Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Disney characters are coming to Sora  

The three-year partnership with OpenAI will bring Disney’s iconic characters to the company’s Sora AI video generator. But no voices will come with them, and only animated characters will be included, like Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, and Simba. 

A key part of this deal: Disney is also making a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI. And the user-generated creations will be able to be u...

The Abandons 

In 1850s Washington, two families led by powerful matriarchs — one wealthy, one poor but deeply loyal — battle for supremacy on the lawless frontier (Netflix). 

Trigger Point

Death is always just a heartbeat away for bomb disposal officer Lana Washington. In the new season, what appears to be a bomb threat in central London soon reveals itself as something far more sinister (TVNZ+).

Fisk&...

Jay Kelly  

Famous movie star Jay Kelly and his devoted manager, Ron, embark on an unexpectedly profound journey through Europe. Along the way, both men confront the choices they've made, relationships with loved ones, and the legacies they'll leave behind. 

Beat the Lotto  

Almost everyone has played the Lottery and everyone would like to win it. Whitaker's documentary tells the story of Stefan, the man who t...

This slow-cooked lamb dish is a festive treat and it’s super simple to make spectacular with a final flourish of pomegranate jewels and fresh herbs that make the whole thing feel properly celebratory.   

Ingredients 

• 1 butterflied leg of lamb (1.6–2kg)  
• 3–4 garlic cloves, slivered  
• Zest and juice of 1 orange  
• 2 tbsp olive oil  
• 2 tbsp runny honey  
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard  
• 1...

It’s funny how becoming a parent instantly makes you care more about stuff.   

As a child, I used to find it really embarrassing when my Dad would yell out at cars that were driving too fast. Now, I’m that guy. Every time a car hoons up our street, I want to scream at the driver. Sometimes I do. 

“There are kids here, you tosser!” 

My values in education have very much sharpened since becoming parent. My views o...

Alice Taylor has changed the way thousands of Kiwis think about cooking at home. 

You may know her for her time as a contestant on Masterchef or from her social media presence at Alice Taylor Eats.

She favours no-frills recipes and honest conversations around food accessibility and it’s seen her following skyrocket to half a million across her profiles.  

The ethos behind her accounts is pretty simplistic, Taylor told Jac...

At some point, everyone has been left disappointed when a musician or artist leaves New Zealand off their tour schedule. But our neighbours across the ditch rarely have the same issue. Chris Schulz is having a mammoth week over in Australia – going to the Good Things music festival, two Kendrick Lamar shows, and is seeing Lady Gaga tonight. 

He joined Jack Tame for a chat about his jam packed musical week. 

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Shattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple  

A history of modern South Asia told through five partitions that reshaped it. 

As recently as 1928, a vast swathe of Asia – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan, Yemen, Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait – were bound together under a single imperial banner, an entity known officially as the ‘Indian Empire’, or more simply as the Raj. 

It was the British Empire’s c...

"It’s been eleven years since I last filled my heart with Ireland – a shamefully long break in transmission. On my latest visit to this most enchanting of destinations, my road trip began with a jaunt through Ireland’s “Hidden Heartlands.” Far beyond the heavily trafficked haunts like Dublin, Galway, or Killarney, this interior patchwork of counties beats to a slower pace across Ireland’s central plains. Steeped in nature, resolute...

Why do we remember the “good old days” as being so good?  

In past weeks we’ve touched on events that are blasts from the past, or the good old days. Most people have fond memories of these good old days. Politicians refer to this too to pull on our heartstrings (and votes) e.g., “Make America Great Again” – the inference being that we can make it good like the past.  

So why do the good old days feel so good for most of ...

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 6 December 2025, foodie and social media phenomenon Alice Taylor joins Jack to discuss her quickfire rise, what a day in the life of a content creator looks like, and what makes conversation around food accessibility so important. 

Jack discusses his pet peeve grammatical errors. 

Chef Nici Wickes has many ideas for edible Christmas gifts and shares a d...

One of the rottenest pests gardeners get on their plants are Pseudococcus longispinus, or any of its close relatives. 

Longispinus derived from the word meaning “with a long spine or tail”, so we’re talking about the Long-Tailed Mealybug. Mind you, there are other rotters that don’t look anything like these mealybugs – a variety of scale insects do the same kind of damage, which you really don’t want to see in the garden. ...

The Landing Chardonnay 2024, Bay of Islands. RRP from $55.00  

If you’re heading to the Bay of Islands this summer, then I can highly recommend a day visit to The Landing. The land’s suitability for viticulture was long ago identified by the missionary Reverend Samuel Marsden. He established the first permanent European settlement in New Zealand, near where our vineyard now sits.    

The Landing takes its name from its hi...

Netflix is buying the studios of Warner Bros Discovery  

Netflix will also get HBOMax (but I can't see that sticking around long). Shareholders of WBD will get $23 in cash and $4.50 in shares of Netflix common stock, valuing the deal at $83 billion ($144 billion NZD). 

The TV networks that were part of the old Discovery company, plus the Warner Brothers networks like CNN, TBS, TNT, etc, are all moving to their own publicl...

Sean Combs: The Reckoning  

Unpacking the allegations behind Sean "Diddy" Combs and his Bad Boy empire, spanning decades of his life and career (Netflix).  

25 Years of Location Location Location 

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer have been finding homes for the people of the UK. Now, as they hit their silver anniversary, Kirstie and Phil remember the happy moments and turbulent times of helping house hunters n...

Giving edible gifts at Christmas is a winner I say! Some ideas take some forethought, like preserved lemons, fruit pastes, chutneys and sauerkraut, but there’s plenty of other ideas that you can whip up over a day or weekend right before the big day. Think shortbreads, flavoured oils, scented salts or sugar meringues, spiced nuts, dukkah, gingerbread loaf, or one of my favourites, biscotti.  

Jars, bottles and small wooden or ...

Eternity  

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with, and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive. 

Twiggy  

A portrait of international supermodel, actor, singer and iconic British figure, Twiggy. 

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