Catie and Erik's Infinite Quest

Catie and Erik's Infinite Quest: An ADHD Adventure

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Catie and Erik’s Infinite Quest is a podcast about ADHD, neurodivergence, and navigating life as a weird little brain in a neurotypical world. Hosted by TikTok creators Cate Osborn (Catieosaurus) and Erik Gude (HeyGude), we talk ADHD, depression, relationships, mental health, and executive dysfunction—with a side of queer joy, video games, and chaos.

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Catie and Erik's Infinite Quest

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Latest episode

Apr 10, 2026

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Episodes

Cate and Erik 10.04.2026

Thanks, Good Beans. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood experiences and how our scattered minds connect memories. Subscribe for more ADHD-friendly storytelling! Catie and Erik's bestselling book "The ADHD Field Guide for Adults" is available wherever you get your books! Get it now! https://tinyurl.com/2cwc337x Get Tic...

Elphabro and Josh-Johnsoning 30.03.2026

Catie and Erik talk about Wicked battle cries and what Catie can learn about her own performing from Josh Johnson's specials. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood experiences and how our scattered minds connect memories. Subscribe for more ADHD-friendly storytelling! Catie and Erik's bestselling book "The ADHD Field Gui...

Sax and Violence 19.03.2026

Catie and Erik talk about how systems pop up in our lives whether we design them or not, also Timothee Chalamet and the fact that the universe did NOT want the saxophone to exist. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood experiences and how our scattered minds connect memories. Subscribe for more ADHD-friendly storytelling! Catie and Er...

Luther and Steve Martin Short 26.02.2026

Cate and Erik talk guitar-making, their feelings about the book coming out, and corvids, of course. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood experiences and how our scattered minds connect memories. Subscribe for more ADHD-friendly storytelling! PREORDER "The ADHD Field Guide for Adults" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3Kjd4R2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ...

Dog Barf and Alfred Vail (again?) 19.02.2026

Cate and Erik try to figure out what to do with twenty copies of the same book. Erik talks about how much he hates Samuel Morse, again. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood experiences and how our scattered minds connect memories. Subscribe for more ADHD-friendly storytelling! PREORDER "The ADHD Field Guide for Adults" ⁠⁠⁠...

Tummy Aches at the Olympics and Horatio's Drive 12.02.2026

Cate and Erik wonder if any Olympians have ever had to compete with a tummy ache and discuss dope professions from way back when. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood experiences and how our scattered minds connect memories. Subscribe for more ADHD-friendly storytelling! PREORDER "The ADHD Field Guide for Adults" ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http...

Fipples and Goosenecks 05.02.2026

Cate and Erik talk about the book coming out, and Erik quizzes Cate on real and fake instrument names. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood experiences and how our scattered minds connect memories. Subscribe for more ADHD-friendly storytelling! PREORDER "The ADHD Field Guide for Adults" ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3Kjd4R2⁠⁠⁠⁠   UK...

Asterisks and Anime Speak 29.01.2026

Cate and Erik talk whistle kazoos, standing desks, how to get dogs to like toys, anime hand motions, and whatever else distracts them from, ya know, everything. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood experiences and how our scattered minds connect memories. Subscribe for more ADHD-friendly storytelling! PREORDER "The ADHD Field G...

A Political Episode 15.01.2026

Cate and Erik discuss the news of the past week, and search for solutions for how to move forward as a population. PREORDER "The ADHD Field Guide for Adults" ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3Kjd4R2⁠⁠⁠   Get Tickets to see Cate LIVE! ⁠https://catieosaurus.com/tour-dates⁠

Accidentally Forgetting your Brother and Punching Superman 08.01.2026

Cate and Erik talk about catching planes, waking people up at airports, and what's really going on with punching superman. They also talk about the difficulties of maintaining important relationships with ADHD and executive dysfunction. Erik successfully keeps from ranting about The Flash. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood ex...

The Catieosaurus Holiday Special: Live from Atlanta 24.12.2025

It's a Christmas Miracle! We know that a LOT of you listen to the Turkey Episode every year, but we thought it would be fun to drop this year's Live Show edition. God Bless us, everyone, indeed. (Don't forget to pre-order the book). If you want to see what's going on, head on over to youtube.com/catieosaurus

Identity Load and Meeting Elmo 18.12.2025

As Cate and Erik recover from recording their audiobook, they discuss managing burnout, showing up for yourself when the going gets rough, and how to intentionally rest. Erik promises to warn Cate if he ever arranges for her to meet Elmo. Key topics: How to show up for yourself and others when you have ADHD, How to recover from burnout by limiting your cognitive load, emotional load, and identity...

Doomscrolling Mongooses (Mongeese?) 05.12.2025

Cate and Erik talk about doomscrolling, and how the infinite-scroll social media feed can take hold on an ADHD mind. They also talk about mongooses (mongeese?) for a surprisingly long amount of time. Key topics: How doomscrolling takes hold on people with ADHD, how artificial intelligence apps cause doubt on the internet, methods of cutting down on doomscrolling, mongooses and how cute they are. P...

Self Harm and Staying Curious 27.11.2025

CONTENT WARNING: direct references to self-harm throughout Cate and Erik get honest about their history with self harm, how it started, and where they are now. Key topics: how ADHD can lead to self-harm, how poor-impulse control can lead to unhealthy coping mechanisms for boredom. Perfect for adults with ADHD who love genuine, unfiltered conversations about neurodivergent childhood experiences and...

When Systems Fail and Christmas Turkeys 20.11.2025

Cate and Erik talk about what to do do when your systems fail, and how to troubleshoot systems to make them stick. Cate gives updates on her upcoming tour, including her fast-approaching "Turkey from A Christmas Carol" live show. Erik slaps a water bottle and lakes the sound it makes. Key topics: Dealing with negative inner voices, pathological demand avoidance, how to make systems for A...

Nuns, Cannabis and Secret Tunnels 31.07.2025

ADHD storytelling meets childhood nostalgia as Erik and Cate bounce through secret forts, first computers, and teenage rebellion. This neurodivergent conversation captures the authentic ADHD experience of connecting seemingly random memories, from discovering computers in secret passages to stress-inducing DARE programs and early internet adventures. Key topics: childhood fort-building, technology...

The Pathological Demand Avoidance of Stardew Valley 17.07.2025

Pathological Demand Avoidance, Stardew Valley Routines, and Breaking Mental Health Patterns In this episode, Cate and Erik sit down to discuss pathological demand avoidance (PDA) and how it affects daily life for adults with ADHD. They explore the challenging cycle of avoiding tasks specifically because they feel like things you're "supposed" to do, even when you genuinely want to do...

I love you buuuuubs 27.06.2025

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What is the Plot of the Music Man? 25.06.2025

Ever wake up feeling 30 years older after doom-scrolling until 3:40 AM? Join us for an unfiltered ADHD conversation covering sleep struggles, social media addiction, chronic pain, antidepressants, and breaking down harmful stereotypes about sexuality and consent. Episode Highlights: ADHD time blindness and social media's grip on sleep schedules Living with chronic pain and navigating medicatio...

The Borrowers Took My Glasses 20.06.2025

Catie and Erik continue their glorious return to Infinite Quest after a Book Break(TM) to discuss the eternal neurodivergent struggle of losing things in plain sight, organizing creative spaces, and why some objects seem to vanish into thin air (spoiler: it might be gnomes).Plus: Questions for neurotypicals, surprise DB Cooper and why triage stations might be the organizing solution you didn't...

The Plectrum Spectrum 18.06.2025

WE'RE BACK. FINALLY. After a year-long hiatus, your very most favorite ADHD duo returns. In this episode: the Mario theme song's complex polyrhythms, making violins from tomato cans , Cate playing a fairy queen, the proper way to smuggle a baguette, Korean spoons, nude arch photography, the difference between a plectrum and a Bachi, increasingly elaborate wordplay, Rice Krispies eating tra...

Chicken Chad for the Soul 19.11.2024

In this episode, Cate and Erik sit down to talk about the election (we get sad), Cate tells an incredibly embarrassing story from her youth and we attempt to get Good At Improv.

Barack Obameter, Snake Detective 24.10.2024

In this episode, Cate and Erik sit down to talk about important stuff like AI, CGI and practical effects, Cate bemoans the struggles of remembering names, dates and ...generally anything with ADHD, we spend some time meeting Robby, who really, really, really loves snakes and we generally bullshit about for the better part of an hour.

We're Back 19.09.2024

After a year-long hiatus, Catie and Erik's Infinite Quest is back! In this highly anticipated episode, Catie and Erik catch you up on everything that’s been happening during their break, including the exciting journey of writing a book, launching new projects and honestly a weird number of references to buttholes. We talk mansplaining, passion, wanting Things To Go Well, how the transition to...

Infinite Quest: A Systemic Review 19.09.2023

Welcome to "Catie and Erik's Infinite Quest," the ultimate podcast for neurodivergent adults navigating life with ADHD. In this episode, join hosts Cate and Erik as they dive deep into the world of ADHD and discuss the challenges of undertaking big projects while living with neurodivergent minds. They still can't tell you what it is but they promise it's going to be really co...

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