2 Dec 2019
Stammer Time: Building a Society that Accepts Stuttering (Ep. 670)
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Barry Yeoman joins Chaya Goldstein to talk about his thought provoking article Stammer Time which highlights how stutterers are moving past the medical model of disability. The conversation explores the social model vs. medical model of disability, the concept of ‘stutter gain’, the history of the stuttering self-community, how we can practically start make changes to create a more stutter friendly world, and why he’s excited about the recent conversation in stuttering community about the social model of disability.
Barry Yeoman is a freelance journalist living in Durham, North Carolina. He also teaches journalism and narrative nonfiction at Wake Forest University and Duke University. He has been a member of the stuttering self-help movement since 1992.
19 Feb 2020
Celebrating 10 Years of Comedy with Nina G (Ep. 671)
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Nina G joins Chaya Goldstein in celebration of Nina’s 10 years of comedy. The talk included Nina’s story of how she became a comedian, the road she’s traveled these past 10 years, the importance of a stuttering community, disability as empowerment, moving away from the “overcome stuttering” narrative, taking up space, bringing our full selves into relationships, her vision for 2020, and so much more.
Nina G is a comedian, professional speaker and author of Stutterer Interrupted. She has been featured in/on everything from NPR’s 51%, BBC’s Ouch, Psychology Today, Tedx, multiple day time talk shows, Howard (Stern) 100 News, and even the Stuttering John Podcast.
Nina shares her wit and wisdom with corporations, colleges, libraries, conferences, and community events. Her no-nonsense approach to disability awareness and acceptance helps to bring institutions, communities, and individuals to deepen their understanding of the disability and bring practical approaches to making a more inclusive society.
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