EPISODE · Mar 28, 2026 · 27 MIN

Episode 6: Teaching Labs and Trauma

from The Graduate Decline | Science Communication & PhD Life · host Ava Brand and Melissa Holden | PhD Researchers

In this episode, we share some of our listeners best (and worst) lab horror stories, from chaotic teaching labs to questionable PI moments.We talk about the things that go wrong, the stuff no one warns you about, and the kind of experiences every PhD student somehow ends up with.A mix of chaos, questionable decisions, and a reminder that academia isn’t always as put-together as it looks.

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