Episode 0 - Welcome to Broke PhD Podcast
Why the name Broke PhD Podcast? What will this podcast aim to do? The answers to these questions and more are shared in this introductory episode.
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Here is a transcription of Episode 0:
0:17: Hello and welcome to the Broke PhD Podcast. I'm your host, Dr. G! I want to thank you for tuning in and checking out to see what Broke PhD Podcast is all about.
0:29: So to share a little bit about myself I recently graduated in August of 2023 with my PhD in special education. I am a proud black woman and I'm a military brat, so I grew up all over the United States.
0:43: So you might be wondering why the podcast name broke PhD. So I wanted to name this podcast Broke PhD for two reasons. The first reason is that while I may be wealthy in knowledge, having earned A doctoral degree. Financially, I'm broke. Oftentimes individuals will graduate from these doctoral programs or Graduate School programs, and they're not immediately rolling in the dough. They're not getting that big paying job until years and years and years later. And the reality is when someone sees that you have a doctoral degree, for whatever reason, in our society, we sometimes have made that synonymous or automatically equate that you have lots of money. And the truth is, when you graduate from these programs, most of us don't. We're broke.
1:33: The second reason that I wanted to name this podcast Broke PhD podcast is that I wanted Broke to stand as an acronym. That acronym being Building Relationships Or Kindling Emotions. Through this podcast and through sharing my stories and the stories of others, I hope that you, the listeners and those that are featured on this podcast, we can collectively grow a community that is built on connections. Also, through sharing these stories, I hope to kindle emotions or emotionally inspire you, the listener. I want this podcast to be a platform to allow those who have gone through or who are currently going through doctoral or graduate School programs to have a safe space to share their stories and share their experiences. To share those stories that they may have had to tuck away or sweep under the rug, or to share those experiences that they weren't able to fully celebrate or be fully celebrated for. On this podcast I wanna share the good, the OK and the not so good sides of doctoral undergraduate school programs that oftentimes are not talked about.
2:40: I am so excited for you to come on this journey with me, so please hit that subscribe button. And check out the website brokephdpodcast.com to continue to follow along.
2:51: Thank you for listening and no matter where you are in your own journey, remember, you got this! Again, I am your host, Dr. G, and I hope you have a wonderful day.