Academic Aunties

15/10/2025

In our latest episode, Willow Samara Allen, Nisha Nath and talk about the harms committed by “nice white ladies” in the academy, incl white tears, why “niceness” 👎, structural violence. This episode’s subtitle could be “sh*t ww have said to us.” Search for Academic Aunties wherever you get your podcasts!

02/10/2025

In academia, it’s taboo to be unserious. Not here, though, at Academic Aunties. On our latest episode, we show that we can be good academics and also like unserious things by diving deep into one of my guilty pleasures, The Summer I Turned Pretty, streaming on Amazon Prime.

We get into it with my friend, Dr. Nicole De Silva, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Concordia University.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts

https://www.academicaunties.com/episodes/the-summer-i-turned-pretty-old/

03/03/2025

Our inaugural email newsletter goes out tomorrow at noon ET! In this edition we talk about the management consultant grifters infiltrating higher ed. Be the first to read it by subscribing at newsletter.academicaunties.com!

Take care. Be kind to yourself. And don’t be an as***le.

26/02/2025

Our universities are in crisis...but not in the way that senior leadership wants us to believe.

In this special episode of , our fave auntie Dr. tackles York University's recent announcement of the suspension of program admissions for 19 undergraduate programs, including Indigenous Studies, and Gender, Sexuality & Women's studies. York is not alone in this wider attack on higher education at academic institutions around the world!

Have a listen to Ethel, Dr. Ena Dua, Dr. Sara Rotz and Dr. , in an episode that weaves together how to make sense of what is going on, but most importantly, how to ACT NOW.

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26/11/2024

Join our favourite in conversation with Dr. Robyn Magalit Rodriguez in this stunning episode about what it can look like to 're-imagine everything' when one feels compelled to leave the academe. Have a listen to this generative conversation on ecological justice, capitalism, the academy, and transformative possibilities inspired by the land steward at the beautiful , Dr. Rodriguez.

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14/11/2024

ran a workshop on “care and subversion at work” at Inspiring Women Among Us event. What’s your strategy for subversion?

12/11/2024

That’s right. We made a t-shirt.

07/11/2024

What happens now? The fight continues. Listen to our thoughts about the election and where we go from here on our latest episode. Academicaunties.com or your favourite podcast app.

21/10/2024

We have all experienced incredibly toxic behaviour in academia about the pettiest, smallest things. So we're working on a episode about this and we'd love to share your stories. Send us an email at [email protected] or DM us! We'll keep it anonymous, of course. We'd love to hear from you.