Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast

MINI: We Chat To Charlotte Bellis - Pregnant Journalist Stuck In Afghanistan & Can't Get Home

30 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You may have seen this all over the news over the last few days - Charlotte Bellis is pregnant in & stuck in Afghanistan and can't get back to NZ to g...

FULL: We Called Back A Scammer!

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We reckon we have been scammed via WhatsApp, so we decided to call back our scammers. Risky business, we were playing with fire! We also found out tha...

FULL: Jono Has The Best Hack For When You Have Too Much Rubbish To Fit In Your Big Bins!

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nothing worse than when you can't fit all your rubbish into the bins before you put them out. Most of us sneakily try and put the excess in our neighb...

FULL: Ben's Blaming His Dodgy Ad Pop-Ups On Producer Juliet!

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As well as this, we delved into what else is making Ben nervous at the moment, Jono's son can't seem to grasp the concept of personal space, and final...

FULL: Day 2 And Jono Already Brought Something NSFW To The Show

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you thought you couldn't turn the topic of exercise into something inappropriate, think again. Jono has been doing Youtube workouts for the last we...

FULL: GUESS WHO'S BACK, BACK AGAIN!!

23 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year and all that jazz! We're stoked to be back with you this year and hope everyone had a safe and happy break (if you did manage to get a ...

FULL: MICHAEL BUBLE ZOOMED US!

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

But little did Ben know, we had him teed up the whole time... So yes, we unnecessarily put him through 24hrs of listening to one Michael Buble song fo...

FULL: Ben's Bublé Bubble Begins!

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben is listening to a Michael Bublé Christmas song on repeat until the Bube zooms us! That began at 8am this morning. But beforehand we discussed who...

FULL: Would You Wear Underwear That Played Christmas Jingles?

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One of our listeners did... after she was gifted them from her partner. Who even knew those existed! We also caught up with THE HIPPO (Chris Hipkins),...

FULL: We Are Finalists In NZ's Quote Of The Year! Move Over Chris Hipkins...

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Who saw this coming!? Not us! The Hippo's infamous "spread your legs" quote is up alongside a quote we made about Judith Collins... We also found out ...

FULL: Ben's Big Christmas Surprise

12 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you've got sharp ears, you may have noticed Ben mention a few times how much he'd love to interview Michael Bublé. The Drive show interviewed him,...

FULL: JONO. HAS. HAIR.

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

ON HIS HEAD! No joke! And it was Ben's daughter who noticed!!! Petition for him to grow his hair out?! We think yes. We also caught up with actor, com...

FULL: Is There Anyone More Organised Than Ben Boyce?

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben is one of the most on-to it people we know. He loves to-do lists, labels and calendars. And we wanted to see if there's anyone more organised than...

FULL: Jono's Hack For Free Parking

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we learnt about how Jono got away with free parking at the airport for YEARS. Cheeky! We also learnt what the top things New Zealander's Googled...

FULL: Ben's Been Calling Someone The Wrong Name & It's Been Too Long

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nothing worse than when you've been calling someone by the wrong name, and they're too polite to say anything, but you then find out later that you ha...

FULL: Could You Run 100km Every Day For 21 Days?

05 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's not something that many people would be able to pull off. But we spoke to Emma Timmis, a Kiwi who is doing just that. But she's doing the length ...

*BONUS EPISODE* The Humble Yum Yum with Hilary Barry!

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We've got a special BONUS Episode of The Humble Yum Yum for you from our friend Ganesh Raj! On this episode Hilary Barry talks with Ganesh about how f...

FULL: If You Love Quotes, You Won't Like This

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Quotes give us wonderful nuggets of wisdom throughout our life. But I bet you haven't thought about the fact that there are quotes that cancel other q...

FULL: We Remixed "Why Does Love Do This To Me" By The Exponents

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Remixes are the THANG at the moment so we remixed this Kiwi classic. And we got a large variety of feedback.... Have a listen and see what you think! ...

FULL: We Interviewed STEVEN SPIELBERG!

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The man who directed some of the biggest movies in history - E.T, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Back To The Future, and so many more, we had the ABSOLUTE HONOU...

FULL: Are We Best Friends? We Did A Test To Prove (Or Disprove...) It!

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

And it's all thanks to Ben's daughter and a new book she has. We also caught up with Kiwi singer Benee ahead of her NZ & world tour! Finally, what is ...

FULL: Bill Gates Predicted The Pandemic Back in 2015, And Nobody Listened...

28 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There's a video from 2015 where Bill Gates gave a TED Talk on how the world is not prepared for a pandemic or a highly contagious virus... and it's so...

FULL: Can We Go Buy Coffees In The Space Of A 10 Minute Song?

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Taylor Swift's 10-minute version of All Too Well is officially the longest song to reach #1 in the charts. Today on the show we challenged ourselves t...

FULL: When Your Tongue Gets Stuck To The Deep Freeze

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate 100 days in lockdown, we gave a bunch of people $100 on air! While a lot of us have been "stuck" in lockdown, we wanted to know where els...

FULL: When You Burn Your Workplace Down As An Apprentice...

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We continued on yesterday's chat about the most amount of money you've cost your workplace, and we had Russell come through with a craaaazy story abou...

FULL: We Offended James Blunt...

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We had the lovely & hilarious James Blunt on the show for an interview and straight off the bat we offended him with some false information about him!...

FULL: Ben Refuses To Be Friends With His Wife On Facebook

21 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You'd think as a married couple, you'd be friends on Facebook? Think again! But Ben has a reason... Or so he reckons! We also spoke about awkward enco...

FULL: Jim Belushi - Actor Turned Cannabis Farmer!

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Belushi who you may know from Saturday Night Live, was part of our segment Liar Liar. He now runs a cannabis farm! What a career pivot! We also pl...

FULL: Did We Find New Zealand's Oldest Belieber?

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We spoke to a young belieber earlier this week and we wanted to find another belieber, but someone who was above the general age demographic of your t...

FULL: Ben Lied To A Bunch Of Kids On A Zoom Call & Is Also An Anti Vac-cer...

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Please don't read that as "anti vaxxer" because Ben is actually anti vacuum cleaners at the moment. An anti vac-cer. Something precious broke while he...

FULL: Ben Had A Freak Accident!

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

And he was betrayed by one of the things he loves most! However, this sparked some calls from listeners who had some outrageous stories similar to Ben...

FULL: Do You Live With Anyone Or Anything Famous? Ben Does...

14 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben's dog is getting more photo opportunities and more TV airtime than he is! So we threw it out there and we got some good responses, including the v...

FULL: Ben's Daughter Is Starting Her Own Business! But She Isn't Committed Enough...

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben tested Sienna's commitment to her business in a brutal way, have a listen! We also spoke with someone who'd accidentally been called a completely ...

FULL: What Is The Best Movie Of All Time?

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're on a mission to expand Producer Juliet's movie knowledge. She hasn't seen a lot of the classics and she's now compiling a list that she needs to...

MINI: We Spoke To Thomas Markle Jr, Meghan's Half Brother!

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

He's Meghan Markle's big brother, and ironically is also on the TV show Big Brother VIP. We spoke to him about the public letter he wrote to Meghan be...

FULL: The World's Biggest Potato Is From Hamilton!

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You may have seen headlines all over the place about "Doug The Spud" potentially being the world's biggest potato, grown by Colin and Donna in Hamilto...

FULL: Is Owning 56 Cats Weird?

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We spoke to a guy who currently owns 56 of them. Why? Have a listen. We also played our game Liar Liar and ended up chatting to someone who has walked...

FULL: Ben's Predictive Text Blowout

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Technology can be great but it can also be painful. Ben sent an email to someone but predictive text changed his words... And it got him into a predic...

FULL: Ronnie From The Killers Dished On His Friendship With Prince Harry

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We had Ronnie Vannucci Jr join us today, the drummer from The Killers. The Killers have just announced an NZ show at the end of next year, so we had h...

FULL: We Found Our Oldest Listener - 103 Year Old Lizzie!

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

And she is quite literally the cutest lady on this planet. 103 and sharp as a tack! Jono was confident that we'd find someone listening older than the...

FULL: We Caught Up With Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We spoke to her about the current restrictions, when she thinks all kids will go back to school, and what will happen if by November 29th, we aren't a...

FULL: Ben Adopted A Goose

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben thought he was being pranked by Jono yesterday when a baby goose turned up on his doorstep. He was very confused at how it even got there, because...

FULL: Introducing... The Face Masked Singer!

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Don't tell The Masked Singer, because we did our own version. But with face masks... We had a famous singer with a face mask on the phone and we had t...

FULL: We Drew A Winner For Our Halloween Movie Marathon And We All Cried!

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After last night's Halloween Movie Marathon, we ended up with exactly $5,000 to give away! It was intense calling out someone's name but Ange who won ...

MINI: We Caught Up With Ed Sheeran & He Saved Jono's Marriage!

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Sheeran has a new album out called Equals and we caught up with him. This was right before he announced he had Covid, the poor guy! We interviewed ...

FULL: The Creepiest Story From A Listener We've Heard All Week

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We continued to get more scary stories from listeners and my golly gosh the call we got from Tania gave us goosebumps. Creeeeeeepy stuff. We also hear...

FULL: We Spoke To Someone Who Explores Paranormal Activity In New Zealand!

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the lead up to tomorrow, we're hearing more and more creepy stories. We caught up with James Gilberd who's from the New Zealand Strange Occurrences...

FULL: We Spoke To The Voice Of Ghost Face From Scream!

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of Ben's Scary Movie Marathon (to win you up to $10,000), we spoke to Roger L Jackson, the man behind the famous voice of Ghost Face. "Do you li...

FULL: We're Preparing Ben For His Scary Movie Marathon!

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The preparations continue. More scary stories, more movie suggestions, and even a novelty quiz by Jono. All in preparation for Thursday where Ben has ...

FULL: A Girl Who Legally Doesn't Have A Mother, But Should: A Chat With Paddy Gower

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There's a little girl in NZ named Paige, who was born via surrogacy. However, her biological mother passed away before she was born. Because of this, ...

FULL: Ghost Story Galore...

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kia ora e te whānau! To build Ben's resilience with scary movies, we got you guys to share with us your ghost stories, or the creepy stories that wil...

FULL: We've Got Up To $10,000 To Give Away With Our HALLOWEEN SCARE HOUSE!

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show we caught up with the leader of the ACT Party, David Seymour. He even managed to sneak in a few digs about Jono's (lack of) hair. We...

FULL: We Couldn't Interview Adele, So We Interviewed An Impersonator!

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As that saying goes, shoot for the moon and if you miss, you'll land among the stars... So that's exactly what we did with Adele. But this impersonato...

FULL: Who Should Be The PM Of The South Island?

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kia ora! Over the weekend was the Super Saturday Vaxathon and there were some golden moments, like Ashley Bloomfield dancing, Jacinda making Clarke do...

FULL: We Spoke To Someone Who Went On A First Date Fully Naked!

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In one of our frequent segments, Liar Liar, where one person is on the phone telling a true story, and another is on telling a false story, we ended u...

FULL: Does Thunder ACTUALLY Only Happen When It's Raining?

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Those particular words you may recognise from Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, or the remix by Jolyon Petch. Because we take things literally, we wanted to fi...

FULL: We Played Our Own Version Of Squid Game

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Jono & Ben version, with no fatalities obviously... We called a Fish & Chip shop and had to guess the price of an individual squid ring. Did we na...

FULL: BEN GOT A MULLET

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is not a drill!! Ben hasn't had a haircut since before lockdown, so his daughters took the opportunity to give him a haircut. And he actually com...

FULL: Ben's At-Home Roller Skating Restaurant

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lockdown in Auckland has reached new levels in the Boyce household. Ben's daughters went to the lengths of creating an at-home roller skating restaura...

FULL: What's It Like Being A Stunt Double For James Bond?

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kia ora! Today we spoke to Lee Morrison who was a stunt double for James Bond as part of our segment Liar Liar. He started out being a stunt double f...

MINI: Lance Savali - A Man Who Has Danced With Beyonce, JLo and More!

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kiwi dancer Lance Savali is on the current season of Celebrity Treasure island, and he has danced with the likes of Rihanna, JLo, Beyonce, and many ot...

MINI: We Caught Up With Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern To Discuss PICNICS!

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After the "road map" out of Covid was announced, we caught up with the Prime Minister and discussed all the new rules around picnic-ing, bathroom-ing,...

FULL: Jono Wants To Own Jeff Bezos' Phallic Looking Space Rocket

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

And Ben wants to be Justin Bieber! This spawned off a question Ben's daughter posed, which opened up a very interesting conversation about who you'd s...

FULL: Today Has Been A KERFUFFLE!

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What a whirlwind! We're still soaking up the info about Auckland's new rules in lockdown... We can have picnics, with only one other bubble, up to 10 ...

FULL: Does A Man Always Inherit Their Hair Gene From Their Mother's Father?

03 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's an old wives' tale, that if your mother's father is bald, you will go bald (if you're a man of course). Likewise, if your mother's father has a w...

FULL: We Caught Up With Old Radio Host PJ Harding!

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

PJ Harding moved back to NZ after living in Melbourne hosting one of the most popular breakfast shows. She's now living in the Wairarapa with her fian...

MINI: Home Beauty & Ben's Fashion Mishaps

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Has anyone had any major at-home beauty fails? We delved into this today, and Ben also reflected on a shocking fashion trend that he embraced back in ...

FULL: We Played "5 Words" Non-Stop Until We Gave Away $5K!

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today was a MUST WIN day for our signature game 5 Words for $5K. We wanted to give away the cash before the end of the month, but we didn't, so we jus...

MINI: We Spoke With A Woman Who Saved A 6 y/o Girl From A Burning House

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Chaddock from Motueka recently woke up early one morning to her neighbour screaming that her house was on fire & that her daughter was inside. Em...

FULL: What Is It Like Being A $1 Million Lotto Winner?

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Recently we've been speaking about the best things you've ever won, and we had a late contender on the show today! Melanie told us about how her and h...

FULL: What Is The Best Thing You Have Ever Won?

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kia ora! We've pledged that we're going to give away $5K before the end of the month... And that's Thursday. So in anticipation, we wanted to find out...

MINI: We Spoke To Someone Who Has Been Struck By Lightning 3 Times!

26 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What was that experience like? How did it happen? Did she get hospitalised? We spoke with Maureen as part of a game we play called Liar Liar where one...

FULL: Birthing Suite Banter!

26 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show we talked Birthing Suite Banter... AKA, what was the weird thing that happened in your birthing suite? Was it as strange as someone ...

FULL: Which Famous Person Have You Sat Next To?

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kia ora e te whānau! A lucky TV host from the Today show in America coincidentally sat next to Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper at the US open, so we thr...

FULL: Is Jono's Daughter... Actually Ben's Daughter?

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jono's daughter very casually said something in passing, but it was something that made his ears prick up. What she said was so bizarre and is somethi...

FULL: What Was The Longest Time You Waited In Line For?

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It seems that so many people in the Auckland region right now are frothing over takeaways being available, and the lines outside some stores are loooo...

FULL: What Happens When A Couple Disagrees On The Vaccine...!?

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben had a 496th removed friend who disagrees with their partner on the vaccine... Yes, this is a bunch of goss that Ben heard through the grapevine. B...

FULL: Does A Famous Person Follow You On Social Media?

19 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We got into this discussion after we found out someone famous used to follow producer Juliet on Twitter. And we ended up speaking to someone who was f...

FULL: "Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover"... But Quite Literally, We All Do!?

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ben brought this one to the table. About how when you're in a bookstore, what else can you do to judge a book apart from looking at/reading its cover!...

MINI: We Spoke To A Guy Who's Eaten Over 30,000 Big Macs In His Lifetime!

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We played Liar Liar, a game where we have 2 people on the show, and only one of them is telling the truth. Charlotte claimed she was there when Taika...

FULL: Ben's Wife Has The Most Hilarious Reaction To Watching Mr Bean

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We bet you've never heard a laugh quite like Amanda Boyce. Ben subtly recorded her laughing while watching Mr Bean, and he's been in negotiations all ...

FULL: Mike Hosking Reviewed Our New TV Show...

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The harshest critic in the game spared us 5 minutes of his time to chat to us about our new TV show. We sent him a couple of episodes to watch, did he...

FULL: When Has Your Child Taken Full Credit For A School Project That YOU DID!?

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We opened up the Parent Credit Line because Ben's daughter Sienna has a school project due, but he has done EVERYTHING. But will he ever get the credi...

FULL: If Your Child Was Named After Your Pregnancy Craving, What Would They Be Called?

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our kids would have some very bizarre names if we named them after our wives' pregnancy cravings...! We also learnt today that Jono's son is a future ...

FULL: Ben's Not The Only One With A Smiggle Velcro Wallet!

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So turns out Ben is not the only man-child around the place, Jono met someone who ALSO has a velcro wallet like Ben. Are there any more people like th...

FULL: We Spoke To A Lady Who Married Her Gay Best Friend Just To Get UK Residency!

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kia ora whānau! Today's show was a really fun one. We played WOW WEDNESDAY, and asked for any calls from anyone that could wow us. And we had someone...

FULL: What's It Like Being In A Coma?

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We spoke to a couple of people today who had been in a coma, and asked them all sorts of questions about whether they could hear noises, whether they ...

FULL: Today We Bring To You Another Covid Parody Song...

05 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Called VAX STREETS BACK (EVERYBODY)! Thanks to the Backstreet Boys! We thoroughly enjoyed making this song, and keep your eyes peeled on our Instagram...

FULL: How Long Will It Take For Our Fathers To Say "I Love You" Back?

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With Father's Day this Sunday, we each made a call to our dads, told them we loved them, and then started a timer to see how long it would take for th...

FULL: Introducing The Level 3 Adult Hotline...

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, you read that correctly. if you're in Level 4 right now and dreaming about being in Level 3, boy do we have something for you. Just you wait. It'...

FULL: Auckland Has Officially Broken Up With The Rest Of The Country...

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello friends. On today's show, we broke up with the rest of the country... We had to make a tough call to Christchurch to officially end things. It w...

MINI: We Attempted The NZ Herald Quiz With Listeners & Got 10/10!

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you've ever done one of the NZ Herald quizzes, they're often quite challenging and it's hard to score a 10/10. But today we took it upon ourselves ...

FULL: Is It Ok For The Bride & Groom To Invoice The No-Show Guests?

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kia ora! On today's show we discussed a wedding dilemma. If a couple don't show up to your wedding, is it acceptable to invoice them the cost of their...

MINI: Lisa Adams Joined Us!

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this MINI edition of the Jono & Ben podcast, we catch up with Lisa Adams after winning Gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.See omnystudio.com/l...

FULL: We Caught Up With Gold Medallist Paralympian, Lisa Adams!

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kia ora whānau, on today's show we spoke with Lisa Adams, who just won a gold medal in the shot put at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo! She is Valerie ...

FULL: We Played A Non-Stop Game Of 5 Words For $5K!

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello friends! Today we played a non-stop game of 5 Words for $5K and kept playing until we gave away the cash. It was a long show! Ben finally manage...

FULL: Jono Got Caught Out Having A "MAN'S LOOK" At Home

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello friends! Hope you're surviving in lockdown and hopefully we can keep you company for an hour or so through this poddy! Today we spoke to listene...

FULL: Jono Attempted To Turn Some Covid Lingo Sexy...

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hello fine people of Aotearoa and anyone who may be listening in other countries... With Covid making a comeback in NZ, Jono decided to spice up a pho...

FULL: The Shows You Should Be Binging Right Now!

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kia ora! On today's show, we caught up with Newshub Entertainment Reporter and Film Reviewer, Kate Rodger, on the shows we should be binging this lock...

FULL: What's Ben Nervous About Today? Too Many People On A Zoom Meeting...

22 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kia ora whānau! On today's show, we delved into the one thing that Ben is nervous about today. There are many things. Ohhhhh so many things that our ...