ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley - Fletch, Vaughan & Megan Podcast - 2nd June 2020

Episode Date: June 1, 2020

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Hello and welcome to the Fletch, Vaughan and Megan podcast, brought to you by McCafé. Grab yourself a delicious barista-made coffee for only $4. ZM. Head music lives here. Fletch, Vaughan and Megan, the podcast. Good morning, welcome to the show, Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. Tuesday, short week, yes. Oh yeah, good lord. Oh nah. What? My headphones, jack is bung.

Do you know why it's bung? Because I keep fiddling with it? Because you fiddle with it all the time. I can't hear you over the music. I can hear the music, but I can't hear the voices. Okay, plug into that one over there. And don't jiggle it. And don't jiggle it.

See, that's tight. That's not moving around. This one's... That's good. This one's definitely... Watch your coffee cup now, please. That's tight. That's not moving around. This one's... That's good. This one's definitely... Watch your coffee cup now, please. That's empty. Okay.

Panic not. Sorted. Great. I'm glad we've got that sorted out. It's a Tuesday, but you're still a Monday mess. Sorted. Ready to go. Now, where were we?

Coming up on the show, community notices. Yep, we're going to have a look at what's happening around New Zealand, according to our local Facebook pages, including a happy story. Oh, okay. A happy story of two strangers coming together. Nice. You've got the top six as well before seven. Well, yeah, Queen's Birthday Honours list and the top six New Zealanders

that were robbed of Queen's Birthday Honours. Really? Yeah. You know, I looked at the list. I said, there's a fine list of New Zealanders that were robbed of Queen's birthday honours. Really? Yeah. You know, I looked at the list. I said, there's a fine list of New Zealanders, but there's some obvious. Well, was Kieran Reid, former All Blacks captain, loved a mochaccino? That's what he got it for, services to mochaccinos. As mentioned on the show.

Is he a sir? No. Or is he something else, isn't he? Because I didn't know any of the other, I didn't really know any of the people that were like sirs and dames. All fantastic community people. I knew all of them. I've worked in depth with all of them.

You have not. I have. And... All well-deserved. Very well-deserved. I'll let you in on a little secret. If you want to be a sir or a dame, next time you're booking your flight,

the pull-down option, you can be a doctor, a pilot, a professor, a sir or a dame, and just for a day on your boarding pass, it will say it. Hey, you're welcome for that free Queen's Birthday Honours Hack, New Zealand.

You're welcome. Sounds like a good one. Flesh, Vaughan and Megan. The Podcast. You're welcome. Sounds like a good one, doesn't it? Prince Harry had a Facebook page and of course it wasn't like Prince Harry or Harry Windsor Mountbatten or whatever his last name is. It was under an alias and his alias has been revealed. I'm surprised it was quiet for so long

because he had 400 friends. Wow. Most of them were A-list celebrities, so I guess pretty good at keeping a secret. And would the A-list celebrities have been using aliases too? Maybe, yeah. God, how would you even know who's who? So it included some of the UK's wealthiest and most glamorous celebrities. It was active from 2008 to 2012

and said that he had interests in all sports, but his alias was Spike Wells. Spike Wells? So when he was younger he used to get called Spike. So maybe that's where that came from. Don't know where Wells is from, but it had pictures of him. It was while he was dating

Chelsea Davey and it had pictures of him. It was while he was dating Chelsea Davey, and it had pictures of him and her together. One of the other pictures of note is one where it had a, it was like a meme, I guess, he had shared. It had a redheaded child with his head in his hands, and the caption was, oh, my God, I'm ginger. Is it still active? How are we knowing about it?

I don't know. No, it's not active anymore. I don't know how we know about this. Someone's found it. But if it's not active, right, how are you? Yeah, they archived it and saved it. Maybe he hasn't archived it properly. Maybe it's not active, but it's still.

He hasn't been on since 2012 maybe. Yeah, right. But who, which celebrity or which one of his 400 friends sold out to the press? He'd never know. I would. I'd be like, he's not on here anymore. You'd have to go back to your

2012 memory to remember who had what. Yeah. Alias anyway. Even if he did want to. Wow. I wonder if he's got a new one. If he's not been on there since 2012. If he's got a new.

Maybe he's got a secret Instagram now. Oh, yeah. You'd rather have Instagram. It's pretty moved on. A secret TikTok. TikTok. Yeah. It's dancing, but you don't see the head. You just see his feet. Yeah. Yeah, right. Okay. And his TikTok. Yeah. It's dancing, but you don't see the head. You just see his feet.

Yeah. Yeah, right. Okay. And his hands. Yeah. Okay. Well, we know what to look for. ZM's Fletchbourne and Megan, the podcast.

Fletchbourne and Megan's Community Notices. Hello and welcome to Community Notices, a segment of the show where we see what's happening around New Zealand according to local Facebook pages. Let's go to the Waihi Community page. Okay. Okay. Where Robin has posted,

$61, New World, and where are the groceries? And she's put up a picture of her groceries and what cost her $61. Right. Tegan, very quick to point out that the yogurt she bought is that delicious yogurt that comes in a glass jar, the coconut yogurt. Oh, yeah. But very expensive.

Oh, yeah. Coconut yogurt is... It's like $15, that one. Very expensive. She also bought bagged spinach and a pottle of pesto dip. Oh, God. She's bougie AF. And then a pick and mix.

She's bought what look like, what are those things you like? The spinning tops. No, no, no, no. I love the spinning tops. Almonds. Coconut ice. Tamari almonds. Tamari almonds.

Oh, I love tamari almonds. Coconut ice. Tamari almonds. Tamari almonds. Oh, I love tamari almonds. And oil. She bought a big thing of oil and the most expensive cat food. Now, Tegan's quick to point out the yogurt you bought probably would have been $13, let alone the other top of the range stuff. If you want your money to go further, maybe buy less. Bougie stuff. Less bougie brands.

And then everyone's like. Champagne lifestyle, bare budget. We kind of agree. And someone's like, I don't even know why you're posting this, Robin. What do you want them to do? What's the problem here? The problem is that you spent a lot of money on things.

All right, next, let's go to the pre-loved items, Gizmon. The actual original, it says in brackets. Oh, yeah, okay. I'm imagining some copycat pages have popped up. Ron Dell has posted, delete if not allowed. If you're missing a dental plate and woke up this morning wondering where it is, it's sitting on top of the power box

outside bar 59. Someone had a big night. Yeah, and it's one of those dental ones where it's only got a few teeth in it. Oh, okay, yeah. You've got existing teeth and this clips in and fills the gaps. Oh, okay. I thought it was like a braces thing.

Yeah, that would be a bloody nightmare for eating. Imagine eating a whole bag of cheese balls with a plate like that. You'd have to take it out and give it a wash. That'd be so expensive, though. Yeah, I know. Oh, damn it. It's got five teeth in it. You'd have to give it a stare at it after you pick that up.

Outside bar 59 on a power box. I'd probably give it a Listerine, a stare at it, maybe even a jiff. Yeah. Here's some good news from the Zero Waste in New Zealand page. Yay. Good news. Sophia said, my cookie jar is broken and it's a penguin. Oh, yeah.

It's a penguin cookie jar. So the top of the cookie jar is the head of the penguin. Yeah. And the bottom of the cookie jar is what's broken. And she says, my cookie jar broke, and now I only have the head left. What can I do with this? Now, this is the sort of stuff that the Zero Waste of New Zealand page froth over. Oh, yeah, because they don't want you to throw out the penguin.

They don't want any waste. You'd be throwing out the good half of the penguin. That would probably tell you if the bottom half was smashed to make some sort of mosaic tile situation out of it. Sure. But if it was glueable, that'd tell you to glue it back together, damn it, and get that cookie jar back filled with cookies. Yeah. Well, when Sophia said, my cookie jar broke, I've only got the head left,

what can I do with this? Jane said, oh, my God, I've got the same cookie jar, but only the body is left. The head fell off and broke. So Jane sent Sophia the cookie jar, and Sophia's popped the head on it and put a photo up on the Zero Waste of New Zealand page, and 500 likes.

The people of the Zero Waste of New Zealand page are frothing. That is such a good story. That's so romantic. I know. And do you want to see the... Yes, I do. I'll show you the pictures. So there you go.

There's the head and there's the body. And then the box arrives with, I'd say, bubble wrap in it. That doesn't feel very Zero Waste, does it? No. Is it a Christmas-themed penguin? I think a little bit Christmassy-themed, but, you know, it doesn't have any specific Christmas reference

yeah just like a winter theme but yeah but anyway now she's got a cookie jar that is pretty cute that's so great it's good

and both of those halves could have just ended up in landfill you know yeah true so this is a happier although what about the price of the postage and the carbon footprint there

was it air mail I don't have an answer for you and finally from the West Coast Community Notice Board Michaela writes and boy oh boy carbon footprint there. Was it airmail? I don't have an answer for you. And finally, from the West Coast Community Notice Board, Michaela writes, and boy, oh boy, that's got the West Coast buzzing. Yeah. Tonight, around three quarters of an hour ago, now this was at quarter to eight, so about seven o'clock at night.

Okay. About three quarters of an hour ago, we saw someone prowling around my caravan. We're on Oxford in Taylorville. So keep your eyes and ears open, neighbours. Would have posted earlier, but I've spent hours in hospital as my daughter ran me over.

End. Whoa, she dropped a bombshell at the end. Wow. So... Everybody's just like, forget the prowler. forget the prowler. Forget the prowler. On purpose? Or it was dark, she didn't see her there?

Because to me, the prowler, it feels like an eight episode arc. And the prowler's episode one maybe pops back in episode eight with some link into the fact of why her daughter ran her over. The daughter was the prowler. Or the daughter's boyfriend was the prowler. Yeah, sneaking in the window. Yeah, he was getting away, and then to distract her mother, she ran her over.

In my mind, it was a toddler that took the brake off and then accidentally put it into drive. She ran her over. Yeah, she ran her over. That's the thing, we'll never know. Yeah. We'll never know. Surely someone asked. Yeah, lots of her over. But that's the thing, we'll never know. Yeah. We'll never know.

Surely someone asked. Any follow-up. Yeah, lots of people asked, but she wasn't replying. It's had four shares. It's had all these reactions. Oh, God, I need to know now. People are wanting to know more, but that's all the information we've been given.

Those are today's community notices. If you see anything on your local Facebook page, screen cap it and send it to ours, FVMZM on Facebook. Flesh, Vaughan and Megan, the podcast, ZM. From the ZM Think Tank, this is the top six.

Hello there. Queen's birthday on his list. I always forget about it and then it sneaks up. Is there a New Year's on us as well? I feel like there is, yeah. So they do it twice a year. So that's why it just feels like we had one,

because of the New Year's Honours list. Yeah. What's different? About the Queen's birthday Honours list. Who's dishing out the honour? Is there more in Queen's birthday weekend? We didn't get too many more. Only three more dames and two more knights.

Okay. So... No idea. But then you've got a long list of other things. Pop quiz. Give you $100 if you can tell me what Dr. Brian Turner got his order of merit for. He's a doctor. Services to the community.

Yeah, Matt, I'm going with Megan. No, it's services to literature and poetry. Well, that's to the community. You owe Megan $100. No, that's not specifically the and poetry. Well, that's to the community. You owe Megan $100. No, that's not specifically the community. Hey, I know someone. What? I know someone that got an O-N-M-Z-M-M-M-M.

They've got a Z-M. You get a Z-M. An O-N-M-Z-M. Wait, when you say you know someone, like are you mates? Wait, what's an O-S-M-Z-M? An Order of New Zealand Merit. So when we were kids, my dad used to do cycling. Yeah.

And there was this lady and all she ever did was organise cycling events. Bev May was her name. It's why I don't like pugs. A pug snapped at my ankle when I was a kid. But all she did was organise cycling. Right. She loved cycling. If you know someone that's into cycling, they'll probably know Bev. Okay. Bev May. And so she's got a... She had a big white van. Right, so... Oh, she loves cycling. If you know someone that's into cycling, they'll probably know Bev.

Okay. Bev May. And so she's got a... She had a big white van. Right. Huge, huge white van. Like one of those really long vans.

To put cycles in. Yes. And all the equipment. We used to have to stand, we'd go in to Bev's house and she always had like a cup of tea and stuff afterwards.

And mum would say, don't go crazy because we'd just run in, we're just kids and we're just cyclists who would just be cycling and we'd just be like slamming scones in our gobs and stuff afterwards. And mum would say, don't go crazy. Because we're just running, we're just kids. Oh, you'd eat all the bed food. We'd just be like slamming scones in our gobs and stuff. Wait, so she got an order of them? For services to cycling.

Well-deserved. Well-deserved. Well-deserved. She loves cycling. So you'd go to bed beforehand and you'd get the flags and then you'd stand on the corner and you'd wave the flags and tell cars that cyclists were coming. Oh.

It was called cornering. How do people find out about these, like, Bevan stuff? Do you get nominated? in the corner and you'd wave the flags and tell cars that cyclists were coming. Oh. It was called cornering. How do people find out about these, like, Bev and stuff? Do you get nominated? I imagine that you'd have to be nominated.

Right. Right. Well, congratulations. Yeah. Good old Bev. I can still, I bet she's still in the same house.

Anyway. I could take you there. The top six Kiwis robbed of Queen's birthday honours robbed of Queen's birthday honours In the Queen's birthday honours list Number six Aoraki Mount Cook For services to mountains

It's a big one You show me a big one in New Zealand I can't You can't So it should be Sir or Dame Yeah Aoraki Mount Cook Number five on the list of the top six Kiwis robbed of Queen's birthday honours

The Edmonds cookbook For services to people going flatting for the first time Who will never use it but also never throw it out And then one day actually use it for baking with their kids Yeah Oh, that's cute Thanks, Edmonds Number four on the list of the top six Kiwis robbed on the Queen's Birthday Honours list yesterday

Number four, the tomato sauce bottle that looks like a tomato. What a wild ride. What a crazy, crazy adventure. It is. And they don't have them anywhere else. That's very much a New Zealand thing. It is, yeah. Because it's a tomato.

And we're putting tomato sauce in it. Put not tomato sauce in there. See what happens. It didn't catch on for anything else. But then I guess what else is there? Like a plum sauce? No, people decorate their... Inside a plum. Inside a plum. Oh yeah. Everyone's constantly got plum sauce in the fridge.

I'm just trying to think of other fruit sauces we use. It would be like if milk came in a teat shaped or an udder shaped bottle. Hard to squeeze it out every morning. Off-putting. Milk it onto your corneas. Number three on the list of the top six Kiwis robbed

in the Queen's Birthday Honours list yesterday are number three, the jandal. For services and being easier to put on than a shoe, but better to run in than a slide. Yeah. Yeah. That almost also might be controversial, but I think the toe can do a lot more gripping in a jandal.

Until that bit pulls out. Until the bung pulls out. Then you've got all sorts of trouble. Number two on the list of the top six Kiwi icons robbed in the Queen's Birthday Honours list yesterday are Hokey Pokey for services to other puddings and not stealing the show. Such an underrated ice cream.

But it's got a little summer, it's got a little treat in it. And number one on the list of the top six Kiwis robbed in the Queen's birthday honours list yesterday are the Waiheke Island Ferry for services in actually making people leave a vineyard. It's like, where's that guy? Where's that guy? I don't know what I'm doing.

I'm falling off the ferry. That is today's top six. ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan, the podcast. Do you know six out of ten? Oh, that took me too long. Six out of 10. I was thinking one in six and I was like, oh, I don't know what that percentage is. But then I was like, oh no, it's 60%.

60% of British people went without sex during lockdown. That's my first stat. Right. Still, isn't it weird to think like- They're still in lockdown. Yeah, a lot of country guys talking to friends in London at the weekend, still in lockdown. And you're like, oh yeah, shit, that's right, because we got

our shit together. We're doing so well. And we're doing so well. Yeah. So yeah, they didn't do it in lockdown. Right. But there's also new laws coming into play in Britain that says it's a new coronavirus regulation. No person may participate in a gathering which takes place in a public or private place indoors

and consists of two or more persons. So that means you can't make sweet love to someone who is not in your household. Because that's two or more. Yeah, and it's in a public or private place indoors. What about three? Oh, no, because that's two or more. What about one? You're allowed to check your wood down the park.

So it's illegal now to hook up with someone. But, I mean, they're on lockdown. It's not in your household. Right, they're on lockdown, so fair enough. Yeah, right. But the regulations used to only include public places. Right. Now it includes private places as well.

How are they going to know, though? I don't know. Well, I don't know. I guess if you get it, are they going to be like, how did you get it? We need contact tracing. And then do you lie? I don't know. And then what you lie? I don't know. And then what's the, I don't quite know what the

punishment is. You'd be like, I can't contact trace them, I've deleted Tinder. They were definitely lying. But some experts are saying to the government, look, you should be encouraging people to make sweet love because it's better for their physical and mental health. Right. But yeah,

six out of ten. It's not good for their COVID health though, if you make a lot of decisions about COVID. I mean, short-term mental and physical health, okay, but if you get COVID, no guarantees. Yeah. I don't know if you get arrested or whether there's a charge, whether you go to jail. It's illegal.

So what, you just go to court and get a fine? Imagine going to court because you're hooked up with someone off Tinder. Imagine going to jail and someone's like, why are you here? Hot sex. Fleshforn and Megan, the podcast. ZM. Hey, I read a list yesterday of New Zealand. It was a news article about foods that, well, I haven't read the labels

because I'd considered them to be New Zealand products. Isn't that the kicker though, that the labels are like a little misleading with our legislation in New Zealand? It can say, for example, I know this one because I watched a thing about bacon. Oh, I love bacon. You know what it was? It was a country calendar on the people that make the free range bacon. Oh, yeah. Because I also remember this being a big thing in the news.

Like a lot of our bacon is imported. Yes. And I had no idea. Yes. It comes 60% of pork in New Zealand. Apparently it comes from as far away as Belgium, China and Poland. And it'll say made in New Zealand. And then underneath it'll say from imported and local ingredients.

Because it just has to have stuff that's made here, right? So it could be like seasoned with stuff that's from here. Like cured with New Zealand honey. Or it could come as a whole carcass and then they slice it into the bacon. It's weird that they can get away with that. Yeah. They shouldn't be able to say that's made in New Zealand if it's not. So bacon is one of them.

Here's another one that was a real kick in the teeth. Okay. Tip Top Lemonade Ice Blocks. It's not. So bacon is one of them. Here's another one that was a real kick in the teeth. Okay. Tip Top Lemonade Ice Blocks. What? Australian. Made out of Australia. Popsicles. Popsicles.

Lemonade Popsicles. Popsicles, yeah. Popsicles. Popsicles. The Tip Top brand lemonade. Right. Is that Popsicle?

Yeah, yeah. Because they had the Popsicle band. Yeah. That's unbelievable. I know. Ain't that something? But then a lot of our biscuits are made band. Yeah. That's unbelievable. I know. Ain't that something? But then a lot of our biscuits are made over.

Some of our biscuits are. Some of the Griffin's biscuits because there was the old Griffin's factory in Aloha Hut. Yep. But most of the Belgian creams, lemon treats, melty moments, Swiss creams are made in Australia. Now, do you- No. What? England. Thailand do you... No. What? England. Thailand.

Really? Really? Chocolate chips and ginger nuts still made in New Zealand, but those other biscuits made in Thailand. Yeah, right. I've been to Thailand, I haven't seen a single biscuit factory. What was that factory we went to when we made the giant squiggle? That was Griffin's. Yeah, Griffin's. And what did we see on the conveyer about being made? That was hypnotic. Chocolate thins? Chocolate thins. Yeah, griffins. And what did we see on the conveyer

about being made? That was hypnotic. Chocolate thins. Chocolate thins. Oh, chocolate thins. That was amazing. To be honest, I'm not too upset about the Belgian creams, lemon treats, the melting moments and Swiss creams because they're not my go-to biscuit. What's your favourite mint slice? Griffins or aren't it? Mint slice.

Yeah. There's only one mint slice. I don't have a favourite. I love the chocolate mint biscuit. I think it comes with age. The minty biscuit. Megan, you're far too young to appreciate a chocolate mint biscuit. Everyone loves a mint biscuit. No, no, no, no, no.

Too minty biscuit. The minty biscuit. I bought mine and my kids ate it and they were like, yuck, it tastes like toothpaste. Do you remember they used to have

mint cameo creams and mum used to put them in the biscuit tin with all the, I'm like, you're spear minting all of the biscuits. Yeah. No, I'm down for that. Cameo cream.

Remember when you were a kid and cameo creams were as bougie as it got for mum? Yeah. Boomers. So the Griffins is called a mint treat and the Arnott's is called a mint slice. Yeah, I'm going to go out there and say Arnott's have the better mint biscuit. What one's that? Mint treat or mint slice? Mint slice.

Mint slice. Aren't they exactly the same? No, no, no. Maybe on the outset they might look the same. Same shape. I think Arnott's have got a slightly thicker mint. Oh, okay. I think they've got more minty filling.

Yeah. But you've got to put them in the fridge. I'm primarily basing that on the cover art of the biscuit. It does look like Arnott's has a slightly more mint. Yeah, they do. Because during lockdown, I ate a lot of biscuits. Yeah. And one time I went to the supermarket, they didn't have the Arnott's one.

So I was like, all right, Griffins, I'll give you a go. Disappointed because not as much icing. Right. Right, okay. So there you go. That's an official unpaid endorsement. That's not a scientific study at all. Okay.

Yeah. Okay, well, I can carry on. More New Zealand things that I thought were made here that weren't. Sure. Kerry orange juice. What's Kerry Kerry? Well, no. It's imported oranges.

What? Yeah. The whole point was that they were Kerry Kerry oranges. Maybe originally, but not now. Not since it was bought by Big Drink. Big Drink. Big OJ. Big Juice.

Big OJ. Oh, the Big OJ industry. Kermit of Chips. Kermit of Chips, you think? New Zealand, of course. Yeah. China. What?

China. Really? Yeah, made in China. But the one that rocked me to my core is the potato pom-poms, the Waddy's pom-poms. Now, if you've got kids, you'll know about pom-poms. It's like a pie topper, you know?

You put it on a pie. Yeah, you make a shepherd's pie or a cottage pie and put those in a crisp up. We've got so many potato farmers here. Well, the potatoes are from Belgium What is They're from Belgium They're made in Belgium

Really? And we've just been talking about How we've got to support Our local potato dudes Because all the dudes And dudettes in the potato industry Are like We've got all these potatoes

You guys have got to eat more potatoes And I was like Yes sir Ready to Ready to eat carbs Eat my potatoes And do my duty as a New Zealander Not even Not even from New Zealand potatoes Unbelievable Heartbroken They're ready to eat cards. The pom-poms. My potatoes and do my duty as a New Zealander.

Not even from New Zealand potatoes. Unbelievable. Heartbroken. Won't probably change much, but. Yeah, I was like, does that mean we have to cancel pom-poms? But it's just pom-poms. You can still get those ones that are like, what are those other ones called? They're like circular, like a cylinder of potato.

The tots. Are they tots? Yeah, they're like a potato tot. Well, they've got a name. Those are yum. Potato bullets. Yeah. They're like big potato cartridges. Yeah. They're good. Yep. They're yum. Alright, we've got a brand new game we're going to play on the show next. Who the bloody hell are you?

Or who the bloody hell are you? ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. The podcast. I really want to know. Who the bloody hell are you? Or who the bloody hell are you? ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan, the podcast. I really want to know. Who the bloody hell are you? It's a brand new game we're playing. Vaughan, would you like to explain how it works? You call, we say hello, we learn your name. You're then passed to the producer's booth where you will be assigned a celebrity. Yeah. And then when you come back, using yes-no answers,

we've got to work out what celebrity you are. And we'll have two minutes. Good morning, Andrew. Hey, good morning, guys. Good. How was your long weekend? Um, it was a long weekend, but it was definitely a wet one. Okay. Did rain, didn't it? Yeah. It did. A lot of places

need the rain, though. They do, they do. Alright, well, Andrew't it? Yeah. It did. A lot of places need the rain, though. They do. They do. All right. Well, Andrew, you've been assigned a celebrity. Yes, I have. Okay. Don't tell us.

Are there any rules with how we can guess? It's just yes, no's, right? Yeah. We're just going to have two minutes to ask. It's a question. Yeah, ask questions. Now, you know, this isn't one of the questions, but you know who the celebrity is? Yes, I do. Confidently enough that you'll be able to answer yes, ask questions. Now, you know, this isn't one of the questions, but you know who the celebrity is? Yes, I do.

Confidently enough that you'll be able to answer yes or no questions? Yes. Great. Okay. Should we start? What happens if we get it? Victory. Victory.

We go home. Okay. We get to go home. That'd be great. Wouldn't it? Okay. Well, because the songs just play themselves once I press play. Do it.

Don't say that too loud. Okay. All right, let's go. There's still two minutes. Hang on, hang on. Ready? Yep. Andrew, are you a female?

No. Okay, he's a male. Do you sing? Oh, they might be non-binary. Oh. Do you identify as male? Hold on. He asked if I sing. Yes, I sing. Yes, you sing? They might be non-binary. Oh. Do you identify as male? Hold on. He asked if I sing.

Yes, I sing. Yes, you sing. Do you identify as male? Yes. Are you Bruce Springsteen? No. Fletch. I won't be Bruce Springsteen.

Are you Justin Bieber? No, I'm not. Oh, are you Ed Sheeran? No, I'm not. Marrow it down. Would you say you're in the pop genre? No. Oh. Are you in Sharon? No, I'm not. Morrow it down. Would you say you're in the pop genre? No. Are you Michael Jackson?

Okay, I'm going to help you out. I can sing. It doesn't mean that's what I'm known for. Yes, son of a gun. Do you act in movies? Yes, I do. Oh, okay. I know.

Are you in superhero movies? Yes. Have been. Okay, have been. Are you in superhero movies? Yes Have been Are you Taika Waititi? No Because he can sing Come on, ask some questions I don't know any

Are you a New Zealander? Kind of Yes, I've lived in New Zealand. Who is this? Who is it? Were you in Lord of the Rings? Who is it? No.

Were you in The Hobbit? No. You've seen superhero movies. You don't have to just see one movie for the rest of your life. Were you in The Avengers? No.

Were you in... Are you Jason Momoa? No. Are you The... Are you Jason Momoa? No. Are you The Rock? Yes. Yay! He finally asks a question! He does it at the end and sweeps it.

God, I was great at that. I get the rest of the day off now. What superhero movie was he in? He's going to be in one, so he's kind of in one. Let's be honest, Moana, that's a good character. He's a demigod.

I knew it was rock 30 seconds before I said it. I was just baiting him. You were way off when you asked if he could sing. I was like, I've got to help you out there. Yeah, we went down the wrong. I saw at the weekend, his daughter doesn't believe that he's... He's Maui.

He's Maui in Moana. Yeah, they watch it all the time and he sings her the song for bedtime. And she's like, nah, you're full of shit, Dad. Do you reckon that's Dad? She's like, absolutely not. Congratulations, Andrew. You've won. Has Andrew won?

I don't know if this is why I'm doing this. I'm the rock. Yeah, he's the rock, so he does win. What a game. Yeah, what a game. Thanks for playing, Andrew. Thank you. Yeah, that was great.

That's that. Okay, next on the show, let's discuss the NRL and their cardboard cutouts. Oh, dear. They've got a new rule too. The six and seven. The six again. Yep, that's fine. Right. I don't know how they do it. I don't know what it is. I just heard that on the news.

Fleshforn and Megan. The podcast. ZM. The NRL started again at the weekend. The Warriors won. Did they? Bloody hell. 18-0. So a very good return. Right.

Just good to have sports back, isn't it? I would never have watched any league, but maybe I will just because it's sports and it's something different. This might be wrong. Yeah. But they reckon some, no, see, I reckon it was a typo when I read it. 300 million people watched NRL around the world at the weekend just due to complete lack of any form of rugby, rugby league. There's been some football, but there hasn't been. But that's got to be a tie, but 30 million I could believe.

Well, this is five days ago. 300 million tuning into 2020 relaunch for NRL. Oh, I've got to sign up to the Daily Telegraph to see the story. Sign up to the New Zealand Herald instead. Good company man there, Vaughan. I'm a company man. Yeah. I'm a company man.

I tow the company line. But you want tons of people tuned in. The Warriors won. Yeah. The new six again rule means that rather than dishing out a penalty for a ruck infringement, they get another set of six. But that wasn't what everybody was talking about. No, it was cardboard cutout Hitler in the stands

that drew the most attention. Now, there was talk that they were going to have, like when you watch a sitcom, canned laughter. They were going to have canned proud. They did. I would love to have seen how that worked. Because literally, when it started to get excited, it was like somebody just turned a knob.

Yeah, and it got louder. It was like, and you could even hear that like anticipation building when they look to be like a breakaway. They can pull that off from other games where, you know, like in the lead up to, they get like crowd building. And who was in charge of deciding now we're going to amp it up? Because they were doing it live. Because they have live feed. They have live feed.

They have live mixes. But you need that actual moment where the crowd does, because you can't just turn up a crowd. And then when the gameplay ends, do they quickly turn it off? Well, maybe they fade it into murmur. Fade it into murmur. There's a chair and then the commentators are talking. Yeah, that's a talent though.

I know. That's what I was amazed with. And it was their first time out in the park. You know what I'd do? It was their first weekend. I'd have all the different faders, your channels. Yeah. You'd stuff it up.

And one channel would be like, you know, like a tri or real raucous crowd. Yeah. And there'd be murmur. And you'd just manually fade between. Yeah. But then you'd bugger it up and it'd be somebody else's fault for changing your settings, even though no one's touched anything. It would be. It would be.

It would be. There'd be a controversial call or a penalty and you'd put up like, Rourke is cheering or like something. I'd do something like that. Well, no, because it'd be on my phone. I haven't got that much attention span. 18 minutes. It was, I know.

Ridiculous. You'd be concentrating for that long. Well, in the crowd, so that was your audio accompaniment. Yeah. In the crowd for the visual accompaniment. You could pay $20, I believe it was, $22 Australian, and they would print a cardboard cutout of you and pop you in the crowd.

Now, a guy did this for his dog. He saw his dog on television. He said, best $22 ever spent. My dog is at the NRL match. Yeah. But it was the other things that slipped through that caused trouble. Now there was a cardboard cutout Adolf Hitler.

Now it was the only black and white one. And everyone knows what Hitler looks like. Yeah. One of the most identifiable monsters ever. Also in his uniform you'd be like what's going on here? Yeah. I mean they knew what they were doing when they placed him. Someone had to place him

in a seat. Did they not think that? Hang on a second. A couple of others slipped through. Now, this one, I probably would have. I know the name, but I don't necessarily know the face. When it goes with the name, there was a serial killer in the crowd. A doctor that was a serial killer.

He was a doctor, right? He was, yeah. Harold Shipman. See, I wouldn't know. I wouldn't have known that. I wouldn't have known his face. Dr. Harold Shipman. See, I wouldn't know. I wouldn't have known that. I wouldn't have known his face. Dr. Harold Shipman teamed with the name and the face. I'm like, I semi-remember bad guy,

but he was in there. He's believed to be one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history. He was a GP. So just like, you know, your regular local doctor. And he's currently serving life imprisonment, found guilty for murdering 15 patients under his care.

They reckon the total number of victims estimated to be 250. Whoa. Wow. See, if I was in charge of that, I would stop Adolph. I'd be like, okay, yeah, that's not good. That's it. He's not going in the crowd. You wouldn't recognise.

You'd easily get a few in on me. And there was another guy, Dominic Cummings, who's... He's Boris Johnson's right-hand man in the UK. He got in trouble for driving during lockdown when his partner had COVID and he had COVID symptoms. He drove 400 miles round trip to go and see his parents and drop his kids off there or something. So he was in the crowd.

So they put him in there for a laugh saying, oh God, first he went to his parents, then they asked him all the way to Australia. So we think they're going to do these cardboard cutouts again? I think there'll be more of a stricter. They probably don't want to put the like 17 or 18 year old intern on the job who didn't pass any facet of history at school. They might want to run through a couple of filters first, I think.

Hadler, who? Never heard of him, mate. Rudolph, Dave is a red-nosed reindeer. All right, 7.23, next on the show. Bluff or Stuff is coming up later on the show, but we're going to get Fletch started. ZM's Fletch Warner-Megan, the podcast. Come on, get it started.

Come on, get it started. Get it started. Don't get Fletch started. Don't get Fletch started. and Megan, the podcast. Just before we get a flitch, don't get flitched, Megan, if you're doing the dishes, the dishwasher's full, are your dish drawers? Yeah, my dish drawers are full.

So that's got one pot. But you're doing like pots and stuff. I don't put pots in the dishwasher. Well, you don't put it in a dish drawer because there's no room. Anyway. Anyway, if you're washing by hand, how do you put the dishwashing liquid in the sink? You get it out of the cupboard and you squirt some in. You pull the top off and you squirt some in.

You put it upside down. Oh, you pop the top out. So you're a palm olive girl, are you? Yeah. Cute that you know the tops of your soap. Oh yeah, I know my,

I know my tops and my soaps. I'm an eco store guy. I don't want to go on about it. Yeah, right. I don't want to go on about it. I'm all about the environment. But that's a clip, you flick the old top.

Yeah. Like an old sunlight liquid one that mum used to have, a little one, but she had a big one in the laundry to fill up the little one because that was the most economic way of doing things. So, you know, we're used to it. You pop the top out. You pop the top up and you give it a squeeze into the sink. You run your, you do this with your hand. You make bubbles.

Yeah. You do that. Sometimes I get a little carried away with that and there's too many bubbles. But anyway, Fletch, what do you do? Well, you know that I've got an issue with this. Because at the weekend, I just had this kind of epiphany. Epiphany?

Epiphany. Epiphany. Epiphany. Epiphany. Epiphany. I had epiphany. Epiphany. Epiphany.

No, epiphany. Epiphany. No, no, no. No, T-H. Epiphany. No, T-H. Epiphany. Epiphany Epiphany No, Epiphany Epiphany No, no, no No, T-H Epiphany No, T-H Epiphany Epiph

Epiphany Epiphany I had Epiphany At the weekend You can't even say tarantula So shush I was washing the big fry pan And then I grabbed the soap

The dishwashing liquid Flipped the top open And it was like nearly empty So I grabbed the soap, the dishwashing liquid, flipped the top open and it was like nearly empty so I was like shaking, shaking and I was like You should have had it upside down in the cupboard. Silly you. Okay, maybe it's probably time to put it upside down but then you might get a leak. But I was like, this is my

epiphany. Why don't they make dishwashing liquid with a pump top? Like everything else. But that wouldn't solve your problem because pump things, when it gets to the bottom, there's a centimeter. You can have it right next to the sink, and then you just go into the sink.

Why don't they make them like that? All the hand soaps, all the body liquids. Make your own. Next time you get a hand soap and it finishes, keep it, peel the label off and put your own in there. I googled online shopping for supermarkets, all the dishwashing liquids, and I looked at them all. Oh my, you did not. I did. They don't have the pumps.

Why not? Big liquid. How long did you spend doing that? Big liquid. Do you think you would use more dishwashing liquid manually holding it upside down and giving it a pump pump? No, because it's about the size of your hole, isn't it?

You just have a smaller... And you can't just put any old pump thing in because the tube's got to go right to the bottom.

Yeah. It's got to be the right size. The problem's going to come, the problem's still going to be when you get to the end of the bottle, the pump's

not going to suck up the last little bit. But why doesn't big dishwashing liquid... Why don't they want us to use a pump? Because then you're not just squirting a whole...

in the sink. You just give it a little pump. You're using way more. Yeah, but they want you to use more. When you tip it upside down, you give it a... go around the sink. You're right, though. You get it for, like, body soap.

Yeah, why not It would be You could literally The nozzle could be Over the top of the sink And you just go Would you leave it out The whole time

Yeah I wouldn't leave it out The whole time If it was a bougie bottle I would I'd leave my hand soap out I don't like things On my bench Clutter

Sounds about right Take your hand soap The next time it runs out Yep Or you go somewhere fancy And they've got one of those Aesop bottles Steal that Yeah And then when it empties Fill it up with dishwashing soap Problem solved the next time it runs out or you go somewhere fancy and they've got one of those Aesop bottles, steal that

and then when it empties, fill it up with dishwashing soap. Problem solved. And then talk to me what happens when you get to the bottom of that thing and you can't get the last little bit out.

And then we'll do another don't get flinched started on how hand pumps, soaps, dishwashing liquids and lotions never get the last

little bit out of the bottle. I'm just saying I could work in product development for Palmolive or whoever. Sunlight. Then you'd have to do proper hours and you'd be at a proper workplace. I don't have to do actual. No, listen, I just literally.

Are you just a consultant? I'm a consultant. Yes, I just breeze in. I'm like, guys, put a pump on this bottle. $400,000. See ya. That's what consultants earn. That's what. So much money. Across the board, guys, put a pump on this bottle. $400,000. See ya. That's what consultants earn. That's what.

It's so much money. Across the board, any sort of consultant. Well, yeah, I always see like people having to go at the councils for all their consultants. That's how much they earn. What are you to consult for at the council? Like, hey, I've got a great way of not using much water. Stop using water.

I'll just be like, put a road here. $400,000, please. You know what would solve this? A tunnel under the harbour. That'll cost a billion dollars to build. I don just be like, put a road here. $400,000, please. You know what would solve this? A tunnel under the harbour. That'll cost a billion dollars to build. I don't care. I'm a consultant. You wanted my ideas.

$400,000, please. By the way, they do make pumps. My sister buys it. That's what somebody messaged in. Pump dishwashing liquid, not soap. There's a brand from Pack and Save with a pump. We have it at home. Huh.

Well, I'll be going to Pack and Save. A special trip to Pack and Save. Megan, when you go to Pack and Save. You just reused have it at home. Huh. Well, I'll be going to Pack and Save. A special trip to Pack and Save. Megan, when you go to Pack and Save... You just reused your hand soap thing with thing in it. Take the label off. You put Dissolve It. You love using Dissolve It. You love your Dissolve It.

I do love Dissolve It. You're right. Dissolve It on the label. Flesh, Fawn and Megan. The podcast. ZM. ZM. From iHeartRadio.

This is The Latest. Okay. Okay, so we're very much aware on the show of our white privilege and our platform and we've found ourselves at somewhat of a loss on what to say following the events and George Floyd, the tragic death of George Floyd. But Lorde has posted an email to her followers last night and so often is the case. Lorde has eloquently voiced how I'm kind of feeling and I think how many people are. So she said, one of the things I find most frustrating about social media is performative activism, predominantly by white celebrities like me. It's hard to strike a balance between self-serving social media displays and true action,

but part of being an ally is knowing when to speak and when to listen, and I know that white silence right now is more damaging than someone's whack protest selfie. As someone who has made art directly inspired by a conversation with hip-hop, it's my responsibility to let you know I'm here. We have a responsibility to

let our affected listeners know that we are with them and when it's hard to and when it's hard to, not just when it's easy, not just when we benefit, we see you and we're here. So well said. Yeah, I think that's exactly kind of how we're feeling on the show, right?

It was a hard one over the weekend knowing I kind of liken it to after on the show, right? Yeah, it was a hard one over the weekend knowing it was... I kind of liken it to after the Christchurch attacks. I had no idea what to say or who to say it to. And to put it on social platforms sometimes feels like grandstanding and soapboxing.

It's an issue everybody's got to deal with. And it feels sometimes a little bit disingenuous and pointless. Like, what's a post for me going to do in the scheme of things? Actions speak louder than social media posts and sharing something. I don't know. It's been a real struggle. I've been like, do I post something?

I don't post tons of stuff. So then does it seem like if I'm posting something, I'd rather just let people that I know know that I support them. And to say I'm anti-racist, hell yes, I'm anti-racist. Yeah. Absolutely, we're allies. Yeah. And I think, yeah, I don't know what else to say other than that.

Yeah, it's been, we're struggling to consider how to deal with it and we're not even having to deal with the real issue that is institutionalised racism. Not even having to deal with it in any aspect of our lives. So it's an absolute, yeah, it's a minefield. And then Taika Waititi, who I believe is so articulate, well-spoken. And absolutely an ally. Yeah, 100% got told to mind his own business

when he spoke up. And that is in no way reflective of everybody. There was tons of people online that appreciated his thoughts and what he had to say. But there was a group of people that made him feel worthless on the topic. I don't know, it's just... We can stay educated and we can listen

and we can do, you know, like make sure we're vocal to any kind of racism that we hear from anyone at any point. No one here would stand for it in their everyday life. No. No one would stand for it. No. We made a conscious decision as a show

that if somebody, you guys might remember this, this was on a different issue, this was on gay rights, but someone used gay as a derogatory term once on the show and we called them out for it. And after that show, we said, from now on, if anybody says anything that we don't stand by personally, we're not just going to let them get away with it.

Call it out. We're going to call it out as it happens. And that be homophobia, that be racism, that be transphobia, that be anything. It'll be called out. It won't slide and we won't turn away from it when it happens on the show. But, yeah, like Lorde said, it's a hard, hard balance to... Yeah.

Yeah. That is the latest. For more, go to ZM Online. ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan, the podcast. Saturday morning, I watched it live. Pretty cool to watch the first commercial slash NASA collab. They did a collab. Like an influencer.

SpaceX. Yeah. Yeah, they did a little collab. Hashtag spawn, because it was quite heavily spawned by SpaceX. And they went back to space. American astronauts left American soil for the first time since 2011. And what a time to be leaving planet Earth. Yeah.

Well, Bob and Doug. Bob and Doug were like, we've had enough of Earth. They settled up real early and they were sat like backwards. Imagine lying down but your legs up. So like a seat tips over but you just don't get off it. For ages. For ages before takeoff. I would have needed to go wheeze.

And at one stage he was flicking his hands yep and someone's like what's he doing and i was like he just got pins and needles because his hand was up the whole time if you lie in bed and you're on your phone imagine that but for ages and so he was flicking his fingers i think he's trying to get some um circulation back in right but then it took off pretty smooth looking take off oh yeah good. And really quick too. Really quick. 3, 2, 1 and off the ground. Did you see the docking? That was just beautiful to watch. No I didn't see

the docking. It was just so slow and precise. And goes click. Yeah. I was upset that the camera failed when the bottom part of it landed on that drone ship. Ah the dragon rocket. I was like we can get this rocket to space and dock at the ISS, but you can't make that camera stay.

It's like we've lost the feed. Yeah, it was raining. And then suddenly it stopped. Yeah, I reckon that was fake. I reckon the rocket crashed into the sea and then they just cut to that pre-recorded one of the rockets. That's what they want you to see, man. Sitting on there.

But it's been revealed because everybody wants to know all about these astronauts now. Yeah. What they listened to before they went into the spaceship to amp themselves up. So this is it. This is their amp-up song.

This is a great walking song. Yeah. You'd want this in your spacex when you're walking out. Slow motion. It's so... But let's be like, even if you were an astronaut and you'd gone to space, you would still be, you'd be very nervous that you weren't about to explode.

Oh, totally, totally. Let's be honest. So this. You want something a bit more relaxing? No, because you've got to be on to it. You've got to be amped up. But then you get amped up on the walk out and then you sit in your chair for three hours. Well, we were talking about this before the show and that's when Megan dropped on us that she has an amp up song.

Yeah. A hype song. So I used to listen to this hype song before I'd go to like job interviews and stuff or anything that I needed a wee like pep talk. I'd listen to this hype song before I'd go to, like, job interviews and stuff or anything that I needed a wee, like, pep talk. I'd listen to this. Now, I can only find the live version in the system. Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse. So, it says, the lyrics are, best, you've got to be the best. You've got to change the world and use this chance to be heard.

Your time is now. And I would be like, my time is now. Does it, like, get going? Yeah, it does if you skip through. Should I fast forward? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Your time is now. And I would be like, my time is now. Does it like get going? Yeah, it does if you skip through. Should I fast forward? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hang on a second. Because I think...

Keep going? Yeah. When I went for a job interview to work with you guys, I was like... God, no wonder when you got to the job interview, you were all bloody... Twitching.

Hang on. You've got to have a hype song. I don't think I have a hype song. I've got a hype song. Do you? Yep. And it was used, I really liked it. It's been used in movies.

It's a really famous song. It's a Led Zeppelin song. Oh, it's not that Eye of the Tiger song. No, God, no. No, no, no. It's Tiger song. No, God, no. No, no, no. It's this song. This is a great hype song. And this is the start of the Thor Ragnarok.

Yes. They used it at the start of Thor Ragnarok. And he's at this massive fight scene. So I was like, this is the best start. But when would you use this hype song? Just to get ant, just to get jazz. Right, okay. So, okay, this is what we want to ask this morning. Do you have a hype

song and what is it? Maybe it is like you said, Megan, before a job interview. Yeah. Oh, Lizzo, Truth Hurts was mine for a day. That was a good one. Because, you know, a lot of sports people have, like the cricketers, they will always play a song when they walk out to the middle. Sonny Bill Williams

always wore headphones, didn't he? In the All Blacks change rooms and TJ Perenata does it as well. In fact, heaps of sports players would. All right, so what is your hype?

We want to hear from you this morning. Now, 0800-DARLS-AT-M 9696, do you have a hype song? What do you use it for and what is it?

Maybe you can adopt someone else's hype song. You'll get a few ideas. No, no, no, you've got to find your own hype song. Okay. All right, talking about your hype songs, I didn't know everyone had a hype. I need a hype song. I mean, I like heaps of songs.

You're so typical of you. I just don't have that one song. You like real, like, music. Like Bon Iver and stuff. I'm going to sit there and take that. Wow. So the astronauts, before they launched it the weekend, this was the hype song.

ACDC. Like, almost a real old mate. It's quite a stereotypical sports, like This and Eye of the Tiger. Yeah. The classic sports hype songs. So we want to know your hype songs. Steph, what's yours? Oh, good morning, guys.

My hype song is Staying Alive by the Bee Gees. It's just a good strut. It's good walking music. Yeah, you just feel like John Travolta at the start of Saturday Night Fever. Like, just so cool. And so when would you listen to your hype song? Oh, I remember, like, when I was at high school and, like, iPods were just this thing and I was, like, rushing to my classroom.

Oh, my God. So I've got you today, maths. Good feels. Good feels. Watch out, history. I feels. Good feels. Watch out, history. You seem too young to be jamming the BJs. Yeah. Wow.

But you're right. It's a feel-good song, though, isn't it? It's a good hype song. And also a good song to CPR, too, if anyone finds themselves needing a CPR. Push. Stay alive. You never know what you come across. Exactly.

We're talking about your hype songs. The songs that are your go-to, maybe before a job interview, or before sports, or before a big life decision or moment. Wow, so many good ones. We've all got one, but Fletch doesn't. Yeah, I don't know. I don't have one. What about, because somebody's messaged in,

pretty much all of Queen's big songs are hype songs. No, you're not really a big Queen person. But I mean, you're right. They are very hype-y songs. This could be you. I can see you doing this. This is not me. In front of the mirror?

No. This would be me in front of the mirror. That's on me. Samantha, good morning. Good morning. What's your hype song? So my hype song is Rudimental So It Comes Up.

Okay, okay. So what would you, when would you play that? On the way to work? I would normally play that like just before I'm about to go for a long run or if I'm going to do some exercise like planking. I manage a seven-minute plank during that song. What?

What? A seven-minute plank? So you just looked at something and had a seven-minute plank? Yes. Wow. I read a survey, a study once that said you shouldn't plank any more than 30 seconds because there's no point. So I was like, okay.

Do you know how hard it is to plank for seven minutes? Yeah, that's why that study I referenced. I think Samantha would argue. It's doing something. I bet that study you read was sponsored by Big Push-Up. It probably was. The push-up people getting in there with planking. So now you use your arms more.

Marty, what's your go-to? It is Whip Bitch by Britney Spears. Oh, yes. It's a classic. Hang on, I need to go. I need to Google that in our dump. What is that song called, though? Is it actually called Work?

It might be like Work B, asterisk, asterisk. Yeah, asterisk in it. But yeah, it is Work Bitch. Yeah, I found it. I found it. I bloody found it. Oh, yeah. This song was so underrated. I found it. I bloody found it. Oh, yeah. This song was so underrated.

So underrated. It totally was. Because of the lasers, it was underrated? Do you want a Maserati? This is us. Wait for this absolute lyrical genius in this song. You got to work, bitch. That's right.

It's coming back to you now. Yes. This is what Mike Hosking listens to on the way to work every morning. Because he's actually got a mess already. Yeah, he's got all these things.

Yeah, there we go. But I don't like working. She's changing your mind. This is a great hype song, Marty. Good from you. Brindy's not really doing a lot of the heavy lifting in this song, though, is she? If we're going to be totally honest. No, no.

Is she normally, though? No, I'm so inspired. Not since like 2002. Yeah, yeah. Some text messages in. A lot of Eminem, Lose Yourself. I would say that is, if we were going to pick one song for what people are saying is their hype song, it's Eminem, Lose Yourself.

My kids heard this for the first time at the weekend. It was when we were listening to the radio and it came on. They're like, what is this? I was like, oh, it's Eminem. What's he singing about? Oh, he's preparing himself for a rap battle. And they're like, oh yeah? Why has he spewed on himself?

He's sweating on his hands? It's a good hype song. It's a great hype song. Lots of old rock songs. Here I Go Again by Whitesnake. Somebody else said Ice Cube. You can do it. Put your back into it.

It's a really good ice song, hype song. Yeah, great. Great list of amping songs. I mean, none of us are going to space, so calm down. Over the weekend, woke up Saturday morning, was just chilling in the lounge watching telly and then Sade got up, pulled the curtains and when she pulled the curtains, she went and then dropped the curtains again. Was there a frost outside?

No, there wasn't a frost. She looked at me like, with these eyes. Oh. You deal with it. But the kids are there. The kids are here. So I was like, and then Indy's like,

what did you make that noise for, mum? And she's like, my bag. And then I look out the window and I'm like, oh no. And there looks to be a dead chicken on the lawn.

Oh my goodness. One of our clut-dashy hens. We've already lost Courtney. Oh my God. We started with eight. We're down to seven. Now, and the reason you can't

just replace Courtney is because they don't like it when another chicken comes in. No, you've kind of got to get them all at once. Or they'll pick on the new chicken. Because it's a pecking order. Yeah. That's where the phrase comes from. Yeah, the pecking order.

Unless there's a rooster. I think you could introduce a rooster. Right. Because they'd stick up for themselves, maybe. Yeah, right. They're a bit more. No, you don't. Aggressive.

So I was like like oh my god yeah come in here with its legs all wide oh man spreading and taking up more than its fissure of the perch all right man center of attention calm down so So I'm like, I'm just going to go out and check something. And I went out onto the lawn. I was like, oh, because Indy was really upset when we lost Courtney Cluck-Dashy Hen. And I got the chicken. And as I got there, the dog was wet. It had been in the paddock with the chickens.

The gate had blown open in the storm. And the dog had been in there. Ralphie. And Ralph had been playing with the chicken. the dog had been in there. Ralphie. And Ralph had been playing with the chicken. Ralph's half poodle, half golden retriever. So the soft jaw of a retriever. Yeah. But the uncontrollable, hmm, how do I put this nicely?

Let's just say poodles are dumb. So he'd been playing with the chicken but a little bit rough and I was like, well, this chicken's not survived. Right. But as I got closer, the chicken like looked at me and went,

and I was like, he's been playing dead, you crafty hen. Oh my God. And I, which chicken was this? This was Chris. Oh,

mama. The devil works hard. Chris, the fashy Hand works harder playing dead knowing what had to be done protecting you know the money makers

of the family by distracting the dog and then but she was roughed up I was like this isn't good so I picked her up and I walked inside

and I said we're going to need a box we're going to need towels and we're going to need a heater stat it was like an ER I was like

I need these things stat and you were the ambulance coming into the emergency room. I was Rangi Hiramaya from Shortland Street. I still think he's probably the most high-profile Shortland Street ambulance driver. Yeah, yeah. I said, I'm going to need these things.

Stat! And everyone just looked at me, and then Indy burst into tears, and August just was kind of like, what's happened? What's going on here? And Sade's like, ah. I was like, well, you hold the chicken and I'll go get the stuff. She's like, I'm not holding the chicken because it was all wet. So I was

had a chicken under one arm and I went and got the cat cage that we used to take the cat to the vet and I put a towel on the bottom and I got a heater and put that there and then put the chicken in. Shut the cage and we washed the chicken. Fitted some dog food. Do you know chickens like dog food? Had no idea. Yeah, they like the... With the pellets. Huh? Pellets. No, like the meat. Fed it some dog food. Do you know chickens like dog food? Had no idea.

Yeah, they like that. With the pellets. Huh? Pellets. No, like the meat. Oh, yeah, yeah. The jelly meat. So we were on chicken watch.

I don't know about that. Are any of your eggs going to taste a bit beefy? That sounds fantastic. Beefy eggs. Beefy eggs. Just a slightly jelly meaty,

beefy eggs. Consistency to the egg. Maybe there's something in there. It comes out boiled. Yeah. Kind of. Because of the jelly. Anyway, that hasn't happened. We haven't had an egg. But then once Chris kind of like was moving a little bit more, we went and got a bigger cage, put a blanket down on

the ground, had a perch for her, more food, some blankets and we ran a chicken ER all day in the lounge in the lounge why not in the garage

yuck it's cold in the garage we need to keep we need to keep an eye nah it was only one chicken and it wasn't for that long wasn't Andy playing

some soothing music she played some spa music with running water I was like I don't know about you Chris Clark Dashian but this is making me go wheeze was it that spa music with running water. I was like, I don't know about you, Chris Clark Dashian, but this is making me go wheeze.

Was it that spa music like when you get a Thai massage, but it's like, it's no lyrics. It's just, how would you describe it? Like real basic wind chime-y kind of music. Like ding, ding, ding. And then sometimes you're like, oh my God, that's actually a Katy Perry song on Windchime. Every now and then that happens.

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Ding, hear me roar. Exactly. And you're like, oh, my God, I bet they don't have to pay Katy Perry any royalties. It was like this. Oh, yeah, flutes. Wind flutes.

Sandpipes. Yeah. Oh, yeah, you're right. I need to go to the toilet. Yeah, because that's a problem when they play that when you're getting a time out. It makes you want to go wheeze as well. Yeah, because of the running water. Because of the running water.

Yeah. Yeah. That's just a little trickle of water too. That's a real wheeze inducer. Everybody focus on that little trickle of water. Yes. I like to think people are stuck in traffic busting to go wheeze now. Do it.

Do it. Do it in your car. I, they need to go wheeze now. Do it. Do it. Do it in your car. I actually do need to go wheeze now. Yeah, me too. Me too. Charlie got into my head and then we talked about it and it made me need to go wheeze. So anyway, that will go. Had the heater there.

Yeah. Keeping the chicken warm. The chicken ate a quarter of an apple. We nursed the chicken and now I'm happy to report rejoined the flock. Oh, fantastic. And it looks,

no wing damage, no leg damage. Is it just a bit bald in areas? No, it's not even bald. It just needs to do that thing, you know, it's called preening, where they get their beacon

and they like sort out their feathers. Yeah, right. It's kind of like when, well, I don't because I don't have hair, but where you go and use your hands to get your hair all sorted. That's what they do with their beak. But I'm happy to report a full and healthy recovery. Chris Jenner's a fighter. Yeah, she is.

Are you done? Because I really do need to go eat. Fleshforn and Megan, the podcast. ZM. Bluff or stuff. It's time to play Bluff or Stuff. Megan, would you like to explain how the game works? So one of us will be holding a prize today. Fletch, it is a coffee machine,

and you just have to decide who is in fact holding it when we will all tell you that we are. Very good liars. Good morning, Hannah. Good morning. Oh, you sounded very... I haven't had my coffee. I haven't had my coffee.

Sounded like you'd had five coffees. I love it. I've been at work for two hours. Oh, right. I love the energy. All right, Hannah. Now, what's the prize, Megan? It is a Dolce Gusto.

It's a coffee machine. Ooh, okay. Well, I can tell you because I am holding it. That it does hot and cold. Dude. You took way too long. I can tell you. It's a box.

He's trying to read the box I'm holding. I can tell you. You're not holding it. Vaughn's holding it. Hannah, it's Vaughn here holding the box. Dolce Gusto, of course, Italian for sweet taste. Oh, sounds great, Vaughn. That's not in the box.

You just Googled it. And it is hermetically sealed. Hermetically sealed? Hermetically sealed. That just means airtight. You're just making things up. Don't And it is hermetically sealed. Hermetically sealed? Hermetically sealed. That just means airtight. You're just making things up. Don't buy into this hermetically sealed stuff. Yeah, I don't know.

I don't know, Vaughn. Now, don't let my... What are your questions? Don't let my paws put you off, because obviously I want... He had the box, and he's just so flabbergasted about the information. How heavy is it, Vaughn? Huh? How heavy is it?

He doesn't know. I'll tell you how heavy it is. I'd say two and a half, three kgs. Two grams. Including box, that's gross weight. I'd say four kgs because I'm holding it. And one hand, but it's getting quite heavy. One handed.

Whatever, you are not. I'm holding it by the handle because it's got a plastic handle. It does have a plastic handle. Which you can see from what you're saying. Yeah, Megan, why don't you shake it? It actually doesn't. Okay, this isn't great. It doesn't make a sound.

Oh, yeah, well, how convenient. No, because it's tightly packaged, obviously. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, okay. It doesn't shake. Why don't you shake it, Megan? It does. Hey, Vaughn here with the shake. Oh.

Why do you want to shake it once? I love it. Okay. That's what the sound it makes. I can tell you, how does a two-year warranty sound to you? Oh, that's good. Because I can see that on the side of the box. Hang on, I've just added another hand to the box because it is quite heavy, actually.

It's a piccolini. It looks like a little penguin. It does hot and cold. The little capsules you can get from the supermarket. I like it. What else do you want to know about this box? Predominantly white, rectangular cuboid. Why aren't you letting me speak?

I've got the box. Okay, we'll speak soon. Well, it's just like, I don't know, it's just a box with a coffee machine, isn't it? Hannah? Yeah. You need to see here. It's a very unusual barcode on this box I'm holding, Hannah.

It's kind of got all the different shapes of the coffee machines just above the barcode. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I believe you. Yeah, it's a weird one. Silly you then. Silly you, Hannah.

Hannah, I'm going to ask you now to eliminate one of us, Hannah. We're going. Vaughan's got no chance. Hannah, you old sea dog. Wait, do you know the difference between these two? You're definitely not eliminating Fletch. No, I'm confident

with Fletch. He did the big pause at the start. Yeah, and that has been so far working in my favour, hasn't it? Vaughn is out. I thought I wanted her to win. Oh, well, there goes your 15 bars of pressure. Which is also another feature of the Dolce Gusta.

Hannah, you were correct. Vaughn was not holding the box. Yeah. Okay. All right, so is it Megan holding the box or am I holding the box? Is Megan still got it in two hands or what? I've actually got it in one hand now and on my shoulder. Of course you do.

Resting it on my shoulder. It's hand now. And on my shoulder. Of course you do. Resting it on my shoulder. It's too big to rest on the shoulder. Don't believe that. It's a downfall. There's a downfall. I said a rectangular cuboid. Who is holding the box? I think it's Fletch.

That is incorrect. It was Megan. I can't believe Fletch was... Oh, my God. That pause, I was literally reading... He was trying to read the box. I was reading something off the box, and then Megan turned it around on me.

Listen, I'm holding it, but it doesn't shake. I genuinely thought Fletch shook it. That was me. I pretended to shake it. That was just a box of cat food on the floor. No worries. No Dolce Gusto for you. it. That was me. I pretended to shake it. That was just a box of cat food on the floor. Oh, no worries. No, don't shake us. So for you. Arrivederci!

Well, that's, I guess we're here. That's a... That's good. We've got this prize for another day. We can't give this thing away. Like, we've tried three times. We're great at lying. We are, clearly. ZM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan, the podcast. Fact of the day, day in America, in airports,

why it's always on CNN. You've travelled in America a bit. You've travelled in America a bit. Have you ever wondered why the TV is, if they're showing news, always on CNN? I don't know. I can't say I've even noticed. CNN pay airports to show no other news but CNN.

Huh. They pay like a lease for the screens for it to show CNN. However, the part of the deal is none of the CNN news can include any air crash news. Oh, wow. So it's got to be especially edited CNN news that will not show anything to do with airline crashes. Right. That's part of the deal. That would be pretty freaky if you're sitting in the lounge waiting to take off.

Yeah, getting a little bit of pre-flight anxiety. Because they were known for their rolling coverage and never-ending search for MH370. They probably would have... Just played repeats. Yeah, or the business part Oh yeah right You know the businessy bit

Yep Does that with the one With the Richard guy Yeah Richard Richard Quest He does all their business Does he do CNN Does he do CNN

Yep he does yeah Yeah Hell of a yarn You know who it's all about That needs a podcast That needs a podcast Oh no I remember A quest for answers

A quest for answers The Richard Quest story He was found He was found with a rope around his genies in Central Park. And then it went up. The same piece of rope went up his back and was around his neck. Not king shaming. No, no, not at all. How he got...

But what he got arrested for... He didn't get charged, did he? But what he got arrested... And he had methamphetamine on him as well. This is the guy, if you've seen him, he's got glasses and he talks, it's a bit like that.

Was he naked? I don't know if he was. Anyway, he survived the whole thing. That would end most people's careers. Was he still on CNE? Yeah. He didn't get arrested for the methamphetamine. What he got arrested for

was being in an area that was off limits at that time. Like trespass, light trespass effectively. I mean, I like you two, but if that was either of you two, I don't think, I don't know, I don't know if you'd survive. But if it was going to be one of us. It'd be Vaughn. Fletch. Did you not see my mouth immediately go?

It was definitely. Because when you You go a bit Through the back and your teeth But it's weird that he survived that Like that would end most people's careers Yeah absolutely That kind of news story

Was a hell of a That's why I'd love to see a 10 part investigative podcast Maybe he just wants He doesn't want to talk about it He's got some great PR people I can't imagine he doesn't want to talk about it He's got some great PR people I can't imagine He doesn't want to talk about it Yeah

Yeah, wow Phenomenal Anyway, CNN is on the airport He works for CNN And if you've ever wondered Why they get played Primarily in the airports That's that

I'm still stuck on Ritchie Quest That's his name Like, if he'd done that in New Zealand He wouldn't even be on Giggle TV That TV thing that's in the You go to a fish and chip shop and it's got Giggle TV and it's like a joke and then an ad and then a joke and then an ad and then a joke and then here's another ad

and then there's a joke and then there's an ad explaining what Giggle TV is and then there's another ad for another product and then another joke. And that's the loop that it runs. I don't think Richard Quest could even find a good TV in New Zealand. No. But there he is on CNN, baby, doing his thing. Good on him.

Good on him. Got to do what you got to do. It's just occurred to me that his nickname would be Dick Quest. Wow, how old are you? 38, thanks for asking. So today's fact of the day is... Megan's just lost it at that joke. She's just lost it.

My headphones fell off. Such a dude. Actually, you've got to admire him. Yeah, no, you do. Coming out of that. Yeah, that's incredible. He survived you don't. Coming out of that. Yeah, that's incredible. He survived the news cycle. And now he delivers the news or business news.

So today's fact of the day, if you've ever wondered why CNN is on in the news, what? In the airports in the United States, it's because they pay to it. But the deal is they aren't allowed to show any news about air crashes. Fact of the day, day, day, day. Day, day, day.

I got flustered there by the DQ. We're joined on the phone now by Randy Pollard, who you may have seen on the news last night, attended a march in New Zealand, Black Lives Matter. The riots and the protests and everything's happening

in America, but we can relate to it down here in New Zealand. Racism certainly alive down here. And joining us to discuss, well, a man that's lived in it and knows it perhaps better than we three sitting in studio. Good morning, Randy. Good morning. Thanks. First of all, thanks for talking to us. I realise you've been talking to lots of people about this, but I mean, yeah, New Zealanders, we're not really yeah, we don't know how to comprehend it.

But you live down here now, but you also lived in Minneapolis. So how would you compare how you've found it in New Zealand versus at home? New Zealand is a very safe place for me to be compared to being back in Minnesota where the rise and, you know, and people are being hurt because the person in leadership there has allowed them to be hurt. So, yeah, I compare it. It's just like night and day, different. Stress yeah, I compare it. It's just like night and day different.

Stress there, no stress here. Right, so you would find it stressful just being a black man in Minnesota, walking down the street. Describe to us what that would be like, what your feelings were just going out on, you know, an everyday errand. Every time I would see a police car, you know,

it just made me feel tense because you never know what's going to happen. And, yeah, it's just because of my past experience, it made me feel that, you know, I'll always be on my top, of my past experience, it made me feel that, you know, always be on my top, which means that, you know,

always be expecting something. Wow. Have you ever had any, I mean, I don't want to bring up awful memories for you, but have you had a personal run-in with the police in Minneapolis? Yes.

Back in 2015, I was walking home one night from visiting some friends. And two blocks from home, there was this guy that was being just laid up, actually had it in a chokehold. And she was, was like not breathing and I went to pull the guy off of her and in the process my eyes started burning and my arms started burning

and those people standing around and the police just ran up and maced me. That's why my eyes were running. They didn't identify themselves as police and just ran up and made me. And, you know, had those people, those bystanders not been there, it would have been a different story for me

because I wouldn't have had anybody just saying, you know, what are you doing? So, yeah, it's a bad experience. It brings back memories. Every time I see something like that happen back in the States, and it's not a good one. But had it not been for you, Randy, that woman would have been dead. So, oh, my goodness.

It's just a lot to process. And you knew George Floyd, the man who lost his life, that sparked the recent wave of protests. You knew him personally? Yes, yes. We did some volunteer work together and great guy, you know, very outgoing, gentle guy. And the sort of guy that did volunteer work.

Yeah. As you said, he was doing volunteer work. So, yeah, go on. Have you heard from friends and family in Minneapolis, like what the situation is like over there at the moment? Yes, I talk to them on a daily basis. And, you know, just last night I had one of my good friends call me and they got arrested at a peaceful protest just for standing there.

Wow. You know, so, and, you know, they can't expect it to get any better when they're allowed, you know, forced to be imposed upon people. You know, even at the peaceful protest, you know, they're marching in, pushing people. So you can't expect any peace, nor justice to be in place for that. Was there a police presence at yesterday's Auckland March that you took part in? Yes, there was policemen there. And how did you feel that police presence was

in New Zealand compared to Minneapolis? It's totally different here. You know, I think it's more safe to me because, one, they don't carry guns here. And back in the States, I think when policemen are given that authority and they don't follow the procedure, it just puts you in a different situation.

But here, I have no fear of the police. I mean, you know, I think they're here to serve and protect like they should be in the States. In all honesty, how have you found people in New Zealand? Have you experienced racism on any level here? Not at all. Not at all. Not at all. I think it's very diverse and, you know, people are very kind. And, you know, the ones that I have had dealings with has all been positive.

And so, yeah, it's been very good for me. Well, thanks so much for chatting to us this morning. Give us a little bit of insight. And, yeah, we're glad you feel safe in New Zealand. Okay, thank you. Awesome, thanks. Thanks, Rene. ZM's Fletch Vaughan and Megan, the podcast.

Bit of a hoot in studio. I'm not finding this a hoot. Fletch, to give you a rundown, since arriving at work just after five this morning, has eaten a proxy. He's like the hungry caterpillar. He has eaten eight mandarins. But you never turn into a butterfly. Oh, my God.

He's just a poochy caterpillar. We're waiting for him to go into a sealed cocoon of muck and emerge as something beautiful. I will be a beautiful butterfly. Sorry, Kieran. How many Mandis have you had? Four mandarins and a banana. And a banana.

And my oats and two coffees. What are you, my fitness pal? Leave me alone. No, that would be all right on MyFitnessPal. A lot of sugar, though. But now you're tucking into your apple. A big one, a kind of rose. Rose?

Pacific? Yeah, this is a pack rose. A pack rose. One of the good ones. Which they didn't have on the self-serve checkout. So I had to say they were galas, and I felt like I was shoplifting. But I think they're the same price. Well, that's not shoplifting.

So it doesn't matter. It's a stock issue, but that let them deal with that. Good though. And Fletch peeled off the sticker, his little apple sticker, and I saw his eyes light up, and I was like, oh, this is going to be good. Because underneath the sticker, there was a tiny blemish of

the apple. Like a big apple like festering wart. It's a nail size, right? Yeah. Fingernail size. Look at that. The smallest fingernail. Is that what they call apple blight? Is that why Aussies don't want our apples? They saw this on the apple and they're like,

I know what we'll do. We'll put a sticker over it. That's what I would have done. I wouldn't have bought this if I'd seen it because I'd give all my fruit around in the hand and a firm little squeeze before I go. No, I don't think that's apple blight. Don't give everything a firm squeeze. You're the reason why by the time I get to the avocados,

they look all right, but they're hollow. You're the reason there's a sign up at my veggie shop saying, please, this is how to check for your avo's ripeness. How do they address? You press the stalk. You press the stalk lightly and if it moves. Yeah, but I don't hear about that because if it's too soft, it's going back. And then it has a skin colour indicator when it's like

too hard. Yeah, but I don't trust the skin colour indicator on an avocado because sometimes it'll be that rich purple, but as hard as a rock. Yeah. Who's buying an avocado on the day you want to eat it? You've got to be prepared there. You've got to realise it's going to take a couple of days. Oh, I'm sorry I've decided I want guacamole last minute. Missed preparation over there. You've got to realise it's going to take a couple of days. Oh, I'm sorry I've decided I want guacamole last minute.

Miss preparation over there. I want to go down and I want to have three good-sized avocados, rich dark purple, stork squeezes in nicely. That's how I want. That's what I want to come across. I don't want to come across the bloody hollowed-out mess of an avocado shovel because Fletch has been around there bloody groping all the fruit. Now, what's the return policy on a half-eaten apple that's got a mark on it? of an avocado shovel because Fletch has been around there bloody groping all the fruit. But anyway,

you've got a... Now, what's the return policy on a half-eaten apple that's got a mark on it? Well, you peeled the sticker off and then started eating it. So you were aware of it when you started eating.

That's what I'd say, dear customer. Oh, you love You could lie though. I could, yeah. You could lie and say you only peeled the sticker off when you got to it.

Also, I would eat that blemish. That's nothing. Oh, yeah. I'm going to eat it. Feel the blemish and tell me what it feels like. It feels like... Is it hard?

Is it soft? Oh, it's real like... It's rough. It's real rough. It's one of those rough little patches. I'll give it a little feel. Weird, eh?

What does that feel like? Like a wart? Like when your elbow skin gets a little bit dry. When you get dry on your elbow or your knees and you're touching this. We can't eat that now because you've fingered it. Scrape it off with your teeth and let me know what it looks like underneath it. It's fine.

It's a surface blemish. Go to a dermatologist. They'll just freeze that off and you'll be right as run. You'll be ready to... I just want you out of the sun for four weeks though. Okay, great. ZDM's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. The podcast. If you enjoyed this podcast, I just want you out of the sun for four weeks though. Okay, great.