Season 4 Launch and Goals for 2026

About this episode

The episode reflects on personal and professional journeys, discussing goals, challenges, and predictions for the future.

To kick off Season 4, we reflect on our personal and professional journeys over the past year. We discuss the challenge of sticking to goals like healthier living and academic productivity, sharing what worked and what didn’t. Along the way, we talk about prediction markets, resolutions, teaching in the age of AI, and how faculty think about setting goals under uncertainty. In this episode, we discuss: * What prediction markets say about the probability of a recession, and why those forecasts matter. * How our goals from 2025 held up and what changes are coming in 2026 * What academic publishing really looks like (and why it’s so frustrating) * Reflections on teaching wins and evolving classroom strategies * Making professional trade-offs between teaching and research * And a whole lot more! Catch up on some old episodes: You can also subscribe to us on Spotify , TuneIn Radio , Amazon Music , and Apple Podcasts . If one of these is your go-to podcast service, be sure to rate us and subscribe! Some show notes: Season 4 kicks off with a reflection on 2025, both personally and professionally. Jadrian is celebrating the New Year with a Shiner Premium lager while Matt is getting an…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Jadrian

Topics covered

• personal reflection
• goal setting
• prediction markets
• academic publishing
• teaching strategies
• professional trade-offs

Keywords

• goals
• prediction markets
• recession
• academic publishing
• teaching
• fitness
• financial goals

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Products: Shiner Premium lager, Diet Coke

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