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Closed Captioning AR Glasses For Deaf Folks?! Feel Good Friday Dec 09, 2022

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Brian may or may not be with us any longer. This week Jer and Tay break down a new pair of AR/AI glasses that provide real-time closed captioning so that they can communicate easier with those around them! Listening to podcasts provides folks with social connection according to a recent study. A naturopath in the U.S. is facing time for providing hundreds of false vaccination cards during the pandemic. Tay talks about a sad interaction with someone who is struggling with drug addiction. A woman in the UK will be the first person to have their body dissected on national television! The first public dissection in over 200 years! Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

Equipping Patients with Health Literacy and Empowerment: Patient Empowerment Network Dec 07, 2022

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This week the fellas are joined by Aicha, Senior Director of Programs at Patient Empowerment Network! PEN’s mission is to fortify cancer patients and care partners with the knowledge and tools to boost their confidence, put them in control of their healthcare journey, and assist them in receiving the best, most personalized care available to ensure they have the best possible outcome. Aicha breaks down the benefits of shared decision making, health literacy and health equity and how those things have a direct result on improving treatment outcomes for cancer patients. Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

Diagnosed and Undiagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis?! With a Broken Back For Good Measure Dec 05, 2022

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Emily has been sick for her entire life, but no one can seem to figure out why. Some doctors believe it's Cystic Fibrosis. Some doctors don't. She's been diagnosed with CF several times, and she has been undiagnosed with CF just as many. CFTR-related illness is complicated to say the least and Emily has been through the wringer trying to get to the bottom of it. The struggle gets even more real after Emily falls through a roof of an abandoned building and breaks her back! On the plus side, she got some pretty beautiful photos in the process.

Smuggling Loved Ones' Ashes in a Buttplug - Feel Good Friday Dec 02, 2022

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Finding new and innovative ways to do meaningful things with the ashes of our loved ones is something Sickboy has always been fascinated with. Smuggling your partners ashes around the world inside your bum hole is a new one though. Speaking of new, the ESA has just signed on the first-ever disabled astronaut to their program! We live in the future and it's awesome. Speaking of the future, scientists kept a premature lamb alive in a "biobag" for weeks. Could humans be next? Motorcycle rallies could be the key to the organ donation shortage! To appease Brian and his need for TikTok content, Jer explores a top 8 list of bizarre medical practices from a bygone era. Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

Attachment Styles and Romantic Partner Attributions w/ Professor Angela Rowe Nov 30, 2022

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Angela Rowe is a professor of social psychology at the School of the Psychological Science, University of Bristol. Today she joins the fellas to chat with them about something they've been curious about for weeks - attachment styles! Angela breaks down how biologically we attach, for survival. Humans are unique in that we need to have attachments throughout our lives, but what happens when our childhood experience of attachment influences how we relate to others as an adult? Angela breaks down the four adult attachment styles and how they may have an effect on our romantic relationships. Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

Making Porn & Fighting Diabetes Nov 28, 2022

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Slava Siderman is an award-winning and hall-of-fame adult and horror filmmaker. He joins Taylor and Jer today to take them through his very gnarly experience with diabetes and the months-long stay at the ICU where he almost lost his entire leg. Just like a quality body horror film, this episode is full of nasty descriptions including needles in the eyes for a procedure to prevent ocular decay. Slava uses the traumatic time he spent in the hospital as inspiration for future spooky sexy movies and has been on the road to much more self care after failing to take care of his body properly over the years.

Sperm Rates Plummet Amid Reaching Population 8 Billion - Feel Good Friday Nov 25, 2022

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Twins have been born from embryos that are almost as old as the guys. Does this technically make them '90s babies? Millennial Zoomers? The earth has now reached 8 billion humans! It’s also been discovered that sperm counts worldwide have plunged 62% in under 50 years. One man needed healthcare that he couldn’t afford, so he got arrested to get the care in jail. RNIB reminds us how the everyday shopping experience is much different for those that are blind. Finally, one nurse in Wisconsin is looking at hard time for a joke that no one thought was funny except her. Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

It’s Okay To Decay - Terramation (Human Composting) Nov 23, 2022

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Brie Smith is chief operating officer at Return Home, a service that is providing families access to inclusive, gentle, transparent death care that continues the cycle of life. This week the fellas speak to Brie about the state of current death care in the U.S. and its impact on the planet. Brie explains the beautiful alternative being practiced at Return Home. 'Terramation' is where your last act on earth is one that gives back to it by returning life-giving soil to the earth (AKA human composting). Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

One in Six - A Story of IVF Nov 21, 2022

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Jen and Neil are a happily married couple in their thirties. From the outside, life is picture-perfect. But behind their smiles lies a heartbreaking secret: they can’t get pregnant. Today Jen and her husband Neil join Jer and Tay to discuss their years-long struggle with fertility — a journey filled with hormone injections, transvaginal ultrasounds, tears, anxiety, shame, laughter, love and hope. One in Six is the podcast that tells their story and is available now on CBC Podcasts! Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

Chainsmoking While Running a Marathon - Feel Good Friday LIVE in Ottawa Nov 18, 2022

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The fellas are finally back together and this week they come to you LIVE from Ottawa at Algonquin College! Uncle Chen couldn't look more cool. Smoking like a chimney AND crushing an absolutely bonkers marathon time. Speaking of smoking, one study out of Ottawa is saying that smoking weed could very well lead to more lung disease than smoking tobacco. By the way, do you have Crohn's disease? Well if you do, you should thank your ancestors. It's likely your autoimmune disease is a direct result of your ancestors surviving the black death. Lots of speculation in this weeks episode, but here is something that needs no speculation whatsoever - how horrible it is for the body to chug 12 energy drinks in 10 minutes. Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

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