Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva   Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into London to attend a reception at the Courtauld Gallery celebrating the return of a stolen self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh. But when an old friend from the Devon and Cornwall Police seeks his help with a baffling murder investigation, he finds himself pursuing a powerful and dangerous new ad...

" It is the greenest of Greece’s islands, lush and verdant with emerald mountains and breathlessly blue waters lapping rocky coves and sandy bays. This northeastern outpost of Greece lies across the Ionian Sea from Italy’s heel, while Albania is just 3kms away. Corfu has long enticed conquerors, as much as holidaymakers. British and French influences can be seen in Corfu’s atmospheric Old Town – h...

Last time we talked about how your phone could interfere with connecting with people. This time I thought it would be good to talk about how our phones can help us combat loneliness and isolation.   We hear a lot about the negative health impacts of loneliness, and yet this series of studies suggests that most of us are reluctant to reach out to old friends – even though that’s one of the fastest...

A couple of weeks ago we talked about feeding birds in your garden. In view of a decent week off, Jack was training his birds to do without food – slowly getting them used to going and finding food elsewhere for the next week or so.   I realised that this requires some scientific back-up with observations from the distant past and very recent past, to see if the Tauhoa are really going to be affec...

One topic that is very common and can be quite distressing for patients is ‘cold sores’ sometimes referred to as ‘fever blisters’. A very common presentation to the doctor!     What are cold sores?   - Small fluid filled blisters appear on the skin, often in patches.   - Usually on the lips, chin or cheeks, or nostrils.   - Sometimes can occur in the roof of the mouth or gums.   - Often start with...

Time Bandits   The Taika Waititi-Jemaine Clement reboot of the 1981 fantasy film is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin ( Apple TV+ ).    The Decameron   A dark comedy about a group of 14th century aristocrats and their servants, who retreat to a villa in the Italian countryside in the hope...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 27 July 2024, NZ's favourite Irish comedian, Ed Byrne joins Jack to chat winning The Chase and landing back on Kiwi shores for his Tragedy Plus Time tour.   Jack hopes for a redemption story for one of the Olympics' greatest athletes as an extravagant ceremony officially opens the games.   The perfect leftovers-for-lunch meal co...

A week on from CrowdStrike's outage and not all systems are back online   CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said in a post yesterday that "over 97%" of systems running its software were back online as of 25 July. Microsoft estimates that 8.5 million PCs had been disabled, so that suggests approximately 250,000 devices remain offline. In the US, Delta Airlines is the most high profile victim with linger...

Mr Blake at Your Service   A widowed British businessman takes a job as butler of a manor house in France to remember his late French wife. His life takes a turn as he navigates the eccentric behaviour of the lady of the manor and the household staff.     The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare   British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a group of military officials hatch a daring plan to neutra...

One half of Two Raw Sisters, Rosa Flanagan joined Jack Tame to serve up a recipe for Leek and Mushroom Savoury Pancakes.     Serves: 2   Time: 20 minutes     Ingredients:   3/4 cup chickpea flour    3/4 cup water    1/4 cup plant based or dairy yoghurt    1/2 tsp sea salt    3 tbsp nutritional yeast or freshly grated parmesan    1/2 tsp baking powder    1/2 cup coriander, chopped      1 tbsp cooki...

New Zealand has some iconic advertisements.   Jingles and scenes everyone knows, things you can start quoting and someone else in the room will chime in to finish off.   Kevin Milne has been thinking about his favourite ads, and joined Jack Tame to run through a few.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s upon us.   We are exactly eight minutes away from the conclusion of the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. Yes, the Opening Ceremony is a total cheese-fest. Yes, about a third of the athletes will have caught a cold from standing out in the rain for so long. But I for one, am fizzing.    I love the Olympics. Absolutely love them. Always have, and even though of course I can se...

Try this cake for the school lunch boxes this week – it’s quick to make and bake, soft and moist, incredibly delicious and square pieces are much more ergonomic in the lunch box. Makes 20x25 rectangle cake INGREDIENTS 150g butter 2/3 cup water ½ cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar 1 ½ cups plain flour 1 teaspoon baking soda Pinch salt 1 tsp cinnamon (optional) 1/3 cup yoghurt, sour cream or creme fraiche...

"As you wander around the Peloponnese Peninsula, it's like myth and history just constantly overlap. For history buffs, there's just so much to blow the mind in Southern Greece. Western Peloponnese is home to the Valley of the Gods. I went to Epidaurus in the Peloponnese, and you get a real flavour ancient sporting conquests. The place is home to Asclepius, the God of medicine, and is where they s...

Apart from my beautiful wife, of course, the last person I thought of before I dozed off last night, was Dave. Dave had texted me a few hours earlier when I was filling in for Heather on Newstalk ZB Drive, to say he was driving home from Levin to Palmerston North when he’d stopped to fill up the car and had encountered a bit of a problem. He’d filled up the tank, but as he walked over to the foyer...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 20 July 2024, all-time great of NZ athletics Dame Valerie Adams joins Jack in studio ahead of her trip to Paris - to attend the Olympics as a spectator for the first time since the year 2000. Jack reconsiders his aversion to cash usage following the global Crowdstrike outage. Catherine Raynes dishes on the juicy revelations in H...

You’ve heard me talk about the winter months for Yeeaaars! The big message is one of slowing things down and protecting your soil from heavy frosts. Keeping everything protected end give the earth a rest. Seeing most plants are now absolutely dormant they have shut down the growth; That means: no more taking up fertilisers (N-P-K) into the root systems – and no more transporting these goodies into...

One week out from the 2024 Paris Olympics, the excitement and pressure is beginning to build.   There’s one person who knows those pressures well, having represented New Zealand in five Olympic Games.   Dame Valerie Adams is one of the country’s most well-known athletes, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, four-time World Champion, four-time World Indoor Champion, and three-time Commonwealth Games...

Eminem’s newly released album ‘The Death of Slim Shady’ has had a mixed reception.   Many critics are calling it a mixed bag, saying it feels like yet another late-period Eminem album as opposed to anything new.   The Guardian’s Alexis Petridis says the album “has successes and misfires in equal measure. It’s not bad enough to count as terrible, not good enough to count as great.”   Estelle Cliffo...

Lula Deans Little Library of Banned Books by Kirstein Millar   Beverly Underwood and her arch enemy, Lula Dean, live in the tiny town of Troy, Georgia, where they were born and raised. Now Beverly is on the school board, and Lula has become a local celebrity by embarking on mission to rid the public libraries of all inappropriate books—none of which she’s actually read. To replace the “pornographi...

The more you connect, the less you connect!   Over recent years explosion of technology has helped us increase our connection with others, both in local communities and around the world. Many positives come from increased social connection, but one downside is when connecting with people outside the home leads you to “phub” significant people in the home, particularly your partner.   Phubbing = ph...

Sunny   A dark thriller about an American woman living in Japan, who after her family disappears in a mysterious plane crash, is given a robot by the technology company her husband worked for ( Apple TV+ ).      Colin from Accounts   This delightful Australian comedy series about two strangers bought together after they have to care for a stray dog is back for season two ( TVNZ+, July 17 ).     Ma...

How many millionaires are there in New Zealand?   Did you know that 24% of Kiwi households are millionaires? Ed McKnight didn’t!   Is this stat really true? How did they get their money?   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Athens’ rich arsenal of antiquities needs little introduction. From the emblematic glories of the Acropolis to the ancient residential neighbourhood of Plaka, history hangs heavy in the Athenian air. As the ancient cradle of Western arts, culture and democracy, there is much to digest. But it’s the Greek capital’s culinary treasures that captured my attention on my latest swing through Athens. Ep...

Kiwi band Shapeshifter is showing no signs of stopping.   They’re pioneers of one of New Zealand’s most popular music genres, carving out a niche within the DnB scene.   With seven albums and four EPs, the band is celebrating 25 years of success with a tour later this year.   Nick Robinson plays the bass, synth, and the MPC for Shapeshifter, and told Jack Tame that reaching 25 years is probably th...