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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Feminism and Fierceness: A New Approach to Bibl...
75 min
202
Setbacks and Missteps: A Conversation about Fai...
An interview with Heather Wagoner
45 min
203
Facing Failure and the Museum Dedicated to It
A Discussion with Samuel West, Founder of "The Museum of Failure"
54 min
204
Behind the Scenes at a Literary Magazine: The C...
An interview with Jennifer Acker
49 min
205
Why a Retreat Might Help: DIY Retreats
An interview with S.A. Snyder
50 min
206
From PhD to Picture Book
An interview with Julie Dillemuth
59 min
207
Community Building and How We Show Up
An interview with Mia Birdsong
71 min
208
Scholarly Skills: From Dissertation to Book
A Conversation with Dr. William Germano
60 min
209
Skills for Scholars: How Can Mindfulness Help?
An interview with Kristen Manieri
45 min
210
Tia Brown McNair, "From Equity Talk to Equity W...
An interview with Tia Brown McNair
35 min
211
Dealing with Rejection
A Discussion with Jessica Bacal
60 min
212
Need A Break from Overworking and Underliving?
An interview with Celeste Headlee
46 min
213
Rejection Skills: How to Win or Learn
An interview with Harlan Cohen
48 min
214
Attention Skills: How to Gain Productivity
An interview with Maura Thomas
54 min
215
How to Finish Your Dissertation
An interview with Sonja K. Foss and William Waters
56 min
216
A Conversation with the Director of the Emerson...
An interview with Mneesha Gellman
48 min
217
I'm Possible: A Conversation with Tuba Professo...
An interview with Richard White
57 min
218
Your PhD Survival Guide: Succeeding in Your Fin...
An interview with Katherine Firth and Liam Connell
49 min
219
Navigating the Two-Body Problem
An Interview with Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker
50 min
220
A Conversation about Teaching While Nerdy
An interview with Jessamyn Neuhaus
63 min
221
Being Well in Academia: A Candid Conversation A...
An interview with Petra Boynton
82 min
222
Find Your People: A Conversation About Meaningf...
An interview with Dana Malone
59 min
223
Dreaming of Leaving Academia to Write Full-time?
An interview with Nancy Thayer
63 min
224
Scholarly Skills: Getting From To-Do to Done
An interview with Maura Nevel Thomas
47 min
225
Shoutin’ In the Fire: A Conversation with Gradu...
An interview with Dante Stewart
59 min