ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast – May 13th 2020

Episode Date: May 13, 2020

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hey welcome to the podcast hey how you doing welcome to the podcast that's offensive to my culture oh is that a bit too italian for you it's very brooklyn italian that's exactly what it was have you been to brooklyn uh no i never went to brooklyn i'd love to go though it's cool it's like full of italians right um yeah i don't know i went to the hipster part oh oh yeah it is has got a lot of that too Yeah I think it's got a Very Melbourne

Yeah I think it's got a big Um Jewish community as well Oh yeah Lots of Jewish people In New York But also Oh New York in general

Yeah In New York in general But then also A lot of Italians Did you watch that Um Netflix show that was big It was like trending in New Zealand

About a month ago about the girl in the Orthodox Jewish community who escapes and goes to Germany. It's based on a true story. It's a drama, but it's based on a true story. I think it's called Orthodox. Oh, I've seen that floating around Netflix. Very good.

But it looks a bit heavy. And I'm already watching one heavy show. Oh, speaking of, I finished season four of Money Heist, if you haven't gotten onto that. Oh, you've really loved Money Heist, eh? So that's the end, four seasons, and it's the biggest cliffhanger I've ever seen on a TV show. And I was like.

And they're not making another one? Well, I thought it was just a four-part series. I just thought that was it. Yeah. And then when it finished, I was like, you're kidding me. And then I looked it up, and apparently it's literally one of the most successful shows that they've currently got around the whole world on Netflix. Oh, they'll make another one?

That they're going to make another one. Yeah, right. Yeah. Yeah, they'll bring it back. God, I was like, surely. Oh, you've smashed through those quick. Yeah, mate. Yeah. Yeah, they'll bring it back. God, I was like, surely. Could you smash through those quick? Yeah, mate. It's the only thing I've been watching.

I thought you were busy. Yeah. Mate, I watch about two episodes a night. Really? There's only eight episodes a season. Is it new Rick and Morty as well? There's a red box on my Rick and Morty on Netflix. Is that new?

Yeah, there's I think two more. Yeah, right. What, two episodes? Yeah, they're releasing a week, week and another week. When does the Michael Jordan doco... Next week. The last two episodes on Monday.

I have so much to watch. Oh, on Monday? Yeah. Okay. I'd like to watch that once they're all out so I can just smash them all out. Well, there's eight out. Oh, there's quite a few, isn't there?

That's a lot. And then Monday's coming, so you probably won't even get to... Oh, yeah. You'll probably just make it in time. Yeah. Also, Peaky Blinders, check that out. Yeah, I need to get into that.

Hi, everybody, and welcome to our TV review podcast. Oh, yeah. Now we're going to go through the model of television we have. I have a Panasonic, and it says it's a smart TV, but it doesn't do anything smart. I have a brand that's, I don't even know, it's a cheap one. Yeah. Cheap brand. Yeah.

And a couple of the HDMI cables and a few of the USB ports don't work anymore. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Good. You only need one, though. I don't even know if I've got one anymore. And the remote's real shit, too. Yeah, right. Doesn't really work.

And Ben? I don't know the style of the TV TV and none of the HDMI cables work. Damn, we're so flashy. But I do try to use Chromecast every now and then just to spice it up. Chromecast. Are you taking the TV? Oh yeah, Ben wants to buy your TV. Do you want to buy it?

I said 100 the other day. I'll now go up to 110. Well, you need it gone. So that's not how this works. She needs it gone You should be going down That's how negotiation works No I've got it

I know what I'm doing He's already gone down As far as he can go It's a bloody 52 inch It's only What else are you going to do with it? Take it with me Oh you do

Are you going to take it? Yeah there's room For me to take it But they're not Like it's not going to go in the house So I don't really You can't watch it outside Nah it's not an like, it's not going to go in the house, so I don't really You can't watch it outside. Well, they do have

a garage that they're turning into a man cave, which it would go quite nicely. Bit a bit more. Yeah, come up a little bit. No, I'm staying at 110 firm. I don't think you want to take it with you. Yeah. I don't. Will you collect it before move out day on Sunday?

I can collect it before Sunday. What TV? What am I going to watch? When do you want it gone? Sunday afternoon. God, that's cheap. Well, what else? I paid $1,500 for that TV.

Yeah, but it doesn't work anymore. Yes, it does. You just told us it doesn't work. I was just joking for the first time. You know what I really want? Works perfectly. I want one of those TVs, and then I want the fridge with the TV in it too.

No! I do, I do. I told you and I'll tell you again. So these new Samsung ones, you get a Samsung TV and then if you've got the Samsung fridge, you can get what's on the TV on the fridge in the kitchen. So when you go to get a beer,

you don't have to pause anything. This is another GoPro moment. On the fridge. It's not a GoPro moment. But how long are you standing at the fridge to watch it? So are you going to set up shop in the kitchen to watch the TV?

What if I'm cooking? Oh yeah, what about cooking instructions on the fridge? That's cool. Name the last time you cooked. You did some baking for the show the other day. That was like eight weeks ago. Name the last time you cooked? You did some baking for the show the other day. That was like eight weeks ago.

Name the last time you cooked dinner. Dinner? Yeah. Far out. I was going to say I made eggs for myself yesterday.

Did you? Name the last time. It's not important. Oh, now I sound like bad husband. No, you do other things. I do do other things. It was that oven pie

that I made when we were clearing out the freezer. That was out of the freezer and it had been in there for 12 weeks and you literally zapped it. It was that oven pie that I made when we were clearing out the freezer. That was out of the freezer. It had been in there for 12 weeks and you literally zapped it. No, I ovened it and I defrosted it first. That is not cooking. And I defrosted it.

I love how you're like, I cooked it up. I forgot to defrost it. I cooked it up. I needed two hours to defrost it. I heated up a frozen pie. Nice. Look, I know my strengths. I'm just saying, you remember when you got that GoPro

and I was like, you're never, ever going to use this. You sold everything, eh? Yeah, I will. Yeah, I will. And then literally, how long after? Too long. Did you sell all the parts? I hate to say I told you so moment.

No, I've still got all your parts. This is another one of those. It's a fridge with a fricking TV in it. It's superfluous. I would like one of those fridges with a TV. I'm not getting it because it's too expensive. Spend the money on the TV. Not on the fridge with a TV in it. Oh, we're in a bloody pandemic, mate.

It's not a time to be shelling out money on TVs. Unless you're Simon Cowell. You'll hear that in the podcast. I'm're in a bloody pandemic, mate. It's no time to be shelling out money on TVs. Yeah. Unless you're Simon Cowell. Yeah. You'll hear that in the podcast. I need to put that in. Now we do. Oh, now you do.

Oh, you don't. I just had forgotten about it. No, you don't have to. No, do it. No,

I'm going to do it. New Zealand comes out of lockdown tonight, by the way. You'll hear that in the show. So we're a little bit excited. Also just a little bit exhausted. So I thought when we got to this stage, we'd be like, let's get out there and get on the pass.

But I just, I just, oh, fuck. It'll be safe. I've been scared, to be honest. Yeah, same. I feel like it's just going to take me a while to warm up to the idea. And I think businesses want people queuing and they're like, get up here, get us your money.

I think people are scared to get out there and do things. I think they're also scared to part with their money. Absolutely. Because everyone's worried that their job is not going to last. Good point. Everyone is in the same boat. It's like very unsure times. Yeah.

No one knows. On that note. Oh, Bree's got a big announcement. Oh, yeah, go. What? You just sounded like you had a big announcement just then. Was that off-air? Was it what you told us?

I don't have a big announcement. Okay, she's not going to do it today. We'll save it for tomorrow. What are you talking about? No, we're on your side. There's no announcement. It's fine. There's no announcement.

There never was. I don't think it was meant for on-air today, but maybe tomorrow. Yeah. I have no idea what you guys are about. You can do it tomorrow instead. What are you guys talking about? It's fine. She doesn't want to do it. She doesn't want to do it. I'm so confused. She doesn't want to do it I'm so confused

Is there actually something or are you guys just full of shit? It's your news mate Or not Give me a hint No no no You're full of shit Here's today's podcast. Enjoy it, everybody. Hey, Google. What's the time? It's 3 p.m.

Give or take a minute. Alexa, play Zedim on iHeartRadio. Playing Zedim on iHeartRadio. Hey, Siri, when are Brie and Clint on? Brie and Clint are on air in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Afternoon, everybody, and welcome to the last show of Level 3. Oh, yep, that's right. Midnight tonight, we will be going into Level 2,

which means a whole lot of other stuff opens. Yeah, right. Doesn't it? We're on our way back up. It's the climb. We're climbing out. Yeah. This is it.

It's exciting. Look, it's exciting. I know people are excited about lots of things. Yeah. Like Monday, kids going back to school. Yeah, so that's exciting. Look, it's exciting. I know people are excited about lots of things. Yeah. Like Monday kids going back to school. Oh, yeah. So that's happening. Yeah.

Right. Yeah. I forget that because I don't have kids yet. Yeah. But I can imagine how excited some parents are. Yeah. Because just having to juggle homeschooling whilst working at home. Yeah.

Whilst looking after them would be a nightmare. Some people will just be looking forward to going back to work. As weird as that sounds, you'll be like, I need to get out of my house. Just some routine. I'm sick of sitting at the dinner table. Some people will be dreading it. Some people will be loving their new life. They'll be like, oh, can we just stay like this?

Yes, I have heard of some people just being like, I love this new life. Yeah. Either way, we're on the ride with you. And if you're back in the car tomorrow, we'll be here. That'll be good. I thought this would be a fitting song. Very inspiring.

I mean, I forgot that it was called This Is Me. I thought it was called This Is It. That's the key mistake. Hey, when it does all tick over at midnight that's when the rules change. So next we're going to

talk to a man in Christchurch who has a barber shop and he's decided that people are so desperate for a haircut he's going to open at the stroke of midnight tonight.

As soon as the rules change he's going to rip the doors open and he's already got people queuing up for a haircut. And just cut hair all night long

into the morning. Yeah. You know? Because if there's one thing you want when you've been desperate for a haircut it And just cut hair all night long into the morning. Yeah. You know? Because if there's one thing you want when you've been desperate for a haircut, it's a haircut from a guy who's been up for 24 hours. Yeah, I know. But it's also a really good reminder to support those local businesses, and this is where we can all help each other out.

Like, if you're going to get a haircut, or if you're going to buy something, buy local. Yeah, don't get a haircut off the internet. No. Very important. Don't do that. No, I'm saying don't don't get a haircut off the internet. No. Very important. Don't do that. No, I'm saying don't buy your own clippers and cut your own hair. Go to the hairdressers and get a haircut.

That's good advice any time as well. Exactly. We'll talk to him. Our barber in Christchurch is opening at midnight in a minute. Bree and Clint, ZDM. I do my hair toss. Check my nails. Bree and Clint.

The lockdown is over tonight. Midnight. You're set free. The doors of your cell will be opened and you'll be released into the community fully rehabilitated. Ah, finally, I can drink in public again. Well, almost. Anyway, lots of businesses are opening and one of the main ones that we've missed,

you know I missed it, I had to call on you for help, are barbershops and hairdressers. I know, people are really, really itching for a haircut. One man who is going the whole hog and opening at midnight tonight is Conrad from Cathedral Junction Barbers in Christchurch. Good afternoon, Conrad. G'day, mate. Hey, guys.

How are you? Good, thank you. Now, Conrad, we heard a rumour that you're opening your doors at midnight and you're going to cut all through the night. Well, yeah. I wasn't going to, but apparently now I am. You made the mistake of saying you might do it and now you have to do it, didn't you?

Yeah, it was a really good idea at the time. So at midnight, you'll be physically cutting people's hair. Is that right, tonight? Yep, absolutely. And how many barbers do you have? There's just two of us, but I'll just be in there on my own tonight. Yeah.

Got another girl, Taryn, who works with me, and she'll come in about nine, and she'll carry on with me for the rest of the day. Conrad, have you had bookings? Exactly how many bookings have you had? I've got, for the first couple of three hours, I've probably got between 12 and 15 people coming in. Whoa.

It's kind of a little bit fluid. People saying they're going to be finishing their shift work and they'll be popping in. And then I've got another sort of solid booking from about 6 o'clock. Right. Conrad, I'm not going to lie. I think I'd rather get my hair cut by you earlier in the night. I'm not surprised. Yeah.

You'll see all the bookings shift to Taron after 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. That's right, yeah. And you'll see the haircuts shift a little bit more lopsided. So what's the plan? Is it just tonight to clear the backlog, or are you now a 24-hour barbershop? No, I'm too old to do that full-time. No, I think we'll just do it tonight. We'll see how it goes, and every now and then we might pop up.

I think I've just the groundswell of people that just want, want, want. And they've been asking me. And since I suggested it to a few people, it's just snowballed. Conrad, I think 24-hour barber is really good. But you know how I think you could increase numbers? Go 24-hour barbershop and also drive-through barbershop. What are your thoughts on that? We can't drive.

Well, we're better than drive-through. Because where I am in Christchurch, we've got the tram runs through. Oh, your tram actually runs straight past the door so we can just jump on the tram and do it. Yeah, well, that works as well. You're a small business that will have been doing it tough. You literally couldn't do anything for the last

seven-ish weeks. How can people support people like you? Like, what can I do to make sure my favourite barber or barista or whatever it is stays in business? Tip them generously. Yeah, I actually think the best thing you can do is if you get a haircut every five weeks, get a haircut every four weeks.

If you get two or three coffees a week, get five coffees a week. Yeah. It does make it tough and some people aren't in a position to help but I think that's really, really good advice. Like just changing your lifestyle maybe a little bit if you can make it tough and some people aren't in a position to help but I think that's really really good advice like just changing your lifestyle maybe a little bit if you can to help some other people out. Yeah it's nice.

Yeah. That was brilliant. And this has been I mean Cathedral Junction Barbers and Christchurch they're fantastic barbers they do a great job. The million dollar question Conrad what radio station will you be having on at three o'clock in the morning as you enter your 15th haircut? I tell you what,

I'll be listening to ZM at three in the morning. Yes, mate! That's my favourite barbershop in Christchurch. You get promo, we get promo. Brian Clint. I heard a rumour. Oh, did you? Yeah. Have you got your ear to the ground in the tech space? This is a big scoop. I can't tell you where I got it from.

Okay. But it's a big rumour in the tech space. This is a big scoop. Yeah. I can't tell you where I got it from. Okay. But it's a big rumour in the tech space. Pray tell. Saw it online. It's from Apple and it's actually all rumours at the moment but there's reports coming out that they're working on a new product. Oh, what is it? So like something, not an iPad, not a MacBook, not a phone. A fridge.

No, that would be cool though. You know what Apple would do if they put out a fridge? What? So like something, not an iPad, not a MacBook, not a phone. A fridge. No, that would be cool though. You know what Apple would do if they put out a fridge? What? They'd go, what do people love about fridges? Coldness. Let's take the coldness away. And say you have to buy a dongle to make it cold.

Let's put in a headphone jack in the fridge. But not the phone. Yeah, exactly. So we technically give it back to them. No's not a fridge any other guesses uh tv i've been talking about doing a tv for ages no not a tv it's actually a pair they're calling them a pair a pair of augmented reality 5G glasses. Oh, okay. So a pair. Yeah. So these glasses essentially- Like a VR headset.

Essentially, yes. So they've been doing stuff in the VR space for ages apparently, like just, you know, obviously lots of research and tests and stuff. But this is like what they're going to first come out with. They're saying they're going to look completely like normal glasses. Right. So, you know, obviously VR headsets are like big, huge, chunky things. Yeah.

And you can't do anything else. No. You literally have to live in the VR world. I guess they've just got a camera mounted on the outside, but yeah, I know what you mean. Whereas these, pretty much you'll wear them and then you'll be able to see messages come up on your lenses and stuff. Buzzy.

Like Google Glasses that they cancelled. Did they cancel those? Yeah, they got cancelled because they're a security risk. Right. Yeah, like those. Because you could activate the camera within them and you could just be filming people when they didn't know. I don't think there's a camera on them.

Right. No, it's just... than them and you could just be like filming people when they didn't know. I don't think there's a camera on them. Right. No, it's just so essentially what they're saying is you can wear them and then computer generated images like pretty much go onto the glasses or you can just use them as normal glasses. Gotcha. You know why they'll be doing this? Why? Because everyone's got excited by Zoom backgrounds.

And now that we've all figured out that we can put a Zoom background that makes us look like we're standing in Hawaii, people now want this in real life. So if you get the VR glasses from Apple, then you can apply a filter and go, today I want to be in Tamuka or wherever you'd like to go, whatever tropical destination you choose to travel to. I love how your brain goes to,

oh, I could change what I'm looking at. I picture it'd be like a smartwatch, but just on your glasses. Yeah, and to that I say, how many notifications do you want? Seriously. That's literally, you would not be able to get away from it. How notified do you want to be? Because if you get these glasses, if you get them, and then I text you and you can't be bothered replying to me,

there's no more excuse of, oh, sorry, I didn't see your message. Literally came up on your glasses. Like you can't, you can't. Well, I could just say to you, I actually don't need glasses so I couldn't see it. Yeah. What? But because I'd be like, oh, it was blurry

because I don't need glasses. Oh, I see. But you know what would be weird? Say you're sitting on the toilet, minding your own business, and then say you get a text from someone. Awkward. Or a FaceTime. Oh, I already do that.

Hello? Hello? Hold on, I'll just flush. Look, Clint, there's a lot of rumours flying around about Ellen DeGeneres lately. Yeah. The last couple of months, I mean, there's stories coming out of the woodwork saying that she's not very nice.

Yeah. And we have a person who is saying that exact thing. She's come out and said that Ellen wasn't very nice to her back in 2014 when she served her at a vegan restaurant. Her name is Chris Farah and she joins us on the phone right now. Welcome, Chris. Hi. Hello.

Are you aware that you are taking on the Ellen DeGeneres Corporation and there is an unmarked SUV waiting outside your house right now? I am in fear of my life, but at the same time, aren't we all during this quarantine? So what's real new? I mean, if you're going to do it now is probably the time. It is probably a good time. Chris, I want you to run us through because you actually came out and tweeted on board this thread that was saying that Ellen isn't very nice in real life. What was the story that you shared with people online? So I am an actress and comedian in Los Angeles.

And as one is during their first coming up years, I took a job as a waitress. It was the first vegan restaurant in Los Angeles. And so we got a lot of celebrity clientele. We had a brunch every Sunday and it was like the who's who. I mean, I would serve like Tobey Maguire and his family. I served Usher a bunch of times. I served Leonardo DiCaprio used to come in.

So we're talking top of the top of the list, A-list stars were coming in. Yes. And were any of them big meanies? Was Leonardo DiCaprio a big A-hole to you? Not at all. Everyone was super nice. Okay, and then it comes to Ellen. So Ellen used to come in a lot.

She came in, I was working brunch. I had like less than a 10-hour turnaround. So I had shipped some of my nail polish at night and I didn't have time to either get a fresh mani or like do my nails and have them dry before I had to come back and open the restaurant. When you spoke to her, Chris, was she nice to you? Were her and Portia like, you know,

what was the interaction directly like between you guys? Nothing happened during the meal that was like, you know, bad. I was very lovely and warm. So this is fine. I go about my life. A week later, my manager goes, Chris, did you serve Ellen when she came in to brunch the other day? And I say yes immediately.

A, because it's true. And B, because in my mind, I was like, oh, my God. Yes, she wants to use me for like a comedic bit on her show. Yeah, you're going to get Ellen famous. You're going to get one of those Shutterfly big checks. Yeah, exactly. I wanted a big check. I wanted to do a comedy bit.

Maybe she thought I was a cute vegan waitress. And then they look at each other. There's two waitresses, two managers. They look at each other and they look at me like, well, she ended up writing a letter to the owner and complained about your chip nail polish. Really? And I was like, what? And they were like, yeah, which is, and I get this, a violation of dress code. So

we are going to have to suspend you. Really? So what ended up happening is I had worked there for 10 years and I felt so bad about this and I felt annoyed by it that I ended up quitting. So that's how it went down. And I think that overall, do I realize that having chip nail polish isn't the best thing for a waitress to have? Yes, of course I do. But I just, in a billion years, wouldn't write a letter about it and try and like mess with someone who served me. We don't think it's that big a deal here in New Zealand. No, absolutely not. I don't think I'd write a letter unless someone like, you know,

took a dump on my table or something. Yeah, right? We're going to ask you the real obvious question though, Chris. And please don't think this is rude. I'm just interested in your answer. Why are you telling your story now in 2020 about Ellen?

What happened was someone just tweeted that they were going to give money to a food bank for tales about Ellen being mean. And I was like, A, it's a true story. And B, I want money to go to that food bank. And then what happened was, of course, that Twitter thread caught viral, and that's how I'm hearing it.

And now you're talking to people in New Zealand about it. And you've gone viral. I want to ask, Chris, that you could put some of these, like, you know, instances down to, we all have shit days. We all have bad days, you know, where you're grumpy, or you might, like, you know, not act very nice towards people. Or do you think it's like more than that? It's definitely a pattern of behavior.

It's at her core who she is. She is just not nice. I have served people who are incredibly successful, who are very lovely. Like, you know, there are people that are happy and warm and very successful and busy who radiate like an appreciation and generosity to others because of their life. And she is just, unfortunately, for whatever reason, not one of them. Does any part of you feel like you've killed Santa Claus? Yeah. There are many people that, you know, love her, you know,

demeanor or love her fake character, honey. But here's the thing. The truth will set you free and you have to be truthful. She is not that. She should realize and go to some therapy why she's veered away from that if that's who she is at some time and let's call it out. Let's call it out. There you go.

That is Chris Farah from Los Angeles. She's one of the people who's joined the conversation to say that Ellen is actually, underneath it all, a bit of a meanie. Next on the show. This is our game where we guess how you got your nickname. Yeah, that's right. You just tell us and we just workshop a little while exactly how maybe you got that nickname.

Best origin story wins free mobile fuel. Jack's up first. Hi, Jack. Hi, Jack. G'day, how you going? Not too bad. What's your nickname? Crimson.

Crimson. Oh, you made the mistake, didn't you, Jack? You made the mistake to mess with a woman. Careful, careful, careful. Riding the crimson wave. Careful. Family hours. There's nothing wrong with the crimson wave.

Perfectly natural. I was talking about the messing part. Oh, what? Oh, I wasn't talking about that. I was saying messing with her. She was like, you know, got angry. Oh, God, no. God.

Jack, did you get the nickname... Crimson. He's got red hair. Oh, okay. He's got red hair and they call him Crimson. Jack, is that why they call you Crimson? Because you've got red hair? No, it's not. Damn it.

Why is it? Do you remember years ago, the Superman cartoons, Crimson Chin was one of Superman's nemesis? Yeah, kind of vaguely. Crimson Chin? Yeah, yeah. So I've got quite a big jawline to pronounce Chin, so my friends nicknamed me Crimson Chin.

Yeah, we were lining up at one of the Superman roller coasters when it first opened. Yeah, right. Okay, get your friends to chuck in the chin bit because, yeah, Crimson is quite ambiguous as a nickname. He must have one hell of a jawline. Liam's here. Hi, Liam.

Hi, Liam. Hey, man, how you doing? Good. What's your nickname? Lemmy. Lemmy. Lemmy. He's a bit of a lemon.

He's a bit of a dud. He's a bit of a dud. Yeah, a bit of a dud. A bit of a lemon. Or he's short, like a lemming. Remember the game Lemmings? Lemmings. The little lemmings and they all ran off the cliff? No, I don't remember that game.

No? What is it? Lemming. Lemming. Lemmy. His name's Lemmy. Lemmy. He loves to eat lemons.

Liam, do they call you Lemmy because you love to eat lemons? No. No, I mean, oh. Were we close? So basically when I was younger, I used to hate lemons. So all my friends and family used to call me Lemmy, but they still call me it now and I'm 25 years old. I'm going to say we were close.

We were pretty close. You were close. You were close. Quite close, yeah. All right, one more. Let's get Cherie on. say we were close. We were pretty close. You were close. You were close. Quite close, yeah. All right, one more. Let's get Cherie on. Hi, Cherie. Hi, Cherie.

Hi, how are you doing? Good. How are you? Pretty good. That's good. What's your nickname, Cherie? Shorty. And not the cool kind, not like shorty.

It's shorty. Shorty. Shorty. Well, I mean, the obvious is she's short. She's short. But how short? She's 4'11 how short? She's... 4'11".

Yeah, we're talking to a solid five-footer here. Yeah, five foot flat. Five foot flat with heels on. Oh, with a kitten heel? Like a six-inch heel. Yeah, with like just a little... In between heel. You don't know what I'm talking about.

Some of those wedges that you wear to a winery so you don't fall out of them. Yeah. Oh, I love an espadrille. Shorty, are you a bit of a shorty? Nope. Oh, I love an espadrille. Shorty, are you a bit of a shorty? Nope. Oh, you're tall. Yeah. Aren't you?

Yeah, well, a metre 73, it's okay, average. Oh, right. I'm taller than you. Yeah. That means I'm a giant. Okay, wait there. Who gets, I think the Crimson Chin wins this round of... Crimson Chin.

Congratulations. You've got free mobile fuel, Chini Chin Chin. Awesome. Thanks, guys. No worries, Jack. Love to see that chin. Like, if the chin's enough to get a nickname. Can Jack send in a picture?

I'm picturing, like, Johnny Bravo. Yeah, right? Yeah. Bree and Clint. Look, it's no secret. The world has been ch changed forever in the last, you know, however many months we've had a pandemic. It's been scary.

It's been full on. There's been a lot going on. But I think something that you may not have heard of that has now been a result because of this pandemic, it's caused another demic. Another demic. Another demic. I don't know how many more demics I can handle. That's caused another demic. Another demic. Another demic. I don't know how many more demics I can handle. That's what we always say.

A shadow with an ipidemic and then a pandemic. Oh, this is neat neither. They're calling it an expidemic. Expidemic? An expidemic. Expidemic. What does that mean? What's an expidemic. An expidemic. Expidemic. What does that mean? What's an expidemic?

So essentially it's because people in isolation due to COVID-19 are reaching out to their exes for comfort and support. No, don't do that. It was broken for a reason. And they're calling it the expidemic. It's actually caused a trend of people messaging their ex. See, I thought an X-pedemic was going to be a tidal wave of new exes, like people breaking up as soon as we go into level two and going, I'm finally free of the house.

I'm out. I'm out. That could be a thing too. I made it work for as long as I could and now I need something fresh, something hot and new. Yeah, right. But no, this is people going back to the X. Yeah, and they're saying this new phenomenon.

One expert is referring. Expert. Expert is saying that it's due to people having Corona tinted glasses on. See, I thought Corona tinted glasses when you had one too many Coronas and you were like, oh, gosh. No, it's the same thing. Maybe I should text the X you were like, well, no, it's the same thing. Maybe I should text the ex. It's the same. Oh, it is the same thing.

Same thing. Right. Okay. Yeah. Cause people are having a few more drinks in isolation. Yeah. Right. But I did some research and I was like,

okay, what do I need to look for? You know, what are the factors? What are the symptoms? What makes people more susceptible? Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. So I've done some research and to be a carrier of the X-pedemic, to spread it, so to speak, you need to be lonely, bored, feeling nostalgic and also have access to a phone. Damn, I'm a married man and I'm about to text my ex. You know what is weird? That means we're all susceptible. Yeah, and it also says you need a burning desire for an ego boost.

Yeah, I'm flushed. Which I mean, yeah, I can see that. Wait, I'm not lonely. Did I tick that I was lonely? I'm not lonely. My wife is listening. I'm not lonely. The rest maybe.

Yeah, right. Anyway, I was thinking about this and I was like, oh, this is a funny article, like, you know, a bit of fun. Yeah, it's just fluff, right? And then I realised my ex texted me the other day. Well, Instagrammed me. Same thing. You didn't tell us this.

Same thing. Oh, it's an ex that I've got a good relationship with, not my most recent. Oh, not the one we know. No, no, no, no. No. Like way back. No, no, no, no, no. Like way back. No, no, no, no. What'd they want?

They were just telling me about sometimes we keep in touch because we are still friends. And it was about, they'd sold their house that they'd been renovating and I am super into that stuff. And I had asked about it a few times. They were just telling me how much. Out of the blue though, they were like, hey, just thought I'd let you know this thing.

I sold the house. I got this much for it. Interesting. That person needs to get a test done to see if they've got expidemia. I mean, the signs and symptoms are there. Should we do a test now to see if there's community transmission of the expidemic? Well, I think it'd be, you know, it's obviously our job and duty. And we're going to do that right now.

0800 dial ZM. Has an X been in touch since lockdown has begun? And you may think it was perfectly innocent, but we have the technology here. Yes. We have a special screening test to know. We'll know if it was innocent or if there's something more to it. I've also got the precautions. I've done research exactly what you should do.

How to handle it. How to handle it. Yeah. If you do come across this X-pedemic. Okay. Testing station is open now. Yes. 0800DIALZM.

Yeah. Has an X got in touch? It can be someone you went on one date with. That's counted. Okay, we just want to test the nation. Exactly. 0800 dial ZM or you can text us on 9696. That's JP Sax and Julia Michaels.

It's called If The World Was Ending. Very fitting song for what we are talking about. Yeah, it's an emotional song like that that might trigger this new condition that you're talking about. That's right. This epidemic that we have all been going through, experts are saying has caused an expedemic. And in the case of an expedemic,

it's where a lot of exes get in touch with you, slide into your DMs. They reach out and go, oh my God, I'm just randomly thinking about you. I can just imagine the text would be like, hey, how are you coping in all this lockdown stuff? Yeah, or lol, this song came on the radio the other day and it reminded me of that time that you and I went to the Coromandel. Lol, that was a funny time. Did you get that text?

That was very specific. No, no, no, no, no, no. I'm just imagining that's what it could be. Very specific. Anyway, we've asked you to call 0800DIALZM this afternoon. If an ex has gotten in touch with you during lockdown. Yeah, we're testing to see if there's community transmission of the ex-pedemic. Let's start with someone who wants to remain anonymous.

Anonymous, welcome to the show. Hello. Hello. Thanks for calling through. Now, this has happened to you? Yeah, it was six years ago was the last time I spoke to them. Whoa! Yeah. It was six years ago was the last time I spoke to them. Whoa! Yeah. Okay, that's one of the symptoms, yes.

Yeah. And they just turned around and said, oh, hey, I haven't heard from you in ages. How are you doing? How are you coping with isolation and everything? What? That's it. And I just kind of shut them down pretty abruptly. Yeah.

Anonymous. Yeah. Can I ask, have you posted like a hot picture lately? Oh, yeah. I just recently changed my DP and it was pretty good. That's exactly what it is. I knew it. It's whenever that happens or you have a moment in your life,

like you get engaged or something, that's what draws them out of the woodwork. I always come back. Oh, my God. You're a victim of the expedemic, Anonymous. Totally a victim. totally a victim. You're handling it well. It sounds like you've got everything under control. Thank you for contacting us.

Thomas is here. Hello, Thomas. Hi, Thomas. G'day, how's it going? Good, thanks. Now, you've become quite ill with an expedemic. What are the symptoms you've been having? A couple of different girls texting me out of the blue

saying g'day and then all of a sudden you're getting some adult contact since then. Oh, from an ex? Is that from an ex, Thomas? Four different exes. What?

You've had four ex-girlfriends text you? Yep, and Facebook message and send videos and a few different bits and pieces. Really, Thomas? Yep. You must be. Thomas, you are killing it in lockdown. And you don't want any of this attention?

It's unsolicited. They're a little bit hard to see nowadays because they're in a different part of the country. Yeah, right. Okay, all right. Well, thank you, Thomas. God, he's been having a great time in lockdown. Yeah, he is a babe magnet. Good for him.

One more victim of the expedemic. Let's say their name is Jessica. Hello, Jessica. Hello. What's happened to you? Have you fallen victim to this expedemic? Has an ex texted you? I've had two exes text me.

One was just a random message just to see how things were going. And then the other one was a bit of a shock. They were actually in a relationship. And just said, hey, how are you coping with everything? Really? How long since you talked to that particular ex? Almost a year. Right.

And you, I mean, because some people would say you're reading a bit too much into it, but you believe that this ex of yours is testing the water outside of his current relationship. Is that what you think is going on? Potentially. Well, I mean, he's... It got shut down very quickly. Oh, good on you. How do you shut that down? What is the right response

to shut that down? Just block the number. Yeah. Just say, good thanks, hope your bubble's well with your lady. Oh, that's good from you, Jess. That is very good. You've turned it right back on them. No open-ended questions, nothing like that. No, okay. Yeah, that's good because obviously

he would have spent the last seven or eight weeks in a bubble with her, right, Jess? Yes. Oh, there's trouble in paradise. Right. You're a victim of the expedemic, so if you need to wear PPE any time you open your Facebook Messenger. Yeah. It also says to cope with symptoms, douse your phone thoroughly in bleach. And then soak in rice.

Yeah, soak in rice and set it on fire. Yeah, and then get some butter chicken, put on Netflix and ignore any more messages from the ex whatsoever. Thank you, Jessica. Very insightful. I think we can confirm here at the parliamentary podium we do have community transmission of the ex-pidemic. In a big way. Which is not good news, but the more we know, the safer we can be. Yes.

We need to go into X-lockdown. I can't wait for the update from Jacinda Ardern on the X-pedemic tomorrow. Yeah, we're at level four. Bree and Clint. Hey. It's my birthday. It's my birthday. Bree and Clint's Birthday Banger.

All right, Birthday Banger. We'll take your guys' birthdays and we'll figure out what was number one on your 16th. Bronnie's first, hey, Bronwyn? Hi, Bronwyn. Hi, how are you? I heard a rumour, Bronwyn, it's your birthday today. Oh, yeah. Happy birthday.

I don't sound so disappointed about it, Bronwyn. Get excited. Congratulations. You're here. I love it. It's hard to party when you can't go out. Yeah, I know. If only it was party When you can't go out Yeah I know If only it was tomorrow

You could have had your birthday You could have it tomorrow Have it this weekend Still counts Get ten people over Yeah Let's do your birthday banger So what year

Alrighty God I don't even know If you guys will have this Going this far back 1963 Of course we have it You were 16

In 1979 On the 13th of May, and this is your birthday banger. Terridy. Sorry, tragedy. Bronwyn, I'm obsessed with this song. What do you think? Yeah, a bit of a tragedy.

You hate it. No, we're all good. All good. She's got a back track. She's like, oh, I'll take it, I guess. Wait there, birthday girl. Let's go to Kendra. Hi, Kendra.

Hi, Kendra. Hi. You're doing your dad's birthday today. Yes. Okay, perfect. What's your dad's birthday? The 15th of December, 1980. All right.

He was 16 in 1996 on the 15th of December, 1980. Alright, he was 16 in 1996 on the 15th of December. And Kendra, you can tell Dad that this is his birthday banger. If you want to be my lover, you gotta get with my friends. Make it last four... How old are you, Kendra? I'm 11. Do you know this song? Yeah.

That's how big the Spice Girls were. She wasn't even born. Do you reckon Dad would like this song as Yeah. That's how big the Spice Girls were. She wasn't even born. Do you reckon Dad would like this song as his birthday banger? Sorry? Do you think Dad will like his birthday banger? He was listening to the radio in my room, off my room. Yeah. The radio in my room.

Yeah. And he came up behind me and he was like, yes, I love it. Oh, good. Cool. What a cool dad. Good result. Can you say, yeah, she's got a cool dad, I love it. Oh, good. Cool. What a cool dad. Good result. Yeah, she's got a cool dad, I think. And Abby, hi.

Hi, Abby. Hello. Now, I heard we've got two birthday girls on the show because it's your birthday today as well. Yes. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Thank you.

Have you got any presents yet? Yeah, I got breakfast in bed and two presents arrived. The rest is in the post. Oh, how good. Well, you can spread them out. Here comes our... I get a long birthday. Yeah, right.

Here comes our present. What's your year of your birth? 94. Okay, you were 16 in 2010 on the 13th of May. And in 2010, this was top of the charts. There are girls all of the charts. I haven't heard this song for so long. It's a tune, isn't it?

It's a B.O.B. track that had Bruno Mars on it before he was famous. Yeah, it's good. Do you like it, Abby? Yeah, we can live with that. Wait, was Bruno Mars not famous yet? No. He was just the featured chorus on it and everyone was like, man, that guy can sing. And then after that,

Grenade came out. Right. I like it, Abby. I think it's good. Yeah, good. Happy. That's my vote. I'm voting for B.O.B. Yeah, that... Just because it's something different. No, I'm really torn here. What are you torn between?

Spice Girls? No, we played that recently, I'm pretty sure. Yeah. And it was so good. Yeah. I am a big Bee Gees fan. You're a big Bee Gees fan. Always have been, always will be.

Yeah, is it the right song for right now? What are you trying to say? That I want to play B.O.B. I feel like I need to vote for tragedy. Okay, that's fine. Let's go to the split vote. Producer Ben, what is the winner of Birthday Banger this afternoon? I would have gone B.O.B.

I like that song. It's a big throwback. I'm shocked that Producer Ben is side of the split. Also, who's the Bee Gees? Also, the Bee Gees song. I'm joking, I'm joking, I'm joking. Also, the Bee Gees song is five and a half minutes long. I'm shocked that producer Ben is side of the picture. Also, who's the Bee Gees? Also, the Bee Gees song. What? I'm joking. I'm joking. I'm joking.

Also, the Bee Gees song is five and a half minutes long. Is it? Yeah, that's a bit long. I'm still happy with this song. It's a good song. Abby, it's your birthday and you won birthday banger. Congratulations. Have a good day, Abs.

Thank you. Free and Clint, send him. Yeah. Freaking Clinton. Say it again. I'm trying to chase skirts living in the summer sun. And so I lost more than I had ever won. And honestly, I ended up with none. There's so much nonsense on my conscience. I'm thinking maybe I should get it out. And I don't want to sound redundant. But I was wondering if there was something that you want to know. But never mind that.

We should let it go. Because we don't want to be a TV episode. And all the bad thoughts, just let them go. Go, go, go, go. There's beautiful girls all over the world. I could be chasing, but my time would be wasted. They got nothing on you, baby. Nothing, nothing, nothing on you, baby. Nothing, nothing on you.

Nothing on you, baby. Nothing, nothing, nothing on you, baby. Nothing, nothing on you. They might say hi, And I might say hey But you shouldn't worry About what they say Cause they got nothing on you, baby Nothing on you, baby

Nothing on you, baby Nothing on you, baby Nothing on you, baby Hands down, there will never be another one I've been around and I've never seen another one Because your style ain't really got nothing on And you wild when you ain't got nothing on Baby, you the whole package, plus you pay your taxes

And you keep it real while the mothers stay plastic You're my Wonder Woman, call me Mr. Fantastic Stop, now think about it I've been to London, I've been to Paris Even where they're in Tokyo Back home down in Georgia, to New Orleans. But you always take shows. And just like that girl, you got me froze.

Like a Nintendo 64. If you never knew, well, now you know. No, no, no, no. Beautiful girls all over the world. I could be chasing, but my time would be wasted. They got nothing on you. Nothing, nothing, nothing on you would be wasted They got nothing on you, baby Nothing on you, baby They might say hi, and I might say hey

But you shouldn't worry about what they say Cause they got nothing on you Nothing on you, baby Nothing on you Nothing on you, baby Nothing on you, baby Nothing on you Everywhere I go I'm always hearing your name

And no matter where I'm at Girl, you make me wanna sing Whether a bus or a plane Or a car or a train. No other girls on my brain. And you the one to blame. Beautiful girls all over the world. I could be chasing, but my time would be wasted.

They got nothing on you, baby. Nothing on you, baby. Nothing on you, baby. Nothing on you, baby. Nothing on you, baby. Nothing on you, baby. Nothing on you, baby. They might say hi and I might say hey, but you shouldn't worry about what they say. Zeddy and Bree and Clint, the winner of Birthday Banger

is B.O.B. and Bruno Mars, It's Nothing On You. That's for Abby who, it is her birthday today. Can I do a quick shout out? Yeah, you can. Do we do that on the show? Yeah, do a shout out, yeah. I just want to say happy birthday to my brother. It's also his birthday today.

It's your brother's birthday as well. Yeah, he turns 28 today. So happy birthday, Aidan, wherever you are. Should have got him on. Yeah, no. I love when he's on. I just love when he's on the show.

No, we don't need that. I love when he's just near and his presence can be felt. Also, shout out to Mama Di who text us because we didn't play the Bee Gees just to say, this is shit. I agree, Mum. I tried. She's devout. Di, there's been more Bee Gees played on this radio station in the two years

that Bree and I have been here than there has in the entire 50-year history of ZM. Yeah, that's something to be proud about. It's enough as well. It's enough. We're doing enough. Yes. Brie and Clint. You know, we love a good hack on this show.

Yep. Love a good hack. We're just two hacks who love a good hack. Yep, that's right. In lockdown, people have had more time to share their life hacks. Yeah. And a woman has done exactly that. She shared a life hack online.

Okay. And it's going viral. It's gotten millions of views. Right. People are loving it. Well, better be good then. And I thought let's play the audio because it's quite funny without seeing the visual. Okay, sure.

This is the hack. Here is the easiest hack in the world to close your box. So we all know they don't close properly and it drives you nuts. You get these two flaps. You stick this one in here. Then you just fold here, fold here like this. Then you slide the top one. No.

And ta-da. No. No. No. Fly it again. Play it again. Play it again. No, because the visual that it conjures up. I know what she's doing.

I can't breathe. But it doesn't stop me from picturing this woman doing leg origami. Get your mind out of the gutter. Here is the easiest hack in the world to close your box. So we all know they don't close properly and it drives you nuts. You get these two flaps. You stick this one in here. Then you just fold here, fold here like this. Then you slide the top one and ta-da.

Did you get that, boys? It's good for you. Yours has been flapping around for ages. This is the last day of lockdown. Kind of, right? No, I wouldn't say that. We've seen the last day of lockdown? It's just the last day of stage three, yeah.

So it's our last chance to play Quarantine Cluedo. Basically, we're going to guess where you are in your house. That's it. We're very good at this. Very good. That's it. We're very good at this. Very good. Do you remember? We're very good at this. We're like bloodhounds.

If you would like to play, you can call us on 0800-DIALS-ZM. But let's give it a go. All right. Who are we kicking it off with? Jill, you're in your house, correct? Yes. Jill, or as we like to call you in this game, Jill Stole From The Till. Jill Stole From The Till.

I haven't even asked my question. Bree and I get one question each. Oh, you can hear the echo, though. And I can hear the echo already, so I know you're in a room with hard surfaces. Could be laundry. Could be bathroom. Could be bathroom. Could be toilet.

Could be kitchen with a nice stone benchtop. So what is the question I would like to ask? Jill, the room that you're in. Yes. Is there food currently in that room? No, no food. No food. All right.

I'm going to ask a helpful question. How many sinks are in the room that you're in? One. So it's not the toilet. Oh, it could be the toilet. How many rooms have got more than one sink? She could have a double vanity. Okay, I don't think Jill's calling us from a mansion.

Or maybe the laundry definitely has two, doesn't it? No. These days you're lucky if the laundry has one. I'll be Brie 30 seconds ago. I'm going to ask a useful question. Jill, I think Jill's in the bathroom. There's no food in there. I think she's in the bathroom.

I think she's in the toilet. No. She's giving it away. She's outed herself. Hold on. Don't go with the toilet, dude. Okay, let's go. I'm going to say bathroom.

Jill, are you in the bathroom? No. Oh, it's a laundry room. She's outed herself. Hold on. Don't go with the toilet, dude. Okay, let's go. I'm going to say bathroom. Jill, are you in the bathroom? No. Oh, it's a laundry room. Where are you? In the laundry. Damn it! Damn it, we're so good at this game. Oh, there's not two sinks.

Do you have two sinks in your bathroom, Jill? No, just one. Like I said. Stop while I'm in. All right, Jill, you beat us that time, but Darlene, you will not beat us in quarantine Pluto. You won't. You won't. Yeah, you probably will, Darlene. We are the long arm of the law,

and you have been caught red-handed in your own house, Darlene, or as Bree likes to call you. Darlene keeps it clean. Love it. Darlene keeps it clean. The room that you're in currently, have you ever made love in there? No.

Oh, yes, you had to think about it. Yeah. Okay. Darlene, would you say the room that you're in is somewhere you would, on the occasion or regularly, eat food? No. Okay. So it's not a...

It could be a bathroom. We always say bathroom. A lot of the time it is. So she's not done it in there and she wouldn't eat in there. She had to think about it so it's not the bedroom. I'd have a crackers and cheese in the bath and I'd also do other stuff in the bathroom. So I don't think it is the bathroom. It's not the lounge room because you eat in the lounge room.

No, is it laundry or toilet? Okay, I think it's the bathroom but what do you want to go with? Toilet. This is big think it's the bathroom, but what do you want to go with? Toilet. This is big. This is our last game. I know this is the last game. We have to at least get one right. I feel the pressure.

Darlene. Oh, we'll go with Brie. Brie, are you in the bathroom? Is that your final answer? Yes. Final answer. Final answer. Ding, ding.

Ah! Where are you? In the hallway. She's in the hallway. Oh, that's hard. Girl, do it in the hallway. Well, you know, you can go in and maybe start there, but you don't actually do it there. No, no.

It's a transition. Up against the hallway is good. Yeah, it's a transition room. Yeah. Okay, and finally. We need to play one more. We've got to do one more. hallway is good. Yeah, it's a transition room. Yeah. Okay, and finally. We need to play one more. We've got to do one more. Brendan's here.

Hi, Brendan. Hi, Brendan. Hi. Hey, man. Or as we like to call you, Brendon, Brendoff. Brendon, Brendoff. Makes no sense to me or Brendan.

Brendon, Brendoff. The room that you're currently in Does it have a television? No Brendan Is the room you're in Carpeted? No

Damn it, we're back at bathroom I think it's bathroom Please Someone has to be in the bathroom Brendan, are you in the bathroom? No. Damn it! There you go.

Where are you? In my room. Where? In my bedroom. He's in his bedroom. And this is why we're never playing this game again. I was going to say, I think it is natural time for this game to finish. Thanks, Brendan.

Bree and Clint. For the duration of lockdown, we have been playing morale boosting requests at the same time every day. Our little way of picking up the mood of the nation and going, hey, tough day or good day, doesn't matter. Here's a bit of a energy boost for you and something just to go, hey, we're going to get through this. This is all good.

Let's pull together and do something together. Yeah, just boost your mood a little bit. Look, we are coming out of level three tonight at midnight. And why not cap it off, the last morale boosting song, with the greatest song ever? Yes. That is the thing. That's the challenge that we've laid down to people and say,

can we figure out what that is? Can we agree on what that is? No, probably not. Because, I mean, Tenacious D did sing about it. Yes, they did. In the song Tribute. But you do need to remember it actually wasn't the greatest song in the world. It was just a tribute.

But in creating a tribute to the greatest song of all time, did they in turn create the new greatest song of all time? That's what we need to try and figure out here. So I think we've been through some amazing songs in this segment. I think we reset the board and all songs are eligible. Right, because I was going to say we've played Tenacious D tribute. You can't say, well, that's the greatest song of all time, but we played it a week ago, so we can't play it again.

You know, that's not how it works. So I've got the shortlist, and this has been provided to us by people listening at the moment on the text machine. So, of course, one of the contenders is Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. Is this the greatest song of all time?

Up against it is the Pātea Māori Club and Poie. In the mix and at every wedding is Mr. Brightside. Coming straight out of left field is Axl F's Crazy Frog. What's going on? More than one suggestion means it has to be considered as the greatest song of all time. And there was more than one. Like we said to NHSD, Tribute.

Tribute. Again, with more than one text, it has to be considered. From the Body Rockers, I Like The Way You Move. I mean, clearly, in our opinion, the greatest song of all time, but do people agree? I like the way you move. And then there's

Ricky Martin. Oh, my God. She's living the visa. That's a very good song. One of those there is the greatest song of all time. Is it? One of those has is the greatest song of all time. Is it?

One of those has to be. You sure? That's the logic that we've committed to. Is that it? And that's it. That's all we've got. One of those is the greatest song of all time.

So we'll go through the list and we'll remove the ones that we don't think deserve to be there. Okay. Does The Killers deserve to be there?

Yes. Yeah. Does Bohemian Rhapsody deserve to be there? How long is it again? Ages, but that doesn't matter at the moment. Yeah, of course it does. It's a great show. Does Poi Air deserve to be there?

Yeah. Yeah, it does. Does Axl F deserve to be there? Absolutely. We're going to have to get rid of something. It's going on. Although it is fun. It is fun.

Does tribute deserve to be there? I mean. It's not the greatest song of all time. It's a tribute. It's in the title. It's gone. Does the body rockers deserve to be there? I don't think so.

Okay, it's gone. It's gone. Does Ricky Martin deserve to be there? That's a pretty big song. Yeah. It's no She Bangs, is it? No, it's no She Bangs. Okay, it's gone.

If you say that, it's gone. If there's a better Ricky Martin song, then that is not the greatest song of all time. So we're down to three. We're down to Mr. Brightside. Does it deserve to be there in the final three? I'd say so. Queen.

I'd say so. And Poirier. I'd say so. You have I'd say so. And Poirier. I'd say so. You have to get rid of one of those. I think it's Mr. Brightside. I think it's Mr. Brightside too. Okay, Mr. Brightside is gone. It's not as iconic.

We're down to two songs. Is it Bohemian Rhapsody? Or is it Poirier? This is for me. That's my vote. Poirier? It's for me. That's my vote. Poye. It's Poye. That's my vote.

You know what, Brie? I think that may well be the smartest thing you've ever said. To finish Level 3 as a country and emerge into Level 2 victorious, it's the Party of Māori Club. as a country and emerge into level two victorious. Feels good. It's the Pātea Māori Club. Thank you. Oh yeah Thank you. E nē rā e, kāpū ko e pōrā tiki tītātātā, kāpā rā rā rā rūtātā, koro tātātātā, koro rūri rūri māi, ipe tōtē tītētī, wāi wā ka e. Thank you. Oh, yeah. 오늘 같은 거리에 Thank you. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. ZM Bree and Clint narrowly beating out Crazy Frog as the greatest song of all time that is the Pātea Māori Club. I'll never get sick of that. And Poi E, the song we've chosen as our final morale boosting request. I think good choice. Late suggestion. For Elton John. Elton John, Candle in the Wind.

Which you said you genuinely had to run a screen on the message to check it wasn't Producer Ben's suggestion. Yeah, someone texted it through and I said, I better check this isn't Producer Ben or else it'll be null and void. Was it Ben? I wish it was, but I've been banned from texting the machine now. Have you? All the Elton John texts.

Was that because of all the nudes you were sending it? That and he's also been texting Daddy non-stop ever since we launched this new Ashley Bloomfield position. No, he was texting Daddy before we did. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy. Is this the Diana version or the Marilyn version? Dunno. We'll find out. Hang on.

How could you tell? Oh no, it's the star that says it's the star Yeah, it's gonna be a while But it's okay if you want to commit It's whatever you want it to be about Nice Lots of people have been getting through this whole COVID-19 thing in their own ways Some people have found solitude in baking, right? Some people have found their therapy through painting

or running, exercising, drinking. Yeah. You and I, Brie, have turned to the wonderful world of poetry. Right? Wax on, wax off. A skill that we didn't know that we had until lockdown came around. And now we know. When can I take my bra off?

We do. We have a knack. And I thought, as a show, we should end lockdown the way we've gone through lockdown. With one final isolation haiku. Okay. The theme that I've set in for the whole team today, except for Ellie, who's away, the theme for today's haiku is freedom.

Okay. Freedom. Freedom is what I want you to challenge through your haiku, a short Japanese poem consisting of five syllables, seven syllables, and five syllables. I haven't checked mine. Okay, well, then you're definitely going first. Okay. When you're ready, please give us your freedom haiku.

Titled Freedom. Yeah. Lockdown, you've been tough. I will say My boobs thank you Locked down Not tied up It's good

It's good It's from the heart It was And I felt you get it off your chest Or near the heart Near the heart, yeah Either side of the heart Needed to get that off my chest

Yeah, well done Yeah, thank you That was Freedom By Brie Thomas. Producer Ben, would you like to deliver your final isolation haiku? I was also going to call mine Freedom. I'm not now. Yeah, no, call it Freedom. You can call yours Freedom.

Freedom 2. Freedom 2. Originally titled by Benjamin. Yeah, Freedom. Here we go. No more lockdown now. We are now free from our homes. But please be safe, guys.

Please be safe, guys. He's got a nice message to people and correct syllables, I do believe. Clint, was that? He's nailed it. Thank you. It's very good. In fact, it was beautiful. I love the voice you use

when you do your haiku. Yeah, it's good. My haiku I've titled Freedom. Oh, I like that. That one's a good one. How'd you come up with that? Asking for a friend. How will freedom feel a cool breeze through uncut hair

these pants too tight now damn it push the wrong button damn it you ruined my Zen it was so sinful I! Now I've forgotten it. I've actually written one more. I wrote four. No, no, don't worry about it. No, I want one more. No, you don't want to hear another one. No, you guys don't want to hear another one. Just one more. Choose your next one. Okay, cool, cool.

This is titled Freedom. Good. Nice. What is left outside? Has the world It's titled Freedom. Good. Nice. What is left outside? Has the world I knew vanished? No, it's still there. Cool.

I mean, it's accurate. Right? It's heartfelt. Thank you. Do you want to hear another one? Brian Clint from iHeartRadio. This is the latest live from LA with Dean McCarthy. Dean, is Simon Cowell in trouble for breaking coronavirus rules in America?

Yeah, well, that's what they're calling it. So basically over the weekend, he was seen, spotted, photographed in his Rolls-Royce convertible, chopped down, buying a ton of clothes and shopping bags and gifts for his children. He's getting absolutely slammed

for being out and about spending cash. But let me just say this, a little bit of inside gossip on Simon Cowell. We all know that he's ridiculously wealthy. People are offended

that he'd be out, you know, shopping spree, living it up while all of this is going on. He, let me tell you, he is paying 50 of his America's Got Talent staff right now out of his own pocket. They're not even shooting. You know, I work on the show every season and backstage, right?

So it's not even shooting. There is no live show. He's paying 50 staff right now out of his own pocket to keep them in a gig. So if he wants to go for a shopping spree, I'm cool with it. He deserves it. That's cool. 50 people is a lot of people. Do you know roughly how much money that would be, Dean, or have no idea?

Oh, no, that's a really good question. I don't actually know because it's kind of like a contract thing. It's not a yearly thing. It's like a six-week contract, you know, to do the live shows. So I don't know. It would be what? I don't know, a couple of million bucks or something? Whoa!

Is Simon Cowell paying you to spread good news stories about him at the moment, Dean? Is that what's going on? Are you one of the people he's playing? Yeah. No, I'm not. I can assure you I'm not. They pay me in love.

One of those relationships. Okay. I get it. Weird to be flaunting your lifestyle at the moment. If you've got to do some shopping for your Okay. I get it. But weird to be flaunting your lifestyle at the moment. Like, if you've got to do some shopping for your kids, I get it. Maybe take the non-convertible car to do your shopping or do what we're doing and do some online shopping and just keep it chill at the moment.

Yeah, do online and then people can't judge you for it. Yeah. Good advice. That is Dean McCarthy with the Inside Scoop on Hollywood for us. That's the latest.