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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Episodes
59 episodes
Solo Session: What If The PhD Skill Gap Is A Myth?
Students and Graduates!The “PhD skill gap” gets repeated so often that it starts to feel like fact, but I don’t buy it. What I see is a communication gap: brilliant researchers describing real, employable work in language that employers ...
Late-Night Talk: Shellee Howard. College Ready. You Can Graduate Debt Free If You Plan Early
Students and Graduates!Shellee Howard is the founder and CEO of College Ready, the 2026 Global Educational Consultant of the year, a college admissions and financial strategist, and two-time best selling author. Shellee has helped famili...
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Late-Night Talk: Joic Majo. If Multiple Sclerosis Is So Personal Why Treat It Broadly
Students and Graduates!Joic Majo is a PhD Candidate researching multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic neurological disease that affects over 2.5 million people globally. Joic's research interests falls in neuropathology, the microscopic stu...
Late-Night Talk: Ambrogio Caiani, PhD. When Catholicism flirts with Evil
Students and Graduates!Ambrogio A. Caiani, PhD, is currently Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Kent in Canterbury and lives in Southwark. He is the author of four books which have focused on European History...
Solo Session: Your PhD Does Not Have To Lead Every Chat
Students and Graduates! PhD life has a way of leaking into everything, especially conversation. You meet friends for a simple coffee, but the moment there is a pause you fill it with your dissertation, your supervisor feedback, your...
Late-Night Talk: Katie Rees, PhD. Personalised Nutrition Through Genetics And Coaching
Students and Graduates!Katie Rees holds a PhD in genetics from the Cardiff Metropolitan University, is a Welsh professional swimmer competitor, certified Neuroscience Coach, and the founder of Bioelevate.At Bioelevate, Katie deliv...
Late-Night Talk: Andrea Grandi, PhD. A Former Postdoc Explains How To Land Your First Industry Role
Students and Graduates!Andrea Grandi, PhD, holds a PostDoc in Pharma at the University of Parma and former Corporate R&D Scientist at Chiesi Group.He is the founder of Dr G Development, helping PostDocs in Pharma and related S...
Solo Session: A World Cup 11 of Academic Footballers
Students and Graduates!A World Cup XI where everyone did their homework: PhDs, MBAs, and BAs across the pitch. In this World Cup 2026 final where Spain and Argentina are playing for the prestigious trophy that will add another star to th...
Late-Night Talk: Louise O'Brien, PhD. What If Your Career Plan Needs A Plan B
Students and Graduates!Louise O’Brien is an Egyptologist and Ancient Historian specialising in Roman Egypt.Her research interests focus on portraiture in the ancient world, cultural interactions, and hybrid visual and material cul...
Late-Night Talk: Jack Cooper, PhD. Megalodon, Myths, And Modern Shark Science
Students and Graduates!Jack Cooper, PhD, is a Paleobiologist from Swansea University, science write and public communicator.His research expertise is about the Megalodon, a pre-historic shark that went extinct 3 Million years ago....
Solo Session: The only Footballer to play a World Cup and hold a PhD
Students and Graduates!As the World Cup 2026 is underway, did you know there is only one professional footballer who played a World Cup and obtained a PhD?I introduce to you Turid Knaak, PhD, a former German professional footballe...
Late-Night Talk: Ersin Hussein, PhD. A PhD Can Change Your Life Without Promising A Job
Students and Graduates!Ersin Hussein, PhD, is an ancient historian whose work centres on the history and material culture of ancient Cyprus, with a particular emphasis on questions of identity and heritage. A consistent thread throughout...
Solo Session: Bridging Humanities and STEM PhDs
Students and Graduates!Among stereotypes, historical divisions and practical differences, Humanities and STEM deeply bridge gaps in the PhD universe! If you haven't thought about what similarities PhDs in Humanities and STEM bring to the...
Solo Session: How your PhD Changes Each Year?
Students and Graduates!Your PhD can feel like one long stretch of work, but the truth is that each year demands a different kind of focus. In this late-night solo session, we explore how each year of your PhD changes.1st year: Fir...
Solo Session: Networking in PhD: The Most Valuable Skill
Students and Graduates!Networking can feel like a mysterious academic superpower: everyone tells you to do it during your PhD, but nobody explains how to do it without feeling awkward, uncomfortable and time-consuming. In this late-night...
Late-Night Talk: Nigel Pollard, PhD, and Stephen Harrison, PhD. The PhD After The PhD
Students and Graduates!Nigel Pollard, PhD, is an Ancient History Professor at Swansea University, author, fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and archaeologist specialised in the Roman and Near Eastern worlds.
Solo Session: “Failure” in PhD Explained
Students and Graduates!The heavy feeling of “I’m failing” that hits when supervisor feedback is slow, sharp, or hard to predict, and how that can spiral into imposter syndrome, low achiever or fraudster thoughts. In this late-night talk,...
Late-Night Talk. Sean Sullivan. A Historian Explains How Words Like Nation Fueled The English Civil Wars
Students and Graduates!Sean Sullivan is a Ph.D candidate in History at Swansea University, specializing in early modern British History and the Stuart Monarchy. When procrastinating on doing more productive things, he can usually be foun...
Late-Night Talk. Angelina Giovani Agha. Source: An App like Uber to Reach Archives Worldwide
Students and Graduates!Angelina Giovani Agha is an Art Historian, Provenance researcher, and entrepreneur.She is the founder of Source, a peer to peer research app that connects students, researchers, collectors and librarians, to...
Late-Night Talk: Angelo Robles. What Counts As Proof When Science Is Uncertain
Students and Graduates!Angelo Robles is a final-year PhD candidate from Swansea University, researching brain lipids from zebrafish to study Alzheimer's.Follow Angelo's social media: Instagram: @gelo_ross_drewLin...
Solo Session: PhD and Society.
Students and Graduates!Feeling “behind in life” while you’re deep in a PhD can hit hard, especially when friends seem to be racing through the traditional milestones: a car, a wedding, children, a house, a job title that looks neat on pa...
Late-Night Talk: Jessica Diehl, PhD. How To Turn Solid Research Into A Publishable Journal Paper.
Students and Graduates!Jessica Diehl, PhD, is a teacher, researcher writer, and social scientist. Jessica is the Founder of Publish It!, an online business platform where she helps scholars to publish their research strategically....
Solo Session: How your Hobbies can help progress your PhD?
Students and Graduates!Many PhD researchers treat hobbies as optional, a luxury to be postponed until after deadlines ease. The reality is the opposite: a modest, regular hobby can make the hard work of a doctorate more creative, sustain...
Solo Session: The Renaissance Bro Mindset For PhD Success
Students and Graduates!What if the best model for a resilient, fulfilling PhD is older than the lab coat? Do you consider yourself as a Renaissance Scholar when you produce knowledge towards PhD success?In this Late-Night Solo Ses...
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...
