Graduates Anonymous

A return to form for hosts Naomi & T. They check in about the years past and see whether those feelings of imposter syndrome ever did go away... A crudely done episode. Let's kick of this reboot in a gritty and sexy way. Quirky dances successfully mastered. Colored pencils organized by length and obsessively straightened for no absolute reason Recommendations Kurzgesagt (https://www.youtube.com/user/Kurzgesagt) The Cat Lady Case (https://www.cbc.ca/radio/uncover/season-4-the-cat-lady-case-1.5204467) Opening tracks: Knxwledge - Demskreets.Fekts; kometostai.aintreallynootherwaytoputitro Outtro: Still Woozy - Goodie Bag

If you're a long time listener to the show you know how we do. You write us and we ask you to come on and do an episode. This week the first person to ever reach out to us about the show talks with us about applying to grad school, finding funding, and making the decision about where to go. We also answer a question about school supplies, and talk a little about what we give as our "elevator pitch" when you have to introduce yourself in an academic setting. Weekly Recommendations What to Schedule Work, Leisure, Writing, Reading, and possibly sleep... remind me what sleep is again? Making friends This week's suggestion is to try connecting with others about books. It's a great place to start a conversation! Queen Sugar http://www.oprah.com/app/queen-sugar.html Outlander http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/ Crazy Ex Girlfriend http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4094300/ Intro: Regina Spektor - Hero Outro: Crazy Ex Girlfriend - I gave you a UTI Special Guest: Dana.

This week on Graduates Anonymous we bring Alex to the show to discuss some interesting pop culture literature, reflect on choosing his Master's and how that helped him pivot into a new field of academic study, and remind us to take a moment to step back and have some perspective about where we are and what we've done. You're in for a treat. Baller Scholarship ‘Attendez la Crème!’: Food and Cultural Trauma in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained Authored by Fareed Ben-Youssef Sauce http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com.du.idm.oclc.org/doi/10.1111/jpcu.12578/full Weekly Recommendations The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097108/ Matt Jones https://mattjones.bandcamp.com Sticker Charts!!! Outlander http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/outlander-series/ Songversations by India Arie https://www.soulbird.com Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/introducing-oprahs-supersoul-conversations-podcast-video_1 Intro: Madeon - Pop Cu

This week on Graduates Anonymous we help someone try to get excited about grad school, make plans to do gone journalism at conferences, and talk very very carefully about how one can encounter... questionable ethics while on the path do a degree. Weekly Recommendations Every Frame a Painting https://www.youtube.com/user/everyframeapainting Adorkable Misogyny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-hOigoxHs The Wire http://www.hbo.com/the-wire New Literature Strategy! Listen to a book on tape & read the book!!! https://www.amazon.com/Wild-World-Bastille/dp/B01HQZY926 Binge Mode https://www.theringer.com/binge-mode Outlander https://www.starz.com/series/outlander/featured Intro: The Joy of Painting w/Bob Ross Outro: Alexander f/RZA - Truth

This week on Graduates Anonymous we talk a little about the environmental hazards associated with working on a computer and living a life where sitting is so central. We also introduce another guest to the show, Amelia! She joins us this week to talk a little about how she came to decide on a PsyD and what it's like to juggle the many responsibilities that come along with it. Baller Scholarship Upper extremity pain and computer use among engineering graduate students by Schlossberg et al. Sauce http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.20071/full Tips on using a computer and reducing pain: http://ergo-plus.com/office-ergonomics-10-tips-to-help-you-avoid-fatigue/ Weekly Recommendations Lore (Myths & Legends) https://www.mythpodcast.com Hype beast https://hypebeast.com/ Excel macros!!! Bastille: Wild World https://www.amazon.com/Wild-World-Bastille/dp/B01HQZY926 Mochi https://www.mochithings.com Antisocial Social Club https://shop.antisocialsocialclub.com/ Play Your Video Games!! Muji http://www.muji.

Due to extensive technical difficulties in recording we have made the hard call of scrapping this week's show, however we have a plan to bring you this weeks talk with our guest Amelia next week. This short update also drops the news about a formatting chance. See you next week~ P.S. - Anyone with recommendations alternative to Skype for VOIP calls please shoot us an email at gradanonmail@gmail.com.

This week we we send our love and support to those affected by the violence enacted upon protesters in Charlottesville, VA before delving into such interesting topics as the decision to abbreviate one's name, special listener shoutout, a mystery article that we don't have access to, and talk at length to our special guest Maggie about the decision to get a dog and how it has already begun to change her perspective on graduate school. Baller Scholarship "Drop it like it's hot": Releasing Scholar-Baller™ Voices and Changing the "Character of the Discourse" in North America's Post-Secondary Institutions C. Harrison Sauce http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/ssa.2007.1.1.77 Weekly Recommendations: SZA https://szactrl.com Game of Academics @gameofacademics Friends from College https://www.netflix.com/title/80117485 OMG TRY SUSHI HAPPY HOURS! Small Town Murder https://audioboom.com/channel/smalltownmurder Watching all of the Miyazaki/Ghibli films http://www.studioghibli.com.au/celebratestudioghibli/ Intro: F

[Note: Thank you to listeners of the show. This weeks episode is brought to you a few days late due to some technical errors. Fortunately, Naomi's back-up recording means we have a show this week! I apologize for any audio hiccups this week! - Joker] This week on Graduates Anonymous we ask whether it's ever too late to learn a language, whether leopard print is in fact a neutral, how your elevator pitch sounds after a year of grad school, and dive into another meandering discussion about the big bad wolf known as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). We also ask you the listener what you think of your 12th favorite podcast becoming bi-weekly. Weekly Recommendations Reply All Episode #102: Long distance https://gimletmedia.com/episode/long-distance/ Episode #103: Long distance, part II https://gimletmedia.com/episode/103-long-distance-part-ii/ An Inconvenient Sequel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huX1bmfdkyA Sports! Icarus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I38j58aF8bg Intro: Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One

Naomi and Terrence take a week off of the normally scheduled programming to bring you a summer camp episode. Specifically, we talk about the experience of going to a stats camp to do a terms worth of study in just a week. We're joined by guest Megan who answers some of our questions about the how, the why, and the what of her summer away from her program. Weekly Recommendations: Doing the activity you've always thought of as being cool but maybe kind of scary or intense. You might be surprised! Making Yogurt! Trying a new low-impact activity like a crossword puzzle Outro: The Decemberists - Isn't it a lovely night? Special Guest: Megan.

Given that this week is a solo discussion we decide to go down the rabbit hole a bit into something that both of us are interested in doing better. Teaching. We answer a Q&A about being a teaching assistant, finally answer the question of the difference between adjunct, assistant, and associate professor, discuss baller scholarship about PhD tenure placement statistics in several fields, and pass along some advice about how to tackle teaching in graduate school. Baller Scholarship: "So You Want to Become a Professor! " Lessons from the PhDs - 10 Years Later Study by Maresi Nerad, Rebecca Aanerud, & Joseph Cerny in Paths to the Professoriate: Strategies for Enriching the Preparation of Future Faculty, eds. Donald H. Wulff, Ann E. Austin, & Associates Sauce: http://www.education.uw.edu/cirge/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/so-you-want-to-become-a-professor.pdf Weekly Recommendations: GradHacker.org (Now "Inside Higher Ed") https://www.insidehighered.com Take all of the money! Department grants Internal conference gr

After the embarrassing revelation that Naomi and "Joker" might not be very interesting people they went on a journey to find someone who could help them uncover the hobbyist in themselves. Enter Chuck, a man of not only many talents but some words of wisdom to share. We also venture into research on the benefits of diversity in this week's B-B-Baller Scholarship. Baller Scholarship: Ethnic Complementarities after the Opening of China: How Chinese Graduate Students Affected the Productivity of Their Advisors: George J. Borjas, Kirk B. Doran and Ying Shen Sauce: http://www.sole-jole.org/15203.pdf Weekly Recommendations: 4:44 https://444.tidal.com A Storm of Spoilers https://art19.com/shows/a-storm-of-spoilers Better Posters http://betterposters.blogspot.com/ God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9777.TheGodofSmallThings Intro: 「Ｃ Ａ Ｎ Ｔ Ｉ」- human music Outro: Maritime - Someone Has to Die Special Guest: Chuck.

Our episode is a little unlike the usual. We dedicate the first part of the episode to responding to some of our listener mail and feedback on twitter. We also have no guest and spend time talking about work, family visits, Game of Thrones, Dr. Who, other podcasts, and ideas for the show. Our Q&A this week comes from someone who struggled in their first year and feels like they're still paying for it interpersonally and professionally. Soon to come, our GA reading list. Also, send us a voice memo to gradanonmail@gmail.com letting us know how you spend your free time in grad school/what hobbies you do to help stay balanced. Weekly Recommendations Nanni Balestrini - We Want Everything http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1818444.Vogliamo_tutto Podcasts In Color PodcastsInColor.com Intro: Peter Bjorn & John - Young Folks Outro: Cast of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp - I Am a Wolf, You Are the Moon

Join us as we touch on the grind of working outside of grad school during the summer, contemplate the value of having data that is not only easy to read but informative, and talk a bit about how we three approach our relationship with alcohol in an environment where it's use is... complicated. Baller Scholarship: Cognitive and psychological science insights to improve climate change data visualization: Jordan Harold, Irene Lorenzoni, Thomas F. Shipley & Kenny R. Coventry Sauce: https://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v6/n12/full/nclimate3162.html Main Topic Articles Academic socializing around alcohol & who might be excluded http://www.chronicle.com/article/DrinkingConferencing/240258?cid=wcontentgridhp2 Might the immiseration of academia lead people to substance use/abuse? https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/dining/sean-brock-chef-rehab.html Weekly Recommendations: The Black Goat https://blackgoat.podbean.com Death, Sex, & Money http://www.wnyc.org/shows/deathsexmoney Better Posters http://betterposters.bl

Speaking enthusiastically into their microphones, the graduate students never realize that no one is actually listening. Welcome to another week of Graduates Anonymous. This episode we dive into the value of publications on an academic CV, talk about the value of maintaining a work-life balance, and meet a creator who uses a childhood toy turned hobby to find balance in the midst of graduate life. Namely with LEGOs... because they're awesome. Weekly Recommendations David Attenborough narrates Adele https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enu-qR0H_uk Paul F. Tompkins as the Cake Boss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggzSACC3afw Cake Boss https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/cake-boss/ How Did This Get Made? http://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/ Pod Save America https://getcrookedmedia.com/here-have-a-podcast-78ee56b5a323 Intro: Everything is Awesome - Tegan & Sarah Outro: Under Pressure - Queen Special Guest: Lego Grad Student.

This episode is slightly different than our normal programming. First, the episode is not explicitly one about being a graduate student. In this show, we approach something topical on the eve of the pride weekend from the perspective of graduate students. Second, this episode will release slightly off schedule. In memory of those events at Stonewall Inn that were an inspiration to the annual pride marches, this episode will release at 3am EST the morning following the Sunday parade, which is the time the original riots occurred on Wednesday, June 26th, 1969. Baller Scholarship Reducing Sewer Corrosion through Integrated Urban Water Management by Pikaar, Sharma, and colleagues at the University of Queensland, Australia https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25124439 Weekly Recommendations Paris is Burning http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100332/ [Related podcast (w/ follow-up inter: https://gimletmedia.com/episode/69-disappeared/)] The Dispossessed - Ursula Le Guin http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13651.The_Dispos

This week we are joined by guest Safi to wade into the uncomfortable waters of imposter syndrome and competition in graduate school. We try to ask how it manifests, it's different effects, and how we confront the challenge of feeling isolated by these thoughts. Our Q&A this week ventures into what it's like to be the youngest person in your cohort. Stay tuned after the episode (~1:15:00) for a one on one as Safi and Terrence dig deeper into how discourse has changed since the election. Remember to give us your feedback on gradation.fireside.fm or on twitter @gradanon. Weekly Recommendations: Fellowship. It's important. Exploding Kittens https://www.explodingkittens.com Elaine Scarry - The Body in Pain http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/118287.TheBodyin_Pain Harlots https://www.hulu.com/harlots Intro: Moby - Porcelain Outro: Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining Special Guest: Safi.

This was initially planned as a bonus episode, but we decided this week to pull it together to give you a peek behind the curtain of my very flawed and fresh thoughts about leaving my graduate program for another. We hope you forgive some of the audio roughness as we're working on setting up our new recording situation. Remember to give us your feedback on gradation.fireside.fm or on twitter @gradanon. Weekly article: "Body Farms": http://thisiscriminal.com/episode-68-all-the-time-in-the-world/ Weekly Recommendations: Self care. Do it. Podcast: The Heart Present's "no" http://www.theheartradio.org/no-episodes/ Intro: Billy Joel - Moving Out Outro: Tevin Campbell (Powerline) - Eye 2 Eye

This week we continue our discussion about finding the right person while in grad school. As the second part in our four part series on love and relationships, Stephanie joins us to discuss how she took a chance, and ended up meeting the person she'd eventually marry as well as what's good and what's not so good about making the commitment to another person. Additionally, we answer a question about how to navigate new responsibilities with your PI. Remember to give us your feedback on gradation.fireside.fm or on twitter @gradanon. Weekly article: Enculturated chimpanzees imitate rationally: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17552931 Weekly Recommendations: United Shades of America http://www.cnn.com/shows/united-shades-of-america PDF organizers/Reference managers for the busy article reader: Mendeley.com Zotero.org The Birthmark of Damnation: Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Black Body by RL Stephens for Viewpoint Magazine: https://www.viewpointmag.com/2017/05/17/the-birthmark-of-damnation-ta-nehisi-coates-and-the-

This week we have our first candid discussion about single life as a grad student. As the first part in our four part series on love and relationships, Missy joins us to discuss how she dealt with being in her 20s and suddenly in a much smaller dating pool than she expected. We also talk a little about what Terrence's secret is, and think over what primates pressing buttons reveals about comparative social cognition. Remember to give us your feedback on gradation.fireside.fm or on twitter @gradanon. Weekly article: Enculturated chimpanzees imitate rationally: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17552931 Weekly Recommendations: The Keepers http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6792200/ IUD Reproductive Health: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/iud Rad American Women A-Z: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23129944-rad-american-women-a-z Rad Women Worldwide https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28502749-rad-women-worldwide Make money by taking care of pets! (e.g. - Rover.com) Intro: Francis and the Lig

Join us again as we rail against the system of graduate school. We cover an article by Maximillian Alvarez titled "Contingent No More" where we get into the business of graduate school and how the graduate student has become the new form of exploited labour. You wont want to miss it! Remember to give us your feedback on gradation.fireside.fm. Main article: http://thebaffler.com/the-poverty-of-theory/contingent-no-more Weekly article: Research data management services in academic research libraries and perceptions of librarians: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740818814000255 Weekly Recommendations: Inside out http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2096673/ Inside out minus the inside: https://vimeo.com/150483774 Master of None Season 2: https://www.netflix.com/title/80049714 Every Frame a painting https://www.youtube.com/user/everyframeapainting Outro: O-O-H Child - The Five Stairsteps Kendrick Lamar - Alright