Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
3,666 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB.
News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?
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Nici Wickes: Fried Bread/Parāoa parai
June 17, 2022 22:16 - 5 minutes - 4.68 MBI made this for the first time last Matariki and loved it as a dessert! Fried bread, or parāoa parai is easy to whip up and this recipe produces lovely soft soft pillows of fried bread which, served warm with ice cream and blackberries and drizzled with mānuka honey, make a gorgeous dessert. Makes 12-16 pieces 2 teaspoon instant yeast ½ teaspoon sugar 1 – 1 ½ cups warm water 2 1/2 cups high grade flour ½ teaspoon salt Cooking oil, for frying Ice cream to serve Blackberries to serve ...
Catherine Raynes: Four Treasures of the Sky, The Murders at Fleet House
June 11, 2022 00:32 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MBCatherine Raynes has been reading Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang and The Murders at Fleet House by Lucinda Riley. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ruud Kleinpaste: Surprising winter crop
June 11, 2022 00:17 - 6 minutes - 5.71 MBHonestly! Most people think that winter is a “dead time” in the garden. But if you haven’t had a go at growing peas, you’d never know how easy that is. First of all, gardeners often grow a “green crop” in winter that gets dug into the soil in spring to add Nitrogen for the next growing season; We often use peas and other legumes for that task and the key is to dig them in before they set seed. Of course, those “green crops” are never sown for eating! But if you want edible peas, for instan...
Mike Yardley: Sound encounters in Queen Charlotte
June 10, 2022 23:38 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBMike Yardley has been cruising in the Sounds. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Malcolm Rands: Greenwashing
June 10, 2022 23:31 - 8 minutes - 8.22 MBGreenwashing is when a company purports to be environmentally conscious for marketing purposes but actually isn’t making any notable sustainability efforts. A USA survey recently found 95 percent of so called green products violated the common principles we are going to talk about. Hidden Trade-off: a claim that a product is "green" based on an unreasonably narrow set of attributes without attention to other important environmental issues. paper, for example, is not necessarily environment...
Bob Campbell: Paritua 2022 Rosé from Hawke’s Bay
June 10, 2022 23:07 - 5 minutes - 4.99 MBOur wine expert Bob Campbell has been sipping on Paritua 2022 Rosé from Hawke’s Bay. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paul Stenhouse: Apple has crushed it this year
June 10, 2022 22:58 - 5 minutes - 5.11 MBApple's had their developer conference and are about to launch new devices - what's in store? I really think Apple has crushed it this year! The line between the iPad & MacBook is blurring The new version of iPadOS will allow for overlapping windows in a workspace, much more like what you'd expect on a laptop. You can even plug it into a monitor and extend the display, like a laptop. Stage Manager is their new way to arrange and toggle between windows and it works the same way on both Mac & i...
Erin Doherty: Rising star on The Crown and her new thriller series
June 10, 2022 22:36 - 8 minutes - 7.94 MBRoyal fans out there might recognise her name. Actress Erin Doherty starred as a young Princess Anne in the popular Netflix series The Crown. Doherty was relatively unknown before being cast as Anne but the 29-year-old is now being touted as one to watch. The Brit has a new psychological series out called Chloe and it's received rave reviews already. She catches up with Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nici Wickes: Gluten free coconut loaf
June 10, 2022 22:06 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBThis week is Coeliac Awareness Week - a chance to turn the spotlight on the condition whereby the body’s physiology is unable to tolerate gluten – a protein found in wheat, rye and barley – and as a reaction the immune system attacks your own tissues when you eat gluten. This from the NHS: Over time, the immune reaction to eating gluten creates inflammation that damages the small intestine's lining, leading to medical complications. It prevents absorption of some nutrients (malabsorption) a...
Francesca Rudkin: Jurassic World, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
June 10, 2022 21:58 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBFrancesca Rudkin has been watching Jurassic World: Dominion and Bhutanese drama film, Lunana: A Yak In The Classroom. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kevin Milne: Threats to life and limb
June 10, 2022 21:51 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBKevin Milne chats about all the threats to life and limb there seem to be around currently - especially if you live where he does with tornadoes, high seas and lightning storms. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jack Tame: That familiar sinking feeling
June 10, 2022 21:33 - 5 minutes - 11.8 MBI knew it the moment I saw it. My bike just looked a bit... off. It was sitting heavy in the bike rack at work. Everyone else’s bikes sat bright and perky on puckered, plump, pressurised black rubber. There is just something so distinctly sad about a flat tyre. I started walking home with it. I moped up the hill, leading my bike like a handcuffed prisoner. Cyclists zipped past me in the bike lane, one after the other, fast and free, their high-vis vests snapping in the wind, home in no time! ...
Jack Tame: That familiar sinking feeling
June 10, 2022 21:33 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBI knew it the moment I saw it. My bike just looked a bit... off. It was sitting heavy in the bike rack at work. Everyone else’s bikes sat bright and perky on puckered, plump, pressurised black rubber. There is just something so distinctly sad about a flat tyre. I started walking home with it. I moped up the hill, leading my bike like a handcuffed prisoner. Cyclists zipped past me in the bike lane, one after the other, fast and free, their high-vis vests snapping in the wind, home in no time! ...
Estelle Clifford: Kiwi band Rhombus returns
June 03, 2022 23:56 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBEstelle Clifford's been listening to Kiwi dub/reggae band Rhombus and their new album, After Party. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Catherine Raynes: Dirt Town, Sparring Partners
June 03, 2022 23:53 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBCatherine Ryanes has been reading Dirt Town by Hayley Scrivenor and Sparring Partners by John Grisham. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike Yardley: A creative Queensland escape in Eumundi
June 03, 2022 23:40 - 9 minutes - 9.05 MBMike Yardley is escaping the chilly weather for the sunny state of Queensland in Australia. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steven Dromgool: Importance of siblings
June 03, 2022 23:25 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MBSteven Dromgool chats to Jack Tame about the importance of siblings and whether blood really is thicker than water. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr Bryan Betty: Bowel cancer awareness month
June 03, 2022 23:20 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBJune is bowel cancer awareness month and Dr Bryan Betty is speaking about the screening programme and its importance. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paul Stenhouse: Sheryl Sandberg leaving Meta/Facebook
June 03, 2022 23:10 - 3 minutes - 3.11 MBBig changes with Sheryl Sandberg leaving Meta / Facebook The 52-year-old has been at the company for 14 years. She's held an unconventional COO role because she was usually the public face of the company. A COO usually is a very internal operations-focused position. She's been under investigation at Meta for using company resources to plan her wedding. Meta says that isn't tied to why she's leaving. Reports suggest she was burned out, tired of being a punching bag for the company's many many...
Tara Ward: The Responder, Pistol, Match Fit
June 03, 2022 22:56 - 5 minutes - 4.76 MBThe Responder: Martin Freeman stars in this British thriller about a cop under pressure, who must tackle a series of night shifts on the beat in Liverpool while trying to keep his head above water personally and professionally (TVNZ OnDemand). Pistol: Directed by Danny Boyle, this miniseries follows the rise and fall of the Sex Pistols amid the 1970s London punk rock scene and is based on the memoir by guitarist Steve Jones (Disney+). Match Fit: A second season of the charming series that see...
Anna Kent: Frontline midwife on delivering babies in war zones
June 03, 2022 22:52 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBWhile most run away from war zones, Anna Kent runs toward them. Anna helps the most vulnerable women deliver babies in often harrowing conditions. At 26, she delivered a baby in a tropical storm by the light of a headtorch. The following year, she became responsible for the female health of 30,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Anna’s details her experiences in a new book called Frontline Midwife. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nici Wickes: In honour of the Queen - Yorkshire Puddings
June 03, 2022 22:03 - 4 minutes - 4.29 MBIn celebration of the Queen’s 70th Jubilee we’re making a British favourite – Yorkshire Puddings! Makes 12 large 4 medium eggs 200mls milk 200g plain flour Large pinch salt Grapeseed or rice bran oil 1. In a large bowl, whisk up the eggs until broken up. Pour in the milk and add the flour and whisk together gently until combined. Avoid overworking the batter, any lumps will soften in the resting period so don’t over-whisk the batter at this stage. Add the salt. Pour batter into a jug and re...
Francesca Rudkin: French Film Festival kicks off
June 03, 2022 21:54 - 6 minutes - 6.05 MBThe French Film Festival is playing all around New Zealand over the next month. Francesca Rudkin talks through her picks. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kevin Milne: The Queen's pageantry
June 03, 2022 21:45 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBKevin Milne was entranced by the pageantry in London for the Queens Birthday and chats to Jack Tame about it. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jack Tame: Gun violence now doesn't mean the buyback was a failure
June 03, 2022 21:22 - 4 minutes - 3.93 MBWhen Jacinda Ardern and Joe Biden sat down, one subject was totally inevitable. Touring the U.S in the wake of its latest massacre(s), the New Zealand Prime Minister was asked by almost every politician or late night TV host about gun reform. As far as they were concerned, March 15th happened and within days her government acted. Almost immediately she took steps to get military style semi-automatic off the streets. To many Americans it was the sort of common sense policy-making that seems de...
Estelle Clifford: Florence and the Machine's Dance Fever
May 28, 2022 00:09 - 7 minutes - 6.7 MBEstelle Clifford has been spinning Florence and the Machine's new - and fifth - studio album, Dance Fever. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Catherine Raynes: What Eden Did Next, Trust
May 27, 2022 23:57 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBCatherine Raynes has two books picks this week worth a read - What Eden Did Next by Shelia O’Flanagan and Trust by Hernan Diaz. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike Yardley: Bites and Sights in Mooloolaba
May 27, 2022 23:40 - 7 minutes - 7.33 MBMike Yardley has been living the hard life soaking up the sunshine on Alexandra Headland. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Malcolm Rands: Why we ignore climate change
May 27, 2022 23:34 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MBI love the story told to me by my friend Michael Braungart, co-author of Cradle to Cradle, the book that helped launch the circular economy movement in the early noughties. He says, what would happen if you take all the humans on the planet and put them in a big pile and then take all the ants and make a pile next to it. The ant pile would be bigger. But no one says , too many ants are ruining the planet. Quite the opposite, the recycling work they do make them almost the best circular econom...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Mowing lawns or wildflower meadows?
May 27, 2022 23:17 - 4 minutes - 4.02 MBThe British Gardeners are urged to stop mowing lawns in May so as to “support bees”. Gardeners come in many different "sizes": 1) Precision gardeners. Those that follow the swanky garden magazines and have not a plant nor a blade of grass out of place. Think Versailles and the Famous British gardens like Sissinghurst. When it comes to lawns they are cut to within an inch of their life! There are no weeds, and few "wild Flowers". Most of the borders are sprayed to minimize fungi and bacterial...
Hannah McQueen: OCR and what can you focus on in the doom and gloom?
May 27, 2022 23:05 - 5 minutes - 5.48 MBHannah McQueen is talking about the latest OCR increase - the fact that rates are rising faster, and likely higher than previously predicted will be scary for some. The whole economic picture can seem overwhelmingly negative at the moment – so what do you focus on in the midst of the doom and gloom? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paul Stenhouse: Huawei's 5G equipment now banned from all five-eyes
May 27, 2022 23:01 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBHuawei is banned from supplying 5G equipment in Canada This means it's now fully banned across the five-eyes alliance of the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Canadian companies will have until June 2024 to remove it - at their own cost and without reimbursement from the Canadian government. They say it's a move to protect their critical telecommunications infrastructure of the future from foreign interference. There isn't an easy answer explaining who owns Huawei, and many alleg...
Chuck Schulz: Stranger Things is back, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Prehistoric Planet
May 27, 2022 22:47 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBStranger Things Season 4 (Netflix) It’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time – and navigating the complexities of high school hasn't made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new and horrifying supernatural threat surfaces, presenting a gruesome mystery that, if solved, might finally put an end to the horrors of the Upside Down. Obi-Wa...
George Thorogood is still rocking 45 years on
May 27, 2022 22:31 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBThe legendary blues-based rocker George Thorogood and his band the Destroyers have announced they’re coming our way in October. They've sold over 15 million albums, built a catalogue of classic hits and played more than 8000 live shows. There’s no slowing down for 72-year-old George just yet. He catches up with Jack Tame about 45 years of rock and why he still loves it. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nici Wickes: Lemon cheesecake
May 27, 2022 22:03 - 6 minutes - 6.11 MBHave you noticed all the gorgeous lemon trees beginning to shine with fruit? I just love this time of year when citrus comes into its own again. Try this cake - it’s a terrific combination of a cake and a cheesecake and it’s lemony delicious. Serves 8-12 Batter 1 ¼ cup sugar Zest from one lemon ½ teaspoon sea salt 1 large egg room temperature 220g butter melted 3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 ¼ cups plain flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Filling 220g cream cheese softened 1 ½ cups icing sugar +...
Kevin Milne: Civil naughtiness
May 27, 2022 21:38 - 6 minutes - 5.68 MBKevin Milne chats to Jack Tame about some civil naughtiness in Wellington. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jack Tame: Uvalde and the echoes of Sandy Hook
May 27, 2022 21:18 - 5 minutes - 4.79 MBI was sitting in my apartment in East Harlem, New York, when it first hit the news. I think I saw something on Twitter first. Then I turned on cable TV and waited to hear from a police officer or a politician or someone with some authority. There was so much confusion in those first couple of hours. There always is. Everyone hangs on every thread of information but it always takes an age to work out the detail. Everyone in New Zealand was asleep but eventually I just took a punt, hired a car ...
Estelle Clifford: Everyone's talking about it...Harry Styles' new album
May 21, 2022 00:09 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBEstelle Clifford gives her review of Harry's House, the new album from Harry Styles. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Catherine Raynes: Tresspasses and Minnie Driver's memoir
May 21, 2022 00:01 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MBCatherine Raynes has been reading actress Minnie Driver's memoir, Managing Expectations as well as Trespasses by Louise Kennedy, which has rave reviews. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike Yardley: Hinterland treats in the Sunshine Coast
May 20, 2022 23:46 - 9 minutes - 8.78 MBMike Yardley's been exploring parts of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Steven Dromgool: The importance of male friendship
May 20, 2022 23:40 - 6 minutes - 6.2 MBSteven Dromgool is at a men's retreat for the weekend and thought it was a good reminder to talk about the importance of male friendship. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ruud Kleinpaste: Cluster flies
May 20, 2022 23:18 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MBPollenia rudis is the cluster fly species we discovered on the North Shore, for the first time in 1984. It may have arrived in some containerised luggage or cargo. Originally from the Northern countries (Scandinavia - north America) where it lives a peculiar life as a parasite of earthworms. The female fly lays eggs in dense grass habitats (paddocks and lawns) and often near eartworm tunnels; The larvae (aka "maggots") hatch, find themselves some way of getting into the soil (gaps around plan...
Bob Campbell: A bright, fresh and peppery Chardonnay
May 20, 2022 23:06 - 4 minutes - 4.1 MBBob Campbell's pick of the week is the Villa Maria 2021 Cellar Selection Chardonnay from Hawke’s Bay. Bob's tip - don’t over-chill Chardonnay or it will taste like water. If you get served a wine that is too cold cup your hand around the glass and swirl it until it reaches the right temperature. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Paul Stenhouse: Prepare yourself...there's a new Outlook coming, Costco and Apple
May 20, 2022 22:51 - 4 minutes - 4.31 MBPrepare yourself.. there's a new Outlook coming This is in the very early stages but is going to be a big shift for people. Outlook for Windows on your desktop will start to look exactly like the web version you use today. By rebuilding it, they're going to be able to leverage more integrations with Microsoft products. It'll be more connected directly to OneDrive so you can add an attachment to an email just by typing an @ then the filename. Easy! Microsoft will pin emails to the top of your...
Eleanor Ford: Following the spice trail with a 'culinary detective'
May 20, 2022 22:42 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBEleanor Ford has been described as a culinary detective. She’s travelled around the world seeking out the best food in more than 70 countries. Eleanor’s new book is called The Nutmeg Trail - a deep dive into the history of spice with recipes and stories exploring how centuries of spice trading and cultural diffusion changed the world's cuisine. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tara Ward: Time Traveller's Wife, Conversations with Friends, Lincoln Lawyer
May 20, 2022 22:35 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MBThe Time Traveller’s Wife: A science fiction drama based on the popular book by Audrey Niffeneger, about a love story between Clare and Henry that is complicated by time travel (Neon). Conversations with Friends: Based on the book by Irish author Sally Rooney (Normal People), about two Dublin college students, Frances and Bobbi, and the strange and unexpected connection they forge with married couple, Melissa and Nick (Prime Video). Lincoln Lawyer: Another show based on a book - this time the...
Nici Wickes: Homemade biscuits vs store bought
May 20, 2022 22:16 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBWhilst we’re all focused on the cost of living and food prices making it harder and harder to afford any treats or luxury items, here’s a thing…home-made biscuits. They’re an absolute treat, better for you than bought biscuits, quick and easy to make and so affordable. Bran or Oat biscuits Makes 30 biscuits 110g butter, softened 1 cup regular sugar 1 egg 1 cup plain flour + extra for rolling 1 cup bran flakes or oats – process these in a food processor or blender 1 tsp baking powder ...
Francesca Rudkin: Nobody Has to Know, The Northman
May 20, 2022 21:54 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBNobody Has To Know Nobody Has to Know. Belgian writer, director, and actor Bouli Lanners' latest is an engrossing drama about one man's amnesia and the love story that rewrites his past. We rely on our memories to tell us the story of who we are. Phil, a robust middle-aged man suffers a stroke, causing him to lose his memory. Millie, who takes care of him, tells him falsely that they were secretly in love before his accident. The Northman From visionary director Robert Eggers comes THE NO...
Kevin Milne: Shortland Street's 30th Birthday
May 20, 2022 21:37 - 7 minutes - 7.13 MBKevin Milne reminisces on starring as himself in a Shortland Street episode as the show turns 30 this week. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jack Tame: We've delayed the inevitable - the worst economic pain is still to come
May 20, 2022 21:23 - 4 minutes - 3.81 MBWhen 73-year-old Anne Guenole died, it was national news. Every media outlet in the country did stories. Anne’s family remembered her as a quiet nana and great-grandmother who spent most of her time at home on the South Island’s beautiful West Coast. She’d been hospitalised with a suspected case of influenza. Except it wasn’t influenza. Anne was the first New Zealander to die of Covid-19. That was March, 2020. I was thinking about that moment this morning, as I reflected on how much our colle...