The QUO Podcast

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

drip is Australia’s newest intimacy brand challenging outdated notions of sex and intimacy.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

“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.

“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. 

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Professional double bassist Elsen Price faced the prospect of financial penalisation after he was unable to attend a gig due to his adjustment disorder.

In this episode, we speak with Dr Sen Raj on how the media and trauma-informed policies can take the complexities and intersections of abuse into account.

Speaking with fellow Filipino Australian, Sasha Jurac, Ello. C shares his upbringing and evolution as a lyricist and hip hop performer.

Music therapist Tanya Silveira advocates for the importance of representation in music therapy and beyond.

How can film and the arts embed cultures of change in our everyday lives and professional practices? What is change if it falls short of inclusion?

In this episode, sex worker Tilly Lawless and Scarlet Alliance representative Gala Vanting tell us the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on sex workers in Australia.