Afternoons for Monday 30 August 2021

 

1:12 First song

 

1:17 What today's COVID numbers mean for alert levels

Today there is no media briefing at 1pm on how many new COVID cases there are in the community. A statement will be sent out and at 4pm today there will be a briefing from the Prime Minister to talk about alert levels and any changes that will come into effect. To discuss today's numbers and the impact that has on when and where alert level changes may happen, Auckland University COVID-19 modeller Shaun Hendy joins the show.

1.25 Encouraging more Māori students into animation careers

A Hamilton based accelerator programme is aiming to launch more Māori students into animation careers.

The programme is also looking for applicants right now to sign up and start their pathway into a career in 3D animation.

Nikora Ngaropo is one of the lead animator tutors on the programme. He talks to Jesse about the unique opportunity they are presenting and what students will be able to learn and take from it.

1.30 Celebrating Sir Ernest Rutherford's birthday

New Zealand's first Nobel Laureate, Sir Ernest Rutherford was born on this day back in 1871. To celebrate the 150 years since he was born here in Brightwater, near Nelson, Jesse speaks to Professor David Hutchison, the director of the Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies. He explains just how significant Sir Ernest's scientific breakthroughs have been for science.

1:45 Great NZ Album

 

2:10 Television Critic: Emma John

Today Emma John gives her verdicts on Nine Perfect Strangers on Amazon Prime, Cruella on Disney + and War and Peace on Neon

2:20  Lazarus Heist episode 11

The Lazarus Heist is a BBC series that 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. 

In this week's episode: The hacking ring and an attempt to steal a billion dollars. Investigators blame North Korea. Pyongyang denies involvement. The story begins in Hollywood

2:30 Sophie Morris on singing

This week's expert is Sophie Morris, an accomplished singer who's career started when she was just 10 years old. She talks to Jesse about the art of singing, how your vocal chords change to match musical notes and if anyone can learn to sing. She'll answer any of your questions on text 2101 or you can email jesse@rnz.co.nz. 

3:10 Why incentives for vaccines aren't working 

There are carrots and sticks to motivate someone to do something they should. And then there's the nudge. Behavioural economist Richard Thaler won a Nobel Prize for his work that shows people don't always make decisions based on rational reasoning or ridged rules, but they can be nudged in the right direction to do everything from getting vaccinated or save for retirement. Now more than 13 years after co-writing the book that lays out these ideas, there's an updated version called Nudge The Final Edition. 

3:35 Voices

In Voices today the remarkable story of how an impoverished immigrant became and illustrious innovator and helped develop one of the key tools in New Zealand's fight against Covid-19.

3:45 The Panel with Julia Whaipooti and Mark Knoff Thomas