Episodes

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

Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
In this episode, we reflect on a lunch with 2 other DHH folks and talk about tactics we use when dining out!
Book Recs!
Julie- The Wives by Simone Gorrindo https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-wives-a-memoir-simone-gorrindo/20244531?ean=9781982178499&next=t&next=t
Brad- The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-omnivore-s-dilemma-a-natural-history-of-four-meals-michael-pollan/586103?ean=9780143038580&next=t

Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
In this episode we sit down with Tricia White, who works with Julie.
Book Recs!
Tricia- The Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-paperback-box-set-5-books-sarah-j-maas/17974759?ean=9781639730193&next=t&next=t
And The Stalking of Jack the Ripper https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-stalking-jack-the-ripper-series-hardcover-gift-set-kerri-maniscalco/113864?ean=9780316492829&next=t&next=t
Julie- Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni https://bookshop.org/p/books/inch-by-inch-leo-lionni/7289654?ean=9780307931252&next=t&next=t
Brad- From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi https://bookshop.org/p/books/can-t-get-fooled-again-random-house-worlds/19766524?ean=9780593597910&next=t&next=t

Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
In this episode we talk about how disclosing our disability can be dehumanizing.
Book Recs!
Julie- If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin https://bookshop.org/p/books/if-beale-street-could-talk-james-baldwin/8717351?ean=9780307275936&next=t&next=t
Brad- Broken (In the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson https://bookshop.org/p/books/broken-in-the-best-possible-way-jenny-lawson/16870930?ean=9781250812483

Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
In this episode, Julie tells a tale...
Book Recs! Julie - Sesame Street Unpaved by David Borgenicht https://www.amazon.com/Sesame-Street-Unpaved-Scripts-Stories/dp/0786864605#detailBullets_feature_div
Brad- Orr: My Story by Bobby Orr https://bookshop.org/p/books/orr-my-story-bobby-orr/7783841?ean=9780425277027

Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
In this episode, Brad tries his best to explain cochlear implants.
Book Recs!
Julie- Milk and Juice by Meredith Crandall Brown https://bookshop.org/p/books/milk-and-juice-a-recycling-romance-meredith-crandall-brown/17061793?ean=9780063021853&next=t
Brad- Rebuilt by Michael Chorost https://bookshop.org/p/books/rebuilt-my-journey-back-to-the-hearing-world-michael-chorost/11859803




