Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Francesca Rudkin is filling in for Jack Tame this week - She passes her comment on the story captivating the world as Australian captains Steve Smith and David Warner have been banned for ball tampering. She talks about the importance of teaching sportsmanship to at a young age and the ups and downs that come with it. 
LISTEN TO THE HER FULL EDITORIAL ABOVE

Easter caramel egg slice
This is decadent and delicious!
Makes 20x30cm tray
Base
1 cup plain flour
½ cup coconut
125g butter, melted
125g brown sugar
½ tsp Vanilla essence
Topping
300g chocolate (60%+ cacao) 
½ cup cream
8-10 caramel chocolate eggs, roughly chopped
Sliced almonds 

Preheat oven to 180 C. Line a sandwich tin with baking paper.
Mix base ingredients in bowl and tip into lined tin. Use back of smooth to evenly press onto lined base. Bake 15-20 mins until golden. Cool.
In a saucepan melt chocolate with cream and whisk until smooth. Cool to warm.
Pour chocolate over base. Sprinkle over chopped chocolate eggs and sliced almonds. Leave to set before slicing.

 Try this with chopped marshmellow eggs and roasted almonds instead of caramel eggs.

Kevin Milne joins Francesca Rudkin to talk about our ever-changing attitudes to guns and their place in society. 
LISTEN TO THE FULL COMMENT WITH KEVIN MILNE ABOVE

Daughter of artist Lucian Freud and great-granddaughter of Sigmund, acclaimed novelist and journalist Susie Boyt talks about her life-long obsession with Judy Garland. 
LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW WITH FRANCESCA RUDKIN IN FOR JACK TAME

There are a growing number of reasons why a boss should care if workers are strapped for cash. 
New research shows that financially stressed workers are less productive, more likely to be sick and stay away from work, suffer insomnia and are more likely to quit their jobs in hopes of finding better-paying work. 
EnableMe's Hannah McQueen told Jack Tame that these stressed workers can see $7,000 a year lost per employee. 
She told him that there are a number of ways that management can change things for their staff and their company. 
LISTEN TO HANNAH MCQUEEN TALK WITH JACK TAME ABOVE

Resident book review Catherine Raynes joins Jack Tame to discuss the latest fiction releases, including The Year that Changed Everything by Cathy Kelly, and Edgar and Lucy by Victor Lodato. 
LISTEN TO THE FULL DISCUSSION ABOVE
 

Super easy, this cake is quick to make and irresistible to eat!
Serves 8
300g feijoa flesh (about 8-10 medium feijoa), roughly chopped
100g (1 cup) walnut pieces
200g (1 cup) dried cranberries (or use sultanas)
¾ cup caster sugar
1 egg
100g melted butter
125g (1 cup) plain flour
2 tsps mixed spice
2 tsps baking soda

Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease and line a 20cm springform tin.
In a large bowl, mix feijoa, walnuts, cranberries (or sultanas) and sugar.
With a beater, beat egg and butter until well mixed. Add to feijoa mixture.
Sift flour, mixed spice and baking soda into feijoa mixture. Stir lightly.
Scrape into prepared tin.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
Run a knife around edges and carefully remove from ring from base and serve warm as dessert or leave to cool for 20 minutes and slice.

NZ Herald movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to talk about the latest cinema releases including robots vs monsters action Pacific Rim: Uprising, and BBC documentary Earth: One Amazing Day. 
LISTEN TO THE FULL DISCUSSION ABOVE

We live in an age of 'stuff': technology, consumer products, and endless desires. Perhaps these things aren't making people happier. 
Together, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus are The Minimalists, a pair of podcasters, writers, and filmmakers who advocate decluttering your live in order to make it more fulfilling. Jack Tame sat down with them for an interview about their story, and how to live more simply. 
LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW ABOVE

Kevin Milne joined Jack Tame this morning to relate a story about a fridge he found on the side of the road, and his thoughts about throwing away perfectly usable goods. 
LISTEN TO THE FULL DISCUSSION ABOVE