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).
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Signup to Generate a PitchConversations 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.
Recent episodes include "Agents of Repair: Norman Wirzba" (12 October 2026, 51 minutes), "Moments of Annunciation: David Brooks" (14 September 2026, 58 minutes), and "Teaching To Live: Almeda M. Wright" (4 June 2026, 58 minutes).
Callings publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 67 episodes.
Booking probability for Callings is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Callings requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Callings's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Callings are Universities & Colleges. Callings has an education audience.
Callings is an education podcast with 67 episodes published.
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Episode #2
This episode is a re-release of our interview with Norman Wirzba from Season 4 of “Callings.” Norman works at the intersections of theology, philosophy, ecology, and agrarian and environmental studies. His recent book...
Episode #1
David Brooks is one of America’s most recognized public intellectuals. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic , a senior fellow at Yale University’s School of Global Affairs, and a longtime cultural and political...
Episode #10
This is a special episode of “Callings” for several reasons. First, it represents the podcast’s first experiment with recording an episode in front of a live audience; it was taped at the 2026 NetVUE Conference in...
Episode #9
Jessica Riddell is committed to cultivating hope in higher education. Her book, Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and Other Systems for Human Flourishing , offers innovative tools for educators that include stories...
Episode #8
Recently, Anna Moreland coauthored (with Thomas Smith) The Young Adult Playbook: Living Like it Matters . The book is specifically written for undergraduates and invites and guides them in vocational reflection and...
Episode #7
Carlo Rotella, a writer and a professor at Boston College, is interested in the nuts and bolts of teaching. In particular, he is interested in the craft of teaching and the ways we can build classroom experiences that...
Episode #6
Angela Duckworth is known for her work on grit, the topic of her best-selling book and her famous TED-talk. In this wide-ranging conversation, Angela explores the wisdom of Howard Thurman and Viktor Frankl, the...
Episode #5
Barbara Brown Taylor has written award-winning books, received numerous accolades, and served as an Episcopal priest, teacher, and public theologian. And yet, in this conversation, she consistently circles back to the...
Episode #4
Maria LaMonaca Wisdom is a leading voice on mentoring and coaching in higher education. Her recent book, How to Mentor Anyone in Academia , offers methods and approaches to understand the mentor role. In this...
Episode #3
Willie James Jennings believes that belonging is the goal of education, which is pursued at the intersections of the world’s contradictions and our own social and moral sensibilities. Willie is a public theologian and...
Episode #2
Michael Lamb is committed to educating for character through the virtues. In his role as the senior executive director of the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University, Michael works to encourage...
Episode #1
Lee C. Camp is host of the podcast and nationally-syndicated radio series No Small Endeavor , which explores what it means to live a good life. He is also Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Lipscomb University, a NetVUE...
Episode #11
This bonus episode features highlights from conversations that aired during the fifth season of Callings. In these clips, our guests offer advice for today's students and for anyone who teaches or mentors young adults...
Episode #10
Jennifer Herdt, professor of Christian ethics at Yale Divinity School, explores the “call to live well” in her writing, teaching, and research. In our conversation, Jennifer discusses what it means to live a virtuous...
Episode #9
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...
Episode #8
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...
Episode #7
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...
Episode #6
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...
Episode #5
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...
Episode #4
Emmanuel Katongole is known for his work on violence and politics in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as theologies of peacebuilding and reconciliation. As a Catholic priest in Uganda and professor of theology and peace...
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author, contributor to PBS NewsHour and opinion columnist, Broadstone Corporate Benefits
author of "What Can I Get Out of This? Teaching and Learning in a Classroom Full of Skeptics", Boston College
psychologist, MacArthur Fellow, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Episcopal priest, Episcopal church
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