Afternoons for Tuesday 10 June 2025

 

1:10 Christchurch schools offering an alternative to the manosphere 

Figures like Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson regularly pop up in news headlines and the stories about them are never good - yet they offer easy solutions to the question of what it means to be a young man in 2025. 

Now, thirteen South Island boys schools are teaming up to share resources and provide an alternative sense of belonging for their students. Steve Hart is the principal of St Thomas of Canterbury College Christchurch and is the man behind the project. He speaks to Mark Leishman. 

1:20 No single approach to migraine prevention is effective, research finds 

Around half of people with migraine disease turn to non-medication treatments to ease their symptoms, new research has revealed.

The Migraine in Aotearoa New Zealand survey from University of Otago researchers asked participants about supplements and treatments they've used including magnesium and vitamin B2 or meditation, yoga and massage.

Dr Fiona Imlach is an epidemiologist at the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago and founder of charity Migraine Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand.

She says there is no one-size-fits-all approach to migraine treatment and that while there are some treatments out there that are not recommended, many non-pharmacological approaches can actually help - they just aren't available here. 

1:35 Catherine Knight: An Uncommon Land

The commons or common land are cultural and natural resources available to all members of a society. In Europe they are prevalent but when early colonists came to Aotearoa they instead prioritised private ownership.

The theory at the time was private ownership derives progress. But as we're now seeing that comes with its own drawbacks. In her latest book, An Uncommon Land, Catherine Knight looks at the genesis and evolution of the commons in New Zealand. She speaks to Mark. 

1:45 Tech Tuesday

2:10 Book Critic: Pip Adam 

Pip reviews Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other by Danielle Dutton (Coffee House Press), American Precariat: Parable of Exclusion by Zeke Caligiuri (Coffee House Press) and Sound Museum by Poupeh Massaghi (Coffee House Press).

2:20 Update on Oz with Brad Foster

Brad Foster is our man on the ground in Australia. 

2:30 Music feature

Today for our music feature we're digging into the music of one of the 21st century's most unpredictable artists - Sufjan Stevens.

 

3:10 Dr Greg Walton: How we can achieve big change with small acts

Dr Greg Walton is a professor of psychology at Stanford University. He says a kind word, a tiny shift in thinking or a feeling of belonging can create big, lasting changes in people's lives. His new book is a reminder that big outcomes can grow from the smallest, most ordinary beginnings. It's called Ordinary Magic: The Science of How We Can Achieve Big Change with Small Acts. 

3:30 Spoken Feature:

 

3:45 The pre-Panel

Wallace Chapman and producer Tessa Guest preview tonight's instalment of The Panel.