Greetings, dear listeners!
You’ve asked, and it’s finally here—Publish Not Perish is now also a podcast! I’m bringing some of the best-loved themes and new reflections from the newsletter straight to your ears. Starting this Thursday, you’ll get weekly episodes with practical strategies, real talk about academic life, and encouragement to help you write, publish, and actually enjoy the process.
You’ll get an email through Substack each time a new episode drops, but you’ll soon be able to subscribe on Apple and Spotify if you’d rather get it that way (and skip the emails). Just follow the opt-out instructions here.
Whether you're commuting, walking the dog, or just need a little company while you gear up to write—this is your space to find support and a little joy in the scholarly grind.
I hope you'll tune in!
Trailer Transcript
Welcome to Publish Not Perish, the podcast where we turn that well-worn academic mantra on its head. You know the one I'm talking about, publish or perish. It's a phrase whispered in grad seminars, repeated in department meetings, and etched into the very fabric of academia. We hear it early on, often from that admired faculty member who tells us that publishing is the key to breaking into the academic job market.
It becomes a barometer for success, a metric we carry with us through every milestone, landing that first job, striving for the better job, and holding on to that job once it's ours.
For many of us, publish or perish isn't just background noise. It's a relentless hum that shapes our every move.
But what if it didn't have to be that way?
Here on Publish Not Perish, the podcast, we're rewriting that narrative. This podcast isn't just about surviving academia.
Each episode will explore practical strategies and real stories that help you not just meet the demands of scholarly writing but thrive while doing it.
So if you're ready to ditch the pressure and embrace a more sustainable, fulfilling writing life, then buckle up friends, because here we go!
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