Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast

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.

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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...

On today’s show:

• Will we still have a job tomorrow morning?
• What corporate jargon grinds your gears?
• We chat with some people who have represented NZ in some niche sports.
• Ben gets done dirty by auto correct
• We chat about the concerts on this week, Megan isn't like she was when attending them.
• Who would you trust to help you cover up a crime?
• Kelly Gibney and Jesse Mulligan join us to talk about the top 50 rest...

On today’s show:

• We have an intense discussion about whether backing into car parks should be banned during the busy Christmas season.
• Jono has one of the most awkward hugs in recent history...
• We talk about what big events you have missed and why
• Ben should have asked his wife to go to the Wicked premier first.
• Jono woke up 1 minute before his alarm 
• Dear Megan: Should I b...

On today’s show:

• Grace uses her Baby sitting abilities to look after Megans kids over the weekend
• How did Ben end up running errands fully suited?
• We celebrate the little wins 
• What warning label did Troy miss? And what are the consequences?
• The Mariah Game: Who is out now?
• Jono feels very passionate about the folding of sleeping bags
• Is it ok to follow your boss on Instagram? 
• Who would you trust most out of J...