1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to this Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,693 Speaker 1: from News Talks AB. 3 00:00:12,773 --> 00:00:15,733 Speaker 2: The flood of texts come and Jack totally disagree with you. 4 00:00:15,733 --> 00:00:18,053 Speaker 2: Put it to a referendum. Jack, you're on point this morning. 5 00:00:18,173 --> 00:00:20,933 Speaker 2: I agree. It's just a distractionary effort at a time 6 00:00:20,933 --> 00:00:22,773 Speaker 2: when there are much more pressing issues. Ninety two to 7 00:00:22,813 --> 00:00:24,213 Speaker 2: ninety two. If you want to see me a message 8 00:00:24,253 --> 00:00:28,053 Speaker 2: this morning, Jacket newstalksb dot co dot nz is the 9 00:00:28,093 --> 00:00:28,893 Speaker 2: email address. 10 00:00:28,933 --> 00:00:29,093 Speaker 3: Hey. 11 00:00:29,093 --> 00:00:31,373 Speaker 2: This Chief of War series, this Jason Momore series in 12 00:00:31,413 --> 00:00:35,573 Speaker 2: which Cliff Curtis and Tim Wedder Morrison and Lucian Buchanan, 13 00:00:35,613 --> 00:00:37,573 Speaker 2: all these key we actors are starring. One of the 14 00:00:37,573 --> 00:00:40,733 Speaker 2: things that makes it really interesting is that Jason Mamore, 15 00:00:40,813 --> 00:00:44,133 Speaker 2: in producing it, said that he it was really important 16 00:00:44,173 --> 00:00:46,333 Speaker 2: to him that as much of the series as possible 17 00:00:46,453 --> 00:00:49,853 Speaker 2: was done in the indigenous Hawaiian language. And so you've 18 00:00:49,893 --> 00:00:52,613 Speaker 2: got these keywactors, some of whom will have heard, you 19 00:00:52,653 --> 00:00:55,053 Speaker 2: know and know a fair bit of Maudi, who are 20 00:00:55,093 --> 00:00:58,693 Speaker 2: then having to speak in a Hawaiian language, which is 21 00:00:58,813 --> 00:01:01,133 Speaker 2: really intriguing. I don't actually think there are there are 22 00:01:01,373 --> 00:01:04,373 Speaker 2: heaps of Hawaiian language speakers in the world so it's 23 00:01:04,373 --> 00:01:06,853 Speaker 2: one of the you know, one of the qious little 24 00:01:06,893 --> 00:01:09,853 Speaker 2: details about this Chief of War production that I'm going 25 00:01:09,893 --> 00:01:12,053 Speaker 2: to ask Cliff Curtis about after ten o'clock this morning. 26 00:01:12,293 --> 00:01:14,733 Speaker 2: Right now though, seventeen past nine, and Kevin Melon's here 27 00:01:14,733 --> 00:01:16,373 Speaker 2: with us this morning. Killd to Kevin. 28 00:01:17,013 --> 00:01:19,813 Speaker 3: Jack, you're more than one point, You're on fire this morning. 29 00:01:19,853 --> 00:01:20,933 Speaker 3: That was terrific. Wow. 30 00:01:21,613 --> 00:01:23,933 Speaker 2: You obviously don't have access to our text machine at 31 00:01:23,933 --> 00:01:24,213 Speaker 2: the moment. 32 00:01:24,293 --> 00:01:24,533 Speaker 3: Kevin. 33 00:01:26,853 --> 00:01:29,293 Speaker 2: I'm I'm not sure you hold the consensus view, but 34 00:01:29,373 --> 00:01:32,173 Speaker 2: that's all right, it's a yeah. I just think my 35 00:01:32,533 --> 00:01:33,053 Speaker 2: you know, I. 36 00:01:33,013 --> 00:01:35,253 Speaker 4: Just think if you if you want to call it 37 00:01:35,373 --> 00:01:38,053 Speaker 4: his own, if you want to call all good, and 38 00:01:38,093 --> 00:01:40,373 Speaker 4: I just think there are so many issues that are 39 00:01:40,573 --> 00:01:43,533 Speaker 4: more worthy of you know, of time and attention at 40 00:01:43,573 --> 00:01:46,653 Speaker 4: the moment that you know, maybe even me mentioning that 41 00:01:46,693 --> 00:01:49,213 Speaker 4: this morning means I'm getting sucked into the vortex. 42 00:01:49,453 --> 00:01:52,653 Speaker 2: I can't I can't resist it anyway, Kevin, you are 43 00:01:53,053 --> 00:01:54,773 Speaker 2: planning a trip to London. 44 00:01:55,493 --> 00:01:58,093 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I've got a trip to London coming up set, 45 00:01:58,293 --> 00:02:01,253 Speaker 3: essentially to see two of our boys, Alex and Jake 46 00:02:01,333 --> 00:02:05,053 Speaker 3: and their home patch. Jake manages a Danish pub in 47 00:02:05,133 --> 00:02:11,053 Speaker 3: London's Exmouth. It belongs to Rick Astley, a fascinating story 48 00:02:11,053 --> 00:02:14,213 Speaker 3: in himself, a huge hit in nineteen eighty seven, Never 49 00:02:14,253 --> 00:02:16,933 Speaker 3: Going to Give You Up number one and twenty five 50 00:02:16,973 --> 00:02:20,973 Speaker 3: countries at the time. Astley's career was revitalized by the 51 00:02:21,053 --> 00:02:24,773 Speaker 3: random appearance of a Rick rolling meme on the Internet 52 00:02:25,213 --> 00:02:27,413 Speaker 3: using the video for Never Going to Give You Up, 53 00:02:27,733 --> 00:02:31,493 Speaker 3: which spread all over the world. Rick Astley's has now 54 00:02:31,653 --> 00:02:38,173 Speaker 3: reached one point six billion views on YouTube. Anyway, even 55 00:02:38,213 --> 00:02:40,413 Speaker 3: if I don't knock into Wreck, I'm keen to see 56 00:02:40,493 --> 00:02:44,853 Speaker 3: Jake's Scandinavian design pub and the in house brewery. I 57 00:02:44,933 --> 00:02:47,533 Speaker 3: might ever be there my other son. As I've told 58 00:02:47,573 --> 00:02:50,773 Speaker 3: you about, Where's there a coffee company that trains selected 59 00:02:50,853 --> 00:02:54,333 Speaker 3: crims to become barristas before their release, So I may 60 00:02:54,373 --> 00:02:57,693 Speaker 3: get to prison while I'm over there. Something very special 61 00:02:57,693 --> 00:02:59,973 Speaker 3: about the trip, sort of the last minute thing with 62 00:03:00,213 --> 00:03:03,853 Speaker 3: zipping over to visit the New Zealand wargraves of Belgium 63 00:03:03,853 --> 00:03:08,373 Speaker 3: and France to paid tribute to two great uncles, identical twins, 64 00:03:08,733 --> 00:03:12,093 Speaker 3: Leo and Lawrence Donahue, killed in World War One just 65 00:03:12,333 --> 00:03:16,053 Speaker 3: twenty one years old. This is a long time ambition 66 00:03:16,133 --> 00:03:18,573 Speaker 3: of mine. I didn't think we'd be able to fit 67 00:03:18,613 --> 00:03:21,973 Speaker 3: it in, but it's so easy from London. We're hiring 68 00:03:21,973 --> 00:03:24,733 Speaker 3: a driver guy who picks you up off the Eurostar 69 00:03:24,853 --> 00:03:30,013 Speaker 3: train from London in Leale, France and drives you straight 70 00:03:30,053 --> 00:03:32,653 Speaker 3: to the war cemeteries you want to visit, and back 71 00:03:33,013 --> 00:03:35,813 Speaker 3: to catch a London train afterwards. That's if you want 72 00:03:35,853 --> 00:03:38,733 Speaker 3: to go back that same day. We're staying a second 73 00:03:38,773 --> 00:03:41,293 Speaker 3: day in Belgium to catch a bit of atmosphere, staying 74 00:03:41,333 --> 00:03:47,573 Speaker 3: at the Novertel Flanders clutch the odd ring about it anyway. 75 00:03:47,653 --> 00:03:50,853 Speaker 3: I mentioned the trip to the Wargazes because I know 76 00:03:51,373 --> 00:03:53,453 Speaker 3: a lot of Keywis that keen to pay respects to 77 00:03:53,533 --> 00:03:57,613 Speaker 3: their relations killed in Europe. It is so easy out 78 00:03:57,613 --> 00:03:59,813 Speaker 3: of London if you just had to be there for work, 79 00:04:00,373 --> 00:04:05,093 Speaker 3: or you're passing through on a bigger trip. I'm using 80 00:04:05,333 --> 00:04:12,493 Speaker 3: info at to explore dot b E. That's info at two. 81 00:04:12,653 --> 00:04:16,773 Speaker 3: That's the number two explore two, not an E in 82 00:04:16,933 --> 00:04:20,253 Speaker 3: expord so it's two x p l O R E 83 00:04:20,693 --> 00:04:25,493 Speaker 3: dot b E Belgium. But there are other excellent sites 84 00:04:25,533 --> 00:04:25,973 Speaker 3: to jack. 85 00:04:26,013 --> 00:04:30,813 Speaker 2: But yeah, that sounds amazing, Kevin, I'm deeply envious. So 86 00:04:30,973 --> 00:04:33,573 Speaker 2: just just remind me of my geography here, right, if 87 00:04:33,573 --> 00:04:37,773 Speaker 2: you go across, you go across the channel or you 88 00:04:37,773 --> 00:04:40,613 Speaker 2: go to the channel right and then lel is in 89 00:04:40,653 --> 00:04:42,613 Speaker 2: the north of France, right like right up by the 90 00:04:42,653 --> 00:04:46,813 Speaker 2: Belgian border. A so you're actually instead of going all 91 00:04:46,813 --> 00:04:48,773 Speaker 2: the way to Paris, can you get off the train 92 00:04:49,133 --> 00:04:50,373 Speaker 2: before getting to Paris? 93 00:04:50,533 --> 00:04:54,133 Speaker 3: Well well before then? Yeah, right, yeah, really about it. 94 00:04:54,133 --> 00:04:56,653 Speaker 3: It's a two and a half hour trip to lele 95 00:04:56,813 --> 00:05:00,813 Speaker 3: from London and one only one train, so you so 96 00:05:00,893 --> 00:05:02,613 Speaker 3: it's on the main it's on the main route. 97 00:05:03,373 --> 00:05:05,653 Speaker 2: It's like going from Wellington to partisan North or something. 98 00:05:06,533 --> 00:05:06,693 Speaker 1: It is. 99 00:05:07,413 --> 00:05:09,653 Speaker 4: This is the thing I'm always I always love about Europe, 100 00:05:09,773 --> 00:05:12,013 Speaker 4: you know, like the and and the thing that when 101 00:05:12,133 --> 00:05:14,853 Speaker 4: you know, when you're a key, we often like distances 102 00:05:14,853 --> 00:05:17,573 Speaker 4: are all relative, you know, and and it's one of 103 00:05:17,573 --> 00:05:18,973 Speaker 4: the things in this part of the world, you know, 104 00:05:19,133 --> 00:05:22,173 Speaker 4: one of the great things, and sometimes that the trickier 105 00:05:22,213 --> 00:05:24,813 Speaker 4: things that we're generally so far from everywhere, and when 106 00:05:24,813 --> 00:05:26,453 Speaker 4: you're in that part of the world is the opposite. 107 00:05:27,653 --> 00:05:30,973 Speaker 3: Yeah, And in a weird way over there, everything smaller 108 00:05:31,013 --> 00:05:33,933 Speaker 3: than New Zealand, you know, I mean, getting places in 109 00:05:33,973 --> 00:05:36,013 Speaker 3: New Zealand is a big big trip because we're a long, 110 00:05:36,133 --> 00:05:41,693 Speaker 3: skinny country. But over there, yeah, it's it did astound 111 00:05:41,773 --> 00:05:45,013 Speaker 3: me that you could go and see two gray two 112 00:05:45,493 --> 00:05:48,773 Speaker 3: war cemeteries, one in France, one in Belgium and be 113 00:05:48,893 --> 00:05:52,013 Speaker 3: back on the train to go back to London should 114 00:05:52,013 --> 00:05:54,893 Speaker 3: you want to that sort of sweet somebody picking you 115 00:05:54,973 --> 00:05:57,573 Speaker 3: up at the railway station in a van and if 116 00:05:57,613 --> 00:05:59,573 Speaker 3: you go what won't be a van or be a y. 117 00:05:59,693 --> 00:06:02,533 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's amazing, I reckon it will be quite an 118 00:06:02,533 --> 00:06:05,253 Speaker 2: emotional thing seeing you like that. 119 00:06:07,373 --> 00:06:10,053 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely absolutely moving. 120 00:06:10,173 --> 00:06:11,413 Speaker 2: Oh when you hit off? 121 00:06:11,453 --> 00:06:15,093 Speaker 3: Given, so we go off and about a week. 122 00:06:15,133 --> 00:06:17,053 Speaker 2: Oh very good. All right, well, looking forward to hearing 123 00:06:17,093 --> 00:06:18,893 Speaker 2: about that. You have to have to tell us about 124 00:06:18,933 --> 00:06:20,613 Speaker 2: how it goes, because I think, yeah, a lot of 125 00:06:20,733 --> 00:06:23,493 Speaker 2: a lot of people will be, you know, similarly interested 126 00:06:23,533 --> 00:06:26,253 Speaker 2: in following your trip. Thank you very much. Keep a 127 00:06:26,293 --> 00:06:27,373 Speaker 2: milm with us this morning. 128 00:06:27,893 --> 00:06:31,013 Speaker 1: For more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame, listen live 129 00:06:31,093 --> 00:06:33,933 Speaker 1: to News Talks d B from nine am Saturday, or 130 00:06:33,973 --> 00:06:35,893 Speaker 1: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.