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.
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Andrew Dickens reviews Six60's new album
November 15, 2019 21:09 - 7 minutes - 6.45 MBAndrew Dickens has been reviewing Six60's new album.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review: Demi Moore and Michael Connelly
November 15, 2019 21:06 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MBThis week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read. Inside Out - Demi MooreInside Out is a 2019 memoir by American actress Demi Moore. It was published on September 24, 2019 by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins. In the memoir, Moore discusses her childhood, relationships and personal struggles. The Night Fire - Michael ConnellyHarry Bosch and LAPD Detective Renée Ballard come together again on the murder case that obsessed Bosch’s mentor, the man who trained him to ...
Malcolm Rands: Life without plastic bags
November 15, 2019 21:04 - 8 minutes - 7.35 MBWhat do you use to line your rubbish bin now there's no plastic bags? Ecoman Malcolm Rands has some tips for life without plastic. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Passionvine Hoppers
November 15, 2019 21:01 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBPassionvine Hoppers Every year a problem in the gardens in the warmer climes of New Zealand: right down to Nelson/Marlborough. Late October/Early November the nymphs hatch from their eggs NOW’s the time!! I call them fluffy bums – as their “nylon-filament tails” are prominent features. They suck sap from a wide variety of host plants, often climbers (Wisteria, Passionfruit vines) and Perennials (salvia, Hydrangeas, Camellia, you name it!). Sap-sucking is their big impact on garden plants – so...
Bob Campbell: Sauvignon Blanc recommendation
November 15, 2019 20:46 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MBBOB’S BEST BUYS Wine: Giesen Pure Light Sauvignon Blanc $10.99 Why I chose it: Lower alcohol wines is a new and rapidly growing category. As far as I can tell NZ leads the way. The wine industry has funded a program with a $17m investment to develop and market low alcohol wines an we are now seeing the results with some very good wines. The challenge is to pick the grapes early with lower sugar levels but ripe flavours. In a recent comparative tasting I preferred one or two low alcohol wines...
Paul Stenhouse: Trusting tech companies with your cash
November 15, 2019 20:46 - 17 seconds - 252 KBTech companies making a push into the finance industry It’s not all roses though, every service is being criticised. Apple launched the Apple Card — a ‘simplified’ credit card but there are now investigations into bias into the granting of credit limits. A husband and wife with a similar credit score had wildly different credit limits offered to them. Facebook is launching Facebook Pay — a way to send money to friends. But can they be trusted with even more of your data? Google is launching a...
Screentime: The Crown, Dublin Murders and The Mandalorian
November 15, 2019 20:25 - 4 minutes - 3.73 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 Crown: the long awaited third season of the award-winning drama about Britain’s Royal Family, with an incredible new cast that includes Olivia Colman, Helena Bonham-Carter, Charles Dance and Tobias Menzies (Netflix) Dublin Murders: a crime-thriller series set in Ireland and based on the novels by Tana French about a detective involved in a missing persons case as a child,...
Amaryllis Fox: Life undercover in the CIA
November 15, 2019 20:22 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBFor those Homeland fans out there, Amaryllis Fox could be described as a real-life Carrie Mathison. But she describes herself as an author, journalist, and former CIA clandestine service officer. She’s written a new book about her time as a spy, hunting the world’s most dangerous terrorists, called “coming of age in the CIA”. Amaryllis Fox joined Jack Tame on the show this morning. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Strawberry & pistachio cake
November 15, 2019 20:20 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBStrawberry & pistachio cake Strawberry and pistachios are great friends and this is a moist and delicious cake, high in protein and therefore quite filling. Makes 23 cm cake 115g butter 2/3 cup caster sugar 3 eggs, separated 2 tbsps cornflour 175g cups ground almonds 1 cup ricotta 2 tsps vanilla extract Zest from one lemons Pinch salt 1 chip strawberries, hulled, halved or quartered ½ cup shelled pistachios, chopped roughly Fruit puree to serve (optional) Yoghurt or whipped cream t...
Film review: Charlie’s Angels and Ailo’s Journey
November 15, 2019 20:20 - 9 minutes - 9.05 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. Charlie’s AngelsDirector Elizabeth Banks takes the helm as the next generation of fearless Charlie's Angels take flight. In Banks' bold vision, Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska are working for the mysterious Charles Townsend, whose security and investigative agency has expanded internationally. With the world's smartest, bravest, and most highly tr...
Kevin Milne: Searching for long lost love
November 15, 2019 20:19 - 6 minutes - 6 MBA classified ad in the newspaper has caught the attention of former broadcaster Kevin Milne, he shares his story with Jack Tame. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: Donald Trump looks set to walk back in
November 15, 2019 20:17 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MBDeval Patrick. Who the hell is Deval Patrick? Good question. You know it wouldn’t surprise me if half the Democrats in America had no idea who Deval Patrick is. Deval Laurdine Patrick is the former Governor of Masschussets. He’s an African American graduate of Harvard Law School. And he’s the latest democrat to join the race to become the next President of the United States. America is just two and a half months days from the Iowa caucuses. 79 days from the votes being cast as the Dems chos...
Hannah McQueen: More young people are declaring bankruptcy
November 11, 2019 21:36 - 5 minutes - 10.3 MBThe number of young people going bankrupt has increased 10-fold in three years, a UK study has found. Founder and Managing Director of enableMe Hannah McQueen joined Jack Tame to share her thoughts on why this is happening. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE
Andrew Dickens reviews Michael Kiwanuka's new album
November 08, 2019 22:12 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBMusic reviewer Andrew Dickens has been listening to Michael Kiwanuka's new album "Kiwanuka". LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review: Lee Child's Blue Moon and The Mountbattens
November 08, 2019 22:11 - 6 minutes - 5.94 MBBlue Moon - Lee Child Reacher sits in the back of a Greyhound bus watching an old man asleep in his seat, a fat envelope of money about to slip from his pocket. Reacher's also watching a guy who would like to get his hands on that money. Ain't gonna happen. The old man is grateful and thanks Reacher but turns down Reacher's offer to help him home. Huh? He's vulnerable, frightened, and clearly in big trouble. Coincidentally (or is it? - it's a Reacher novel, after all), this city has a gang pr...
Mike Yardley: Johannesburg
November 08, 2019 22:10 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBMike Yardley has some tips for a trip to Johannesburg. Read his review above.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Steven Dromgool: Making Christmas wishes come true
November 08, 2019 22:09 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBRelationship counsellor Steven Dromgool has some tips on how to make Christmas extra special for children and adults. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Spider travel
November 08, 2019 22:07 - 8 minutes - 7.35 MBSPIDER MOVEMENT These fabulous predators being “on the wing” at this time of the year. Spiders do not have wings, of course, but they can fly for many miles; it’s called Ballooning. There are many examples of them flying in jet streams, thousands of feet off the ground, across water, seas, oceans; Each year we get the juveniles of those huge Australia Golden Orb-Weaving Spiders in NZ – they grow up to become huge Australian Golden Orb-Weaving Spiders and frighten the life out of New Zealander...
Paul Stenhouse: Photoshop comes to iPad
November 08, 2019 21:59 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBPhotoshop comes to the iPad We're much much closer now to having the iPad be able to take over the role of a laptop in your life. Safari's browser now views webpages as if you were on a laptop, you can use a mouse and now Photoshop is available. It's not a cut down version, it's a full version allowing you to do everything you can do on your desktop, on your iPad. The UI is a little different but all the features are there. Illustrator will be next to launch, but not until next year. Two chan...
Screentime: Ramy, Goodnight Kiwi and Bros: After the Screaming Stops
November 08, 2019 21:54 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBTara Ward joined Jack Tame this morning to reveal the best shows on TV this week! Ramy: a new American comedy about a first generation Muslim-American facing the challenges of being caught between an Egyptian community that thinks life is a moral test, and a Millennial generation that thinks life has no consequences (TVNZ OnDemand, from 12 November). Bros: After the Screaming Stops: Called “the greatest music documentary of all time” by GQ, this documentary follows the 2017 reunion of ‘80s po...
Craig Smith: Author of the Dinky Donky
November 08, 2019 21:53 - 9 minutes - 8.82 MBMusician Craig Smith was just minding his own business, enjoying the moderate success of his kids book the Wonky Donkey, when something extraordinary happened in 2018. A video of a Scottish Granny reading the book went viral and it sold out around the world. And now he’s got a new book out, the Dinky Donkey.LISTEN TO JACK'S INTERVIEW WITH CRAIG SMITH ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Cheesy Asparagus Tart
November 08, 2019 21:52 - 5 minutes - 4.79 MBCheesy Asparagus Tart There’s a push this week from the lovely folk at 5+a day and with all the wonderful new season vegetables coming in, it’s easy to do! Asparagus is a fantastic vegetable for good health - it helps to cleanse the liver and even stave off kidney and gall bladder stones I’m told. This tart is a great way to enjoy it. Makes 23 cm tart 1 sheet puff pastry 100mls cream Decent pinch of black pepper 100g parmesan cheese, finely grated 1 bunch asparagus Heat oven to 200 C an...
Film review: Bellbird and Last Christmas
November 08, 2019 21:48 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. BellbirdActor Marshall Napier (Came a Hot Friday) has played a good number of unsympathetic cops over his long career. In Bellbird he displays a gentler side, as a Northland dairy farmer who is unable to express himself after his wife's death. His son (Cohen Holloway) and friends try to help in various ways. Director and schoolteacher Hamish Bennett based his scr...
Kevin Milne: 50 years of TV news
November 08, 2019 21:47 - 7 minutes - 7.28 MBKevin Milne's been looking back at 50 years of TV network news. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: Ok, boomers
November 08, 2019 21:46 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MBOk Boomers, here’s what’s up. You, Boomers, had a free university education while many of us still start our adult life tens of thousands of dollars in debt. Boomers, you oversaw rampant speculation in the housing market. You rejected housing intensification plans and saw housing inflation not as a problem, but as an unrivaled opportunity to enrich yourselves without paying tax. With all of that wealth, Boomers, presumably you’d be ok with a few changes to superannuation? Nope. Boomers, you e...
Book review: Louis Theroux and Elton John
November 01, 2019 21:50 - 5 minutes - 5.3 MBThis week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read. Gotta Get Theroux This - Louis Theroux In 1994 fledgling journalist Louis Theroux was given a one-off gig on Michael Moore’s TV Nation, presenting a segment on apocalyptic religious sects. Gawky, socially awkward and totally unqualified, his first reaction to this exciting opportunity was panic. But he’d always been drawn to off-beat characters, so maybe his enthusiasm would carry the day. Or, you know, maybe it would...
Mike Yardley: Europe's Christmas markets
November 01, 2019 21:48 - 7 minutes - 7.11 MBMike Yardley has a round up of Europe's Christmas Markets.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Malcolm Rands: The art of compost
November 01, 2019 21:47 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MBThe art of compost The key to a successful organic garden is a friable soil full of compost. If you want to do it at home, gere are the simple principles. Choose your bin. The classic kiwi is the 3 square open fronted boxes , often made of lod pallets, each one about the 2 metres cubed. This needs to be big enough for the heap to heat up and not loss all its heat to the sides. You want a mixture of ‘green’ ingredients. Nitrogen rich, like food waste, vegetable peels, hay, grass clippings, gar...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Wellington's Polhill Reserve
November 01, 2019 21:38 - 4 minutes - 3.77 MBCommunities looking after endangered species Today I am in Wellington and to be more precise: in the Aro Valley. And to be even more precise: on the reserve right next to my favourite brewery, Garage Project.This is simply a huge celebration, and it’s all about the Polhill reserve. Right above us on the hill, and the Polhill Protectors who are looking after this 70 hectares of scruffy regenerating gullies bordered by the suburbs of Brooklyn, Highbury and Aro Valley. Something extraordinary is...
Screentime with Tara Ward: What to watch on TV this week
November 01, 2019 20:43 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MBLooking for a new TV show to watch? Tara Ward joined Jack Tame this morning to reveal the best shows on TV this week! Apple TV & Disney+: Two new streaming services launching in New Zealand in November His Dark Materials: the highly anticipated adaptation of Philip Pullman’s novel His Dark Materials, which follows two children as they embark on a magical adventure through parallel universes (SoHo, Neon from 4 November). End of the F***king World: A new season of the brilliantly dark British...
Barnaby Weir: Fly My Pretties
November 01, 2019 20:28 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBBarnaby Weir may be one of our most prolific musicians. Not in number of albums or tracks, but in the number of musical hats he wears. He’s the lead singer of The Black Seeds, known for his electronic music under “Flash Harry”, a solo musician in his own right, and once of the men behind musical collaboration Fly My Pretties. And it’s that last project that brought him into studio with Jack.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Oregano and black pepper venison
November 01, 2019 20:26 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MBOREGANO & BLACK PEPPER VENISON WITH BEETROOT RELISH Serves 4 500g venison, I use Denver leg or short loin 1 tsp dried oregano ½ tsp salt and ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp lemon zest 2 tbsps olive oil Splash of red wine Cube venison if using Denver leg, trimming and discarding any tough tendons (white) and silverskin, or leave whole if using short loins. Marinate in oregano, seasoning, zest and olive oil. Heat a pan to medium-hot, add olive oil, heat, then add venison and se...
Film review: Hillary: Ocean to Sky and Brittany Runs a Marathon
November 01, 2019 20:24 - 7 minutes - 6.69 MBHillary: Ocean to SkyFor this feature-length documentary Michael Dillon revisits his award-winning doco From the Ocean to the Sky, about Edmund Hillary's Ganges jet boat expedition. Back in 1977, Dillon filmed Hillary and crew (including son Peter Hillary) as they jet boated from the mouth of the Ganges to the base of the Himalayas, then set out to climb peak Akash Parbat. Dillon has remastered existing and unseen footage, and interviewed crew members about Hillary's last big expedition. Thi...
Kevin Milne: Still making parenting mistakes
November 01, 2019 20:22 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBKevin's been telling Jack about a classic parenting mistake he made this week. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: SBW sets the standard for rugby players
November 01, 2019 20:20 - 4 minutes - 9.49 MBWhen Sonny Bill Williams subbed off last night, he had a massive smile on his face. He bowed a little to the Japanese crowd. At the end of the game, he brought his daughter onto the pitch. He walked over to the stands and gave a young boy his playing boots. And that was it. His time as an All Black was over. We focus on the code-hopping a lot, but even if you just look at Sonny Bill Williams’ achievements in rugby – forget league and forget boxing - he has had an extraordinary career. He’s a ...
Nici Wickes: Slow cooked butterfly lamb leg
October 26, 2019 00:05 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBA butterflied lamb leg makes a great addition to the weekend menu! It’s just as good for a casual lunch paired with a salad or with some vegetables or rice for a more substantial evening meal. Serves 6-8 1.5kg lamb leg, boned and butterflied 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tsps ground cumin 2 tsps turmeric 1 tsp each ground coriander and cinnamon 1 tsp sea salt 2 tbsps olive oil 1/3 cup unsweetened yoghurt 1/3 cucumber, grated Handful mint leaves, shredded Lemon juice from one lemon Splash of oliv...
Andrew Dickens: Fly My Pretties
October 25, 2019 22:14 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBNew Zealand music collective Fly My Pretties has just released their first album - Andrew Dickens gave Jack his thoughts. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Book review: The Body and The Dutch House
October 25, 2019 22:13 - 5 minutes - 4.7 MBThe Body - Bill Bryson Eagerly awaited, must-read new science book from the UK's bestselling non-fiction writer. Bryson is the prize-winning author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Road to Little Dribbling In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. This time he has turned his attention inwards ...
Mike Yardley: Enjoying Uluru from the ground
October 25, 2019 22:13 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MBUluru is now officially closed - climbing it is banned. Mike Yardley's got some hints on the other things you could do in the area. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Steven Dromgool: How to meet the love of your life
October 25, 2019 22:11 - 10 minutes - 9.75 MBHow to meet the love of your life 1. If we don't love ourselves we can't meet someone else. 2. Be really clear about what we really want and need - being picky is good.3. Put yourself out there.4. Live your life - you are more likely to be surprised by love when you are living your best life.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ruud Kleinpaste: Bugman's snail recipe
October 25, 2019 22:09 - 3 minutes - 3.58 MBSnail control Slugs and Snails are a real pest in the garden at this time of the year; moisture and new plant growth encourages them.Control measures that work: * Weed control will expose them to predators.* Using Bait pellets in a pottle dug in to soil: take-away container with lid on and bait inside; holes cut in the side of the container to let slugs and snails in but prevent dogs and cats from getting at the bait.* Alternative version is to use some off-cuts (15-30 cm long) of plastic wa...
Paul Stenhouse: Mark Zuckerberg gets slammed at Capital Hill
October 25, 2019 22:04 - 4 minutes - 4.31 MBMark Zukerburg appears at Capital Hill. He got it from every angle, about their crypto currency Libra and about election interference. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the hot shot freshman politician from New York, really took him to task about the political ad issue. She asked what would happen if someone targeted black Americans and told them the wrong Election Day? There wasn’t a clear answer or line where voter suppression began or ended.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Thomasin McKenzie: Jojo Rabbit star speaks to Jack Tame
October 25, 2019 21:44 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBThe plight of Jews in World War Two isn’t your typical comedy fodder.But if there’s a man who could make it work, it’s Taika Waititi.His new dark comedy Jojo Rabbit is about a Hitler Youth member’s discovery of a hidden Jewish girl, played by Kiwi actress Thomasin McKenzie, who joined Jack on the show.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Film review: JoJo Rabbit and Ride Like a Girl
October 25, 2019 21:42 - 8 minutes - 8.2 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. JoJo RabbitJojo is a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend -- Adolf Hitler -- Jojo must confront his blind nationalism as World War II continues to rage on.Ride Like a GirlAs a little girl, Michelle Payne (Teresa Palmer) dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup ...
Kevin Milne: Mystery Chorus backdown
October 25, 2019 21:35 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MBKevin Milne's had a mystery visitor fix the Chorus issue he raised on last week's show. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: What's the point of the Greens?
October 25, 2019 21:32 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MBWhat’s the point of the Green Party? It is better for their MPs to be pure and idealistic? Or is it better to be pragmatic and open to compromise? That’s the curious internal debate MPs from The Greens must constantly be having as part of this government. But after yet another concession, which I’m sure their hardest supporters would consider a capitulation rather than a compromise, you have to wonder if James Shaw, Marama Davidson and co are striking the right balance between pragmatism and...
Book review: The Guardians by John Grisham
October 18, 2019 22:12 - 6 minutes - 6.03 MBThis week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read. Lady in Waiting - Anne Glencomer The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid of Honour at the Queen’s Coronation – and is a character in The Crown this autumn. Anne Glenconner reveals the real events behind The Crown as well as her own life of drama, tragedy and courage, with the wonderful wit and extraordinary resilience which define her. Anne Glenconner has been close to the Royal...
Mike Yardley: Estonia
October 18, 2019 22:11 - 7 minutes - 7.14 MBMike Yardley has travel tips for Tallinn, Estonia. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE
Ecoman: Supporting native birds at home
October 18, 2019 22:09 - 8 minutes - 7.53 MBHow to support native birds at home. Besides growing foods how about looking after and attracting our native birds? Many of our native birds eat nectar, fruit, and insects and a variety of plants are needed. Which are my favourite native plants for feeding? Flax (Phormium tenax). Tui’s will even fight off other birds to protect their favourite food. Nectar, fruit, and seed Puriri. (Vitex lucens) You need a lot of space long term but our trees at home have pigeons, Tuis and bell birds in th...
Screentime: The Capture, Modern Love and Living with Yourself
October 18, 2019 21:55 - 4 minutes - 4.53 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 Capture: touted as the next Bodyguard, this British thriller is about a British soldier charged with a crime and the tenacious young detective handling his case, who begins to uncover a multi-layered conspiracy (TVNZ OnDemand) Modern Love: an anthology series of eight unique stories about the joys and tribulations of love, each inspired by a real-life personal essay from ...