Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

Local body elections are in the works – voting packages sent out and candidates advertising themselves on the streets and social media.  But Kevin Milne has a question: how much weight do the candidates photos hold in securing votes?   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Whether you’re looking for a beachfront break in Southeast Asia or a flavourful side-trip to enrich your adventures, Penang is a getaway that sure hits the sweet spot. Just a few hours drive from Kuala Lumpur, or a one hour flight from Singapore, the island of Penang is pinned to the Malay Peninsula by some seriously impressive bridges, spanning the Strait of Malacca. One of the bridges includes a 17km stretch over the water! "Blending the best of Penang’s allure, I savoured the stirring cuisine and cultural heritage of Georgetown, while basing myself at one of Malaysia’s best beaches. Gracing the northern shores of the island, Batu Ferringhi is Penang's premier beach destination, edged by a vast 7km-long sweep of blonde sand, beloved for its luxury resorts, water sports like jet-skiing and parasailing, and bustling night market." Read Mike's full article here. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman   Who's got time to think about murder when there's a wedding to plan?  It’s been a quiet year for the Thursday Murder Club. Joyce is busy with table plans and first dances. Elizabeth is grieving. Ron is dealing with family troubles, and Ibrahim is still providing therapy to his favourite criminal.  But when Elizabeth meets a wedding guest who’s in trouble, kidnap and death are hot on their heels once more. A villain wants access to an uncrackable code, and will stop at nothing to get it. Plunged back into action once more, can the gang solve the puzzle and a murder in time?     Culpability by Bruce Holsinger   When the Cassidy-Shaws’ autonomous minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver’s seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun. In the back seat, tweens Alice and Izzy are on their phones, while their mother, Lorelei, a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is absorb

Spring has sprung and it’s the perfect time to pick up a few simple, sustainable habits that connect you to nature.  Kate Hall has a few suggestions that she joined Jack Tame to delve into, including:   Plant and swap: Sow quick wins like salad greens, radishes, and herbs. Share or swap seeds and seedlings with neighbours.   Line-drying: The spring winds are free! Ditch the dryer and line-dry for that “fresh air” scent and big energy savings.   Clean-out & donate: Spring clean time! Sort your wardrobe, kids’ toys, or kitchen gear. Donate or swap rather than binning - it keeps items in circulation.   Eco-picnics: Pack homemade snacks in jars and containers, bring reusable cups and cutlery, and enjoy local parks or beaches waste-free.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 4 October 2025, Jack cracks into the brand-new Taylor Swift album ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ with music reviewer Chris Schulz.  Former Midnight Youth rocker Jeremy Redmore joins Jack to discuss his creative evolution and turn towards children's music.  Nici Wickes delivers delicious mushroom cannelloni.   And Francesca Rudkin shares her thoughts on The Rock's latest film role.  Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A few weeks after the beginning of Spring is a good time to collect some inspiration for your garden. Check out the local Botanic Garden, take a looksee in open gardens, a visit to the Garden Club, or else a simple walk around the neighbourhood to see what grows well and what goes well.   Thalia Narcissus with white accents (orchid narcissus) and Fritilaria contrasting with green and blue.  Some of our native species stand out in spring:   Pittosporum eugenioides (also known as Tarata) is here just in time for our bees and bumble bees to take advantage of the massive amounts of nectar and sweet dribblings that’s on offer.   Native bees in particular will come and visit.  Amalanchier canadensis (the white flowers) are lovely northern hemisphere trees that end up giving you berries for your sandwiches. They are also known as Canadian Shadbush.   Their white flowers go very well with Chaenomeles (Japanese Quince).  Mind you, the only trouble with Chaenomeles is the fact that

ME by Matahiwi Pinot Noir 2024, Wairarapa   RRP from $21.00   This is a complete wine from nose to palate with a generous core of red berry fruits flavours, a decent structure with fine tannins that are easy to dissolve on the palate, and a fresh line of acidity both framing the fruit core.   Crunchy, fresh, fruity, varietal and loaded with flavours of cherry and fruit spice. Low oak, tautness from youthful, polished tannins and BB of acidity.       Food:   I think best enjoyed with a range of aperitif foods like arancini with a little kalamata olive inside. This is also very good with prawn ravioli dressed with a crayfish bisque sauce and cherry tomato. Or a simple Cacio Pepe spaghetti dressed with parmesan cheese and olive oil.       The Vintage:    In the Wairarapa: Rather excellent with a very good flowering and fruit set. Careful vineyard management led to a great harvest and subsequent winemaking meant the measure of winemaker inputs

Are iGlasses going to be a thing?    Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is giving up on making a new version of its Apple Vision pro headset in favour of creating glasses, like Meta. Meta's glasses have been more successful than anyone expected and are currently leading the market.   Apple has redirected teams to focus on the glasses approach – the first without a screen are expected to be announced next year, then those with a screen in 2027, giving Meta a massive advantage. Apples glasses will apparently rely on voice interaction and artificial intelligence – two areas that Apple hasn't exactly excelled at in recent years.      Imagine TikTok, but none of the videos are real. That's here.   The Sora app is powered by OpenAI's video generation model of the same name. The videos are wildly realistic – in one example where someone does a backflip on a paddleboard, the physics of it all is perfect. The paddleboard on the water, the impact of the backflip, all looks real.  

Billy Joel: And So It Goes  In this candid portrait, legendary singer-songwriter Billy Joel reveals the symbiosis between his life and art, and explores the love, loss, and personal struggles that forged his character and fuel his songwriting (Neon).    The Twelve  Respected barrister Brett Colby returns to the courtroom to face a new murder trial and a new line-up of jurors. The defendant reveals a personal connection to Colby's past, and emotions are heightened as they struggle to reach their verdict (TVNZ+).     Dark Winds  Two Navajo police officers join hands to look for clues and uncover the secrets behind a brutal double murder while battling their own demons and beliefs (Netflix).    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Smashing Machine   MMA fighter Mark Kerr reaches the peak of his career but faces personal hardships along the way.     The Teacher Who Promised the Sea   The buried memories of the Spanish Civil War become unearthed as a woman searches for the remains of her grandfather's father and discovers the story of an idealistic young teacher from Tarragona.    LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In celebration of Vegetarian Month, this dish of cannelloni filled with mushrooms, tomato, spinach, and lentils and covered with a creamy cheese sauce is divine!   Serves one     Ingredients  2 tbsp olive oil   1 small onion, diced   1 large portobello mushroom, chopped roughly   ½ can crushed tomatoes   ½ teaspoon dried thyme   ½ can lentils, drained   1 cup shredded spinach   4 cannelloni pasta tubes   Topping   1/3 cup crème fraiche   1/3 cup liquid stock or water   1/3 cup grated cheese   Salt and pepper to season     Method  Heat oven to 180 C. Grease a small oven-proof dish that will fit the pasta tubes snugly.   Make the filling by heating the oil in a pan and cooking onions and mushroom for 3-4 minutes until softened a bit. Pour in tomatoes and thyme and heat until it simmers. Add in lentils and spinach and cook, covered, until the spinach is wilted. Remove from the heat.   Take each pasta tub

In the Mangle-Munching Forest there’s a Nickle-Nackle tree, growing Nickle-Nackle berries that are red as red can be. I’ll be very careful so as not to give up the end, but would you believe it’s been fifty years since first those words were penned?  That first sentence I read you is from Lynley Dodd’s Nickle-Nackle Tree. It’s a kid’s counting book that’s a bit of a Dr Seuss-ian take on New Zealand birds. And it was first published in 1976, five decades ago next year.   Truthfully, I don’t think I’ve opened The Nickle-Nackle Tree since it was read to me as a kid. But after our newborn son was gifted a copy, it didn’t take long to commit most of the Nickle-Nackle Tree to memory. My son can’t crawl or speak or catch himself when he topples over, but he can put out his fat little hand and turn the pages as we read.   Lynley Dodd enjoys a bit of market dominance at our place. We’ve got heaps of kid’s books, but there’s just something about the language of her stories that gives them that extra degr

Stewart Copeland’s drumming helped define a generation.   As one third of The Police, he played at some of the biggest venues not only in New Zealand, but in the world.   He went on to work extensively in composing for film and TV.   And now, 18 years since his last visit to New Zealand, Copeland is returning for a very special spoken word tour - ‘Have I Said Too Much? The Police, Hollywood, And Other Adventures’.   He told Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame this type of show is a bit more of an intellectual exercise than playing the drums.  “Actually having to form sentences and so on, is a little more challenging,” Copeland said.  “Fortunately in my 70-something years, I’ve had a couple of adventures, which are fun to talk about.”   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mariah Carey is back – and it’s not for Christmas.  ‘Here For It All’ is the sixteenth studio album from the American superstar and her first album since the release of 2018’s ‘Caution’.   The album blends pop, R&B, gospel, and hip-hop, celebrating and building on every era of Carey’s iconic career.  Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to give his thoughts on the album.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Yardley is a seasoned traveller.  He’s been all around the globe, experiencing nearly everything you can imagine, and as a result, is quite familiar with scams and swindlers.   He joined Jack Tame to delve into a couple of the most common scams affecting travellers – plus tips on keeping yourself safe from theft.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When thinking about punishments for crime, at least minor ones, there is often a balance between teaching someone a lesson to make sure they don’t do it again and not being so harsh that it ends up doing more harm than good. New research from the US shows a possible new pathway that might get this balance right, called Creative Punishments.   Creative punishments were made popular by a particular judge in the US who, for example, sentenced a man who didn’t pay his taxi fare to have to walk the same distance as his taxi ride.   Creative punishments are alternative forms of discipline that are designed to fit the specific nature of the crime, often by making the offender experience the consequences of their actions in a direct, meaningful way.   Other examples of creative punishments include:   A woman who threw food at a fast-food outlet employee sentenced to work at a fast-food restaurant for 60 days instead of jail.  A man caught vandalizing a public statue was sentenced to cleaning

A bit of drama this week raised a question for Kevin Milne.  Though it turned out to be nothing serious, Kevin had a bit of a health issue in the middle of the night. He convinced his wife to put off calling an ambulance, in case it came right, but he’s now pondering the question: should you always call one immediately?  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rents are on the decline and housing is becoming increasingly affordable – but is the property market crashing?  Ed McKnight joined Jack Tame to look at some of the biggest property crashes in world history, and how they compare to New Zealand’s current property market.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for 27th of September 2025, as one third of The Police, Stewart Copeland has played at some of New Zealand’s and the world’s biggest venues, and he tells Jack about his experiences in the music industry.  Jack is drawing a line with Apple after the release of a new product.  Nici Wickes has a snappy recipe for cheap and easy fish tacos.  Plus, Paul Stenhouse tells Jack new details about the TikTok deal between China and the US, and whether other nations will opt to take the US version.  Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Habits of High Performers by James Laughlin   In Habits of High Performers, renowned strategist, mental skills coach, and award-winning podcaster James Laughlin uncovers the seven musts of a high-performing life.  This collection of principles is a game-changer for anyone wanting to earn more, be healthier, grow, or the best at what they do.  Habits of High Performers will show you that high performance is hormonal and plays a massive role in your ability to perform at your best. Cortisol, dopamine, and oxytocin all influence how we handle stress, stay motivated, and build connections. This book will also show you that high performers focus on their strengths, take their MEDs, supercharge their belief systems, understand that desire is to a result what fuel is to a fire, and when your why is clear, your how is easy.  Habits of High Performers is a roadmap for everyday people to achieve extraordinary things.     The Secrets of Secrets by Dan Brown   Accompanying celebrat