Spark Sessions Podcast
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Episodes: 55
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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.
Join us and find your SPARK!
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What's Next For Spark Sessions Podcast? (11:54)
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Kris + Michelle: Season 5 Wrap Up (24:54)
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Valerie Arendt, MSW, MPP (41:30)
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Agree To Disagree? (28:55)
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May 26, 2025 |
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Daniel Rhodes, LCSW, PhD, MSW (47:45)
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May 12, 2025 |
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Matthew Mills (44:02)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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How To Fight The Instinct To Retreat (28:44)
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Welcome to Season 5! (9:28)
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Michelle Vance (50:46)
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Tyler Yates (35:09)
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Melody Gross (52:59)
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Quatavia Jones (48:32)
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Sil Ganzo (34:12)
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Carla Carlisle (34:49)
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Traletta Banks (33:32)
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May 20, 2024 |
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Jordan Hayes (31:53)
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May 06, 2024 |
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Greg Jackson: "The protest is 365 days a year." (59:36)
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Kris Taylor's Story (47:35)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Season 4 Teaser: Michelle + Kris (8:32)
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Kris + Michelle: Season 3 Wrap Up
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Kali Franklin, MSW: "You don't always have to know what to say."
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Sterling Grissom, MSW: "How do I build rapport? Sit on the same bleacher with them."
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Alejandra Davis, MSW, LCSWA: "Sometimes it's hard to live with what you're doing...because you're like, am I hurting someone else by what I'm doing? (36:37)
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Octavia McLean, MSW, LCSWA: "I was so so unsure of myself and I just had to trust that I had my toolbox and I had tools that were in them." (33:18)
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Deja Stover, MSW, LCSWA: "I know there's a disconnect here that they aren't seeing, and it's my job - I took an oath - to do these things. I have ethics to live by." (33:44)
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Tray Ruffin, MSW, LCSWA, LCASA: "When you’re in that room with someone and they are in a crisis, you can’t pull out a book…" (34:42)
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May 15, 2023 |
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Jasmin Ashford, BSW: "I think that the profession as a whole doesn't focus on all the possibilities and all the opportunities that a social worker could do..." (35:51)
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May 01, 2023 |
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Destiney Springs-Walker, MSW: "How do I navigate being in such a system that then oppresses the same population that I'm trying to liberate & empower?" (40:58)
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Abbie Peck, MSW, LMSW: "How do we work withing a system we may be abolishing?" (38:37)
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Xuan Truong, MSW, LCSWA: “The term ‘self-care’ is very ethnocentric because it isn’t taking into account cultural competencies.” (41:32)
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Season 3 Kickoff: Kris + Michelle (7:10)
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Kris + Michelle Season 2 Final Wrap Up
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Keshia Sandidge: "Be ok with getting involved in political discussions because ultimately, if you don't, decisions will continue to be made FOR you and not WITH you in mind."
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Miriam Espaillat: "There is a space for you. There is a place where you can have impact."
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Kris + Michelle: Season 2 Recap
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Jordan Harrold: "Widows are not just your grandmas. Widows look like any woman you can see."
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Tchernavia Montgomery: "The real challenge is reimagining that system and seeking to incorporate individualized solutions into the lives of certain populations...that's equitability."
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May 02, 2022 |
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Maruka Rivers: "I am not my sister's keeper but I am my sister."
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Roger Suclupe: "If we are going to make waves…if we are going to help shift the narrative, we need to utilize and leverage our positions of power."
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Anna Blanton: "You can be a stellar social worker and have really, really concrete boundaries."
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Reverend Joey Honeycutt: "Journeying with them does not mean you hold the manual open so they can read it. It means you both wander the wilderness together."
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Welcome to Season 2!
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Kris + Michelle: Season 1 Wrap Up
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Kristie Puckett-Williams - Part 2: "Pain is the greatest motivator for change."
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Meredith Powers, PhD, MSW: "We, as a profession, think about “person and environment”, but it’s really the political, social & economic. Often, we leave the physical environment out of it."
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Holly Jackson - Walls of Love: "What you put out into the universe is what you get back."
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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Kristie Puckett-Williams - Part 1: "Rather than the system drowning me the way that it was designed to do, it actually taught me how to swim with my hands tied behind my back."
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Tomeka Isaac & Michaela Penix: "We have to be bold and call out racism and the effects on a person's health."
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Alison Clougherty: "There's nothing about my son that needs to be fixed."
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May 31, 2021 |
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Brandon Stiles: "My identity is not negotiable."
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May 16, 2021 |
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Toussaint Romain: "Everyone is not needed, from a historical perspective, to fix this problem. The RIGHT ones are needed."
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May 03, 2021 |
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Artie Hartsell (they/them): "We are all just walking each other home. You know?"
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Hope Vibes: "Do what you can with what you have until you can do more."
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Welcome to Episode 1 of Spark Sessions Podcast!
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Spark Sessions Podcast Teaser (1:06)
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Mar 20, 2021 |