What's The Matter With Me? Podcast

I said something ableist to someone I admire Welcome to What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast Season 6 Episode 32, “Disability Con sciousness” In this episode, I reflect on the time I said something ableist to someone I admire, the drummer in deerhoof, what I might say (or not) now that I’ve spent some time working on my disability consciousness. I hope I might come up with something bett...

Misunderstanding at the bathroom Welcome to What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast Season Six, Episode 31, “Conference Call On Steroids” In this episode, the lady was pretty loud on the phone when she hosted her conference call on steroids. S6e31 I’m learning how to use adobe character animator Misunderstanding at the bathroom misunderstanding Using the bathroom at Trader vics...

In this episode I battle face pain to go to a birthday dinner, take a family train trip, and have a date at the movies. Welcome to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast Season 6, Episode 30, “Birthday Dinner.” In this episode I battle face pain with varying levels of success to go to a birthday dinner at Trader Vic’s, take a family trip to the Embarcadero, and have a date...

Doors are being installed at our house- I went to see the surgeon- I had a nightmare about Thanksgiving. Welcome to What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast Season Six, Episode 29, “Doors Of Perception.” In this episode, the door men are at my house installing the Doors Of Perception. They are noisy, but because I’m feeling better, I don’t have to whisper anymore. I was sti...

I can’t talk at a full volume but I can whisper about Judy Heumann on PBS and Terry Wahls’ diet study. Welcome to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast Season 6 Episode 28, “The Whisper Episode.” In this episode, I can’t talk with my full voice because it makes my trigeminal neuralgia flare up. So I whisper, more or less. Go on a journey with me through a study about MS &#...

Small electrical slashes and flashes come back Welcome to  What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast , Season 6 Episode 27, “The Return Of Trigeminal Neuralgia” Small electrical slashes and flashes come back, but a lot quieter since I had micro vascular decompression In this episode, the return of trigeminal neuralgia: TN discomfort came back. PLUS, Masonic Auditorium accessibility review, autonomou...

My friends came over and I got some much-needed support. PLUS, more adventures in Cooking While Disabled. Welcome to What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast , Season 6 Episode 26, “We Had A Barbecue” When in doubt, grill it out In this episode, my friends came over to have a barbecue and I got some much-needed support. PLUS, more adventures in Cooking While Disabled. Gangnam Style was...

Welcome to What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast, Season 6 Episode 25, “Are You Here By Yourself?” are you here by yourself? People keep asking me, “are you here by yourself?” I’m not sure when I should have someone with me when I go somewhere alone. Whether I’m OK to go or.. Didn’t even want too say anything but what did I tell you- he dumped that nerd and he’s go...

Going places in my chair- Hit my head again- Barbecue using the tray method- The Pepper Show is back. Welcome to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast, “Fourth of July” In this episode, we take stock of the busy Fourth of July holiday week that was full of wheelchair rolls, head injuries and new grilling setups. Plus, we got a new Pepper Show! Statistical shout outs to places fa...

Using touchless pickup at Walmart with mixed results. Unexpected comments provide food for thought. Welcome to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast, Season 6 Episode 23, “I Admire You.” In “I Admire You”, I went to Walmart again. Which means that I like it, maybe. People made unexpected comments to me this week, so I dealt with those as best I could. Hoppin Hot Sauce is back in busin...

I didn’t want them. They’re big and ugly. Welcome to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast, Season 6 Episode 22, “ADA Bars Keep Me From Falling.” In the new episode, I have to admit that ADA bars have been useful. Tune in because this episode features sound effects. The guy who taught me to do production was really into sound effects, that was pretty much his only fe...

A reporter for KCBS News reached out and interviewed me about supply chain, multiple sclerosis, and Hoppin Hot Sauce. Welcome to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast Season Six, Episode 21 “I was on KCBS” The media onslaught continues!! You might remember that on last week’s episode, I made the paper here in San Leandro. A reporter for KCBS News reached out and interviewe...

In the new episode of What’s The Matter With Me? , “I Made The Paper,” I did just that I made the paper! We were in the San Leandro Times last week. My kids loved it, it’s good for business, and you know me, I love getting myself out there and in front of people. The best is when I can demonstrate how people with MS can accomplish their goals. “(He) has multiple sclerosis w...

My son is getting bullied and I had botox. Plus, the Sam Kinison Auto Parts Jingle Welcome to What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast Season Six, Episode 19, “Bullies and Botox.” Shout outs to mom who drove me to Botox and nagged me the whole time. But, she apologized, and said she liked the Why Be Normal? episode Trigger warning: At the end, I’ll do all the stuff about needles....

Imagining a person dressed in head-to-toe Why Be Normal? gear- fanny pack, sweatpants, sweatshirt, hot tote bag, flip-flops and sunglasses. S6e18, “Why Be Normal?” In this episode, I’ve mostly recovered from Covid and I’m feeling all right. I got my taste back. Shoutouts to Brian who liked the thing on twitter Shoutouts to Sandman whos learning how to dj Shout outs to Joe w...

I have that kind of voice that’s like “I’m recovering” Shoutouts to Rocky. She told me she read a peer reviewed study that two consecutive nights of peanut butter a and jelly sandwiches can cause covid My taste and smell is all messed up We missed open house at the ki9d’s school Kyle Damon Ranson’s project is years and the record is called rats yearsyearsyears.b...

i had a birthday dinner and didn’t wear a mask Shout outs to the ceramicist brian R. Jones who likes the longer episodes- he makes the stuff at brianrjones.com he hangs out in a ceramics studio. i attended Alfred University for a single semester and I got him and Steve there try to calm down and go slower I revisited the last night for dinner journal, it had been 13 months. Last night For di...

It’s the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast Birthday Special Episode, featuring Elon Musk, Chowhound & chicken sandwiches Thanks for tuning in to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast “Birthday Special” My birthday is coming up so let’s have a Birthday Special episode that’s mostly about chicken sandwiches and twitter. Are you all strapped in? Great- let’s...

Room 5100 Welcome to What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast Season Six, Episode 14, “Return To The Radio” In this episode, I went to the first radio station staff meeting since coronavirus, something I’ve dearly missed since the start of the pandemic. I went to the KFJC station meeting- I made my Return To The Radio! But first.. Wetpantsdenim.com Lady asked to help me put my shoe on outside the...

Seeing hardcore punk-noise veterans Lightning Bolt play at New Parish in Oakland for my first show since the start of the pandemic. Welcome to What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast Season Six, Episode 13, “Lightning Bolt” In this episode I got out of my house and saw a Lightning Bolt show, which was a big success. I used a ride service, ate a pre-show dinner, and hustled to the club...

Crowd work After that Oscars slap, what to expect when you go into a comedy club as a disabled person. PLUS, bad food, hit my head and The Dawn Of Everything. I always use the wrong finger on the security sign-in on my phone, like my fingerprints all match Usually, I don’t want to download any apps I had the worst Mexican food – we’ll read some bad reviews Fell on my butt and hit...

We had a Sunday itinerary- birthday party, BBQ and baseball practice. I am accessing my affinity group. Welcome to What’s The Matter With Me Podcast Season 6, Episode 11 “Affinity Group Hang,” There’s lots of things going on. I’m getting out there, even further out than I was already. West Elm couch backordered until August The liquor store is out of things too Shout...

New tests show T cell immunity PLUS New pee pill prescription, indoor cycling, and lonely birria Listen to T Cell Immunity, the newest episode of the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast . Saw my neurologist I have T cell immunity r/multiplesclerosis They prescribed me a drug for peeing oxybutinyn He wants to see me virtually in 6 months, in person 6 after that, then repeat Got new drink glass...

Wee Man Strikes A Chord PLUS, disabled punks, Agnes Martin, choriço, Botox and The Red House (1947) Wee Man has friends- considering Caty Weaver’s article “The Tao of Wee Man” from the New York Times Magazine, January 24, 2022 Shout outs to Sandman who recognized the planes and the characters of East San Jose Agnes Martin legal ID for KFJC- rules for legal identification I saw a...

Infusion, short roll, little league, Temporary Services, Sunday sauce We went to marina park and rode the chair around. cut too short- kids played on a zipline & swings I had a runny nose and tons of sneezing yesterday and looked up, “is a runny nose a symptom of coronavirus?” and it said yes it was The steroids they gave me at my infusion helped the pinched nerve in my neck Randy,...