{"podcast":{"title":"Social Work Spotlight","slug":"social-work-spotlight-675941","podcast_index_feed_id":675941,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/130507e0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialworkspotlight","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/3090968/3090968-1587031878052-dcbccd17dcb4.jpg","author":"Yasmine Loupis","episode_count":165,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T04:19:23.091076+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-spotlight-675941"},"episode":{"title":"International Episode 19: Dr Jzo (Botswana)","slug":"international-episode-19-dr-jzo-botswana","published_at":"2026-05-09T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-spotlight-675941/international-episode-19-dr-jzo-botswana","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-spotlight-675941","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialworkspotlight/episodes/International-Episode-19-Dr-Jzo-Botswana-e3i2p24","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/130507e0/podcast/play/118628868/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-17%2F592b66c8-34f1-2620-0256-d49b9f735506.mp3","summary":"In this episode I speak with Dr Jzo, a community practice and youth specialist, teaching and supervising students at the University of Botswana and publishing widely in the area of social work and motivation. Dr Jzo is also active in community work, regularly presenting on national radio and television on issues of social wellbeing, and hosting his own podcast and YouTube channel. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Foretelling the History of Social Work: A Botswana Perspective - https://www.ifsw.org/product/books/foretelling-the-history-of-social-work-a-botswana-perspective/ Social Work Professional Organizations: A Comparative International Perspective - https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/downloadpdf/edcollchap/book/9781447373698/front-1.pdf Article about Dr Jzo’s book “It’s Possible” - https://www.ub.bw/news/it%E2%80%99s-possible-dr-jongman%E2%80%99s-fifth-book-lights-path-belief-and-renewal The 2026 joint conference on social work, education and social development - https://swsd2026.or.ke/ YouTube channel “A Chat with Dr Jzo” - https://www.youtube.com/@AchatwithDrJzo This episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14xeBLL7IM2ydSJQztgjZ66hB1EdQcMWyVJ5-C5ljkrc/edit?usp=sharing Thanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.","meta_description":"In this episode I speak with Dr Jzo, a community practice and youth specialist, teaching and supervising students at the University of Botswana and publis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2515,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/social-work-spotlight-675941/episodes/international-episode-19-dr-jzo-botswana/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-spotlight-675941/international-episode-19-dr-jzo-botswana.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}