What's The Matter With Me? Podcast

Real talk about living with multiple sclerosis and trigeminal neuralgia.

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  • Episode X.6: Wheelchair Pep Talk

    Episode X.6: Wheelchair Pep Talk

    John talks MS recovery, Section 504 history, naval drones, and media reviews from Fat Joe to David Rodigan. A raw, humorous look at why life is worth living.

  • Episode X.5: Block Party

    Episode X.5: Block Party

    Hey kids, What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast is back Local & Culture San Leandro neighborhood block party lore, Oakland Raiders Al Davis neighborhood history, Kamasi Washington septet review Yoshi’s Food & Cooking Romanian sauerkraut and casing-free sausages, homemade fermented sauerkraut airlock, Tokyo Ginza alleyway yakitori skewers Selfie Contact me and I’ll give you a…

  • Cooking To Meet Yourself Where You Are

    Cooking To Meet Yourself Where You Are

    Pragmatic approaches to accessible cooking in “How Losing My Limbs Turned Me Into a Different Kind of Cook,” an article by chef and food writer Yewande Komolafe and “Cooking at Home: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Recipes (and Love My Microwave): A Cookbook” by David Chang and Priya Krishna. Plus, Chris Fleming,…

  • Vulnerable Population

    Vulnerable Population

    Synopsis In “Vulnerable Population.” riding county paratransit service in my wheelchair. Matt gets uneasy around the other parents. Who’s more pathetic: the Peace Advocate or the I.T. Guy? Selfie Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS | Subscribe

  • War

    War

    In “War,” remembering my dad as an antiwar veteran and trying to make sense of current international relations. Record reviews: Magic Fig, Wet Leg, and Geese. Reading Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff’s new book “Your Name Here.” – Intro – Broken Wheelchair – War – Melian Dialogues – Guy Died At Born On The Fourth…