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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126
Amplifying Academics and Supporting Public Educ...
An interview with Marshall Poe
56 min
127
Feminism and Fierceness: A New Approach to Bibl...
75 min
128
Setbacks and Missteps: A Conversation about Fai...
An interview with Heather Wagoner
45 min
129
Facing Failure and the Museum Dedicated to It
A Discussion with Samuel West, Founder of "The Museum of Failure"
54 min
130
Behind the Scenes at a Literary Magazine: The C...
An interview with Jennifer Acker
49 min
131
Why a Retreat Might Help: DIY Retreats
An interview with S.A. Snyder
50 min
132
From PhD to Picture Book
An interview with Julie Dillemuth
59 min
133
Community Building and How We Show Up
An interview with Mia Birdsong
71 min
134
Scholarly Skills: From Dissertation to Book
A Conversation with Dr. William Germano
60 min
135
Skills for Scholars: How Can Mindfulness Help?
An interview with Kristen Manieri
45 min
136
Tia Brown McNair, "From Equity Talk to Equity W...
An interview with Tia Brown McNair
35 min
137
Dealing with Rejection
A Discussion with Jessica Bacal
60 min
138
Need A Break from Overworking and Underliving?
An interview with Celeste Headlee
46 min
139
Rejection Skills: How to Win or Learn
An interview with Harlan Cohen
48 min
140
Attention Skills: How to Gain Productivity
An interview with Maura Thomas
54 min
141
How to Finish Your Dissertation
An interview with Sonja K. Foss and William Waters
56 min
142
A Conversation with the Director of the Emerson...
An interview with Mneesha Gellman
48 min
143
I'm Possible: A Conversation with Tuba Professo...
An interview with Richard White
57 min
144
Your PhD Survival Guide: Succeeding in Your Fin...
An interview with Katherine Firth and Liam Connell
49 min
145
Navigating the Two-Body Problem
An Interview with Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker
50 min
146
A Conversation about Teaching While Nerdy
An interview with Jessamyn Neuhaus
63 min
147
Being Well in Academia: A Candid Conversation A...
An interview with Petra Boynton
82 min
148
Find Your People: A Conversation About Meaningf...
An interview with Dana Malone
59 min
149
Dreaming of Leaving Academia to Write Full-time?
An interview with Nancy Thayer
63 min
150
Scholarly Skills: Getting From To-Do to Done
An interview with Maura Nevel Thomas
47 min