Weirds of a Feather: An AuDHD-Adjacent Podcast

Bagel Bite #37: Discount Skeletons

Man, politics, huh? We love the stuff, which is why we’re spending this episode sharing our thoughts on the recent U.S. presidential election. 

 

In what we’re calling a full-blown Bagel Pizza, we’re discussing the blue bracelet trend, explaining what a tariff is and isn’t, ranting about racism, and providing some suggestions and resources for learning, participating, preparing, and keeping the hope alive during a scary and tumultuous time. 

Resources

 

Books: 

-Parable of the Sower & Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler 

-The Will to Change, All About Love, & Killing Rage by bell hooks

-Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom by Derecka Purnel

-So You Want to Talk About Race, Be a Revolution, & Mediocre: the Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo

-Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (And the Next) by Dean Spade

-Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics by Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick

-Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba

-We Do This ‘Til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba

-The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine by Ricardo Nuila

-Women Who Run With The Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés

-Hags: The Demonization of Middle Aged Women by Victoria Smith

-The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf

-Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit

-Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation by Sophie Lewis

-Touched Out by Amanda Montei

-Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard

-Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates

 

TikTok Accounts:

@jamilabradley; @amandapleeze1; @genelee; @openmichero; @arguablysomaya; @alexisanddean

Ep. 98: A Walk in the Woods with John Alter

In our first 1:1 interview, Grace sits down with her family friend John Alter to chat about life as an AuDHDer. 

 

A self-professed wanderer, John shares some of the wisdom he’s gathered along his journeys, his childhood experiences with stuttering, how the discovery of AuDHD helped him describe something he’s always known about himself, the challenges of everyday conversations, the importance of writing, poetry, playing, and loafing, and so much more. 

 

Whether you feel like an alien trying to assimilate into human life or Rip Van Winkle coming back to civilization after 100 years, you won’t want to miss this insightful conversation with a dear friend.

 

 

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Ep. 97: The Cheese Factor

Lace up your moon boots and don’t forget the freeze-dried ice creams, because we’re about to blast off into uncharted territory and you never know when you’ll need a little frozen sweet treat to accompany the overwhelming vastness of outer space. 

 

Just like the moon landing, we’re getting way off course this episode as we share our current verbal stims in This is Who I Am Now: Echolalia Edition, invent a business that’s like Trading Spaces but for unfinished house tasks in Businesses Someone Should Start, Informatively Infodump about what happens when non-ADHDers take stimulant medications, and struggle with social rules at the dentist in our Alternative Segment, Things That Are Embarrassing for No Reason.

 

Resources 

Ritalin Can Make it Hard to Focus if You Don't Have ADHD (healthline.com)

Not so smart? “Smart” drugs increase the level but decrease the quality of cognitive effort | Science Advances

 

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Bagel Bite #36: Horses for Sale

Lately we’ve really been pounding the early morning sand and burning the meat candle at both ends, so this week we’re taking it easy with a short but satisfying shmorg of a Bagel Bite. 

 

We’re annoying all of Europe with our speculations about things that are a simple Google search away, sharing some of your favorite idioms and gestalt phrases, trying to piece together the origins of Kristin’s many malaphors, and shouting out the Shoebill Patreon supporters amongst us. 

Resources

What Is a Malaphor? | Definition & Examples (quillbot.com)

 

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Ep. 96: Orca Assignment with Judy, Pt. 2

Welcome back to Part 2 with Judy, where she’s revealing her Preferred Hug, sharing her AuDHD Quirks, Informatively Infodumping about Orca whales, and divulging a piping hot Pizza Secret that involves bad driving and conspiring moms. 

 

Also, Kristin masters two kazoos at once and successfully uses an idiom, Grace is a good guy and joins Judy in the bad drivers club, and we all fill your earholes with an array of harmonies you’ll swear were sent from the Heavens. 

 

Whether you enjoy a customary squishing of the fronts or you prefer a wave from afar, you’ll find nothing but giggles in this second half of our conversation with the wonderful Judy. 

Resources

Judy’s art Instagram: @artbyjudyhaas

Jack Snipe Bird Call (youtube.com)

 

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Ep. 95: AuDHD, Auditory Processing, & A Bug in My Head with Judy, Pt. 1

Turn off the overhead lights and be sure not to wrinkle the bedsheets, because our friend and #1 fan, Judy, is sitting down with us on the plush carpets of Pod Loft 3.0 to share her story, and you just know she has some very specific sensory requirements. 

 

In Part 1 Judy is divulging how a comment from an esthetician led her to an ADHD diagnosis, how our podcast encouraged her to seek out the additional diagnoses of auditory processing disorder and autism (brag brag brag), all the ways developing a deeper understanding of herself has strengthened her relationships with her wife and son, how her AuDHD creativity has led to her career as an artist, and so much more.

Resources

Judy’s art Instagram: @artbyjudyhaas

Jack Snipe Bird Call (youtube.com)

 

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N.D.T.V. Ep. 1: Who’s That Girl?

This week we’re mixing things up and giving you a taste of our long-awaited Patreon debut. Grace and Christopher are releasing the pilot episode of their new bonus series, N.D.T.V., where they’re infodumping about their favorite neurodivergent television characters. 

 

First up, they’re diving into Season 1 of New Girl and taking a look at the quirkiest characters of the bunch. They’re discussing the most noticeable and noteworthy traits of Unmasked AuDHD Queen Jessica Day and Neurotic Autism Prince Schmidt.

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Ep. 94: ASD & Gestalt Language Processing

Open your umbrellas and secure your waterproof bibs, because we’re about to rain a cats-and-dogs amount of knowledge down uponst you, and if you’re listening to this podcast, chances are your fronts are already soggy enough as it is. 

 

This episode Professor Grace is going back to her speech language pathology roots, because those degrees have gotta pay off somehow. She’s looking at the functionality of echolalia and gestalt phrases, breaking down the differences between gestalt and analytical language processing, and providing strategies for supporting the gestalt communicators in your life. 

 

Also, we rant about high school English required reading, continue to suffer from the Cinemagic song, and deliver a pitch-perfect imitation of the Grey Lourie. You can find all this and more, only on your favorite avian-themed AuDHD podcast.

Resources

TikTok: @support_the_spectrum 

 

Understanding Gestalt Language Processing (neurolaunch.com)

 

Embracing gestalt language development as a fundamental neurodiversity-affirmative practice (sagepub.com)

 

Grey go away bird (youtube.com)

 

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Ep. 93: A Casual Chickening

Fire up your frying pans and prepare to have a yard-to-table scramble in about 6-8 months, because you’re about to learn how to raise a brood of hens from chicks to egg-laying ladies and it doesn’t just happen overnight, so be patient. 

 

This episode Kristin is resurrecting Hobby Collectors to share her amateur backyard chicken knowledge. She’s covering what you need to get started, how to keep your ladies happy and healthy, what to do when your chickens become too ugly to handle, and deciding whether chicken rearing is a good hobby for ADHDers.

 

Also, we’re taking a hard stance on the objectively worst ice cream flavor in existence, training for next year’s pressure washing season in This Is Who I Am Now, inventing a puzzle exchange service that already exists in Businesses Someone Should Start, and They Have, and more. 

Resources

puzzleexchange.com

 

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Ep. 92: ADHD & Sleep–Power Down Hour

Pop some melatonin and put on a pot of sleepytime tea, because we’re bringing you a nightcap of knowledge and there’s no better foundation for learning than a well-rested brain. 

 

This episode, Kristin is a huge hypocrite as she teaches us about the importance of sleep. She’s covering the four stages, how sleep (or lack thereof) impacts our brains and bodies, why so many ADHDers in particular have a hard time doin’ sleep, and tips and tricks for getting to bed early and waking up on time. 

 

We’re also sharing about our Funtown adventures, discussing the privileges of a summer birthday, and continuing our month of controversy with complaints about Oregon drivers.

 

Whether you’re an early morning emu or a late night arctic seabird, there's nothing sexier than a good night’s sleep, so come learn how to do it right in this sleepy meat of an episode. 

Resources

National Sleep Foundation (thensf.org)

Managing Sleep in Adults with ADHD: From Science to Pragmatic Approaches - PMC (nih.gov)

Brain Basics: Understanding Sleep | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (nih.gov)

ADHD and Sleep Problems: How Are They Related? (sleepfoundation.org)

What Is Sleep Hygiene? Tips To Improve (clevelandclinic.org)

ADHD Aha! Podcast

ADHD rewired Podcast

ADDitude’s: ADHD Experts Podcast

Alarm Clocks for ADHD: Sleep and Mornings (additudemag.com)

King Eider | Audubon Field Guide

King Eider call , sound and picture / scientific name Somateria spectabilis / volcano of beauty (youtube.com)

 

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