The PhD-to-Be Podcast

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The PhD-to-Be Podcast is a podcast hosted by Nataly Dickson, a PhD candidate in Rhetoric and Composition at TCU. Listen to her, and her various guests, discuss their lives as graduate students, and offer insight into experiences with topics like burnout, life and work balance, and navigating academia. Do you have any questions? Are there any topics you want them to cover? Email them at thephdtobepodcast@gmail.com. This podcast is not affiliated with TCU.

Episode Date
Episode 83: How to Design a Course
May 28, 2025
Episode 82: Navigating Pregnancy as a Graduate Student (Part Two)
May 07, 2025
Episode 81: I Was Rejected By All 7 Jobs I Applied To-Now What?
Apr 09, 2025
Episode 80: A Midsemester Reflection (Spring 2025 Edition)
Mar 19, 2025
Episode 79: Getting Rejected From Grad Programs
Mar 12, 2025
Episode 78: Making Grad Work Matter
Feb 26, 2025
After School Snack #13: Nataly's Thrift Tips
Feb 12, 2025
Episode 77: Is College Worth It?
Jan 29, 2025
Episode 76: Navigating Pregnancy as a Graduate Student (Part One)
Jan 01, 2025
Episode 75: End of Semester Reflection (Fall 2024 Edition)
Dec 18, 2024
Episode 74: Parenting While PhD-ing (A First Semester PhD Student's Experience)
Dec 04, 2024
Episode 73: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!
Nov 20, 2024
Episode 72: Fast-Track PhD or Master's Route?
Nov 13, 2024
After School Snack #12: The Video Games That Shaped My Childhood
Oct 30, 2024
Episode 71: The Importance of Cultural Representation in Grad School (An Interview with Andrea Wright)
Oct 23, 2024
Episode 70: Religion, Faith, and Spirituality in Academia
Oct 16, 2024
Episode 69: Our Midsemester Reflection (Fall 2024 Edition)
Oct 09, 2024
Episode 68: The Curriculum Vitae (or CV)
Oct 02, 2024
Episode 67: The Grad Student Comparison Trap
Sep 25, 2024
Episode 66: Feeling Stuck While Working On Your Dissertation
Sep 19, 2024
After School Snack #11: Music We Love
Sep 11, 2024
Episode 65: Writing Abstracts (and Proposals)
Sep 04, 2024
Episode 64: Questions to Ask Current Grad Students, Prep Tips, and More (Q&A)
Aug 28, 2024
Episode 63: Summer Break Recap/Our Goals For The Fall 2024 Semester
Aug 21, 2024
Episode 62: Finding a Mentor For Your Grad Program
Aug 07, 2024
Episode 61: Rule of Thirds, Trusting Yourself, and The Impact of Showing Up
Jul 31, 2024
Episode 60: Imposter Syndrome (Featuring Dr. Ruth Bomar)
Jul 24, 2024
After School Snack #10: Our Favorite Movies
Jul 17, 2024
Episode 59: Finding The "Perfect" Grad Program For You
Jul 10, 2024
Episode 58: Writing and Defending Your Dissertation Prospectus
Jul 03, 2024
Episode 57: An Update on Nataly's Dissertation (Summer Break Edition)
Jun 19, 2024
Episode 56: Things Graduate Students Say
Jun 12, 2024
Episode 55: An Online PhD Student's Journey In Clinical Health Psychology (An Interview with Shelika Joshi)
Jun 05, 2024
Episode 54: The Science Behind Mastering Biology (An Interview with Chrissy Baker)
May 29, 2024
After School Snack #9: 10 Things We Can't Live Without
May 22, 2024
Episode 53: Our End of Semester Reflection (Spring 2024 Edition)
May 15, 2024
Episode 52: Recap of The 2024 Southern Plains Arts, Humanities, and Languages Conference
May 08, 2024
Episode 51: Putting Together Your Comprehensive Exam Book Lists
Apr 17, 2024
Episode 50: Is Grad School A Grad Student's Number One Job?
Apr 10, 2024
Episode 49: Our Midsemester Reflection (Spring 2024 Edition)
Apr 03, 2024
Episode 48: Defending Your Comprehensive Exams
Mar 27, 2024
After School Snack #8: Cabrini Movie Review
Mar 20, 2024
Episode 47: From PhD to Academic/ADHD Coach (An Interview with Dr. Ruth Bomar)
Mar 13, 2024
Episode 46: How Dead Animals and a Car Accident Disrupted Two Grad Lives
Mar 06, 2024
One Year Anniversary of The PhD-to-Be Podcast
Mar 01, 2024
Episode 45: Thesis, Comprehensive Exams, and Dissertation Committees
Feb 28, 2024
Episode 44: Organizing a Group With Your Grad Student Colleagues
Feb 21, 2024
Episode 43: Dallas' Comprehensive Exam Experience
Feb 14, 2024
After School Snack #7: Saint Valentine's Day
Feb 07, 2024
Episode 42: How Grad School Helped Us Grow Closer to Our Home Cultures
Jan 24, 2024
Episode 41: Earning a PhD Before The Age of 30 (An Interview with Dr. Ashley Johnson)
Jan 17, 2024
Episode 40: Writing Instructors Share Their Thoughts on Generative AI
Jan 10, 2024
Episode 39: New Graduate Instructors Reflect on Their First Semester of Teaching
Jan 03, 2024
Episode 38: Our End of Semester Reflection (Fall 2023 Edition)
Dec 27, 2023
Episode 37: Personal Discernment at TCU's Brite Divinity School (An Interview with Cat Forrester)
Dec 20, 2023
After School Snack #6: Christmas
Dec 13, 2023
Episode 36: What's In My Bag? (Grad School Edition)
Dec 06, 2023
Episode 35: Our Writing Processes
Nov 29, 2023
Episode 34: Finding Balance Between Grad Life and The Holiday Season
Nov 15, 2023
Episode 33: If We Knew What We Know Now About Grad School
Nov 08, 2023
Episode 32: Writing For Publication
Nov 01, 2023
Episode 31: Community College and Virtually Presenting at a Conference
Oct 25, 2023
After School Snack #5: Halloween
Oct 18, 2023
Episode 30: Our Midsemester Reflection (Fall 2023 Edition)
Oct 11, 2023
Episode 29: Shooting Your Shot While in Graduate School
Oct 04, 2023
Episode 28: The Impact of School Spirit on the Grad School Experience
Sep 27, 2023
Episode 27: Questions You Should Ask Grad Programs Before Applying
Sep 20, 2023
Episode 26: Navigating Family, Work, and Graduate School (An Interview with Silvia Romo-Duarte)
Sep 13, 2023
Episode 25: Finding Community Outside of Graduate School
Sep 06, 2023
After School Snack #4: What We Wanted to Be Growing Up
Aug 30, 2023
Episode 24: Side Hustles in Graduate School
Aug 23, 2023
Episode 23: Graduate Student Stereotypes
Aug 16, 2023
Episode 22: Planning a Conference as a Graduate Student
Aug 09, 2023
Episode 21: The Best Graduate Courses We've Ever Taken
Aug 02, 2023
Episode 20: Stressful Grad School Summers
Jul 26, 2023
Episode 19: A Young Professional Gets a Professional MBA (An Interview with Megan Klavitter)
Jul 19, 2023
After School Snack #3: Our Favorite Childhood Books
Jul 12, 2023
Episode 18: Narrowing Down Your Areas of Research
Jul 05, 2023
Episode 17: The Emotional Toll of Comprehensive Exams
Jun 28, 2023
Episode 16: Statements of Purpose
Jun 21, 2023
Episode 15: Burnout (A Nataly Solo Episode)
Jun 14, 2023
Episode 14: Life After the Accelerated Master's Program (An Interview with Reese Brown)
Jun 07, 2023
Episode 13: Our End of Semester Reflection (Spring 2023 Edition)
May 31, 2023
After School Snack #2: High School Memories
May 24, 2023
Episode 12: All About Academic Conferences
May 17, 2023
Episode 11: Friendships in Academia (Oklahoma State Edition)
May 12, 2023
Episode 10: Teaching as a Graduate Student
May 10, 2023
Episode 9: Being an Older Graduate Student (An Interview with Natalie Shellenberger)
May 03, 2023
Episode 8: Taking a Gap Year
Apr 26, 2023
Episode 7: Reacting to "Why You Shouldn't Get a PhD" Videos
Apr 19, 2023
After School Snack #1: Growing Up in the 90s and Early 2000s
Apr 12, 2023
Episode 6: What We Love About Graduate School
Apr 05, 2023
Episode 5: Our Midsemester Reflection (Spring 2023 Edition)
Mar 29, 2023
Episode 4: Mourning The Undergraduate Experience
Mar 22, 2023
Episode 3: Keeping The Faith While in Graduate School
Mar 15, 2023
Episode 2: So, You Think You Want to Go to Graduate School?
Mar 08, 2023
Episode 1: Why We Chose to Go to Grad School
Mar 01, 2023