The QUO Podcast

The QUO podcast is about leading with curiosity. Your hosts Sasha and Ally uncover hyperlocal stories ranging from quirky to contentious. In the process, we learn to open ourselves up to how others understand the world, even when we disagree. Website https://thequo.com.au Instagram https://instagram.com/thequoau/

Najeeba Wazefadost on the real experts who should be shaping refugee policy

How do we stop refugee advocates from being tokenised and ensure that their unique skillset is recognised?

03-09
37:01

The new sex-positive intimacy brand breaking down barriers

drip is Australia’s newest intimacy brand challenging outdated notions of sex and intimacy.

02-17
39:17

Youth and AOD: how early intervention can change lives

This alcohol and other drugs-focused education and counselling centre supports both young people and their families

02-04
27:28

A queer pastor talks faith and inclusivity

Steff Fenton is a non-binary pastor creating a new, all-inclusive church.

12-23
35:14

Why we need to pay for adult content

The JellyFilledGirls on why paying for adult content is better for both the people making it and the people watching it.

12-10
01:10:49

Behind the Smoke with John Safran Pt. II

John Safran on how big tobacco used word games and our respect for the hustle to drive its public makeover.

12-03
25:12

Behind the Smoke with John Safran Pt. I

John Safran on why we should be suspicious when one of the worlds’ biggest tobacco companies rebrands itself as a health enterprise.

11-24
28:19

Chasing Clouds: Where To Now?

How can vaping rates be most effectively reduced among Australian young people?

10-05
35:00

Chasing Clouds: Traditional Smoke Heals, Tobacco Smoke Kills

The evidence-based Talking About Tobacco Use Program (TATU) is a community-led program that tackles tobacco and e-cigarette use among First Nations youth in a safe, non-judgmental environment.

09-26
29:09

Chasing Clouds: Harm Reduced?

With worldwide tobacco use accounting for more than 7 million deaths a year, we explore whether vaping is an effective harm reduction tool for long-term smokers who just can’t quit.

09-19
34:38

Chasing Clouds: Behind the Clouds

Join us as we follow the nicotine trail, uncovering the online advertising tactics used by e-cigarette companies and their links to big tobacco companies.

09-12
45:38

Chasing Clouds: How safe is safer?

With young people on the frontlines, does vaping offer a way in or a way out from the health burden of conventional cigarettes?

09-05
33:42

Grief that speaks: peer support for motherless daughters

“How can we help a grieving person if the other person who is meant to listen won’t even give them five minutes of their own discomfort?” Tamsin Millard and Danielle Snelling talk about the power of peer support and the unique experience of processing complex grief as young motherless daughters.

06-24
50:01

Retirement reconsidered: A conversation with Dr Sophie Gelski

“Retirement is a process, it’s not just an event.” Historian and retirement expert Dr Sophie Gelski reveals how her own personal challenges around transitioning into retirement inspired her to help others. 

06-16
26:02

Filipina Australian personality Susana Downes celebrates her heritage

Filipina Australian actress, Susana Downes, talks to us about her break-out role as Gigi in The Unusual Suspects.

06-10
20:11

Not only nannies: Aina Dumlao spotlights strong Filipina women

Filipino-American actress, Aina Dumlao (Sanzaru, Ballers, MacGyver), talks to us about her lead role in The Unusual Suspects, a compelling heist caper about female friendship and empowerment.

06-02
21:36

How past policies still affect mental health in remote Aboriginal communities

Dr Ernest Hunter is a psychiatrist who has spent nearly three decades working on the frontlines of mental health in remote Aboriginal communities. For him, understanding historical policies is critical in examining contemporary differences in the prevalence of mental health conditions across remote communities in Australia and the Torres Strait.

05-30
37:13

Decriminalised but not destigmatised: The future of abortion care in Australia

Associate Professor Catherine Kevin, a founding member of the South Australian Abortion Action Coalition (SAAAC), discusses the decriminalisation of abortion, reproductive coercion and how she sees the future of abortion care services in Australia.

05-12
21:12

The Stoned Age: Is it time to change Australia’s cannabis drug-driving laws?

Is Australia's punitive approach towards driving under the influence of cannabis doing more harm than good, especially towards medicinal cannabis users?

05-05
24:52

Jessie Tu on writing unapologetically and why she doesn’t live to be liked

Taiwanese Australian writer, Jessie Tu, talks to us about how she uses writing to examine her own loneliness and sense of shame. For her, writing is about making sense of these seemingly overwhelming states and recognising that they are not all of who she is.

04-28
25:08

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