The Edge Breakfast

We finally wrapped up our massive country elimination bracket today, and you won’t believe who won. But things completely derailed when Producer Carl brought out a Google Doc exposing Clint's unhinged, cringe-worthy old Facebook statuses. From questionable luxury flexes to some seriously awkward throwback posts, Clint was left absolutely sweating in the studio. We also dive into the listener conspiracy theory about why Meg is barely getting any screen time on our video podcast. Trust us, you are not ready for this one!

Today on the Edge Breakfast, the team revisits auditions for Dan’s teenage-written “Hook: The Musical,” invites listeners to vote by texting HOOK, and confirms the show is planned for 29 June in Auckland, with Dan cast as Captain Hook and Clint as Peter Pan; Dan’s songs include rewritten versions of “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” and Limp Bizkit, while Clint sings “I Believe I Can Fly,” and Bella is invited to audition against Meg for Tinker Bell. Meg shares an awkward FaceTime incident from the bathroom during a family call. The show also discusses an AI company hiring “masturbation consultants,” covers a big weekend of sport with Laura McGoldrick, gives away a $100 Mokka voucher, awards $5,000 for Jareth’s dental work, debates “boring” jobs, highlights Tim Payne’s viral follower surge, and gives a $500 Woolworths voucher to Sonia.

00:23 Hook Musical Auditions recap

01:54 Bathroom FaceTime Disaster

05:36 Music Awards Tribute Clip

06:45 Boring Corners Giveaway

07:38 First Call of the day

11:05 Naughty 640 

14:03 Hook Role Decision Looms

17:04 Laura McGoldrick joins us 

21:14 Hook Merch Brainstorm

25:17 Boring Jobs Stereotypes

28:10 Accountants Debate Continues

30:04 Are Accountants Boring

33:37 Meet the Makeover Winner

37:25 Hook Musical Casting

42:43 Hook Songs Revealed

45:12 Tinker Bell Audition Tease

47:50 Tim Payne Goes Viral

50:04 Long Weekend Plans Chat

Clint, Meg, and Dan plug their spicier Overthinkers podcast before debating future AI robot partners and joking about robot features. They cover celebrity chat about Anne Hathaway’s “snatched” braid look and Tina Fey denying Timothée Chalamet manspreading beef, then run “Take the Edge Off” cash calls, giving Flynn $250 for a new vacuum and Mackenzie $500 for a Warriors trip. The team continues auditions for Dan’s teenage-written musical “Hook,” comparing Dan’s serious Hook to Clint’s comedic NSYNC-style take and taking listener feedback. Meg tells a stressful story about her mum losing her phone/keys and an Uber drop-off mix-up. They finish with Kiwi invention news, a fundraiser for Kirstys, and calls about being born with extra body parts, including a dog born with multiple penises.

00:36 Hook Musical Tease

01:37 Overthinkers Podcast Plug

02:50 AI Robot Partner Debate

05:39 Scandal

07:29 Hook Audition Replay

09:04 First Call of the day

12:48 Naughty 640 

14:40 Take The Edge Off Winner

16:49 Megs Mum Phone Lost Saga

23:24 Guess What Mum Trend

26:29 Hard Career Pivots

14:36 Cash Call Challenge

29:44 Warriors Trip Talk

31:15 Hook Musical Auditions

07:29 Clint Auditions Live

37:21 Listener Votes Roll In

41:21 Kiwi Inventions Roundup

43:54 Born With Extras

What happens when Dan gets the power to design his ultimate robotic companion? It gets incredibly weird, incredibly fast. After an absolute Freudian slip on air, he accidentally admits he wants a male robot clone with vacuum cleaners for hands to help with some very specific household chores. The studio group chat completely loses its mind—you are not ready for this!

• 00:00 – The real Dan behind the scenes and the country prize countdown (Fiji vs. Canada)

• 01:05 – Meg's lazy weekend habits vs. her strict Saturday "Admin Night" schedule

• 02:30 – Appointment viewing: The crew discusses Celebrity Treasure Island and gym cardio watchlists

• 03:40 – Welcome to 2041: The Overthinkers fast-forward 15 years into the future

• 04:30 – The Robotic Partner Dilemma: Designing a custom humanoid companion

• 05:25 – Clint’s dream robot: Pink hair, crop tops, puffy lips, and no coats

• 07:05 – Meg shuts down the romance: Why she just wants a robot maid

• 07:45 – Dan’s ultimate Freudian slip: The male gaming robot with vacuum hands

Clint, Meg and Dan kick off the morning with Hook: The Musical auditions, with Dan going first despite a sore throat and delivering a serious, pirate-themed performance that impresses the team and listeners. They share Dan’s daily post-show bolognese pie habit, Meg’s parenting moment teaching the “three-second rule,” and celebrate longtime listener Marilyn’s clear biopsy after a previous partial mastectomy, gifting her a voucher. Scandal chat covers Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren’s autocue trouble and Russell Crowe setting autograph boundaries. The crew plays “Cart Busters,” boosting listeners with Woolworths vouchers, talks filthy friends and gross flatmate stories, replaces Janine’s noisy washer with an LG front loader, interview Love Overboard’s Bella about her cleaning meltdown, and debate hottest hobbies and weird turn-ons.

04:16 Kids and Pregnancy Comments

06:11 First Call Marilyn Health Update

09:44 Celebrity Scandal Roundup

12:52 More or Less Station Superlatives

16:29 Level Up Nomination Calls

20:20 Overthinkers Math Meltdown

23:25 Online Cart Confessions

27:15 Cart Busters Giveaway

30:56 The viral guess what call

35:30 Bella Viral Meltdown

37:49 Bella Calls In

40:23 Filthy Friends Stories

46:20 Take The Edge Prize

49:01 LG Washer Surprise

51:19 Hook Musical Setup

47:00 Dan Auditions Hook

01:01:57 Hottest Hobbies List

Welcome to maths class where the logic is completely made up and our calculator apps are clearly broken. We tackle a brutal listener hypothetical: you get $200,000 for every 5kg you instantly put on. Sounds like an easy win, but it took us five solid minutes of screaming, wild recalculations, and total brain meltdowns just to figure out the math. If you want to feel incredibly smart about your own basic arithmetic, you're going to love this absolute trainwreck of an episode.

• 00:00 – The World Cup of Countries: Down to the final two!

• 01:03 – Radio's biggest backstage legal battle.

• 02:02 – Meg’s "suggested" anger management class.

• 04:05 – Mailbox: A shoutout from Switzerland.

• 05:01 – Clint maps out his future geriatric soccer career.

• 07:44 – Maths Class: The weight-gain hypothetical that broke our brains.

Clint, Meg and Dan recap Clint’s spontaneous night out at Five, while Meg shares her visit to the Wool Festival, meeting Granny McFlitter and buying wool for felting. Listener Amanda calls in about sharing the baby name Miller and her love of felting. The show covers headlines including Ed Sheeran leaving Warner, an Off Campus Season 2 casting update, the Enhanced Games, an AI pet translation collar, and the death of Top Twins’ Jules Topp. They play a “more or less” sales game, promote the Overthinkers podcast, and give “Take the Edge Off My Life” prizes to Renee and Matty. Stacey cracks the Neutrogena vault PIN and wins the sauna prize pack. They discuss cheating tactics like shared locked Notes, reveal Dan’s teen-written Hook musical being staged in June with auditions, debate A-list status for Eminem, Rihanna and Lady Gaga, and wrap with listener calls about songs people lost their virginity to.

00:15 Clint’s Spontaneous Night Out

01:23 Meg’s Wool Festival Confession

04:41 Caller Amanda and Baby Name Twins

08:37 Scandal Headlines Roundup

10:43 Enhanced Games Debate

12:04 AI Pet Translator Collar

13:14 Remembering Jules Topp

15:19 More or Less Viral Products

19:01 Overthinkers Podcast Push

22:19 Take the Edge Off

24:47 Hook Musical Update and Harry Styles

27:54 Virginity Song Callers

34:04 Guess What Challenge

36:56 Stacey Cracks The Pin

39:48 Cheaters Hidden Notes

47:55 Ex Cheater Confessions

51:38 Take The Edge Off

53:43 Hook Musical Returns

59:04 Hook Audition Rules

01:02:10 A List Debate Returns

Dan completely hotboxed himself in his own car over the weekend after hitting a very spicy medium butter chicken. Plus, Meg is being incredibly cagey about our final merch prize pack.

• 00:00 – Meg plays dumb about the final merch prize pack items.

• 02:08 – The crew unpacks their slightly awkward mystery promo boxes from Hayu.

• 03:52 – Six lines to absolutely ruin someone's day.

• 05:43 – Hotboxing the in-laws: Dan’s spicy curry leads to an incredibly smelly rescue mission.

Clint, Meg and Dan chat about upcoming short work weeks and teacher-only days, then Clint vents about an expensive, erratic $77 taxi ride after Auckland FC’s A-League win. Meg and Dan share a zoo trip where their kids become instant “besties.” The show plays a football-themed “More or Less” quiz, runs scandal headlines (Love on the Spectrum’s Abby and Stephen Colbert), and launches a $5,000 “level up your man” glow-up promo. Meg confesses accidentally stealing mango chutney, prompting listener stories of accidental theft. They give cash in “Take the Edge Off My Life,” discuss a Pornhub Premium data leak with MAFS’s Duncan and cyber safety tips, cover Spotify’s proposed “super fan” ticket access, try cracking the Neutrogena vault, and reveal Dan’s 15-year-old “Hook” monologue musical they plan to stage. Auckland FC’s trophy visits the studio with club leaders after the team’s championship.

02:10 Taxi Fare Rant

04:15 Zoo Kid Romance

05:52 More Or Less Football

09:57 Scandal Headlines

13:07 Chutney Shoplift Confession

17:13 Callers Accidental Thieves

27:18 Take the edge off call

29:32 Pornhub Data Leak

31:36 Cybersecurity Tips

34:38 Spotify Superfan Tickets

39:53 Scandal Headlines

41:15 Neutrogena Vault Guess

44:07 Clint's night out with the boss 

49:31 Texts About Boss Fails

53:22 Take the Edge Off Call

57:10 Hook Musical Reveal

01:06:59 Old Awards Debate

01:14:43 Auckland FC Trophy Visit