Battling Pickle Podcast

Battling Pickle Podcast

Jon Westfall

Episodes 59
Avg. Duration 13m
Activity Sporadic
Since May 2021
Latest Episode Oct 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

A podcast by Dr. Jon Westfall that is used primarily for the student’s he’s currently teaching in class, but all are welcome to listen! Topics are broadly based in psychology and higher education.

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Recent Episodes

BP 59 - Studying for Midterms

Oct 13, 2025 7m

An effective three part study method that hits on deeper understanding of material

BP 58 - Bias!

Sep 29, 2025 12m

Bias is absolutely essential to survival and yet we try to ignore it and don’t analyze it.

BP 57 - Learning Across Classes

Sep 15, 2025 9m

Applying what was discussed in one class to what others are doing in another.

BP 56 - Fall 2025

Sep 08, 2025 13m

My kickoff to the fall 2025 semester podcasts

BP 55 - State of the Industry

Oct 14, 2024 8m

a bit about why you always need evidence

BP 54 - Functional Fixedness

Sep 23, 2024 8m

In today's episode we talk about how everyday items can have more than one use!

BP 53 - Learning Styles and Organizing Information

Sep 10, 2024 14m

In this episode I talk about how to organize thoughts! https://www.dcc.edu/documents/academics/communication/writing-center-handouts/essay-structure-handout.pdf is the PDF I mention regarding essay…

BP 52: Fall Kickoff and Motivational Thoughts

Aug 23, 2024 16m

In this episode, I talk about how to get started in EPY 601 and about motivation

BP 51 - Remove the Safety Tethers, Keep The Mat

Jul 22, 2024 14m

What do I mean by removing the safety tethers and keeping the mat? Well, I mean it's about muscle development, obvious right?

BP50 - On Precision of Language

Jul 16, 2024 11m

In this podcast I talk about linguistic differences between the real world and Science / Psychology / Education.

BP 49: On Check-Ins and Term Papers

Jul 08, 2024 9m

A little bit about the check-in due this week and term paper topics!

BP 48 - Welcome to Summer II!

Jul 01, 2024 18m

A welcome podcast for my Summer II (July 2024) students!

BP 47: On Lesson Plans

Jun 17, 2024 14m

In this episode I talk about lesson plans, give a little bit of tech advice, and hopefully get rid of some worries regarding the term paper's embedded lesson plan!

BP 46 - Dr. Westfall, Can You Give Me More To Do?

Jun 13, 2024 18m

An interesting request I get regularly, that we can unpack in educational contexts!

BP 45 - Term Papers & Constructivism

Jun 07, 2024 15m

In this I talk a little about the EPY 601 Term Paper and Constructivism in the classroom.

BP 44 - Writing a Structured Essay (Aka Avoid The Stream Of Consciousness!)

Jun 03, 2024 7m

In this short episode, I talk about writing a structured essay, and test out a new way to record my podcast!

BP 43 - Welcome to Summer I 2024

May 23, 2024 26m

In this podcast I welcome new students to Summer I 2024 and go over the requirements to be successful in class!

BP 42: Quantitative Data Analysis

Apr 01, 2024 12m

A by request topic from an EPY 601 student!

BP 41: Term Papers and Academic Writing

Mar 04, 2024 18m

An episode spent talking about the podcast and begging you to think about academic writing structure

BP 40 - Failures part 2

Feb 15, 2024 7m

Not many people decided to share their failures, so I share one that I see with a lot of well intentioned, students.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Battling Pickle Podcast has published 59 episodes since May 2021, covering topics in Courses, Education.

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Battling Pickle Podcast is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 13m.

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