Afternoons for Monday 12 July 2021

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1:12 First song

 

1:17 Euro 2020 final: Italy's triumphant win 

Itay has claimed victory after a nail-biting final that went into overtime and included a penalty shoot-out at Wembley.

It's only Italy's second European title after last winning in 1968.

Wellington restaurateur, founder of La Bella Italia in Petone, Antonio Cacace, whose son is a rising star in New Zealand football, joins Jesse to mark the occasion. 

1.27 Latest on COVID in NSW

It's expected that the new cases of COVID-19 in the greater Sydney region will today exceed 100. There's expected to be an extension on the lockdown already in place as well as further restrictions implemented in an attempt to get control of the outbreak.

ABC journalist Elias Clure talks to Jesse about the numbers and what's expected to happen next.

1.34 Fashion week emerging & overall winner Taylor Pumphery

New Zealand Fashion week's coming up next month, but already some younger and emerging designers have been recognised.

Taylor Pumphery from Otago Polytechnic has been named as Stand out and Overall and Emerging Designer this year by Miromoda who she will be showing with at this year's event.

1:45 Great NZ Album

2:10 Television Critic: Caitlin Cherry

Today's RNZ's Director of Content, Caitlin Cherry, talks to Jesse about Starstruck with Rose Matafeo which is on TVNZ on demand. She's also been watching 'Working Moms' and Line of Duty, which are both on Netflix.

2:20  The Lazarus Heist Ep #4

The Lazarus Heist tells the true story of an attempted $1 billion hack, which investigators say was carried out by a secretive ring of elite North Korean hackers.

While it could be the plot of a Hollywood movie... the work of this dangerous group of hackers caused worldwide panic that was only too real.

In today's episode the FBI goes undercover to find out how North Korea is funding its nuclear programme.

2:30 Expert feature: Dating!

The expert topic today is dating, with Sasha Madarasz, who runs the dating agency, Two's Company. She shares her tips and advice for people, especially for those who are venturing back into the dating scene after being out of action for a while.

3:10 Raising Girls Who Like Themselves

When the world tells girls they're not good enough, smart enough or pretty enough, Australian feminist and author Kasey Edwards says there's a way to change the narrative.  Raise your daughter to like her like herself.  She describes the seven qualities girls need to thrive in  her  latest  book, Raising Girls Who Likes Themselves: in a world that tells them they're flawed.

3:35 Voices

On Voices, Kadambari Raghukumar today talks to the people behind a big study that’s just concluded with a detailed statistical report on the wellbeing on East and South Asian students in New Zealand.

3:45 The Panel with Anna Dean and Chris Finlayson