Rugby League, international cricket, the Olympics, Super Rugby – you name it, Laura McGoldrick is there.

She’s one of the country’s best-known broadcasters, and has had quite a diverse career, working as a TV presenter, radio host, MC, and an actress.

McGoldrick has just returned from the official ICC broadcast of the Women’s T20 World Cup, and joined Jack Tame for a chat about her life as a sport’s broadcaster.

"I don’t think sport’s going anywhere,” she told Tame.

“It’s the freest entertainment you can get, and I think one of the things I love so much about it is that I can turn up on any given day, and I have absolutely no idea what’s going to happen, and neither do you as the viewer.”

“That's what makes it very exciting.”

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you do to pass the time on a plane?

Kevin Milne has just returned from another trip to Christchurch, flying back home yesterday after attending a family funeral.

The flight path takes them right alongside the Southern Alps and Kaikoura Range, a stunning view that much to Kevin’s surprise, was being mostly ignored by other passengers.

He joined Jack Tame with a question: why do people read books and magazines when there are astonishing views outside the window?

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Rolling Stones continue to roll on.

They’ve just released their 25th studio album, ‘Foreign Tongues’, a 14-track record that was recorded in just under a month in West London.

It reunites the band with producer Andrew Watt and features guest appearances from Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, Steve Winwood, and Chad Smith, as well as a song recorded with Charlie Watts prior to his passing.

Chris Schulz has been listening to the album, and joined Jack Tame to share his thoughts.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

In her letters to family and friends we come to know the life of Sybil Van Antwerp: stubborn, cantankerous, opinionated, always steadfast in her belief in the power of the written word.

But as the clock begins to tick for Sybil, the need for a few post-scripts to the life she’s led becomes apparent. Fixing her difficult relationship with her children. Taking a final chance at romance. Atoning for an old legal case which has come back to haunt her. And finally, reckoning with a devastating loss that she has spent the last thirty years holding close to her chest.

Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See

In 1870, three Chinese women arrive in the small, dusty, and violent pueblo of Los Angeles. Dove, the bound-footed daughter of an imperial scholar, is entrancing and innocent, poised to fulfill her role as a daughter with an arranged marriage to a much older merchant. Petal, the big-footed daughter of peasants, is arriving on the shores of Gold Mountain—America—after being sold into servitude by her parents. And Moon, married to a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, is educated and beautiful, yet her failed foot binding as a child has left her with a limp that lessens her value in the eyes of many.

Each woman has her own desires. Dove wants to love and be loved, Petal desires freedom, and Moon seeks justice. Together they face a ruthless society, devoid of goodwill and increasingly hostile to all three women, despite their different backgrounds. Set during a period of rampant anti-Chinese sentiment in Los Angeles, Daughters of the Sun and Moon is a gripping tale of an exhilarating but tumultuous society in a fever pitch, and three women who must navigate its unique challenges. In the wake of the real-life Night of Horrors, a long-forgotten, bloody episode of American history, Dove, Petal, and Moon are brought together by hardship and heartbreak, and they must use their bravery, endurance, and ability to “eat bitterness” to discover their voices, find freedom, and connect through solace and friendship. Together they are daughters of the sun and moon.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"When you’ve had your fill of urban treats in downtown Vancouver, the call of the wild is hard to ignore. Blessed with a feast of day-tripping options, go explore! Venturing over Vancouver’s Lions Gate Bridge is the gateway to the best of British Colombia’s outdoorsy delights, and a supporting cast of stellar encounters within easy reach of the city."

Read Mike's full article.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iron deficiencies are more common than one might think.

It’s the most common nutrient deficiency in New Zealand, and on a global scale, with research suggesting approximately 2 billion people struggle with low iron.

Who is most likely to be affected by an iron deficiency, how can you tell, and how can you increase your iron levels?

Dr Libby Weaver joined Jack Tame to run through some facts about the common affliction.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the Saturday Morning with Jack Tame Full Show Podcast for Saturday July 11th, 2026, we speak with Kiwi sports commentary icon Laura McGoldrick after she wrapped up at the ICC.

Jack is visiting family in Wellington and got to relive the joys of home video.

Nici Wickes is serving up a delicious recipe for Lemon and Yoghurt Pudding for Matariki weekend.

Ruud Kleinpaste gives us the rundown on growing Asparagus in winter.

And Chris Schulz discusses The Rolling Stones' new album – have they still got it all these years on?

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.

To grow Asparagus, you’ll truly need a real garden bed.

Nice and deep, preferably raised if you have wet soils in winter – at least 20cm above the soil level, but 30cm is even better. I planted my crowns about 7 years ago, bought them at Oderings Garden centre when the crowns were dormant.

Plant in deep friable soil: mix soil, loam with lots of compost, add some manure (animal excrement) or sheep pellets, and dose with a good lot of lime – Asparagus likes a high pH (around 7 maybe even more).

Dig it all deep (at least 30cm deep, or more if possible) so that the roots can go wandering down and side-ways with ease.

I planted my new plants with the roots splayed in all directions of the compass (star-shaped). About 10cm deep, rows about 50cm apart, and the plants spaced around 40cm in the rows.

They’re covered with friable soil that will warm up in spring, waking the plants and starting their growth. Don’t let the plants dry out in winter – keep them moist but not soaking wet!

We had a good growth of ferns – let them go. They even produced heaps of bright red berries! And the weeds tried to establish themselves in-between the asparagus plants, but I more-or-less kept on top of them because they are weeds! Not always though!

A trick: I did get into the habit of inter-planting with thin onions and Egyptian walking onions – let these interlopers find their spot in between the asparagus. In spring the main crop will come up and give us asparagus, but in summer, autumn, and even winter, the onions will take over when the asparagus retreat with their huge flowering and elegant, tall stems ready to go down. And there is no competition amongst that lot of vegetables!

Now, mid-winter stuff to do:

Get rid of all the last weeds (as much as you can). I will also cut off the old brown asparagus fern-fronds and take them off the bed, trying not to spill too many red berries – I don’t want any more seedlings/new plants in the asparagus bed as it will get too overcrowded too soon. Best to let the original plants develop for at least three-four years, so they keep producing for a long, long time to come.

Once the bed is cleared, line it a bit then top up with a fresh layer of organic compost —nice dark compost-y stuff— and some Nitrophoska Blue. Asparagus likes that!

They also like some animal manure (I got the Halswell Quarry sheep well-trained!) and even some salty (unwashed) seaweed if you can find it somewhere. Just lay that over the top and in spring the spears will burst through the compostables…

There’s nothing better than fresh asparagus! Followed by fresh onions and other stuff in the bed.

LISTEN ABOVE

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.