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
151
Academic Ghosting
A Discussion with Alicia Andrzejewski
59 min
152
My What If Year: A Discussion with Alisha Ferna...
52 min
153
Navigating the Community College Job Market
An interview with Rob Jenkins
58 min
154
Making a “Junk Drawer” CV
An interview with Kate Stuart
48 min
155
Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for See...
An interview with Kaitlin B. Curtice
44 min
156
Do You Have Imposter Syndrome?
An Interview with Darragh McCashin
53 min
157
Tell Me What You Want: A Therapist and Her Clie...
An interview with Charlotte Fox Weber
57 min
158
Ph.D. Employability: Struggles and Solutions
A Discussion with Holly Prescott
45 min
159
Contracts, Agents, and Editors, Oh My! Demystif...
A Discussion with Laura Davulis
58 min
160
What Do Bees, Ants, and Dragonflies Get up to A...
An interview with Jessica Ware
48 min
161
Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equali...
An interview with Jonathan Coley
61 min
162
The Connected PhD, Part Three
A DIscussion with Ulka Anjaria
51 min
163
The Good Enough Life
A Discussion with Avram Alpert
66 min
164
The Top Ten Struggles in Writing A Book Manuscr...
52 min
165
Overcoming the Anxiety of Giving a Presentation
A Discussion with James M. Lang
53 min
166
Can we Engage in Public Scholarship with Femini...
An interview with Alex D. Ketchum
57 min
167
Are We Done with Higher Education Rankings?
A Discussion with Francie Diep
46 min
168
Who Gets Believed? When the Truth Isn't Enough
An interview with Dina Nayeri
53 min
169
The Connected PhD, Part Two
A Discussion with Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli and Anna Valcour
46 min
170
A Primer for Teaching Digital History
A Discussion with Jennifer Guiliano
53 min
171
We Are Not Dreamers: Undocumented Scholars Theo...
An interview with Genevieve Negrón-Gonzales and Leisy J. Abrego
50 min
172
The Grant Writing Guide: A Road Map for Scholars
An interview with Betty S. Lai
55 min
173
The Connected PhD, Part One
A Discussion with Alyssa Stalsberg Canelli and Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria
50 min
174
The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature
An interview with Esther G. Belin and Jeff Berglund
57 min
175
The Climate Change Scientist: A Conversation wi...
57 min