Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast

Kiwi dancer Lance Savali is on the current season of Celebrity Treasure island, and he has danced with the likes of Rihanna, JLo, Beyonce, and many other A listers! It was great as always to catch up with him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After the "road map" out of Covid was announced, we caught up with the Prime Minister and discussed all the new rules around picnic-ing, bathroom-ing, and socially distancing. And why aren't the rest of the country in Level 1 yet? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

And Ben wants to be Justin Bieber! This spawned off a question Ben's daughter posed, which opened up a very interesting conversation about who you'd swap talents with if you had the opportunity. We were also joined by PM Jacinda Ardern to discuss all the new rules with having picnics! Finally, Jono is hoarding something in his household and we reckon he's not the only one. Even if you're not a hoa...

What a whirlwind! We're still soaking up the info about Auckland's new rules in lockdown... We can have picnics, with only one other bubble, up to 10 people, but can we have 5 picnics in one day with different bubbles? WHAT ARE THE RULES! Ben the information man came to the rescue with all your questions about lockdown. Not only that, but social media has been down! Instagram, Facebook & Whatsapp....

It's an old wives' tale, that if your mother's father is bald, you will go bald (if you're a man of course). Likewise, if your mother's father has a wonderful head of hair, you will too. Is this legit? We called Ben's mum to see if her dad had a good head of hair, and we also had a wonderful hair expert let us know whether this old wives' tale is actually true or not. On the show we were also join...

PJ Harding moved back to NZ after living in Melbourne hosting one of the most popular breakfast shows. She's now living in the Wairarapa with her fiancé. What's she up to now, is she going to come back to radio? Jono also delved into some of Google's most outrageous reviews, the ultimate Karens! (Sorry to the Karens listening... you're probably not like this). Finally, we discussed at-home beauty...

Has anyone had any major at-home beauty fails? We delved into this today, and Ben also reflected on a shocking fashion trend that he embraced back in the day... Also, there's a fashion trend at the moment that Jono compared to his grandmother. Eeeek! Enoy this mini podcast! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today was a MUST WIN day for our signature game 5 Words for $5K. We wanted to give away the cash before the end of the month, but we didn't, so we just kept playing today. Ben was in the sound proof booth again, we played game after game until he matched all 5 words with Lisa from Whiritoa! We won't punish you with all the games in this podcast episode, but have included the winning game of course...

Emma Chaddock from Motueka recently woke up early one morning to her neighbour screaming that her house was on fire & that her daughter was inside. Emma did an incredible thing (that is usually not advised) and went into the inferno to save the daughter. If she was 20 seconds later, the outcome would've been completely different. This is an incredible story from an incredible woman! See omnystudio...

Recently we've been speaking about the best things you've ever won, and we had a late contender on the show today! Melanie told us about how her and her workmates won $1 million from Lotto. What happened when she found out? What did she spend the money on? We delve deep! Jono tried to also fulfil a childhood dream of being sponsored by Nike. A big stretch, but we reckon it paid off. We caught up w...

Kia ora! We've pledged that we're going to give away $5K before the end of the month... And that's Thursday. So in anticipation, we wanted to find out what the best thing you've ever won was. We even had a call from Peter who won $20K from The Hits back in the day! Jono also shared a tale about his experience at the petrol station yesterday. And how he did possibly the cheapest eftpos transaction...

What was that experience like? How did it happen? Did she get hospitalised? We spoke with Maureen as part of a game we play called Liar Liar where one caller is telling the truth, and one is lying. *Spoiler* Maureen wasn't lying & really has been struck by lightning! Such an interesting story, have a listen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show we talked Birthing Suite Banter... AKA, what was the weird thing that happened in your birthing suite? Was it as strange as someone giving birth in a Chewbacca mask? We had some people call up with some amazing stories! Finally, Jono has disappointed Ben's 9-year-old Indie YET AGAIN with his potty mouth! All that and more, enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...

Kia ora e te whānau! A lucky TV host from the Today show in America coincidentally sat next to Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper at the US open, so we threw it out there to see if any of you guys had sat next to a celebrity. Whether it was on a plane, at an event, or anywhere else! And we had Dani Robinson on who has maaaany tales of sitting next to celebrities! As well as this, we talked about talente...

Jono's daughter very casually said something in passing, but it was something that made his ears prick up. What she said was so bizarre and is something Ben has said many times in the past! We also delved into what's making Ben nervous today. Finally, we played a game of "tell us where you're from without telling us where you're from", and Jono blimmen ruined the game within 30 seconds! Enjoy! See...

It seems that so many people in the Auckland region right now are frothing over takeaways being available, and the lines outside some stores are looooong. So we wanted to know what the longest time you've waited in a line for, whether that be a concert, a new shop, or anything of the likes! We had some brilliant calls! Ben also decided to whip out some old photos of a trip he and Amanda did to Eur...

Ben had a 496th removed friend who disagrees with their partner on the vaccine... Yes, this is a bunch of goss that Ben heard through the grapevine. But what happens in a situation like that!? When a couple disagrees on something rather important... We discuss! Jono got lost in another internet wormhole about which countries in the world have the tallest people on average, and NEW ZEALAND MADE THE...

We got into this discussion after we found out someone famous used to follow producer Juliet on Twitter. And we ended up speaking to someone who was followed by Barack Obama! We also continued on the chat from last week about the best names for your pets, and the calls did not disappoint. If you like puns, you'll love these pet names. Finally, Jono revealed that he still doesn't know his dairy own...

Ben brought this one to the table. About how when you're in a bookstore, what else can you do to judge a book apart from looking at/reading its cover!? You're not going to read the book in the store to figure out whether you want to buy it or not... We also talked about the best names you have for your pet. And we had some calls come through that were VERY punny. Finally, episode 2 of our TV show...

We played Liar Liar, a game where we have 2 people on the show, and only one of them is telling the truth. Charlotte claimed she was there when Taika Waititi and Rita Ora met, and Don claims he's eaten over 30,000 Big Macs in his life. Who was telling the truth? DON WAS! How has he eaten so many Big Macs? Does he get sick of them? It's outrageous. Google Don Gorske, this is as legit as it gets! Se...

We bet you've never heard a laugh quite like Amanda Boyce. Ben subtly recorded her laughing while watching Mr Bean, and he's been in negotiations all week with her as to whether he's allowed to play the audio on air... 4 days later and she agreed, and it's the best thing you'll hear. We also came up with another suggestion for the vaccination bus AND even made a jingle for it. Well, Jono did. Ben'...

The harshest critic in the game spared us 5 minutes of his time to chat to us about our new TV show. We sent him a couple of episodes to watch, did he like it? Is it worth watching? Hear from the Hosk himself! We also spent a bit of time brainstorming a name for the new potential vaccination bus that'll go around giving people the jab. Australia have called theirs Jabba The Bus, but Jacinda reckon...

We opened up the Parent Credit Line because Ben's daughter Sienna has a school project due, but he has done EVERYTHING. But will he ever get the credit when she gets her mark back!? We knew Ben wasn't the only one who's been in this situation, so we opened up the Parent Credit Line to see what outrageous school projects you've done for your kids. We also caught up with Mama Doctor Jones who is an...

Our kids would have some very bizarre names if we named them after our wives' pregnancy cravings...! We also learnt today that Jono's son is a future entrepreneur. He thought of a GENIUS idea to do with vacuum cleaners! Over the weekend was also the 20th anniversary of 9/11. We spoke with a man, Elias Kanaris, who was on a plane at the same time as 9/11, and was directly affected while in the air....

So turns out Ben is not the only man-child around the place, Jono met someone who ALSO has a velcro wallet like Ben. Are there any more people like this out there!? We also caught up with a woman called Michelle Kennedy, who was a board member for the dating app Bumble. But she started a new app called Peanut, described as "tinder for mums". It's for women who want to make friends and matches them...