How to get on The Joyful Scholar: Surviving and Thriving in Academic Life: pitching, format and contact

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity

Often has guests

89% of recent episode titles look like interviews

Episode length

20 min

Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.

Publishing

Dormant

9 episodes · last 2026-01-21

Language

English (Canada)

Declared in the feed as en-ca.

Where it's from

Outside the UK

The feed declares en-ca.

Reach

3

Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.

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Worth a pitch. This show publishes its own contact, sits outside the national chart, is independently published, and its recent episodes show it books guests.

How this show compares to other other podcasts

It publishes less often than most comparable shows, so expect a longer lead time and fewer available slots.

Measured against every other podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

	This show	Category average
Episodes featuring a guest	89%	17%
Episodes in the last 90 days	0	8
Typical episode length	20 min	34 min
Episodes published in total	9	105
Reach percentile	3	50

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What the show says about itself

The Joyful Scholar podcast is your essential guide to graduate school success and early academic career development. Join me, Dr. Rebecca Malhi, as I discuss important topics including stress management, research productivity, burnout, imposter syndrome, perfectionism, mental health, academic writing, and work-life balance. In each episode, I share insights, expert advice, and strategies that address challenges you may be facing. Plus, I help you to rekindle the motivation, joy, and passion that made you initially go into academia. Survive and thrive in your academic journey and in life!

Recent episodes

Straight from the feed. The quickest way to judge whether your angle fits.

Recovering from Rejection: An Interview with Valeria Rusnak | Ep 8
From Plans to Progress: How to Stick to Your Schedule (Time Management Part 5) | Ep 7
Strategies to Get Your Priorities Straight (Time Management Part 4) | Ep 6
Creating Effective To-Do Lists (Time Management Part 3) | Ep 5
Setting Good Goals (Time Management Part 2) | Ep 4
Time Management Part 1 | Ep 3

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Common questions

Does The Joyful Scholar: Surviving and Thriving in Academic Life accept guests?

Often has guests. This show interviews people regularly. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.

How do I contact The Joyful Scholar: Surviving and Thriving in Academic Life?

Yes. The Joyful Scholar: Surviving and Thriving in Academic Life publishes a contact address in its own RSS feed, and it is the show's own inbox rather than a shared network desk. We hold it and release it to people on a plan. We never invent an address and never send a pitch on your behalf.

How often does The Joyful Scholar: Surviving and Thriving in Academic Life publish?

It has not published in a long time, so there is no current schedule. There are 9 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 20 minutes.

Is The Joyful Scholar: Surviving and Thriving in Academic Life still active?

Yes. It has published within the last year.