Selected interviews, podcasts and chats on academic research and STEM workforce development, and highlighting contributions of diverse scientists to the research enterprise in higher education. More interviews here.
Video Interviews & Chats
InTouch – Think STEAM Careers Podcast
Empowering BIPOC Communities in STEM: The Potential Impact of the CHIPS and Science Act
Papa PhD Live Interview
JSPG & AAAS Marcia McNutt Interview
AAAS Annual Meeting Live Stream
Empowering the Next Generation to Shape the Future of American Science Policy
AAAS STPF Live Chat & AIP FYI Highlight
Fancy Comma
STEAM Sparks – Think STEAM Careers Podcast
Audio Interviews & Chats
AAAS STPF Sci on the Fly Podcast
CHIPS and Science Act: Landmark Legislation Unleashing American Innovation and Competitiveness
Featuring Dahlia Sokolov, Policy Director, House SST Committee – Democrats
On Campus Podcast with CITI Program
PhD Career Stories Podcast
When Science Speaks Podcast
Science Lives Podcast
UC Irvine GPS-STEM Science Policy Podcast
Empowering Early Career Researchers via Science Policy & Advocacy
Once A Scientist Podcast
Science Policy and Advocacy Expert, Adriana Bankston, on Pushing for Systemic Changes in Science
We Love Science Podcast
From Where Does It STEM Podcast
Impact Through Science Policy & Transcript
Captures stories of resilience, scientific journeys, and inspiration that built and shaped diverse scientists*
Written Interviews
Lab Manager blog
ARIS news
ESEP newsletter
Organization for Human Brain Mapping Student/Postdoc SIG
A Road Less Travelled: An Interview with Dr. Adriana Bankston on Her Path from Academia to Policy
Knowing Neurons, Neuropolitics & Society column
Contributions, Quotes & Researcher Profiles
Future of Research blog
Carrot on a Stick: FLSA Regulation, Postdoc Salaries, and the Impending Confusion
Journal of Stories in Science
The Female Scientist
ASBMB Today magazine
Exemplary Contributions to Education Award (Neil Garg, UCLA)
Future of Research blog
Postdoc Reactions to the FLSA Fiasco
ASBMB Today magazine
Ruth Kirschstein Diversity in Science Award (Tracy Johnson, UCLA)
Expert Interviews
Expertise topics: Research policy, STEM workforce development, funding cuts impacts on research enterprise, career/training advice for junior scientists.
Informational Interviews: NASEM New Voices | AAAS | CCST Fellows | Mirzayan Fellows | 40+ U.S. universities (including U California, Stanford, Baylor, Yale, Columbia, U Mass, Emory, Albert Einstein, Harvard, Penn State, Notre Dame) & internationally (U of Padua, Sorbonne U).
Trainee Interviews: Includes student classroom assignments (GMU, UCLA, Ohio State, UGA, Wash U, Howard U, CUNY).
Notes
*Other podcast guests include: Francis Collins, Marcia McNutt, Sethuraman Panchanathan, Alondra Nelson

































