My Son Is Deaf

This week's caller works in video games. The first half of the call gets into the current state of the industry and what it's like building a career in something you love. Halfway through, this caller earns a spot on one of our favorite unofficial Beautiful/Anonymous lists: peopl ... Show More

It's this caller's birthday, and she has a lot to celebrate: a career she's crushing, a new house, and the chance to provide for people she loves. The conversation is funny and charming, and then the family stories start coming out. Every family has a little chaos, but hers might ... Show More

A middle school Spanish teacher calls before first period to talk with Gethard about her deskless classroom, eating chocolate in front of her students, and finding an identity beyond teaching through slam poetry. Plus: a treacherous hike and an even more treacherous situationship ... Show More

When my son wasn't talking yet, I felt lost. As a neurotherapist, I thought I had the tools — but nothing was working. I didn’t know yet that he was deaf, and every day felt like a guessing game. In this episode, I share the raw, honest journey of trying to connect with him befor ... Show More

Aishah, RD & Prem sit down with deaf E-hailing driver Charles Thin and sign language interpreter Tan Lee Bee, to talk about the struggles faced by the hearing impaired and the things we can do to help. 

<p>Kim Chakanetsa talks to two women about the joys and challenges of parenting a disabled child.</p><p>Gopika Kapoor is a writer, neurodiversity consultant and parent advocate. Her son Vir was diagnosed with autism at 3 years old. Gopika told her story in a book: Beyond the Blue ... Show More

Stand up comedian David Rose is deaf in one ear. His own experience of living with hearing loss gets him curious about the rise and rise of headphone wearing, and what this may be doing to one of our key senses: hearing. 

The challenges and joys of motherhood expressed by two women with differing disabilities 

A young trans man and his mother speak about her struggle to accept his gender identity. Listen and subscribe to Conversations with People Who Hate Me, and more podcasts from the TED Audio Collective, at audiocollective.ted.com.Vote for our show in the Signal Awards for Most Insp ... Show More

<p class="p1">Author and mother of six, Katie Blackburn joins Esau for a conversation around single parenting, disability, and faith. Katie shares her experience raising a son with severe autism, the grief and grace that come with it, and how the church has responded, sometimes w ... Show More

Today’s Phone Tap victim has a son in day care and recently he’s been coming home EXHAUSTED, so Brooke's calling from the daycare center to tell her the REAL reason her son is do drained every day!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.