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Chapter 1: What vowel countries are discussed in this episode?
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Jerry and Mania, The Hodaki Breakfast.
Have you? Well, welcome along to The Hodaki Breakfast. It's Tuesday the 21st of April. Let's get one real late. You know, usually when we come in this morning, we're always thinking about what's coming up in the show and we're talking about it. And we were just then. Sometimes I leave it so late that the mic's actually coming on when I'm like, oh, I've got something for you.
Let me present it for you right now. I've got a, just in the interest of, you passed the dementia test yesterday, but I'm still looking for a way to oust you as our leader. And so I've devised another test. This was submitted to me last night by my long-suffering partner. There are four countries in the world, and I'll give you the answer to this at 7.
You've got until 7 o'clock to answer this, Jerry, so grab a pen and paper. Play along at home. You don't need to write the question down. You'll remember it. There are only four countries in the world that have one vowel in their name. Only one vowel. And I don't mean like Fiji where the I's are repeated twice. I mean one vowel once in their name.
There are four countries, and I'll give you until 7 a.m. this morning. USA. No, that won't count, will it?
No.
It's got to be their full name? There's two in the abbreviation. Yeah, full name. I mean, for example, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? Yeah, no, I need the full name there. Okay. Although DPRK is a pretty good shout. That's quite hard. It is hard, and I couldn't do it last night. Okay. How many did you get? I got one, but only with a clue. Ah. Yeah.
Okay.
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Chapter 2: How do the hosts play a game with one vowel countries?
Or do they? Oh, okay. Now I like that clue. That wasn't a clue. I've got one. I won't spread.
I won't spread.
I've got one.
I've got one. I've got one. Yes.
What a fun game. We'll focus on that all morning. Nothing to do with anything else. It's short circuit of the show. I can already see it. We'll be completely focused on coming up with this. Welcome along to the Hunnickey Breakfast.
I've immediately derailed the show, I can tell.
This is what happened to me last night. My missus got home, straight in the kitchen, cooked dinner and cleaned up. And she goes, I've got one for you. They had been talking about it at lunchtime at work. There are four countries in the world that only have one vowel in their name. And I don't mean one vowel repeated. It's one vowel once in the name. Ruta's got one already. I haven't got one.
So in my head, I'm working around... The regions, right? Yeah. And, you know, I've started down in the Oceania, in the South Pacific, New Zealand, and then going up into the Pacific Islands. Yep. I haven't been able to locate. Oh. Pacific Islands aren't going to help you much, are they? Hold on. Hold on. Vanuatu. No. No. No. I mean, that's quite difficult. And then I moved into Southeast Asia.
Yeah. Through your Indonesias, through your Malaysias, through your Singapore's. I don't know. Up into Cambodia, Laos. See, I thought for a second allowed because I was like, oh, there's a short word, but no, we're going to A and O there. Man, when I tried doing this last night, I short-circuited on Japan. I don't know why. I was just like, Japan, Japan, Japan. It's not. No, it's not Japan.
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Chapter 3: What is the weather update from Wellington Mayor Andrew Little?
Would that have been your first election you could vote in, Gerry? That was the first election I voted in. You were doing too many drugs and you would have forgotten to enrol. I think the outdoor legalised cannabis party got my vote. Nandor got her own. All right, coming up next, I'll give you a clue for anyone who is still struggling with the countries with only one vowel.
That's right, I'd almost forgotten about that. Agent 186, you've got two, and those are both correct.
Chapter 4: How do the hosts share their lame claims to fame?
Same with Agent 522 has got all of them, but I think has Googled them now. Ruda and I and Zoe have all got one country together. Ruda's got two countries. So does Zoe. Zoe's got two as well. I've got one. Oh, Zoe doesn't? Oh, she's got one.
Zoe's got one.
Okay. So we may as well announce what that country is. So you can play along at home. Okay, so Zoe actually doesn't have this one then. Oh, no, she does. Sorry. Okay, so at 6.28, I will announce the first one that everyone in the studio has got, and that is...
chad chad in africa chad in africa and once you get it you are like of course yeah and when i was naming names before ben tim dan sam and i didn't even consider that that was going to be anything like chad chad yeah 100 so chad is one of them for everyone playing at home i was mentally finding my way through africa And I came across Chad in my head. Well, let me give you another clue. Okay.
Because we want to have all four of these by the time we get to the end. Oh, someone's texted through Fiji. No, it needs to be one vowel once. You can't have the same vowel twice or thrice, such as in Canada. So there are actually two in Africa. One of them is in North Africa. I'll leave you with that. Okay. I'll leave you with that. Okay, and it's not Libya. It's in North Africa.
NRL Premiership winner turned broadcaster Braithen Astor has had a crack at the St George Illawarra leadership after they revealed the dismissal of coach Shane Flanagan. Astor says problems run far deeper than Flanagan. The last place Dragons had already been on the longest losing streak in club history before the weekend defeat to South Sydney made it 11 in a row. Yeah, I think if you're a St.
George Illawarra Dragons fan and you're 11 games on the skid and then your coach goes, you know what I think the solution is? I'm going to play my own son at halfback. Ooh, yes. You'd be like, okay, well, now we're going to fire you. Yes. You know what I mean? If little Tommy Webster walked out in the number seven jersey for the Warriors this weekend, we'd be like, I think he's lost it.
And also the Dragons are a proud club. I mean, the Dragons have won a lot of premierships over the years. Yeah, I think still the most premierships. Yeah, because way back in the day they won a bajillion of them. Illawarra. Illawarra, yeah. Not so much. So, yeah, I don't know. The Steelers. The Steelers, yeah. Yeah, so I don't know. I mean, good news for us because we're not that team.
And in years past we have been that team. What's going on? Bangladesh have beaten New Zealand by six wickets after chasing 199 to win on the second one-day Cricket International at Dhaka. The series has won all with the decider on Thursday. Nick Kelly top scored for the Blackcaps with 83. That's Nick Hucknall. Looks like Mick Hucknall, doesn't he? The singer from Simply Red.
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Chapter 5: What challenges do the hosts propose for their social league?
What about people that just want to have a real weird afternoon and ask their missus if they've wet themselves every five minutes for about six hours? There's some merit in that, too. All right, fellas, do you want me to put you out of your misery with this quiz? Out of the quiz misery?
Yes, just before we move on from mushrooms, I think it's important to say possession of mushrooms carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and or $1,000 fine. And people say, well, no, the police don't actually ever prosecute. That's not true. because March 2026, there was a Hamilton man was recently sentenced on several class A drugs charges.
See, they've gone looking for other class A drugs. I reckon, yeah, and then they've also found shrooms. Yeah, which included the sale of magic mushrooms. And also, 18 people were charged in the first five months of 2025. Damn. So there is a certain risk involved. You've got to be careful.
So like this person that's texted on 3483 and said, hey, boys, I reckon we'll have a bumper crop this year in Auckland due to all the rain. Give it another few weeks, though. You would say just be a little bit careful. I would say I don't condone that sort of behavior. Okay. Do you want me to put you out of your misery with this quiz now?
Yeah.
Okay. So what were we looking for? We were looking for countries... With one vowel in them. That's right. And there are four of them. Would you like to reveal how many you've got so far, Jeremy Wells? Yes, I would. Because there was only... And that one vowel was one vowel. Not one vowel multiple times.
That's right.
Just the one letter with one vowel. Yes. I got Chad. Yes. Ruda also got Chad. I got Chad. Zoe got Chad as well. So I got one. Okay. That was it. That was it? That was it. Okay. I... I feel like I know the names of lots of countries. I just could not get it. Okay, I think I know where you've gone wrong. And if you had got this country first, then you would have been off to the races.
But I mentioned there was one in North Africa.
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Chapter 6: What humorous anecdotes do the hosts share about their families?
That is a shot. He still hasn't gone up yet.
Cut in half by Ali Latawa. And it made us think, well, this has happened quite often because we talked to Tannis Dallas-Smith, aka Meaningful Minutes, and he, the very next game, crashed over and scored a try. Yeah, he was already playing a lot of meaningful minutes, but they became so much more meaningful after he spoke to us.
Mitch Santner came in and had a yarn to us, the most relaxed man of all time, and then turned around. I think he took three or four wickets and captained us to a series win straight after that. Yeah, and slotted a number of sixes as well. That's right. Yep. Jackson Ford. Had an okay season last year. Then we talked to him. Now he's top of the Deli Ems. Yep.
Now, can I present to the group, please, Jono Riddler? Yep. The swimmer who swam the length of the North Island on the East Coast there. Now, we spoke to him before he started, and he ended up swimming the length of the North Island. He did. Now, to your Jono Riddler, I will raise you one Ryan Fox. Yep. Missed the cut at the Masters, talked to us, and then finished top 20. Yep.
At the very next tournament. Made $400,000. Made $400,000. Michael Jordan won six titles. Yep. We never talked to him, but he did win six titles. So, we did start noticing. Genuinely, last year, there was a spate of Warriors players coming on, talking to us, and then scoring a try the next game. So... I don't know. I think there is something here.
And so when that text came through yesterday, I was like, this is a good idea. I don't know if our embattled prime minister is going to, I don't think we should be using our powers to sway political situations. That's a dangerous situation. The other thing is why? I ask why? Because obviously, you know, someone's texting, what is a talisman? I am.
Yeah, it's an object such as a stone ring, engraved item, or radio show believed to possess magical powers to bring good luck, provide protection from evil, or influence human feelings.
Yeah, and I guess part of it could potentially be that we are so unlucky as a show ourselves that when you come on here, we absorb all of the bad luck that you've had and absolve you of it and you go out into the world with a fresh lease on life.
Yeah, I wonder as well whether we just bring confidence because people go, oh, wow, those guys are really average and they are somehow managing to forge a career of some kind. Yeah. If they can do that. Yeah, if they can do that, maybe I'm better than what I thought I was. Then I could do this.
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Chapter 7: How do the hosts discuss the effects of weather on Wellington?
I don't want to nickel and dime you here, but there's a difference between man of the match and a blinder, if you know what I mean. Right. I've had plenty of Man of the Match performances that were awarded to me for a solid performance. But there's a difference between, in my opinion, a solid performance and a blinder.
Like I can only really say in my life, and look, I wasn't a great sports person, but in my life I had maybe two or three blinders in my life. Yeah, right. Across all sports. So you don't have the blinder available to you, Gerry. Well, it's just, I just think a blinder is like, I mean, what is a blinder? I will tell you what a blinder is, Gerry.
When you drag your team to the victory in the fifth and sixth playoff in your men's social league, that is a blinder. Is that a blinder? How many teams are in the league, Andrew? This is about ten of us. Okay, so you're about mid-table wonders. So obviously those teams, Gerry, particularly in basketball, they need one man to stand up and have a blinder, and that's enough to sway a game.
What kind of stat line are we talking, Andrew?
Oh, look, I like to say I'm a bit of a Draymond Green from Timu. Sort of single digits everywhere, but does a bit of everything, you know? Yeah, triple single. I like that.
The other thing is, Andrew, as a talisman show, we need to back a winner here. We don't want to ruin our reputation. So what pre-season training have you been doing going into the Social League?
Oh, look, I threw a few basketballs up with a boy the other day, and I'm looking pretty good. It's promising. The hoop that we're shooting on is about two feet tall, though.
Okay, so confidence building.
Just seeing the ball go through the net, you know?
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Chapter 8: What final thoughts do the hosts have about the episode's themes?
Which warrior? What was the question, sir? Which warrior leads the NRL Deli M leaderboard?
Is it Dallin Lartini's The Wizard?
No, it's not. It's Jackson Ford. Okay, you've got to get these three correct, Liam. Saul Hudson is a famous guitarist better known professionally as what? Oh, Rhoda, no one's going to get that. Liam's not going to get it.
It's Slash.
Liam got it, Gerry, actually. Who played Robin Hood? Good work, Liam. We've got one. Who played Robin Hood in the 1991 film Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves?
Like I wasn't even born. Exactly.
It's Kevin Costner. So Liam's not going to get which two teams played the first ever Super Rugby game in 1996. Who would get that? Do you want to know the last one, Liam?
Yeah, go on then.
Which two teams played the first ever Super Rugby game in 1996?
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