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TuneFM

TuneFM - University of New England

TuneFM brings you thoughtful conversations with leading researchers and experts, unpacking today"s most pressing issues through a solutions-focused lens. Broadcasting from Australia"s oldest university broadcaster at the University of New England, we continue our proud tradition of engaging public discourse that began in 1970. Each week, we dive deep into current events and emerging research with UNE"s brightest minds and experts from the community. From climate adaptation to social policy, our

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30:54

Shark Numbers at Risk Due to Fishing

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2024/01/19

A recent study published in the journal Science has found that nearly 80 million sharks a year are killed by humans, 25 million of which are threatened species. We caught up with Dr Leonardo Guida from the Australian Marine Conservation Society to talk about shark conservation and how to protect them.

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19:22

Where Are All the Christmas Beetles? with Dr Tanya Lutty

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2023/12/22

Anecdotal evidence suggests that Christmas beetle numbers are in decline, but unfortunately without scientific evidence it's hard to know for certain. The University of Sydney's Dr Tanya Lutty is an entomologist and head of Invertebrates Australia. We caught up with her to talk all things Christmas beetles, about about the new conservation project 'The Christmas Beetle Count' which hopes to gather long term population data on one of Australia's most iconic bugs.

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18:37

The Law and Gender Affirming Healthcare - with Dr...

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2023/12/21

Did you listen to us chat with Dr Nicola Dean and find yourself confused about what gender affirming surgery actually is? We sat down with Dr Aileen Kennedy from the University of Technology, Sydney, to talk about what gender affirming surgery is, who actually gets it, and what steps the law can take to create easier access to gender affirmation.

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15:15

Gender Affirming Surgeries with Dr Nicola Dean

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2023/12/20

Gender affirming surgeries could be added to the Medicare Benefits Scheme thanks to an application by the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Dr Nicola Dean the current president of ASPS joins us today in the studio to discuss the need for improved access to healthcare for trans and gender diverse individuals.

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4:22

Gender Affirming Surgeries Considered Being Added to...

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2023/12/20

Over 40 thousand transgender adults in Australia may soon be able to access gender affirming surgeries through Medicare. An application made by the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons is requesting that the federal government add essential gender affirming surgeries to the medicare benefits scheme.In this short package, we speak to people who will benefit from this change, along with the current president of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Dr Nicola Dean. You can find our

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7:16

Interview with Professional Footballers Kyah Simon...

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2023/12/13

Ben manages to avoid being starstruck long enough to chat with Australian Matildas legend Kyah Simon and fellow professional footballer Faye Bryson who made the trip from Sydney to Armidale to run a special football clinic at SportUNE for school children across the New England region. Kyah and Simon stress the importance of running clinics for the next generation of footballers, especially for kids in regional areas that often don't have access to the same resources as students from

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22:30

The Rise of Rizz - with Dr Sally Dixon.

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2023/12/08

The Oxford English Dictionary has crowned 'rizz' as their word of the year. A shortened version of charisma, rizz gained popularity online thanks to twitch streamer Kai Cenat. To learn more about the linguistics behind how words like rizz evolve, we caught up with UNE's Dr Sally Dixon, whose work focuses on the intersection of sociolinguistics, descriptive linguistics, and education.

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16:07

ObservaCare wins Innovate with NBN Award

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2023/12/04

Innovative remote patient monitoring service ObservaCare has been named the overall champion in the NBN and Regional Australia Institute 2023 Innovate with NBN grant program. We caught up with co-founder Deborah Martin to discuss the service, and what's next for ObservaCare.

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15:55

How Gender Inclusive Early Childhood Education...

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2023/11/24

UNE PhD candidate, Ariel Liddicut, joins us on the airwaves today to talk about her research into teaching gender diversity and promoting gender inclusivity at an early childhood level.

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24:12

Volcanic Eruption in Iceland with Dr Nick Tailby and...

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2023/11/22

Residents of the town Grindavik in the Reykjanes peninsula have been evacuated ahead of a volcanic eruption. One of the most volcanically active places in the world, eruptions in Iceland are fairly common. We sat down with Dr Nick Tailby and Dr Ria Mukherjee to discuss the geological processes behind volcanic eruptions and the staggering power that volcanoes wield.

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8:55

Koalas in the Landscape with Dr Karl Vernes and...

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2023/11/21

The University of New England is partnering with the NSW Department of Planning and Environment to track and conserve koala populations by 2050. Led by Associate Professor Bradley Evans, Koalas in the Landscape aims to predict what koala habitats will be like in the future, and how their habitats are affected by climate change. We caught up with Brad and Dr Karl Vernes who is working with him on the project, to discuss the goals and hopeful outcome.

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25:55

Greens Walkout of Parliament - Senator David Shoebridge

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2023/11/10

On the 6th of November, the Greens staged a Senate walkout during question time, in protest of the Albanese government's stance on the conflict in Gaza. We caught up with Senator David Shoebridge, Senator for NSW whose portfolios include Digital Rights & IT, Justice, Defence & Veterans' Affairs, and Science, to discuss the walkout and what happens next.

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9:31

TransGenre - A Music Festival Celebrating Trans and...

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2023/11/10

TransGenre is the first music festival in Australia to feature a lineup of transgender and nonbinary musicians. We caught up with Tim Blunt (they/them) and Ellie Robinson (she/her), the organisers of TransGenre, to talk about how the music festival came into being, and what their plans are for the future of it.

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6:53

White Platypus Discovery with Lou Streeting

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2023/11/09

A rare white platypus has been discovered by a team of UNE researched in the New England region of NSW. We caught up with Lou Streeting, a PHD candidate at UNE and one of the people who discovered the platypus, nicknamed Bloop, to talk about her incredible experience.

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13:55

Cavendish Bananas At Risk From Fungus - with Dr Rose...

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2023/10/30

Cavendish Bananas - the world's most popular banana - are threatened by the Panama TR4 fungal disease. Due to years of selective breeding by humans, these bananas don't have the resistance needed to remain safe from this pathogen. We sat down with Dr Rose Andrew from UNE to discuss bananas, plant genetics, and genetic engineering.

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10:16

Wombats Under Threat From Parasitic Disease - with...

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2023/10/27

One of Australia's most iconic marsupials, wombats are unfortunately threatened by a parasitic disease. Known as sarcoptic mange, this disease is estimated to be present in 90% of wombat populations. Thankfully a new treatment has been approved that offers hope in controlling sarcoptic mange in wild wombat populations.We sat down with Kristie Newton, the Programs Manager of WIRES Australia, to discuss how this is affecting wombats, and what is being done.

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17:41

Building Peace in Conflict with Dr Marty Branagan

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2023/10/24

Ash sits down with Dr Marty Branagan to discuss peace and conflict in the ongoing crisis in Palestine and Israel. Marty explains how different kinds of violence have ongoing impacts, and the role the media plays in reporting on conflict.

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31:10

CERN's Search for Neutrinos with Dr Jamie Boyd

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2023/10/23

Ash caught up with Dr Jamie Boyd, spokesperson for the FASER experiment at CERN. Jamie is part of the team that is researching neutrinos at CERN, and explains how they do it, and why this research is important.

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18:57

Generative AI, Intellectual Property, and Copyright...

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2023/10/17

To learn more about the legal implications of generative AI's use of copyrighted works, we sat down with Dr Wellett Potter from UNE who specialises in copyright law and intellectual property. Dr Potter explains the ways in which authorship is protected under AI, and how AI generated work may be considered legally distinct from the content that was used to generate it.

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18:17

AI and Creativity with Dr Sophie Masson

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2023/10/16

AI is taking the creative sector by storm - and not always in a good way. In light of recent news regarding the way Books3 trains its AI, we sat down with UNE lecturer and author Dr Sophie Masson to discuss creativity, the ways in which generative AI are trained, and why this is not the same as work done by a human hand.

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