Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB. News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?
Episodes
A new twist on a classic tale.
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is an iconic tale of star-crossed lovers, and in just a few weeks, it will be brought to life once more by Auckland Theatre Company.
Although if you’re expecting a classic performance, you’re in for a shock – instead you’ll witness a fast-passed thriller set in 1960’s Milan, complete with Kiwi accents.
The titular characters are played by Theo David and...
Her first album released as an independent artist, Period is Kesha’s sixth studio album.
With her taste for experimental pop on full display, the album is a return to Kesha’s wilder, hedonistic, “hot mess” era, filled with brash and unfiltered music.
The popstar says her goal was for it to create a safe space for people to feel fully embodied and liberated, unfiltered, and fearless.
Estelle Clifford joined Jack Ta...
Kevin Milne is encouraging people to spend a little more time outside this weekend.
The New Zealand Garden Bird Survey ends this weekend, which aks people to record the number of birds they see in their garden over the span of an hour.
Last weekend saw Kevin take part in the Whale Count, but he thinks most people will have better luck with the birds.
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The White Crow by Michael Robotham
As the daughter of a London crime boss, Police Constable Philomena McCarthy walks a thin blue line keeping the two sides of her complicated life apart.
On patrol one night she discovers a child in pyjamas, wandering alone. Taking Daisy home, Phil uncovers the aftermath of a deadly home invasion, as three miles away a prominent jeweller is found strapped to an explosive in his ransacke...
During the cold and wet winter months, people often spend a lot less time in the great outdoors.
This can be a bit of a problem, as recent research reveals that spending time outside can have quite a few psychological benefits.
Dr Dougal Sutherland joined Jack Tame to delve into the findings.
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Investing isn’t always easy, and while you may think you can afford to buy a new house or investment property, can you really?
Ed McKnight recommends that before you take on those payments, try living with the decreased income before taking on that debt.
He joined Jack Tame to delve deeper into the ‘Can I Invest’ Test.
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So far, this winter of ours has been pretty wet. Yes, complaining might not help at all, but it pays to do something about the soaked soil.
Inundation is a health hazard for plants: constant wetness causes a range of diseases, many of which will be fatal.
Drowning roots stuff the oxygen balance, causing severe stress, discoloration of leaves, blisters on stems and leaves, leaf-fall, and die-back of branches.
Often the...
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 5th of July 2025, Theo David and Phoebe McKellar join Jack as stars of ATC’s fast-paced 60s twist on the original tale of star-crossed lovers, Romeo & Juliet.
Jack considers his French sporting viewing picks for this weekend.
Mike Yardley shares his favourite apps for anything you may need while travelling.
And how does the latest Jurassic f...
Open AI’s talent is being poached for eye-watering numbers
Being paid $100 million to join a team sounds like something from the NFL or NBA, but it’s happening in Silicon Valley too. OpenAI’s talent is being poached by other tech giants, with Meta reportedly offered signing bonuses that large to steal talent and offering salaries in the millions.
Could website and content owners cash in on AI?
Cloudflare w...
This City is Ours
A long-time member of organised crime falls in love with Diana, prompting him to reevaluate his life and contemplate a future beyond his criminal activities (ThreeNow).
Hospice Heroes
A new documentary series that introduces us to the staff and volunteers of one of New Zealand’s largest hospice facilities as they help terminally ill patients (ThreeNow).
Quick round-up of the...
Jurassic World Rebirth
Zora Bennett leads a team of skilled operatives to the most dangerous place on Earth, an island research facility for the original Jurassic Park. Their mission is to secure genetic material from dinosaurs whose DNA can provide life-saving benefits to mankind. As the top-secret expedition becomes more and more risky, they soon make a sinister, shocking discovery that's been hidden from the world for deca...
If I was to enter Mousse Masters, the competition currently underway to find New Zealand’s top chocolate mousse, this would be my entry – simple, classic and utterly delicious. It’s as much about the mouthfeel as it is about ensuring the distinct flavour of using a quality chocolate comes through.
Mousse Masters is a one-of-a-kind competition for pro chefs and promising young chefs. It's designed to captivate the food service indus...
Let’s be honest, so far as All Blacks tests go, this is a bit of a funny one.
If you were just weighing the odds on paper, I suppose there’s good reason why you might favour Les Bleus.
I hadn’t realised it until this week, but we’re coming off a three-game losing streak against the French, and you’ll remember last year’s first All Blacks test in Dunedin was a nail-biting one-point victory. The All Blacks didn’t...
Robert Muchamore is behind some of the best novels available to young readers.
His CHERUB series is credited with shaking up young adult literature, with realistic language, unconventionally sophisticated themes, and portrayals of heroes that challenge tradition.
His latest series tackles concepts like corruption, protection rackets, and late-stage capitalist failure, with a twist on the tale of Robin Hood. The ninth bo...
Lorde has described her fourth album as her rebirth.
‘Virgin’ is her attempt to make a document that reflected her femininity, which she described as “raw, primal, innocent, elegant, openhearted, spiritual, masc”.
It deals with themes of gender identity, body image, and mental health, a more introspective album than its predecessor ‘Solar Power’.
Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to share her thoughts on the album...
Apple in China by Patrick McGee
After struggling to build its products on three continents, Apple was lured by China’s seemingly inexhaustible supply of cheap labor. Soon it was sending thousands of engineers across the Pacific, training millions of workers, and spending hundreds of billions of dollars to create the world’s most sophisticated supply chain. These capabilities enabled Apple to build the 21st century’s most ico...
Parkinson's is one of the most common neurological conditions for those over the age of 60 - Michael J Fox very famously has early onset Parkinson's, and is now a champion for awareness of the disease.
So what is Parkinson's?
- A degenerative disease of the nervous system causing movement problems.
- Affects 1:100 over the age of 60. Occasionally it’s early onset like with Michael J Fox.
- Nerve cel...
The Dead Cow Gully Backyard Marathon in Queensland is not for the faint of heart.
Billed as a race with no finish line, the Backyard Ultra format has no predefined length or time, but requires runners to complete a 6.7km loop every hour.
Kevin Milne was following the race, and thinks it's a good thing he didn’t manage to get his entry in on time.
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"Don’t downplay Quito as merely a stepping stone to the rainforest or the Galapagos. It is a superlative destination in its own right. The crowning jewel is Quito’s 17th-century Old Town, a heaving historical quarter so impeccably preserved that it was the first city in the world to be accorded UNESCO World Heritage Status."
Read Mike's full article here.
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Although it’s convenient, cloud storage and email inboxes have a bigger carbon footprint than one might think.
To combat this, Kate Hall has been unsubscribing, deleting, and cleaning up her digital clutter.
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