On this episode of Weak Daze, we sit down with Dr. Gail McFarland, a 62-year-old PhD graduate in Film and Media whose journey is a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, and radical authenticity. Taking a nontraditional path to her degree, Dr. McFarland opens up about the challenges and triumphs of returning to academia later in life and how her lifelong passion for storytelling and Black representation in media became the heartbeat of her research.

From raising a family to finding her voice in spaces that weren’t always built for her, Dr. McFarland proves that purpose has no expiration date. We talk legacy, media, and what it means to defy expectations on your own terms.

🎙️ Because at Weak Daze, it’s never about the straight line—it’s about the climb.