Stupid Genius PhD Podcast

Stupid Genius PhD Podcast

By Emily Wharton and Mollie BrydeComedyEducationSelf-Improvement
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Stupid Genius PhD Podcast episodes

  • Ep 45: Preparing for a Restful Winter Break
    The winter break can provide a brilliant opportunity to recharge your academic batteries. However, winding down and taking a break isn’t always easy as a PhD student or Early Career Researcher. In this episode, Emily and Mollie chat about some of the challenges that you might face when taking a break over Christmas, and they discuss useful strategies that you can use to effectively prepare for the break. They discuss useful tips like organisation leading up to the holidays, setting boundaries, signalling and more. But what do they know?

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    50 min
  • Ep 44: Is Your Phone Standing in Your Way of PhD Success?
    This week Emily and Mollie delve into the ways excessive screen time can hinder productivity and mental health for PhD students. They open up about their own struggles with striking the balance between mobile phone use and productivity, while also providing strategies and insights for maintaining a healthy balance. Tune in to gain valuable knowledge and practical tips for navigating the digital era as a PhD student.

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    44 min
  • Ep 43: Diversity and Inclusion in Academia with Chiedza Ikpeh

    This week Emily and Mollie are joined by the amazing Chiedza Ikpeh. Chiedza is the Director of the RARA (Real and Authentic Representations of Africans and Caribbeans) Education Project and she is also an EDI Consultant, and Multi-Academy Trustee. Chiedza is also a Doctoral Researcher and she is doing amazing research around the barriers to career advancement faced by marginalised Black women in secondary education. Join the Stupid Geniuses and Chiedza as they discuss advancing diversity and inclusion in academia, critical race theory and intersectionality theory, and much, much more. Find Chiedza on Instagram @theblackresearcher_ and @education.rara



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    1 hr
  • Ep 42: Are You Laughing Enough?
    Join the Stupid Geniuses in this hilarious episode as they chat about the benefits of laughter and explore why we all need to crank up the chuckles in our lives. Listen as Emily and Mollie discuss how we can all laugh more and they take part in some on-air laughing yoga. Prepare for contagious giggles as they uncover how laughter boosts mental and physical health and makes life oh-so-much brighter. But what do they know?

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    43 min
  • Ep 41: Conflict With Your Supervisors?

    Academia is a world often riddled with obstacles, and navigating conflicts with your supervisors or team can feel like walking a tightrope. Join Emily and Mollie as they discuss strategies for handling conflicts from practicing empathy and taking a growth mindset to prioritising clear communication. But what do they know?


    Whether you're a PhD student or a professional interested in navigating conflicts within academia, this episode is for you!


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    48 min
  • Ep 40: Becoming a Doctor
    One half of Stupid Genius is officially a doctor! Tune in to this episode for an unfiltered and uncensored account of what it’s really like to sit a PhD VIVA. Expect far too much information and a big dollop of unprofessionalism as Emily and Mollie share some handy tips that might just help you to pass your VIVA. But what do they know?

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    53 min
  • Ep: 39: PhD Horror Stories
    This week Emily and Mollie are getting spooky with some PhD horror stories. Join the Stupid Geniuses for a Halloween special of murderous PhD students, creepy participants, and much more!

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    52 min
  • Ep 38: Why We All Need to Talk About Dwarfism with Dr Erin Pritchard
    In this episode the Stupid Geniuses are joined by researcher, dwarfism activist and all around amazing woman, Dr Erin Pritchard, for a frank and revealing discussion of dwarfism and dwarfism awareness. As a woman with dwarfism, Dr Pritchard shares some of the significant challenges and barriers faced by individuals living with dwarfism, from navigating inaccessible environments to combating harmful cultural representations. She also shares some brilliant advice on how we can all be better allies to people with dwarfism. Through a heartfelt discussion of the discrimination and abuse that people with dwarfism encounter on a daily basis, this episode sheds light on the critical importance of raising awareness of this issue.

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Ep 37: Preparing to Pass Your VIVA
    The VIVA is the most important milestone in the PhD journey and so it's crucial you are fully prepared for everything it throws your way. In this episode, Emily and Mollie share some brilliant tips on how to ace your PhD viva preparations. From selecting and getting familiar with your examiners to taking a break from your thesis, from sitting your mock VIVA to ensuring you get into the right mindset, the Stupid Geniuses discusses everything you need to make your VIVA preparations a success!. So, whether your VIVA is fast approaching or it's still months or years away, this is an episode you need to listen to! But, what do they know?

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Ep 36: What Your Supervisor Really Thinks About You
    Get ready to journey into the world of PhD supervision as Emily and Mollie explore what PhD supervisors wish their students knew. In this episode, the Stupid Geniuses hear from experienced PhD supervisors who reveal their secret challenges and what really motivates them to supervise doctoral students. Listen as these senior academics disclose some of their supervising joys, frustrations and pet peeves. Emily and Mollie reflect on some of their own experiences and they give some advice on what not to do. But what do they know? 

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    1 hr

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Stupid Genius the PhD podcast jumps into all things PhD life. Hosts Emily Wharton and Mollie Bryde discuss the highs and lows of doctoral study from being proud of your PhD successes to managing…

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