Afternoons for Monday 6 September 2021

 

1:12 First song

 

1:17 Helping children through horrific events

The terror attack in New Lynn, is without a doubt, an horrific event taking place in the middle of a strict lockdown to address an outbreak of the COVID delta variant.

It can be tough for adults to get their heads around things like this, so how do we explain it to our kids?

Child and Family Psychologist at the Parenting Place, Linde-Marie Amersfoort talks to Jesse about how to talk about the scary things that are going on the world right now.

1.27 Remote coaching for kiwi Paralympic athletes 

The Tokyo Paralympic games came to a close yesterday and Aotearoa had a huge showing on the medal table. Kiwi athlete Danielle Aitchison picked up 2 running race medals. Silver in the  in the 200m T36 and Bronze in the 100m T36.  Competing at this level is hard enough as it is, but Covid-19 restrictions this year meant that many athletes had to be coached remotely from New Zealand. 

Alan McDonald is one of Danielle Aitchison's coaches and has been working overtime from Waikato to make sure athletes have everything they need on the biggest stage in the sporting world. 

1.34 The Artist Will Live Forever: Remembering Billy Apple

Today we learned the sad news that one of New Zealand's most influential visual artists - Billy Apple - has died.

He was an Arts Foundation Icon and an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Born in 1935 in Auckland as Barrie Bates, he reinvented himself in 1962 as 'Billy Apple' - which he trademarked. Shortly after, he went on to collaborate with Andy Warhol in the Pop Art Exhibition 'The American Supermarket'.

His work was shown in international galleries like the Guggenheim Museum and Tate Britain, and The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki recently held a retrospective exhibition of his work

Art historian and director of The Adam Art Gallery, Christina Barton, only last year published a biography on his life and work. She talks to Jesse about his life and legacy.

1:45 Great NZ Album

 

2:10 Television Critic: Claire Chitham

This week Claire talks about The Flight Attendant on Neon and Modern Love on Amazon. 

2:20 The Lazarus Heist, episode 12

This week is episode 12 of the Lazarus Heist, a BBC production which tells the true story of an attempted 1 billion dollar hack, which investigators say was carried out by a secretive ring of elite North Korean hackers.

This episode is called "The Macau Connection". The investigation into the heist leads to a gambling mecca with a murky past - and a strong connection to North Korea.

2:30 Learning to surf for beginners

This week's expert is Ben Kennings, the General Manager of Surfing New Zealand.

He talks to Jesse about what type of board you'll need, whether you need to enroll in classes and what to look out for to keep yourself safe while having fun.

Be sure to text any questions through to 2101 or email them to jesse@rnz.co.nz.

3:10 Performing in the shadow of a legend: Brandon Jack's story

Sports heroes run onto the field carrying more than the hopes and dreams of their fans. Brandon Jack carried the weight of legacy as the son of a rugby league legend and his own extremely high expectations when he played 28 games with the Sydney Swans. He  tackles the  sports mad culture  that nearly broke him in his new book  28: A memoir of football, addiction, art, masculinity and love.

3:35 Voices

In 'Voices' today; 2 young Afghan women talk to Kadambari Raghukumar about what their family and friends in Afghanistan are coping with the past few weeks since the Taliban takeover.

3:45 The Panel with Verity Johnson and Phil O'Reilly