Humm Breakfast Catch Up

In today’s digital world, going viral can turn ordinary people into overnight sensations — but often at someone else’s expense. From memes and reels to reaction videos, mocking others has become a fast track to likes, followers, and fame.

In this episode, we ask the uncomfortable questions:
Why do people mock others online for attention?
When does “just content” turn into bullying?
And who is really responsible — the creator or the audience that keeps watching and sharing?

Featuring real listener opinions, honest debate, and lived experiences, this conversation dives into empathy, accountability, and the human cost behind viral moments. Because behind every trending clip is a real person — and sometimes, real pain.

Listen in, reflect, and decide for yourself: Is online mocking harmless entertainment, or fame built on humiliation?

We dive into real stories of people who accidentally left behind not just bags and wallets — but actual family members — in taxis, Ubers, rideshares and restaurants. From kids forgotten at restaurants to husbands dashing off without their wives,  check out these tales of forgetfulness and maybe even double-checking your back seat.

Survey shows nearly two thirds of workers would switch jobs for a higher salary. 

The recruitment company Robert Half commissioned the online survey of 500 full-time New Zealand workers in finance, accounting, IT and technology.  A RNZ report states more than 60 percent of office workers surveyed said they would switch jobs for a higher salary, with a pay rise of at least 20 percent being the most common incentive.

Vijay and Pooja dive deep into the era of the indenture system. Stories from girmit era, a special bidesiya and much more. Interview with the president of Fiji Girmit Foundation New Zealand, Krish Naidu and Dr Rajendra Prasads' son, Rajiv on how the family was inspired to go back to their roots. Listeners share some amazing feedback too.

Fijians make up just 2% of New Zealand's population, but 20% of people suffering heart attacks or angina here are under the age of 40.

Many of them are otherwise fit and healthy until the heart disease strikes.

University of Otago scientists believe there is a genetic link, and are recruiting people with premature heart disease, or a family history of the disease, who are under 55 and living in New Zealand.  They hope to analyse blood tests and DNA for the next two years.

Fijian Dr Pritika Narayan is leading the work.

Labour's Immigration spokesperson- Phil Twyford says the government hasn't got its priorities right in conversation with Vijay and Pooja in The Breakfast Show!

The Regional Coordinator of Hindu Organizations, Temples and Associations, Dr Vinay Karanam speaks exclusively to The Breakfast Show with Vijay & Pooja.

Vijay and Pooja had a conversation with Kailash Pillay regarding charity concert Raga to Bollywood.

Do you share everything about your personal life on social medias or are you selective?

Breakfast Show team in conversation with Sunny Kaushal, the chairperson of ministerial advisory group on retail crime.