Episodes

All you can eat sushi and fireworks

Monday, May 21st, 2012

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Episode #134: It’s a mellow episode starting with a trip to an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant and ending off with fireworks! Listen in as me and my friend and returning guest, Sam Dunsiger, begin to plan out one out of two of our NSA workshops. Then I give a pep talk about taking advantage of each [continue reading...]

What would you do?

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

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Episode #133: You’re standing in line to order coffee and you’ve got an impatient and irate customer behind you making a fuss. A bunch of my friends ponder funny vengeance. I also play three clips of audio feedback from listeners asking listeners to chime in on the topics of seeing stuttering as a challenge not [continue reading...]

The sheer awesome benefits of stuttering support groups

Monday, April 16th, 2012

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Episode #132: Support groups are cool and awesome! Especially when you add them to your speech therapy. Even if you’re not in speech therapy, getting to know your fellow stutterers has many, many benefits. I explore these benefits on this episode, and of course, being a digital media nut, I’m also talking about online chat [continue reading...]

Stuttering conferences in India and Australia

Friday, March 30th, 2012

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Episode #131: We take a trip around the world in this episode! But first, my friend and Stutter Social teammate, Sam Dunsiger, opens the show in an Italian restaurant here in Toronto. Sam shares a story about bumping into an old friend and for the first time being able to openly talk about his stuttering. [continue reading...]

The first conference for African-Americans who stutter

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

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On April 27-28, New York will host the first stuttering conference for African-Americans. I speak with Eloise Tyler, creator organizer of this event and learn a bit about the stuttering experience for this demographic. But first, my friend Sam Dunsiger, director of communications for Stutter Social, takes over the show while I’m driving (and averting [continue reading...]

Changing perceptions of stuttering

Monday, February 6th, 2012

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Episode #129: I chat with Evan Sherman, SLP, Stutter Social host and the man behind the @iStutterSoWhat Twitter account correcting people’s rude tweets about Stuttering. I also share with you my new perspective on Porky Pig and why we shouldn’t think of him solely as an example of the media making fun of stuttering. Music [continue reading...]

Reaping the rewards of overcoming fear

Friday, January 13th, 2012

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Episode #128: The new year is the perfect time to start overcoming your fears! I speak with Julien Smith, author of the free ebook about overcoming fear, The Flinch. Then I speak with Vivek Singh and Elaine Wigdor Robin about their experiences attending India’s first stuttering conference. Despite what The King’s Speech may have inadvertently [continue reading...]

Surprise! You’re on the air!

Monday, December 26th, 2011

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Episode #127: Imagine you’re a magazine journalist reporting to work one day. You unexpectedly find yourself in front of a radio microphone. But you stutter! That’s exactly what happened to Barry Yeoman, freelance magazine journalist and radio documentarian who also stutters. We also hear about Barry’s encounter with U.S. Vice President, Joe Biden, back when [continue reading...]

Mass disclosure

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

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Episode #126: Finding a way to disclose your stuttering can sometimes feel like a daunting feat. How about the idea of disclosing in a status update on your favourite social network or mobile device? Sit among me and my friends as we share our stories about disclosing our stuttering around a few pints in an [continue reading...]

Stutterers hanging out on Google Plus!

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

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Episode #125: A new weekly global group video chat group for stutterers has launched and is going strong. Hear all about it’s start, it’s benefits and how you can join in on the fun! Check out stuttersocial.com for details including how to host your own Stutter Social hangout. Another thank you to David Resnick for [continue reading...]

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