Latest Life-balance Podcast Episodes
Ep. 42: Samuel Ramsey
Bug Talk - January 27, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutesIn this fun conversation with Dr. Samuel Ramsey, Jen, Natalie and Zsofia asked him about how he came to love insects, his life as a singer / performing artist and his passion for science communication. We mentioned his YouTube channel called Doctor Buggs, his appearance on American Idol and his ...
Ep. 41: Kelsey Graham
Bug Talk - January 20, 2021 12:00 - 45 minutesDr. Kelsey Graham was a postdoc in the Isaacs Lab until Dec. 2020, she is now a research scientist at the USDA-ARS Bee Lab in Utah. She and Zsofia discussed her job application and interview process during lockdown, she also talked about her new job responsibilities and what her expectations are...
Ep. 40: Entomologists of Color: Jessica Ware and Megan Wilson
Bug Talk - January 13, 2021 12:00 - 53 minutesWe talked to Jessica Ware and Megan Wilson, both part of the #entopoc team. Check out Episode 29 for an earlier podcast with 3 other members of this organization to find out more about who they are and how they were created. In this episode Zsofia talked with Jessica and Megan about how they pa...
Episode #1 - Redefine Your Identity
Getting Back to Basics - January 04, 2021 15:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOne of the most precious and distinctive assets you possess in life is your identity. So, defining your identity is the first step to being authentic with yourself and knowing who you are. In fact, making a habit of redefining your identity helps you get—and stay—more and more aligned with yo...
Redefine Your Identity
Getting Back to Basics - December 11, 2020 23:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOne of the most precious and distinctive assets you possess in life is your identity. Defining your identity is the first series of action in being authentic with yourself in knowing who you are. To continuously shaping your identity in alignment with your true self, it is imperative you continu...
Ep. 39: Bug Talk - End of year wrap up
Bug Talk - December 02, 2020 12:00 - 30 minutesIn this podcast our co-host team (Andrea, Kayleigh, Ariana, Natalie, Jen, Zsofia) chatted about plans for the podcast's future, such as starting a YouTube channel for posting the recorded zoom videos, making public service announcements at the beginning of episodes about open positions, new peop...
Ep. 38: Land Acknowledgement with Emily Proctor
Bug Talk - November 23, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutesIn this podcast Kayleigh and Zsofia talked to Emily Proctor from MSU Extension about her role in connecting MSU with MI Indigenous People. We also talked about her life growing up, her perception of the Land Acknowledgement and how to recruit indigenous students. MSU Land Acknowledgement Articl...
Ep. 38: Land Acknowledgement with Emily Proctor
Bug Talk - November 23, 2020 12:00 - 44 minutesIn this podcast Kayleigh and Zsofia talked to Emily Proctor from MSU Extension about her role in connecting MSU with MI Indigenous People. We also talked about her life growing up, her perception of the Land Acknowledgement and how to recruit indigenous students. MSU Land Acknowledgement Articl...
Ep. 37: Ivette Perfecto
Bug Talk - November 18, 2020 12:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode Ariana and Zsofia talked to Dr. Ivette Perfecto, James E. Crowfoot Collegiate Professor of Environmental Justice at the University of Michigan. She gave the MSU entomology department seminar on Nov. 2 where she shared her current work on ants in coffee agroecosystems. In this pod...
Ep. 36: Tatiana Cornelissen
Bug Talk - November 11, 2020 12:00 - 56 minutesIn this episode, Zsofia talked to Dr. Tatiana Cornelissen, a Brazilian scientist working on insect-plant interactions. Tati recently gave an entomology department seminar over Zoom about her research. In this podcast we explored her life growing up in Brazil, how she developed a passion for scie...
Ep. 35: Taylor Hori
Bug Talk - November 04, 2020 12:00 - 55 minutesIn this weeks episode, Natalie talks with MSU Entomology undergraduate student, Taylor Hori. Taylor is returning to school for a second degree, this time in entomology! Taylor and Natalie talk about the pros and cons of being an older returning student, what led Taylor from English to Entomology...
Ep. 34: Jessica Kansman
Bug Talk - October 28, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutesIn this episode, Zsofia, Jennifer and Kayleigh talk to Dr. Jessica Kansman who got her B.S. in Entomology from MSU. She then went on to complete a Ph.D. at the University of Missouri and is now a postdoc with Dr. Sara Hermann (listen to Episode 14 for a chat with her) at Penn State. We talked ab...
Ep. 33: Willye Bryan
Bug Talk - October 21, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, Zsofia talked to Willye Bryan about her career in entomology and her involvement in editing "Memoirs of Black Entomologists: Reflections on childhood, University and career experiences", a book published by the Entomological Society of America in 2015 and now available online fr...
Ep. 32: Bryan Stanley
Bug Talk - October 14, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutesThis week cohosts Ariana and Natalie talked with Bryan Stanley, a second year PhD student in the physics department here at MSU and an outreach coordinator for Women and Minorities in Physical Sciences (WaMPS, follow them on instagram @msuwamps). We discussed Bryan's culinary skills and how he t...
Ep. 31: Ben Werling
Bug Talk - October 07, 2020 11:00 - 51 minutesIn this episode, Jen talks with MSU Vegetable Extension Educator Dr. Ben Werling. We talk about Ben's journey through grad school, what it's like to work in extension, playing cello in a music group about Michigan's Great Lakes, and advice for aspiring extension educators.
Ep. 30: Michael Kalwajtys
Bug Talk - September 30, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutesCo-hosts Andrea Glassmire and Zsofia Szendrei chatted with MSU Entomology undergraduate Michael Kalwajtys, who is starting his junior year in our department this fall. Mike discovered entomology after finding out that his passion for video games does not translate well to a career in computer sc...
Ep. 29: Entomologists of Color (EntoPOC)
Bug Talk - September 23, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutesIn this episode, we talked with Manpreet Kaur Kohli, Aaron Goodman, and Melissa Sanchez Herrera, three members of the Entomologists of Color (EntoPOC) initiative. We chat about the origin of EntoPOC, how you can get involved, and their future plans! We also get to know a little bit more about wh...
Ep. 28: Insects for Inclusion - Jessica and Magda
Bug Talk - September 16, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutesThis week cohosts Ariana and Jen chatted with graduate students Jessica Maccarro and Magda Argueta-Guzman from University of California Riverside. We discussed their research, how the awesome idea for 'Insects for Inclusion' was started (follow them on Instagram @insects4inclusion), which is a p...
Ep. 27: John Clark
Bug Talk - September 09, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutesDr. John Clark is the recipient of this year's MSU Entomology Alumnus Award. He is a professor and environmental toxicologist at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. In this episode Kayleigh and Zsofia talked to John about how he got into entomology, his experiences as a graduate student,...
Ep. 26: Joy Landis
Bug Talk - September 02, 2020 11:00 - 44 minutesIn this podcast Zsofia and Joy Landis - communications manager and assistant coordinator of the IPM Program - talked about how she got into communication, her interest in design, photography and relationship to digital and social media platforms. We also chatted about her family, travel, things ...
Ep. 25: Henry Chung
Bug Talk - August 26, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutesIn this episode Zsofia talked to Dr. Henry Chung, assistant professor in the MSU Entomology Department. He talked about his life growing up in Singapore, the cultural and linguistic diversity and school system, the geographic restrictions of a small nation. He then lived in Melbourne, Australia ...
Ep. 24: Ellie Camerato and Jenna Walters
Bug Talk - August 19, 2020 11:00 - 49 minutesThis week Ariana chatted with M.S. students Ellie Camerato and Jenna Walters. They discussed what led them to where they are now, with Ellie doing systematic research in entomology and Jenna studying pollination ecology in blueberries. They also discussed how COVID-19 and the campus shut down af...
Ep. 23: Dan Turner
Bug Talk - August 12, 2020 11:00 - 53 minutesIn this podcast Kayleigh and Zsofia talked with Dan Turner, graduate student in the Wetzel lab. He is currently the graduate student representative on the Entomology Department's Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee so we touched on topics related to this issue. We talked about why he ...
Ep. 22: Oscar Castaneda
Bug Talk - August 05, 2020 12:00 - 59 minutesIn this episode of Bug Talk, Andrea chats with Oscar Castaneda, a GIS specialist at Michigan State University. In his spare time, Oscar is an activist for the civil rights of immigrants and is Vice President of the Action of Greater Lansing organization. Oscar was born in Guatemala and was edu...
Ep. 21: Marisol Quintanilla
Bug Talk - July 29, 2020 11:00 - 48 minutesIn this episode, Ariana and Zsofia talked to Dr. Marisol Quintanilla, nematologist at MSU Entomology. Marisol talked to us about how she got an M.S. and Ph.D. in nematology in Dr. George Bird's lab, and her life as an entomologist in Guam. She also talked to us about her three children and husba...
Ep. 20: Felicia Wu and David Hennessy
Bug Talk - July 22, 2020 11:00 - 1 hourIn this podcast we talked to Drs. Felicia Wu and David Hennessy from the Departments of Food Science & Human Nutrition and Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics about their recent USDA grant investigating the relationship between the prevalence of aflatoxin and Bt corn. We also chatted with t...
Ep. 19: Marianna Szucs
Bug Talk - July 15, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutesThis episode's guest is Marianna Szucs, assistant professor in the entomology department. She and Zsofia chatted about her path from geology to entomology, why she chose evolutionary biology as her research theme and what life is like as a foreigner. Marianna also talked about her hobbies.
Ep. 18: Mary Gardiner
Bug Talk - July 08, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutesIn this podcast Kayleigh and Zsofia talked to Dr. Mary Gardiner, entomology professor at The Ohio State University. She received her Ph.D. in the Landis lab and since became well-known for her work on vacant lots. Mary is the incoming president of the Northcentral Branch ESA, starting in 2021, a...
Ep. 17: Rob Morrison
Bug Talk - July 01, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutesIn this episode of Bug Talk, Jen chats with MSU alumnus, Dr. Rob Morrison. Rob is currently a Research Entomologist for the USDA-ARS Center for Animal Health and Grain Research in Manhattan, KS. We chat about his work in stored product pest management and chemical ecology, grad school in German...
Ep. 16: Osten Eschedor
Bug Talk - June 24, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutesThis week cohosts Ariana and Jen talked with MSU undergrad Osten Eschedor. They discussed what led her to major in entomology, why she chose MSU, if eating insects is ethical, her favorite and least favorite field days, and how she ended up having a pet raccoon.
Related Life-balance Topics
- Career 3
- Life coaching 2
- Coaching 2
- Work-life-balance 2