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!
Episodes
In this episode we talk about The Artist Formerly Known as Lipreading
Book Recs! Julie- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds https://bookshop.org/p/books/all-american-boys-brendan-kiely/68e4f8106ce41f58?ean=9781481463348&next=t
Brad- Words from Hell by Jess Zafarris https://bookshop.org/p/books/words-from-hell-unearthing-the-darkest-secrets-of-english-etymology-jess-zafarris/e3ec4f40dfa7a887?ean=9781399808217&next=t
In this episode, we talk about the hidden costs that come with owning hearing aids.
Here's info on the MA Hearing Aid Bill: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3946
Book Recs! Julie- The Story of William Hoy by Nancy Churnin https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-william-hoy-story-how-a-deaf-baseball-player-changed-the-game-nancy-churnin/4c158073ca5c7768?ean=9780807591949&next=t
Brad- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley https://booksh...
In this episode, we talk about the hidden costs that come with owning hearing aids.
Here's info on the MA Hearing Aid Bill: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3946
Book Recs! Julie- The Story of William Hoy by Nancy Churnin https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-william-hoy-story-how-a-deaf-baseball-player-changed-the-game-nancy-churnin/4c158073ca5c7768?ean=9780807591949&next=t
Brad- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley https://booksh...
In this episode we talk about some Deaf T-shirts Julie found on Amazon.
Book Recs! Julie- True Biz by Sara Novic https://bookshop.org/p/books/true-biz-reese-s-book-club-a-novel-sara-novic/435ad14db8f7187c?ean=9780593241523&next=t
Brad- The Warmth of Other Suns By Isabel WIlkerson https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-warmth-of-other-suns-the-epic-story-of-america-s-great-migration-isabel-wilkerson/6dc87f955da3bcf1?ean=978067976388...
In this episode we chat with Debra Bare-Rogers, ALDA Region 1 Director.
Here’s a list of the 10 Essentials that Debra mentioned: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/ten-essentials.html
Here’s where to learn more about The Association of Late Deafened Adults (ALDA): https://alda.org/
If you’d like to reach out to Debra herself, you can email her at: ALDASouthernMaine@gmail.com
Book Recs! Debra- Ice Bound by Dr. Jerri Nielsen ...
In episode 63, we talk with Dr. Nicole Laffan, the Director of Audiology at Brad’s Alma Mater Northeastern University.
Here’s how to learn more about The Speech-Language and Hearing Center: https://bouve.northeastern.edu/speech-language-and-hearing-center/
Here’s the Boston Guild info specifically: https://bouve.northeastern.edu/speech-language-and-hearing-center/the-boston-guild-for-the-hard-of-hearing/
Here’s how to learn more...
In this episode we talk about Hearing Assistive Technologies (HAT) and if they’re actually helpful or not.
Here’s the link to the Open Vs Closed Caption Episode: https://www.facebook.com/bioniclib/videos/1936176400195653?idorvanity=484001504321168
HLAA’s cellphone compatibility win: https://www.hearingloss.org/after-50-years-100-of-phones-will-soon-be-hearing-aid-compatible-hac/
Here’s our W4H page: https://www.walk4hearing.org/...
In Episode 61, we ask the question: Is disability a bad word?
Walk4Hearing Link: https://www.walk4hearing.org/teams/5875
Book Recs! Julie- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl https://bookshop.org/p/books/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-roald-dahl/18834242?ean=9780142410318&next=t
Brad- A City on Mars by Kelley and Zach Weinersmith https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-city-on-mars-can-we-settle-space-should-we-settle-...
In episode 60, Brad tells of his CPR/AED training at work.
Flashing Fire Alarms link: https://www.facebook.com/bioniclib/videos/611395741631311?idorvanity=484001504321168
Capital Crawl link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/iconic-civil-rights-protest-you-dont-know/
The Wilmington MA FD Captain’s name was Brooke Green All our Book Recs: https://app.thestorygraph.com/tags/e915e2a3-8949-4207-8794-a8ffb6910bed
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In this episode we talk with Sarah Malone from Mass Ability.
Here are the Instagram accounts mentioned: https://www.instagram.com/sarahelisart/ https://www.instagram.com/massability_ma/
Here’s the MassAbility site: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massability And here’s how to apply for services: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/apply-for-services
Book Recs! Sarah- Interabled by Shane and Hannah Burcaw https://bookshop.org/p/books/i...
In this episode we talk about an unfortunately needed new law.
Here's more info on it: https://www.reesespurpose.org/reeseslaw
Book Recs: Julie- Wicked by Gregory Maguire https://bookshop.org/p/books/wicked-deluxe-edition-the-life-and-times-of-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west-gregory-maguire/20858781?ean=9780063391086&next=t
Brad- Conclave by Robert Harris https://bookshop.org/p/books/conclave-robert-harris/21369769?ean=97805936...
In this episode, Brad digs into noise cancelling technology.
Links to the articles Brad got info from: https://www.bose.com/stories/noise-cancelling-vs-noise-masking https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/support/articles/00203389 https://www.jbl.com/stories/anc-story.html
And he wanted to pass along an article by one of his audiologists on headphones since it’s specifically for people with hearing loss: https://www.tobias-battite....
In this episode, Julie goes on one of her patented rants. Rightly, so...
The infamous Helen Keller episode: https://youtu.be/KaghUTsGrrQ or https://www.facebook.com/bioniclib/videos/590213466966284?idorvanity=484001504321168
Julie’s slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hbOHYBJuCtcZ6ddy7nV2uTe0d5-wNDjFVCJAsEHqBJo/edit?usp=sharing
Books! Julie- Boys in the Trees by Carly Simon https://bookshop.org/p/books/boys-in-the-tre...
In this episode, we go over some of the caption apps available for smartphones. We also are trying out some fancier hardware, so please excuse the lighting issues!
Brad’s slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dZ57f6zCQms9xRTIkcOa3RhoZNelWDpVvNfbNefKE4c/edit?usp=sharing
Julie- In the unlikely event by Judy Blume https://bookshop.org/p/books/in-the-unlikely-event-judy-blume/15277204?ean=9781101873984&next=t Brad- Ba...
In this week's episode we both pick one thing we wish other people knew about hearing loss
Book Recs!
Julie- Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales https://bookshop.org/p/books/deep-survival-who-lives-who-dies-and-why-laurence-gonzales/10032388?ean=9780393353716&next=t
Brad- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie-a-flavia-de-luce-mystery-alan-brad...
We are forever grateful for those people in our lives who have sympathy for the challenges our hearing loss poses. Empathy, though, is something only someone else with hearing loss can give us.
Here’s the info the Disability Policy Consortium has on the Hearing Aid Bill Julie mentioned: https://www.dpcma.org/get-involved/action-center#/25
Book Recs! Julie- Dava Shastri”s Last Day by Kirthana Ramisetti https://bookshop.org/p/books...
With this episode, we close our first season. So we thought we'd take you behind the scenes. Brad hits record and THEN we get our act together...eventually. Here are some select clips of hilarity.
See y'all in season 2!
In this episode we talk about the best ways to get our attention…and one way NOT to get our attention.
Book Recs! Julie- Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman https://bookshop.org/p/books/unorthodox-the-scandalous-rejection-of-my-hasidic-roots-deborah-feldman/10582954?ean=9781439187012&next=t
Brad- The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-mouse-and-the-motorcycle-beverly-cleary/20168771?ean=97803...
Do you know the etymology of the word Dumb? In this episode Brad gets his word nerd on.
Book Recs!
Julie- The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes https://bookshop.org/p/books/year-of-yes-shonda-rhimes/10370480?ean=9781476777122&next=t
Brad- Word by Word by Kory Stamper https://bookshop.org/p/books/word-by-word-the-secret-life-of-dictionaries-kory-stamper/8570019?ean=9781101970263&next=t
In this episode we answer the question: "Would you take normal hearing if you were offered it?"
Book Recs! Julie- Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain by Charles Leerhsen
https://bookshop.org/p/books/down-and-out-in-paradise-the-life-of-anthony-bourdain-charles-leerhsen/17554369?ean=9781982140458&next=t
Brad- Deaf Gain edited by H-Dirksen L. Bauman and Joseph J. Murray https://bookshop.org/p/books/deaf-gai...
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