Friends With Deficits
80 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 38 ratings"Things work out until they don't." Ain't life a bitch? Maybe we should celebrate it nonetheless. Friends With Deficits is a fun, honest, and sometimes brutal exploration into the human condition, often over drinks. Host Adam Sultan talks with old friends and friends-to-be who are dealing with unusual, rare, or strange predicaments that bring life into focus. After all, we're all gonna die--would you like that with a twist?
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NaPodPoMo #10 - Margaret's Toenail
November 10, 2019 13:00 - 8 minutes - 12.7 MBIt's National Podcast Post Month! In today's special episode, we speak with Margaret Myrick, esteemed bassist and host of Monster Margaret, as she tells us the incredibly tragic and inspiring story of her toenail. Support Friends With Deficits: www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits Sign up for our newsletter: www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com IG: friendswithdeficits www.facebook.com/friendswithdeficits
NaPodPoMo #9 - The Journey Thus Far
November 09, 2019 13:00 - 3 minutes - 5.1 MBIt's National Podcast Post Month! Post an episode every day for the month of November and see if you're still crazier about the "podcasting" thing. In this episode, we take an all too brief look back at what has made Friends With Deficits a podcast. www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits IG: friendswithdeficits
NaPodPoMo #8 - A Guided Meditation
November 08, 2019 13:00 - 4 minutes - 5.96 MBIt's National Podcast Post Month! Host and meditation instructor Adam Sultan leads a guided meditation. Close your eyes and let go--now how good a driver are you? Huh? www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com IG: friendswithdeficits
NaPodPoMo #7 - Sound of Wings (A Song)
November 07, 2019 13:00 - 4 minutes - 6.67 MBIt's National Podcast Post Month! Host Adam Sultan presents a song he wrote in no time at all while breaking down the steps to write and record it (NaPodPoMo #5 and #6 to unveil the process). Become a supporter! www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits Visit Friends With Deficits! www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com
NaPodPoMo #6 - Writing a Song While You Listen Pt. 2
November 06, 2019 13:00 - 6 minutes - 9.03 MBIt's National Podcast Post Month! Host Adam Sultan breaks down the making of a song by writing one right before your ears! Last episode featured lyrics, this one's about the music. Support Friends With Deficits! www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits Sign up for our newsletter: www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com
NaPodPoMo #5- Writing A Song While You LIsten
November 05, 2019 18:04 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MBIt's National Podcast Post Month! (WHY?) Host Adam Sultan writes a song in real-time, so you can be amazed or bored by his process. Part one: Lyrics Support Friends With Deficits:www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits Everything else: www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com
NaPodPoMo #4 -- Space travel rehash and listeners Q&A
November 04, 2019 20:58 - 5 minutes - 8.1 MBIt's National Podcast Post Month! The is episode 4 of 30 for the month of November. Your host discusses his last transmission from outer space and well as answers questions from listeners of the podcast.
NaPodPoMo #3 Transmission
November 03, 2019 20:39 - 1 minute - 2.92 MBNational Podcast Post Month. Episode #3: A transmission from space.
NaPodPoMo #2 - Origins?
November 02, 2019 13:30 - 4 minutes - 6.54 MBNational Podcast Post Month, Episode 2. Reflections on the first podcast (Friends With Deficits' that is). www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com
NaPodPoMo #1 - A song!
November 01, 2019 18:39 - 3 minutes - 5.99 MBIt's November, and that's National Podcast Post Month (NaPodPoMo)! Are you kidding me?? Anyway, here's the first one, for November 1st, featuring an original tune by your host Adam Sultan, and not much else. Sign up for our newsletter: www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com Support Friends With Deficits! www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits
Laser Eye Misery - Garry Mason and Corneal Neuropathy
October 11, 2019 17:53 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBLasik and neuropathic pain – is there a connection? There is if you’re Garry Mason, one of a rare handful of less fortunate patients who traded in better vision for a host of other issues. In this episode, we discuss Garry’s struggles with corneal hyperalgesia, meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), and blepharitis – otherwise known as a whole lot of pain for one corrective surgery. Sign up for our newsletter: www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com Support Friends With Deficits! www.patreo...
Everything I Wish I Knew About Podcasts But Already Do
June 15, 2019 17:41 - 19 minutes - 27.5 MBSEASON FINALE! What is a podcast? Does it bite when provoked? Can children under 5 take it with meals? Will your podcast and the sun disappearing change the world forever? These and other questions will be asked in the following podcast. Sensitive listeners are advised to pull up a warm blanket and a mug of cocoa and talk about their feelings with someone…maybe a fireman? Topics include: Growing your audience: How often do you need to prune and fertilize? How to make guests feel co...
A Rock & Roll Saga, Part 2- The Journey of Being Loud
April 16, 2019 16:33 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBThe wild finale of a unique rock and roll saga. See part one here: https://tinyurl.com/y246k6ya The passionate live sound engineer “Negative Zero” recounts his life punctuated by sex, drugs, rock & roll, and other loud things that sometimes get in one’s way, and sometimes advance one’s career. Sign up for our newsletter: www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com Support the podcast! www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits
Negative Zero, Pt 1 - A Rock and Roll Saga
March 15, 2019 21:55 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBThe passionate live sound engineer “Negative Zero” has lived a life punctuated by sex, drugs, rock & roll, and other loud things that sometimes get in one’s way, and sometimes advance one’s career. The first episode of this two-parter evokes his early life in 1970’s San Antonio and traverses the years working in discos, radio stations, and rock clubs while braving the changes in the music scene through the decades. Sign up for our newsletter: www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com Support ...
Inside-out Girl: Jessica Ryan and Gastroschisis
February 17, 2019 01:08 - 39 minutes - 54 MBWedding and events planner Jessica Ryan hadn’t planned for the birth defect that gained her a strange nickname and a heck of a scar. Jessica bears these with good humor as she recounts the past and current challenges of having been born with gastroschisis. Google it—or just listen in (it’s not that gross)!
Jamie Rhodes and The MTHFR of Gene Mutations
January 22, 2019 00:06 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase: a gene mutation with almost as many letters as health issues it causes. Artist Jamie Rhodes discusses her history and symptoms of MTHFR, as well as strategies for dealing with it—just short of living in a bubble.
Bodhi Prihoda, Part Two - Badges of Honor
December 18, 2018 17:00 - 36 minutes - 51.5 MBDo you ever dream about a life of security? What about “maximum security”? In this second half of our two-part interview, Bodhi Prihoda recounts his 30-year journey through the prison system -- facing his fears, and finding his true self and freedom from a life of crime. Hear part one: https://bit.ly/2Br7Uv7 Sign up for our newsletter: www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com Support the podcast! www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits
Bodhi Prihoda, Part One: From the Den of Thieves
November 29, 2018 20:12 - 41 minutes - 58.6 MBDo you ever dream about a life of security? What about “maximum security”? In this dangerous and poignant two-part episode, Bodhi Prihoda recounts his 30-year journey--the dreams, nightmares, and true crime confessions--of waking up to life in and beyond the den of thieves. Sign up for our newsletter: www.friendswithdeficitspodcast.com Support the podcast! www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits
"A Sea of Pink Circles" - Kathy McCarty and Face Blindness
November 05, 2018 19:35 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBIn this episode, Austin music legend Kathy McCarty discusses how she came face to face with face blindness (prosopagnosia). How is this well-recognized singer-songwriter, musician and artist unable to recognize faces, even those closest to her? We talk about coping strategies, being the world’s best busboy, mean Southern women, South Park, and of course, music. Also featured is a sampling of Kathy’s musical career over the decades, including her influential Austin rock band Glass Eye, an...
Amanda Pollitt - Waking Up To Narcolepsy
October 08, 2018 17:32 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBWelcome to the Season Two premiere of Friends With Deficits! Dr. Amanda Pollitt discusses living with narcolepsy. We chat about dreams, drugs, and airplanes, as well as work/life balance, being a nap connoisseur, and sleep attacks. Amanda is a doctoral fellow at UT Austin, where she studies the health and well-being of LGBT people. This one’s definitely not a snoozer—though our guest may be! Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/friendswithdeficits Sign up for our newsletter an...
SEASON 1 FINALE! Holly Lorka, gender dysphoria and top surgery
July 09, 2018 19:35 - 37 minutes - 52.9 MBHolly Lorka doesn’t have a dick, and that for her is a deficit. Holly used to have a “nice pair of breasts”, which she also considered a burden. What happened, and why is it awesome? Holly is a contributor to a monthly lifestyle magazine in Oxford, England. She’s also a reverend available for weddings. She is the author of the upcoming book, “The Captain of Some Ridiculous Ship”. www.hollylorka.com Some topics and interesting phrases from our discussion: “Masculinizing a chest” “B...
Tightly Wound - Shelby Hadden and Vaginismus
June 25, 2018 15:56 - 34 minutes - 48.2 MBShelby Hadden is a writer and documentary filmmaker. Her current animated film, Tightly Wound, explores her challenges living with vaginismus. In this episode, Shelby opens up about this painful pelvic floor condition: what it is, when it occurred, and how she’s dealt with it over the years. We also discuss behaviors and attitudes around sexuality, sexual health, and sex education. Friends With Deficits is supported by YOU. Find out more about sustaining the podcast at www.patreon.com/...
Special K - Spanked
May 18, 2018 06:00 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBFrom spanker to spanked…What happens when a person suffers a traumatic brain injury in a life-threatening freak accident? And how is his lifelong fetish affected? Our anonymous guest will discuss the details of his journey from being a fixture in the world of kink to the predicament of how to stay alive and relatively the same as before when the odds are stacked against you. In addition, D&S, BDSM, and other strange acronyms will be spelled out in even more detail at www.patreon.com/...
Spectra Stewart Pt. 2 - Super Sensitive
April 18, 2018 23:12 - 25 minutes - 24.2 MBIt's not easy being Spectra. Along with Hyperhidrosis (as you may recall from Part One), Spectra Stewart has to deal with being overly stimulated by taste, sound, and touch. In this episode, we'll discuss Sensory integration The pleasure of buffets Uncomfortable furniture Spanking Wearing socks to bed And more! Be sure to listen for the ever-popular Friends With Deficits After-Hours segment, and of course--fake commercials.
Spectra Stewart Pt. 1 - Super Sweat (Hyperhidrosis)
March 31, 2018 00:25 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBSpectra Stewart is a badass Texan who gives a new twist to an old saying: It’s not the heat, it’s the SWEAT. That is, when you’re dealing with hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating). She talks about the trials of slippery living, including the embarrassment, annoyance, and occasional benefit. But wait, there’s more! Turns out the conversation uncovered a couple more of Spectra’s interesting qualities, which we’ll cover in Part Two… For now, we discuss handshakes, doorknobs, deer feeder batteri...
Feelin' Beat - John McCane and Vasculitus
February 28, 2018 17:18 - 33 minutes - 32.8 MBJohn McCane is a multi-instrumentalist with a multi-faceted auto-immune disease known as Wegener’s Granulomatosis, a form of vasculitis (did I lose you yet?). In this episode of Friends With Deficits, John describes the fascinating, frightening, and sometimes just gross details of his symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, along with an intriguing possible cause. He also performs some rad, old-school beatboxing and a couple little instrumental compositions to round out the story.
Changes and Choices - Diane Hardin and MS
February 07, 2018 18:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is an auto-immune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. No fun. However, Diane Hardin is fun, and manages to cover the topic of her MS with humor and wisdom, without spilling her martini. We cover a wide range of material, from the causes and symptoms of MS, to Roseanne Cash, "blood patches," and Air Force training films. In other words, we jump around Diane's brain as if it were being rewired by lesions forming on it (wait, maybe it is...)
Livin' Large - Leila Henley and Gigantism
February 07, 2018 16:30 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBLeila Henley is a badass vocalist, saxophonist, and flute player. She really stands out in a crowd. Leila could've been an even taller presence if she hadn't had that pesky pituitary gland tumor removed. We chat about her bout with gigantism, and traverse some of her life story from Alabama to New Orleans, into the heart of Texas (where everything is bigger, after all). EXTRA!--This episode has a commercial, but it's not selling anything but a pretend product Leila made up on the spot. ...
The Eye Opener - Jeff Hoskins and Stargardt disease
February 07, 2018 16:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBStargardt macular degeneration is a genetic eye disease that affects about 1 in 8 to 10 thousand people. Jeff Hoskins is a sound engineer, drummer, and a decreasingly avid cyclist who has Stargardt's. We chat about his condition; its origins, symptoms, and challenges. We also try to make a fancy cocktail called the Eye Opener from an old mixology manual that Jeff gave me. He helps me record this episode, and I help him sew. Plus--drum solo!
Intro - "Things work out until they don't"
January 13, 2018 14:36 - 3 minutes - 6.03 MBWelcome to Friends With Deficits - a podcast about health, humor, and the challenges of being a human. We’re all gonna die—would you like that with a twist? Join host Adam Sultan as he chats with friends old and new who have been served up rare, unusual, and sometimes just crazy predicaments. MS, Huntington's Disease, traumatic brain injury, gigantism, excessive sweat--the list goes on, but so does life. Listen to Friends With Deficits and learn how folks are dealing with it. Enjo...