Episodes

Friday Sep 05, 2025
Friday Sep 05, 2025
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

Friday Aug 29, 2025
Friday Aug 29, 2025
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

Friday Aug 22, 2025
Friday Aug 22, 2025
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

Friday Aug 15, 2025
Friday Aug 15, 2025
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

Friday Aug 08, 2025
Friday Aug 08, 2025
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

Friday Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
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

Friday Jul 25, 2025
Friday Jul 25, 2025
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

Friday Jul 18, 2025
Friday Jul 18, 2025
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!

Friday Jul 11, 2025
Friday Jul 11, 2025
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

Friday Jul 04, 2025
Friday Jul 04, 2025
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




