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
Ben Macintyre captivates readers with true stories.
He expertly unravels complex historical events, explaining sharp subplots and side characters while artfully deploying dry humour to make the true stories he tells digestible.
His most recent non-fiction work is The Siege – a story of how in April 1980, six men stormed the Iranian embassy in London and took 26 hostages they held for six days.
Macintyre t...
Prominent businessman, author and former politician Sir Bob Jones has died in Wellington after a brief illness - aged 85.
Jones formed the New Zealand Party in 1983, which stood for 10 years.
He received a knighthood in 1989 for services to business management and the community.
Kevin Milne told Jack Tame he will be remembered as a terrific writer.
He says Wellington already feels all the more grey ...
One of New Zealand’s most treasured musical acts, Sir Dave Dobbyn, will perform at Auckland Town Hall, the first time he has hit the stage there solo.
The 68-year-old has previously performed at the prestigious venue with his band Th’ Dudes, but has never showcased his own set. That will change on June 4, when he and his touring band look to cover songs from his 45-year recording career.
Announced as part of the Auckland Winter Con...
The Good Mistress by Anne Tiernan
Juliet never planned to be the other woman, but Rory was the only man she'd ever loved. She was sure he'd leave his frustratingly perfect wife - until he went and ghosted her, literally. Maeve is a bestselling novelist, and yet between her exasperating husband, teenage sons and ailing mother, success feels hollow. When she dallies in a surprising infidelity of her own, her carefully construc...
"Budapest has long been a punching bag for invading powers and battled over by a litany of imperial bullies. But the legacy is a city stacked with historic layer upon layer of intrigue and faded glory, some layers still decaying while others have been ambitiously restored. I was back in the Hungarian capital with Trafalgar, one of the headline stops on their splendidly curated 10-day Imperial Europe tour."
Although we all try, budgeting doesn't work for everyone. Instead, Ed McKnight has what he calls the 'Economist's Pay Routine', an alternative that allows you to budget without budgeting.
He joined Jack Tame to break down the method.
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On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 3 May 2025, author Ben Macintyre joins Jack to discuss his expertise in espionage and latest non-fiction book ‘The Siege’ ahead of his trip to NZ for the Writer's Festival.
Jack reflects on dear memories.
Nici Wickes serves up a recipe that can be whipped up in no time with ingredients you likely already have in the pantry.
With Mother’s Day coming up soon, many will be casting around for ideas of what to get that special figure in their life.
Kate Hall has a few ideas on how to keep the day sustainable.
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Last week we discussed the six-month hiatus between noticing troubles with stone fruit and the time of activating prevention.
Peach leaf curl is a rather ugly fungal disease that commences 6 months from now – in spring the leaf curl starts to become obvious on the newly emerged leaves of your peach trees.
Taphrina deformans is the name of the disease that targets peaches and nectarines. The infection begins in autumn...
Apple has given more details on the US tariffs
iPhones being sold in the June quarter in the USA will be made in India, while almost all iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and AirPods products will be made in Vietnam. Products made in China will be sold elsewhere in the world.
Apple estimates that, pending nothing else changing, the tariffs will cost them US$900 million. Imports going forward will, at this stage, be exempt from ...
Choir Games
A documentary series about how music can change lives, as it follows two choirs from New York and Kaitaia as they take part in the World Choir Games in Aotearoa last year (Neon, from Sunday).
The Four Seasons
The decades-long friendship between three married couples is tested when one divorces, complicating their tradition of quarterly weekend getaways (Netflix).
Carême
The world...
Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua – Two Worlds
Filmed over the course of four years, this documentary follows musician Marlon Williams as he takes on a deeply personal project — producing his first album entirely in te reo Māori, Te Whare Tīwekaweka. Williams began his musical journey as a teen, songwriting in Lyttleton, then carved out his own distinctive country sound that quickly took him to the world stage. Now, through te re...
From thinking about it to plating it up... 10 minutes maximum for these boozy caramelised bananas! This is the best don’t-have-much-in-the-house dessert.
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4-6 bananas
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- a decent squeeze of lemon juice
- a pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons brandy or rum (optional)
- softly whipped cream to serve &nbs...
I was taken aback by how long it had been since I’d last come to town.
It’s amazing how time creeps up on you like that. One minute you’re at Grandma and Grandad’s place every few months, knocking around with your siblings. The next you’re going through Grandad’s drawers, packing him a bag of his most precious possessions. The next, you realise it’s three years since you even drove down his street.
State Highway One w...
Ed Gamble is a man of many hats.
Champion of the Taskmaster UK, podcast co-host, author, television host, standup comedian – on top of this, he’s an absolute food fanatic.
He’s bringing a feast of comedy to New Zealand with his new show ‘Hot Diggity Dog’, filled with his classic “ranting, raving and spluttering”.
Gamble told Jack Tame he describes the show as a collection of things that have happened to him since ...
Samantha Fish is offering up nine new powerhouse songs on her latest album ‘Paper Doll’.
It’s Fish’s 13th album, and the first she’s recorded with her touring band, leaning into her strengths as a musician in a way she hasn’t before.
Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to give her thoughts on the new release.
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The Perfect Divorce by Jeneva Rose
Till death do us part. Yours. Not Mine. It's been eleven years since high-powered attorney Sarah Morgan defended her husband, Adam, against the charge of murdering his mistress.
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
Europe is racing towards the future. Steam travel is the emblem of progress; industry and invention are creating ever greater wealth and ever greater dep...
Kevin Milne has been doing some research into his family history recently – notably the deaths of three of his uncles.
All three were soldiers in the First World War, and Kevin was surprised how much research already exists into the lives of New Zealand’s fallen soldiers.
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On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 26 April 2025, the master of combining comedy with his love for food, Ed Gamble joins Jack ahead of his tour to NZ.
Jack marks an unusual anniversary.
Winter warmers on your mind? Margo Flanagan of Two Raw Sisters delivers a delicious Halloumi Saagwala recipe and discusses options for alternative proteins.
Francesca Rudkin offers her verdict on ...
"Few cities in the world enjoy the stature of being a music mecca quite like Salzburg. It’s one of my favourite European destinations and I recently ventured back to this Austrian jewel with Trafalgar, as part of their magnificent 10-day Imperial Europe tour. It’s like a tasting plate of some of Central Europe’s most glittering destinations, steeped in history and spilling with scenic finery. And it’s all spectacularly brought to l...
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