Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

LISTEN ABOVE AS LISA CHAPPELL SPEAKS WITH FRANCESCA RUDKIN

Dr Bryn Thompson talks about the organisms that live on our bodies.

Tara Ward gives us her top picks for your viewing pleasure!

I rarely think of currying pork and yet the richness of pork works stunningly well in a curry.  These flavours are reminiscent of the types of curry you get in Thailand  - fragrant and spicy and utterly delicious.
 
Serves 2
 
3 tbsps cooking oil
400g pork scotch fillet, shoulder or fingers, chopped into large bite-sized pieces
200g pumpkin, chopped large bite-sized
1 large onion, diced roughly
3 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsps fennel seeds
3 tsp turmeric
1 heaped tsp ground coriander
5cm stick cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
 
5cm stick cinnamon
1 stem lemon grass, smashed
2 tbsps palm sugar
2 tbsps fresh grated ginger
1 red chilli, de-seeded, chopped finely
2 tbsps tamarind puree
1 cup water
2 tbsps fish sauce
2 tbsps light soy sauce
Lemon juice from one lemon
1/4 cup raw unsalted cashews
 
Rice to serve
Small handful of fresh coriander to serve   
 
METHOD:
Heat oil in large saucepan and brown off pork. Add pumpkin, onion and spices and fry for 2-3 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients to the saucepan and simmer for 45 minutes or until pork is tender.
Serve with steamed rice and fresh coriander.

For nearly a decade, Sir Peter Gluckman has served as the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor.
He has advised the last three Prime Ministers on scientific policy - in recent months, he notably debunked the evidence around meth testing state houses. 
Gluckman's tenure comes to an end this week, after which Professor Juliet Gerrard will take over. 
He spoke with Jack Tame about how the role came about, what the role adds to the political discourse, and his memories from his time. 
LISTEN TO SIR PETER GLUCKMAN TALK WITH JACK TAME ABOVE

The world has been watching America with intense scrutiny in recent weeks, as harrowing images and details have emerged as a result of Donald Trump's policy of separating migrant children from their parents as they attempt to cross the US border. Trump reversed his position last week after the wave of backlash, but Jack Tame argues we have not scraped the bottom of the barrel yet with this shocking saga. 
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Travelling is all very well but coming home can bring on the blues! Just back from Bali, to a cold and drizzly winter, and keen to keep the balmy vibes going I light the incense and whip up a batch of these little bites of sunshine.
Makes  10-12
Ingredients
2 carrots, peeled, chopped roughly
1 small head broccoli, chopped roughly
5cm stem lemongrass, chopped fine
2 tbsps grated fresh ginger
2 kaffir lime leaves, de-stemmed and shredded
1 large clove garlic
1 chilli, de-seeded
2 tsp dried turmeric
½ tsp sea salt
1 large egg
1 heaped tbsp cornflour
Oil for shallow frying
For the chilli dipping sauce
1 tsp chopped fresh chilli (or pinch chilli flakes)
Squeeze lemon or lime juice – about 2 tbsps
½ tsp grated palm sugar (or brown sugar)
Pinch sea salt
 
Mix together and stir until sugar and salt are dissolved.
 
Cooking Instructions
1. Process carrot and broccoli in food processor until finely chopped. (If you don’t have a food processor, steam carrots until soft then mash and mix with finely chopped broccoli).
2. Mix in remaining ingredients (except oil) until combined to a wet mixture, not too sloppy and not too stiff.
3. Heat 2cm oil in a fry pan until medium-hot.
4. Shape mixture with a tablespoon and carefully drop into heated oil. Don’t crowd the pan, cook in batches. Cook until well-browned on one side and turn carefully. Repeat with remaining mixture. Set fritters aside to drain on paper towels.
5.Serve with chilli dipping sauce below.
 
 
 
 

New Zealand Herald movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to talk about a latest release:
Tag starring Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Hannibal Buress, Annabelle Wallis, Rashida Jones, Isla Fisher, Leslie Bibb, Jon Hamm 
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Newstalk ZB's Andrew Dickens reviews Snow Patrol first album in seven years, Wildness.
The worst thing that happens when you get an album from someone who’s been out of the spotlight for a while is that you go back to their peak.  I’ve been listening to their 2006 album “Open Your Eyes”.  I forgot how good and packed with hits it is.  This album is not Open Your Eyes. It sounds amazing, it shimmers and yet somehow it never connects. The songs are complicated in arrangement but the lyrics are simplistic.  It’s Snow Patrol but not as you used to love them. A passionless affair. 6/10

Our resident book reviewer, Catherine Raynes, gives us her thoughts on: 
The President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton, Penguin $37
When Life Gives you Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger, HarperCollins $33
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