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

Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Laman Tasch presents “The Impact of Social, Political, and Cultural Environments on Flamenco Art: From Marginality to UNESC Heritage, A Journey through Andalusian Identity”

Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Oriana Smy presents “The Plasticene Ocean: The Dynamic Human Dimensions of Marine Plastic Pollution.” Fabienne Sowa presents “Made in USA: A Photo Essay on Coastal Wildlife, Human Presence, and the Future of Shared Shores.”

Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Aditi Basu presents “Resilience Theory as a Framework of Architectural History? An Analysis of Traditional Houses in Modern Times.”

Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Olawale Yemisi presents "'Take Your Herds and Leave Our Land, Animals': Grazing Land Allocation Politics and Resources Conflicts in Farmer Herdsmen Relations in Nigeria." Guyma Noel presents "Exploring Ethical Balance in Climate Change Negotiations for Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Through A Polycentric Approach." Soumya Ranjan Gahir presents "Postcolonial Environmentalism in Practice: Can India Lead South Asia Toward Just Sustainability?"

Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Adam T. Hogan presents “Stewardship Revisited: Christians and the Good Earth.” Melvin L. Otey presents “Toward a Broader Theocentric Environmentalism.” Charles R. Hamilton presents “Environmental Ethics for Rural Sustainability.”

Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
In this welcome address that opens the Past, Present, and Future of the Human Environment conference, Associate Dean Rob Denning discusses the 1969 Governor's Conference on California's Changing Environment to demonstrate what has changed and what has not changed regarding humanity's interactions with the natural environment.

Friday Oct 03, 2025
Ethics in Action 2025 Student Roundtable
Friday Oct 03, 2025
Friday Oct 03, 2025
In this roundtable conversation, SNHU students discuss the question "What can individuals do to improve their communities in times of chaos?"

Friday Oct 03, 2025
Friday Oct 03, 2025
In this keynote address for the April 2025 Ethics in Action event., Dr. Mark Miller discusses recent discoveries regarding brain development, focusing on how to live well in our current technological world.

Friday Oct 03, 2025
Ethics in Action 2025 Student Panel: Emerita Garcia and Jeffrey Landon
Friday Oct 03, 2025
Friday Oct 03, 2025
In this Ethics In Action event, Jeffrey Landon presents "Beyond Giving: Community Investment" and Emerita Garcia presents "Insights from 20 Years as a Foster Mom."

Friday Sep 19, 2025
Wireside Chat Featuring Amy Bai
Friday Sep 19, 2025
Friday Sep 19, 2025
Wireside Chat welcomes Online MFA instructor Amy Bai! Amy will discuss her writing journey, including how her career began with a bet, why she loves YA, and how she has persevered through career changes, an MFA, and starting her own editing and writing business! Plus a deep dive into POV!







