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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201
Night of the Living Rez
A Conversation with Morgan Talty
44 min
202
Scholar Skills: Managing and Re-Envisioning the...
A Discussion with Vicki L. Baker
59 min
203
Far From Home: A Conversation About Academic Re...
61 min
204
The Fight to Save the Town
A Conversation with Michelle Wilde Anderson
69 min
205
The Surprising World of Wasps
A Conversation with Seirian Sumner
64 min
206
Scholar Skills: Communicating Through your Onli...
A Discussion with Jennifer van Alstyne
43 min
207
College Baseball in the Offseason: Meet the Sav...
An interview with Kyle Luigs
42 min
208
Hope for the Humanities PhD
A Conversation with Katrina Rogers
62 min
209
The Two Keys to Student Retention: A Discussion...
An interview with Aaron Basko
55 min
210
What is a Tomboy?: A Discussion with Lisa Selin...
An interview with Lisa Selin Davis
65 min
211
Opening Up the University for Displaced Students
A Discussion with Ian M. Cook and Prem Kumar Rajaram
49 min
212
The Journal of Higher Education in Prison
An interview with Erin Corbett and Breea Willingham
46 min
213
Writing Beyond a Limited Narrative: A Conversat...
An interview with Hari Ziyad
52 min
214
Do You Need a Developmental Editor?
A Discussion with Laura Portwood-Stacer
53 min
215
Considering Museum Work? A Conversation with Cu...
76 min
216
The Cornell Sweatshirt Tweet
A Discussion with Ruby C. Tapia
69 min
217
Bookends: A Conversation about Grad School, Los...
An interview with Zibby Owen
53 min
218
Dissertations Wanted! A Conversation with the E...
A Conversation with Robert Ramaswamy
47 min
219
Exploring Public-Facing Humanities
An interview with Ellen Synder-Grenier
67 min
220
An Inside Look at the American Association of U...
An interview with Irene Mulvey
57 min
221
The Great Resignation: In, Out, and Around High...
47 min
222
Scholar Skills: Editing a Book Collection Throu...
41 min
223
Amplifying Academics and Supporting Public Educ...
An interview with Marshall Poe
56 min
224
Feminism and Fierceness: A New Approach to Bibl...
75 min
225
Setbacks and Missteps: A Conversation about Fai...
An interview with Heather Wagoner
45 min