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
On today’s show:
- Can we win a feud with broadcasting giant Mike Hosking?
- Why Producer Troy tried butter made from breast milk...
- Megan returns after surviving solo-parenting chaos
- The unbelievable phone survival stories!
- How Jono mistook a stranger for a parent, then tried to gaslight them
- Megan puts public speakerphone calls to the test... just how rude are they really?
- Ganesh Raj exposes the major issues fac...
On today’s show:
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Matty gets called out for doing a “long” work shift that’s actually just a normal eight hours…
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What you must do before you turn forty? A listener who lost over 100kgs!
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 Westlife’s name…
- Is Ben forcing his daughter to go to NRL Magic Round?
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 playing providers off against each other to switching power, banks, insurance and KiwiSaver, John breaks down why loyalty often costs you more and how a quick bit of “life admin” could save thousands.
Plus, The simple switches that could make a real difference duri...
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 about Westlife’s huge two-year world tour, why New Zealand feels surprisingly like home, and reflects on the buzz of getting the band back together, plus parenting as a pop star.
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
- Jono laughs at the wrong moment during a joke-heavy story
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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 emotional backstory before eating it!
- Boomers and their irresistible urge to comment on your driving
- PJ from Drive joins us to give inspiration for our pick for Matty’s 40 Before 40 list
- Why one of us has a fear of a cracked elevator mirror…
- We discove...
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, writing songs with his wife as his sounding board, and the real story behind Banana Pancakes.
He also reflects on why New Zealand means so much to him, and shares stories from a career that’s seen him play everywhere from Barack Obama’s presidential inaugurat...
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 Mother’s Day…
- We get to pick one task for Matty’s 40 before 40, and we want your help!
- Why Ben ended up on a man’s lap
- We find out what Pierce Brosnan is really like when we chat with the fish and chip shop owner who served him!
- The interesting th...
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 costumes, and total chaos as they attempt to get Megan’s kids fed, dressed, and out the door... all while hosting a LIVE radio show.
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 Jono's mate ended up with hot tar all over their rental car!
- Jono's ethical dilemma of working from display couches.
- Are we scared to look after Megan's kids?
- Listener birthday requests that were taken way too far....
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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 on surviving the kids’ morning routine (and crucial breakfast rules)
- Producer Grace relives previous babysitting chaos with Megan's kids...
- Why Ben found a sign saying “You selfish b*****d park your car straight”
- Producer Troy witn...
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 the stranger who gave him a lift...
- The Imposter Game returns! Can you guess the keyword?
- How a casual café chat leads to meeting someone who’s just launched a rocket into space!
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Facebook: The Hits Breakfast w...
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 experience of being stalked, after an online obsession escalated into a man flying overseas and showing up outside her home. She opens up about the emotional toll, the lack of legal protection at the time, and how that experience led her to speak out and make change through...
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 wiper anxiety
- One of the great Mundane Mondays!
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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 her knew Kingsland delicatessen with extremely intimidating sandwich names!
She gets real about breakups, dating disasters and major life changes, and how all that chaos turned into her new album Beautiful Mess, written between LA and Joshua Tree.
Plus Jono absolutely kills G...
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