The Academic Life

A podcast for your academic journey—and beyond! Created and produced by Dr. Christina Gessler, the Academic Life podcast is inspired by today’s knowledge-producers around the world, working inside and outside the academy.

Books
Education
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226
The Cornell Sweatshirt Tweet
A Discussion with Ruby C. Tapia
69 min
227
Bookends: A Conversation about Grad School, Los...
An interview with Zibby Owen
53 min
228
Dissertations Wanted! A Conversation with the E...
A Conversation with Robert Ramaswamy
47 min
229
Exploring Public-Facing Humanities
An interview with Ellen Synder-Grenier
67 min
230
An Inside Look at the American Association of U...
An interview with Irene Mulvey
57 min
231
The Great Resignation: In, Out, and Around High...
47 min
232
Scholar Skills: Editing a Book Collection Throu...
41 min
233
Amplifying Academics and Supporting Public Educ...
An interview with Marshall Poe
56 min
234
Feminism and Fierceness: A New Approach to Bibl...
75 min
235
Setbacks and Missteps: A Conversation about Fai...
An interview with Heather Wagoner
45 min
236
Facing Failure and the Museum Dedicated to It
A Discussion with Samuel West, Founder of "The Museum of Failure"
54 min
237
Behind the Scenes at a Literary Magazine: The C...
An interview with Jennifer Acker
49 min
238
Why a Retreat Might Help: DIY Retreats
An interview with S.A. Snyder
50 min
239
From PhD to Picture Book
An interview with Julie Dillemuth
59 min
240
Community Building and How We Show Up
An interview with Mia Birdsong
71 min
241
Scholarly Skills: From Dissertation to Book
A Conversation with Dr. William Germano
60 min
242
Skills for Scholars: How Can Mindfulness Help?
An interview with Kristen Manieri
45 min
243
Tia Brown McNair, "From Equity Talk to Equity W...
An interview with Tia Brown McNair
35 min
244
Dealing with Rejection
A Discussion with Jessica Bacal
60 min
245
Need A Break from Overworking and Underliving?
An interview with Celeste Headlee
46 min
246
Rejection Skills: How to Win or Learn
An interview with Harlan Cohen
48 min
247
Attention Skills: How to Gain Productivity
An interview with Maura Thomas
54 min
248
How to Finish Your Dissertation
An interview with Sonja K. Foss and William Waters
56 min
249
A Conversation with the Director of the Emerson...
An interview with Mneesha Gellman
48 min
250
I'm Possible: A Conversation with Tuba Professo...
An interview with Richard White
57 min