PhD Lounge
Late-night podcast where I speak with PhDs about their research subjects, their decision on studying it and its importance throughout academic life. A podcast of entertainment and education, whose aim is to approach students and graduates who want to go through their future careers inside or outside of academia with a PhD and for those who are on a moment of uncertainty in continuing their studies further, as if we are having a drink and talk about PhD culture at a lounge on a late-night summer.
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Thank you for tuning in, it's been a pleasure!
Episodes
35 episodes
Solo Session: Engage Wider Audiences with your PhD
Students and Graduates!PhD thesis don't leave the academic circle and are shared towards specialised audiences. But what if they can be presented to other type of audiences? In this late-night talk, I describe how you can share your rese...
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Episode 19
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4:49
Solo Session: Do Employers care about your PhD?
Students and Graduates!Ever been told, “I don’t care that you have a PhD,” and felt the wind leave your sails? I take that line apart and rebuild it into a roadmap for landing industry roles where your research mindset becomes a competit...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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Late-Night Talk: Sam Webster, PhD. Anatomy, Gaming, and what a PhD Really Teaches.
Students and Graduates!Samuel Webster, PhD is a lecturer in Anatomy at Swansea University, a YouTuber and podcaster. Sam shares content about anatomy beyond his usual lectures, building an online classroom, and why doing hard things matt...
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Late-Night Talk: Jade Goodwin, Miriam Beyers, PhD and Nathan John. Two Entrepreneurs and a Careers Advisor having a Roundtable
Students and graduates!Miriam Beyers is a double PhD in Environmental Science from the Universities of Copenhagen and Ghent, and is the founder and CEO of WonTime, offering tailored workshops about time management and productivity exerci...
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1:34:57
Solo Session: The PhD doesn't make you smarter!
Students and Graduates!A PhD doesn’t make you smarter.” Bold claim—or honest truth? The idea that a PhD proves superior intelligence and show how real expertise comes from focus, method, and clear communication. In this solo ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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3:29
Solo Session: The Rule of Three in PhD
A doctorate can feel like juggling knives in a windstorm—until you simplify your approach. We break down a practical rule of three that keeps your research clear, effective, and memorable: strategy, management, and communication. Rather than dr...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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3:44
Late-Night Talk: Ewelina Kurtys, PhD. FinalSpark and Biocomputing
Students and Graduates!Ewelina Kurtys is a PhD in neuroscience, business developer and technology advisor at FinalSpark. With more than 20 peer-reviewed papers, Ewelina's work at FinalSpark is about market-planning, strategy and investme...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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42:48
Late-Night Talk: Nikita Bedov. Rethinking Food Chains: What Happens When Predator Eats Predator?
Students and Graduates!Nikita is a PhD candidate in Biology at Swansea University who submitted his PhD on the behaviour and ecology of predator interactions, and working at two field sites in sub-Saharan Africa to quantify the famous fi...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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2:02:25
Solo Session: What does it mean to be a PhD in the 21st Century?
In this solo session, I share a candid reflection on passing the viva, then map the four pillars of a modern PhD: funding, mental health, career strategy, and networking.Practical stories, honest stats, and a nudge to build options beyon...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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34:48
Late-Night Talk: Daria Levina, PhD. Two PhDs and Beyond: Making Education Accessible for Everyone, securing competitive funding against all odds, and more...
Daria Levina, PhD, shares her journey from winning law competitions in Russia to completing two PhDs, securing a Harvard Law degree through crowdfunding, and building a business helping others access competitive education funding.• From...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:37:27
Late-Night Talk: Elena Hoffer, PhD. Life Beyond Academia: Transitioning From PhD to Industry, and more
The transition from academia to industry remains one of the most challenging journeys for PhDs, yet it's a path that half of all doctoral graduates will take. Elena Hoffer, PhD and founder of https://www.alma.me/<...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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2:06:09
Late-Night Talk: Ilana Horwitz, PhD. The Entrepreneurial Scholar. How to Think Like an Entrepreneur in your PhD and more
Students and Graduates!Ilana Horwitz, PhD, is an assistant lecturer of Jewish Studies and Sociology at Tulane University, New Orleans. Ilana presents her released book The Entrepreneurial Scholar. A New Mindset for Success in Academia an...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:44:47
Late-Night Talk: Bella Winton, Alec Dawson, Ella Harford: Barbarian Rule Galicia, Christian Greek Hagiography, Female Sexual Deviancy and Adultery in the Georgian Era, PhD Marathon and more
Link to the call for paper conference at Swansea University: https://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa?A2=CLASSICISTS;d26a3f17.2501Submit your abstracts to either one of these emails: a.e.a.dawson@swansea.ac.uk & i.a.g.winton@swansea.ac....
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:58:22
Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: The Overwhelming downside of PhD productivity tools and hacks
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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53:14
Late-Night Interview: Eilian Richmond, PhD. 3MT, Earthbound, Literary Inconsistencies in the Bible, Balance between PhD and social life and more...
Students and Graduates,Eilian Richmond is a PhD graduate from Swansea University, who wrote his dissertation about the literary contradictions and hyper linkage within the Bible using his upcoming novel Earthbound as a reference.E...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:41:52
Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: Writer's Block is a Nonsense!
Students and Graduates!In this new late-night solo talk of the PhD Iceberg Explained Series, I speak about the issue of Writer's Block, a common feature that affects PhDs, overall.But is Writer's Block really a cognitive and int...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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56:04
Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: The Psychology of Funded and Self-Funded in PhD
Students and Graduates!This new session of the PhD Iceberg Series explores four points about PhD students with research funding and self-funding their research. Precisely, it explores the psychology and mindset of a funded and self-funde...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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55:36
Late-Night Interview: Michael Gerharz, PhD: Irresistible Communication, the Aha and Point in no Return effects in public speaking, power of communication in your PhD and more...
Students and graduates!Dr Michael Gerharz, a German PhD in Computer Science, talks about the importance of effective communication and what makes a great public communicator.Effective communication is a skill every PhD student m...
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Episode 15
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1:28:34
Late-Night Interview: Natalie Jarvis: Business Management in Diversity and Volunteering in the UK, Disability Pride, PhD and motherhood and more...
Students and Graduates!Natalie Jarvis is a PhD candidate from Swansea University, researching the UK workforce within the volunteering and disability sectors.Thank you all for tuning in, it has been a pl...
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Episode 14
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1:40:42
Late-Night Interview: Carys Hughes, Henry Bohun, Maria Lord, Troy Wilkinson: Persian, Hellenistic and Roman Empires, Alexander the Great and more...
Students and Graduates!PhD Lounge is back with another late-night interview! Carys Hughes is a PhD student from Swansea University, researching soft power within the Achaemenid and Seleucid royal courts. Maria Lord, Henry Bohun and Troy...
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Episode 13
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3:19:34
Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: Social Media Enculturation: Selling Yourself as a PhD Student!
Students and Graduates!This session of the PhD Iceberg Explained Series is about the use of social media and in what ways you can sell yourself as a PhD student/candidate. Enculturation is a characteristic of social media which I describ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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58:13
Late-Night Interview: Allen Roda and Lauren Saunders, PhDs: PhDone, Dissertation Editor, PhD stories and more...
Students and Graduates!Allen Roda and Lauren Saunders, PhDs, are the authors of PhDone, A Professional Dissertation Editor’s Guide to Writing Your Doctoral Thesis and Earning Your PhD. PhDone is a resourceful book for anyone who is appl...
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Episode 12
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1:35:06
Late-Night Interview: Gabriela Radulescu: SETI development during the Soviet Union, USSR vs USA influence in SETI, What is PhD for you and more…
Students and Graduates!The second anniversary of the PhD Lounge proudly presents another late-night interview with a new PhD student guest!Gabriela Radulescu is a third year PhD student in History and Anthropology of Science at th...
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Episode 11
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Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: The Challenges of the First PhD Draft!
Students and Graduates!This session of the PhD Iceberg Explained series entails the overall challenges of the first PhD draft, where I share some thoughts about what to consider to present your first written draft to your supervisor. Wri...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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38:51
Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: Research Proposal: The Growing Seed for the PhD Student/Supervisor Relationship!
Students and Graduates!Happy Easter and Spring Break! New session in the PhD Lounge Podcast! This is the second episode of the PhD Iceberg Explained Series, where I talk about the research proposal, the first step to apply for your PhD, and...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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44:11