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
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Tia Brown McNair, "From Equity Talk to Equity W...
An interview with Tia Brown McNair
35 min
202
Dealing with Rejection
A Discussion with Jessica Bacal
60 min
203
Need A Break from Overworking and Underliving?
An interview with Celeste Headlee
46 min
204
Rejection Skills: How to Win or Learn
An interview with Harlan Cohen
48 min
205
Attention Skills: How to Gain Productivity
An interview with Maura Thomas
54 min
206
How to Finish Your Dissertation
An interview with Sonja K. Foss and William Waters
56 min
207
A Conversation with the Director of the Emerson...
An interview with Mneesha Gellman
48 min
208
I'm Possible: A Conversation with Tuba Professo...
An interview with Richard White
57 min
209
Your PhD Survival Guide: Succeeding in Your Fin...
An interview with Katherine Firth and Liam Connell
49 min
210
Navigating the Two-Body Problem
An Interview with Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker
50 min
211
A Conversation about Teaching While Nerdy
An interview with Jessamyn Neuhaus
63 min
212
Being Well in Academia: A Candid Conversation A...
An interview with Petra Boynton
82 min
213
Find Your People: A Conversation About Meaningf...
An interview with Dana Malone
59 min
214
Dreaming of Leaving Academia to Write Full-time?
An interview with Nancy Thayer
63 min
215
Scholarly Skills: Getting From To-Do to Done
An interview with Maura Nevel Thomas
47 min
216
Shoutin’ In the Fire: A Conversation with Gradu...
An interview with Dante Stewart
59 min
217
Underrepresented Groups in Archives: A Conversa...
An interview with Megan Hahn Fraser
64 min
218
About Maternal Health Studies: A Conversation w...
An interview with Bethany Johnson
79 min
219
Wondering How to Design a Qualitative Study?
An interview with Dana Malone
53 min
220
A Chemistry Professor Shares his Grief and his ...
An interview with David Smith
46 min
221
Andrea Laurent-Simpson, "Just Like Family: How ...
64 min
222
Long Road to the Dream Job in Academia: A Conve...
54 min
223
A Conversation About Reproductive Health and Ab...
An interview with Diana Greene Foster
63 min
224
Cyndi Kernahan, "Teaching about Race and Racism...
An interview with Cyndi Kernahan
47 min
225
The Role of “Failure” in Student Success
An interview with Anna Sharpe
56 min