ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Hayley - ZM's Fletch, Vaughan & Megan Podcast - February 18 2019

Episode Date: February 17, 2019

John Aiken from Married At First Sight is on the phone, Fletch had to be a hero in the weekend and when did you know you needed glasses?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome one, welcome all to the Fletch, Vaughan and Megan podcast brought to you by Spark. Get four gigs of bonus data on Spark's $49 prepaid value pack. Now, on with the podcast. It's on. Stadium's Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. Thank you, Anya. Good morning. Welcome to the show, Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. Good morning. Good morning. And to Anya, missed a big, big weekend. Sorry, guys. You lookanya missed a big, big weekend.

Sorry, guys. You look like you had your own big weekend. Yeah, I went to a wedding. Oh, I was going to say, why weren't you at Float with everyone else? A wedding. Yeah. Whose wedding? Mine.

Surprise. Well, they love it. Did you go to Art and Matilda's wedding? Yeah, but don't tell anyone. I knew it. Well, you can't upload photos yet, can you? No. Not the exclusive to come out.

Yeah, social media sites. Could I imagine if you were having your wedding the same day as Art and Matilda? That's all right, then. It's not like everyone would be talking about... There would be a huge crossover. Everyone would be talking about their wedding, not yours. And then it was kind of secret.

It was kind of rumoured, right, that they were going to get married, and then they just did it. Yeah. Is this marriage you went to, is this going to last? Because half of them don't. What's a fair question? You know, you go sometimes

and you're like... Did you do that at my first one? Yep. Yep. I can't even really say, ouch, can I? Not really. Not really.

Not really, no. So this one's built to last. I reckon. Yeah? Yeah. How much did you give for like a... She's not going to say no, is she? How much did you give for a gift?

Oh, this is so awkward because I never know how much to give. I gave $50. A little cashy. H. Yeah, H. Oh, yeah, okay. That's good. That's a good amount.

And combined it looks like heaps, eh? Yeah. You get it in small notes. Yeah. Yeah, $ dollar notes. Lots of fives. All right, you lot, listen up. It's story time.

And I have scoured the internet for three news headlines. For three stories that are interesting, unusual, odd, quirky, Vaughan and Megan pick one of the following three headlines. We delve into one of these stories. Headline one, Iraq's population increases by seven. Headline two, man's warning over energy drinks. And headline three, do you even lift bra? So is it one, as I think I know one.

Okay. That's the British family that booked a holiday and thought they were going somewhere and ended up in Iraq and like near an ISIS stronghold or something? You couldn't be further from the truth in this story. Although that may have happened. I think it happened. Okay, did it really? Yeah. Like when you book into

an airport on Expedia but you booked the wrong country. Correct. Right. Yes. Pretty much. Can happen to the best of us. Yeah. No, but you booked the wrong country. Correct. Right. Yes. Pretty much. Can happen to the best of us. Yeah. No, but not that. Austria and Australia are very close. Yeah, not that at all.

Nothing to do with... Someone have seven tuplets. Is that what you call them? Sep tuplets. Oh, yeah. Does someone have septuplets? Septuplets. Correct, Megan.

Wow. Megan is correct, but you were also Googling. Stop it. No, I thought about it, and then I Googled seven tuplets. No, I thought about it and then I Googled seven tuplets, but it came up with something weird. You Googled seven tuplets. Okay, yeah. Close, close.

It sounds like a plastic, like a Tupperware type offshoot, doesn't it? Seven tuplets. Seven tuplets. Seven different sizes of containers. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They all fit within each other. Yes.

That's actually great planning. Well, I've yeah. They all fit within each other. Yes. That's actually great planning. What? I've forgotten. Energy drink. So man's warning over energy drinks and do you even lift bra? Oh, I like that one. Do you even lift bra?

Yeah. You want that one? Okay, we go to Michigan now. And a man called Ryan heard a big smash at about 4.30 on Thursday. Do you know, I hear that he's living in the city.

I live by a big intersection. Yeah. Heard a little crunchy smash the 4.30 on Thursday. Do you know, I hear these living in the city. I live by a big intersection. Yeah. Heard a little crunchy smash the other day. Did you? It's so, I mean, it's bad because someone's obviously had to like it. But it's satisfying, right? It's so satisfying when you hear the noise. Yeah.

Go to the window and some old mate had tried to turn over from a lane in front of like three lanes and a bus and he hit a bus. What if this? Oh, he hit a bus? Yeah. I know this. Ah, he hit a bus? Yeah. Eeeeee! I know there's... There's always that pause

where, yeah. There needs to be the kshh at the end. Well, this guy Ryan, he heard a big smash outside his place on Thursday and ran out to see what happened. This is in Michigan. He could see plastic glass and sections of bumper strewn across the roadway,

and a crumpled Jeep Cherokee lay on its roof in the snow. Oh, heck. And so it was quite a serious accident. A sedan had front-end damage, and it was just over the road. So he called 911, and him and a coworker approached the car. A 44- 911 and him and a co-worker approached the car. A 44-year-old woman, her face was bloodied.

She was injured but conscious. And so that was in one car. He turned his attention to the Jeep. About four people were surrounding it trying to get a man trapped inside, a 36-year-old man. He apparently couldn't feel his legs. He was lying halfway out of the driver's side window

and he couldn't move because he was blocked by a sign pole. And they needed to push the car off this man. And that's when he used his weight and his gym skills. I'm going to show you a photo of this guy. Looks like the guy at a Game of Thrones. Oh, he does look like the mountain. Are you up to that bit yet, Caitlin? The mountain?

No, no, no. Remember the mountain was in really early on, but you didn't see his face. The Grigore Clegane. Oh, that's right. Remember he fought because they changed him. Yeah, they did. They changed characters. Oh, don't spoiler alert because Caitlin hasn't seen that.

I'm only up to that. I saw some zombies. Oh, yeah. Oh, don't spoiler alert, because Caitlin hasn't seen that. I'm only up to... I saw some zombies. Oh, yeah. Oh, the White Walkers. Yeah. How many eps did you watch yesterday with the new boyfriend? So what are you up to, season two? Three.

Oh, wow, you guys are getting there. I know. When does it start in June? Yeah. You've got heaps of time. I've got time. You'll be right up today. Four a night.

Sure, yeah. Well, anyway, he used his gym skills. Apparently, now I don't know how this translates into kilograms. I'll do the translation. He leveraged his 350-pound body. How much is that? 350 pounds is 158 kgs. I was going to say 160.

So he's a unit. Now, he at the gym apparently has squatted 950 pounds. Good. Bench press. He can squirt. No, he can squirt. He can squat. That's 430 kgs he can squat.

Are you kidding me? Is there even, where do you put all those weights on? I know you need a really, really long one. He can bench press 530 pounds and he can deadlift 800 pounds. 800 pounds is 362. What the hell, eh? So anyway. Man, this guy crashed outside the right person's house.

Yeah, he did. So he was able to pick the vehicle up off this man. Oh my God. And by then medics arrived and were able to rescue the man and take him away. But yeah, literally crashed outside the right person's house because that guy is a unit. He's gigantic. He'd be like, do you want me to help? Do you want me to help?

Oh, no. You got it, sweet ass. I'm like, hee! Thought I'd be doing my little weights at the gym. Like, hee! Yeah, I'd be looking for something to, like, jack it up with. Yeah, I'd just wait for the fire people because they've got those things, don't they?

The presses and lifts and all that. God, this guy needs to not move from that corner if it's a regular crash corner. Except he'll be like, not again. Bloody hell. Back out he goes. This is going to be a real favourite topic of Vaughan's because you're not a massive fan of F45.

Oh, I've never done it. I just don't need to hear about it. It's functional training, right? Functional 45. Is that what the F stands for? Yeah. It's like CrossFit, isn't it? Functional for 45 minutes.

So, yeah, like flip tires and that kind of thing. They have been added to ACC. So, they've released the amounts that they have paid out for the past year. Now, just gym or fitness related claims for the past year totaled $42,619. Okay. I thought it was quite... $42,000? Yeah. For gym injuries?

For gym injuries. That's nothing. Yeah. That's just... $45,000. No, that's gym. No, that's... That's for gyms. That's nothing. That's just F45 No that's gym That's for gyms

That's nothing I know right Over the past five years It's 171,000 Claims Do people not think They're allowed to say They hurt themselves at the gym

To get ACC So they're like Oh I did it Doing sport Maybe Because in their mind Do you know what I mean You can hurt yourself

Anywhere right You're totally Yeah you can For ACC Was at the gym? Yeah. Yeah. And over the past year, there has been 51 claims related to F45.

Which, again, isn't much considering that it's quite physical, isn't it? Yeah. And then that totals $30,000. I'm really shocked at those figures. I would have thought it would have been way more for just normal everyday gym

yeah but does everyone who hurt themselves they might not say that it's F45 you'd just say gym wouldn't you

nah because you have to say where it happened where it happened they want the address they want the address in the business oh and the name

of the place okay and plus if you're doing F45 they'll definitely tell you about it yeah yeah that's how they know F45 people would

put a whole new box on their ACC claim and be like hey I just want to say I was doing this F45

I'm doing the 8 week challenge it's going really great I'm just going to hand write a link to my

Instagram and you can check out my stories which give a daily update on Air 45. Yeah. But they've also said

there's a lot of fitness apps these days as well. So people are doing it themselves. There's no one to show them how to do the moves apart from just the app that they're doing. So lots of people are

putting themselves just at home doing exercises too. Because, right, they're doing poor technique. Yeah. They've got poor technique. And it might be way harder than you can actually accomplish. Like, you're like, okay, I'm doing poor technique. Yeah. They've got poor technique. And it might be way harder than you can actually

accomplish. Like, you're like, okay, I'm going to be real fit for Monday. I'm going to do this workout. And then you start and you're like, oh, no. Flesh, you're satisfied that guy can lift a Jeep Wrangler, though. I don't want to not be able to lift a Jeep Wrangler. You know, you've got to push it if you want to save people's lives by lifting Jeeps

off them. Yeah. Whereas F45 people will just try to flip the tyre on a Jeep, won't they? That's no bloody good. While it's still on the car. Got to get a wheel nut, take it off, all that stuff. And then you turn around, they're just flipping it over. You're like, the guy's still trapped under there. Yeah, but I've got 43 minutes to go.

Fletch, Vaughn and Megan. The podcast. This morning at 10 to 8, relationship expert from Married at First Sight, John Aiken is on the phone with us to talk about last night's episode of Married at First Sight. Speaking of Married at First Sight, there's this real cringy investigative piece I've been looking at.

Mike and Heidi, they're one of the more mature couples. Mike is 44 years old. Okay. He is really confident, shall we say. He knows that he's an attractive guy. Now, he has this Instagram account,

which is a fan page, and it has been created for him. It's called team underscore Mike underscore maths. Now, I haven't actually checked that this is still up and running. I think it's been shut down. But I'll tell you why. I'm going to look. What is it?

Team underscore Mike? Team underscore Mike underscore Maths. Okay. This was his fan page that was created for him. No. No result. Yeah. Born.

So the reason it's been taken down, maybe from a little bit of embarrassment, because it's been reported that he started his own fan account. So he has an Instagram at Mike Kangaroo. That's his personal Instagram. Then suddenly Team Mike Maths shows up and it claims to be run by someone that personally knows him. Okay. We are friends and family of Mike. There's lots of love and respect for this man at Mike Kangaroo.

Tag your pics to be showcased. The first person to follow this account was Mike, the very first person. So he obviously knew that it was created. And then it says that it's run by someone who knows him personally, but the captions are so specific, like very detailed about how he's feeling at the time of posting. He's like, when he travels, he likes to get amongst the locals and give back to the community.

He plays soccer with the kids and brings food to the village and their dogs. It's very personal and specific. And when I get home, I mean, when Mike gets home from overseas. And set up his own, he got busted setting up his own account, his own fan account. And like, so people would comment things, you know, like, it's maths. People aren't very kind.

They were like, he's 44 and still single. He doesn't want a deep and meaningful relationship. And then there's a vomit emoji. Mike was replying to these as himself straight after they were posted. Right. So he's like, vomit emoji? Really? I'm glad you got all that out of your system. At least that's something

positive. So he's like replying to all of these personally. Well, it's been taken down now. Yeah. I think he probably took it down himself. But how did they know it was him? Just because it's quite personal. Yeah. And all of the captions are so detailed about how he's feeling at the time, but it was written by someone else, not him.

And then he's commenting straight back. Well, he wouldn't be the first person who's been on maths. No. Someone in New Zealand did, didn't they, last season? Well, someone thinks they did, yeah. So there was some investigation into... Who? Into which one.

I wouldn't... Well, you want a guess, but I'd just say somebody who was hungry for fame and quite vain. Right. That would be my guess, because I don't know who it is, but that would surely tickle the bosses. Isn't that all of them that go on that show? Yeah. Yeah, sorry, that wasn't too specific, was it? Oh, damn.

It's Drax Project on ZM. ZM, one of our headliners. This is a big weekend. One of our headliners at ZM's Float. Man, that's so good live. So good life. I imagine there'll be some sunburnt people still today for that weekend. Hello there.

Today I have a top six list called the top six other announcements Adam and Matilda made over the weekend. I was going to say today they announced and then I Matilda made over the weekend. I was going to say today they announced and then I realised it was over the weekend so I ad-libbed. It went well. Smooth.

It was smooth. It was seamless. A flawless ad-lib. So Adam and Matilda announced over the weekend they got married. Yes. Expect, well that will be

today, right? The magazine-y thing. Yes, today. Because they turned these around super quick. It's out already. Yeah. So you can see photos of them.

Yeah. Do they look glorious? Yeah. Do they radiate? They always do. I know, but then was Justin going, do they look radiant? I only saw a picture of the cover,

and they looked radiant. She looked so naturally beautiful, whereas I had to wear a ton of makeup on my wedding day. Fetch me a new idea, Woman's Day, Woman's Weekly. It's a Women's Day. Women's Day, yeah. I'm sure Women's Day is stoked

they've paid all this money and you're naming every other magazine. They'll be even more stoked when I never buy one. I just have a look at someone who puts a photo of it on Instagram. True. Because I'm not reading the article.

Like I know about them. Yeah, right. I know their fairy tale romance isn't a surprise to me. Right. Because I follow them both on the gram. I've about them. Yeah, right. I know their fairy tale romance isn't a surprise to me. Right. Because I follow them both on the gram. I've watched them. You know? Big news though.

Big news. And then they announced that they're expecting. So like two massive announcements in one week here. Spread these things out, guys. And she can't do Dancing with the Stars. So that was a huge announcement. I know. God, they're going to be scraping the bottom of the barrel for people to go on that show.

Radio announcers. Get ready, radio announcers. You're about to be asked. No, we wanted to ask you all along. Oh, yeah. They didn't. So today's top six other announcements Adam and Matilda made over the weekend.

Number six. You might have missed this announcement. It might have been overshadowed by their getting married and their announcement of their first child, but they're having their second and third kids too.

Are they? And they've all got names. So the oldest one's Marty. That's a cross between Matilda and Art. Marty. Next one's Tildy, which is named after her mum.

And the third one is Grice, which is a combination of their last names, Green and Rice. So Marty, Tildy and Grice. Great. So you probably missed that because of the wedding and the first one, but they're having two more kids as well.

Number five on the list of the top six announcements. Other announcements that Matilda made over the weekend that you probably missed. All of their kids are at school now. Okay, right. It all happens real quick these days. Marty, he loves sports. Yep.

Tildy's very academic. Yep. Grice, a real people's person. Okay, right. Really like thrives off helping other people. Okay. So they're all at school now. They grow up so fast.

They do. It just feels like yesterday that these guys got married. Yeah. But this is just all that happens in a weekend now. Yeah, okay. Number four on the list of the top six announcements Adam and Tilda made over the weekend that you might have missed because of their two massive announcements of pregnancy and marriage.

Their kids have just moved out of home. Okay, right, yeah. Marty got a sports scholarship. Yep. Off to Otago. Yep. Tilda is off to Victoria University to study law. Yep.

And Grice, again, the people'sago. Yeah. Tildy is off to Victoria University to study law. Yep. And Grice, again, the people's person. Yep. They're going overseas to do some charity work. Oh, right. Really get involved

at a grassroots level. Right. Help some people out. Okay. Which is amazing. You probably missed it because of their marriage and pregnancy announcement.

Number three on the list of the top six announcements Adam and Tildy made over the weekend that you might have missed because it was a big weekend for announcements for them. Their kids have had kids.

They're grandparents now. Oh, right. Wow, right. Yeah, they've chosen to go by Pop Art. Yep. That's like Popper and Art. Pop Art. Pop Art, yep.

And Grandma Toodles. Because it's like Ma Toodles and Grandma Toodles. Right, okay, great. Pop Art and Grandma Toodles. Brilliant. So, I mean, that's massive. Congratulations on being grandparents.

So fast for them. Yeah, I know, but this is the Congratulations on being grandparents. This is all moving so fast for them. Yeah, I know, but this is the thing. A lot of announcements came over the weekend you probably missed. Number two on the list of the Chopsticks other announcements Adam and Matilda made over the weekend that you might have missed

because of their two big announcements is that they've retired and they're going to do a baby boomer OE. Right. Okay, right. They're going to move to the south of France. Okay. The good news is

that's actually where Grice is at the moment. Right. Grice is just doing a lot of France. Okay. The good news is that's actually where Grice is at the moment. Right. Grice is just doing a lot of travelling. Right. Finding themselves, finding what area of humanitarian work they want to work in. Okay. Tildy's now fully graduated. Okay, right.

And owns as a senior partner in a law firm. Oh, yeah. But you're going to probably miss that because of all the marriage and pregnancy thing. Yeah. And Marty made the All Blacks. Oh, nice. Okay, great. He's captain. Captain of the All Blacks thing. And Marty made the All Blacks. Oh, nice. Okay, great. He's captain.

Captain of the All Blacks. Okay. Captain of the All Blacks. Brilliant. And the number one announcement that Adam and Tilda made over the weekend that you might have missed because it was a big weekend for announcements to them with the marriage and also the pregnancy, they're dead. This has all happened so fast.

I know. I know. But that's the thing. They like to just make all their announcements after one weekend. And they've passed away, sadly. Right. R.I.P. R.I.P.

Right, okay. Wow. They went together, if you wanted to know. Real notebook styles. Right. Yeah, like they died in each other's arms. Right. Oh, my God.

How do the kids feel about that? Well, I'm in a hard time for anybody. But, of course, it's not as hard for Marty who can't play rugby anymore due to a series of concussions. Right, okay. Can't play professional level rugby anymore. But, you know, made enough connections while playing rugby to set himself up as a good little business

and helping him out, of course, is his lawyer sister Tildy. Right. Who's now, you know, got her own boutique law firm. Right. Doing a lot of pro bono. Okay, right. And great news about Gricey. What's Gricey up boutique law firm. Right. Doing a lot of pro bono. Okay, right. And great news about Gricey. What's Gricey up to?

Prime Minister. Right. Brilliant. People person. So many announcements. It was massive for them. Huge weekend. Huge weekend.

Congratulations on everything from top to bottom, from marriage, pregnancy to your deaths. You lived life as it should have been lived, full and busy, One very busy weekend. That's today's top six. There has been a study this isn't just like a survey this is a study by Justin Yang who's a doctor

Costa A. Cristefai with a PhD and Andrea Fariola with a PhD but also an MD. So these are people who know what they're talking about. They are set out to find if there was an association between push-up exercise capacity and future cardiovascular events amongst active adult men.

So you mean like heart attacks? Basically meaning, is there a way of saying if somebody can't do a certain amount of push-ups, are they more likely to suffer a cardiovascular event, i.e. a heart attack? And yes, there is. If you can do more than 40 push-ups, you have a significant reduction in cardiovascular disease.

So that means heart attacks or any heart-related illness. I'm guessing high cholesterol, but then there's certain things that are out of, some people are just genetically disposed to having a cholesterol issue. Yeah. But if you can do 40 push-ups, significantly reduced. If you can do less than 10. Yep.

It is far more likely. Wow, okay. That you are going to have a cardiovascular event. Can I do them on my knees? This is just adult men. Oh, I get it. So I don't know, they didn't maybe look into female. But there must

be something similar, right? I'd say so, yeah. For females? Can you do 40? I mean, if you said to me do 40 now or I'm going to shoot you in the head, I'd do 40. That's like me with running. But like,

not in a row. I might need a little break. And then I'd do another 10. Yeah, what's the time frame? Are you allowed a little break? Well, no, you're not allowed to stop. That's the deal. You can take as long as you want. But obviously, the longer it takes you, the harder it gets, right?

Yeah. If you can pump out 40, but then there'd be a fine balance between going too hard out and getting too puffed and pacing yourself and getting there. Could you do 40 push-ups, Bourne? Like Fletch said, if somebody was like, I'm going to curb stomp you. Okay, whoa.

You need the motivation, Megan. You have to do push-ups over a curb, and the minute you give up, I'm going to curb stomp you. I reckon I could do 40. Right. If I got to 38, I'd be like, oh, come on. Give it to me. Just kick me in the ass.

Don't curb stomp me. Give it to me. Just kick me in the ass. Don't curb-stomp me. I'm so close. I'm just, oh, okay. Well, maybe that's a good reason to start the push-up challenge. You know where you do a couple every day? And after a month, you're doing heaps. Yeah. There was a program you could download off the internet.

That was years ago, right? The 100 push-up challenge. Well, there's heaps of apps you can do. You can do program you could download off the internet. That was years ago, right? The 100 push-up challenge. Well, there's heaps of apps you can do. You can do ab challenges and you download the apps. And then by the end of it, you can do 100 push-ups without stopping. That's the idea. FBM. So last night, I was at a barbecue with some friends

and something funny lols happened. And I thought, well, we've got to talk about this on the show today. Okay. Kind of that part of the barbecue that evening when you're with friends that it turns into a Comedy Central roast. Oh. You know? Yeah.

And everyone's just going at each other. It was great. 10 to 15 minutes in. Yeah, it was great. It was great. And a friend, James, it was his turn. Yeah. Somebody...

What do you mean you were going around? Well, I mean, we weren't taking turns. It just happened. Oh, God. I'd go first because then, like, later in the game, everyone's really warmed up. You want to go first or everyone's tiptoeing on how roasty they can get? I forget what we were talking about, but somebody,

I think it was about buying presents or something like that, and then somebody decided that it would be the time now to talk about a present that they had received from this friend, James. Oh, okay. And I think it was their birthday, and James had got them a Bluetooth headset. So you just heard Anya say in the news about distracted drivers, people on their phones.

Yeah. Bluetooth headsets. Get a Bluetooth car kit, though. Don't get a headset. Well, I've never wanted one, and I think everyone with one looks a bit weird. Are we talking a one-ear? Like, you know, you just have it in the ear.

Not Bluetooth headphones. No. With a built-in headset. A headset. Because I'm okay with those where it looks like you're just listening to music and you can take a call. No, it's one of those specific things. In-ear.

In-ear. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, mate. You're not a stock agent. You shouldn't be having one. Why are stock agents allowed them but no one else? Just get lots of calls. Don't know.

It was the first people I ever saw getting one as an agent. Anyway, the friend James decided it would be great to buy this other friend a Bluetooth headset. Okay. Gifted it to him. Gave it to him. Yeah. That was what he thought was the end of it. Yeah.

Until last night at this roast, the barbecue roast, he told him that in fact what he had bought him was a Bluetooth headset charger. Just a charger for the headset. But not the headset. But they never told him that, in fact, what he had bought him was a Bluetooth headset charger. Just a charger for the headset. But not the headset. But they never told him because they didn't want him to feel ungrateful. So then they just brought another headset. Well, at least they had the charger ready to go. Now he's got two chargers. Well, that's very handy to have two chargers.

Leave one in the car and have one inside. So why did he buy the charger? So he's been, like, he always reads his phone at arm's length. Oh, like a boomer. Oh, like a totally like a boomer. He looks like a baby boomer, but he's not. And so it's always, and everyone is always saying, mate, you need to go for an eye test.

Because he can't see. What's he worried about? What's he worried? Does he not want glasses? Why don't I just put it? I mean, he's young. He doesn't think he probably't see. What's he worried about? What's he worried about? Does he not want glasses? Why don't I just put it? I mean, he's young. He doesn't think he probably needs glasses. If you're holding your phone at arm's length and you're not my dad,

one of his mates, you definitely need to go and get your eyes tested. Or if you're buying things for people and you think there's something else. Or if you're under 50 and never gone into your phone settings and tried to find where to turn the font into a large font. I'll go to the guy next to me on the plane yesterday had giant, like, baby boomer font. Huge font. It was massive. They have to scroll so much.

So much scroll. No, because they only send really short texts. Oh, yeah. But this was that kind of moment where everyone was like, well, I think you've got to go get an eye test at, like, wherever you get those from. Yeah, right. OPSM, Specsafe.

Do they do them? An optometrist? An optometrist. Yeah. An optician. Yeah, that's what they do. Just that moment where like, you know, but I for me, I don't really relate because I've always

got, I can read signs ages away. I've got good vision. Me too. Whereas you you had glasses and then you had laser eye. Yep. But I was wondering, could we take some calls now? What was that moment you knew that you needed glasses? Like when you buy someone a present and it's not even what you think it is.

To be fair though, apparently the boxes looked similar. The charger and the headset boxes. I can imagine so, but the word charger would have been on the box. Yeah. I don't think you could see it. Yeah. That's the problem. Yeah.

I remember when I was a kid, I remember when I needed glasses. I was in the class and I just couldn't read what was being written on the board anymore. It felt like one day I literally said to the teacher, I can't read what you're writing class, and I just couldn't read what was being written on the board anymore. It felt like one day, I literally said to the teacher, I can't read what you're writing anymore. Was it just blurry? Yeah. Wow.

One day. I didn't have to change desks or anything, and they said, oh, you should get your parents to take you for an eye exam, and then I went in, and yeah, I needed glasses. Because it blows my mind

that people with glasses drive, but there's long and short sight. Long and short sight, yeah. Because we were driving with a friend one day, and I was in the passenger seat, and I was like, oh, we're only 32 k's away, because it's up on the sign. Long and short sight. Because we were driving with a friend one day, and I was in the passenger seat, and I was like, oh, we're only 32km away because it's up on the sign. I could see it ages away as we were approaching.

And the girl driving was like, oh, can you read that? I can't read that. Yeah, but you've got eagle's vision. You're weird. You can see things that are miles away. Like that time we were driving, and you're like, there's a mouse in the field over there. And I was like, Fletch, don't.

Don't wind up your window. You're not hunting mice. I told you. But she shouldn't be driving if she can't see what a sign says. She'll see when she gets close enough to matter. It will get closer. I was just like, I should be driving. Well, no, you drove me at the

weekend. It's erratic, isn't it? It's very erratic. Oh, Meg is like, slow down. We're in the corners. And when you're turning into like a driveway, some people slow down, but not Fletch. Well, I got excited because we were listening to that song. What was that, Banger on the Breeze? Come on, Eileen.

Yeah, come on, Eileen. Oh, yeah, that is a driving banger. It's an absolute banger. So 0800 dials at M. We want to take your calls, 9696. When was that moment you knew that you needed glasses? And maybe it was an embarrassing moment you can share with us. Give us a call, 9696, when was that moment you knew that you needed glasses? And maybe it was an embarrassing moment you can share with us. Give us a call, 9696-

F-A-M. Much like those ads, is it for- Specsavers? Specsavers, like should have gone to Specsavers. When was that moment you knew that you needed glasses? A friend last Sunday at a barbecue has revealed that he thought had been buying a Bluetooth headset for a friend as a present, but it was just a charger.

Couldn't read. Needs glasses. I think he now is going in to get glasses. That's good. That and the fact that we tease him every time he holds his phone at arm's length, like an old person. Right. Needs some reading glasses.

Yeah, I think so. You're not old until you need bifocals. What are bifocals? The top half, they've got a little line in them, and the top half is for seeing far away and the bottom half is for reading. Right. You have to tilt your head down like that. That's bifocal.

Kate, when was the moment you knew that you needed glasses? Hey, so, yeah, so I was just sitting down on the couch at 5 o'clock watching The Chase like every 20-year-old uni student does. Is that sort of a test of how well you're doing at uni, like how far away from The Chaser you would have ended up? Yeah, I was quite far So it probably wasn't the best judgement of how I was going in my degree But that's alright

I don't know if it's because that show's right before the news But it rates really well, The Chase It's a great watch It's my favourite show, I'm not going to lie It's an absolute banger Do you have the hots for anyone on that show? Because Intern Anya likes one of them, don't you? Which one?

The Beast. The Beast. I just think he has a nice smile. Isn't he married to his cousin? There's a whole lot going on. Yeah, that detracts from it. Yeah, yeah. Because who was the one that came in the other day?

Who was the one that came in? They had one in New Zealand. That was the Destroyer. The Destroyer. Yeah. The Beast and the Destroyer. It sounds like Gladiators from the 90s, doesn't it? Okay, so you were watching the chase.

Yeah, and I realised I couldn't actually read the questions on the screen anymore. And I thought, yeah, as a 20-year-old, it was probably problematic because I'm not, like, 65. So I thought I should probably go and get that checked. And it turns out, yeah, not the best eyesight, but here we are with glasses. Good times. Wow, okay. Wow. for here we are with glasses. Good times. Wow, okay. Wow. Because you couldn't

figure out what's on the chase. And it wasn't a moment before that where you thought my vision's a bit iffy? Oh,

not really too bad. Like, the odd headache and things but yeah, it was the classic watching the chase that really felt like it.

Wait, did you ever watch The Tipping Point and like, you choose the wrong column? Don't start me on Tipping Point that's yeah well did you ever watch the tipping point and like you choose the wrong column start me on tipping point that's why it gets me going when those coins won't fall off the shelf oh it's just like three foot have you ever thought maybe that shelf's magnetic and they can control how many yeah i think that yeah see that could change things it's rigged is what it is i thought i'd scream the whole time I was on that show.

And why isn't it falling? This is a rigged bullshit. And they were like, Sue, you can't swear on the show. Oh, sorry, sorry. Yes, column one again, please. Thanks for your call, Kate. Some text messages. We were at my friend's kid's birthday party at Chipmunks.

And Sonny Bill was there. We were all trying to get pictures of the kids and capture him in the background. My mum showed us her pictures. We were like, mum, I think you need to go and get glasses because that's not Sunny Bill. That's a small Asian man. And she said, is it? And then, is he?

And had to go get glasses. Wait, so was Sunny Bill actually there? Yeah. Oh, she was just getting photos of the wrong man. She got wrong photos in the background. And there is those ads on the radio talking about going and getting your eyes checked. And one of them is about taking pictures of the wrong kid

at a dance recital. It actually happened to this person. We were at a Highland dancing competition and at the end of the dance I was clapping and I'd been taking photos of this kid standing up, taking photos and then I squinted and I could see my daughter still waiting for her turn on the side of the stage

and I looked around and it was a small event. And the parents of the child who I've just been frantically photographing looked at me like I was very suspicious. Yeah. Creepy. Yeah, because you've just gone to creep level. I was driving and I asked my mum what the big blue signs on the motorway say. She freaked out and made me pull over and she drove drove me straight to the optometrist to get checked. And, yeah, I needed glasses.

The big blue signs. The big ones over the motorway. Yeah, the big green. They're green. Oh, okay. Yeah, they're green. Dad ate a dog biscuit, and he said to Mum, Jesus, those biscuits you got are terrible.

And he had to get – Mum was like, those are dog biscuits, and took him to get glasses. And, yeah, he needed glasses but he did eat a whole dog biscuit so that was pretty funny. I mean, the taste should have given that away.

Yeah. A little bit. No, he just would have thought it was a new biscuit. You know how dads don't waste anything? Yeah.

I've started eating now. I've started eating and I've got to finish it. F.A.M. Now, I know Fletch is somewhat reluctant to talk about his own heroism.

Heroism? Heroism. Oh, you know, it's definitely hero reluctant to talk about his own heroism. Heroism. Oh, you know, it's definitely heroism. It's not heroicism. I'll let you talk about it, though, if you like. I'll toot your horn. On the flight to Rotorua for the float festival on Saturday. Which, by the way, is literally a flight that takes off and then... It's pretty rad.

They put the wheels up and then you're like on there for two minutes and then they put the wheels back down and you land. You don't even get coffee and tea because there's no time. No, there's absolutely no time. I went to the toilet and I was in there for two-thirds of the flight. I was in there for a little while. It was very small. I had to like wedge my knees against either side

and pretty much go straight down over the toilet. Right. Okay. It was great. It was a good go in a different sort of toilet, you know. Gives you appreciation for normal toilets. For a roomy toilet, yes, certainly. So we got on the plane, which was a Bombardier.

Is that right? Yeah, Q300. Yeah, two seats on each side. Yep, the little ones. The NU1. Now, we were both up the front. I don't know how that happened. Fletch and I were both in row side. Yep. The little ones. Yep, little ones. Now, we were both up the front. I don't know how that happened. Fletch and I were both in row two.

Yeah. Everybody else back there in row, what rows were you guys in? Ten. I was ten. Back there in ten. Yeah. Which is pretty much the back of that plane. Yeah.

So, we're up in business class and back in cattle class. Business class. Oh, we were on our lifelike recliners. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. But it just doesn't even seem worth laying them back

on such a short flight. And then Fletch was asked to switch seats as two older women, American, they were American because I heard them speaking.

Yeah, they were American. They did not feel comfortable seated in the exit row of the Bombardier. Yeah. Which was row 10. Yeah.

And they don't believe they had what it took to help in an emergency. So, well, we were in the exit row of the Bombardier, which was row 10. And they don't believe they had what it took to help in an emergency. So, well, we were in the row 10's the emergency aisle. So I was opposite them. And they made us read the emergency card. Oh, yeah, but you just... I know, I was like... It's a formality.

You're just like, yep, yep, yep. I'm going to put my headphones back on. But bless their hearts, they read through it. And it said if you are at all hearing impaired, if you are not fine, if you don't think you're very fit. And she was like listing off the things. She's like, well, my hearing, I mean. You have to be stone

deaf to not realise a plane was crashing. I think the big problem was they were, because those emergency windows are like 13 kgs. Yeah. So I think they were a bit like, well, I don't want the... She said, I don't want the responsibility of other people should something happen.

Okay. Fair enough. But no, nothing's going to happen. Nobody... Take the compliment... She didn't want to risk it. Of all the gym dudes on the plane, you were chosen to lift 13 kgs.

As they said to Fletch, can you switch? I was sitting beside Fletch when he turned around and looked down and saw Andrew and Megan in the emergency room. He's like, piss off. They just want to come up the front. They just want to sit at the front. They want my business class seat is what they want. It's not happening.

And the flight attendant looked shocked for a moment and then said, oh, no, the two older ladies on the other side. And Fletch is like, oh, okay. That guy you bitched and moaned on the way down the aisle. I thought it was a joke. I was like, what do you mean that I want to, they just wanted to scam my business class seat. Well, do you know what?

This is a problem. Because when I was sat beside somebody, said when it took off, we were in row two, I just moved up to row one, had the whole row to myself. First class. Endlessly grim. Endlessly grim. Endlessly grim. Great views.

I popped down and saw you guys in economy. It wasn't nice. Way down there. I've all came down to be like, oh, if you look out the window, you can see like a beautiful view. It was at Mount Taranaki. Yeah, you could see literally when you're flying, I could see Mount Taranaki, Mount Ruapehu, Mount Tongariro.

Well, I looked out the window and all I could see was an engine. Yeah, I know. It was... And a wheel. And a wheel. And then I saw the wheel come down. It was cool. It was a beautiful view for the day up there.

I think it was just the baby boomers scammed me from getting it. They got a sweet seat. They didn't want to be right down the back next to Megan and Mr Toyboy who were kissing in the emergency room. Oh, it was like two little pecs. Two quick, short pecs. Too much for the old conservative baby boomers. They didn't want to see that sort of PDA.

But anyway, you took one for the team. Well, I took one for the team and I was standing by an emergency that never came. Thankfully. But I was happy to help. Yeah. I mean, don't expect me to help

in an emergency either. I'd be absolutely panicking. Did you get cocktails down there? No. I got a cocktail panicking. Did you get cocktails down there? No. I got a cocktail. They made me a cocktail. Vaughn, you're on a seat-only fare. In economy with the rest of us.

When you come down to the back of the plane, please don't yell out, oh, is this what the cheap seats look like? There's lots of other people around. Everyone else looked so stoked when I said that. Yeah. So this happened over the weekend. A bridal party checked into a rural Auckland accommodation.

It wasn't Art and Matilda, was it? No. Did they get married at Waiheke? Did they? I believe. Or did they go afterwards? I don't know. I haven't read the magazine.

We'll see. So they checked in to a... They went through booking.com. Okay. Because I think a lot of people have been saying Airbnb, and I said it before as well, but I think this is a different website. Friday evening, they were all just getting ready as you do

before you're trying to relax. Yeah. And they just had literally watched a segment on a man who had double-sided mirrors in his bathroom. And then they joked about- There was a news story. Yeah, it was a New Zealand guy, wasn't it? Yeah.

Double-sided mirrors so he could watch you from the other side of the mirror. And he was filming people. Yeah, it was a New Zealand guy, wasn't it? Yeah. It was doing this. Double-sided mirrors so he could watch you from the other side of the mirror. And he was filming people. Yeah. Oh, my God. So then they were, like, joking around about how the mirrors in there might be double-sided, but then they're like, it's not. And then they were like, hmm?

Just a thought. You know, like, when you go to, like, somewhere like the warehouse or a Mitre 10 or whatever and all the spray paint's behind a glass cabinet, you need a key and you've got to, you know, get the supervisor and all that. Same with buying booze. If someone walks into a mirror shop and says, can I have a two-way mirror? You should have a police check.

I wouldn't even know if you could. Where would you start? Who's buying double-sided mirrors for a good purpose? You know what I mean? Unless you're at a police station and you need to do that scene in the movie where you just like go for the line-up. Yeah. Okay.

See, I just looked on Trade Me and I can't see any two-way mirrors there. You're right, you should have to do a police check. Or write down your details. Because you're obviously a bit sifty. State what you need it for. Yeah, and what address it will be installed in. Because what purpose would that be good for?

For non-nefarious, it would be hard to list a non-nefarious purpose for a, Yeah. A two-way map. Or maybe, okay, maybe you've got a shop. Yeah,

like the office. And you want to look at shoplifters. Yeah, you want to look at your staff. Okay, from the, you want to see that they're doing their job and not on their phones or something.

But then why can't it just be a window? Exactly. With one of those reflective tints on it. Exactly. But then why can't it just be a window? Exactly. With one of those reflective tints on it. Exactly. Yeah, I don't know. Okay, well, I'm just raising a point here.

Yeah, it's a very good point. So then they were joking about how their rental accommodation might have spy cams in it. Okay. That was when they found one light bulb

that looked different to the other light bulbs and wouldn't you know it, it had a USB stick in it and it was indeed a camera. So it was filming, where was this? Was it in like a living room or a bathroom?

Don't say bathroom. They went through the rest of that. I had it where it was before but they decided to all get changed. Anytime anybody got changed they did it in a room that they could be sure had nothing in it because they didn't know if the light bulb

might have been a camera in one room, but where the cameras have been hidden in the other ones. Because you always see them in the movies, they're hidden in vents

and smoke alarms. And teddy bears and stuff. And that's the thing, they only need a pinhole, don't they? Yes. That's creepy as. Is it like something

you can buy, like you see on the spy movies that like scan? Isn't there a, there is something, isn't there? So you see on the spy movies that like scan? Isn't there a... There is something, isn't there? So you sweep the room and it's like... Is it a sweep? Does it detect?

Doesn't that tick for like signals? Yeah, if it's transmitting to another space. But if it's got a USB stick in it, it's not transmitting. So maybe you couldn't pick it up. I don't know. Are these people just like setting up cameras so they can see if anyone's done anything dodgy

in the Airbnb? Like I don't think it's allowed, but... To me, having cameras outside is fine because then that's making sure someone arrives and that no one's breaking into it.

But internals a bit. I mean, if it's your own house and you're not renting it out, that's fine. But make them, you know, noticeable.

Have a security camera inside. Don't have it hidden in a light bulb. But don't you have one, and you had one in your lounge at your old place, and that's where you saw Caitlin eating the biscuits when she was babysitting. Yeah. Which is fair enough.

I mean, it's... She shouldn't have been eating the biscuits. It wasn't hidden, though. Like, the camera was there in plain sight. It was in plain sight. She was eating them in front of the camera. She should have done what I did and hid in the laundry with shame and eaten a pack

of biscuits. Yeah, yeah. FBM. Well, it was a controversial episode last night of Married at First Sight. He is one of the relationship experts on Married at First Sight Australia and he joins us on the phone. Good morning, John Aitken. How are you? Good morning, guys. I'm doing well. Excellent.

Now, last night we got to see the C-bomb episode. I know. It was pretty shocking. It's one of the many big moments of this whole experiment. And it sort of caught everyone off guard. So I've seen a lot of people online.

They're angry at you guys for kind of telling them off for saying the C-bomb rather than delving into why he called her the C-bomb. Because she's been a bitch to him. She's certainly been a handful throughout the experiment. And what we say to people is that, you know, we deal with certainly language right in front of us at the time.

We'll call them out. In terms of Innes' behaviour, what you'll see in the follow-up episode is me sitting down with them and really grilling them and getting her or attempting to get her to take accountability for the way she's been. Yeah. That's not very easy, though. No. Because she's a C-bomb. Well, yeah, look, one of the things about Ines is that she says these very confronting things.

She doesn't have a lot of emotion in her voice and it really puts people on guard. And that's because she's had her own troubles growing up and she can be very prickly at times. So when you meet someone like Innes, is there much research into her backstory? You say she had her troubles growing up and given, you know, just first impressions. Is there any reluctance to put someone like that on television

when they're going to be villainified and, you know, she behaves like that on television? And then afterwards, the Australian public, like there's been people in previous seasons, they just can't kind of function, even if the show does make them look worse than they are, in public afterwards, they're confronted in the street, there's been physical abuse and stuff.

Is there any... Yeah, yeah. I mean, you bring up a whole lot of important points there. I mean, one of the things that we do, we do a lot of screening before anyone comes on the show. We're also not entirely sure how they're going to react when the cameras roll because it's so unpredictable. But what we can do is we can give them a lot of support during and post the show, which is what all the participants get, not just this series, but the previous series. But you make a really good point. The pressure of the experiment is extreme. And often the people that we see that we put in, they say, look, I'm ready for this. I'm

ready for commitment, ready for love. I can cope with cameras 24-7. But when they go in, they say, look, I'm ready for this. I'm ready for commitment, ready for love. I can cope with cameras 24-7. But when they go in, what we find out is that they can't. They don't. This year, there's Matt, who's a 29-year-old virgin. Yeah. Yeah, there was that whole thing. He was a tricky one to match. Yeah.

Because obviously we've got to make sure that Matt is matched with someone who's kind of nurturing and, you know, patient with him because sex is something that's, you know, very much out of his comfort zone. Yeah. You know, we've got Sam, the guy that says, I'm too good looking for love. And does a run-in. We've got Ning, who's a mother of three. We've got Martha, who's sort of like a Greek Kim Kardashian,

but can be quite prickly at times with the way in which she talks to people. So, you know, they're big personalities. They've all got their own flaws in terms of dating. But in all of that, there are some love stories. So that's what I was going to ask you. Between you and the other experts, is there a couple going into it that you're like, man, we all feel unanimously really good about this one couple? Felt very strong about Cam and Jules going in.

And Martha and Michael had some strong connection there as well, we thought. And another couple which you will have seen, kind of a carefree, glamorous sort of couple, Mike and Heidi. They have a lot going for them. They're 40-somethings. They're a great-looking couple. They've travelled the world. They're ready to settle down.

They're a lot of fun. And the sexual chemistry between them is off the charts. So I think they're also ones to watch as well. When you get to a commitment ceremony, how much have you seen of the couple's interactions? Because obviously we follow them through day to day. Yeah, that's right. We don't see as much because obviously there's so much footage. We don't see as much as everybody else.

Right. And that's just simply because it is so, I mean, if you can imagine these guys are on camera 24-7 for two weeks leading up to the first commitment ceremony. So we have some idea of what's going on, but we really deal with what they're saying and doing in front of us at the time. Yeah. Both at the dinner party and at the commitment ceremony. Because there was a lot of backlash that I've read on Mel in particular the way she dealt with Bronson What we've said right from the word go

is when you drop a C-bomb you're going to hear from us because we're going to pull you into line but there's been a lot that's come at her which has been pretty outrageous actually around this idea that Ennis wasn't pulled into line and I guess

with everything you've got to kind of go the journey. Often that's what we found, though, with the experiment. People get very invested and outraged, but then it tends to work itself out as the experiment goes along. Well, I mean, they're so outraged, they're starting a petition to get her fired. Like, that's outrageous. That's true.

Well, you wouldn't go into marriage counselling and straight up call the other one a C-bomb without giving any, you know, they're not going to let you do that because you need to delve into it calmly. But I think you're going to find it very interesting when I sit down with both of them because one person is able to see and take responsibility

for their behaviour and their actions and one other person struggles with that. I won't give it all away, but I think you know where I'm headed. Yeah, okay. Well, John Akin, we look forward to the rest of Maths. Thanks so much for talking to us. Oh, a real pleasure, guys.

Thanks. Mosh Monday. Julia joins us for Mosh Monday this morning. Hello, Julia. Hi, how are you? Good, mate. How are you? I'm good.

Okay, good, good. All right, good. I know what this song is and I'm excited because this is an emotional song. This song was huge. What was happening when this song was big that makes this your Mosh Monday? So I was about 22 at the time, and I was actually in the army and deployed overseas.

Oh, wow. Wow. Can you tell us where you were? Over in the Middle East. Wow. Wow, okay. Yeah. Right.

So at the time, I was actually engaged, and I ended up breaking up with my fiance. So this used to be my emotional song that I'd actually end up listening to. So you were based overseas in the Middle East and just listening to this, what, like on your iPod or something? Yeah, we could have iPods over there and I'd just listen to that at the gym

or when I'd go out running around, we had like a full patrol base so I could run around that. So I'd listen to it then as well. Was this the person you were engaged to, were they also in the armed forces or were they outside of the armed forces? No, they were also in the armed forces, yeah. Okay, and were they deployed as well or they were back home? No, they were back home.

Okay, that's got to be tough. So, yeah, because how long would you be away for? Six months, and it was just for Christmas as well. Oh, my gosh. That would be so tough. Because how often would you get, could you Skype them? No, back in those days, we didn't really have Skype. We couldn't really use it because our internet was pretty crappy over there,

and you'd get a phone call back home. You could call them kind of whenever you wanted, but the phone lines were so delayed. You almost didn't really bother because it was just so hard to talk to them. Right, so you can't really walk up onto the top of the hill to get better reception because ISIS could be up there too. Yeah, no. So you guys broke up, and then how long was it before you came home?

About four months. Oh, wow. Wow. Okay, and this song, I was going to say got you through or just was there for you probably? Yeah, just was there for me more. I just listened to it and get a bit emotional. This song would have been a lot of people's emotional song

for a breakup without a doubt. Oh, 100%. Okay, why don't you introduce today's Mosh Monday? So today's Mosh Monday is Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis. Brilliant. It's a great choice. Great choice. ZM.

ZM. The last was enough and it was all in vain Time starts to pass before you know it You're frozen But something happened for the very first time with you My heart melted to the ground, found something true And everyone's looking round thinking I'm going crazy But I don't care what they say I'm in love with you They try to pull me away

But they don't know the truth My heart's crippled by the pain And I keep on closing You cut me open My heart's crippled by the pain that I keep on closing You cut me open and I keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding, love I keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding, love Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding, love You cut me up, yeah

And you're straining all of me Oh, they find it hard to believe I'll be wearing these scars for everyone to see I don't care what they say I'm in love like you They try to pull me away But they don't know the truth My heart's crippled by the pain

That keep on closing Will you cut me open and know I keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love I keep bleeding, I keep, keep bleeding love Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love Oh, you cut me open and out Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love I keep bleeding, I keep bleeding, I keep bleeding, I keep bleeding, I keep bleeding, I keep bleeding.

Oh, you cut me open and I'm tired. I keep bleeding, I keep bleeding, I keep bleeding. It's your most Monday today. Leo Naloa's Ble bleeding love on ZM. Fleeche, Warner, Megan, 14 past eight. Somebody said that that was their wedding song because they always sung it with their now husband on SingStar. And then it wasn't until their wedding

that they actually listened to the lyrics. It's a breakup song. Yeah. Yeah. Hey, but it's your wedding day. You do you. Yeah. Do you, do you.

Someone said we should make a Mosh Monday playlist. We do actually have one of those, don't we, wedding day. You do you. Yeah. Do you, do you. Someone said we should make a Moche Monday playlist. We do actually have one of those, don't we, on Spotify? Idea already done. Done. Picked off. And if you have a Moche Monday, a song that reminds you of your emotional teenage years, your earlier years,

you can go to ZM online and fill out the form when you can find it. You could be next week's Moche Monday. I want to talk about this crazy story I saw on Reddit. This is, I absolutely sympathise with this couple because we get nagged about when we're having babies all of the time, every, like literally every single day. Every single day.

Are you kidding? Every day? By someone. Strangers or friends? Everyone. So like someone at my gym, like all harmless. It's like, I'm not that offended. Well, they mean well, don't they? They mean well like someone at my gym. Like all harmless. It's like I'm not that offended. They mean well.

But constant. Every day. If it's not from little digs about having only a fur grandbaby, my parents are like oh yeah one day we'll have another maybe human grandchild. That'd be nice. Or from my husband's parents. I feel for people that like

are maybe trying or don't want them. If you're getting it every day and you've just got married a year ago. That's why they say you shouldn't ask, even if you're being polite about it. You don't know that they're not having struggles behind the scenes. Or that they don't want them. You tell someone as close as your parents, but you don't tell every single person that asks you might be struggling or having fertility issues. Or that you hate kids because they're annoying. That's so annoying.

Well, I mean, I don't know why this couple doesn't want kids, but they didn't. They decided it wasn't for them. For whatever reason, they were not going to have kids. They want holidays instead. And this obviously devastated the mum of the groom, the mother of the guy in the situation. And so she was really upset. Now, one day she invited the couple over for dinner. She was like, come over, I'll cook for you.

But once they got there, the son got there first. And she said, oh, I've actually forgotten a couple of ingredients. So she sent him out to the supermarket to get whatever she needed. Yeah. And she didn't know that the wife was on her way home. She was on her way to the dinner and she went into the bedroom

and she started poking holes in their condoms with a needle. Now, this is when the wife got home and walked in on her doing it. But apparently, she may have been doing it for some time because shortly after they found out that she is now pregnant. So this couple that didn't want kids is now having a kid

because the mother-in-law poked holes in their condoms. Does that even work? I don't know. Putting tiny holes in a condom? Must have. I mean, you wouldn't want tiny holes. No, you wouldn't. You'd want them to be fully, you know.

Watertight. Yeah. Well, I mean, they are tiny. They're microscopic. So it would only take like, it only takes one, doesn't it? Yeah, true. But that's quite vindictive. It would be different if they were like just, I mean, well, it wouldn't be different.

She's still sprung it upon them. But like if they were planning on having kids in the future, be like, okay, well, you've just upped the timeline a little bit. But they didn't want children. So what were they saying on Reddit? They're just like, what do we do? Because she's crazy. Yeah, she's crazy.

And like, it's hard because I guess it's your mother-in-law. You're kind of stuck with her. Well, yeah, it's his mother, isn't it? But people are just saying, look, change the locks. If this is what she's like now, imagine what she's going to be like when you actually have a kid. Well, I mean, it's great for free babysitting. Yeah, but then not all the time.

Yeah. Mum will be like, oh, no, I can't, I've got tennis. And she won't be able to do it. And you're like, well, remember when you made this happen. Yeah. So the nagging went next level. Yeah. And now they are having a kid. But I would love to hear, because I've been through it myself. Yeah. So the nagging went next level. Yeah. And now they are having a kid.

But I would love to hear, because I've been through it myself. Yeah. Currently going through it. Yeah. How bad is the nagging for children? Maybe you've just got married and they're on to the next thing, the next topic. Or maybe you're not even married. Because you hear of like parents or parents-in-law buying like baby things, eh?

Yeah. When people get married. Yeah, yeah, yeah. that just jinxes you. Buying them baby things before there's even babies on the scene. That's weird, eh? Yeah, as a sort of a go on, hurry up. Go on, hurry up. Yep.

You know. Okay, well, how bad did it get? Is it parents-in-law? Is it your parents? The nagging for babies, 0800-DARZATM. F-E-M. We want to know if it's your parents or maybe the parents-in-law or family. Siblings.

It could be anyone. Who's giving you grief about having children? How bad is the nagging getting? Some text messages in. Somebody says, my partner's nagging me, but we're a lesbian couple. So, obviously, there's more at play there. Have to find someone who they're happy to help create a life. You know, do the background checks, do it all right there.

Someone said, I've been with my partner for four years, and my parents have said they're not going to come and visit us unless we get married or have children. What the hell? Whoa, that's blackmail. But see, they had him originally, or they had Whoa, that's blackmail. They had him originally or they had you, these parents. So they've got to come

and see their children if they want to set a great example on how to treat their children when their children grow up, right? Yeah, but they're just using emotional blackmail. Yeah. Someone said there's so much nagging and it'll get to a point where you'll snap. People have got no idea what you've been going through.

Having been through the hurt and pain of multiple miscarriages, every time someone asks me, I just get a step closer to snapping. So that's someone that hasn't snapped yet. But this is a great reason why it's not you. You just don't hit barrage people with these questions. Yeah. Grace, who's nagging you to have kids? Well, I've been with my partner for eight years

and my family and his family are constantly nagging us to have a baby. So it's just, it's a bit annoying. I mean, we're 24 though, so we're pretty young, but we always get it or I get it from customers at work. Oh, we've lost her. Our phone lines are just on another world today. Thanks, Grace. You can send us a fax simile with the rest of the story.

If there was any more left, that would be great. So we're reverting to the facts. Right, but I think they've been together for quite some time. Well, yeah. But yeah, like 24, plenty of time. Yeah. Why do parents care so much? Because they want grandkids.

Because the reward for being a parent is that one day you get to be a grandparent. We get to do all the fun stuff without the discipline. But doesn't that make you feel real old? Oh, but they know they're old anyway. Their knees are creaking and stuff. They've got to take like multiple pills every morning, not by choice. And one of those little calendar plastic packs. Yeah, yeah.

And they had to get a bigger one because of the pills. They've got four pills per day. I've had two boys already, and despite the fact that my husband's had the snip, my dad still nags me to try for a girl because he wants a granddaughter. Oh, wow. Because I always thought, like, once you have one, like, the nagging subsides. Oh, no. No, never does.

Never does. Because when are you having your third? Not. No, no, it's all good. Good Lord. Somebody else said, my mum keeps nagging me for a fourth grandchild. I'm having your third. Not. No, no, it's all good. Good Lord. Somebody else said, my mum keeps nagging me for a fourth grandchild,

but my partner has had her tubes tied. Like, we're done. We've shut up shop. Also, are they paying for this third and fourth and fifth child? These parents? They're not. You'd hope they'd be chipping in. Yeah.

Yeah. Man. Somebody said that their parents also threatened them with not visiting because their parents lived overseas, not visiting until there's a grandchild. They were like, that's absolutely fine. You stay away as long as you like. I sympathise. It's so bad.

I don't drink that much, but every time we go to a family function, my partner's like, can you just have a drink so that no one asks? Just have a drink. We know that. Otherwise they're going to say something. It's Alan P in a champagne bottle, isn't it?

In a champagne glass. Because as soon as I say I don't want any alcohol. Everyone's. And you're like, oh, no, it's not. Pass us that vodka. Yeah, I'm going to scuttle. Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah. Yeah.

Told you. We are excited, though, for Lorenz. When you have little Lorenz. He's going to be a real. And his Gucci loafers. He's going to be a goer. Yeah. I'm the hub of my unborn Lorenz. He's going to be a real. And his Gucci loafers. He's going to be a goer. Yeah. I'm the half of my unborn Lorenz.

Don't be so mean. We're not being mean. Somebody said, I'm not even married. Don't even have a partner. Not even dating. My parents had kids quite late. So they're quite keen to have some grandkids while they're still around, which is pretty hypocritical given that they didn't have.

Until late. Until late. They're constantly asking me if I'm really given that they didn't have... Until late. Until late. They're constantly asking me if I'm really happy with the choice to have a career rather than a family. And wouldn't I be more comfortable living in a house with kids instead of my own apartment? Oh, wow. Which is exactly what they did when they were my age.

I'm only 26. Oh, okay. Yeah, they said, and this is when no one's on the scene. Imagine how insufferable they'd be if I got married. Just tone it down, everyone. Tone it down. Somebody said my mum's the opposite. When we got pregnant with number three, my mum said to me,

you know there's more to life than children. Oh, wow. That's not good because that also reflects poorly on you when you were a child if your parents are like, yeah, having kids isn't all that great. It's not that great, yeah. Just, you know, cut it off. Fact of the day, day, day, day, day.

Today's fact of the day comes to us. Somebody messaged this in saying this is really interesting. It's givingwhatwecan.org. Okay. Today's fact of the day comes to us. Somebody messaged this in saying this is really interesting. Givingwhatwecan.org. Okay. It's a charity website that's set up and you donate and they're not associated, I don't believe, to any religious organisation or any big corporate organisation. Okay.

And they make donations to people. And basically, there's a calculator that will tell you how rich you are. Oh, okay. Compared to the rest of the world. Right. Which is worrying. It knows that I'm in New Zealand. So literally when I load it up, it says if you live in New Zealand with a household income

of $40,000 New Zealand dollars and your household has one adult, you are in the richest 4.8% of the world's population. There are 90, what are they, 95.2% of the world's population are poorer than you. You are 19 times richer than the average person in the world. So 40 grand. The household income. Yeah. Yeah.

Household income. So if you earn more than that, you're shooting way up the list. So say there's two adults. Yeah. And you're both earning 40. Okay. So yeah, that would be- So an $80,000 household income.

How many children? None. No children. But the in-laws are nagging. Endlessly. Yeah. You'd be in the richest three and a half percent of the world's population. What the hell?

On $80,000 in a household with two adults. Yeah. There's 96.5% of the world's population is poorer than you. Your income's more than 22 times the global average. This doesn't help if payday's on Wednesday and you're eating noodles for breakfast. No. I'm not imagining this would help at all.

No. But it's quite, it's insanely interesting. And it takes into account your, um, the country you live in. Sure, I think that's just the currency, but also your cost of living. Right. Right.

Is chucked into the mix. Yeah. Not specifically what city you live in. It's an average for the whole country. Yeah. So it might be slightly different in Auckland or Wellington. Yeah. To the more expensive cities to live in in New Zealand.

But yeah, if you can go to that and chuck in your wage, and it will tell you whereabouts you fall onto the scale of things in New Zealand. In the world, rather. Well, that makes me feel... This morning I was just whinging because my window's broken again in my car. Can't wind my window down. Well, you're in the richest 5% of the world. So shut up.

So shut up and fix your window. Wow, that puts things into perspective. It always blows your mind, though, when you do travel to places like poorer countries and, you know, they don't have nice houses. It might be cinder block housing or something, corrugated iron roofs and it's pretty rough. Even that. But they're always quite happy, aren't they?

Like a lot of those countries. I went to Cambodia with World Vision and met this village of people who had no clean water. Even the water they had to walk a mile to get and fill up in old oil containers. So it's not like they had buckets, purpose built buckets. From the Brown River. They had to find rubbish and clean it out as best they could and then use oil

containers to carry river water back. That wasn't clean. And they were stoned. They saw a rat and they were happier. We saw a rat freak out and run the opposite way. They like chased after it. It was like a game of fetch. It was like playing with a dog except they were like chasing a rat.

They killed it when they got it and that's fair enough. Then someone ate it later on and that's also very fine. But yeah, they were happy. They're my bloody ungrateful children. I want to go on the iPad. It's like, no,

we're not going on the iPad right now. What did I do wrong? Nothing. We're just not going on the iPad. It's like, no, we're not going on the iPad right now. What did I do wrong? Nothing. We're just not going on the iPad. This is so unfair. Well, now you'll be able to tell them they're in the richest 5% of the world. Yeah. Definitely.

So today's thing. Where's the iPad? Richest 5% and I still don't have my own iPad. This sucks. So you can go and work out where you fit in the whole thing, givingwhatwecan.org. Don't show your boss, though. There's no reason.

They'll drag it up in your next pay review. Yeah. They're like, well, hold on, we'll just put that in. Well, you're already in the richest 3.5%. Yeah. Oh, come on. So today's fact of the day is if you live in New Zealand and you earn $40,000,

you're in the richest 4% of the world's population. Fact of the day, day, day, dayorua. A beautiful day. Could not have asked for better weather. Not a cloud. I think the fish figures were 4,200 people. And what a sea of colour.

It was. It's a very colourful, very colourful festival. Such a colourful festival it is. Some incredible floaties. A lot of pink swans. A lot of pizza pieces. Yeah, the pizza pieces were big. The unicorns.

Some lollipops. Unicorns, lollipops. All the different sorts of floaties. They were my favourite actually. The mermaid tails. Because they had the big tails coming out of the ring. Well, you know, we were there and Ross Boss said to us, well, if you're here, I want this experience to live on.

So there's something for on-air on Monday. And we were like, but it's already done on Monday. I don't get it. And he's like, no, you need something. I think this part was not, we weren't supposed to talk about. This is a conversation between us and Ross. Well, that's lifting the veil, isn't it, behind the scenes. He's like, live on, get a lamp for next year.

Talk about it on Monday. And we're like, but it's been. And he's like, no, hype them. Hype them for next year. Tell them how good it was. That's the long blam for next year. Talk about it on Monday. And we're like, but it's been. And he's like, no, hype them. Hype them for next year. Tell them how good it was. I'm like, that's the long play. Worrying about next year. Yeah.

Don't even worry about next week yet. Seems so far away. So we had to come up with a little thing to come back and play to you on air today. And this, I don't, Megan and I were like, I said, we're talking about ideas and Warren's like, I've got an idea. I've got an idea. I'll take care of it.

It's always a roll of the dice. You said, I've got a great idea. To which Megan and I rolled our eyes and then we were like, well, if this is great, you can do it.

We're out. Yeah, you left me to it. So ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a idea I had called FlaGoat where I walk around float asking people if they know what a goat sounds like because goat rhymes with float and if you work in radio, things that rhyme, two thumbs up.

How are you there? What's your name? AJ. AJ, do your best goat noise. That was pretty good. That was pretty good. Just off the bat. That was really good. Oh, okay. No, I actually liked your thinking noise sounded more like a goat than your actual goat noise.

What's your name? Lily. Lily, goat noise? Have you guys ever seen a goat before? No. You haven't. You haven't. So what's your name?

Megan. Megan, give us your best flagote. Oh my God. All right. Not a bad flagote. So what's that, sorry? It's a sheep goat, you know. Oh, hybrid. Alright. Not a bad flagote. What's that sorry? It's a sheep goat. Oh hybrid. What's your name? Sam. Sam give us your best flagote.

Whoa. My ears will never be the same. Alright Sam go. It's quite loud with the headphones on eh? Hey have a great float. You too. What have you got floaties wise? I got a big swan. How much was this? $14 a great float. You too. What have you got floaties-wise? I got a big swan. How much was this?

$14. Not bad, not bad. What have you got for her? $4 Kmart floatie. Hi, what's your name? I'm Susan. Hi, Susan? Is that like your grandma's name?

I was going to say, I just haven't met someone young like you called Susan before. Oh, really? Are you named after someone? I don't know, actually. I'm Asian, so I think it's kind of like

an Asian thing, you know? Right, right. What's your name? Santa. Santa. What a great bunch of names. Can you do a goat noise? A goat? Yeah. Not bad. Not a bad goat. Not a bad goat from Santa. Lads, what's your name and what does a goat sound like?

Adam and... Yeah. What's your name and what does a goat sound like why is matthew and a ghost what's your name what does a goat sound like oh james and uh what's your name and what does a goat sound like is that your name what if it is if your name's matt that's really good if it is and so no name's Matt, that's really good. What if it is? I'm happy for you. I'm very happy about it.

Hi, what's your name and what does a goat sound like? It sounds great. No. They do sound great. They're wonderful creatures. What's your name? Randall. Randall, what does a goat sound like?

Yeah, that's it. That's it. You've nailed it. Congratulations. What's your name and what does a goat sound like? Logan and Matt. That's a really good goat. Logan was my favourite.

That's why we ended on a high note. How good was Logan's? I thought you were like talking to people too. Nah. No, not really. There was a girl in there called Sana. And I said to her, there's a goat breed called Sana. Right.

She's like, no, there's not. And she's right. I said, there's not. It's Sana. Oh, no, there's not. And she's right. She's like, there's not. It's Sa-nin. Oh, right. Sa-nin, not Sana. Because I said I was going to go away and research that and let her know. I love it, Kool-Jay.

You always say these things and everyone just believes you. I'm glad she pulled you off of it. What was her name? I don't know. No, there's not. So now listening back to that, do you think that was a good secret? I had been stung by a bee on the wrist. It was delirious with fever. No, I'm still happy with it. Do you think people will listen to that and be like, that was a good segment? I had been stung by a bee on the wrist. I was delirious with fever.

No, I'm still happy with it. Do you think people will listen to that and be like, I've got to be there next year? I've got to go there next year. We might set up a stall next year so you can just come up and do a goat noise. A goat noise stall? For a goat.

Wow. All right, well. We'll have a goat there you can pat. Like a petting zoo at the next float. Yes. Yeah, well, I mean out of all the like years. But only animals that rhyme with float. Stoat.

A stoat. Oh, no. And we're out. There's no animal called a woat. So there's a new trend with millennial couples who are getting married, and it's to do with the wedding gift. So for the socially conscious, and they say these are, it's most popular with millennials in their early 30s who are getting married.

Right. So they may have been together for a long time and, like, live together, so there's no need for, like, toasters and stuff. Mm. They are asking for social gifting. Oh, right. It doesn't cost anything. Like at Christmas.

It doesn't cost anything. No, so it's not like, you know how you can give a, at Christmas you give a card and it says you have gifted a goat or something or a chicken or, yeah. To an African village. It's not that, although that's very good too. This doesn't cost you anything. So there is websites that help with this.

When you go online, you can give your social gift. So they set up pledges. It could be, here's one, I promise to help an elderly neighbour with their groceries. And you can pledge that. What if they have an old neighbour? Well, there's other ones. Oh, then you wouldn't say you'd do it.

No. Wait, so what if a couple getting married get out of this? Just knowing... Just the warm fuzzies of knowing that everyone at their wedding's going to do something for society. So I only have to help my old neighbour once and then that's my wedding gift. And then you're done.

It's not ongoing, is it? You're out. One load of groceries. One bag or one entire load? Because I've got three bags. Why does it go into like. You grab two of them, Dolores. I'll grab the third. This is very unlike, quotation marks, selfish millennials. Because I would have thought everybody.

Because I don't. But millennials are way more socially conscious. They are. But I'm just saying that they have that perception of being selfish. They also get to then put a photo up and be like, look at all my great friends are going to do, all thanks to us. You know? Yeah, true.

That sort of self-glorification situation. And plus, you'd still put money in, wouldn't you? I don't think there's been a wedding I've gone to that's actually done a gift register for ages. Like, you know, like household items. It's always been cash or travel. Yeah. Everyone lives together for ages before they get married now.

Yeah, so they have all that stuff, don't they? But there's lots of things. I promise to adopt a pet that needs a home. I promise to stop and speak to a homeless person. So you just click on

which one you want to pledge and it goes into like a cart, like an online shopping cart, but it comes up as $0 and then it gets sent to the couple. I wouldn't go for the pet because that's pretty easy

to like prove that you didn't. Yeah. I'd go for a sent to the couple. I wouldn't go for the pet because that's pretty easy to prove that you didn't. I'd go for a harder to trace one. Like helping people. Because that's the thing, you can say, I promise I'll do that. How are they going to know? I'd just find a young tree and I'd put a spade beside it and be like, thumbs up, photo, send it to them, did it.

And then you're out. Drink at the wedding. Do you have to give photo evidence? I was just going to say I helped my elderly neighbour. Oh, no, I definitely want them to know that I'd done it. Right. Quotation marks. Yeah.

Well, there is a website. If that sounds like you, I mean, I didn't do that, but I didn't know about it at the time. And you wouldn't have. You wouldn't have done it anyway. Because they wouldn't have paid for your honeymoon to the Maldives. You don't get to the Maldives on good intentions and goodwill and acts of kindness.

No. You get there on a big plane. You would have been lucky to get enough fuel to get to Putaradu. Yeah, so the website's Prezola if you want to go. Okay. ZM's, Fletch, Vaughan and Megan. The podcast. For more, check out FBM ZM on Facebook.

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