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WISEcast
by The Wisest Women
WISEcast is the Podcast for Women in STEM and Education and is hosted by The Wisest Women: Dr. Richa Chandra and Dr. Amber Miller. The Wisest Women is an organization bringing equity in STEM by empowering women. Through real conversations we bring awareness to the challenges women face in STEM and education. To turn these challenges into opportunities, we are inspiring others to find their place in STEM, build their tribe by making meaningful connections, and develop their voice to lift others and break down barriers.
Episodes
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S5.E5. The Leadership Leap: Letting Go of the Individual Contributor Identity
In this special collaboration between WISEcast and the American Chemical Society Greater Houston Section (ACS-GHS), Dr. Richa Chandra has a long-anticipated conversation with Dr. Beth Lorsbach, Global Head of Innovation and Development at Nufarm and National ACS Leader. Beth joins us ahead of…
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S5.E4. Finding Confidence as a Woman in STEM
In this episode of WISEcast, host Dr. Richa Chandra is flying solo while Dr. Amber Miller is off on an exciting journey—welcoming her second baby! But the show must go on, and in this episode, WISEcast is thrilled to collaborate with the American Chemical Society Greater Houston Section (ACS-GHS)...
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S5.E3: From the Courtroom to the Lab: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy
In this thought-provoking episode, we take a deep dive into the 2018 film On the Basis of Sex, exploring Ruth Bader Ginsburg's early career and her fight against gender-based discrimination. We reflect on how RBG’s persistence and strategic legal battles resonate with the challenges women face in...
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S5. E2: Ask, and I Shall Prioritize: Counteracting External Demands with Personal Success
In this episode, we explore the universal challenge of balancing external demands with personal needs. We discuss the pressures of perfectionism, the emotional weight of saying "no," and strategies for prioritization, including the Eisenhower Matrix. With insights on setting boundaries and the...
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S5.E1: Rizz and Results: Why Charisma Still Counts
Welcome back to Season 5 of WISEcast! In this exciting premiere, we explore the cultural phenomenon of "rizz," a term derived from charisma, and its significance in the workplace. We discuss how rizz and genuine likeability can unlock career opportunities and enhance collaboration. We also...
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S4.E15. Leaning In and Letting Go
In our last episode for Season 4, we explore the balancing act between "leaning in" and "letting go." Are they allies or adversaries? We dissect the importance of whether visibility and recognition should guide what we lean into and let go of, and confront attachment issues that may hinder our...
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S4.E14. High Key, Are You Asking for Too Much?
Are we, high key, asking for too much in today's work environment? We tackle the hot-button issue of work-life balance and its impact on hiring trends. We explore the rise of remote work and the need for flexibility – on both sides of the desk. Join us as we unpack how a multigenerational…
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S4.E13. Feeling out of place? Defying 'you Don't Belong' Messaging
Ever felt like science wasn't meant for you? Or wondered if your style could affect your credibility in STEM? In this episode we explore how our sense of belonging in science has evolved over time. We discuss battling societal expectations and confronting stereotypes like being 'too pretty' for…
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S4.E12. Through Our Lenses: Picture a Scientist Part 1
In this episode, we dissect the documentary Picture a Scientist with special guest, Dr. Eleonore Soie-Winkels aka Postdoc Transformation. We analyze the film's portrayal of women in STEM and our own experiences. Is it an accurate reflection of the challenges and triumphs we face? This is Part 1…
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S4. E11. Navigating Narcissism & Ego in STEM as Women
We've all dealt with narcissistic and egocentric personalities, and, from our perspectives, it is not an enjoyable experience! Join us as we explore the complexities of narcissism and egotism in professional settings. We confront the challenges faced by women and discuss strategies for dealing…
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S4.E10. First Impressions Mastery: Crafting Your Impactful Entrance
Ever wonder how quickly judgements are made? Join us as we delve into the fascinating science of first impressions. Explore the brain's "thin-slicing" ability, the impact of cultural biases, and how introverts and extroverts differ in this game of perception. You'll hear our personal experiences…
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S4. E8. Seize Quiet Quitting and Kickstart Your New Year
We turn the tables on the negative backlash against quiet quitting and explore the art of seizing moments for self-reflection and embrace the subtle but transformative act of quitting habits that no longer serve you. Discover practical strategies to kickstart your New Year with strategy, as we...
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S4.E7. Fear, Guilt, Shame...Oh My!
Ever feel like you're the only one in your lab coat questioning your every pipette move? We dissect fear, guilt, and shame - those pesky imposters squatting in the minds of women in STEM. This isn't your average therapy session; it's a laugh-out-loud, no-holds-barred chat about FOMO, times we…
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S4. E6. Experimentalism vs Perfectionism: How to overcome the perils of overthinking
Do you have trouble navigating the tightrope between perfectionism and experimentalism? Join us and Dr. Sigma Mostafa as we delve into the challenges of perfectionism and analysis paralysis and uncover actionable strategies to break free from its grip. Support WISEcast with some monthly...
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S4.E5. Balancing Acts: The Highs and Lows of Overcommitment
Get ready for a rollercoaster of ambition and exploration as we dive into 'Balancing Acts: The Highs and Lows of Overcommitment.' Join us on this wild ride with Alice Redmond, Chief Strategy Officer at CAI, who joins us to discuss how she juggled pipettes and now juggles global strategy...
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S4. E4. Authoring Your Career: Miracle or Strategy
As we grow and climb the career ladder, do you struggle to see yourself reaching the top? Dr. Kate Broderick reminds us that what ultimately matters is how you define success and the strategy you develop to help you achieve it. Join us as we talk about the challenges we face as we climb and…
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S4.E3. Is Parenting Your Work Superpower?
Do you question if you are better or worse at your job because you're a parent? We've always thought of parenting in a negative light, but this conversation with our guest Dr. Anne Welsh has us re-framing that perspective as we learn the many parenting skills that make us better at our jobs.…
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S4.E2. Why You Need a "NO" Sponsor
Do you have trouble saying NO? We sure do! Listen to our candid conversation about our struggles with saying no, and how we are there to help each other say no. Learn the questions we use to evaluate whether we should take on a new adventure or let it float on by. Also, give WISEcast some monthly...
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S4.E1. Hey Barbie!
We're back! It's Season 4 of WISEcast and we're talking about Barbie! Listen to our candid conversation about our favorite moments from the movie as well as the controversies surrounding it. Also, give WISEcast some monthly listener support or make a one-time donation →Paypal. WISEcast is...
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S3. E19: Woman on Top
Do you have what it takes to climb into the C-Suite? If you make it there will you stay? A recent study shows that for every woman at the director level who gets promoted, two women directors are choosing to leave their company. Join us as we share our suspicions as to why. Give WISEcast some...
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S3.E18: The Double Paned Glass Ceiling
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, our guest Kelly Huang shares highlights from her article in Forbes, “How Organizations Can Help Asian American Women Break Through The Double-Paned Glass Ceiling.” Together, we dive into stories from our past and current events to examine our reactions and...
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S3.E17: Extinguish the Burnout
Are you experiencing burnout? Women and workers under the age of 30 (48% of them) are at a higher risk. We delve into the causes of this as well as how we can stay ahead of this chronic state of exhaustion. Give WISEcast some monthly listener support or make a one-time donation →Paypal. Our goal…
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S3. E16: My Secret Weapon: Intimidation
Have you ever been called intimidating? Did is spark shame or excitement? Listen to this episode to find out why you should embrace your awesomeness and the characteristics that make you intimidating while still building productive teams and professional relationships. - Give WISEcast monthly...
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S3. E15: Compassion in the Workplace
How can you change the world (and subsequently your workplaces) through compassion? April Wensel reminds us that people are suffering, but we can choose to alleviate their suffering or at least not add to it. In this episode we discuss fierce compassion, rational compassion, self compassion (all...
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S3. E14: Closing the Gender Pay Gap
In honor of Equal Pay Day (March 14, 2023), which represents how long women have to work into 2023 to catch up with what men made in 2022, we are discussing the Gender Pay Gap and what we as individuals and institutions can do to close the gap. Give WISEcast monthly listener support or make a...
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S3.E13: Grow Your Personal Wealth
How much do you know about personal finance? Do you want to become wealthy? Listen to this conversation to learn how with 15 minutes every day you can take control over your financial future and explore your financial personality. Give WISEcast some monthly listener support or make a one-time...
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S3.E12: Fostering Equity at Work
Does fostering equity at work lead to 100% job satisfaction? Listen to learn the answer to this question and also, why organizations with diverse leaders are more financially successful with improved employee retention and engagement. Give WISEcast some monthly listener support or make a one-time...
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S3.E11: How Golf Can Drive Your Career Forward
The game of golf has frequently been used as a metaphor for life starting with an abundance of optimism, deteriorating somewhere in the middle, and abruptly coming to an end. But this episode of WISEcast will have you longing for the game, whether you have played it or not. Join us and Tina Fox,...
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S3.E10: Maybe she's born with it, maybe it's mentorship
Have you ever wondered whether you should actually have a mentor? Or would you like to have a mentor, but just don't know how to find one? Melissa Lawrence, CEO and Founder of Your Worthy Career, clues us in on the benefits of having a mentor, how to find one, and what you can expect. We discuss...
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S3.E9. Do Less and BE MORE.
Are you ready to ditch stress and optimize your focus with a 20 minute brain hack? Tune in to this episode to learn about the power of meditation and how by doing less you can actually be more. Also during this season of giving, support our volunteer based team so we can continue to bring more...
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S3.E8: Leaping Out of Science
Have you ever thought about pursuing a career away from the bench? In this episode we discuss many of the non-science based skills you gain through laboratory research and PhD/postdoctoral studies. Our guest on this episode Prof. Dr. Eleonore Soei-Winkles is the Founder of Postdoc Transformation....
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S3.E7: Building Your Personal Brand
When you leave the room…do people think of you for opportunities? According to our guest Jen Dalton, your personal brand is 90% what people think about you. Listen to this important conversation to begin building your personal brand. Support all our great content on WISEcast here! → Paypal. Our...
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S3. E6. Woman Scientist Identity Interference
We all hold multiple identities (parent, spouse, educator, scientist, executive, lawyer, athlete, etc) and some times the pressures of one identity can interfere with the performance of another identity. Does this interference occur between the woman and scientist identity? We discuss these...
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S3.E5: A Woman in the Boardroom
Do you know what it takes to get into the boardroom? Are we getting any closer to parity? We discuss the importance of having more women on boards, if this is enough and how to navigate this path with our guest Jeanne Hecht. She gives some great tactical pointers on how to prepare for a seat in…
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S3.E4: Science (Mis) Communication
Have you ever had a big miss when it comes to science communication? I’m pretty sure we all have and the recent pandemic has given us some striking examples. Join us and Panagiota Pimenidou as we discuss what happens when we miss the mark with science communication and specific strategies that…
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S3.E3: Failing Forward
Richa and Amber share their failure stories and how they healed from those traumas. In this episode they speak to Lisa Haisha, the founder of SoulBlazing about how to navigate failures and instead fail forward. Lisa is wrote the book SoulBlazing and is also a mother, life coach, author,...
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S3.E2: Squash Your Inner Overachiever and Learn to be Perfectly Imperfect
Are you a bit of a perfectionist? Setting the bar high and knocking it out of the park every time? Even if you don't, do your friends call you an overachiever? Join us and Amanda Goodman, Research Scientist at Dow, as we discuss the pros and cons of being an overachiever. In this episode, we...
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S3.E1: Taking the Right Steps on a Nonlinear Career Track
Welcome back to Season 3 of WISEcast! We are discussing how to take the right steps on a nonlinear career track. Our conversation features Stephanie Wisner, Co-founder at Centivax, Forbes 30 Under 30, and the author of Building Backwards to Biotech: the Power of Entrepreneurship to Drive...
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Season 2 Finale
Support WIB x WISEcast here → Paypal. Enjoy our 22 episodes from this Season while we take a short break to go into a creative space to plan Season 3, premiering in August. Visit and subscribe to The Wisest Children on YouTube! Our young scientists are making science accessible and fun through…
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S2.E22: Urgency Culture. What's all the hurry?
Turns out urgency culture stems from FOMO. Why does it feel like everything needs to happen right now? Tune in to our conversation about how to stop urgency culture in its tracks - because let’s face it. That feeling of succumbing to urgency can be dangerously addictive and harmful. Support WIB x...
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S2.E21: Quitting Tentative Language
We’re sorry to interrupt your day, but think you really should listen to our latest episode, don’t you think? Nothing undermines our authority and career progression like tentative language. gives about In spite of current trends in trying to reframe tentative language as affiliative, our guest...
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S2.E20: An Introspection of Our Internal Misogyny - Why do we hate on ourselves so much?
We are all guilty of internal misogyny when we subconsciously project sexist ideas onto other women and ourselves. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Patricia Tavormina, geneticist and science fiction author, as we dive deep into our subconscious minds to reflect on how we judge ourselves and...
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S2.E19: How to Manage Your Boss
Let’s go after this paradox - how and why should we manage our bosses? Channeling some Office Space vibes in their dress for success segment (Admit it - you love this movie as much as we do!). Drs. Amber and Richa make fun of the stereotype of a manager who just pushes and pushes and asks for...
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Rewind: Knocked Up or Knocked Out? (Part 2)
This episode is a scheduled, reflective rewind. Our last episode "WISEcast Under Fire! Do we deserve equal pay without equal effort?" featured a debate with our friend Neil Thompson about this topic inspired by this rewind episode, Knocked Up or Knocked Out? Part 2, which we endearingly term…
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S2.E18: WISEcast under Fire! Do we deserve equal pay without equal effort?
We are under fire…but not besieged! We have a friendly debate with WISEcast’s good friend and male ally Neil Thompson on whether we as women deserve to get equal pay without equal effort, especially when it comes to the high-stakes act of negotiation. Neil brings a unique perspective to this...
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S2.E17: Put Your Game Face On. It’s OK to be Cutthroat.
If you ever felt bad about making difficult cuts or unpopular decisions, this episode is for you. Andrea Martin discusses with us when you should be cutthroat, or as she puts it - strategic. We discuss when and how you should compete with yourself, the Queen Bee Syndrome, managing up and creating...
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Bonus! BIPOC and STEM - How to be an Accomplice and Not an Ally
Donate here: Paypal. In this bonus episode, Director of Content and engineering student at Texas A&M University, Liliana Hildebrand is joined by Mikayla Benjamin, her co-worker who is a Genetics major at Texas A&M University. These young women discuss the issues BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of...
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S2.E16: BIPOC and Healthcare - Be an Accomplice, Not an Ally
Donate here: Paypal. We have an eye-opening conversation with Dr. Omolara Uwemedimo about challenges Black women in medicine face and the obstacles BIPOC face in receiving optimal healthcare. She speaks about "weathering," and how BIPOC as a group disproportionately face chronic stress, mental…
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Bonus! Pan-Depression Conquering the Mental Health Pandemic After Party
In this bonus episode, these two Gen Z women discuss the "I" in I-gen and pause to reflect on the areas that they may need to examine and change to improve their mental health. Our Director of Content and engineering student at Texas A&M University, Liliana Hildebrand exclaims, "Dang...she was...
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S2.E15: Pan-Depression. Conquering the Mental Health Pandemic (Part 2)
Donate here —> GoFundMe. The mental health pandemic is the most urgent issue we as a society face. In this episode, we discuss why it is especially challenging for our youth from a social and biological perspective. There is a way out, and we as a society need to address the extrinsic and…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
WISEcast is the Podcast for Women in STEM and Education and is hosted by The Wisest Women: Dr. Richa Chandra and Dr. Amber Miller. The Wisest Women is an organization bringing equity in STEM by empowering women. Through real conversations we bring awareness to the challenges women face in STEM and education. To turn these challenges into opportunities, we are inspiring others to find their place in STEM, build their tribe by making meaningful connections, and develop their voice to lift others and break down barriers.
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WISEcast is the Podcast for Women in STEM and Education and is hosted by The Wisest Women: Dr. Richa Chandra and Dr. Amber Miller. The Wisest Women is an organization bringing equity in STEM by empowering women. Through real conversations we bring awareness to the challenges women face in STEM and...
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