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Revolutionary Social Work
by Ace and Alicia
Welcome to the Home of Revolutionary Social Work. Hosted by Ace and Alicia Revolutionary Social Work emphasizes self-reflection and personal transformation, uniquely prioritizing the examination and revolutionizing of practitioners' beliefs and practices. It asserts societal transformation begins with the self, insisting that revolutionary social workers first revolutionize themselves to revolutionize society. The goal is to (re)connect with our humanity, helping others do the same and become more fully human.
Episodes
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Social Work, Workplace Trauma & Institutional Betrayal | Heliana Ramirez
Workplace trauma is real trauma, especially when racism, anti-LGBTQ bias, and institutional betrayal are part of the job. In Episode 34 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, Alicia Stettler and Causha Spellman-Timmons host a grounded, practical conversation with Heliana Ramirez, PhD, LISW on...
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AI in Social Work | Purpose, Identity, and Connection with Ace and Alicia
AI is reshaping social work, education, and everyday life fast. In episode 33 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, Ace and Alicia talk through what this shift means for purpose, identity, mental health, and community, and how to lead with heart while staying grounded and ethically clear. If...
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Alan Dettlaff on Abolishing Family Policing | upEND Movement + Revolutionary Social Work
Alan Dettlaff (upEND Movement) joins Ace + Alicia for a direct conversation on abolitionist social work, ending the family policing system, and reclaiming social work from professionalized compliance. We get into electoral politics, the profession’s silence on genocide, desensitization and…
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Social Work, Identity, and Ubuntu | Shayla Dube
Social work, identity, Ubuntu, community, and cultural transition anchor this conversation with Shayla S. Dube, an Africentric and decolonial educator whose work embodies collective responsibility and relational practice. Alicia and Ace explore the tensions between assimilation and belonging, the...
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Disrupting the Micro Pipeline in Social Work with Patrick Taylor | Revolutionary Social Work Ep. 30
Social work keeps defaulting to clinic-first. Patrick “Taylor,” LCSW, joins Alicia and Ace to unpack how education, licensure, billing, and program design funnel graduates into the micro pipeline... and what it takes to rebuild legitimate macro pathways, restore creativity, and center structural...
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Healing in Public: Mark Tuggle on Trauma, Transformation, and Revolutionary Connection
What does it mean to transform private pain into public purpose?In this deeply personal and wide-ranging episode of The Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, hosts Professor Ace and Alicia are joined by author and educator Mark Tuggle for a revolutionary conversation about trauma, healing, and the...
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Humanizing the Struggle: Political Prisoners, Revolutionary Social Work, & the New Afrikan Movement
“This is about the human family.”In Episode 28 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, hosts Professor Ace and Alicia Stettler sit down with Haki Kweli Shakur, a revolutionary, activist, and historian committed to the liberation of New Afrikan people and the fight for political prisoners.Haki...
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Liberation Social Work & Revolutionary Love | Brotha KD Kyle Toon
In this episode of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, Alicia and Ace are joined by Brotha KD Kyle Toon — father, veteran, and Afrocentric Liberation Social Worker. Founder of Mental & Creative Liberation LLC, Brotha KD brings forward a practice rooted in ancestry, Afrocentric healing, and...
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Indigenous Voices at the NASW Conference: Cultural Context & Community Power
In this powerful live recording from the NASW National Conference in Chicago, the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast centers Indigenous women whose leadership, resilience, and cultural vision are reshaping the future of social work. Hosts Alicia and Ace talk with Maria Panjoj Salvador, Vilma…
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Indigenous Wisdom, Cultural Adjustment, and Community Power | Dr. Amana Mbise
In this live episode of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, recorded at the NASW National Conference in Chicago, Ace and Jerome MT sit down with Dr. Amana Mbise—scholar, mentor, and global advocate in social work. Together they explore the profound intersections of migration, cultural...
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Elders, Indigenous Wisdom, and Global Healing in a Time of Crisis | Prajna Horn & Dr. David Wrathall
In this live episode of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, recorded at the NASW National Conference in Chicago, hosts Christian Ace and Jerome MT sit down with Prajna Horn and Dr. David Wrathall to explore how Indigenous wisdom and the guidance of elders can transform our response to today’s...
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Lion Fiyah on Reggae, Rastafari & Revolutionary Social Work | Conscious Music for Liberation
Reggae music, Rastafari, and revolutionary social work collide in this powerful live conversation with Hawaiian reggae artist Lion Fiyah, recorded at the NASW National Conference in Chicago. Hosted by Professor Ace with special guest MT, this episode is part of the Social Work Outside the Status...
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Rev Love on Political Prisoners, Sound Healing, and Revolutionary Social Work | NASW Chicago Live
Recorded live at the NASW National Conference in Chicago, Episode 22 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast features Rev Love — yogi, musician, activist, and founder of Yoga for Activists — in a powerful dialogue on liberation, healing, and political prisoners. Rev Love shares her decades-long...
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Homeless Drug Addict to PhD: Professor Ace on Addiction, Recovery, and the Power of Connection
In Episode 21 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, Alicia takes the host seat and interviews Professor Ace in a deeply personal conversation about addiction, recovery, and the power of lived experience. Together, they explore the terrain of methamphetamine use, the role of peer pressure, and...
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Ancestral Connections | The Roots of Identity and Resistance with Causha Spellman-Timmons | Ep. 20
What does it mean to live as resistance? In Episode 20 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, we sit down with Causha Spellman-Timmons for a powerful conversation on ancestral connection, identity, and the spiritual roots of social work. Causha shares how embodying their truth is an act of...
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Dissenting Social Work with Dr. Paul Michael Garrett | RSW Ep 19 | Live from NASW Chicago
Episode 19 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast continues our Social Work Outside the Status Quo series, recorded live at the NASW National Conference in Chicago. With Alicia Stettler unable to join from Hawaiʻi due to the six-hour time difference, Jerome MT stepped in as guest alongside...
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Live from Chicago NASW 2025: Healing, Self-Care, and Social Work Outside the Status Quo | RSW Ep 18
Episode 18 kicks off our Social Work Outside the Status Quo series, recorded live from the NASW National Conference in Chicago. Professor Ace is joined by special guest MT and Alicia Stettler, LCSW from the Big Island of Hawai‘i, for a wide-ranging conversation on healing, family, and therapeutic...
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Social Work Meets Emergency Management: Connection, Bureaucracy, and Community | Charlie Stark
In Episode 17 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, hosts Christian Ace Stettler and Alicia Stettler sit down with Charlie Stark to explore what happens when social work merges with emergency management. Charlie shares his journey pursuing an interdisciplinary degree that bridges both...
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Fear of Success, Chaos Addiction, & Revolutionary Self-Care in Social Work | Causha Spellman-Timmons
A raw, honest conversation about why you can’t save the world until you save yourself.In Episode 16 of The Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, Alicia and Professor Christian Ace Stettler sit down with Causha A. Spellman-Timmons (they/them) for an unfiltered, revolutionary conversation on what it...
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Kinship, Healing, and Indigenous Wisdom in Social Work with Ukumbwa Sauti | Episode 15
📅 Release Date: April 5th, 2025🎧 Hosts: Alicia and Ace🎙️ Guests: Ukumbwa SautiIn Episode 15 of The Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, hosts Ace and Alicia engage in a powerful dialogue with Ukumbwa Sauti, exploring the Dagara tradition, mental health, and the profound wisdom embedded in...
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Health, Sugar, and Mindful Consumption with Jerome MT | Episode 14
📅 Release Date: February 22nd, 2025🎧 Hosts: Alicia and Ace🎙️ Guests: Jerome MTIn this episode of The Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, hosts Ace and Alicia (joining from Alaska) sit down with Jerome MT (calling in from Texas) to discuss the deep connections between health, diet, and mindful...
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Rev Love on Sound Healing, Tupac Shakur, & Political Prisoners | Episode 13
📅 Release Date: February 18th, 2025🎧 Hosts: Alicia and Ace🎙️ Guests: Rev LoveJoin Ace and Alicia for an inspiring conversation with Rev Love—a musician, sound healer, yogi, and social justice organizer. Discover how music, yoga, and revolutionary love intersect with the legacies of Tupac…
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Embracing the Seasons: Weather, Wellness, and Revolutionary Social Work with Zenia Mihevc | Episode 12
In Episode 12 of The Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, hosts Ace and Alicia welcome Zenia, a clinical social worker in Canada, founder of A Little Zen, and leader of The Embodiment Lab. Together, they explore the profound impact of seasonal changes on mental health, the acceptance of winter’s...
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Social Work Journeys: Addiction, Recovery & Mental Health with Alicia & Ace | Episode 11
📅 Release Date: November 27th, 2024 🎧 Hosts: Alicia and Ace Stettler In Episode 11 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, hosts Alicia and Ace Stettler share their personal and professional journeys in social work, focusing on the transformative connections between addiction recovery,...
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Shaking Things Up And Creating Harmony In Social Work With Charla Yearwood | Episode 10
📅 Release Date: November 19th, 2024 🎧 Hosts: Alicia and Ace Stettler 🎙️ Guests: Charla Yearwood In Episode 10 of The Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, hosts Ace and Alicia Stettler are joined by special guest Charla Yearwood (she/her), a licensed clinical social worker who champions authentic...
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Connection or Division? What Social Work Gets Wrong About Unity | Episode 9
📅 Release Date: November 11th, 2024 🎧 Hosts: Alicia and Ace Stettler In Episode 9 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, co-hosts Professor Ace and Alicia, LCSW, dive into powerful discussions on yoga therapy, the art of manifestation, nourishment, music’s impact on unity, and the...
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Living Is The Lesson | Revolutionary Social Work Podcast Episode 8 with Dave Shelton and Jerome MT
📅 Release Date: October 30th, 2024 🎧 Hosts: Alicia and Ace Stettler 🎙️ Guests: Jerome MT and Dave Shelton Join hosts Christian Ace and Alicia Stettler in Episode 8 of The Revolutionary Social Work Podcast as they dive into an inspiring conversation with guests Jerome MT and David Shelton....
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Political Critique in Social Work: Kamala Harris, Race, and Unity Consciousness | Episode 7
📅 Release Date: October 22nd, 2024 🎧 Hosts: Ace and Alicia Stettler In this episode of the Revolutionary Social Work podcast, hosts Ace and Alicia Stettler explore the intersections of politics, race, and social work as they dive into the current political climate, with a focus on Kamala Harris...
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The Gift of Wellness and the Power of Kindness | Episode 6 Revolutionary Social Work Podcast
📅 Release Date: 10/10/2024 🎧 Hosts: Ace and Alicia Stettler (First Half) 🎙️ Guests: MT (Second Half) In Episode 6 of the Revolutionary Social Work podcast, hosts Ace and Alicia Stettler dive into the critical topics of health, nutrition, and the role of kindness in social work. Through their...
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The NASW, Corruption, and Power Dynamics in Social Work | Episode 5 with Ken Peeples
📅 Release Date: October 3, 2024 🎧 Hosts: Ace and Alicia Stettler 🎙️ Guest: Ken Peeples 🔍 About This Episode In Episode 5 of the Revolutionary Social Work podcast, hosts Ace and Alicia Stettler sit down with returning guest Ken Peeples to unpack the ongoing lawsuit between the NASW and…
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Health is Wealth | Revolutionary Social Work Podcast Episode 4
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast! 🎙️ Join hosts Ace and Alicia as they explore the vital intersection of health and social work, emphasizing how personal transformation can ignite societal change. This episode also features a Q&A session where Ace and Alicia delve...
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Neoliberalism, Politics, & Revolutionizing Social Work with Ken Peeples | RSW Podcast Episode Three
In this episode of The Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, Ace and Alicia sit down with Ken Peeples for a deep conversation about his journey into social work, the importance of personal experiences, and the challenges facing the field today. They discuss how neoliberalism shapes social structures...
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Embracing Practical Spirituality & Somatic Awareness with Jerome MT | RSW Podcast Ep 2
In this episode of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast, Ace and Alicia sit down with Jerome MT, a Movement and Healing Artist, to dive deep into somatic awareness, race consciousness, and practical spirituality. Jerome shares his unique approach to spiritual growth, blending somatic expression...
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Introducing Revolutionary Social Work | Revolutionary Social Work Podcast Episode One
Welcome to the first episode of the Revolutionary Social Work Podcast with your hosts Ace and Alicia! In this episode, we introduce the vision behind our podcast, where we have deep, authentic conversations about transforming ourselves and the world through social work. We share our personal...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Home of Revolutionary Social Work. Hosted by Ace and Alicia Revolutionary Social Work emphasizes self-reflection and personal transformation, uniquely prioritizing the examination and revolutionizing of practitioners' beliefs and practices. It asserts societal transformation begins with the self, insisting that revolutionary social workers first revolutionize themselves to revolutionize society. The goal is to (re)connect with our humanity, helping others do the same and become more fully human.
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