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September 29, 2025 74 mins

This is a special episode: this podcast will change after this episode, from remote audio-only interviews to exclusively in-person video interviews. Dan Quintana, professor at the University of Oslo and host of the Everything Hertz podcast, joins me to discuss why and how I'm making this change, podcasting and science communication more broadly, time management as an academic and podcaster, and much more.

BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.

Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreon

Timestamps

0:00:00: An obnoxious episode: podcasters talking about podcasting

0:02:22: Why Dan and I started our podcasts

0:07:15: Video vs audio podcasts, YouTube as a podcast platform, and social media

0:13:08: In-person vs. online/remote recordings

0:18:40: My plans for recording in-person video interviews

0:28:55: To start a remote podcast, you only need a laptop now

0:30:58: Managing a podcast while being a full-time scientist

0:39:14: Inviting guests to do interviews

0:43:20: Is podcasting a waste of time?

0:48:22: Science communication

0:49:56: Should I change my podcast's name and logo?

0:55:55: Final recommendations for the podcast from Dan? And for people who want to start a podcast

1:04:02: A book or paper more people should read

1:09:50: Something Dan wishes he'd learnt sooner

1:12:11: Advice for postdocs

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Other links & references

Samson 2QU microphone: https://samsontech.com/products/microphones/usb-microphones/q2u/

Latour & Woolgar (1979). Laboratory life: The construction of scientific facts.

Morris (1979). The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt.

Todes (2014). Ivan Pavlov: A Russian life in science.

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