Creating a Safe Space at Work For People Who Stutter
People who stutter are starting to create support groups at their workplaces as a way to create a safe space to discuss stuttering and sharing tips and strategies. Mike Meaney is one of these people. ...
25 Helmi 202222min
Stuttering in the Newsroom with Pro Publica’s Mariam Elba
The movement to expand diversity and inclusivity in newsrooms is growing. Yet stuttering, a speech disability affecting nearly 1% of the population, is seldom talked about in the newsroom.This week, M...
11 Helmi 202228min
Stuttering, Blackness, and Music with JJJJJerome Ellis, Part 2
Blackness, stuttering, music, and religion are all complex topics in their own right. Yet, Jerome Ellis combines them beautifully in his work, like when he uses academic and theoretical language to pa...
4 Helmi 202224min
Stuttering, Blackness, and Music with JJJJJerome Ellis, Part 1
JJJJJerome Ellis talks with Maya and Cynthia about the intersections of being a black person who stutters and a musician, how his views of his disability evolved since childhood, and why it was so imp...
28 Tammi 202225min
The Unpredictability of Covert Stuttering and Passing as Fluent
Not everyone who stutters shows it all the time. There are people who become very good at hiding it by substituting words, avoiding high-octane situations, and choosing to remain quiet to avoid stutte...
14 Tammi 202224min
Stuttering with Confidence: A Conversation with a Speech Therapist Who Stutters
Did you know there is a community of Speech-Language Pathologists who stutter? Bailey Levis, a speech therapist and proud person who stutters, is the founder of the San Francisco Speech and Fluency Ce...
31 Joulu 202127min
Stuttering and Looking Beyond First Impressions
Maya and Cynthia talk to James Hayden, a person who stutters, a Tedx speaker, and the author of “Dear World, I Stutter.”Many stutterers like James and Maya have been discriminated against because of t...
17 Joulu 202116min
Stuttering Subreddit: Building Community Online
Maya and Cynthia explore the Stuttering Subreddit, a supportive online community for people who stutter. Topics include parenting choices, stuttering through the pandemic, and the serious consequences...
3 Joulu 202127min
