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.

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Education
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Where Does Research Really Begin?
A Discussion with Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea
67 min
102
Making the Most of Academic Conferences: Insigh...
44 min
103
Night of the Living Rez
A Conversation with Morgan Talty
44 min
104
Scholar Skills: Managing and Re-Envisioning the...
A Discussion with Vicki L. Baker
59 min
105
Far From Home: A Conversation About Academic Re...
61 min
106
The Fight to Save the Town
A Conversation with Michelle Wilde Anderson
69 min
107
The Surprising World of Wasps
A Conversation with Seirian Sumner
64 min
108
Scholar Skills: Communicating Through your Onli...
A Discussion with Jennifer van Alstyne
43 min
109
College Baseball in the Offseason: Meet the Sav...
An interview with Kyle Luigs
42 min
110
Hope for the Humanities PhD
A Conversation with Katrina Rogers
62 min
111
The Two Keys to Student Retention: A Discussion...
An interview with Aaron Basko
55 min
112
What is a Tomboy?: A Discussion with Lisa Selin...
An interview with Lisa Selin Davis
65 min
113
Opening Up the University for Displaced Students
A Discussion with Ian M. Cook and Prem Kumar Rajaram
49 min
114
The Journal of Higher Education in Prison
An interview with Erin Corbett and Breea Willingham
46 min
115
Writing Beyond a Limited Narrative: A Conversat...
An interview with Hari Ziyad
52 min
116
Do You Need a Developmental Editor?
A Discussion with Laura Portwood-Stacer
53 min
117
Considering Museum Work? A Conversation with Cu...
76 min
118
The Cornell Sweatshirt Tweet
A Discussion with Ruby C. Tapia
69 min
119
Bookends: A Conversation about Grad School, Los...
An interview with Zibby Owen
53 min
120
Dissertations Wanted! A Conversation with the E...
A Conversation with Robert Ramaswamy
47 min
121
Exploring Public-Facing Humanities
An interview with Ellen Synder-Grenier
67 min
122
An Inside Look at the American Association of U...
An interview with Irene Mulvey
57 min
123
The Great Resignation: In, Out, and Around High...
47 min
124
Scholar Skills: Editing a Book Collection Throu...
41 min
125
Amplifying Academics and Supporting Public Educ...
An interview with Marshall Poe
56 min