
Academic Writing Amplified
Hosted by Cathy Mazak · Cathy Mazak, PhD
4.6from 156 ratings
- 373
- Episodes
- 149
- Transcribed
- 156
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 95K
- YouTube views
About Academic Writing Amplified
The podcast for academic womxn who want to write and publish more while rejecting the culture of overwork in academia. Cathy Mazak, PhD, helps you create the career (and life) you want by centering your writing. Kick guilt and overwhelm to the curb and amplify your voice to make a real impact on your field--without breaking down or burning out.
- Publisher
- Cathy Mazak, PhD
- Category
- business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Aug 2019
- Latest episode
- 29 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
149 of 373 episodes have a transcript.

29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Friction is Necessary (Thoughts on AI and Writing)

22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
What Writing Problems Require

16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Hard Versus Tedious Writing Work
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The Friction is Necessary (Thoughts on AI and Writing)
Published 29 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So that's what I'll do. Like, no, because you need that friction. You need that struggle. But I don't want you to think that you need like the super high levels of stress, the overwork and ridiculousness, the interpersonal garbage that happens, the interdepartmental weirdness and all of that gunk. is not necessary in fact all of that is holding back good knowledge making and good writing all of those are obstacles but the struggle of solving a hard problem the struggle of like i don't really know what this data means or I don't really know how to form this argument. I'm like on the cusp of knowing what to say, but I don't know yet. […]
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- Katie Starkweather
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- Augusta Williams
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- YouTube views
- 94,551
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 115 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.2 / 5
- 41 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 96
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