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A PI and her former Post-Doc discuss all the things you think about academia but never want to say. Ran by Helen Nuttall and Kate Slade.
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S1E11 New Year, Same Us!
Join Helen and Kate as they quiz each other on their 2025 highs and lows, their New Year's resolutions, and finally resolve who gets to be Glinda and and who gets to be Elphaba?! Thanks for listening!
S1E10 Leadership Confessions with Prof. Kevin Munro
Join Helen and Kate for a sit down chat with a celebrity of auditory science, Professor Kevin Munro! Tune in for an unfiltered discussion all about the highs and lows of leadership. And remember to…
S1E9 Take That
It's been a while, dear listeners! Helen and Kate are back with a little light relief, some updates, and A GOOD OLD CHINWAG. Enjoy the singing. Thanks for listening!
S1E8 Science Holiday: LIVE at the 7th International Conference on Cognitive Hearing Science for Communication
Join Helen and Kate live from CHSCOM 2024 with very special guests Professor Ingrid Johnsrude and Thorge Haupt! Ingrid and Thorge join Helen and Kate on stage to talk about the weird and wonderful…
S1E7 Momademia
In this week's episode we welcome our first ever guest, Dr Hannah Stewart! Hannah joins Helen to lift the lid on academic mum life and talk about all the ups and downs it brings. Expect tears (from…
S1E6 Putting the Ability in Vulnerability
In this week's episode Helen discovers that this is a comedy podcast, Kate goes from stiff to pliable, and we embrace the importance of vulnerability in work life. Thanks for listening!
Rent-A-Friend
Helen and Kate drink one too many coffees and ask each other "are we friends?". In this episode, our hosts discuss friendship without payroll, thoughts on the Delay Send email function, and the…
S1E4 Rejection
Helen and Kate share their academic rejection stories from papers to grants and their feelings after getting those sad emails. Close but no cigar! From dodgy spam filtering to "grant unboxing", this…
S1E3 Imposters
Kate and Helen discuss the infamous imposter syndrome, how it affects post-docs and PIs alike, and share a tragic anonymous coffee spillage story... Thanks for listening!
S1E2 Level up!
Helen and Kate discuss their experiences of academic career steps, the expectations vs. reality, and awkward emojis on this episode of Drs Confess!Thanks for listening!
S1E1 Guilt Trip
Come along for the ride with Helen and Kate as they talk about academic guilt, working patterns, and crisps in this weeks episode of Drs Confess!Thanks for listening!
S1 Pilot - Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway
Kate and Helen discuss fear of starting a podcast, fear of asking questions, and overcoming fears in this pilot episode of a brand new podcast all about academic life, 'Drs Confess'.Thanks for…
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Drs Confess has published 12 episodes since June 2022, covering topics in Science.
Drs Confess is currently highly active with new episodes semi-annually. Average episode length is 40m.
