Afternoons for Tuesday 13 April 2021

1:12 The Collective mentor and mentee

A new series has launched on RNZ called The Collective.

It's an eight-part docuseries by Boxed Media following six rangatahi through a youth music programme designed to give them real-world skills and help them make positive life changes through the power of music.

Mentor, Marcus Powell of Blindspott and rangatahi Mahima Mane-Chapman talk about the show and play the first song.

1:17 Countering views on moving the Ports of Auckland

A discussion on Auckland's port and the potential environmental impacts on yesterday's show prompted a lot of feedback.

Jesse spoke to Professor of Law at Auckland University, David Grinlinton, about that after he penned a piece for Newsroom about his concerns.

Among those who have a differing view is Simon Wilson, who's a senior writer for the NZ Herald. He counters the points that were made by the professor.

1:27 Wellington transport meeting results in a walk out

Multiple Wellington City councillors walked out of a meeting about the future of 'Let's Get Wellington Moving'.

Nicola Young described the event to Stuff as "another session of whiteboards and coloured pens".

Road Transport forum chief executive Nick Leggett talks to Jesse about the capital's transport woes.

1:35 Reward offered in 29 year cold case of toddler Amber-Lee Cruickshank

Police have today offered a $100,000 reward in exchange for information about what happened to two-year-old Amber-Lee Cruikshank in 1992.

She was last seen at a property on the shores of Lake Wakatipu on October 17, 29 years ago.

Detective Inspector Stu Harvey talks to Jesse about offering up the reward and how confident he is of solving the cold case.

1:50 How to Write about Art

For today's How to Write feature, Auckland Art Gallery director Kirsten Lacy talks to Jesse about the art of writing about art.

She also explains the Gallery has just announced a writing prize with a specific theme.

2:10 Book Critic: Claire Mabey

Today's book reviewer Claire Mabey talks to Jesse about Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly, Tranquility & Ruin by Danul Mclauchlan and A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Alison Wong and Paula Morris.

2:20 Movie musical scores of the 50s and 60s

The 1950s and 60s were a fascinating period for Hollywood film scores, as popular music began to take over the classical style of the 1940s.

Dr Gregory Camp is a senior lecturer from the Auckland University School of Music and he's written a book on 1950s film music. He joins Jesse in the studio for today's music feature.

3:10 What a basic universal income does to a community

In a central California city, known for high crime and poverty rates, using Universal Basic Income to lift people up is more than an economic theory.  We'll tell you what happened when 125 residents got  $500 US dollars a month with no strings attached.  The  programme called The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration or (SEED) shows how transformative a little economic security can be. Sukhi Samra is the director and she talks to Jesse about what happened.

3:30 Spoken Feature: BBC Witness History

3:45 The Panel with Livia Esterhazy and Steve McCabe