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
176
Considering Museum Work? A Conversation with Cu...
76 min
177
The Cornell Sweatshirt Tweet
A Discussion with Ruby C. Tapia
69 min
178
Bookends: A Conversation about Grad School, Los...
An interview with Zibby Owen
53 min
179
Dissertations Wanted! A Conversation with the E...
A Conversation with Robert Ramaswamy
47 min
180
Exploring Public-Facing Humanities
An interview with Ellen Synder-Grenier
67 min
181
An Inside Look at the American Association of U...
An interview with Irene Mulvey
57 min
182
The Great Resignation: In, Out, and Around High...
47 min
183
Scholar Skills: Editing a Book Collection Throu...
41 min
184
Amplifying Academics and Supporting Public Educ...
An interview with Marshall Poe
56 min
185
Feminism and Fierceness: A New Approach to Bibl...
75 min
186
Setbacks and Missteps: A Conversation about Fai...
An interview with Heather Wagoner
45 min
187
Facing Failure and the Museum Dedicated to It
A Discussion with Samuel West, Founder of "The Museum of Failure"
54 min
188
Behind the Scenes at a Literary Magazine: The C...
An interview with Jennifer Acker
49 min
189
Why a Retreat Might Help: DIY Retreats
An interview with S.A. Snyder
50 min
190
From PhD to Picture Book
An interview with Julie Dillemuth
59 min
191
Community Building and How We Show Up
An interview with Mia Birdsong
71 min
192
Scholarly Skills: From Dissertation to Book
A Conversation with Dr. William Germano
60 min
193
Skills for Scholars: How Can Mindfulness Help?
An interview with Kristen Manieri
45 min
194
Tia Brown McNair, "From Equity Talk to Equity W...
An interview with Tia Brown McNair
35 min
195
Dealing with Rejection
A Discussion with Jessica Bacal
60 min
196
Need A Break from Overworking and Underliving?
An interview with Celeste Headlee
46 min
197
Rejection Skills: How to Win or Learn
An interview with Harlan Cohen
48 min
198
Attention Skills: How to Gain Productivity
An interview with Maura Thomas
54 min
199
How to Finish Your Dissertation
An interview with Sonja K. Foss and William Waters
56 min
200
A Conversation with the Director of the Emerson...
An interview with Mneesha Gellman
48 min