Dr. thOTs – Details, episodes & analysis

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Dr. thOTs

Science

Frequency: 1 episode/26d. Total Eps: 77

A smart, driven, and fabulous podcast by Drs. Ryan Lavalley and Khalilah Johnson where sometimes it’s about occupation and sometimes it’s just sassy.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - Social Sciences
02/08/2026
#87
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Social Sciences
01/08/2026
#58
🇺🇸 USA - Social Sciences
10/06/2026
#91
🇺🇸 USA - Social Sciences
04/05/2026
#89
🇺🇸 USA - Social Sciences
02/05/2026
#93
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Social Sciences
28/01/2026
#82
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Social Sciences
27/01/2026
#48
🇨🇦 Canada - Social Sciences
27/10/2025
#100
🇨🇦 Canada - Social Sciences
26/10/2025
#83
🇨🇦 Canada - Social Sciences
25/10/2025
#65

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Last Time I Checked : Black on Both Sides

Season 6 · Episode 4

Friday, July 31, 2026 • Duration 01:14:26

What do you get when you put two passionate rapping educators on the Dr. thOTs podcast? An episode jam packed with stories, history, pedagogical strategies, and more. Khalilah and Ryan welcome Drs. Jian Jones and Donovan Livingston to the podcast to talk all things hip hop pedagogy. Bringing beats, bars, and banter to your earbuds, these two know how to take hip and make it hop. Transforming students and claiming space, these two keep it real in the classroom. Highlights include: Donovan gets one dad joke, Khalilah finds time for freedom, Jian has a feminist t-shirt, and Ryan becomes a choir director.

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Tantalizing Titles & Provocative Promotions

Season 6 · Episode 3

Friday, July 17, 2026 • Duration 47:00

The thOTs are Associates! The Dr. thOTs duo celebrates achieving the next stage of their careers by offering a rousing, enthralling, and downright nail-biting discussion of tenure and promotion processes. Maybe not your highest priority topic, but if you're interested in academia, this is a must listen. If you're not interested in academia... well, you've been warned. Highlights include: the trials and tribulations of university bureaucracy, Khalilah's academic pet peeves, and Ryan threatening to quit.

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Dr. Daddy thOT's Philosophy

Season 6 · Episode 2

Saturday, June 27, 2026 • Duration 01:00:35

Is philosophy just professional bullshitting? Well in this episode, the Dr. thOTs duo welcome their mentor, colleague, and occupational elder, Dr. Antoine Bailliard, to the microphone to discuss the state of the philosophy of OS and OT. From occupation to DB3, these theory nerds break down lenses and frameworks - leaving no theoretical stone unturnt. Highlights include: Ryan burning bridges, Antoine getting ontological, and Khalilah calling out propaganda when she sees it.

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Season 6 Y'all: A Partner's Guide to a PhD

Season 6 · Episode 1

Friday, June 12, 2026 • Duration 39:15

Do you struggle with balancing work and life? Does your partner read at all hours of the night? Have you not seen your boyfriend in 3 days because you are in a writing hole? Did you and your spouse decide to put your family through 5-7 years of an academic and theoretical gauntlet? Well do we have the podcast episode for you! Julian Johnson and Ben Hershey welcome Drs. Ryan Lavalley and Khalilah Johnson onto the first episode of Season 6 of the Dr. thOTs podcast to discuss all things partnering in academia. Highlights include: Khalilah's car breaking down at a taco stand, Ben saying no, and Julian actually having boundaries.

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Season 5 Finale: Real Housewives of OT & OS

Season 5 · Episode 14

Thursday, October 9, 2025 • Duration 39:20

Y'all aren't ready. You. are. not. ready. The tomfoolery of this season finale, y'all. Channeling their inner Housewives, the thOTs welcome the sassiest guests they could find in the OT&OS world. Joined by Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh, Dr. Jessica Kramer, and Dr. Karen McCarthy, these housewives - and their token white gay - bring the drama, the receipts, and all the opinions on who truly holds the title of "Occupation Queen." Are you team OS or OT? Both? Neither? A whirlwind of academic drama and Housewives flair, they tackle the age old question: "Who truly is the white refrigerator of the occupational world?" Tune in for a showdown that promises to educate and entertain, complete with all the sass and class you'd expect from the Dr. thOTs duo, Dr. Khalilah Johnson and Dr. Ryan Lavalley.

Highlights include: Measurement queens, building bridges, and bone collectors, oh my!

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Super Nerds Unite: AJOT Editor in Chief

Season 5 · Episode 13

Monday, September 22, 2025 • Duration 56:16

Can peer-review be sexy? Well to answer that question, the Dr. thOTs duo touch base with the thOT in Chief, Dr. Stacey Reynolds, Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT). They discuss the fabulous life as an Editor in Chief, the state of the science, peer-review processes, and the politics of trustworthy science. The three docs take research from farm to table to make sure you know where your data is coming from! Highlights include: Stacey being a nerd, Ryan starting a revolution, and Khalilah calling universities and associations to action.

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Publishing the Dozens

Season 5 · Episode 12

Friday, August 29, 2025 • Duration 46:29

Khalilah and Ryan dive into a convo with Dr. Frederick V. Engram Jr. to get real about publishing. From navigating academia to reclaiming voice and storytelling, this episode is all about truth-telling, resistance, and writing for liberation—not validation. Come for the critique, stay for the community. Highlights include: Khalilah telling yo mama jokes, Dr. Engram not letting anybody play in his face, and Academia getting put in its place.

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So What!? Science

Season 5 · Episode 11

Friday, August 15, 2025 • Duration 01:00:17

This week on Dr. thOTs, the duo get into design and branding with Stephanie Kaczynski, a PhD candidate serving up stories and communication . After exploring her "diss" focused on community organizing, police violence, and George Floyd Square, Stephanie breaks down how storytelling, strategy, and branding shape science communication—and why humanizing research actually matters. This one is interdisciplinary, it's pretty, and it’s thOTful. Tune in to rethink how you communicate for change. Highlights include: Stephanie stanning the oxford comma and Ryan and Khalilah getting distracted by an amazing dissertation.

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Oh Hey! OTA!

Season 5 · Episode 10

Friday, August 1, 2025 • Duration 54:29

This week, the Dr. thOTs duo grab some time with the very busy Christine Gunningle, program director of Durham Tech's OTA program and educator extraordinaire. She pops off with personal stories and pedagogical pointers, positioning OTA programs as clear launch pads for amazing practitioners. The educators discuss classroom strategies, accessibility, and what OT programs can learn from OTA education and approaches! Highlights include: OTA programs getting their flowers, Christine getting real about occupation, and someone licking a handrail.

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All Data Ain't Good Data

Season 5 · Episode 9

Friday, July 18, 2025 • Duration 55:48

The thOTs are not here for your messy spreadsheets or half-baked interview guides. They’re diving into data evaluation and communication. Your favorite duo unpacks what it really means to produce knowledge that matters. Accuracy? Required. Completeness? Non-negotiable. Relevance? Don’t show up without it. Whether you’re a seasoned researcher, a grad student in the trenches, or just nosy, this convo will get your epistemo-ontological life together. Spoiler, this one's for the nerds. Highlights include: Ryan being the queen of codes, Khalilah calling out raggedy methods, and the thOTs deciding when to gate keep.

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