Tourette's Podcast
151 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 91 ratingsAuthentic conversations about Tourette Syndrome, produced by an insider who isn't interested in the ol' one-dimensional take on what it's like to have TS. On each episode, host Ben Brown talks with a fellow Touretter about his or her history, tics, social interactions and daily management of Tourette's -- whether by masking it, owning it, medicating it, or something altogether different. It's engaging, funny, heavy, real. Get ready to meet people who blow away the standard portrayal.
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S6 - Episode 11 - Resistance
January 02, 2021 05:03 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBSelf-isolation. Social tension. Fighting sleep because we want to be productive. Being resistant to our own nature. Sounds like heavy stuff, and it is, but why is this episode such a pleasure? Our guest, a 54-year-old woman with Tourette and all the things that come with it, lays it out in such an accessible, nod-your-head way. We get into the compassion of art, the effect of mindblowing sights, and finding that oasis of contentment. And we really get somewhere. Thanks to Christopher Mudie...
S6 - Episode 10 - The Tourette's That You Don't See
December 19, 2020 22:32 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBHey, parents -- freaking out about your young child's future? Is his or her Tourette diagnosis all you can think about? Understandable, but give yourself a break and listen to TS parent Christina (who also happens to be a school teacher) describe what she found as her son got into his teen years and became someone she didn't have to worry about so much in that regard. But, indeed, she's been there: perceiving suffering, trying to figure it out, what to do to intervene, how to feel about it a...
S6 - Episode 9 - Dedicated Mic
December 12, 2020 01:27 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBDisclosing Tourette for the first time in one's adult life is an experience. You ask yourself a lot of questions, maybe look over your shoulder a bit. But the revelations coming flying. Your host certainly knows. And now so does Ben Gardner, who contacted Tourette's Podcast just before he told the world for the first time that he had Tourette Syndrome. It was actually a pretty awesome unveiling. Gardner hosts his own podcast, called the TOTs Podcast, which he used to deliver the news. On thi...
S6 - Episode 8 - Things Always Work Out Better (feat. pro boxer TicNTimebomb Zack Rice)
December 05, 2020 03:30 - 56 minutes - 45.5 MBConsidering he's going for the rare title of first professional boxing champ with Tourette Syndrome, Zack Rice has the perfect ring name: TicNTimebomb. We could pun the description of this episode as a hard-hitting interview, but it's so deep into the realities humanity that ... hard-hitting is probably appropriate, actually. Zack's a boxer, and while it's possible you're not into the sport, it's really just kind of an operative backdrop in this episode -- especially for the second half. Yea...
S6 - Episode 7 - 'Terrible' Bullies
November 21, 2020 01:47 - 30 minutes - 24.2 MBRiyani Patel, 16, just came out with her second book and it's blowing up Amazon, showing up as the #1 new release in books in the category of disability for young adults. Solid. On this episode, Riyani tells us what led her to write "The 'Terrible' Bullies," what she hopes the public takes from it, and what advocacy -- a likely career value -- means to her. PLUS: Adult ADHD and reading -- your thoughts. Ryani Patel, The "Terrible" Bullies The Boy Battle
S6 - Episode 6 - Trixie
November 14, 2020 00:26 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBDanni's story is amazing. Tough upbringing, a younger brother to protect, a surprise introduction to tics, and finding a way to make total sense of the sometimes elusive thing that is identity through a kind of physical transformation. Danni is wildly smart about, and creative with, the journey through Tourette, even regarding Tourette as a distinct kind of personality -- with a name. Danni Jack on Twitter Ben with Amanda Talty as guests on the TOTS Podcast http://www.totspodcast.com/...
S6 - Episode 5 - Buffering
November 07, 2020 02:17 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBThis conversation with our guest this week, Gianna, from New York, was recorded on the night of Election Day in the U.S., meaning, yeah, it served as a much-needed break from the mud throwing. Gianna, who has a master's degree in psych and works with disabled children, was a lot of fun to talk with and we did so like a regular hangout, the kind we'd probably have if we weren't recording. We talk Tourette analogies, self-accepting, being queer but finding it harder to come out as having TS, h...
S6 - Episode 4 - Disney Analogy Sandwich
October 30, 2020 20:46 - 2 hours - 85.7 MBFirst thing -- a THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the 2020 Tourette Association of America Virtual Gala. Lots of great post-gala talk and Tourette's Podcast appreciates all the support before, during and since. On this episode, we hear from MMAJunkie.com writer and martial artist Dan Tom, who brings us a long, steady conversation with lots of vulnerabilities, candidness and analogies best described as Quentin Tarantino inverting Disney. Get ready to go deep. This one's great. Pl...
S6 - Episode 3 - The Noise (Jamie Grace and 'Finding Quiet')
October 22, 2020 23:41 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBOne of the most requested guests in Tourette's Podcast history is here. Jamie Grace is a two-time Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and actor who has refreshing angles on Tourette Syndrome, OCD, ADHD, anxiety and the components of each that are, sure enough, a privilege to have. (Hear her out!) She has a new book, called 'Finding Quiet,' a concept everyone in the room can relate to, and do we ever. On this episode we talk about all the brain-compressing things competing for our attentio...
S6 - Episode 2 - Did I Do That?
October 16, 2020 03:59 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBJollyville Radio maker Michael Crosa joins us this week with a Tourette story that's different from the standard model. He remembers his first tic down to the date and time of day. It was that jarring. This is an episode that gets more and more interesting as it goes. He also has a career that's kind of perfect for a Touretter. Can't wait for you to hear this one. And don't forget, I'll be emceeing the Tourette Association's Virtual Gala on Oct. 29. Make sure to check tourette.org/gala for...
S6 - Episode 1 - A Feature, Not a Bug (With the Podfather, Adam Curry)
October 09, 2020 04:56 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBSeason 6 picks up right where Season 5 left off, and we'll leave it to Adam Curry to explain the how and why. Yep, that Adam Curry, the former MTV VJ these days known far and wide as the Podfather, a title that's followed him around since one of his inventions -- podcasting -- started to catch on. Not only would Tourette's Podcast not exist without it, but -- wouldn't you know it? -- Tourette Syndrome actually figures into the backstory. Here, Curry opens up like never before in discussing h...
S6 - Episode 0 - Let's Gala
October 09, 2020 04:52 - 13 minutes - 11.1 MBSome catchup, your feedback, a shredded voice, and a request to join me (in virtual fashion) at a big event coming up --https://tourette.org/get-involved/gala -- as we kick off Season 6 of Tourette's Podcast, which opens with a GREAT guest, Adam Curry, the Podfather.
S5 FINALE - Episode 16 - One Piece of Ice Remaining
August 01, 2020 00:13 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBUnbelievable. It's the FINALE of Season 5. But we go out the right way -- raising a glass with a special guest, Aidy Smith, who you know from the great docu-series The Three Drinkers on Amazon Prime. We talk about Aidy's background developing a world-class knowledge of wine and spirits and where Tourette Syndrome fits in. Aidy's opening-up about TS in his life has led to an important media sweep in the UK, where news outlets are sharing a relatable story from a popular presenter. Thanks to...
S5 - Episode 15 - Wake Yourself Up With a Nice Scream
July 24, 2020 20:28 - 1 hour - 52.1 MBWe know sleep evades the "average" Touretter, but answer this, whoever you are: How do you typically start your day? Do you protest with the ol' "I just wanna keep sleeeeeping" or "I can't do this today"? Or do you do what Ellis Pascal does -- waking up exclaiming and jolting into the day -- ? Ellis is one of the most driven and energetic people we've heard from on this show, and his advice for a good life, balanced, productive life is pretty solid. He's used his own methods to tame his tics...
S5 - Episode 14 - Individual Thing
July 17, 2020 17:39 - 59 minutes - 47.9 MBNew studio; new guest, and one many of you said you were excited to hear: Brian Lane. He's one of Tourette's best, working as an educator who, partly via TS, ends up being the perfect kind of person to lead a class and relate to what his students go through. He even helped one find a Tourette diagnosis. Brian himself lived a rough and disconnected youth, but found strength as he managed his TS and cultivated his own special skillsets of performing. On this episode we talk about isolation -- ...
S5 - Episode 13 - Screaming, Which is Fun
July 11, 2020 22:59 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBAttack of the teens continues! This week: Hara, who brings us a maximally convivial and poignant conversation about the funny and not-as-much moments of being a teenager with Tourette Syndrome. But there's a lot more to it -- ethnic backstories, family dynamics, queerness and intersectionality. Really lucky to have Hara walk us through it all, with one of the best family about-face stories we've gotten to hear, a tense moment in the grocery store, and a weird time being yelled at while tryin...
S5 - Episode 12 - Sizzling Brain
July 03, 2020 20:40 - 52 minutes - 41.7 MBYou asked for it -- more teenage voices on Tourette's Podcast. Shylah, known around the web as Simply Tourettes, represents that voice dang well, and candidly so. She opens up, smartly dissects the struggles of reckoning with a perceived-to-be-weird thing like Tourette Syndrome at her age of 13, and finding ways to build structure around it. Everyone can relate to this one in one way or another. PLUS: Upcoming free webinars, and a notable listener gives Spot the TS Studio Cat a stylish hat. ...
S5 - Episode 11 - You Just Have to Network
June 26, 2020 19:33 - 59 minutes - 48 MBWe're nearly to the end of June, and in turn near the end of Pride Month, which has celebrated and boosted awareness for the LGBTQ+ community. Obviously these celebrations (need to) continue beyond a single month, and Tourette's Podcast is always there for it. The Tourette Association of America has been gathering stories from the LGBTQ+ community of Touretters at tourette.org/pride. If you'd like to share your experience, please visit that site. On this episode we have Carter, who TAA rec...
S5 - Episode 10 - You Are Your Own Normal
June 19, 2020 20:52 - 57 minutes - 46.2 MBRinada is a prime example of a hero parent cutting through the red tape to get her son the world he needs while also giving him the room to live it his own way. As a woman of color, she also underlines the importance of storytelling, because when you don't see yourself in the everyday conversation, the everyday portrayal, the everyday slate of leadership and authority, you can feel isolated, and it's not really made better when the inclusion doesn't capture the heart of the experience. Shari...
S5 - Episode 9 - The Tics of the Politics
June 13, 2020 20:32 - 49 minutes - 39.6 MBThe interview you're about to hear was recorded before the George Floyd news story and the subsequent demonstrations across the country. But it gets into some of the points that have been brought up with regard to the lack of certain life experiences in politics, or in government, or leadership or authority. Our guest this week, Justin Farmer, is a local elected official who's running for a state legislative seat, and his story of getting into public service involves his experience not only ...
S5 - Black Lives Matter
June 05, 2020 01:55 - 2 minutes - 2.23 MBI posted this in the Tourette’s Podcast Discussion Group earlier and figured I should here too — It's been a long day here, but I wanted to say something: If there's one thing the Tourette community knows, it's how to be empathetic and appreciate the stories of wrongly treated populations. Clearly the magnitude of protest we're seeing expressed in so many cities in recent days highlights how long the black community and other historically oppressed populations have asked broader society ...
S5 - Episode 8 - Now's The Time
May 29, 2020 03:30 - 45 minutes - 36.6 MBAmanda Talty is back! The president and CEO of the Tourette Association of America talks ways to maximize Tourette Awareness Month, what's happening in the world that hopefully leads to an easier time discussing mental health, what happened at the recent TAA Virtual Conference, and what TAA's programming is focusing on. Plus - listeners questions for Ben: What's your most awkward tic? What's kept you busy during the quarantine? Also - masking tics with an actual mask. Oh, and if you musicall...
S5 - Episode 7 - Tourette Together
May 22, 2020 20:58 - 54 minutes - 43.8 MBDr. Christine Conelea is a star in the Tourette research field (and an important support beam for Tourette's Podcast in the process). She has an fun energy for tackling TS research questions, but isn't content letting the results of her work (or anyone else's) sit quietly in the vaults. Instead, she wants the Tourette community to know what questions the scientists are researching, and even question their relevance. How can scientists know what's really important to the people who live with ...
S5 - Episode 6 - Bryson's Discipline
May 15, 2020 04:22 - 37 minutes - 29.7 MBWhen Kyle was growing up, he experienced the very torment so many Touretters can relate to -- being bullied, being punished for tics, a lack of empathy within the family, et cetera -- and in turn vented angrily to the people around him. Once he noticed his young son, Bryson, was clearly displaying tics, Kyle was determined to give him a different outlook. Today, Bryson, 9, is a highly focused taekwondo competitor viewed as advanced for his age, so much that people around him view his Tourett...
S5 - Episode 5 -Marijuana, Anxiety, Science and You
May 08, 2020 20:32 - 48 minutes - 38.9 MBA different kind of episode this week. After hearing from Touretters on the Tourette's Podcast Answering Machine, we talk Tourette science and medicine with one of the best -- Dr. John Walkup, Chair of the Pritzker Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. We get his backstory, how he wandered into Tourette as a focus, and then we cover the most frequently asked question submitted to Tourette's Podcast -- what's the ...
S5 - Episode 4 - Cliche Farm
May 02, 2020 22:41 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBWhen Ben was in the hospital (as talked about on Episode 0 of this season), one of the things that got him through was a book called "Twist and Shout: An Awkward Life With Tourettes." The author, Tyler Oberheu, had loaded it with stuff to laugh or nod over. On every page. Snarky angles. Oddities. Trials. Existential silly-string. That "can this be real?" feeling. And some warm, honest takes on what the point of all this might be. On this episode, we hear from the author himself, who immediat...
S5 - Episode 3 - So Seen
April 24, 2020 03:52 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBMatt Sawyer AKA noMad is a rapper from St. Paul, Minnesota who hadn't put much thought into writing anything about Tourette Syndrome until his producer told him to. Seems like it would be a challenge to condense a life of experience with TS, associated school-ground ridicule and personal healing into a radio-length song. But he'd spent a lot of time learning himself, and the instincts poured out of him. This conversation captures a lot of what orbited that process and how it's good to evalua...
S5 - Episode 2 - Good Luck
April 17, 2020 03:21 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBDaisy is a solid mom. She didn't let all the Tourette-flattening forces of the world set the course for her 8-year-old son, Angel, who was diagnosed with TS about a year ago. Even the diagnosis was a migraine, coming with some odd advice about what the world would be like for Angel. Daisy shut it down, did what solid parents do and figured out how to give her child a world he could shape for himself. This is a highlight episode, especially for parents but certainly for everyone. Plus: An u...
S5 - Episode 1 - Don't Hold Back
April 10, 2020 04:39 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBLewis Rossignol is a widely known and followed artist who makes his entire living off of his work, often on commissions, and has Tourette Syndrome at the core of it. Art was his way. On this episode, Lewis discusses what's behind his work, why Tourette is so connected to it, his decision to make art his career without spoiling what he loves about it, and advice to the younger creatives listening. Lately, he's been selling prints from his sketchbook and giving proceeds to fight hunger during ...
S5 - Episode 0 - I Checked Myself In
April 10, 2020 04:32 - 41 minutes - 33.2 MBBen starts Season 5 by opening way up about his recent experience in the hospital and how it was the best thing that ever happened to him. (And also check out Episode 1, released the same time as this one). Thanks to the Tourette Association of America for making this podcast possible. https://tourette.org
S4 - Episode 16 - Porch Swing
January 17, 2020 21:53 - 50 minutes - 40.5 MBUnbelievably, we're at the season finale! This episode looks at big takeaways from Season 4 (so much unforgettable stuff) before a close-out conversation with Haley from Alabama, U.S. She didn't receive a Tourette Syndrome diagnosis until she was 18, but all along "I pretty much knew I was different," she said. "It was easy to tell." We cover loads of relatable things -- perfectionism, handling rage, depression, the importance of awesome home support, and much more. Thanks everyone for makin...
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Straightjacket Routine
January 11, 2020 00:17 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBGiveaway winners! Touretters on "Motherless Brooklyn"! And magic! Really! We're joined this week by professional magician Jason Michaels, who has Tourette Syndrome. And I know what you're wondering: How does one master sleight of hand with body tics? Is anxiety a factor on stage? And how does one get past total embarrassment of Tourette to the point of using it straight-up for relatability? Jason is clearly worth listening to. He's also authored a book about his experiences and is check-out-...
S4 - Episode 14 - Tourettistan is a Very Big Place
January 03, 2020 05:57 - 57 minutes - 46.2 MBWe're joined by a high-ranking federal official in the States who has LOTS of wisdom on running a diverse and appreciated workplace, and how Tourette Syndrome has given him, if anything, advantages to that end. He's also got a great story about his first awareness of Tourette. PLUS: Giveaway winners! Discussion group stats! Upcoming events! Tourette.org!
S4- Episode 13 - If I Throw Hydrochloric Acid
December 30, 2019 05:03 - 1 hour - 56 MBOccasionally a listener asks what we've done on tic disorders OTHER than Tourette Syndrome. And the answer is: not much. Until now. Rachel has chronic motor tic disorder and, as you might expect, stories familiar to any Touretter and probably eye-opening to anyone unfamiliar. But she, and many others with non-Tourette tic disorders, raises a good point about the weirdness of finding community when you're sort of an asterisk ("it's not Tourette exactly, but..."). Rachel, it turns out, is a hi...
S4 - Episode 12 - Nine Hours
December 20, 2019 17:11 - 52 minutes - 41.9 MB1. Yuki is strong, and you'll agree after hearing what has to be the foremost tic story ever told on this podcast. She deals with coprolalia, paralysis tics and other pressures to stay ahead of. Saying it again -- she's strong. Have a listen. 2. It's time for an amazingly cool giveaway! Details in the episode. Links: Treating Tourette Together executive summary TTT survey 12 Days of Giving at TAA
S4 - Episode 11 - Tourette's Cop
December 13, 2019 13:55 - 49 minutes - 39.5 MBIt's #TourettesCop day on the podcast! We've got him, among our most in-demand guests, and it's great. What's it like to be a police officer with Tourette Syndrome? Answers ahead. Also: weighing in on Nick Cannon's "Tourette's" lyric and a followup on the Treating Tourette Together Summit, with a call to action. Links: Treating Tourette Together executive summary https://www.treatingtourettetogether.org/survey TTT survey https://sjsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0UrOSuek1qXvnA9 12 Days...
S4 - Episode 10 - What's Wrong for the Spider
December 06, 2019 16:41 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBFirst thing -- we have a winner to our pop-quiz question! And he has a special message. And then we get to Daphne, our guest this week who has a lot to say about creativity as an artist and identity as a trans woman, all of it fitting into the Tourette context with important takeaways for anyone listening. Please spend time absorbing this one. John's donation page https://secure.everyaction.com/P2P/RaHab869RUy_KiuArgcHMw2/MS_PhAJDEeqCiygYeE1taA2 Upcoming Tourette events and webinars ht...
S4 - Episode 9 - Since Having This Time Off
November 28, 2019 22:34 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBRejuvenated after a little break, we're back, this time with Jason from Australia. He knows the value of a good break from the grind to sort out one's head, and we get into that (and how difficult it can be, too). Jason, professionally, is a diversity and inclusion specialist in sports and event management -- which can be fast-paced, and certainly in the context of Tourette Syndrome. But he handles it. Listen how. David Begnaud honored at the Tourette Association gala (TAA's YouTube) https...
BRB!
November 22, 2019 01:06 - 1 minute - 1.14 MBHey folks! Quick mental-health week. That is to say it's a one-week break, and then right back to standard next week with another fantastic longform episode. Gotta address life's priorities. Let's talk in the meantime, though -- [email protected]. Thanks, everyone! --Ben
S4 - Episode 8 - Roma Tomato
November 15, 2019 03:26 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBHave you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a racecar driver? With Tourette Syndrome? Our guest Esther Quaintmere, who has awesomely displayed the Tourette's Podcast logo on her racecar and is herself a Touretter, sheds light. And "fake tourettes?" Also: More reactions to Motherless Brooklyn, and a new podcast about misphonia.
S4 - Episode 7 - Motherless Brooklyn / Ed Norton / In the Car
November 08, 2019 06:54 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBWe're back from Los Angeles with lots of thoughts about Motherless Brooklyn, the new film from Ed Norton (based on the Jonathan Lethem book), who plays the central character, Lionel, a private detective who has Tourette Syndrome. Is it just another narrow take on TS? Or something more dynamic and human? Hear from Ed Norton himself on this episode of Tourette's Podcast, later featuring a great conversation with guest Andrew of Canada, a dad in his 30s who, like many of us, uses his commute li...
S4 - Episode 6 - Mr. Move And Speak
October 31, 2019 01:32 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBWe've got Mr. Move & Speak! Marco is the pioneer of the #7DaysofTourettes hashtag and a talented artist (photography, music) with so many great stories (like the one about the neurologist who knew Marco had Tourette Syndrome a full decade before Marco himself did) and compelling ways of explaining what he's learned that we had to make it an extended episode. After the first hour of seriously interesting life stories about artistic collaboration, swinging to practically total isolation, and...
S4 - Episode 5 - An Opportunity to Be Better
October 25, 2019 06:50 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBA guest who keeps it all positive this week. Twenty-two-year-old Amanda is on track for a career in veterinary medicine, not giving TS any greater ultimate role in her life than as a companion who needn't get (too much) in the way. But she hasn't always been open to talking about her Tourette diagnosis, and like many (your host included) was long into a mode of masking the tics to keep questions away. Not until very recently has that changed. A lot of you will relate closely to how she's gon...
S4 - Episode 4 - Pots and Pans
October 18, 2019 07:33 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBTourette's Podcast is made possible with support from the Tourette Association of America. Visit tourette.org. Mike Miller is a professional musician who's had to recover from, of all things, 40 percent hearing loss while figuring out what the heck to do with his Tourette Syndrome. That would be enough of an interesting story, but both his hearing loss and TS have resulted in the incarnation of a superhuman, of sorts, whose fuel for advocacy and connection seems bottomless. You'll not regr...
S4 - Episode 3 - Do Something to Enlighten Yourself
October 11, 2019 07:30 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBMyles R. Walker is, in his own words, a "Tourette's Advocate from the hood," and he's one of the most energetic advocates for TS we've had on this show, ever. It goes to experience, his having lent to a needed style of motivation yanked from tough situations. For instance, he recalls delicate times openly ticking around police in a part of town known for drug activity, but he always knew he could educate his neighbors -- every last one of them, it turns out -- how to identify and respect Tou...
S4 - Episode 2 - Can't You Sit On Your Hands?
October 04, 2019 04:53 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBTourette's Podcast is made possible with support from the Tourette Association of America. Visit tourette.org. After audience responses to Destry's colors-and-numbers question, and a bit on how Ed Cooney's middle-finger tic influenced a listener, we hear from the mother-daughter team of Denise and Maggie. Maggie, 14, has Tourette Syndrome, and she and her mother have some standout stories about navigating the world with it. Maggie is getting into high school, too -- a pretty big transition...
S4 - Episode 1 - Sounds Like a Tuesday For Me
September 27, 2019 08:18 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBTourette's Podcast is made possible with support from the Tourette Association of America. Visit tourette.org. We're back, new season, major updates and a great guest in Ed Cooney, who brings the insights and plenty of laughter in reliving odd, awkward moments of Tourette life. Ed is a total human whose way with words makes you want to point out that he has a way with words. It's a solid way to begin the new season. Ed's guest blog at tourettespodcast.com https://www.tourettespodcast.com...
S4 - Episode 0 - Developments
September 27, 2019 08:15 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBTourette's Podcast is back, with big news: the Tourette Association of America is now the show's primary sponsor, opening new doors amid lots of growth. Plus: listener questions and an update on the future of tic treatment. Tourette's Podcast is made possible with support from the Tourette Association of America. Visit tourette.org.
Quick Announcement! Let's Connect at the Sunshine Summit!
August 08, 2019 23:18 - 2 minutes - 1.96 MBSo you might've heard talk about the Sunshine Summit, an online event that's all about making connections and is coming right up at https://www.sunshinesummit.live/. I, Ben, am one of the guests and I'd love to interact with you. My part of the summit (again, livestreamed) will be Monday, Aug. 12, at 9 p.m. EDT. Heather Welch, an amazing podcaster who organizes the summit, will be talking with me, but she'll also be reading your questions to me, and they can be about anything. Be thinking! J...
S3 (FINALE) - Episode 14 - To Any Average Viewer
June 28, 2019 05:18 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBIf you watched the recent season of Survivor: Edge of Extinction, you'll recall notably energetic contestant Wendy Diaz. Wendy joins us on this episode, the finale to Season 3, and opens up about her life with Tourette Syndrome through rapid-pace honesty. We discuss her portrayal and how she thought the show handled her TS; Tourette hyperpower; aversion to sleep; social weirdness; strange takes about TS (from a large TV audience); being known for more than your TS; and trading tics, includin...