Pulling back the curtain on grad student life.
Grad School Confidential
Claim This Podcastby Suman Varghese, Robert B. Desjardins
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10 episodes
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Pulling back the curtain on grad student life.
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Publishing Since
11/5/2020
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Recent Episodes
May 16, 2025
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Thousands of people start graduate programs every year – and over time, many come to question their choice. Is the program right for me? Do I have too much going on in my life? Should I keep pursuing my degree – investing my time, energy and sense of my own identity in such a major undertaking? Is it worth it? Or would I be better off leaving? We asked five current and former graduate students how they dealt with these questions, and, in the end, reached a decision they could live with.
May 27, 2024
Why Is Thesis-Writing So Damned Hard?
<p>You sit down at the keyboard, ready to write up your research. But the harder you try, the worse you seem to feel.</p><p>Today we ask a vexing question: what makes thesis-writing so mentally and emotionally taxing? </p><p>We talk to two former grad students about their struggles with self-doubt, anxiety and loneliness in the writing process. We also gain insights from University of Toronto writing scholar Rachael Cayley.</p><p><i>Music credits</i>: </p><p>Licensed from</p><p><a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/"> soundstripe.com</a></p><p>: "Shaken and Stirred" by Dreamland (theme song); “Boo Instrumental” by Dresden the Flamingo; “Beyond All Time” by Moments; “Transporter” by Falls; “Causality” by Shimmer; “Unexpected Turn” by Moments; “Pages” by Shimmer; “What You Are Here For” by Moments; “Crescendo” by Featherland.</p>
October 4, 2023
The Mother of All Episodes: On Parenting in Grad School
<p>In this episode, two mothers tell us what it’s like to take on these daunting tasks at the same time. They share their feelings of guilt and recount moments of exhaustion. </p><p>When they do get the help they need, we learn, it’s often from individuals who care, rather than from a system that isn’t really built to support them. </p><p>Together, these stories help us all understand the experiences of graduate student parents a little bit better. And for all the parents out there, we hope it helps you realize you’re not alone in finding this hard.<br /><br /><i>Music credits</i>: </p><p>Licensed from <a href="https://app.soundstripe.com/"> soundstripe.com</a>: "Shaken and Stirred" by Dreamland (theme song); “Growing Pains” by Featherland; “Aurora” by Featherland; “Sacred Ground” by Falls; “Denali” by Bryant Lowry; “Secret” by MCV Beatz</p>
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