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Moms, Mats and Manuscripts

by Ksenia Volkova Tomaz

Moms, Mats and Manuscripts is a podcast hosted by Ksenia Volkova Tomaz, a former molecular biologist, yoga teacher and mindset coach for scientists, and mom. This is a space for honest, unpolished conversations about the parts of academia and ambition we don’t talk about enough.Here, we explore the ...

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Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 5.5K to 33K

Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: society · culture

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Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~3-4 / Week

45 episodes since 2024

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Most discussed topics

motherhood

work-life balance

academia

self-employment

yoga

identity shifts

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Medium Confidence

Total monthly reach

5.5K to 33K

Estimated from 2 chart positions in 2 markets.

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DE · Personal Journals
#101
5K to 30K
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FI · Personal Journals
#178
500 to 3K

Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2.8K to 17K
🎙 ~2x weekly·45 episodes·Last published 1mo ago
Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
5.5K to 33K
🇩🇪91%🇫🇮9%
Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
1.6K to 9.9K

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On the show

From 13 eps

Host

Ksenia Volkova Tomaz

13 eps

Recent guests

7 across last 13 eps

Sónia Gomes Pereira

2 eps

Dr Asya Martirosyan

2 eps

Dr Lauren A. Mason

1 ep

Dr Ana Amaral

1 ep

Munirah Razak

1 ep

Dr Katerina Danezi

1 ep

Dr. Elizabeth Berry

1 ep

Recent episodes

E47 - “I had a panic attack": becoming a mom as an assistant professor (with Dr Liz Berry)

Jul 21, 2026

1h 03m 01s

E46 - Due dates & deadlines: pregnancy in the last year of a PhD and figuring out who you are after (with Dr Katerina Danezi)

May 12, 2026

1h 21m 54s

E45 - Not lost - becoming: matrescence, postpartum recovery, and radical rest (with Munirah Razak)

Apr 28, 2026

1h 24m 22s

E44 - From PhD to parenthood: on identity, becoming unapologetic and letting go of control (With Dr Lauren A. Mason)

Apr 14, 2026

1h 03m 52s

E43 - From vague goals to real life: A seasonal reset (and what I'm learning along the way)

Mar 31, 2026

29m 10s

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RSS Feed

Episodes

monthly

Avg length

57m 33s

14m 40s – 1h 31m 47s

Range

May 2024 – Apr 2026

Topics

motherhood, work-life balance +53

Guests

Sónia Gomes Pereira +6 · last 13 eps

13 of 13

Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
7/21/26	E47 - “I had a panic attack": becoming a mom as an assistant professor (with Dr Liz Berry)✨	motherhoodacademic career+4	Dr. Elizabeth Berry	New York Medical College	—	panic attackdue-date math+4	—	1h 03m 01s
5/12/26	E46 - Due dates & deadlines: pregnancy in the last year of a PhD and figuring out who you are after (with Dr Katerina Danezi)✨	pregnancyPhD+3	Dr Katerina Danezi	—	—	pregnancyPhD+6	—	1h 21m 54s
4/28/26	E45 - Not lost - becoming: matrescence, postpartum recovery, and radical rest (with Munirah Razak)✨	matrescencepostpartum recovery+4	Munirah Razak	yoga teacherpostpartum massage therapist+1	—	matrescencepostpartum recovery+4	—	1h 24m 22s
4/14/26	E44 - From PhD to parenthood: on identity, becoming unapologetic and letting go of control (With Dr Lauren A. Mason)✨	motherhoodacademia+4	Dr Lauren A. Mason	Lauren Finds a Way	—	PhDparenthood+4	—	1h 03m 52s
3/31/26	E43 - From vague goals to real life: A seasonal reset (and what I'm learning along the way)✨	goal-settingpersonal development+3	—	—	—	goalsNew Year's resolution+3	—	29m 10s
3/17/26	E42 - Freelance career after leaving academia: freedom, insecurity and finding balance✨	freelance careerleaving academia+3	Sónia Gomes Pereira	—	—	freelanceacademic transition+3	—	1h 12m 37s
3/5/26	E41 - Academia wasn't worth my life: Leaving academia, not-so-alternative careers and redefining success✨	academiacareer change+3	Sónia Gomes Pereira	Moms, Mats and Manuscripts	—	academiaPhD+3	—	44m 31s
2/17/26	E40 - Leaving academia without burnout (with Dr Ana Amaral)✨	career transitionacademic burnout+3	Dr Ana Amaral	CambridgeKarolinska Institute	—	academic burnoutcareer change+3	—	1h 11m 34s
2/6/26	E39 - I thought I'd be further ahead by now✨	self-employmentidentity shifts+3	—	—	—	self-employmentidentity+5	—	23m 29s
1/20/26	E38 - When you're ambitious but exhausted: a gentle approach to goals✨	goal settingmotivation+3	—	—	—	New Year’s resolutionsacademic goals+3	—	28m 20s
1/9/26	E37 - New Year, new podcast (kind of)✨	motherhoodacademia+4	—	—	—	motherhoodacademia+4	—	14m 40s
12/3/25	E36 - (S3E16) Starting a family in academia: a conversation on fears, ambitions and the myth of perfect timing (with Dr Asya Martirosyan)✨	family in academiawomen in STEM+4	Dr Asya Martirosyan	—	—	familyacademia+6	—	1h 31m 47s
11/12/25	E35 - (S3E15) Science, startups, and sanity: finding balance while wearing many hats with Dr Asya Martirosyan✨	academic pressurePhD life+3	Dr Asya Martirosyan	—	—	PhDpostdoc+5	—	1h 18m 57s