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Ash sits down with Dr Wellett Potter to discuss the new He-Man movie, and how companies use nostalgia as a marketing strategy.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer sits down with Dr Ruvi de Mel to talk all things bats.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Research has shown that it rains more frequently in cities than in surrounding areas, but we might not have the full picture. Ash sits down with UNSW PhD student Shankar Sharma, to talk about his research and how satellite data plays a role in researching rainfall.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Sandy Boucher's debut book, Empiricism, Naturalism, and the Metaphysics of Biology: Taking a Stance, is being released and to celebrate we caught up with him to talk all things philosophy and how his book addresses philosophical stances.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Kim on New Music Monday as she sits down with Nicosongs to discuss his debut single, Insane (SB90 Remix).  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Originally aired March 4. An ancient amphibian fossil has been rediscovered in a Californian museum collection. We chat with Dr Nic Campione from UNE about the rediscovery and why it's important.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TuneFM's music reporter Kim Gray sits down with Adam Newling to chat all things Foxtrap, which released on the 11th of February.  Originally aired on 16th February 2026.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join TuneFM music reporter Kim as she sits down with Owen Borg from Dial Denial to chat about the band's sound, evolution, and upcoming events.  Aired March 30.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Young magpies learn their complex calls in much the same way that human toddlers learn sounds and words. We caught up with Dr Stephanie Mason from the University of Western Australia to talk about her research and what we can learn from it. Audio of the magpie calls generously provided by Dr Stephanie Mason. Study can be found at the link below: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.1620 Support the s...

Detection dogs can help detect trafficked wildlife in shipping containers, a new study from Adelaide University has found. Dr Georgia Moloney and her team partnered with shipping company CMA CGM to design a new approach to screening shipping containers for trafficked wildlife. Using an air sampling device attached to the shipping container vents, their specially trained detection dog Stan was able...

For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Ash sits down with UNE PhD student, Sivaraha Nivetha, about her journey and research. Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Ash sits down with Dr Anna Probert, who teaches entomology at UNE. Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Ash sits down with Kat Murphy, an Honours student in Zoology at the University of New England. Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This discussion contains spoilers and the discussion of mature topics. Ash sits down with Dr Bridgette Glover to chat Wake up Dead Man, the latest installation in the Knives Out saga.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ash sits down with Dr Wellett Potter to learn more about how copyright protects AI generated works like novels, and what can (legally) be done with these works.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Bridgette Glover rejoins Ash in the studio for a deep dive into Guillermo Del Toro's 2025 adaption of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Summer and Tommy sit down to discuss polypodium hydriforme - a bizarre parasite that lives inside sturgeon eggs and eats them from the inside out.   Music Attribution: "Graveyard Shift" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/list...

TuneFM volunteer reporter Tashi Dema speaks with Bhutanese community members and local farmer Andrew Spinks who has donated a patch of land for local community use. Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Summer and Tommy as they sit down and talk about all things weird. This week they take a deep dive into the deep sea and look at the bizarre anatomy and life of sea sponges.    Music Attribution: "Graveyard Shift" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Support the show: https://buymeacof...

UNE lecturers Dr Alana Blackburn and Associate Professor Sarah Lawrence are two of four performers set to present a new composition this weekend. Words, Music, Time, and Place takes the works of four local writers and wordsmiths, and sets them to music composed for those works by local composer Steve Thorneycroft. The production and creation of this new musical work is supported by by CASP and Reg...

Could Christmas beetles be declared a threatened species? Where have they gone? Those are the exact questions that Invertebrates Australia and the University of Sydney are aiming to answer as part of their annual Christmas Beetle Count project through iNaturalist. We caught up with Dr Tanya Latty, for an update on how the count is going and what we can look forward to in the future. Support the sh...

Ash sits down with UNE's Dr Bridgette Glover to discuss how disabilities and differences are represented in horror films.  Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A recent study from KU Leuven in Belgium suggests that teenagers who play games with gambling-like or chance-based mechanics like prize wheels and loot boxes are more likely to gamble with real money later on. To understand more about the behaviours that lead to gambling, and how these mechanics can play a role in the development of gambling behaviours, we caught up with Associate Professor Liz Te...

Join TuneFM volunteer Goodness Adebo as he speaks with three CSIRO scientists about their work on sustainability at the Chiswick Project open day in Armidale. Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ash sits down with UNE undergrad student Tian to discuss her experience in Mongolia, as part of a palaentological dig. Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/tunefm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.