In today’s dynamic world of academia, success is often glamorised, while failure is stigmatised and hidden. #epicF.A.I.L. (epic First Attempt In Learning) seeks to challenge this narrative by bringing failure out into the open and reframing it as an essential part of the journey toward personal and professional growth.
Through candid and relatable stories, the podcast encourages its listeners to recognise failure as an opportunity to learn, adapt, and see failure not as an obstacle but as a stepping stone to greater achievements. Join the ride and learn about the different faces that failure can take, how to overcome the fear of failure, and of course the lessons others have learned the hard way so you don’t have to.
#epicF.A.I.L. is a podcast from the Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen.
This podcast was hosted and edited by Yulian Karadzhov, and produced by Nina Yakimova-Stelma.
Having the privilege to fail: Master's student Carlos Moralejo Thiede on the perception of failure in different cultures
In today’s dynamic world of academia, success is often glamorised, while failure is stigmatised and hidden. #epicF.A.I.L. seeks to challenge this narrative by bringing failure out into the open and reframing it as an essential part of the journey toward personal and professional growth.
Through candid and relatable stories, the podcast encourages its listeners to recognise failure as an opportunity to learn, adapt, and see failure not as an obstacle but as a stepping stone to greater achievements.
Joining Yulian is Master's student in International Humanitarian Action, Carlos Moralejo Thiede. In this episode, they talk about how the cultural differences influence our definition of failure, and that being able to fail - and being able to learn from failure - could be seen as a privilege not everyone has.
#epicF.A.I.L. is a podcast from the Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen.
This episode was hosted and edited by Yulian Karadzhov, and produced by Nina Yakimova-Stelma. This episode was recorded in May 2025.
24 Jun 2025
Dodgeball & 90s pop culture: Policy Officer Carien van der Velde on the importance of having a strong support system when dealing with failure
Education Policy Officer Carien van der Velde discusses the critical role of strong support systems and mental health care in navigating failure with host Yulian Karadzhov in an interview.
11 Mar 2025
What if the plan fails?: Bachelor’s student Alana Swinkels on rebuilding confidence after major setbacks
In today’s dynamic world of academia, success is often glamorised, while failure is stigmatised and hidden. #epicF.A.I.L. seeks to challenge this narrative by bringing failure out into the open and reframing it as an essential part of the journey toward personal and professional growth.
Through candid and relatable stories, the podcast encourages its listeners to recognise failure as an opportunity to learn, adapt, and see failure not as an obstacle but as a stepping stone to greater achievements.
Joining Yulian is Bachelor's student Alana Swinkels to talk about student mental health, rebuilding self-confidence after major setbacks, and how she navigates a very busy student life.
#epicF.A.I.L. is a podcast from the Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen.
This episode was hosted and edited by Yulian Karadzhov, and produced by Nina Yakimova-Stelma. This episode was recorded in September 2024.
18 Feb 2025
Creative Crashes: Associate Professor Konstantin Mierau on taking risks and the importance of having the space to make mistakes
In today’s dynamic world of academia, success is often glamorised, while failure is stigmatised and hidden. #epicF.A.I.L. seeks to challenge this narrative by bringing failure out into the open and reframing it as an essential part of the journey toward personal and professional growth.
Through candid and relatable stories, the podcast encourages its listeners to recognise failure as an opportunity to learn, adapt, and see failure not as an obstacle but as a stepping stone to greater achievements.
Joining Yulian is Associate Professor of European Culture and Literature Konstantin Mierau to talk about creative crashes, taking risks, and why the ultimate failure is not learning from failure.
#epicF.A.I.L. is a podcast from the Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen.
This episode was hosted and edited by Yulian Karadzhov, and produced by Nina Yakimova-Stelma. This episode was recorded in August 2024.
28 Jan 2025
"Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei": Professor Marije Michel on seeing failure not as the absolute end, but as another possibility to start again
In today’s dynamic world of academia, success is often glamorised, while failure is stigmatised and hidden. #epicF.A.I.L. (epic First Attempt In Learning) seeks to challenge this narrative by bringing failure out into the open and reframing it as an essential part of the journey toward personal and professional growth.
Through candid and relatable stories, the podcast encourages its listeners to recognise failure as an opportunity to learn, adapt, and see failure not as an obstacle but as a stepping stone to greater achievements. Join the ride and learn about the different faces that failure can take, how to overcome the fear of failure, and of course the lessons others have learned the hard way so you don’t have to.
In the third episode of #epicF.A.I.L., Yulian's guest is Professor Marije Michel, Full Professor of Second Language Acquisition & Chair of Language Learning (Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen). They talk about the definition of failure, teaching & learning languages, multilingualism, and accepting that when something is not working for you, there's always another option to consider.
#epicF.A.I.L. is a podcast from the Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen.
This episode was hosted and edited by Yulian Karadzhov, and produced by Nina Yakimova-Stelma. This episode was recorded in July 2024.
7 Jan 2025
Trials and errors: Dr Hans Jansen on how (sometimes) the circumstances are setting you up for failure
In today’s dynamic world of academia, success is often glamorised, while failure is stigmatised and hidden. #epicF.A.I.L. (epic First Attempt In Learning) seeks to challenge this narrative by bringing failure out into the open and reframing it as an essential part of the journey toward personal and professional growth.
Through candid and relatable stories, the podcast encourages its listeners to recognise failure as an opportunity to learn, adapt, and see failure not as an obstacle but as a stepping stone to greater achievements. Join the ride and learn about the different faces that failure can take, how to overcome the fear of failure, and of course the lessons others have learned the hard way so you don’t have to.
In the second episode of #epicF.A.I.L., joining Yulian is dr Hans Jansen, student adviser & lecturer. They talk about his definition of failure, the lessons he's learned through trial and error, and what happens when the circumstances are setting you up for disappointment.
#epicF.A.I.L. is a podcast from the Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen.
This episode was hosted and edited by Yulian Karadzhov, and produced by Nina Yakimova-Stelma. This episode was recorded in June 2024.
8 Oct 2024
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