22nd April Full Show - Moving Dirt

A woman in the US made a fortune selling her flatulence in jars. She was selling 38 jars a day for $1,000 each. However, her business came to an end when she was admitted to the hospital for gas pains and given medication that stopped her from producing gas. The story is part of a radio show where listeners are asked to share stories of plans that backfired. The best caller will win an annual pass to the Taronga Western Plains Zoo. You're waking up with the Central West Best Brekkie. Mind the zoom. And we do it all again. We're back for a Monday morning and I can't stop eating Dagwood dogs for breakfast. I don't know why. It is actually, it's like an Achilles heel. I pop past a specific service station and I go in there for a coffee and I just can't stop buying Dagwood dogs. It is not something for breakfast. I would never encourage having a Dagwood dog for breakfast. It's very nice, but it's terrible. Going up later this morning, your chance to grab yourself an annual pass to the Tooronga Western Plains Zoo. 365 days of access. All you've got to do is be our best caller this morning. You've just got to ring in, have a chat, be the best caller that we've got for the next three hours and the annual pass is yours. Linda Carlisle first, leave a light on. It's Zoo FM Breakfast Monday morning. Keegan with you on your home of Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. Lewis Capaldi, it's Zoo FM Breakfast, your home of Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. It's Keegan with you. There's some odd but essential jobs out there in the world. They're odd, but we just 100% need them. Septic tank engineers, toilet paper testers. Who else is going to make sure that it's three-ply? Rental boyfriends and girlfriends. That's the thing. Apparently you can hire a boyfriend or a girlfriend for a day. Whatever suits your taste. The list goes on. There's a bunch of them. They're essential. The last ones, maybe not so, but they are essential. There's one that may not be so essential that's been making the news recently. Fart jar supplier. Yep. Don't even understand how that could possibly come to fruition. But anyway, a lady in the US has landed herself in hospital over her unusual career choice. Matto, who had built a fortune from selling her flatulence in jars for months. So it wasn't just a one-off. It was an ongoing business career. And it all started from one strange request on a website. I'm amazed this is even making the news headlines. At her business's peak, the actual peak of the business sales, which I may remind you her business is actually farting in a jar and sending it in the mail, which I don't know how that counts as a business. But anyway, she was offloading 38 jars a day at $1,000 a pop. Literally. Pun intended probably there. One grand. She was quoted as saying the secret to her success. Success is obviously used here loosely. I like to get things rolling with some beans, a protein muffin, sometimes even a yogurt, some hard-boiled eggs, and protein shakes to adjust the smell. Oh, my God. Anyway, I don't even want to address what terrible imagery that puts in my mind. It all came crashing down one night when she was admitted to the hospital for a suspected heart attack. And it turns out she was suffering from very intense gas pains. Never would have figured. I don't even need to be a doctor and he could have prescribed that. She was given gas-suppressant medication, which effectively ended her career. No surprise there either. It destroyed the only thing it was built on. If there was a jar shortage, that's the only thing else that could have stopped it. At least when you compare this business model to that of the air companies that sell air in cans, just air in cans, there's surely got to be some sort of nutritional value to the air from this product instead. I don't know. Oh, there are some strange jobs out there. I know, props to the ones that are essential, but this one, something else. Don't you? It's ZOFM Breakfast. Twenty to seven, it's ZOFM Breakfast. There's pink. It's Keegan with you this morning for your Monday. Top of 24 degrees today in Wellington. It's currently nine and a half. It's going to be sunny, thankfully, and sunny right through the week up to Friday. I'm sure, like me, you've put together a grandmaster plan at some point in your life, and the whole thing is absolutely disintegrated before your very eyes. That's why, in a sec, I want to ask you, 68848499, when's it backfired? First, we're brought to you by McDonald's in Dubbo and Wellington. Do you love the taste of free? You can buy any McCafe coffee on the MyMac app for a chance to win free coffee for an entire year. It ends on the 14th of next month, and you can see the website for the full TNCs. Now, 68848499, when's it backfired? When have you made some form of elaborate plan or event, and it's all gone up in smoke spectacularly before your very eyes? The best caller on the show this morning will score themselves the annual pass to the Taronga Western Plains Zoo, 365 days of free access, discounts in zoo shops and accommodation, with also free access to the Taronga Zoo in Sydney as well. So it's the zoo here in Dubbo and in Sydney, all in one pass for 365 days. So I want to ask, 68848499, that's the phone number. When's it backfired? A couple of not-so-cluey criminals over in the US have made headlines recently. So they put themselves into action, an elaborate plan to burn down a government building in California. Obviously, just normal business. The thing being, as the arsonists went up to throw the petrol over the walls, the windows and the doors and whatever else they were doing, security footage has actually captured them accidentally dousing their clothes in the fuel. So one of their mates, they chucked a match, think it's all good, and then they all immediately burst into flames. The criminals practically turned into Olympic torches on two legs, which shows the whole plan. Literally went up in smoke, pun intended, right in front of their very eyes. I'm pretty sure they were all right to some certain degree, however all right an arsonist can be. Now because of this, I need to ask 68848499, when's it backfired? When have you had a plan to completely disintegrate in front of your very eyes after you planned it perfectly for months on end? Buzz in in the best call of this morning on the show, we'll grab the annual pass to the Toronto Western Plains Zoo with 365 days free access for an entire year. 68848499. You're on Zoo Breakfast. Taylor Swift, six minutes to seven, it's Zoo FM Breakfast. Keeping with you on your home of Dubbo's best music from the 80s to now. Taylor Swift's new album came out last week, the end of last week. I didn't mention it at all because I didn't realise it was coming out. Have I heard it? No. No, I have not heard it. Am I out of date with the times that people, the trends that people are following? Yes, probably. Top of 24 degrees today in Gilgandra, currently nine and a half. I asked you, 68848499, when's it backfired following a couple of arsonists that were planning to burn down a building in the US and they accidentally doused themselves in petrol and then they went up like a candle. So, 68848499, when's it backfired? The best call that gets on the show over the next couple of hours this morning, scoring themselves that annual pass to the Western Plains Taronga Zoo with 365 days of free access, discounts in zoo shops and accommodation. Let's head to the phone. You're on Zoo Breakfast. Tina, when has a plan backfired for you? So, we were living in Sydney at the time. What part of Sydney? Liverpool. Oh, lovely. Yeah, righty-o. In the western suburbs, somewhat. Southwest. And we'd planned to come down and surprise my dad for his 70th. Oh, righty-o. So, we'd both taken time off work, got it all organised, organised a place to stay and everything, and was totally going to surprise him. How long have you been planning that for? We'd planned it for a few, probably a couple of months. Yeah, OK, that's definitely got some planning behind it. Yeah, like, well, because we had to drive the five, six hours and had to organise to make sure we could get time off work and... Oh, there's a lot of moving parts in that. Yeah. How did it backfire? Well, on the day we were in Dubbo, driving around, my dad didn't know, I thought, all right, I'll keep it up, and I rang my dad and said, oh, you know, happy birthday, blah, blah, blah, and said, what are you doing? Because we didn't know where the party was. We didn't actually contact my dad's partner and find out where it was. Oh, right, so you were planning on surprising him, but you weren't actually aware of the venue you were going to. No. So, we knew that there was a party, and we knew... That's as much as we knew, sort of thing. And we mentioned to his partner that, you know, oh, we might come down, because she said, you know, it's going to be a fairly big thing, so... So how did you end up finding out where it was, or did you just not turn up? Well, we ended up having to tell him and say, so, dad, we're in Dubbo, and it wanted to be a surprise. And we're not sure where we're going. Yeah. Oh, brilliant. That is amazing. I love... You took the time at least to come all the way up to Dubbo, six-hour drive, so that surely was enough. Yeah, well, yeah. And then when we walked through, and it was... Ironically, it was just at his house. So it was the first place you could have guessed as well. Yeah. Brilliant. Oh, well, good effort. I think you did put in the effort for it, even though it didn't... Oh, 100%. It never actually came together in the end. No, and he still was surprised when he seen us, but, you know. Brilliant. Thank you, Tina. It's much appreciated for the call. Thank you. The best caller this morning getting the annual pass to Taronga Western Plains Zoo, 365 days of free access, discounts in zoo shops and accommodation. If you missed out this morning, if you don't get a chance over the next couple of hours to ring in, you can go to www.taronga.org.au to book tickets and also check out the brand-new Pride Lands Patrol Tour. News is next. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. 25.7, Tom Petty at ZooFM Breakfast. Kegan with you this morning for your Monday start of a brand-new week. Top of 24 degrees today in Trangie, currently 12 degrees, going to be sunny today, and right through the week till Friday, another shot at you grabbing that annual pass to Taronga Western Plains Zoo, 365 days of access before 8 o'clock. Our best caller on the show this morning will score themselves the pass. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. Meg Hudson, the founder of Australia's upcoming Push-Up Challenge and the 2024 Australian of the Year local hero, joins us this morning. Cheers for coming on for a chat. My pleasure. Thanks for having me on. For anyone unaware, what exactly is the Push-Up Challenge, and what is it raising awareness for? Yeah, the Push-Up Challenge is an annual event based in June, which has people from across Australia, including those in Dubbo, challenged to take on 3,249 push-ups over about 24 days. 3,249 to represent the tragic number of Australians who took their own lives in the last measured year. So it's a lot of push-ups for a very good cause. 100%. And I also hear it's the largest mental fitness movement in the country. What sort of numbers do you get participating? It's actually wild. We kicked it off eight years ago, ourselves and a few mates who decided to get it started. And fast forward a few years. Last year, we had over 200,000 people taking part across Australia. So it's come a long way in eight years. And last year, we also fundraised about $14.7 million for mental health as well. So we'd like to think we're making a difference. Yes, I'm pretty sure you are. I can safely say that. You just touched on it briefly there. I mean, I read somewhere that over the course of the history of this fundraiser, you've raised like $40 million. How, actually, to take us back, how did it all start? Yeah, so it's just a few mates having some fun. It was winter, and we wanted something to do to keep ourselves fit. And we had our running and swimming and the rest of it. We thought, why not challenge ourselves to do a lot of push-ups? So we did that. And while the push-ups worked well to get us fit, there was an unintended consequence, which was that during the challenge we set ourselves, we were checking in with each other to see how the push-ups were going. And through those check-ins, it would evolve quickly from how the push-up's going to how are you going? What's going on today? How's work? What are your plans for weekend? All that sort of thing. So we found that it kept us connected over that time. So based on that, I thought, you know what? There's probably something more in this. How do we get more people involved in the event so more people can connect? Everyone's busy with life. Let's give people a fun opportunity to connect and do something for their fitness at the same time. Did you ever believe when you first started it that it would grow into such a strong national movement? No. No chance. No chance. I occasionally get, actually, often get upset. No, I think back in the day, yeah, having 50,000 people involved was a bit of a dream and something I wanted to be nice to achieve. But getting 200,000 people last year was absolutely mind-blowing. And we've had people all across the country taking part. Last year, we had a five-year-old taking part. We had a, get this, get this, and we had a 105-year-old taking part. Really? Right. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's a very accessible event. So it's free to take part, and people can do alternatives, too, if they like. So if push-ups aren't your thing, you can do sit-ups or squats. So basically what I'm saying is, if you're trying to wiggle your way out of it, make it happen, it's available to just about anyone. We understand push-ups aren't everyone's thing. So, yeah, modified push-ups, squats, lunges, wall push-ups, whatever suits the person. So we're just keen to get people active, get people talking about good things, educating people about mental health, and if participants want, they can also fundraise for mental health. So fundraising is not compulsory. We just want people to be involved. But if they do want to fundraise for good charities, good mental health charities, they can do that as well. Brilliant. Mate, a fantastic initiative. How can people find out more information? If you just head to the website, thepushupchallenge.com.au, or just Google The Push-Up Challenge, it should come up, and you can register from there. You can join. Just take part by yourself, or perhaps take part in your workplace or school. It's free to get involved, and it's a bit of fun. Well, cheers for coming on for a chat this morning, and for the incredible movement that you've created. Oh, thanks for having me. Cheers, mate. You're on Zoo's Breakfast. It's almost 20 to 8, Zoo FM Breakfast. Kenny Grace, strangers, on your home of Davos. Best music from the 80s to now. It's up to 24 degrees today in Narramine, currently 10.5. It's going to be sunny today and all the way through the week until Friday. I'm sure you know of that feeling when you're really tired, and your eyes just start closing without any input from your brain whatsoever. They decide that this will be the moment that they close, and there's nothing you can do about it. And wherever you are at the time suddenly becomes a queen bed. If you're not careful, your light's out, off snoozing for a couple of hours. That's why I want to ask right now, on 6884 8499, 6884 8499, where have you accidentally fallen asleep? The best caller on the show this morning across the couple of hours that we're speaking together will score themselves an annual pass to the Taronga Western Plains Zoo, 365 days of free access. OK, someone's already ringing. I probably wouldn't ring until I finish talking, because I can't answer the phone at the same time. Maybe I can. Maybe I'm multitasking. You get discounts on zoo shops and accommodation with also free access to the Taronga Zoo in Sydney as well. 6884 8499, where have you accidentally fallen asleep? A FedEx cargo handler has ended up with an unexpected holiday after he woke up in a different city, which is a bit more severe than I've ever encountered falling asleep. The baggage handler was loading a plane when he accidentally decided to get some shut-eye in the cargo hold of the aircraft. The other ground crew shut the plane up and just took off, just took off with him snoozing in the cargo hold. He only became aware of his sudden adventure after baggage handlers at a different airport woke him while they were unloading the plane. He was actually arrested by authorities because they thought he was a hijacker, until he had to somehow explain to them that he'd actually just fallen asleep. Because of this, I need to ask you, 6884 8499, where have you accidentally fallen asleep? Best caller this morning on the show, grab an annual pass to Taronga Western Plains Zoo, 6884 8499. We'll chat next. Check out Zoo FM on Facebook for more. Paul Russell, 10 minutes to 8, it's Zoo FM breakfast, your home of Dubbo's best music from the 80s. Today on top of 24 degrees today in Gilgandra, currently 10 and a half. I asked you on 6884 8499, where have you accidentally fallen asleep after a FedEx worker, a sort of baggage handler, ended up in a different city because he fell asleep in the cargo hold? Quick, you know, a quick trip overseas. Just have a bit of shut-eye. Shut-eye around all the bags and the luggage. He was woken up by authorities and baggage handler workers at the other airport. So I did ask you, 6884 8499, where have you accidentally fallen asleep? Best caller that gets on the show this morning. We've got just over an hour left for you to get on, get a chance of grabbing this annual pass to the Taronga Western Plains Zoo. 365 days of free access. But anyway, let's head over to the phone. You're on Zoo's breakfast. Morning, Jono. What are you doing for work, mate? What are you up to this morning? I am a business development manager for a company in Dubbo. Business development manager? What does that entail? Basically, new business development, looking after existing customers, building relationships, things like that. Oh, OK, fascinating. Well, if you're building relationships, you must be probably better at talking than I am, I'd imagine. Sometimes, OK? Sometimes, brilliant. I can say the same about many things that I do in life. Where have you accidentally fallen asleep? Well, funny story. Sales conference on the Gold Coast. Business got blown up to a ten for two days. First night, few too many drinks. Next morning, massive sales conference to release our numbers globally. Unfortunately, halfway through the main talk of our sales and how the business is travelling, nodded off after a few too many beverages the night before. Luckily enough, one of my colleagues slipped my sunglasses on my head to look like I just slipped a little under the weather and I got through with a 20-minute power nap. You didn't just take... My idea to begin with was you slept in and missed it, but no, you fell asleep during the conference. Yes, during the conference and I got away with a 20-minute nap. Missed half of the main part, which was not very nice, but it was a bit of a laughing joke in the local warehouse for a while, but I thought I was the winner on the day. Yes, 100%, mate. And you were on the Gold Coast, so if you flew up there on the business' dime, definitely having a few drinks on the first night is what I'd expect. 100%, Jonno, that's a decent effort, mate. Thanks, Matto. Thanks, Matto. Maybe I should start every break off with this is the home of good times and greatest hits. You never know. Anyway, cheers, Jonno. Not sure if you've called the right radio station, but anyway, it's still in the running to grab that Taronga Western Plains Zoo annual pass. Every caller that gets one this morning, you have a chance to win it. We've got one more to give away today. You've just got to be the best caller on the air, but if you miss out, www.taronga.org.au to book tickets. And you can also check out their brand-new Pride Lands Patrol Tour. I can't get over that. Great, I think I'm going to have to go and legally change my name. It's Keegan with you on Zoo FM. It's Ed Sheeran. Becky Hill on Topic. My heart goes. 25 to 9, Zoo FM Breakfast, brought to you by McDonald's in Dubbo and Wellington. You know when you're craving that classic Big Mac flavour but not sure how hungry you are? Well, now there's one for every kind of hungry with the Mac Jr. and Grand Big Mac returning only for a limited time. Now, I've been making it slightly difficult this morning. You had to call in with very specific stories earlier in the show. So that annual pass, the Taronga Western Plains Zoo, 365 days of access to the zoo here in Dubbo and the zoo in Sydney. So two zoos, a year of access for free, two adults, two kids. I'm going to make it pretty straightforward now. You've just got to ring through and speak down the phone. Say anything. You've got to tell me something. You can't just ring through and breathe down the phone line. That's slightly unsettling. 68848499. That's 68848499. Ring through, say anything. You're in the hat. We'll be drawing it after the program this morning. You'll literally just have to tell me something down the phone line for your chance to win an annual pass. 68848499. If you hear an easier way to win at any place other than this, you've got to let me know. You're on Zoo's Brekkie. Morgan Wallen. About ten minutes to nine. Zoo FM Breakfast. Joe Madubbo's best music from the 80s. For now, it's over 24 degrees today in Wellington. Currently about 15. Going to be sunny today. And all through the week, I said just a few minutes ago, 68848499. If you rang in and just said something, like more than just breathe down the phone line, I'd put you in the chance to get the Taronga Western Plains Zoo annual pass this morning. We've made it difficult for people for the last couple of days. I thought I'd make it really easy because it just involves knowing how to operate a phone. This could go terribly. Let's see how this is. Let's go to the phone. You're on Zoo's Brekkie. What are you up to this morning, Bobby? Just moving a bit of dirt, mate. Moving a bit of... Is that a euphemism for something? Are you actually moving a bit of dirt? Yep, moving a bit of dirt. Brian, are you an earth mover? Yeah, yeah. What's involved with actually moving a large quantity of dirt while you're just putting it in the back of a massive truck? Pretty much. Yep, move it from one spot to another. So, nothing technical. What's your normal day look like as an earth mover? Pretty boring, really. Just... Oh. Just a normal day, mate. Just a usual day of just moving dirt. Fantastic, Bobby. Well, congratulations. I'll put you in the chairs to grab the annual pass this morning. Thanks for listening. Thank you. Cheers, mate. Paul, what are you up to this morning? Oh, I just got to work. Brilliant. What did you do for work? The new firewood maintenance facility on Midgar. Oh, right. That's where the new regional trains are going? Yep. Oh, brilliant. Is that already open with people working in it? No, we're still doing construction. Is that new train there yet, that they brought up here? Yeah, yeah, one of them's here. Does it actually look decent, or have we wasted all our money? Yeah, it looks decent. They could give it a wash. Brilliant, alright. It could travel up here. Yeah, it could do with a wash. I think... I'm pretty sure I saw when the photos came through of it travelling up here. I think it was halfway up to Dubbo. I think it was at Orange or something. It was already graffitied, so that was a decent effort. Well, cheers, Paul. Thanks for ringing in. Thanks for listening, mate. You're in the chance to win the annual pass. Alright, thank you. Cheers. Last but not least, Craig, what are you up to this morning, mate? Sitting on a tractor. Oh, brilliant. Craig, why are you sitting on a tractor? Yeah, mate, it's a... Well, I presume it's pretty much out in the middle of nowhere because your phone line is absolutely horrific. Cheers for ringing, Craig. I'm guessing you've got a technicality because you did get on there. I'm going to throw you in the hat as well to win the annual pass to the Toronto Western Plains Zoo. 365 days of free access. If you've missed out on what we've been giving away over the last couple of days, you can head to toronga.org.au to book tickets and also check out their brand-new Pride Lands patrol tour. That was possibly some of the best radio that I've ever produced. Just having a casual conversation on the air. That beats anything that's well-prepared. Any day. Jason Derulo, Jessica Moorvoy, it's 2FM. It's your... Classy from Eskimo Joe. A couple of minutes to nine. Wrapping up, Zoo. Breakfast for your Monday morning. Absolute pleasure having you company this morning and good luck to all of those that entered the draw for the annual pass. That'll be decided after the show finishes today. They'll get a call. And thank you for everyone that took part otherwise. I know we made it difficult. There was people that were making bird noises and the noise of an owl on the air and some people that just had to ring in and say a few words. So it was a bit of a variety of severity of difficulty to get into it but always, always a bit of fun. Your 80s hour at work is next. Zoobricky.