Listen.Up.People. Podcast
Listen.Up.People. features faculty, alumni and community partners dedicated to advocacy on the most critical issues of our time. We’re talking about what’s happening and why it’s happening.
It’s time for people to listen up!
We’d also love to hear from you. Contact the show at listenuppeople@usc.edu.
Listen and Follow
| 
|
| 
|
EPISODES
Episode 1: Ending Homelessness
Ben Henwood and Seth Pickens unapologetically believe it is within our reach to end homelessness in the United States.
September 4, 2025
Episode 2: LGBT Health & Wellness
John Blosnich and Gabriel Robles have a vision of a world that promotes the physical, emotional and social well-being of all people regardless of sexual orientation.
September 11, 2025
Episode 3: Supporting Foster Youth
Julie Cederbaum and Sara Jimenez McSweyn delve into issues related to experiences in the foster youth system and what happens when youth age out of foster care.
September 18, 2025
Episode 4: Healing from Trauma
Ruth Supranovich and Sara Caliboso-Soto lead the Trauma Recovery Center at USC, helping individuals heal from violence and trauma so survivors can live long, healthy and productive lives.
September 25, 2025
Episode 5: AI and Wisdom Work
John Oberg, DSW '22, and Josiah Bryan, of Precina Health use AI to improve well-being, yet are deeply concerned about the role of AI in the workplace and its impact on our daily lives.
October 2, 2025
Episode 6: Caring for Veterans & Military Families
Carl Castro and Sara Kintzle focus on improving health and well-being of service members, veterans and their families, particularly during key transition points in their military careers.
October 9, 2025
Episode 7: Integrating Social Work and Public Safety
Rosemary Alamo and Rick Ornelas created a first-of-its-kind program for MSW students that is a capacity-building partnership with law enforcement and public safety departments.
October 16, 2025
Episode 8: Advancing Addiction Science
Olivia Lee and Jennifer Lewis explain why social work is uniquely poised to effect change for substance use disorders, and that a transdisciplinary approach to treatment is the path forward.
October 23, 2025
Episode 9: Transformative Power of Social Work & Sports
Steve Hydon and Aimee Odette demonstrate how the integration of social work and sports promotes well-being, inclusivity, personal growth and positive change for individuals, communities and society.
October 30, 2025
Episode 10: Redefining Interprofessional Education
Dawn Joosten-Hagye and Tatyana Gurvich are redefining the way services are delivered to older adults as part of the Interprofessional Education and Collaboration for Geriatrics (IECG) which puts theory into practice across seven health professions.
November 6, 2025
Episode 11: Addressing Environmental Impact on Health
Michelle Zappas and Rick Newmyer are members of the sustainability faculty workgroup addressing issues around environmental justice and how climate change has become a significant social determinant of health.
November 13, 2025
Episode 12: Preventing Human Trafficking
Annalisa Enrile and Holly Priebe Sotelo discuss their work dedicated to combatting human trafficking, and their vision to eradicate trafficking in all its forms.
Coming November 20, 2025
Episode 14: Creating Upstream Suicide Prevention
John Blosnich, Carl Castro and Eric Rice are illuminating a core challenge in suicide prevention to identify those most at risk of falling through the cracks, creating upstream interventions to address a crucial gap.
Coming December 11, 2025