60 acast.com Rethinking Tomorrow https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/rethinking-tomo en Datt Man Social change,wicked problems,research,AUT Datt Man A kōrero with people who care about the future of Aotearoa.

Made by the Communication for Social Change Research Centre from Te Kura Whakapāho, the School of Communication Studies at AUT

Inaugural conference Dec 1-2, 2025 at AUT, Auckland, NZ. More info and tickets here

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]]> A kōrero with people who care about the future of Aotearoa.

Made by the Communication for Social Change Research Centre from Te Kura Whakapāho, the School of Communication Studies at AUT

Inaugural conference Dec 1-2, 2025 at AUT, Auckland, NZ. More info and tickets here

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]]> false Datt Man info+68e6ba19f513ad2b8134f536@mg-eu.acast.com 68e6ba19f513ad2b8134f536 rethinking-tomo https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1759951126561-213af2fc-0a60-4a9a-b090-2ad334e141d2.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/rethinking-tomo Rethinking Tomorrow Christmas came early Christmas came early Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:12:16 GMT 42:29 69275f201874a1556d53f066 false https://shows.acast.com/rethinking-tomo/episodes/69275f201874a1556d53f066 69275f201874a1556d53f066 68e6ba19f513ad2b8134f536 with Dr Rosser Johnson full 1 7 Associate Professor Rosser Johnson joins Matt to talk about how he got where he is, infomercials and toxic masculinity. Topics swing through learning over the decades, moving from the attention economy to the affection economy, toxic masculinity and the loss of proper argument in universities and society.

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]]> Associate Professor Rosser Johnson joins Matt to talk about how he got where he is, infomercials and toxic masculinity. Topics swing through learning over the decades, moving from the attention economy to the affection economy, toxic masculinity and the loss of proper argument in universities and society.

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]]> The future comes first The future comes first Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:31:25 GMT 37:26 691d481eb958098159fd0237 false https://shows.acast.com/rethinking-tomo/episodes/691d481eb958098159fd0237 691d481eb958098159fd0237 68e6ba19f513ad2b8134f536 with Paul Janman full TIme is a sphere, just one of the nuggets Dr Paul Janman drops in this chat about when history, the present and the future combine as he crafted a film as a part of his PhD. Paul referenced many different thinkers and artists in our chat, so we've included a couple for anyone who'd like a deeper dive.


NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui | Documentary | RNZ [Broadcast]. 

New Painting with Shane Cotton [Broadcast]. 95bFM. 

de Miranda, L. (2020). Artificial intelligence and philosophical creativity: From analytics to crealectics

Hope, W. (2024). The Anthropocene, Global Capitalism and Global Futures: Times Out of Joint 

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]]> TIme is a sphere, just one of the nuggets Dr Paul Janman drops in this chat about when history, the present and the future combine as he crafted a film as a part of his PhD. Paul referenced many different thinkers and artists in our chat, so we've included a couple for anyone who'd like a deeper dive.


NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui | Documentary | RNZ [Broadcast]. 

New Painting with Shane Cotton [Broadcast]. 95bFM. 

de Miranda, L. (2020). Artificial intelligence and philosophical creativity: From analytics to crealectics

Hope, W. (2024). The Anthropocene, Global Capitalism and Global Futures: Times Out of Joint 

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]]> Just go play! Just go play! Tue, 11 Nov 2025 02:38:47 GMT 40:20 6912a1b7a17ebcde887a6a55 false https://shows.acast.com/rethinking-tomo/episodes/6912a1b7a17ebcde887a6a55 6912a1b7a17ebcde887a6a55 68e6ba19f513ad2b8134f536 with Dr Tui Matelau full 1 5 Dr. Tui Matelau, Kaiwhakatere of the School of Communication Studies at AUT. A good example of whanaungatanga, this chat sees us find what we have in common; 6 year-old daughters, a love for creativity and a connection to Te Pou Theatre (where you can see Tui's play in its premiere production in 2026).

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]]> Dr. Tui Matelau, Kaiwhakatere of the School of Communication Studies at AUT. A good example of whanaungatanga, this chat sees us find what we have in common; 6 year-old daughters, a love for creativity and a connection to Te Pou Theatre (where you can see Tui's play in its premiere production in 2026).

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]]> More is always needed More is always needed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:44:32 GMT 34:24 69094c71fdc0dff06d1f510d false https://shows.acast.com/rethinking-tomo/episodes/69094c71fdc0dff06d1f510d 69094c71fdc0dff06d1f510d 68e6ba19f513ad2b8134f536 with Dr. Jennie Watts full 1 4 Dr Jennie Watts to talk about how advocacy helps her teaching, the importance of community and how to build momentum for a movement. Jennie is a part of Lifting Literacy Aotearoa and the movement that has seen structured literacy brought into our school curriculum.

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]]> Dr Jennie Watts to talk about how advocacy helps her teaching, the importance of community and how to build momentum for a movement. Jennie is a part of Lifting Literacy Aotearoa and the movement that has seen structured literacy brought into our school curriculum.

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]]> <![CDATA[Pop culture, futurism & social change]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:42:42 GMT 28:50 68e6ccc3f513ad2b813dca25 false https://shows.acast.com/rethinking-tomo/episodes/68e6ccc3f513ad2b813dca25 68e6ccc3f513ad2b813dca25 68e6ba19f513ad2b8134f536 with Assoc. Professor Sarah Baker full 1 3 Our co-director, Associate Professor Sarah Baker comes in to discuss giving agency back to our students, inspiring intergenerational conversation and how we navigate the rapids of the 21st century society. Sarah's research covers political economy and current affairs, often through the lens of pop culture lenses of horror, gothic and sexuality. While both of us have fears for the future, we discuss the hope we have for our students and how we can help them imagine a future different to the status quo.


Links:

Nuclear War with Chuck Watson - The Great Simplification

Learning futures with Keri Facer

Wide boundary impact of AI with Daniel Schmachtenberger - The Great Simplification

The AI safety expert - Diary of a CEO

I spit on your grave

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]]> Our co-director, Associate Professor Sarah Baker comes in to discuss giving agency back to our students, inspiring intergenerational conversation and how we navigate the rapids of the 21st century society. Sarah's research covers political economy and current affairs, often through the lens of pop culture lenses of horror, gothic and sexuality. While both of us have fears for the future, we discuss the hope we have for our students and how we can help them imagine a future different to the status quo.


Links:

Nuclear War with Chuck Watson - The Great Simplification

Learning futures with Keri Facer

Wide boundary impact of AI with Daniel Schmachtenberger - The Great Simplification

The AI safety expert - Diary of a CEO

I spit on your grave

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]]> Giving back, soft violence and academic discontent Giving back, soft violence and academic discontent Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:16:05 GMT 38:33 68e6c686de9a2a62c4d6299b false https://shows.acast.com/rethinking-tomo/episodes/68e6c686de9a2a62c4d6299b 68e6c686de9a2a62c4d6299b 68e6ba19f513ad2b8134f536 with Associate Professor Vijay Devadas full 1 2 Vijay Devadas, an Assoc. Professor in the School of Communications at AUT and one of the co-directors of the Communication for Social Change Research centre. Our conversation covers the breadth and depth of some of Vijay's research over the years, including Treaty Principles, soft violence and misinformation. We also share thoughts about we could change the way academia interacts with our communities and how to stay sane while researching wicked problems.

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]]> Vijay Devadas, an Assoc. Professor in the School of Communications at AUT and one of the co-directors of the Communication for Social Change Research centre. Our conversation covers the breadth and depth of some of Vijay's research over the years, including Treaty Principles, soft violence and misinformation. We also share thoughts about we could change the way academia interacts with our communities and how to stay sane while researching wicked problems.

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]]> Embedded misogyny and learning without devices Embedded misogyny and learning without devices Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:47:55 GMT 45:01 68e6bfeb53a5e2858f706482 false https://shows.acast.com/rethinking-tomo/episodes/68e6bfeb53a5e2858f706482 68e6bfeb53a5e2858f706482 68e6ba19f513ad2b8134f536 with Dr. Christina Batistich-Vogels full 1 1 Dr. Christina Batistich-Vogels spearheads our inaugural conference. She sits down with Matt Halliday to discuss some of the social trends she's uncovered in her own research and an experimental idea to take university courses back to what they were when we were there. Could Gen Z complete a course without devices?

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]]> Dr. Christina Batistich-Vogels spearheads our inaugural conference. She sits down with Matt Halliday to discuss some of the social trends she's uncovered in her own research and an experimental idea to take university courses back to what they were when we were there. Could Gen Z complete a course without devices?

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