Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
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Ruud Kleinpaste: The best app for nature hunters
February 21, 2020 23:18 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBiNaturalist iNaturalist seems to be flying under the radar a bit, and seeing I always get emails and phone calls and texts with fuzzy pictures and the question “What’s this?” I thought it a good idea to get iNaturalist on the map, once again. It's an app you can download on smartphone and on computer. You install it, get a username and a password and basically from then onwards you are on your way!LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review: The Nine Hundred and Grown Ups
February 21, 2020 23:07 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MBThe Nine Hundred - Heather Dune MacadamOn March 25, 1942, nearly a thousand young, unmarried Jewish women boarded a train in Poprad, Slovakia. Filled with a sense of adventure and national pride, they left their parents' homes wearing their best clothes and confidently waving good-bye. Believing they were going to work in a factory for a few months, they were eager to report for government service. Instead, the young women-many of them teenagers-were sent to Auschwitz. Their government paid 5...
Mike Yardley: Wine time in Cape Town
February 21, 2020 22:52 - 5 minutes - 5.38 MBMike Yardley's been drinking wine in Cape Town - and joined Jack with his tips. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Screentime: Help is on the Way, Hunters and Gold Digger
February 21, 2020 22:30 - 4 minutes - 4.21 MBHelp is on the Way: the documentary story about the Kiwi ingenuity and bravery that resulted in 36 people being rescued from the upper floors of the 26-storey Hotel Grand Chancellor, with first-hand accounts from construction workers, guest and police (Prime – Sunday 23 February, 8.30pm)Hunters: Al Pacino stars in this drama about a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City, who discover hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U....
Nici Wickes: Baked chicken and peaches
February 21, 2020 21:52 - 4 minutes - 3.91 MBBaked chicken & peaches This is an oldie but a goodie and perfect for when the golden queens are in season. Serves 4 1 onion, sliced thinly 8 chicken drums, slashed a few times on each 3-4 golden queen peaches, halved and de-stoned 8 tsp cranberry jelly (or any fruit jelly really) Salt & pepper to season Olive oil to drizzle ¼ cup water Heat oven to 220. Scatter an oven dish with onion. Lay drums and peach halves on top in a single layer. Spoon one teaspoon jelly onto each drum st...
Jack Tame: The news is never good for Kiwi women
February 21, 2020 21:29 - 3 minutes - 3.03 MBTake one look at the news this week and it’s impossible to ignore that it’s been a bad period for women at the hands of Kiwi men. I actually made a conscious decision to stop reading the stories out of Brisbane this week. I just couldn’t do it. I didn’t want to know the awful detail. I knew enough to know a man had committed a monstrous act. That his poor ex wife and children had been murdered in about the worst way imaginable. That was enough for me. There is no extenuating circumstance or e...
Film review: The Call of the Wild and The Legend of Baron To’a
February 21, 2020 21:20 - 7 minutes - 6.8 MBFrancesca Rudkin's been reviewing The Call of the Wild and The Legend of Baron To’a.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Kevin Milne: Elton John refund calls are mean-spirited
February 21, 2020 21:14 - 4 minutes - 4.44 MBKevin Milne's got a message for disappointed Elton John concert goers. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Paul Stenhouse: The Samsung Galaxy S20 review
February 15, 2020 01:19 - 4 minutes - 1.63 MBLISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE
Malcolm Rands: Catering for 200 people
February 15, 2020 01:11 - 7 minutes - 2.96 MBEcoman Malcolm Rands speaks to Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVE
Music review: CHICKABOOM! by Tami Neilson
February 14, 2020 23:54 - 5 minutes - 2.29 MBAndrew Dickens has been listening to the new album from Tami Neilson, CHICKABOOM! LISTEN ABOVE
Wine with Bob Campbell: The Mountaineer Pinot Noir
February 14, 2020 23:28 - 4 minutes - 1.64 MBBOB’S BEST BUYS Wine: Mount Michael 2018 The Mountaineer Pinot Noir, Central Otago $29.99 Why I chose it: Pinot Noir is my dessert island wine. It makes a great summer red, I often chill it slightly on a hot day (also a great winter red) What does it taste like? Appealing floral aroma with hints of cherry, savoury dried herbs and spicy oak on the palate. Charming and moderately complex wine with a seductively silken texture. Stylish, accessible Pinot Noir with a distinctive character. O...
Mike Yardley: South Australia's Limestone Coast
February 14, 2020 23:16 - 7 minutes - 3.11 MBLISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE
Book review: Into the Fire and Long Bright River
February 14, 2020 23:09 - 4 minutes - 1.91 MBThis week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read. Into the Fire by Gregg HurwitzEvan Smoak - Orphan X aka The Nowhere Man - returns in an enthralling fifth adventure. As a boy, Evan Smoak was taken from his foster home and inducted into a top secret Cold War programme. Code-named Orphan X, he was trained to become a lethal weapon, then dispatched around the world to do whatever was required to keep his country safe. When Evan discovered the mission was rotten to the ...
Ruud Kleinpaste: What you need to know about growing onions
February 14, 2020 22:42 - 4 minutes - 1.91 MBRuud Kleinpaste: There are many different types of onions that we can grow in our gardens (and eat). These edibles have been in cultivation for thousands of years: In the Bronze Age (China), some 5000 BC and of course Pliny the Elder wrote about them, more recently (1st Century) Some are quite tricky to grow (the common or bulb onion is one of them: I can’t be bothered sowing the seed, then growing them for a year, before planting them out to obtain a harvest in year 2; I’m too impatient! Be...
Screentime: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Rebecka Martinsson and Babies
February 14, 2020 22:33 - 4 minutes - 1.88 MBLooking for a new TV show to watch? Tara Ward joined Jack Tame this morning to reveal the best shows on TV this week! Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist: a new comedy-drama about a woman who discovers she has the ability to hear the innermost thoughts of people around her as songs and musical numbers (TVNZ OnDemand). Rebecka Martinsson: TVNZ have added several new Scandi-noir dramas to their OnDemand catalogue, and this is a Swedish drama about a lawyer who returns to her small town and is pulled...
Francis and Kaiora Tipene: Stars behind TV series 'The Casketeers' release new book
February 14, 2020 22:14 - 15 minutes - 6.06 MBIn 2018, a show about Auckland funeral directors Francis and Kaiora Tipene made them world-famous in New Zealand. The Casketeers, showing their day to day lives dealing with death, isn’t just a hit in New Zealand, it’s been picked up by Netflix and shown around the world. The third season of the show is currently underway and they’ve just released a new book “Life as a Casketeer”. Frances and Kaiora joined Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVE
Jack Tame: Travelling through Colombia
February 14, 2020 21:47 - 5 minutes - 13.2 MBThis time last week, I was sitting on a beanbag at a foreign language exchange in Medellin, Colombia. The place was full of young people joking and laughing, often alternating in their conversations between Spanish and English, so the extranjeros, the foreigners, would get a chance to practice their Spanish and then the native Spanish speakers would get a chance to practice their English. It was a warm Friday night. Maybe 25 degrees. Every night’s a warm night in Medellin – they call it the C...
Nici Wickes: Small batch plum sauce
February 14, 2020 21:10 - 4 minutes - 1.87 MBSmall batch plum sauce (to have with everything!) Makes 450ml bottles/jars 750kg plums, de-stoned 230g brown sugar 450mls vinegar (I used malt & apple cider) 2 tsps salt 2 tsps pickling spices (or use a mix of peppercorns, all spice, ginger) Place all ingredients in the pan and bring to the boil then simmer until the plums are all squashy. About 45 mins. With a stick blender puree the sauce and bring back to the boil then simmer for a further 30 minutes or until it thickens. Bottle into...
Film review: Emma and Helen Kelly - Together
February 14, 2020 21:06 - 6 minutes - 2.43 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. Emma Kiwi author Eleanor Catton has written the script for the latest film version of Jane Austen's Emma. The film scripted by the Booker Prize-winning author stars Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch) as Austen's eponymous spoiled and headstrong heroine, who delights in matching others while swearing that she will never marry. It co-stars Bill Nighy as Emma's father Mr W...
Kevin Milne: Saying goodbye to our daughter who is leaving home
February 14, 2020 20:56 - 6 minutes - 2.53 MBFormer broadcaster Kevin Milne is saying goodbye to his youngest daughter who heads off to Otago Uni today. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE
Andrew Dickens: Green Day's new album
February 07, 2020 21:49 - 6 minutes - 6.14 MBMusic reviewer Andrew Dickens has been listening to Green Day's new album "Father of all..."LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Steven Dromgool: Are you ready to start dating again?
February 07, 2020 21:25 - 9 minutes - 8.43 MBRelationship expert Steven Dromgool's been looking at how you know when you're ready to start dating again.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Gum Emperor caterpillars
February 07, 2020 21:18 - 2 minutes - 2.67 MBGum Emperor caterpillars I’m growing Gum emperor moth caterpillars. They live and feed on gum trees, but also on liquid amber. Now’s the time to look for them in the “wild”. In a few weeks they’ll grow bigger and bigger, until they end up being 12 centimeters long and absolutely gorgeous. If you think that daddy longlegs are fascinating, show the kids these caterpillars. About 6 weeks from now they’ll spin a cocoon, brown and rather hard. Ironically this moth belongs to the silk moth family,...
Hannah McQueen: Going on a 'financial fast'
February 07, 2020 20:56 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MBYou might have started the year with a resolution to rein in the treats - but what about reining in the spending while you're at it? Enable Me's Hannah McQueen has some tips on how to go on a 'financial fast'. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Paul Stenhouse: What is YouTube actually worth?
February 07, 2020 20:41 - 5 minutes - 4.96 MBYouTube is revealed as a multi-billion dollar business For the first time Google has split out the YouTube revenue and profits from the general Google numbers.. and they're large. Last year, YouTube pulled in US$15.1 billion in revenue - that's more than $1 billion a month. They also revealed the 2019 amount was up 36% rom last year. For comparison.. Netflix's revenue was higher at $20b, TVNZ's revenue was $173 million Why was an artist walking the streets with a wagon full of cellphones? He...
Screentime: Locke and Key, The Pharmacist and Bancroft
February 07, 2020 20:39 - 6 minutes - 5.5 MBLocke and Key: Netflix’s latest fantasy drama is based on a best-selling comic book about three siblings who move into their ancestral estate after their father's murder, and who discover their new home's magical keys, which must be used in their stand against an evil creature who wants the keys and their powers.The Pharmacist: a true crime series about a small town pharmacist, who after losing his son in a drug-related shooting, finds and brings his son’s killer to justice and takes on Big P...
Marian Keyes: The secret behind selling 35 million books
February 07, 2020 20:39 - 14 minutes - 13 MBMany people who are after a good read for the beach this summer will be hanging out for the new Marian Keyes. She’s sold upwards of 35 million books, so she knows a thing or two about writing fiction that gets people hooked. Her latest, Grown Ups, explores family dynamics and addiction.She's been speaking with Francesca Rudkin. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Strawberry vanilla panna cotta
February 07, 2020 20:27 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MBStrawberry vanilla panna cotta MAKES 4 200g very ripe strawberries 2 tsp vanilla extract ¼ cup maple syrup 150g thick Greek yoghurt ¾ cup milk 2 gelatine leaves (or 1 tsp powdered gelatine dissolved in 2 tbsps boiling water) 2 tbsps toasted hazelnuts, chopped roughly Blitz strawberries (save a few for garnishing), maple syrup and vanilla in a blender until pureed. Heat milk to just simmering then set aside. Immerse gelatine leaves in a bowl of water until softened (about 10-20 seco...
Film review: Birds of Prey and For Sama
February 07, 2020 20:25 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBMovie reviewer Chris Schulz reviews Birds of Prey and For Sama.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Kevin Milne: Pay for your own classical music
February 07, 2020 20:23 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBRNZ plans to scrap its Concert programme for a more youth-orientated service. The move means Concert would lose its FM radio slot and all its presenters. Former broadcaster Kevin Milne doesn't think the government should fund classical music listeners, he joined Francesca Rudkin to explain why.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Whitehall: UK comedy star to perform in NZ
January 31, 2020 22:10 - 13 minutes - 5.52 MBOn stage in Auckland tonight is the comedian behind a show that the Evening Standard said 'may well be the most spectacular arena show ever.' The man is Jack Whitehall, who has just completed his third major sell out area tours in the UK. Many might be most familiar with Whitehall's Netflix series 'Travels with my Father', where he travels around the world with his very posh TV producer and talent agent father, Michael Whitehall. Jack Whitehall's 'Christmas with my Father' was the most watch...
Andrew Dickens: Selena Gomez's new album Rare
January 31, 2020 22:04 - 7 minutes - 3 MBAndrew Dickens joined Francesca Rudkin to review Selena Gomez's new album, Rare. LISTEN ABOVE
Book review: A Long Petal of the Sea and Wife After Wife
January 31, 2020 22:03 - 6 minutes - 2.48 MBA Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel AllendeIn the late 1930s, civil war grips Spain. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them des...
Mike Yardley: Riverside gems along the Clutha
January 31, 2020 22:02 - 6 minutes - 2.7 MBThe mighty Clutha River is New Zealand’s second longest river, the longest in the South Island and it boasts the highest volume of any river in the country, making it the fastest flowing. In comparison to the Waikato, the Clutha carries nearly twice the volume of water. Running from Lake Wanaka through Central Otago, it finally spills into the Pacific Ocean, south of Balclutha. Its swift and swirling emerald green waters vividly intense, if not a little bewitching as it charges through the co...
Malcolm Rands: How to choose the best sunscreen
January 31, 2020 22:00 - 6 minutes - 2.67 MBEcoman Malcolm Rands has been looking at how to choose the best sunscreen for the yourself - and the environment.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste shares his tips for growing tomatoes
January 31, 2020 21:58 - 3 minutes - 1.52 MBMore tomato tips Growing tomatoes seems to be one of the main hobbies of New Zealanders. It’s great to have a go at these fruit – there are many many varieties too and everybody has their favourite ones. But there are some problems that can occur, whether you’re raising them in an open garden bed, or in a glasshouse/tunnelhouse. Here are some more tips for things to watch up for when growing tomatoes. Blossom End Rot has always been translated as a deficiency of calcium. Apparently that is a ...
Dr Bryn Thompson: Getting the facts on Coronavirus
January 31, 2020 21:15 - 3 minutes - 1.34 MBShould we all panic? Who needs a face mask? Bryn has the facts on coronavirus.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Paul Stenhouse: Separating Coronavirus fact from fiction
January 31, 2020 21:13 - 5 minutes - 2.04 MBGoogle is helping spread facts on Coronavirus Now that the WHO has declared this a worldwide emergency, Google has activated what they call an SOS alert. Now any search related to the Coronavirus will come with information from the WHO including advisory information, frequently asked questions and safety tips. Apple is releasing its new maps Google is known as the authority for online maps.. but Apple is now upping their game. They've spent a billion dollars rebuilding their map app. They sen...
Screentime: The Stranger, McMillions and Next in Fashion
January 31, 2020 20:55 - 4 minutes - 11.4 MBLooking for a new TV show to watch? Tara Ward joined Jack Tame this morning to reveal the best shows on TV this week! The Stranger: an emotional thriller adapted from the best selling Harlan Coben novel about a man whose seemingly perfect life is turned upside down when he becomes entangled in a dark conspiracy involving his wife (Netflix)McMillions: a documentary series about the stranger-than-fiction McDonald's Monopoly game scam during the 1990s, told by the the prizewinners and the FBI ag...
Nici Wickes: Plum and Apple Chutney
January 31, 2020 20:29 - 5 minutes - 2.22 MBPlum & apple chutney Sweet. Hot. Plummy. This chutney has it all going on! Makes 2-3 jars 500g plums, de-stoned 500g apples, peeled, cored 2 medium onions, chopped ½ cup pitted prunes 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 cup apple cider vinegar 2 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp chilli flakes 1 tsp ground black pepper 1 tsp salt Roughly chop the plums, apples and prunes. Add all other ingredients and bring to the boil then lower the temperature and gently simmer for 2-2.5 hours or until thickened and...
Chris Schulz: Reviewing Uncut Gems and Miss Americana
January 31, 2020 20:28 - 5 minutes - 2.38 MBMovie reviewer Chris Schulz joins Francesca Rudkin to discuss the new Adam Sandler Movie Uncut Gems, and the Taylor Swift doco Miss Americana. LISTEN ABOVE
Kevin Milne: How not to be a grumpy old fart
January 31, 2020 20:24 - 6 minutes - 2.59 MBA leg injury and a discussion about Kobe Bryant has got Kevin Milne thinking about what it means to be old, and how it has him considering what one needs to do to keep up with younger generations. LISTEN ABOVE
Francesca Rudkin: How to keep perspective in election year
January 31, 2020 20:22 - 5 minutes - 2.03 MBWell, it’s started – it’s 1 February and the campaigning for the September election is well underway. Political parties have been to Ratana and head to Waitangi next week, and we had the first big announcement of the year from the Government this week. Last year they announced they’d allocate an additional $12 billion towards infrastructure over at least five years - this week we got more detail about what it’s going to be spent on. There was a bit of a spat among politicians as to whether t...
Music review: Halsey's new album 'Manic'
January 24, 2020 21:39 - 7 minutes - 3.08 MBMusic reviewer Andrew Dickens has been listening to Halsey's new album, Manic. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review: Josephines Garden and Dear Edward
January 24, 2020 21:36 - 6 minutes - 2.43 MBJosephines Garden by Stephanie Parkin France, 1794. In the aftermath of the bloody end to the French Revolution, Rose de Beauharnais stumbles from prison on the day she is to be guillotined. Within a decade, she'll transform into the scandalous socialite who marries Napoleon Bonaparte, become Empress Josephine of France and build a garden of wonders with plants and animals she gathers from across the globe. But she must give Bonaparte an heir or she risks losing everything. Two other women fr...
Mike Yardley: Staying healthy in the air
January 24, 2020 21:30 - 7 minutes - 2.96 MBMike Yardley's been looking at how you can stay healthy on your travels. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Steven Dromgool: How to have a happy Valentine's Day
January 24, 2020 21:29 - 9 minutes - 3.96 MBRelationship expert Steven Dromgool's been looking at how to have a happy Valentine's Day. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Looking after NZ's birds of prey
January 24, 2020 21:27 - 3 minutes - 1.48 MBRuud's been visiting Wingspan in Rotorua, which is an centre that looks after New Zealand's birds of prey. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Bob Campbell: Vidal 2018 Chardonnay
January 24, 2020 21:22 - 2 minutes - 1.11 MBVidal 2018 Chardonnay, Hawke’s Bay $15.99 Why I chose it: Chardonnay 2nd most consumed NZ varietal Good “stand-by” wine because its popular Food friendly My wife loves it so we taste/drink a lot of less expensive Chardonnays Fellow wine critic – VM and Church Road on special What does it taste like? Cheap Chard can often be a bit thin and slightly sweet. This is bone dry with plenty of weight and peach, citrus and spicy oak flavours. Why it’s a bargain: Recommended retail price is $15....