03 Knowledge Mobilization (Alison)
Episodes and posts for knowledge mobilization of my own research. Includes workshops, conference papers, and publications.
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Episode 11: (Re)Covering Bad Women– From Ithaka to Whitechapel
This episode is the second in “(Re)Covering Bad Women,” a podcast miniseries exploring vulnerability, precarity, and victimization in true crime podcasts. This episode is an explanation of my creative podcast episode, (Re)Covering Bad Women: Unruly Slave Girls in the Odyssey. This episode connects the creative sound piece to broader themes from Emily Wilson’s translation of Continue reading
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Summer Road Tripping
Whether it’s a short two-hour stretch to visit family or a more remote, off-grid get away, I find driving time is also some of my best podcast listening time. To help us podcast-listening road-trippers out, CBC’s Sounds Good podcast newsletter and Pod the North collaborated to curate a two-part list of podcasts recommended by Canadian… Continue reading
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Working Group on Ethical Podcasting Practices
I’m pleased to announce the launch of a new working group on ethical podcasting practices, in collaboration with the Humanities Podcast Network (HPN). Rapid technological changes have made it easier than ever to create podcasts. Technical how-to information is easily found online, but podcasters wishing to practice their craft in an ethical, caring, and responsible Continue reading
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Power and Podcasting (Extended Version)
This is the transcript of a talk given at the Brock University Humanities Research Institute (HRI) Spring Symposium on 14 April, 2025. This is a modified four minute version of the talk I gave at the Brock University 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) competition in March. Do you remember the last time you sat around a Continue reading
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Coming in 2026: The Palgrave Handbook of Humanities Podcasting
I’m very excited to share that the Palgrave Handbook of Humanities Podcasting is progressing and will be available in 2026! This book is the first volume of its kind and it is a massive undertaking with dozens of contributors. Our fearless editors, Beth, Kim, Milan and Saronik, are doing an amazing job bringing things together! Continue reading
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Episode 07 Theories & Methods: Humanities Podcasting & Public Discourse
This post is an accessible version of my research poster for the HUMA 7P02 poster session held at Brock University on 2 April 2025. Do you remember the last time you sat around a campfire, eating smores and sharing stories? We share campfire stories with an intimate group of trusted friends. The growth of podcasting Continue reading
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Now on Apple Podcasts!
Project PhDcast is now listed on Apple Podcasts! This means if you use a podcatcher (podcast app) that draws from the Apple directory, you can now subscribe to my podcast directly! If you listen to podcasts on Android, you may have to wait. I haven’t listed the podcast with Google Play, as they are phasing Continue reading
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Police Podcasting: Ethical and Professional Considerations
I’ll be presenting my research-in-progress on police podcasting at the upcoming International Virtual Grad Symposium: Emerging Research in Podcast Studies on Sept. 23-24, 2023. Follow the link for more information about the symposium and how to attend. A podcasting project by the Toronto Police Services (TPS) hit the headlines in February 2023 when the CBC Continue reading
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Workshop: Podcasting Essentials for (New) Creators
I’m pleased to be offering another podcasting workshop on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at Brock University! Members of the Brock community are invited to RSVP for this event on ExperienceBU. In just twenty years, podcasting has moved from a niche experimental medium to a global phenomenon. There are now an estimated 3 million active podcasts with 30 million Continue reading
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PLN in the news!
I am thrilled that Academica Top Ten picked up the Brock News story on our Podcast Learning Network and has shared it with their subscribers across Canada (and across Twitter!). Brock announces Podcast Learning Network initiative Academica Group, Academica Top Ten, 11 Aug. 2023 Academica Top Ten is an email newsletter that picks their ten Continue reading
About Me
-PhD student in Interdisciplinary Humanities researching podcast ethics and knowledge mobilization under the supervision of Dr. Aaron Mauro at Brock University
-Host and producer of Foreword
-Producer of Eve, Intersected
-Cohost and producer of MythTake
-MA in Classics from Brock University (2013)
-BA in Classics from McMaster University (2009)
-BA in History & Linguistics from Glendon College, York University (2003)
Podcasting and researching from the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples in modern-day Canada.
Project PhDcast 