Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ll know that we’ve just had Mental Health Awareness Week. It’s a great initiative by the Mental Health Foundation to normalise talking and thinking about mental health!   Pop quiz – how many Kiwi adults do you think will, in their lifetime, experience a major mental health problem?   According to Ministry of Health, it’s 47% of us.   But da...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 11 October 2025, rising Kiwi musician Sam Cullen joins Jack in studio for a live performance and to chat about the upcoming release of his debut album.  Jack considers the lack of rules around treatment of referees in football.  Tara Ward shares details on the brand-new series of The Celebrity Traitors UK, starring Ste...

Motor neurone disease is a devasting condition that’s recently come to prominence in the media with the diagnosis of former English rugby captain Lewis Moody. Another famous person who suffered from the condition was Stephen Hawkins.      What is motor neurone disease?   It’s a progressive nerve disease.   It damages and kills nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain that...

Codling moths are a pain in the backside for people that grow apples. A week or so after flowering, the fertilised, tiny apples (known in the UK as “codlings”) are the perfect target for the moths to lay eggs in.  The caterpillars emerge from the eggs and tunnel into the developing fruit, causing ugly tunnels, often with fungal infection, brown decay, and “frass” sticking out of the hole. Onc...

Apps have arrived inside ChatGPT   Another big moment in the company's offerings – this is where ChatGPT has gone from a tool to a platform. Now inside ChatGPT you can ask it to directly ask an app to do something. So, you can ask Spotify to create a playlist for you that is 150bpm for a 45 minute run. Or you can ask it to research hotels in Paris on Booking.com, and it'll return real results...

Victoria Beckham  Step into Victoria Beckham's London atelier, as the Spice Girl-turned-powerhouse designer opens up about her life while preparing for Paris Fashion Week (Netflix).    Film Club   Two movie enthusiasts, Noa and Evie, share a weekly film club where their unspoken feelings for each other grow. When Noa decides to move away for work, Evie has a limited time to con...

Eleanor the Great   After seventy years with best friend, Eleanor moves to New York City for a fresh start. Making new friends at ninety proves difficult. Longing for connection, she befriends a 19-year-old student.     The Lost Bus   A white-knuckle ride through one of America's wildfires as a wayward school bus driver and a dedicated school teacher battle to save 22 chil...

This is an utterly delicious way to make the most of seasonal asparagus. It’s simple, packed full of protein, and just as good for lunch or dinner, as a picnic item or party piece.    Serves 4-6       Ingredients  ¼ cup olive oil    1 onion, thinly sliced    400g (approx. 2 medium-large) potato    5 medium-large eggs, lightly beaten...

The All Whites were playing Poland yesterday in the build up for next year’s World Cup. I saw about half of the game. Although we ultimately lost, my main takeaway was that we looked alright. All Whites of old would have faced potential humiliation in a game against Poland – not this team.  But for whatever reason I was also struck by one of the challenges that led to a yellow card in the mat...

A bit of a change in focus for Jeremy Redmore.  While most will know him from the rock band Midnight Youth, Redmore is going through a bit of a creative evolution, turning his attention to children’s music.  But it’s not the sugar-rush pop you might be expecting, the music instead following a —surprisingly emotional— narrative.  Redmore told Jack Tame it all started when he was writ...

Taylor Swift has released her hotly anticipated 12th album 'The Life of a Showgirl'.  It's a shift away from the bleakness of her previous album 'The Tortured Poets Department', Swift describing it as a 'vibrant and lively' project. However while it's a departure from TTPD, it's almost a return to for the pop superstar, filled with upbeat pop and soft rock songs - the album centring around he...

Local body elections are in the works – voting packages sent out and candidates advertising themselves on the streets and social media.  But Kevin Milne has a question: how much weight do the candidates photos hold in securing votes?   LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Whether you’re looking for a beachfront break in Southeast Asia or a flavourful side-trip to enrich your adventures, Penang is a getaway that sure hits the sweet spot. Just a few hours drive from Kuala Lumpur, or a one hour flight from Singapore, the island of Penang is pinned to the Malay Peninsula by some seriously impressive bridges, spanning the Strait of Malacca. One of the bridges includes...

The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman   Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan?    It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favourite criminal.    But when Elizabeth meets a wed...

Spring has sprung and it’s the perfect time to pick up a few simple, sustainable habits that connect you to nature.  Kate Hall has a few suggestions that she joined Jack Tame to delve into, including:   Plant and swap: Sow quick wins like salad greens, radishes, and herbs. Share or swap seeds and seedlings with neighbours.   Line-drying: The spring winds are free! Ditch the dryer an...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 4 October 2025, Jack cracks into the brand-new Taylor Swift album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ with music reviewer Chris Schulz.  Former Midnight Youth rocker Jeremy Redmore joins Jack to discuss his creative evolution and turn towards children's music.  Nici Wickes delivers delicious mushroom cannelloni.   And France...

A few weeks after the beginning of Spring is a good time to collect some inspiration for your garden. Check out the local Botanic Garden, take a looksee in open gardens, a visit to the Garden Club, or else a simple walk around the neighbourhood to see what grows well and what goes well.   Thalia Narcissus with white accents (orchid narcissus) and Fritilaria contrasting with green and blue.&nb...

ME by Matahiwi Pinot Noir 2024, Wairarapa   RRP from $21.00   This is a complete wine from nose to palate with a generous core of red berry fruits flavours, a decent structure with fine tannins that are easy to dissolve on the palate, and a fresh line of acidity both framing the fruit core.   Crunchy, fresh, fruity, varietal and loaded with flavours of cherry and fruit spice. Low oa...

Are iGlasses going to be a thing?    Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is giving up on making a new version of its Apple Vision pro headset in favour of creating glasses, like Meta. Meta's glasses have been more successful than anyone expected and are currently leading the market.   Apple has redirected teams to focus on the glasses approach – the first without a screen are expected...

Billy Joel: And So It Goes  In this candid portrait, legendary singer-songwriter Billy Joel reveals the symbiosis between his life and art, and explores the love, loss, and personal struggles that forged his character and fuel his songwriting (Neon).    The Twelve  Respected barrister Brett Colby returns to the courtroom to face a new murder trial and a new line-up of jurors. T...

The Smashing Machine   MMA fighter Mark Kerr reaches the peak of his career but faces personal hardships along the way.     The Teacher Who Promised the Sea   The buried memories of the Spanish Civil War become unearthed as a woman searches for the remains of her grandfather's father and discovers the story of an idealistic young teacher from Tarragona.    LISTEN...

In celebration of Vegetarian Month, this dish of cannelloni filled with mushrooms, tomato, spinach, and lentils and covered with a creamy cheese sauce is divine!   Serves one     Ingredients  2 tbsp olive oil   1 small onion, diced   1 large portobello mushroom, chopped roughly   ½ can crushed tomatoes   ½ teaspoon dried thyme   ½ can lentils, drained &...

In the Mangle-Munching Forest there’s a Nickle-Nackle tree, growing Nickle-Nackle berries that are red as red can be. I’ll be very careful so as not to give up the end, but would you believe it’s been fifty years since first those words were penned?  That first sentence I read you is from Lynley Dodd’s Nickle-Nackle Tree. It’s a kid’s counting book that’s a bit of a Dr Seuss-ian take on New Z...

Stewart Copeland’s drumming helped define a generation.   As one third of The Police, he played at some of the biggest venues not only in New Zealand, but in the world.   He went on to work extensively in composing for film and TV.   And now, 18 years since his last visit to New Zealand, Copeland is returning for a very special spoken word tour - ‘Have I Said Too Much? The Police, H...

Mariah Carey is back – and it’s not for Christmas.  ‘Here For It All’ is the sixteenth studio album from the American superstar and her first album since the release of 2018’s ‘Caution’.   The album blends pop, R&B, gospel, and hip-hop, celebrating and building on every era of Carey’s iconic career.  Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to give his thoughts on the album.  LISTEN A...