{"podcast":{"title":"The Higher Ed Geek Podcast","slug":"the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176","podcast_index_feed_id":1126176,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/doLZc_ov","website_url":"http://higheredgeek.com/podcast","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6ad2ccee-cab7-4e69-b49f-f9a0930c47aa/d0c8f2cb-6798-4b1e-aa3d-930475bb2c8f/3000x3000/the-20higher-20ed-20geek-20-202025-20update.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Enrollify","episode_count":430,"summary":"The Higher Ed Geek Podcast explores the impact of edtech on the student experience by speaking with diverse leaders from institutions, companies, and nonprofit organizations. Each week we aim to provide an engaging, fun, and relevant dose of professional development that honors the wide range of work happening all across the higher ed ecosystem. Come geek out with us! The Higher Ed Geek Podcast is hosted by Dustin Ramsdell and is a proud member of the Enrollify Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T16:23:05.437627+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176"},"episode":{"title":"Episode #326: Understanding Today’s Graduate Student Decision Journey","slug":"episode-326-understanding-today-s-graduate-student-decision-journey","published_at":"2026-04-22T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/episode-326-understanding-today-s-graduate-student-decision-journey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176","url":"http://higheredgeek.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://afp-232483-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/fb612789-3126-4c18-a9af-51b679db73e3/episodes/a365ed67-8b8c-4c8c-a506-b2fcd92c5df6/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=fb612789-3126-4c18-a9af-51b679db73e3&awEpisodeId=a365ed67-8b8c-4c8c-a506-b2fcd92c5df6&feed=doLZc_ov","summary":"In this week’s episode, Dustin speaks with Marshall McClung of Spark451 about insights from the latest Graduate Intenders Survey, exploring how prospective graduate students research, evaluate, and choose programs. The conversation highlights a clear shift toward more pragmatic decision-making, with students prioritizing return on investment, career outcomes, flexibility, and cost when considering graduate education.","meta_description":"In this week’s episode, Dustin speaks with Marshall McClung of Spark451 about insights from the latest Graduate Intenders Survey, exploring how prospectiv…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2153,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/episodes/episode-326-understanding-today-s-graduate-student-decision-journey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/episode-326-understanding-today-s-graduate-student-decision-journey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}