Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

The third studio album from Matt Corby, ‘Everything’s Fine’ is the official follow-up to 2018’s ‘Rainbow Valley’. Matt Corby has always been a musician’s musician. Every note he plays and every lyric he sings is both considered and intellectual – and with his third album Everything’s Fine he continues this reputation while developing his sound for today’s listener. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I Will Find You, Harlan Coben From the # 1 author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Stay Close, a page-turning thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page. The new Harlan Coben blockbuster has arrived. Go as a River, Shelly Read From the publishers of THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS, ONCE UPON A RIVER and GREAT CIRCLE, a soaring, heartstopping debut novel of female resilience and becoming, for fans of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Savouring exotic flavours and iconic dishes is one of travel’s great rewards. But some of the most popular dishes do not originate from where you would think. Let’s start with a Caesar Salad. What about a Japanese Curry? Take a cruise in Alaska and Baked Alaska is sure to feature on the dessert menu. Is it Alaskan? How about Chicken Tikka Masala? One of the most deceptively named dishes would have to be Mongolian Beef. One of the most popular dishes in Peru is Lomo Saltado. Strips of beef with onion and tomato. But is it Peruvian? Speaking of Peru - Pisco Sour. Is the national drink actually Peruvian? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why is it so hard to talk about the 'big' topics with our significant other? What happens if we just avoid it? Is there a secret to making it easier? Relationship expert Steven Dromgool joins Jack Tame to discuss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an early warning for the coming month; You’ve heard me saying this once, you’ve heard me talk about it a thousand times: Those fallen leaves are worth their weight in gold. No matter if we are talking about deciduous trees (those that lose their leaves in autumn) or “ever-green” trees, they all need to replace these green factories that turn Carbon di-oxide and minerals into sugars and Oxygen. And the power plant that makes it happen is current sunlight (not fossil sunlight!) The old leaves return a lot of chemistry to the mother tree before they drop off (it’ll be used again to make new leaves next spring). But what the old leaves contain, as they float down to the ground, is mostly carbon. You may have heard about “climate disruption” or “climate change”?, a problem that is summed up by the fact that we have too much carbon in the air and not enough in the soil. Nature’s technique is to get that carbon back into the soil via trees and growing things called “leaves”. So here’s the best tip for the Planet and your garden: Build one or more chicken-wire cages (1 meter by 1 meter and – say – one meter tall; Use some sturdy stakes to keep it all in shape. Now, when the leaves come floating down gather them up and chuck them in that cage and leave them there for a year or so. They turn into leaf mold, full of carbon and light in weight This stuff is the best compound to make seed raising mix (add some light, friable compost) Leaf mold also makes potting mix (with compost and fine bark) It also makes a perfect mulch on the flower beds (weed control) Leaf mold is a key ingredient for vegetable garden soil (add compost, mineral soil and fertiliser) It rejuvenates old beds that need some “time out” (keep it fallow) Leaf mold is perfect to make heavy, wet clay into a much better draining soil (increasing spaces in the soil) It even does the opposite: making free-draining sandy soils a lot better at holding on to moisture (reducing spaces in the sandy soil).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wine: 2021 Te Kairanga Rosé, Martinborough $25.99 Why I chose it: Versatile, suits warm weather and cooler weather Was a stand-out wine in a recent blind tasting From a top vintage (buy now while stocks last) Who doesn’t like Rosé? (A winemaker recently told me that more men buy Rosé than women in NZ) What does it taste like? Reasonably pale, gently aromatic rose with raspberry sherbet, crushed strawberry and watermelon flavours. Dry, refreshing wine with good flavour intensity and a lingering finish. Why it’s a bargain: High quality wine at a middle-of-the-road price. Where can you buy it? Foley Wine Club are selling it for $20.99 if you buy six bottles for $125.95 Food match? You can enhance the pleasure by serving the wine with pink-tinted foods such as prawn cocktails or salmon sushi – it really gives it a lift. Will it keep? No, drink up. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India is getting its first Apple Store I'm shocked that they don't already have one! The store will be over 2,000 sqm. It won't be The Apple Careers website has given some clues that this will be the first of many stores as Apple is hiring for team members for "various locations". It's online store opened to India in 2020 and iPhone are manufactured in India. Twitter's latest fight is with newsletter platform Substack Any tweet that contains a link to a Substack has had its reply, retweet and quote tweet function disabled because it throws as error to the user. This comes after Twitter blocked embeds of Tweets into Substacks. Substack says this is why writers deserve an independent platform which supports their work. Twitter has made changes to their API recently, and Substack has launched a feature to Twitter called "Notes" which are small posts (like Tweets). Twitter and NPR (National Public Radio) are also in a dispute about a label on their profile calling NPR "a state affiliated media outlet", which it isn't. NPR has stopped publishing on Twitter. NPR says it gets less than 1% of its finding from federal sources - lots comes from donations. Elon Musk shared a screenshot of the label and commented "seems accurate". LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nolly: Helena Bonham Carter teams up with It’s a Sin writer Russell T Davies for this biopic about the rise and fall of British soap star Noelle Gordon (TVNZ1, from Sunday night) Boom Boom!: A two-part documentary series about the controversial life and career of tennis champion Boris Becker (Apple TV+) Tiny Beautiful Things: Grab your tissues for this emotional drama starring Kathryn Hahn and based on the book by Cheryl Strayed (Wild), about a woman coming to terms with the death of her mother decades before (Disney+) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The band’s made up of three brothers – Jayden, Jesse, Johnny – and their mate, Rick. They started from humble beginnings in Blenheim before heading to the bright lights of Auckland. The band’s debut album Venus Ate Mars was released in 2020 and did exceptionally well. They backed it up with touring the festival circuit both here and in Australia. The boys have just released a new EP called Slush Honey: Side A and Jack Tame caught up with two of the brothers –Jayden and Jesse - this week. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Air Sonny Vaccaro and Nike pursue basketball rookie Michael Jordan, creating a partnership that revolutionizes the world of sports and contemporary culture. Directed by Ben Affleck, starring Matt Damon. The Pope’s Exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, chief exorcist for the Vatican, battles Satan and innocent-possessing demons. A detailed portrait of a priest who performed more than 100,000 exorcisms in his lifetime. Starring Russell Crowe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne joins Jack Tame to chat about the irony of our interisland ferries' mechanical problems just when Bluebridge and Interisland ferries were finally offering first-class on-board service. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’ve all done it. Every last one of us in a group chat or on a team email or instant messaging platform. Let he who hath not accidentally texted someone when saying something ill-advised or nasty throw the first stone. I’ve got friends who in a rage have sent the most awful messages slagging off their flatmate and calling them a slob, only to have the flatmate in question walk into the room and hold up their phone. “I don’t think you meant to send this to me.” Eurgh.. you don’t say. I’ve got friends who’ve accidentally texted their crush, confessing their love. Friends who’ve done similar things when they’ve been considering break-ups. There was a rumour at my work about a message that was accidentally sent to a colleague via instant messaging on our office computer network. The sender begged and pleaded and bribed IT staff with chocolate and wine to come in on a weekend and delete the message before the receiver logged into their computer on Monday morning. I dunno if it’s true but the scenario sounds believable enough. The problem is that sometimes the impulse to be professional is exceeded by the impulse to be a human being. We can be nasty, gossipy beasts. And in the digital age, you’re only ever a big red button from disaster… Green MP Elizabeth Kerekere has learnt all of this the hard way, after being caught out for allegedly calling her colleague Chloe Swarbrick a “crybaby” in a message that was sent to the wrong group chat. Most of the coverage of this little whoopsie has focused on the word “crybaby” and the high-school drama of the whole thing. But I saw something else in it. For me, the real takeaway from was not that Elizabeth Kerekere was slagging off one of her colleagues. It wasn’t that she apparently doesn’t like Chloe Swarbrick, or that she used a petty term. The really interesting thing was the context in which she did it. Kerekere sent the message literally as Chloe Swarbrick was speaking, arguing in the house in favour of an alcohol bill which could have had massive impacts on social harm in our country. Kerekere’s own profile on the Green Party website says she’s dedicated her life to issues of health, mental health, violence prevention and youth development, all of which would be directly affected by Swarbrick’s proposed changes. And yet, at the critical moment in the bill’s progression, Elizabeth Kerekere appeared only to view the bill through the lens of her personal ambitions. She didn’t care about affecting change, she cared about what the publicity around the bill would do for party list rankings. So much for health, mental health, violence prevention and youth development, all those issues which she claims to care so much about. What’s the point in helping to make positive change if doesn’t help Elizabeth Kerekere? Kerekere’s text was revealing, not because it publicised her beef with Chloe Swarbrick, but because it revealed hypocrisy. In an extremely rare moment this parliamentary term when a Green Party bill was debated in the house, Kerekere didn’t put the kaupapa first. She didn’t put first the communities she purports to represent. She didn’t put first violence prevention, health, or social harm. In that moment, she put Elizabeth Kerekere first. I think that says a lot about character. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fall Out Boy ALBUM: So Much (For) Stardust Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the band's familiar sound and style of writing. It's the first album that the pop punk band has released in five years. The last one, Mania, was full of experimentation in sound that some fans didn't love. Wentz and Stump know how polarizing the album was. So Much (For) Stardust is a more recognizable sound. It's also a show of the maturity and experience that the band members have garnered in the two decades working together – and some of the absurdity that has prevailed. LISTEN ABPVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Last Days of Joy – Anne Tiernan A stunning novel about a family reeling in the wake of a devastating act. Sharply funny, intensely moving, and with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Last Days of Joy will make you laugh out loud even as it moves you to tears. Wanderlust - Reid Mitenbuler The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World War II. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Yardley is once again the envy of us all with his travels to the Sunshine Coast. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sustainability expert Ethically Kate has some ideas for sustainable ways to celebrate Easter without boycotting it altogether like alternatives for less wasteful Easter baskets for the kids. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pretty flowers in autumn – some are huge and some have really deep colours. Varieties are numerous in all sorts of colours and shapes and sizes; small ones, huge ones; (doubles, singles, “waterlilies”, breeders have been pretty active in this field, especially Dr Keith Hammett – ex DSIR in Auckland) NOW’s the time to scout around finding what you might like yourself. Café au Lait Le Baron Kennemer Land You can buy them as plants (often cuttings) or, more commonly, as “tubers” (root structures, long-ish “bulbs”) from which the plants grow; Planting in Spring after frosty times have stopped; (established plants in the soil the tubers are reasonably protected from frosts, but newly planted tubers need frost protection!!) Where to plant those Tubers? Well-drained soil to avoid rotting; alternative: raise the bed to create a well-drained medium. Healthy soil with decent amount of compost, rock phosphate and lime – general fertiliser N-P-K. It pays to cover the plants with a good layer of compost (3 inches thick at least). It really sets them up for decent growth in spring and summer and it keeps weeds at bay; it also keeps moisture in the soil during hot, dry summers They do need a bit of space (almost a meter), so they can expand and keep sunlight on their leaves. Pick flowers late Summer – Autumn… with a bit of luck they’ll provide colour for a long time! Insects and fugal problems can be a pain in the in bum: Powdery mildew (a real autumn fungus on the leaves) can be slowed down by spraying copper sprays on the leaves when nights are getting cooler and dew settles on the leaves. Copper stops the fungal spores from starting their dastardly journey Katydids often go undetected as they emerge later in afternoon and evening, making a ZZdits sound; they chew the flowers petals making the symmetrical look slightly less symmetrical Earwigs hide inside the flower heads and chew whole petals, shredding the flowers and creating a very grumpy Julie; Mind you, those earwigs do a fabulous job in all other months of the year by being predators of aphids and such real plant pests!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The downsizing dilemma – it’s a natural progression to downsize the family home when the kids fly the nest and you head into retirement, but people usually expect it to release more cash than it does. If you find yourself in that situation you can end up in a pickle. Why does it not provide as much of your retirement savings as people expect? Why does timing become important? Does moving to a cheaper area solve all that? How do you avoid having an over reliance on your home, and what do you do if you are reliant on it? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TikTok's sister app is about to launch in the US It's called Lemon8. Think of it as Instagram - with its focus on text and images - but powered by the TikTok algorithm, and focused on fashion, beauty and lifestyle. It seems to be heavily skewed towards shoppable experiences. It launched in Japan in 2020. Bytedance has been reaching out to content creators to get them to start posting on the app offering up stipends, placements and more. Lemon8 is available to download from the app stores, but it has not been formally launched in the US. It is available in the UK, Singapore and Indonesia. ChatGPT has been blocked in Italy They are investigating privacy concerns that break GDPR rules. There’s no age verification for minors to use the tool, which collects their data. There’s also concern about the data sources used to train the tool, and how Italian citizens can control the data held about them. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rabbit Hole: Kiefer Sutherland stars in this action-packed thriller about a corporate spy who discovers everything he’s been fighting for is built soon a web of lies (TVNZ+). The Power: Based on Naomi Alderman’s bestselling novel, Toni Collette and John Leguizamo star in this sci-fi drama about a world where teenage girls mysteriously start shooting electricity out of their hands (Prime Video). Wellmania: An Australian comedy that sees Celeste Barber plays human tornado Liv, a woman forced to rethink her hectic lifestyle after a major health scare (Netflix). LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most will by now be familiar with the name Melanie Bracewell. The Kiwi comedian has found success on screen, on stage and online... She’s written for 7 Days and Wellington Paranormal – featured on Have You Been Paying Attention – won the Billy T Award and went viral around the world with her impressions of former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. And now, Mel’s taken the leap across the ditch to try and crack the Aussies. But it won’t be long before she’s back on our home shores to tour her show Forget Me Not and host the Best Foods International Comedy Gala next month. Melanie Bracewell joined Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Look out for eggplants right now in grocers and farmer’s markets – they can get as low as $3-$4 each and they make for a really hearty meatless meal. Try this recipe for meltingly soft, richly flavoured and utterly scrumptious eggplant and feta fans. Makes 4 2 eggplants 4-6 medium tomatoes, thickly sliced 100g feta 2-3 tbsps capers 2 tbsps each fresh thyme & oregano Salt & pepper to season ¼ cup olive oil Parsley to garnish Heat oven to 180 C and line a shallow baking tray with baking paper. Trim stalks from eggplants and halve lengthwise. Make four or five thick cuts in each half, leaving each intact at the stalk end. Tuck tomato slices and feta into each cut, sprinkle over capers, herbs and salt and pepper. Drizzle generously with olive oil and cover with foil. Bake for 30 minutes, remove foil then continue baking until soft and collapsed – about another 15-20 minutes. Sprinkle over fresh parsley and serve alongside a simple salad and/or bread. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dungeons and Dragons A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a long lost relic, but their charming adventure goes dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. The Portable Door A man lands an internship at a mysterious London firm with unconventional employees, including the charismatic CEO who is incorporating modern corporate strategy into ancient magical practices. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne recently took a walk round the zoo with his daughter. An idea crossed his mind as to how we could help fund our deteriorating health system. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the start of this year, my girlfriend decided to sell her old dunga’. It was a good decision. Her car was a big, old, fat 2.6L sedan with blind spots the size of a bouncy castle, and the only thing it loved more than chewing through vast quantities of petrol was being as difficult as possible to wedge into parallel parks. ‘Good news!’ she said to me, one day. ‘I sold my car for three thousand dollars!’ ‘That’s fantastic! I replied. And so, what are you thinking now? ‘Well, I’ve got your car,’ she said. …. I don’t think I truly appreciated New Zealand’s lagging mathematics achievement until I noted the laxness of my girlfriend’s attitude to the situation. ‘I can give you the three thousand if you really want it,’ said my girlfriend. ‘But my car’s worth ten thousand dollars.’ I said. Welcome to love. The reason I’m telling you this is not actually anything to do with cars. It’s about what I decided to do next. Because, faced with a carless future, I did nothing. Three months ago, my girlfriend and I decided to become a one-car couple. Between us, living in two different houses, in different suburbs, with her son and various jobs to balance, we decided to see if we could get by with just the one vehicle. The theory was pretty simple. Whenever I could, I would ride my bike. She would walk more and use public transport. Both of us would have to be a bit thoughtful about our requirements in advance. I thought of it as Corolla coordination, as we tried to plan out our weeks as best we could. If it was raining, or we had stuff to carry, or we were running late for an important meeting, we wouldn’t guilt ourselves about spending money on Ubers. I figured whatever we spent on Ubers would be more than covered by our savings on a new car, insurance, and petrol. Today is April 1st, three months into 2023. Three months since we made the switch. The thing that has surprised me most is how easy the whole thing has been. Now, I get it. We’re not on a farm. We’re not running separate glazing businesses. We don’t have eight kids. And we live in a city. But we do have some complications. We are balancing a lot. And anyone who’s paid attention to the news will know there’s been a fair bit of rain in the upper North Island this year. Still, if I was to break it down, I’d say that 90% of my journeys have been by bike. The only slight issue I’ve had was an incident where I had to excuse myself from a book launch party after zipping across Auckland on a particularly humid evening, only to find myself with sweat literally dripping onto some of the other guests. On a few occasions, my girlfriend and I have been going to the same event. With our Corolla coordination, she’ll take the car and I’ll take the bike, and I’ll beat her there through the rush hour traffic. And as for Ubers and public transport? I’ve spent about $170 in three months. That’s a whole lot less than a car, insurance, and running costs would’ve set me back over the same period. I know this setup won’t suit everyone. I’m not suggesting it will. But New Zealand has one of the highest car-ownership rates in the world. And I reckon I’m not the only one who might be surprised at how easy it is to downsize. Call it Corolla Coordination. Or Mitsubishi Marshalling. Or Hilux Harmonising. Outlander Ordering. Maybe if you’re getting rid of an old dunga, set yourself a challenge, too. Sure, it’s handy to have one car. But ask yourself, do you really need two?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rolling Stone says: Lana Del Rey spends her ninth LP taking a close look at herself — and reminds us she's in a creative class all her own. She has another ridiculous song title on her album called: Grandfather please stand on the shoulders of my father while he’s deep-sea fishing. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paris, The Memoir From the woman who is credited, for better and for worse, for launching what we know as the celebrity focused, brand driven, social media obsessed popular culture of today, comes an honest and surprising memoir that reckons with that truth, and shows that there is so much more to Paris Hilton than you might believe. Behind Paris Hilton's meteoric rise from Upper West Side club kid to household name lies her self-proclaimed 'superpower' of ADHD and a hidden history that traumatized and defined her. Shocking, funny and surprisingly profound, Paris is the deeply personal memoir of the ultimate It Girl and a stunning inside view of a pop culture phenomenon. Until, in a revealing documentary, she disclosed that her childhood was shattered by two years of strip searches, isolation, beatings, restraint, and brainwashing within the now infamous 'troubled teen industry', Paris Hilton was simply the billionaire heiress America had watched grow up on television, on the internet, and in tabloids. But there was always more to Paris Hilton than met the eye. Did I Ever Tell You This, Sam Neill In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tells the story of how he became one of the world’s most celebrated actors, who has worked with everyone from Meryl Streep to Isabel Adjani, from Jeff Goldblum to Sean Connery, from Steven Spielberg to Jane Campion. Did I Ever Tell You This? is a joy to read, a marvellous and often very funny book, the work of a natural storyteller who is a superb observer of other people, and who writes with love and warmth about his family. It is also his account of his life outside film, especially in Central Otago where he established Two Paddocks, his vineyard famous for its pinot noir. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

- The East by West Ferry offers great excursion options. (Matiu/Somes Island.) - How was the birdlife? - And the ferry connects to Days Bay, too. ( Then take an ebike to Pencarrow Lighthouse.) - North of the Capital, the Escarpment Track is pulling the crowds. - If the weather's not behaving, what's new at Wellington Museum. - And the Te-Whanganui-a-Tara exhibition is a fresh feature? ( Gigantic photographic carpet of the region on the floor.) For more tips on great trails and culture stops in Wellington, Mike's article is on the website. www.newstalkzb.co.nz/lifestyle/travel/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is anxiety actually? If it's not real, can't you just tell someone to snap out of it - or get over it? So, what helps? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We had a bit of rain this week… and a huge amount of wind as well. It really showed me I had underestimated the ripeness of my “Sanguine Peaches”, a variety that never fails to perform here in Christchurch. An acquired taste: very sweet and spicey; The name originates from Sanguine de Savoie, meaning “the blood of savoy”. Another favourite tree fruit is the apple “Initial”; perfectly crisp and not too sweet; the great thing about “Initial” is that it seems to be quite resistant to all sorts of diseases, so… easy to grow in an organic garden. Pome fruit (apples) are best pruned in wintertime, when the tree is dormant. They require good eyesight, as you’ll need to be careful leaving the fruiting spurs so that the tree has some fruit to set next season. Watch the shape and size of those spurs when you harvest the fruit, so you know what to look for during winter pruning. One apple I always “wait” for is the late ripening “Monty’s Surprise”; An old apple variety, discovered a few decades ago It has several wonderful advantages: It’s relatively resistant to diseases and pests – I’ve noticed little evidence of black spot and such pathogens In the earlier part of the season (late March, early April) Monty’s surprise is a tangy cooking apple – the fruit are large… some get too “huge”; Mid-April onwards, when the fruit ripens further, it becomes an eating apple. Tastes great! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is it? Serious infection of blood or brain (meningitis) Can lead to very severe disease or even death. Caused by a bacteria called meningococcal. - 15% of us carry it in our nose and throat and it doesn’t harm us. For reasons we don’t understand it can occasionally transmit to others and cause the disease. Who gets it? Peak those under 5, and teenagers/young adults up to 25 High risk are young adults moving into halls of residence – university or boarding school We don’t understand why some get the disease. Bug doesn’t survive long outside the nose or throat – thought spread close contact kissing, eating utensils, sneezing. How do you recognise it? Often starts with temp, vomiting or muscle/joint pian like any other illness. However, it can worsen every very rapidly without warning – severe headache, stiff neck, drowsiness, rash – serious requires urgent medical attention. It is rare, however can happen out of the blue with little or no warning. What to do about it? Antibiotics can cure if get early enough However only real protection immunisation. Under-fives now have a meningitis vaccine in immunisation schedule 13- to 25-year-olds: moving to halls of residence, boarding school can get a free immunisations for the main types of meningitis. As parents think about immunising their children if going to university or boarding school – talk to your GP or Nurse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chat GPT stunned the tech world by launching plugins Now you can get Chat GPT to connect to a range of applications to enrich what it knows, and what it can do. For example, you can now connect it to Expedia and have it search flights, or recommend hotels. You can connect it to Bing to search the internet - yes, it can now know real-world and real-time information. You can even connect it to your email and calendar through a service called Zapier to have it send emails and more. TikTok's CEO grilled on Capitol Hill Shou Zi spent five hours taking questions from lawmakers. He says there is still some data in a data center in Virginia and Singapore that China-based employees can access, but that is in the process of being deleted. From then on, all US data will be stored in a US data center and governed by US law, only accessible by US-based employees. He says TikTok has never, and would never, share US user data with the Chinese government. These committee hearings also continue to show just how little our law makers know about technology, with painful questions. Adobe launched its generative AI called Firefly It's designed for creatives, and it looks pretty awesome. You can create images from scratch or use something already in your design canvas to use as a prompt. So, you could take an image of a church and ask for variations of it. The thing that looks the coolest is that it keeps it all in separate layers so you can move things around and tweak as needed. Want a picture to look brighter, or more moody - you can ask for that too. Need the sky brightened up to make your vacation look perfect - it can do that too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Night Agent: An American spy thriller. While monitoring an emergency line, an FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House (Netflix). Yellowjackets: Season two of the dark thriller starring Melanie Lynskey, about a team of talented high-school girls soccer players who survive a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness (Neon). Lucky Hank: Bob Odenkirk returns to the small screen in this comedy-drama as a grumpy English professor whose life begins to unravel (TVNZ+). LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was 1990 in Ireland, when three sisters and their brother decide to form a family band. Thus, The Corrs were formed and their version of Celtic-pop somehow worked. They’re one of the biggest musical acts to come out of Ireland, selling 40 million albums worldwide and creating six bestselling albums. The band went on a decade-long hiatus to raise families before returning to the charts in 2015. And now, they're heading our way for two shows later this year. Sharon Corr joined Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This cake is gorgeous! Lime & coconut are great friends and bring in the pineapple, guava-like flavour of feijoa and wow, it’s a winner 150gbutter, softened 3/4 cup caster sugar 3 large eggs 150gself-raising flour 2 tbspsyoghurt or milk Slug of rum 3/4 cup desiccated coconut 1 cup feijoas, chopped Zest and juice from 2 limes, plus 1 extra lime Icing 250gcream cheese 2 tspsvanilla extract ½ -1 cup icing sugar Preheat oven to 170°C fan bake. Line a 23cmcake tin with baking paper. Cream the butter and sugar together until fluffy and pale. Add the eggs and beat until well combined. Don't worry if it curdles at this stage, it makes no difference to the end result. Fold in the flour, stirring until just combined. Add in the yoghurt, rumand coconut, mixing well, then fold in the chopped feijoas, lime zest and juice. Scrape the batter into your prepared cake tin. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until it springs back to the touch. Cool for 15 minutes, then remove from the tin to cool completely. Make the icing: Beat the cream cheese and vanilla extract until smooth. Stir in enough icing sugar (I only use ½ cup as I prefer a strong cream cheese and less sweet flavour) until the icing is thick and spreadable. Ice the cold cake and garnish with zest fromthe extralime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Living (at cinemas) Overwhelmed at work and lonely at home, a civil servant's life takes a heartbreaking turn when a medical diagnosis tells him his time is short. Influenced by a local decadent and a vibrant woman, he continues to search for meaning until a simple revelation gives him a purpose to create a legacy for the next generation. Featuring Bill Nighy and Sex Education’s Aimee Lou Wood. Boston Strangler (Disney +) Keria Knightly plays reporter Loretta McLaughlin, who becomes the first person to connect a series of murders and break the story of the Boston Strangler. She and Jean Cole challenge the sexism of the early 1960s to report on the city's most notorious serial killer. A remake of an original film but reviewers are saying the new adaptation is better. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne went to see English stand-up comedian Michael McIntosh this week, he says it was a superb show. But he can’t think of a more stressful occupation than being a stand-up comic. Walking onto a lonely stage several times a week with a couple of thousand fans expecting you to be hilarious, he was keen to have a yarn about this and joined Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My girlfriend was in Christchurch last week, waiting at the airport departure gate before flying to Auckland, when she sent me an excited text. “The Crusaders are here. All of them.” She said. “Well, I think they are. I don’t know sports.” She rang me a few minutes later, a bit star-struck for someone who supposedly didn’t care too much for rugby, to say that everyone at the airport was asking one guy in particular for photographs. Richie Mo’unga? I wondered. Sam Whitelock perhaps? ‘He’s a bit older. And he keeps looking at a laptop screen.” I sent her a photo. “That’s him! That’s the guy!” she exclaimed. “His name is Razor Robertson,” I said. “You’re probably looking at the next All Blacks coach.” Three days later, the deal was signed. I don’t think there’s another coach in the country who’s stardom compares to or even exceeds that of his top players, but Scott Robertson’s success has propelled him into a different stratosphere. It isn’t just the fact that he wins that makes Robertson popular. It’s how he wins. And it’s always been the same. Rugby journos, players and colleagues rave about the culture he fosters in his team. In a pretty gruff and grunty world, Razor has distinguished by his earnest concern for people and the connections he’s able to make with his players. He’s quirky. A bit unorthodox. But everyone is left in no doubt that he genuinely cares. And as a result, quite aside from any skills or tactics, or anything specific to rugby, he’s proved incredibly successful in getting the best out of his people. It takes a special kind of leader to motivate a team when they win year, after year, after year. It will remain an enduring stain on the reputation of New Zealand Rugby that the organisation’s head honchos could extend the same basic human decency to the current All Blacks coach. I was trying to imagine how I’d feel if my boss announced to the world that he’d be kicking me off air and replacing me with someone else, but that first he’d expect me to perform to my highest level for the next six months. I can’t say I’d have acted with anything like the dignity and grace that Ian Foster has displayed throughout this whole fiasco. I thought there was an especially telling moment in Mark Robinson’s media round this week, in which he admitted to not having even spoken with Ian Foster in person to tell him about appointing a replacement. “He’s in a different time zone.” Said Robinson. “We’ll try to reach out and have that chat if we can.” Doesn’t that say everything? I was gobsmacked. At the same time as they were choosing a candidate for the culture he instils in a team, New Zealand Rugby couldn’t even extend the decency of a conversation to the man he’s replacing. It doesn’t matter who you are or what industry you work in, international rugby, elite sport or accountancy for all I care, culture comes from the top. And the best cultures are the ones whose leaders care for their people.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'Amelia' is the debut album from British pop artist Mimi Webb. After three years of development and a few lead-off singles, Mimi Webb released he first full studio album in early March. Music reviewer Estelle Clifford analysed the album and compared Mimi Webb's style to Emeli Sande and Dua Lipa. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Last Orphan: An Orphan X Novel The Last Orphan is the latest instalment in Gregg Andrew Hurwitz's Orphan X series. Evan Smoak was taken from a group home to be raised and trained up into an assassin for the Government's secret Orphan program, until he broke away to go underground and use his skills for good. The Government's onto Evan now and the President has a deal for him- eliminate a powerful target for his life. The Only Suspect Alex lives a quiet, comfortable life- until his wife announces that a previously disused nature trail is opening back up again after several decades. Alex is now living in fear and suspicion as the contractors get to work and a secret threatens to surface. The book flashes back to Alex's twenties and readers learn more about Alex's early life, including a hunt for a murder suspect that was never solved. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Commentator Elliott Smith is here with this weekend's sports highlights, including the unfolding second day of the Black Caps v Sri Lanka second test and SailGP's grand prix event. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel expert Mike Yardley shared some of his recommended spots for dinner, brunch and cocktails in New Zealand's capital. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Which period products are the most sustainable and budget friendly? Kate 'Ethically Kate' Hall talked Jack through some of the better options available on the market. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Autumn is near and the hot days have certainly increased life in the garden. Flowers are still banking on pollinators to do their job; they are numerous right now: flies, hover flies, beetles, thrips and mites; of course our native bees are still around as well. But the invertebrates that cause troubles in the garden and vegetable plots are also on the peak of their numbers; after all they, too, had a warm breeding season and many many offspring. The greenhouse thrips is one of those critters that loves to feed on the leaves of vegetables and ornamentals: beans, apples, Rhododendrons, Azalea, lilly-pilly, the list is endless. Best way to identify them is by distinct silvering of the leaves (especially the upper side) with a smattering of brown, often sticky poos on the underside. The plant will usually show the symptoms of severe stress, which makes sense as the photosynthesis is hampered: Thrips suck the cells dry (causing that silvering) and deposit the poo on the underside of the leaves. The insects look like miniature crocodiles under the microscope. Frequent neem oil sprays reduce their numbers; Mavrik and a range of other insecticides seem to do the job as well. Do the control now, before too many eggs and juveniles commence their overwintering phase! Last week we mentioned powdery mildew and that grey, mouldy fungus on plants. Regular sprays (fungicides) were suggested as a suppressing control. But the yellow-and-black ladybirds that live on the infected plants need some control as well! Contrary to what most gardeners think (that ladybirds are “beneficial” as consumers of pest insects), these Ozzie chappies are Gardeners! They literally spread the spores of mildew round on the leaves, creating the fungal gardens on which they thrive – they literally eat “mushrooms”! If your apple crop was destroyed by codling moth (Madex 2 or Madex 3 is the preventative spray to use after flowering!!!) the apples will fall on the ground with heaps of caterpillars coming out of their snackbar and looking for a place to pupate in or near the soil. My best advice is to remove those apples and put them in the food recycling bin for disposal; (DON’T put them in your compost bin as the pupae (chrysalises) will survive the winter and happily continue the codling moth damage next spring). LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wine expert Bob Cambell reviews his pick of the week- Saint Clair 2021 James Sinclair Malbec out of Hawke's Bay. Bob Cambell told Jack Tame what he thought of this choice, and explained the rising popularity of malbec in New Zealand. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Zealand and the UK are among the growing list of countries banning TikTok on Government devices amid mounting security concerns. Tech expert Paul Stenhouse explained this issue to Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Screentime expert Tara Ward highlights her TV recommendations for the week: Ted Lasso Sports comedy-drama Ted Lasso is back for its' third (and presumably final) season. The heartwarming story of an American football coach hired to manage a British soccer team continues on for Apple TV+. Will Trent Will Trent is an American crime drama based on a series of books. The show follows Will Trent, a Special Agent in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation with a keen eye for observational detail, and it's available now on Disney+. Stuck Stuck is a sitcom following a recently unemployed older man and his outgoing younger girlfriend struggling with their long-term relationship, as the pair are now at a romantic crossroads. This series is available now on TVNZ+. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zion Armstrong has lived an impressive life as a former Commonwealth Games athlete and current president for Adidas North America, but his career wasn't always set in stone. As a teenager, Zion Armstrong got in trouble with the police and ran away to escape consequences- but the local chief of police happened to be a track and field coach who recognised Zion's athletic ability. Police chief Ross Dallow became Zion Armstrong's first mentor, and he conscripted him into joining the local athletics team to keep him out of trouble. Zion never forgot that moment, and remembers this chance encounter as a life-changing event that saved him from a dangerous path. Zion's athletic days are beyond him, but even as the president of Adidas North America, he always thinks about the the power of chance encounters, support and effort. "It just takes one person. You'll never ever know what he or she is going through, so always be there to lend a hand and support people, because you never know what that chance encounter can do for someone's life." Zion told Jack Tame about how this one event shaped his athletic career and journey with Adidas. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rosa Flanagan from Two Raw Sisters shared her simple recipe for 10-ninute chilli garlic noodles: Begin with udon noodles, but you can substitute rice noodles or pre-packaged 2-minute instant noodles. For the sauce: Six cloves of crushed, finely chopped garlic One to two tablespoons of chilli flakes (or you can use fresh chilli) Three spring onions, finely chopped Five tablespoons of tamari (or soy sauce) One teaspoon of rice wine vinegar 1/2 a teaspoon of sea salt 1/4 a cup of sesame seeds 1/4 a cup of oil Finely chopped coriander Boil noodles until cooked, put the noodles in a large bowl and mix in the garlic, chilli flakes, spring onions, tamari, vinegar, sea salt, and sesame seeds. Heat the oil over a medium heat until hot, the pour the oil directly over the noodles. Mix together and add coriander. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods The sequel to the 2019 film Shazam! continues the story of foster child Billy Baston, who was given the power to turn into an older superhero, Shazam. This sequel is set several years after the first, and Billy and his foster siblings have to team up to fight the Daughters of Atlas, who plan to overrun Earth. Finding Michael This Disney+ documentary explores the investigation to track down the body of Michael Matthews after he disappeared while descending Mount Everest. Spencer Matthews, Michael's younger brother embarks on a personal mission to recover his brother's body years after his last steps down the mountain. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.