Hearing Things with Julie and Brad
We are two hard of hearing BFFs and we are taking on all the things that make living in a hearing world a challenge - we aim to inform, educate, and entertain. Come for the information, stay for the laughs!
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Episodes
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
In the the second part of our Christmas series, we talk about gifts. Specifically gifts that don't quite work for hard of hearing children...
Book Recs!
Julie-
Let’s Hear It for Almigal by Wendy Kupfer https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Hear-Almigal-Wendy-Kupfer/dp/0983829403
Brad-
A Christmas Carol by Chucky Dickens https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-christmas-carol-with-original-illustrations-in-full-color-charles-dickens/15055535?ean=9781936830886
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
In the first of two episodes about Christmas, we talk about what it's like to be hard of hearing in church.
Book Recs!
Julie-
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson https://bookshop.org/p/books/feathers-jacqueline-woodson/7474250?ean=9780142415504
Brad-
Good Omens by Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman https://bookshop.org/p/books/good-omens-the-nice-and-accurate-prophecies-of-agnes-nutter-witch-neil-gaiman/7695041?ean=9780060853983
Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 2024
In this episode we talk about how our hearing impairment affects our meditation and vice versa.
Book Recs!
Julie The God of the Woods by Liz Moore https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-god-of-the-woods-liz-moore/20696242?ean=9780593418918
Bonus Pick! Making its second appearance on the show:
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-fire-next-time-james-baldwin/6719846?ean=9780679744726
Brad- Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki https://bookshop.org/p/books/zen-mind-beginner-s-mind-50th-anniversary-edition-shunryu-suzuki/10545494?ean=9781611808414
Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
In this episode Brad breaks down Tinnitus.
If you suffer from it, he can empathize four times over.
And here are our Book Recs:
Julie The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-night-circus-erin-morgenstern/15282713?ean=9780307744432
(And here’s the Nanowrimo link: https://nanowrimo.org/)
Brad The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hitchhiker-s-guide-to-the-galaxy-douglas-adams/15546730?ean=9780345391803
Friday Nov 22, 2024
Friday Nov 22, 2024
In this episode we talk about things we're thankful for, have a fun Bingo card for you to try out at home, and have a little something different for book recs; author's we're thankful for.
Bingo Card: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PqO5gTs8tNEM6MyD0CVH2Y8UMHV2o7QgYQC3gknwpnA/edit?usp=drive_link
JULIE’S Authors:
Tomie diPaola
E.B. White
Richard Scarry
Brad’s Authors:
Raymond Chandler
Agatha Christie
James Baldwin
Friday Nov 15, 2024
Friday Nov 15, 2024
In this episode we explain why you shouldn't call us.
Book Recs!
Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry https://bookshop.org/p/books/anastasia-krupnik-lois-lowry/7084202?ean=9780544336681
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-is-for-alibi-a-kinsey-millhone-mystery-sue-grafton/9596598?ean=9780312353810
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Episode 16 is on one of the reasons why this is the best time to be hearing impaired: Bluetooth.
Here the article I got most of the history from: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/19/fact-check-bluetooth-named-after-viking-king-harald/4505776001/
And our book Recs:
A Prayer for Owen Meany https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-prayer-for-owen-meany-john-irving/18424169?ean=9780062204097
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Lee Kimmerer (enrolled member of the Potawatomi Nation) https://bookshop.org/p/books/braiding-sweetgrass-robin-wall-kimmerer/16712606?ean=9781571313560
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Though we may have a hard time hearing it sometime, we still love music.
Album Rec: Abba Gold by Abba (duh) https://abba.lnk.to/abbagold92
Live at Carnegie Hall by Stevie Ray Vaughan https://srvofficial.com/music/live-carnegie-hall/
And because it's hard for us to NOT do a book rec, here's one: Listen by Shannon Stocker https://bookshop.org/p/books/listen-how-evelyn-glennie-a-deaf-girl-changed-percussion-shannon-stocker/17295896?ean=9780593109694
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Complete with costumes! Let us know how many times you busted out laughing.
And this week we have candy recs:
Twizzlers https://www.hersheyland.com/products/twizzlers-twists-strawberry-flavored-candy-16-oz-bag.html Starbursts https://www.starburst.com/all-products
Peppermint Patty https://www.hersheyland.com/products/york-dark-chocolate-snack-size-peppermint-patties-4-8-oz-bag-8-pack.html
Hersey (single bars, not the pack!) https://www.hersheyland.com/products/hersheys-milk-chocolate-candy-bar-1-55-oz.html
Zagnut https://www.hersheyland.com/products/zagnut-peanut-butter-and-coconut-candy-bar-1-51-oz.html
Friday Oct 18, 2024
Friday Oct 18, 2024
We usually strike a balance between informative and entertainment. Not this time. We're all entertainment this time. It may be only ourselves we're entertaining though... Anyhoo,
Book recs!
The House with the Clock in the Walls by John Bellairs https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-house-with-a-clock-in-its-walls-john-bellairs/18834423?ean=9780142402573
The Stand by Stephen King https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-stand-stephen-king/8197596?ean=9780307947307