Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
9am-12pm Sat
SATURDAY MORNING WITH JACK TAME
9am–12pm Saturdays
The only way to start your weekend!
With more than 15 years as a journalist and broadcaster, Jack's become a household name on New Zealand airwaves.
Not only does he host his own radio show, Jack also co-hosts TVNZ's Q+A. His work has taken him around the world.
Jack’s crisp perspective, style, and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio.
¾ÅÒ»ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ, sport, books, music, gardens and food – what better way to spend your Saturdays?
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"Posterity's a fairly slippery beast": Don McGlashan on the creation of his first solo live album
A true New Zealand music legend, Don McGlashan has written some of our most-loved tunes. From ‘Anchor Me’ in his time with the Mutton Birds, through to his incredible...
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Mike Yardley: Flavours of the Sunshine Coast
"The Sunshine Coast’s sparkling reputation as a powerhouse of premium local produce continues to raise the bar. Brimming with over 900 food and drink producers,...
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"Pushing boundaries": Laufey shifts towards vulnerability in new album
The third album from Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey, ‘A Matter of Time’ represents a shift towards vulnerability and emotional expressiveness. Her two earlier...
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Wolf Hour: A clever story with an unexpected ending
Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbo This killer has a story. When a small-time crook is shot down in the streets of Minneapolis, all signs point to a lone wolf, a sniper who...
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Top tips to build sustainable food habits
Growing your own vegetables is one way to stay sustainable in the kitchen, but it’s not the only way to keep your food habits sustainable. It’s not just about...
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Sourdough starters and the signs you're getting old
Haydn Jones is a little late to the trend, but this week he started baking sourdough. Falling in between the craft beer and veggie garden stages, nothing says you’ve...
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Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast: 23 August 2025
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 23rd August 2025, music legend Don McGlashan joins Jack to discuss his first ever solo live...
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Ruud Kleinpaste: Winter movements with silk
Before we lose our Winter Scenes, it might be an idea to get up at sunset and look around your garden (or a nearby forest, if you like). Spiders are in many places,...
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'Ripe and exuberant': Seifried Nelson Zweigelt, 2024
Seifried Zweigelt 2024, Nelson. RRP $20.00 A distinctive, ripe, and exuberant red berry fruit bouquet with suggestions of plums, then violets, blackberry, and...
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Developer jailed after sabotaging former employer with "kill switch"
Google's big product announcement was... unique? It was more like a talk show crossed with the shopping channel. US Late Night host Jimmy Fallon hosted it, and...
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'Almost Lynchian': Alien: Earth 'nails' the premise
Alien: Earth When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face...
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Review: 'The Naked Gun' lives up to the laughs of its predecessors
The Naked Gun Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr becomes a police officer like his legendary father and must save the police department from shutting down by solving a...
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Jack Tame: Another bleak milestone in the appalling war in Gaza
I like to try and kick things off on Saturday mornings with a bit of cheer, but I tell you what, it’s hard to look beyond yet another bleak milestone in the appalling...
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Soups a plenty! Turmeric and Ginger Chicken and Greens, Garlic, Lemon and Lentil
In an unprecedented move we're going to zip through not one, but two soup recipes this week! In a world where everything is shrinking, we're giving more, 2 for 1,...
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"What's more than 100%?" Pixies' Joey Santiago on the band's success, NZ tour
Pixies changed the alternative rock game forever. The legendary band out of Boston, Massachusetts has been credited by the likes of Kurt Cobain for their off the...
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"It's so much fun": Reasons you should volunteer with community sport
Volunteer numbers at grassroots and community sport clubs around the country are dwindling rapidly, with clubs having fewer than half the volunteers they had five...
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Freak Out City: Bret McKenzie's new album "gets under your skin"
One half of the iconic Kiwi musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, Bret McKenzie is back with another solo album. ‘Freak Out City’ is a collection of songs...
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Mike Yardley: Self-driving the Sunshine Coast Hinterland
"Beyond the seductive necklace of balmy beaches studding the Sunshine Coast, elevate your playground to the host of treats and treasures tucked away in the hinterland." "My...
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Memorable meals and the joy of connection in Stanley Tucci's latest memoir
An Inside Job by Daniel Silva Gabriel Allon has been awarded a commission to restore one of the most important paintings in Venice. But when he discovers the body...
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Straws that break the camel's back: The long-term effects of everyday stressors
When it comes to managing stress, we often think about the big things —job loss, death of a loved one— but what about the everyday stressors? Things like buying...
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The Roger Federer Effect: What does a tennis great have to do with investing?
What does a tennis player have to do with investing? Roger Federer was a Swiss tennis player, ranked world No. 1 in men’s singles for 310 weeks, including a record...
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Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast: 16 August 2025
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 16 August 2025, legendary guitar shredder Joey Santiago of Pixies joins Jack to discuss the...
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Ruud Kleinpaste: Looking for unexpected winter beauty
When rain and cold weather stops for a day, I go out into the garden. Just looking – Julie often has new inhabitants in the garden and some of those are surprising....
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Reunion: A familiar story told in a "thought-provoking" way
Reunion Deaf man Daniel Brennan is leaving prison after ten isolating years inside and is now a man on a mission for revenge. Shunned by his parents and community,...
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Scrap the bundle: ESPN plans to cut ties with cable TV
US Sports giant ESPN is signalling its TV days are numbered The media company has announced it's going direct to fans with exactly the same thing you can get through...
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"Magical": Nici Wickes' Orange and Caramel Custard-filled Crêpes
A weekend spent in Wellington inspired me to re-create a dish from Ortega Fish Shack’s dessert menu: Crêpes filled with a delicate custard and doused in a caramel...
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Charming and heartfelt: The Friend and Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
The Friend New York City writer Iris finds her comfortable, solitary life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor bequeaths her a Great Dane named...
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Jack Tame: Transparency and the flaws of the Covid Inquiry
I think we are all served best by transparency in government. Leaders should be accountable for their decisions, and they should be willing to take our questions...
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"A snapshot in time": Guy Sebastian discusses his creative process, latest album
Guy Sebastian is an Australasian icon with a career that’s nothing short of extraordinary. From winning the first season of Australian Idol back in 2003, to carving...
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Press rewind: The iconic albums turning 20 this year
Today Estelle Clifford is hitting rewind and taking it back to 2005, looking at some of the iconic albums released before music streaming services really took off. Among...
