Continuing Studies: A Higher Education Podcast for University Podcasters

About Continuing Studies: A Higher Education Podcast for University Podcasters

We explore the intersection of higher education and podcasting. Each episode of Continuing Studies features insights from seasoned university podcasters who share tips, best practices, and stories from their podcasting journeys. Hosted by Jennifer-Lee Gunson and Neil McPhedran, this series covers everything from the technical aspects of podcasting to the art of storytelling and conducting interviews. Continuing Studies is more than just a podcast; it's a community. Connect with fellow higher ed podcasters, share your experiences, and continue your podcasting education on HigherEdPods.com. We're also on a journey to infuse Podcasting 2.0 best practices into our show. Our goal is to try every feature to determine the best suited for higher education podcasting. We'll be sharing our learnings and reviewing new podcasting apps and hosting services embracing Podcasting 2.0. Show Website: https://www.continuingstudiespodcast.com/ Show LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/continuing-studies-podcast/

Publisher

Jennifer-Lee Gunson & Neil McPhedran. HigherEdPods.com. Podium Podcast Co.

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jul 2023

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

66 of 86 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   History is for Everyone: Inside History That Doesn’t Suck

   Hosts Neil and Jen interview Dr. Greg Jackson, creator of History That Doesn't Suck, about making rigorous history accessible and engaging for a broad audience.

2. 

   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What Makes a University Podcast Studio Successful?

   Host Neil and Jen interview Emily Sikora from Penn State about building a successful university podcast studio by prioritizing user experience and support.

3. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   MIT's One Billion Learners: Where Podcasting Fits In

   Host Neil and Jen interview MIT's Mary Ellen Wiltrout about how podcasting makes world-class expertise accessible and human for MIT's one billion learners goal.

Inside a recent episode

History is for Everyone: Inside History That Doesn’t Suck

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And this is 2017. At the time, it felt like I was late to the game. And of course, now it seems like I was the early of... You're really early at that point. Yeah. And I'm looking at history podcasts and I'm noticing that by and large, historians aren't doing history podcasts, or at least we're certainly not making popular ones. So I threw myself into this and I decided I wanted to tell the story of America, basically what I teach in History 1700, just the basic U.S. history course. You know, I basically just wanted to take that ivory tower education that, you know, even for me teaching at an open enrollment institution, Utah Valley University, you know, it's getting a college education is still, even today, to some degree, elite. […]

Who has been a guest on Continuing Studies: A Higher Education Podcast for University Podcasters

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Greg Jackson
• Emily Sikora
• Mary Ellen Wiltrout
• Abigail Harrison Moore
• Krissie Glover

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,158

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

60

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