Now Casting: 2026 Podcast Guests

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Starts: 01-01-2026
Location: Online Opportunity

Description:

Share Your Voice. Shape the Future of Hospice & Palliative Nursing on the HPNA Palliative Perspective Podcast
We're seeking volunteer podcast guests for our 2026 season—and we want to hear from you. Whether you're a bedside nurse, a passionate researcher, a policy advocate, a nurse educator, or seasoned leader, we know you have stories, insights and experiences that inspire, inform and can ignite change. Share your perspective with us!
Why Join Us?
• Be featured as an invited guest—a valuable addition to your CV
• Connect with nurses across generations through real, relatable stories
• Help inspire and inform the next generation of nursing professionals
• Share practical tips that listeners can carry into their own practice
• Support a mission-driven project that values authentic storytelling, equity, and impact
What We’re Looking For:
• Nursing professionals from any perspective of hospice and/or palliative care
• A strong voice for advocacy, patient & family care, leadership, or education
• Willingness to reflect, laugh, and share meaningful stories
• Ideas or experiences that offer practical take-aways for listeners
• A commitment to connection—not perfection (no podcasting experience needed!)
Topics We’re Exploring:
We’re especially interested in conversations that bring curiosity, courage, and compassion to issues such as:
• Ethical dilemmas in serious illness and end-of-life care
• Controversial or evolving topics in the field (MAID, palliative sedation, disparities)
• Care for specialized patient populations, including those with mental illness, disabilities, or incarceral systems
• Pediatric palliative and hospice care
• Research that informs practice—or challenges it
• Personal stories that changed how you see your work or your patients
Recording Info:
• Remote-friendly
• Flexible scheduling
• Commitment: 30 minute "pre-meet" co-created interview & 45–60-minute recording
• Recording in 2026- in the month prior to scheduled episode release
Ready to share your story—or nominate someone else?
Send us a brief summary featuring what you’d love to talk about:
Applications received by 1/31/2026 will be prioritized for acceptance and considered on a rolling basis through 6/1/2026
Let’s celebrate the stories that connect us, the knowledge that guides us, and the nurses who make this work possible.

Volunteers Needed:

1 (1 open slot)

Experience Required:

10+ Years Nursing Experience

Contact:

Jess Anderson, MBA
Hospice And Palliative Nurses Association