Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Have you heard of the F.I.R.E movement? It stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early, it’s been a big thing on the web for a while and its biggest advocates live really frugal lives and essentially retire early - like 30s and 40s early. They boast of having lives of freedom, choices, travel etc that most of us 9-5ers can only dream of. In reality, they don’t just lie around on beaches, but take up freelance work, or pick and choose what they do rather than being on the hamster wheel. So it sounds quite appealing. But is it realistic? What would be involved and how much would you actually need to be able to retire that early?LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE

Facebook Dating launches in the US
I don't think I've ever heard anyone say they want another dating app, but here we are. The only plus - they have SO MUCH DATA ABOUT YOU already from when you weren't knowing you were being profiled for a dating app, that maybe their matching algorithm will be better than any other app?
You need to opt in, you need to create a new profile, then people are presented to you and you can either comment or like their profile. It won't match you to any of your FB friends, unless both you and them have put you on the 'secret crush' list. Get ready for some fireworks in your social circles!
The head of Twitter was hacked?
Jack - the CEO of Twitter - had his phone number stolen and someone was able to tweet via text message some nasty stuff to his millions of followers. So now they've turned off the text to tweet feature for everyone. 
How do you get your phone number stolen? Some social engineering and a call to your phone provider.
There's now an LED Edison bulb?
You've probably seen the fancy edison lightbulbs which are all the rage - where you can see the filament of the bulb, well now Phillips Hue has created a smart LED version.
It looks a little rubbish when it's off, but when it's turned on, it looks pretty good. Basically they've made a fake filament out of LEDs. It's connected to the Hue smart bulb system too so you can control it with your phone, voice or special wireless buttons.

The Spy: Sasha Baron Cohen plays it straight in this new Netflix miniseries based on the life of Israeli sleeper agent Eli Cohen, who spent years in the 60s as a spy in Syria. Patrick Gower: on Weed: Journalist Paddy Gower investigates the world of medical and recreational marajuana, and what this untapped billion-dollar industry could mean for New Zealand (Three, Wednesday)The Righteous Gemstones: John Goodman stars in this American comedy about a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work (Neon).LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE

If you’re on instagram, you’ve likely seen at least a few ‘wellness’ trends or products being pushed by influencers.Think skinny tea or appetite suppressant lollipops.But as cardiothoracic surgeon Nikki Stamp points out, despite this current obsession with wellness, as a population we’re decidedly not well at all.
She’s written a new book: "Pretty Unhealthy: Why our obsession with looking healthy is making us sick".
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It’s spring and that means, time to turn towards lighter meals! Try this scrumptious bowl of goodness that is just perfect for the season.
Serves 1-2
½ cup quinoa
1 ½ cup stock or water, salted
1-2 chicken breasts
1 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
½ a carrot, julienned
Handful snow peas, sliced lengthwise
½ tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
Squeeze of lemon juice
Sesame seeds to sprinkle

Cook quinoa with one cup of the stock by simmering, covered, until the liquid is absorbed and some of the quinoa seeds have released little white tales – about 15-20 minutes.
While quinoa cooks, pan fry chicken breast in oil until just cooked through, adding garlic, vegetables and remaining stock in final few minutes of cooking. Add sesame oil, soy sauce and lemon juice.
Spoon cooked quinoa into a bowl and top with sliced breast and vegetables. Pour over pan juices and sprinkle over sesame seeds.

Nici’s note:
Quinoa is a seed that is packed full of protein and, as protein is an important component of every cell in the body to build and repair, we think it’s worth including in your weekly diet.
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IT Chapter 2Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the terrifying Pennywise, the Losers Club have grown up and moved away, until a devastating phone call brings them back.Danger CloseIn August 1966, in a Vietnamese rubber plantation called Long Tan, 108 young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand soldiers are fighting for their lives against 2500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.

Kevin Milne has been surprised about the highest-selling cars in New Zealand. 
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Newstalk ZB's Andrew Dickens has been listening to Sheryl Crow's new album, "Threads".
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This week, Catherine Raynes reviews two new exciting books for you to read.
The New Girl - Daniel SilvaAt an exclusive private school in Switzerland, mystery surrounds the identity of the beautiful girl who arrives each morning and leaves each afternoon in a heavily protected motorcade fit for a head of state. She is said to be the daughter of a wealthy international businessman. She is not. And when she is brutally kidnapped across the border in the Haute-Savoie region of France, Gabriel Allon, the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a deadly secret war with an old enemy that will determine the future of the Middle East—and perhaps the world 
Driven - Hayden PaddonThe explosive autobiography from New Zealand’s most successful rally driver, Hayden Paddon.Hayden Paddon was just a boy growing up in Geraldine – in love with racing and dreaming big. Starting with nothing, and wholly determined to beat the odds, he set out on a remarkable 20-year pathway to the World Rally Championship, where he footed it with the best rally drivers on the planet.But it didn’t come easy. In Driven, Paddon details the many highs and lows along the road to the top. He opens up about his struggles with bullying, depression and loss as a young man, and goes on public record for the first time about the 2017 accident in which a spectator was killed and his controversial dismissing from the Hyundai Motorsport team in 2018.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE

"Sun-toasted and richly stewed in culture, Colombia’s crown jewel on the Caribbean is a colonial treasure with an intoxicating mix of beauty and historic brutality, unmistakable romance, epic legends and storied drama." - Mike Yardley
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