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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Ruud Kleinpaste: Late fruit trees
May 15, 2020 23:31 - 6 minutes - 2.64 MBLate Fruit Trees Figs: It's getting cooler now and one of the crops that's available is figs. They're relatively easy to grow in most localities. All you need is relatively warm autumn conditions for ripening to be successful. Nelson-Marlborough and North: any variety will grow well and ripen. South of this line you may want to select a variety that is an early-ripening fig, like Brown Turkey, Mrs Williams, Brunswick, Cape White, etc. Before planting a tree or two: ask around your district w...
Himesh Patel: 'Yesterday' star on his new role in The Luminaries
May 15, 2020 23:12 - 12 minutes - 4.9 MBNew Zealanders are rightly proud of Eleanor Catton’s Booker Prize-winning book ‘The Luminaries’, and from this weekend we'll be able to enjoy the story on the small-screen. Eleanor herself has adapted the story, and it's been made into a six-part series, filmed in New Zealand. Jack Tame has been talking to Himesh Patel, who you might know as the star of last year's Beetles movie Yesterday, and plays Emery Staines in The Luminaries, which starts on Sunday 17th May on TVNZ 1. LISTEN TO AUDIO AB...
Screentime with Tara Ward: The Luminaries, White Lines, Schitt’s Creek
May 15, 2020 23:04 - 6 minutes - 2.7 MBThe Luminaries: In a world premiere, TVNZ 1 tells the epic story of love, murder and revenge with the much-anticipated screen adaptation of Eleanor Catton's Man-Booker Prize winning novel, The Luminaries. Set on the wild West Coast, the story follows men and women who travelled across the world to make their fortunes (Sunday, TVNZ1, 8:30pm) White Lines: a British crime thriller about a woman who leaves her quiet life behind to investigate her brother’s disappearance in Ibiza, where she quick...
Hannah McQueen: Should we have easier access to Kiwisaver?
May 15, 2020 22:57 - 4 minutes - 1.71 MBIf you lose your job, should you be able to spend your KiwiSaver? Grant Davies has started a petition, asking for people made redundant due to COVID 19 to be able to access their Kiwisaver funds, without having to satisfy the current criteria. Enable Me's Hannah McQueen been talking to Jack Tame about whether it's a good idea. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Movies with Francesca Rudkin: Michelle Obama's Becoming and independent cinemas
May 15, 2020 22:42 - 6 minutes - 2.74 MBMovie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been looking at the new Michelle Obama documentary Becoming, as well as what independent cinemas have on offer under level 2. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Passionfruit curd loaf cake
May 15, 2020 22:18 - 5 minutes - 2.25 MBPassionfruit curd loaf cake In celebration of our new level and the health of all New Zealanders, here’s the perfect cake to enjoy with a decent cuppa! 110g butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2 tbsps lemon zest ¼ cup olive oil 2 large eggs ½ cup yoghurt 1 1/2 cup plain flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt ½ cup passionfruit curd (can use lemon curd) Icing ¾ cup icing sugar 2 tbsps lemon juice Splash of milk or cream Preheat oven to 180 C and grease loaf tin. Line with baking paper. ...
Kevin Milne: Lockdown secrets
May 15, 2020 22:16 - 5 minutes - 2.37 MBKevin Milne isn't sure about the return to level two, he's been talking to Jack Tame about the things he's loved about lockdown. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: How Covid-19 is changing our views on beneficiaries
May 15, 2020 22:12 - 4 minutes - 1.83 MBIf you lost your job today and you had to apply for the jobseeker benefit, do you know how much you’d get? I mean that. Seriously. Image you’re over 25. You’re single. Covid-19 has happened and lose your job. You apply for a benefit. After tax, how much do you think you get? As of today. You would qualify for $250.74. Is that more, or less, than you might have expected?Imagine trying to cover off transport costs, clothes, and food. You might get another 130 a week to help with accommodation. ...
Music review with Andrew Dickens: Hayley Williams' new album
May 09, 2020 02:36 - 5 minutes - 2.27 MBMusic reviewer Andrew Dickens has been reviewing the solo album from Paramore's Hayley Williams: Petals for Armour. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Malcolm Rands: What aspects of lockdown should we keep?
May 09, 2020 02:32 - 9 minutes - 3.71 MBEcoman Malcolm Rands is back with Jack Tame, and he's been looking at how life's changed under lockdown, and the aspects of the lifestyle he'd like to keep.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Wine with Bob Campbell: How to celebrate level 2
May 09, 2020 02:29 - 3 minutes - 1.46 MBBob Cambell's got some bubbles to celebrate the impending move to level 2: Lindauer 2017 Vintage Brut.LISTEN TO THE AUDIO OF HIS REVIEW ABOVE
Paul Stenhouse: Robot cleaners go high-tech
May 09, 2020 00:53 - 4 minutes - 1.75 MBAre Robot UV cleaners around the corner? At Pittsburgh Airport they've borrowed something from the hospital industry becoming the first US airport to use Robots to sterilize floors using UV light. They had already been trialing self driving floor scrubbing robots but when the pandemic hit they attached UV lights to the back to kill viruses in a deep clean. A word of warning though.. while UVC rays are known to be effective at killing viral particles, including other coronaviruses it's not ...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Fungi all around
May 09, 2020 00:27 - 8 minutes - 3.2 MBThis is the time when fungi, toadstools, mushrooms are popping up all over the place. Cooler days and nights, moister conditions favour the many species that release their spores into the air, soil, or water. Those spores create a mycelium … a “mat” of while root-like structures (Hyphae), which indeed act like the root system of plants. These hyphae are just minute! The thickness of one cell-wall! You can see these hyphae if you start fossicking around in compost heaps or under rotting logs i...
Mike Yardley: Museum tours from home
May 09, 2020 00:03 - 8 minutes - 18.4 MBTravel writer Mike Yardley has been rounding up a virtual tour of Europe's best museums. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Sarah Jane Adams: Life as a 60 plus Instagram sensation
May 08, 2020 23:41 - 15 minutes - 6.02 MBSarah Jane Adams has always been a stylish woman. But it wasn’t she was almost 60 that she attracted the attention of a style blogger and became an overnight sensation, model and influencer. Today, she’s described as a ‘traveller, antiques dealer, mother, model and iconoclast'. Sarah Jane describes herself as a ‘ratbag’. She's written a book on her life called “Life in a Box: An unorthodox memoir”, where she tells her life story through special objects, set out like an auction catalogue. ...
Screentime with Tara Ward: Dead to Me, The Split, Kimmy vs The Reverend
May 08, 2020 22:54 - 5 minutes - 2.15 MBDead to Me: A dark comedy about the unlikely friendship between Jen, whose husband recently died in a hit-and-run, and Judy, who has suffered a tragic loss of her own. (Netflix) The Split: a second season of this British drama about a family of female divorce lawyers, who are forced to face their past following the return of their estranged father after a 30 year absence (TVNZ OnDemand, Season 2 from 14 May) Kimmy vs The Reverend: the final episode of the delightful comedy The Unbreakable ...
Movies with Francesca Rudkin: Spaceship Earth and The Half of It
May 08, 2020 22:32 - 8 minutes - 3.49 MBThis week, movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been reviewing the documentary Spaceship Earth, and new Netflix Romcom The Half of It. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Ultimate Mother’s Day French Toast
May 08, 2020 22:19 - 5 minutes - 2.16 MBThe Ultimate Mother’s Day French Toast I love this French toast that’s tinged with citrusy marmalade! Serves 2, double or triple it for more 2 pieces bread, 1.5cm thick 1 egg 2-3 tbsps milk 2-3 tbsps cream 1 tbsps marmalade 1 tsp vanilla 2 tbsps butter 1 tbsps oil To serve: Banana, sliced lengthwise Berries Maple syrup Yoghurt Whisk egg with milk, cream, marmalade and vanilla. Pour into a shallow dish. Add bread slices and press gently. Leave for 5 minutes for br...
Kevin Milne: Why our COVID response is a winner
May 08, 2020 22:03 - 8 minutes - 3.42 MBKevin Milne thinks there's one thing that really sets aside New Zealand's response to the COVID crisis. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: My 'rona resolutions
May 08, 2020 21:59 - 4 minutes - 1.72 MBLet’s call them Rona’ resolutions. Given this is *maybe* our last weekend before we can hug our friends and travel to see our families... I want to pause and observe the moment. Consider the things you’ve experienced during life at Levels 3 and 4. The things you’ve learnt. The things you’ve appreciated. The good habits you’ve somehow maintained. How do we bring those good things to life at Level 2 and beyond? I’ll be honest with you. I’ve not lived a perfect lockdown life. I’ve been drinking...
Mike Yardley: Travelling on TV
May 02, 2020 02:33 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBTravel writer Mike Yardley has been looking at how you can get your travel fix via your TV.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Music review with Andrew Dickens: Fiona Apple's new album
May 02, 2020 02:24 - 6 minutes - 2.48 MBMusic reviewer Fiona Apple has been reviewing Fiona Apple's new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutter. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Paul Stenhouse: iPhone vs Face Mask
May 02, 2020 00:48 - 5 minutes - 2.02 MBNow we're all wearing masks, Apple wants to make it easier to unlock your phone.. Remember the whole reason TouchID and then FaceID exist were to make it as seamless as possible to get into your phone.. but now FaceID is useless if you're wearing a mask. So Apple has had to rethink how the unlocking process works again. They're testing changes to iOS so you don't need to wait for FaceID to fail before you can enter your password. Unfortunately there isn't public release date just yet. COVID-...
Bryan Betty: Getting hold of a flu jab
May 02, 2020 00:34 - 5 minutes - 2.29 MBGetting hold of a flu jab is harder than ever, with supply issues and concerns around the logistics of giving them to people. Dr Bryan Betty is Medical Director for the College of GPs, and he's been giving Jack Tame some tips. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review with Catherine Raynes: Dark Towers, Black Sun
May 02, 2020 00:23 - 9 minutes - 3.67 MBBook reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading Dark Towers by David Enrich and Black Sun by Owen Matthews. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Screentime with Tara Ward: Normal People, After Life, Spy Wars
May 02, 2020 00:13 - 6 minutes - 2.46 MBNormal People: the adaptation of Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel that follows Marianne and Connell, two teenagers from different backgrounds but the same small town in Ireland, as they weave in and out of each other's romantic lives (TVNZ OnDemand)After Life: A new season of Ricky Gervais’ black comedy-drama about Tony, a journalist who drops his nice-guy persona for an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude after his wife dies, only to be undermined when everyone around him tries to make him a...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Magic Mushrooms
May 01, 2020 23:33 - 5 minutes - 2.12 MBMagic Mushrooms This is the time when fungi, toadstools, mushrooms are popping up all over the place. Cooler days and nights, moister conditions favour the many species that release their spores into the air, soil, or water. Those spores create a mycelium, which is a “mat” of while root-like structures or hyphae. They act like the root system of plants. These hyphae are just the thickness of one cell-wall! You can see them if you start fossicking around in compost heaps or under rotting logs ...
Benee: One of our rising music stars
May 01, 2020 23:13 - 13 minutes - 5.41 MBIt’s been a tough time for the music industry; gigs have been cancelled, and launches postponed. But there’s still one thing that we can celebrate - New Zealand Music Month - and this year is its 20th anniversary. Jack Tame has been talking to rising star Benee about how successful Kiwi music can be. She’s not just a hit locally, but she's making her mark internationally too. Last month she became one of the most-listened to artists in the world with over 200-million online streams. LISTEN TO...
Francesca Rudkin: Tips for movie lovers
May 01, 2020 22:59 - 6 minutes - 14.9 MBMovie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has some tips for movie lovers; details on where you can watch the NZ International Film Festival picks during iso, and she's been watching the Beastie Boys Story. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Creamy rice pudding
May 01, 2020 22:38 - 5 minutes - 12.3 MBCreamy rice pudding Is there a more comforting pudding than this one? I just adore rice pudding. I think the French do it best where it’s often served with a salted caramel topping. Serves 2 1 ½ cups cooked rice ¾ cup milk 2 tbsps brown sugar 1 tsp orange zest ¼ cup sultanas 1 egg yolk 1/3 cup cream Heat oven to 200 C. Bring rice, milk, brown sugar, zest and sultanas to a slow simmer in a saucepan. Simmer for about 15 minutes stirring every time you think of it until it thickens and...
Kevin Milne: Why I was fired from Air NZ
May 01, 2020 22:16 - 6 minutes - 15.3 MBKevin Milne's first job was with Air New Zealand, so he's indulging in some nostalgia during the airline's 80th birthday celebrations. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: No such thing as free money
May 01, 2020 22:11 - 3 minutes - 1.54 MBWho’s going to pay it back? Have you asked yourself that question at any point in the last few weeks, as governments around the World scramble to respond to covid-19? All of these billions of dollars being borrowed and sprayed, these wage subsidies and tax breaks. Who’s going to foot the bill? Who’s going to shell out? Who’s going to be the last one in line at the front desk when the restaurant closes for the night? Don’t get me wrong. New Zealand is in a pretty good position relative to...
Hannah McQueen: Lock-in your lockdown spending
April 28, 2020 06:38 - 5 minutes - 2.15 MBMany of us have noticed our spending has dropped dramatically in lockdown.Enable Me's Hannah McQueen has been giving Jack Tame some tips on how you can lock-in your lockdown savings. Hannah is available at enableme.co.nz LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Andrew Dickens: The Strokes' new album
April 25, 2020 01:51 - 5 minutes - 2.39 MBMusic Reviewer Andrew Dickens has been listening to The Strokes' new album, "The New Abnormal". LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Steven Dromgool: How to make up afer a fight
April 25, 2020 01:49 - 10 minutes - 4.26 MBSpending all day, every day with your partner might be getting a bit old. If you're starting to fight, relationship expert Steven Dromgool has some tips on how to make things good again. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Mike Yardley: Virtual tours of National Parks
April 25, 2020 00:47 - 8 minutes - 3.41 MBTravel writer Mike Yardley's been taking a virtual tour of America's National Parks. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review: The Splendid and the Vile, The House of Yan
April 24, 2020 23:56 - 4 minutes - 1.98 MBThe Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larsen On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally—and willing to fight to the end. In The ...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Time to start catching mice
April 24, 2020 23:50 - 5 minutes - 2.05 MB2020 is not just a leap year, but also a Mast Year. That means a lot of trees are flowering all at the same time, making a bumper crop of food for mice. And those mice become great prey species for rats who will chew through the millions of mice and really boost their own numbers enormously. That means: rat plagues in late autumn/winter. Not just in the suburbs, but also in the New Zealand forests and especially in the South Island and our National and Regional parks. These rats are fabulous ...
Jack Tame: It's time to start spending - and make it local
April 24, 2020 23:27 - 3 minutes - 1.54 MBA friend of mine lost his job yesterday. He’d probably been expecting it. He knew things weren’t looking great, but still, the official notice was a tough read. His employer is proposing to disestablish his position as a result of covid-19. It’s out for consultation but I think we all know how these things work, especially right now. Truth be told, I don’t think we’ve seen anything like the full weight of this impact just yet. Grant Robertson confirmed yesterday that thousands more people ha...
Paul Stenhouse: Need faster internet?
April 24, 2020 23:19 - 3 minutes - 1.33 MBWifi is about to get an upgrade? The FCC has voted to open up the 6 GHz spectrum to Wifi. It's all very technical, but basically there will be less interference and faster speeds. If you're considering buying a new router, it may pay to wait, with Wifi 6E routers expected to launch by the end of the year. Usually routers are equipped with both 2.5 GHz and 5GHz signal. Some routers will automatically bounce between the two of them to get you the best signal, but others have two wifi networks a...
Screentime: The Secrets She Keeps, The Last Dance and Win the Wilderness
April 24, 2020 23:16 - 5 minutes - 2.07 MBTara Ward has been watching a few treats for you to search out during lockdown: The Secrets She Keeps: an Australian psychological thriller about two women from vastly different backgrounds with explosive secrets that could destroy everything they hold dear (TVNZ OnDemand).The Last Dance: this sports documentary series gives a definitive account of Michael Jordan’s career and the 1990s Chicago Bulls, packed with unaired footage from the 97-98 season, Jordan’s final season with the Bulls (Netf...
Deborah Feldman: The real-life Esty from 'Unorthodox'
April 24, 2020 23:04 - 15 minutes - 6.13 MBThe one series everyone’s been watching during lockdown is 'Unorthodox', the story of a young woman who escapes her ultra-orthodox Jewish family in New York, and makes a new life in Berlin.The four part series is based on Deborah Feldman’s memoir “Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots”.Deborah has been speaking with Jack Tame. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: ANZAC Biscuits recipe
April 24, 2020 22:29 - 5 minutes - 2.34 MB70g butter 3-4 tbsps golden syrup 1/2 cup plain flour 1 cup desiccated coconut 3/4 cup rolled oats1/3 cup sugar 3 tbsps sesame seeds 1/2 tsp baking soda 2 tbsps boiling water Heat oven to 170 C fanlike. Line 2 trays with baking paper. Melt butter & golden syrup in a small pot. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.Dissolve baking soda in hot water and add this to butter/golden syrup mixture once melted. Pour this into dry ingredients and mix well until combined.Roll into large walnut-sized balls...
Francesca Rudkin: Movies to watch at home
April 24, 2020 22:14 - 6 minutes - 2.68 MBMovie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been watching Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, Love Wedding Repeat and Extraction. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Kevin Milne: ANZAC day in my family
April 24, 2020 21:52 - 6 minutes - 2.51 MBKevin Milne's family lost three brothers in WW1, and he's been talking to Jack Tame about the impact that must have had.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Music review: 'CALM' by 5 Seconds of Summer
April 18, 2020 02:11 - 4 minutes - 1.91 MBMusic Reviewer Andrew Dickens has been reviewing the new album from Aussie band 5 Seconds of Summer. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Steven Dromgool: Managing social media
April 18, 2020 02:07 - 9 minutes - 3.83 MBRelationship expert Steven Dromgool's got some tips on how to manage social media within your relationship. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Bob Campbell: The Luminary 2019 Sauvignon Blanc
April 18, 2020 02:04 - 5 minutes - 2.07 MBBob's been reviewing The Luminary 2019 Sauvignon Blanc, Martinborough $18.99. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Mike Yardley: Virtual travel in Australia
April 18, 2020 00:27 - 7 minutes - 2.98 MBMike Yardley's been doing some virtual travel across the ditch. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review: A Conspiracy of Bones, Rust
April 18, 2020 00:18 - 6 minutes - 2.45 MBBook reviewer Catherine Raynes is reviewing A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs and Rust by Eliese Colette Goldbach. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE