Sickboy
1,111 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 463 ratingsSickboy is determined to break down the stigma associated with illness and disease. Join Jeremie, Brian and Taylor as they tackle health taboos with people who have experienced them firsthand. Taking the lead from Jeremie's life long battle with Cystic Fibrosis, the three best friends help us understand that sometimes the best way to deal with illness, disease and life is simply to laugh.
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Drinking Pee For Your Health?! Tip: Don't. - Feel Good Friday
January 21, 2022 09:10 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBCan you remember the worst date you’ve ever been on? I bet it comes nowhere near the date from hell one woman from China was on during a COVID lockdown. Speaking of COVID, did you know the military is joining the fight? The SpFN vaccine is made with bullets. The lockdown vibes in China are next next level. Finally Ding Dong of the week opens a whole can of worms regarding drinking your own piss. Spoiler alert, drinking pee for your health is a bad idea. ANNOUNCEMENT!! Our Discord is now open ...
Sickboy Introduces: Sorry About The Kid
January 19, 2022 17:20 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBAlex remembers everything about the day a speeding police car killed his fourteen year old brother, but can no longer recall memories from when he was alive. And now, 30 years later, Alex wants them back. In this emotional four-part series, Alex unearths his childhood grief. What happens when trauma and memory collide? Sorry About The Kid is a deeply personal meditation on the losses that define us. Hosted by Alex McKinnon. Produced with Mira Burt-Wintonick (WireTap, Love Me). More episodes a...
Routine Checkup: Sorry About The Kid - When Grief And Memories Collide
January 19, 2022 05:10 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBHow do you forget your favourite person in the world? Alex remembers everything about the day a speeding police car killed his brother. But his brother, alive? Those memories are lost. And now, 30 years later, Alex wants them back. Sorry About The Kid is CBC's newest podcast and Alex is the host. Alex joins the fellas to talk about his process of unearthing his childhood grief — with help from family, friends, and a therapist who witnessed his brother’s death. What happens when trauma and mem...
Decades Long Trauma: Suicide
January 17, 2022 05:10 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBGabby is a nurse living in Nova Scotia. When she was 8 years old, in her hometown (a small fishing village in Newfoundland) she experienced something that would affect her for years to come. Gabby discovered her grandfather deceased. Tune in this week as Gabby walks the fellas through the years of her life where those memories were repressed and what mental health struggles she faced as a result. PTSD and anxiety are no joke, and even still to this day mental health is heavily stigmatized (es...
Selling Farts In A Jar Isn't All It's Cracked Up To Be - Feel Good Friday
January 14, 2022 05:10 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBBig news in the world of health this week! MDMA and Psilocybin have both been approved for medical use in Canada! A man successfully had a genetically altered pig heart transplanted into his own body, and there is a unisex condom making waves over in Malaysia! The fellas chat about how video games could play an integral role in managing children's emotions from a recent trial coming out of Massachusetts General Hospital called RAGE-control (something Brian's brother could have probably used a...
Routine Checkup: Ducks In A Row - Healthcare Reimagined with Sue Robins
January 12, 2022 05:10 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBSue Robins is back on the show, this time to talk about the necessary changes we need to see in healthcare. Sue is a healthcare activist, speaker and author. Her latest book, 'Ducks in a Row: Health Care Reimagined,' is for everyone who is unhappy with healthcare. 'Ducks in a Row' offers a scrappy challenge to the established healthcare world. She talks to the fellas about a lack of humanity in healthcare, how healthcare is not a car factory and how the hero narrative in healthcare is actuall...
The Search For Joy After Trauma - Brain Injury & PTSD w/ Emily Rodger
January 10, 2022 05:10 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBWhile working as a dental hygienist, Emily Rodger decided to pursue her passion for triathlon and cycling. In her full first year of bike racing (let me repeat: FIRST YEAR), she competed in 21 races, which included 17 podiums, 14 first place finishes, a national Masters title, and a world Masters title in time trial. Emily was on cloud 9, until she was violently struck by a car while on her bike. This accident did not hold her back, but it was the first of several incidents which led to years...
Mama's Liquid Love - Feel Good Friday
January 07, 2022 05:10 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBThe fellas are back in the studio and kick off the first Friday of 2022 full of beans. Jeremie is turning 34 and wants an airbag for the elderly for his birthday. Speaking of gifts, move over diamonds there is a new precious gemstone in town — breastmilk jewelry is so 2022. What's scarier than a petri dish full of human brain cells playing pong better than AI? Alexa telling a small child to stick a penny into an electrical socket. Speaking of shocking, have you ever seen what happens to the h...
Routine Checkup: The Opioid Epidemic - Not Ending Any Time Soon
January 05, 2022 05:10 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBDr. Michael L. Barnett is Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a primary care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His research focuses on high-risk medications and the organization of primary and specialty care. This week he joins the fellas to talk about the opioid epidemic that continues to ravage the United States and what needs to change in order for us to see light at the end of the tunnel. There are many huge gap...
A Story Of Domestic Abuse Survivorship: Panic Disorder
January 03, 2022 05:10 - 1 hour - 59 MBKelly applied to be on the show to talk about three things: allergies (like, to everything), a severe panic disorder, and her experience of living through domestic abuse. All three of these things are closely related to one another and it made for an incredibly fascinating conversation. From puking her guts out in a fancy office building in Amsterdam, to suffering from panic attacks upwards of 6 attacks A DAY!? To walking the fellas through a terrifying tale of escaping a seriously abusive re...
"The Sad Doctor: Severe Depression - Re-Release "
December 27, 2021 09:10 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBHappy Holidays folks! We know this can be a hard time of year for some. If you or someone you know is struggling, the national suicide hotline is open 24/7/365 - 1- 833-456-4566. This week we release a wonderful conversation from the past. “Doctors make for horrible patients”. This week we speak with Michelle, a practicing psychiatrist, who has a history of depression. BUT WAIT?! A psychiatrist isn't allowed to be depressed! They are the person the depressed people go to for help. Right? Thi...
Cancer Doesn't Have To Destroy Your Sex Life: Breast Cancer
December 20, 2021 09:10 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBTess is a is a sexuality specialist whose expertise is working in intimacy & sexuality for people with cancer, chronic illness & disability (on top of all of that they're also a sexual occupational therapist). For the past three years, Tess has been fighting stage 3 breast cancer and has personally experienced the severe impacts treatments have on our intimacy, and also, the lack of attention this topic gets in the medical system. This was the driving force to them founding ‘ConnectAble Thera...
WWII Explosives Are Not Butt Plugs - Feel Good Friday
December 17, 2021 09:10 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBIn the final Feel Good Friday of 2021 we bring you the goods. Everything from listener tales of concussions, astronauts with squashed eyeballs, music that is scientifically made to make men vulnerable, a CF mobile health app made by a kid named JET, and a number of Ding Dongs including one maniac who was getting up to 10 COVID doses a day to help the anti-vaxx population. Thanks for an amazing 2021 folks!
America's Dad - Father Of Over 100 Children: Super Sperm Donor
December 15, 2021 05:10 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBKnown as the Sperminator the inseminator, or perhaps even "America's Dad," Ari Nagel is the biological father to over 100 children across the world. This week the fellas chat with Ari about how he got involved with the unorthodox method of sperm donation outside of the typical method of sperm bank donation. It all started with a Craigslist ad that evolved from word of mouth into Facebook groups and beyond. Ari Nagel has more children than one would know what to do with but he's committed to p...
The Tinder Date That Ended In A Horrible Car Accident - Severe Concussion
December 13, 2021 05:10 - 58 minutes - 53.5 MBDanie was on a second date that seemed to be going well. Next logical step, head back to her place. On her drive home she lost control of her car and flipped off of the highway, leaving her dazed and very confused. Danie suffered from a rather traumatic concussion which led to a long road to recovery. Memory loss, dizziness and vomiting were just the beginning. Danie walks the fellas through her journey of navigating the rocky road of healing from a brutal accident which includes a diagnosis ...
3D Printed Death Pods - The Future Of MAID?
December 10, 2021 05:10 - 1 hour - 63.7 MBJer is almost a week into dosing Trikafta. No big purge of mucous like he expected... however he is noticing something different about his willymilk. Speaking of willymilk, turns out Viagra could be the next big breakthrough in Alzheimer's treatment! Turns out there is a 69% decrease in Alzheimer's from the blue pill. And that stat is not a joke. You know what else is not a joke? 3D printed "suicide" pods. The Swiss may be including these pods in their Medical Assistance In Dying program. The...
Routine Checkup: Escaping Utopia - The Psychological Struggle Of Cult Survivors
December 08, 2021 05:10 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBJanja Lalich, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Sociology, is an international authority on cults and coercion. Researcher, author, and educator, she specializes in recruitment, indoctrination, and methods of influence and control. She is a cult survivor herself and has been studying the psychology of controversial groups for over 35 years. She joins the fellas to go in depth about the real meaning of charisma, the stigmatization of former cult members, trauma effects and recovery and of course how...
A Sweet Young Man With The Liver Of An Angry Elderly Alcoholic - Mystery Liver Failure
December 06, 2021 05:10 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBWe can't begin to describe how sweet of a human Collin Clowes is and boy oh boy has he been through hell and back. At only 17 years old, living in a small township in Northern Ontario, Colin began vomiting totally bonkers amounts of blood. He was rushed to the ER and they determined things were... bad. He needed to be airlifted to Toronto. They concluded that he was suffering from internal bleeding and mysteriously his liver was shutting down. The cause for the liver disease was never reveale...
Jeremie's First Dose Of Trikafta!!! - Feel Good Friday
December 03, 2021 09:10 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBIn a truly good feeling Feel Good Friday: Jer swallows his first dose of Trikafta! The fellas then speak at length about alcohol abuse and Jeremie's struggle with kicking the bottle in order to prep for this new life-changing medicine. In other news, llamas might be the reason for the newest COVID treatment, a cure for Type I Diabetes could be right around the corner, and some children are injecting themselves with mercury and letting black widows bite them, all in the hopes that it'll give t...
Routine Checkup: Why Men's Health Matters! Movember 2021
December 01, 2021 05:10 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBThat's a wrap for Movember 2021! Between the fellas, the moustache and fundraising competition has come to a close and the loser must now step up and get a moustache tattoo. So who lost? Tune in to find out. At the beginning of the month the boys put on a virtual live show and were joined by Mitch Hermansen, Movember staff, to talk about why Movember matters then they transition into a fascinating and valuable conversation with Dr. John Ollife, Founder and lead investigator of UBC’s Men’s Hea...
Two Prosthetic Legs & A Fire In His Belly: Double Amputee
November 29, 2021 05:10 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBBuckle up this week. Literally. Put on your seat belt. We spend the first 10 minutes of this week's episode connecting with Mack while he's on the road in his souped-up sound-proofed car. Mack was born a double amputee and this guy is the ultimate trooper. During his youth he pushed through multiple surgeries and had an uphill battle with his own mental health, but it wasn't until he discovered his love for basketball that his life began to turn around. He got so good at ball that some folks ...
Wait! Sexually Transmitted Allergies Are A Thing?!
November 26, 2021 05:10 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBHere at Sickboy we have the sleuthiest of listeners. Shout out to Britt and Hil for spilling the TEA. This week we talk about the future of nanobots when it comes to cancer treatement. Miracle workers or possible human killing mini machines? Speaking of existential events, we chat disability & climate change. Folks who are disabled are being left out of the conversation and will suffer unless something is done about "eco-ableism". Is there a COVID pill just around the corner? Fingers crossed....
Routine Checkup: It’s Just A Pump - The Fascinating Science of The Heart
November 24, 2021 05:10 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBYou could say this episode has a lot of heart. AYYYOOO! Dr. Eilidh MacDonald holds a PhD in Physiology and Biophysics at Dalhousie University and is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. She joins the fellas to talk all things heart! We talk how one tests/studies the hearts of animals, how the heart can beat on its own for hours on end, and even how your heart responds to environmental/pers...
TAYLOR IS HAVING A BABY!! - Taylor & Kyla's IVF Journey
November 22, 2021 05:10 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBThis week is a special one. A huge milestone for our favourite host with psychopathic tendencies. Him and his lovely partner Kyla are having a baby. But this wasn't some "hey let's make hanky-panky without a condom and pop out a baby"-type situation. No sir. This was a long arduous process of in-vitro fertilization. A process that can be extremely taxing physically and emotionally. Kyla walks us through the entire process and gives us a glimpse into how challenging it was for the both of them...
Trading Babies?! A Really Bad Hospital Oopsie - Feel Good Friday
November 19, 2021 05:10 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBHow would you feel if someone sold your grandma's dead body to the military only for them to strap her to a chair rigged with explosives and blow her to bits to see what happens? We go even further down the rabbit hole of the unregulated body trade black market and it just keeps getting weirder. Then, the future of cars could include some sort of apparatus that ensures you aren't drunk before the car starts. Sounds good to us!! But we're sure someone out there has something to say about their...
Routine Checkup: Hospital School Teachers - The Real Heroes
November 17, 2021 05:10 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBMiranda Field is a teacher from Saskatchewan supporting children with learning, medical, and mental health complexities. She has more than 15 years of teaching experience ranging from Kindergarten through post-secondary in mainstream, hospital, and supportive programs. This week she joins the boys to walk them through what teaching roles look like in a hospital setting. This big lesson here is that it's all about giving the child and the family a sense of normal within an environment that is ...
"I Almost Bled To Death On My Period" - Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
November 15, 2021 05:10 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBAt 14 years old, Katy went to the hospital to get a peculiar little rash checked out. It started on her ankles, but before long has spread up her legs, torso, neck and face. The doc ran some blood work and sent Katy on her way. One day later that doctor frantically called Katy's mother informing her she needs to get Katy to an emergency department ASAP. Katy's platelet count was basically non-existent and she could bleed to death by the end of the day. Probably not helpful that she started he...
The Dark Unregulated World of "Donating Your Body To Science" w/Marc Fennell - Feel Good Friday
November 12, 2021 05:10 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBThis week's FGF is extra special! We have a secret ingredient from down under. Brian, Taylor, and Dick Rice are joined by Marc Fennell, host of "Stuff The British Stole" for a whole whack of weirdness in the world of health sciences. First thing first, flush your damn toilet before you sit on it. Otherwise, you run the risk of getting bit in the nuts by a cobra. Ever been so high that you forget everything in life, except for Batman? A unique exercise in gratitude. Finally a wild story out of...
Routine Checkup: Your Death Is Right Around The Corner - WeCroak
November 10, 2021 05:10 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBThe WeCroak app is inspired by a Bhutanese folk saying: to be a happy person, one must contemplate death five times daily. This week the fellas are joined by Hansa Bergwall, the Co-founder of the WeCroak App and host of the WeCroak Podcast. Each day, WeCroak will send you five invitations to stop and think about death. The invitations come at random times and at any moment, just like death. When they come, you can open the app to reveal a quote about death from a poet, philosopher, or notable...
Full Of Life While Dying Of Brain Cancer - Glioblastoma
November 08, 2021 05:10 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBGlioblastoma is a heavy word. The most common of the primary brain tumours but also the most fatal. Dana was only 24 when not only having to navigate the world during a global pandemic, but also finding out she had a fatal illness. Dana joins the fellas to discuss the hardships of terminal brain cancer treatments. Surgeries and radiation aren’t enough to keep her from living life in the most fulfilling way she possibly can while she’s around. Throw caution to the wind, say f*ck it, buy a pupp...
Can TikTok Give You Tourette's?! - Feel Good Friday
November 05, 2021 08:10 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBThis week we take a look at a recent phenomenon hitting young girls in several countries across the world. The girls that are presenting with these uncommon physical tics all have one thing in common: TikTok. Specifically they are all following Tourette's TikTok Influencers. Also, England makes a big move by moving vapes into the prescription drug list for those looking to quit smoking. The queen would be turning in her grave. Wait.. not yet? We'll see. Finally, when it comes to oral sex, don...
Routine Checkup: The Fountain Of Youth - Is It Real?! w/ Keith McArthur
November 03, 2021 08:10 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBFor thousands of years, people have searched for elixirs that could delay death and extend human life. Could new advances in medicine finally make this a reality? From madcap medicine to cutting-edge science, the quest to unlock the fountain of youth is teeming with dreamers, skeptics and charlatans alike. This week the fellas have another sit down with past guest Keith McArthur to talk about his newest podcasting adventure. The quest to find out whether or not the Fountain of Youth has a pos...
Esophegeal Cancer - Death & Dying with Phil O'hara
November 01, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBPhil has esophageal cancer. His prognosis is not good. Living with terminal cancer does a lot to a person and Phil eloquently walks the fellas through his process of facing death head on. From prepping family and friends, to making the most out of his day to day, to reminiscing on old adventures. For a man who was experiencing peak health at the ripe age of 66 only to end up on death's door a couple years later, Phil is taking everything in stride and in style. Why not buy a friggin' Harley?...
Harvesting Pig Kidneys to Save Humanity - Feel Good Friday
October 29, 2021 08:10 - 1 hour - 68.9 MBNo more tears this week. Except tears of laughter. The gang cover a ton on this episode of Feel Good Friday. A rare tropical disease killing people in very non-tropical states have led the CDC down a long investigative trail. Turns out essential oils are essentially the root cause. A massive leap in transplant innovation happened recently with the first (semi-successful) pig organ transplant in a man, led by a handsome and brilliant doctor in NYC. A woman almost had her noggin caved in by a m...
Routine Checkup: Mental Health Stigma - No Thank You
October 27, 2021 08:10 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBSabrina Benaim is a writer, performance artist, and slam poet best known for her poem "Explaining My Depression To My Mother." This week she sits down with the fellas to talk all about mental health stigma, the universal struggles of isolation, grief and her process of writing. Check out her newest book I Love You, Call Me Back: Poems. It's all about finding joy, in unexpected places.
Deadly Pneumonia and a Grumpy Murder Cat
October 25, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBIn 2018 a case of pneumonia almost took Angela's life. From lung and heart damage, to weighing only 82 pounds and losing all control of her bladder, this pneumonia was no joke. Somehow her doctors saved her life, but the road to recovery was long and hard. While navigating the struggles of post-medical trauma-induced depression, Angela's grandfather died. Her grampy's cat, Makenzie, needed a home and although this cat is a complete psychopath, there is also something about him that is pretty ...
Jeremie Is Getting Trikafta! - Feel Good Friday
October 22, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB"Have your tissue boxes handy folks. This week we found out that Jer is finally going to be receiving Trikafta, and likely he'll be taking it before Christmas! Obviously this is an incredibly exciting time for many people affected by Cystic Fibrosis. Although there is one psychological side to it all that maybe you haven't considered. Jeremie tries his best to lead the fellas through the confusing and uncomfortable feelings that are coming up for him now that he's just around the corner from ...
Routine Checkup: Occupational Therapy - The Real Superheros
October 20, 2021 04:10 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBBefore speaking with Amelia, when we sat and thought about what an occupational therapist does, we would have said something like: "They help people get back to work after illness or injury". But boy oh boy did we learn that that barely scratches the surface of what they do. Join us for a fascinating conversation about how OT's support folks in the physical, psychological, neurological and social factors that influence health and wellbeing. After all, it is Occupational Therapy Month!
The Unspoken Nuances of A Sick Body: Childhood Cancer & Mental Health
October 18, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBMontana was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 7. After three years of chemotherapy, she was declared cured, but began experiencing mental health challenges that grew until, at age 17, she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. This week Montana chats with the fellas all about journey as a woman managing a sick body and how she uses her past experience in order to help others feel connected and whole, no matter what physical or mental challenges they may face, through coaching, yoga + medi...
Man Regains Sight After Spider Bite?! - Feel Good Friday
October 15, 2021 08:10 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBWe may or may not have an answer for Jeremie's sudden change in eye sight and it isn't what you think! Stealthing has been made illegal in California and the WHO has finally authorized the use of a vaccine that will save millions of lives accross the world! Are you looking for the next TikTok fad to hop onto? Look no further! Scalp Popping is here and it's totally worth it (just kidding, don't pop your galea unless you want to go bald.
Cult Dynamics and Conspirituality with Matthew Remski: Routine Checkup
October 13, 2021 08:10 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBThis week Sickboy is bringing you a very special conversation from Jeremie's other podcast that he hosts with his far more eloquent and cool wife, Bryde. Matthew Remski is a long-term meditator and yoga practitioner. An author of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, his current work focuses on the social psychology of healthy communities, and the study of faux-progressive wellness Utopias, particularly in the yoga community. We talk about the parallels between cult dynamics and anti-vax conspira...
One South African's Battle With Endometriosis
October 11, 2021 08:10 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBJané is a young graphic designer living in South Africa. For years she was doubted by her doctors despite being in debilitating pain & experiencing intense symptoms surrounding her reproductive organs. Until one day she was listening to and episode of Sickboy podcast all about Endometriosis and a lightbulb clicked — this is surely what she was experiencing. This week on the pod, the fellas talk to Jané all about her Endo journey: from diagnostic surgery and treatment during COVID, to the heal...
Hot Sauce: Burn Your B-Hole? OR Treat Chronic Pain?! - Feel Good Friday
October 08, 2021 08:10 - 58 minutes - 54.1 MBTrikafta hits yet another province. But it isn't the one that Jer lives in. Congrats British Columbia! Speaking of Jer, he needs your help. Especially if you happen to be an optometrist... or an ophthalmologist. Our boy Naheed posted about a group of ding dongs in Alberta who attended a COVID party to purposely get infected. One man in Turkey got so hammered he joined his own search party. Finally Tay teaches the fellas a bit about the science of spicy. Turn out capsaicin may be able to act a...
Routine Checkup: One Question Away From Change - Personal Socrates
October 06, 2021 08:10 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBMarc Champagne unpacks the mental fitness practices and reflective questions shaping the lives of some of the most successful and brilliant thinkers in the world. Marc's first book, Personal Socrates, explores the pointed questions that stimulate our mental fitness and teach us how to direct our internal narrative to work for us, instead of against us. ""We are all one question away from a completely different life"". You can find Personal Socrates available here - https://baronfig.com/person...
The Harrowing Work of First Responders: PTSD
October 04, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBThis week the fellas sit down with Sean Conohan, first responder and host of UpTalk podcast. Through his work Sean has seen it all. Like many folks in the world of emergency response, Sean found himself struggling with PTSD from the intensity of the job. Sean shares how he has gone through post-traumatic growth, and how his podcast has become a form of therapy for him.
Taylor Almost Died, And Brian Almost Killed Him - Feel Good Friday
October 01, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBStorytime with the boys. This past weekend the fellas had a scare. Taylor's eyes rolled into the back of his head, he passed out, Brian panicked and broke his ribs. CPR saves lives, but in this case, it may or may not have been overkill. Now that Taylor has broken ribs, it's hard for him to laugh and there is plenty of laughs in this week's episode. By the way, did you hear the good news?! Trikafta is now being covered in four provinces across Canada! Wahoo! Nova Scotia, what the hell are you...
Routine Checkup: One Woman's Raucous, Terrible, Amazing Journey to Finding Healing, w/ Donna Morrissey
September 29, 2021 08:10 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBDonna Morrissey was born in Newfoundland and has written six national bestselling novels. Her new memoir, Pluck, is a deeply personal account of love's restorative ability as it leads her through mental illness, family death, and despair, to becoming a writer — all told with charm and inimitable humour. This week on Sickboy, the fellas speak with Donna about her journey through life in trying to find a way to heal her trauma and her process of documenting her life's story on the page.
Introducing: Unlocking the Fountain
September 28, 2021 14:40 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MBWhat if there were a pill that could add decades to your life? Would you take it? For thousands of years, people have searched for elixirs that could delay death and extend human life. Could new advances in medicine finally make this a reality? From madcap medicine to cutting-edge science, the quest to unlock the fountain of youth is teeming with dreamers, skeptics and charlatans alike. More episodes are available at: hyperurl.co/unlocking
Resiliency At Its Finest: Spinal Muscular Atrophy
September 27, 2021 08:10 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBBen is a sharp young buck about to start his first year at university. He also happens to live with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)! This week the fellas chat with Ben all about his experience in living with SMA. From finding ways to navigate inclusion with friends as a child, to the challenges of traveling the world while disabled, to talking openly about his illness with friends and strangers in order to spread awareness. Ben is an absolute gem and we are grateful to have had the chance to ch...
Dear Whoren Skanky, We'll Miss You - Feel Good Friday
September 24, 2021 04:10 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBThis week it's hard to feel good about Friday. We say goodbye to one of the most valuable members of the Sickboy podcast crew (no, relax, Jeremie hasn't died yet...). Lauren has landed a dream job that means the world to her and so she is moving on to bigger and better things! But don't worry, we send her off with a doozy of an episode. This week the gang go deep on teens shoving snus (nicotine pouches) where the sun don't shine, horrifying nightmare-fuel jet ski accidents, sushi mishaps and ...