Spotlight On: Neurodivergent Podcasters

Five podcasts on a theme, each week curated by a different person

Curator

Joe Wells

Why did you choose this theme?

Podcasting is a platform on which autistic, ADHD, and otherwise neurodivergent people are finding their voice. It allows groups to talk about shared experiences and reclaim their narrative.

PODCAST PICKS:
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Aut-Hour
Elle McNicoll

Sara Gibbs has written one of the funniest books about autism out there; Drama Queen. On this show, she talks to other autistic writers about their work. Check out the episode with brilliant children’s writer Elle McNicoll.

Different Minds
A Conversation with Lydia Brown

John Offord speaks to all types of experts (including experts by experience) about neurodiversity and different types of brains. Lydia Brown is an important campaigner for disability rights and has written about the intersection of neurodivergence and trans identity.

Catie and Erik's Infinite Quest: An ADHD Adventure
ADHD Mailbag: Loving Yourself

TikTok stars and best friends Catie and Erik chat about everything from an ADHD perspective. They have guests on the show and sometimes even play D&D.

21andsensory
Episode 54: Special Guest, Dr Camilla Pang

This is a fascinating chat about sensory processing with a who’s who of the neurodiversity movement. In this episode, host Emily interviews Camilla Pang, who has written a beautiful book called Explaining Humans, all about how science helped her to understand human relationships.

Neurodivergent Moments
Late Diagnosis with Angela Barnes

Neurodivergent comedians Abigoliah Schamaun and Joe Wells (this week’s EarBuds curator) talk about those little moments when you realize your brain is wired differently. In this episode, Mock The Week star Angela Barnes talks about her recent ADHD diagnosis.

SPONSORS:

Crime Scene Queens

True crime fanatics, it’s time to set the record straight and dive into the science behind your true crime obsession.

Hosts and CSIs Laura and Shelly are ready to debunk what TV has taught us and share stories from real crime scenes. No subject is off limits and each episode contains little-known forensic facts that will impress (or gross out) your friends. Laughs, gore, shock, and awe await! 

Art Heals All Wounds

Do you want to change the world?

So does Pam Uzzell! Each week, she interviews an artist about the ways their work has made positive changes in their lives and the impact that change is having on others. Their vision is helping us build communities that nurture everyone.

Advertise your podcast or business here starting at $75/week.

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This week on our podcast...

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Joe tells us about being neurodivergent, hosting a podcast that highlights other neurodivergent creators, and about his podcast picks for this week's theme.

ALSO: We learn about this week's spotlight pick, The Letter, from Lemonada Media.

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COMMUNITY:

This week in Podcast The Newsletter, Devin Andrade (in for Lauren Passell) writes, "I’ve come to the realization that Twenty Thousand Hertz is one of my favorite podcasts of all time. It’s the perfect combination of curiosity-driven storytelling and beautiful sound design."

Submit to the Trailer Park Podcast! Calling all podcasters: have you created a trailer for a podcast? Has it since become a show? Or is it stuck in the trailer phase? Get your trailer featured.

Scaled: The Latino Business Story is a bi-weekly series that tells the stories of Latino/a entrepreneurs and their journeys to scaling their businesses. From raising capital to innovating within notoriously enclosed industries to pivoting across sectors, guests get candid about what they’ve learned, the challenges they faced, and how they overcame institutional and mental barriers that keep many from taking the path of entrepreneurship.

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CLASSIFIEDS:

Kara Swisher announced a new interview podcast with Vox Media and New York Magazine, On with Kara Swisher.

Vocaster features Auto Gain, to set levels quickly and easily; Enhance, to get your voice sounding its best in one click; and connections for your phone, camera, and so much more.

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PODCAST SPOTLIGHT:

The Letter

A stranger with a gun fired on two teens he didn’t know. Zachary Snarr died, but Yvette Rodier survived by playing dead. But violence is only the beginning of this story.

Random shootings and the lives undone by tragedy are becoming all too familiar. The Letter is a podcast about how lives are remade.

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