Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

The BatmanThe Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the metropolis. ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ - Kanye West documentaryThe lives of an emerging superstar and a filmmaker intertwine in this intense, intimate docuseries charting Kanye West's career, filmed over two decades. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne wants to talk about an issue which, strangely, involves Dad's Army.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I am over Rapid Antigen Tests – and we’ve only been able to buy them for a week!Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for the use of these tests. They alleviate the pressure on laboratories struggling to cope with testing numbers, and allow us to take responsibly for our own health as the contact tracing is overwhelmed. Most importantly, they allow people to keep earning a living, business and schools to stay open, and help critical services and supply chains to remain operational.We’ve seen the role they have played overseas. We understand their purpose and their value.I love em. But I’m already over the effort involved with trying to get one.We have had all the time in the world to organise how they’re distributed; yet the feedback this week is that once again delivery has been haphazard, and frustrating for many. It’s a familiar refrain.RAT’s are free for those with Covid symptoms or who are household contacts – so they should be. But some of these people are waiting in queues for hours to pick up their test or pre-

Mike Yardley has been hanging out in the city of Palmerston North.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Estelle Clifford's been listening to Avril Lavigne's angsty new album, Love Sux. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Fear Index – Robert Harris: The Fear Index is a 2011 novel set in a period of roughly 24 hours from the 6 May 2010—the date of the British general election and the Flash Crash. It’s been made into a new film starring Josh Hartnett.Dark Horse – Greg Hurwtiz: Evan Smoak - Orphan X aka The Nowhere Man - is back at break-neck speed in a thrilling new adventure from Gregg Hurwitz. Having just survived an attack on his life Evan Smoak isn't interested in a new mission. But one finds him anyway. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Relationship expert Steven Dromgool gives us his advice on the age-old trick question: I love you but I'm not 'in love', should I leave?LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the old days, when I was a long-haired hippie (!!!) I used to make my own liquid fertiliser for the organic garden.Two reasons:1) it brought all sorts of elements into the top soil (beneficial for plants)2) the liquid in the barrel often had the most amazing life-forms living in it (especially rat-tailed maggots! – I’ll get into details in a later episode of “Jack’s weird and wonderful world”Main plants to add to the barrel-with-water:Weeds!Weeds grow in your garden because conditions are such that the weeds can flourish simply because they have the nutrients that might be lacking in the soil!!If you have lots of YARROW it might mean your soil could do with a bit of Phosphorus. Yarrow has deep roots that can grab phosphorus from way down in the soil and “bring it up”. Mind you it also has good amounts of Potash, plus the trace elements of copper and sulphur.COMFREY does a similar deep mining of the soil: it gets potash up to the surface.I have a lot of NETTLE in my garden – a sign of Nitrogen being leached

Wine expert Bob Campbell has been tasting Neudorf 2021 Rosie's Block Moutere Albariño from Nelson. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Social Media is a minefieldNow is the time to be very careful.. there is a lot of misinformation - whether deliberate or accidental - on the platforms. There's an account - @aircraftrack - that is tracking military aircraft and, based on this, has been accurately predicting when the air-attacks will take place. Then through live cameras and posts from citizens you can see the explosions from multiple angles. Concerns over internet accessIn a 21-st century war there are fears internet connectivity could be targeted, either through cyber attacks or physical attacks on hardware/infrastructure. In the first 24 hours of the conflict cable-based ISPs have seen some outages in Kharkiv - the second largest city. Cell networks have remained up through.Ukraine has been a source of cheap labor for tech giants There is a really solid software engineering industry there and a cheaper cost of living, so tech firms have been increasingly outsourcing/offshoring work there. SAP, Wix, Revolut have moved employees to safer loca

Raised by Refugees: a new New Zealand comedy. Pax Assadi is your typical 12-year-old from the early 2000s - obsessed with hip hop, girls, and Eddie Murphy. His parents came to New Zealand in the late '80s as refugees and want him to get good grades, but all Pax wants to do is fit in. However, a major international incident makes that very difficult (Neon).Landscapers: Olivia Colman and David Thewlis star in this crime drama based on true events. A seemingly ordinary British couple become the focus of an extraordinary investigation when two dead bodies are discovered in the back garden of a house in Nottingham (Neon).Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber: This seven-part drama chronicles one of Silicon Valley's most successful and most destructive start-ups, Uber. The story focuses on Uber's hard-hitting CEO, Travis Kalanick, and his sometimes tumultuous relationship with mentor Bill Gurley. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer) and Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction) (Neon, from Monday).LISTEN ABOVESee omnyst

Kiwi comedian Pax Assadi is no stranger to the stage. He started his career in stand-up comedy in 2012 and was nominated for the Billy T Award just a year later. However, his new project takes him from stage to screen. Pax has just released his new TV comedy series, Raised by Refugees. It’s based on his experience growing up in Aotearoa as a half-Pakistani and half-Iranian kid. His parents want him to study hard and eventually become a doctor but all Pax wants to do is fit in and feel accepted Pax Assadi joins Jack Tame on Saturday Mornings to talk about the show. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Uncharted: Street-smart Nathan Drake is recruited by seasoned treasure hunter Victor "Sully" Sullivan to recover a fortune amassed by Ferdinand Magellan, and lost 500 years ago by the House of Moncada. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland.  Hive: An Albanian-Kosovan drama film about struggling widows who start a business to sell a local food product, hoping to provide for their families. Together, they find healing and solace in the new venture, but their will to live independently is soon met with hostility.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before we say goodbye to nectarines, plums, peaches and the rest of the summer stone fruit, make this tart and serve it with great dollops of cream.Makes one 23cm tart1-2 sheets store-bought sweet shortcrust pastry5-6 nectarines, plums, apricots or peachesFilling100g unsalted butter, softened100g (caster sugar1 tablespoon plain flour2 size 6 free-range eggs,3 tsps vanilla extract1 cup + 2 tablespoons ground almonds1. Heat oven to 190 C. Place a tray in to heat up.2. Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface and press into 23 cm tart tin. Prick all over with a fork, then chill for 30 minutes.3. Halve and remove stones from the fruit and cut each half in half.4. Beat together butter and sugar until smooth and pale. Beat in eggs one at a time then stir in vanilla, flour and almonds. Mix to combine. Spread mixture over chilled pastry. Arrange fruit on top of filling. Place tart tin onto heated baking tray and bake for 35-40 minutes or until pastry is cooked and filling is golden brown.5. Cool tart for 10 minut

Eleven years ago, Kevin Milne spent two weeks in Ukraine filming a documentary for Intrepid Journeys. He speaks to Jack Tame about his experience visiting the country now at the centre of world news.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World is changing before our eyes. Russian forces continue to advance into Ukraine. Residents in Kyiv are being handed guns as they prepare to try and defend their homes.I won’t pretend for a moment to be some high-placed geopolitical analyst but in watching the events in Eastern Europe this week I’ve been taken by a few things.1) For all the tanks and artillery, paratroopers and fighter jets, Vladimir Putin continues to use information as perhaps his important and effective weapon. The propaganda and misinformation that comes from the Kremlin makes it very difficult for anyone – Russian or otherwise – to ever know with certainty what’s true and what isn’t. For months, Putin has been insisting he isn’t preparing for war. Russian talk shows called Western governments’ warning about a looming invasion ‘hysteria’ and ‘absurd.’ When Putin appeared on TV a few nights ago and made the case for invading Ukraine, he claimed to be fighting Ukrainian neo-Nazis, despite the fact Ukraine’s president is a Jewish comed

You can now see the data powering your Uber rating Uber's new privacy center shows you a lot more of the data they collect about you...including your rating as a passenger. You can now see exactly how many 1-star rides are ruining your perfect 5-star score. They're also showing you how many rides you've taken, how many Eats orders you've made.. which makes for horrifying reading for some! Is the web facing a new Y2K style problem? Chrome, the world's most popular web browser, is about to hit version 100, which could cause issues with websites and web applications. If the applications are looking at what the browser's version is, and are expecting a two digit number, then those sites could break when they get three digits. Microsoft Edge is built off the base of Google Chrome so will face similar problems. The savvy developers have seen this coming and have been testing to make sure they're good to go.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Catherine Raynes has been reading The Maid by Nita Prose and Again, Rachel - the first sequel from Marian Keyes about everyone's favourite character, Rachel Walsh. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Yardley's been working up a sweat biking and hiking around Ruapehu on the Central Plateau. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the easiest ways to make a difference in the climate emergency is composting your organic waste rather than throwing it in your rubbish binOrganic matter in your rubbish goes into the landfill where is starts composting in amongst your paper and plastic waste. This causes methane to build up, which is a strong greenhouse gas, and can also reintroduce some of the nasty chemicals and heavy metals back into our environment. Not good.If you have no room you can use a worm farm or bokashi bin. Jack has been using a worm bin for years in his balcony gardenToday we will talk about a backyard compostMany people are a bit afraid or concerned that it will take too much time to compost and be messy. Let’s talk about how easy, and in the end satisfying, composting can beWhat do you needFirst of all find a handsome closable container that can sit on your bench and take all the scraps as you prepare your meals and then scrap off your plates after eating. We also have a larger bin on the floor that operates by a foot