Episodes
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Bringing stuttering awareness to the next level
Episode #285: We go into the stutterverse by talking to @The_Stutterverse, also known as Stephen Greene. Hailing from Dublin, Stephen runs The Stutterverse Instagram account spreading much needed stuttering awareness. He recently posted about bringing stuttering awareness to the next level by...
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The book from Scatland
Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop! That song is still playing in my head since Gina Waggot was last on my show in January 2024 talking about writing the biography of her friend, Scatman John. Gina returns to tell us about the making, release, and reception of her book, Scatman John: The Remarkable Story of…
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Simultaneously connecting kids camps worldwide
Episode #283: Camp Dream. Speak. Live. All around the world! I am joined by Joeri van Ormondt and Femke de Smit, organizers of Camp Dream. Speak. Live. in The Netherlands where the camp is also known as Stotterkamp. Coincidentally, a bunch of Camp Dream. Speak. Live. camps happened to be taking...
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The Stuttering Paradox
Episode #282: Why do we find that letting ourselves stutter more often leads to stuttering less, while trying to speak fluently seems to result in more stuttering? Join me as I explore this phenomenon with Dr. J Scott Yaruss, speech-language pathologist, researcher, and educator for more than 30...
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Where my stuttering comes from
Episode #281: This episode is recorded live from where my stuttering comes from! My grandfather and his sisters stuttered so I like to refer to my father’s hometown in Molise, Italy as “where my stutter comes from” or “my stutter’s origin story”. In this episode, I travel to my parent’s hometowns...
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Unspoken Truth
Episode #280: “I grew frustrated with others defining the experience for me.” I speak with, Irmo Stijnberg, the filmmaker behind Unspoken Truth, a powerful short film that shines a light on the lived experience of stuttering in a world obsessed with fluency and speed. Unspoken Truth follows...
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Draw Your Stutter
Episode #279: Your stutter as a sidekick. In this episode, I share the story behind my new book, Draw Your Stutter, which grew out of a mind-blowing experience in 2024. It all started when I tested a new idea for a cartooning workshop. After refining it through a few virtual sessions, I finally…
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Changing the lives of children who stutter through community
Episode #278: Cowboy Stuttering. I chat with Dr. John Tetnowski, Ph.D., CCC, who is the Jeanette Sias Endowed Chair in Speech Pathology at Oklahoma State University. In addition to his over 25 years of clinical experience and over 85 published research papers about fluency disorders and research...
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Comedy, coffee, and hilarity with Aidan Greene
Episode #277: Two stutterers walk into a podcast… I chat with stand-up comedian Aidan Greene about his upcoming film, Stutterbug, the first film since 1937 to feature a stuttering actor playing a stuttering character. Stutterbug follows a man with a stutter, played by Aidan, who goes to extreme...
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There is room for fluency in acceptance and vice versa
Photo credit: Lisa Hollingsworth Episode 276: Stuttering is more complicated than just choosing fluency or acceptance. The current way the acceptance movement is being presented is “it’s ok to stutter… as long as you’re only embracing it”, however, this is not saying it’s ok to stutter in general…
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Drawing your stutter as a cartoon character
Photo taken with permission of the group Episode #275: My first time attending STAMAMFest and going to the UK! Join me as I chat with new and old friends at my very first STAMMFest which took place in Nottingham from August 15 to 18. It was also the first time I gave a new version of my…
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Stuttering is beautiful
Episode #274: Ever wish there was a manual for stuttering? There is one now! Stuttering is Beautiful is a free online manual for young people who stutter created by people who stutter (PWS) from all over Europe, in particular Italy, Estonia, The Netherlands, Iceland, and Finland, and…
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Scatman’s World
Episode #273: Ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop! You know that song! And I’m sure it’s now playing in your head and no doubt putting a smile to your face. On this episode, I chat with Gina Waggot, personal friend of Scatman John, also known as John Paul Larkin, who shot to fame in the mid-1990s with huge…
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The Fluency Trap (part 2)
Episode #272: Stuttering is one of the most important things you can do – because fluency is a trap. A friend recently shared with me that she believes acceptance must come first in order to get rid of the fear of stuttering. Only after that can you work on your speech, if you want to. Or work on...
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The Fluency Trap
Episode #271: Being told how to speak just won’t go away will it? I chat with Danra Kazenski, a speech-language pathologist… or is that speech therapist? Well, she helps clients who stutter to manage their stuttering and communicate the way they want to. We start our conversation about narrative...
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ASHA Conference from a PWS perspective: the education gap
Episode #270: I attended my first American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Conference! Join me as I chat with a few friends I met at the incredibly gigantic ASHA Conference 2023 which took place in the beautiful city of Boston. I helped out at the withVR booth run by owner and friend,...
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Conversations at a stuttering conference
Episode #269: Choose your own speaking adventure! Join me at the Canadian Stuttering Association Annual Conference which took place in Ottawa this year. I chat with old and new friends about a variety of topics including trying new things outside of your comfort zone, forming a stuttering…
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Portraits for stuttering awareness
Episode #268: Painting in front of a studio audience… and the entire country! I chat with portrait artist, Paul Aston, who recently participated in Portrait Artist of the Year, a television competition with portrait artists from all around the United Kingdom, as a way to step out of his comfort...
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Should I wear a name tag?
Episode #267: Hello, my name is… point to the name tag. That was a scenario someone had recently proposed in a stuttering forum. The poster was worried about stuttering on his name when meeting new colleagues. He pondered the use of a name tag. Responses to his question varied from agreement to...
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Kids review Franky Banky’s graphic novel
Episode #266: The most adorable reviews ever! Hear from two children, one who stutters and one who doesn’t, and their review of my new book, Tales of Mischief, Mayhem and Mirth. We also hear from their parents. What do the four think of my book? Listen in and find out! The post Kids review Franky...
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Franky Banky’s interactive graphic novel
Episode #265: Introducing Franky Banky’s new book, Tales of Mischief, Mayhem and Mirth. And an audio review! Links mentioned on this episode: Details about the new book Buy the book on Amazon Buy the book on Etsy Epic book launch post on Instagram STAMMA contest Every Friday the 13th is…
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Sea Green at Niagara Falls
Episode #263: Listen to highlights from the Canadian Stuttering Association two-day conference – first time in person since the pandemic began! Join me as I hike through Niagara Gorge (and almost get lost), run into people as I check into my hotel room, meet some new friends at the Hard Rock…
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Drawn and heard
Episode #262: I chat with comic book artist, Jean-Sébastien Bérubé, about his experience with stuttering openly in the media after drawing two autobiographical comic books that mention his stuttering; Comment je ne suis pas devenu moine (How I Didn’t Become a Monk) and Vers la tempête (Towards…
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New book progress and 400 geese
Episode #261: I hope you’re having a great start to the new year. I’ve been busy drawing my next Franky Banky book which I will provide a read-along preview on this episode! Then I’m joined by what must have been 400 geese. This episode is brought to you by the Stuttering is Cool shop and...
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Our common cause for stuttering awareness
Episode #252: Wether you want to get rid of your stuttering or not, this one’s for you! Patrick Campbell, co-editor of the Stammering Pride and Prejudice book, and Grant Meredith, lecturer from Federation University, join me in a thought provoking conversation about acceptance, the stuttering…
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Stuttering en español
Episode #251: I chat with Cynthia Dacillo, an SLP living in Peru who treats people who stutter and their families. On this episode, Cynthia and I chat about how she uses my Franky Banky comics in therapy sessions and about the stuttering community in Peru and across South America and the...
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Changing the status quo
Episode #250: GASP! Fluency! How did a word that’s used in universities, science, speech-language pathology circles, to describe stuttering, cluttering, and other communication – if you pardon the expression – disorders (GASP!) grow to become a traumatic word to some? Hint: from well-meaning…
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Getting to know TISA
Episode #249: Stammer but with love. That is the motto of The Indian Stammering Association, or TISA for short. TISA’s Bhupendra Singh Rathore and Dhruv Gupta had interviewed me in a video entitled, The Story Behind the Comic, to talk about my stuttering journey and Franky Banky comics. They…
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NSA@Home Conference recap
Episode #248: Be a fly on the wall as I chat with Annie Bradberry, board member of the National Stuttering Association (NSA), Stutter Social host, and a long list of other activities she does for the global stuttering community the day after the NSA@Home Conference which took place online from…
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We just happen to stammer
A new podcast about stuttering that has nothing to do with stuttering! A group of people gather around a table every month and chat nonsense. Some of those people stutter. It’s a very clever way to raise stuttering awareness while having a good laugh. That podcast, Oh and on that note…, is…
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The Eloquence of Stuttering
Episode #246: What you say is important, not how you say. I chat with French filmmaker Melissa Bronsart, creator of the documentary, L’Êloquence du bégiament, also known as The Eloquence of Stuttering. Created in partnership with the Association Parole Bégaiement (the stuttering association in...
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Instachat with Just Stutter
Episode #245: Instachat! Being cooped up in isolation to help fight the spread of covid-19 opened up opportunties for me to try new things. Such as live streaming on Instagram. Near the end of March, I chatted with artist Willemjin, who runs the @juststutter Instagram account full of comics she...
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We will get through this together
The song Franky Banky sings as he washes his hands for 20 seconds. Episode #244: Keep your distance. Wash Your Hands. Don’t touch your face. And keep in touch over the Internet. We’re in the midst of the covid-19 pandemic with many countries in lockdown and people staying inside in doing their…
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Being a clownician
Episode #243: How do you engage child clients? Be a clown! I chat with Erik X. Raj, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, stuttering researcher, app maker, rock star, podcaster – is there anything he doesn’t do? – about being a “clownician”. From playing Fortnite or Minecraft, to using his apps to make funny photos or...
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Stamma
Episode #237: The most effective stuttering awareness campaign I have ever seen! I chat with Jane Powell, CEO of the British Stammering Association, about the brilliantly clever STAMMA awareness campaign recently launched across the United Kingdom. Learn how the campaign aims to change...
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My Beautiful Stutter
Episode #236: I chat with director, Ryan Gielen, about his latest documentary, My Beautiful Stutter, which follows five young people from ages 8 to 18 who stutter and come from diverse backgrounds all around the United States as they participate in programs with The Stuttering Association for the...
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Stutterer Interrupted, Ask Me Anything About Dyslexia
(Audio transcript available upon request) Nina G, myself, and friends in Iceland admiring her book Episode #235: Stand up comedian, Nina G, joins me to talk about… well, a lot of things! We have an animated chat about her new book, “Stutterer Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn’t Happen”…
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Therapy smorgasbord
Episode #234: What a pity people can’t swap problems, when so many know how to solve others’. Also, disfluency isn’t a failure. You are not a failure. Failure is an event. In fact, there are no failures. Only life lessons. Stuttering is not something you caused. These are the wise words from…
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Iceland 2019 Congress
Including and educating researchers, empowering children who stutter, and being a “clownician” were a few of what was presented and discussed at the 13th International Stuttering Congress held in Hveragerði, Iceland on June 22 to 27, 2019. There were about 165 attendees from over 20 countries...
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Making stuttering awareness more effective
Episode #232: Are we doing enough to raise stuttering awareness outside our community? On this episode, I share a number of unfortunate incidents which happened in March – a sexist tote bag offensive to people who stutter sold at a speech pathology conference in California; two of my friends were...
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Using humour in speech therapy
Episode #231: Laughter is the best medicine. On this episode, I chat with Agathe Tupula Kabola, speech language pathologist and author who lives in Montréal, about her use of humour in therapy sessions. Agathe recently published her third book, Je bégaie… laissez-moi parler ! Bien vivre avec le...
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Porky Pig: Role model for people who stutter
Episode #230: And a role model for stuttering awareness! Space Jam 2 will be coming out in theatres next summer and it’s time we see Porky Pig in a positive light (if Hollywood doesn’t screw up and use his stuttering for cheap laughs). On this episode, I chat with my friends and fellow…
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Iceland2019, Nordic Stuttering Seminars, and more!
Episode #229: Stuttering conference junkies! Join me as I chat with two good friends of mine, Árni Birgisson and Doug Scott about our first time meeting each other at the 2016 Nordic Stuttering Seminar in Hämeenlinna, Finland, and reuniting at the 2018 National Stuttering Association Conference…
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When Oliver Speaks
Episode #228: The perfect book for children who stutter! On this episode, I chat with co-authors, Saadiq Wicks and his mother, Kimberly Garvin, about their charming and very encouraging book for children who stutter, When Oliver Speaks. We also chat about Saadiq’s founding of Llet Me Finish and…
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When I Stutter documentary
Episode #227: I chat with John Gomez, filmmaker of the multi-award winning documentary, When I Stutter. We discuss the making of his film, worldwide reception, translations, and – SPOILER ALERT! – the unexpected surprises that blew my mind. When I Stutter presents the raw emotions people who...
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The only person who has to love me when I stutter is me
Episode #226: “This is a journey about knowing who I am, it’s not about stuttering. The only person who has to love me when I stutter is me.” Those very wise words came from Mary Wood’s encouraging and uplifting keynote given at this year’s Canadian Stuttering Association annual conference which...
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Comic books about stuttering
Episode 225: The stuttering experience depicted in sequential art. Just in time for International Stuttering Awareness Day! We hear from the creators of two new comic books, Gareth Cowlin and Joe Stone, who drew and wrote Floor is Lava and Stutter respectively. Both books were drawn directly from...
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Each and every one of us can do something!
Episode #224: Building bridges with all communication disorders. I chat with movers and shakers in the worldwide stuttering community, Annie Bradberry and Mitch Trichon, CCC-SLP, about the keynote they gave at the recent One World Many Voices Joint World Congress in Hiroshima, Japan. We each have...
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A walk in the park
Episode #223: Join me on a summer morning walk as I review the latest in stuttering current events. Links mentioned in this episode: A Tribute to Dr. Alan Rabinowitz – The Boy and His Jaguars Stutter Social Free group video chats for people who stutter worldwide. Currently in it’s 7th year. Full...
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Navigating stuttering
Episode #222: We don’t overcome stuttering. We navigate it. Those are the wise words spoken by Annie Bradberry who gave a very motivating keynote speech at the National Stuttering Association 35th annual conference held in Chicago in July 2018. You will hear Annie’s keynote in its entirety on…
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