



Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane: Mumford & Sons members on their album Prizefighter and the tour
A staple of the folk-rock genre, few people wouldn’t recognise the name or work of Mumford & Sons. Following only a year after the release of their fifth studio album, Rushmere, was their sixth album Prizefighter, released in February this year. The album was recorded in ten days at producer A…

Chris Schulz: The Black Keys - Peaches!
Early fans of The Black Keys will be delighted by the duo’s latest release. ‘Peaches!’ is the 14th studio album from the American rock duo, a live-recorded covers album returning to their blues roots. Chris Schulz joined Jack Tame to give his thoughts on the release. LISTEN ABOVE

Mike Yardley: Crisp adventures around autumnal Arrowtown
"Tucked beneath the rugged Crown Range and richly wreathed in the charm of its gold-rush legacy, my abiding love-affair with Arrowtown is fully renewed with every visit. Long famed for its ravishing fall foliage, autumn’s full flush is still on radiant display. The annual Arrowtown Autumn Festival …

Catherine Raynes: London Falling and Click
London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe In the early morning of November 29th, 2019, surveillance cameras at the headquarters of MI6, Britain’s spy agency, captured video of a young man pacing back and forth on a high balcony of Riverwalk, a luxury tower on the bank of the river Thames. At 2:24 A…

Dougal Sutherland: New research finds people are speaking fewer words each year
Are we losing our words? Some new psychology research suggests that we are gradually speaking fewer words each year. Psychologists looked at data from over 2000 people between 2005-2019 that sampled sounds and speech from people’s everyday lives. Researchers found that, over time, people are t…

Ruud Kleinpaste: Troubleshooting pomegranates
It seems pomegranates are now planted all over New Zealand. Some people encounter some troubles when these fruits ripen around this time of year. Here are some things that might be the causes of those troubles and how to prevent them: Cold and wet summers, resulting in a pretty mediocre ripening …

Cameron Douglas: Trinity Hill Marsanne Roussanne 2024
The Wine Trinity Hill Marsanne Roussanne 2024, Gimblett Gravels, Hawke's Bay RRP from $40.00 Marsanne and Roussanne are classic grapes of the Rhone that are now cultivated in New Zealand. These varieties can make white wines and are often used in red blends as well, such as a Chateauneuf du…

Full Show Podcast: 02 May 2026
On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday 2 May 2026, Ted Dwane and Ben Lovett from Mumford & Sons joined for a chat ahead of tonight’s show at Spark Arena – part of their Prizefighter tour. Jack is in awe of marathon runner Yomif Kejelcha. It's pie season and Chef …

Paul Stenhouse: Major security issues found in major internet infrastructure tools, Pentagon reveals its AI partnerships
Some of the big internet infrastructure tools have revealed major production security issues A lot of these are not household names, but just this week we've seen critical patches released to fix things that would, could, or have, caused real world harm. There's a bug on Linux that allows an …

Karl Puschmann: Should I Marry A Murderer? and Celebrity Treasure Island
Should I Marry A Murderer? A fiancée turned key witness reveals how she stayed engaged to a man accused of murder while gathering evidence against him in this documentary series (Netflix). Celebrity Treasure Island Kiwi celebs go all out in a brand-new location, with more unexpected tw…