Hearing Things with Julie and Brad

When Someone Says "I'm Sorry"

Julie rant alert! 
We talk about the foible of saying “I’m sorry” when we disclose our hearing loss and Julie had…feelings. 
 
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Here’s the unboxing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1PyLH3HLRY 
 
Book Recs!
Julie:  Much Ado About Nothing by Billy Shakes
https://bookshop.org/p/books/much-ado-about-nothing-william-shakespeare/85eb081e29641c6a?ean=9780743482752&next=t 
She also loves this version of the movie: https://www.amazon.com/Much-About-Nothing-Kenneth-Branagh/dp/B01GWBXKSY/
 
Brad: 
Cultish by Amanda Montell
https://bookshop.org/p/books/cultish-the-language-of-fanaticism-amanda-montell/9754e1fbd8e5a6bb?ean=9780062993168&next=t

Aunty

In this episode, we talk with Julie’s Aunty about what it was like to get hearing aids much later in life. 
Here’s the pic of Julie’s battery package adventure:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5tk9AWr5QiopwRcB9 
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Not book recs, karaoke Song!
Aunty: for herself- New York, New York 
For Julie- I Did It My Way
 
Brad, for Julie-  (There’s not enough Guinness in Ireland to get him to do karaoke.) 
Singing in the Rain

We Don't Get a Break

In one of our more serious episodes, we talk about how hearing loss is an exhausting struggle  and we’ll never get a break from that struggle.
 
Book Recs!
Julie- Look My in the Eye by John Elder Robison
https://bookshop.org/p/books/look-me-in-the-eye-my-life-with-asperger-s-john-elder-robison/be82912941b6f7a8?ean=9780307396181&next=t 
Brad- Nine Nasty Words by John McWhorter
https://www.amazon.com/Nine-Nasty-Words-English-Forever/dp/0593188799 
Also, Julie mentioned Words from Hell by Jess Zafarris
https://bookshop.org/p/books/words-from-hell-unearthing-the-darkest-secrets-of-english-etymology-jess-zafarris/e3ec4f40dfa7a887?ean=9781399808217&next=t 

Appliances and Hearing Loss

In this episode, we talk about the challenges things like the washer and the oven timer pose for us. 
We want to branch out into the real world, so if you want us to come start the hearing loss conversation at your workplace, email us at hello@dttproductions.com 
 
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Book Recs!
 
Julie: Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy https://bookshop.org/p/books/circle-of-friends-a-novel-maeve-binchy/60a2dedf478302ab?ean=9780385341738&next=t 
 
Brad: The Beggar King Secret and the Secret of Happiness by Joel Been Izzy
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-beggar-king-and-the-secret-of-happiness-a-true-story-joel-ben-izzy 

DHH Movies

In February, we watched four DHH movies and reviewed them based on our hearing loss experiences. We had lots to say. You can read them here: https://dttproductions.com/category/movies/  In this episode we talk about overall DHH representation in movies.
Here’s the direct link to We Hear You: https://youtu.be/xed9FhxpUEM?si=O6TaACy0BpeN9H-b 
Want to branch out into the real world, so if you want us to come start the hearing loss conversation at your workplace, email us at hello@dttproductions.com 
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Book Recs!
Julie: Frozen River by Ariel Lahwon
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-frozen-river-a-gma-book-club-pick-ariel-lawhon 
 
Brad: Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf
https://bookshop.org/p/books/not-a-sound-a-thriller-heather-gudenkauf/

Shannon Tyree

In this episode we chat with Shannon Tyree, the Vice President of the HLAA West Valley Chapter in Arizona. Brad met her at the HLAA National Convention when he just had to say hello to her hearing dog, Riley! 
Here’s Riley’s Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/goldengirlriley/ 
And here are the different service dog training organizations she mentioned:
The Global Alliance of Speech to Text Captioning- https://speechtotextcaptioning.org/ 
Can Do Canines- https://candocanines.org/ 
Diamond Dogs- https://diamonddogzaz.org/ 
Canine Companions- https://canine.org/ 
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Book Recs!
 
Shannon: A Course Called Ireland by by Tom Coyne
https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-course-called-ireland-a-long-walk-in-search-of-a-country-a-pint-and-the-next-tee-tom-coyne/ac9060d098f022fb?ean=9781592405282&next=t 
 
Julie: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-husbands-a-read-with-jenna-pick-a-novel-holly-gramazio/658e8495219fe107?ean=9780593687512&next=t 
 
Brad:  The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-princess-diarist-carrie-fisher/a3a585ad8972ac11?ean=9780399185793&next=t 

An Introvert’s Advocacy Tips

Last week we spoke to extroverts. In this episode, Brad gives the hard of hearing introverts out there some tips for speaking up for your needs!
 
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Book Recs!
Julie: Theater Kid by Jeffrey Seller  
https://bookshop.org/p/books/theater-kid-a-broadway-memoir-jeffrey-seller/63ebd1901e694ac0?ean=9781668064184&next=t 
Brad: Paper by Mark Kurlansky 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/paper-paging-through-history-mark-kurlansky/bf4abc6e74a4979b?ean=9780393353709&next=t 

An Extrovert's Advocacy Tips

Different advocacy tactics work for different people. In this episode, Julie gives the hard of hearing extroverts out there some tips for speaking up for your needs!
Here the link to The Limping Chicken: https://limpingchicken.com/ 
Tricia’s Episode:
 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17s44sURuP/ or 
https://youtu.be/r1HXEzBPJLY?si=NFa74RYIJ2RabvVs 
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Book Recs!
Julie:All the Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman
/https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-the-other-mothers-hate-me-sarah-harman/242698383407db74?ean=9780593851463&next=t 
 
Brad: Fearless and Free by Josephine Baker
https://bookshop.org/p/books/fearless-and-free-a-memoir-josephine-baker/f05988f6e9ccbe35?ean=9780593853696&next=t

Jonathan Ozek

In this episode we sit down with our good friend and fellow hearing loss advocate, Jonathan Ozek.
 
Here’s the link to his foundation’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hear-you-rise-foundation/posts/?feedView=all 
Here’s the Instagram pages: 
Listen Jonathan:  https://www.instagram.com/listenjonathan/ 
Hear You Rise: https://www.instagram.com/hearyourisefoundation/ 
And Jonathan had an article published by the American Speech Language Hearing Association(ASHA)
https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/leader.FTR2e.30072025.deaf-advocacy-aud.56/full/ 
 
Book Recs!
Jonathan: Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
https://bookshop.org/p/books/shoe-dog-a-memoir-by-the-creator-of-nike-phil-knight/1e9cba51eed0950f?ean=9781501135927&next=t 
 
Julie: Ramona Series by Beverly Cleary
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-ramona-4-book-collection-volume-1-beezus-and-ramona-ramona-and-her-father-ramona-the-brave-ramona-the-pest-beverly-cleary/4063eed3e508b0b5?ean=9780061246470&next=t 
 
Brad: Crossing the Line by Derek Sanderson
https://bookshop.org/p/books/crossing-the-line-the-outrageous-story-of-a-hockey-original-derek-sanderson/f10f5f3e0f1cac57?ean=9781600789243&next=t 

Cures for Deafness

In this episode, Brad goes over an incomplete list of “cures” for Deafness. The list is from the book Through Deaf Eyes They’re horrifying. 
Book Recs!
Julie: 
Under the Same Stars by Liba Bray
https://bookshop.org/p/books/under-the-same-stars-a-good-morning-america-book-club-pick-libba-bray/287571d096375f6c?ean=9780374388942&next=t 
 
Brad: 
Brotopia by Emily Chang
https://bookshop.org/p/books/brotopia-breaking-up-the-boys-club-of-silicon-valley-emily-chang/70b5b4ddb10a092f?ean=9780525540175&next=t