Quality Blether
Episodes
Pre-Season 4 Bonus
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 is coming and will be here soon, but in the meantime here's a wee taster.This is a conversation I had with Suman Bala, at Peerscon 2026 in Ma...
S03 EP05 - Clare Sudbery - Trunk dialing only, no branching out
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Clare Sudbery is CI/CD coach, technical leadership coach, author (both technical and fiction), musician and a champion of Trunk Based Development. She...
S03 EP04 - Thoughts on EuroSTAR2025 with Soren Andersen
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Soren's LinkedInEuroSTAR Conference LinkBook Recommendation1984 by George OrwellPerfect Software And Other Illusions About Testing by Gerald WeinbergP...
S03 EP03 - Andrew Brown - Technical Debt and Simulations
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andy's BookTaming Your Dragon by Dr Andrew Richard BrownAndrew's Website & YouTube channelhttps://behaviouralsoftwareclub.com/https://www.youtube....
S03 EP02 Ady Stokes - Accessibility
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ady's website & profileshttps://www.thebigtesttheory.com/https://www.ministryoftesting.com/p/AdyStokeshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/a11yadystokes/A1...
S03 EP01 - Anna McMillan: Predictions for 2025
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anna McMillan is an Award Winning Test Manager, the Head of the Quality Engineering Practice for 2i and generally renowned as a force of nature.Anna's...
S02 EP09 - EuroSTAR Conference Special
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In June 2024 I attended the EuroSTAR Software Testing Conference in Stockholm. It's the biggest and longest-running software testing conference in Eur...
S02 EP08 - Anne-Marie Charrett Queen of Quality Coaching
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anne-Marie Charrett is a very experienced tester, a sort-after presenter on the conference circuit, a trainer, a EuroSTAR Testing Excellence Award Win...
S02 EP07 - Delivering the Impossible with Mark Stringer
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stringer is applying his Agile principles to writing his new book "Delivering the Impossible". It encompasses Philosophy, Psychology, Improvisati...
S02 EP06 Post Office Horizon Scandal with James Christie
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Post Office Horizon Scandal has recently hit the headlines in a big way, but this is something that has been rumbling on since 1999. James Christi...
S02 EP05 - Dragons Out! with Kari Kakkonen
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kari Kakkonen is not only very influential in the field of Testing, but he is also very passionate about spreading the word about its importance and t...
S02 EP04 - Jackie McDougall
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The IT Industry pundits in the media for the last couple of decades have been talking about the rise and fall and rise again of Testing Centres of Exc...
S02 EP03 - Job Seekers Special with Matt Drinkwater
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The news is full of the big IT companies making redundancies, so we thought it would be a good idea to dedicate this episode to Job Hunting.My guest i...
S02 EP01 - Andrew Brown
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Brown has a First in Physics & Maths, a PhD in Semiconductors, and an MBA, but he's better known for presenting on Psychology in the IT ind...
S01 EP05 - Nicola Martin
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I chat with Nicola Martin. Nicola is the Head of Quality Engineering at the AI company Adarga and the Chair of the BCS Special Interest group in softw...
S02 EP02 - Emna Ayadi
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emna Ayadi is a Testing Consultant, trainer, and Quality Coach. She is also one of the most in-demand conference speakers in the Testing world. I talk...
S01 EP04 - David Crowe
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I chat with David Crowe, an up-and-coming voice in the arena of Agility, about Mushrooms, Philosophy, History, Diversity & Inclusion, Pirates, Agi...
S01 EP03 - Paul Gerrard
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I chat with Paul Gerrard, the author, long-term software engineering influencer and general Testing thought-leader, about Engineering, Professionalism...
S01 EP02 - Janet Gregory
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Sowmya Ramesh, from the Scottish Testing Group, talks to Janet Gregory about her life in software, her books, Agile Testing, and her l...
S01 E01 - Simon Prior
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Simon Prior, the Head of QA for the airline easyJet. We discuss many topics including quality engineering, neurodiversity, l...
Welcome to Quality Blether - Trailer
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Scottish Testing Group are proud and pleased to present a brand new podcast.In each episode we will talk to a key figure in the software quality i...