A show where Sü and her guests talk about being human in academia by sharing their experience on issues that academics deal with everyday but are not necessarily attributed to the "ideal academic". The ideal academic is a robot not a human. Therefore, this show aims at humanizing academia episode by episode.
Trigger warning: This episode includes open discussions about the mental health issues that members of the LGBT+ community face. This episode's guest Emily shares her experience as a trans and gay woman in academia. Sü and Emily discuss the importance of representation at all levels and the allyship advocacy.
Tessa and Sü talk about ableism in academia and how the status-quo can be improved. This episode underlines the importance of respecting each other's experience, advocating for one another and pushing for what should be a mandatory disability training for staff and faculty members as well as centralizing/unifying information across institutes.
Sü is sharing her thoughts on the urgent action for inclusivity in academia.
Vince and Sü talk about their experience on struggling and dealing with impostor syndrome. They share their opinions regarding what would make academia a safer place for people who are extremely valuable to their field but suffer from impostor thoughts.
This episode explains, what I, academic podcast is all about and why there may be cat meows heard throughout the show.
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