Hearing Things with Julie and Brad

Sarah Malone and Mass Ability

In this episode we talk with Sarah Malone from Mass Ability. 
Here are the Instagram accounts mentioned:https://www.instagram.com/sarahelisart/ https://www.instagram.com/massability_ma/ 
Here’s the MassAbility site: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massability And here’s how to apply for services: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/apply-for-services 
Book Recs!Sarah- Interabled by Shane and Hannah Burcawhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/interabled-love-stories-shane-burcaw/20780891?ean=9781250620712&next=t 
Julie- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Leehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/to-kill-a-mockingbird-harper-lee/266047?ean=9780060935467&next=t 
Brad- Beowulf by Maria Dahvana Headleyhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/beowulf-a-new-translation-maria-dahvana-headley/9892043

Reese's Law

In this episode we talk about an unfortunately needed new law. 
Here's more info on it: https://www.reesespurpose.org/reeseslaw 
Book Recs:Julie-Wicked by Gregory Maguirehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/wicked-deluxe-edition-the-life-and-times-of-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west-gregory-maguire/20858781?ean=9780063391086&next=t 
Brad- Conclave by Robert Harrishttps://bookshop.org/p/books/conclave-robert-harris/21369769?ean=9780593689585&next=t

Headphones

In this episode, Brad digs into noise cancelling technology.
Links to the articles Brad got info from:https://www.bose.com/stories/noise-cancelling-vs-noise-masking https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00203389 https://www.jbl.com/stories/anc-story.html 
And he wanted to pass along an article by one of his audiologists on headphones since it’s specifically for people with hearing loss: https://www.tobias-battite.com/blog/the-best-headphones-for-people-with-hearing-aids/  
Book Recs!
Julie- American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeldhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/american-wife-curtis-sittenfeld/11725680?ean=9780812975406&next=t 
Brad- Peter Pan by JM Barriehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/peter-pan-the-original-1911-classic-illustrated-reader-s-library-classics-james-matthew-barrie/18242111?ean=9781954839335&next=t

HoH Games

In this episode, Julie goes on one of her patented rants. Rightly, so... 
The infamous Helen Keller episode: https://youtu.be/KaghUTsGrrQ or https://www.facebook.com/bioniclib/videos/590213466966284?idorvanity=484001504321168 
Julie’s slideshttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hbOHYBJuCtcZ6ddy7nV2uTe0d5-wNDjFVCJAsEHqBJo/edit?usp=sharing 
Books!Julie- Boys in the Trees by Carly Simonhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/boys-in-the-trees-a-memoir-carly-simon/15554620?ean=9781250095916&next=t 
Brad- Miles by Miles Davis with Quincy Troupehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/miles-miles-davis/7060721?ean=9781451643183&next=t

Caption Apps

In this episode, we go over some of the caption apps available for smartphones.  We also are trying out some fancier hardware, so please excuse the lighting issues! 
Brad’s slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dZ57f6zCQms9xRTIkcOa3RhoZNelWDpVvNfbNefKE4c/edit?usp=sharing 
Julie- In the unlikely event by Judy Blumehttps://bookshop.org/p/books/in-the-unlikely-event-judy-blume/15277204?ean=9781101873984&next=t Brad- Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation by By Ammon Shea https://bookshop.org/p/books/bad-english-a-history-of-linguistic-aggravation-ammon-shea/16678652?ean=9780399165580&next=t

The One Thing...

In this week's episode we both pick one thing we wish other people knew about hearing loss
Book Recs!
Julie- Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales https://bookshop.org/p/books/deep-survival-who-lives-who-dies-and-why-laurence-gonzales/10032388?ean=9780393353716&next=t 
Brad- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradleyhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie-a-flavia-de-luce-mystery-alan-bradley/7362899

Sympathy Vs. Empathy

We are forever grateful for those people in our lives who have sympathy for the challenges our hearing loss poses. Empathy, though, is something only someone else with hearing loss can give us. 
Here’s the info the Disability Policy Consortium has on the Hearing Aid Bill Julie mentioned:https://www.dpcma.org/get-involved/action-center#/25 
Book Recs!Julie- Dava Shastri”s Last Day by Kirthana Ramisettihttps://bookshop.org/p/books/dava-shastri-s-last-day-kirthana-ramisetti/17763880?ean=9781538703847&next=t 
Brad- The Second Bill of Rights by Cass Sunsteinhttps://www.amazon.com/Second-Bill-Rights-UNfinished-Revolution/dp/0465083323

Outtakes

With this episode, we close our first season. So we thought we'd take you behind the scenes. Brad hits record and THEN we get our act together...eventually. Here are some select clips of hilarity. 
See y'all in season 2!

How to Get our Attention

In this episode we talk about the best ways to get our attention…and one way NOT to get our attention.
Book Recs!Julie- Unorthodox by Deborah Feldmanhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/unorthodox-the-scandalous-rejection-of-my-hasidic-roots-deborah-feldman/10582954?ean=9781439187012&next=t 
Brad- The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Clearyhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/the-mouse-and-the-motorcycle-beverly-cleary/20168771?ean=9780380709243&next=t

Episode 50 is Dumb

Do you know the etymology of the word Dumb? In this episode Brad gets his word nerd on. 
Book Recs!
Julie- The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimeshttps://bookshop.org/p/books/year-of-yes-shonda-rhimes/10370480?ean=9781476777122&next=t 
Brad- Word by Word by Kory Stamperhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/word-by-word-the-secret-life-of-dictionaries-kory-stamper/8570019?ean=9781101970263&next=t