Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

This City is Ours    A long-time member of organised crime falls in love with Diana, prompting him to reevaluate his life and contemplate a future beyond his criminal activities (ThreeNow).    Hospice Heroes A new documentary series that introduces us to the staff and volunteers of one of New Zealand’s largest hospice facilities as they help terminally ill patients (ThreeNow)....

Jurassic World Rebirth  Zora Bennett leads a team of skilled operatives to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park. Their mission is to secure genetic material from dinosaurs whose DNA can provide life-saving benefits to mankind. As the top-secret expedition becomes more and more risky, they soon make a sinister, shocking discovery that's...

If I was to enter Mousse Masters, the competition currently underway to find New Zealand’s top chocolate mousse, this would be my entry – simple, classic and utterly delicious. It’s as much about the mouthfeel as it is about ensuring the distinct flavour of using a quality chocolate comes through. Mousse Masters is a one-of-a-kind competition for pro chefs and promising young chefs. It's designed...

Let’s be honest, so far as All Blacks tests go, this is a bit of a funny one.     If you were just weighing the odds on paper, I suppose there’s good reason why you might favour Les Bleus.   I hadn’t realised it until this week, but we’re coming off a three-game losing streak against the French, and you’ll remember last year’s first All Blacks test in Dunedin was a nail-biting one-p...

Robert Muchamore is behind some of the best novels available to young readers.  His CHERUB series is credited with shaking up young adult literature, with realistic language, unconventionally sophisticated themes, and portrayals of heroes that challenge tradition.  His latest series tackles concepts like corruption, protection rackets, and late-stage capitalist failure, with a twist on t...

Lorde has described her fourth album as her rebirth.  ‘Virgin’ is her attempt to make a document that reflected her femininity, which she described as “raw, primal, innocent, elegant, openhearted, spiritual, masc”.  It deals with themes of gender identity, body image, and mental health, a more introspective album than its predecessor ‘Solar Power’.  Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame...

Apple in China by Patrick McGee   After struggling to build its products on three continents, Apple was lured by China’s seemingly inexhaustible supply of cheap labor. Soon it was sending thousands of engineers across the Pacific, training millions of workers, and spending hundreds of billions of dollars to create the world’s most sophisticated supply chain. These capabilities enabled Apple t...

Parkinson's is one of the most common neurological conditions for those over the age of 60 - Michael J Fox very famously has early onset Parkinson's, and is now a champion for awareness of the disease.     So what is Parkinson's?   A degenerative disease of the nervous system causing movement problems.   Affects 1:100 over the age of 60. Occasionally it’s early onset like with...

The Dead Cow Gully Backyard Marathon in Queensland is not for the faint of heart.  Billed as a race with no finish line, the Backyard Ultra format has no predefined length or time, but requires runners to complete a 6.7km loop every hour.  Kevin Milne was following the race, and thinks it's a good thing he didn’t manage to get his entry in on time.   LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudi...

"Don’t downplay Quito as merely a stepping stone to the rainforest or the Galapagos. It is a superlative destination in its own right. The crowning jewel is Quito’s 17th-century Old Town, a heaving historical quarter so impeccably preserved that it was the first city in the world to be accorded UNESCO World Heritage Status." Read Mike's full article here . LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener...

Although it’s convenient, cloud storage and email inboxes have a bigger carbon footprint than one might think.  To combat this, Kate Hall has been unsubscribing, deleting, and cleaning up her digital clutter.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 28th June 2025, young adult author Robert Muchamore talks to Jack about his new series - Robin Hood: Fury, Fire and Frost - a twist on the classic Robin Hood tales.   Jack reflects on the Venice extravaganza that is the Jeff Bezos wedding.   Francesca Rudkin has two great movie recommendations if you're looking for som...

I’m quite happy to touch on this little trouble inside the house: what is a good spot to grow certain plants?  Julie and I have been struggling to get a few Orchids growing inside. One of them is Phalaenopsis —the Moth Orchid— and another one is Oncidium, especially the “Kandy Dancer” I fell in love with when working in Sri Lanka. Both are a real pain to get going: tried a north-facing window...

Texas can force users of porn websites to verify their age   The law was challenged right up to the Supreme Court as they claimed it violated the free-speech rules of the First Amendment. Their argument was that adult viewers might be worried their private information or viewing history could be exposed, which is a deterrent from accessing the material.   The Supreme Court ruled in favou...

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light  Thomas Cromwell navigates the Tudor court in the aftermath of the execution of Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. Based on the final book in Hilary Mantel's commanding trilogy (Neon).    Smoke  When an arson investigator begrudgingly teams up with a police detective, their race to stop two arsonists ignites a twisted game of secrets and...

Karate Kid: Legends   After moving to New York City with his mother, kung fu prodigy Li Fong struggles to let go of the past as he tries to fit in with his new classmates. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition -- but his skills alone aren't enough. With help from Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso, he soon learns to merge two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts sh...

I love these little biscuits; they really brighten up even the most dreary day, and kids love making them so it’s a good school holiday activity. I’ve added sesame seeds to mine for texture and taste and I recommend you do too, or use poppy seeds.   Makes 15-18     Ingredients  100g butter, soft   2/3 cup (about 100g) icing sugar   1 cup plain flour   1 heaped tb...

$82 million.    As we go to air this morning, that’s a rough estimate for the amount of cash going up in smoke as Jeff Bezos marries his bride at a star-studded Venetian affair.    Eighty-two million. And I thought my wedding was an expensive affair!  Everything’s relative, of course. $82 million represents just a fraction of the total wealth of the world’s third-richest m...

A new season of Below Deck has set sail on our screens.  The reality show has been running for over a decade, chronicling the high pressure, high stakes world of super yachts.   Captain Kerry is the man at the helm of this season’s superyacht, sailing the St David in Season 12 of Below Deck.   Though many reality TV shows are hammed up for entertainment, Kerry told Jack Tame that on...

Last week Kevin Milne was questioning if New Zealand companies were running out of original ideas when it came to film and television. This week, he’s happy to be proven wrong.  Kevin Milne recently watched ‘Diary of a Junior Doctor’, a local docuseries from Storymaker, and has nothing but praise.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Estelle Clifford is doing things a little bit differently this long weekend. Instead of reviewing a single album, she’s put together a playlist of songs to celebrate some of Aotearoa’s incredible musicians for Matariki.  Matariki Hunga Nui - Kaylee Bell, Troy Kingi & Rob Ruha    Wonderful Life, Georgia Lines   AIE - Fly My Pretties & TAWAZ   Running Amuck - Byllie-...

"After revelling in my 4-night cruise in the Galapagos Islands with Viva Expeditions, my dreamscape experience aboard La Pinta concluded with one final port call at Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island. Viva Expeditions highly recommends you combine a dreamy cruise with a land-based stay and Santa Cruz Island is the incomparable choice."  Read Mike's full article here . LISTEN ABOVE See omnystu...

Are kids spending too much time looking at screens? Dougal Sutherland is dipping into the debate over kids’ use of social media and online spaces, and the impact it has on them.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The River is Waiting by Wally Lamb   Corby Ledbetter is struggling. New fatherhood, the loss of his job, and a growing secret addiction have thrown his marriage to his beloved Emily into a tailspin. And that's before he causes the tragedy that tears the family apart.   Sentenced to prison, Corby struggles to survive life on the inside, where he bears witness to frightful acts of brutalit...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 21 June 2025, Captain Kerry of the hit tv show Below Deck joins Jack to discuss antics aboard the St David superyacht and his three decades in the boating industry.  Jack travels with a baby for the first time... Mike Yardley continues his adventures in the Galapagos Islands.  And Estelle Clifford shares her Matariki p...