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TuneFM

TuneFM

By: TuneFM - University of New England
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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 guests offer evidence-based insights and constructive approaches to today's challenges. As part of CBAA's Newshub network, TuneFM's work helps these vital conversations reach audiences across Australia's through National Radio News and The Wire.

Join us as we build on TuneFM's legacy of meaningful dialogue and positive change, bringing academic expertise to bear on the questions that matter most to our community. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or tune in through TuneFM, UNE's student powered radio.

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Episodes
  • How Sustainable Tourism Can Benefit Communities

    How Sustainable Tourism Can Benefit Communities
    Aug 19 2025

    In today's episode, Ash catches up with Dr Freya Higgins-Desbiolle, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management at the University of South Australia.

    Dr Higgins-Desbiolle explains the need for responsible tourism, and what it looks like in practice alongside the complexities of the tourism industry; how it can help or harm communities.

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    31 mins
  • A Different Way of Scientific Thinking: The Philosophy of Science with Dr Sandy Boucher

    A Different Way of Scientific Thinking: The Philosophy of Science with Dr Sandy Boucher
    Aug 14 2025

    For National Science Week, Ash sits down with Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Science, Dr Sandy Boucher, to talk about how philosophical thinking underpins scientific thought, and the schism between the two. They talk everything from science's origins in early Greek philosophy, to the differentiation that we see between the two in the modern era, and whether or not philosophy can make you a better scientist.

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    42 mins
  • National Science Week with Stephen Bosi

    National Science Week with Stephen Bosi
    Aug 12 2025

    To celebrate National Science Week, Ash sits down with UNE physics lecturer, Dr Stephen Bosi, to talk about the this year's theme of 'decoding the universe.' With lighthearted humour, Stephen addresses some of the latest news in cosmology and astronomy, and talks about his own area of expertise in medical physics and nuclear medicine.

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    50 mins
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