The Edge Breakfast

Meg returns as Clint stays sick, sharing her daughter Miller’s first birthday and a brutal holiday week that included norovirus and Miller’s pneumonia hospitalization. The team launches “The Rev Rend,” guessing cars by their engine revs, correctly identifying a Toyota Estima and a Nissan Navara. They debate stinky workplace lunches after a Sealord campaign about eating fish at work, then attempt a viral Oreo-stacking-in-the-mouth challenge, where Cal fits nine. The show also promotes Long Distance Bestie Island in Fiji (from $2,900 with a $500 deposit, on sale Friday 8am) and hears callers’ “put your foot in it” moments plus extreme stories of what people did soon after giving birth.
00:00 Welcome Back Roll Call
00:30 Clint Sick After Holidays
01:31 Meg Returns New Fringe
02:21 Birthday Gift Chaos
04:18 Celebrity Scandal Chat
06:00 First Caller Paul Splashbacks
08:20 Reverend Guessing Game
15:16 Quickfire Word Game
17:31 Bestie Island details
21:53 Fish Lunch Office Debate
25:10 Oreo Challenge Begins
28:28 Meg Rough Leave Story
32:24 Foot In It Calls
37:53 Ez Money
40:19 Bestie Island Deal
44:20 Postpartum Daredevils

When a news story broke about amateur freestyle rap blowing up in Europe, Dan and Producer Carl took it as their personal invitation to spit bars live on air. It turns out that improvising over a beat is way harder than it looks, and the attempt spiraled into absolute chaos, absurd lyrics, and uncontrolled laughter ridiculously fast. You are definitely not ready for how off-the-rails this attempt gets.

Clint and Meg are away, leaving the boys to run the show as they preview the Commonwealth Games with Dame Sophie Pascoe, who explains what makes this year’s event different, how to watch on Sky and TV3, and what it’s like after retiring from elite sport. The team promotes Long Distance Bessie Island in Fiji and jokes about planning “activities” for the trip. Easy Money returns with callers taking on the fast-paced word game. They debate bringing celebrity haircut photos to barbers, including Dan’s Justin Bieber reference, and hear listener stories. The episode also covers Gus the long-stay SPCA dog being adopted, a push to adopt Sonic, Rhythm and Vines leaving Gisborne in 2027, and a final round of nightmare neighbor complaints.
01:14 Long Distance Bestie Island Promo
02:04 Planning Fiji Activities
04:17 Calling Out Clint Sickie
06:46 First Call of the day
10:37 Dame Sophie Pascoe Chat
15:32 EZ Money Returns
17:40 Haircut Debate
25:27 SPCA Chat
30:18 Long Distance Bestie Island
31:28 Planning Fiji Activities
33:17 EZ Money
35:36 Rhythm and Vines Moves
37:38 Pitch Your Town for R&V
40:57 Nightmare Neighbors Hotline

Clint and Meg called in sick, so Producer Carl and Dan decided to run their own investigation. Clint claimed he had a doctor's certificate, but after giving him a prank call, his suspiciously fine-sounding voice gave him away! Plus, wait until you hear how many Oreos Cal crammed into his mouth to shatter an internet record.

Clint, Meg, and Dan chat about a short-week Thursday and missing New Music Friday for Matariki, plus upcoming releases. Cal reveals 11.5 hours of phone screen time and shares a rabbit hole about eels traveling to the Sargasso Sea and mysterious breeding theories. They interview 82-year-old marathon-running, early-morning swimmer Don “Gaga” Alexander, nominated as The Edge’s Biggest Crush for his kindness and former-vet help. The show discusses high-security celebrity wedding invitations, long-weekend plans, CEO compensation “more or less,” and gives away “Take the Edge Off My Life” cash for a hotel room and a turntable. They debate Afterpay debt and share dramatic family bombshell stories, including DNA surprises, secret families, and a faked death misunderstanding.