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Childhood BFFs Grace Bourey and Kristin Stanhope chat about the ridiculous, frustrating, and hilarious aspects of life with AuDHD. Through ever-changing segments, raw musical expression, and interpretive dance that you can‘t see, we‘ll take you on a journey into the beautiful, chaotic experience of having ADHD and autism. Whether you‘re AuDHD yourself, you‘re looking to better understand an AuDHDer in your life, or you just want a peek inside our weird creepy brains, come join our flock! New episodes come out every Thursday. You can follow us on Instagram and TikTok @weirdsofafeather and check out our website at weirdsofafeather.com. For more fun bonus content, come join our Patreon at patreon.com/weirdsofafeather. Our cover art was created by WOAF‘s AuDHD artist-in-residence Christopher Wynn, check out more of his amazing work on Instagram @bun.e.rabbit. Our theme song was composed and performed by Grace‘s father Steve, you can find him jammin‘ in his basement or playing with his dad band The Grey Matters. All other music is written and performed by Synchronized Night Boat, the official band of Weirds of a Feather.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
No need to riot, we’re back from our mini-break and gigglier than ever with our usual long-ass episode. This week we’re talking homemade holiday mom vests, Dungeons & Dragons at one point for some reason, and we read our first-ever I’m So Quirky listener write-in! Is there anything more bizarrely comforting than learning another ADHDer has the same extremely specific quirks as you?
In Hobby Collectors Kristin puts on her (unofficial) sommelier bonnet and takes us on a grape-stomping journey through the delicious yet unnecessarily snobby world of wine. We get down to brass sacks and reveal some of our best inventions to date in our new favorite Alternative Segment: Businesses Someone Should Start, Just Not Us. Finally, we gently whisk you away to the foggy coastline with a couple of seafood-themed PIZZA SECRETS, heavy on the ‘chovi. Grab your finest clamming waders and dive on in!
Resources
Dungeons & Dragons podcast: The Adventure Zone
Kristin’s wine Instagram: @theunculturedlush
Wine learning resource: Winefolly.com
Friday Nov 26, 2021
Friday Nov 26, 2021
This week we’re giving ourselves a little break (which is a lil’ accomplishment in itself) and bringing you a shorter episode with strictly segments.
We start off with I’m So Quirky: Family Edition and share a couple of our family’s little quirks (after all, ADHD is highly genetic), then we trade some of our favorite racism interrupters and strategies for how to respond to cult members during this season of forced family gatherings. Wouldn’t it have been helpful if we had gotten this to you before Thanksgiving? No matter, because there are still plenty of holidays on the horizon, which means plenty more opportunities to tell off your racist uncle at the dinner table as the rest of your family shuffles mashed potatoes around their plates in awkward silence.
Wrapping things up, let us bring you some comfort this holiday season with our stories of turkey holes and funeral meat platters in our final segment: TURKEY SECRETS. We may not be able to stop the sun from setting at 3 p.m. but we can at least give you some meat giggles to brighten your day.
Resources
Learn about whose land you’re on this Thanksgiving: Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land
Read a lil’ history: 7 Things US History Class Should Have Taught Every American About Indigenous History - thebodyisnotanapology.com
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
The WOAF women are hitting a lil’ milestone-we’re welcoming our first guest into the pod loft! And by pod loft we mean three felt curtains in Grace’s basement.
Grace’s husband and Kristin’s pal Ian, aka Tall Rudd, sits down with us and shares his personal ADHD story, provides some helpful tips on getting into Fly Fishing in Hobby Collectors, and adds some wonderful baritone to our segment songs.
Whether your ADHD type is ‘drawing in the dirt with a stick during a softball game’, ‘jamming to music in a Discovery Zone bathroom’, or ‘watching a gymnastics birthday party through the window’, we’re excited to have you join us for a giggle-riddled journey on our friendship tricycle.
Resources
Instagram: @peak_builders
Learn how to fly fish: Tom Rosenbauer//Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing
Fly fishing kit: Echo Base Kit | Echo Fly Fishing
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Thursday Nov 11, 2021
Your favorite rat queens are back! This week we’re starting off with a few facts about how racism impacts getting an ADHD diagnosis, followed by some ~*quirky*~ segments to balance it out a bit.
Grace makes embroidery cool again and teaches you how to get started with cross stitch and needlepoint in Hobby Collectors, all while showing off her special talent of working rat kings into any conversation. In Alternative Segments Kristin shares her ADHD-friendly tips and tricks for living off the land--and by “land” she means kitchen--rounded out by some PIZZA SECRETS heavy on the cheese. Grab a slice of ‘za and join us for Episode 3!
Resources:
Race and ADHD: How People of Color Get Left Behind (additudemag.com)
Health Disparities: People of Color Untreated for ADHD (additudemag.com)
Racial Bias Impairs ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment for Black Children (additudemag.com)
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Congratulations to us all for making it to Episode 2! This week we’ll start with an overview of some important ADHD traits, then get into our segments and of course, our songs (whether you want them or not). Kristin takes the lead on Hobby Collectors to teach us about the art of Bonsai and decides whether or not it’s a good hobby for ADHDers. Plus, hear our fashion-forward predictions/demands for the next important hairstyle trend #bringbackthebowlcut.
Please excuse any sound issues and forlorn dog cries in the distance, this is the episode where we all discover that Grace’s dog Lucy cannot stand to be left out of any fun ever. Also, learning sound editing is a never-ending slog that is slowly draining Grace’s energy, focus, and general will to live. We can only get better from here, right? right?
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
October has everything: it’s spooky, it’s cozy, and it’s ADHD awareness month, which makes it the best month of the year (this is a fact, don’t argue with us). For all these reasons we thought October would be the perfect month to release the podcast, and in true ADHD fashion, we made it just under the deadline. Some call it a personality flaw, we call it a skill.
In Episode 1 we’re diving into who we are, what the podcast is about, and our personal ADHD journeys, followed by our first round of absurd segments. Come join our flock! We’re not for everyone but we just might be for you.
Resources:
Websites
CHADD - Children and Adults with ADHD
Podcasts
ADHD ReWired
ADHD Experts
ADHD for Smart Ass Women
Books
ADHD 2.0 by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.
Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., and John J. Ratey, M.D.
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Two ADHDers and childhood friends, Grace and Kristin, chat about the ridiculous, frustrating, and hilarious aspects of life with ADHD. Through ever-changing segments, raw musical expression, and interpretive dance that you can't see, we'll take you on a journey into the beautiful, chaotic experience of having ADHD.
New episodes every Thursday, subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts!