Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

It's hardly your average father-son enterprise. UB40 has been rolling out the hits since 1978, and over the years they've had their dramas and a few personnel changes. And now founding member Robin Campbell has been joined on stage by his son Matt – the pair lining up behind the mics together, touring the world, and performing songs written before Matt was born. In 2027, the band is coming to New Zealand with their new Unstoppable World Tour. It's been nearly fifty years since UB40 first began, and Robin confessed that he didn't for a minute expect to still be performing after so long. "My ambitions probably stretched to maybe getting a decade out of it," he told Jack Tame. "To get to here, we are literally 48 years later since we started, it's what dreams are made of, I've spent my entire life doing something I love." Robin says the tour is named 'Unstoppable' for a reason, as it's effectively how they feel at the moment. "We literally feel like we're having the most fun we've had in a long time." While the band has been in existence for nearly fifty years, Matt was not, and only joined the line up in 2023. "To be honest, it was never anything that I'd kind of dreamt of doing in that respect, but it's something that I kind of feel has come naturally in that sense," he told Tame. "It's really it's an honour and a privilege really to be part of the band, to be welcomed into the band by everybody. And, not only performing with my dad, but performing with, essentially everybody, everyone in the band I've known my whole life." "It's a really special thing to be involved with." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some may be surprised to learn that we haven't yet found every colour and pigment. Scientists are still developing new pigments, with the last major inorganic pigment to be discovered in 2009 – YInMn Blue, a near perfect shade of blue. Kevin Milne joined Jack Tame to chat about the world of pigments and the ongoing hunt for the "perfect red". LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beebadoobie has taken a hard swing into the 90s in her latest album. 'Pylon' is the fourth album from the Filipino-British musician and is filled with touches of classic grunge, midwest emo, and ‘90s radio rock. The album also features collaborations with Hayley Williams, Turnstile's Brendan Yates, Chino Moreno of Deftones and Pinegrove's Evan Stephens Hall. Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to share his thoughts on the album. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As climate change continues to impact the planet, causing issues and severe weather all around the world, it's important to think about the future, and those who will be living in it: kids. But how do you raise your kids to care about the planet without overwhelming them? Kate Hall has a few tips. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hollywood, Ending by John Green For rising young actors Kai Laramie and Juniper Castillo, being cast in the buzzy biopic Andy Warhol Never Gets Old is the opportunity they've both been waiting for. They're on the verge of breaking out, and maybe even falling in love. Soon, the movie is blowing up, and so are their lives—in exciting, but also terrifying, ways. John Green artfully blends a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story with an unflinching examination of the insatiable attention economy. Told through dual points of view, the novel follows Kai and Juniper from the first days on location to the movie's premiere, brilliantly juxtaposing their story with the on-screen study of Warhol's life at the dawn of celebrity culture. Double Tap by Vince Flynn & Don Bentley Mitch Rapp signed up to be an assassin. A lone wolf who hunts and kills his nation's enemies on their turf. Now, he has a new mission. When Mitch's target—a Pakistani chemical weapons scientist for hire—is snatched from the streets of Verona, the American Assassin must penetrate the jihadi cell responsible for the brazen kidnapping before they can make use of the scientist's deadly expertise. But Mitch isn't the only one interested in the scientist. The Pakistani represents an existential threat. A threat that will fray alliances, force enemies to seek common ground, and resurrect long settled vendettas. As the events triggered by the kidnapping cascade out of control, Mitch Rapp must stop the chain reaction before the Middle East reaches critical mass. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"For a drive to remember, richly wreathed with roadside enticements, the Pacific Coast Way is Queensland's sprawling holiday highway. Hop-scotch you way down the coast, which is best savoured in bite-sized chunks. Two hours south of Cairns, Mission Beach was my first destination, a spectacular less-trafficked patch of paradise. Enroute, pop into Innisfail, Australia's art deco capital." Read about Mike's full journey between Mission Beach and Townsville here. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rosa Flanagan of Two Raw Sisters is dishing up a delicious recipe for Polenta Crusted Fish Tacos. Serves: 4 (3 tacos per person) Time: 30 minutes Ingredients ~500g fresh fish 1 cup polenta 1 tsp chilli flakes 1 tsp sea salt 1 egg, whisked Oil, for cooking Tomato Salsa 200g cherry tomatoes, cut in half or quarters ½ cup coriander, chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed and finely chopped 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1/2 tsp sea salt ½ tsp black pepper Guacamole 2 avocados 1 lemon, juiced 1 tsp sea salt ½ cup coriander, chopped To Serve ~12 tacos- we recommend using Tio Pablo- Authentic Corn Tortillas 1 small head of cos lettuce 2 lemons, cut into quarters Aioli, homemade or store brought Method Add the polenta, chilli flakes, and salt to a bowl and mix together. Cut your fresh fish of choice into individual pieces. Dip each piece of fish in the whisked egg and then coat in the polenta. Then place on a plate. Continue this process with each piece of fish. Heat a pan up over a medium heat and add some oil. Place the fish pieces into a pan and cook on either side for ~3-4 minutes, until the outside turns golden and crispy. Once cooked, remove each piece from the pan and place on a plate. Continue this process until all fish pieces are cooked. For the tomato salsa, add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix to combine. Set aside. For the guacamole, add your avocado to a mixing bowl and lightly smash. Add the remaining ingredients and mix to combine. Set aside. Heat another pan over a medium-high heat. Add your tortillas, one at a time. Heat for ~30 seconds on each side. Place and cover in a clean tea towel. Continue, until all tortillas are heated. To assemble your tortillas, add some cos lettuce, followed by a generous dollop of guacamole, a piece or two of fish, then topped with the tomato salsa. Squeeze over some lemon juice and lastly dollop on the aioli. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday September 26 2026, Robin and Matt Campbell, the father and son component of UB40, join us to talk about their upcoming New Zealand show. Jack tests out the new Auckland City Rail Link with his boys. Rosa Flanagan from Two Raw Sisters gives us a twist on tacos with their Polenta Crusted Fish Taco recipe. We delve into Meta's new AI assistant, Muse, with our tech expert Paul Stenhouse. And how do we raise kids who care about the planet without overwhelming them? Kate Hall is here with some tips. Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The owl of New Zealand was having a go at Bird of the Year. And it wasn't just Pete Wolfkamp and I that voted for the Ruru… We're both supporters of Wingspan in Rotorua – it's the place where falcons, harriers, and owls find a useful and caring home, especially when these birds have been whacked by a car on the road or flew into a glass window. It's not really something Ruru do a lot; they have phenomenal vision, especially at night. The Ruru that really became my friend was Whisper. I'll never forget that owl. Whisper was at Wingspan for many, many years. She would come and sit on my shoulder, have a little nibble in my pockets, and was happy to be scratched and treated with some tickling. All despite her preference to be cuddled by ladies (not males!). It did help to give her some insects (beetles and weta) with every visit I made! Whisper passed away a couple of years ago and all our Wingspan staff miss her dearly. The lifespan for Ruru is around ten years – depending on their place of living, I suppose. Ruru occur almost everywhere in Aotearoa, including many offshore Islands. The drier regions, especially in the eastern areas of the South Island, do not seem to have huge numbers. They are not common in Christchurch, for instance. This is the time of the year (September) when these owls are getting together and thinking about getting some young ones. Usually two eggs are the beginning of it all, with eggs hatching after a month. The parents fly silently through the forests and even trough gardens. Their ability to detect possible prey is literally the result of their silence – it makes so much sense, they can hear mice, rodents, and insects from a great distance! The Ruru's serrated feathers allow it to fly silently. After about five weeks, the kids leave their nest cavity and learn to forage their own food. If you are ready to look after your own Ruru Owl population, the least you can do is create your own Owl Box in the garden. Guess what: Pete Wolfkamp has been making a number of excellent boxes that seem to be attractive to these birds. Imagine springtime and Ruru looking after their young in a sizeable tree in your garden! The kids are relatively quiet, but mum and dad will call from time to time, yelling “morepork” just when you want to go to bed… LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Wine: Domaine Thomson 'Explorer' Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2025, Central Otago. RRP from $35.00 It has a bright and vibrant ruby core with purple and pink highlights. A very youthful wine, with aromas and flavours of raspberry and fresh red and black cherry flesh; roses and violet with a clay stone soil suggestion. Central Otago signatures of dried herbs and savoury seam. An abundance of coarse-silk tannins and plenty of acidity will ensure this wine will age develop for a few years to come. A wine to drink from today or cellar and enjoy through 2035+. The Food: Good Pinot Noir needs food that has some available protein to shake hands with the tannins. This means a medium-rare steak is good, but be careful about too much pepper or mustard seasoning. An easy match to this wine is some salmon fillet with a light kalamata olive tapenade, or eggplant parmigiano. The Season: 2025 delivered a VG vintage in Bendigo and Central Otago in general. A bumper crop for more than a few producers, overall ripeness and core fruit flavours and importantly for Pinot Noir ripe tannins than can form long chains delivering wines with poise and length across the palate. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forget Facebook, Meta is now all about Muse The ads are everywhere! They're all over New York's subway system, billboards, and a nationwide TV commercial. They have a cute mascot named "Jolly", which looks sort of like a polar bear crossed with a Teletubby. They want this AI assistant to be for everyone, especially those who don't know tech jargon or care to. They just want it to be helpful, feel friendly, and do things for you. It doesn't just chat. It operates in the background even when the app is closed, so it can stay on calls or do research tasks or monitor for updates and changes. And it's going to be everywhere Meta is. Not only can you get it via iOS, Android, and macOS, but you can also go through WhatsApp, or even using their new Muse Charm. It's not a "wearable", it's a "holdable". The Tamagotchi-style device is a pocket-sized keychain featuring a touch screen to summon Jolly the mascot. It's got cameras and microphones to interact with it too. It is also slated for integration into Meta's smart glasses. What about security? Meta claims Muse is highly secure because each user's agent runs on an isolated Muse Secure Virtual Machine (VM). They've promised an upcoming "Confidential VM" tier using Signal-protocol encryption so tight that not even Meta can look at the data. But just today, Meta had to bolster its internal safety warnings after a security researcher discovered a vulnerability that could potentially allow attackers to access sensitive personal data via the agent. The product is a massive commercial hit out of the gate, beating out ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok on the App Store charts. The launch successfully drove a massive rally in Meta's stock price. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

American Hostage Beloved Indianapolis radio reporter Fred Heckman is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular news programme (Neon). Neagley Frances Neagley, a private investigator and former military protege of Jack Reacher, learns that a beloved friend from her past has been killed in a suspicious accident; using her knowledge, Neagley puts herself on a dangerous path to uncover evil (Prime Video). LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the many things that makes New York such a great city is the subway system. It really is a kind of circulatory system for the city, the various lines linking different corners like veins and arteries stretching throughout a body. In the five years I lived there, I loved it. I rode it more or less every day, often on multiple journeys. I didn't have a car. Didn't need a car. I prided myself on knowing the subway map so well that I'd never need any digital assistance in working out the fastest route to a destination, and I'd always know what side of the carriage the door was gonna open on and position myself accordingly. Auckland's CRL is not New York's subway. Its 3.5km tunnels are by my calculation, 1/68th of New York's underground subway network. Nevertheless, the excitement of the last few weeks has reassured me that I'm far from the only one who appreciates a good piece of mass transit infrastructure. Finally, we've all thought, New Zealand can have big city things too. On Tuesday after school, I packed the boys up and gave them an ultimatum. Jobs with me in the backyard or a test ride on the CRL? It was an easy decision. I'd already had a look at Karanga-a-hape station, but I figured that as a family we'd wait until the early hype had passed before riding the link for a real-life test. By the time we'd swiped on, the train was filling up with high school kids and commuters making their way home for the evening. “How long until we go underground?” the nine-year-old kept asking. “Are we underground yet?” “Is this underground?” Although most of it was lost on him, I tried to use the train map to illustrate what had changed. I reckon this is the thing those of us who don't live in Auckland perhaps still don't properly appreciate: you have to understand how inconvenient the old system was to fully appreciate the new one. When you ride the train and it goes through the CRL, it just feels like a logical journey. Because it is. The old way of doing things meant heaps of commuters had to effectively overshoot their destination, then muck around waiting to be re-routed before heading back in the general direction from where they'd come. The nine-year-old is at the age and stage where he's obsessed with the biggest and best. “We're at the deepest train station in the whole of New Zealand,” I said, as we pulled up to Karanga-a-hape. “REALLY?!” he said. “LIKE... ACTUALLY?” The 18-month-old was less impressed with the tunnel and more interested in staring at the commuting masses, refusing to sit on my lap and insisting he had his own seat. We got out at Waitematā, had a snack, tagged back on and went home. The boys loved it. It killed an hour or so. But I couldn't help but think how from a commuter's perspective, or that of anyone who's spent time in a big, developed city overseas, the whole thing is actually pretty unremarkable. And to a certain extent, I suppose, that's the entire point. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heart of the Beast After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements. 500 Days In The Wild 500 Days In The Wild follows the epic 6-year journey of filmmaker Dianne Whelan as she sets out to reconnect with nature and become the first person to travel the world's longest trail. The 24,000 km Trans Canada Trail stretches across the continent of North America, connecting the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans. It is the longest trail in the world. For six years filmmaker Dianne Whelan traveled the entirety of the land and water trails, the only person to ever accomplish this journey. 500 Days in the Wild recounts Dianne's journey by bike, canoe, skis, snowshoes and on foot and her cross-cultural visits with those who live close to the land. This feature doc culled from 800 hours of footage is an intricate weave of adventure film, personal reflection and stunning captures of wildlife and landscapes. Using humour, adventure, beautiful cinematography and a great soundtrack (including songs from Joni Mitchell, First Aid Kit, Xavier Rudd, and The Tragically Hip), 500 Days in the Wild will entertain audiences and inspire hope for the future. She started out alone, disillusioned with state of the world, to look for different ways of caring for the land and for each other. She ended the journey a bit wiser, more hopeful, in love and with a passion to share this story. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are superstars in the world of children's literacy. Donaldson's fanciful, perfectly rhyming tales, paired with Scheffler's unmistakable illustrations make them a formidable force. The Gruffalo is one of the most successful book franchises in history, and they're returning to that familiar world with their newest creation: 'Gruffalo Granny'. It comes 27 years after the first book was published and 22 years after its sequel, 'The Gruffalo's Child', hit the shelves. Over twenty years is a fairly large gap, but Donaldson told Jack Tame she's hardly been twiddling her thumbs in the meantime. "I've written dozens of books in between," she said. "And it's quite hard to write a sequel ... you're not so free." The return to the deep dark wood also came as a surprise to Scheffler, who had no idea the book was in the works. "At least the Gruffalo and the Gruffalo's child knew that Granny was coming – I didn't know," he told Tame. "When I'm writing a story, I don't, if I tell someone I'm going to write a story about this, that and the other, and they go, "yeah, I'm not so sure", you know, then immediately I'll just clam up and I won't do it," Donaldson explained. "Plus, I've got to be happy myself. Sometimes I think I can write a story and then it doesn't work out so I have to keep it to myself and be happy before I show it to anyone." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of Kevin Milne's grandsons had his birthday recently, and to celebrate, they did something slightly unusual. Instead of a party, they instead took the now four year old on a tour around the Hutt Valley in a London Transport double-decker bus. He joined Jack Tame to chat about the experience. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Massive names in music are set to take the stage at Christchurch's Electric Avenue next year. With hits like "Use Somebody" and "Sex on Fire," American rock band Kings of Leon will headline Hagley Park on Friday February 26. Scottish DJ Calvin Harris will play the Saturday night stage with tracks like "Feel So Close" and "We Found Love". Other big names include Kasabian, Major Lazer, Underworld and Bebe Rexha. Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to go through the line up. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Noble Selves by Kate Atkinson It's the summer of 1951 and everyone is looking to put the dark days of the war behind them. The government's solution: The Festival of Britain, a celebration of the country's creativity, grit and ingenuity. For foreign correspondent turned war reporter Harry Flynn, it might offer the chance of redemption after a bad war in the Far East and a peace that is proving no easier to negotiate. Having failed to resume his journalistic career, he reluctantly joins an oddball team of misfits, ne'er-do-wells and downright chancers helping to ready the Festival of Britain for launch. Flynn's attempts to resume some semblance of a romantic life also founder when one of his dates goes missing and he is deemed to be the last person to have seen her alive. Could he have been in some way responsible for her disappearance? Little does he realize that the answer to some of his mounting problems may lie in the hands of a precocious, straight-talking thirteen-year-old called Veronica and a rather scruffy terrier who goes by the name of Mrs Betty… The Pirate Queen by Ariel Lawhon Grace O'Malley was born to be a sea captain. But despite her natural skill on the water, Grace learns early that her dreams of a life at the helm are not compatible with the expectations of her noble family. As the only daughter of a powerful chieftain, her role is to secure a strong alliance and bear children. But when she's sent to foster with a nearby clan, Grace falls for a clever and open-minded second son—a man she cannot have. Married off against her will to a brutal warrior, Grace performs her duty, all the while gathering followers loyal to her, and consolidating her husband's power, only to be ousted from his lands. But this betrayal offers Grace the opportunity to return to sea, finally leading clan O'Malley's mighty fleet. Just as she finds true independence, Queen Elizabeth's incursions into Ireland grow bolder and Grace must fight to defend her land, her ships, and the people she loves most against the cruel and power-hungry English deputies, who will stop at nothing to check her influence. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday September 19 2026, children's literature superstars Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler speak to us about their newest creation, 'Gruffalo Granny'. Jack renews his Man Card with a home chainsaw experience. Resident Evil has hit our cinema screens, and our film reviewer Francesca Rudkin gives us her take on it. Ed McKnight joins us to talk about financial freedom versus financial peace and how we can achieve them. And since Electric Avenue has dropped its 2027 lineup, Chris Schulz is here to debrief. Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"For a Queensland holiday with a difference, why not savour a slice of the Pacific Coast Way? Spanning 1800km, from Cairns to Coolangatta, this is like the Sunshine State's answer to Route 66. Rather than crossing a country, this iconic coastal roadie straddles the full length of one of the world's seven natural wonders: the Great Barrier Reef. The Pacific Coast Way mostly traces the Bruce Highway, with reef-fringed beaches and islands on one side, and lush rainforest, country towns, bountiful farmland and national park on the other. Over the course of a week, I drove two-thirds of the route, starting in the tropical swagger of Cairns and finishing in Rockhampton." Read Mike's full article here. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why do some people support a team through thick and thin while others are “fair-weather” fans? On the back of the Warriors loss last week and tomorrow's do or die match, Dr Dougal Sutherland digs into the idea of "BIRGers" and "CORFers". The foundational concept of BIRGing: Basking in Reflected Glory You see this in such behaviours as someone being more likely to wear team colours and strips after victories, talking about the wins a lot, and using phrases such as “we won". Psychologically, BIRGing seems to have at least two benefits for people: 1. Enhanced self-esteem – people feel more successful through identifying with a winning team. 2. Positive social identity – people feel stronger links to others in the same community. We all feel good and a sense of belonging when our team wins. In fact, research shows now that many people don't feel like they merely support the team, they feel they are part of the wider team. It may be that COATing is a better description (Celebrating Our Accomplishment Together) than BIRG – the glory isn't reflective, it's ours! The opposite process is Cutting Off Reflected Failure (CORFing), which occurs when people psychologically distance themselves from a team after losses. The purpose of CORFing is largely protective. It helps people avoid damage to self-esteem when a valued group performs poorly. But not all fans are the same… Committed fans, those who've supported the Wahs through thick and thin tend to BIRG when the team wins, keep supporting the team after losses, and don't usually CORF. Newer research identified a subgroup of fans who might be best described as “jumping on the bandwagon”. They still strongly identify with the team but believe the team deserves special recognition, are highly sensitive to threats or criticism, and need the team's success to validate themselves. They also tend to BIRG more after victories and CORF more after defeats than committed fans and seem to be more likely to engage in violence or other disruptive behaviour. This group has been labelled “collective narcissists”. Fan bases with a high proportion of collective narcissists may be less stable because support fluctuates greatly with team performance. For sports organisations, having a winning team increases popularity and most clubs likely have committed fans and bandwagon jumpers. Building up a strong community/group feeling come rain or shine might help reduce the number of bandwagon jumpers and keep a more stable fan base. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over the last few days, I simply couldn't help but visit the various botanical highlights where flowering trees attract loads of people for a walk. Years ago, I worked in Japan on a regular basis, where the Cherry Blossoms traditionally attract millions of people having lunch under those magnificent trees. Once you've seen that spectacle, you won't forget it in a hurry! This year is a brilliant one, especially in Christchurch (and the surrounding towns). Not just the botanic garden, where displays are always unique, but also the classic Cantabrian private gardens. Blossoms on an apple tree in Lincoln. Photo / Supplied It's a busy week at the Halswell Quarry, where parking is at a premium, especially on the weekend. For the past few decades, the development of the old quarry environment has not only focused on our native vegetation, trees and shrubs and useful Ornithological sites, but also on magnificent varieties of Cherry Blossom, grown in traditional ways. Different Cherry varieties. Photo / Supplied It may not come as a surprise that the Halswell Quarry has some botanical areas of international origin. The sister city connections show Kurashiki (Japan), Gansu Province (China), and Songpa-Gu from Korea. And they all have their own specific species and varieties that will attract gardeners. What I really enjoy about this time of the year is that many new sub-divisions around the Christchurch and general Canterbury area show gardeners the value of planting these lovely trees that attract pollinators, birds, and heaps of native insects in your garden. A wild Lincoln blossom tree. Photo / Supplied There are some great companies that support a wide variety of Cherry Blossoms – have a look at what's brilliant in your neck of the woods and pick what lights up your garden! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While they may sound like the same sentiment, there is a difference between financial freedom and financial peace. For most people, financial freedom is quite a way down the line, as it gives someone the opportunity to quit working for good and live "freely". Financial peace on the other hand, is simply organising things so that you aren't constantly worried about money – something 65% of Kiwis experience on a regular basis. Ed McKnight joined Jack Tame to discuss how to achieve peace when it comes to your finances. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The smart glasses war heats up as Snap releases their new glasses These are augmented reality glasses, so they will effectively put a screen in front of you. You can interact with the apps using your hands, so you can just reach out and tap an icon or a button. There's a social element too, so you can play dominos with a friend, each wearing your glasses and seeing the same thing, just from different views. Another experience helps people improve their golf swing by blending virtual lessons and challenges with a user's real-world view. What makes them different is that you don't need a phone – they connect to the mobile network via a data plan. They last only about four hours so aren't designed to be worn all day. They look a bit bulky. One reviewer said they were more awkward than the Meta versions. Meta's reportedly making some changes to their glasses too They were dubbed "pervert glasses" with their cameras able to record anyone and anything. Maybe that feedback got to them because reports say they're working on glasses now that won't have a camera at all. They're codenamed "Luna" and will be audio focused, so they'll still be listening with their six built in microphones! They'll be connected to their new Muse agent which is like a personal assistant. Without the camera tech they'll be slimmer too, so there can be more designs. Meta has a conference next week, so we're expecting them to be announced then. A self-driving car dobbed in its passengers' illegal activity Two people were riding in a Waymo self-driving car in San Francisco and had a semi-automatic AR weapon. Somehow, it was detected and the police were alerted, ending with the car pulling over and the passengers being arrested. It's still unclear if the car's cameras auto detected the gun or a human reviewer saw it, but either way we are being watched. What's the next step here? Should the car automatically lock the passengers inside until the police arrive? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MobLand Season 2 Follows the chaotic aftermath of the Harrigan family winning their gang war, turning from a street-level turf battle into a sprawling political drama (Prime Video). Youth This comedy follows a divorcée's search for sex and love whilst juggling her ailing parents and should-be grown up son (HBO Max). LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Resident Evil From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan, a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos. Call My Agent! The Movie Five years after ASK Agency closed, debut director Andréa loses her lead actor just days before filming and reunites her old team — for better or worse. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Never again. Two and a half years on, the memory still engenders a physical reaction. The time I found some guys to lightly trim the trees in my backyard, at my neighbour's request. I figured it made sense just to leave the lads and their chainsaws to it while I went to work, only to return home to discover they'd hacked my beautiful trees back to stumps. It was and remains my biggest, most painful mistake as a homeowner. I've got a knot in my stomach just thinking about it now. And understandably through the tears that were shed, I agreed with my wife. Never. Again. Alas, a cabbage tree in my back yard has been ailing for some time. It's been dropping branches and its trunk has been quite obviously eroding away, with big chunks at its base turning to dust. I took some photos and sought the opinion of some gardening experts online, and the response was unanimous. The tree was a safety hazard. It had to go. This will come as a great surprise I'm sure, but I'm not someone who's spent a lot of time doing manual labour. My hands are those of a middle-aged man who's spent most of his life at a desk in a nice climate-controlled office. At 39, I'm not sure I'd ever held a chainsaw, let alone used one. Opinion was divided. Was this a job for an expert? Or was this a job for a trip to Hirequip and a couple of YouTube tutorials? Perhaps scarred by the last time I had strangers with chainsaws on the property, I decided to do it myself. By chainsaw standards, the one I hired was not particularly impressive. For starters, it was electric. Nothing like the ones from the master lumberjacks whose tutorials I'd watched online. Nevertheless, I will admit to feeling a little thrill the first time I fired it up and felt its blade begin to cycle. It was a little bit like firing a gun for the first time. A felt a little shiver of power. The tree, I figured, was a bit like my aging body in that it carried weight in strange places. Even though cabbage trees can be spindly things, some of the upper branches can be surprisingly dense. A rotting tree can carry a bit of water. I was well aware that I needed to avoid bringing it down on myself. If I thought the previous tree episode was an ugly sight, a tree-chainsaw-middle-aged-dad-collision would set a new and gruesome standard. Piece by piece, I attacked it. Purposefully. The sawdust sprayed over me and caked my hair. My arms glistened with sweat. And though you might be expecting this to be the part of the story where it all inevitably went catastrophically, bloodily, limb-threateningly wrong, it didn't. I brought down the tree. I cut it into pieces. I removed the stump and lay down some grass seed while I decide what to grow next. It was, it has to be said, an uncharacteristic success. The real danger, of course, is that when my wife points to the slowly-recovering trees in our backyard and recalls the terrible trauma —never again!— there's a now little part of me that recalls the feeling of that chainsaw revving in my hands. Well... never say never. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two Raw Sisters' Rosa Flanagan is serving up a recipe for a delicious Quinoa, Crispy Chickpeas, and Halloumi salad - perfect for spring. Serves 4. Time: 30 minutes. Ingredients 3/4 cup quinoa 1 1/2 cups water Crispy Chickpeas 400g chickpeas - rinsed and drained 2 tbsp cooking oil 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tbsp dukkah ¼ tsp sea salt Lemon Garlic Oil ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil 1 lemon - zest and juice 1 clove garlic - crushed and chopped 1 tsp dijon mustard Halloumi 2 tbsp cooking oil 250g halloumi - cut into 1 centimetre slices To Finish 1 fennel bulb - thinly sliced 1 cucumber - smashed and chopped into bite-sized chunks 4 radishes - thinly sliced ½ cup pumpkin seeds - toasted 1/2 cup mint - chopped 1/2 cup dill - chopped 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley - chopped 2 avocados - cut into chunks Method Preheat the oven to 200C. In a small bowl, add the drained chickpeas, cooking oil, paprika, dukkah and salt. Toss together. On a lined baking tray evenly spread out the chickpeas. Place in the oven to cook for 15-20 minutes. Place the quinoa in a pot with the water. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 7 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly. If there is any excess water, place a lid on the pot. For the lemon oil, mix together the olive oil, lemon zest and juice, garlic, and dijon mustard. Heat a frying pan over medium heat, add the cooking oil, and fry the halloumi slices until golden on both sides. In a large mixing bowl, add the cooked quinoa, crispy chickpeas and ¾ of the lemon garlic oil. Toss together. Add the fennel, cucumber, radishes, pumpkin seeds and herbs. Toss gently. Arrange on a flat platter and top with avocado chunks and halloumi. Drizzle over the remaining lemon garlic oil. This salad will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1-2 days LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allyson Gofton is the face of wholesome, heartwarming Kiwi home cooking. She was the face of 'Food in a Minute', has written several cookbooks, and her recipes and advice have helped many households get food on the table. Her newest cookbook, 'Give', is on shelves now, and this one's not just designed to help Kiwis, but also raise money for Breast Cancer Cure research. The idea for the book came to Gofton when she was walking her dog one day, and came across a Dragon Boating competition, filled entirely with breast cancer survivors. "I looked at these women, and I was filled with joy ... I thought, surely the person that was Allyson Gofton, that girl that wrote all the cookbooks, who's had some time out, surely, I could do something to give back," Gofton told Jack Tame. "I thought, surely that girl that was supported by New Zealand women could do something to give back." LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Māori Language Week just over the horizon, Kevin Milne is thinking about just how far broadcasters have come. He took Jack Tame back to NZBC in 1971, his first year in radio, and the job he was assigned to compile the weekly radio news in te reo. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger' charts the reunion of Liam and Noel Gallagher for their 2025 tour. It's filled with rare footage and untold stories, chronicling the band's journey from the streets of Manchester to global rock stardom. Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to share his thoughts on the documentary. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen Extrasensory perception. The Gift. A Sixth Sense. Or something else…. In 1964, four remarkable young women at a prestigious university became the subjects of parapsychology experiments by a visionary scientist. On the cusp of a historic breakthrough, the women mysteriously vanished and the program was erased from history. Decades later, Riley Bell, newly divorced and desperate for a fresh start, accepts a caretaker job for an elderly widow named Betty. Riley steps into a home that is frozen in another era - no microwave, television, or cell phones, and Betty has never heard of the internet. Why has Betty lived in such profound isolation for so many years, and why does she need Riley now? As the story unfolds across two timelines - Betty's 1960s era of 5 o'clock martinis and high-stakes experiments, and Riley's quest to uncover the truth about the missing women - old secrets rise to the surface. And the only way to survive is to confront the mystery that has lingered for sixty years. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion (Vol. 1) by Beth Brower 'I've arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one. My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident.' The year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Straddling the US-Canadian border, crowned by the Rainbow Bridge, Niagara Falls is a striking destination, dishing up a heady mix of thundering natural wonder and vibrant parklands. Yes, there's plenty of tourist tat clustered around both sides of the border, from faded casinos and wax museums to Hershey World and the Fudge Factory, but it's nature that really holds court here. The Niagara River, and the entire Great Lakes Basin of which it is a part, is a legacy of the last Ice Age, connecting Lake Erie with Lake Ontario. While some water is annually replenished from rainfall and snow melt, a significant proportion is “fossil water”, leftover from the melting ice sheets 10,000 years ago." Read Mike's full article here. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kate Hall joined Jack Tame to provide an update on how her Suburban Homestead Project has been coming along. What is the Suburban Homestead Project? We're transforming our small suburban Auckland property using homesteading and permaculture principles, showing that you don't need a rural lifestyle block to grow food, produce more yourself and work more closely with nature. What we've done: Hot water heat pump: We've recently replaced our old hot water system with a Reclaim CO₂ hot water heat pump. We're already seeing a significant reduction in our hot water energy use/bill – around 64% less electricity used! Turning an underused space into a productive garden: We're repurposing old timber posts (from Repost) that previously had a life in vineyards to create new garden edging in a darker, previously underutilised part of our section. The goal is a productive space filled with things our children will enjoy, including fruit trees, and somewhere we'll eventually bury both babies' placentas. Designing with nature, not against it: We're working with Treeborn to understand what will actually thrive in that space, including documenting sunlight at different times of day. It's a good example of permaculture thinking: observing light, wind, water, and conditions first, then choosing plants and designing around what nature is already doing. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is earwax? Earwax: a natural substance produced in the ear canal. It contains oils, dead skin cells, and tiny particles. Earwax protects the ear: traps dust, germs, and keeps the skin moist. It's naturally self-cleaning: wax usually moves out on its own. Earwax is normal – it does not mean your ears are dirty! Why does earwax sometimes cause problems? When too much wax builds up, it can become hard and impact. Some people are more prone due to narrow ear canals, excess hair, or hearing aids Cotton buds push wax deeper into the ear and irritate and damage the ear canal – do not use them. How do we know if we have an earwax problem? A blocked or full feeling in the ear or hearing being muffled or reduced. Sometimes it can cause ringing (tinnitus), dizziness, or slight discomfort. Remember: a blocked ear isn't always wax, infection can cause similar symptoms. How do we treat earwax? Talk to your doctor or nurse if your ear feels blocked, so they can examine the ear canal. Ear drops can soften the wax, allowing it to come out naturally. Olive oil often used. If it doesn't clear, your doctor or nurse can remove using ear suction or irrigation. Make sure you see your doctor for severe pain, discharge, bleeding, sudden hearing loss, or persistent dizziness. Remember: earwax is normal, it protects the ear, we can't prevent it, and never use cotton buds in the ear! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday September 12th 2026, Food In A Minute legend Allyson Gofton joins the show to talk about her beautiful new cookbook, 'Give. Jack wonders if the world will eventually end at the hands of AI. Nadia Lim serves up a Rhubarb, Raspberry, and Ginger Strudel Braid that will impress your guests. We hear all about the new foldable Apple iPhone Duo from our techxpert Paul Stenhouse. And how can you maximise space at your suburban property? Sustainability expert Kate Hall has some great suggestions for your next home project. Get the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast every Saturday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A few weeks ago, we discussed the story of one of those beautiful centipedes captured by a young lady (Raine). A lovely 5 centimetre long body with long legs and fast movement – a beauty! I thought it might be prudent to tell the story of our native giant centipede, often found at night in the North Island. In Latin the name means “one hundred legs”, but they ain't got that many! Usually, they have somewhere around 23 pairs of legs... or 21 pairs, or 25 pairs, or 27 pairs – always an odd number of pairs of legs (never an even number – why? Who knows!). The front pair of legs is modified into hollow fangs with which they bite and administer poison to subdue or kill prey. That poison also acts as a digestive juice: they inject it into prey, and it starts to dissolve the inner structure of the insect/prey so that after half an hour all the centipede needs to do is suck the dissolved innards of the prey up like a soup! So in reality, the centipede has an external stomach in the form of that poison that pre-digests the food in the prey's own body! The poison is a nasty neurotoxin that really causes quite a bit of damage to humans too – I'd know! I've been bitten and it caused a 2.5-hour paralysis in my right arm and hand – I couldn't write for a few hours! Then there was an itch for weeks and weeks and weeks. Some big centipedes can be really dangerous, but I don't think there are any cases of fatalities… But it must have been close, every now and then… Centipedes are really fast hunters; they have amazing long rear legs that grab anything that annoys them – I can show you how to “stroke” a centipede and in which direction so you don't end up caught in those hind legs, which means an almost certain bite! Each body segment has its own set of “brains” or neurological centre. That regulates the leg movement and coordinates the magical motion they display. They usually crawl into nice dark and moist places, because their skin is relatively thin and they dry out very quickly. When a mother has eggs, she is very dedicated and looks after them for weeks and weeks – almost like an incubating mother hen. She also licks the eggs constantly to keep them moist and clean of bacteria. There is evidence that her excretion has some very powerful anti-bacterial and anti-microbial compounds in it, that could be very useful for future human medicine! Even these scary centipedes need protection, because they may contribute to our future techniques in human medicine. Look after all these creatures on our (Animal) Planet! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apple's iPhone Duo has been revealed The Apple fan boys are fanboying. My X feed has been lit up with excitement. The dual app view has already turned into a meme. The magic opening and closing animation which seamlessly transitions between the open and closed views has already been recreated on Androids and laptops. The developers are nervous about the work ahead designing for all its new form factors. That animation and the smart way they've reconfigured the UI shows Apple has done the foldable better than any of the others in the market. But it's funny because the actual folding screen is made by Samsung. It will be the hottest status symbol around. Some other Apple innovation caught my eye though... Apple has found a way to verify that a photo was taken on an iPhone. In the age of AI and misinformation, verification is going to be key. How do you know that photo was actually real? Apple will now take a copy of the photo, along with the sensor data and “sign” that as a reference image unable to be edited. They're thinking of it like a digital negative. It's a great addition and here's hoping we get more of this type of thing from other phone and camera makers. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Slow Horses Season 6 follows Diana Taverner as she embroils the dysfunctional MI5 agents of Slough House in a high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge, forcing them on the run. Available this Wednesday 16th September (Apple TV). Taskmaster NZ Season 7 Taskmaster New Zealand is back for its seventh season with its most star-studded cast yet. Premiering on September 14th, Jeremy Wells returns as the Taskmaster and comedian Paul Williams returns as the Taskmaster's assistant. This season's contestants are Rose Matafeo, Dave Fane, Rhys Mathewson, Morgana O'Reilly, and Hoani Hotene (TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+). LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A beautifully braided pastry, bursting with tart rhubarb, juicy raspberries and warming ginger, all wrapped in golden puff pastry with a sweet almond crunch. It's an eye-catching dessert or morning tea treat that's easier to make than it looks. Serve it slightly warm with a scoop of ice cream, a dollop of crème fraîche, or thick yoghurt for a real treat. Serves 6–8 Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 35 minutes Ingredients 400g rhubarb, trimmed and cut into 2.5cm pieces 150g fresh raspberries (or frozen) 4–5 Tablespoons sugar, to taste Zest of 1⁄2 lemon 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger 1 teaspoon cornflour (to soak up juices) 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 large sheet puff pastry (about 25–30cm wide x 35–40cm long), kept cold (Note: if you use the Paneton brand, it conveniently comes in this size) 1 free-range egg 1 Tablespoon milk, for brushing 1–2 Tablespoons raw sugar, for sprinkling small handful sliced or slivered almonds, for topping TO SERVE: ice cream, crème fraîche, or yoghurt Method Preheat oven to 200°C. In a large bowl, gently toss together the rhubarb, raspberries, sugar, lemon zest, grated ginger, cornflour, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Lay the cold sheet of puff pastry on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Spoon the fruit mixture lengthwise down the centre of the pastry, leaving a 6–8cm gap at the top and bottom. To braid the pastry, use a sharp knife to cut diagonal slits about 2.5cmapart on each side of the pastry, leaving a 1–2cm gap on either side of the filling. Starting at the top, fold the pastry strips over the filling, alternating sides to create a braid pattern. Gently stretch the strips as you braid and tuck the ends underneath to snuggly encase the filling. Whisk together the egg and milk, then brush the braid with the egg wash. Sprinkle over raw sugar and sliced almonds. Bake for 35 minutes, or until the pastry is golden brown and crisp, and the filling is bubbling slightly at the seams. Allow to cool for at least 10–15minutes before slicing. Serve warm or at room temperature with ice cream, crème fraîche, or yoghurt. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Runner A former soldier and his unlikely partner become the targets of a ruthless cartel while racing to complete a critical medical delivery and save the life of a little girl. Practical Magic 2 Practical Magic 2 returns to a world steeped in moonlit mischief and powerful ancestral magic, as the Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all in a must-see cinematic event of fun, magic and mayhem. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We like to mix things up on a Saturday morning. Bit of this bit of that. So, in the interest of variety, having recently mused over the merits of different apple varieties and the joys of my family's fabric shaver, I've got a different question for you this morning: How do you think it all ends? Heavy stuff for a Saturday morning, I know. But entertain it for a second. Not just how it ends for you or me, how it ends for all of us. Humans. People. The species. Will there ever be a day when homosapiens become no-mosapiens? Probably. I reckon so. Seems likelier than not, right? Depending on how you do the sums, they reckon the intensity of the sun will make it impossible for Earth to hold onto liquid oceans in a billion years or so. It's a very literal deadline. If we are to survive, presumably well before the point at which the last ocean disappears, we'd have to have expanded our reach further throughout the cosmos. And while, sure, maybe an external mass extinction event outside of our control will wipe us out well before then —a meteor to make the dinosaurs' one look like a mere pebble plopping in a pond— it's hard not to escape the sense that for all of our brilliance, the end of our species is perhaps just as likely to be brought about with that most human of phenomena: hubris. An AI researcher named Evan Hubinger quit Anthropic, one of the world's frontier AI companies this week in dramatic fashion. He issued a public statement saying the top companies were being too reckless, and in which he warned there is a greater than 10% chance the technology could “kill all humans” within the next decade. How? He was asked. Who knows? He said. Could be a novel bioweapon. Could be a huge strike on globally important infrastructure. The problem is we'd have little notice, and potentially even less capacity to stop it once it began. For anyone who geeks out on this stuff, it was a frightening conclusion to a pretty crazy couple of months. Only last week, with the release of independent reports into the incident, was the public properly appraised of the true scale of OpenAI's recent Hugging Face hack, the thousands of autonomous AI agents which worked together, independently communicated with each other, roamed the internet and hacked an independent platform outside of human control. There's a term you hear a lot with AI now: recursive self-improvement. In simple terms it means the big companies are increasingly using AI to build AI. They can theoretically hit go and then leave it to make itself. But if we are already at a point where their systems are going rogue, where might the recursively improved systems be a few years from now? Hubinger's comments appeared to divide the AI community. Some fellow researchers endorsed his existential concerns. Elon Musk dismissed them. Others suggested that going public and putting a number and a timeline on existential risk was exactly the sort of cynical play a big AI company might make if it was trying to impress investors about the strength of its technology. Personally, as much as I find the technology absolutely fascinating, I don't feel sufficiently qualified to make a judgement. Besides, is a ten percent risk actually any worse than a one percent risk? Or a one-in-one-thousand risk? Still seems pretty risky, given the stakes! So all I'd say is in the interests of our continued existence, of seeing our children grow up, of seeing a second Auckland Harbour Crossing completed in the year 2084, I think it's best we err on the side of imagining what might happen if we're wrong. If we end up catastrophising the technology and we're wrong, it is all just a marketing play, maybe we'll inadvertently mint a few more Silicon Valley billionaires. But if we dismiss the warnings, the risk, refuse to slow down or regulate or control the technology's development in some kind of meaningful way, and we're wrong… Well… I'm tempted to put a tweak on that brilliant quote. The last thing we shall hear before the universal destruction is an expert on Twitter saying it's impossible. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.