Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Newstalk ZB

With non-stop flights from Auckland, Doha is becoming an increasingly popular through-route for travellers on their way to Europe. 

Mike Yardley dipped into the city, describing it as eclectic and exotic, with a real melting pot of cultures. 

“It does intermingle well,” he told Jack Tame. 

“You’ve got the fusion of cutting-edge modernity and timeless tradition all in one.” 

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The Cryptic Clue by Amanda Hampson  

In ZigZag Lane, in the heart of Sydney’s rag-trade district, tea ladies Hazel, Betty and Irene find themselves in hot water. Having already solved a murder, kidnapping and arson case, and outwitting an arch criminal, they have proved themselves a useful resource and earned the respect of a local police officer. Now he needs their help to solve a plot that threatens security. 

As if that’s not enough, Irene gets a coded message directing her to the spoils of a bank robbery, which sends the tea ladies on a treasure hunt with an unexpected outcome. 

There’s also trouble brewing within the walls of Empire Fashionwear, where an interloper threatens not just Hazel’s job but the very role of tea lady. It’s up to Hazel to convince her friends to abandon their trolleys and take action to save their livelihoods – before it’s too late. 

 

The Everything War by Dana Mattioli 

From veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary. 

 

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A distinctive figure in the New Zealand musical landscape, Delaney Davidson has dropped yet another album. 

Out of My Head has a more theatrical feel, co-producer Mark Perkins’ synth atmospheres creating a cinematic soundscape for the twelve-track album. 

The album is filled with songs written over the global pandemic lockdown period, with notable guest appearances from Marlon Williams and Reb Fountain. 

Despite the circumstances in which they were written, music reviewer Estelle Clifford told Jack Tame that there’s a kind of freedom and joy to a lot of the tunes. 

“I love it,” she said, giving the album a 10/10. 

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Co-founder of the hugely successful ‘The Naked and Famous’, Thomas Powers is stepping out from behind the curtain. 

The musician is positioning himself centre stage with the upcoming release of his debut album, ‘A Tyrant Crying in Private’. 

He told Newstalk ZB’s Jack Tame that the transition has been both easy and difficult. 

“In one respect, it’s easier, like I don’t, it’s easier for me to get things done and I’m very used to the process of completing things,” he said. 

“But actually in the promotion of the music and putting it out there into the world, I’m totally unconfident because times have changed.”  

The music market is quite youth-oriented Powers said, and it feels disingenuous to pretend to be young online. 

“That’s been a real hurdle.” 

For most artists moving from a group act to being judged on their individual merits is daunting, but Powers has no such issue. 

“I think I just know myself now and I don't feel insecure about who I am as a person,” he told Tame. 

“So making art, that’s easy. I can do that. I can do that all day long.” 

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The Night Caller  

A lonely taxi driver haunted by his past reaches out to a late-night talkback radio host, forming an on-air friendship which escalates into a dangerous obsession (TVNZ+). 

 

A Man in Full  

When real estate mogul Charlie Croker faces bankruptcy, political and business interests collide, as he defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace (Netflix). 

 

High Country  

Detective Andie Whitford gets transferred to the High Country, where she is tasked with investigating the mysterious disappearances of five locals lost in the Victorian wilderness (ThreeNow). 

 

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Golda  

Faced with the potential of Israel's complete destruction, Prime Minister Golda Meir must navigate overwhelming odds, a sceptical cabinet and a complex relationship with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as millions of lives hang in the balance during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973. 

Back to Black  

Singer Amy Winehouse's tumultuous relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil inspires her to write and record the groundbreaking album "Back to Black." 

 

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