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.
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Episodes
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
In which hosts Paul Witcover and Melissa Hart talk with MA Creative Writing instructor Jeremy Billingsley about his experiences as publisher of the small press Sley House, including an unexpected diversion into the subject of ancient grimoires.
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
In which hosts Paul Witcover and Melissa Hart engage bestselling author and Online MFA instructor Eileen Rendahl in a wide-ranging discussion of ghostwriting, pseudonyms, point of view in fiction, and the ups and downs of the freelance writing life!
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Adjunct instructors Lauren A. Forry and Gina Troisi read from their work and share their writerly wisdom in the latest Word for Word event from the SNHU online Creative Writing programs.
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
In which hosts Melissa Hart and Paul Witcover welcome MFA instructor Kirsten Imani Kasai Flournoy for a stimulating discussion of creativity, witchcraft, and the writer's journey.
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Our featured guest for this episode is Buster Ratliff, Director of Operations with the Cultural Foundation of the Texas Panhandle & Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Buster talks with us about the value of building your network and understanding company values.
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Friday Dec 02, 2022
Writer Joan F. Smith, author of The Half-Orphan’s Handbook, joins hosts Jacob Powers and Paul Witcover to read from her upcoming novel, The Other Side of Infinity, and answer questions about literary craft and careers.
Friday Nov 25, 2022
Friday Nov 25, 2022
In which ghosts Paul Witcover and Melissa Hart, along with special ghasts Mary SanGiovanni, Sidney Williams, and L. Marie Wood, celebrate Halloween early in a Horror-themed Wireside Chat focusing on "ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night."
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Today we have our featured guest, Bonnie Barnes, Executive Director with Keys History and Discovery Center in Florida. Today’s topic is informational interviewing, company research, and different career paths one can explore with a history degree.
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
In this episode, SNHU Online MFA instructor Beth Revis talks about her new bestselling Star Wars novel, The Princess and the Scoundrel (about the wedding and honeymoon of Leia Organa and Han Solo), work-for-hire projects, and the fun and challenges of writing in someone else's intellectual-property sandbox.
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Jeremy Flagg is a graphic designer, high school teacher, writer, and instructor in Southern New Hampshire University’s Creative Writing MFA program. In this episode, Jeremy discusses his professional background, the business of graphic design, the skills necessary for success in a variety of careers, the value of risk-taking, and the importance of the Liberal Arts. For more on Jeremy, please visit his website: https://remyflagg.com/about/.