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Gladness & Hunger with Leanne W. Smith
Author/Professor Leanne W. Smith sits down with key individuals to mine the magic of vocational stories and how personal gladness meets the world's deep hunger. Geared to writers, students, and story lovers, this podcast will inspire those on their own vocational journeys. Smith is an inspirational fiction writer and business professor at Lipscomb University with a heart to teach students how to get jobs and build sustainable careers that actually feed their soul.
Podcasting since 2023 • 26 episodes
Gladness & Hunger with Leanne W. Smith
Latest Episodes
Bonnie Blaylock: “Writer, Podcaster, Beekeeper”
It’s my honor to talk with Bonnie Blaylock in this episode, author of Light to the Hills, a historical fiction novel about a pack-horse librarian in Appalachia. Bonnie is also co-host of the popular “Just Ask Your Mom” podcast, and she’s a beek...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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Season Four: “Amy Cuddy, the Sabbath & an old Accounting Ledger”
As Season 4 of Gladness & Hunger is launched, three stories are strongly on my mind: A TED Talk by Amy Cuddy that I recently shared with a special group of women at Deborah Johnson Rehabilitation Center. The importance of Sabbath, which inc...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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Dave & Sydney Clayton: “Ripples of Love”
My husband, Stan, and I met Dave & Sydney Clayton of Ethos Church when they were undergraduates at Lipscomb. Even then, they were social influencers on a wider-than-average scale. Here, they talk about raising sons to be fathers, the transf...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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45:39
Marianne Richmond: “Writing for the Unique Everybody”
Marianne Richmond is a children’s author and illustrator whose books have sold in the millions. Coming out of a painful childhood, Marianne has learned to listen for the commonalities. While we al...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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34:54
Dr. Jan Harris: “Contributing a Verse”
I have long admired Dr. Jan Harris, English professor, poet, and Fellow for Faculty Wellbeing on Lipscomb’s campus. When I was paired with her this academic year in a professional development program, I felt like I had won the lottery. In this ...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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