Each episode is a self-contained example of the fantastic work by the amazing students & staff at the University of Southern Queensland with topics ranging from news, sport, history, and science.
QOQ S02E16 - Pineapple
Aug 30, 2019
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Mitch Drake, Spencer Howson, Riley Wilton and Courtney Heck test each other with a series of original quizzes and games built around a theme. This episode is all about: pineapple!
USQ expert tells parents: don't panic about today's NAPLAN results
Aug 28, 2019
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Senior Lecturer in literacy education and English curriculum and pedagogy Dr Stewart Riddle has been analysing the results in the 2019 NAPLAN preliminary national report and explains why parents shouldn’t read too much into the figures. Produced by Courtney Heck.
Welcome to the Weekend - Brisbane band COLU
Aug 23, 2019
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Kieran and James from COLU joined Bridget, Issy and Jen from 'Welcome to the Weekend' to talk about their origins, the name 'COLU', breaking into the music industry, the inspiration behind breakthrough song 'Scholar', their upcoming national tour, festival goals, future plans and more! For more 'Welcome to the Weekend', tune in to Phoenix Radio Fridays 3-6pm.
QOQ S02E15 - Handsome
Aug 23, 2019
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Mitch Drake returns to Quiz of Quizzes for S02E15 Handsome. With special guests Dyl Mac and (or is that Annie) an audience of one! Also starring Courtney Heck, Spencer Howson and Riley Wilton.
The Bright Morning Boys - USQ superSTAR astrophysics Professor Jonti Horner
Aug 22, 2019
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USQ's Professor Jonti Horner loves a radio studio! Today, he spontaneously dropped in on Phoenix Radio's Bright Morning Boys Nick and Alisdair and ended up joining in their weekly discussion about 'Recent Developments’!
Zaine and Gabby Show - The Beamish Brothers
Aug 22, 2019
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Zaine, Gabby and Shannon introduce you Toowoomba duo The Beamish Brothers. The boys were at USQ Springfield to perform an exclusive set for Phoenix Radio and dropped by the studio for a chat. For copyright reasons, commercial music has been removed from the original radio broadcast.
USQ announces 'game changing' automatic scholarships
Aug 22, 2019
Show notes In a game changer for Queensland school leavers, the University of Southern Queensland is introducing new automatic scholarships for all students with OPs from 1-8. School leavers who achieve an OP of 1-2/ATAR 97.5 will automatically receive a scholarship package valued up to $29,000, including an optional study abroad package and leadership development. Students with an OP 6/ATAR 90 or above will be awarded a scholarship package valued up to $20,000. And students with an OP8/ATAR 85 or above will be awarded up to $6,000. USQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Geraldine Mackenzie says it's a decisive move to help keep our young people in the regions, and attract students from capital cities to study at USQ.
The Bright Morning Boys - JoKeria
Aug 09, 2019
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Western Australian country duo JoKeria have just released their sophomore album, Red Country. Kendall Smith joins Nick Mollenhauer from The Bright Morning Boys, heard Thursdays 10am-12pm on Phoenix Radio, 1197AM and DAB+ digital radio.
The Emerge Podcast E01 - Jeremy Neale, Animal House, Semantics
Aug 09, 2019
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Calen Le Couteur and Russell Thompson showcase the latest and best in local Queensland music. Monday nights 7-9pm on Phoenix Radio, 1197AM and DAB+ digital radio. This is the first ever Emerge podcast.
Quiz of Quizzes - S02E14 - Small
Aug 09, 2019
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Sans Mitch Drake, who's in Melbourne for 'Harry Potter', the QOQ Qokkers welcome back the 'fifth Quokka' Dyl Mac! Riley Wilton, Spencer Howson, Courtney Heck and Dyl Mac compete in a series of quizzes and games built around the theme 'small'.
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