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
101
The Power of Play in Higher Education: A Conver...
69 min
102
Managing your Mental Health During Your PhD
A Discussion with Zoë J. Ayres
49 min
103
Whisper Networks: A Discussion with Carrie Ann ...
53 min
104
Academic Aunties: A Conversation with Dr. Ethel...
62 min
105
Share and Share Alike: Researching Sibling Rela...
An interview with Amy Harris
79 min
106
The Other Side of the Desk: A Discussion with D...
50 min
107
Michelle Dowd, "Forager: Field Notes for Surviv...
An interview with Michelle Dowd
50 min
108
Sharing Lessons From His Working-Class Parents:...
61 min
109
Hannah Pittard, "We Are Too Many: A Memoir [Kin...
An interview with Hannah Pittard
51 min
110
Dana Rubin, "Speaking While Female: 75 Extraord...
An interview with Dana Rubin
45 min
111
Studying the Pipeline to Politics for Women
An interview with Heather Lende
62 min
112
The Killer Whale Journals: Our Love and Fear of...
A Conversation with Hanne Strager
56 min
113
The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonde...
An interview with Mike Rucker
50 min
114
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea
A Discussion with Debra Magpie Earling
51 min
115
Academic Ghosting
A Discussion with Alicia Andrzejewski
59 min
116
My What If Year: A Discussion with Alisha Ferna...
52 min
117
Navigating the Community College Job Market
An interview with Rob Jenkins
58 min
118
Making a “Junk Drawer” CV
An interview with Kate Stuart
48 min
119
Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for See...
An interview with Kaitlin B. Curtice
44 min
120
Do You Have Imposter Syndrome?
An Interview with Darragh McCashin
53 min
121
Tell Me What You Want: A Therapist and Her Clie...
An interview with Charlotte Fox Weber
57 min
122
Ph.D. Employability: Struggles and Solutions
A Discussion with Holly Prescott
45 min
123
Contracts, Agents, and Editors, Oh My! Demystif...
A Discussion with Laura Davulis
58 min
124
What Do Bees, Ants, and Dragonflies Get up to A...
An interview with Jessica Ware
48 min
125
Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equali...
An interview with Jonathan Coley
61 min