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Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

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Jack 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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Jack Tame: I've had my AI 'wow' moment

February 16, 2024 20:35 - 4 minutes - 4.49 MB

"Saturday Mornings with Jack Tame on Newstalk ZB is a captivating blend of insightful conversations, engaging interviews, and thought-provoking discussions. With Jack Tame at the helm, you can expect a refreshing take on current events, combined with his unique charm and wit.”  But hey... don’t take my word for it. Take Chat GPT’s. That’s what happens if you tell the world’s best-known generative artificial intelligence bot to write a few sentences in order to convince someone to listen to ...

Estelle Clifford: Brittany Howard - What Now

February 10, 2024 02:18 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MB

"With five Grammy® wins and sixteen nominations, Howard follows up her massively acclaimed solo debut Jaime—a 2019 LP that landed on best-of-the-year lists from the likes of Pitchfork, the New York Times, and Rolling Stone – with What Now, drawing an immense and indelible power from endless unpredictability. Over the course of its 12 tracks, Howard brings her singular musicality to a shapeshifting sound encompassing everything from psychedelia and dance music to dream-pop and avant-jazz—a fi...

Catherine Raynes: The Spy Coast and The Fury

February 10, 2024 02:11 - 3 minutes - 3.65 MB

The Spy Coast – Tess Gerritsen  Former spy Maggie Bird came to the seaside village of Purity, Maine, eager to put the past behind her after a mission went tragically wrong. These days, she’s living quietly on her chicken farm, still wary of blowback from the events that forced her early retirement. But when a body turns up in Maggie’s driveway, she knows it’s a message from former foes who haven’t forgotten her. Maggie turns to her local circle of old friends—all retirees from the CIA—to h...

Tara Ward: One Day, Arctic Ascent, Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People

February 10, 2024 01:54 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MB

One Day After a brief college romance, Emma and Dexter pursue separate dreams, but meet on the same day each year to compare their progress in life and love.   Arctic Ascent The professional adventure rock climber Alex Honnold embarks on a lifelong dream - an epic climbing quest across the remotest and toughest walls and peaks of Greenland.   Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People A deep dive into a subculture fueled by spice: from the elite growers who strive to create new superh...

Francesca Rudkin: Force of Nature: The Dry 2 and American Underdog

February 10, 2024 01:34 - 8 minutes - 7.73 MB

Force of Nature: The Dry 2 Five women head out on a remote hiking retreat but only four return, each telling a different story. Detective Aaron Falk must find out what really happened before time runs out.  American Underdog  The inspirational true story of Kurt Warner, who overcomes years of challenges and setbacks to become a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback. Just when his dreams seem all but out of reach, it's only with the support of his wife, Brenda...

Mike Yardley: A sizzling stopover in Kuala Lumpur

February 10, 2024 01:23 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MB

This week Mike Yardley found himself in the stunning capitol city of Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur. He's got all the details on the sights to see, the best shopping locations, and the tastiest street food. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Bryan Betty: Cervical Smears

February 10, 2024 01:03 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MB

Why is cervical screening important?  - In NZ approx. 180 to 190 women get cervical cancer every year.  - Up to 80% have not been screening.  - Cervical screening picks up changes early preventing cancer.    What is the cervix?  - Organ connects the uterus to the vagina.  - Why it’s important:  - Keeps baby inside the uterus while growing during pregnancy.  - The canal through which baby passes at birth.  - Canal sperm can travel up to fertilize eggs to get pregnant.    What does...

Dr Dougal Sutherland: Giving the mental health and safety of your business a warrant of fitness

February 10, 2024 00:32 - 9 minutes - 8.45 MB

The start of a new year is often a good time to check in on how your business is going. Just like we’d take our car in for a WOF, it’s just as important to get a WOF done on the mental health and safety of your business.  Recent court case highlights that workplaces can be held liable for the mental distress and injury their workers suffer.  At its most basic level, mental health and safety at work means making sure that workers aren’t being mentally harmed by the work they’re doing. Menta...

Ruud Kleinpaste: Overwatering and pruning back your plants

February 09, 2024 23:20 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MB

Dry conditions? Honestly, watering yourself silly is always an expensive exercise (especially in Wellington! Bottles of water are at least a dollar each…).  Protect your soil from evaporation by chucking a heap of mulch in between your plants; I’ve just finished my firewood stash and the smaller branches are chippered into big bags of mulch.  Timing is everything. Water tanks next to the house? Maybe now is a good idea to invest in some tanks, connected to your guttering, just saying…  R...

Peter Hillary: Adventurer on the Antarctic expedition taking place to try to combat climate change

February 09, 2024 23:06 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

An incredible team of people are heading off on a unique expedition to see first-hand how daunting the melting sea ice, warming seas, and changing weather patterns will be for Antarctica.  Adventurer Peter Hillary, alongside Graham and Raewyn Henry, will lead 130 participants whose expertise spans science, business, art, and politics on a voyage of enlightenment down south.  Antarctica is not your typical tourist destination, and while most people will never visit, the upcoming expedition ...

Paul Stenhouse: Identifiers on AI images and Google's Gemini

February 09, 2024 22:07 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MB

AI generated images are getting an identifier  Images created by Open AI's DALL-E technology will now come with a new label, a CR in a circle up in the top left corner. That's the mark that’s going to be on images produced by a range of AI companies. The only trouble there is it can pretty easily be cropped out.   Open AI will also be adding metadata to the image file. While it's a nice idea, it's wildly impractical. If you take a screenshot of the image, the metadata disappears. If you po...

Kevin Milne: The online shopping experience continues to impress

February 09, 2024 21:53 - 5 minutes - 4.91 MB

Online shopping is one of life's many conveniences.  It allows people to simplify their shopping experience, and buy things from places or companies they might not be able to access in their day to day life. Kevin Milne told Jack Tame that the experience continues to impress. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rosa Flanagan: Summer Tabbouleh

February 09, 2024 21:50 - 4 minutes - 3.84 MB

Quick, light, fresh and delicious, making it the perfect summer salad for you to share with friends and family. We love to serve this salad alongside our hummus, dukkha yoghurt flatbreads and smoky carrot falafels.   Serves: 6  Time: 20 minutes    Ingredients:  1 cup bulgur wheat   Boiling water   4 spring onion, finely chopped  180g cherry tomatoes, chopped   1 cucumber, chopped   3 stalks celery, finely chopped   1 lemon, zest and juice   2 tbsp pomegranate molasses   ¼ cup extr...

Jack Tame: Artists are brilliant

February 09, 2024 21:07 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MB

Of the many, many, many things I’m bad at... perhaps in no department am I more lacking than in artistic talent. I am a truly appalling artist. I have no vision. I have no voice. I can’t sculpt. I can’t mould. I can’t paint. I have the sketching ability of a lesser-developed primate but without the novelty factor. I am a terrible artist.   And so it was curious series of events this summer that led me to find myself with a head torch and overalls, dragging myself through the dank, dark, cra...

Estelle Clifford: James Arthur – Bitter Sweet Love

February 03, 2024 02:40 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MB

Bitter Sweet Love is the fifth studio album from British singer-songwriter James Arthur, the thirteen track album releasing late last month. After a week long race for the top spot, Bitter Sweet Love surpassed the Reytons to take the number one spot on the UK Charts. The album is full of the contradictions surrounding love, Arthur having written the album during some post-tour blues, unsure if he wanted to continue with music. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Catherine Raynes: The Heiress and The Boys in the Boat

February 03, 2024 02:33 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MB

The Heiress - Rachel Hawkins  With unexpected twists and heart-throbbing pacing, it draws you into a captivating mystery set within the claustrophobic Ashby House. The secrets hidden behind its closed doors, along with its notorious and heartless inhabitants, add to the intrigue.    The Boys in the Boat - Daniel James Brown  Told against the backdrop of the Great Depression, The Boys in the Boat is narrative non-fiction of the first order; a personal story full of lyricism and unexpected...

Tara Ward: Mr & Mrs Smith, Griselda, and The Greatest Night in Pop

February 03, 2024 01:23 - 4 minutes - 4.38 MB

Mr & Mrs Smith   A reboot of the 2005 Hollywood blockbuster sees Donald Glover and Maya Erskine play two spies who are assigned as husband and wife for a secret mission, and end up falling for each other.    Griselda   Sofia Vergara plays a real-life Columbian drug-lord who went on to create one of the most profitable drug cartels in history.    The Greatest Night in Pop    On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gather to record "We Are the World." The team goes behind the ...

Francesca Rudkin: The Holdovers and To Catch a Killer

February 03, 2024 01:14 - 7 minutes - 7.17 MB

The Holdovers A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War. To Catch a Killer  A troubled police officer is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator to help profile and track down a disturbed individual terrorizing Baltimore, Maryland. ...

Mike Yardley: Heartland treats in Mid-Canterbury

February 03, 2024 01:08 - 9 minutes - 9.11 MB

"Fanning out from Ashburton and bounded by the Rakaia and Rangitata rivers, Mid-Canterbury is a land of dramatic contrasts. Pancake-flat coastal plains give way to abruptly rising hill country, while large sweeping braided rivers, crystal clear alpine lakes and the serrated glory of the Southern Alps all add to the scenic medley." "It is an understated region ripe for discovery and exploration, particularly when you’re road-tripping the Mainland." Read Mike's full article here.  LISTEN AB...

Kate Hall: What are the new recycling regulations?

February 02, 2024 23:57 - 9 minutes - 8.34 MB

New recycling rules have come into place as district and city councils across the country standardise what can and cannot be recycled.  Kate ‘Ethically Kate’ Hall joined Jack Tame to run through these regulations and give an insight into whether recycling is as helpful as we think it is.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ruud Kleinpaste: Vigilance and early action

February 02, 2024 23:49 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MB

Had a great “break” around Christmas? No doubt a fabulous, lazy time with whanau and grand kids.  The problem is: often some pests and diseases sneak into the system without you knowing!  Codling moths in your apples  After flowering, when the apples set fruit (the tiniest fruits that grow into apples!), this is the time when codling moth adults lay their eggs. During the X-mas growth the caterpillars will tunnel into your “codlings” (small fruits in old-fashioned English language!) and y...

Bob Campbell: Wine expert's pick of the week - Askerne 2022 Viognier

February 02, 2024 23:14 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MB

BOB'S BEST BUYS Wine: Askerne 2022 Viognier, Hawke’s Bay $26.90  Why I chose it:  - One of the best examples of NZ Viognier I’ve tasted.  - Often blended with Syrah to give greater complexity and a silkier texture.  - Delicious wine from a challenging vintage.  What does it taste like?  - “Ripe, almost luscious wine with tree fruit/apricot/nectarine, vanilla and musk-like flavours underpinned by a core of sweet fruit that helps make the wine very accessible now.”  Why it’s a bargain...

Paul Stenhouse: UMG removes audio from TikTok and Mark Zuckerberg's getting praised by Wall Street

February 02, 2024 22:36 - 3 minutes - 3.66 MB

Top artists have vanished from TikTok  Superstars Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, and Olivia Rodrigo's music has been removed from TikTok because their record label and TikTok can't agree on what to pay. Universal Music Group says TikTok is paying a fraction of the price of other social media sites. It's tricky though, because TikTok has been the source of many #1 hits recently as clips go viral, and that means streams on Spotify, downloads on iTunes, and concert tickets.    UMG: "TikTok is tryi...

Russell Howard: British Comedian on his upcoming NZ tour 'Wonderbox'

February 02, 2024 21:55 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

Comedian Russell Howard is returning to New Zealand for his sell-out tour- a very different version of New Zealand when compared to his previous visit, where he was granted exemption to pass through the borders during the Covid-19 pandemic.  “Last time we came, the army were there. They greeted us by saying- you know you’ll be staying at a hotel for two weeks. We’ll ask about your mental health, you have to lie. I told them I’ll be fine, there’s no way I could tell the truth,” the comedian ...

Nici Wickes: Strawberry Poppyseed Cake

February 02, 2024 21:18 - 6 minutes - 5.96 MB

End of season strawberries are so jammy and sweet, they’re perfect for baking with.   Makes one 20cm cake.     Ingredients:  55g butter, softened   2/3 cup caster sugar + 1 tbsp   2 tsps pure vanilla extract   1 large egg   1 cup plain flour   ½ tsp baking powder   ½ tsp baking soda   3 tbsps poppy seeds   1/2 tsp lemon zest   1/2 cup plain Greek yoghurt or sour cream   140g fresh strawberries, quartered   Yoghurt or whipped cream to serve     Method  1. Preheat oven to 180...

Kevin Milne: How do we react to the possibility of catastrophic earthquakes?

February 02, 2024 21:10 - 4 minutes - 4.18 MB

The Government is being warned of the country’s vulnerability to more frequent severe weather, and the possibility of catastrophic earthquakes that could cripple the country.  These earthquakes could occur in the near future, or even within the next few days.  The news is hardly reassuring, and Kevin Milne is wondering just how he’s supposed to react.  Should he try refund his concert tickets? How would an earthquake affect the pitch for Sunday’s cricket test?   LISTEN ABOVE  See omnyst...

Jack Tame: We should celebrate more milestones

February 02, 2024 20:48 - 4 minutes - 3.82 MB

The big news from my summer this year, is that I got married last weekend.  Well, technically actually that’s not correct. My wife, Mava, and I were legally married back in May. But last weekend we had a little wedding. The white dress, the tux, the families in from different parts of the country and the World, the hair, the pocket squares, the petit fours, the rings, the champagne, the stress.    Mava chose to enter to a beautiful song by Bon Iver. I chose to enter to – who else? -  Kanye...

Tara Canton: Kiwi actress on landing her role in TVNZ's 'After The Party'

January 27, 2024 02:18 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MB

Tara Canton is the definition of talented.   Starting out in theatre, she was a triple threat taking up roles in the Sound of Music and Annie.   But before she even graduated at Wellington’s Toi Whakaari, she landed the role in TVNZ’S 'After the Party', working alongside well-respected Kiwi actress, Robyn Malcom.  "I've always been interested in performing in arts,” Canton told Newstalk ZB’s Wilhelmina Shrimpton.  "I have an older sister Allegra, and she did musical theater, and dancing ...

Estelle Clifford: Green Day - Saviors

January 27, 2024 01:52 - 7 minutes - 6.78 MB

Their fourteenth studio album, Green day is back with 'Saviors'.  A fifteen track punk-rock album that slots seamlessly into their discography and is, in their own words, an insight into the band's collective consciousness.  "Saviors is an invitation into Green Day’s brain, their collective spirit as a band, and an understanding of friendship, culture and legacy of the last 30 plus years." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine Raynes: The Search Party and The Woman on the Ledge

January 27, 2024 01:15 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MB

The Search Party by Hannah Richell   A spellbinding locked-room mystery about a glamping trip gone horribly wrong when a powerful storm leaves the participants stranded and forced to confront long-held secrets and a shocking disappearance. Max and Annie Kingsley have left the London rat race with their twelve-year-old son to set up a glamping site in the wilds of Cornwall. Eager for a dry run ahead of their opening, they invite three old university friends and their families for a long-need...

Mike Yardley: A high country escape to Lake Heron Station

January 26, 2024 23:57 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MB

"Deep in the golden heart of the Ashburton District, the mountains rise up to meet you. Two hours drive from Christchurch, I turned off the inland scenic highway at Mount Somers, bound for Lake Heron Station. The sealed road ends by the historic Hakatere buildings, but the sense of heritage in these parts is rich. Turning off at Hakatere onto the graded gravel road to the lake, I’m rolling through a wide open basin of golden tussock and matagouri, bracketed by high, glaciated mountain range...

Dr Dougal Sutherland: Umbrella Wellbeing Psychologist on beginning the year with oomph

January 26, 2024 23:53 - 9 minutes - 8.34 MB

Psychologist Dr Dougal Sutherland joined Wilhelmina Shrimpton for a chat about beginning the year with oomph.  Top tips include:  -Daily scheduled activity  -Mapping your activities to match your personal energy flow  -Learning how to mentally switch off from work    LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ruud Kleinpaste: Watering the Botany

January 26, 2024 23:34 - 3 minutes - 3.38 MB

After a great summer with scorching temps on the Port Hills, the plants started to suffer a wee bit – away from home for a week or more makes most gardeners a bit anxious. Plants dried out very quickly.  How to Water?  Never been a fan of sprinklers. I try to keep my leaves dry as much as possible; wet leaves often give fungal spores the opportunity to settle on the plant, causing leaf-spots, rots, downy mildew, and powdery mildew.  Try to water the root zone of a plant, by depositing the...

Paul Stenhouse: Apple's forced to allow outside apps and explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift

January 26, 2024 23:03 - 8 minutes - 7.41 MB

Apple is being forced to allow apps from outside it's App Store  The EU's Digital Markets Act is coming into effect in March and it will see monumental changes to Apple's iPhone business. For the first time apps from outside of its App Store will be allowed to be installed on the phone, either directly, or via a third-party-created app store of their own. It's huge because Apple charges up to 30% of an App's direct revenue to be distributed in their store and have strict guidelines on what ...

Tara Ward: Masters of the Air and Black Coast Vanishings

January 26, 2024 22:46 - 3 minutes - 3.62 MB

Masters of the Air   A new military drama from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, based on a true story from in World War II about ten American airmen who risked their lives against unrelenting German fighters (AppleTV+).    Black Coast Vanishings  A new New Zealand true-crime documentary series about the mysterious disappearances of six people from the small coastal community of Piha (Three and ThreeNow, from Sunday 28 January).    LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Francesca Rudkin: Priscilla and Lift

January 26, 2024 21:46 - 7 minutes - 7.12 MB

Priscilla When teenager Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who's already a meteoric rock 'n' roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, and a gentle best friend.     Lift  A master thief is wooed by his ex-girlfriend and the FBI to pull off an impossible heist with his international crew on a 777 passenger flight from London to Zurich.    LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...

Kevin Milne: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Winnie the Pooh

January 26, 2024 21:04 - 6 minutes - 5.85 MB

It’s a very special anniversary for one of childhood’s most beloved figures: Winnie the Pooh.  This month marks one hundred years since AA Milne introduced the beloved character to the world in a poem called ‘Teddy Bear.’  Kevin Milne joined Wilhelmina Shrimpton to celebrate the occasion.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nici Wickes: Plum and Vanilla Cake

January 26, 2024 21:00 - 6 minutes - 6.01 MB

At this time of year the plum trees are dripping with fruit! It’s time to make the annual supply of plum sauce and plum chutneys but it’s also time to bake this beautiful cake!  Ingredients  3/4 cup sugar  180g butter, softened  1 tbsp vanilla extract  2 medium eggs  ½ cup plain flour  ½ cup ground almonds  1 tsp baking powder  6 plums, halved and de-stoned  Method  1. Heat oven 180 C. Grease a springform tin.  2. Cream the sugar and butter until pale, light and fluffy. Add the e...

Wilhelmina Shrimpton: Timing really is everything

January 26, 2024 20:40 - 4 minutes - 3.73 MB

I want to talk about timing, because it really is everything.   It can be the difference between whether you say or do something, and it can be the difference between whether you don’t.   It can shape opinion, and it can morph public perception.  The timing of an announcement or an incident can also dictate how it’s received.   I think we’ve well and truly seen the importance of timing when it comes to our politicians and their mental health struggles.   I know that Francesca Rudkin spok...

Amanda Palmer: Award winning musician on living in New Zealand for two years, her upcoming tour, and new music

January 20, 2024 01:47 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

Award winning musician, Author, ted talker, Amanda Palmer is adventurous, creative, and a real go-getter.    She was one of the great minds behind music duo “The Dresden Dolls” and won Artist of the Year at the 2006 Boston Music Awards.    Amanda has a soft spot for New Zealand, spending nearly two years on Waiheke and in Hawkes Bay with her son during the Covid pandemic.   Now she’s returning with a tour and new music, honouring her time as an accidental Kiwi, and joining Francesca Rudki...

Estelle Clifford: Erny Belle - Not Your Cupid

January 20, 2024 01:40 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MB

Home-grown in Aōtearoa, Erny Belle released her debut album in 2022. 'Venus is Home' is flavoured with the sounds of alt-folk, country, and Pacific-pop and is an ode to her connection with her grandmother and growing up in rural Aōtearoa. Her latest album 'Not Your Cupid' expands upon its predecessor, adding new influences.  The album is less narrative and more focused on imaginings, the throughline a little more cryptic and intuitive.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Catherine Raynes: The Dinner Party and Dark Arena: A Frenchman Thriller

January 20, 2024 01:19 - 6 minutes - 5.82 MB

The Dinner Party by Rebecca Heath    The new exciting thriller by Rebecca Heath, author of THE SUMMER PARTY. A dark and twisty domestic thriller set in a seemingly idyllic suburban neighbourhood, where family secrets are best kept buried...     Dark Arena: A Frenchman Thriller by Jack Beaumont  When a DGSE agent is brutally murdered in front of his family, the 'Company' swings into action, determined to track down the killers. Meanwhile, operative Alec de Payns is turning a Russian intel...

Mike Yardley: Encounters in Glacier Country

January 20, 2024 01:08 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MB

"South Westland’s natural splendour seems to grow in awe-inspiring intensity the further south you go. There’s a fairytale quality to the sense of escapism, as you drive through those long and leafy highway glades, where the forest canopy drapes across the road. I wended my way to Whataroa, where nesting is the star attraction. Just out of Whataroa, the rare white heron/kōtuku nest at the Waitangiroto Nature Reserve from September to March." "Just 25 minutes south from Whataroa, Ōkārito is ...

Kate Hall: Eating only New Zealand made food

January 20, 2024 00:47 - 8 minutes - 7.94 MB

This year Kate Hall is embarking on a challenge.  She’s aiming to only purchase local and New Zealand made food when doing her grocery shopping.  Kate joined Francesca Rudkin to chat about why she’s embarking on this challenge, and the difficulties she thinks she’ll face along the way.  Read her blog explaining the challenge here.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Bryan Betty: The importance of yearly check-ups

January 19, 2024 23:39 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MB

Why bother with a yearly check-up?  - Prevention is better than cures.  - There are many things that we may not be aware of that we can do something about.  - In many cases it’s not about now but about the future.   - Three main areas to think about: checking for cardiovascular risk factors, early detection cancer, and prevention of disease.     What things will your GP check for?  - They’ll check for the ‘hidden’ issues.  - Physical: look at blood pressure and weight in particular. ...

Paul Stenhouse: AI fingerprint analysis and the continuing tech layoffs

January 19, 2024 23:26 - 4 minutes - 3.83 MB

Some new research suggests our fingerprints may not be as unique as we thought they are.  The common thesis has always been that each of our fingerprints is unique, but researchers from Columbia University have run AI over 60,000 fingerprints and found that it's possible to detect when two fingerprints belong to the same person with 75-90% accuracy.  Here's the scary part - they don't know how AI is doing it, but it doesn't seem to be using the markers that forensics experts have been usin...

Tara Ward: True Detective: Night Country, Boy Swallows Universe, Death and Other Details

January 19, 2024 23:02 - 6 minutes - 5.72 MB

True Detective: Night Country The acclaimed HBO detective series is back, this time starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis (professional boxer turned actor) and set in chilling small town Alaska (Neon). Boy Swallows Universe  Bryan Brown stars in this Australian drama based on the bestselling book of the same name, about a young boy from Brisbane who must navigate the criminal world (Netflix). Death and Other Details Fans of an Agatha Christie mystery will enjoy this new series about a det...

Chris Schulz: The Iron Claw and Bitconned

January 19, 2024 22:52 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MB

The Iron Claw The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who make history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports.   Bitconned In this true-crime documentary, three guys exploit the freewheeling cryptocurrency market to scam millions from investors and bankroll lavish lifestyl...

Nici Wickes: BBQ Tacos

January 19, 2024 22:20 - 7 minutes - 6.83 MB

Whip up these beef tacos in a minute on the BBQ and you’ve got yourself a feast!  Makes 10-12 tacos    Ingredients:  1 piece rump steak, sliced into thin strips  1 red capsicum, sliced thinly  1 onion, sliced thinly  2 cloves garlic, minced with some salt  2 tsps. cumin seeds  1 tsp chilli flakes  ½ tsp dried oregano  2 tbsps. olive oil  Juice from a lemon or lime  To serve:  10-12 tortilla  ½ cup guacamole  Shredded lettuce  Crumbled feta  Salsa – I use La Morena available...

Kevin Milne: Omens for what 2024 has in store

January 19, 2024 21:40 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MB

2024 is still in its early days but nearly three weeks into January, Kevin Milne is starting to get a sense of what the year has in store for him.  He told Francesca Rudkin that this is the time of year where you have to look for omens, and with a speeding ticket and an insurance refund it’s already looking like a mixed bag.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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