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QAA PodcastLondon Has Fallen (E356)If you’ve spent any time on Travel YouTube lately, you’ve probably seen it: grim walk-and-talks through London that portray neighborhoods like post-apocalyptic no-go zones. This week, Annie Kelly digs into the booming “London Has Fallen” genre of online video travelogue. Unscrupulous influencers trawl London’s most diverse neighborhoods hunting for “proof” of civilizational collapse, and reliably finding it in the form of clickbait, racism-by-implication, and algorithm-friendly panic.
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2026-01-221h 49QAA PodcastICE vs. Your Lyin’ Eyes feat. Ken Klippenstein (Premium E319) SampleLiv, Jake, and Travis grapple with the killing of Renee Good by an ICE Agent in Minneapolis. Though the incident was captured on video from multiple angles, discourse about it was immediately swallowed by a churn of regime spin, conspiracy narratives, and AI-assisted fakery.
To get a better idea of how Department of Homeland Security leadership thinks and operates, Travis interviews independent journalist Ken Klippenstein about internal DHS documents recently leaked to him.
Then Jake gives us his report from the fever swamps. The reactions include the inevitable “paid agitator” allegations and a megaphone-wielding QAnon figure who appears at protests to o...
2026-01-1809 minQAA PodcastThe Tech Billionaire Doomsday Preachers (E346)Why do tech oligarchs keep proclaiming that the end is nigh? From Elon Musk warning of the civilizational-level threat of the “woke mind virus,” to Marc Andreessen declaring that “any deceleration of AI will cost lives,” to Peter Thiel’s fixation with the Antichrist, billionaires are insistent that the stakes of their ventures are nothing less than apocalyptic.
To better understand the paranoia of Silicon Valley overlords, Travis, Jake, and Julian are joined by Chris Marquis, Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the University of Cambridge and author of the book The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs.
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QAA PodcastThe Problem of Disinformation (E334)This week we are joined by Dr. Olivier Jutel, a lecturer in the Department of Media, Film & Communication at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. His scholarly focus is in communication studies and media theory, particularly around populism, digital media, political economy, and critical theory.
Travis and Julian chat with Olivier about his iconoclastic take on the paradigms that have dominated U.S. technology and communications policy since 2016.
Olivier argues that fear of foreign influence has been leveraged by a coalition of Silicon Valley firms, national‑security agencies and allied think‑tanks to deflect structural reform of platforms. Drawin...
2025-07-301h 56QAA PodcastA Guy Who Never Dies, Jeffrey Epstein (E333)Jake, Julian, and Travis try to make sense of Trump’s continued and ineffective attempts to make his base stop caring about Jeffrey Epstein. In some conspiracist circles, Trump’s moves on this issue are so confusing that they have resorted to “Trump clone” theories. We also discuss the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report that revealed the cryptic birthday note that Trump sent to Epstein.
For dessert, the Jake Street Journal (JSJ) has done an investigation of its own and secured a collection of additional birthday wishes written from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein.
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2025-07-2356 minQAA PodcastThe Great Epstein Backstab (E332)Many Trump voters were under the naive impression that his administration would release information about Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirators in his child trafficking operation. So it came as a shock when the DOJ released a memo claiming that they couldn’t find any “client list,” there is no evidence of Epstein blackmail activities, and they did not find “evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
Not even MAGA loyalists are buying this.
Jake, Julian, and Travis try to make sense of the DOJ’s blundering attempt to put an end to Epstein chatter, discuss how the memo contradicts pr...
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QAA PodcastWhat is "Science in Transition" feat Liv Agar & Spencer Barrows (E331)The QAA crew is excited to announce the launch of a new podcast series network: Cursed Media. We hope you’ll also be excited for this expansion of our editorial line and support it by subscribing!
The very first Cursed Media podcast series is Science in Transition, an investigation into the intellectual origins of the contemporary right wing backlash against transgender acceptance. Through six deeply-researched episodes, hosts Liv Agar and Spencer Barrows unearth a bizarre coalition of well-meaning clinicians, aristocratic sexologists, militant feminists, right-wing culture warriors, headline-chasing journalists, and conservative politicians.
On this episode of QAA we are joined by Li...
2025-07-081h 03QAA PodcastRedpilled Poetry Night Part Trilogie feat E1 Podcast (Premium E296) SampleWho said the right can’t sling poetry to the masses? Inspired by the awesome Dimes Square scene and the incredible thinker Curtis Yarvin we set out to establish the lyrical domination of our liberal enemies with Andrew, Branson and Charles from the Episode 1 Podcast. For the third time.
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QAA Membership PodcastSustaining Higher Education in Challenging TimesHow can sustainability stay central in higher education amid financial pressures?In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Rehema White (University of St Andrews) and Charlotte Bonner (EAUC CEO) challenge the idea that sustainability is a luxury. Instead, they argue it is core to higher education’s mission—equipping graduates to navigate complexity and drive positive change.We explore how sustainability intersects with priorities like quality education, decolonising curricula, and student wellbeing, offering a unifying framework rather than a competing agenda. The conversation also touches on compassionate education, eco-anxiety, and empowering students as change-makers.Our gues...
2025-06-1643 minQAA PodcastQSN Returns (Premium E292) SampleAttention shoppers! We here at QSN are THRILLED to showcase a staggering collection of incredible products for you and your pilled loved ones. With the holidays right around the corner, there’s no better time than NOW to shower your friends and family with gifts that will no doubt spark some playful debate! Whether they’re into owning the libs via confusing t-shirt slogans or healing what ails them with a zero point energy wand – QSN has got you covered. Stay tuned for additional products, celebrity collaborations, and don’t forget that the QAA podcast is not affiliated with QSN in any w...
2025-06-0310 minQAA PodcastThe 2020 Effect feat Mike Rothschild (Premium E291) SampleA viral conspiracy theory has taken tik tok by storm with a bold claim that the “2020 effect” is finally fading. The colors are returning to planet Earth and summer is looking like it might have a “2015 vibe”. Jake and Travis are joined by OG QAA guest and fellow conspiracist researcher and author, Mike Rothschild, to try and uncover why the color disappeared in the first place, and the repercussions of it returning once again. Have the planet’s devs finally pushed the long-awaited graphics update? Or have they merely reverted to an older patch?
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2025-05-2710 minQAA Membership PodcastProfessor Phillip Dawson: Assessment Design for a time of AIIn this podcast, we share Professor Phillip Dawson's keynote address on Assessment Design for a time of AI, which he presented at our 2025 Quality Insights Conference last month. Phillip is co-director of Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin University, Australia. Having initially studied AI and cyber security before his PhD in Higher Education, he’s now a leading expert on assessment validity in the digital age. Artificial intelligence is capable of producing outputs that satisfy the requirements of some high-stakes assessments across a range of disciplines including law, medicine and engi...
2025-03-1837 minQAA PodcastThe Spam Nazi - A Life in Four Chapters (Premium E281) SampleA burned-out SUV deep in the Canadian wilderness. A charred body nobody can identify. Billions in lost Bitcoin. A trail of fake names leading nowhere. Brad Abrahams is back with the saga of an S-tier con artist, whose latest persona may be our own Liv Agar.
What if you took every kind of person we’ve covered on the QAA pod, melted them into a soup, and reconstituted them? You’d get Davis Wolfgang Hawke, a man who could’ve been anything, yet chose to be the villain. This is the story of a genius chess prodigy, Neo-Nazi leader, penis-pill spam k...
2025-03-1609 minQAA Membership PodcastVicki Stott in conversation with Paul GreatrixIn the latest edition of the QAA podcast, our Chief Executive Vicki Stott talks with Paul Greatrix – who last month retired from his position as Registrar at the University of Nottingham at the end of a 36-year career in higher education.Together, Vicki and Paul consider the changes that the sector has gone through over the last few decades and the challenges it faces today, as they anticipate the developments ahead in 2025.Topics include the challenges and opportunities raised by the lifelong learning agenda – and the importance of robust credit transfer mechanisms – the proliferation of artifi...
2025-01-311h 04QAA PodcastBoom! (E307)2025 is off to an absolutely nightmarish start as the boys huddle around the microphones and try to process not only the ongoing historical LA wildfires that have destroyed over 12,000 structures and killed at least 24 people, but also the horrific content they had originally planned: The domestic terrorist attacks that were committed on New Years Day in New Orleans and Las Vegas. If that somehow wasn’t enough, they’ll also be discussing the recent fatal police shooting of the infamous “pizzagate” gunman.
We cover it all in our first main episode of 2025: domestic terrorism, ecological disaster, and even war crimes. Grim! Ou...
2025-01-141h 19QAA PodcastThe Völk Mind Virus (Premium E272) SampleWhat if “The Law of Attraction” was only for Aryans? Just in time for the holidays, Brad is back to let you know that Nazi-occult societies are alive and flourishing. Namely, a group claiming to be the direct genetic descendants of the “historical” Vril Society, the supposed Nazi-era metaphysical group that counted Hitler among its ranks. This episode has esoteric racism, templar LARPing, goddess rituals, hollow earth super Aryans, hairstyle discourse, a Ford Mustang obsession, and even starseeds. It’s a true QAA Xmas miracle.
We’ll attempt to answer: How much of the WWII occult history is real? What’s the real his...
2024-12-2710 minQAA Membership PodcastTerms of engagementOur latest podcast focuses on the challenges and opportunities raised by approaches to student engagement.Hosted by QAA's Dr Matt Denton, this episode considers how strategies for learner engagement might develop to address the needs of a higher education environment which has, in recent years, been radically affected by the impacts of a series of traumatic developments: the Covid-19 crisis, the cost-of-living crisis and the ongoing student mental health crisis.Our podcast considers how educators and providers are responding to the changing ways in which students, often now also facing work, family and carer responsibilities...
2024-12-0643 minQAA Membership PodcastAcademic integrity and generative artificial intelligenceOur latest QAA podcast marks the International Day of Action for Academic Integrity (IDOA). This global event takes place online on 16 October and will include a panel convened by QAA and chaired by our Chief Executive Vicki Stott. Hosted by QAA's Dr Kerr Castle, this new episode features Loughborough University's Professor Sandie Dann and IDOA co-chair Professor Mary Davis:Sandie is a member of a team from Loughborough which has led a new QAA-funded Collaborative Enhancement Project exploring and promoting good practice, acceptable use, equity and accessibility in student proofreading processes. Mary is Professor of the St...
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QAA PodcastTerrorgram Sex Toy Saleswoman Arrest (Premium E250) SampleOn September 9th, United States prosecutors announced the indictment and arrest of two leaders of the so-called “Terrogram Collective.” This is an online community of accelerationist neo-nazis which the DOJ called “a transnational terrorist group.” The indictment charges Dallas Humber, 34, of Elk Grove, California, and Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho with 15 crimes. They include soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. If convicted of all charges, Humber and Allison each face a maximum penalty of 220 years in prison.
This group has produced propaganda that encourages their fellow white supremacists to venerate...
2024-09-1908 minQAA PodcastJake’s Takes Volume 4 (Premium E259) SampleRobbie Williams played by a CG Chimp, Russian spy beluga death, an incestuous poisoning through rave drugs, and the Harris campaign making “brain sludge content”. Liv and Julian get Jake’s takes on all of the above, plus some tweets from a fake Q account on X and the latest Andrew Tate freakout. Relax. Everybody just relax. It’s the return of Jake’s Takes.
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2024-09-1009 minQAA PodcastThe AF/91 Virus Hoax (E293)This is the story of an April Fool’s Day joke that got wildly out of control.
In 1991, a columnist for InfoWorld claimed that he learned of a hyper-advanced computer virus called “AF/91” that disabled Iraqi air defense systems during the first Gulf War. This virus had allegedly escaped Iraq and threatened every computer that used a windows-based graphical interface. The last line of the column revealed the truth: the story of the AF/91 virus was a fun bit of fiction for April 1st.
But shortly afterwards, a journalist for U.S. News & World Report reported on a virus that sounde...
2024-09-0752 minQAA PodcastCome Out In Jesus Name (Premium E258) SamplePentecostal “demon slayers” made a movie about the exorcisms they’ve been doing. More specifically, Greg Locke made a movie about how he graduated from QAnon promoter and COVID conspiracy theorist to self-aggrandizing general in the battle between God and Satan. We watched 2023’s ‘Come Out In Jesus Name’ and broke it down for our listeners.
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2024-09-0210 minQAA PodcastAmerican Exorcists feat Sam Kestenbaum (E292)Demonic exorcism isn’t just a solid premise for horror films. It’s also the hook for an increasingly popular group of pentecostal pastors who leverage social media, spiritual warfare, and outrage to spread their message.
Tennessee pastor Greg Locke is the most prominent member of a supergroup of evangelical ghostbusters who call themselves the “Demon Slayers.” Together, they cross promote videos of supposed exorcisms (which they call “deliverance”), host live events that attract thousands of believers hoping to rid themselves of infernal forces, and even produce feature-length films.
Reporter Sam Kestenbaum embedded himself in Greg Locke’s operation, Locke Media, to see...
2024-08-301h 03QAA Membership PodcastEvaluation 101Chaired by our regular host Dr Kerr Castle, QAA's latest podcast explores the effective evaluation of higher education practices and initiatives, and how to make approaches to evaluation meaningful and manageable. Kerr's guests this month are Liz Austen, Professor of Higher Education Evaluation at Sheffield Hallam University, and Stella Jones-Devitt, Professor of Critical Pedagogy at Staffordshire University. Between 7 November and 12 December, the Quality Assurance Agency will run a training course in the effective evaluation, evidencing and enhancement of the impact of initiatives to promote the student experience. The course w...
2024-08-3043 minQAA PodcastConspiracy Cop (Premium E257) SampleWhat would happen if the entire police force of a small town was pilled to the gills? What if they weren’t satisfied with protecting and serving their community and instead vowed to kickstart the storm themselves – first in their town of six thousand residents and then on an international scale? Liv brings us cursed research from the town of Millersville, Tennessee, where assistant police chief Shawn Taylor continues to wage war against a local reporter for daring to get in the way of his “police work.”
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2024-08-2709 minQAA PodcastThe Protocols Are So Back (E291)Adrenochrome, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Antifa invasions — it all happens on X. We examine some of the most unhinged things making the rounds on the everything app, plus get a nautical update from our resident barger charger expert Jake.
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2024-08-241h 23QAA PodcastThe Devil Conspiracy (2022) Movie Night (Premium E256) SampleA religious art historian is inseminated with a clone of Jesus Christ by a cabal of Satanists who plan on letting Lucifer possess the baby and return to earth, bringing hell with him. But not if tactical Archangel Michael possessing the body of a dead priest has anything to say about it. Enjoy a quality QAA movie night.
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2024-08-1910 minQAA PodcastThe Art of Intelligence with Donald & Elon (E290)Donald Trump is advancing novel ways of denying reality. He claimed that an authentic photograph of the crowd at a Harris rally was somehow generated by artificial intelligence. This bizarre claim was a bridge too far for even some ardent Trump supporters.
The former president also attempted to boost his languishing campaign by publicly chatting with Elon Musk via “X Spaces” on the microblogging platform formerly known as Twitter. Julian listened to the ghoulish conversation in its entirety, nearly sapping his will to podcast.
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2024-08-161h 03QAA PodcastConfessions of a Bobby Kennedy (Premium E255) SampleThe corpse of a bear cub dumped in central park, a dog on a spit, brain worms and allegations of sexual assault. RFK Jr is the third-party presidential candidate we deserve. We explore his various escapades and Jake honors the moment with a beautiful story involving Roseanne Barr, RFK Jr and time travel.
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2024-08-1211 minQAA PodcastPilled Olympics (E289)Every four years we gather in this sacred formation of circles to usher in our dark lord. Golden treasure is offered to the Satan Worshiper who can spin around the fastest on the Pommel Horse. Cursed podcast hosts break down the latest in Satanic Panic, Transvestigation, and Underwater Hockey Conspiracy Theories surrounding the 2024 Paris Olympics. How many times will Jake brag about having attended the X-games last year? Which sport tickles Travis’ fancy the most? What other melted conspiracy theories are churning in the shallow water during the hundred-meter freestyle? Join us… or perish.
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2024-08-0952 minQAA Membership PodcastWhat we've learnt from TEF 2023In QAA's latest podcast, our regular host Dr Kerr Castle chairs an expert panel for a lively discussion reflecting on what we've learnt from TEF 2023. Kerr is joined by Professor Claire Pike (Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education Enhancement at Anglia Ruskin University), Roscoe Hastings (Director of Teaching Enhancement and Excellence at the University of Exeter), and our very own Helena Vine, the Lead Policy Officer for England here at QAA.During the conversation, they chat about what we've learnt from the analysis of provider submissions and panel statements, w...
2024-08-0852 minQAA PodcastThe Thrill of the Chaise (Premium E254) SampleDid JD Vance write about exploring his sexuality with the assistance of a rubber globe and a couch? No, he did not. Despite that, does JD Vance possess some essential quality of a couch fucker? We discuss the origin of this false internet rumor and what it can tell us about the nature of truth on social media.
Plus we go over newly revealed details about Trump’s failed assassin and some of the conspiracy theories and speculation about the event itself.
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2024-08-0410 minQAA PodcastThe Quiet Damage of QAnon feat. Jesselyn Cook (E288)The harm of QAnon goes beyond the extremist violence it has inspired. It’s also socially corrosive in ways that are normally invisible. Relationships between siblings, spouses, friends, and parents and children are frequently strained when someone falls too deep down the rabbit hole.
The nature of and consequences of this harm is powerfully illustrated in the new book The Quiet Damage: QAnon And The Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook.
We spoke to Jesselyn about what inspired her to report on this angle of the QAnon phenomenon, the heartbreaking personal stories in the book, and how deeply co...
2024-07-3156 minQAA PodcastThe Bolsonaro Crime Family feat Caio Almendra (E287)This week we’re heading to a Brazilian hospital — more specifically, the bedside of former President Jair Bolsonaro — to bring you an exploration of the disgraced, grotesque and criminal Bolsonaro family. We’ll be learning how the melted Brazilian right wing emerged from a post-80s yearning for military dictatorship. How the police, criminal right-wing militias and politicians formed an unholy alliance. And how, unfortunately, this corrupt and violent blob led to the brutal murder of a socialist city council woman and human rights activist in Rio de Janeiro. Along the way we’ll be talking about jewel smuggling, whale molesting...
2024-07-251h 07QAA PodcastNeuro-Linguistic Podcasting (Premium E252) SampleHave you ever wondered what it’d be like to erase negative thoughts, win every argument, and close every sale? Travis and Brad take you through the sordid tale of a self-help movement that’s equal parts psychotherapy, entrepreneurial success tool, and mind-control technique. A movement that inspired the likes of Tony Robbins, NXIVM, the Landmark corporate cult, and even pick-up artistry. A modality used by IBM and McDonald’s, the U.S. Army and the CIA. A quasi-religion that was poised to be as big as Scientology, if it hadn’t been for a series of self-inflicted wounds. Your brain is...
2024-07-1910 minQAA PodcastTrump Shot (E286)It’s only July, and our already terrifying election season has somehow gotten far worse than even the QAA hosts could imagine. Join Jake, Travis, Liv, and Julian for an emergency recording following the attempted assassination of the former President and the murder of one of his supporters at a Trump rally in Butler, PA. Naturally, conspiracy theories are spreading like wildfires in the wake of such unsettling events, and the hosts must turn to their beloved Travis to separate reality from fiction.
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2024-07-1756 minQAA PodcastAgent Buried Alive (Premium E251) SampleAn in-depth look into the life, lore, and legal troubles of James Casbolt – a British man who claimed to have been indoctrinated into an NSA Super Soldier program at the age of five. We’ll cover some of James’ writing and radio appearances, as well as his 2008 book titled “Agent Buried Alive.” Jake, Brad, and Travis will learn about secret government programs they’ve never heard about – including one that aimed to transform boys into wolves.
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2024-07-1110 minQAA PodcastStudying the Black Pill feat Elle Reeve (E285)We explore how disaffected young men anonymously posting memes online led to real-life violence including multiple mass murders, the forming of what came to be known as the alt-right movement, a seismic shift in the Republican party, and the January 6th, 2021 storming of the capitol. Joining us for this very special episode is Elle Reeve, correspondent for CNN and author of the new book Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society and Capture American Politics.
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2024-07-051h 03QAA PodcastMelted Election Season feat Dave Weigel (Premium E250) SampleIn the wake of a disastrous debate, the presidential elections enter terra incognita. We attempt to contextualize the situation with journalist and repeat guest Dave Weigel, who has a deep knowledge of both presidential campaigns and voters across the country. We also explore how the debate has led some liberals online to spin up conspiracy theories of their own.
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2024-07-0309 minQAA PodcastNo Country for French Boomers feat Anthony Mansuy (E284)Self-exiled French conspiracy theorists attempt to set up a sovereign utopia in a desolate Bulgarian village called Mamarchevo. This turns into death threats, people getting scammed out of tens of thousands of euros, a plot to abduct a child, the flying of a Nazi flag, and lots and lots of alcohol. Our guest is journalist Anthony Mansuy, who you may remember from our exploration of French sovereign citizens and our two part investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The episode is based on an article he wrote for the French newspaper “Society”. He spent months chasing the story, and even trav...
2024-06-2955 minQAA Membership PodcastThe value of the UK Quality Code for Higher EducationThis latest QAA podcast marks the publication of the new edition of the UK Quality Code for Higher Education.Our guests are Dr Helen Driscoll, interim PVC for learning & Teaching at the University of Sunderland, Swansea University's Dr Kate Chapman, co-organiser of the QAA Programme Leaders Network, Rachel Sutton, Associate Director of Quality at the University of London, Charlotte Baker, president of Winchester SU, and Ruth Burchell, Quality Enhancement & Standards Specialist at QAA.Together, they discuss the value of the Quality Code for different roles within higher education providers, next steps in utilising the 2024 edition...
2024-06-2845 minQAA PodcastNine Angry Elevens (Premium E249) SampleIn 2012, rumors began to circulate through the Hollywood elite that a new screenplay surrounding the events of 9/11 was in the works. A committee of truthers entrenched in the entertainment industry were eager for the “real” story to be told, in the hopes that President Obama might see the film and open a new investigation into the tragic attacks. The script had been lost to the ages until Liv traveled into the far reaches of the internet and retrieved a copy. We’re going to dive into how the film came to be, who was attached to star, and perhaps… force Travis t...
2024-06-2510 minQAA PodcastThe Wonderful Conspiracy feat Yasha Levine & Rowan Wernham (E283)Conspiracy theories about weather control and the California Drought don't hold a candle to the grim reality: a cabal of wealthy farmers controlling California's water and committing ecocide. We speak to Yasha Levine and Rowan Wernham about their upcoming documentary, Pistachio Wars, a damning exposé of The Wonderful Company and the billionaire couple behind it: Lynda & Stewart Resnick.
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2024-06-211h 10QAA PodcastFlynn (The Movie) (Premium E248) SampleWe watched General Michael Flynn's "documentary" featuring family members, Tucker Carlson and early QAnon influencer Tracy "Beanz" Diaz. We find out that Flynn is a beautiful surfer, an anti-war angel, and a victim of deepstate machinations. Also his grandson is named Travis.
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QAA PodcastI Hate the ‘90s feat. John Ganz (E282)Do you look back on the early 90s with a sense of fondness? In this episode, we hope to ruin that for you just a little bit. What if we told you that this time period was crucial in the development of American right wing populism and therefore crucial for the eventual election of Donald Trump and the rise of QAnon? Bet you’re a little less nostalgic for those slap bracelets now.
We speak with John Ganz, author of the new book When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s. He ex...
2024-06-141h 10QAA PodcastRedpilled Poetry Night Deux feat E1 Podcast (Premium E247) SampleWe read from poems by a "Truth Seeker & Spiritual Freedom Fighter” with Charles, Branson and Andrew from the E1 Podcast. Then we gather some of the best poets on earth — Thomas Kinkade Jr., Joseph Rogan No Relation, Jerome Durepois, Julien Feeld — and are joined by Hotdog Taylor, the poet turned famous rapper. He performs "Dumb Lib (I'm Sorry)", a hit single off his latest record "I Told You So".
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2024-06-1009 minQAA PodcastLock Him Up feat. Ali Breland (E281)Folks, they finally got him. A jury of Donald Trump’s peers determined that he violated New York Penal Law 175-10 in the first degree. We chat about how the conspiracist right is reacting to the news with a combination of vows for revenge, lamenting the fall of the nation, and insisting that this is good for Trump, actually. Plus we touch on the film 2000 Mules getting pulled by its distributor in response to a lawsuit and the DOJ alleging that Epoch Times is funded through a giant money laundering operation.
After that, we are joined by journalist Ali Breland to...
2024-06-071h 03QAA PodcastProleterian Literature & the Red Dragons with Devin O'Shea (E280)A paranoid, red scare conspiracy theory about a Japanese ultra-nationalist gang aiming to unite the African American population and overthrow the U.S. government. A flourishing proleterian literature scene driven to madness by the FBI. This strange story is brought to us by journalist and writer Devin Thomas O'Shea and set in Saint Louis, Missouri in the 1930's.
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2024-05-2855 minQAA PodcastKendrick + Drake = Bake (E279)This week, Jake and Liv break down the rap beef that took the world by storm this past month. And of course, because it’s 2024 and the universe has decided to spare none of the QAA hosts, the lyrics contained within the multiple diss tracks became the source of endless amounts of conspiracy theories and baking - with one particular poster claiming to be a “secret insider” set to expose the crimes of the elite. Sound familiar? Of course it does! We will never be free of this, and our souls cry out into the void.
For those who haven’t been f...
2024-05-221h 21QAA PodcastA Farewell To Bad News feat Ken Klippenstein (E278)A discussion of the corporatization of media, his departure from The Intercept, how stories get "killed" and how conspiracy theorists and MAGA supporters' claims about the media get their oxygen — with Ken Klippenstein, investigative journalist.
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Editing by Corey Klotz. Theme by Nick Sena. Additional music by Pontus Berghe. Theme Vocals by THEY/LIVE (http://instagram.com/theyylivve / https://sptfy.com/QrDm). Cover Art by...
2024-05-111h 06QAA PodcastLooksmaxxing (Premium E243) SampleWe dive into an online community hellbent on improving their physical appearance through bizarre techniques like pressing their tongue to the roof of their mouth, hitting themselves in the face, and taking experimental growth hormones. Originating in Pick Up Artist (PUA) and incel forums, "looksmaxxing" has since become a proper tiktok trend.
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2024-05-0909 minQAA Membership PodcastAwarding gapsIn this episode, our regular host Dr Kerr Castle introduces a discussion of awarding gaps and what we can do to close them. Kerr is joined by Kevin Brazant, Progression & Attainment Project Manager at the University of the Arts London, Dr Sally Andrews, Pedagogic Projects Development Manager at Staffordshire University, Professor Nicky King, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Exeter, and Professor Gabriella Cagliesi from the University of Sussex.Through the course of the conversation, they chat about approaches to addressing awarding gaps in different providers, support for staff and students (and...
2024-05-071h 01QAA PodcastTrump and The Flynns vs. The Law (E277)Relatives of Michael Flynn tried and failed to sue CNN because they didn’t like being associated with QAnon (despite saying “Where we go one we go all” on camera.) The QAnon community reacts to Donald Trump’s ongoing legal woes. And Jesse Watters continues to prove that he’s the most Q pilled of all the Fox News hosts.
REFERENCES
CNN: Watch CNN Go Inside A Gathering of QAnon Followers
https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2021/02/05/inside-qanon-culture-meeting-donie-osullivan-pkg-ctn-vpx.cnn
Above The Law: Flynn Family’s SLAPP Suit Against CNN Slapped Down By Judge
https://abovethelaw.com/2024/04/flynn-familys-slapp-suit-against-cnn-slapped-down-by-judge/
Media Matters: Fox News host Je...
2024-05-0556 minQAA PodcastCivil War Movie Night feat Mike Prysner (Premium E242) SampleWell, here we are. The Julian loyalists are facing off against the Western Rockatansky forces as veteran journalist Mike Prysner (Eyes Left Podcast, Empire Files) remains a neutral and unwavering eye. The result? Total destruction of all three of our brains as we struggle our way through a showing of A24’s “Civil War.” We’ll look at everything from interviews with the film’s director to its reception by various audiences alike in an attempt to understand how and why this film was made. So, grab your squad, pop an XP token, and join us as we breach the Oval Offic...
2024-05-0210 minQAA PodcastPremium Episode 241: Radium Toothpaste (Sample)On June 13th, 1996, the leader of a Long Island UFO group was charged with conspiracy to poison local conservative leaders with the most absurdly deranged of methods. His motive? Retribution for the political cover-up of UFO activity in the area. Brad Abrahams joins us to tell this bizarre and melancholy tale of the alien obsessed John J. Ford. We unravel if John really was criminally insane, or if he was entrapped for getting too close to a real life, albeit more terrestrial cover-up. Jake reads some powerful UFO poetry, Travis daydreams about arcane murder methods, and Julian cowers in fear...
2024-04-2310 minQAA PodcastAnti-Chemtrails Laws feat. Teddy Wilson (E275)Though the “chemtrails” conspiracy theory has long been dismissed by scientists, aviation experts, and other skeptics, the Tennessee legislature has taken it very seriously. On April 11th, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law SB2691, which bans the ‘intentional injection, release, or dispersion’ of chemicals within Tennessee ‘with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight.” Though the law doesn’t explicitly use the word chemtrails, it was inspired by chemtrail conspiracy theorists.
On this episode we talk to independent journalist Teddy Wilson of Radical Reports about the anti-chemtrails bills in Tennessee and other state legislatures...
2024-04-211h 04QAA PodcastPremium Episode 240: The Machines Are Lying To You (Sample)Even in the early conversations discussing the rapid growth of artificial intelligence, there was always the fear that it could potentially fall into the wrong hands. Unfortunately, the QAA team is here to tell you that it has. It is definitely already in the wrong hands. And that’s mostly due to the fact that sophisticated AI algorithms are available to anyone with an internet connection. Conspiracy theorists have a brand-new tool at their disposal to further muddy the waters between what is real and what is not.
But it wasn’t always this way. Jake tracks the humble beginnings of A...
2024-04-1710 minQAA PodcastMed Beds & Skye Prince (E274)We discuss the shift in the podcast's cover art, theme song and name. Then we explore miracle cure-all 5D "med beds" and delve into the online community around "Skye Prince", a multi-faceted grifter at the nexus of QAnon, UFO disclosure, prosperity gospel and new age pseudo-medicine.
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Editing by Corey Klotz. Theme by Nick Sena. Additional music by NAP (https://doomchakratapes.bandcamp.com) & Jake Rockatansky. Theme Vocals by THEY/LIVE...
2024-04-121h 17QAA Membership PodcastCompetence-based educationIn this episode, Dr Kerr Castle introduces a discussion of how the core concepts of competence-based education compare with those of more traditional educational models and how the purposes of assessment might be reimagined through competence-based education. He is joined by Mike Ewen, the Head of the Teaching Academy at the University of Hull, along with Dr Dom Henri, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, and Dr Andrew Holmes, Senior Lecturer in Education, both also at Hull. They are members of a team that has led a QAA-funded Collaborative Enhancement Project focused on Generating a competence-based education framework.
2024-04-0554 min
QAA PodcastPremium Episode 237: eXistenZ Movie Night (Sample)What if there was a videogame so indistinguishable from the real world that anyone who played it began to wonder if their entire life was nothing more than a game? What if there was a movie that, in depicting this, stumbled upon the unnerving truth of our present relationship to the internet? What if that movie came out one month after The Matrix and totally bombed while the Matrix would go on to release three sequels and establish the language of conspiracy theory culture? Get your bio-port fitted, lube up your game-hole and jack into this week’s QAA movie ni...
2024-03-2309 minQAA Membership PodcastEnhancing the impact of work-based learners on global issuesIn this latest episode we explore ways to enhance the impact of projects carried out by work-based learners – and specifically some of the challenges which part-time students face in combining their academic learning with creating impact from that learning outside of the classroom. During the episode, our contributors introduce a new toolkit designed to equip educators with the knowledge and the confidence needed to embed impact in their curricula, developed through a QAA-funded Collaborative Enhancement Project run by colleagues based at universities in Liverpool, Oxford and Chester. The project is informed by a commitment to sust...
2024-03-0836 minQAA Membership PodcastEmbedding employabilityOur latest podcast explores the challenges we face in embedding employability in our curricula, and the kinds of strategies and support that can benefit both educators and their students. To address these issues, we take a look at a new toolkit focusing on pedagogy, assessment and curriculum content, designed to help students gain the knowledge, skills and experience they need to transition into their lives and careers after HE.That toolkit was developed through a QAA-funded Collaborative Enhancement Project examining Inclusive Employability Development through the Curriculum – a project supported by our podcast's guest contributors, Ara...
2024-02-0137 minQAA PodcastEpisode 262: Etsy, Pizzagate, Epstein2024 is off to a great start. New Epstein documents drop, Mike Flynn tweets that #PizzagateIsReal, and kraft retailer Etsy is being accused of selling ‘bespoke children’ on their marketplace. It’s a throwback QAA-style ep where Julian, Jake, and Travis begin to unravel at the realization that they’re about to relive 2016 for the seventh year in a row. Is Etsy really engaged in human trafficking? Is Pizzagate actually real? Are there still unanswered questions about the Epstein scandal? No, no, and yes.
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2024-01-131h 10QAA Membership PodcastThe rewards of collaborative observationIn this latest episode, teaching staff and students from Loughborough University and Birmingham City University (BCU) come together to discuss the opportunities for enhancing the student learning experiences offered by a new collaborative observation project they’ve been engaged in. The podcast is chaired by QAA's Dr Kerr Castle, who observes that this Collaborative Enhancement Project has been grounded in a sense of humanity and practicality which seems especially appealing in the current HE environment. The project lead is Professor Matt O’Leary, Director of the Education Research Centre at BCU. Participants in the project – and in t...
2024-01-0936 min
QAA PodcastPERVERTS Episode 3: Dating Apps feat Jamie Loftus (Sample)Dating! In an app! What could go wrong? We check in with listeners, Liv, and Jake to answer that question. Our guest is comedian and author Jamie Loftus!
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2023-12-2104 min
QAA PodcastThe Spectral Voyager Episode 10: Fellow Voyagers (Sample)So, it’s all come down to this. For our grand finale, we’ve assembled the entire QAA crew to perform a handful of unexplained phenomena that our dear listeners have submitted. Ghosts. Near Death Experiences. Precognition. Angels. Captain Jean-Luc Picard. It’s all here! Brad and Jake have done their best to bring each of your stories to life with music and sound effects, so that you can all relive the most terrifying moments of your life in high-definition audio. Which QAA host will be reading your story? Find out in the haunting conclusion to The Spectral Voyager.
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2023-12-0208 minQAA PodcastEpisode 257: Elon Strolls Through The PizzagatePromoting pizzagate, joking about QAnon and telling advertisers to go fuck themselves. Elon Musk is a hilarious guy and we all appreciate his sense of humor. Which is why he'll appreciate our "jokes" about his connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Plus we chat about Marjorie Taylor Greene attempting to revive the Seth Rich conspiracy theory.
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QAA x Goosecult Party on Saturday December 16th: https://dice.fm/event/e8pkd-qaa-podcast-x-goosecult-party-w-john-vanderslice-16th-dec-the-goldfish-los-angeles-tickets
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2023-12-011h 06QAA Membership PodcastExploring multimodality in higher educationIn this latest episode of the QAA Membership Podcast, Dr Kerr Castle (Quality Enhancement and Standards Specialist) explores multimodality in higher education with the team behind the QAA-funded Collaborative Enhancement Project, Harnessing Multimodality in Higher Education.The episode features Professor Sam Elkington (Professor of Learning and Teaching at Teesside University); Professor Andrew Middleton (Professor of Active Learning and Deputy Head of Anglia Learning & Teaching at Anglia Ruskin University); Maggie Gibson (Head of Learner Development at Birmingham City University); Jimmy Lo (University Learning Technologist at University of Greenwich). The podcast discusses what multimodality is in the c...
2023-11-3046 minQAA PodcastEpisode 255: Busy Bill Gates feat Tim SchwabBill Gates and his "philanthropic" foundation. We've heard the conspiracy theories — but what if the reality was damning enough? Our guest is Tim Schwab, journalist and author of The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire.
Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week + access to ongoing series like Manclan, Trickle Down and The Spectral Voyager: https://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous
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2023-11-161h 03QAA PodcastEpisode 254: Mike Johnson Is Too God PilledNew Speaker of the House, new freak to examine. In Mike Johnson's case, we'll be looking at his connections to the New Apostolic Reformation, Christian dominionism, election denial, young earth creationism, and a Noah's Ark theme park in Kentucky. Our guest is Dr. Bradley Onishi, a scholar of religion who teaches at the University of San Francisco. His writing has been published in the New York Times, LA Review of Books, and Religion & Politics, among other outlets. He is also the co-host of the podcast Straight White American Jesus and the author of the book Preparing for War: The Extremist...
2023-11-111h 02QAA Membership PodcastTowards neuro-inclusivityIn this instalment, Dr Kerr Castle (Quality Enhancement & Standards Specialist, QAA) sits down with Liss Chard-Hall (Specialist Study Skills Tutor) and Dr Graeme Pedlingham (Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor – Student Experience, University of Sussex) to chat about neuro-inclusivity. Specifically, they chat about what the hidden curriculum can look like for neurotypical and neurodivergent students, the kinds of support available to neurodivergent students currently, and how artificial intelligence might be used to enhance learning journeys and bridge barriers.As mentioned in the episode, you might also like to explore our work around supporting successful student transitions, which off...
2023-10-2456 minQAA Membership PodcastAn exploration of phenomenon-based learningIn this latest podcast episode, QAA’s Dr Kerr Castle talks with Dr Kate Cuthbert and Sue Lee, who both work in Staffordshire University’s Staffordshire Centre of Learning and Pedagogic Practice. Together they explore what phenomenon-based learning is and how you could use it in partnership with your students to make a lasting impact.
2023-08-2231 minQAA Membership PodcastUnderstanding the factors that impact student engagementIn this episode, Dr Kerr Castle (Quality Enhancement and Standards Specialist at QAA) sits down with Dr George Hulene, Associate Dean of Faculty of Business and Law at Coventry University; Professor Eleanor Davies, Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning at Huddersfield Business School; and Dr Peter Wolstencroft, Liverpool John Moores University. The discussion focuses on the outcomes of a QAA-funded Collaborative Enhancement Project led by Coventry University that explored how patterns of student attendance and student engagement are changing across post-pandemic UK higher education.The project involved working with ten business schools to explore students’ priorities and pr...
2023-08-0139 minQAA Membership PodcastSpeaking my language – understanding and supporting the experiences of disabled studentsIn this latest instalment, Dr Kerr Castle (Quality Enhancement and Standards Specialist at QAA) sits down with Sean Cullen, lecturer at Brunel University and Student Voice Commissioner for the Disabled Students Commission (DSC), to talk about the experience of disabled students. Through the course of the episode, Sean shares his own insights and experiences as a disabled student in higher education, while also discussing how providers might enhance their communication with disabled students and why sharing your disability with your provider when starting higher education is so important. Kerr is also joined by Professor Deborah Jo...
2023-07-1041 minQAA PodcastEpisode 236: Melted Boy Summer Begins feat. Allie MezeiIt’s official, summer has begun. Naturally, things are beginning to melt at a rapid rate, including the news that is fed to us via our precious black mirrors. In an effort to help the QAA Snowman keep his eyes from falling out of his head, we’ve unleashed our most trusted aggregator Travis View to track conspiracy theories spawning out of Trump’s indictment as well as the emergence of a powerful Kennedy offspring. Meanwhile, Jake unpacks online conspiracy theories related to the missing Ocean Gate submarine, and the reddit communities who are sick and tired of hearing about them...
2023-06-2652 minQAA Membership PodcastAdventure and exploration in playful co-curricular learningIn this latest episode, Dr Kerr Castle (Quality Enhancement and Standards Specialist with QAA) sits down with Dr John Lean and Dr Catherine Elkin from Manchester Metropolitan University to discuss adventure and exploration in playful co-curricular learning. The podcast focusses on how metaphors and design principles borrowed from open world video games are supporting students to forge their own pathways in Manchester Metropolitan University’s award winning programme, Rise. An interactive game developed by Dr Lean is also available to play which allows you to explore the world of Rise and its key meta...
2023-05-3035 min
QAA PodcastPremium Episode 211: Jake’s Takes Volume Two (Sample)We got a hot one folks, and I mean literally. Join us for the second episode of our anti-QAA podcast, where Julian, Jake, and Liv attempt to make sense of our listener’s favorite YouTube clips, Conspiracy Theories, and popular culture mainstays. Listen with glee as our beloved listeners set trap after trap for poor old Jake, tricking him into platforming only the worst content – and demand his take on it as well. The gang covers everything from promisingly pilled YA novels to William Shatner’s singing and smoking habits. But mostly Jake just remembers embarrassing stories from his teenage years...
2023-05-0211 minQAA Membership PodcastThe value of HE engaging with industryIn this episode, Dr Kerr Castle (QAA’s Quality Enhancement & Standards Specialist) sits down with Dr Non Vaughan Williams and Emily Way from Swansea University, as well as Rachel Evans, to discuss the value of the higher education sector engaging with industry. The podcast takes a particular focus on the positive impact that industry panels are having for students at the School of Culture and Communications at Swansea University. Issues explored include the importance of having a close relationship with industry at undergraduate and postgraduate level, what the collaboration means for staff, students and empl...
2023-04-2635 minQAA Membership PodcastImproving support for postgraduate researchers (PGRs)In this month’s instalment, Dr Kerr Castle (QAA’s Quality Enhancement & Standards Specialist) chats with Mercy Mwansa (University of Leeds) and Rachel Van Krimpen (University of Nottingham) about different barriers to success for postgraduate researchers. The discussion covers issues including mental health and wellbeing, imposter syndrome, the influence of research culture and perceptions of identity. During the episode, the guests discuss the work of their QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project, ‘Defining, Measuring and Supporting Success for Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) from Diverse Backgrounds’ and conclude with suggestions for senior leaders to better support PGRs.
2023-03-3131 minQAA Membership Podcast"Making the business of assessment clear to all"In this episode, Amrita Narang (Quality Enhancement & Standards Specialist) chats with Dr Paul Campbell (University of Leicester), Bethany Sumner (University of Wolverhampton) and Dr Gary Hazeldine (Birmingham City University) about improving the experience of undergraduate students from different ethnic backgrounds and their award outcomes in assessment.During the episode, the guests discuss the work of their QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project ‘Broadening understanding in differing outcomes for specific assessment types for undergraduate students from different ethnic backgrounds’ and how its interventions have supported students within partner institutions.If you’d like to find out more about this a...
2023-02-2138 minQAA Membership PodcastUnpacking the hidden curriculum of higher educationIn this episode, we talk about unpacking the ‘unspoken rules’ or ‘hidden curriculum’ in Higher Education with Pam Birtill and Richard Harris from University of Leeds.Along with their colleague Madeleine Pownall, Pam and Richard were first commissioned by QAA Membership to produce the Student Guide to the Hidden Curriculum – a practical, student facing resource explaining terminology that is a common feature of Higher Education across the sector.The Student Guide has been incredibly well received, and we are very pleased to be able to share and discuss their latest resource, a Guide for Educators, designed t...
2023-02-0228 minQAA Membership PodcastSubject Benchmark Statements: PolicingIn this podcast, we talk to Ian Pepper - Curriculum Qualifications and Apprenticeship Senior Adviser and Head of Centre at Harperley Hall, College of Policing - about the new Subject Benchmark Statement for Policing. Subject Benchmark Statements describe the nature of study and the academic standards expected of graduates in specific subject areas; they show what graduates might reasonably be expected to know, do and understand at the end of their studies.Ian, who was part of the advisory group for the Policing Subject Benchmark Statement, discusses with Si Bullock - QAA Quality and Standards S...
2023-02-0207 minQAA Membership PodcastStudents' views and experiences of pass/fail assessmentIn this podcast, we explore the institutional context for pass/fail assessment in undergraduate and postgraduate courses with colleagues from Leeds Arts University, and ways in which the experience of pass/fail assessment can support authentic learning. We hear from students about the role of tutor and peer feedback, and finally, consider its impact on skills development for future employability.Our guest speakers are:- Peter Hughes (Academic developmental manager) - Laura da Costa (Access and participation development manager)- Max Mooney-Walsh (Level 5 student pursuing BA Hons Comics and Concept Art)- Lennox B...
2023-02-0258 minQAA Membership PodcastAcademic integrityIn this episode, Si Bullock (Quality & Standards Specialist) sits down with Professor Michael Draper from Swansea University to discuss academic integrity. The pair consider contract cheating, student attitudes to misconduct and relevant regulatory frameworks and legislation that underpin how the sector maintains standards. As part of our work in this area, QAA has developed an Academic Integrity Charter alongside the Academic Integrity Advisory Group which sets a baseline level of commitment for institutions to ensure qualifications are verifiable and genuine. For more information visit Academic integrity (qaa.ac.uk)
2023-02-0226 minQAA Membership PodcastEnterprise, entrepreneurship and student ambitionIn this episode, we discuss enterprise, entrepreneurship and student ambition with Rob Ingram from Falmouth University and Ruth Donnelly from University of Edinburgh.Considering how enterprise and entrepreneurship are approached at each institution, Rob and Ruth reflect on student identity and what students want, before discussing ways to nurture and support student ambition.In the second part of the podcast, we focus on two great examples of experiential learning, as Ruth introduces the work and impact of the Students as Change Agents (or ‘Sacha’) programme at University of Edinburgh, and Rob tells us about LEAP Summ...
2023-02-0248 minQAA Membership PodcastEnterprise and embedded employability in higher educationIn this episode, we consider the student experience of enterprise and embedded employability in higher education with Helen Hughes from University of Leeds, Edward Pollock from Robert Gordon University, and Iwan Williams from University of Liverpool.We start by discussing the student experience of enterprise and entrepreneurship education in teaching and learning, and how to embed employability and enterprise education principles in the curriculum.Then we take a look at supporting entrepreneurial mindset and skills development for all students, reflecting on benchmarking and tracking students’ progress, and “enterprise in disguise”.Finally, we consider the im...
2023-02-0253 minQAA Membership PodcastMaking the language of assessment inclusive [Part 2]In this two-part podcast, we talk about the QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project 'Making the language of assessment inclusive'. The project is led by the University of West of the England, in partnership with University of Brighton, University of Greenwich, and University of Hertfordshire. In this second podcast, we speak to staff and students to cover key aspects pertaining to:1. Student as partners approach - student views 2. Cross institutional partnership - opportunities and challenges 3. Intended vision for the project If you would like to find out more about the project, visit https://www.qaa...
2023-02-0216 minQAA Membership PodcastMaking the language of assessment inclusive [Part 1]In this two-part podcast, we talk about the QAA Collaborative Enhancement Project 'Making the language of assessment inclusive'. The project is led by the University of West of the England, in partnership with University of Brighton, University of Greenwich, and University of Hertfordshire. In this first podcast, we speak to staff and students to cover key aspects pertaining to:1. Drivers for the project 2. The mystery behind mysterious quotients 3. Challenges within assessment for staff and students 4. The how of the project & emerging themes In podcast two, we then explore the students as partn...
2023-02-0225 minQAA Membership PodcastSupporting transitions into College-based higher educationIn this episode, we discuss student transitions into college-based higher education, with Leon Annett from Cardiff & Vale College and Jane Nickisson from Salford City College. The podcast is divided into three chapters, exploring: 1. The identity of College HE and its learners2. Promoting transitions from FE to HE3. Amplifying the voice of College HE.If you would like to learn more about our work around supporting successful student transitions, visit https://www.qaa.ac.uk//en/membership/membership-areas-of-work/teaching-learning-and-assessment/flexible-pathways-and-student-transitions This podcast was first published on 13 May 2022.
2023-02-0234 min
QAA PodcastManclan Episode 6: Andrew Tate & Hustler’s University (Sample)A violent hatred of women. Multi-level marketing. Elaborate ban evasion. These are the tip of the iceberg for perhaps the most visible masculinity influencer of our age: Andrew Tate. We explore the path of “Cobratate” AKA “Top G” and the recent allegations of — according to Romanian authorities — “human trafficking, rape and organized crime”.
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2023-01-3007 minQAA PodcastManclan Episode 4: Listener Stories feat David Farrier & Cat Tebaldi (Sample)Letters from the field and a conversation about our most embarrassing life moments. Without Annie Kelly, Manclan has become a democratic story-telling exercise. Our guest is David Farrier, the filmmaker behind 'Tickled' and 'Mr. Organ'. Our guest Annie is Cat Tebaldi, postdoctoral researcher in linguistic anthropology within the culture and computation lab at the University of Luxembourg. Together we read listener stories about the various aspects of online masculinity.
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2022-12-0406 min
QAA PodcastEpisode 185: Attending the Anti-LGBT Hate Rally at Disney StudiosFrom an "OK Groomer" meme on 4chan to mainstream republican talking point. We explore the right wing panic related to the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill passed by Governor Ron De Santis in Florida. We also head out into the field to attend the Sean-Feucht-led anti-LGBT hate rally in front of Disney Studios in Burbank, California on April 6th.
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Our first QAA records release: 'Hikikomori Lake' by Nick Sena is available to listen for free at http://qaarecords.bandcamp.com (12 original tracks)
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2022-04-121h 12QAA PodcastEpisode 184: Justice for Ginni ThomasWe read from the text messages between then-Chief-of-Staff Mark Meadows and Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. They come courtesy of the January 6th committee, which recently invoked QAnon in their arguments.
Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week: http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous
Our first QAA records release: 'Hikikomori Lake' by Nick Sena is available to listen for free at http://qaarecords.bandcamp.com (12 original tracks)
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Episode music by ATM & Max...
2022-04-021h 07QAA PodcastEpisode 183: Ukraine, Bioweapons & AdrenochromeWe explore claims of bioweapons facilities in Ukraine, as well as more outrageous stories spread in QAnon circles about Putin liberating deep underground military bases of children being trafficked for their adrenochrome.
Subscribe for $5 a month to get an extra episode of QAA every week: http://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous
Our first QAA records release: 'Hikikomori Lake' by Nick Sena is available to listen for free at http://qaarecords.bandcamp.com (12 original tracks)
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Episode music by Doom Chakra Tapes (https://doomchakratapes.bandcamp.com). Editing by Corey...
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