Deep Sy with Sy Hoekstra

In today’s episode, I’m sharing another writer’s essay with some thoughts of mine in a brief intro. Lucy Webster is a British journalist and disability activist with Cerebral Palsy. She writes about disability, sexuality, and gender on Substack at The View from Down Here (which is also the title of her book). Click the subscribe button. It’s well worth your time. The podcast art and other Substack...

In today’s episode: - Interview tickles - Good liberal panic - The greatest mystery about Helen Keller - Deeply empty wisdom Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week! Or throw a tip in my tip jar ! The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by Will Cheung Find me on: - Substack - LinkedIn -...

In today’s episode: - Structurally unsound Sprite buckets - Shockingly useful bundles of sticks - The origin story of the RhinoTech Premium Rhino Cane - Sighted people dive for cover Mentioned in the episode: Glass Eye Witness News Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week! Or throw a tip in my ti...

In today’s episode: - A nonfatal face crash - You join my very legal business - Good, common-sense panic attacks - Florida man can see your soul for what it is Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week! Or throw a tip in my tip jar ! The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by Will Cheung F...

In today’s episode: - Hilarious eugenics - DIY artificial insemination - Laughing alone - An extremely beef movie come out to some of the Reel Abilities events between April 23 and 30 in NYC, or check out their streamed films and events . Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week! Or throw a tip i...

Subscribe to my new podcast! First episodes drop next week. https://soccerexplainedpod.com/ In today’s bonus episode, which is free for everyone: - Tiny blurry baseball guys - Little Billy, the only Mets fan in school - The world violently spins exactly one half circle - Big honkin’ hockey Music by Andre Louis The podcast art and other blog graphics are by Will Cheung Yankees audio clip from Major...

In today’s episode: - You’re a spy! - Attack of the chainsaw clown zombies - Alabama goes British - Tech bro midwives Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Or throw a tip in my tip jar ! The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by Will Cheung Find me on: - Substack - LinkedIn - Mastodon -...

Content warning for those who become easily queasy. In today’s episode: - A short humor piece, plus accessibility and snow - Reverse Mark Twaining - Snow makes coffee bad - Eyeball blasters (eyeballs=ammo, not target) Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Or throw a tip in my tip jar ! The podcas...

In today’s episode: - Ride the Brainevator - Fear the pants rats - Total elementary school recall - You and I become fugitives from the law Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Or throw a tip in my tip jar ! Please follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . The podcast art and other...

In today’s episode: - AN off-site nightmare - Minor chemical terrorism - A redemption arc - Don’t forget the swag Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Or throw a tip in my tip jar ! Please follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by...

In today’s episode, how to find what you need at a store while blind. Plus: - Candy scattered to the wind - Pantomime turtles - Exotic meats - A CVS employee who is probably a good hang but not a good CVS employee Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Or throw a tip in my new tip jar ! Please fol...

It’s a special Christmas episode, and a change of pace. Today’s story is fiction, and it rhymes. It’s also possibly intellectual property infringement. Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Or throw a tip in my new tip jar ! Please follow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . The podca...

In today’s episode: - I viciously mock the fashion choices of a person who doesn’t technically exist - Sarcastic high-fiving - The surprising number of ears blind people have - Me pretending to be friends with your friend I’ve never met Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Please subscribe, rate...

The first episode of my NPR-style disability parody news podcast (hopefully the first of many because boy did I have fun making this). Special thanks to the Squeaky Wheel for rejecting my pitches for these stories so I could use them here. To read some excellent disability-related satire (including, starting soon, some written by me), visit them here: https://thesqueakywheel.org/ Submit questions...

In today’s episode: - My toddler’s voice acting debut - I might be a powerful wizard - I comb the streets of New York City in search of precious gold - I am emotionally comforted by an infant Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Please subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . T...

In today’s episode: - I raise awareness about the perspective of disabled people through sarcasm - I maybe threaten a stranger with mace, but I can’t be sure - Four separate people yell at me in public - A mysterious figure in the night appears silhouetted in the glow of headlights and with a bloodcurdling scream places a death curse upon me Submit any questions you have for me to be answered on f...

In today’s story: - I take no one’s hints - I catch no one’s drift - I get no one’s message - I do not read between any lines - I pick up nothing anyone is putting down - I never get the picture - I connect no dots - I am not on anyone’s wavelength - I read no rooms - I fail to smell what anyone is cooking Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a...

In today’s episode: - Theater kids annoy everyone - A teacher encourages me to attack other children - I try to placate denizens of the netherworld - I traumatize Gen Z readers by describing people speaking to each other using telephones Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Please subscribe, rat...

In today’s story: - I say nothing related to DEI that anyone in the government needs to prosecute ME FOR; don’t worry about it - Canadian bureaucracy makes EVERYTHING easier - Security agents investigate me for terrorism, or drug trafficking, or something; it’s not clear - People watch, apparently for entertainment, to see how well I get around without a guide or cane Become a paid subscriber at d...

In today’s episode: - Dr. God - Learn the magic words that never fail to summon miracle-working religious devotees to your side - A stranger whispers tenderly into my ear in a subway station - The spiritual significance of marshmallow pizza Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Please subscribe,...

In today’s episode: - I weigh in on the controversy surrounding International Podcasting Day - You question my moral integrity - I give a theatrical performance in the lobby of a courthouse for $35 - You meet my trash butlers and find to your surprise that you are one of them Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support wha...

In today’s story: - I do a choreographed dance in an airport - I openly lie to airline employees - Robots patiently wait for the right moment to revolt - I am complimented on how well I use a bathroom Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Please subscribe, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts or Sp...

In today’s story: - I chastise you for being juvenile - I harness extensive neurological research and sophisticated psychoanalysis to explain the behavior of sighted people - A stranger yells at my wife and me about sex - I meet Jesus Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Please subscribe, rate,...

In today’s story: - Blind people monetize ignorance - I imitate French-Canadians speaking English with a sensitive, regionally appropriate accent and offend no one - You fall into your bathtub - My wife and I nearly get away with a crime Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! Please subscribe, rat...

In today’s story: - Thieves come for my potentially magical glasses - I single-handedly defeat several men in close-quarter combat and become a hero - I set my friend’s shirt on fire. - I am attacked by a drummer Become a paid subscriber at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and support what I’m doing here! And if you could do me a huge favor, Subscribe...