Ask Adam about Grad School: Episode 1
Episode 1 of Adam’s new web video series for the Journal of Visualized Experiments: How do I choose which lab to join for my PhD?
Episode 1 of Adam’s new web video series for the Journal of Visualized Experiments: How do I choose which lab to join for my PhD?
SpeakeasyDC‘s 2nd Tuesday show, May 2013. A story about my first time trying stand-up at, as it turns out, the wrong kind of open mic night.
SpeakeasyDC‘s annual Top Shelf show, showcasing the best eight stories of 2012. A story about deviousness in the world of competitive Scrabble. (This story was selected for SpeakeasyDC’s Storycast podcast, which you can listen to here. It was also made into an award-winning short film by Big Honkin’ Productions, which you can watch here.)
SpeakeasyDC‘s open mic showcase, April 2010. A story about surviving grad school.
Better Said Than Done‘s monthly storytelling show at Jammin’ Java in Vienna, VA. A story about my uncle who likes the woods–and my parents who don’t.
Appearance on the Science Channel‘s “Head Rush,” 2010.
Story League‘s “Story League Stands Up” show featuring stories from stand-up comics at Busboys & Poets, 2011. A story about how I’ve gotten in trouble at nearly every writing job I’ve had.
Story League‘s “Sophomore Outing” show, 2011. A story about the joys of working at an indoor amusement park in Delaware.
Valentine’s Day storytelling show via SpeakeasyDC at Dance Place, 2011. A story about my inability to select Christmas presents.
Story League presents “Sins of Youth,” 2011. A story about my fourth-grade class election.
Joint show between DC’s Story League and Brooklyn’s Story Collider (“The Politics of Science”) at Artisphere, 2011. A story about my ambivalence regarding working with lab mice–plus, unrelated, an audience member is taken to the emergency room in the middle of my story. (He’s fine.)
Reston Nature House fundraiser, 2010. A story about my ambivalence regarding working with lab mice.
Excerpt from a performance at the DC Improv, 2008.
Outtakes from the Grad Student Rap video, some of which ended up in the actual video.
Mentioned in the New York Times and available on iTunes! Starring The Notorious Ph.D., MC Freeze, and introducing Bob Koestler as the evil advisor. Music by Derek “EggyToast” Young, lyrics by Adam Ruben, directed and edited by Chuck Na.