Just Talking Podcast

Just Talking Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 460 - With Britt Johnson
August 07, 2018

Britt Johnson returns to the podcast to chat about filing for disability benefits, the continued stigma that comes from not looking sick, and the tenacity required to find a new normal for her physical and mental health. Follow Britt on Twitter, on...

Episode 459 - With Mike Lawson
July 31, 2018

This week I'm joined by Mike Lawson for a conversation about the joys of theater, redefining personal efforts at diabetes advocacy, the challenges of drawing rabbits, and his new book, "Open Up Your Bag - A Diabetes Picture Book". Visit...

Episode 458 - With Ernesto Ramirez
July 24, 2018

Ernesto Ramirez returns to the podcast to talk about the birth of his daughter and adjusting to parenthood. We also discuss his new role at Evidation and the growing anticipation for a breakthrough moment in making clinical studies more accessible....

Episode 457 - With Stacey Simms
July 17, 2018

Stacey Simms returns to the podcast to discuss Children with Diabetes annual Friends for Life conference, the community fostering potential of Facebook groups, recent developments about the privacy of closed Facebook groups for patient communities,...

Episode 456 - With Dr. Karen Schrier
July 10, 2018

This week I'm joined by Dr. Karen Schrier, Associate Professor of Games/Interactive Media, Director of the Play Innovation Lab, and Director of the Games and Emerging Media program at Marist College for a conversation about video games in academia....

Episode 455 - With Cara Gael
July 03, 2018

Cara Gael returns to the podcast to resume our freak out about the ongoing political discussion around the Affordable Care Act, and then we try to find some positivity through Netflix recommendations, new podcast ideas, the Fast and Furious franchise,...

Episode 454 - With Lilly Stairs
June 26, 2018

Lilly Stairs, Head of Patient Advocacy at Clara Health, joins me for a discussion about her life with multiple chronic conditions, her work at Clara Health, the importance of clinical trials, and her podcast, Patients Have Power. You can learn more...

Episode 453 - With Dana Lewis
June 19, 2018

>Dana Lewis returns to the podcast for a biannual update on the latest from the #WeAreNotWaiting movement. We also discuss her Red Hat 2018 Women in Open Source Community Award, the joys of international travel, her ongoing research project,...

Episode 452 - With Michelle Boise
June 12, 2018

This week, Michelle Boise joins me to talk about her role at Beyond Type 1, their DKA Awareness campaign, and her recent longform story featured on previouslyhealthy.org. You can learn more about Beyond Type 1 at beyondtype1.org and read Michelle's...

Episode 451 - With Virtue Bajurny
June 05, 2018

This week Virtue Bajurny returns to talk about mental health and chronic illnesses. We dig into the value of peer support in patient communities, approaches to mental health balance, and also John Woo movies. Trust me. You can learn more about...