{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"PhD 008: \u201cShould I Stay or Should I Go?\u201d Deciding to Leave Grad School with Doug Swanson","description":"Click here to subscribe and rate us in iTunes&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Or&amp;nbsp;Subscribe on&amp;nbsp;Stitcher  This week, I talk to former PhD student Doug Swanson and current Chief Technology Officer of Malwarebytes about his decision to&amp;nbsp;leave grad school and his advice to current grad students who might be&amp;nbsp;considering an exit from academia. Thanks again to Doug for his time and insight! It was definitely a personal topic, so we&amp;nbsp;appreciate his participation. Do you have more questions about possibly leaving grad school? Leave us a comment at phdinprogress.com\/8 or email us at&amp;nbsp;feedback@phdinprogress.com. We\u2019re also active on Twitter @PhDPodcast. If you enjoy the show,&amp;nbsp;please spread the word by telling your friends and colleagues. Finally, the best way you could support the show is to leave an honest review and rating in the&amp;nbsp;the iTunes store. Thanks for the support! &amp;nbsp;As always, all this &amp;nbsp;information can be found at phdinprogress.com. ","author_name":"PhD (in Progress) Podcast | Education, Career, Life","author_url":"http:\/\/phdinprogress.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/2874466\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/2874466"}