What's The Matter With Me? Podcast

At the Cobbler Working on my brace. PLUS: summer camp, driving, Flip A Coin Day Koko’s At Camp Koko’s finally at Summer Camp. The frustration of being a disabled father during Covid-19 was intense. I have two hands but one isn’t very useful, leg is the same, so doing projects with either kid has been difficult. It feels like we’re about to turn a corner. Getting My Confiden...

Going outside of my comfort zone Crossing Boundaries Going outside my comfort zone In this episode of the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast, “Crossing Boundaries,” I’m going outside my comfort zone. I printed the Amazon shipping label- I’m going to try selling some Hoppin Hot Sauce on Amazon, to tie my product to a strand of hair on the giant beast that is Amazon. I...

Cooking While Disabled Dinner on a Wednesday night Dinner on a Wednesday night Cooking Yotam Ottolenghi’s Confit Leeks With Lentils, Lemon and Cream , something I would’ve enjoyed causes me to re-evaluate the way I cook. In this episode, I read two consecutive entries in the “What I had for dinner last night,” journal. The first is from the night I made the leeks, and the n...

Oscars movie review. PLUS obscenity, ancient dramaturgy, jottings & more.. In this episode, responding to 2021 Academy Awards best documentary nominee, “ Crip Camp .” PLUS: Obscenity, Ancient Dramaturgy, Jottings & more.. Poet Michael McClure makes an appearance. In the Jotting notebook, the power of autosuggestion.

Welcome to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast, “Paratransit Certified” I’m Certified. PLUS Shout Outs, Jottings & More.. In this episode, I get certified for East Bay Paratransit. I’m fully vaccinated, and I’m ready to go back to the gym and the radio station after more than a year off due to Covid-19. Paratransit will help me get there. Shout outs to my...

I got a letter from a psychiatrist In this episode of What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast, I receive a message from a psychiatrist who identifies some of the hurtful things my son was saying a couple episodes ago in Won’t Be Ashamed as relating to the Oedipus Complex . She thinks maybe he’s having Oedipal thoughts as he begins to identify with me, and that makes a lot of sense. Sh...

In this episode, we got vaccinated for Covid-19 at the Oakland Coliseum after hearing VP Harris had gotten involved there. The kids went with us, we drove up, it was easy, and when it was over it was a big relief. Plus, What I Had For Dinner Last Night and more.

Spring Vacation Is A Hoax Or At Least Seems That Way In this episode, it’s spring break and the concept of family vacation appears warped and unrecognizable after a year of pandemic. spring vacation is a hoax, at least it feels that way I haven’t got the coronavirus vaccine yet, but I will I keep a journal about, “What I had for dinner last night…” We’re getting...

For being who I am Won’t Be Ashamed For Being Who I am Won’t Be Ashamed For Being Who I Am Adventures in Disability Shaming In this episode, my son tells me that he wants a new dad, one that isn’t disabled, who doesn’t use a wheelchair or a cane, and who is able to cross the stream by balancing on a fallen eucalyptus tree. I think it may be more-or-less normal for a kid to...

Facial lightning returned sometimes Time change was rough after 1 year of covid lockdown Giant glass chandelier arrived Outdoor furniture came Heating system repair right now Sleep apnea machine is imminent Mostly no one listens to this

I moved to San Leandro. Season 5 has begun. I’m unpacking slowly and starting to plug in to the community.

Interview Thoughtline Interview In this episode of the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast , we’re presenting an interview with newly-elected San Mateo School District Board Member Ligia Andrade Zuñiga , who is a disabled wheelchair user. I interviewed her because I thought it was remarkable for a disabled woman to win an election. It originally aired Monday, December 28th from 6-7PM.on...

Interview someone and learn about them In The Habit We’re nearing the end of four seasons on the podcast. Like I said last time , I’m thinking of changing or stopping it. For now, I’m still in the habit. I recorded an interview with the activist Ligia Andrade Zuniga that I hope to air on KFJC. Reflecting on the mental health epidemic that accompanies the coronavirus epidemic, the...

Lots of boxes I’m thinking about changing this. Did I accomplish what I came for? I started this podcast with a determination to try and understand who I was as a disabled person, to grow my disability consciousness. Now that I am on the cusp of relocation, I wonder, did I accomplish what I came for? Let me know what you think via the Contact form . This episode quotes from the first episode...

I’m going to a new place Things are changing, from my home bookstore to the restaurants I’ll eat at. I feel positive about it, but I’m having anxiety in the face of so much change. I think what I mean by “home bookstore” is the bookstore where I’ll go most often, every week or so.

Have you heard the news? Updates to a few recent episodes. Recorded in the backyard New Support Good And Bad

moving to san leandro After two of my friends message me I realize that with my move to San Leandro, my support group will evolve. Which I manage not to mention in the episode, is totally scary! I recorded most of the episode in the backyard, mostly off-the-cuff. The audio track features airplanes and windchimes. STAY TUNED for extended shout-outs.

We son some awards. Bad news first: the kids are bad, they run away. Hoppin Hot Sauce won some awards. This week’s episode takes place in a cable car.

Both Get The Whole Story:  Please check the Microvascular Decompression tag page to hear all the updates about my MVD surgery. What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast SETTING: Shopping Mall, Spooky Castle, “Run In The Wild” by Hot Mops. The BAD: Trigeminal Neuralgia came back. The GOOD: Halloween is coming. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT JOHN HOPPIN: What’s the Matter With Me? What&#8217...

I got my computer back from the shop, and I’m back up and running again Shout-outs to Etan Rechra I made some production work for KFJC, featuring my buddy Jack Tar JOHN HOPPIN: All right, what’s up? Thank you for tuning in to What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast. Let me find my notes. It’s good when you have notes. When you make a podcast, you want to put together some notes...

Thank you for tuning in to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast. It’s kind of loud outside today, so I put myself in an auto body shop Cedar Room reordered Hoppin Hot Sauce KFJC Fundraiser is happening now My telemedecine appointment was a big relief I bought some music from Sahel Sounds’ bandcamp page JOHN HOPPIN: Thank you for tuning in to the What’s The Matter With Me?...

Tuesday Appointment KFJC fundraiser begins today My kids are with my mom and my stepdad Dave Yesterday I sent some hot sauce to a new local account I’m going to have a video meeting with my neurologist on Tuesday JOHN HOPPIN: Yes. Thank you for tuning into the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast. My name is John. I’m 41 years old, a husband, father of two, small business owner, ra...

The annual fundraiser is coming up at KFJC starting at the end of the month. I’ve been recording fundraiser spots for about 6 years. my first one was about a person taking a taxi. I do one or two a year. I always enjoy writing, and every good spot starts with the script. This year, I wrote four, and I read them in this episode, along with an older one from 2016 that resonated with me. Writin...

Get The Whole Story: Please check the Microvascular Decompression tag page to hear all the updates about my MVD surgery. I saw the surgeon who performed my microvascular decompression surgery. I went to my Ukrainian dentist a couple of weeks ago, she is the one I called, “The Iron Curtain.”  I am not in trigeminal neuralgia pain anymore , and my life has changed for the better. Now that I can...

Still under lockdown. Touching base with the podcast, stirring the pot. John John broke the power button on my computer so it’s at the tech support In a week it will be six months of the coronavirus shutdown Shout out to Brian and Katie Mom’s birthday today. Oysters and cake 4th week of school Backgammon The comic garage 10 comics a month 21.99 Spanish posters, letters, numbers, colors...