Episodes

Friday May 23, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
Julie's mom joins us to share some advice for parents of hearing impaired kids!
For the recommendations, we’re doing something a little different: TV shows (and a movie!)
Anne-
Conclave https://reelgood.com/movie/conclave-2024
Tom Papa https://reelgood.com/search?q=tom%20papa
Nate Burgatzse https://reelgood.com/search?q=Nate%20Burgatzse
Julie- The Sopranos https://reelgood.com/show/the-sopranos-1999
Brad- Mythbusters https://reelgood.com/show/mythbusters-2003

Friday May 16, 2025
Friday May 16, 2025
In this episode we recap our activities on World Hearing Day. WHD is a World Health Organization Annual event to raise hearing health awareness. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-hearing-day
Pics from the event: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qHqRHSJnZDX0LFg4z9u6fbw1EpVh5Mxx/view
Book Recs!
The book we read on WHD: Can Bears Ski by Raymond Antrobus, illustrated by Polly Dunbar, https://bookshop.org/p/books/can-bears-ski-raymond-antrobus/14379157?ean=9781536212662&next=t
Julie- Small Miracles by Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal https://www.amazon.com/Small-Miracles-Extraordinary-Coincidences-Everyday/dp/1598698419
Brad- All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-i-really-need-to-know-i-learned-in-kindergarten-uncommon-thoughts-on-common-things-robert-fulghum/9070749?ean=9780345466396&next=t

Friday May 09, 2025
Friday May 09, 2025
This episode features guest star, Dr. David Baldridge Professor of Management at Oregon State University.
If you’d like to share your hearing loss story, email him at: david.baldridge@oregonstate.edu
His university page: https://business.oregonstate.edu/users/david-baldridge
The JAN site he mentioned: https://askjan.org/
Lastly, (sorta) here’s theHLAA's Task Force for Accessible Inclusive Employment LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hlaa-task-force-accessible-inclusive-employment-758bb9354/
Book Recs!
David- Bargaining for Advantage by G. Richard Shell https://bookshop.org/p/books/bargaining-for-advantage-negotiation-strategies-for-reasonable-people-g-richard-shell/11692464?ean=9780143036975&next=t
and
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini https://bookshop.org/p/books/influence-the-psychology-of-persuasion-robert-b-cialdini/15467532?ean=9780062937650&next=t
Julie- Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy https://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-dark-shore-charlotte-mcconaghy/21367886?ean=9781250827951&next=t
Brad- The Pinball Effect by James Burke https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-pinball-effect-how-renaissance-water-gardens-made-carburetor-possible-and-other-journeys-james-burke/16438379?ean=9780316116107&next=t

Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
In this episode we talk about a unique kind of tired: listening fatigue.
Book Recs!
Julie- Cher https://bookshop.org/p/books/cher-the-memoir-part-one-cher/21662149?ean=9780062863102&next=t
Brad- A History of the World in Six Glasses by Tom Standage https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-history-of-the-world-in-6-glasses-tom-standage/16634565?ean=9780802715524&next=t

Friday Apr 25, 2025
Friday Apr 25, 2025
In this episode we have Julie's niece, Kathryn, on to talk about retail experience with the DHH community.
Book Recs!
Kathryn- Mission Hill by Pamela Weschler https://bookshop.org/p/books/mission-hill-a-novel-pamela-wechsler/fX9SD3iCG1yJbav2?ean=9781466887138&next=t
Julie- Frank and Ava by John Brady https://bookshop.org/p/books/frank-ava-john-brady/8534436?ean=9781250145017&next=t
Brad- Broke in America by Coleen Shaddox https://bookshop.org/p/books/broke-in-america-seeing-understanding-and-ending-us-poverty-colleen-shaddox/17314145?ean=9781637743454&next=t&next=t

Friday Apr 18, 2025
Friday Apr 18, 2025
In this episode we talk about parking lots and garages.
Book Recs!
Julie- Hear & Beyond by Shari Eberts and Gael Hannan https://bookshop.org/p/books/hear-beyond-live-skillfully-with-hearing-loss-gael-hannan/17416099?ean=978177458160
Shari’s site: https://livingwithhearingloss.com/
Gael’s site: https://www.gaelhannan.com/
Brad- We Have No Idea https://bookshop.org/p/books/we-have-no-idea-a-guide-to-the-unknown-universe-daniel-whiteson/cf97ef461f0b46bc?ean=9780735211520&next=t

Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
In this episode, we talk about an...idea we had.
Book Recs!
Julie- The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-chronicles-of-narnia-full-color-paperback-7-book-box-set-7-books-in-1-box-set-c-s-lewis/8044112?ean=9780064409391&next=t
Brad- The Gunslinger by Stephen King https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dark-tower-i-the-gunslinger-stephen-king/6771310?ean=9781501143519&next=t&next=t

Friday Apr 04, 2025
Friday Apr 04, 2025
In this episode, we should how internalized bad hearing habits are!
Book Recs!
Julie: No book, snack! Teddy Grahams https://www.snackworks.com/brands/teddy-grahams/products
Brad- You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-re-not-listening-what-you-re-missing-and-why-it-matters-kate-murphy/6985911?ean=9781250779878&next=t
What’s the book about? I want to let Ms. Murphy speak for herself: In modern life, we are encouraged to listen to our hearts, listen to our inner voices, and listen to our guts, but rarely are we encouraged to listen carefully and with intent to other people. Instead, we are engaged in a dialogue of the deaf, often talking over one another at cocktail parties, work meetings, and even family dinners; groomed as we are to lead the conversation rather than follow it. Online and in person, it’s all about defining yourself, shaping the narrative, and staying on message. Value is placed on what you project, not what you absorb. (My Review: https://bradmckenna.wordpress.com/2022/01/31/book-review-youre-not-listening/ )

Friday Mar 28, 2025
Friday Mar 28, 2025
In this episode we talk about the stress that comes with waiting for our names to be called.
Book Recs!
Julie- Jackie and Maria by Gill Paul https://bookshop.org/p/books/jackie-and-maria-a-novel-of-jackie-kennedy-maria-callas-gill-paul/14340412?ean=9780062952493&next=t
Brad- Neuromancer by William Gibson https://bookshop.org/p/books/neuromancer-william-gibson/7503287?ean=9780441007462&next=t&next=t

Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
In this episode we go a-ranting about not just using the phone but using the phone for an annoying reason.
Captioning Apps:
https://www.innocaption.com/
https://nagish.com/
https://www.captel.com/
Book Recs!
Julie- Your Dad Stole My Rake by Tom Papa https://bookshop.org/p/books/your-dad-stole-my-rake-and-other-family-dilemmas-tom-papa/JeEpLdnGv3pvK9nb?ean=9781250144393&next=t
Brad -The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-tale-of-genji-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-murasaki-shikibu/457861?ean=9780142437148&next=t The book I showed: https://www.amazon.com/Tale-Genji-Japanese-Classic-Illuminated/dp/1588396657




