Since 2020, The Exchanges Discourse podcast has been an informal yet insightful companion to the Exchanges journal, bringing researchers together to share their work, publishing experiences, and academic journeys. Through lively conversations with past authors, editors, and expert guests, we explore the realities of scholarly life—offering practical advice, interdisciplinary inspiration, and a welcoming space for discussion. Whether you’re an early career researcher or a seasoned academic, join us for thought-provoking insights and engaging dialogue.
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Exchanges Discourse: Early Career Researcher Publishing Advice, Insight & Inspiration is a education podcast hosted by Dr Gareth J Johnson, with 75 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.
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Episode #7
One More Time With Feeling: Reflections & revelations on seven long years in the editorial hot-seat
Aug 28, 20251h 16mS6
<p>It’s our 75thepisode, and to celebrate we flip the tables and put long time host, and departing Editor-in-Chief, Dr Gaz ‘Gareth’ J Johnson (University of Warwick) into the guest role. In this extended conversation, led by Dr Fiona Fisher (Associate Director, Institute of Advanced Study, University of Warwick) we delve into the rich and storied history of Gareth’s time working on the journal. The conversation ranges from what attracted him to it in the first place, through the evolution of a unique and human-centric managerial style through to the broader aspects of the Chief Editor’s activities. </p><p>Along...
Exchanges Discourse: Early Career Researcher Publishing Advice, Insight & Inspiration
Musicality, Practice, Research & Interdisciplinary Tensions: More insights into interdisciplinarity & labour
Aug 5, 202540 minS0
<p>In a follow up to our last episode, I am joined in conversation by Una MacGlone (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, UK), the sixth contributor to the Exchanges paper The Labour of Thought: Reflections on Interdisciplinarity in Practice. As she was unable to join us for the previous recording with her colleagues, I was delighted she could make time for the podcast on another day.</p><p>As an amplification of our previous episode’s discussions, Una and myself further explore the inspirations for the joint paper, which offered a multiplicity of views on being an interdisciplinary scholar. We especially ex...
Telling Interdisciplinary Stories: Lived lessons in research, writing, and making yourself heard.
Jul 23, 20251h 1mS6
<p>In this special panel edition of The Exchanges Discourse podcast, I welcome five past journal contributors - Abiodun Egbetokun, Ed McKeon, Denis Newman-Griffis, Claire Sedgwick, and Aikaterini Tavoulari - for a lively and reflective conversation on their recent Exchanges article, The Labour of Thought: Reflections on Interdisciplinarity in Practice.</p><p><br />Together, we unpack the collaborative journey behind their interdisciplinary work: from the initial spark of inspiration to the challenges of navigating diverse academic traditions and the necessary labour to achieve your goals. Each guest shares personal insights into the interdisciplinary research, writing and publishing process, especially from...
Opening the Monograph Door: How Copim is making open access books more of a reality
May 8, 202537 minS6
<p>In this episode I reunite with Kevin Sanders (Open Access Engagement Lead, Copim/Open Book Collective) to talk about his work in the realm of making open access monographs more of a reality. We explore how Copim (Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs) originated via the Radical Open Access conference of 2018, and how it has gone on to a pivotal force for change within open scholarly communications for books. Along the way we contrast the evolving open journals scene over the past couple of decades with that of monographs today, examining how some policies and practices might resonate despite...
Blazing an Open-Access Monograph Trail: Exploring the early career Trailblazers programme
Apr 17, 202530 minS6
<p>In our latest episode I talk with Andrew Barker (University Librarian, University of Lancaster) about an open access monograph (book) publishing programme he’s spearheaded: Trailblazers. We discuss how the support of Liverpool University Press alongside collaboration with an increasing range of partner institutions has been vital in enabling the programme. We explore how Trailblazers works intimately with early career authors, supporting them as they publish their open-access books through the press. We move on to discuss the challenges of overcoming the inertia from centuries of ‘standard practice’ in publishing as well as considering the many successes and lessons which...
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