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This Week in Quality

Ministry of Testing
Ministry Of Testing
Software Testing
Motaverse
Test Bash
Quality Assurance
Quality Engineering
Community Engagement
Artificial Intelligence
AI In Testing
Continuous Quality
Testbash
Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Test Automation
Testing Community
Remote Work
Automation Testing
Exploratory Testing
Accessibility
Moticon
Job Opportunities

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 engineerin... more

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Simon and Demi open with MoTaCon updates, including the growing 'festival' around the conference, socials, dinners, Motography, and the reminder to show up as yourself.

The episode then celebrates the newly-updated MoTaverse profile pages and how t... more

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Simon breaks format by taking This Week in Quality on a live tour of the MoTaverse homepage, highlighting recent moments, sessions, glossary entries, Observatory links, AI chapter growth, and the new profile page beta. The episode celebrates communit... more

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Rosie and Demi co-host episode 144, opening with Demi’s week of database drama after another team dropped a table in their test environment and accidentally blocked critical test data. They reflect on recent MoTaverse activity, including crisis commu... more

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Ben and Judy host episode 143, opening with Judy’s reflections on testing job applications, staying connected through the community, and finding joy even in a difficult job market.

Ben shares his current focus on scaling quality engineering, reduci... more

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Recent Guests

Judith (Judy) Mosley
Podcast creator and contributor to community conversations
MoTaverse community member
Episode: The good stuff: Problems, podcasts, and progress - Ep 144
Ady Stokes
Contributor and speaker within MoTaverse community
MoTaverse
Episode: The good stuff: Problems, podcasts, and progress - Ep 144
Gary Hawke
Guest sharing career development and pitch experience
MoTaverse
Episode: These wins in quality: Grins, Gary and going for it - Ep 142
Marie Cruz
Developer Advocate for Grafana
Grafana
Episode: These wins in quality: Grins, Gary and going for it - Ep 142
Oleksandr Romanov
Guest discussing AI in testing and silos
Episode: Hot take: AI stops the community from discussing exploratory testing and more - Ep 141
Demi Van Malkot
Co-host guest discussing exploratory testing and community learning
MoTaverse
Episode: Hot take: AI stops the community from discussing exploratory testing and more - Ep 141
Rosie Sherry
Community member, active on MoTaverse; contributor and speaker
MoTaverse community
Episode: Future platforming conversations, right here, right now - Ep 139
Gary Hawks
Community member, discussed platform engineering and organizational challenges
MoTaverse community
Episode: Future platforming conversations, right here, right now - Ep 139
AJ Wilson
Community member contributing to Q&A and glossary discussions
MoTaverse community
Episode: Future platforming conversations, right here, right now - Ep 139

Hosts

Simon Tomes
Host of This Week in Quality and co-host/guest across MoTaverse podcasts; affiliated with Ministry of Testing.
Demi Van Malcot
Co-host focusing on community discussions, testing culture, and MoTaverse initiatives; frequently involved in MoTaverse events and MoT community content.

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#50
United Kingdom/Business/Careers
Apple Podcasts
#155
Ukraine/Business/Careers
Apple Podcasts
#159
Poland/Business/Careers

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Why shoot for gold when bronze is good enough! - Ep 113
Q: What is a quality narrative in Stu Day's model?
A quality narrative is a holistic, open way of communicating quality that goes beyond a simple report to describe the good, the bad, and the ugly to inform decisions and foster conversation.
Why shoot for gold when bronze is good enough! - Ep 113
Q: What are the four quality enablers that underpin a culture of quality according to Stu Day?
The four enablers are people, processes, tools, and outcomes, with emphasis on outcomes that reflect real value and customer impact.
Future platforming conversations, right here, right now - Ep 139
Q: In 2026, are we building quality or pretending to?
The group uses this as a framing question to discuss real practices versus rhetoric, with guests and hosts highlighting concrete improvements, better collaboration between platform teams and testers, and ongoing efforts to demonstrate tangible quality through data, automation, and better UX for developers.
It depends - Ask MoTaverse Anything - Ep 128
Q: How can personas help quality beyond correctness?
Cassandra suggests that personas help frame why features matter to different users, guiding testing and product decisions to ensure outcomes align with real user needs.
It depends - Ask MoTaverse Anything - Ep 128
Q: What is quality beyond correctness?
Cassandra explains that quality encompasses impact on end users and business value, not just meeting technical specifications, and emphasizes sharing learning and context to ensure true value.

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This episode-focused overview highlights a community-driven software testing show that centers on quality engineering, QA trends, and the broader MoTaverse ecosystem. Across recent episodes, topics frequently orbit around a holistic quality mindset, conferences and community events (notably TestBash and Moticon), and the evolving role of AI in testing. The hosts and their guests share practical anecdotes about building supportive testing communities, career development in quality engineering, and ways to navigate ongoing changes in tooling and practices. A few episodes emphasize practical approaches to leadership, collaboration, and knowledge sharing within testing circles, making it a valuable listen for practitioners seeking community-bac... more

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5. Oleksandr Romanov
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