Hearing Things with Julie and Brad

Episode 110- Musical Performances
This week we have a very special guest. Someone who has both hearing loss experience and musical performance experience...Julie DeMatteo Lane. We were talking about topics and realized we’ve never covered this. Either in the show or in person. So here we are.
 
Here’s a pic of Julie’s flute and piccolo. 
Here’s the Tactus Vest Brad mentioned: https://www.tactusmusic.com/ 
 
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Julie: Storm Front by Jim Butcher AND The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kuskin
 
Brad: Beatles Vs the Stones by John McMillian

Step into our Way Back Machine and listen to us talk about a DHH-related episode of the classic sitcom Golden Girls
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Julie: Tales of the City by Armisted Maupin
Brad: Red Harvest by Dahiell Hammet

The kids had their chance to ask questions, it’s grown-ups chance! 
 
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Here’s the CAP Brad mentioned: https://www.hearingloss.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/advocacy-resources/cahc/cap-form-and-instructions.pdf 
 
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Book Recs!
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Julie:  The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
 
Brad: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

We were so excited to sit down with Reshma Iqbal. She has been following along with our work for a while now. And was gracious enough to share her own hearing loss story. She grew up in India and came to Boston for college. She’s an amazing person with incredible insight. 
Zoom captions are decent but they make lots of mistakes. But don’t worry, Reshma has you covered! She was kind enough to write down her answers to our questions as well!  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XP5OMdiMGcV4iowZZN4Eh-d0dyX69aZlwMIUBDTyE0E/edit?usp=sharing 
 
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Reshma: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
 
Julie: Heart the Lover by Lily King
 
Brad: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

In this episode we talk about the role humor plays as we make our way through the hearing world with hearing loss. 
Here’s the post about Julie headbutting a cement wall: https://dttproductions.com/2026/05/14/ireland-post-5-crying-in-kilkee/ 
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Book Recs!
 
Julie: South of Broad by Pat Conway
https://bookshop.org/p/books/south-of-broad-a-novel-pat-conroy/8adc68e81a4e753d?ean=9780385344074&next=t 
 
Brad: Dave Barry Slept Here by Dave Barry
https://bookshop.org/p/books/dave-barry-slept-here-a-sort-of-history-of-the-united-states-dave-barry/7ccdbedfb25a98d5?ean=9780345416605&next=t 

To kick off season 3, we go back to questions from kids! They always surprise us with their insights
Since Brad mentioned her, here’s Andrea Kaneb’s site https://gatheringsound.com/ 
 
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Book Recs!
 
Julie: This Family of Mine by Victoria Gotti
https://bookshop.org/p/books/this-family-of-mine-what-it-was-like-growing-up-gotti-victoria-gotti/bfcaadf8cd60d4b6?ean=9781476792835&next=t 
 
Brad: Smile by Raina Telgemeier 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/smile-a-graphic-novel-raina-telgemeier/d843877ec3e7c5a6?ean=9781338740264&next=t 

Welp. It's hard to believe but season 2 is in the books. To wrap things up, we harkened back to the 80s and the clips shows that were so popular. These are some of our favorite moments from our two seasons. Anything you would have added?
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In this episode we show what’s in our bags. Not everything is hearing loss related, either!
 
Here’s the HLAA article about the change in battery packaging: https://www.hearingloss.org/a-step-forward-for-hearing-aid-battery-packaging/ 
 
Here are Julie’s posts about her trip to Ireland: https://dttproductions.com/?s=Ireland 
 
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Book Recs!
 
Julie: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
https://bookshop.org/p/books/midnight-in-the-garden-of-good-and-evil-john-berendt/ee0c66d6813d3172?ean=9780679751526&next=t 
 
Brad: Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory of Northern Ireland by Patrick Radfen Keefe
https://bookshop.org/p/books/say-nothing-a-true-story-of-murder-and-memory-in-northern-ireland-patrick-radden-keefe/72125ceae827083a 

In this episode, we melt into a fangirl and fanboy. Because the astoundingly awesome Dr. Michelle Wu, aka Mama Hu sat down to talk to us. Dr. Hu is a cochlear implant using pediatric audiologist who creates amazing content on Instagram. Both are aimed at making people more aware of the effects hearing loss has on children and families. 
See all here content here: https://www.instagram.com/mama.hu.hears/ 
Visit her blog here: https://mamahuhears.com/ 
Here’s where to learn about ALDA: https://alda.org/ 
Here’s where to learn more about InnoCaption Video: https://www.innocaption.com/recentnews/innocaption-launches-innocaption-video 
 
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Book Recs!
 
Mama Hu: Helm and Horizon by Steven-Paul Laid
https://bookshop.org/p/books/helm-horizon-daily-leadership-principles-for-the-motivated-sailor-steven-paul-lapid/ab6abe5bdcc01ad8?ean=9798999366580&next=t 
and
Be Water, My Friend by Shannon Lee 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/be-water-my-friend-the-teachings-of-bruce-lee-shannon-lee/7e119e49ebe55c84?ean=9781250206701&next=t 
 
Julie: The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-heroin-diaries-ten-year-anniversary-edition-a-year-in-the-life-of-a-shattered-rock-star-nikki-sixx/04c05cf16c19c1dd?ean=9781501187544&next=t 
 
Brad: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/stranger-in-a-strange-land-robert-a-heinlein/5a57ce2344283cf6?ean=9780441788385&next=t 

In this episode we were honored that Shari Eberts and Gael Hannan made time to talk to us. As we’ve said multiple times, we’re in awe at all the great work they’re doing and the book they wrote together, Hear & Beyond, was a major inspiration. (Get your copy here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/hear-beyond-live-skillfully-with-hearing-loss-gael-hannan/588d7bbfc14401fd?ean=9781774581605&next=t&next=t,) 
Here’s Shari’s Blog: https://livingwithhearingloss.com/ 
She was also a producer behind the documentary We Hear You: https://www.we-hearyou.com/ 
Here’s a link to Gael’s TedEx talk, Dirty Little Secret of Hearing Loss https://hearinghealthmatters.org/hearing-news-watch/2026/gael-secret-hearing-loss-tedx/ 
Here’s a link to Gael’s first book: The Way I Hear It:
https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000015376639/Gael-Hannan-The-Way-I-Hear-It 
 
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Book Recs!
 
Shari: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow a book by Gabrielle Zevin - Bookshop.org US  
 
Gael: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
https://bookshop.org/p/books/hamnet-maggie-o-farrell/d8af232bf0b72169?ean=9781984898876&next=t 
 
Julie: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
Furiously Happy a book by Jenny Lawson - Bookshop.org US 
 
Brad: Contact by Carl Sagan
https://bookshop.org/p/books/contact-carl-sagan/e9f354aff2e93dd6?ean=9781501197987&next=t