Proud Stutter

Proud Stutter episodes:

• 05.17.2024

  How Motherhood Transformed This Attorney's Relationship With Her Stutter

  This episode celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month and Stuttering Awareness Week. Casey Combs is an attorney. She's also a new mother. How did motherhood change her relationship with her stutter? What was it like going to law school with a...

  
• 05.03.2024

  Stuttering As a Chief Scientist and Exploring Genetics

  John Finn is Chief Scientific Officer at Tome Biosciences. John opens about his personal and professional journey as a person who stutters, including how it shaped his career in science, approach to public speaking, and interactions with his colleagues. He...

  
• 04.19.2024

  TV Personality John Stossel Opens Up About His Stutter

  John Stossel, renowned TV personality and reporter, shares the challenges he faced in his broadcast journalism career and what led him to seek help with his fluency. 03:09 John Stossel's Broadcast Journalism Career Journey & Facing His Stutter 06:07 His...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Stuttering In Tech: What It's Like To Be A Female Software Engineer With A Stutter

  Swathi grew up in India speaking multiple languages. She talks with Maya about how her stuttering influenced interactions, often prompting language shifts. Transitioning into her career as a software engineer, Swathi finds solace in a supportive workplace environment, sharing her...

  
• 03.22.2024

  Life With A Covert Stutter With Actor & Bestselling Author Jayne Amelia Larson

  Jayne Amelia Larson is an actor, voiceover artist, bestselling author and podcaster. Jayne shares with Maya her journey of covert stuttering and her struggle with being open about her stutter over the course of her career. They also talk...

  
• 03.08.2024

  My Stutter: Life of Verbal Turbulence Comic Book Launch - LIVE from Octavia's Bookshelf [Part 2]

  This episode is Part 2 of Proud Stutter's official launch party and reading in Los Angeles to celebrate its comic book, MY STUTTER: LIFE OF VERBAL TURBULENCE. Episode breakdown06:05 The Power of Stuttering Communities 08:16 Discussion on the Creation of the Comic...

  
• 02.23.2024

  My Stutter: Life of Verbal Turbulence Comic Book Launch - LIVE from Octavia's Bookshelf [Part 1]

  Proud Stutter celebrated the official launch of its comic book, MY STUTTER: LIFE OF VERBAL TURBULENCE, on February 12, 2024. Proud Stutter hit the road and went to Pasadena, California to bring the Los Angeles stuttering community together to talk...

  
• 02.09.2024

  A College Freshman Who Stutters Talks About Finding Self Worth

  Lorenzo Becerra is a college freshman who stutters. He is studying to be a speech pathologist. When he thinks about his future, he envisions a happy life. But, he didn’t always see his stutter as something to be proud of. ...

  
• 01.26.2024

  Stuttering At Work: How A Childhood Memory Transformed A Career

  Sammar Farooqi is a person who stutters based in Dubai. He’s an executive at SAP where he explains complex technology to people on a daily basis. Sammar shares his experiences with stuttering starting from his childhood, the mocking he faced,...

  
• 01.12.2024

  Stuttering and Music: Interview with emcdouble, professional recording artist

  David Mayan, aka emcdouble, is a professional recording artist based in Queens, New York. He also stutters.  David shares how he initially used music as a form of therapy to manage his stuttering and how this later formed the basis...

  
• 12.29.2023

  Embracing Speech Diversity: Proud Stutter gala clips, 2023 Highlights & More

  Host of Proud Stutter Maya recaps Proud Stutter’s annual gala with some clips from the evening, featuring special guests Senator Scott Wiener and San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston. She also looks back on some of Proud Stutter’s biggest moments from...

  
• 12.15.2023

  Keegan outgrew a childhood stutter, until a traumatic event triggered its return.

  Keegan Murphy thought he outgrew his childhood stutter, until a traumatic event triggered its return. Not only does Keegan share his experience with his stuttering popping back up unexpectedly, but he also talks about the challenges and frustrations of stuttering...

  
• 12.01.2023

  Navigating Stuttering, Poverty, and Racism in the American South

  Isaac Bailey is a stutterer, author, and professor. His book, 'My Brother Moochie', details his family's struggles after his eldest brother was sentenced to life imprisonment. Isaac talks about growing up poor, black, and with a stutter in the South,...

  
• 11.17.2023

  Director of Award Winning Film "Voice Activated," And How He Found Comfort In His Stutter

  Steven Anthopoulos is the director and writer of “Voice Activated,” a short film that has won 11 awards, a Tribeca selected film, and is eligible for an Academy Award. Steven talks about how he got the idea for his...

  
• 11.03.2023

  Stuttering in a foreign country and creating "My Stutter: Life of Verbal Turbulence"

  Julian Benabides is Proud Stutter’s special guest, and he just happens to be Maya’s neighbor. Julian talks about his experience stuttering in foreign countries and what it’s been like collaborating on Proud Stutter’s comic book called "My Stutter: Life of...

  
• 10.20.2023

  Stuttering As A Dog Trainer

  Steven Tallas might stutter in the human world, but in the dog world, he is completely fluent. Maya speaks with Steven about his journey to becoming a professional dog trainer and how he never let his stutter get in the...

  
• 10.06.2023

  Stuttering and Challenging Inadequacy

  Kai Caragenis is a father of a young girl. In this bonus episode of Proud Stutter, he shares his feelings around being adequate enough to be a father, how the King’s Speech changed his relationship with his stutter, and how...

  
• 09.22.2023

  Stuttering Mailbag: Answering Your Questions About Pride, Acceptance, and Beyond

  Maya is back to answer your questions ranging from TV shows, public speaking tips, navigating her stutter, and more.  Host & Producer: Maya Chupkov Editor: Quinn Greenhaus   Save the date (12/6/2023) for Proud Stutter’s 1st Annual Gala + Community...

  
• 09.08.2023

  De-stigmatizing stuttering and incarceration

  Jay Jordan and Jesse Vasquez are back on the pod this week. Jay talks about how his identity as a person who stutters intersects with his criminal record identity. Jesse and Jay both share a passion for de-stigmatizing the narrative...

  
• 08.25.2023

  Jay Jordan Navigated Incarceration With A Stutter. Now He’s Transforming the Criminal Justice System.

  Jay Jordan, a person who stutters, has devoted his life after incarceration to challenging the stigma surrounding criminal records. For the first time ever, Jay opens up publicly about what it was like serving seven-years in prison with a stutter....

  
• 08.11.2023

  Inclusive Education & Stuttering: Beyond Awareness Rebroadcast

  For this special bonus episode of Proud Stutter, Maya is rebroadcasting an episode from the Beyond Awareness podcast. Host Diana Pastora Carson interviews Maya and they talk about the intersections between inclusive education and supporting people who stutter in and...

  
• 07.28.2023

  Stuttering and Breaking Through Blocking

  Blaise Ventura, a 20-year-old person who stutters, joins Maya to talk about blocking, his journey towards self-improvement, dating, and how FOMO can play into anxiety. Blocking is a form of stuttering that is extremely misunderstood and Blaise offers a...

  
• 07.14.2023

  Stuttering, Fashion, and Inclusivity w/ Mia Hitterman (Part 2)

  Using fashion as a form of self expression is one of the main topics in part 2 of Maya’s interview with Mia and Lila. Mia talks about how stuttering intersects with her multiple identities, such as being Chinese, an adoptee,...

  
• 06.30.2023

  This Beauty Queen Is Proud Of Her Stutter (Part 1)

  Mia Hitterman spent most of her childhood and teenage years hiding her stutter. It wasn’t until college that she discovered pageantry and finally found her community.  In this episode of Proud Stutter, Mia talks about how joining Miss Chinese Chicago...

  
• 06.16.2023

  How A Family Learned To Embrace Stuttering And A Life Changing Meet-Up With MLB Player George Springer

  A few months ago, the MLB released a video of 10 Year-Old Mateo Sanchez and professional baseball player George Springer. The special bond between these two was palpable. Also featured was father Jesse Sanchez. The MLB video was inspiration for...

  
• 06.02.2023

  Stuttering As An Entrepreneur Pt. 2: Building Resilience and Celebrating Uniqueness

  This episode is part 2 of Maya’s interview with Calvin and Roy. Calvin talks more in-depth about his relationship with his stutter, including how he deals with triggers. He also talks about goal setting helps him accept his stutter and...

  
• 05.19.2023

  Stuttering As An Entrepreneur: Maintaining Faith And Purpose

  Having friends who can help see your true potential is a gift. Part 1 of my conversation with Calvin Williams, Jr. and Roy Dockery talks about friendship and the importance of having people around you that lift you up.  Calvin...

  
• 05.05.2023

  Speech Therapy's Evolution Through The Eyes of a Stutterer

  Today’s episode is Part 2 of my conversation with Benedict Sheehan, a person who stutters, and Talia Sheehan, his wife. We talk about the different forms of speech therapy Benedict has tried over the years, from fluency shaping to acceptance....

  
• 04.21.2023

  The Psychology Behind Our Responses To Stuttering

  Benedict Sheehan is a Grammy-nominated conductor and composer who stutters. His wife, Talia Sheehan, is a professional vocalist and musical educator. In this episode, we talk about the psychology behind people’s responses to stuttering and how people who don’t stutter...

  
• 04.07.2023

  Stuttering & Cluttering: TheeClutterQueen Rebroadcast

  For this special bonus episode of Proud Stutter, Maya is rebroadcasting an episode from the TheeClutterQueen podcast. Host Simone Robinson interviews Maya and they talk about the intersections between cluttering and stuttering, their very different experiences with speech therapy, public...

  
• 03.24.2023

  Stuttering Subreddit Round 2 w/ Cynthia Chin

  Did you know there is a vibrant stuttering community on Reddit? Cynthia Chin, Season 1 co-host, is back on the pod doing a second round of going through stuttering subreddit posts. Our first Stuttering Subreddit episode is our most listened-to...

  
• 03.10.2023

  When Identities Collide: Owning Your Stuttering Story With Multiple Disabilities

  Steff Lebsack, a speech language pathologist, grew up with a brother who stutters. When she developed a neurogenic stutter later in life, she accepted it right away. In this new episode, we talk about Steff and her journey in juggling...

  
• 02.24.2023

  Lobbying With A Stutter

  Johnnie Pina does not let his stutter get in the way of being a successful lobbyist where public speaking is a main part of his job. Joining us is Alexandra Leal, host of Democracy Is, a podcast from California Common...

  
• 02.10.2023

  Teen Who Stutters Helps Others Find Their Voice

  Navigating the ups and downs of being a teenager is hard enough. Adding living with a stutter to the already existing anxieties and insecurities we go through can make things even more difficult.  Priya is a 17-year old living in...

  
• 01.27.2023

  Finding Strength In Your Stutter

  As a young child, Stevie Soul used his stutter to his strength when he started arranging repetitive sounds into beats and patterns. We talk to Stevie about his journey to becoming an Award-winning beatboxer and an independent, multimedia producer. I...

  
• 01.13.2023

  John Hendrickson And Making Peace With A Stutter

  Journalist John Hendrickson spent most of his life ignoring the elephant in the room, his stutter. We talk about what it was like going back in time, dating, and ask questions from Proud Stutter listeners. His upcoming memoir is Life...

  
• 12.30.2022

  Sneak Preview: Interview with Author John Hendrickson

  Enjoy this sneak preview of my interview with John Hendrickson, author of Life on Delay: Making Peace With a Stutter, coming January 2023 from Knopf. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/proud-stutter/exclusive-content

  
• 12.16.2022

  Stuttering & Moving Beyond Ableism

  We can’t create sustainable change for the stuttering community without disrupting cultural norms around speech. The first step towards breaking down ableist systems is to identify them.  In this episode, we talk about disrupting ableism by discussing the many...

  
• 12.02.2022

  Stuttering In The Military

  Having a stutter can be extremely frustrating and stressful, especially while at work. Stuttering as a Marine though might take the cake for the most stressful work environment. What was it like being a person who stutters in the military? ...

  
• 11.18.2022

  Let Us Finish: Similarities Between Stuttering & Being In Recovery

  Replacing words is common experience among people who stutter. What we find out in this episode is people in recovery may have similar experiences. Lupita Dorado just recently opened up about her stutter with her sister. We talk about...

  
• 11.04.2022

  Reframing Public Speaking With A Stutter

  Josh Compton is a Professor of Speech at Dartmouth College. Joining me as this week’s co-host is Josel Gaston, host of Find Your Daily Calm Podcast. How did Josh end up teaching speech for a living? This is one of the...

  
• 10.21.2022

  Receiving Stuttering In The Latino Community

  DJ Portugal is a creative Chicano soul from South Central Los Angeles. His current job is a community organizer in Phoenix, AZ where he works towards environmental justice within the Latinx community. Joining me as this week’s co-host is Brenda...

  
• 10.07.2022

  Filmmaking, Being Biracial, and Hiding Your Stutter

  Gina Chin-Davis is a writer and filmmaker. Growing up with a stutter and being a bi-racial woman has influenced the kind of stories she wants to tell visually and on the page. Her first feature film, I Can’t Sleep, won...

  
• 09.23.2022

  Bus Driving With A Stutter Is Not What You Think

  Dustin Wells drives the 5 Fulton bus route in San Francisco. He didn’t identify with being a stutterer until he heard about Proud Stutter on his local NPR station. The first part of the episode is Maya interviewing Dustin while...

  
• 09.09.2022

  Acting With A Stutter: Starring As Stuttering Huntress in New Animated Series

  Desiree Tracie Cole wanted to act ever since she first saw Annie. When she saw a post on Facebook looking for a young woman who stutters to play the lead character in an animated series, she jumped on the opportunity...

  
• 08.22.2022

  1-Year Anniversary Highlights, Evolving Proud Stutter, & More!

  Proud Stutter’s 1-year anniversary is right around the corner. I wanted to take this bonus episode to reflect on the first year, what’s ahead for the show, and share a couple of short stories from people who stutter.Show Notes Reflecting...

  
• 08.12.2022

  Advice & Hope: An Elementary School Teacher’s Stuttering Story w/ Melissa Herrera

  Maya speaks with Kyeli Eastland, an elementary school teacher who stutters. The co-host for this week is Melissa Herrera, host and producer of Mimosa Sisterhood, a history podcast that celebrates women’s stories, past and present. Episode Overview[3:37- 4:55] Being the...

  
• 08.08.2022

  Stuttering Stigma and Amanda Mammana’s America’s Got Talent Audition

  Amanda Mammana’s America’s Got Talent audition put a national spotlight on stuttering. At first, I couldn’t understand why it made me feel so uncomfortable watching it. Shouldn’t I be happy for a fellow woman who stutters getting this opportunity? And...

  
• 07.29.2022

  Stuttering, Code Switching and Redefining A Good Day With Dana Amihere

  In our debut episode of Season 2, Maya speaks with the show's first Australian who stutters, Cameron Raynes, a lecturer at the University of South Australia. The co-host for this week is Dana Amihere, executive director of Afro LA, a...

  
• 07.11.2022

  Exploring Stuttering and Intersectional Identities (Live Interview!)

  Intersectional identities overlap, connect, disconnect and can even attempt to cancel each other out. During a live interview at the National Stuttering Association's 39th Annual Conference in Newport Beach California, I talked with multiple people who stutter about their intersectional...