Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
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Ruud Kleinpaste: What you need to know about biodynamic wine
July 13, 2019 00:26 - 3 minutes - 2.97 MBWhen we select a bottle of wine to take home for dinner we often do not really think about choosing an organic wine, do we? Next question: How often do you consider purchasing a biodynamic wine? I went to the organic/biodynamic viticulture Conference in Blenheim a few weeks ago and was amazed how many wineries are looking after their soil, the biodiversity and carbon in their vineyard. It makes total sense to have practices that minimize the footprint on the Planet and more and more wine grow...
Screentime: Chimerica, Suits and High School
July 12, 2019 23:46 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBCan't decide what TV shows you should be watching? TV critic Tara Ward joins Jack Tame to gives us her top picks for your viewing pleasure! Chimerica: A photojournalist travels to China with the hopes of finding out who the mysterious man was who was photographed standing defiantly in front of a tank in Tiananmen Square twenty years ago (SoHo, Wednesdays from 17 July). Suits: Jessica Pearson: this spinoff from the popular Suits series sees lawyer Jessica Pearson start a new job in Chicago, wh...
Professor Ron McCallum speaks to Jack Tame
July 12, 2019 23:20 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBProfessor Ron McCallum has lived an extraordinary life. When he was born premature in the 1940s and lost his sight shortly afterwards , a life working in a sheltered workshop was the most likely scenario for blind people, but it wasn’t expected that a glittering legal career would be ahead. But he challenged expectations, becoming the first blind professor of any discipline in Australia in his chosen field of law and became the chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons ...
Film review: Stuber, Camino Skies and Ophelia
July 12, 2019 22:15 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. Stuber When a mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) picks up a passenger (Dave Bautista) who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer, he's thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he desperately tries to hold onto his wits, his life and his five-star rating Camino Skies 500 miles on foot. Bunk-beds. Blisters. Stunning landscapes. Wor...
Jack Tame: Following the extraordinary Black Caps is a pleasure
July 12, 2019 22:01 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBThere was one thing I really loved about the Black Caps victory on Wednesday night. One thing that very few pundits and commentators have focused on. It was 2am, I had that weird mixture of exhaustion and elation. I knew, with adrenalin pumping through me, that I wouldn’t be sleeping for hours. But I was struck by something when the Black Caps took that final wicket, eliminating India and sealing their place in the World Cup Final. I’m not sure if you noticed it too when the final wicket was...
Kevin Milne remembers the VW Beetle
July 12, 2019 21:51 - 5 minutes - 3.12 MBThe last Beetle has rolled off the assembly line, the end of the road for Volkswagen's car that ran from Nazi Germany through hippie counterculture. Former broadcaster Kevin Milne joins Jack Tame for a sentimental chat about the end of production for the VW Beetle after some 70-80 years and everything which was great (and awful) about the iconic car. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE
Nici Wickes: Thai chicken & coconut curry
July 12, 2019 21:42 - 5 minutes - 13.1 MBThai curries are lighter and more soupy than the Indian style. Cooking times are shorter, the herbs and spices used tend to be fresh not dried and the resulting dish is lively, light and very tasty! Serves 2-4 100g rice noodles (pad Thai ones are a good thickness) 4 cloves garlic Thumb-sized piece of ginger Small handful fresh coriander 1 chilli (or use ½ tsp chilli powder) 1 tbsp sesame oil 250 mls (1 cup) coconut milk 1 ½ cups chicken or vegetable stock 3 star anise 2-3 kaffir limes leave ...
Hannah McQueen on wealth mindsets
July 08, 2019 03:15 - 4 minutes - 4.11 MBDo you have a 'poverty mindset' or a 'wealth mindset'? EnableMe's Hannah McQueen joins Jack Tame to discuss money mindset and how this influences people's financial attitudes.
Book review: Chanel's Riviera and Big Sky
July 06, 2019 01:27 - 4 minutes - 4.33 MBThis week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read. Chanel's Riviera - Anne de Courcy Far from worrying about the onset of war, the burning question on the French Riviera in 1938 was whether one should curtsey to the duchess of Windsor. Featuring a sparkling cast of historical figures, writers and artists including Winston Churchill, Daisy Fellowes, Salvador Dalí, the Windsors, Aldous Huxley and Edith Wharton - and the enigmatic Coco Chanel at its heart - CHANEL'S RIV...
Screentime: Hatton Gardens, Trust Me and That’s a Bit Racist
July 05, 2019 23:50 - 5 minutes - 4.98 MBCan't decide what TV shows you should be watching? TV critic Tara Ward joins Jack Tame to gives us her top picks for your viewing pleasure! Hatton Gardens: The Hatton Garden heist was the most remarkable and lucrative robbery in British history, and this drama series tells the story of an ageing gang of grandads, who so nearly got away with it (Soho, Sundays 8:30pm) Trust Me: the British thriller series returns with a brand new storyline. Corporal Jamie McCain is recovering from a spinal inju...
In the garden with Ruud Kleinpaste - Insects
July 05, 2019 23:47 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MBInsect Life cycles vary from species to species. There are some general rules, however. Many decide to “overwinter” as eggs – easy: no eating needed, no movement needed, which is handy as temperatures are low in winter and insect movement can only happen when temps are comfortable. Remember: they are cold-blooded, so rely on external temps to get energy. Other species decided a long time ago, that overwintering as pupae or chrysalis is the way to go. Similar advantages: no movement no eating ...
Photographer Callie Shell looks back on working with Obama family
July 05, 2019 23:41 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBWhen photographer Callie Shell first met Barack Obama, he was just a state senator years away from his run for president. But she was an experienced political photographer and knew there was something special about him. When Obama became a US Senator , she photographed him over his first year while also getting to know his family. Callie became known as the family’s “semi-official private photographer” and although she turned down the official job in the White House, she was there for his f...
Film review: Spider-Man and Annabell Comes Home
July 05, 2019 23:08 - 7 minutes - 7.01 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. Spider-Man Far From Home Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man: Far From Home, the next chapter of the Spider-Man: Homecoming series! Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter's plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgin...
Jack Tame: Why the plastic bag ban is misleading
July 05, 2019 22:04 - 4 minutes - 4.47 MBI was in the United States last year, in Connecticut for a friend’s wedding. And one of my mates asked to stop off at a local drug store to pickup some chewing gum and a Gatorade. It was the first time I’d been in a CVS store for maybe 18 months, but you know, those expansive American drug stores are all pretty much the same. They sell junk food and greeting cards and every uncture, potion, and tinted moisturiser under the sun. It was about the same time in New Zealand the supermarkets were f...
Nici Wickes: Baked cheesecake recipe
July 05, 2019 21:48 - 6 minutes - 5.78 MBBaked cheesecake Serves 10-12 This is a great basic recipe for a baked cheesecake and feel free to innovate with flavours – add some orange zest, or swirl through some melted chocolate or coffee syrup, top with baked whisky-soaked figs or berries – the options are endless and a cheesecake is always a crowdpleaser. It’s best to make this cheesecake the day before you intend to serve it to allow it to settle. Base: 180g biscuits - I use superwine but gingernuts, digestives etc all work to...
Book review: The Nancy’s and The Unhoneymooners
June 29, 2019 00:33 - 3 minutes - 3.57 MBThis week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read. The Nancy’s - RWR McDonald A schoolgirl and her uncle and his boyfriend have two weeks to solve a murder in a small town style forgot…'A delight - moving and hilarious. I loved every minute I spent with these characters.' - Paddy O'Reilly, author of The Wonders Tippy Chan is eleven and lives in a small town in a very quiet part of the world - the place her Uncle Pike escaped from the first chance he got as a teenager...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Helping monarch butterflies in winter
June 28, 2019 23:33 - 3 minutes - 2.85 MBMonarch butterflies in winter. Many people believe that butterflies live just for one day – or maybe a few days Some insects just live long enough to mate and reproduce (mayflies and such critters – yes, perhaps.) Butterflies tend to go on for weeks and weeks, especially when the weather is warm and when there’s plenty of food. Monarchs can live for six to 8 weeks in the spring and summer months – no problems, but in winter it’s a totally different story: The species hibernates as adult butte...
Screentime: Straight Forward, The Loudest Voice and Race Across the World
June 28, 2019 23:29 - 5 minutes - 5.42 MBCan't decide what TV shows you should be watching? TV critic Tara Ward joins Jack Tame to gives us her top picks for your viewing pleasure! Straight Forward: The best elements of Danish and Kiwi TV combine in this electrifying new crime drama set in both Copenhagen and Queenstown (TVNZ OnDemand) The Loudest Voice: an unrecognisable Russell Crowe stars in this seven-part miniseries based on Gabriel Sherman's non-fiction book The Loudest Voice in the Room, about the rise and ultimate fall of Fo...
Pop star Troye Sivan speaks to Jack Tame
June 28, 2019 23:24 - 15 minutes - 14 MBTouring pop star Troye Sivan has faith the LGBTIQ+ community can move past and "hopefully forget" the Israel Folau saga. Perth-born singer Sivan is set to perform in Auckland in September and earlier announced a portion of ticket sales would be donated to local LGBTIQ+ charity RainbowYOUTH. Sivan has enjoyed a meteoric rise from making YouTube songs in his bedroom to becoming a global star. His sophomore album Bloom features the US Top 100 and New Zealand platinum hit My My My!, which he perf...
Film review: Toy Story 4 and Yesterday
June 28, 2019 21:50 - 7 minutes - 6.64 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. TOY STORY 4 Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. So when Bonnie's beloved new craft-project-turned-toy, Forky (voice of Tony Hale), declares himself as "trash" and not a toy, Woody takes it upon himself to show Forky why he should embrace ...
Jack Tame: The type of candidate Democrats need to win in 2020
June 28, 2019 21:39 - 5 minutes - 4.56 MBThink of all the things you could do in 16 months. You could learn an instrument in 16 months. You could train and compete in a marathon, hell, in 16 months you could probably train for and complete an ironman. In 16 months, you could become reasonably proficient in a new language if you were really dedicated. You could meet a new partner, fall in love, conceive a child, and have them settled in daycare within 16 months. Yet we’re 16 months from the U.S election. 16 months!! Half an electora...
Nici Wickes: Pomegranate rosemary chicken with lentils
June 28, 2019 21:25 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBThis one-pot dish is tasty and wonderfully easy to throw together and it contains all-important lentils. We ought to be eating pulses/legumes 3-4 times per week for optimum body function so get cooking beans, chickpeas, lentil, split peas and the rest this winter. Serves 2 ½ cup brown or puy lentils, soaked overnight (see note) 1 ½ cups well-salted water 2 tbsps olive oil 4 pieces chicken 1 onion, diced 1 carrot, peeled and diced Few sprigs of rosemary 1 cup vegetable to chicken stoc...
Book review: The Tenth Muse and State of the Union
June 22, 2019 00:53 - 3 minutes - 3.33 MBThis week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read. The Tenth Muse - Catherine Chung From childhood, Katherine knows she is different, and that her parents are not who they seem to be. But in becoming a mathematician, she must face the most human of problems—who is she? What is the cost of love, and what is the cost of ambition? State of the Union - Nick Hornsby Tom and Louise meet in a pub before their couple's therapy appointment. Married for years, they thought th...
Steven Dromgool: Repairing your relationship after something goes wrong
June 22, 2019 00:34 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBLISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE AS STEVEN DROMGOOL SPEAKS TO JACK TAME
Ruud Kleinpaste: Kiwi birds are in trouble - they need our help
June 22, 2019 00:15 - 3 minutes - 3.42 MBOur Iconic birds, Kiwi, have been in trouble for quite a while now. These guys and gals have been roaming around Aotearoa for millions and millions of years, until our planet got the disease known as Homo sapiens We changed the landscape, brought in weeds and “the birds from home” (Blackbirds, finches, mynahs you name it). But most importantly: predators. The usual stuff: rodents, mustelids and possums. Add to that the incredibly dangerous human companions (dogs!!!) and you have a serious sui...
Screentime: Rolling Thunder, The Spanish Princess and Portrait Artist of the Year 2019
June 22, 2019 00:10 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MBCan't decide what TV shows you should be watching? TV critic Tara Ward joins Jack Tame to gives us her top picks for your viewing pleasure! Rolling Thunder: A Bob Dylan Story: In an alchemic mix of fact and fantasy, this Martin Scorsese documentary looks back at Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour and a country ripe for reinvention (Netflix) The Spanish Princess: based on the novel by Phillippa Gregory, this historical period drama follows the Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, as...
Documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux speaks to Jack Tame
June 21, 2019 23:07 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBWhite supremacists, Scientologists, Porn actors, Filmmaker Louis Theroux is famous for his documentaries on the fringes of society. Now, he is coming to New Zealand to talk about his work in a new stage show. Louis Theroux joins Saturday Morning with Jack Tame to reveal what we can expect from his show. Theroux plays at the Auckland Civic on Friday, 10 January next year. Click here for ticket information LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE
Film review: Little Woods and Sometimes Always Never
June 21, 2019 22:41 - 5 minutes - 4.9 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend Little Woods Little Woods, North Dakota, a fracking boomtown well beyond its prime. Ollie is trying to survive the last few days of her probation after getting caught illegally running prescription pills over the Canadian border. But when her mother dies, she is thrust back into the life of her estranged sister Deb (James), who is facing her own crisis with an unp...
Jack Tame: Why I haven’t owned a couch for a year
June 21, 2019 21:53 - 4 minutes - 3.76 MBI haven’t owned a couch for a year. I just haven’t. I have all the other stuff that makes my lounge my lounge. A TV. A bookshelf. A couple of guitars. A rug and an orchid which is somehow still perky a good 18 months since I bought it. But no couch. Why? Well, I suppose on one level I pride myself on living a minimalist life. A life of sparse possessions. I don’t spend much on clothes. I don’t spend much on cars or electronics or anything really outside of food and travel. And when I had to...
Nici Wickes: Chocolate peanut tart recipe
June 21, 2019 21:45 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBThis tart is an absolutely divine dessert that just happens to be gluten free and dairyfree and vegan-friendly! This recipe is an adaptation of one by papayagirlbali (insta)aka Tanja Cordes, a fabulous vegan chef working in Bali. Base:1 cup almonds, ground to a fine meal¼ cup coconut sugar (can use brown sugar)¼ cup cocoa powder2 tbsps coconut thread2 tbsps coconut oil, melted1 tbsp flaxseed meal mixed with 2 tbsps water1 tsp vanilla extract1 tsp orange zest½ tsp baking powder½ tsp baking sod...
Book review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Her Husbands Mistake
June 15, 2019 00:12 - 6 minutes - 5.83 MBThis week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read. The Tattooist of Auschwitz - Heather Morris In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners. Her Husbands Mistake - Shelia O Flanagan Should a woman be ready to forgive...
Musician Moana Maniapoto speaks to Jack Tame
June 14, 2019 23:48 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBMusician Moana Maniapoto will be well-known to nearly all of our listeners. She was a trailblazer with her music when she first burst onto the music scene in the late 80s, which was recognised when she won this year’s Classic Record prize by Independent Music New Zealand. Moana has been busy in other areas too, as a writer and documentary maker and now making a new Maori current affairs programme for Maori TV: Te Ao with Moana. Moana Maniapoto joins Saturday Morning with Jack Tame to discuss ...
Screentime: Summer of Rockets, City on a Hill and Pecking Order
June 14, 2019 23:23 - 4 minutes - 4.12 MBCan't decide what TV shows you should be watching? TV critic Tara Ward joins Jack Tame to gives us her top picks for your viewing pleasure! Summer of Rockets: a drama set in 1950s Cold War Britain about a Russian-born Jewish inventor who is tasked with a secret mission by MI5 (Soho, Sundays, 7:30pm) City on a Hill: Kevin Bacon stars in this crime drama produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, about two Boston detectives during the 90s (SoHo, Sundays 8:30pm) Pecking Order: a clucking good d...
Film review: Men in Black and Pavarotti
June 14, 2019 22:40 - 9 minutes - 8.49 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. Men in Black: International The Men in Black have always protected the Earth from the scum of the universe. In this new adventure, they tackle their biggest, most global threat to date: a mole in the Men in Black organization. Pavarotti From the filmmaking team behind the highly-acclaimed documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years, PAVAROTTI...
Kevin Milne: Flying taxis - are they the future of travel?
June 14, 2019 21:57 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MBFormer Broadcaster Kevin Milne is fascinated by the prospect of flying taxis in New Zealand. They are already being tested around the South Island, with speeds of up to 180kmh and without a pilot! He joins Jack Tame to give his take on them, and if he would ever travel in one. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE
Jack Tame: NZ's refugee policy exposes our hypocrisy
June 14, 2019 21:38 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MBThree months ago New Zealand changed. You remember that morning after the massacre? I don’t think many of us had enjoyed a great sleep on that Friday night. That Saturday morning, the people of Christchurch lay flowers at the Police cordon of the Al-Noor Mosque. We weren’t sure then about a lot of things. How many people had died, how many were injured, if there were maybe still some ongoing security concerns, or what would happen next. Three months ago New Zealand changed. And it’s actually...
Mike Yardley: The rise of 'Tombstone Tourism'
June 08, 2019 23:20 - 6 minutes - 5.85 MBCemetery tourism seems to be trending around the world. it seems to be. The Aemricans have nicknamed tombstone tourism, and as D Day has illustrated, war graves are immensely popular pilgrimages too. In Bali, death tourism has gone next level. There’s been a bit of news coverage recently about how you can visit the northern island village of Tunyan, to see and even touch bodies that are laid out to rot in bamboo cages, instead of being buried or cremated. Tourists are flocking there. How cras...
Book review: Dead at First Sight and Mama's Boy
June 08, 2019 02:31 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MBThis week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read. Dead at First Sight - Peter James A man waits at London Airport for Ingrid Ostermann, the love of his life, to arrive. Across the Atlantic, a retired NYPD cop waits in a bar in Florida’s Key West for his first date with the lady who is, without question, his soulmate. The two men are about to discover they’ve been scammed out of almost every penny they have—and that neither woman exists. Mama's Boy - Dustin Lance Bla...
Tolkien actor Nicholas Hoult speaks to Jack Tame
June 08, 2019 01:57 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBJ.R.R. Tokien is an author firmly embedded in the hearts of New Zealanders, thanks of course to the Lord of The Rings. Now, his life story is being told in the aptly named new movie: Tolkien. Playing the man himself is Nicholas Hoult, an actor whose first foray into major acting roles in 'About a Boy with Hugh Grant' and more recently starred in 'Skins' and 'X-Men'. He joins Saturday Morning with Jack Tame to discuss his career and featuring in the new movie. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO
Screentime: Big Little Lies, When They See Us and Great Canal Journeys
June 08, 2019 01:44 - 5 minutes - 4.61 MBCan't decide what TV shows you should be watching? TV critic Tara Ward joins Jack Tame to gives us her top picks for your viewing pleasure! Big Little Lies: Meryl Streep joins the all-star Hollywood cast for a second season of this award winning drama about a group of friends and their seemingly perfect lives (SoHo, 10 June) When They See Us: Ava DuVernay directs this hard-hitting drama about the true story of five Harlem teens who were wrongfully accused of a brutal crime in Central Park (Ne...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Feijoa pruning - what you need to know
June 08, 2019 01:23 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MBFeijoa pruning When the last feijoa has fallen off, you can have a real go at it. No difficult techniques needed (as with apples and pears and grapes – thinking a year or more ahead!): Feijoas fruit on new wood that grows in spring. So even if you literally whack them with a hedge trimmer (I do that!), next spring’s new growth will give you fruit. But what about a tree that’s getting a bit too high? Easy: you can really cut them back quite hard, because they’ll grow again; but seeing you’re g...
Kevin Milne praises popular TV series 'Chernobyl'
June 07, 2019 22:32 - 6 minutes - 5.82 MBChernobyl is based on the real-life events of the catastrophic nuclear disaster in northern Ukrainian SSR in 1986. Broadcaster Kevin Milne has been watching HBO's recent miniseries "Chernobyl". He shared his thoughts on the show with Jack Tame. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE
Film review: X Men Dark Phoneix and Tolkien
June 07, 2019 22:19 - 6 minutes - 5.94 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. X Men: Dark Phoneix In DARK PHOENIX, the X-MEN face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, Jean Grey. During a rescue mission in space, Jean is nearly killed when she is hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. Wrestling with this entity inside her, J...
Allyson Gofton: One-rise seed bread recipe
June 07, 2019 21:53 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MBOne-rise Seed Bread Begin preparing this wholesome nutty-tasting bread the day before baking. The finished loaf is simply wonderful toasted. Makes 2 small loaves or 1 large loaf Prep time: 20 minutes Prove time: 30 minutes Cook time: 40–50 minutes Tip If wishing to use active dried yeast in this recipe, allow 1½ teaspoons. 1½ cups seeds (use a mixture of linseed, sesame, pumpkin or sunflower) ½ tablespoon honey ½ tablespoon molasses or golden syrup 2 cups boiling water 1½ teaspoons salt 4 te...
Book review: The Flatshare and Life will be the Death of Me
June 01, 2019 00:11 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MBThis week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read. The Flatshare - Beth O’Leary Tiffy and Leon share a flatTiffy and Leon share a bedTiffy and Leon have never met… Tiffy Moore needs a cheap flat, and fast. Leon Twomey works nights and needs cash. Their friends think they’re crazy, but it’s the perfect solution: Leon occupies the one-bed flat while Tiffy’s at work in the day, and she has the run of the place the rest of the time. But with obsessive ex-boyfriends, dema...
Ruud Kleinpaste: Looking after and feeding birds during winter
May 31, 2019 23:43 - 2 minutes - 2.17 MBGardening expert Ruud Kleinpaste joins Jack Tame to remind us not to forget our feathered friends as the days begin to shorten. Listen to the audio above. Food is becoming scarce, unless you’ve planted a heap of trees and shrubs that provide nectar and honeydew to keep the nectivores happy. A lot of people feed birds dodgy supplements such as stale bread and food scraps; yes – sparrows and starlings (as well as mynahs and the odd blackbird) might initially seem to appreciate your gestures, bu...
Screentime: Good Omens, Dead to Me and Deadwood
May 31, 2019 22:56 - 5 minutes - 4.86 MBCan't decide what TV shows you should be watching? TV critic Tara Ward joins Jack Tame to gives us her top picks for your viewing pleasure! Good Omens: David Tennant and Michael Sheen star in this TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s book, about an angel and demon that have to team up to save the world (Amazon Prime Video, 31 May) Dead to Me: part dark comedy, part mystery, this American drama is about two women who become unlikely friends after they meet at a grief support group (Netflix) Deadwood...
Lachy from The Wiggles speaks to Jack Tame
May 31, 2019 22:43 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBToday is the big day. Parents all over Auckland are getting ready to take their children through one of hour performances of perennial favourites, The Wiggles. The Aussie band has been around since 1991, making its founders tens of millions of dollars from music and merchandise. In more recent years, three of the four original Wiggles have stepped down, opening the stage to a younger group including the new purple Wiggle Lachy Gillespie. He joined Saturday Morning with Jack Tame to chat about...
Film review: Godzilla 2 and Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion
May 31, 2019 22:31 - 17 minutes - 40.1 MBEvery Saturday morning, movie critic Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to take a look at what is playing at the movies this weekend. Godzilla 2The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species - thought to be mere myths - rise again, they all vie...
Jack Tame: Mt Everest photo reveals ugly side to human nature
May 31, 2019 21:53 - 4 minutes - 3.65 MBThey stood there prone. Single file. A line of bright reds. Yellows. Fancy climbing clothes worn by figures with no faces. All of them breathing oxygen from bottles on their backs, queued up in a line on the ridge leading to the summit of Mount Everest. The wind was blowing from one side of the mountain. It had cleared the rock bare, and whipped up a little cloud of snow on the other side of the ridge. In one sense it was glorious. Magnificent. Climbers on top of the World. In another, it sa...