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Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things

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West Australian Independent Journalist Allan Boyd talks to actual experts about interesting things for about 15 minutes. Also on RTRFM! I source a lot of content via the excellent academic-journalism website, The Conversation. The things I cover are wide... Including Cyber-security, Surveillance-capitalism, Media, Arts, Politics, Internet Stuff, AI, Big Tech, Science, Ecology, Social Justice, Human Rights, Activism... I have a solid background in web development, arts, comms, politics and media. In particular, independent community arts. Been broadcasting on and off since 1996 with RTRFM. Serial student at ECU in Media and Cybersecurity. Lapsed sessional academic of Experimental, Performance Poetry and Creative Writing at Curtin. Ex-tree-planting contractor. Was a Perth Indymedia OG at the birth of Open Publishing. I'm a rogue web developer by trade. Muso. Building the internet with my bare hands since 1998! Aka the

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What is Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things about?

West Australian Independent Journalist Allan Boyd talks to actual experts about interesting things for about 15 minutes. Also on RTRFM! I source a lot of content via the excellent academic-journalism website, The Conversation. The things I cover are wide... Including Cyber-security, Surveillance-capitalism, Media, Arts, Politics, Internet Stuff, AI, Big Tech, Science, Ecology, Social Justice, Human Rights, Activism...

What has Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Shelley Marshall - Meta's Big Tobacco moment" (9 September 2026, 15 minutes), "Rob Nicholls, Landmark Social Media Addiction Case" (17 April 2026, 16 minutes), and "Lisa Given - Social media giants not complying with teen social media ban" (15 April 2026, 13 minutes).

How often does Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things publish?

Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 14 minutes across 21 episodes.

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Booking probability for Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things's contact route on record: public web form.

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Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things is a news podcast with 21 episodes published.

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  • Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things

    Shelley Marshall - Meta's Big Tobacco moment

    Sep 9, 202615 min

    Shelley Marshall Deputy Dean of Research, RMIT University Meta’s $18b settlement echoes past tobacco lawsuits – and how they avoided harsh penalties Is Big Tech and social media having its Big Tobacco moment? Next up...

  • Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things

    Rob Nicholls – Landmark Social Media Addiction Case

    Apr 17, 202616 min

    Dr Rob Nicholls - expert in Media and Communications at RMIT, talking with RTRFM’s Allan Boyd about the recent landmark social media case against Google and Meta in the United States. == INTRO: A recent US court case...

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    Lisa Given - Social media giants not complying with teen social media ban

    Apr 15, 202613 min

    Dr Lisa Given - Professor of Information Sciences at RMIT University - talks with RTRFM’s Allan Boyd on the latest report on Australia' teen social media ban. Professor Lisa Given - Professor of Information Sciences &...

  • Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things

    Denis Muller - Unpacking the Vulgar: Kyle and Jackie O Suspended

    Mar 27, 202613 min

    Controversial Sydney radio duo - Kyle and Jackie O - have been in the news recently after Jackie O left the show following claims of online bullying by co-host Sandilands. Sandilands has since been suspended and their...

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    Sharon Horwood – Infinite Scroll Survival Techniques

    Mar 26, 202613 min

    Are you scrolling right now? The endless “infinite scroll” design is built into just about every social media and news app we use. But is it just a harmless habit, or is there something more going on beneath the...

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    Misia Temler - How AI is Eroding Our Critical Thinking

    Mar 25, 202615 min

    Many Australians use AI Technology daily. We use it to offload our difficult tasks, plan our lives and think less. And it seems these handy tools, like ChatGPT - are becoming ubiquitous. But can we become dependent on...

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    Alex Wake - Coping in a distressing news cycle

    Mar 24, 202616 min

    With 24/7 news access on our devices and the pull of algorithms to keep us there, what can we do to cope with the onslaught of news media? RTR’s Allan boyd caught up with an RMIT expert to find out how we can balance...

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    Vivian Gerrand - What Works to Curb Online Extremism (MANOSPHERE)

    Mar 23, 202619 min

    Continuing his deep dive into the Manosphere, On The Record’s Allan Boyd catches up with an expert about manfluencers, incels, trad wives, black-pills, third spaces and what works to curb the growth online extremism. Dr...

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    Claudia Young - Mainstreamng the Manoshpere (MANOSHPERE)

    Mar 22, 202615 min

    Once confined to the dark corners of the internet, the so-called Manosphere is rapidly infiltrating mainstream culture. In a series of interviews on the Manosphere, RTR’s Allan Boyd caught up with an expert on how the...

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    Dr Sara Meger – Antifeminist Attitudes on the Rise (MANOSHPERE)

    Mar 16, 202615 min

    Alarming new research into gender attitudes reveals that a large percentage of teenage boys believe women lie about domestic violence, and some 17 percent of Australians believe that feminism should be resisted with...

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    Steven Roberts - Opening the Manosphere (MANOSPHERE)

    Mar 16, 202615 min

    What is the Manosphere? A new Netflix documentary lifts the lid on so-called “man-fluencers” – spilling violence, misogyny and extremist views into the real world - turning boys into male supremacists. But how does...

  • Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things

    Andrea Carson - One Nation Pauline Hanson

    Mar 1, 202615 min

    ANDREA CARSON - Professor of Political Communication, at La Trobe University -- INTRO: Lately, we’ve seen One Nation support surge in the polls - with immigration being one reason for voter dissatisfaction - despite...

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    Dennis Desmond: Ring Doorbell Security Concerns

    Feb 12, 202614 min

    Interview with Dennis Desmond , Lecturer in Cyber-intelligence and Cyber-crime at the University of the Sunshine Coast – by Allan Boyd RTRFM INTRO: Every day, more of us are installing smart doorbells. These devices...

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    Larissa Hjorth - Dealing with the barrage of Political Grief and your Mental Health

    Feb 12, 202614 min

    Larissa Hjorth - Sessional Academic, Faculty of Law, Monash University INTRO: Graphic videos of violence are increasingly showing up in our social feeds, exposing us to traumatic events almost in real time. But what...

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    Margarita Vladimirova - Bunnings opens door to facial recognition surveillance

    Feb 11, 202615 min

    Margarita Vladimirova - Monash University INTRO: Did you know Bunnings and other major retailers are on the verge of rolling out controversial A.I. Facial Recognition in their stores. And they may not even need to tell...

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    Gabrielle Appleby - The Failure of the Voice Referendum

    Feb 10, 202614 min

    Dr Gabrielle Appleby - Professor at the Law Faculty of University of New South Wales INTRO: As we know, the 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum was not the result many Australians wanted. The authors of a new book...

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    BRUCE SCHNEIER - AI companies gear up to sell ads

    Feb 1, 20266 min

    Dr Bruce Schneier - Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School INTRO: Are you ready for paid advertising in your ChatGPT? To recuperate the rising costs of Artificial Intelligence, it seems Big Tech is now poised...

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    Ramona Vijeyarasa - AI assistants fuelling dangerous stereotypes

    Feb 1, 202610 min

    Dr Ramona Vijeyarasa - Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney INTRO: Many of us use a voice assistant every day on our phones and home devices. We might ask Siri to start a timer, or Google for the...

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    Dr. Hammond Pearce – How AI Bots can swing elections

    Jan 22, 202617 min

    Hammond Pearce - Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science & Engineering, UNSW Sydney INTRO: In the immediate wake of the Bondi terrorist event, we saw a flood of misinformation trolling across our social media feeds...

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    Richard Morris - Chatbot Metabolism!

    Jan 20, 20269 min

    Richard Morris - Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, New Zealand INTRO: Most of us have used Chatbots. They are pretty much a staple of online life - whether we like it or...

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