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My shirt was made out of steel wool.  Or at least that’s what it felt like as I pulled my t-shirt over my head. I’d spent a couple of ours at the beach the day before. The clouds had diffused the sunlight and I thought my parsimonious application of sunscreen would be okily dokily. Some… Read more: Summer

I held out for as long as I could. But I can hold out no longer.  I’ve gotta talk about books.  If you’ve watched even one episode of Hearing Things with Julie and Brad, you know that we both like to read. Ending each show with a book recommendation not only shows how we’re more… Read more: DHH Book Recs!

Hearing Things with Julie and Brad isn’t, technically, a podcast. But that’s the most common name people use. We use it, too. Because it’s easier to have people understand what we mean, than talk show or video series or two DHH BFFs having a hilariously good time talking about hearing loss. But it’s not just… Read more: Podcasts

In this episode, we talk about some of the advantages of hearing loss. Book Recs! Julie- Monkey Mind by Daniel Smith https://bookshop.org/p/books/monkey-mind-a-memoir-of-anxiety-daniel-smith/10580222 Brad- The Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-book-of-joy-lasting-happiness-in-a-changing-world-dalai-lama/10206440

Three deaf People Walk into an Aquarium… No, this isn’t the beginning of a joke.  This is still all very new to me.  Though I’ve been involved in HLAA since January 2024, eighteen months is nothing compared to forty-two years. So, when I walked into the New England Aquarium with two fellow hearing aid users,… Read more: Off to See the Fishes