Saturday Morning With Jack Tame

Catherine Raynes has been reading The Last Reunion by Kayte Nunn and A Million Things by Emily Spurr.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our traveller Mike Yardley's pretty excited about the prospect of some international travel, with this week's announcement of a travel bubble with Australia. But in the meantime, he's been checking out some bites and brews in New Plymouth. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guava Moth  It’s an Aussie moth which arrived in NZ 1997 – probably through wind-dispersal. In Australia its main host is a lillipilly – a member of the Myrtle Family, like Manuka, Pohutukawa/Rata as well as guava and feijoa. It’s not a big deal in Australia (kept in check by predators and parasites) but in NZ feijoa as well as citrus, nashi, macadamia, guavas (and plum, peach, loquats) are the main hosts – they are destructive! They are found Northland down to north Waikato/Coromandel at the moment, and they’re heading South.  Lifecycle takes about 8 weeks “from egg to egg”. These are laid on developing feijoa fruit; young larvae (tiny caterpillars) tunnel into the fruit (pinhole entrance) and eat the flesh. When full-grown the caterpillars come out and bungy-jump down to the soil to pupate. New moths emerge from these pupae, later in the season. They find each other through pheromone (males are very good at that!) they mate, and new eggs are laid.   Main options for control (None of them are very efficient

Resident Doctor Bryan Betty has been giving Jack Tame some tips on how to deal with High Blood Pressure. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey has been speaking to Jack Tame about the death of Prince Philip, and how the royals are preparing to farewell him. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwi born Jason worked closely with Prince Philip in Buckingham Palace, and was even invited to spend Christmas at Sandringham. He didn't want to use his last name, but has been speaking to Jack Tame about his experiences. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Siri's gender is about to change Ever since Siri was introduced, the default voice for US users has been female. That's about to change in an effort to promote diversity and inclusion. There are two new voices which sound far smoother and natural than the current voice. The big change here though isn't the actual voice, it's the selection of it. In the next version of iOS, when you're setting up a new iPhone you'll be asked to select which voice you want, with no default selected. That's important because a vast majority of people just leave the default settings. This is going to require an active choice. Interestingly, Siri's default voice in the UK has been male - maybe because of the butler culture?   Facebook launched its Clubhouse competitor: Hotline Clubhouse is an audio only live streaming service where people can host what are effectively call-in radio shows. People raise their hand, then the host turns on their mic. I don't understand the hype, but I'm clearly alone in that because it's been valued a

Screentime Queen Tara Ward has some picks for your weekend. This is a Robbery: The World’s Greatest Art Heist: a true crime documentary series about the events of March 18, 1990, when 13 works of art were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Guards admitted two men posing as police officers responding to a disturbance call, and the thieves tied the guards up and looted the museum (Netflix)  The Serpent: The twisting real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail (Netflix).   Burden of Truth: a Canadian drama about city lawyer Joanna Hanley, who returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness (TVNZ OnDemand). LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Father A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.  The College Admission Scandal   Reenactments drive this documentary investigating the mastermind behind a scam to sneak the kids of rich and famous families into top US universities. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NEW SEASON BUTTERNUT & CHORIZO Though butternuts and other pumpkin is available year-round and we know it’s a good keeper, it’s fabulous to have it fresh out of the garden too.  Serves 2-4  1 butternut pumpkin 2 tbsps olive oil  1 tsp smoked paprika  2-3 chorizo sausages  2 spring onions, cut into 5cm lengths  Salt & pepper to season  Handful fresh coriander  Dressing:  ½ cup yoghurt or sour cream  1 tbsp pomegranate molasses  Squeeze of lemon juice Heat oven to 200 C. Line a shallow roasting dish with baking paper. Halve butternut, scoop seeds and cut each half into 3-4 slices. Lay in dish and drizzle over oil and paprika, toss to coat and arrange in a single layer. Pinch out sausage meat from casings into walnut-sized balls and add these to dish. Scatter over spring onions and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 30-40 minutes or until butternut is soft and golden.  Whisk together dressing ingredients.  Serve with a handful of fresh coriander and drizzle in dressing.    Nici’s notes:  Butternut ha

The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip has died peacefully, just two months shy of his 100th birthday.  He lived a unique life, attending tens of thousands of events in his official capacity and in support of the Queen.  Covid-19 restrictions mean the Prince will be farewelled with a small funeral service.  Royal expert Robert Hartman is the author of Queen of the World and Daily Mail contributor and has been speaking to Jack Tame. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin Milne has been talking to Jack Tame about his memories of Prince Philip, after the Duke of Edinburgh's death aged 99. LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin Bieber’s new album Justice it out, it hit number one in the US this week, making him the youngest solo artist to hit eight number one albums. One of the singles is Peaches, and he’s celebrated by getting a peach tattooed on his neck, to add to his already extensive collection. Estelle Clifford has been taking a listen.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Barbizon, Paulina Bren Liberated from home and hearth by World War I, politically enfranchised and ready to work, women arrived to take their place in the dazzling new skyscrapers of Manhattan. But they did not want to stay in uncomfortable boarding houses. They wanted what men already had—exclusive residential hotels with daily maid service, cultural programs, workout rooms, and private dining.Built in 1927 at the height of the Roaring Twenties, the Barbizon Hotel was intended as a safe haven for the “Modern Woman” seeking a career in the arts. It became the place to stay for any ambitious young woman hoping for fame and fortune. Sylvia Plath fictionalized her time there in The Bell Jar, and, over the years, its almost 700 tiny rooms with matching floral curtains and bedspreads housed Titanic survivor Molly Brown; actresses Grace Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Ali MacGraw, Jaclyn Smith, Phylicia Rashad, and Cybill Shepherd; writers Joan Didion, Diane Johnson, Gael Greene, and Meg Wolitzer; and many more. Mademois

The Strategies of Masters of Relationships: Who this group is, and some of the things they do differently.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our resident traveller Mike Yardley joined Jack Tame to talk about his recent trip to Waiheke Island.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Use of “common names” in the biological world is not very helpful. Scientists describe all species according to nomenclature rules whereby each organism gets a Genus name and a Species name. Blattella germanica is the German cockroach; “Blatella” is the genus name (with a capital letter) “germanica” is the species name (starting with a lower case letter).There are other species that belong to the Genus Blattella (Blattella orientalis is a good example) and they are closely related to each other. These scientific names are accepted and adopted by all scientist in any language – there is no doubt what we are talking about – this name is connected to one species and one species only.But I’d like to put the use of the vernacular name (common name) in a “confusion basket”: New Zealanders often ask me about Daddy Longlegs… There are three different groups of invertebrates that are commonly called “Daddy Longlegs”The Pholcids: Pholcus phalangioides aka the cellar spiders; cosmopolitan and especially in sub-tropical

Remember the Casio G-Shock? It's back!This time though - it's a smart watch! Of course it's shock resistant and waterproof down to 200 meters. It's far more rugged than an Apple Watch, designed for outdoor activities from surfing to snowboarding. It's got a GPS, altitude sensor, heart rate monitor and a one and a half day battery. It'll run Android's Wear OS. It's not cheap though at $699 USD.We're starting to get a first look of how civilians will see spaceIf you're rich enough, or lucky enough, to be chosen to fly on Space X's Crew Dragon, you'll get an amazing view. The civilian passenger version of the space capsule will have a 360 degree view of space through a glass dome. It's taking the place of the dock which is used to connect to the Internal Space Station - because they won't be docking anywhere. Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic "SpaceShip 3" looks more like a plane and doesn't have the unobstructed views that the Space X capsule does.You can now Slack someone at a different companySlack has expand

New rules on property investmentIt feels like property investors have been up in arms, talking worst case scenarios.Hannah McQueen joins Jack Tame to talk about the ways to help manage the cash impact on your personal finances of owning an investment property that is now going to cost you more, but you want to be able to hold on to it.Visit enable.me for more information.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all know what it’s like to walk into a room and wonder what on earth you’re doing there, a sudden lapse in memory. But as you get older, you'd be forgiven for starting to worry that perhaps it’s something more sinister. It’s literally brain science, so who better to look into it than The New York Times Bestselling Author and Neuroscientist Lisa Genova, who's just written a new book, Remember. She’s written several books about neurological diseases and disorders .. possibly the most well-known is Still Alice, a fictional story about dementia that was made into a movie. Lisa joins Jack Tame on the show this morning.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.