This Week in Quality
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This Week in Quivering: Spooky stories, scary bugs and mystical powers
This Week in Quivering: Spooky stories, scary bugs and mystical powers
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Stay up to date with the world of software testing, quality assurance, and quality engineering.
This Week in Quality is your weekly podcast from the Ministry of Testing community, hosted by Simon Tomes and joined by testing professionals from across the MoTaverse.
🎙️ Tune in for thoughtful conversations, testing news, and community insights covering everything from QA trends to quality engineering practices.
Whether you're a software tester, QA specialist, quality engineer or quality advocate, this welcoming space will help you stay informed and connected to the wider community.
Join the live session every Friday or catch up on past episodes wherever you get your podcasts.
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- This Week in Quivering: Spooky stories, scary bugs and mystical powers · 56 min. · Episode 153A Halloween special exploring testing horror stories, quality superpowers, workplace challenges, and the importance of curiosity, communication, and community.
- PHP Dramas, DOG Dexter and BIG Buttons · 58 min. · Episode 152The gang explore security vulnerabilities, the challenges of testing randomness and AI, and how better communication and collaboration can strengthen quality across teams.
- Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon · 58 min. · Episode 151A lively MoTaverse discussion exploring career growth, engineering leadership, the power of showing up in community, making quality work more joyful, and navigating the…
- Community stars shine at MoTaCon festival, with moments to remember · 60 min. · Episode 150A post-MoTaCon reflection episode celebrating the festival week’s workshops, talks, volunteering, community connections, Moments, stars, swag... and many unexpected memories made…
- MoTaCon: how to make friends and grow your influence - Ep 149 · 60 min. · Episode 149A warm pre-MoTaCon episode full of conference anticipation, community stories, practical advice for first-time attendees, and excitement around stars, selfies, Moments, meetups…
- A month in quality: Demos, MoTaCon and human connection - Ep 148 · 60 min. · Episode 148A lively return episode catching up on MoTaCon preparations, community updates, AI overwhelm, demo-day disasters, knowledge sharing, and why human connection remains central to…
- Reality bytes. Meet the teams and terms where they are - Ep 147 · 59 min. · Episode 147A reflective episode on joining new teams, respecting existing quality processes, asking better questions, naming the work we already do, and using community to turn uncertainty…
- The search for the lost code, best chair and the magic of MoTaCon - Ep 146 · 60 min. · Episode 146A lively episode about MoTaverse profile upgrades, MoTaCon momentum, AI-assisted testing, hidden knowledge silos, and why real human conversations still matter when tools move…
- Oh the anxcitement! Chaos-driven development, AI coding skills, and a new look profile page · 59 min. · Episode 145A lively MoTaverse walkthrough episode covering AI chapter momentum, new profile pages, community learning, chaos-driven development, AI skills, and big personal wins for the…
- The good stuff: Problems, podcasts, and progress - Ep 144 · 60 min. · Episode 111A 'good problems' episode about production-testing drama, MoTaverse growth, new voices, lifelong learning, and how community conversations help people to keep going.
- Being helpful, livestream gaming and the testing edge - Ep 143 · 51 min. · Episode 143A community-led episode on job hunting, scaling quality engineering, authentic career growth, AI adoption, gaming, and the value of staying connected when the industry feels…
- These wins in quality: Grins, Gary and going for it - Ep 142 · 60 min. · Episode 142A celebratory 'wins' episode full of community milestones, personal breakthroughs, bug catches, career confidence, and the many small moments that keep the MoTaverse moving.
- Hot take: AI stops the community from discussing exploratory testing and more - Ep 141 · 60 min. · Episode 141A hot-takes episode on AI dependency, community knowledge sharing, silos, and why exploratory testing matters more than ever as software teams move faster.
- Porridge caring: Finding joy in a shifting industry - Ep 140 · 1 t. 4 min. · Episode 140A thoughtful, vulnerable episode about grief, identity, AI, writing, and the emotional cost of trying to influence quality in organisations that don’t always listen.
- Future platforming conversations, right here, right now - Ep 139 · 1 t. 5 min. · Episode 139This episode explores the new “cameras on” era of TWIQ, platform engineering, negative testing, CV advice, and whether quality teams are really building quality or just…
- TWiQ, camera, action: Vibe mapping high value activities - Ep 138 · 59 min. · Episode 138Simon and Demi kick off TWiQ’s 'cameras-on' era, then unpack what high value activities really mean for quality engineers - especially the tension between deep exploratory work…
- Hot, flaky, and unfinished - Testing, accessibility, and the grief we don't talk about - Ep 137 · 56 min. · Episode 137Judy and Clare trade spicy hot takes, from notification overload and 'done > perfect' learning, to a passionate deep dive on accessibility as a moral (and business) imperative.
- How clean code led to continuous cleaning - Ep 136 · 57 min. · Episode 136Clean code, messy legacy, and good products. Demi, Simon, Rolf, Nadja and the TWiQ crew get into it all.
- Quality thinking and the role of epistemology - Ep 135 · 59 min. · Episode 135An exploration of how epistemology underpins quality thinking, helping quality people examine what they know, how they know it, and how that shapes their quality choices.
- Too much vibe not enough quality wins - Ep 134 · 52 min. · Episode 134A reflective “wins” episode that turns everyday progress into momentum, and reminds us to log the good stuff, not just the problems.
