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The Smell Podcast
by The Smell Podcast
Welcome to The Smell Podcast, where we explore all things smell. If you have a smell/taste disorder or are supporting a family member who does, this podcast is for you! We'll explore listener stories, news, and current research on smell and taste!
Episodes
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Episode 121 - Rediscovering Flavor: A Practical Guide for Smell Loss
In this episode of the Smell Podcast, Katie Boateng interviews Dr. Bob Pellegrino about the book "Rediscovering Flavor: A Practical Guide for Smell Loss". You can purchase a copy of the book on Bookshop.org.
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Episode 120 - Mental Health Awareness Month
In this episode of The Smell Podcast, Katie Boateng discusses the often-overlooked mental health impact of smell and taste dysfunction. From grief and isolation to identity, relationships, and daily life, Katie shares personal reflections from living with anosmia for 17 years and offers five...
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Episode 119 - An Interview with Sarah McCormick, Author of The Skunk Who Couldn't Smell
This month, join me in a conversation with Sarah McCormick, author of The Skunk Who Couldn’t Smell. Sarah and I talk about her story growing up with congenital anosmia due to Kallmann’s Syndrome. We talk about her journey to becoming a children’s book author and how she and her husband decided to...
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Episode 118 - An Interview with Barbara Walker
This month, join me in a conversation with Barbara Walker, a woman who had acquired anosmia for 35 years from a traumatic brain injury before she started to recover her sense of smell! We talk about her experiences living with anosmia, what it’s been like having it start to come back, and much...
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Episode 117 - An Interview with Hannah Docter-Loeb
This month, join me in listening to a conversation with Hannah Docter-Loeb, a journalist, DC native, and person with congenital anosmia. Hannah and I talk about her story growing up with congenital anosmia, about why we need universal chemosensory testing and we also discussed several of her...
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Episode 116 - An Aromatic Life: Connecting with Everyday Smells When You Have Smell Loss with Katie Boateng
In this special episode of the Smell Podcast, we are cross-posting an episode of An Aromatic Life where Frauke sits down with Podcaster and Smell and Taste Association of North America President Katie Boateng to discuss how to connect with smells more to enrich daily life experiences when you've...
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Episode 115 - An Interview with Mindy Yang, World Taste and Smell Association
This month, join me in a conversation with Mindy Yang, a Human Centric Sensory Designer and Consultant and Co-Founder and Chief Engagement Officer of the World Taste and Smell Association. In our interview, we talked about her background in the world of taste and smell, how she got involved with...
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Episode 114 - An Interview with Frauke Galia, The Smell Gym
This week, join me in a conversation with my good friend, Frauke Galia. Frauke is the owner of The Smell Gym, which is the place to exercise your sense of smell! She's also the Podcast Host of An Aromatic Life and the co-author of a children’s book called “No Place for Plants” which will come out...
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Episode 113 - An Interview with Hannah Gamble Higgins
This week, join me in listening to a conversation with Hannah Gamble Higgins. We talk about her personal experiences with parosmia, her journey with managing a new baby and parosmia at the same time, how it affected her mental health, her decision to write her book, and much more. To visit…
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Episode 112 - An Interview with Stephanie Feurer, World Taste and Smell Association
This week, join me in conversation with Stephanie Feurer. Stephanie has dealt with anosmia herself and was inspired to help create the World Taste and Smell Association as a result. We talk about her personal experiences and dive into both the World Taste and Smell Association and World Taste and...
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Episode 111 - An Interview with Nicky Chaleunphone, Anosmia due to Kallmann's Syndrome
This week, join me in conversation with Nicky Chaleunphone, who lives with congenital anosmia due to Kallman’s Syndrome. Nicky is originally from Plaineville, CT and is still living in New England. We discuss what it was like growing up with congenital anosmia, being born intersex, and much more....
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Episode 110 - An Interview with Paola Totaro, Author of "On the Scent: Unlocking the mysteries of smell - and how its loss can change your world"
This week, join me for an interview with journalist and author, Paola Totaro. Paola and I chat about her personal experiences dealing with both anosmia and parosmia, her new book called “On the Scent: Unlocking the mysteries of smell - and how its loss can change your world", what inspired her to...
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Episode 109 - An Interview with Reysan Cotton (BSN, RN, Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling) - On Grieving a Loss
This week, join me for a very special episode of the podcast where I interview one of my favorite people, Reysan Cotton aka my mom. She goes by Rez, works as a nurse, and also recently graduated with a Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I asked her to join me for a conversation...
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Episode 108 - “What is umami? Experts explain the 'mouthwatering' fifth taste by Samantha Kubota
This week, I’d like to share an article with you all called “What is umami? Experts explain the 'mouthwatering' fifth taste”. This was written by Samantha Kubota for Today.com and published recently on May 26th, 2022. To read the article, click here. To donate to the Smell and Taste Association…
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Episode 107 - “Lost your smell to COVID-19? Here’s how to retrain your brain” by Priyanka Runwal
This week, I’d like to share an article with you all that I found interesting. The article is called “Lost your smell to COVID-19? Here’s how to retrain your brain” and was written by Priyanka Runwal online for National Geographic. To read “Lost your smell to COVID-19? Here’s how to retrain your...
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Episode 106 - An Interview with Stephanie Magallon, Dealing with Parosmia
This week, join me in listening to a conversation with Stephanie Magallon who’s pregnant and dealing with both parosmia and gestational diabetes! She’s from Youngstown, Ohio and at the time of our recording, she was 36 weeks pregnant. In our conversation, we discuss the challenges she has faced...
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Episode 105 - An Interview with Katrina Nerisse, Dealing with Parosmia
This week, join me in conversation with Katrina Nerisse, who’s been dealing with parosmia since December of 2019. She’s from Pickering, Ontario and we discuss how her parosmia developed over time, her journey visiting many different types of doctors, how she finally found support for her…
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Episode 104 - Broken noses - Long-term COVID-19 side effect makes everything smell rotten by Anna Johansen Brown
This week, I’d like to share with you all a podcast episode that I recently listened to called “Broken Noses- Long-term COVID-19 side effect makes everything smell rotten” by Anna Johansen Brown for WNG.org. Many of us listening are now very familiar with the fact that Covid-19 has been causing...
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Episode 103 - An Interview with Amanda Dix, Congenital Anosmic! Happy Anosmia Awareness Day 2022!
Happy Anosmia Awareness Day 2022! This week, please join me in listening to a conversation with Amanda Dix, congenital anosmic, home bakery owner, social media guru, and birth doula! We talk about how she grew up with congenital anosmia, how she runs a successful baking business focused on…
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Episode 102 - An Interview with Kristiana Carle, Dealing with Parosmia
This week, please join me in listening to a conversation with Kristiana Carle, who has been dealing with parosmia due to Covid-19. We chat about how having parosmia impacts her relationship with eating, which foods trigger the most parosmia episodes, and much more. The Parosmia/Phantosmia…
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Episode 101 - "Genetic risk factor found for Covid-19 smell and taste loss, researchers say" by Sarah Sloat
This week, I’d like to highlight for you all an article titled "Genetic risk factor found for Covid-19 smell and taste loss, researchers say" by Sarah Sloat. This article was written for NBCnews.com and published on January 17th of this year. To read the article, click here. To donate to the…
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Episode 100 - An Interview with Mimi Ellis, Recovering Anosmic @nonosedfoodie
This week, please join me in listening to a conversation with Mimi Ellis, a recovering anosmic currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. We talk about her experiences dealing with a smell disorder, her work as a physician’s assistant in an Ear, Nose, and Throat clinic, the importance of nutrition and...
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Episode 99 - "Many COVID-19 Survivors Still Can't Smell or Taste. Treating Them Isn't Easy" by Jamie Ducharme
This week, I wanted to highlight an article called “Many Covid-19 Survivors Still Can’t Smell or Taste. Treating Them Isn’t Easy” by Jamie Ducharme. This article was published for Time Magazine on November 4, 2021. To read the article "Many COVID-19 Survivors Still Can't Smell or Taste. Treating...
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Episode 98 - An Interview with Alexxandra Petrella, Acquired Anosmic
This week, join me in listening to a conversation with Alexxandra Petrella, an anosmic living in Tucson, AZ. We talk about how she believes she acquired anosmia when she was very young, her own anosmia story, and her Scent Detection and Alert Service dog named Oliver. I was very excited to speak...
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Episode 97 - An Interview with Jacqui Johnston, Acquired Anosmic
This week, join me in listening to an interview with Jacqui Johnston, a long-term acquired anosmic from Melbourne, Australia. Jacqui and I talk about how she deals with anosmia, the very unique fact that her father was also an acquired anosmic, how Covid-19 has increased awareness of smell and...
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Episode 96 - "Distorted, Bizarre Food Smells Haunt Covid Survivors" by Deborah Schoch
This week, I wanted to tell you all about an article written by Deborah Schoch for the New York Times back in June of this year. The article is titled “Distorted, Bizarre Food Smells Haunt Covid Survivors”. I know that many of you listeners have experienced parosmia due to Covid and Deborah does…
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Episode 95 - An Interview with Josie Wratten, Congenital Anosmic
This week, join me in listening to an interview with Josie Wratten. Josie is originally from Yorkshire, England and has been in the US for about 20 years. She worked as an architectural lighting designer for the majority of her career and now works in voice acting and as a podcast host for the…
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Episode 94 - An Interview with Adam Hawkins
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Adam Hawkins. Adam works as a postman, he’s originally from Birmingham and is currently located in the Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. He’s an extreme fitness enthusiast who’s always looking for a new challenge! During our interview…
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Episode 93 - An Interview with Charlie Atkins, Congenital Anosmic, @smell_you_never
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Charlie Atkins, aka @smell_you_never on social media. Charlie is from Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, has a degree in genetics and works in the financial planning field. Charlie and I talk about her experiences growing up with congenital...
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Episode 92 - An Interview with Thelma Poupazi aka @paranosemia
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Thelma Poupazi, an anosmic who runs the social media pages @paranosemia. Thelma lives in Cyprus which she described as a Mediterranean island which sounds lovely to me. Thelma and I talk about her experiences dealing with a smell disorder, her...
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Episode 91: “Will My Sense of Smell Ever Return? Olfactory Insights From COVID And Beyond” by Joanne Silberner
This week, I’d like to share with you all an article titled “Will My Sense of Smell Ever Return? Olfactory Insights From COVID And Beyond” written by Joanne Silberner for NPR and published on May 8, 2021. Joanne writes about her experience losing her sense of smell many years ago and shares...
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Episode 90 - An Interview with Anand Prahlad, Creator of Magic Marinade
This week, join me in listening to an interview with Anand Prahlad, based in Mumbai, India. Anand experienced both anosmia then parosmia due to Covid-19 and has since recovered. He was featured in an article called “When COVID-19 Kills the Sense of Smell, Chefs and Sommeliers Lose Something More”...
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Episode 89 - An Interview with Jessica Garrison, Acquired Anosmic and author of "I Lost My Sense Of Smell In My Twenties. Here’s My Advice To COVID-19 Survivors."
This week, join me in listening to an interview with Jessica Garrison, an acquired anosmic and author of the article "I Lost My Sense Of Smell In My Twenties. Here’s My Advice To COVID-19 Survivors” which was published for Buzzfeed News on January 17th, 2021. Jessica lives in Northern California...
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Episode 88 - “You Recovered From COVID-19. Now Your Coffee Smells Like Sewage" by Sarah Zhang
This week, I’d like to share with you all an article titled “You Recovered From COVID-19. Now Your Coffee Smells Like Sewage” written by Sarah Zhang for the Atlantic. This article was published on March 22, 2021. Sarah interviewed a woman named Ruby Martinez who at first lost her sense of smell…
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Episode 87 - An Interview with Sascha Maude, Anosmia & Parosmia due to Covid-19
This week, join me in listening to an interview with Sascha Maude. She is currently residing in Wakefield in Yorkshire in the UK. We talk about her experiences dealing with anosmia then parosmia due to contracting Covid-19 from her mom who also fell sick back with it back in April 2020. Sascha...
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Episode 86 - An Interview with Sharika Bivens, Acquired Anosmic and Blog Writer "My Anosmatic Life: Making Sense out of Scentless Life"
This week, join me in listening to an interview with Sharika Bivens, she lives with acquired anosmia with occasional bouts of being able to smell again. Sharika is the creator of the blog and website called “My Anosmatic Life: Making Sense Out of Scentless Life”. To read Sharika's blog, click…
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Episode 85 - "Will Fish Sauce and Charred Oranges Return the World Covid Took From Me?" by Tejal Rao
This week, I’d like to share with you all a recent article titled “Will Fish Sauce and Charred Oranges Return the World Covid Took from Me?” written by Tejal Rao for the New York Times Magazine. This article was published on March 2, 2021. The author talks about her own journey first with anosmia...
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Episode 84 - An Interview with Dr. Kathrin Ohla about the GCCR's Smell & Taste Check
This week, join me in listening to an episode with psychologist, Dr. Kathrin Ohla. She is currently located in Munster, Germany and is a member of the GCCR’s leadership team. Dr. Ohla and I discuss how she got involved with the GCCR, her work there, and specifically the GCCR’s Smell & Taste…
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Episode 83 - An Interview with Daniel Schein, Founder of Anosmia Awareness Day!
Happy Anosmia Awareness Day 2021! Today, I’m so happy to share with you all a special Saturday episode of the podcast to celebrate the day! I had the opportunity to interview the founder of Anosmia Awareness Day, Daniel Schein. Daniel has congenital anosmia and is originally from Long Island and...
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Episode 82 - "What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell?" by Brooke Jarvis
This week, we’re changing gears. I’d like to share with you all a timely and important article titled “What Can Covid-19 Teach Us About the Mysteries of Smell?” written by Brooke Jarvis for the New York Times Magazine. This article was published on January 31, 2021. Make sure to also check out…
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Episode 81 - An Interview with Dr. Markus Haller, Corowell
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Dr. Markus Haller from Corowell which is a newly created Rapid & Objective COVID-19 Symptom Screening Test. Dr. Haller is the owner and CEO of Corowell and is currently located in Germany. We talk about his work in the medical devices field and…
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Episode 80 - An Interview with Anita Dichiara, Acquired Anosmic
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Anita Dichiara, an acquired anosmic from Rio Cuarto, Argentina. Anita works as an English as a Foreign Language teacher and she shares her anosmia story with all of us, including how she misses the smell of puppies, bakeries and asado. To visit…
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Episode 79 - An Interview with Luke Pierce, the Tasteless Foodie
Hi everyone and welcome to the Smell Podcast, I’m your host, Katie Boateng. This week, join me in listening to an episode with Luke Pierce aka the Tasteless Foodie on Instagram. Luke shares his story about living with ageusia with all of us. Ageusia is defined as the loss of taste functions of…
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Episode 78 - An Interview with Dr. Stella Lee and John Moore, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Dr. Stella Lee, MD and John Moore, Clinical Research Coordinator, both with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. We discuss their work on the NOSE or Neuromapping Olfactory Stimulation via Encephalography project and their Smell Loss and...
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Episode 77 - An Interview with Michelle Alemi, Acquired Anosmic
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Michelle Alemi, an acquired anosmic originally from Haddonfield, New Jersey and currently living in San Francisco, California working as a traveling nurse. Michelle experienced a traumatic brain injury in February 2018 which led to her loss of...
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Episode 76 - An Interview with Dr. Zack (Tsahi) Hayat, Congenital Anosmic
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Dr. Zack (Tsahi) Hayat, a congenital anosmic due to Kallmann Syndrome currently living in Herzliya, Israel. We talk about what it was like for him growing up without a sense of smell, his current work as a professor, and much more. To find Dr....
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Episode 75 - An Interview with Toby Fife, Acquired Anosmic
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Toby Fife, an artist who is currently living in Hawaii. Toby and I chat about his time living abroad, the accident that led to him becoming anosmic, and much more. To visit Toby's website, click here. The views expressed by podcast guests are…
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Episode 74 - An Interview with Dr. Greg Pask, Insect Neurobiologist
Hi everyone and welcome to the Smell Podcast, I’m your host, Katie Boateng. This week, join me in listening to an episode with Dr. Greg Pask, an insect neurobiologist. His bio on the Middlebury College website states that he is “interested in understanding the powerful sense of smell insects use…
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Episode 73- An Interview with Dr. Richard Doty
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Dr. Richard Doty, Director of the University of Pennsylvania Smell and Taste Center and creator of the UPSIT or University of Pennsylvania smell identification test. Dr. Doty and I speak about how he got involved in the world of smell, how the...
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Episode 72 - An Interview with Lisa Vatch, Congenital Anosmic
This week, join me in listening to an episode with Lisa Vatch. Lisa is a congenital anosmic who grew up and currently lives in Montreal, Canada. She works as a lawyer and she shares her story about what it was like growing up without a sense of smell, how she started one of the first websites...
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Welcome to The Smell Podcast, where we explore all things smell. If you have a smell/taste disorder or are supporting a family member who does, this podcast is for you! We'll explore listener stories, news, and current research on smell and taste!
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