What can we do, individually and collectively, to change academic life to be more sustainable, collaborative and effective? This podcast series offers long-form conversations with academics and thought leaders who share stories and insights, as well as bite-size musings on specific topics drawing on literature and personal experience.
For more information go to https://changingacademiclife.com
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NOTE: this is an interim site and missing transcripts for the older podcasts. Please contact me to request specific transcripts in the meanwhile.
Changing Academic Life
Claim This Podcastby Geraldine Fitzpatrick
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What can we do, individually and collectively, to change academic life to be more sustainable, collaborative and effective? This podcast series offers long-form conversations with academics and thought leaders who share stories and insights, as well as bite-size musings on specific topics drawing on literature and personal experience. For more information go to https://changingacademiclife.com Also see https://geraldinefitzpatrick.com to leave a comment. NOTE: this is an interim site and missing transcripts for the older podcasts. Please contact me to request specific transcripts in the meanwhile.
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Recent Episodes
July 1, 2026
Celebrating 10 Years & Season End (CAL147, S8E12)
<p>Celebrating 10 Years & Season Reflections on Meaning, Identity, Care, and Leadership</p><p>This is a special episode because it’s not only marks the end of the current season, it also celebrates 10 years of the Changing Academic Life podcast, The first podcast episode went out on 3 July 2016 and it has now reached 156 episodes by late June 2026. In this episode I start off reflecting on the podcast as a service contribution towards trying to create a better academia and the reminder that small actions can have big impacts. A big thank you to my guests and listeners, and for your feedback as exemplified in a supportive email I just received from Eleanor, among others. And I ask listeners to share the podcast and consider informal discussion groups. I then go on to reflect across the 11 season episodes, highlighting themes of meaning and joyful effort, evolving identity, navigating academic “games,” bureaucracy and corporatization, better leadership grounded in trust, deep listening, and care and wellbeing. My last invitation is for you to make one small intentional change towards your better academic life and creating better cultures.</p><p>00:00 Welcome to the Podcast</p><p>00:32 Ten Year Milestone</p><p>02:21 Why Keep Going</p><p>03:58 Listener Messages Matter</p><p>05:59 Share the Podcast</p><p>06:38 Season Episodes Recap</p><p>12:30 Meaning and Joy</p><p>14:37 Identity and Agency</p><p>17:01 Bureaucracy and Leadership</p><p>19:47 Listening and Care</p><p>24:48 Intentional Next Steps</p><p>26:36 Closing Thanks</p><p><strong>Previous CAL100 episode</strong> from Feb 2024: <u><a href="https://changingacademiclife.captivate.fm/episode/celebrating-100/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Celebrating 100!</a></u></p>
June 17, 2026
Cultivating Deep Listening: Showing Up, Staying Curious, and Resisting Advice (CAL146, S8E11)
<p>Deep listening is a foundational yet undervalued skill across all our supervision, leadership, and collaboration relationships. My motivation for this episode came from some recent workshops experiences, conversations with colleagues, and posts from others that have all highlighted the importance of listening in different ways. This is a multi-voice episode, weaving together insights from past conversations with <a href="https://coachonamotorcycle.com/#top" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christian van Nieuwerburgh</a>, <a href="https://www.oscartrimboli.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oscar Trimboli</a>, and <a href="https://www.mbs.works" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Bungay Stanier</a>. Together we explore how we can cultivate better listening.</p><p>Good listening starts with how we show up—our wellbeing, intention, and undivided attention—and practical preparation such as reducing notifications, hydrating, and breathing. Good listening then is a way of being, staying curious longer with open “what” questions, checking what support is wanted, and resisting “advice monsters” that push premature solutions. We also discuss the relational, developmental and productivity costs of poor listening, and I close with Oscar’s five levels of listening and Michael’s exhortation to stay curious a little longer. The invitation to you is to consider how you might practice deeper curiosity and presence for better listening where you are.</p><p>00:29 Why the Focus on Listening</p><p>05:36 Listening Starts with Listening to Ourselves</p><p>13:27 When the Content isn't the Real Content - Curiosity and Questions</p><p>18:05 Christian on Optimal Matching</p><p>20:58 Michael on our Advice Monsters</p><p>26:39 Michael on the Problem with Rushing to Advice</p><p>29:59 How We Ask a Question Matters</p><p>33:44 Relationship Costs of Poor Listening</p><p>42:52 Oscar's Five Levels of Listening</p><p>44:23 Wrapping Up</p><p><strong>The Full Podcast Episodes:</strong></p><p><u><a href="https://changingacademiclife.captivate.fm/episode/michael-bungay-stanier" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Bungay Stanier</a></u> on the power of curiosity and taming your advice monster</p><p><u><a href="https://changingacademiclife.captivate.fm/episode/rw8-asking-good-questions-empowering-good-people" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RW8 Asking good questions</a></u>, empowering good people</p><p><u><a href="https://changingacademiclife.captivate.fm/episode/oscar-trimboli-listening-part-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oscar Trimboli (Part 1)</a></u> on being better listeners (CAL61)</p><p><u><a href="https://changingacademiclife.captivate.fm/episode/oscar-trimboli-listening-part-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oscar Trimboli (Part 2)</a></u> on how to listen deeply (CAL62)</p><p><u><a href="https://changingacademiclife.captivate.fm/episode/christian-van-nieuwerburgh-cal142-s8e7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christian van Nieuwerburgh</a></u> on Bringing Back the Joy (CAL142, S8E7)</p><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><p>Uni of Glasgow <u><a href="https://padlet.com/researcherdevelopment/outstanding-catalyst-mentors-9kinh2y2mk6gsunr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Outstanding Catalyst Mentors</a></u> – Padlet with testimonials (<u><a href="https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/ris/staff/kayguccione/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kay Guccione</a></u>)</p><p><u><a href="https://www.drnarellelemon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Narelle Lemon,</a></u> <u><a href="https://www.drnarellelemon.com/blog/deep-listening-are-you-being-helped-hugged-or-heard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Deep Listening: Are You Being Helped, Hugged or Heard?</a></u> Jun 9 2026</p><p><u><a href="https://ifocusandwrite.lpages.co/summit-the-thriving-pi/?utmsource=organic&utmmedium=geraldine&utm_campaign=summit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Thriving PI Summit</a></u><a href="https://ifocusandwrite.lpages.co/summit-the-thriving-pi/?utmsource=organic&utmmedium=geraldine&utm_campaign=summit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a>– free online event June 29-Jul 2 2026 – organized by <u><a href="https://www.ifocusandwrite.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ana Pineda</a></u>. Free registration.</p>
June 3, 2026
Mike Levin on navigating academia as a disruptive interdisciplinary researcher (CAL145, S8,E10)
Professor Mike Levin shares how he navigates academia as a disruptive interdisciplinary researcher, offering insights on challenging paradigms and building a unique scientific career.
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