The Speech Science Podcast

Michelle’s trip to Kansas was side-lined as she faces quarantine.  Michael has been working with students and their families to ensure language skills continue to generalize and he found a way to end up on the Golf Course.  Matt continues to work home health care and has found a new love for some clear liquors while he has been tested every 2 weeks for COVID.            On today’s show, we discuss...

Michael and Michelle have the week off, so Leigh Ann Porter, host of Speech Uncensored settles into the co-host chair this week with Matt.  Leigh Ann recounts her week in the clinical setting and the joy of seeing a patient returning to your caseload.  Matt’s home health caseload continues to rise which means his free time continues to decrease.  Matt and Leigh Ann discuss the tests they enjoy whe...

Its episode 118, even if they keep calling it episode 117.  During this week’s show, they plan for a longer Fourth of July Weekend.  Michelle’s child turns two on the fourth this week as she wraps up her last few days before her move.  Michael looks forward to some social distancing family get togethers.  Matt talks about how he is terrible at using the holidays in his speech and language therapy...

During this week’s show, the group practiced going live on Instagram.  Michael’s clinic has begun to open up to in person live therapy and he continues to balance the role teletherapy has on his current caseload as well.  Michelle continues to prep for leave to Kansas and looks to transition patients to new therapists.  Matt is now being tested every other week for Covid-19 as part of keeping the...

During this week’s show, Matt can’t get over the planned obsoleteness of Apple products with a new cord style for his new iPad.   Michael has gotten back onto the telepractice train and is enjoying the teletherapy.  He discusses ways he may look at telepractice as a potential add-on service to his private practice.  Michelle returned to work with a lower caseload and continues to plan the move acr...

The show has been off the air for the past few weeks to allow for other voices to be heard on matters of significance.  We at Speech Science believe there is no room for racism and we will commit to do what we can to shed light and make changes in areas we can.  We condemn the murders of George Floyd and Breona Taylor and all those who are not named but are equally important.  We believe Black Liv...

The group discusses what they would have done different in grad school and what they wish grad schools would have offered.  On the show this week, Mike has hit the digital wall with zoom meetings from morning till the afternoon.  Michelle has been using the ASHA education portal to take advantage of free CEUs and Matt wonders why the Learning Pass isn’t free all the time.    Matt ended his bowling...

On the show this week the crew talks about non-compete clauses in the middle of a pandemic, the use of social media and Tik Tok, Michael prepared for a live presentation on xceptionaled.com, and building garden walls.  The group talks teletherapy and how that has changed the way they document and present therapy.  On Discord, you can interact directly with Matt, Michael, and Michelle and let them...

Michael has been using teletherapy to continue to grow his private practice.  He has found merits in this new part of the field may keep it going after the quarantine is lifted.  Michelle has not been seeing clients because of the Covid-19 lockdown.  Matt and Michelle talk the trials and tribulations of navigating unemployment, at this time.  Michelle’s son continues to develop language and puts a...

Matt is not watching Wrestlemania for the first time in over 5 years as he lost his interest in the show. In the realm of therapy, Matt got his hands on an N-95 mask to wear for his safety. Michelle and her family have been doing the best they can to get out of the house as much as possible into their yard. Michael and Matt talk about getting hair-cuts at home. On Discord, the talk has been about...

The crew continues to struggle with stay at home orders and balancing it with their therapy.   Michael has moved his private practice a teletherapy setting and he continues to identify ways to improve his therapy delivery.   Michelle is adjusting and facing the challenge of working from home while her husband works from home as well and having a young child at home.  Michelle’s clinic remains clos...

Rachel Archambault, the PTSDSLP, joins Matt, Michael, and Michelle to talk about the three S’s during the Covid-19 breakout and lockdown.  The group talks about the current Status of their states, how they are handling the Stress of this situation, and then how are they going to provide Service.   Michael makes the shift this week from in person to telepractice.  Rachel is waiting to find-out whic...

Due to illness and events outside of their control, episode 104 has been delayed, until now.  Michelle was out this week, but Dr. Tiffany Hogan stepped into to keep Michael and Matt in line.  Tiffany hosts the See, Hear, Speak Podcast.  Matt continues to be addicted to Tik Tok videos and the hashtag Tip Tok. Billy Fuller, the author of the ASHA Article “ Now Hiring, Black Male SLPs.  How does play...

Michael was off this week, which means Matt and Michelle were left alone running episode 103.  Matt found TikTok and he can’t stop watching short videos about everything and anything and he cant get over the effects contouring has on women’s makeup.  Michelle was looking for suggestions to make a diaper cake.    The crew talks the importance of praise in therapy, the link between myelination and a...

The gang is back together for Episode 102 and the show has a new format.  The show was recorded the night of the Emmy’s and the evening of learning about the passing of Kobe Bryant.  The crew comes to terms with the loss of an athlete and the role the Grammy’s have in letting us know we are getting older.  On the show this week, Michelle sat down the author, Kari Knutson, of the article than ran i...

What happens when the hosts of every XPN show get together to try Holiday Trivia?  An interesting twist on the holiday season.     The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7. On this week’s episode, the crew dissect the ASHA convention and come up with a wish list of what they want at a future ASHA Convention and what they did not like at this years ASHA Convention, too...

Episode 99:  ASHA Round Up Part 2: The Informed SLP, Hope Speaks Part 2, and the finish of the Live Event from ASHA   The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7. On this week’s episode, the crew dissect the ASHA convention and come up with a wish list of what they want at a future ASHA Convention and what they did not like at this years ASHA Convention, too many ribbons,...

The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7. Matt freshly returned from Orlando talks about ASHA and being on the floor.  Michelle is out this week still returning from Orlando, and Michael was running a conference with his Grow Now Therapy Clinic.  On this week and over the next couple of weeks, the interviews from ASHA will be sprinkled into the shows to give a good ide...

The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7. Matt and Michelle are prepping for ASHA this week!  As this goes live, Michelle will be in the air and Matt will be driving through the foothills of Tennessee. Are you making your plans to see the live taping at ASHA? Head over to Xceptionaled.com for more information to see the crew live in Florida.  Matt is presenting on the...

The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7. Matt, Michael, and Michelle jump right into the topics this week as they prep the week before ASHA. Are you making your plans to see the live taping at ASHA? Head over to Xceptionaled.com for more information to see the crew live in Florida.   Teletherapy looks to be the future of speech and language pathology. What is the best...

The Discord is up and ready for people to interact with the crew 24/7.  Matt questions the ethical concerns of Spookily the Square Pumpkin due to watching Halloween Cartoons too much.  Michael is ramping up for the fall by increasing his pumpkin intake.  Michelle and family prepped for Halloween by having baby Speech Science dress as an Avocado.    Are you making your plans to see the live taping...

This week Michelle is traveling and Matt and Michael are flying solo.  Michael has been working closely with the school based SLPs and participating in school visits for his private clinic patients.  Michael talks about the hurdles he comes across as being the outside SLP.  Matt was wrapping up his progress reports and balancing the paperwork with the amount of therapy time while on the personal s...

Michael returns to the show after traveling the country helping the non-profit the Focus Foundation.  Michelle celebrates her birthday this past week and continues to adjust to motherhood and her career.  Matt used his extended weekend from Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples Day to complete his progress reports.    If you had a family member that needed a way to communicate, what would you do?  On...

Matt recounts his weekend camping with his son in the cub scouts.  Michelle continues to improve her ability as a therapist and living on a military base.    Tina Babajanians, aka the Voice Stylist, is an SLP who left the typical therapy routes and works with the transgendered voice.  Tina talks to Michelle about her road to speech and language therapy and its impact on her life.  Tina discusses t...

Speech Science has a guest host all the way from Seattle, Julie Fechter.  Julie, a PRN SLP in a variety of positions, weighs in on the news around speech and language.  Matt and his kids began their donut trail, Michelle returns from a vacation, and Michael has begun working with local school districts.      Matty Manley and Megan Meyer met at Rare Disease Week on Capital Hill and something clicke...