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
Careers
226
Facing Failure and the Museum Dedicated to It
A Discussion with Samuel West, Founder of "The Museum of Failure"
54 min
227
Behind the Scenes at a Literary Magazine: The C...
An interview with Jennifer Acker
49 min
228
Why a Retreat Might Help: DIY Retreats
An interview with S.A. Snyder
50 min
229
From PhD to Picture Book
An interview with Julie Dillemuth
59 min
230
Community Building and How We Show Up
An interview with Mia Birdsong
71 min
231
Scholarly Skills: From Dissertation to Book
A Conversation with Dr. William Germano
60 min
232
Skills for Scholars: How Can Mindfulness Help?
An interview with Kristen Manieri
45 min
233
Tia Brown McNair, "From Equity Talk to Equity W...
An interview with Tia Brown McNair
35 min
234
Dealing with Rejection
A Discussion with Jessica Bacal
60 min
235
Need A Break from Overworking and Underliving?
An interview with Celeste Headlee
46 min
236
Rejection Skills: How to Win or Learn
An interview with Harlan Cohen
48 min
237
Attention Skills: How to Gain Productivity
An interview with Maura Thomas
54 min
238
How to Finish Your Dissertation
An interview with Sonja K. Foss and William Waters
56 min
239
A Conversation with the Director of the Emerson...
An interview with Mneesha Gellman
48 min
240
I'm Possible: A Conversation with Tuba Professo...
An interview with Richard White
57 min
241
Your PhD Survival Guide: Succeeding in Your Fin...
An interview with Katherine Firth and Liam Connell
49 min
242
Navigating the Two-Body Problem
An Interview with Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker
50 min
243
A Conversation about Teaching While Nerdy
An interview with Jessamyn Neuhaus
63 min
244
Being Well in Academia: A Candid Conversation A...
An interview with Petra Boynton
82 min
245
Find Your People: A Conversation About Meaningf...
An interview with Dana Malone
59 min
246
Dreaming of Leaving Academia to Write Full-time?
An interview with Nancy Thayer
63 min
247
Scholarly Skills: Getting From To-Do to Done
An interview with Maura Nevel Thomas
47 min
248
Shoutin’ In the Fire: A Conversation with Gradu...
An interview with Dante Stewart
59 min
249
Underrepresented Groups in Archives: A Conversa...
An interview with Megan Hahn Fraser
64 min
250
About Maternal Health Studies: A Conversation w...
An interview with Bethany Johnson
79 min