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
Careers
151
Far From Home: A Conversation About Academic Re...
61 min
152
The Fight to Save the Town
A Conversation with Michelle Wilde Anderson
69 min
153
The Surprising World of Wasps
A Conversation with Seirian Sumner
64 min
154
Scholar Skills: Communicating Through your Onli...
A Discussion with Jennifer van Alstyne
43 min
155
College Baseball in the Offseason: Meet the Sav...
An interview with Kyle Luigs
42 min
156
Hope for the Humanities PhD
A Conversation with Katrina Rogers
62 min
157
The Two Keys to Student Retention: A Discussion...
An interview with Aaron Basko
55 min
158
What is a Tomboy?: A Discussion with Lisa Selin...
An interview with Lisa Selin Davis
65 min
159
Opening Up the University for Displaced Students
A Discussion with Ian M. Cook and Prem Kumar Rajaram
49 min
160
The Journal of Higher Education in Prison
An interview with Erin Corbett and Breea Willingham
46 min
161
Writing Beyond a Limited Narrative: A Conversat...
An interview with Hari Ziyad
52 min
162
Do You Need a Developmental Editor?
A Discussion with Laura Portwood-Stacer
53 min
163
Considering Museum Work? A Conversation with Cu...
76 min
164
The Cornell Sweatshirt Tweet
A Discussion with Ruby C. Tapia
69 min
165
Bookends: A Conversation about Grad School, Los...
An interview with Zibby Owen
53 min
166
Dissertations Wanted! A Conversation with the E...
A Conversation with Robert Ramaswamy
47 min
167
Exploring Public-Facing Humanities
An interview with Ellen Synder-Grenier
67 min
168
An Inside Look at the American Association of U...
An interview with Irene Mulvey
57 min
169
The Great Resignation: In, Out, and Around High...
47 min
170
Scholar Skills: Editing a Book Collection Throu...
41 min
171
Amplifying Academics and Supporting Public Educ...
An interview with Marshall Poe
56 min
172
Feminism and Fierceness: A New Approach to Bibl...
75 min
173
Setbacks and Missteps: A Conversation about Fai...
An interview with Heather Wagoner
45 min
174
Facing Failure and the Museum Dedicated to It
A Discussion with Samuel West, Founder of "The Museum of Failure"
54 min
175
Behind the Scenes at a Literary Magazine: The C...
An interview with Jennifer Acker
49 min