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Presenters Dan Salmon and Vanessa Taholka interview guests Cherida Longley and Murphy Whitmore from Rail Projects Victoria, about a project in which 600,000 square metres of Melbourne’s city centre has been recreated in Minecraft, called 'Mini-Melbourne in Minecraft'; comedians Sweeney Preston & Ethan Cavanagh share their love of Microsoft PowerPoint in their Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, 'Presentation is Everything'.  Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Hosts Warren Davies, Laura Summers, and Rowena Murray discuss all things climate tech on this episode with guest Jas Moore, RRR presenter and graduate of UTAS Sustainability course, focusing on sustainable living; and Olympia Yarger, co-founder of GOTERRA talks about innovative tech in food waste management. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Hosts Maize Wallin and Dan Morganti present the monthly gaming episode of Byte Into It. Maize reviews the game 'But You Seem Fine' by KJAM. The game is a visual novel based on one of the developer’s struggles with invisible illness; Jay and Andy from The Firepit Collective talk about HYPER//ECHO, an ACMI commission which supports an invited Australasian artist to deliver an experimental new work specifically for the online context. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Hosts Vanessa Taholka, Rowena Murray and Paul Callaghan chat to brothers Eden and Josh Porter about their Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, 'Escape to the Megaverse'; Vanessa and Rowena discuss the the Federal Budget, the lack of investing in electric vehicles, low emissions technologies, plastic recycling and the big spending on cyber security.  Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Presenters Dan Morganti, Warren Davies and Rowena Murray are joined by Professor Peter Holland, who talks about surveillance at work, particularly E-monitoring and surveillance; guests Samantha Floriani and Ruby Quail talk about creating queer spaces online. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Dan Salmon, Laura Summers and Vanessa Taholka interview Viveka Weiley from CSIRO about data ethics and the ethics of invention; host Laura Summers puts her guest hat on to talk about an open source resource she's put on GitHub which is a risk assessment quiz about automation and machine learning. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Presenters Jo Eaton, Warren Davies and Lily Ryan explore how technology is playing a role in the Russia-Ukraine war and how the big tech platforms can play a more active role in policing misinformation; Dr. Caludia Sandberg from Melbourne University talks about the rise of AI and its role in our lives; and Digital Rights Watch has launched their 2021 report and Lily explores the report's findings. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Our monthly show dedicated to all things gaming with hosts Maize Wallin and Rowena Murray. A look at world-building game 'Brave Mouse Cartographer' and Australian actress Anne Charleston talks about an upcoming game she's voicing called 'Wayward Strand'. Plus, the latest in gaming news. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Dr. Saad Mekhilef, Professor at Swinburne University, talks about the uptake of electric vehicles in Australia. Eliza Sorensen, founder of Switter, a sex worker friendly social networking site, examines the online safety of sex workers and the prejudices they face in Australia. Plus, the latest tech news, with presenters Rowe, Paul and Vanessa. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Presenters Lily Ryan, Jo Eaton & Warren Davies speak to Rowan Castan, the founder of new dating app BOOP; the team discuss the latest NFT news; and they speak with StartSpace Community Lead, Aun Ngo, about StartSpace a new scholarship program for early stage business founders that the State Library of Victoria has just launched. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Our monthly games special with hosts Dan Morganti and Maize Wallin talking about itch.io and their favourite games on the site, followed by an interview with Michaela Ledwidge, from Mod Studio about ‘A Clever Label’, their latest interactive documentary experience. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-itFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Presenters Laura Summers, Vanessa Toholka and Dan Salmon delve into the work of the University of Melbourne’s Victorian Pollen Forecast with Dr. Edwin R. Lampugnani. Plus the latest news from the many frontiers of technology and their intersection with modern life. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Presenters Rowena Murray, Paul Callaghan and Warren Davies explore some of the new content generating technology keeping us creating during lockdown, featuring chats with Melbourne filmmaker and MIFF XR Commission recipient Ling Ang; and Corey Marie Green, Audio Engineer and author of ‘The Podcaster's Audio Handbook: A Technical Guide for Creative People’ Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Presenters Vanessa Toholka, Jo Eaton & Lily Ryan explore the complex relationship between the Chinese state and technology, featuring interviews with Dr Dimitrios Salampasis, Cryptocurrencies expert and Course Director of Swinburne’s Master of FinTech, and Deakin University PhD candidate Fan Yang, who researches the effects of large-scale international social media platforms in terms of cross-jurisdictional tensions and expectations, and their cross-border effects on political activity and identity. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Our monthly games special with hosts Dan Morganti, Maize Wallin and Lily Ryan discussing Melbourne International Games Week, and featuring an interview with Riley Neville and Noah Seymour, the creators of Australian indie video game ’Webbed’. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Dr Stefan Schutt chats about upcoming Games For Change Asia-Pacific virtual festival; and Monash University’s Mark Andrejevic explains what the Australian Ad Observatory Project is and why making online marketing transparent for consumers is critical for our society. Plus all the latest news in tech, gaming and development news with presenters Warren Davies, Rowena Murray and Dan Salmon. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

The Dark Art of Facebook Marketing Monash University Communication & Media Studies Lecturer Dr Robbie Fordyce talks about his recent research into the impact of Facebook marketing on our individual worldviews; plus, all the latest news in tech, gaming and development news with presenters Vanessa Toholka, Jo Eaton and Laura Summers. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Artists Tamara Saulwick and Alisdair Macindoe talk about their cutting-edge multimedia performance work SYSTEM_ERROR; and cybersecurity expert Ajay Unni discusses security concerns over the delivery of the government’s vaccine certificate program. Plus all the latest tech, gaming and development news with presenters Warren Davies, Dan Salmon and Maize Wallin. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Presenters Dan Morganti and Maize Wallin host the Byte Into It monthly gaming special, featuring an interview with Melbourne Queer Games Festival lead organiser Luke Miller and a review of PvPvE action-horror FPS Hunt: Showdown. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/byte-into-it Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3RRRFMByteIntoIT/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/byteintoit

Author of ‘Design for Safety’ Eva PenzeyMoog talks designing digital products with the most vulnerable users in mind; and Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law at the Melbourne Law School, addresses Tik-Tok’s controversial attempt to harvest and use the biometric data of their users. With presenters Vanessa Toholka, Dan Salmon, Paul Callaghan, and Laura Summers.