Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Adolescence    A family's world turns upside down when 13-year-old Jamie Miller is arrested for murdering a schoolmate. The charges against their son force them to confront every parent's worst nightmare (Netflix) . Dope Thief    Two lifelong friends pose as DEA agents to rob a house, only to have their small-time grift become a life-and-death enterprise, as they reveal and unr...

No matter what age you are, you can always stumble across something that makes you feel old.   It’s Kevin Milne’s birthday next week, and he recently came across one such thing during a trip to his local mall: a bitcoin ATM.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Black Bag   When his beloved wife, Kathryn, is suspected of betraying the nation, intelligence agent George Woodhouse faces the ultimate test -- loyalty to his marriage or his country.     Hard Truths   Pansy, angry and depressed, lashes out at family and strangers. Her constant criticism isolates her, except from her cheerful sister Chantelle, who remains sympathetic despite t...

Feijoas are in season! Soon we’ll be drowning in them, but for now they’re still a novelty and worthy of turning into something super special like these gorgeous little tarts.    Makes 12      Ingredients  2-3 sheets store-bought sweet short crust pastry    ¼ cup brown sugar   ½ cup milk   ½ cup sweetened condensed milk   1 ½ teaspoon vanilla...

“Canada will never be part of the United States!”   That was the defining line of Mark Carney’s first speech as Canada’s new Prime Minister overnight. It was not said in jest or as a joke. It said as a statement of firm defiance, a serious response to Donald Trump’s ‘51st State’ taunts.   I can’t think of a time in my life where so much in the World was changing so quickly, where so much...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 8 March 2025, kiwi art legend Dick Frizzell shares his journey from Mickey to Tiki and back again, discussing his new memoir. Jack admits a new fixation. It's the season for sauces, chutneys and jams! Expert chef Nici Wickes talks all things bottling and jarring and a how-to for the perfect pear and sultana chutney. AI is advanc...

World famous in New Zealand, Dick Frizzell is a defining force in our art scene. You will know his work on Kiwiana icons like the Four Square man with moko and Mickey to Tiki. He has worked across many mediums and is about to release a memoir titled, Hastings: A Boy’s Own Adventure. Dick Frizzell joins Jack Tame to discuss his iconic work and upcoming book. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listene...

Reviewers are saying Lady Gaga has dialed back to her purest form in new album ‘Mayhem’. The singer is drawing on the simplicity of her 2008 debut ‘The Fame’ that played with the idea of pop music. Estelle Clifford talks to Jack Tame about the new album. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dreamcount by Chiamanda Ngozi Adichie From award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists. Chiamaka is a Nigerian travel writer living in America. Alone in the midst of the pandemic, she recalls her past lovers and grapples with her choices and regrets. Zikora, her best friend, is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until — betrayed and brokenhearted —...

The wondrous Ruapehu region never ceases to amaze me at its capacity to stir all senses, from its expansive platter of leisurely outdoorsy pursuits. It easily ranks as one of my all-time favourite playgrounds in New Zealand and I have revelled in its glories via a multitude of modes in recent years. I have savoured exceptional mountain bike trails, jet boating, quad biking and world-class hiking....

This last summer has seen a number of ZB talkback listeners complaining about scarlet runner beans mis-behaving. Two main types of troubles were reported: 1) suddenly no more bean pods were growing despite the plant getting to its normal height. 2) At the start of harvesting mature beans, the leaves begin to turn yellow – going down and down. Scarlet Runner Beans originate from Central America and...

Locally grown fruit and vegetable boxes are often seen as the more expensive option as opposed to buying produce from the supermarket. Sustainability expert Kate Hall is setting the record straight and debunking that myth. Kate tells Jack Tame buying non-organic produce from the supermarket would have cost her $22.13 more than getting an organic fruit and veggie box delivered right to her door. LI...

Rimapere 2022 Baron Edmonde de Rothschild Plot 101 Sauvignon Blanc $45 Why I chose it: Kiwi wine with a French accent Owned by the prestigious French wine group “Baron Edmonde de Rothschild” Sauvignon blancdoesn’t get much better than this”. Bottle age has mellowed the wine and added complex flavours. Prestige label “Plot 101” What does it taste like? Hand-picked, aged on lees and with 50% ferment...

One of the founders of Google has a new Company   Surprise, surprise it's involving AI. But it's not trying to help you in your digital life - instead it's designed to create physical products and send them for manufacturing. The goal is to make the products 'highly optimized' for efficient creation in the factory. It's a small team at the moment, with no web presence.     ChatGPT c...

Secrets at Red Rocks - (Neon, Sky Open from March 9) Based on the award-winning novel by Rachael King, this family-friendly local drama tells the story of 12 year-old Jake, who discovers a sealskin in Wellington and unleashes mythical creatures and dangers. Dope Girls - (TVNZ+) In London's murky underworld, a widowed single mother builds a nightclub and cocaine empire to support her family, soon b...

Preserving Time! Pear Chutney is just divine and we can have a general chat about preserving, noting that this is the season for making sauces, chutneys and jams, as well as bottling and freezing fruit and veges too.  Pear & Sultana Chutney This is a great all round chutney that is just as perfect with cheese and crackers as it is on roasted meats or vegetables.  Pear & Sult...

Mickey 17 - ( in cinemas ) Starring Robert Pattinson. Directed by Bong Joon-ho of Parasite & Snowpiercer. A disposable employee is sent on a human expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. Spit - ( in cinemas ) David Wenham returns as John “Spit” Spitieri, the iconic crim of Australian cinema, in this se...

The Blues lost by one point to the Canberra Brumbies last night at Eden Park. The match is the first time the Australian’s have beat the Blues at home since 2013. Beauden Barrett left the pitch at half time with a hand injury. Andrew Saville talks to Jack Tame about the Super Rugby match and the potential of America’s Cup returning to New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Donald Trump has consistently been in the news since he began his second term as US President. This week he has clashed with Elon Musk, paused tariffs on Mexico and Canada, threatened new tariffs on Canada, and spoken on behalf of Putin for the war in Ukraine. But what do Kiwi’s think of the President? Kevin Milne says a quarter of New Zealanders would have voted for Trump. LISTEN ABOVE. See omnys...

Gas.  I think of all the things I knew (in theory) about parenting a new-born but had to experience in person to fully appreciate, it is the myriad curiosities of a two-and-a-half-week-old’s digestive tract that have left me the most befuddled.  I knew in theory that babies had to be burped. I knew in theory they often have problems and discomfort when digesting their latest feeds. I kne...

Listen to the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 1 March. Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Music Reviewer Estelle Clifford talks to Jack Tame about Kiwi duo Foley.  The pair have released a brand new album 'THAT’S LIFE, BABY!', summing up their approach to life in a bright and punchy pop collection.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three Days in June by Anne Tyler It’s the day before her daughter’s wedding and things are not going well for Gail Baines. First thing, she loses her job – or quits, depending who you ask. Then her ex-husband Max turns up at her door expecting to stay for the festivities. He doesn’t even have a suit. Instead, he’s brought memories, a shared sense of humour – and a cat looking for a new home. Just...

In all my travels, I’ve never encountered anything quite like it, particularly given its magnitude. Prising open the mighty King Country, Forgotten World Adventures (FWA) offers remarkable excursions, riding the rails of an abandoned railway line, stretching from the northern tip of the Ruapehu District to heartland Taranaki. It’s not only an enduring totem to our guts-and-glory pioneering heritag...

A recent research article titled “happiness depletes me,” found that trying to be happy (which is defined as striving to experience as much positive emotion as possible and avoid negative emotions) leads to decreased feelings of happiness, and increased levels of loneliness and low energy. The basic idea is that trying to deliberately change your thoughts and behaviour to be happy means you tend t...