35 Best Social Work Podcasts
Social Work Podcasts
Here are 35 Best Social Work Podcasts worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
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Hi there! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker living and working in Washington, DC. I have been providing individualized and group test prep for the ASWB exam for over two years. From my experience helping others pass their exams, I have created a seven-session series to help you prepare for the ASWB exam and feel confident on test day.MORE Producer/Network Meagan Mitchell
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Instagram 6.2K Avg Length 17 min Video Podcast YouTube
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2. Why Don't We Talk About This?
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You already know that there are a bunch of things people talk about in pockets or completely avoid. Things that may be controversial or uncomfortable but we need to get them off our chest. During 'Why Don't We Talk About This?', licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist, Paula McMillan-Perez speaks with folks whose learned experiences and/or professions give way to a diverse knowledge of topics that we just aren't talking about...but should be!MORE Producer/Network Paula McMillan-Perez, LCSW
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 174Twitter 10Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 41 min Get Email Contact
3. The Social Matters Podcast
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Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room. Expect debate and hard hitting real talk with a sprinkle of top drawer humour to keep it moving.MORE Producer/Network Nadia, Fran, Eugene
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 597Twitter 2K Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact
4. NASW Social Work Talks
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NASW Social Work Talks seeks to inform, educate and inspire by talking with experts and exploring issues that social work professionals care about.
Producer/Network National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
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Apple Rating 4/5Facebook 205.9KTwitter 54.3KInstagram 55.7K Avg Length 39 min Since May 2018 Video Podcast YouTube
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5. The Social Work Rants Podcast
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Podcast host Bas Moreno, LMSW has been in the Social work field for the past 20 years. This social work podcast provides the listeners a dose of the hosts' world in social work, sharing personal stories, hopefully providing some education, smiles, and laughs. The host also interviews other social work and mental health professionals in the field.MORE Host Basiliso Moreno
Producer/Network Basiliso Moreno, LMSW
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Twitter 2.1K Avg Length 43 min Video Podcast YouTube
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6. Hip Hop Social Worker
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Christopher Scott, MSW, CSWA is a social worker from Portland taking a journey to further his career and making an effort to change the platform of social work.
Host Christopher Scott
Producer/Network Christopher Scott
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 2.1KTwitter 3.8K Avg Length 39 min Since May 2018 Get Email Contact
7. Social Workers, Rise!
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We will talk everything social work, on every level from micro to macro. We will hear the stories of social workers who are doing big things, learn new skills, and most importantly, give you actionable steps to change more lives than you ever thought possible.MORE Producer/Network Catherine Moore, LCSW
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 913Instagram 20.8K Avg Length 24 min Get Email Contact
8. Social Work Sorted
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Social Work Sorted is an Education platform with a difference. As an experienced Social Worker and Practice Educator I want to take you through the day to day challenges you are going to face as a newly qualified worker; how to do a home visit, how to complete an assessment, how to build relationships, how to do direct work that makes a difference. I'm here to help you, with short podcasts you can access whenever you need.MORE Producer/Network Vicki: Social Work Sorted
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 3.4KInstagram 12.2K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact
9. Trauma and Social Work
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Trauma and Social Work takes an in-depth look at systematic challenges, an integrative approach to clinical social work, and challenges ones perspective on mental wellness. Each episode will provide education, resources, suggested practices, and much more.MORE Producer/Network Tonya Octave, LCSW
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 35 min Since Apr 2021 Get Email Contact
10. Queens of Social Work
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Queen P & Queen H, as Afro-Caribbean American women, offer a fresh and unique perspective on a field that remains primarily dominated by white women. As the Queens of Social Work share their first hand experiences, they laugh, cry and learn from each other as well as their listeners.MORE Hosts Queen P, Queen H
Producer/Network Queen P & Queen H
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Twitter 32 Avg Length 39 min Get Email Contact
11. 6 FIGURE SOCIAL WORKER
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Empowering and Equipping Social Workers to Dominate in the field. From 0 to 6 figures. Teaching you how to make a living while making a difference.
Producer/Network lashanna alfred
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 199Instagram 1.2K Avg Length 22 min Get Email Contact
12. The Inside Social Work Podcast
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This podcast aims to inspire social workers to discover new areas of practice, gain insight into specialty areas and learn new skills, how to combine different specialties, be motivated and inspired by hearing the stories of other social workers and not only hear about their successes but also hear about their struggles, challenges, and fears. Learn about some of the different fields of social work, how to work with each other and what are some of the strengths and limitations of those areas advice about how to develop your clinical skills and some of the tools you can adapt into your workMORE Host Marie Vakakis
Producer/Network Marie Vakakis
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 92 Avg Length 20 min Since Apr 2019 Get Email Contact
13. Helpful Social Work Podcast
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This podcast helps you learn, think and act with integrity so that people who need social work get the help that will transform their lives. Each month we discuss an important topic and take a look at what is happening in social work in the UK.MORE Hosts Shantel Thomas, Sylvia Smith
Producer/Network Shantel Thomas and Sylvia Smith
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Apple Rating 4.1/5Facebook 968 Avg Length 46 min Get Email Contact
14. Social Work Spotlight
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This podcast features interviews with social workers in Sydney, Australia, showcasing diverse areas of practice, social work stories, successes, and challenges, and providing information on media and other resources that can be accessed to help inform and educate people who are curious about the profession or wanting a career change.MORE Producer/Network Yasmine Loupis
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15. Dare to Soar
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Dare To Soar will empower, encourage, and strengthen! Doctor R.C. will share some of the services and resources that promote educational success for the youth today. She has been employed as a Social Worker for over 20 years she will share with all who are tuned invaluable lessons that learned through her work experiences as to why the primary role of a School Social Worker should be to serve as a liaison/child advocate while collaborating and consulting with not only students, but parents, school administrators, faculty, and the community.MORE Host Dr. Terriyln Rivers-Cannon
Producer/Network Bold Brave TV
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16. Catch22Minutes
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In the Catch22Minutes podcast, we will delve into some of today's major social challenges. We will be speaking to frontline experts, industry leaders and young people, in pursuit of ideas for reforming public services.MORE Host Nic D
Producer/Network Catch22
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Twitter 25.7KInstagram 3.6K Avg Length 22 min Video Podcast YouTube
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17. The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast
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Welcome to a journey of revolutionary storytelling with Christian Ace Stettler. Dive into unique stories and diverse perspectives to foster critical dialogue, empathy, and understanding. Through storytelling grounded in social work values, we aim to challenge the status quo, ignite transformation, and build a community of change-makers. Join us in exploring social work, justice, and what it means to be truly revolutionary.MORE Producer/Network Christian Ace Stettler
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18. Learn on the go
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We discuss the latest research, theories and practice issues, and look at what they mean for social workers. Listen to this podcast for more information.
Producer/Network Community Care
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Apple Rating 2/5 Avg Length 34 min Get Email Contact
19. The Social Work Podcast
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Join your host, Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., LCSW is an exploration of all things social work, including direct practice, human behavior in the social environment, research, policy, fieldwork, social work education, and everything in between. The general public will find these episodes useful as a way of getting insight into some of the issues that social workers need to know about in order to provide professional and ethical services.MORE Host Jonathan B. Singer
Producer/Network Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW
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Facebook 30.6KTwitter 23.2K Avg Length 38 min Video Podcast YouTube
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20. The Joi of Social Work
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The Joi of Social Work Podcast was born as a result of its creator Joi, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from the Bronx, being hit with tragedy in 2009, 2011 & 2017; with the deaths of her father, mother & boyfriend. Joi's friends encouraged her to tell her story through comedy as she uses humor as a coping mechanism. Joi has also taken her story of life after loss and the importance of mental health care; especially in Black and Brown communities and shares it with listeners.MORE Producer/Network thejoiofsocialwork
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Avg Length 50 min Since Jan 2018 Get Email Contact
21. The Social Work Stories Podcast
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A podcast exploring Social Work practice through stories & critical reflection. This podcast will be highlighting real stories from anonymous social workers.
Hosts Lis Murphy, Dr.Mim Fox
Producer/Network The Social Work Stories Team
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Facebook 3.8KTwitter 2.2KInstagram 2.6K Avg Length 36 min Get Email Contact
22. The Kelsunn-on-the-Air Social Work Podcast
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This program Promotes, Highlights, and Uplifts the Social Work Profession. The podcast aims to educate the general public to the undeniably vital contributions Professional Social Workers make in every aspect of our society every day.MORE Producer/Network Silas , Your "E-Journalism Social Work Advocate"
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Twitter 314 Avg Length 24 min Since Jul 2019 Get Email Contact
23. Spark Sessions Podcast
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We inspire people to see themselves as solutions. We ignite curiosity and change by highlighting voices. We invite listeners to build knowledge, networks, and strategies to fight injustices. Together, we can shift conversation to action.MORE Host Dr. Michelle Vance
Producer/Network Spark Sessions Podcast
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24. The Melanated Social Work Podcast
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The Melanated Social Work Podcast is hosted by four men of color within the field of social work; Josh McNeil, Marvin Toliver, Michael Grinnell, and Jesse Wiltey. Join us as we discuss social work, mental health, politics, music, liberation and many other topics.MORE Producer/Network Melanated Social Work
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Instagram 47.6K Avg Length 69 min Since Apr 2019 Get Email Contact
25. Doin' The Work
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Podcast highlighting people working for social change. Interviews with social workers and those in related fields, educators, and activists about their work and personal stories of how they got into this work. Hosted by Shimon Cohen, LCSW.MORE Producer/Network Shimon Cohen
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 850Twitter 3.1KInstagram 1.2K Avg Length 68 min Since Mar 2018 Get Email Contact
26. Hats Off Podcast
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We are two clinical social workers looking to change the stigma around mental health with lessons wrapped in comedy and truth.
Producer/Network Hats Off Podcast
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 166Twitter 51Instagram 600 Avg Length 49 min Get Email Contact
27. Facilitating Voices
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An outlet podcast discussing difficult topics through the lens of a social worker.
Producer/Network Haili Crow
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Apple Rating 4.9/5 Avg Length 53 min Get Email Contact
28. AASW Social Work People Podcast
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Social workers play a significant role collectively and individually dedicating themselves to achieving social justice, promoting inclusion and improving the wellbeing of individuals, families, groups and the most vulnerable members of our communities. AASW Social Work People explores the diverse world of social work and connects listeners to the people driving change and providing advocacy on the issues that impact upon the quality of life of all Australians.MORE Producer/Network AASW
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29. Social Work Insider
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Social Work Insider is a podcast by Harleny Vasquez, a Licensed Social Worker and founder of yourEVOLVEDmind and signature program Social Work Graduate Academy. This podcast is dedicated to helping soon-to-be and current Social Workers who are looking to advance their professional careers. Harleny touches on topics ranging from entrepreneurship, social work career development, mindset, and personal branding.MORE Producer/Network Harleny Vasquez
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Apple Rating 5/5Instagram 5.1K Avg Length 24 min Get Email Contact
30. Social Worker's Break Room
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A safe space where we talk about all the unspoken truths of social work and beyond! New episodes every other Thursday.
Producer/Network Treehouse Sound Inc.
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 10.6KInstagram 32.6K Avg Length 34 min Since May 2020 Get Email Contact
31. Relate your Research
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This podcast generates, disseminate and preserves lessons and stories of social work researchers in South Africa. Also, to provide a collaborative platform for social workers and researchers to share their unique experiences, creating an innovative dialogue while preserving knowledge.MORE Host Jessica Ronaasen
Producer/Network Relate your Research - A social work podcast
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 167Instagram 568 Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact
32. Scotland's Social Services Podcast
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Research, projects, and events on topics related to social work and social care.
Producer/Network Iriss
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33. Social Work Social
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The Social Work Social Podcast is a place to explore the role of social workers in mental health treatment, social justice and advocacy, and other aspects of community work. In our first 12 episode series, we speak to 6 social workers to share their knowledge, experience, and stories around how they help contribute to mental health treatment in different and unique ways. In our second 12 episode series, we speak to 10 allied professionals and community members to gain their perspective on what it's like to work with social workers.MORE Producer/Network Melanie Matthews
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34. Healing Corner: Tea Time
Follow Hosted by Natalie Gutierrez, LMSW a Social Worker and Psychotherapist in New York, Tea Time is a podcast that features individuals and leaders in the mental health field, Social Work, and other areas of human services to talk about their journey within the field and important topics relevant to the field.MORE Host Natalie Gutierrez
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Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Natalie Gutierrez | Host | open.spotify.com/show/0Hc8yncDS3Lv9vAmZ04bpd | ||||
Basiliso Moreno | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-social-work-rants-podcast/id1495048692 | 30 | @basmrmsw | 928 | |
Christopher Scott | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hip-hop-social-worker | 4 | @hhsocialwork | ||
Queen P | Co Host | buzzsprout.com/1733793 | 11 | |||
Queen H | Co Host | buzzsprout.com/1733793 | 11 | |||
Marie Vakakis | Host | marievakakis.com.au/category/podcast | 1 | |||
Shantel Thomas | Co-host | helpfulsocialwork.com/podcasts | 1 | @shantelthomas77 | 891 | |
Sylvia Smith | Co-host | helpfulsocialwork.com/podcasts | 1 | @adosylvia | 489 | |
Dr. Terriyln Rivers-Cannon | Host | spreaker.com/podcast/dare-to-soar--2977531 | 4 | @soarwithdoc_rc | 559 | |
Nic D | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/catch22minutes | 5 | |||
Jonathan B. Singer | Host | socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com | 3 | @socworkpodcast | 23.2K | |
Lis Murphy | Co Host | socialworkstories.podbean.com | 6 | @lismurphy5 | 110 | |
Dr.Mim Fox | Co Host | socialworkstories.podbean.com | 6 | @drmimfox | 1K | |
Dr. Michelle Vance | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sparksessionspodcast | 10 | @mvancephd | 33 | |
Jessica Ronaasen | Host | iono.fm/c/4754 | @jeronaasen | 106 | ||
Ward Wide Music | Producer | iono.fm/c/4754 | ||||
Meagan Mitchell | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agents-of-change-sw | 34 | ||||
Melanie Matthews | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/social-work-social | 32 | ||||
Paula McMillan-Perez | whydontwetalkaboutthispod.buzzsprout.com | 27 | @1personal_coach | 10 | ||
Catherine Moore | open.spotify.com/show/5AKpT0f4Klhmxl0dLXG1AM | 26 | ||||
Laura Swanson | thesocialworkbubble.com/podcast | 26 | @socialworkbub | 58 | ||
Christian Ace Stettler | thecritialsocialworker.podbean.com | 13 | ||||
Yasmine Loupis | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialworkspotlight | 11 | @swspotlightpod | 22 | ||
Nadia | buzzsprout.com/209829 | 9 | @matterspodcast | 2K | ||
Yasmine McKee-Wright | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialworkspotlight | 7 | @swspotlightpod | 22 | ||
AASW | omny.fm/shows/aasw-social-work-people | 4 | @aasw_ | 4.5K | ||
Harleny Vasquez | social-work-insider.buzzsprout.com | 3 | ||||
Victor Manalo | victormanalo.com/the-macro-social-work-mentor | 2 | @victormanalophd | 155 | ||
Greg Wright | socialworkers.org/News/NASW-Social-Work-Talks-Podcast | 2 | @nasw | 54.3K | ||
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) | socialworkers.org/News/NASW-Social-Work-Talks-Podcast | 2 | @nasw | 54.3K | ||
Tonya Octave | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tonya-octave | 1 | ||||
lashanna alfred | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/6figuresw | 1 | @yougolord | 199 | ||
thejoiofsocialwork | soundcloud.com/thejoiofsocialwork | 1 | ||||
Shimon Cohen | dointhework.podbean.com | 1 | @dointheworkpod | 3.1K |