Just To Be Clear
Just To Be Clear is the podcast produced by QUT Glass Magazine. We are here to talk about the things happening in and around QUT - whether it be a student doing awe-inspiring things or chatting about the latest jaw dropper on Love Letters. If you wanna talk about something on the pod, reach out to us on Instagram @justtobeclearpod or @qutglass ;)
Episodes

Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Content Warning: Substance abuse, addiction, domestic violence
In this episode, we sit down with Tahlia Isaac, founder of Project Herself, for a raw and insightful conversation about women, politics, and the realities of incarceration in Australia. Tahlia breaks down the barriers facing women, both inside and outside the justice system, the policies that aren't working, and the power of grassroots activism.Tune in for a discussion that challenges the status quo and demands better for our future.

Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
How would you feel if you walked into a public toilet and had to pay for toilet paper? Or, worse still, there wasn’t any at all? Unfortunately, this is the case for all women and menstruators, when it comes to period products. Remy Tucker saw this problem and founded On The House, a company that uses a unique marketing system to provide free period products to the people who need them most.
Listen in as Gracie and Riley chat to Remy about period poverty and her journey to extinguish it.

Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
There are over 50,000 students currently enrolled at QUT. More than 8,000 of these students are international. Their experiences at university are inherently different to students who are born in Australia.
Listen in as Riley interviews fellow editor and international student, Preet on her experience with moving to Australia and hear her tips on how to survive as an international student.

Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
Tuesday Mar 25, 2025
During Stella’s first few months as an international student, she began to receive peculiar text messages from other supposed university students. As a journalism major she took the chance to dive into these persistant notifications further…
Listen in as Riley, and fellow editor Stella, explore one of the more sinister groups hanging around Brisbane university campuses.

Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
If you’re active on TikTok or around the Kelvin Grove campus, you may have noticed a new cafe appear over the summer break. Lola’s Coffee Bar, a Filipino cafe, has opened its long-awaited second store in the heart of QUT’s Kelvin Grove Campus.
Listen in as Gracie and Riley chat to QUT Alumni, successful businesswoman and owner of Lolas Coffee Bar, Marie!

Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Just To Be Clear is back with a whole new team! Our previous host, the lovely ben Steele, has had to retire, along with the rest of the 2024 team. Enter Gracie and Riley, your new hosts have stormed the studio and taken over.
Our first episode introduces the 2025 Glass editors, Riley, Preet, Stella, Rhys and Gracie. listen in as the team introduce themselves and try to answer some interesting rapid fire questions.
Wether you’re a Just To Be Clear veteran or listening in for the first time, this is a season you won’t want to miss!

Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
After an incredible year at the helm of Glass, the QUT student magazine, our term as editors has come to an end. In this bittersweet final episode of Just To Be Clear, we reflect on the highlights, challenges, and hilarious moments that made 2024 unforgettable.
Join Ben and his fellow editors as they dive into behind-the-scenes stories, celebrate each other with a game of Glass Superlatives, and share what’s next in their journeys. Whether you’re a loyal listener or just tuning in, this is a heartfelt goodbye you won’t want to miss!

Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
For our second instalment of Clubs on Campus, we have the one and only QUT Rhythm Avenue Dance Society.
With dance classes, social activities and performances, the QUT Rhythm Avenue Dance Society is shaking up the QUT scene helping students make new friends, get grooving and have fun.
Glass Editor Ben Steele is joined by QUTRADS' President Shruti and Tiktok Coordinator Fi to talk all things about the club's inception and where it's going.

Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
TEDxQUT is coming to QUT on October 27!
Glass has done some interviews with the student speakers for 2024.
Sarina Petersen is a psychology student here to talk about Bluey and how it is connecting with adults as well as its target audience of children.
Here is a little teaser of her talk, so be sure to check out the whole thing on October 27.

Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
TEDxQUT is coming to QUT on October 27!
Glass has done some interviews with the student speakers for 2024.
Oliver Kele is a data science student here to talk about generative AI and how universities can better implement it in assessment.
Here is a little teaser of her talk, so be sure to check out the whole thing on October 27.