If the academic life course were a sport, what would it be? Marathon? Hurdles? Bobsled? Find out how your GLaD co-hosts answer that question in this episode, as we discuss academic life course events, the various burdens that assail us at every

Episode 14: Behind the Editor's Desk

Mar 27th, 2024 58m 7s

Today, we’re giving you a sneak peek behind the editor’s desk at a peer-reviewed journal. Many academics publish, but organizing reviews, reproduction materials, and making the first (and final) call on a manuscript can be a very unique experie

Episode 13: Computing Geographically with David O'Sullivan

Feb 14th, 2024 1h 17m

For this episode, we’re joined by David O’Sullivan to talk about his forthcoming book, Computing Geographically: Bridging GIScience and Geography. We talk about how the book came together, what's in it, and also how "computing geographically"

Episode 12: A Day in the Life of... Darla Munroe

Jan 29th, 2024 55m 23s

Today, we have a second “a day in the life of…” conversation, where we interview GLaD folks to get the scoop and the behind-the-scenes view on what it is like to live their life. This time, we’re chatting with Dr Darla Munroe. Darla is directo

Episode 11: Holiday Special 2023 — A Vibe Check on Cities

Dec 16th, 2023 1h 2m

In this episode your GLaD team gets into the holiday spirit with an energetic conversation about how we're feeling about cities in 2023—because, let's face it, cities have had a bit of a hard time these past few years. Maybe their purpose is ch

Episode 10: A Day in the Life of... James Cheshire

Dec 5th, 2023 46m 13s

Today, we’re trialing a new episode format: “a day in the life of…”, where we’ll be interviewing GLaD folks to get the scoop and the behind-the-scenes view on what it is like to live their life. As inaugural guest, we have the pleasure of welco

Episode 9: Luc Anselin (from the vault)

Nov 13th, 2023 1h 4m

Today, we're reaching back "into the vault" to our Spatial Analytics and Data (SAD) interview series to bring you one of our past guests: Luc Anselin is the Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago

Episode 8: Quitters

Sep 20th, 2023 1h 19m

It sure feels like we're living through an academic "quitting" moment, with social media abounding with tales of folks departing universities for greener professional pastures. What's going on?! In this episode Dani, Levi, and Rachel try to fin

Episode 7: Danny Dorling (from the vault)

Aug 31st, 2023 1h 1m

Today, we're reaching back "into the vault" to our Spatial Analytics and Data (SAD) interview series to bring you one of our past guests: Danny Dorling, the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. In this conversat

Episode 6: 15 Minute Cities

Jul 20th, 2023 45m

(15minute) cities are hot again! The idea that you should be able to walk (or bike) to most amenities and services you rely on daily has taken a new life of its own in the last few years. In this episode, we introduce the initial notion of a 15

Episode 5: Hobbies and Hobby Horses

Jul 1st, 2023 45m 1s

To an academic, doing something for “work” can mean so many different things. Sometimes, it’s our academic hobbies—the passion projects we take on alongside our usual work—that can really shape how we view our selves and how others view us.In

Episode 4: Books

Apr 5th, 2023 52m 9s

When we did our #SAD cocktail party, we were so excited about every bit of our lists that we never made it to one of the final questions we always ask: #SAD books. We more than make up for it in this episode, where we (Rachel, Levi and Dani) di

Episode 3: How to Conference

Mar 18th, 2023 1h 58m

In our third episode, Rachel, Dani, and Levi talk conferences: what they're for, tips for managing the seemingly inevitable stress that accompanies a conference, and what we like about them. To make sure we're getting a range of perspectives,

Episode 2: It’s Spring and We Have Some (Geography + Data) Things We Are Excited For

Mar 17th, 2023 36m 16s

The flowers are blooming. The days are getting longer.Equally as exciting: there are so many things in the Geography, Life and Data world that we are looking forward to. Join your co-hosts, Levi, Dani, and Rachel for a whirlwind discussion of

Episode 1: SAD Dinner Parties

Mar 17th, 2023 1h 17m

A callback for our original Spatial Analytics + Data (SAD) listeners who loved the part of the Interviews where we got to the SAD Dinner Party segment.In this, our second GLaD episode, Dani, Levi, and Rachel answer the Dinner Party questions t