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.

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast, a education show with 100 episodes published.

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  Episode #175

  Word for Word Graduate Spotlight 2026

  Sep 17, 20261h 4m

  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.)

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  Episode #174

  Wireside Chat, featuring Special Guest Nathanael Green

  Sep 4, 20261h 1m

  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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  Episode #173

  Field Notes with Dr. Priscilla Hobbs

  Aug 27, 202630 min

  In this episode of Field Notes, we talk with Dr. Priscilla Hobbs, a cultural mythologist, to explore how a passion for stories, culture, and meaning can lead to an unexpected and rewarding career. Drawing on her work in mythology, popular culture, media and culture studies, Dr. Hobbs discusses how studying topics like Disney, Avatar, and other modern myths helped her better understand the societal values that shape our world. She shares how the humanities helped her develop key skillsets, including systems thinking, that now support her work as an academic leader.

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  Episode #172

  Word for Word, featuring Special Guest Chuck Tingle

  Aug 20, 20261h 2m

  Word for Word is doing its part to prove love is real with special guest Chuck Tingle, the self-proclaimed world's greatest author! Chuck Tingle is a USA Today bestselling author, as well as a two time Hugo Award finalist, Bram Stoker Award nominee, Goodreads award nominee, Golden Poppy award finalist, Locus award winner, Dragon Award winner, Audie Award winner and the recipient of the 2025 Loud Hands Award for Autistic Storytellers. He is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance, horror, and fantasy. Chuck was born in Home of Truth, Utah, and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He writes to prove love is real, because love is the most important tool we have when resisting the endless cosmic void.

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  Episode #171

  Field Notes with Dawn Hall

  Aug 13, 202624 min

  Graphic design alum Dawn Hall shares her career journey in user experience design. Dawn explains what UX designers do day to day and reflects on why UX has been such a strong fit for her as an artist. For those who love art, design, collaboration, and problem-solving but are still figuring out where those strengths can lead, this conversation offers an inspiring look at the growing world of UX design.

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