Today’s featured guest is Josef Rodriguez.  Josef is a writer and filmmaker currently living in New York City. He works as a Contributing Writer to We Are Mitú, a Latino-centric, online news and entertainment outlet. Over the last decade, Josef has contributed to outlets like Latina, Desde Hollywood, and Geek Exchange. Josef is also a filmmaker, focusing most of his efforts on documentaries. He is in the process of finishing his first documentary feature, which he directed in 2021. As both a filmmaker and a reporter, Josef's favorite aspect of his job is the opportunity to interview people from all walks of life. Because of that, he plans to launch an outlet of his own devoted entirely to interviews later this year. Besides that, he loves his cats, collecting cassette tapes, and riding the Staten Island Ferry.  I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Josef for sharing his story with me today.

LINKS

Website:  https://wearemitu.com/

Email:  josef.henry.rodriguez@gmail.com">josef.henry.rodriguez@gmail.com

Instagram:  https://instagram.com/josef.mov

Documentary:  My short documentary, "A Vendor Named Nadir," which played at a handful of festivals and won an award at The Lift-Off Festival in New York: https://vimeo.com/505013283

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  https://musicradiocreative.com

I use SquadCast for all my remote interviews.  If you are interested in SquadCast, check out my affiliate link:  https://squadcast.fm/?ref=pedropena

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast   

Website:  https://mystutteringlife.com

For Correspondence/Bookings: Pedro Peña, PO Box 1585, La Porte, Texas USA 77572

Today’s featured guest is Dr. Mobbassar Hassan Sk.  Dr. Hassan is a Materials and Physical Scientist by training and profession. He graduated with a PhD in Materials Science from Auburn University, United States.  He is presently working in the Department of Chemistry, at the University of Cambridge as a research associate.  Dr. Hassan is a scientist with life-long stammering, he uses a speech synthesizer to deliver his lectures and conference talks to finish them on time. He shared his techniques of facilitating his conference talks in a recent publication in Nature, and on the website of the British Stammering association, STAMMA.   He recently attended a STARFISH stammering recovery speech course supported by his department and his project sponsor bp-ICAM, and now he thinks himself as a recovering stammerer with the techniques he learned in that course and would like to share that sample techniques with everyone.  I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Dr. Hassan for sharing his story with me today.

LINKS

Website:  https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/person/ms2567

Research Gate:  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mobbassar-Sk

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mobbassar-hassan-sk-phd-84472359/

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  https://musicradiocreative.com

I use SquadCast for all my remote interviews.  If you are interested in SquadCast, check out my affiliate link:  https://squadcast.fm/?ref=pedropena

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast   

Website:  https://mystutteringlife.com

For Correspondence/Bookings: Pedro Peña, PO Box 1585, La Porte, Texas USA 77572

Today’s featured guest is Liv Durning.   Liv is a 25-year-old registered nurse and university lecturer at the University of Nottingham in the UK, where she teaches nursing students clinical skills. She has had a stammer her whole life and after 20 years of experience with a stammer, she has decided to use that experience to help raise awareness for stammers and other speech disorders and reduce stigma.  In speaking with Liv, our careers were so similar that she chose that as the title of this interview.  I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Liv for sharing her story with me today.

LINKS

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liv_with_a_stammer/

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  https://musicradiocreative.com

I use SquadCast for all my remote interviews.  If you are interested in SquadCast, check out my affiliate link:  https://squadcast.fm/?ref=pedropena

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast   

Website:  https://mystutteringlife.com

Today’s featured guest is Xiaofan Lei.  Xiaofan Lei is a PhD candidate in speech pathology at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Lei is a person who stutters, and her research focus is on stuttering in daily life. Lei is originally from China, but she has been studying in the U.S. for close to 10 years now. She has lived in Mississippi, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. She is now in California, where she lives with her husband and her dog Salsa.  I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Xiaofan Lei for sharing her story with me today.

LINKS

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiaofan-lei-023092215/

Website:  https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/xiaofan/home

Email:  leixx147@umn.edu

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  https://musicradiocreative.com

I use SquadCast for all my remote interviews.  If you are interested in SquadCast, check out my affiliate link:  https://squadcast.fm/?ref=pedropena

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast   

Website:  https://mystutteringlife.com

For Correspondence/Bookings: Pedro Peña, PO Box 1585, La Porte, Texas USA 77572

Today’s featured guest is Pixie-Ray Price.  Pixie experienced a reoccurrence of a childhood stammer brought on through lockdown and the trauma of losing her mum to suicide.   I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Pixie for sharing her story with me today.

LINKS

Tiktok (main account):  https://www.tiktok.com/@pixie_smiles?_t=8Z23TlcsJYJ&_r=1

Tiktok (second account): https://www.tiktok.com/@pixie_smilesnew?_t=8Z23iJ25Oe6&_r=1

Instagram: https://instagram.com/pixieraesmiles

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  https://musicradiocreative.com

I use SquadCast for all my remote interviews.  If you are interested in SquadCast, check out my affiliate link:  https://squadcast.fm/?ref=pedropena

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast   

Website:  https://mystutteringlife.com

For Correspondence/Bookings: Pedro Peña, PO Box 1585, La Porte, Texas USA 77572

Today’s featured guest is Hayden Downs.  Hayden is a 20-year-old person who stutters from Nashville, TN. He is currently a junior at Baylor University and is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences & Disorder. He plans to pursue a master's degree as well as a clinical doctorate in Speech-Language Pathology. Hayden is passionate about serving others, serves as a summer camp counselor, and plans to write a memoir. Some of his passions include snow skiing, Formula 1 racing, and reading.  I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Hayden for sharing his story with me today.

LINKS

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hayden-downs-2201491aa

Email:  haydenashleydowns@gmail.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/hayden_downs1

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  https://musicradiocreative.com

I use SquadCast for all my remote interviews.  If you are interested in SquadCast, check out my affiliate link:  https://squadcast.fm/?ref=pedropena

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast   

Website:  https://mystutteringlife.com

For Correspondence/Bookings: Pedro Peña, PO Box 1585, La Porte, Texas USA 77572

Today’s featured guest is Joe Dilling.  Having left the Army at the start of this year, Joe Dilling is now a Personal Trainer where he works in person and online. Joe has had a stammer since a young age but hasn't let it stop him from getting to where he wants to be in life. Now, Joe uses his experience in the Army, Personal Training Experience and Social Media presence to help people improve their confidence through exercise. I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Joe for sharing his story with me today.

LINKS

Facebook- The Stammer PT | Brecon | Facebook

Instagram- Joe Dilling | The Stammer PT  (@thestammerpt) • Instagram photos and videos

 Email List- https://mailchi.mp/5107c0c851c4/joedillingpt

CWJ Program- https://mailchi.mp/1c07fbae04c4/coachedwithjoe

Stammer PT Program- https://joedillingpt.com/stammerpt

Email- thestammerpt@joedillingpt.com

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  https://musicradiocreative.com

I use SquadCast for all my remote interviews.  If you are interested in SquadCast, check out my affiliate link:  https://squadcast.fm/?ref=pedropena

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast   

Website:  https://mystutteringlife.com

Today’s featured guest is Josh Simpson.  Josh is happily married to his wife of one year (celebrated their first anniversary last month) in their home in southern Utah. He was born and raised in New England, where his family still lives. Josh works full time, but still makes time for his hobbies and date nights with his wife. Josh states, “…I am happy to be here and talk about my experiences with all of you”.  I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Josh for sharing his story with me today.

LINKS

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FitLegoGuy

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/FitLegoGuy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitlegoguy/

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  https://musicradiocreative.com

I use SquadCast for all my remote interviews.  If you are interested in SquadCast, check out my affiliate link:  https://squadcast.fm/?ref=pedropena

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast   

Website:  https://mystutteringlife.com

Today’s featured guest is Malachi Kanfer.  Malachi Kanfer has served as the Cantor at Sutton Place Synagogue in Midtown, Manhattan since 2020. Previously, Malachi served as the Cantor and Youth Education Director of Congregation B’nai Jacob in New Haven, Connecticut, from 2013-2020, and as the High Holidays Cantor at Congregation Agudas Achim in Columbus, Ohio from 2010 - 2013. Malachi graduated from the H.L. Miller Cantorial School of the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he received numerous awards, including the Cantor’s Assembly Alumni Award, the Rose S. Rovine Prize in Liturgical Music, and the A.J. Weisgal Award. Malachi is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he performed many operatic roles in both Oberlin and in Italy.  Malachi lives in New York City with his beloved dogs, James and Abby.  I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Malachi for sharing his story with me today.

LINKS

YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv1qSTGORAYv9NGQ-m-QGBA

Website:  https://cantormalachi.com

Email:  cantorkanfer@gmail.com

Instagram: https://instagram.com/malachikanfer

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  https://musicradiocreative.com

I use SquadCast for all my remote interviews.  If you are interested in SquadCast, check out my affiliate link:  https://squadcast.fm/?ref=pedropena

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast   

Website:  https://mystutteringlife.com

Today’s featured guest is Owain Davies.  Owain (pronounced Owen) is a 22-year-old amateur content creator under the name, The Broken Record. With an interest in all pop culture, he just aims to rid the world of gatekeeping and toxicity. I believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Owain for sharing his story with me today.

LINKS

TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@thebrokenrecord?_t=8X7SE0Z8D1Z&_r=1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrueBrokenRec?t=-Ee-an8ttgM64vXYuVUAAA&s=09

Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats) for your outro music. For more information on Briton Beats, click this link:  https://www.britonmedia.com/editing

Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music.  https://www.epidemicsound.com/

Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro.  https://musicradiocreative.com

I use SquadCast for all my remote interviews.  If you are interested in SquadCast, check out my affiliate link:  https://squadcast.fm/?ref=pedropena

If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/mslpodcast   

Website:  https://mystutteringlife.com

For Correspondence/Bookings: Pedro Peña, PO Box 1585, La Porte, Texas USA 77572