About this podcast
A PI and her former Post-Doc discuss all the things you think about academia but never want to say. Ran by Helen Nuttall and Kate Slade.
Episodes
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- Confessions of a Vice-Chancellor · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 7Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Helen & Kate welcome their University's Vice-Chancellor to lift the lid on life at the top! From leadership and University culture to the…
- Confessions of a Dr with a Broken No Button · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 6Send us Fan Mail In this month’s episode, Helen and Kate are joined by the incredible Dr Rachel Honeyghan-Williams. Alongside being a postdoctoral research fellow at University…
- Confessions of a Postdoc · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 5Send us Fan Mail It’s Dr, actually!! In this month’s episode, Helen and Kate are joined by Dr Haydn Farrelly who has just started his first postdoctoral research role after…
- Confessions from Backstage · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 4Send us Fan Mail The secret diary is open once again. In this episode, Helen and Kate talk about developing confidence through science communication and public speaking. Listen…
- Confessions of an Academic Chameleon · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail Join Helen and Kate as they open their secret diary yet again! This time, they are joined by their PhD student, Ewan Dean, who is in the process of academic…
- Confessions from the Edge of Promotion · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 2Send us Fan Mail “Should I go for it?!” The journey to the next step in your career is often a challenging one, and the decision to start that journey can be just as hard. In…
- Confessions of a new Research Group Leader: LIVE! · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail Join Helen and Kate as they open their secret diary live from the Vivensa Foundation Annual Symposium 2026 with a very special guest, Dr Sophia Amenyah! Sophia…
- Season 2 Trailer - Drs Confess with Helen Nuttall and Kate Slade · 4 min · Season 2Send us Fan Mail Kate and Helen are back and re-opening their secret diary of academic life for Season 2 of Drs Confess! Have you ever struggled with imposter syndrome, felt…
- Livin' la Viva Voce · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail Join Helen, Kate, and two fabulous guests: Professor Bob Lauder and Dr Jess Pepper, for a chat about the moment every PhD student is waiting for (and maybe…
- New Year, Same Us! · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 11Send us Fan Mail Join Helen and Kate as they quiz each other on their 2025 highs and lows, their New Year's resolutions, and finally resolve who gets to be Glinda and and who…
- Leadership Confessions with Prof. Kevin Munro · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail Join Helen and Kate for a sit down chat with a celebrity of auditory science, Professor Kevin Munro! Tune in for an unfiltered discussion all about the highs and…
- Take That · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 9Send us Fan Mail It's been a while, dear listeners! Helen and Kate are back with a little light relief, some updates, and A GOOD OLD CHINWAG. Enjoy the singing. Thanks for…
- Science Holiday: LIVE at the 7th International Conference on Cognitive Hearing Science for Communication · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail Join Helen and Kate live from CHSCOM 2024 with very special guests Professor Ingrid Johnsrude and Thorge Haupt! Ingrid and Thorge join Helen and Kate on stage to…
- Momademia · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 7Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode we welcome our first ever guest, Dr Hannah Stewart! Hannah joins Helen to lift the lid on academic mum life and talk about all the ups and…
- Putting the Ability in Vulnerability · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 6Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode Helen discovers that this is a comedy podcast, Kate goes from stiff to pliable, and we embrace the importance of vulnerability in work…
- Rent-A-Friend · 23 minSend us Fan Mail Helen and Kate drink one too many coffees and ask each other "are we friends?". In this episode, our hosts discuss friendship without payroll, thoughts on the…
- Rejection · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 4Send us Fan Mail Helen and Kate share their academic rejection stories from papers to grants and their feelings after getting those sad emails. Close but no cigar! From dodgy…
- Imposters · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail Kate and Helen discuss the infamous imposter syndrome, how it affects post-docs and PIs alike, and share a tragic anonymous coffee spillage story... Thanks for…
- Level up! · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 2Send us Fan Mail Helen and Kate discuss their experiences of academic career steps, the expectations vs. reality, and awkward emojis on this episode of Drs Confess! Thanks for…
- Guilt Trip · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail Come along for the ride with Helen and Kate as they talk about academic guilt, working patterns, and crisps in this weeks episode of Drs Confess! Thanks for…
