The GLaD Podcast
From the creators of the Spatial Analytics + Data interview and seminar series, we bring you the GLaD Podcast—Geography, Life + Data. A little geography, a little (academic) life, a little ”geography life”, and LOTS about data, mostly spatial. Join your hosts, Dani Arribas-Bel, Rachel Franklin, and Levi Wolf for conversations, interviews, and even a few hot takes.
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Episodes
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
Saturday Jul 01, 2023
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 this episode, we discuss the projects, perspectives, and ideas we’re passionate about as academics: not just our work hobbies but our hobby horses. Join us for a wide ranging conversation about PhD training, open science, work life balance, and how we might do academic careers differently.
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
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) discuss our favorite picks for books that discuss Geography (Life) and Data. Along the way, we talk about the role books have, why we think they're (still!) important today, and how their role has changed.
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
Saturday Mar 18, 2023
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, we've got three guests in this episode (a GLaD podcast innovation!). Levi talks to Trisalyn Nelson, geography professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara; Dani chats with Michael Widener, geographer at the University of Toronto; and Rachel talks to Oscar Larson, conference director at the American Association of Geographers (AAG).
This is another long episode, which can easily be stretched across two or three listening sessions.
Got thoughts on "how to conference"? We'd love to hear from you!
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
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 some of the stuff we're most excited about for the Spring of 2023.
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
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 they used to ask SAD interviewees: whom would you invite? What would you talk about?
This one's a long one, so pull up a chair, go for a long walk, or maybe string it out over a few days.
For more SAD background and Rachel's written answers to the SAD Dinner Party questions, see this SubStack essay.
Thursday Mar 16, 2023