Listen & Learn

By Rebekah R. Adair (2021-2022 Campus Representative Coordinator) 

Being in graduate school, or just a student in general, can be time consuming – feeling like you never have enough time in a day to complete needed tasks, let alone leisure activities. One thing that I’ve found meets the leisure, yet continuing pursuit of knowledge, is listening to podcasts while doing “mindless” tasks (i.e., getting ready to head to campus, driving to campus, leaving campus, repeat). Below is a list of academic bases podcasts that might be a quick listen when you want to “get away” but still feel productive. Enjoy! 
 
Writing Podcasts:

• Academic Writing Amplified - Hosted by Dr. Cathy Mazak 
  • Podcast for academic women who are striving to write and publish more
• Deep Questions with Cal Newport - Hosted by Dr. Cal Newport 
  • Discusses struggles with writing and working in a world with constant distractions

 
Statistics:

• Quantitude - Hosted by Greg Hancock and Patrick Curran
  • Episodes break down quantitative methods and data analysis
• Statistics for the Social Sciences - Hosted by Dr. Brad R. Fulton 
  • Intro to stats for social scientists
• Learning Bayesian Statistics - Hosted by Alexandre Andorra 
  • Guests discuss how they used Bayesian statistics in different fields and how you can apply this to your own work

 
Miscellaneous Discussions:

• The Professor Is In - Hosted by Dr. Karen Kelsky and Kel Weinhold
  • Various topics surrounding how academia works 
• Surviving Academia 
  • Navigating troubles within academia
• Voices of Academia - Hosted by Emily King
  • Guest speakers talk about their mental health while emersed within academia 
• Speaking of Psychology - Hosted by APA
  • Highlights important, recent, and relevant psychological research going on today 
• Psychology Unplugged - Hosted by Dr. Corey J. Nigro 
  • Weekly discussions on topics ranging from mental health to neuropsychology
• The Academic Minute 
  • Episodes range from Astrology to Zoology 
• APA Journals Dialogue – Hosted by APA
  • Topics on recently published research in psychology 
• Progress Notes – Hosted by APA Practice Organization
  • Discusses issues related to practicing psychologists