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  • The future comes first

    The future comes first
    Nov 19 2025

    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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    37 min
  • Just go play!

    Just go play!
    Nov 11 2025
    This was a fun sit-down with 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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    40 min
  • More is always needed

    More is always needed
    Nov 4 2025
    Matt sits down with 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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    34 min
  • Pop culture, futurism & social change

    Pop culture, futurism & social change
    Oct 8 2025

    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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    29 min
  • Giving back, soft violence and academic discontent

    Giving back, soft violence and academic discontent
    Oct 8 2025
    Matt sits down with 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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    39 min
  • Embedded misogyny and learning without devices

    Embedded misogyny and learning without devices
    Oct 8 2025
    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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    45 min