Episode 84: The Cult and Toxicity of Busy Culture

Every grad student is inundated work. Readings, homework, classes, meetings can begin to feel like a constant state of doing the most. Then conversations with fellow grad students IRL and online follow suit with seeing as everyone is crazy busy, but after a while, some conversations can sound like a competition. Who's writing the most? Reading the most? The busiest? The hardest worker? It’s this little thing that’s pervasive in our society--busy culture--but it definitely can feel amplified in academia. This was a topic that needed an in-depth discussion, which was done live + in-person entitled, The Cult and Toxicity of Busy Culture. Hear the experiences of students of the diaspora in the Pittsburgh area and explore social, political, and culturally relevant conversations.

This live podcast was sponsored by CMU BGSO (Black Graduate Student Organization), NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers), The Center for Diversity and Inclusion, and Blk + In Grad School.