Gladness & Hunger with Leanne W. Smith
Leanne W. Smith
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Author/Professor Leanne W. Smith sits down with key individuals to mine the magic of their vocational stories. Inspired by Frederick Buechner who said the key to a career satisfying to both soul and pocketbook was to find “where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet," this podcast is geared to writers, students, story lovers, and anyone seeking inspiration for their own vocational journey.
As a fiction writer and business professor at Lipscomb University with a heart to teach students how to build sustainable careers that actually feed their soul, Smith's deep gladness is in sharing messages of hope and inspiration like these.
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S6E1 Inside-Out Faith: Purpose, Calling & Hope | Season Six Premiere
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S5E7 Grace Knetter: “A Passion to Deliver Care”
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S5E6 Douglas T. Bates, III: "Mankind has been his Business"
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S5E5 Demetria Kalodimos: "Searching for Hidden Treasure"
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S5E3 Tony Bancroft: “Iron Sharpening Iron”
If you’ve ever enjoyed a Disney movie, you’re going to love hearing from today’s guest, Tony Bancroft. Chances are Tony, former Disney animator who now directs Lipscomb’s thriving animation program,…
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S4E7 Steve Taylor: “Artful Impact”
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S4E6 John McCord: “The Completion of a Good Work”
A wise man once told me and my husband that we would look back on the early years of our working lives as among the most special. And he was right. John McCord, now a minister in Texas, and his…
S4E5 DJ Farris: “Honoring Place & Family”
Do the spaces we occupy—where we live and do business—matter? DJ Farris believes they do. DJ is a realtor, avid outdoorsman, and lover of history. He says, “My study of history has taught me the…
S4E4 Dr. Earl Lavender: “To be Fully Trained”
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S4E2 Bonnie Blaylock: “Writer, Podcaster, Beekeeper”
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S3E9 Dave & Sydney Clayton: “Ripples of Love”
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S3E8 Marianne Richmond: “Writing for the Unique Everybody”
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S3E6 Vivi Radiro: “A Witness of Resilience”
Some stories change you. Vivi Radiro's journey from a dirt-floored hut in Kenya to cancer research is one of the most sacred stories I've ever recorded. In this episode, Vivi shares how pain became…
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Gladness & Hunger with Leanne W. Smith has published 40 episodes since May 2023, covering topics in Personal Journals, Society & Culture.
Gladness & Hunger with Leanne W. Smith is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 33m.
