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
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For two seasons, Sienna’s dream podcast guest has been global superstar Rita Ora - and in this episode, Rita doesn’t just join the podcast… she surprises Sienna in the studio!
After seeing Ben get a Rita Ora tattoo for his daughter go viral on social media, Rita reached out and said she had to do the podcast - leading to an emotional and unforgettab...
In this special bonus episode, Sienna and her dad Ben headed to Wellington (by plane - not flying creature) for the Avatar: Fire & Ash premiere. They sat down with legendary director James Cameron to chat about borrowing his Avatar pool, how Avatar first came to him in a dream, whether he’d change anything about Titanic if he made it today, and where Ben ...
On the pod:
- Adam Duritz from the Counting Crows
- Daniella, our Italian correspondent, weighs in on where Megan is
- Why is Megan sending us X-rated pics?
- Can someone correctly identify where The Rogue is hiding?
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On the pod today:
- The Rogue is revealed!!! Did you guess who it was going to be?
- Nicole, our US Correspondent, tells us about the famous Rockefeller tree
- We asked kids what they thought about the social media ban
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On today’s show:
- Why are we all dressed for the wrong event?
- Major job changes, farming to IT, banking to health coaching, accounting to driving school.
- Our top ChatGPT queries like “Is this cooked?” and “Can I take a pavlova on a plane?”.
- The items our partners hated and learnt to love~
- We chat to Dai Henwood announced as host for Best Foods Comedy Gala in May 2026.
- Ben’s mad as ...
On today’s show:
- How Ben accidentally stockpiled 18 roll-ons.
- We put Jono through our version of a lie detector test
- Megan’s dad live-texting from hospital
- Career pivots: from banking to burgers, radio to cafes, and even forestry.
- Dear Megan: I found fancy lingerie in the wash that my wife never wears for me…
- Dr Libby’s tips for managing festive stress, indulgence, and New Year goals.
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On today’s show:
- A wild Christmas party story involving Megan’s husband being GRINDED on!
- Awkward family moviewatching moments (Love Actually, Team America, Sausage Party, Brokeback Mountain).
- Megan’s partner’s Christmas traditions: midnight gift opening and carp-in-the-bath ritual.
- Ben goes through a heart rate–monitor interrogation to uncover the Rogue.
- We chat with Jess Tyson, the reporte...
On today’s show:
- We are LIVE from Snow Planet to celebrate all our Mariah winners
- Megan vs. Jono is a snow tube race!
- Special Guest Appearance: Santa Claus joins for Q&A and kids’ Christmas wishes.
- Producer Troy’s Redemption of his Bugle solo fail
- Megan’s runaway snowboard story
- Katy Perry’s Christmas party and Jacinda Ardern’s Snow Planet visit.
- We have our very own brass band!
On today’s show:
- Will we have a costume-themed funeral for Ben?
- How a Facebook Marketplace deal leads to a weird balloon exchange in a park
- Jono's mate was on his restricted license for 30 years!
- A “Survive till 25” video sparks concern for Jono
- Is Megan's music listening age her real age?
- We chat to our entertainment reporter about Thanksgiving in NYC
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On today’s show:
- We test the new AI “gatekeeper” phone feature
- Police officer shares dramatic Chatham Islands incident
- Jono’s Baycorp debt saga continues...
- Is PJ still in the Mariah game?
- Disney ride POVs vs blackhead removal videos
- Funny sayings from parents that creep into adulthood
- Megan’s concert adventure with Gen Zs leaves her knees aching
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Our friend Tom Sainsbury has released a new season of his murder-mystery podcast Small Town Scandal. We wanted to share the first episode with you to try it out. We hope you enjoy! You can binge the first four episodes of the season here, right now.
When a human skull turns up under the 18th green at the Aldersgate Golf Course, golf podcaster Hugh Wyndham-Blythe is “volunteered” by his listen-hungry boss to investi...
On today’s show:
- Jono a “sensitive” message by mistake
- How Ben ruined his daughters vibe...
- Is Megan the most stressed this Christmas?
- Why Megan’s husband fainted last night
- Dear Megan, confess to cheating after 11 years?
- Jono awkward boardroom hug story.
- Tom Sainsbury on A Christmas Crisis and new projects.
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On today’s show:
- Ben accidentally eats his daughter’s orthodontic rubber bands...
- Megan's toddler wanted to be like her dog and did something on the lawn!
- Why Ben got scolded by his wife in front of Santa during a family photo session...
- Megan braves torrential rain and oily streets to stilt-walk in the Auckland Santa Parade.
- How Jono ended up stealing a women's purse (again
- Jimmy Barnes joins to talk ab...
On today’s show:
- Moments people realised they weren’t right for a job... Megan lasted two weeks as a receptionist
- Ben’s daughter is learning to drive and refuses to read the road code!
- Jono has to call his mother and apologise for lying on air
- Black Friday shopping, bargain hunting stories, and listener brag line
- What’s the biggest bargain you’ve ever s...
On today’s show:
- Megan’s gearing up to stilt-walk in the Santa Parade, but her mum has serious safety concerns!
- Ben’s daughter spectacularly throws him under the bus in the family debate over phones in bedrooms.
- The worst possible workplace spillage… and yes, it actually happened.
- Our colleague wakes up to dead people and no, we’re not ex...
On today’s show:
- A Listener confronts Jono about some… questionable comments from the past.
- How Ben’s brother-in-law is out-manning him!
- We chat public performance fails, including Ben;s school fireworks mishap and a sunburnt stripper
- Producer Troy recounts a trumpet fail during an Anzac Day dawn service
- Listener Shannon has a loophole for the Mariah game...
- Megan&...
On today’s show:
- Live courtroom showdown to decide if Ben was sabotaged by his daughters and wether he is out of the Mariah game
- Jono offends a pregnant lady...
- Megan gears up for a 1.6 km stilt-walking comeback after more than a decade!
- Dear Megan, Should I keep buying gifts for family who never reciprocate?
- Drax Project joins us to chat about their new single Summer Rain, summer tour plans, and they attempt the r...
On today’s show:
- Why Jono's parents are proudly keeping three blowflies in their lounge as “pets.”
- Ben's $55 toy snake fail – when online shopping goes wrong.
- Megan has officially taken on the challenge to walk 1.6 km on stilts in the Santa Parade.
- The Mariah Carey Christmas game heats up with a Build-A-Bear sabotage.
- Producer Troy’s surprisingly tame stag do in Martinborough.
- What do you claim yo...
On today’s show:
- The team shares their own unforgettable flatmate stories, including Megan's podcast only story!
- Ben’s awkward taxi ride with a fan... did he misread the photo moment?
- Megan’s husband sends forensic-level screw photos for a DIY job… and she still gets it wrong
- Jono discovers he has a matching tattoo with Megan’s best friend, and has zero recollection of it
- Jesse Ryder joins to cha...
On today’s show:
- Megan considers taking credit for the mysterious birthday flowers her brother thinks she sent.
- A wild 1975 Christmas song resurfaces on TikTok with a twist no one saw coming.
- Jono rants about deodorant marketing…
- Megan lands Producer Troy in hot water with an awkward age question.\
- Our entertainment reporter reveals the questions they weren’t allowed to ask a Wicked cast member.
- Ho...
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