Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast

Kia Ora! On today's show, we discussed how Ed Sheeran is now a father and how his daughter is named Lyra Antarctica. Which sparked a topic, are you named after the place you were born or conceived? (Word on the street is that baby Lyra was conceived in Antarctica!) We also chatted to a lady who suffered a stroke and then 5 months later broke NZ powerlifting records. All that and a bunch more. Enjo...

Today on the show we played News Jargon again, where Jono got Ben to insert topical words into a conversation with someone over the phone. Today's edition was rugby terminology. But the lovely lady on the other end of the phone picked up on what we were doing...! We also played Don't Call Us, We'll Call You, where we cold call random people around the country and throw surprise pop quizzes at them...

Hello you wonderful New Zealanders! Jono's son Oscar discovered a very easy way to wag online class and we got into a discussion about our times' wagging school... and getting caught. Whoops. We also wanted to hear about your pregnancy cravings; we had some bizaaaaaare foods come through! Finally, we chatted to Dr Michelle Dickinson (Nanogirl) for some advice around mask-wearing and all that good...

Kia Ora! On today's show we heard about some of your funeral faux pas stories. This came after a woman had officially been declared dead, but at the funeral home they found her to still be alive! Jono also shared a story about how his wife got offended by an observation he made about her clothing. We also talked to Silver Fern Laura Langman who has now retired, and we caught up with Judith Collins...

Our favourite game is BAAAAAAACK! Reception Reception! Jono left a message for Ben at a random reception, and Ben had to retrieve it, with no idea what that message is. Today, Jono pretended to be a signwriter, and Ben is a local MP. But what exactly does Ben want on his signs? We also issued a challenge to our Producer Humphrey to try and get a sibling of a star on the show. Yeah, because the sib...

On today's episode, Ben shared a story about how yesterday he tried to save a baby duckling. But his heroic moment didn't go as planned! Also, we caught up with Ben's mum Jenni and discussed whether we need to make more of our Jono & Ben facemasks (if you have any ideas on what we could put on some new ones, message us on Facebook or Insta @TheHitsBreakfast). Finally, we brought something that was...

Kia ora! After publicly slandering the New Zealand Broadcasting School for not asking him to be in one of their commercials, Jono had to swallow his pride and make an apology to them for getting the wrong end of the stick. We also played the News Jargon game, where today Jono had to call a cafe and drop as many topical words in the convo as he could - like Seymour, Party, Polling, Ardern etc. He c...

Mondeeeeeee how are ya! Our country has really expanded its vocabulary since Covid hit; Cluster... community transmission... outbreak... the list goes on! So Ben called a cafe and tried to book a table, but the challenge was he had to drop as many of those topical jargon words into the convo as possible. Jono also explained how he was caught on his daughters Zoom call in a very vulnerable scenario...

Ben lets slip that he has paid his kids hush money so they'll keep quiet about Ben accidentally damaging his wife's plants, so we ask what were you paid to do as a kid?! We also look back at the worst moments of the week, including when Jono compares the Pitch Perfect cup song to Ben making love! We also catch up with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and put to her a question from Ben's daughter Sien...

On the show today, Jono revealed how often he washes his towel and we asked you to weigh in on whether he uses it too much before washing it. Also, Jono has managed to get Skinny on board to sponsor the show - but they're only sponsoring Jono - not Ben! Ben's not happy about it and calls the big boss from Skinny to find out if he can get on board. We also catch up with Kiwi actor James Rolleston a...

Kia Ora whanau! On today’s podcast, Jono had a bone to pick with Ben because he got asked to do something special that Jono didn’t get to do. On the flip side of that, Jono gets the pride and joy of being sponsored by Skinny, while Ben doesn’t! We also wanted to hear about the skills that YouTube has taught you. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben's in the dog box because he broke something that his wife LOVES... Jono also managed to get our show a sponsor, WOOHOO! But there was a catch and Ben wasn't happy! Finally, producer Juliet spends way too much time on her phone and we wanted to see if anyone's screentime was longer than hers. Turns out there are other people more obsessed with their phone than she is! Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/...

Jono had the most awkward situation at a supermarket carpark and he was just trying to be a good human being. But it backfired. Classic. We also made listeners join us in making a wonderfully topical parody song about being back in level 2 & 3. Finally, Ben taught us a bunch of bizarre things that occurred during the filming of The Wizard Of Oz in 1939. Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

We chatted to the Wizard from Christchurch because apparently he's retiring?! We also had Mitch James on the show and turned his song 21 into a little COVID parody. Finally, we reviewed Jono's worst moments of the week. Happy Friday, stay safe and stay classy Aotearoa! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Howdy! Today we played Reception Reception, which is everyone's favourite game minus Ben's. We also reflected on an absolute shocker we had on the show yesterday where we CONSTANTLY kept referring to Grant Robertson as the deputy Labour leader... Until he called us out for it when we interviewed him. WHOOPS! Finally, social media star William Waiirua & our political correspondent $20 Karen joined...

After the news of the COVID community transmission in NZ, Jono had a bit of a shambles getting ready this morning, and Producer Ben slept through ALL THE NEWS last night. We also talked to Michelle Dickinson AKA Nanogirl and Finance Minister Grant Robertson about the new COVID cases, and finally, Paul Henry joined us on the phone to talk about his experience in hotel isolation. What a big day! Enj...

We played a game where we call random people and quiz them for a prize, they're often confused and flustered but always seem to go along with it, and today we called Nicole Kidman*! (*may not be the real Nicole Kidman). We also wanted to know the funny little white lies you told your kids when they were younger... like when Mr Whippy's music is playing it means that he's run out of ice cream 😉Fin...

Ben's a cheater... When it comes to escape rooms. And he fooled all his friends into thinking he was a genius! We also wanted to know what the best thing to buy for under $20 is. And finally, we spoke to the man who bought the Kelly Tarltons Shark bus for $31,500... Have a great day! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We pulled a bit of a prank on Ben with Hoskings car because he's been stressing about getting scratches on it, or ruining it in some way or another... And Jono took this opportunity for a good old fashioned prank. We also had Aunty Cindy on the phone and made her compliment some of the other MPs. Finally, an absolute highlight was reflecting on Jono's lowest moments of the week. Happy Friday! See...

Ben's least favourite game is back - Reception Reception! This is where Jono leaves an embarrassing message for Ben to see if they'll pass it onto Ben when he calls back. Also we've annoyed another Newstalk ZB host (not Mike Hosking this time) and she came in studio and confronted us. Whoopsies! And what place have you been banned from? Jono told the tale of when he was banned from Whitcoulls as a...

Ben's wife dropped a bombshell on him and of course Jono managed to turn it dirty... We also had a wonderful family friendly explanation from Jono about how people breed sheep. We also called Dargaville for the A-Z of New Zealand and chatted to a lovely man from the Dargaville Motel. Happy hump day ladies & gents, enjoy the poddy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's podcast we talked to our mate Michael Batty who managed to get a partial refund for his tickets after Elton John couldn't finish his performance earlier this year. It was a 6-month battle, but he got the refund! Was it worth it? Who knows. We also played Synchronised Answering and we HAD A WIN!! An unlikely one too! Finally, we caught up with the reporter that broke the story that's goi...

Jono went out on Friday night, which is a shock in itself because he's basically a hermit crab, but an awkward situation occurred when he accidentally walked into the women's bathrooms... Ben also wanted to debate whether taking an open bottle of wine to someones house is ok! We also had our political reporter $20 Karen on and she received some advice from professional political reporter Barry Sop...

On the podcast today we chatted to National leader Judith Collins and she had some exclusive dirt on the Greens!! We were also joined by Stan Walker who has a new single out today called Bigger, but we had a bit of fun making him watch his Australian Idol audition. He may hate us after that! We've had a bit more fun with Mike Hosking's car too, he gave us the keys (WTF, he must trust us), and now...

Mooooorning! Or afternoon or evening... whenever you're listening. So we towed Mike Hosking's car yesterday and then realised we don't have a set of keys to use his car... whoops. We called him and verrryyyy politely asked if he could give them to us. Fair to say if he didn't think we were idiots before, he does now. Reception reception made a comeback and we called a lovely lady whose name also h...