Jun 22, 2020
Special Note:
This episode was recorded before the events of the past month of June 2020 where several black people in America including George Floyd were murdered at the hands of police brutality. The NeuroNerds stand in solidarity and support of our black brothers and sisters and will not be complicit in a system that has encouraged decades of violence and oppression. We hope this message makes you uncomfortable and ready to act. Click here for resources and ways to help change the system and make a difference – https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Episode Summary:
In this episode, Joe and Lauren discuss The Justice League and the DC Extended Universe’s future while Lauren makes yummy noises about Superman aka Henry Cavill. In the spirit of celebrating black lives, who’s your favorite black DC superhero character? Please share on our socials!
And stay tuned for our Amplify Black Voices series of episodes which will spotlight black stroke and brain injury survivor guest interviews.
May 28, 2020
Joe and Lauren are talking about TBI survivor Hohass Ekwesh, a very very obscure character in the Star Wars Universe. Ok ok, we have no idea who this character is, but it was May the 4th earlier this month so in honor of that, we’re honoring the only TBI survivor we know of in Star Wars. They talk all about the Star Wars TBI remedy called Anti-Shock and other fandom. Star Wars has a cure for TBI’s, who knew!? Plus they discuss a new ailment from too much screen time that Dr. Andrew Huberman from Stanford University calls digital concussions. Is anyone suffering headaches from too much screen time during this quarantine? Please share with us on our socials.
May 21, 2020
Continuing with celebrating Stroke Awareness Month, our host Joe is interviewing stroke survivor and author Kavita Basi who wrote ‘Room 23’ which is also available on Amazon and Audible! They discuss her book, stroke recovery and more. Plus Kavita is our new NeuroNerds Book Club pick! Have you read Kavita’s book yet? Please share with us on our socials!
May 16, 2020
It’s Stroke Awareness Month and Joe and Lauren are talking about all the amazing things stroke survivors are doing during quarantine to spread stroke awareness online from IG lives to TikTok challenges. Plus they talk about the great work SameYou.org is doing to spread stroke awareness during this time. What are you doing to spread stroke awareness online? Please share with us on our socials!
May 5, 2020
In this episode, Joe is interviewing two-time author and stroke survivor Maddi Niebanck. They talk about her new book ‘Fast Fwd: The Fully Recovered Mindset,’ stroke recovery and connecting with the brain injury survivor community. Plus they share some cool projects they’re working on to help other survivors like them!