Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

I’m on the road at the moment. North America. Toronto and New York. And like anyone who’s been fortunate enough to take a holiday in the U.S lately, I’ve been swallowing hard at just how much stuff costs. Tomorrow night I’m staying one night in a mid-range New York hotel. It’s probably a 3.5-star establishment. The room is tiny. But for a sliding door, the toilet is more-or-less right next to my pillow and if I want to open my suitcase, the only space to do it will be on my bed. How much is it costing? About $NZ420 for one night. It’s not cos there’s a special event in New York this weekend. It’s not because we’re staying in a Penthouse on Central Park. It’s because the hawkish response to inflation from the U.S Federal Reserve is driving up the US dollar to its highest point in years. The index that follows the US dollar compared to other currencies shows the USD is up 20 percent compared to this time last year. Obviously I chose to come here on holiday so I’m not gonna moan too much! But the ripple effects of the strong USD aren’t just hurting tourists. And as the inflation battle continues, they’ll continue to impact countries around the World. The Consumer Price Index numbers for New Zealand this week were yet another sobering indicator that for all our optimism and wishful thinking, we still have a lot of pain to come in the economic aftermath of the pandemic. So far it’s tourists and a few mortgage-holders who are swallowing hardest, but I’m not convinced the New Zealand public has fully grappled with the looming alternative to high inflation. I don’t think many of us have paused and considered how life could feel in the next 12-to-18 months as the Reserve Bank hikes again and again, and we start to see the impact of much higher borrowing costs on the labour market. We are likely headed for a recession and presuming the Reserve Bank continues raising the OCR, we are likely headed for a meaningful, painful spike in unemployment. It’s a bit of an economic Sophie’s Choice, really. What’s worse? High inflation or high unemployment? Both options are bad and although central banks and politicians are gonna’ try and find a middle ground of sorts, there aren’t many causes for jolliness. For incumbent politicians everywhere it presents an enormous challenge. Liz Truss’s diabolical tenure will serve as good warning that reckless economic policies won’t get you far. The piper has to be paid. Even if you can sell a free lunch delusion to your voting base, it’s a tougher ask, selling it to the bond markets. What does it the bad numbers mean for the New Zealand election next year? As it so often does, essentially it will all come down to voters’ back pockets and the parties’ economic credibility. But even more than by policy differences, debates, and campaign strategies, the New Zealand election will be decided by the actions of the US Federal Reserve. Stare at a crystal ball and what the Fed will do over the next 12 months, and you’ll have as good an indicator as any as to what major party will win the election. Maybe if the Fed keeps aggressively hiking rates, Jacinda Ardern will decide it’s not worth it after all. She’ll succumb to the whispers and unfounded speculation and take a job at the U.N instead of fighting another campaign. If she does move to New York, my only advice to her would be to make sure she gets paid in greenbacks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Long Shadows – David Baldacci Killer twists. Heroes to believe in. Trust Baldacci. Memory man FBI agent, Amos Decker, returns in this action-packed thriller to investigate the mysterious and brutal murder of a federal judge and her bodyguard at her home in an exclusive, gated community in Florida from international bestselling author David Baldacci. Our Missing Hearts – Celeste Ng From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes one of the most highly anticipated books of the year – the inspiring new novel about a mother’s unbreakable love in a world consumed by fear. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OK… as promised, last week... Language and definitions: Native – Endemic – Beneficial – Pest A NATIVE organism is firmly established in NZ; it’s origin could be from overseas (or an ancient continent like Gondwanaland), but it got here, somehow, on its own accord (flying, drifting on logs, floating in the air, etc) without assistance from humans (luggage, commercial goods, planes, boats, smuggled, imported, etc) ENDEMIC means it naturally occurs only in New Zealand, nowhere else, unless it has been introduced there. It is therefore a Native organism that is really special as it has been part of our ecosystems for many many years (millions of years) Because our Native and Endemic organisms are important contributors to our ecosystem, they are BENEFICIAL to a lot of other species that live here – pollen-providers, pollinators, nectar manufacturers, food source, etc etc A PEST is often and introduced species (either by accident or stupidity) that has a negative impact on our ecosystems or… our ABILITY to grow crops/fruit/food; a PEST can also be a species that got here on its own accord through unfortunate migration Flowers right now and can be absolutely stunning! It naturally occurs from Cape Reinga (Te Paki) all the way down to line from Taranaki to Mahia Peninsula. So… it is an ENDEMIC plant species It doesn’t like frost very much at all, but when you plant it in a nice location, protected from the frost you’ll find it’ll thrive all the way down the South Island. It grows well on the Port Hills, where it is a fabulous nectar source for native birds and native bees, moths and butterflies – I suppose you could call it beneficial You can see it is a close relative of the famous endemic relative Metrosideros excelsa aka Pohutukawa. (Similar distribution area in NZ) The carmine rātā is normally a “climbing rātā”, winding its stem around a tree trunk to get to the top where light levels are higher and photosynthesis is enhanced. But when you take semi-hardwood cuttings from this rata, it will form as a shrub and it won’t climb. Most carmine rātā you can buy are taken from cuttings and therefore stay as a spectacular red-flowering bush, up to almost a meter high. It loves well-drained soil with lots of organic material (think of the conditions in the soil of a native forest with lots of compost, formed by fallen leaves and branches); don’t let them dry out and keep the roots cool-ish… Climbing rātā will go up rock walls and tree trunks in your garden; the shrub form does need quite a bit of sun if you want to see the spectacular crimson flowers. Seeds form in summer to early autumn (in case you want to try and propagate a climbing crimson rātā) The only PEST encountered on these Metrosideros species is MYTLE RUST. Blown on the wind (by itself – like a NATIVE!!!) from Australia and settled in North and Western areas of the North Island and slowly spreading further south A PEST with a Capital P. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate Hall shares the strange things she gets up to in order to help the planet - and you might just learn a trick or two. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boby Campbell usually picks a wine with a price of tag of $20 or below but this week, he's shaking it up and chats to Jack Tame about one of our most expensive wines - Destiny Bay 2020 Magna Praemia, Waiheke that retails at $550 a bottle. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Netflix reveals how much you'll pay to watch with ads In the USA the new "Basic with Ads" plan will be $6.99 a month, saving folks around $3 a month. It won't allow downloads or offline viewing, and won't offer 4K content, or multiple devices. Expect 4-5 minutes of ads an hour, ads will be 15-30 seconds in length, and they'll be both before and during the show. It's launching in 12 countries in November, but not in NZ just yet. US government looking to ban Huawei The FCC has prepared a draft order according to CNN sources, which would block sales of their new telco equipment in the US on national security grounds. The FCC today needs to sign off on any device which emits a frequency before it's sold, to prevent harm. This is in direct response to President Joe Biden's Secure Equipment Act signed last year. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This England: Kenneth Branagh stars as Boris Johnson in this drama based on the British prime minister's tumultuous first few months in Downing Street, as he grapples with the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic (TVNZ1, Sunday). The Watcher: Naomi Watts stars in Ryan Murphy’s latest drama about a married couple who purchase their dream home only to be threatened by terrifying letters from a stalker, signed "The Watcher” (Netflix). The Empress: a sumptuous costume drama series based on the life of the 19th century Austrian Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria (Netflix) LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wedding Crashers, Confessions of a Shopaholic and Borat a.k.a Sacha Baron Cohen They all have one thing in common: Isla Fisher. The actress has worked in TV and film for more than 25 years. You’ll be familiar with seeing her face walking the red carpet at movie premieres but what you might not be familiar with is her name on children’s books. Isla loves writing, having released her first kids’ book as a teen. She’s just released her latest called Mazy the Movie Star following on from her bestselling Marge in Charge series. Isla Fisher joined Jack Tame.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As well as a savoury ingredient, polenta is a truly wonderful baking ingredient - it’s cornmeal so is GF and has so much texture. Serve these little beauties with whipped cream. GF syrup ½ cup icing sugar Juice of 3 lemons (use zest in cakes) Cakes 175g butter, softened 175g caster sugar 2 large eggs 80g fine instant polenta ½ cup freeze-dried raspberries + extra for topping 175g ground almonds ¾ tsp baking powder Zest of 2 lemons Preheat oven to 150 C. Grease a 12-hole muffin tin and line each hole with a small square of baking paper. Make syrup by simmering sugar and lemon juice together for 3-5 minutes. Set aside to cool. Using a standing beater, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating between each. Fold in the polenta, raspberries, ground almonds, baking powder, lemon zest and juice. Spoon batter into prepared tin and bake for 15-18 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean and cake has begun to pull away from sides. Once cooked, prick the top of each cake with a few small holes. Spoon over cooled syrup so that it soaks in. Leave cakes to settle for 5-7 minutes before removing and serving with whipped cream and a dusting of crushed freeze-dried raspberries. Tip: Feel free to use this recipe to make one large cake using a lined 20cm spring form tin and cook for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Movie reviewer Chris Schulz gives us his thoughts on Amsterdam and the doco Katrina Babies. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A week on from the Peter Ellis Supreme Court ruling and Kevin Milne had had a chance to digest. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I was trying to think how long it had been since we were all in a room together. It was before Dayle and Jeremy each had a family. Before Matt became a doctor. Before Alex announced to everyone that he’d taken a job in West Africa and by any chance did anyone know what the weather was like in Togo at this time of year? Five mates who grew up in the middle-class Christchurch suburbs and all knocked around a high school together. We read the same stuff, watched the same shows, studied the same subjects, played in the same sport teams and chased the same girls – all, with mixed success. And then one day, like dice in a Yahtzee cup, life shook us up and we scattered around the World. Since we last lived in the same city, we five mates have lived in five different continents between us. Alex lives in Tel Aviv and speaks Hebrew. He spent years guiding people through Jerusalem and the West Bank. Matt’s medical career has taken him from Melbourne to Medellin. Dayle’s a doctor too – recently he worked out of the back of emergency helicopters and he prides himself on differentiating different models by the thump of their rotor blades. Jeremy’s the only one of us to have visited Angola on business and was the first of the group to take on perhaps the greatest adventure of all – he has a wife and two wonderful kids. But how long since we’d all been in a room together? Sheesh. My best guess is that it was for someone’s 21st birthday, back in the day. The kids who were born in our final year of high school are now in their final year of high school. We’re starting to see age in each other’s faces, each other’s wasitlines, each other’s hair. Part of me thinks it’s the one big benefit of being part of the Facebook generation: Social media didn’t exist when we were in school, but it came in soon enough afterwards that we could keep in touch over the years. But the five of us still had to want to keep in touch. I think that’s an important point. Last weekend, Alex held a lunch to celebrate his marriage. It was a perfect, still, Spring day in Christchurch. Having travelled here from the Middle East, he and his wife gathered with his family and a few friends at Mona Vale. After a few hours, after lunch wrapped and everyone else had pushed on, we sat down on the banks of the Ōtākaro/Avon River with a few beers and a bottle of champagne. The sun was glorious, twinkling through the leaves of the trees along the riverbank. There wasn’t a breath of wind. Families, kids, wives, girlfriends all lay down on the grass and for that little moment, the lives of my oldest friends all came together once again. I laughed and laughed until my belly ached. It struck me on Monday when we split once again, farewelling each other and returning to our respective corners of the Earth: After all this time, all these years, all these experiences and jobs and relationships in isolation... everything’s changed and yet somehow, nothing’s changed. And I reckon that might be the best definition of friendship there is.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Estelle Clifford has been listening to PRE PLEASURE from Julia Jacklin. The Australian songwriter’s empathetic, understated rock songs sift through a litany of relationships and beliefs, seeking a balance between thinking about life and actually living it. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine Raynes has been reading My Darling Daughter by JP Delaney and Forever Home from Graham Norton. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Yardley has been venturing around Milano. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Dromgool shares his advice on how to make a good apology and the magic time zone of when to. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tropaeolum is the Latin name for that almost weedy, but seriously colourful plant called Nasturtium Most gardeners know them, many grow them (in frost-free locations), some eat them and others find them a bit of a pain in the bottom due to their rampant growth. The famous painter Monet was a huge fan too! They hail from Central and Southern America; flower colours are bright in the red, orange and yellow spectra (plus a heap of other bred, fancy hues) and I reckon they literally brighten any garden with that blast of colours; They are easy to grow in almost any type of soil (especially the poorer soils), don’t really like rich soil with lots of fertilisers and their best attribute is the ability to give a huge dash of colour in the most boring part of your garden; Tropaeolum makes you smile – you simply can’t help it! Remember that frosts can kill them, but seeing they are actually annuals, their seeds will give you a brand new crop every spring. A really interesting did-you-know is that Nasturtium is an alternative host for the white cabbage butterfly caterpillar, despite the fact that Nasturtiums are not a Brassica, nor are they closely related to the cabbage family. So if you don’t want white butterfly caterpillars in your cabbages, broccoli, caulis and sprouts, don’t grow Nasturtium near your cabbage patch! You can eat the leaves, the seeds and the flowers – taste is described as “peppery” or resembling “honey-mustard” The flowers can be eaten or used in fancy cookery recipes, stuffed with cream cheese or topped on vinaigrette-laced salad, but remember that the flowers tend to wilt quite quickly, so chuck them on that salad at the last moment before serving. Even washing the flowers makes them “flaccid”, so keep them au naturel and consume them raw… without washing! And that last bit of info might sound weird, but makes perfect scientific sense. If you look at the plant after a shower of rain, you’ll find that the leaves actually hold the raindrops on the surface in perfect little bubbles of “quick-silver”. We have a scientific term for that: the leaf surface is Hydrophobic; it repels water. There are a few plants that show this hydrophobic feature: Lotus, some types of water lilies, and indeed: cabbages! If you look further into the natural world you may find that the wings of flies (crane flies!) and heaps of other insects have a similar repellency of water droplets. For nasturtium and Lotus, etc, this repellency is caused by a nano-structure on the leaf surface. It literally forces the droplets of water to become slippery objects on the leaf that removes dirt from the surface and tosses it all off the leaves when the droplets become too large. In other words: due to those nano-structures, those leaves become self-cleaning surfaces! All you need is a bit of water to clean it on a regular basis. Now, wouldn’t it be a clever idea to – somehow – put that nano structure on the glass of your shower door? Guess what: that system exists already. Not just on glass but also on floor tiles, roof tiles, on concrete and on paint. Biomimicry! It’s how we learn from Nature and design according to ancient natural processes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Bryan Betty has the rundown on what we can do to help treat osteoporosis. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Google is joining the smart watch market This week they announced their first ever Pixel Watch. They bought Fitbit last year for $2.1 billion and that tech is front and center in the new watch.It's a circular design which differentiates it from the Apple watch, boasts a 24 hour battery and has all the health tracking Fitbit offers such activity tracking, heart rate monitoring and sleep tracking. It integrates with Google's other services too like the Google Wallet. It's unlikely to grab market share from the Apple Watch because you'd need an Android phone to pair with it, but it is another reason for Android users to stick with their Androids built by Google. They announced new Pixel phones too which come with new camera features, an improved screen, and longer-lasting battery. Elon is going to buy Twitter after all For the price he agreed. So for now, that means the court case is on pause, Elon is now securing his funding, and the deal will happen before October 28 or it will end up in court. What a messy and unnecessary debacle. His friend's text messages are all over the press, he has damaged his brand, and he still needs to buy it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Interview with a Vampire: New streaming service AMC+ launches in New Zealand with a variety of new and exclusive shows, including a contemporary remake of Anne Rice’s famous novel (AMC+) Friends of the Family: Anna Paquin and Colin Hanks star in this true-crime drama about a family destroyed by a kidnapping that happens right under their noses (TVNZ+) Derry Girls: The third and final season of the delightful comedy about a group of teenagers growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles of the 1990s (Netflix) LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kita Mean’s life went from grunge rock to glitz and glam as he made an unforgettable entrance into the drag world. Kita Mean a.k.a Nick Nash was the first winner of global television hit RuPaul’s Drag Race Downunder. But it wasn’t all plain sailing to get there and Kita bares all in her brand new memoir, Life in Lashes. Nick Nash / Kita Mean joined Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asparagus is here and remember it’s a short season so make hte most of it with this gorgeous tart. It’s so simple to whip up and utterly delicious. Asparagus and mustard tart Serve 4-6 2 bunches (or about 20) medium thickness asparagus spears 1 sheet puff pastry 1 egg, beaten with a fork 150g sour cream or crème fraiche ½ cup grated parmesan + extra to serve 1 tablespoon wholegrain mustard ½ teaspoon sea salt + decent grind black pepper Drizzle of olive oil Heat oven to 200 C. Trim or snap the tough ends off the asparagus spears. Line a tray with the pastry, twisting and pinching up the edges to form a rim if you need to. Brush the edges with the beaten egg. Whisk together the sour cream (or crème fraiche) with Parmesan and mustard. Spread this over the pastry. Lay the trimmed asparagus on top, season with salt and pepper and drizzle over olive oil. Bake for 30 minutes, until the pastry is golden and cooked on the base too. To serve, grind over some more pepper and grate over some Parmesan. Nici’s Note: You could add chopped, crispy bacon or flakes of smoked salmon to this tart if you fancy it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Francesca Rudkin has been busy watching Don’t Worry Darling and Catherine Called Birdie. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne joined Jack Tame to celebrate a milestone for an iconic Kiwi destination. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I once interviewed a man as he smoked cannabis through a gas mask. It was, it has to be said, an impressive and innovative contraption. The rubber gas mask was one that you’d pick up in an army surplus store. It sealed his face on all sides and connected to a hose, which in turn connected to a water pipe. Clearly his cannabis use hadn’t fully diminished his creative abilities. That interview was almost a decade ago. It took place in a public square right in the centre of Denver, Colorado, at the first 4/20 rally since the state legalised recreational cannabis. There were thousands of people in attendance all smoking cannabis together. At the time, the organisers celebrated it as the largest communal cannabis smoke in American history. Yesterday, history came calling again. On an order from Joe Biden, everyone with a federal possession conviction will be pardoned for their crime. The President, a man who turns 80 next month, and whose son has well-documented struggles with addiction, stood up and acknowledged that cannabis laws have ultimately caused more harm than good. To think what advocates would have done for that kind of political leadership here. Ultimately, it’s only a matter of time before New Zealand follows in America’s footsteps and regulates the sale and supply of recreational cannabis. But the result of the 2020 Cannabis referendum has delayed that inevitability longer than it might otherwise have been. Throwing cannabis legalisation to a referendum was an abdication of political leadership and the Prime Minister’s refusal to take a public position in the debate was an illuminating demonstration of her political priorities. She shirked basic leadership for fear her position might cost a few votes. Although her support may not have been enough to push the ‘Yes’ team over the line, in a general election that delivered her party a record result, one can only assume it might have helped. But for all the inevitable noise off the back of Joe Biden’s announcement, the result of the New Zealand referendum means neither of the major political parties will legalise recreational cannabis until they’re absolutely sure a clear and substantial majority of voters supports them doing so. Having seen it fail once, even by a tiny margin, there’s good reason to think a regulated market might still be several political cycles away. Since Colorado legalised recreational cannabis a decade ago, 18 other U.S states have followed suit. Cannabis has been decriminalised in 31 U.S states. But while New Zealand sticks doggedly to the status quo, cannabis use isn’t decreasing. A majority of Kiwi teens will have used it before their twentieth birthday. And just you watch, at exactly the same time as our politicians refuse to do anything about cannabis, many of them will vote against new restrictions on booze. We’ll criminalise the possession of one drug but happily promote a more damaging one. The hypocrisy riles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Songs: Slow Burn Track in the news: Carry on Award-winning indie-folk artist Mel Parsons has today announced the release of her new album SLOW BURN for September 16, as well as revealing an 11-date national tour to follow in support of the album release. Featuring the already released moody and nostalgic single ‘Carry On’; the dark and intense track ‘Already Gone’; and most recently, the mellow and meandering single ‘Slow Burn’, the album is to be one of grit and grace, with Parsons’ dusky vocals consuming the eleven new tracks. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Harper – Exiles Critically acclaimed international bestseller Jane Harper returns. A mother disappears from a busy festival on a warm spring night. Her baby lies alone in the pram, her mother’s possessions surrounding her, waiting for a return which never comes. An outstanding novel, a brilliant mystery and a heart-pounding read from the author of The Dry, Force of Nature, The Lost Man and The Survivors. John Boyne – All the Broken Places From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and The Heart's Invisible Furies. Ninety-one-year-old Gretel Fernsby has lived in the same mansion block in London for decades. She leads a comfortable, quiet life, despite her dark and disturbing past. She doesn't talk about her escape from Germany over seventy years before. She doesn't talk about the post-war years in France with her mother. Most of all, she doesn't talk about her father, the commandant of one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the heart of Western Europe, Germany’s financial centre offers quick and easy connections to a plethora of enchanting destinations, courtesy of the masterly integration of the railway with Frankfurt Airport. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I’ve noticed a remarkable increase in Native Bee activity, over the past few weeks. Native bees? Yep – we have 28 different species and they tend to fly under the radar of most gardeners. We all know the introduced Honey Bees, that live I hives and pollinate a heap of crops and fruits we eat. Our native bees are much smaller, often black or dark brown and they are not “social” creatures that form a smooth-running colony in a neatly constructed hive. After silk worms, honey bees were domesticated many, many weekends ago. Native bees are “solitary” (a female and a male dig a nest and provide the larvae with plenty of food to complete their life cycle), but many pairs have a tendency to dig their nests close together in undisturbed, exposed soil or vertical banks of clay or loam. Those small holes are quite easy to detect and, more importantly, easy to accidentally destroy! Native bees are showing a declining trend in NZ; could be many reasons for that (including diminishing nectar resources as a result of honey bee growth). Our native bees are experts at pollinating our native plants species. Their demise can have ecological implications for the health of our native landscapes. I would urge awareness – let them be (let them bee) If you have an opportunity to create an almost vertical wall of soil (doesn’t have to be a huge wall – a foot high is more than enough), see if these tiny bees will come to live in your garden. They love a sunny exposure without too much shade from plants. I can sit in the garden for hours, watching these industrious little bees dig their hole, maintain the entrance, and fly in with pollen and nectar to store in their babies’ larder at the end of the tunnel Of course, their pollination job really helps the native plants in your garden too; I suppose that’s what nature is all about: Collaborative, allowing facilitation and creating topics of learning for the kids See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's most important product! The internet is getting more visual, so how do you find things without keywords? Google is exploring ways to take photos and search off those - the example they use is a photo of a dress effectively being one of your search terms, then adding words to say "in green" or "shorter length". They're also rethinking what is at the bottom of the search results page - you look at the 10 links, then what? Typically people try another search, so could they instead suggest related searches? Could they showcase things you might be interested in based on what they know about you? These ideas are being explored. That also includes how auto-complete works. Today it just completes with exact terms, but what about related terms? or more popular terms? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Massey University recently re-did its survey of what people of different lifestyles spend in retirement with the numbers shocking some - and yet we still put off preparing because it’s scary, because other things take precedence for example. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stewart Sowman-Lund is taking over from Tara Ward this week for Screentime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The iPhone. And yes, we know the name Steve Jobs, but the brains behind the build and design of not just the iPhone but the iPod too is a man named Tony Fadell. He has 300 patents to his name and has been listed as one of the world’s leading inventors. Tony Fadell joined Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Millie Lies Low After missing her flight to a prestigious internship, an anxiety-ridden architecture grad fakes being in New York while lying low in her home town scrounging for another ticket. Memory When Alex, an expert assassin, refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization, he becomes a target. FBI agents and Mexican intelligence are brought in to investigate the trail of bodies, leading them closer to Alex. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead, except for one thing: he is struggling with severe memory loss, affecting his every move. Alex must question his every action and whom he can ultimately trust. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

October is always NZ Cheese Month and that means breaking out and trying something new and supporting our wonderful local cheesemakers! Here’s some basic rules to get the most from your cheese. Storing cheese: It’s best to keep cheese, of all varieties, in a dark, cool and airy space – the vegetable part of your fridge is ideal, as it is not too humid or cold. Wrap it in a semi-breathable wrapping, baking paper is ideal for most, foil for blue cheese Once you’ve cut into a new cheese, keep it in a sealed Tupperware or cake box in the fridge. Pop a small sugar cube inside your container. The cube will absorb excess moisture, and prevent the cheese from sweating. Eating cheese: Take cheese out of fridge 1 hour before you intend to eat it. This allows it to come to room temperature. Set out a variety of cheeses, with appropriate accompaniments – crackers, dried fruit, pastes, raw fruit like pears or nectarines, chutneys etc. A grate of parmesan elevates any leafy salad or try some blue cheese on roast potatoes, try serving chunks of hard cheese with fruit cake this Xmas. Buy quality: If you’re lucky enough to have a local cheesemaker or decent cheesemonger, visit them (to name a few Sabato / Maison Vauron AK / Canterbury Cheesemongers (Ferrymead) , Over the Moon (Putararu) OR Visit cheeseloversnz.co.nz for some great offers that will be delivered to your door. Nici’s Guava Paste Good with cheese 5kg of guavas Sugar (will depend on weight of guava pulp – see method) Mash the guavas in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and reduce the heat so the mixture is still slightly bubbling for 20 minutes. Line a sieve with a clean chux cloth and place over a bowl. Drain overnight. Reserve liquid for cordial or similar. Take the pulp and push it through a sieve to get rid of the extremely hard pips. Weigh the pulp and add it, and 3/4 of its weight in sugar and a tablespoon of lemon juice, to a heavy based saucepan. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Let simmer for about an hour, stirring occasionally. Pouring into a baking paper lined tray and refrigerate to set. Cut into squares and store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Eat with cheese! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne joins Jack Tame to share a light-hearted and somewhat embarrassing tale due to a click and collect service. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What’s in a name? Depending on how much it means to you, potentially tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. And while everyone was quick to criticise Vodafone’s New Zealand rebrand, history tells us that actually with a few months under the belt, it’ll all have blown over and One NZ will be just fine. ‘But Jack!’ You’re wondering... ‘What about TV ONE?’ Yep. True. There’s a clash there, of sorts. But one’s a Telco and one’s a TV station. And while I can’t speak for my TV bosses, I’m fairly confident I’m not the only person with the capacity to work out the difference. ‘But Jack!’ You’re wondering... ‘What about the racist undertones?’ For goodness’ sake. As someone who engages with politics most than most, personally I’d never heard of the ONE New Zealand Foundation until people started furiously tweeting about them. A former Green Party MP even announced on social media that her partner was phoning around to shift the pair’s Vodafone plan to a provider that wasn’t somehow inadvertently endorsing an apparently racist ideas. Do I agree with the ideology of the ONE New Zealand Foundation? No, of course not. If you’re in the headspace to be seduced by that kind of thing, the name of your cell phone provider is the least of your concerns, and I’m a sensible person whose time is far too valuable to waste on crackpot ideas. It’s for that same reason that I can’t imagine in a million years drawing a tenuous link between a cell phone provider and a fringe, far-right group. I hate the term ‘virtue-signalling’ but ask yourself if anyone going through the hassle of changing cell phone providers this weekend is doing it to meaningfully fight racism or really just doing it for the Tweet? Most telecommunications companies have business models that rely on scale. They need the biggest-possible customer base. And if you’re targetting a broad customer base, it doesn’t make sense to insult or upset people. That’s why they choose simple names. Preferably one word. Not too many syllables. Maybe Vodafone’s marketting team took the ‘one word’ principle too literally. Was One NZ a visionary rebrand? No. A game-changing piece of marketting? No. Is it a name that particularly inspires? No. Does that matter? No, of course not. Not at all. Remember when everyone fussed and fumed because Spark’s new logo looked like a cat’s bum? We got over that. We’ll get over this. The brand formally known as Vodafone has a massive reach and a massive marketting budget. I reckon we’ll get used to saying ‘One NZ’ before we get used to King Charles. And actually, what’s most puzzling to me about the name game this week is why the owners of a certain Auckland hotel decided not to follow Vodafone’s lead. Having completely overhauled its 221 rooms, with new carpet, curtains, and cabinetry, beds and and even TVs, the only thing that has hasn’t changed at the hotel is the name. And let’s be honest, if ever there was a good argument for a rebrand, surely Jet Park was it? Maybe the owners knew. They didn’t need to wait for Vodafone’s example. When it comes down to it, we humans just don’t like change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine Raynes has been reading the latest in the Thursday Murder Club series, called The Bullet that Missed. Catherine also has her review of Robert Harris' new novel, Act of Oblivion. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Amazon's in the news with Twitch revenue split changes and Jeff Bezos being made to testify to the FTC. Oskar Howell, social media expert and tech journalist, is here to explain more today. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Yardley is in the UK and share his tips on a Royal residence open to the public to slumber in. The world’s eyes have been fixed on Britain as we farewelled Queen Elizabeth II. The British Monarchy looks destined to remain an enormous catalyst for UK-bound tourism and Visit Britain is projecting a surge in royal-inspired travel. Dripping with royal trappings and a wealth of history, there’s a surprising amount of regal accommodations experiences to be found in the United Kingdom. Best of all, they don’t have to break the bank. Plenty of hotels pledge to treat you like royalty with their five-star frills. But the fact remains that not even the fanciest of facials or triple digit cotton thread count can match the prospect of bedding down in a real-deal royal residence, like the grand grounds of Balmoral, where Queen Elizabeth II saw out her final days. So not why just go stay there instead? Whether you’re a royalist or a history hound, here’s a handful of royal residences that any commoner can book a stay in. It’s kind of like the royal version of Bookabach. High up in Sutherland, Scotland, the most northerly castle on the British mainland is the 16th-century Castle of Mey. This old pile’s blood-stained history was given a new lease on life when the Queen Mother bought the castle after the death of her husband, King George VI. After a tip to toe restoration to the building and its expansive 12-hectare of grounds, which took her fifty years to complete, she spent several weeks here every August and October until her death. The castle became the first royal residence opened up to paying guests, who can now stay at the Captain's House cottage, which was the late Queen Mother's favourite spot for an indoor picnic. As you do. It can sleep six people and includes a 20-foot conservatory which overlooks an enclosed garden and offers sweeping sea views. In 2019, the then Prince Charles opened the Granary Lodge for guests, as well. www.castleofmey.org.uk Henry VIII may well have been the Hugh Hefner of the Tudor period, with Hampton Court Palace being the 16th century equivalent of the Playboy Mansion. A pleasure palace that set the stage for seriously debauched parties. Situated on the banks of the Thames just south-west of London, the infamous king's pad which also boasts pleasure gardens, a tennis court and even a bowling alley, is available for stays. Get your own taste of royal grandeur by renting the on-site 18th century Georgian House, which comes complete with private walled garden and is on the alley leading to Henry VIII’s Real Tennis Court. The Georgian House sleeps up to eight and will cost you around NZ$500 a night. www.landmarktrust.org.uk Hampton Court Just off the mainland, the Isle of Wight makes for a magnificent island escape. It’s also home to Osbourne House which was beloved by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a family holiday home. The formal entrance to Osborne House, Sovereign's Gate, has welcomed an A to Z of European aristocracy, from Napoleon and Tsar Nicholas II. It was also where Victoria made her final departure in 1901, passing away in her favourite seaside retreat. You can tour the bedroom where she died. Nowadays, the grand entrance has been turned into one of two holiday cottages, housed within this landmark building. www.english-heritage.org.uk Osbourne House Synonymous with Christmas royal-style, Sandringham in Norfolk was purchased by Queen Victoria as a marital home for her son, Edward VII. Sandringham remains a firm favourite with the royal family. Queen Elizabeth II spent her first Christmas in the property as an eight-month-old, and since then the entire Windsor tribe converge on their Norfolk bolthole every December. But when the Monarch isn't in residence, cottages that house the travelling staff on the 8000-hectare estate, are available to let. So if that invitation to Christmas lunch never seems to arrive in the mail, this is the next best thing. What was formerly the head gardener’s house is available to rent year-round. Called the Garden House, it overlooks the ornamental garden that adjoins the main building. www.norfolkhideaways.co.uk Sandringham Estate The grandest of them all? Balmoral Castle. The royal family's hideaway in the Scottish Highlands was one of the Queen's favourite residences. Flanked by more than 20,000 hectares of forests, lochs and glens; it is the summer holiday haven for the Royal Family. Like the cottages in Sandringham, they serve as staff quarters when the Monarch comes to stay. Just prior to her death, The Queen decided to allow all eight cottages to be made available to the public for holiday bookings, after being shut for so long during the pandemic. Colt Cottages are situated in close proximity to the Castle, near the Estates Office and Stables. Bookings run on a Saturday to Saturday basis and can sleep up to five people. It’s available for let between January 7 and March 31, while Rhebreck Cottage is available year-round, aside from wh

Really? Past Mid September already? I think that even living in Christchurch this is a rather late moment to sow the tomato seeds. On the other hand… A quick deposit of seeds now allows us to grow seedlings quickly and without risk of too much frost damage. Go on the website of the seed merchants. Kings seeds and Yates and all the others you know. Check your local plant stores – they often have a heap of cool varieties! Get the varieties you want and start that wonderful process of getting a heap of small pots with fabulous seed-raising mix – the fine compost-like stuff that is moist (not soaking wet) and hold lots of organic matter Tomato seeds should never be sown too deep. Think about a depth of just one millimetre if you can – just out of the reach of day-light. The way to achieve that is by sprinkling the seeds on top of the seed-raining mix and then add a tiny layer of more seed-raising mix or… sand, if you’ve got some. Keep the sowing trays in a warm (not too hot) and dark area. Do NOT over-water – rather: use a “mister” to spray water over the trays. That has the effect of keeping the seed-raising mix moist (not soaking wet) The warmth will help with germination; sunshine is not really a useful thing; too intense! Get the seedlings up to about 3 inches (7 centimetres or so). They will have some cotyledons (seed-leaves). Then provide them with a bit more light. Not in full sun, but in a lighter space, so that the seedlings can harden off a bit and grow a bit more “sturdy”. They start to develop some “True leaves” on the stem. Those are the ones that will also allow the development of side shoots, which might come in handy at a later stage of the tomato plant’s growth. After a month or so, the seedlings are ready to be transplanted; I usually take them to a larger pot with good potting mix. The way to transport them from their seedling mix to the next-stage-potting-mix is by holding them by their true leaves (not the fragile stems!) Once the plants are showing signs of hairiness (and sturdiness) on the stems they are ready to put in their final position. Imagine a good, well-drained soil mixture (loam and organic matter) with a natural fertiliser such as sheep pellets. Hammer a decent 1.8 meter stake in the middle (you’ll need that stake anyway, for the tomato vine to grow with) and plant the new arrival next to the stake. As soon as it starts to grow up try to tie it to the stake, especially if it is in a windy spot. In my tunnel house, where we don’t get rain (!) I need to do the watering myself and therefore choose a system with liquid fertiliser. Usually alternations of Seaweed Tea and Seafood Soup. Mixed in a rather diluted form (looking like light brown water). This means that the plants get fed often and with small amounts; If planted outside, I have always had good result with a slow-release fertiliser sprinkled on the soil; above the root zone: every time it rains, some of the fertiliser will dissolve and make its way into the soil. If you are growing indeterminate varieties of tomato (those that act like climbing vines, rather than bushy plants that stay low) try to keep up with pruning off the laterals, especially in the first meter of vine. It allows the vine to race upwards and create a much better fruiting “crown” at an easier height to pick the fruit. Varieties that were great for me: Artisan Blush was by far the best variety for us – I just pulled them up as they were still producing from last year!! Artisan Blush Cocktail True Red was yummy! And Chef’s Choice Bicolour was the beautiful show-stopper in summer Gerard Martin of Kings Seeds has two tips on new varieties: Rosella, a big cherry tomato with a black Blush And Orange Icicle which he describes as Meaty, Juicy, and Sweet Kick myself for being a bit late, this season… LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bob Campbell has been drinking the Stoneleigh 2021 Riesling from Marlborough and shares his thoughts. Bob's wine tip: Rieslings vary in sweetness and yet many fail to indicate sweetness level. All wines are legally obliged to show alcohol level. Alcohol level is a guide to sweetness. If a Riesling has an alcohol level of 12% or above it is likely to be dry or only very lightly sweet. If it has an alcohol level of 10% or less it is likely to be at least slightly sweet. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Showtrial: a courtroom drama from the makers of Vigil. One missing student, and a second - privileged and unlikeable - arrested for murder. The jury is going to hate her, but is she guilty? (TVNZ+) Entrapped: Sequel to the series Trapped, this murder mystery is set among the fjords of Iceland as a detective investigates the murder of a young man with links to a cult (Netflix) Waiata Anthems: a second season of the uplifting and thoughtful series that sees iconic musical artists from Aotearoa like Lorde and Tim Finn translate and record their songs in te reo Māori (TVNZ+) LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They’ve kept dance floors filled for decades and are pioneers in electronic music but now iconic UK duo Groove Armada are calling time on touring after an incredible career. Tom Findlay and Andy Cato have been best mates and colleagues for 20 years, producing hits like Superstylin’, At the River and I See You Baby. Their final tour ever ends in New Zealand with a full live band in November. Tom joins Jack Tame on Saturday Mornings. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THIS WEEK is the inaugural NZ ZERO FOOD WASTE CHALLENGE and it’s been so enlightening learning about landfill and how we contribute to it and what it’s doing in terms of emissions and resource management. One of the powerful habits to form to reduce what you’re throwing out is to USE IT ALL UP which means using stalks, peelings, outer leaves etc. I’ve become a huge fan of fried cabbage leaves which I first tried at a restaurant on Waiheke Island – they are just sooooo good. Makes 8-10 1-2 outer cabbage leaves ½ cup GF self-raising flour 2 tbsps cornflour 2 tsps cumin seeds ½ tsp turmeric ½ tsp sea salt ¾ cup ice cold water Vegetable oil for deep-frying 1. Cut the cabbage leaves into smaller pieces, say the size of your palm. 2. In a bowl, mix flour, cornflour, cumin, turmeric, salt and water to a smooth thin batter. 3. Heat enough oil in a medium saucepan to be able to immerse leaves for cooking. When oil begins to shimmer, drop some batter into the oil – if it fizzes immediately it is hot enough. 4. Dredge each cabbage leaf through the batter to coat, draining any excess. Lower into hot oil and cook until golden brown then drain on a paper towel. Repeat with all leaves. 5. Serve immediately sprinkled with salt. 3 FUN FACTS: A lettuce takes 25 years to decompose in landfill due to the anaerobic conditions For every kilo of food lobbed into landfill, 830 litres of water is lost – that’s 13 showers 1 kilo of food in landfill produces about the same carbon emissions as 25,000 plastic bottle LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

See How They Run In 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When a world-weary inspector and an eager rookie constable take on the case, they find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid world of underground theater, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril. Fire of Love Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft die in a volcanic explosion doing the very thing that brought them together, unravelling the mysteries of volcanoes by capturing some of nature's most explosive imagery. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Never say never. Have wiser words ever been spoken? Any way you look at it, the last few years have not been easy for anyone trying to predict the future. Whether sitting around a dinner table or behind a radio microphone it’s been a fool’s game to try and guess what might possibly come next. I call B-S on any serious person who watched Donald Trump’s campaign launch back in 2015 and thought ‘That man will be President.’ Sure, as the months past, the rallies grew in size, and the TV networks dedicated themselves to Trump outrage, there were many more clues. And many – including me – should have been less surprised by the ultimate outcome. But go back to day dot. The launch itself. Donald Trump coming down the escalator. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who watched that and thought to himself, ‘President Donald Trump? Ha. That’ll never happen.’ A decade or two ago, if you’d asked most so-called experts if Britain would leave the European Union, how would they have replied? Never. If you’d most of us asked whether in 2020 a global pandemic would kill millions and totally disrupt the World order, even though we had the collective scientific expertise and public health controls to control what was for most a reasonably mild infection, how would we have responded? Never. Hell,just a few years ago, what if you’d asked the average rugby fan if the All Blacks would lose to Argentina at home? You’ve got it... never. The truth is that in all of these cases there were little clues, little noteworthy kernels, that a more careful analysis might have identified and given us pause for thought. The economies, social fabric, and media cultures of the U.S and Britain had both undergone steady but significant changes. A World interconnected by cheap air travel combined with a growing anti-science, conspiratorial movement, and plain old human nature made a pandemic likely, if not inevitable. And let’s not get started on New Zealand Rugby. I wonder, does the never-say-never principle work in reverse? Do seemingly unlikely good things happen, too? Could the World suddenly unite to stop the climate from warming? Maybe I’m just an Eeyore, but I struggle to think of examples. All of this is to say I dunno about Russia and Vladimir Putin. I listened to his extraordinary speech this week and although I’m cynical as to whether we in New Zealand get a full and accurate picture of what is happening in Ukraine, clearly the man is determined to continue escalating the conflict. But nuclear weapons? In this day and age? My gut says never. Imagine the damage! The fallout! The mutually-assured destruction. The World would never be the same. But then somewhere in me there is a nagging little thought. A little kernel of doubt. Perhaps nuclear war is unlikely. But we should treat the risk of nuclear war as anything but. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne joins us today to talk about the biggest live event of the week, Queen Elizabeth II's broadcasted funeral. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.