Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast

About Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast

Passion and Practicality is a podcast series produced by Southern New Hampshire University‘s online Liberal Arts department, which includes academic programs and courses in Communication, Composition, Creative Writing, English, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, History, Literature, and Philosophy. In this podcast series, faculty, staff, and guests discuss the career paths open to graduates of those programs, the research and creative work of practitioners in the field, and other interesting stuff.

Publisher

Southern New Hampshire University Liberal Arts

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Jan 2022

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

176 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Wireside Chat, featuring Special Guest Timothy Brumbaugh

   Join Wireside Chat as we welcome Online MFA alum Timothy Brumbaugh! Tim was a 2022 Penmen Review Fall Fiction winner and went on to publish his first novel, Sorrow Draw, a post-apocalyptic alternate-history western, in 2024 to wide acclaim. Listen as Tim reads from his upcoming novel and answers questions about his publishing journey!

2. 

   18 Sept 2026

   Word for Word Graduate Spotlight 2026

   Each spring, SNHU’s online literary salon, Word for Word, honors recent graduates of the Online BA, MA, and MFA creative writing programs in a special Graduate Spotlight event. Recommended by instructors and selected by Associate Deans Jacob Powers and Paul Witcover for their high literary achievement, these outstanding writers read from and discuss their work, representing all the graduates of their respective programs. This year’s event featured five readers: Samantha Barrow (MFA), Ethan Bowers (BA), Trenton Guthrie (MA), Samantha Hensley (MA), and Brandi Shaffer (MFA.)

3. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Wireside Chat, featuring Special Guest Nathanael Green

   Join Wireside Chat as we welcome Online MFA instructor Nathanael Green! Nate's short stories, essays and articles have appeared in dozens of publications, including most recently Broad River Review and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. He’s the co-author of three novels (Language of the Bear, Through the Narrows, and Out of the Fire) and is currently writing a historical novel inspired by ventriloquism and the 17th-century German witch trials. Tune in as we chat with Nate about the challenges of writing historical fiction, his background as an advertising copywriter, and more!

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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