ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Author/Professor Leanne W. Smith interviews guests to mine the magic of their vocational stories.
Frederick Buechner said the vocational sweet spot 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 an inspirational 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.
On each episode guests are asked 5 questions:
1. What’s your story?
2. How did you come to your vocation?
3. When you look back over your shoulder at your life, what are the lessons? And do you see how God was working?
4. What soft skills have proven critical in your career pursuits?
5. What habits or disciplines do you recommend to others?
There is something deeply moving about hearing how others came to their life's work. May listening inspire you to keep offering your own God-given gifts back to the world.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 23 days
Average audio length:
31 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
48 episodes
since May 15, 2023
episodic
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Ever felt like a seed in the desert awaiting your superbloom? Chris Gonzalez says he finally got to his vocation of marriage and family therapy thanks to key people in his life. We talk about the healing power of relationships, how presence is itself healing, and that empathy is the ability to dete…
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What if your winding career path is actually the point? As Kate Watkins, who started on a farm and has come back to the farm, puts it, “Your life is chasing you your whole life.” Her desires to delight were planted early as a candy striper, leading her through a maze of jobs and educational pursuit…
Have you ever watched your career soar — only to hit a wall you didn't see coming? In this episode, Marty Kittrell, well-versed in corporate strategy, finance, security offerings, private equity, and board practices, gets candid about navigating the gap between professional highs and hard-hitt…
In this Season 6 recap, Kianna and I reflect on the guests, stories, and lessons that shaped this season of Gladness and Hunger. We discuss mentorship, vocation, God's faithfulness, and the surprising ways our lives often unfold. Join us as we look back on the journey and celebrate the wisdom …
In this episode of Gladness & Hunger, I sit down with Sydney Ball shortly after the launch of her consulting firm, Ballpoint Business Solutions. A Lipscomb College of Business alumna, Sydney has been recognized with honors including the Sterling Award for Top 20 Professionals Under 40 in West T…
Isn’t it fascinating to consider all that shapes a person’s vocation?
Think of old Hollywood glamour, and you’ll begin to glimpse the world Selene Covarrubias was born into. While she now works in publishing with Simon & Schuster, her journey began in television, working behind the scenes on bo…
Sometimes we discover we are wired in ways that surprise us. In this episode of Gladness & Hunger, I sit down with Dr. Matt Hearn, longtime English professor at Lipscomb University, to explore his unexpected journey into literature and teaching.
Matt shares how he came to love words, the teache…
The underemployment of people with extraordinary minds is not just a personal loss — it’s a collective one.
In this episode of Gladness & Hunger, I sit down with filmmaker Barry Wortz to talk about his powerful documentary, Lost Potential: Unmasking the Autism Employment Crisis.
Barry was diagn…
Bad weather and flight delays make some people surly, but one of the most enjoyable days I’ve ever had in an airport happened under these very conditions, all because Casey Farris was there to bring fun, curiosity, and perspective into the moment.
In this episode, I sit down with Casey Farris, a fa…
Each of us seems to have a life song, a theme we’re drawn to again and again. Often, it’s born from pain.
In this season-opening episode of Gladness & Hunger, Leanne does something different. Instead of asking the questions, her intern flips the script, inviting Leanne to reflect on the heart …
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