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Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast
This is mildly amusing banter at its mildly amusing best! We’re Jono Pryor, Ben Boyce, and Megan Papas—your favourite breakfast trio on The Hits. We bring you weekday mornings full of life misadventures, big interviews, fun games, and plenty of LOLs. OK, we can’t promise LOLs, but hopefully, you stopped reading after we said LOLs the first time.
Episodes
- Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast
FULL SHOW: Ben’s unfortunate first meeting with his sister’s boyfriend…
On today’s show: A listener questions whether Producer Grace is old enough to work on the show! Megan is mad that we mispronounced Kian from…
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How to Save $1000s by Not Being Loyal to Your Bills
We’re joined by Consumer NZ CEO John Duffy to talk about the money New Zealanders could be leaving on the table and how easy it is to get it back. From…
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From Obama to Westlife’s Comeback: Kian Egan Opens Up!
We’re joined by Kian from Westlife, calling in just after dinner and a couple of beers, ahead of the band’s massive return to New Zealand! He chats…
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FULL SHOW: Successfully Tricking Matty into Doing Breakfast Radio With Us
On today’s show: Attempting (and failing) to get Matty back on Breakfast TV! The frustration of someone forgetting they’ve already seen a movie…
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FULL SHOW: Is PJ helping us sabotage Drive?
On today’s show: Producer Troy’s tragic loss of his Marvel Infinity Gauntlet headboard… do we have sympathy? Jono is sick of food having an…
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Jack Johnson Calls in from Hawaii Ahead of His NZ Return
We’re joined by Jack Johnson, calling in from Hawaii ahead of his return to New Zealand. Jack chats about surfing in Aotearoa, surprise busking moments…
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How to survive a concert when you don’t know the music
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FULL SHOW: Jono’s insult to Megan’s child sparks emergency IBHC board meeting
On today’s show: A listener wants to call out Jono for calling Megan’s kid a vulgar insult. How Ben’s wife ended up water blasting on…
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LIVE from Megan’s house: Can Jono and Ben handle the kids’ morning chaos and still host the show
It’s been YEARS since Jono and Ben have tackled a full morning routine with little kids and it shows! Knives in mouths, dangerously hot porridge, rogue…
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FULL SHOW: An ethical dilemma of working from display couches...
On today’s show: How Jono failed the simple task of ordering a pizza... We throw it back to when life was good and TV trolleys were rolled into class How…
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Hot tar all over my rental car!
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FULL SHOW: Ben meets his first “freegan”
On today’s show: Ben meets his first "freegan" Jono was asked to move for ruining a building’s sale potential! Megan's husband shares insider tips…
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Jono was asked to move for ruining a building’s sale potential!
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FULL SHOW: Jono and Ben are babysitting Megan’s kid...
On today’s show: Why is Jono ranked Radio Guy #2? Jono and Ben have well‑intentioned idea to help Megan with her kids in the morning! How Ben ran into…
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Stalked: Jazz Thornton Tells Her Story
WARNING: This episode discusses stalking and threats and may be distressing for some listeners. Jazz Thornton joins Jono, Ben & Megan to share her real‑life…
- Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast
FULL SHOW - May the fourth be with you ⭐
Happy Star Wars day to all who celebrate...otherwise, happy normal Monday! On the show: We need your help for a Mother's Day treat for Megan We all have window…
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Our no filter chat with Gin Wigmore
Gin chats about being back in New Zealand (even if she doesn’t love calling it “permanent”), parenting two kids after years on the road, and…
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FULL SHOW: Why is Megan by herself from Mother’s Day again?!
On today’s show: Ben accidentally ate food at the wrong event... but was it a wake? The most Gen z reaction from producer Grace when we surprise her with…
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Is Harry Styles just getting engaged to have kids?
Entertainment correspondent Nicole Ryan joins us to cover this week’s biggest pop‑culture stories. We unpack the divided response to the new Michael…
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FULL SHOW: Is Ben becoming a crazy dad with this Trick...
On today’s show: Ben’s insanely smart hack to get his teenager to answer his calls... Sibling Survival returns with shockingly violent childhood…
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How Megan’s hubby ruined their special spicy time with a deadbolt
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FULL SHOW: A listener’s mother wants to confront him about a brothel…
On today’s show: How should Megan explain what “sh*t” means to her toddlers? The strangest things strangers have asked you… A listener…
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Ben found a guy on the internet and invited him over to his house... his wife was disappointed
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FULL SHOW: Did we push our producer too far?
On today’s show: Producer Troy attempts to match the record‑breaking London Marathon pace… The team realises they horribly overstayed their…
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Lucy Chen from The Rookie!
Hollywood meets Auckland as The Rookie star Melissa O’Neil joins the show fresh off the plane for Armageddon! She talks falling in love with New Zealand…
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FULL SHOW: The long‑awaited fridge peeling ceremony
On today’s show: Today is a very big day! It’s the official peeling of the plastic off Megan’s fridge! Megan claims her house is only…
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FULL SHOW: Which one of us used to bite their siblings?
On today’s show: The team debates what purchases feel illegal to make on a phone instead of a computer Producer Grace admits she was a full‑on childhood…
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FULL SHOW: Discovering a prized Gucci T‑shirt is actually fake!
On today’s show: Ben realises ChatGPT might be the ultimate people‑pleaser enabling terrible life choices Jono rings a hotline just to leave a…
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FULL SHOW: Megan finally agrees to peel the plastic off her fridge after five years!!!
On today’s show: Talkback radio pushes Megan over the edge in a furious debate about people singing at concerts. We prank our boss by pretending an…
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FULL SHOW: Why Megan’s kid ended up in tears watching their dad perform
On today’s show: Megan takes the kids to see their dad perform in & Juliet, and it ends in tears. Jono admits he’s never signed up to a loyalty…
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FULL SHOW: How Ben ended up sleeping in the lounge...
On today’s show: The team realises mid‑40 bedtimes are now full of mouthguards, heat packs and sleep apnoea machines... How Ben ended up sleeping in the…
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FULL SHOW: Morgana O'reilly on foot fetishes + The Itty Bitty Hitty Committee begins
On today’s show: Jono tries to be a petrol‑station hero... Ben discovers the confidence‑destroyer of being told “you look tired” while…
- Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast
FULL SHOW: Should we start the Itty Bitty Hitty Committee?
On today’s show: Ben takes the kids op‑shopping and accidentally puts on a stranger’s hat... Megan turns mouse control into a game A new group is…
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FULL SHOW: Megan is accused of entitlement
On today’s show: The team debates how movies and TV shows like Friends and Home Alone would completely fall apart if smartphones existed Ben accuses…
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FULL SHOW: Did Ben kill someone with a barbell…
On today’s show: Ben goes into full cyclone‑prep mode, climbs on the roof for the first time ever, and absolutely shreds his hands cleaning the gutters…
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople: A Decade Later
As Hunt for the Wilderpeople returns to cinemas for its 10‑year anniversary, Rhys Darby, Rachel House and Oscar Kightley join us to look back on how the film…
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The long weekend pod!
On this episode of Jono, Ben & Megan, Ben accidentally turns a harmless Disney food video into a full‑blown family debate about feminism, Jono reignites a…
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FULL SHOW: How Megan got in trouble with her son’s teacher!
On today’s show: Is it rude to ask if someone’s had work done? Producer Grace doesn’t think so… Should hot cross buns exist…
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FULL SHOW: Why Ben dropped trousers for Taika Waititi’s approval!
On today’s show: An April Fools’ prank on Megan's mum spirals... The long‑believed lawn water‑bottle dog poo myth is debunked! Tiny name changes…
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FULL SHOW: Megan’s Creepy Reaction to the Hauraki Boys
On today’s show: The Anonymous Meal Confessional: Tell us the meals you suffer through… Do tradies want us to talk to them? Our signatures get…
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FULL SHOW: Ben has become Simon Cowell...
On today’s show: How Ben Hen ended up performing on stage at Eden Park! Megan's toddler believes mum makes all the money… Producer Troy tells his…
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FULL SHOW: Megan got wayyy to competitive and made kids upset...
On today’s show: Can Jono pull of this type of outfit? We find out that Gen Z producer Grace has specific text tones for us! Funniest excuses NOT to come…
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FULL SHOW: Ben's daughters are planning his divorce...
On today’s show: Ben's daughters are planning his divorce... Why Megan was sent off with a dramatic guard of honour and Nerf gun salute. Listeners share…
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FULL SHOW:Jono’s on the run… AGAIN… from Bible performers!
On today’s show: Ben gets caught out by someone asking, "Where do you know me from?" Megan has been violently taken out by six-day-old chicken…
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FULL SHOW: I’m worried my wife’s coworkers are over-complimenting her...
On today’s show: How Jono dodged a Bible performance... Ben's daughters brutally roast another radio show How a Lion King lyric controversy sparks a $40…
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FULL SHOW: Ben finds himself in an awkward pantsing incident… with a woman!
On today’s show: Ben finds himself in an awkward pantsing incident… with a woman! Jono learns the hard way why leaving your window open at night…
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FULL SHOW: Is it rude to sit beside a stranger in an empty theatre?
On today’s show: We chat locations of interest in your relationship after RAY put a breakup plaque outside her ex’s favourite pub. How plasma…
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FULL SHOW: Why Ben was a horrible sibling...
On today’s show: Sibling Survivors returns, with Ben’s sister Amelia exposing childhood haircut sabotage. Megan revisits the viral Coldplay kiss…
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FULL SHOW: Jono is starting a conspiracy theory podcast!
On today’s show: Megan enters week two of school lunch‑making and is brutally reviewed by her child How Jono ended up being asked to be on a conspiracy…
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FULL SHOW: The axeman who died mid-competition… then came back to life!
On today’s show: Why is Ben making his wife sprint after back surgery… Can we help our mate Irish Dave spot the fake Irish accent? Jono vents…
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FULL SHOW: Is Ben lying about what he’s looking at on the internet?
On today’s show: Why is Ben looking at this women's plunging neckline??? Jono gets in the middle of a roadside stall argument about whether…
- Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast
FULL SHOW: We chat to Tim Finn + an expert explains oil supply risks
On today’s show: A Bristol Indian restaurant goes viral for hilarious song parodies like Naan I Need and we call the star! Why Ben was dragged out of the…
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FULL SHOW: Is Megan the only one to have this weird sleeping habit?
On today’s show: An innocent “are you from around here?” turns into a full‑body social panic... We debate over whether Judith…
- Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast
FULL SHOW: I want to go on an OE but I have a pregnant wife...
On today’s show: Dear Megan... husband wants a solo OE while wife is newly pregnant. The team calls the theatre to ask how passionate Megan's husbands…
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FULL SHOW: What can Megan's husband do instead of a kiss?
On today’s show: Megan "accidentally" smacks a fellow guest at a F1 party... Why Jono told the painter he loves them?! We plan a sneak visit to Megan's…
- Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast
FULL SHOW: We're all saying Chupa Chup wrong! 🍭
On the show today: The whole crew is back! We hear more mundane celeb stories (like Harrison Ford joining a conga line!!) Jono got caught in his undies, but…
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FULL SHOW: She found a teacher on OnlyFans... 😱
On the pod today: Megan took Basty for his first day of school, this will MELT your heart We wanted to hear your mundane celebrity stories...never would have…
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FULL SHOW: Ben and Robert Downey Jr. are hanging on a cruise?!
On today’s show: Ben and Robert Downey Jr. are hanging on a cruise?! Have you ever been mistaken for a celeb? Megan has! Listener gives and amazing hack…
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“Oops, She Did It Again” Britney Spears is in a controversy...
The team catches up with Nicole Ryan in New York as she returns from a chaotic NRL weekend in Las Vegas, complete with celeb encounters and a surprise meet‑up…
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FULL SHOW: We surprise Megan with Liam Lawson in studio!!
On today’s show: Megan finally meets her favourite celebrity, Liam Lawson! Liam talks social media pressure, muting racing content, and Kiwi fans gifting…