About the show
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).
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Episodes
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Episode 18: Sharing is caring
April 14th, 2020 | 50 mins 32 secs
Julia and Jonathan catch up on FU from Julia’s “self correcting” episode and dive into talking about why and how we share our data and code. What are the pros and cons? Will you be helping your future self? Spoiler alert: your hosts are more convinced by the pros. Plus, lots of interesting links to supplement your listening.
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Episode 17: Self correcting
March 31st, 2020 | 50 mins 49 secs
In this episode, Julia describes the process of finding and correcting a major error in one of her published papers. A programming mistake had generated a pattern of data that was, in fact, completely untrue. Julia shares how she discovered the error, the temptation to conceal it, and the process of disclosing it to her co-authors, the journal it was published in, her tenure committee, and others. Along the way, Julia and Jonathan talk about the incentive structures of science, the benefits of programmatic research and scientific transparency, and the importance of sharing our mistakes and how we fix them.
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Episode 16: All we can do is the best we can do
March 24th, 2020 | 49 mins 47 secs
Things feel a little crazy at the moment but listening to podcasts can only help. Right? RIGHT? Julia and Jonathan share how they are approaching teaching and maintaining sanity during coronavirus lockdown. Slack, Zoom tea time, faux commutes, and Julia’s speakeasy (password: “password”).
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Episode 15: Talking the talk
March 10th, 2020 | 59 mins 22 secs
Scientific talks are the topic and Jonathan and Julia offer a wide ranging set of thoughts on topics ranging from practice to laser pointers to imagining Julia sitting in the back row of your audience. In an unexpected moment of honesty Jonathan admits to usually wearing pants (AND trousers, by the way).
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Episode 14: Bumps in the road
February 25th, 2020 | 48 mins 24 secs
Sometimes things don’t go according to plan, and sometimes this is OK. Jonathan and Julia talk about how we react when our plans don’t work out and offer a bit of specific advice for graduate school applicants. Julia doubts that ALL dolphins are friendly and helpful, and Jonathan shares about the time he was almost a wrestler.
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Episode 13: You're not an imposter, and it's not a syndrome
February 11th, 2020 | 48 mins 28 secs
IMposter or imPOSter? However you pronounce it, Julia and Jonathan take on the topic of imposter syndrome, which as it turns out isn’t really a syndrome. Everyone experiences this to various degrees but gosh it can be hard to talk about. Maybe we can change the world by being more intentional about supporting each other in both our successes and not-knowing-and-it’s-OKings.
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Episode 12: Just get something on paper
January 28th, 2020 | 46 mins 12 secs
Julia and Jonathan dive into the topic of writing, including when in a project we tend to write, some common challenges, and approaches that have worked for them (and which may, or may not, work for you). Some handy tricks involve phrases like “reverse outlining”, “word vomit”, and “parenthetical REF”. Jonathan has the most boring game ever to help him write. Challenge for the week: Find a paper that inspires you to write well, and share it with someone.
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Episode 11: Academic seasons
January 14th, 2020 | 40 mins 59 secs
F/U related to Julia’s tenure and weaponry, and Jonathan’s sleep deprivation, before moving into discussing seasons of the academic year. How do we use these to help us plan and take advantage of when we have the most energy? Weekly challenge: send someone you know (which might be your future self) a nice note to encourage them. Speaking of mail, keep sending your email.
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Episode 10: Floss the ones you want to keep
December 31st, 2019 | 42 mins 16 secs
To bring 2019 to a close Julia and Jonathan offer unsolicited advice on a wide range of topics, including health, finances, and computers. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! Julia gets an important phone call related to her career (insert suspenseful music).
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Episode 9: Please consider it for publication in [Your Fine Journal]
December 17th, 2019 | 54 mins 56 secs
Jonathan and Julia talk about how we get our research published. What do we think about when picking a journal? When in the process do we pick a journal? What’s the deal with preferred/nonpreferred reviewers? The squeaky wheel gets the grease, but when's a reasonable time to start squeaking?
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Episode 8: Find your own chunk size
December 3rd, 2019 | 54 mins 5 secs
Winter is here, prompting a discussion of clothing and coziness before getting into the how and the why of organization systems (especially to-do lists and calendar-related things). Breaking things down into meaningfully-sized chunks is good (with a real-world example from manuscript writing). Good calendar hygiene is important.
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Episode 7: Too much stuff in the closet
November 19th, 2019 | 42 mins 24 secs
Jonathan and Julia tackle the topic of things that distract us from what we are dHEY look a squirrel!!! There’s a balance between being focused and having the freedom to explore. If there are too many things in your closet, they won’t fit neatly, and you might just have to get rid of something. Jonathan loves the IRB.
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Episode 6: Aggressively friendly
November 5th, 2019 | 47 mins 23 secs
Sometimes it works to just go to a conference and wander around, but more often having a strategy is useful. Probably trying to do EVERYTHING will not be a winning strategy. Networking just means making friends with people who are interested in similar things as you and makes conferences way more fun. One of your hosts is much more likely than the other to strike up conversations with nearby strangers.
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Episode 5: A pile of no's
October 22nd, 2019 | 52 mins 43 secs
Julia’s favorite holiday is approaching and we all wish we could attend her Halloween party. Follow up to a listener email about how to handle new requests for work prompts a long discussion about how we choose what projects to work on in general. We should all be saying “no” to a lot of things but don’t.
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Episode 4: 95 percent lean
October 8th, 2019 | 36 mins 50 secs
Among all of the facts, focusing on positive ones (instead of negative ones) can help keep us in a good mental place. Julia both hates and loves running and the mysterious woman who encourages her. A double-edged challenge for next time: reframe something positively to ourselves, and reframe something positively for someone else.
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Episode 3: Join the resistance
September 24th, 2019 | 43 mins 18 secs
After a brief diversion for f/u we have a quick chat about the importance of having a website if you’re an academic. Taking time off from work (during the day, week, or year) seems VERY important for both happiness and productivity. But it's hard to do. Join the resistance and sharpen your saw (all credit to Julia's mom). We would all like to handle email the way Donald Knuth does but that's probably unrealistic.