Academic Misfits

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Episodes 10

Avg. Duration 1h 10m

Activity Highly Active

Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (2)

Since Jan 2025

Latest Episode May 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule

Every 2 Months

Format

Episodic

Consistency

72%

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academicmisfits.co.uk

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About This Podcast

Academia is slow to change. There's those of us who shake it up, force it to change or even decide to leave and poke it from the outside! Change does happen but it's a challenge. When I was a professor, I would write blogs, engage in public outreach that involved I'm A Scientist Get Me Out Of Here, cocktail evenings with science, and other silly ways to get people the knowledge I was producing. I also made experiments fun by bringing VR to prisons and schools. And I brought Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art, to psychology conferences! These creative endeavors and inclusive practices are often not valued as are high-impact publications and large-scale grants. There are many other ways we are misfits, however. Many are simply due to who we are - queer, BIPOC, etc. So, I've been called to create a podcast called Academic Misfits, honoring those of us who have gone rogue or have rebelled in our own ways.

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Recent Episodes

Cut the Crap: Academia’s Tenure Trap with Catrina Mitchum

May 15, 2026 1h

Our guest is Catrina Mitchum, PhD, Founder of CM Learning Design. We discuss all the issues around tenure, being mobile constantly in academia, and the reality of trying to fit into the system. We…

Relationships Are Easier Outside of Academia with Dr Jennifer Beech

Feb 24, 2026 1h 6m

Finding ways to succeed were the key takeaways from speaking with Jennifer. She is an English PhD but has a knack from systems and tech, which has meant an ability to both support students with…

“Should I Quit Academia to Become a Nun?” The Power of Discernment in Decisions With Liz Angeli

Jan 05, 2026 1h 21m

On the Academic Misfits podcast this week, we’re engaging in a deep, practical, and spiritual exploration of discernment – the spiritual basis of making aligned, conscious decisions. My guest is Liz…

Can Academia Support Political Activism? With Chantelle Lunt

Aug 11, 2025 1h 1m

Chantelle is a multi-talented (common thing for us people with ADHD!) woman who has founded political movements, served as a police officer, created community action projects across the UK, and is…

Let’s Get Political With Camilla Hansen

Jul 16, 2025 1h 12m

Camilla joins me to talk about academia and politics being 2 peas in a pod – politics right now may be in just as much shambles as academia. And like people’s perception of science, experts, etc,…

Adding the Woo to Academia with Dr Marie Gasper-Hulvat

May 02, 2025 1h 3m

Dr. Marie and I explore how Human Design became the compass that helped her become a better teacher, understand decoloniality, find peace after a lifetime of cyclical burnouts and learn to help…

Leaving Industry AND Academia with Dr Michele Veldsman

Apr 07, 2025 1h 12m

Michele Veldsman, founder of Playroom, and a recovering academic, who pivoted from both academia and industry to create her own path. She gets vulnerable and discusses her journey from academia to…

Bringing Edu-Punk to Academia with Si Poole

Mar 11, 2025 1h 7m

Grab the new Academic Misfits book here: https://www.routledge.com/Academic-Misfits-Questioned-Belongings-in-Higher-Education/Hoppe-Siegert-Temiz-Hasselgren-Seifan/p/book/9781032482217 In this…

Can Academics Change the World? with Kim Williams

Feb 12, 2025 1h 14m

This was a shooting the 5h!t kind of episode, with Kim Williams – Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies talking about her subject area getting the only pass in academia to be a raging advocate…

Academics as Activists with Dr Georgiana Turculet

Jan 14, 2025 1h 27m

Content warnings: suicide, oppression, murder – brief discussions with no detail. In today’s pod, we talk to Georgie, whose Marie Curie’s fellowship allowed her to create a film about the toxic…

Leaving Academia Like a Runaway Bride with Wedding Celebrant Dr Claire Lawrence

Dec 09, 2024 1h 14m

Dr Claire Lawrence and I discuss how much our skills in academia can be translated to other forms of work, how she left academia basically at the altar with wedding dress on and about to make a…

Solo Mothers by Choice with Dr Christie Margrave

Nov 12, 2024 43m

Christie and I speak about the challenges of parenthood in academia, the child penalty for researchers, and conferencing when you don’t have another parent figure . Here’s the link to the article I…

Burnout Pushed Me Out of Academia with Dr Nicole Janz

Oct 23, 2024 1h 5m

Dr Nicole shares her experience of not realizing she was a misfit in several ways and how burnout brought her to the realization that she was indeed an academic misfit. She also shares her…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Academic Misfits have?

Academic Misfits has published 10 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Education, Personal Journals.

Is Academic Misfits still active?

Academic Misfits is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 1h 10m.

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