were they an only child? Yeah, they were. They actually were. Really? They were. Well, you'd need to be. Yeah.

Or else it wouldn't make sense. Need to call you duo. It's been around for 30 years. And this is interesting. Microsoft have revealed that New Zealand is one of the top five solitaire playing countries in the world. This statistic is wild to me because obviously solitaire, super popular, very common.

But are they talking about that now, these days, we're in the top 5%? Yeah, now we are. Yeah, incredible, eh? I'll give you the top five countries in order. Haven't we heard of a Nintendo? Yeah, get Fortnite. Yeah, right?

In order, number one, the Cocos Islands. Never heard of those. Haven't heard of them. Number two, Anguilla. Okay, yeah. Number three, where Solitaire is most popular, the Vatican City, which I get that. I don't know if you're allowed a Nintendo Wii in the Vatican City.

Probably not. Yeah, or any kind of video game except for Solitaire. Number four, Barbados, and then fifth, New Zealand. Oh, dumb. Buzzy, eh? So interesting to me. Yeah. So here. Why here? To deliver, I don't And then fifth, New Zealand. Well done. Buzzy, eh? So interesting to me. Yeah. So here.

Why here? To deliver, I don't know. It doesn't say. I don't know. Here to deliver some of her signature buzzy facts. Oh, yeah. I guess they are quite buzzy. Please welcome producer Ellie.

Hello. Hello. G'day, mate. Did you know, though, just quickly, Microsoft Solitaire still deals 100 million packs per day that's how many people are playing it per day 100 million

yeah worldwide yeah that's quite a lot of people playing Solitaire it's crazy to me that they're tracking it yeah

because it's not an online it's not an online game yeah and yet they still have that data from you this is all creepy yeah okay hit us with some

oh that was the first one oh yeah wow Buzzy G and it was developed by an intern from you. Oh, creepy. Yeah. Okay, hit us with some solitaire. Oh, that was the first one. Oh, yeah, wow. Buzzy G. And it was developed by an intern back 30 years ago, Wiz Cherry, and it was actually made to teach people how to use a mouse and drag and drop. God, he would be rolling it. You'd hope so, eh?

Would he? Is he? Is that in the facts? I didn't actually look that up. Sorry, mate. Buzzy G. Sorry, mate. Yeah, you wouldn't want to give away Microsoft Solitaire for free. No way.

Exactly. So off the back of this with like knowing that they invented it kind of for a different reason, but it became a huge game afterwards, I found some products that were made for other reasons but got famous for other things. You know what I mean? Yeah, you're going on a fact tangent. Yeah, I really am. So, you know Listerine, obviously for the mouth, the antibacterial wash, that was invented 133 years ago and it was actually first a surgical antiseptic and also used as a cure

for gonorrhea. I've now thought about all my friends who use Listerine. And how was it cured? Did you swallow it? Yeah, I'm not too sure. Or did you dunk your bits? Yeah, oh, I don't know. Oh, maybe.

Oh, that wouldn't be... Oh, can you imagine Listerine on your bits? That would burn. I don't enjoy Listerine in my mouth. Yeah. It'd be blue, yeah. Blue balls. Literally.

But minty fresh, yeah. There you go. The next product I found was actually Viagra, and that was originally conceived, mind the pun, as a treatment for hypertension, angina, and other symptoms of heart disease. And they realised there was a side effect going on downstairs on the males. Yeah.

And then there you go. Now it rakes in $1.9 billion a year. Yeah. Buzzy, eh? She's laughing at angina. She's laughing at angina. She's laughing at Angina. How did you know that? Hi there.

I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. Welcome in, everybody, for a family meeting. Yeah, because we are a family here at the Bree and Clint Show, and you guys who listen are a massive part of this show. And, of course, everyone here that does something to create something every day, which is you and I, Clint, and of course the producers, Ben and Ellie,

everyone out in the office. But obviously our tight-knit team in here is you and I, Ben and Ellie. We're a foursome. We are. We're an awesome foursome. And someone has a special announcement that only they can make. It's their announcement to make. And there's no pressure on this whatsoever.

There's no, it's not a big deal. Producer Ben, would you like to say? Anything you'd like to announce, Ben? Your announcement? You don't even have your mic on. It's not Producer Ben. No, Brie, is there anything you need to announce? No, no, nothing.

I'm pretty, no, nothing I need to announce. There's nothing going on in my life. Must be producer Ellie. It's just you. Hello. Yes, it's me. Hi, Ellie. Hello.

You're the one with the big announcement. I am. I'm really nervous to say this. We know you are. Because it's becoming really real and that's all right. We're here with you. I'm going to cry. Yeah.

All I've got is a napkin. Yeah, thanks, bro. That's really considerate of you. Thank you. You're welcome. I'll you. I'm going to cry. Yeah. All I've got is a napkin. Yeah, thanks, bro. That's really considerate of you. Thank you. You're welcome. I'll take that. I'll take that. Yeah.

I have made a very difficult decision a few weeks ago to leave ZM and this lovely team that I've had so much fun with. I never thought that I would leave this quickly, early, ever. I love this team and my family. But I have been approached for another role. And I don't know if you've seen... But you can't... Can you announce that?

I can announce that if I want. Okay, cool. So I'm going to be moving across to Viva La Dirt League, which is the YouTube channel that I do some acting in. Hashtag like, subscribe, you know, plug, plug, plug. Oh, jeez, you're already getting paid. Yes, go! Yeah.

So I'm going to be going across to them to be their social media manager. Just keep doing the acting and stuff. You've been scooped up. Yeah. Yeah, it's a big deal. Yeah, and it came out of nowhere, and it gave me a fry,

and my whole world turned upside down, I guess in a good way, but it was a very, very, very hard decision to make. And I'm really sad to be leaving the team, but also the listeners who have been on this journey with this team and also me for so long. But I will be leaving at the end of this week. And you know what? I just want to jump in and I wish I could say I was surprised, but I'm not bloody surprised at all. You're one of the most talented, amazing people I've ever had the pleasure of working with, but not only working with,

but also having as one of my really good mates. And I think, yeah, I'm losing my bloody part. Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh. And I'm not trying to make you upset, but I just want you to know how much you've meant to this team and even me as the fellow woman on the show how much you know I you and I have connected yeah and I feel like I found my New Zealand like bloody twin um and just the times where you know we've really like had these amazing moments and you've been such a massive part of that and the reason this show has had so much success is because of,

a big part is because of you. Thank you. And we will miss you greatly and we will do a big send-off, won't we, Clint, at the end of the week? I'm emotionally affected too, but I'm going to save it for Friday. Okay. I've got more to say. Don't worry.

Get gear up for Friday. But the reason we're doing it now is because we're a team and Ellie is a big part of our team and she will have been part of your drive homes since the day this show started. Ellie's been on every single show, so we're not just going to spring it on people on Friday and go, guess what, no more Ellie.

So we've got a week to bloody enjoy your company and everyone else listening. If you want to call up and let Ellie know, let Ellie know how much she's, like, brightened your day, which I know there's a lot of you, we've got the week. And we're going to celebrate you for the rest of the week and especially on Friday. We'll send you off. But after that, you are dead to us.

Did we organise the fireworks? Fireworks. Yeah, for Friday. Yeah, I've been getting them. Ben's shooting them out of his butt. Oh, hot. I like it. That's the big send-off.

That's the big news, everybody. Well, you made three quarters of it without crying, Ali. I tried. Sorry, that was my bad. Sorry about that. You and I are bloody crying, aren't we? When we do the tribute on Friday as well, you're going to be three glasses of dutes deep.

You imagine the waterworks then. I'll be done. We love you and we're going to miss you. I love you guys. But we've got a whole week of fun still to have, okay? Thank you. I love everyone. Thank you so much.

Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. Yep. Welcome in, everybody, for a family meeting. Yeah, because we are a family here at the Bree and Clint show and you guys who listen are a massive part of this show. And of course everyone here that

does something to create something every day, which is you and I, Clint and of course the producers, Ben and Ellie, everyone out in the office, but obviously our tight-knit team in here is you and I, Ben and Ellie. We're a foursome. We're an awesome foursome. And someone has a special announcement

that only they can make. It's their announcement to make. And there's no pressure on this whatsoever. There's no, it's not a big deal. Producer Ben, would you like to say your announcement? You don't even have your mic on. It's not Producer Ben.

Brie, is there anything you need to announce? No, nothing. No, not producer Ben. No. Brie, is there anything you need to announce? No, nothing. I'm pretty. No, nothing I need to announce. There's nothing going on in my life. Must be producer Ellie. It's just you. Hello.

Yes, it's me. Hi, Ellie. Hello. You're the one with the big announcement. I am. I'm really nervous to say this. We know you are. Because it's becoming really real.

And that's all right. We're here with you. I'm going to cry. Yeah. All I've got is a napkin. Yeah, thanks, bro. That's really considerate of you. Thank you. I'll take that.

I'll take that. I have made a very difficult decision a few weeks ago to leave ZM and this lovely team that I've had so much fun with. I never thought that I would leave this quickly, early, ever. I love this team. They're my family. But I have been approached for another role.

And I don't know if you... But you can't... Can you announce that? I can announce that if I want. Okay, cool. So I'm going to be moving across to Viva La Dirt League, which is the YouTube channel that I do some acting in. Hashtag like, subscribe, you know, plug, plug, plug, plug.

Oh, jeez, you're already getting paid. Yes, go! Yeah. So I'm going to be going across to them to be their social media manager. Yeah. Keep doing the acting and stuff. You've been scooped up. Yeah.

Yeah, it's a big deal. Yeah, and it came out of nowhere and it gave me a fright and my whole world turned like upside down, I guess in a good way, but it was a very, very, very hard decision to make and I'm really sad to be leaving the team, but also the listeners who have been on this journey with this team and also me for so long, but I will be leaving at the end of this week.

And you know what? I just want to jump in and I wish I could say I was surprised, but I'm not bloody surprised at all. You're one of the most talented, amazing people I've ever had the pleasure of working with, but not only working with, but also having as one of my really good mates. And I think, yeah, I'm losing my bloody part. Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh.

And I'm not trying to make you upset, but I just want you to know how much you've meant to this team and even me as the fellow woman on the show, how much, you know, you and I have connected. Yeah. And I feel like I found my New Zealand, like, bloody twin. And just the times where, you know, we've really, like, had these amazing moments and you've been such a massive part of that and the reason this show has had so much success is because of,

a big part is because of you. Thank you. And we will miss you greatly and we will do a big send-off, won't we, Clint, at the end of the week? I'm emotionally affected too, but I'm going to save it for Friday. Okay. I've got more to say. Don't worry.

Get gear up for Friday. Look at me now. But the reason we're doing it now is because we're a team and Ellie is a big part of our team and she will have been part of your drive homes since the day this show started. Ellie's been on every single show

so we're not just going to spring it on people on Friday and go, guess what? No more Ellie. So we've got a week to bloody enjoy your company and everyone else listening. If you want to call up and, you know, let Ellie know how much she's, like, brightened your day, which I know there's a lot of you, we've got the week.

And we're going to celebrate you for the rest of the week and especially on Friday. We'll send you off. But after that, you are dead to us. Did we organise the fireworks? Fireworks. Yeah, for Friday. I'm going to be getting them. Ben's shooting them out of his butt. Oh, hot. I like it. Did we organise the fireworks? Fireworks? Yeah, for Friday. Ben's shooting them out of his butt.

Oh, hot. I like it. That's the big send-off. That's the big news, everybody. Well, you made three quarters of it without crying, Ali. Sorry, that was my bad. Sorry about that. You and I are bloody crying. When we do the tribute on Friday as well, you're going to be three glasses of dutes deep.

You imagine the waterworks then. I'll be done. We love you and we're going to be three glasses of dutes deep. You imagine the waterworks then. I'll be done. We love you and we're going to miss you. I love you guys. But we've got a whole week of fun still to have, okay? Thank you. I love everyone. Thank you so much.

Suck a bubble. Hi there. I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. Yep. Zeddy and Brian Clint Zeddy Rascal and Dance With Me. Deep breaths, everybody.

This is it, by the way. This is it. Yeah. It's Ellie's last day on our show. For those who are new listeners to the Bree and Clint show, we are a team of four. I mean, we're a wider ZM whanau, but there are four of us who make the show.

Bree and myself. Yes. And, of course, our producers as well. Producer Ben. Mm-hmm. And producer Ellie. Hello. And we're like a little family in here. Yeah, we are. the show, Bree and myself, and of course our producers as well, Producer Ben and Producer Ellie. Hello.

And we're like a little family in here. We are. We spend more time with each other than we do our partners, our loved ones, our family. Like, we spend a lot of time together. Now we're going to be like one of those cats you see that's had a leg amputated. Aww. Like, still cute. Yeah, still cute.

But a bit sad. Kind of. So anyway, you've heard from us you've heard all of our tributes for Ellie and killing a wonderful James Blunt rendition from both of us

yeah delightful loved it and before she left Ellie asked if she could say something so Ellie the mic is yours thank you so much

for having me I've summed up my journey on the show in the only way I know how and that's with a poem wonderful yeah so so Clint you got some

buttons I'm gonna have you to help me with but you'll know when. Okay all right here we go. 2nd of July 2018 the day we started the show Brie and Clint pissed Ross Boss off right from the word go. Instead of our first song being a top 40 hit Don't Stop Believing was our golden pick. And that wasn't the only time we made Ross Boss mad. We took the station off air for fun and screwed up ZM just a tad.

And we cannot forget we physically fought Ross too when during birthday banger we played I Will Always Love You. In our first few months Brie was making Clint squirm. She organised a hairdresser and made him get a perm. We found Annalise Love when the bisexualer came to life to show that the norm isn't just being husband and wife.

We created a DJ duo, the Hot Mess Express. We released our single Send It with some success. Some. $33. $35. Yeah, exactly. Kings was our producer and although we barely made a buck, we performed live at Float and the crown seemed to give a...

Oh no. Nice. The only way we know how to do it is a few mistakes. We travelled the North Island In what we called the Venute We didn't know if she'd last the trip But what a bloody hoot Travelling to LA is the furthest I've been

To stalk an A-list celebrity Only to have our message left on scene Let's not forget about Bree's hot brother Aiden And the time Clint l leaked Bree's nudes Big Gay Al deserves a shout out too Oh and the story Bree told about grey pubes Bree's always managed to stitch up Clint Like any prank queen would

A broken leg, fake fart spray And many others that were pretty good Bree filmed a TV show And peed on live TV broken leg, fake fart spray, and many others that were pretty good. Brie filmed a TV show and peed on live TV. Yeah, her pants. Clint had a baby girl who he named Tui. Brie called out Paula Bennett, and she showed up for a fight.

Still unsure why she called Paula out. Hey, Brie, you all right? No. Messing with Clint's sound effects is some of the most fun I've had. It was secretly pretty funny, making Clint really mad. Mama Di's always been there to cheer us up any day. And I'll never forget the time she sung Ariana Grande. Clint, my big bro, and the best DJ I've ever seen. It's true.

You'll go down in the history books after Come On Eileen. Bree, my sister, you're forever in my heart. I'll miss your pranks and humour, and of course the way you fart. No, you won't. Ben, my buddy, your

remixes are great gear I'll miss your funny one liners And how much you talk about beer And your upper lip hair And that I miss that opportunity To the listeners I talk to every single day You've become a part of my life

And it's hard to walk away Thanks for your support And for finding us funny, even if lots of our jokes are related to the dunny. Sorry about that. My time on the show will forever be treasured. My love for you all would be off the scale if love could be measured.

My journey's now over. There's only one way to end it. So please, let's dance together and... Let me see you. Send it. Yeah. Amazing. Amazing.

So good. We love you a lot, Ellie, and we're going to miss you. You've been a big part of our team, so thank you so much. I love you guys so much. That was amazing. You're so talented. Thanks, mate. We'll be back in a moment.

Brie and Clint, ZM. ZM. Play ZM. Sledgeford and Megan. Because you're so talented. Thanks, mate. We'll be back in a moment. Brilliant, Chloe. ZM. ZM. Play ZM. Sledgeford and Megan. Because you're a young adult. Thank you. Oh, my God. I am a young adult.

I might read Twilight or Hunger Games. My mum called me middle-aged last night. That bitch got hung up on. I'm not talking to her until she's willing to call me her little man again. Hello, everyone's speaking. Hello, little man. Hello, my little man. I'll be like, oh, hi, little man. Hello, my little man.

I'll be like, oh, hi, my boy. ZM's Flesh, Vaughan and Megan. Weekdays from 6 on ZM. With McCafe. Drive-thru for barista made coffee. ZM. Suck a bubble. Hi there.

I'm over here, thanks. Make it work, please. Yep. That's the end of our show as we know it. It's our last show with producer Ellie today. This chapter is closing. Yeah, it's over. And yes, we've been very emotional today.

And yes, we've indulged ourselves an entire show. But it's not often you get to say goodbye to a really important part of your team. And I think that's a part of life. And people listening could relate to that a lot. And we all go through these moments in life where you have to say goodbye to people um and it's really hard can i indulge everyone for one more minute because i mean my name's on the show um you can have the we we heard some amazing um the poem you wrote about the show in your time here has been amazing i wrote a little something that i'd like to read out um And obviously, you know, I sat there and I thought, you know, what do I want to say to you?

And I just wanted to give you a send off and let you know how much I love you. And I get flustered in these moments. So I just wanted to write it out so I didn't get too flustered. I said, Ellie, my partner in crime, my farting partner in crime. Yes. I had to get that right. My New Zealand sister from another mister. Where do I bloody start with you?

From the moment we met, we instantly connected. And as I've learned in life, these kind of special connections don't come around hardly ever. Sometimes I think our brains are actually way too connected and it's dangerous. I wanted to say thank you for always having my back for listening to me ramble for picking me up when i couldn't do it myself give me a second i've got this i've got it you've got it you've supported me when i missed my family you've understood me when I was having a down day and I wanted to say thank you for making me feel

normal because you're just as weird as me. That's an insult. Some of my favourite moments have been on our trips away, working our butts off and sitting in those sometimes questionable hotel rooms. Talking about life. And sometimes there were tears. First night of LA trip when my phone got stolen. Tears galore.

Jeepers, yes. I don't remember that night. Sometimes dancing for no reason at all. Laughing till our stomachs hurt. Nobody puts Korma in the corner. Classic gang. Singing weirdly to Grease or when we couldn't sleep. I'm wide awake.

And I want to give a shout out to Shelley for those countless meetings where you and I picked up the slack. Oh, thank God for us. Just got us done. But above all else, we were always laughing and we knew we could tackle the next day together. I'm so excited for you and what this next chapter brings you truly deserve it and i can't wait to see you shine shine bright like a daemon you are truly one of the most talented kind genuine and in touch people i've ever had the pleasure of not only working with,

but being able to call one of my true friends. I'm going to miss you more than you know, but this is not goodbye. This is just a, hey, I know it's only been a week, but do you want to come around for a sneaky Lindale and a chicken apricot and blueberry pie? Oh, you've got my heart, mate. I love you so much. And I just wanted to say thank you for everything you've brought to this show and to me personally and the friendship that you've given to me. I love you very much.

I love you too. Thank you. That's so nice. Ben and I love you too, by the way. Yeah, good chat. Sorry, I wanted to do that earlier in the show, but then I didn't want to. No, no, it's been a big day. And also, listening to this, man, radio people are fricking intense, eh?

We're all bloody emotional rats i'll tell you ellie's gone but she'll be back for other things we wish you the best of luck we love you a lot thank you and um uh see you later mate