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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Considering Museum Work? A Conversation with Cu...
76 min
202
The Cornell Sweatshirt Tweet
A Discussion with Ruby C. Tapia
69 min
203
Bookends: A Conversation about Grad School, Los...
An interview with Zibby Owen
53 min
204
Dissertations Wanted! A Conversation with the E...
A Conversation with Robert Ramaswamy
47 min
205
Exploring Public-Facing Humanities
An interview with Ellen Synder-Grenier
67 min
206
An Inside Look at the American Association of U...
An interview with Irene Mulvey
57 min
207
The Great Resignation: In, Out, and Around High...
47 min
208
Scholar Skills: Editing a Book Collection Throu...
41 min
209
Amplifying Academics and Supporting Public Educ...
An interview with Marshall Poe
56 min
210
Feminism and Fierceness: A New Approach to Bibl...
75 min
211
Setbacks and Missteps: A Conversation about Fai...
An interview with Heather Wagoner
45 min
212
Facing Failure and the Museum Dedicated to It
A Discussion with Samuel West, Founder of "The Museum of Failure"
54 min
213
Behind the Scenes at a Literary Magazine: The C...
An interview with Jennifer Acker
49 min
214
Why a Retreat Might Help: DIY Retreats
An interview with S.A. Snyder
50 min
215
From PhD to Picture Book
An interview with Julie Dillemuth
59 min
216
Community Building and How We Show Up
An interview with Mia Birdsong
71 min
217
Scholarly Skills: From Dissertation to Book
A Conversation with Dr. William Germano
60 min
218
Skills for Scholars: How Can Mindfulness Help?
An interview with Kristen Manieri
45 min
219
Tia Brown McNair, "From Equity Talk to Equity W...
An interview with Tia Brown McNair
35 min
220
Dealing with Rejection
A Discussion with Jessica Bacal
60 min
221
Need A Break from Overworking and Underliving?
An interview with Celeste Headlee
46 min
222
Rejection Skills: How to Win or Learn
An interview with Harlan Cohen
48 min
223
Attention Skills: How to Gain Productivity
An interview with Maura Thomas
54 min
224
How to Finish Your Dissertation
An interview with Sonja K. Foss and William Waters
56 min
225
A Conversation with the Director of the Emerson...
An interview with Mneesha Gellman
48 min