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PODCAST

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast

Southern New Hampshire University Liberal Arts

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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All Episodes

48:08

History Speaker Series with Ben van Duzer

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/31

In this History Speaker Series event, public historian Beth Van Duzer, a recent graduate of SNHU’s graduate program in History, discusses her career as a historian and her work with local government in preparation for the America250 celebration.

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57:38

Wireside Chat featuring Marianna Boncek

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/24

Wireside Chat welcomes MFA instructor Marianna Boncek! Marianna is an author, teacher, performance poet, playwright, researcher, and Egyptologist--yes, that means mummies! She has published poetry, nonfiction about ghost-hunting and missing persons, and works of fiction, both YA and adult. Join us as we talk about her writing journey and her love of mystery and the macabre! And mummies!

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107:18

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Alycia Harris presents “Eco-Icons and Green Signals: Examining the Visual Language of Sustainability.” Alycia Harris and Helen G. Hammond present “Sustainable Minds: Teaching Conscious.” Lisa Jacovsky presents “Sustainable Futures: Green Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Agents of Environmental and Social Change.” Kathy Spencer, Linda Savage, and Kiley Church present “Reimagining Environmental Justice: Addressing Past Injustices, Present Conflicts, and Future Solutions through Policy, Property, and

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118:24

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Patricia Weeks presents “Imperfectly Perfect.” Mac Scotty McGregor presents “Reclaiming the Earth: How Positive Masculinity Can Reshape Environmental Conservation.” Alena Shellenbean presents “Wild Home: The View from the Tent Flap throughout American History.” Georgena Luiso “Waste Not Want Not: How Cultural Perspectives Towards Plastic Implementation Hinder Large-Scale Plastic Waste Mitigation Techniques.”

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76:21

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Saikat Pradhan presents “The Past, Present and Future of Environmental (In)Justice in India: A Bioregional Reading of Orijit Sen’s River of Stories.” John Bessai, Independent Scholar presents “Reclaiming the Toxic Sublime: Environmental Witnessing and the Aporia of Canadian Public Memory.”

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89:05

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Lisa Jacovsky presents “Framing Change: Artistic Expressions of Environmental and Social Transformation.” Scott Courtney presents “The Silk Road and the Sound of Exchange: Musical Instruments as Environmental and Cultural Artifacts.”

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101:30

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Jacob Haqq Misra presents “Long-term Scenario Modeling of Governance on Earth and Beyond.” Jeremy R. Pauley presents “Maximizing Potential: Through Neuroscience, Psychology, and Ethical AI Integration.” Michael A. Babcock presents “Stewardship in Artificial Environments: An Ecological Approach to AI Pedagogy.”

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27:17

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Christopher Lee presents "Animal Crossings: Rethinking Roads in a Shared World."

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38:53

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

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

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100:24

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

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.”

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40:51

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

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

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87:17

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

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?"

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94:21

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

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.”

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26:57

The Past, Present, and Future of the Human...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/17

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.

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51:37

Ethics in Action 2025 Student Roundtable

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/03

In this roundtable conversation, SNHU students discuss the question "What can individuals do to improve their communities in times of chaos?"

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54:20

Ethics in Action 2025 Keynote Address: Dr. Mark...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/03

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.

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53:04

Ethics in Action 2025 Student Panel: Emerita Garcia...

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/10/03

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."

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60:53

Wireside Chat Featuring Amy Bai

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/09/19

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!

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60:07

Wireside Chat Featuring Amber Logan

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/09/05

Join us as Wireside Chat welcomes Online MFA instructor Amber Logan! Amber is a university professor, freelance editor, and author of speculative fiction living in Kansas with her husband and two children. In addition to degrees in Psychology, Liberal Arts, and International Relations, Amber holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England. Her debut novel, The Secret Garden of Yanagi Inn (CamCat 2022), is an adult retelling of the children's classic The Secret

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57:50

Wireside Chat Featuring Nicole Melleby

Passion and Practicality: A Liberal Arts Podcast ·

2025/08/22

Wireside Chat is proud to welcome Online MFA instructor Nicole Melleby! Nicole is an award-winning author with an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. If you have wondered how publishers draw the line between MG and YA fiction, here is your chance to learn from an expert! As a writer whose books feature LGBTQ+ characters, Nicole has also been on the front lines of book bans and challenges. We talk with her about her writer's journey, upcoming projects, and how writers can fight back against

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