tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439022946992160518.post2256211290794989543..comments2024-03-27T20:54:18.531-05:00Comments on The Social Work Podcast: Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work: Interview with Dr. Anthony HassanJonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961143229642890517noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439022946992160518.post-26999031900107616532022-02-09T13:39:31.171-06:002022-02-09T13:39:31.171-06:00I am very into podcasts, and I have listened to ma... I am very into podcasts, and I have listened to many different episodes of many different podcasts. What makes a good podcast is one that still stays on topic for the most part if that is the intention but allows itself to flow freely and stray off topic. This makes the conversation much more fluid and pleasing to listen to because it I real rather than fake and scripted. This stray from the plan of conversation is a good thing because whoever the conversation goes is where the conversation should go the important topics and ideas, ones the creator may not have thought bout are the same ideas that are going to come up during your podcast and to deny the audience and themselves of that conversation would be a disservice. Particularly in the subject of social work, where the “truth" is very obscure and hard to find. Allowing your podcast that freedom is the closest you will get to the “truth” and understanding the people talking feel. <br /><br /> I bring this up because this podcast is a stellar example of this. They did stay on topic and at the end I did hear what I was told I would by the title, however in the first two minutes the host states that he normally asks his quest what they want to be called expecting it to be a quick simple conversation and then to move onto the “important” stuff. However, when dealing with this am from the military, he discovered that. Asking what he wants to be called is related and important to understanding how this man from the military sees himself and how he is in an identity Crisis from being in the military. Considering those experiences are unique this slightly off topic conversation gave the best insight into this and into how the military affects someone. Which is in a way what I did not realize I wanted to know. I went in more curious on how culture varies in the military but what may be more important is how those people differ from us civilians, that is something we must acknowledge. Everyone has different experiences, but the military ones are on a different level, and hard to even imagine as a civilian. <br /><br /> This podcast does an excellent job of getting into other interesting ideas throughout like Korean war veterans and how they are viewed in society, how it has begun to change for the better and how the military functions internally, but the best part was the beginning which really showed the strength of the episode.Sebastian Frischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079180459464930050noreply@blogger.com