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Quality Blether

Quality Blether

By: Bryan Jones
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The podcast of the Scottish Testing Group. Interviewing the movers, influencers and up-and-coming'ers of the Software, Agile, Quality Engineering and Testing world.

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Episodes
  • S04 EP05 - James Lyndsay - Enjoying Testing Through Play
    16 Oct 2026

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslyndsay

    https://leanpub.com/generalsystemsthinking

    Alan Richardson

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/sorena

    Godel, Escher, Bach

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezagroba

    https://www.thescienceofpsychotherapy.net/courses/nuntius-nuclei


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    This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group.


    This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get.


    The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG.


    The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    51 mins
  • S04 EP04 - Stephen Platten The Stoic Tester
    7 Sep 2026

    A quality blether on topics ranging from Greek philosophy to the RAF's approach to risk, with community, mastery, mindset, emotional intelligence and so much more.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-platten-thestoictester/

    Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

    How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius by Donald Robertson

    Team Guide to Software Testability by Ash Winter & Rob Meaney

    Holistic Testing: Weave Quality into Your Product by Janet Gregory & Lisa Crispin

    48 Laws of Power bt Robert Greene


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    This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group.


    This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get.


    The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG.


    The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    59 mins
  • S04 EP03 - Graham Freeburn The Testing Legend
    24 Aug 2026

    I talk to an old friend and mentor who also happens to be and absolute legend in Testing, about his life and experiences now he has retired.


    https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-freeburn-fbcs-461741/

    https://conference.eurostarsoftwaretesting.com/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-bach-6188a811/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorothygraham/

    https://scottishtesting.org/

    https://www.specialisterneni.com/


    Books

    https://geraldmweinberg.com/Site/Perfect_Software.html

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Software-Design-Torbjrn-Ryber/dp/9185699039

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lessons-Learned-Software-Testing-Context-Driven/dp/0471081124

    https://geraldmweinberg.com/Site/General_Systems.html

    https://www.thetesteye.com/papers/TheLittleBlackBookOnTestDesign.pdf

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Illusions-Adventures-Reluctant-Richard-Bach/dp/0099427869

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    This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group.


    This is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get.


    The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software testing across Scotland. As software affects all of us anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and curiosity are the purpose of STG.


    The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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