Your Words Unleashed
Your Words Unleashed Podcast, hosted by author and writing coach Dr. Leslie Wang, helps women scholars master their writing habits and publish a book that matters.
Your Words Unleashed
Latest Episodes
Ep. 116 - Leaving Academia #11: Life Beyond Adjuncting (with Caitlin Luetger-Schlewitt)
What happens when you love teaching but can’t make a sustainable living as an adjunct?In this episode, I talk with Caitlin Luetger-Schlewitt about her winding career journey through higher education and beyond. After eight years of “full...
Ep. 115 - Rethinking Leadership in Academia (with Dr. Jen Heemstra)
Academic leadership often comes with a job description that says “professor” but a reality that says “manager, mentor, conflict resolver, and people leader.” The problem? Most academics receive very little training for that second job.In...
Ep. 114 - How to Write Stronger Conclusions (with Dr. Katherine Wiley)
Writing a conclusion can feel surprisingly difficult. By the time you reach the end of a book, you just want to be finished! But a conclusion is more than the final chapter—it's your opportunity to help readers understand what your work adds up...
Ep. 113 - Scale Back Your Teaching Without Guilt! (Listener's Choice!)
Feeling the weight of the upcoming semester? You’re not alone. In this listener's choice episode, I explore why so many academics head into fall already exhausted—and how you can change that. I share a simple but powerful three-s...
Ep. 112 - Bringing Personal Memoir into Academic Writing (with Dr. Georgiann Davis)
Academic writing often asks us to keep ourselves out of the story. Memoir asks us to do the opposite.In this episode, I talk with sociologist and intersex scholar-activist Georgiann Davis about her new book, Five Star White Trash, a rese...