
Callings
Conversations on college, career, and a life well-lived. “Callings” explores what it means to live a life defined by a sense of meaning and purpose. It focuses on the process of exploring and discerning one’s vocation, with particular emphasis on mentoring and supporting undergraduate students as they navigate college, career, and a life-well lived. Hosted by the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE).
Podcasting since 2020 • 52 episodes
Callings
Latest Episodes
Philosophy for Life: Kwame Anthony Appiah
Kwame Anthony Appiah is one of the world’s most influential philosophers and currently serves as president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Many know his work from the weekly "Ethicist" column in the New York Times. In this episode,...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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45:32

Liberty and Learning: Mustafa Akyol
Mustafa Akyol is a public intellectual and Muslim reformer who emphasizes the importance of being attentive to others and to the world around us. In this conversation, he shares his vocational journey from Turkey to the U.S. as a journalist, an...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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44:16

Storytelling as Vocation: Kiran Singh Sirah
Kiran Singh Sirah, an award-winning storytelling artist and folklorist, explores the overlap between vocation and story. In this conversation, we discuss how storytelling deepens human connection as part of our callings. Kiran reminds us of the...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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51:23

Change Maker: Abel Chávez
Abel Chávez sees our callings through this important question: what type of ancestor do we want to be? As the tenth president of Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, Abel explores the contours of our vocations as change makers...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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43:23

Asking Good Questions: Caryn Riswold
Caryn Riswold believes that conversations about vocation should give greater attention to issues of social justice, identity, and culture. As a professor of religion at Wartburg College, she reminds us that our callings help us to “be human tog...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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51:14
