HeyJaredDesi Academia Podcast
A space for discussing the trials and tribulations that make research and academic life interesting. This podcast offers the perspective of early-career Desi researchers navigating their futures both in India and abroad.
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- Aug 30, 2026
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S13E2: Linguistics by way of India with Indranil, Charlie, and Remo (opens the original)
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In this episode, we continue our deep dive into language science. We are joined by a fantastic panel of linguists to unpack the foundational debates shaping modern linguistics and cognitive science. We explore how studying human and animal communication helps define the boundaries of Language, why the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis continues to spark debates over language as a universal human trait versus a product of culture, and how phenomena like the Bouba/Kiki effect fuel the controversy over whethe
S13E1: Linguistics 101 with Chandan and Indranil (opens the original)
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This is our Linguistics 101 episode, where we talk about what linguistics actually is, who a linguist is, and why linguistics research goes far beyond the textbook. Our guests play a big role in shaping linguistics education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and we sit down to discuss what shaping future linguists looks like. This episode is co-hosted by Professor Indranil Dutta , Dean of the School of Languages and Linguistics at Jadavpur University. As a computational linguist and
S12E4: The postdoctoral saga so far...ft. Sumaira (opens the original)
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In this episode of DAP, Megh, Vatsal, Aditya, and friend of the pod Sumaira talk about their post-doctoral lives. In this rant session, we discuss the uniqueness of this title, why this job treats us like trainees, who trains and builds a postdoc, and what there is to build. We also talk about the problems in academia, our backup plans, and much more. Join us for a freewheeling conversation, and if you relate, DM us on our Twitter! Recommendations ◦Aditya ▪Are we smart enough to know how smart
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