Allan Boyd Talks to Experts About Things
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 antipoet. Perth Slam co-host.
Episodes
19 episodes
Rob Nicholls – Landmark Social Media Addiction Case
Dr Rob Nicholls - expert in Media and Communications at RMIT, talking with RTRFM’s Allan Boyd about the recent landmark social media
Lisa Given - Social media giants not complying with teen social media ban
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 Informatio...
Denis Muller - Unpacking the Vulgar: Kyle and Jackie O Suspended
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 200-million-dollar nationa...
Sharon Horwood – Infinite Scroll Survival Techniques
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 surface? RTR’s Allan Boyd brough...
Misia Temler - How AI is Eroding Our Critical Thinking
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 these things and are they ...
Alex Wake - Coping in a distressing news cycle
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 the need to stay informed w...
Vivian Gerrand - What Works to Curb Online Extremism (MANOSPHERE)
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
Claudia Young - Mainstreamng the Manoshpere (MANOSHPERE)
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 disturbing cabal of male s...
Dr Sara Meger – Antifeminist Attitudes on the Rise (MANOSHPERE)
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 violence. To unpack this con...
Steven Roberts - Opening the Manosphere (MANOSPHERE)
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 anti-feminism even exist in 2...
Larissa Hjorth - Dealing with the barrage of Political Grief and your Mental Health
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 trau...
Dennis Desmond: Ring Doorbell Security Concerns
Interview with Dennis Desmond, Lecturer in Cyber-intelligence and Cyber-crime at the University of the Sunshine Coast – by Allan Boyd RTRFMINTRO: Every day, more...
Margarita Vladimirova - Bunnings opens door to facial recognition surveillance
Margarita Vladimirova - Monash UniversityINTRO: 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 you that you’re und...
Gabrielle Appleby - The Failure of the Voice Referendum
Dr Gabrielle Appleby - Professor at the Law Faculty of University of New South WalesINTRO: As we know, the 2023 Voice to Parliament referendum was not the result ...
BRUCE SCHNEIER - AI companies gear up to sell ads
Dr Bruce Schneier - Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy SchoolINTRO: Are you ready for paid advertising in your ChatGPT? To recuperate the rising costs of Ar...
Ramona Vijeyarasa - AI assistants fuelling dangerous stereotypes
Dr Ramona Vijeyarasa - Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology SydneyINTRO: Many of us use a voice assistant every day on our phones and home devices...