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Flourish

by Semper

A podcast about the student political scene at the University of Queensland. In our first season we're covering the 2019 election. Everything from the Focus split to the coronation ceremony of the new president.

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Episodes

  1. Spilling the Tea: 6th Ordinary Council Recap

    Councillor Max Thompson (REBUILD), proxy Hugh P (Together), and interviewer Diana, discuss the 6th Ordinary Council Meeting.

  2. #15: Catching up with Amy, former presidential candidate

    We chat to Amy, who, in 2020, spent her first student union election on the sidelines after leaving the Labor Party and joining the Liberals after the previous Union election, where she ran for President.

  3. #14: YOU for UQU, Ian Trinh, Presidential Candidate

    We sat down with Ian Trinh during the 2020 Union election campaign.

  4. #13: Forward with Drew Pavlou for UQU

    We sat down with Drew Pavlou and Chris Stewart during the 2020 UQ Union elections. Drew made his views heard on the direction of the Union over the past three years, and continues his stoush with Rowan over how to effect change within the University. Will they see eye to eye by the end of it?

  5. Founding Fathers for UQU w/ Barclay McGain - The Flourish Podcast Episode 12

    We catch up with lead councillor for the Founding Fathers ticket Barclay McGain

  6. Student Action for UQU w/ Priya De- The Flourish Podcast Episode 11

    Sam catches up with presidential candidate for Student Action Priya De

  7. #10 - How one UQ College maintains its values

    University residential colleges, and all-male colleges in particular, have been criticised as having no place in the 21st Century. In this episode, Rowan talks to Steve Foley, the head of St Leo's College, UQ's last remaining all-male college, about how he's acted to change the culture of the...

  8. #9 - What is ProctorU

    In this episode, Maddy, Ngugi and Rowan discuss the lockdown and the emergence of ProctorU as the invigilators of UQ exams.

  9. #8 - Mayoral Candidates Patrick Condren and Kath Angus

    This week we speak to Pat Condren (Labor) and Kath Angus (Greens), two candidates in the race against the Lord Mayor of Brisbane. As well as the two candidates' plans for uni students (and UQ students in particular), we discuss Pat's plans to stop the rorts in City Council, and Kath's plans to...

  10. BONUS: More of Drew Pavlou

    Can't get enough of Drew? Here some follow ups from his interview and his attempts to recite lines from the Joker

  11. The Flourish Podcast Episode 7 - A Bottomless Need for Attention w/ Drew Pavlou

    Rowan interviews anti-ccp separatist, activist and University of Queensland senator Drew Pavlou.

  12. The Flourish Podcast Episode 6 - A Better Experience w/ Jemma Benzies

    In this episode Rowan catches up with councillor for the actually independent ticket "A Better Experience" about their critiques and vision of the union. We then discuss their ideas, electoral prospects and whether there is a way forward for independent tickets like ABE.

  13. The Flourish Podcast Episode 5 - Student Action w/ Oula Shihan

    Rowan catches up with activist and student action presidential candidate Oula Shihan to talk about what a student action Union would look like.

  14. The Flourish Podcast Episode 4 - Empower for UQU w/ Amy Sienkiewicz-Grob

    Midway through week 1 of the campaign we catch with Amy Sienkiewicz-Grob the presidential candidate for the collection of independent student formerly known as Empower/Together. Rowan, Maddy and Sam discuss Amy, Empower's policies and the way forward for their ticket.

  15. The Flourish Podcast Episode 3 - Real for UQU w/ Ethan Van Roo

    It's now campaign week for the 2019 University of Queensland election. We sit down with Ethan Van Roo, the presidential candidate for Real. We also discuss the new electoral tribunal ruling to disqualify Empower.

  16. The Flourish Podcast Episode 2 - Intro to the 2019 UQ Union Election

    The different factions in the University of Queensland student elections. Why did focus split? Who are empower and real? And something is happening with the electoral tribunal regarding ticket names.

  17. The Flourish Podcast Episode 1 - Student Advocacy w/ Kaiyin Wu

    Georgia commits the impeachable offenses she’s accused of on twitch live stream, Council subpoenas the executive and its UQ co-conspirators, and our latest PollerCoaster 2020 shows that the physiol is a top-tier battleground booth. Then Director of Union Governance Zachary Thomas talks to Maddy...

  18. Flourish Trailer

    Just a quick preview of what is in store for the first season of the UQ student politics podcast.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast about the student political scene at the University of Queensland. In our first season we're covering the 2019 election. Everything from the Focus split to the coronation ceremony of the new president.

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A podcast about the student political scene at the University of Queensland. In our first season we're covering the 2019 election. Everything from the Focus split to the coronation ceremony of the new president.

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