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.
Episodes
7 days ago
Wireside Chat Featuring Sidney Williams
7 days ago
7 days ago
In which Wireside Chat is joined by Online MFA instructor Sidney Williams, who reveals the secret behind the name of his website, 'Sidisalive,' shares the playlist for his funeral, and talks about his horror and offbeat detective novels and how to get along with editors.
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
In this History Speaker Series event, Will McLean Greeley discusses his recent book, a Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate, a biography of politician George MacLean, a Gilded Age and Progressive Era reformer and conservationist whose best known accomplishment was the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. Will Greeley holds degrees in political science and archive administration and worked in government and corporate market research before his recent retirement.
This episode was originally broadcast on the Working Historians podcast feed.
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Wireside Chat Featuring Peter Stenson
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
In which Instructor Peter Stenson joins Wireside Chat to talk about commas, writing while parenting, the joys of teaching, and how he got an agent despite himself.
Friday Oct 25, 2024
History Speaker Series with Kristen Engel
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
In this episode, Kristen Engel discusses her experiences in a graduate program at the University of Connecticut and her dissertation research, which uses courtly spectacle to examine the portrayals of political and cultural ideals in the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII, which led to political and cultural transformations in early Tudor England. She teaches history at Southern New Hampshire University and is the editor-in-chief of “The Court Observer” for the Society for Court Studies.
This episode was originally broadcast on August 12, 2024, on the Working Historians podcast feed.
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Wireside Chat Featuring Dr. Courtney Watson
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
In which Wireside Chat is joined by instructor Dr. Courtney Watson, an award-winning fiction writer and scholar of literary travel and tourism. Learn from Courtney how to combine your passions for travel and writing to become a globe-trotting frequent-flier!
Friday Oct 11, 2024
History Speaker Series with Jamie Goodall and the Pirate Black Sam Bellamy
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
In this episode, Dr. Jamie Goodall discusses her new book, The Daring Exploits of Pirate Black Sam Bellamy: From Cape Cod to the Caribbean, which describes the political, cultural, legal, and economic relationships between pirates and the coast of colonial New England. Dr. Goodall teaches American history at Southern New Hampshire University and is a historian with the U.S. Army Center of Military History in Washington, D.C.
This episode was originally broadcast on the Working Historians podcast feed.
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Word for Word Graduate Spotlight 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Word for Word celebrates six recent graduates of the online BA, MA, and MFA programs! Join writers Kori Elise Chamberlin, Miranda Denler, Geoff Campbell, Katherine Hancock, Scott Fazekas, and Abigailrose Helwig in an evening of fiction and nonfiction readings that stretch from ancient Rome to World War II-era San Francisco, modern-day Paris, and dark realms beyond the borders of the real.
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Wireside Chat Featuring Special Guest Tiffany Trent
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Friday Sep 20, 2024
Wireside Chat welcomes Online MFA instructor Tiffany Trent! Tiffany is the author of eight dark YA fantasy novels, including the award-winning The Unnaturalists duology (Simon & Schuster/Saga) and the Hallowmere series (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone). Join us as Tiffany shares her publishing journey from traditional to indie to launching her own small press!
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Word for Word Featuring Special Guest Dr. Paul LeBlanc
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Friday Sep 06, 2024
Join us as Word for Word welcomes author and SNHU President Dr. Paul LeBlanc! Topics include the impact of the liberal arts on Dr. LeBlanc's distinguished career, the impact of AI on the future of liberal arts and creative writing, what lies ahead for him and SNHU, and more!
Friday Aug 23, 2024
Word for Word with Special Guest Kelly Link
Friday Aug 23, 2024
Friday Aug 23, 2024
Kelly Link's genre-bending-and-blending short stories have won major awards and established her as one of the most inventive writers working today. In this edition of Word for Word, Kelly reads from her bestselling new novel, The Book of Love, discusses the craft of writing, and answers questions from the audience.