48 episodes

We (Julia and Jonathan) happen to be academics and also happen to be psychologists studying speech perception. We want to make awesome science, make science awesome, and share what we’ve learned with a broad audience. In The Juice and the Squeeze, we peel apart issues in our careers and beyond (e.g., prioritizing, imposter syndrome, motivation, and more).

The juice and the squeeze Julia Strand and Jonathan Peelle

    • Education
    • 4.9 • 22 Ratings

We (Julia and Jonathan) happen to be academics and also happen to be psychologists studying speech perception. We want to make awesome science, make science awesome, and share what we’ve learned with a broad audience. In The Juice and the Squeeze, we peel apart issues in our careers and beyond (e.g., prioritizing, imposter syndrome, motivation, and more).

    Episode 48: New, again

    Episode 48: New, again

    Back after a year (!) away, Julia and Jonathan cover what’s been going on for the last year, and new things they are doing. Perhaps depressingly, they agree that being older or more advanced in one’s career doesn’t prevent the need for some degree of “starting over” when new challenges present themselves. Plus, Julia shares a strong book recommendation!


    Theme music courtesy of The Bobby Dazzlers
    Links:
    An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us a book by Ed YongScrivener writing softwareJonathan Peelle (@jpeelle@neuromatch.social) - Neuromatch SocialJulia Strand (@juliafstrand@mastodon.online) - Neuromatch Social

    • 43 min
    Episode 47: Hobbies!

    Episode 47: Hobbies!

    Jonathan has a career announcement and Julia is excited about graduation. Jonathan’s world didn’t fall apart when he checked his email less. And the main topic: what makes a good hobby? Do Jonathan or Julia have any hobbies?


    Theme music courtesy of The Bobby Dazzlers
    Links:
    Jonathan Peelle on Twitter: "I'm tremendously excited to share that in August I'm moving to @Northeastern! A big THANK YOU to my WashU department, lab, students, and many colleagues who have supported my lab since 2012. I'm looking forward to continued collaborations, and also to Big New Things in Boston! 🤘 https://t.co/I9CmDYsIVE" / TwitterCenter for Cognitive and Brain Health – Northeastern UniversityFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals: Burkeman, Oliver: 9780374159122: Books - AmazonHokey Stokes! (Julia's book carving)

    • 54 min
    Episode 46: Not overextending ourselves (and helping trainees to do the same)

    Episode 46: Not overextending ourselves (and helping trainees to do the same)

    Julia and Jonathan revisit the issue of how we manage our time and our commitments so that we can keep some sense of sanity, instead of feeling like butter being scraped over too much bread. In brief, when there’s too much stuff in the closet, you need to lean harder into your pile of no’s, because you probably only have about 4000 weeks to work with. How do we decide whether the juice is worth the squeeze (as it were)? Maybe we should start giving awards for thinking long and hard about a topic.


    Theme music courtesy of The Bobby Dazzlers
    Links:
    The juice and the squeeze Episode 5: A pile of no'sAmazon.com: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals: 9780374159122: Burkeman, Oliver: Books — But buy it from your local bookstore!Opportunity cost - WikipediaThe juice and the squeeze Episode 7: Too much stuff in the closetWarren Buffett’s “3-step” 5/25 Strategy: How to Focus and Prioritize Your Time Like a Billionaire.I feel thin... stretched. Like butter scraped over too much bread. - YouTubeIt's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff: Walsh, Peter: 8601419123933: Books: Amazon.com

    • 46 min
    Episode 45: To open or not to open (email, or books during an exam)

    Episode 45: To open or not to open (email, or books during an exam)

    After some long-overdue Halloween follow-up and Jonathan horrifying Julia with his new strategy for (not) dealing with email, your hosts tackle the topic of exam questions, and in particular, how to handle the prospect of open-book exams in classes where we would still like students to study. Should exams be timed? Multiple-choice? How do we incentivize students to spend time outside of class and support our learning goals while also being appropriately flexible? There are no easy answers but Julia and Jonathan offer some ideas.


    Theme music courtesy of The Bobby Dazzlers
    Links:
    The Brain Made Plain5by5 | Back to Work #550: Ampersands and RaisinsTweaks for TwitterTwitterrific: Twitter Your Way43 Folders Series: Inbox Zero | 43 FoldersInbox Zero: Merlin Mann's Tips for Managing Your Life Online | GQA Case for Inbox Infinity - The AtlanticSaneBox | Email Management for Any InboxHEY - Email at its best, new from Basecamp.The juice and the squeeze Episode 7: Too much stuff in the closetGQueues - Manage tasks & to-do lists with your Google AccountAmazon.com: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals (Audible Audio Edition): Oliver Burkeman, Oliver Burkeman, Macmillan Audio: Audible Books & Originals

    • 45 min
    Episode 44: Collaborations

    Episode 44: Collaborations

    For many of us, collaborating with other researchers is one of our favorites part of an academic career. In this episode Julia and Jonathan talk about different kinds of collaborations and what to think about when you’re starting a collaboration. And, some potential downsides of collaborations and how hopefully avoid the worst of these.


    Theme music courtesy of The Bobby Dazzlers
    Links:
    EP02: Inside Story: Lungs and Respiration - The Breath of Life - YouTube

    • 54 min
    Episode 43: Self-promotion but let's call it something else

    Episode 43: Self-promotion but let's call it something else

    Like all of life academia is social. Julia and Jonathan talk about different strategies for telling our colleagues about our work, including “advertising” our papers, talks, and the importance of having a website (you don’t have one? Get one!). These things are important at any career stage and you can start doing them wherever you’re at.


    Theme music courtesy of The Bobby Dazzlers
    Links:
    The juice and the squeeze Episode 6: Aggressively friendly — Don't call it networking but getting to know people interested in stuff similar to you can be fun and helpful.Open and Reproducible Science walks into a classroom | FORRT - Framework for Open and Reproducible Research TrainingConcepts & Cognition Laboratory

    • 51 min

Customer Reviews

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22 Ratings

22 Ratings

ElephantKlein ,

Academic career perspectives

Practical insights and advice for academics of all ages (college students through faculty), presented in an easy to listen, lighthearted yet focused conversation. Feels like taking an extended coffee break with a couple of peers/mentors.

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Juice and Squeeze

Fun podcast but by down to earth but intelligent folk. The juice is indeed worth the squeeze on this one!

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great podcast

great podcast; wonderful, interesting people! can’t wait to see what they have in store...

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