The Hear Me Out! [CC] Podcast

Episode 105 - I have recently watched 'CODA' (which stands for 'child/children of deaf adult), the latest movie only on Apple TV+, around a CODA who is struggling with the dilemma of helping her deaf family's struggling fishing business whilst pursuiing her love of singing.

But with the moral obligations of helping her family, plus the pressure that comes with being a CODA, this movie follows the story ...

Episode 104 -  Unless there are hearing aids or cochlear implants in your line of vision, or perhaps sign language are the main form of communication, it's safe to say it's not immediately obvious if a person is deaf or not. But is that good or bad?

Because from my own perspectives, I have benefited from being able to hide it from people and go about my day as normal. But that came at a cost, which I explain her...

Episode 103 - For some people, the concept of asking whether being deaf is a disability is weird question to ask or it's complicated. For others, it's very straightforward.

It will really depends on how you want to look at it. But in this episode, I talk about it from MY own perspectives rather than treat it as a one answer that suits everyone.

To access the transcripts and learn more about the social mo...

Episode 102 - When it comes to the general perception of people with disability, it is normally looked with a negative context i.e. their "medical condition" is causing the barriers. However, a better approach would be to look at the barriers as the cause of society rather than because of the person.

Some abled people may argue that without disabled people, the barriers wouldn't have existed in the first pla...

Episode 101 - One of my most popular articles on the website are deaf jokes. Sometimes, it's good to make fun of ourselves and laugh about it.

This time, I want to focus on hearing aids jokes. Because why not?

For transcripts and link to my other deaf jokes, you can find them both on this podcast post.

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Episode 100 - The 'curb-cut effect' is a phenomenon that is not talked about enough, even though it has been around for decades.

But what is curb-cut effect? And how does it affect (in a positive way) almost every single person in society? Hopefully, if more people understand it, it will allow all of us to open our minds about certain features that we see in society today that, although are not primarily for us, ...

Episode 99 - It's very common to see people say "just read the subtitles/captions" when there are calls for sign language interpreters.

But is it really that simple? Spoiler alert: no. But it's not complicated to understand it either. There are reasons why 1) subtitles/captions are not enough in certain scenarios, and 2) sign language interpreters can relay the message better for many people who communi...

Episode 98 - If there is one thing that many newspaper do, is to grab attention at whatever the cost. Unfortunately, the 'lip reading experts' headline tends to attract a lot of attention. But at the same time, it damages the perception of what lip reading is.

Yet, certain tabloid newspapers can't help but use them all the time when they want to snoop in and get an "expert" to come in and reveal al...

Episode 97 - It's not often that I watch an advert for a movie and TV series that grabs my attention and makes me want to watch it...especially when that main reason is how they have done their captioning in their advert.

But that's what the French-based Netflix series, Lupin, did. And I was hooked. Whilst watching it, I was also particularly impressed with a specific way they have done their translated subtitles...

Episode 96 - As much as I love languages, I have mentioned previously about how I'm never learning oral languages again. But I've still got some stories to share about my experiences of learning them, like the one time I was learning French in high school.

Even though I managed to get through, it wasn't without its unique challenges that comes with listening to other people speaking in French. And that becam...

Episode 95 - As someone who loves languages and has learn to speak a few in various fluency levels, I have decided that I am never going to learn oral languages again. This is primarily because of the challenges of learning them as a deaf person.

It's a huge shame that I fully agree with the concept of learning languages to everyone as it has opened my mind to many parts of the world, people and culture. However, I do...

Episode 94 - It's the battle between sign language vs oral/spoken language; which one is better? Which one is more important? I outline what both sides have over the other and who will the battle of languages.

It's the battle between sign language vs oral/spoken language; which one is better? Which one is more important? I outline what both sides have over the other and who will win "the battle of language.....

Episode 93 - Because of a (yet another) resurgence of worrying sign language videos taught incorrectly, this is an important video for everyone to learn why you should learn sign language from deaf people.

This is especially important if you want to be as fluent, natural and authentic as possible when signing...which is something I imagine you would like to be. In this episode, you will learn various reasons why it's ...

 Episode 92 - In this podcast,  In this video, I have decided to do a "deaf review" of 'Sound of Metal'; meaning that I have reviewed the film from a deaf perspective to look at how deafness was portrayed throughout the film.

If you haven't watched the film (available on Amazon Prime), be aware that there are some spoilers in this video. But I wanted to share my thoughts as I go through the variou...

Episode 91 -  Which sign language should you learn? This is a common one for those who wants to go on that journey of learning it. And that is great.

By asking that question, it is hoped that you are looking to learn sign language for the right reason (communicate with deaf people) and not for social klouts like attention and because "it looks pretty".

Hopefully, this episode will help give you a starti...

 Episode 90 - There has forever been an ongoing trend by hearing people to demand a universal sign language (yet you never see sign language users say the same thing...hmmm).

It is never too long before one sees comments on social media about "why is there no universal sign language". But even for me, as someone who is learning sign language, I have my own thoughts around this trend.

And it's an unc...

Episode 89 - As someone who has had countless audiology appointments for decades, it hasn't always been a smooth process.

While it's easier to blame the audiologist and the entire department, it's true that they have their parts to play. But we as patients can also do our bit to make the whole audiology experience a more seamless and effective.

After all, it takes two to tango...both the audiologist...

Episode 88 - It is easy to assume that deaf and hard of hearing patients have smooth experiences with their audiologists. But that is not always the case, as *some* audiologists and the audiology department as a whole are (ironically) not as deaf-aware as we wish.

From asking deaf patients to use the phone to talking to us when their backs are facing us, there are various little adjustments that can be made that will make ...

Episode 87 - Even though there are various ways of describing someone who has some kind of deafness, a common choice of phrasing is "hearing impaired/impairment".

On most occasions, I don't believe there are bad intentions. Still, it's time we stop using these words, particularly as we tend to frown upon those phrases and there are better choices of words to choose from.

I would like to use thi...