The Bench Warmers Podcast

Gender bias and sexual harassment in the sciences have been all over the news lately. We talked to a bunch of women scientists about their experiences dealing with an ostensibly meritocratic and objective system that nevertheless treats men and women differently. Find this episode in iTunes at the following link! Subscribe and rate us! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bench-warmers-podcast/id1025394134 Like our facebook page: facebook.com/TheBenchwarmersPodcast Part 1: Barbara Iglewski talks about salaries and Chemistry class Part 2: Karyn Schmidt tells us a story about gender bias Part 3: Katelynn tells us two stories, both about confounding stereotypes Part 4: Helena Shomar talks about an unwelcome advance Part 5: Fran Bagenal lays out some strategies for how science can get better The Bench Warmers is Produced and Edited by Madeline Sofia and Karl Smith. Stalker and Gravedigger are both by The Adventures of the Silver Spaceman. Check out their music at TAOTSS.bandcamp.com. Two Trains is by Keep. Check out their music at keeperlovesyou.bandcamp.com The Bench Warmers Theme is by Under the Eaves. Check out their music at reverbnation.com/undertheeaves Our logo is by Alexis Carek.

We got a bunch of graduate students drunk (which was about as easy as you’d imagine) and had them tell us their favorite story from the history of science. This is our wildest episode yet! http://www.benchwarmerspodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/The-Bench-Warmers-Ep.-6_-DRUNK-HISTORY-OF-SCIENCE-1.mp3 The Bench Warmers Ep. 6: DRUNK HISTORY OF SCIENCE (Downloadable mp3. Right click link and choose “Save Link As…”) Find this episode in iTunes at the following link! Subscribe and rate us! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bench-warmers-podcast/id1025394134 Like our facebook page: facebook.com/TheBenchwarmersPodcast   Part 1: James tells the story of Ignaz Semmelweis. More info on Ignaz HERE Part 2: Maddie tells another poop story. More information on John Snow HERE Part 3: Dillon shares a love story involving urethral catheters. More information on Werner Forssman HERE Part 4: Dan tell the remarkable story of Henrietta Lacks. More information on Henrietta HERE Part 5: Chapin delves into the rivalry between two scientific giants. More information on Robert Hooke HERE The Bench Warmers is Produced and Edited by Madeline Sofia and Karl Smith. In Hardwood Groves is by SEBIO. Check out their music at sebio.bandcamp.com Hesitation Blues and Rye Whiskey are traditional tunes, performed here by Jake Book. Check out his music at jakebook.bandcamp.com Red Meat is by Ball of Flame Shoot Fire. Check out their music at ballofflameshootfire.bandcamp.com Shine’s Gone Cold is by Thunder and Rain. Check out their music at thunderandrainmusic.com The Bench Warmers Theme is by Under the Eaves. Check out their music at reverbnation.com/undertheeaves This episode’s featured image is by Wanaruk Chaimayo Our logo is by Alexis Carek.

Have you ever caused your advisor to get scaled by boiling coffee? Ever saved them from going to prison? Found out a relative had bullied them? This month we look at the relationship at the heart of the grad school experience – a years-long co-dependency between the PI (Primary Investigator) and the Grad Student. http://www.benchwarmerspodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/The-Bench-Warmers-Ep.-5_-Project-Inspector.mp3 The Bench Warmers Ep. 5: Project Inspector (Downloadable mp3. Right click link and choose “Save Link As…”) Find this episode in iTunes at the following link! Subscribe and rate us! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bench-warmers-podcast/id1025394134 Like our facebook page: facebook.com/TheBenchwarmersPodcast Part 1: Fred Sherman tells us about a trip to the zoo Part 2: Tess Eidem and Paul Dunman tell the same story from different sides of the room Part 3: Carrie Klocke reminds us why it is appropriate to have some fear of your advisor Part 4: Scott Gerber tells us what makes a good mentor Part 5: Marty Pavelka saves his boss from prison Part 6: Liz Boule has an interesting familial connection to her boss Part 7: Dan Scantlebury shares some Advisor slapstick Part 8: Tess Eidem has an amazing day The Bench Warmers is Produced and Edited by Madeline Sofia and Karl Smith. Jumpin’ Java is by Lowly, The Tree Ghost. Check out their music at lowlythetreeghost.bandcamp.com Bertie Hey, Turn the Screw, and Vasco da Gama are by Ball of Flame Shoot Fire. Check out their music at ballofflameshootfire.bandcamp.com The Bench Warmers Theme and Hit and Run are by Under the Eaves. Check out their music at reverbnation.com/undertheeaves Our logo is by Alexis Carek. Includes the sound effect CassetteRewind by acclivity of freesound.org    

There was gun to her head, and the man wanted her purse, but her purse had irreplaceable data on it. What would you have done? This Month, The Bench Warmers Podcast asks the question “What Would You Do For Your Data?” Listen for stories about rogue freezers, horse gods, effigies, acquiring Oregon Trail status diseases, and of course, SHARKS http://www.benchwarmerspodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/The-Bench-Warmers-Ep.-4_-What-Would-You-Do-For-Your-Data.mp3 The Bench Warmers Ep. 4: What Would You Do For Your Data (Downloadable mp3. Right click link and choose “Save Link As…”) Find this episode in iTunes at the following link! Subscribe and rate us! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bench-warmers-podcast/id1025394134 Like our facebook page: facebook.com/TheBenchwarmersPodcast Part 1: Maddie burns a thing Part 2: We document the weird lab rituals of the URMC Part 3: Edith Lord stares down a punk Part 4: Clarence Ling battles entropy, as manifested through a -80 fridge Part 5: Thomas Walpole, of Cambridge, UK, acquires a shark after adventures Part 6: Field work makes a lasting impression on Dan Scantlebury The Bench Warmers is Produced and Edited by Madeline Sofia and Karl Smith. Genealogy and Oh the Monsters are from the Tall Tales EP by Lowly, The Tree Ghost. Check out their music at lowlythetreeghost.bandcamp.com Red Meat, Vroom Vroom, and Ploopitie are both from the album Grumpy Little Bird by Ball of Flame Shoot Fire. Check out their music at ballofflameshootfire.bandcamp.com The Bench Warmers Theme is by Under the Eaves. Check out their music at reverbnation.com/undertheeaves Our logo is by Alexis Carek. Photo is courtesy of Thomas Walpole  

Ah, the scientific conference. A place to come together with your peers, share the insights and advances in your field, and potentially embarrass yourself for life. http://www.benchwarmerspodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/The-Bench-Warmers-Ep.-3_-Panic-at-the-Conference1.mp3 The Bench Warmers Ep. 3: Panic! at the Conference (Downloadable mp3. Right click link and choose “Save Link As…”) Find this episode in iTunes at the following link! Subscribe and rate us! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bench-warmers-podcast/id1025394134 Like our facebook page: facebook.com/TheBenchwarmersPodcast Part 1: Scott Gerber mishandles his vowels during a talk about angiogenesis Part 2: Rachel Fabi demonstrates the placebo effect in front of her scientific peers Part 3: Sesquile Ramon does not want to go into patent law Part 4: Andrew Loudon gets a second chance to make a first impression Part 5: An anonymous scientist has a misadventure at a conference in an unnamed Eastern European country Part 6: Matt Payea was NOT born to run The Bench Warmers is Produced and Edited by Madeline Sofia and Karl Smith. Rye Whiskey is a traditional tune, performed here by Jake Book, from his album Live in the Homeland. Check out his music at jakebook.bandcamp.com All By Myself With You is from the album They Don’t Run Your Life by bgm. Check out his music at music.fromabasement.com Holler Out is by Thunder and Rain, from the album of the same name. Check out their music at thunderandrainmusic.com The Bench Warmers Theme and Lie to Me are both by Under the Eaves. Check out their music at reverbnation.com/undertheeaves Our logo is by Alexis Carek.

  We asked a bunch of current and former grad students what the most expensive thing they ever broke in lab was. The result was hilarious and soul-crushing. Grab some headphones and a box of Kimwipes for the inevitable tears, and give this episode a listen. http://www.benchwarmerspodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/The-Bench-Warmers-Ep.-2_-Oh-Sh_t.mp3 The Bench Warmers Ep. 2: Oh Sh*t (Downloadable mp3. Right click link and choose “Save Link As…”) Find this episode in iTunes at the following link! Subscribe and rate us! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bench-warmers-podcast/id1025394134 Like our facebook page: facebook.com/TheBenchwarmersPodcast Part 1: Karl has a confession Part 2: So many, many broken things Part 3: Karl interviews PhD candidate Kaitlin Wozniak about using pliers on a very expensive laser mirror Part 4: Maddie interviews PI Scott Gerber about “The Great White Buffalo” Part 5: Maddie interviews PhD student Alejandro about an acid accident Part 6: Dr. Paul Dunman returns to tell us about a ring of fire Part 7: An interview with a subject who wished to remain anonymous about a terrifying close call. The Bench Warmers is Produced and Edited by Madeline Sofia and Karl Smith. The Worst Things, In the Rain, and Sorry You Died are all from the album They Don’t Run Your Life by bgm. Check out his music at music.fromabasement.com The Bench Warmers Theme is by Under the Eaves. Check out their music at reverbnation.com/undertheeaves This week’s outro was The Entertainer by Scott Joplin, recorded from a player piano by tomrjim and Jonathan Aizen, and released under a creative commons license. Downloaded from the free music archive: freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Frog_Legs_Ragtime_Era_Favorites/04_-_scott_joplin_-_the_entertainer Our logo is by Alexis Carek. Our montage of broken things stories featured PhD candidate Carolyn Klocke and PhD student Maureen Newman, as well as several other students who wished to remain anonymous.

Part 1: Maddie and Karl interview Chapin Cavender, an incoming PhD student Part 2: Maddie tells a story about a time when her best laid plan exploded in front of her entire department. Part 3: Karl tells a story about the first time he felt like he belonged in Graduate School Part 4: Maddie interviews Dr. Paul Dunman about a time when he nearly left Graduate School during his time there. Part 5: Chapin has a question for Maddie and Karl http://www.benchwarmerspodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Bench-Warmers-Ep.-1_-What-Have-We-Gotten-Into_.mp3 The Bench Warmers Ep. 1: What Have We Gotten Into? (Downloadable mp3. Right click link and choose “Save Link As…”) Find this episode in iTunes at the following link! Subscribe and rate us! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bench-warmers-podcast/id1025394134 Like our facebook page: facebook.com/TheBenchwarmersPodcast The Bench Warmers is Produced and Edited by Madeline Sofia and Karl Smith. The Bench Warmers Theme is by Under the Eaves. Check out their music at reverbnation.com/undertheeaves Hit and Run is by Under the Eaves. Omaha is by Thunder and Rain. Check out their music at http://thunderandrainmusic.com/ Our logo is by Alexis Carek.