John Hendrickson is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the author of Life on Delay. He previously wrote and edited for Rolling Stone, Esquire, and The Denver Post. His Atlantic feature "What Joe Biden Can't Bring Himself to Say" was named one of the best stories of 2019 by Longform. He lives in New York City with his wife.

EPISODE SUMMARY / TIME STAMPS 0:00 - 3:30 Intro 3:30 - 11:04 Interview on MSNBC 11:04 - 17:37 Finding comfortable spaces 'The Little Room' 17:37 - 23:05 Debunking the golden rule of measuring success in speech 23:05 - 29:50 Finding respite and liberation in music\ 29:50- 32-12 How you describe yourself matters 32:12 - 36:21 Allow yourself to dream 36:21 - 41:12 The power of Longevity and consistency 41:12 - 45:56 Words that describe John 45:56 - 50:09 Discovering new things/milestones in John's life 50:09 - 54:19 John's wife, Liz, and her impact on his stuttering journey 54:19 - 1:00:19 Main takeaway of 'Life on Delay' 1:00:19 - 1:04:55 What John would say to his 12 year old self 1:04:55 - 1:06:38 Avoiding uncomfortable conversations is not the better choice 1:06:38 - 1:10:35 A message for the world to hear 'Give up on perfection'. 1:10:35 - 1:12:03 Outro

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Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech; creator and host of Transcending Stuttering; and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.

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