Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

Estelle Clifford has been listening to Kiwi artist Hollie Smith's new album, Coming in from the Dark. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven Dromgool speaks to Jack Tame about how you can help a partner who has an addiction. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Yardley has some travel tips for the best little seaside town of Kaikoura.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our wine expert Bob Campbell has been sipping on a 2019 Piqueras Black Label from Spain - a perfect accompaniment to your summer BBQ dishes. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scolypopa australis is quite a charming name for an Aussie bugger in the garden. This hopper is extremely common in the northern warmer parts of the North Island but has been known to be a problem as far south as Nelson and Marlborough. The overwintered eggs hatch in spring (October-November) as tiny little "fluffybums", a name which describes exactly what they look like: small, frog-like bug nymphs with an ornate tuft of "nylon" tail fibres, implanted in their bottom. If you look at them under the microscope, you'll suddenly see that these fluffybums have a somewhat melancholic look on their faces; the inherent sadness of an Australian, out-of-place, in a foreign country. As soon as the little nymphs hatch they will suck plant material through their tubular mouth parts. The phloem is where it's all at: sweet nutritious sap that courses through the veins of the host plant. Of course the excreta of the fluffybums is that sweet sticky honeydew, an unmistakable diagnostic symptom of so many sap-sucking insects. 

Google is getting NYC ready for self-driving cars Their autonomous vehicle company Waymo is sending a fleet of cars to the big apple equipped with high tech sensors and cameras to start capturing detailed street information. NYC is a concrete jungle full of construction, double parked delivery trucks, terribly maintained roads, heavy rain, snow and poor signage - so it's going to be a challenge. These cars will be driven by humans to prepare for driverless services in the future.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here are Tara Ward's three picks for the week: Bloodlands: James Nesbitt stars as Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick, who connects a kidnapping with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance (TVNZ OnDemand, from 7 November). Chapelwaite: In the gothic-horror starring Adrien Brody, Captain Charles Boone relocates his family to their rundown ancestral home in Maine, where he must fight a darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations. Based on Stephen King's short story Jerusalem's Lot (TVNZ OnDemand) The Long Call: Detective Inspector Matthew Venn returns to his small hometown in North Devon to lead a shocking murder investigation that casts a shadow of doubt over the whole community. Based on the novel by Ann Cleeves (TVNZ OnDemand). LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iconic Kiwi artist Dick Frizzell has created some of New Zealand’s most recognisable artwork over the years and there’s no slowing down for the 78-year-old just yet. Jack Tame catches up with Dick to hear how he's getting on in lockdown and what he's been working on lately. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s time (actually we’re a bit late this year) to make the Christmas cake. We’re going gluten free because why not?Here’s other ways to serve Christmas cake:· Warmed with custard· Fried in butter and served with fresh blueberries and yoghurt· Alongside decent aged cheddar (like Eccles cakes)· Crumbled and stirred through softened vanilla ice creamOvernight soak:1 ½ kg mixed fruit½ cup sherry or brandy or whatever1 apple, grated1 tbsp honey or golden syrup1 cup firmly packed brown sugarCake:1 ¾ cup gluten free flour1 tsp baking powder1 tsp mixed spice½ cup orange juice4 medium-sized eggs, beaten lightly250g melted butterAlmonds for decorating1. Set the oven at 130 C. Line base and sides of a 20-23cm square cake tin, first with a few layers of newspaper then two layers of baking paper.2. Soak fruit, liquid, honey/syrup and apple in a large bowl over overnight.3. Add sifted flour, baking powder and mixed spice to soaked fruit and mix well. Stir in eggs and orange juice. Lastly, add in the melted butter and mix

Movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin has been eyeing up some movies included in this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. She speaks to Jack Tame about Night Raiders, the documentary The Return: Life After ISIS, and Sisters with Transistors. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's a milestone in the Milne household this weekend - Kevin Milne tells Jack Tame his wife becomes a pensioner this Sunday. "The issue I'm grappling with is what is it going to be like sharing the bed with a pensioner?""I'm not sure I'm psychologically up for it."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is it with comebacks?What does it say about us as audiences? What does it say about the authors and musicians, the creators and artists we love, when after a decade or four in solitude, they decide to triumphantly come back and try to nurse cold embers into a blazing fire?Most of the time it’s for money. And most of the time, it’s a flop.My Dad is a huge fan of the band, Cream. Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker. We grew up with their music blasting around the house. Apparently I’m named after Jack Bruce!But Cream broke up in 1968. Dad never saw them live. So when the band announced a reunion concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 2005, we all assumed Dad would do anything to go.‘Go on!’ We said. ‘We’ll remortgage the house, if that’s what it takes.’But Dad decided not to go. And whether or not this is true, he gave me a really interesting reason.‘I don’t want to spoil the image I have of my favourite band.’I think about Harper Lee. She published To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the most loved and influent

House borer has been with us humans from the day we made our dwellings from dead timber. Before that time, the insects concerned themselves solely with tunnelling into (and recycling) fallen logs in the forests. A very useful occupation, I’d say.Untreated timbers are still perceived by pregnant adult borer beetles as a very suitable fodder for the larvae, especially when there is a wee bit of moisture and yeast around to aid in the digestion of all that cellulose.She will lay her eggs in old nail holes, exit holes, or cracks in the wood, and particularly loves the end grain of a piece of timber. The larvae emerge and bore straight into the wood; their entrance holes are too small to be noticed by a mortal human being.Inside they subsist on a very boring diet for at least two years (if the timber is very suitable) – in some cases they’ll take four years to complete their life cycle. It probably pays to stress the fact that bone-dry and yeast-free (or fungus-free) timbers are not great food sources for these de

Music reviewer Estelle Clifford gives Ed Sheeran's new album '=' a rating. She says it sounds like Ed is more "settled" in this album. "In this one, he's in love, he's a dad and he's lost some people - it's all here. It's a love album to his wife."LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook is now MetaFacebook, the company, is now going to be known as Meta Platforms Inc or Meta for short. Why? Because it's now thinking of itself as a 'metaverse first' company, building immersive social platforms. Zuck says it has nothing to do with the bad news in the press or his intentions to step away from the 'big blue' app. The 'family of apps' including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, Oculus will now be brands under Meta. Reality Labs will be the name for the 'future' focused segment of business. What I took away from interviews was that Facebook is seen now as the old person's app. They want to be doing things that are innovative, with users who are open to change and new experiences - which are 18-25's. Their expectations about what to expect on the internet are very different. This move better positions Meta to be a company offering a range of 'social' solutions for the internet.What is the metaverse? It's a virtual reality and or augmented reality space where there's a digital versio

Catherine Raynes has been reading The Judge's List by John Grisham and Billy Connolly's autobiography, Windswept and Interesting. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travel expert Mike Yardley has been in Kaikōura and shares his tips to get the best out of the seaside town with Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s Movember – that is Men’s Health Month in November, so our resident doctor Bryan Betty is talking about the prostate. Bryan Betty is a GP and medical director for the College of GPs. He’s also on the Covid-19 advisory committee.  LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the climate summit beginning this weekend, eco-man Malcolm Rands goes over the most important changes you can make to help our planet.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Larkins: Bradley Walsh (The Chase) stars in this reboot of The Darling Buds of May, about a working class English family living in Kent in the 1950s, led by Pop Larkin and his wife Ma (TVNZ 1, begins Sunday)  The Unusual Suspects: An Australian drama about the theft of a multi-million-dollar necklace and the women from different walks of life who come together to ensure that justice is served (Rialto, from Friday).  Woodstock 99: A fascinating HBO documentary that looks back on Woodstock 99, the infamous three day music festival that was marred by intense heat, overpricing, violence, sexual assault, looting, vandalism, and fires (Neon). LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.