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This is a podcast about and by 3 Latinas who volunteered as tributes in academia. We're sharing struggles, annoyances, and lessons about our experiences in the arena. Produced by Yesenia Merino, Deshira Wallace, and Yasmin Barrios. Editing by Deshira Wa

Las Ofrendas


    • Nov 3, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 2m AVG DURATION
    • 39 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Las Ofrendas

    Healthcare experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 72:48


    I don't care how many health degrees we have between us - we're just as lost in the healthcare system as everyone else.

    Self-care

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 34:01


    Remember how we said we were tired? We explain a bit more in this episode about why Season 3 took so long to release. Oh, and how we take care of ourselves. :)

    Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024 53:28


    Y'all, we tired.

    To tweet or not to tweet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 74:43


    What are we even doing on the socials?

    When skinfolk ain't kinfolk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 51:47


    You know them people. Let's unpack what it means when our people aren't actually our people.

    Pay equity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 56:56


    This week, we unpack how the concept of pay equity actually has very little to do with equity...

    Reclaiming my time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 72:45


    This week, we discuss when to say no, when to say yes, and what that means for our lives.

    This is fine

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 65:47


    That cup of coffee is cool and all but how do we really manage when the room is on fire?

    Kids these days

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 47:54


    This episode, we talk intergenerational work.

    Relatability

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 78:57


    How have we changed from before the PhD journey until now? What does that mean for how relatable we are to the other 97% of humanity? We discuss.

    PhD Fits

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 58:20


    This episode, we discuss FASHUN (or as close as academics can get to it) and how we move through the world.

    BONUS: There is no normal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 57:51


    The COVID public health emergency was recently ended. Before we get started with Season 3, we weigh in on the implications of this transition for, well, the health of the public.

    HIDDEN CURRICULUM: Changing your research

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 50:36


    It's your research. So why is it so hard to feel like you can just change it? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    HIDDEN CURRICULUM: choosing a graduate program

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 80:09


    The first episode in our hidden curriculum series, we discuss how we made our decisions, things to consider when choosing your own, and what we wish we had known if we had it all to do over again. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    BONUS: Introduction to the hidden curriculum series

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 34:57


    The hidden curriculum - those unwritten rules about navigating academic spaces that make all the difference between just trying to survive and actually thriving. We decided to make it a series! In this season's bonus episode, we introduce the concept and what we hope to accomplish with the series. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Peace corps investigations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2022 68:58


    This week, we discuss peace corps from the perspective of people who have never been in the peace corps, come from places where people like to go save our people, and have worked with returned peace corps volunteers. Spoiler alert: it gets spicy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Imposter syndrome is a lie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 65:25


    This week, we talk about the lie that is imposter syndrome. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Diversity hires are nonsense

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 75:39


    This episode, we discuss diversity hires, how they are band-aids to structural issues and yet also weaponized to other and diminish people's accomplishments?! We fail to make it make sense but have a blast along the way. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Is the PhD worth it?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 70:39


    So we've got these PhDs. A few years post-graduation - do we still think it was worth it? Listen to find out. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    10 things I hate about adulting

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2022 57:29


    Adulting sucks sometimes. This week, we talk about it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Thinkers vs. doers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 77:32


    Are you a thinker? A doer? A little bit of both? We discuss the pros and cons of being either. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    PhD long haul

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 87:06


    What if it takes longer than you think it should to get your PhD? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Allyship

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 71:43


    This episode, we discuss allyship - what it means, where it helps, where not so much, and if we even think its a thing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Figuring out academic jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 72:42


    This week, we talk academic jobs - what they are, pros, cons, and how to figure out if you even want one. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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    Figuring out non-academic jobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 72:30


    Kicking off Season 2, this week we discuss non-academic jobs - what they look like, pros, cons, and will Yesenia ever figure out what she wants to be when she grows up? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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    BONUS: Holiday questions & 2022 hopes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 68:46


    We're ending 2021 with a BONUS UNCUT EPISODE! In this episode, we discuss visiting family for the holidays, including annoying questions like "Y el novio?" and "When are you graduating?" as well as what we hope to do in the new year. See you in 2022 for Season 2! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Barrios spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 70:31


    For our last 3 episodes of season 1, we're spotlighting each of our co-hosts! This week, Dra. Barrios volunteered as tribute. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Wallace spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 48:10


    For our last 3 episodes of season 1, we're spotlighting each of our co-hosts! This week, Dra. Wallace volunteered as tribute. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Merino spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2021 46:39


    For our last 3 episodes of season 1, we're spotlighting each of our co-hosts! This week, Dra. Merino volunteered as tribute. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Claiming your squad

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 59:42


    This week, we discuss finding your people, your tribe, your squad as a grad student because survival. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Parents just don't understand

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 79:52


    This week, we talk about trying to explain to parents, family, and people you grew up with what exactly it is that you're doing in grad school and how you're a student but you might not take classes and maybe you teach them instead but you're not a professor and no, you don't live in a dorm. Spoiler alert: at least one of us continues to fail regularly at this... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Say my name

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 68:16


    This week, we talk about ethnic names in academia and why is it so hard to just look at how the name is spelled in the email that you're responding to?! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Hot girl summer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2021 53:10


    Oh, bless our hearts. We really thought COVID was gonna let us be great... This week, we talk about trying to hot girl summer as an academic (including how to balance thoughts and the desire to THOT), with high hopes for at least a lukewarm summer in the middle of a panorama. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Pay me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 96:40


    This week, we discuss the monies. Trying to get enough of it during grad school, negotiating salaries and compensation, and the ever present need for side hustles. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Too many thoughts, not enough THOTs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 77:27


    This week, we talk about (the struggle of) trying to date while in grad school and trying to manage the desire for fun when you're constantly being forced to adult or student. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    The PhD Hangover

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 67:20


    This week, we talk about that empty feeling when you finish something huge like a dissertation or degree and what it's like trying to regain a sense of self and balance. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Decentering

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 58:16


    In this episode, we discuss centering and decentering yourself in issues of antiracism and other social justice type things, because sometimes, it's not about you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    What's in a name?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 43:43


    Welcome to Las Ofrendas podcast! In our first episode, we talk about how the podcast came to be (including someone else taking credit for the idea), who we are, and what we hope to give the world with our discussions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    Las Ofrendas (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2021 0:59


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