Hearing Things with Julie and Brad

Hearing What Kids Say

In this episode we go over the many challenges people with hearing loss face when talking with kids. 
Book Recs!
Julie: Baldwin: A Love Story by Nicholas Boggs
https://bookshop.org/p/books/baldwin-a-love-story-nicholas-boggs/827b36b09ddf12f0?ean=9780374178710&next=t 
 
Brad:
The Oldest Student by Rita Lorrain Hubbard 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-oldest-student-how-mary-walker-learned-to-read-rita-lorraine-hubbard/36755890597c8f3a?ean=9781524768287&next=t

Walking the Dog

In this shorter episode we touch upon a couple of challenges that come with walking a dog with hearing loss. 
 
We also have even shorter video content on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/hearingthingswithjulieandbrad  
and TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@hearingaided2 
 
This week in place of books, we  have TOY Recs!
 
Julie: Bark Super Chewer
https://www.chewy.com/bark-super-chewer-hare-raiser-2-in-1/dp/1281854 
 
Brad: Kong Knots Squirrel 
https://www.chewy.com/kong-scrunch-knots-squirrel-dog-toy/dp/56852

Awareness vs Acceptance

In this episode Julie breaks down the difference between awareness and acceptance, specifically when it comes to disabilities. 
 
Book Recs!
 
Julie: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd-agatha-christie/5730abb61a33275c?ean=9780593466360&next=t  
 
Brad: Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke. 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/childhood-s-end-syfy-tv-tie-in-a-novel-arthur-c-clarke/6e1cb34c07000c15?ean=9780345347954&next=t

Jeremy Chow of Tactus Music

In this episode we sit down with Jeremy Chow. Jeremy is the brains behind Tactus Music, a company that’s making vests that vibrate in tune with the music. This takes advantage of the physical aspect of sound, allowing for those of us in the DHH community to enjoy music in an entirely different way. 
Here's Tactus Music's sitehttps://www.tactusmusic.com/ 
Here’s the Tactus’ Instagram pagehttps://www.instagram.com/tactus.music/
Here’s the  Deaflympics pagehttps://www.deaflympics.com/
Here’s Jeremy Albino’s Spotify pagehttps://open.spotify.com/artist/69fOAbSc6FEOFmvvMzlNgY?si=O_J9UKUeRs-QlcAcrONoeQ.
Here’s Info on CEShttps://www.ces.tech/
And finally, here’s our Book Recs!
Jeremy: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/meditations-marcus-aurelius/16cb0543f1af80bc?ean=9780812968255&next=t 
Julie: His Way by Kitty Kelley
https://bookshop.org/p/books/his-way-the-unauthorized-biography-of-frank-sinatra-kitty-kelley/8f96fa1eea1750cf?ean=9780553386189&next=t 
Brad: 
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/stolen-focus-why-you-can-t-pay-attention-and-how-to-think-deeply-again-johann-hari/c21aefe97b768a19?ean=9780593138533&next=t

Top Ten of 2025

Episode 75- Top 10 Moments of 2025
In this episode we go over the top 10 moments of Down the Tubes! 
 
The episode for Dr. Laffan: https://youtu.be/RXDHtrAMEM8 
 
The collaborators we mentioned:
Sarah Milone and Mass Ability
Jeremy Chow and Tactus Music 
Limping Chicken 
JD and Seen + Heard
Jonathan Ozek and Hear You Rise 
 
Book Recs!
 
Julie- Rosemary by Katie Clifford Larson
https://bookshop.org/p/books/rosemary-the-hidden-kennedy-daughter-kate-clifford-larson/15d4041c03711ae2?ean=9780544811904&next=t
 
Brad- Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosely 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/folding-the-red-into-the-black-developing-a-viable-untopia-for-human-survival-in-the-21st-century-walter-mosley/90c8ab392ab2fac8?ean=9781982150341&next=t

Car Talk

In this episode we talk about a few things that we find challenging about cars.
 
Book Rec!
 
Julie- Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/tell-me-everything-the-story-of-a-private-investigation-erika-krouse/ed051b1aa5f7a25e?ean=9781250826466&next=t 
 
Brad- Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose
https://bookshop.org/p/books/undaunted-courage-meriwether-lewis-thomas-jefferson-and-the-opening-of-the-american-west-stephen-e-ambrose/71ea7b1e7d87903d?ean=9780684826974&next=t

We Are not going to recover

In this episode we broach the uncomfortable fact that we’re not going to recover from our hearing loss.
 
Book Recs!
Julie- Spare by Prince Harry
https://bookshop.org/p/books/spare-prince-harry-the-duke-of-sussex/790807abe5f96cc9?ean=9780593593820&next=t 
 
Brad- The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-complete-calvin-and-hobbes-bill-watterson/71761530d153c920?ean=9781449433253&next=t

Apologizing for our disability

In this episode we talk about the issues that come with apologizing for our disability..
Here’s a link to the Road World season that was mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpzO1I4SNDPWzOd7rSKL_j409gAGtgoku 
 
Book Recs!
Julie- Mob Daughter by Karen Gravano
https://bookshop.org/p/books/mob-daughter-the-mafia-sammy-the-bull-gravano-and-me-karen-gravano/166e9b407570c2ff?ean=9781250022202&next=t 
 
Brad- Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
https://bookshop.org/p/books/stamped-from-the-beginning-the-definitive-history-of-racist-ideas-in-america-ibram-x-kendi/1cec853ff548ade6?ean=9781645030393&next=t 

When did we realize we were deaf?

In this episode we relate the moment when it really hit us that we have hearing loss. 
Book Recs!
Julie- 107 Days by Kamala Harris 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/107-days-kamala-harris/4b4f08ccdae6821c?ean=9781668211656&next=t 
 
Brad- Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-eye-of-the-world-book-one-of-the-wheel-of-time-robert-jordan/6c6bc17d7c1e7864?ean=9781250251466&next=t

Wi-FI ALS Latency

In this episode Brad relays an issue with one of the assisted listening systems.
Here’s more info from Wynne’s site: https://centerforhearingaccess.org/glossary/latency/ 
Here’s Dr. Juliëtte Sterkens Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/0vf1q_HgLpw?si=wdJwt3ms_rsFG1fe 
Book Recs!
Julie- She recommended, Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 
https://bookshop.org/p/books/onyx-storm-standard-edition-rebecca-yarros/f1fa0549a36d46e3?ean=9781649377159&next=t  
But you should start with Fourth Wing, since it’s the first book in the trilogy https://bookshop.org/p/books/fourth-wing-rebecca-yarros/7c9996d919c6b19a?ean=9781649377371&next=t 
Brad- The Secret Lives of Introverts by Jenn Granneman https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-lives-of-introverts-inside-our-hidden-world-jenn-granneman/f804d436793534ce?ean=9781510721029&next=t