//podcastplus.net/feed/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame~aa73b675 Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB.News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays? Thu, 07 May 2026 08:47:42 +0000 https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/8cd665dc-53bb-4450-944b-b3490028f373/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e Lynda La Plante is the queen of crime fiction.  She has 50 novels to her name and is the creator of hit TV shows like Prime Suspect , Widows , and Above Suspicion. Her works place compelling and determined women centre stage – Anna Travis, Jane Tennison, and Lorraine Page just a few of them.   La Plante’s latest novel introduces a new lead detective, CSI Jessica Russell, as she brings together a team of scientists and experts to deal with a complicated and brutal crime.  She joined Jack Tame to discuss the inspiration behind ' The Scene of the Crime ’ and its focus on forensics.  LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Sat, 30 Aug 2025 02:35:14 +0000 https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/8cd665dc-53bb-4450-944b-b3490028f373/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/6c29da4b-390a-424c-af28-b349001c7d7b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e The fourth studio album from Auckland-based band The Beths, ‘Straight Line Was A Lie’ explores some deeply personal topics within the band’s classic indie-rock sound.   Estelle Clifford joined Jack Tame to give her thoughts on the band’s introspective album.   LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Sat, 30 Aug 2025 01:52:25 +0000 https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/6c29da4b-390a-424c-af28-b349001c7d7b/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/a3b53186-2ee5-477e-89ff-b34900169462/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e "Bobbing about on my bucket list for far too long, I’ve finally just enjoyed my first foray to heart-stealing Hamilton Island. Glamourous and gorgeous in equal measure this holiday jewel in the Whitsundays archipelago completely smashed my expectations. With an embarrassing surfeit of island vacay options in Queensland, I had assumed Hamilton Island, or Hamo as the locals call it, might just be another pleasant dime-a-dozen speck of palm-fringed sand, edging warm ocean water.   "But Hamo is so much more." Read Mike's full article here . LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Sat, 30 Aug 2025 01:28:16 +0000 https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/a3b53186-2ee5-477e-89ff-b34900169462/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/dd16ecb0-e7d1-4200-a973-b3490015fba0/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e There’s a common belief that having a pet is good for one’s wellbeing. You often hear stories about how looking into a dog’s eyes gives you an emotional boost or that using real and fake animals in rest homes boosts residents’ moods, but it turns out it’s not a guaranteed path to better mental health – reality is more nuanced.   Some studies do find that pet owners report lower anxiety and loneliness, and greater life satisfaction. However, other studies show no significant difference, and some have even found that pet owners actually reported lower wellbeing, including higher loneliness, than non-owners.   The type of bond between owner and pet plays a crucial role.   Owners with insecure attachments (e.g. anxiety about separation or doubts about their pet’s affection) tend to report higher depression and anxiety – this likely to be worse if your pet also has insecure attachment and worries when you’re not there!   Feeling a shared identity with... Sat, 30 Aug 2025 01:28:06 +0000 https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/dd16ecb0-e7d1-4200-a973-b3490015fba0/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/abe5b86b-7c5e-4dc7-8b94-b3490014c051/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e Manhattan Down by Michael Cordy   On the anniversary eve of the 9/11 terror attack, New York swelters under a heat dome of record temperatures. Even the global leaders assembled at the UN HQ are forced to admit that the climate crisis has reached boiling point and the world's time is running out.   That same day, at precisely 5-25 p.m., everyone on Manhattan Island - every man, woman and child, including all the world leaders at the UN - falls unconscious. Everyone that is, except for Samantha Rossi, a single mother reeling from devastating personal news and Nick Lockwood, a wounded NYPD detective who wakes from a coma just as the City That Never Sleeps falls into one.   Rossi's first concern is her daughter. Lockwood's is his city. As night draws in, they must work together to unravel the mystery of what has happened and why. Each must decide how far they will go and what lines they will cross to save what matters most to them.   Manhattan Down is a pulse-pound... Sat, 30 Aug 2025 01:18:49 +0000 https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/abe5b86b-7c5e-4dc7-8b94-b3490014c051/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/a51c3c54-dbaf-44c6-a0b3-b34900039306/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 30 August 2025, the grand dame of crime fiction, Lynda La Plante joins Jack to discuss how her characters fit in the modern world of publishing and her new book ‘Scene of the Crime’.  Jack weighs up the balance between transparency, trust, and the public service.  As thoughts turn towards summer, travel correspondent Mike Yardley explores Hamilton Island and the Whitsundays.  Tech expert Paul Stenhouse explains the use of AI in the US's 911 call centres.   And are pets as good for our wellbeing as we like to think? Clinical psychologist Dougal Sutherland explores life satisfaction as a pet owner.  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. Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:33:33 +0000 https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/a51c3c54-dbaf-44c6-a0b3-b34900039306/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/53890d2e-b983-4c3a-9cb4-b349000021f2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e Iron deficiencies are an important but often hidden issue – the most common mineral deficiency in the world. Not having enough iron in the body can lead to a range of health problems.      Why is iron so important in the body?   It’s important for making red blood cells in our blood, which carries oxygen around the body.   If we don’t have enough iron, we don’t produce enough red blood cells – we call this anaemia.  It’s also important for the immune system and growth and development in children.       How does it affect us if we don’t have enough iron on board?   There are all sorts of symptoms that develop, the most common of which is feeling tired or fatigued.   Headaches, feeling short of breath, and interesting things like hair loss or brittle nails, racing heart, or ‘feeling the cold’.  You may just look ‘pale’.      ... Sat, 30 Aug 2025 00:11:22 +0000 https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/53890d2e-b983-4c3a-9cb4-b349000021f2/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/9a68fa85-d0dc-4790-b890-b3480187e254/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e Understaffed 911 call centres are turning to AI to help   911 callers come with some of the most urgent and serious issues, most of the time. But people also, stupidly, call 911 for noise complaints, lost wallets, and more. People see 911 as the way to reach the police.    This means the operators are run off their feet dealing with all sorts of nonsense. Now there's a startup training its AI agents on 911 calls to help triage and get humans on the more important calls. It's being used in around a dozen call centres today.    But can you imagine hearing, "I'm sorry, but I didn't quite understand you... can you say it again... police? Fire? Ambulance?" How do you feel about this one?     Tech is helping make fake leather smell like real leather   The company, Uncaged, says they can create a durable, animal and climate-friendly material that feels and even smells like leather. Hyundai has partnered with the company to test... Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:57:14 +0000 https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/9a68fa85-d0dc-4790-b890-b3480187e254/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/2bf39661-51a2-4199-af14-b34801866b0d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e Atomic   Two civilians get caught up in a cartel's uranium smuggling across North Africa. Facing a nuclear threat, they must decide whether to save themselves or stop the bomb delivery while evading agencies and traffickers (TVNZ+).    King & Conqueror    In the mid-11th century, noblemen Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy are exploited as pawns in royal plots on both side of the Channel. The coronation of King Edward in England leads to the pair's first encounter. Harold warns his father, Earl Godwin, of a rival's treachery - but he is ignored (Neon).    Hostage   When the British prime minister's husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice (Netflix).    LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:45:44 +0000 https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/2bf39661-51a2-4199-af14-b34801866b0d/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e https://pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/6d019320-e8fe-4fbd-9437-aed501708932/25f8b8d1-2c65-4ec8-b52b-b3480180f7ba/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=a645f7ea-da2f-48cd-929e-aed50170894e The Courier smiled as he deposited the two catalogues on our door-step – he knows we’re Nature Nerds, and so do the lovely folk at Kings Seeds.    We both settled in front of the fireplace, going through the Nurture/Nourish reading. I was checking all the tomato varieties and other food delicacies, while Juuls browsed all the pretty stuff in Kings Seeds line-up.   Always interesting to see how two people focus on the plant species that is close to their Heart, Art, and Stomach! I kept my Tomato wishes in the same group it's always been: Bloody Butcher and Tigerella, while sniffing around the Cherry Tomatoes in all their magnificent colours.   Last March I managed to harvest the seeds of Tomato Gardeners delight, so those are also ready to be sown, along with Black Krim and Tessaloniki and some more tomato seeds living in my shed. Now it is a matter of sorting out where they’ll go in the tunnel house.  Watermelon Sugar Baby is something I haven't g... 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