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
251
Your PhD Survival Guide: Succeeding in Your Fin...
An interview with Katherine Firth and Liam Connell
49 min
252
Navigating the Two-Body Problem
An Interview with Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker
50 min
253
A Conversation about Teaching While Nerdy
An interview with Jessamyn Neuhaus
63 min
254
Being Well in Academia: A Candid Conversation A...
An interview with Petra Boynton
82 min
255
Find Your People: A Conversation About Meaningf...
An interview with Dana Malone
59 min
256
Dreaming of Leaving Academia to Write Full-time?
An interview with Nancy Thayer
63 min
257
Scholarly Skills: Getting From To-Do to Done
An interview with Maura Nevel Thomas
47 min
258
Shoutin’ In the Fire: A Conversation with Gradu...
An interview with Dante Stewart
59 min
259
Underrepresented Groups in Archives: A Conversa...
An interview with Megan Hahn Fraser
64 min
260
About Maternal Health Studies: A Conversation w...
An interview with Bethany Johnson
79 min
261
Wondering How to Design a Qualitative Study?
An interview with Dana Malone
53 min
262
A Chemistry Professor Shares his Grief and his ...
An interview with David Smith
46 min
263
Andrea Laurent-Simpson, "Just Like Family: How ...
64 min
264
Long Road to the Dream Job in Academia: A Conve...
54 min
265
A Conversation About Reproductive Health and Ab...
An interview with Diana Greene Foster
63 min
266
Cyndi Kernahan, "Teaching about Race and Racism...
An interview with Cyndi Kernahan
47 min
267
The Role of “Failure” in Student Success
An interview with Anna Sharpe
56 min
268
Aviva Legatt, "Get Real and Get In: How to Get ...
47 min
269
Ginetta Candelario on Feminism, Race, and Trans...
An interview with Ginetta Candelario
55 min
270
Archival Etiquette: What To Know Before You Go
A Discussion with Megan Hahn Fraser
68 min
271
Karen Cook Bell, "Running from Bondage: Enslave...
An interview with Karen Cook Bell
38 min
272
Mentoring in the Academy: A Conversation with D...
An interview with Dr. Claire Renzetti
56 min
273
Exploring New Paths to Mental Health: A Discuss...
An interview with Sue Stuart-Smith
65 min
274
Laura Portwood-Stacer, "The Book Proposal Book:...
An interview with Laura Portwood-Stacer
57 min
275
Pandemic Perspectives from an Assistant Profess...
An interview with Ulices Piña
48 min