Matty & PJ - The Podcast

Producer Bronte is turning 22, what do you have that's over 22 years old in your house?! Bill Bailey joins us in studio to chat his tour throughout NZ, tries a kiwi accent and also shares his favourite spot in NZ! Battle of The Hits: Mom Pop edition PJs got her first mums night out, hens night next weekend! Do you have the craziest job or job responsibility? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

PJ thinks her TV was listening to her How common is it for mothers and daughters to have the exact same birthday? Simone won four tickets to Ed Sheeran on our Alpha Quiz! Matty's Halloween costume has arrived, and it's not exactly sexy... PJ tells a riveting story about phone safety See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matty's 40 before 40 is next year- PJ needs to add something to his list! What should it be? PJ has a rant about, pants What happened when you gave your number out? Matty has a dilemma after Quiz Night When did you ruin the surprise? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How inefficient are you? Can you wind Matty up with it? Are You Listening? Can M&P retain information to answer an easy quiz question about it? Are you an accidental hoarder?  Group Therapy: I've been friends my with group since uni but I feel like I want to leave them, is it okay to leave a group of friends? Matty pranks PJ by embarassing her LIVE on air! See omnystudio.com/listener for...

How did someone try and stop you from snoring? After Kim K admitted she doesn't know how much of bottle of milk costs, PJ tests Matty on his relatability  Am I A Weirdo: I take videos of myself locking the front door so I remember I did it... Can you take both snacks when you're on the plane? Are you Listening - give a 30 second spiel on your niche topic, ask Matty & PJ a question about w...

Battle of The Hits: BBQ summer Edition  The thing two guys said about PJs car that she doesn't think a woman would say! PJS not wearing something and she feels VERY naked... The WINNER of our Angel Bay backyard makeover is Laura! What an amazing prize and surprise in Christchurch as she comes home from work and see's all the people she loves and a brand new garden.  Matty raised his eyeb...

Have you ever stumbled upon treasure? PJs local cafe has found a SAFE in their back room! Vlad, a local locksmith thinks he can hack the safe  What's the craziest thing a tradie has done in your house? PJ busted her friend doing something MORTYFING!  The People's Poll: Would you rather be the funniest or smartest person in the room? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matty & Producer Sara met Melanie Lynskey last night, and they put their foot in it PJs son nearly killed her!  Did Matty say the wrong thing to a pregnant woman?! Producer Sara goes over Matty & PJs Facebook status from 2008 - 2013... can you guess which one is Matty or PJs? What is the craziest thing you've seen a rich person do? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What did you miss because you didn't read the email? PJ missed an interview with Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm!! The People's Poll: Do you call your friends on the phone or facetime them? Group Therapy: My friend is too competitive to play Squash with but I don't know what to say... Can Matty & PJ guess if your nickname is from the country or the city? Matty's friends son got his words com...

What are you actually doing when you say you're going to exercise? Matty & PJ each read out a headline and the texts decide who should read out their news story! Winner: "Man eats 3kgs of How was the bad news delivered to you?   PJs mum spotted what could be the Canterbury panther in the Wairarapa! What did you swear you'd only do once? Now that Matty has his first tattoo will he want a s...

We recap the Teddy Swims interview and Matty's new tattoo, what did he get and where?! Our interview with Teddy Swims! His brand new baby, how he loves touring and NZ and Matty getting the tattoo! PJS new bubba Frankie played cupid with PJ on the plane, when did your child set you up? How did the "she'll be right" attitude go? Battle of the Hits: Ed Sheeran edition! See omnystudio.com/listener for...

PJ left her bag on the carousal at the airport!  Matty nearly got scammed by something VERY obvious Matty & PJ re-sit their drivers licence - would they pass if they took their test in 2025? Matty gets tattooed by Teddy Swims tonight! PJS taxi driver recognised her from the Bottle O years and years ago... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matty's "40 before 40" is getting offical, and PJ has planned his first TATTOO by Teddy Swims! And then, Matty's mum found out via the radio that he is getting the tattoo!!! The new place people are finding love What can you only get away with when your partner's away? Matty received a really weird voicemail... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PJ lured us in with a headline... "PJS new baby has links to Hollywood star"?! Matty was on PJs farm for the finale of the farm initiation!! How did he go? PJ missed a final notice to pick up a parcel and now she doesn't know what the parcel was or who sent it - can we track the parcel down? How many times did it take you to pass your drivers liscene test, and what happened? Matty turns 40 next ye...

Welcome back Pk! PJ has so many stories from her maternity leave, so she gives Matty three headlines of some stories, and he has to pick one Matty went to Bali and forgot to sort the visa's for him and Ryan... What were your misheard mishaps?  Producer Sara gives a quick update on Taylor Swift's new album The Life Of A Showgirl See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got a special guest in our podcast feed today! Our very own PJ Harding returns with season 2 of Slow It Down, where she invites you to slow down, chill out, and live authentically. If you like what you hear follow Slow It Down wherever you're listening to this.  Welcome to season 2 of Slow It Down! I'm so excited to be getting back into the podcast after my six month maternity leave. I'...

For anyone who missed DJ Matilda's performance you can rewatch it on The Hits Afternoon's Facebook page - Sadly for copyright reasons it won't be on the podcast...   Today is the day... DJ TOOTLES ON THE HITS, so we take a trip down memory lane to figure out how we even got here... DJ tootles montage. One of our favourite callers Bret who has always been Matilda's Hype wo-MAN calls up to wish...

Matilda's live DJ gig is tomorrow, and she's hit Matty up with a few needs and want. She believes every performer is allowed a few non-negotiable items. So, we discuss these on the show today. Matty has betrayed his barber by going to another barber for the past few months, However, his new barber is shutting down so Matty needs to crawl back to his old barber who he has ignored... So, we call the...

Matty is having to go crawling back to his barber after leaving him for a few months. But his new barber is closing so he has to go back to the OG now. We take calls on who did you have to crawl back too?   We get a quick update on DJ Tootles outfit and then we go into discussing when did someone spoiler a show or even a surprise for you after Ashlee from the office ruined 'The summer I turne...

We talk and take call on when did you see or experience a public break up. After Matty stumbled across a crazy TikTok showing a public break up. We get some great calls on this including a public break up and fight at a restaurant. Audio attached as the highlight. Matty's Friend has a Bali Nightmare... After a monkey absolutely destroyed a hotel room when they left the door open. Group Therapy is...

Will from Sachi joins the show ahead of Matilda's DJ live DJ set on Friday. He's come on air to give her tips and any advice for performing live. Can you beat Matilda? Matilda claimed she was a professional at knowing how many letters are in a word. She got a little too cocky.... Matty has a new favourite song so matt set him the challenge of getting 6,000 likes on an Instagram post.... We deal wi...

Matilda's husband Art joins the show and reveals what it's really like living with Matilda's alter ego - DJ Tootles! We open the phones to hear about the annoying hobbies your partner has - once caller's husband even filled their house with 10 pinball machines!  Meta’s new AI smart glasses are the latest craze, but are they cool or creepy? Matty’s not convinced, Matilda’s un...

With Matilda's Live DJ set coming up Friday week, we play 'Are you a' DJ!! Let's see how well Matilda knows her DJ knowledge after practicing for a few weeks now. What made you realise you were old? We take some great calls on the topic as well. Matilda had a moment today and missed an important meeting... So, we take calls on when did you also get caught out? Matty unexpectedly ended up at the gy...

We talk about how far you Travelled for something after Producer Liam travels nearly two hours for a Pad Thai after not finding a good Thai shop locally. We take some great calls on this topic. Kerian Reid joins the show to discuss the upcoming Black Clash cricket match in Tauranga in January 2026. Meme Girls is back for our Wednesday, and we end up diving into What did you accidently sign yoursel...

Matilda headed back to DJ School today with Dylan and we take a listen to how she's going... We continue to hype up Matilda's live 10-minute set which will happen on Friday 26th September. We talk about what was the thing you had to use to improvise after Matty's car speakers stopped working so he had to take a new approach to getting music/radio ... We take calls on this topic as well.. A fa...