Episodes

Chatting about Colin Firth and the BSA

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

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Epsiode #103 I speak with BSA Chief Executive, Norbert Lieckfeldt, about the history, present and future of the British Stammering Association and his recent, excellent interview with Colin Firth, star of the movie, The King’s Speech.

Being hard on yourself

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

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Episode #102 (not 103 as I erroneously say in the episode) Being one’s own worst critic, being a perfectionist, or simply being hard on oneself is a common trait among people regardless of speech impediment. While there is nothing at all wrong with aiming to do your best and being the best, there are stifling [continue reading...]

If I didn’t stutter, I’d be able to… Really?

Friday, December 17th, 2010

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Episode #101 “If I didn’t stutter, I’d be able to (insert item here)”. Really? Continuing the theme from epic episode 100 about stuttering’s affect on self-esteem, today’s epic episode looks at it from the non-stutterer perspective. Meet my friends from the podcasting community, Mark Blevis, Andrea Ross and Bob Goyetche as we talk about how [continue reading...]

Stuttering and self-worth

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

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Holy Cats I Can’t Believe This is Episode 100! On this day in 2007*, I posted the first episode of Stuttering is Cool. I didn’t think my podcast idea would last 4 episodes. And here today is episode 100! To celebrate this spiffy number, I’ve asked you to share your thoughts on stuttering’s affect on [continue reading...]

Conquering the telephone

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

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Episode #99 You’re making a telephone call, the person on the other lines picks up and says ‘hello’ and you’re stuck in a block. What can you do before the person hangs up thinking nobody is on the line? On this episode, I  speak with preschool teacher and fellow stutterer, Sarah Bryant, about her techniques [continue reading...]

Stuttering documentary from Belgium

Monday, October 25th, 2010

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Episode #98 Stotter, or Stammers in English, is a documentary about Jef, an 18 year old with autism spectrum disorder who is struggling with his stuttering. After years of trying, Jef gives it one more try with a speech therapist who also stutters. In part one of this episode, I speak with the documentary filmmaker, [continue reading...]

Disclosing and exposing stuttering

Monday, October 11th, 2010

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Episode #97 Disclosing is the best thing a us stutterers can do when meeting people for the first time. Be it in a group or one-on-one. It puts both you and the person(s) you’re talking to at ease. After knowing this and experiencing this first hand numerous times, then why, pray tell, am I still [continue reading...]

Support groups, meeting stutterers and speech tools

Monday, September 27th, 2010

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Episode #96 This episode is a variety show! I splice clips from a few chats over Skype talking about a variety of topics from dating and stuttering, the life cycle of support groups, BSA London Open Day 2010, the effectiveness of speech tools and getting a little surprise at work. Links mentioned on this episode: [continue reading...]

The King’s Speech

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

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Episode #95 The King’s Speech had it’s North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and I was there! Of course, I did some podcasting to give you the thoughts and reviews from me and my friends about the movie. Based on the friendship which formed between King George VI and his speech therapist, Lionel [continue reading...]

Stuttering advantage when meeting women

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

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Episode #94 I speak with two fellow stutterers on how they use stuttering to their advantage when meeting women. And you know, it isn’t as difficult as people may think. Topics include online dating, offline dating, your strengths and weaknesses and a touch of attitude – it’s all part of the dating game. Stumbling on [continue reading...]

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