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: Famous Homemade Pad Thai
July 10, 2020 22:20 - 5 minutes - 2.23 MBNici’s Famous Homemade Pad Thai Ingredients 100g flat rice stick noodles 2 tbsps tamarind puree 3 tbsps fish sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 2 tbsps brown sugar 3 tbsps cooking oil 2 spring onions, sliced diagonally and thinly, use the green bits too 2 cloves garlic, peeled and roughly chopped 1 – 2 fresh red chillies, de-seeded and chopped fine 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, grated 3 tbsps lemon juice 1/3 cup roasted peanuts, coarsely chopped 3 eggs, whisked with a fork 3 handfuls fresh b...
Kevin Milne: My police escort home
July 10, 2020 22:12 - 5 minutes - 2.23 MBKevin Milne got some special treatment from the police on his road trip this week. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: Todd Muller's chances diminishing by the day
July 10, 2020 22:10 - 4 minutes - 1.76 MBSeven weeks ago, the morning after Todd Muller became the new leader of the National Party, I said I thought he could win September’s election. Never say never, but whatever chances he and National might have had then are diminishing by the day. It’s odd really, because the playbook was pretty obvious. Muller was praised early on for acknowledging what the government had done well with the Covid-19 health response. That was a smart move. As the World grappled with thousands upon thousands of ...
Music review with Estelle Clifford: Alanis is back
July 04, 2020 00:44 - 3 minutes - 6.81 MBMusic reviewer Estelle Clifford has been on a trip down memory lane, with a special 25th anniversary edition of Alanis Morrissette's Jagged Little Pill. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Malcolm Rands: Are pets an eco-issue?
July 04, 2020 00:24 - 8 minutes - 3.33 MBGreen pets In these days of limited resources, anti-meat farming and issues around waste, can we still have pets in our lives? A resounding YES! Studies have shown for those who live alone, owning a dog can decrease your risk of death by 33% and their risk of cardiovascular-related death by 36%. Chances of having a heart attack are 11% lower. A 2019 review found dog ownership lowers your risk of dying from any cause by 24%. Other studies have found similar statistics for cats as well, an...
Book review with Catherine Raynes: Liar & Flash Crash
July 04, 2020 00:13 - 6 minutes - 2.61 MBBook reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading Liar by Lesley Pearse and Flash Crash by Liam Vaughan. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Lotta Dann: The truth about women and alcohol
July 03, 2020 23:52 - 15 minutes - 35.3 MBWe’re four days into Dry July, where people pledge to go without the booze for a month. It’s become common-place in the past few years, and it’s been extended to people who only want to commit to being dry-ish, and even those who only want to do part of the month. One person who knows all about the struggle, and benefits, of giving up the booze is journalist and blogger Lotta Dann. She quit drinking in 2012, started a blog and online community to focus on the issue, and has written three boo...
Mike Yardley: A weekend in Wellington
July 03, 2020 23:34 - 8 minutes - 3.41 MBTravel writer Mike Yardley has some tips for spending a weekend in Wellington. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Dr Bryan Betty: Rheumatic fever on the rise
July 03, 2020 23:25 - 4 minutes - 1.86 MBResident Doctor Bryan Betty has been looking into the recent rise in rheumatic fever. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Winter bird food
July 03, 2020 23:15 - 4 minutes - 1.95 MBBird Food We’ve often talked about the food of birds, especially in winter. Many people have got bird feeders that will attract a range of native and introduced birds: Seeds: These can be via seed dispensers or stuck to solid blocks of dripping. They are preferred by sparrows and finches (chaffinch, green finch) Nectar feeders: In the form of sugar water, they attract Tui, Bellbird, Silvereye and Kaka if you’re so lucky to have them around. Fruit feeders: Some birds love those bits of apple...
Paul Stenhouse: Facebook joins the mask debate
July 03, 2020 23:10 - 5 minutes - 2.05 MBRemoving race-charged phrases from the tech vocabulary It was started in 2014 but with the Black Lives Matter movement it's picking up steam. Master & Slave, Blacklist and Whitelist - they're terms we just don't need to use anymore. Instead we're better to use more descriptive terms that don't bring racial history into them. Instead of Master/Slave you can use "Primary" and "Replica". Instead of Whitelist it's "Allow List" and instead of Blacklist it's "DenyList" Twitter is working to ...
Screentime with Tara Ward: Blood, Transplant, Unsolved Mysteries
July 03, 2020 23:04 - 4 minutes - 1.85 MBTV reviewer Tara Ward has some TV recommendations for the weekend. Blood: An Irish thriller about a woman returning home after her mother’s sudden death, and the secrets, betrayals and lies her family tell each other (Rialto, season one screens Sunday 5 July, season 12 premieres on Sunday at 8.30pm) Transplant: a new medical drama about an ER doctor who fled his native Syria for Canada and must overcome numerous obstacles to resume a career in the high stakes world of emergency medicine (TVNZ...
Nici Wickes: Feijoa & apple pie
July 03, 2020 22:33 - 5 minutes - 2.04 MBFeijoa & apple pie Last week we did a savoury pie and this week we go sweet with this incredible feijoa and apple pie which has a crumble top! Pastry 1 cup flour 90g cold butter 2 tbsps sugar Pinch salt 1 small egg whisked with iced cold water Filling 1 large apple, sliced thinly 1 cup scooped feijoa flesh 3 tbsps brown sugar 1 heaped tbsp plain flour Lemon zest Vanilla extract Crumble top 2 heaped tbsp flour 2 tbsp brown sugar 50g butter + extra for dotting ¼ cu...
Film review with Francesca Rudkin: Dads and Red Shoes & The Seven Dwarfs
July 03, 2020 22:31 - 8 minutes - 3.6 MBMovie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching documentary Dads, and Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Kevin Milne: How to save hundreds a year
July 03, 2020 22:24 - 3 minutes - 1.58 MBKevin Milne's back to his consumer roots, he's been giving Jack Tame an easy way to save hundreds of dollars a year. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: Lockdown was the easy bit
July 03, 2020 22:03 - 3 minutes - 1.45 MBMy best mate is trying to plan a wedding. He lives in the Middle East and he wants to get married in Barcelona in October. It’s where he and his wife-to-be first met, it’s one of the World’s great cities, it’s neutral territory for both of them, and trust me when I say I really, really want to go and party with them in Barcelona. But what would that involve? Well, as of this week, Spain is letting in New Zealanders. So, actually, are lots of countries. They don’t require government quaranti...
Music review with Andrew Dickens: Bob Dylan's new album
June 27, 2020 02:33 - 5 minutes - 2.1 MBMusic reviewer Andrew Dickens has been listening to Bob Dylan's 39th album, Rough And Rowdy Ways.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Steven Dromgool: Getting over heartbreak
June 27, 2020 00:46 - 11 minutes - 4.41 MBRelationship expert Steven Dromgool has some tips on how to cope when you've been dumped. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Hannah McQueen: Is now a good time to buy shares?
June 27, 2020 00:23 - 7 minutes - 3.03 MBLots of first time investors saw recent market uncertainty as a good time to buy shares. Enable Me's Hannah McQueen has some advice for people looking at dabbling for the first time. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review with Catherine Raynes: Kill the King and Kilo
June 27, 2020 00:21 - 4 minutes - 1.92 MBBook reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading Kill the King by Sandrone Dazieri and Kilo by Toby Muse.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Mike Yardley: Wild about Dunedin and Otago Peninsula
June 27, 2020 00:00 - 5 minutes - 2.32 MBTravel writer Mike Yardley has been taking a look at some of the highlights of Dunedin and Otago Peninsula. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Time to start pruning
June 26, 2020 23:37 - 5 minutes - 2.03 MBTime to start pruning Winter is here and pruning time is upon us. Everything is dormant, so sap-flow has stopped. That means no loss of sugars and nutritious liquids from within the twigs, branches and trunks. Most trees (ornamental or fruit-producers) can be pruned in winter and often there is some backlog of shaping to be done. Rule of thumb with trees and woody shrubs: you can be reasonably savage. Take a third of the crown out, without any repercussions! But first you identify the dea...
Paul Stenhouse: Flash new features for Apple
June 26, 2020 23:31 - 5 minutes - 2 MBWith iOS 14, your iPhone's home screen is getting a major upgrade. Widgets are coming! So instead of just having a calendar app icon, you can now make it bigger and actually see your next appointment right there on your home screen. There's a whole gallery of widgets with the ability to see the weather forecast, what song's playing, news headlines and more. Incoming phone calls won't take over your entire screen anymore either.. because let's be real, who is really using their iPhone to make ...
Screentime with Tara Ward: Head High, Home Game, Beat the Chasers
June 26, 2020 23:28 - 4 minutes - 1.86 MBTara's TV picks for this week are: Head High: A New Zealand drama series about the hopes, dreams and expectations of high school rugby, told through the eyes of rugby mum Renee, her rugby coach husband Vince, and their whanau (Sunday, Three, 8:30pm). Home Game: a new sports documentary series that profiles unique and dangerous traditional sports from around the world, as well as the communities and cultures where they thrive (Netflix). Beat the Chasers: a spin-off from the best show on te...
Film review with Francesca Rudkin: The Wretched and Da 5 Bloods
June 26, 2020 22:42 - 7 minutes - 2.88 MBThis week, movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching The Wretched and Da 5 Bloods. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Navvy: Making music out of heartbreak
June 26, 2020 22:19 - 10 minutes - 4.24 MBWatch out Benee, there’s another Kiwi musician taking the US by storm. Earlier this month, Billboard said with Benee's Supalonely becoming a Top 40 hit, "fellow New Zealand native Navvy should be infiltrating the States just as rapidly with songs like “Pieces.” That's the electro-pop artist's latest release, with EP ‘No Hard Feelings’ coming out earlier in this year. Navvy has been in the studio with Jack Tame for a song and a chat. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Chicken mustard & bacon pan pie
June 26, 2020 22:14 - 5 minutes - 2.26 MBChicken mustard & bacon pan pie This lid-only pie is so easy to put together and it’s a favourite with everyone who tries it. Serves 2-3 2 tbsps olive oil 1 medium onion, diced ½ cup corn kernels 2 rashers bacon, diced 3 free-range chicken thighs, diced Splash white or red wine 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard ½ tsp sea salt and ¼ tsp white pepper 3 big tbsps crème fraiche 1 sheet store-bought flaky pastry Egg wash (optional) Heat oven to 180 C. Heat oil in a medium-sized oven proof...
Kevin Milne: It's time to properly fund ambulance services
June 26, 2020 22:10 - 5 minutes - 2.06 MBThis week, Kevin Milne has been wondering why our ambulance services have to drop to their knees for funding. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: Is Winston's time up?
June 26, 2020 21:59 - 4 minutes - 1.97 MBAs an eleven-year old boy, I remember driving back from my standard four school camp at Okains Bay on Banks Peninsula. I was listening to a scratchy AM radio. It’s funny how these moments stick with you – I think I was just really excited to be allowed to sit in the front of our family van and I craned my neck to listen to the radio news as we slowly crawled back into reception. The news was all about Winston Peters. He’d just been sacked from cabinet. The coalition government was in tatters....
Music review with Andrew Dickens: Norah Jones' new album
June 20, 2020 01:39 - 6 minutes - 2.47 MBMusic reviewer Andrew Dickens has been listening to Norah Jones' new album, Pick me up off the floor. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Malcolm Rands: Indoor plants to clear the air
June 20, 2020 01:33 - 9 minutes - 3.69 MBPlants that clean your air Now we are locked up for winter, we are even more exposed to environmental contaminants. Many modern building materials, carpets , even toys can give off formaldehyde and other harmful gases. Cleaning products can also be full of nasty chemicals, that was a major reason for us setting up ecostore. I always recommend leaving windows open, especially when cleaning, but that is possible this time of year. In fact, modern house building and some techniques of insulati...
Book review with Catherine Raynes: The Last Trial and Little Disasters
June 20, 2020 00:11 - 4 minutes - 1.94 MBBook reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading The Last Trial by Scott Turow and Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Mike Yardley: Roaming the Waitaki District
June 20, 2020 00:05 - 6 minutes - 2.74 MBTravel writer Mike Yardley has been roaming in the Waitaki District, and shared his tips with Jack Tame. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Bob Campbell: A winter weekend Syrah
June 20, 2020 00:01 - 4 minutes - 1.89 MBBob Campbell's pick this week is the 2016 Bodegas Pequeras Valcanto Syrah from Spain.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Gardening with coffee grounds
June 19, 2020 23:45 - 5 minutes - 2.17 MBCoffee grounds in the garden What can you do with your old coffee grounds, after they’ve done their job inside your espresso maker? A frequently-asked question on talk-back radio is “Can I chuck my coffee grounds on the garden?” And yes you can – within reason! Are they acidic? Ever so slightly, but they won’t make your soil more acid over time. They certainly won’t turn your hydrangea flowers blue if they are normally pink. Are they good mulch? Not really on their own, and especially not i...
Paul Stenhouse: Hey Siri, I'm being pulled over
June 19, 2020 23:30 - 4 minutes - 1.89 MBIf you're Black in America, your iPhone could bring you justice Black Americans are far more likely to be stopped and arrested by Police, and as we've seen, these interactions can go wrong. There's now a Siri shortcut, put together by Robert Peterson, which will start recording on your iPhone by simply saying a phrase: "Hey Siri, I'm being pulled over". It will dim your phone's display, stop any music that's playing and start recording on the front facing camera. It can also send your current...
Screentime with Tara Ward: Quiz, Perry Mason, High School Mums
June 19, 2020 23:24 - 7 minutes - 3.03 MBTV reviewer Tara Ward has some TV picks for your weekend: Quiz: the story of Charles Ingram, a former British army major, who caused a major scandal after being caught cheating his way to winning £1 million on the game show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ (Lightbox & Soho, Thursday 25 June) Perry Mason: Matthew Rhys stars in this reboot of the classic crime series, now set in booming 1932 Los Angeles where a down-and-out defense attorney takes on the case of a lifetime (Neon, from 22 June)....
RJ Cutler: Learning more about Oprah and Big Bird
June 19, 2020 22:58 - 10 minutes - 4.18 MBYou might already know quite a lot about the lives of some of the most famous and influential people alive today. We’re talking about people like Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and even Big Bird. But it’s taken award-winning documentarian RJ Cutler to take another look at their lives. RJ is well-known for making docos including The September Issue and TV shows like Nashville, and he's made a series of biographies for Apple TV. He’s telling telling stories about famous peoples'...
Nici Wickes: Truly orange, orange cake
June 19, 2020 22:24 - 7 minutes - 2.84 MBTRULY ORANGE ORANGE CAKE In celebration of Coeliac Awareness Week I give you this tender, moist orange cake that really does get better with age – 1-2 days anyway! 125g butter 1 cup regular sugar 2 tsps vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 tsps baking soda 3/4 cup warm water 1 orange 1 cup sultanas or raisins 1 ¼ cups GF flour ½ cup ground almonds Syrup ¼ cup caster sugar 2 tbsps water Zest of one orange Preheat the oven to 180 C. Grease and line a 22-24cm round cake tin. Cream t...
Kevin Milne: Ashley Bloomfield deserves more respect
June 19, 2020 22:16 - 5 minutes - 11.9 MBKevin Milne's not impressed with the criticism given to Ashley Bloomfield in the past few days. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Film review with Francesca Rudkin: The Trip to Greece and Love Sarah
June 19, 2020 22:09 - 5 minutes - 2.15 MBMovie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been reviewing The Trip to Greece and Love Sarah.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: The trade-off with armed police
June 19, 2020 22:02 - 4 minutes - 1.85 MBPolice are right to worry about their safety on the job and the shooting in West Auckland yesterday is an awful reminder of the risk every officer faces and the stakes when something goes wrong. Of course there is never a ‘good time’ for Police to be ambushed and killed. We’re fortunate these events in New Zealand are relatively rare. But the timing of this tragedy is especially pertinent. With ongoing protests around the World about Police brutality and racial profiling, and fresh off the ba...
Music review with Chris Schulz: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
June 13, 2020 01:04 - 5 minutes - 2.12 MBMusic reviewer Chris Schulz has been listening to Aussie band Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever's new album Sideways to New Italy.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review with Catherine Raynes: Michael Connelly and John Grisham
June 13, 2020 00:43 - 4 minutes - 1.76 MBBook reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading Fair Warning by Michael Connelly and Camino Winds by John Grisham.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Mike Yardley: Winter fling in the Mackenzie
June 13, 2020 00:21 - 7 minutes - 3.18 MBMike Yardley's been on a winter fling in the Mackenzie Region. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Steven Dromgool: Dealing with difficult break-ups
June 12, 2020 23:47 - 10 minutes - 4.3 MBRelationship expert Steven Dromgool has been giving Jack some advice on how to break-up with someone. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Dr Bryan Betty: How to avoid a heart attack
June 12, 2020 23:42 - 5 minutes - 2.31 MBNext week is Men's Health Week, so Dr Bryan Betty's been looking at heart health. Why are men more likely to have heart attacks, and how to avoid heart health issues. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Winter Gardening
June 12, 2020 23:38 - 4 minutes - 1.91 MBWinter Gardening Just because we’re inching towards the start of winter (Sunday 21 June at 09.43 am) … that doesn’t mean we have to stop thinking about gardening! 1. Celery It grows great in winter, get some punnets and plant in a sunny spot with well-drained soil. Good compost mixed in the top of the soil and add some blood and bone or some general fertiliser. Celery doesn’t really like drying out too much. What I think is important here: add a bit of liquid fertiliser like seaweed tea or ...
Paul Stenhouse: What we know about PlayStation 5
June 12, 2020 23:15 - 4 minutes - 1.97 MBThe PlayStation 5 has been revealed It's a slick looking black and white machine which can stand vertically, or lie horizontally - but it's been mocked on Twitter as looking like a wireless router with a piece of paper stuck to each side. The PS5 will come in two variations, either with or without a an Ultra HD Blu-ray drive. With no drive, you'll need to download all your games from the internet. The 8K graphics in these new consoles are stunning, and the demos we've seen show incredibly li...
Screentime with Tara Ward: Trackers, The Nest and The Floor is Lava
June 12, 2020 22:55 - 5 minutes - 2.11 MBTrackers: a South African crime series that explores the world of organized crime, diamond smuggling and terrorism in Cape Town (Neon) The Nest: A Scottish thriller about a teenage girl who agrees who agrees to carry the baby of a wealthy couple. Can all their dreams be fulfilled, or have they embarked on a relationship of mutually assured destruction? (TVNZ OnDemand, Thursday 18 June) The Floor is Lava: A new gameshow where teams navigate rooms flooded with ‘lava’ by leaping from curtains ...