Dr. Rudick gives advice on academic writing, research, building a sustainable career, and protecting your mental health.

My name is Dr. C. Kyle Rudick, and I'm a full professor, academic coach, editor, and host of the Publishing Academic Podcast! One thing that has always animated my career is trying to help others find and pursue their purpose in scholarly work. That’s one of the reasons I started the podcast, I wanted to create a free resource for aspiring and seasoned academics so they could develop their careers. The podcast is a Listen Notes Top 5% Globally Ranked podcast and one of Feedspot's "Best Grad Students Podcasts" and "Best Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter."

I strive to offer guidance that is designed to help others build a career built on clarity, confidence, and the momentum to do meaningful scholarly work while making room in their life beyond academia. Additionally, I bring guests on from a variety of academic fields to talk about their process of writing, publishing, and navigating academic life. In doing so, I hope to give listeners the tools to succeed in the academic world.

Whether a listener needs help to develop ideas, build a research agenda, write with purpose, or navigate tenure and/or promotion, I'm here to help them get their work in the hands of people who are going to read it, love it, and cite it.
 

I chose to podcast because I meet so many scholars who have creative, innovative, and daring ideas but can never seem to get those projects from proposals to print. Instead of writing a costly textbook or another pay-walled journal article, I decided to develop a podcast to give people a free and easy way to get the resources they need to succeed.

I've been podcasting since 2025, so just a little over a year and I love it. It's very gratifying to get to work with graduate students and faculty so they can get the scholarship they care so much about and have worked so hard on into the world.
 

I'm lucky that I have a full-time career as a professor. That means that I don't need to run ads or monetize my podcast so it is accessible to anyone who needs advice or guidance.

When I first started, it would take me hours and hours to create an episode, mainly because I would obsess over little details that I'm sure no one really noticed. Now, it's the work of a couple hours per week to develop a once weekly episode.
 

I don't do any ads or sponsorships. I do have an academic coaching service at Publishing Academic Research, LLC., which people can use if they want one-on-one academic coaching, copy editing, or workshop services. Otherwise, I'm just happy that people can access this content and enhance their academic careers.
 

I have a Yeti mic and a gaming laptop where I run Audacity and Descript (the former to record, the latter to edit). When I have guests, I use Zoom. It's all very low cost production because it's all out of my own pocket.

To prepare, I outline and research for each episode in order to make sure I'm bringing the best advice and knowledge to listeners. Because my audience consists of students and other academics, I feel like I always need to bring my "A" game on referencing my sources!
 

My podcast is hosted through Podbean, where it uploads to a variety of outlets, such as Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. Most of my listeners are through Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

I market mainly through email and LinkedIn. I use both because they are equally useful in connecting with the specific type of audience I'm looking to connect with through my podcast. I'm not really as interested in the SEO services and algorithm stuff because my podcast is for a very particular niche and I don't think those tools are particularly effective for that kind of fine-grain marketing.
 

Podcasting will take more time than you think to get off the ground. Make sure you give yourself six months to develop all your materials (e.g., first few episodes recorded, trailer, cover art, everything) before you launch. If you launch before you have everything ready, then you make it harder for search engines (and therefore potential listeners) to find you. Once you are ready, don't launch with less than six recorded episodes (three for initial upload and three to give you a buffer) because an irregular upload schedule will hurt you.
 

My website is at https://www.publishingacademicresearch.com and I'm also on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-kyle-rudick-59a040a7. Feel free to reach out to me! I do one-on-one academic career coaching and the first 30-minute consultation is free. My podcast can be found on:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/publishing-academic-research-writing-mental-health/id1830567650
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5z1UKQ37pGYZbW7ykhLyBy
Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-sdfei-13f1240