Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Eco-man Malcolm Rands updates Jack Tame on how the COP26 Summit is going.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finance expert Hannah McQueen takes Jack Tame through the new bank lending legislation. The new credit contracts and consumer finance amendment is resulting in the banks going through your spending with a fine tooth comb and often declining lending you’d expect to be able to get because you earn a good salary, based on the way you spend. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Travel expert Mike Yardley talks about the portside delights in Lyttelton, Christchurch.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Instagram's trying to prevent overload Spending too much time on Instagram scrolling through pics or Reels? You could soon get a warning to take a break. But, the first step though is to choose you actually want one. A new feature being tested will ask users if they want a reminder to put the device down after 10, 20 or 30 minutes. The designs so far just show it appearing in your feed, so it seem...

Tara Ward joined Jack Tame and shared her picks for this week:  Dopesick: Starring and executive produced by Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. The series takes viewers to the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of...

Grilled pineapple with basil & honey sesame sauce Don’t limit your bbq cooking to savoury food – grilled fruit can be a real winner. Served with ice cream, it’s the most delicious way to finish a BBQ meal. Serves 4-6 One fresh pineapple 2 big tablespoons of honey 2 teaspoons sesame seeds Small handful of basil leaves Ice cream to serve Skewers to serve 1. Peel pineapple and cut in half lengthwise....

Ruby Wax is the larger-than-life comedian, TV writer and performer, whose career has spanned stage and screen with comedy favourites like Girls on Top and Absolutely Fabulous.   She’s since turned her hand to mindfulness and mental health and gained a Master’s degree in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in 2013. Ruby joins Jack Tame to talk about her new book, A Mindfulness Guide for Survival. L...

Francesca Rudkin has been watching Red Notice and Finch, a sci-fi thriller starring Tom Hanks.  She said Red Notice is meant to be two hours of endless fun and is mindless entertainment. Rudkin said Tom Hanks' Finch is set in a post-apocalyptic world and aims for a bit of subtlety but is quite predictable.  "It's not quite as deep an complicated as it wants to be." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/...

Kevin Milne predicts we're about to see the greatest sports injury story since Beaver won us the 2011 Rugby World Cup with the drama of cricketer Devon Conway's broken hand. He says a movie may well be made of this.  "Our chances of winning are now less... What an extraordinarily driven sportsman Devon Conway must be." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I got up at 5am. It seemed a good compromise. I missed the first innings but I was well set up for the business end of the World Cup semi-final as the Black Caps clawed their way on an awkward wicket towards England’s total. You know what happened next. The game waxed and waned. But in the end, the Black Caps were triumphant. They confirmed their spot in the T-20 World Cup final: Three formats. Th...

Our book reviewer Catherine Raynes has been reading Dave Grohl's memoir, The Storyteller. Jack Reacher is also in Better Off Dead by Lee Child and his younger brother, Andrew Child.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Estelle Clifford has been listening to Kiwi artist Hollie Smith's new album, Coming in from the Dark.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Dromgool speaks to Jack Tame about how you can help a partner who has an addiction.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Yardley has some travel tips for the best little seaside town of Kaikoura. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our wine expert Bob Campbell has been sipping on a 2019 Piqueras Black Label from Spain - a perfect accompaniment to your summer BBQ dishes.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scolypopa australis is quite a charming name for an Aussie bugger in the garden.  This hopper is extremely common in the northern warmer parts of the North Island but has been known to be a problem as far south as Nelson and Marlborough.  The overwintered eggs hatch in spring (October-November) as tiny little "fluffybums", a name which describes exactly what they look like: small, frog-like bug ny...

Google is getting NYC ready for self-driving cars  Their autonomous vehicle company Waymo is sending a fleet of cars to the big apple equipped with high tech sensors and cameras to start capturing detailed street information. NYC is a concrete jungle full of construction, double parked delivery trucks, terribly maintained roads, heavy rain, snow and poor signage - so it's going to be a challenge....

Here are Tara Ward's three picks for the week:  Bloodlands: James Nesbitt stars as Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick, who connects a kidnapping with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance (TVNZ OnDemand, from 7 November).  Chapelwaite: In the gothic-horror starring Adrien Brody, Captain Charles Boone relocates his family to their rundown ancestral home in Maine, whe...

Iconic Kiwi artist Dick Frizzell has created some of New Zealand’s most recognisable artwork over the years and there’s no slowing down for the 78-year-old just yet.  Jack Tame catches up with Dick to hear how he's getting on in lockdown and what he's been working on lately.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time (actually we’re a bit late this year) to make the Christmas cake. We’re going gluten free because why not? Here’s other ways to serve Christmas cake: · Warmed with custard · Fried in butter and served with fresh blueberries and yoghurt · Alongside decent aged cheddar (like Eccles cakes) · Crumbled and stirred through softened vanilla ice cream Overnight soak: 1 ½ kg mixed fruit ½ cup she...

Movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been eyeing up some movies included in this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. She speaks to Jack Tame about Night Raiders, the documentary The Return: Life After ISIS, and Sisters with Transistors.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a milestone in the Milne household this weekend - Kevin Milne tells Jack Tame his wife becomes a pensioner this Sunday.  "The issue I'm grappling with is what is it going to be like sharing the bed with a pensioner?" "I'm not sure I'm psychologically up for it." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is it with comebacks? What does it say about us as audiences? What does it say about the authors and musicians, the creators and artists we love, when after a decade or four in solitude, they decide to triumphantly come back and try to nurse cold embers into a blazing fire? Most of the time it’s for money. And most of the time, it’s a flop. My Dad is a huge fan of the band, Cream. Jack Bruce,...

House borer has been with us humans from the day we made our dwellings from dead timber. Before that time, the insects concerned themselves solely with tunnelling into (and recycling) fallen logs in the forests. A very useful occupation, I’d say. Untreated timbers are still perceived by pregnant adult borer beetles as a very suitable fodder for the larvae, especially when there is a wee bit of moi...

Music reviewer Estelle Clifford gives Ed Sheeran's new album '=' a rating.  She says it sounds like Ed is more "settled" in this album.  "In this one, he's in love, he's a dad and he's lost some people - it's all here. It's a love album to his wife." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.