Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

"You could spill vast rivers of blue Danube ink try to encapsulate the enduring brilliance of Vienna and all that it has lavished on the world. It’s the city that vaulted Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Strauss and his waltz into the world’s consciousness. The city that unleashed the genius of Freud, published the world’s first newspaper, conceived the delicious Torte, and was the powerbase for the impe...

Food Appreciation Month is coming up, and Kate Hall is thinking about food scraps.  New Zealand households are throwing away over 157,000 tonnes of edible food every year, costing the average household $1,326.   Instead of tossing out your food scraps, Kate has a few tips on how you can reuse them, turning them into ingredients and saving money.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.co...

A week ago I noticed one of those beautiful red toadstools in our garden – the classic red fungus with white dots all over the skin.   Amanita muscaria or Fly agaric – there are a few different sub-species with different colourations (orange-red to yellow, and various colours of the “dots”). This is a Mycorrhizal fungus that is associated with a few common host trees: Birch, beech and pine tr...

Google and Meta are being raked over the coals in the US  The two titans are facing antitrust suits for the methods used in their digital advertising networks. Google for running an illegal monopoly within its digital ad network, while Facebook is in front of the FTC for antitrust behaviour in its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, as part of its digital ad strategy.    Steam p...

Esk Valley Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022, Hawkes Bay RRP from $24.99.    From the Gimblett Gravels sub-regional GI of Hawkes Bay     The Wine: Great colour concentration leading to a bouquet of ripe dark red berry fruits, blackberry and roasted plums, a mix of sweet and bitter chocolate, cacao and baking spices. The wood smoke from use of barrel adds complexity and dept...

Patience   Against the backdrop of the historic city of York, detective Bea Metcalf forms an unlikely duo with young autistic police archivist Patience Evans, opening a door into a whole new world for Patience (ThreeNow).   The Stolen Girl   A seemingly ordinary decision turns the world of Elisa, mom to two young kids, upside down. When her daughter Lucia asks to go to a sleepover a...

The Penguin Lessons    An Englishman experiences personal and political changes after adopting a penguin during a turbulent time in Argentina's history.    Warfare   A surveillance mission goes wrong for a platoon of American Navy SEALs in insurgent territory in Iraq.    LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

These pancakes may not only be the most delicious thing you’ll eat this Easter, they may also be the most healthy!    Makes 12+      Ingredients  2/3 cup rolled oats   1 tsp cinnamon    1 tsp mixed spice    ½ tsp nutmeg   ½ tsp baking powder    ½ tsp baking soda    3 tbsps. currants or sultanas    1 banana, m...

The pictures made it look like a parody.  Eleven minutes after taking off from a West Texas launch site, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space capsule touched down with its all-female celebrity crew. Bezos opened the capsule door and greeted his fiancé. One by one the women filed out, each in their snazzy blue, flared space outfits. Having technically been in space for just four minutes, the popstar...

Over a decade has seen Australian pop-dance royalty The Jungle Giants grow from simple lovers of music to fully-fledged artists on the world stage.  They had a massive year last year – playing shows and headlining festivals from hemisphere to hemisphere.  And now, they’re bringing their energy to New Zealand, with shows in Wellington and Auckland.   Frontman Sam Hales told Jack Tame...

The creativity of Kiwi musicians is being recognised this month.  The Taite Music Prize is being awarded next week, the purpose of which is to recognise outstanding creativity for an entire collection of music contained on one album.  80 albums were nominated this year, of which only ten made the cut to be finalists.   Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to preview the awards.  L...

Together We Roared by Steve Williams and Evin Priest   Steve Williams, arguably the greatest caddie in golf history, teams up with renowned golf journalist Evin Priest to give his definitive account of his 12-year partnership with the legendary Tiger Woods, sharing personal, never-before-told moments of their friendship on and off the course.  When Tiger Woods went on an extraordinary ma...

"As spring began to bud and bloom in Munich, I embraced the season of renewal by joining Trafalgar on their riveting 10 day Imperial Europe guided coach tour, which strings together a necklace of enchanting destinations. It’s a cracking introduction to the richness of Central Europe – kind of like a glorified greatest hits tour." Read Mike's full article here . LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/list...

Air New Zealand is refreshing their look, unveiling a brand-new uniform for their staff.  The update comes 14 years after their last redesign – the collection designed by Kiwi designer Emilia Wickstead.  And although Kevin Milne thinks they look pretty good, he does have a few questions.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

School holidays and Easter are both just around the corner, so how do you make the most of your break?  Taking a holiday boosts wellbeing, but the longevity of the benefits depends on several factors: time away, actives, and mental detachment from work.  Dr Dougal Sutherland breaks down the data, offering advice to ensure that the benefits of your break stick around as long as possible.&...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 12 April 2025, frontman of Aussie groove-makers the Jungle Giants Sam Hales joins Jack to discuss growing from simple lovers of music to fully fledged artists on the world stage.  Jack considers the anti-climactic end to the Treaty Principles Bill.   Awards are in the air... Chef Nici Wickes dishes on her top picks fro...

Trump’s tariffs have been wreaking havoc on share markets around the world.  As a result, investment funds and KiwiSavers have been taking a hit, with Ed McKnight’s own account going down by $6.5k over the last month.  He joined Jack Tame to discuss the impacts on Kiwis, and whether people are actually in the right type of fund for their needs.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com...

Believe it or not, I did hear a cicada chirping just a few days ago. Must have been a Late-Comer Boy, trying to attract a female. The buzzing sound is made in the Tymbals (on the belly side of the insect). It literally is a quick clicking sound that creates a smooth buzzing. If you hear clapping as well, it will be smacking the wings on the abdomen.  Egg-laying is very easy to spot: a charact...

Shopify is forcing employees to justify why AI can't do the job they want to hire   It's starting. An AI assistant is about to become your coworker. Before a new job posting can go live, it needs to be proven why AI can't do the job.   Not only that, Shopify's CEO is forcing all employees to use AI in their daily work – even baking it into performance reviews. He wants them to be more ef...

Your Friends and Neighbours    After being fired in disgrace, a hedge fund manager resorts to stealing from his neighbours' homes in the affluent Westmont Village, only to discover that the secrets hidden behind the wealthy facades might be more dangerous (Apple TV+).     Landman   Deep in the heart of West Texas, roughnecks and wildcat billionaires try to get rich qu...

New Zealand is filled to the brim with beautiful food and delicious ingredients, and Thursday night saw some of our top producers celebrated at the Outstanding Food Producer Awards.  Nici Wickes decided to focus in on a couple of the winners — Conscious Valley Lamb and Akaroa Salmon— and offer up a few simple cooking techniques for each.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

G20   When terrorists take over the G20 summit, US President Danielle Sutton uses her governing and military experience to defend her family, fellow leaders, and the world.    Crossing   Lia, a retired teacher, has vowed to find her long-lost niece, Tekla. Her search takes her to Istanbul where she meets the lawyer Evrim.    LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/liste...

In the end it was kind of an anticlimax.    After almost 18 months of anger, obfuscation, hīkoi and haka, and hundreds of thousands of submissions, the Treaty Principles Bill was voted down in fairly emphatic style. I suspect the majority of New Zealanders are so over it.    Looking back, I’d say David Seymour and ACT largely got what they wanted. Te Pāti Māori were perhaps eve...

One of New Zealand’s finest voices, Marlon Williams has released his fourth studio album – written entirely in te reo Māori.    The Kiwi musician has a global presence, having collaborated with the likes of Florence + the Machine, and toured with legends like Bruce Springsteen, bagging six NZ Music Awards and an APRA silver scroll.  But for ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’, Williams returned t...

It was Murphy’s Law, of course. An inevitable that’ll-teach-ya for breaking one of the golden laws of parenting: never take off a nappy if you don’t have a replacement immediately to hand.    Especially when your six-week-old baby has been stewing and straining and writhing in his cot. And double-especially (that’s a thing) when he just had the live rotavirus vaccine and it’s playing hav...