Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 13 July 2024, the pioneers of one of New Zealand's most popular music genres have been celebrating 25 years together - Nick Robinson of Shapeshifter discusses the quarter century.   Jack considers the countdown on Biden's withdrawal.   Blockbuster  Twisters  is in cinemas, and Jack recounts to Francesca Rudkin his experience cha...

Flowering and fruiting seems like a long way from now, but honestly, it’s time to get out and prune the trees that will give us our apples.   There are a heap of varieties. They all taste different and ripen at different times, but when it comes to flowering and fruiting they can roughly be put into two groups: Spur-Bearing varieties and tip-bearing varieties.   Why is that important?   Well… if y...

Samsung had their big mobile product launch event   The sixth generation of the Fold has a much less noticeable crease in the middle of the screen. Samsung is using a new display coating.   Galaxy Buds 3 - looks like the Apple EarPods got a Tesla Cybertruck styled makeover. There are some quite prominent angles!     But it's the Galaxy Ring which got the headlines, the first major brand to launch...

Twisters   Haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado, Kate Cooper gets lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi, to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. She soon crosses paths with Tyler Owens, a charming but reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures. As storm season intensifies, Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves...

Last month saw Northlanders cut off from the power grid due to a fallen pylon.   Kevin Milne has been keeping an eye on the coverage this week, and finds Transpower’s statement about why the pylon fell rather humorous.   He thinks their "It's unprecedented that so many nuts were removed at once" will be remembered like the Kiwi classic, "You have to blow on the pie."   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudi...

This pudding is just the ticket in winter! I truly love the way it is both comforting and refreshing.    Serves 4      Ingredients   70g butter, melted    1 small-medium egg   1/3 cup regular white sugar    1 orange   ½ cup plain flour    1 tsp baking powder   2 heaped tbsps ground almonds   1-2 tbsps milk, if needed     Sauce    1 ½ cups boiling water   1/3 cup brown sugar, loosely packed   1 tab...

It’s two weeks since Joe Biden and that disastrous debate, and still the drum steadily beats.    I’m obsessed with this story. Obsessed! I think this is an absolutely monumental moment in global politics. Every morning I wake up, grab my phone, and immediately check my news apps. Is he still in the race?   In a way, I suppose, you have to hand it to him and his team. Not once has Biden publicly ex...

Best known for his career-launching band Atlas, Sean Cunningham has released a new and very personal album.   The ten track album is an exploration for Sean, blending a variety of genres and sounds as he tries to figure out what his style is.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Holiday by Louise Candlish   Charlotte and Perry have owned their clifftop holiday home in Pine Ridge for years. They’ve worked hard for it – why shouldn’t they enjoy it? Even if the locals can’t afford to live in the village these days…     Now city friends Amy and Matt have bought a second home nearby and when the two families descend, they plan lazy days at the beach and evenings sipping ro...

Madam   Mack Leigh, faced with a philandering husband and a mountain of debt starts up an ethical brothel in small town New Zealand to provide for her family and put a new spin on sex and work ( Three and ThreeNow ) .     Brats   Actor and director Andrew McCarthy reunites with Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, and Ally Sheedy in this documentary to explore what it was really like to be one of...

The Bikeriders    Over the course of a decade, a Midwestern motorcycle club evolves from a gathering place for local outsiders to a sinister gang, threatening the original group's way of life.     The Taste of Things   Cook Eugenie and her boss Dodin have grown fond of one another over 20 years, and their romance gives rise to dishes that impress the world's most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is f...

Kate ‘Ethically Kate’ Hall is undertaking another challenge.   July marks the halfway point of her local food challenge, where for the entirety of 2024 she’s only buying food that’s made in Aotearoa New Zealand.   She joined Jack Tame to chat about the biggest surprises and challenges so far, and give an insight into why she decided on this undertaking.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener...

Men’s Health Week took place in June. It's an important topic as men often consider themselves bullet proof, and think they don’t need to see the doctor.     So why is men’s health important?   There are some underlying statistics that are important to reflect on:   - Overseas study: men are twice as likely never to have visited the doctor. Three times as likely not to have visited GP in 5 year pe...

"Has a Greek Islands cruise been flirting with your imagination? Recently, I renewed my Greek Islands love affair, joining my sister on a week-long adventure cruising the Aegean Sea aboard Celestyal Journey. The flagship vessel for Celestyal Cruises is deployed on their most iconic cruise, Idyllic Aegean, which is a 7-day highlights reel of the region. It’s like the Aegean’s greatest hits, with po...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 6 July 2024, Kiwi music legend Julia Deans joins Jack to chat noughties nostalgia as Fur Patrol reunite for a New Zealand tour.   Inspired by man-in-the-garden Ruud Kleinpaste, Jack talks about the record number of tūī in his trees since hanging a bird feeder.   And Ruud offers advice on how to avoid birds squabbling over the ne...

My dear darling sister (with the beautiful name of Roos) sent me a picture from the Netherlands; it was a pretty orange slug hiding inside her robotic lawn mower named Albertus. It came out of the mower to show itself in all its glory.   Roos immediately linked this slug to a complete disaster when she came home from Holidays in France: Albertus had failed to keep up with his task as the grass was...

Netflix, Paramount ask Canadian courts to ditch local news funding rule   The new 5% tax —called the Online Streaming Act— which is to go into effect on September 1 is targeted at streaming services who pull in more than C$25m and aren't affiliated with domestic broadcasters. The expected $200m in funds will go towards creating local content, including supporting Black and Indigenous creators.   T...

Kevin Milne has an issue with his calendar.   It’s not the type you’d expect; it’s not a manufacturing error or a technological glitch, but rather a clash he didn’t anticipate.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand’s all-time favourite bands is back.   Fur Patrol first appeared in 1998 with their EP ‘Starlifter’, three albums and songs topping the charts all through the 2000s.   They’re returning to Kiwi audiences later this year on a New Zealand tour, visiting Christchurch, Auckland, and Nelson.   Fur Patrol last performed together in 2022, and frontwoman Julia Deans told Jack Tame that g...

It was Ruud Kleinpaste who inspired me.    Even since my fiasco with the trees in my backyard, in which I inadvertently oversaw a much, much, much more aggressive winter prune than intended, (and which for the sake of marital harmony we need not re-litigate!), I’ve been looking for opportunities to make amends to Mother Nature.   Along with my regularly Nutella’d rat trap, Ruud suggested that what...

‘I’ve always gained a great deal of pleasure out of cooking — it’s one of the most exquisite ways to look after yourself, to stay grounded, to keep yourself company and be reminded that we are all far more capable than we know. And I’ve needed this more than ever of late.’   Nici Wickes has written a number of books, spending six years as a food editor for Viva and NZ Herald, and five creating and...

The release of Anna Coddington’s fourth studio album 'Te Whakamiha' coincided with Aotearoa’s Matariki celebrations. It sports eight uplifting waiata sung in both English and Te Reo, tunes that Coddington describes as her own take on Māori funk.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Storm Child by Michael Robotham   The mystery of Evie Cormac’s background has followed her into adulthood. As a child, she was discovered hiding in a secret room where a man had been tortured to death. Many of her captors and abusers escaped justice, unseen but not forgotten. Now, on a hot summer’s day, the past drags Evie back as she watches the bodies of seventeen migrants wash up on a Lincolnsh...

"The Sunshine Coast’s compact layout belies its bounty, richly necklaced with nature-based experiences in easy reach of each other. I hop-scotched about the place like a frisky roo, lapping up its elemental riches. The welcome mat is being thickly laid-out, with Air New Zealand direct services from Auckland to the Sunny Coast underway, and with Jetstar flying the route from later this year. "You’v...

Mary and George   The story of the Countess of Buckingham, who moulded her son to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover through intrigue, making her family richer, more titled, and more influential than England had ever seen ( TVNZ+ ).      I Am: Celine Dion   Serving as a love letter to her fans, Celine Dion highlights the music that has guided her life while also showcasing the r...