During this episode I speak with David Shinefield, the creator of the theatre company “Together We Act: A One-Act Play and 3 People Who Stutter”. He talks about his ventures with this group. He is really trying to get his project off of the ground and could really use everyones support, so do him a favor and donate to this cause after you listen. Also featured on this episode is Tim Flynn who is a person who stutters and a member of the National Stuttering Association. Tim was also featured on the MTV reality show, “True Life: I Stutter.” This is part one of my interview with him. He has had some very interesting experiences as a person who stutters. He has really come a long way in his life and he is willing to share it with you all up close and personal. Listen as he explains how he rose above all of the ridicule and verbal abuse he dealt with throughout his childhood and adolescent years. He tells us all how he persevered to become a successful Speech Language Pathologist. Enjoy!

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During this episode I interview Pam Mertz from Stutterrockstar.com. Pam has been very involved with the stuttering community for some time now. In this interview we discuss her involvement in the stuttering community. She also discusses her podcasts, “He Stutters, She Asks Him”, and “Women Who Stutter”. She always has great insight on stuttering and has a great story to tell, all the way back to her roots as a covert person who stutters! This is a must listen for the covert stuttering crowd especially. Please leave your comments below! If you leave voice message feedback, please indicate whether you would like the message played during an upcoming podcast.

In this episode I interview Dr. Lisa LaSalle from the University of Redlands in Redlands California. She teaches the stuttering course and supervises students who are seeing clients with fluency disorders. In addition, she was my stuttering course professor at Syracuse University…how does she do both? you will just have to listen. During this episode we talk about the overall cause of stuttering and we respond to some audio feedback that I recently received. Enjoy!

In this episode I speak with Samuel Dunsiger from Stutter Social and Daniele Rossi from the Stuttering Is Cool Podcast about the Walke for Stuttering Awareness, which is happening on September 23rd in Toronto, Canada. This is the first ever walk to support stuttering and it was wonderful hearing about the planning that went into it. I also play a promo recording that I recently created. It was featured on Daniele Rossi’s podcast. It turned out great! Have a listen.

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During this episode I talk with Mike Lapot, a very talented tap dancer who was featured on, “So you Think You Can Dance Australia”. He explains how he has not allowed his stutter to control his life and is free of negative feelings and attitudes about his stuttering. He talks about what it is like to stutter on live television in front of millions of people. He has a great message for everyone, so be sure to take a listen. In addition, I introduce you all to my beautiful fiance and the woman behind “I Stutter, So What?”, Christina. Enjoy!

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In todays episode I interview Mike Bauer, a videographer and video editor for the Orlando Magic, a Speech-Language Pathology student at University of Central Florida, and of course, a person who stutters! Listen while Mike shares his story about about his early years of struggling with his speech, to his life now as a successful videographer and soon to be Speech-Language Pathologist. Have a listen.

Remember! I would love to hear from my listeners, so please leave feedback below. If you have a story to tell and would like to be a guest on my podcast, feel free to email me so we can set up a time for an interview.  Enjoy!

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It’s finally here!  The long awaited I Stutter So What Podcast is FINALLY here. The is my very first podcast and I am super excited. Stay tuned for great interviews of people who stutter who have truly defied the odds. During this episode I give you a quick rundown of what is to come. I would like to thank Daniele Rossi for helping me tremendously in launching this as well as my brother and IStutterSoWhat.com editor, Sam Sherman for his assistance with integrating the podcast into the website. This couldn’t have been accomplished without both of you and I truly thank you. The theme music for my podcast is produced by my good friend, Travis Fitzsimmons.

I would love to hear from my listeners, so please leave feedback below. If you have a story to tell and would like to be a guest on my podcast, feel free to email me so we can set up a time for an interview.  Enjoy!

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