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The official podcast of the Society of Graduate Students at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. We aim to showcase the innovative research that graduate students are conducting at Western University and appeal to various audiences including those within and beyond the academic community.
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Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
In this edition of #GradLife, your hosts Amalie Hutchinson, Charan Mandur, and Scott Walters discuss how they de-stress from graduate studies both on and off campus. Get ready to hear about Western campus exhibits, markets, and natural spaces, as well as lively talks on their favorite games and shows.
Recorded on April 18, 2023
Produced by Scott Walters
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
On this episode of GradCast, Brittany, Laura, and Charan talk about wrapping up the term, weddings, and how they plan to schedule their lives during the summer.
Recorded on April 11, 2023
Produced by Laura Muñoz Baena
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
This week, hosts Meghan Voll and Facundo Lodol interview Melanie Pare, a Master’s student in Western’s French Program. We speak with Melanie about translating grief in French life-writing, our burning tattoo questions, dealing with rejection, and relatable thesis writing problems.
Recorded on April 4, 2023
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
This week, hosts Meghan Voll and Scott Walters interview returning guest, Navid Afrasiabian. Now a Ph.D candidate in Physics and Astronomy, Navid talks about his new project investigating fibre-reinforced polymer composites, how we can improve their properties, and his project’s applications in the automotive and aerospace industries.
To find out more about Navid’s research, visit his Twitter at: @nafrasia
Recorded on March 28, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
In this special episode Laura, Charan and Brittany are guests on What Tickles Your Peach, an undergraduate radio show. They talk about what it's like to be a TA and put their knowledge to the test in a fun game.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
For our third #PostDocsTalk episode, hosts Brittany Melton and Meghan Voll interview Dr. Yimin Chen, a postdoctoral fellow at Royal Roads University in BC, formerly a PhD from Western’s FIMS department. In this episode, Yimin talks about how to build your postdoc community by being social, gives us some tips and tricks for how to build your academic community, and use that as leverage to find your eventual postdoctoral fellowship.
To find out more about Yimin’s postdoctoral research, visit: @Shinypants0 on Twitter.
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
In this special #GradLife episode hosts Amalie Hutchinson, Brittany Melton, Facundo Lodol, and producer Jordan VanderBurgt talk about getting involved in extracurriculars and how that impacts our grad experience. We chat about colour-coded calendars, if Jordan ever gets any nights off, and why saying "no" to some activities is just as important as saying "yes".
Recorded on March 21, 2023.
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Continuing our new series called #PostDocsTalk, hosts Scott Walters and Carly Charron speak with Dr. Catie Ivy, a post-doctoral fellow in the biology department. Catie shares advice on seeking out postdoc positions, what she looked for in potential supervisors, how funding works, and how different the postdoc experience is from her PhD.
To learn more about Catie be sure to check out her Twitter @Catie_Ivy
Recording on March 13, 2023.
Produced by Jordan VanderBurgt.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
On this episode hosts Carly Charron and Charan Mandur are joined by microbiology PhD Candidate Gerrit Stuivenberg. Gerrit tells us about his research into what creates kidney stones, the deal with probiotics, and why one of our hosts should eat more green vegetables.
To learn more about Gerrit, find him on twitter as @garybiotics.
Recorded on March 9, 2023.
Produced by Laura Muñoz Baena.
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
This week, hosts Meghan Voll and Amalie Hutchinson interview Farheen Meraj, an MA in Western’s Research for Policy and Evaluation program. Learn about Farheen’s newcomer integration research, where she pursues integration issues, attempts to close gaps, and provide a softer landing for new immigrants entering Canada.
To learn more about Farheen's work, visit this link:
Recorded on March 10, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.