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Hey everybody my name is John, I’m 46, disabled wheelchair user, husband, parent, community radio DJ, small business owner, podcaster with multiple sclerosis and trigeminal neuralgia. I made the What’s The Matter With Me? podcast to share what I’m going through.
Synopsis In “Vulnerable Population.” riding county paratransit service in my wheelchair. Matt gets uneasy around the other parents. Who’s more pathetic: the Peace Advocate or the I.T. Guy? Selfie I’m back
In “War,” remembering my dad as an antiwar veteran and trying to make sense of current international relations. Record reviews: Magic Fig, Wet Leg, and Geese. Reading Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff’s new book “Your Name Here.” Magic Fig, “Valerian Tea” Wet Leg, “Moisturizer” Geese, “Getting Killed” When I saw this a moviegoer died in the middle of the picture Your Name Here War Chapter List 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:36 – Broken Wheelchair 00:02:10 – War 00:02:39 – Melian Dialogues 00:03:39 – Guy Died At Born On The Fourth Of July 00:04:56 – Shoutouts 00:05:36 – Magic Fig, Valerian Tea review 00:08:42 – Wet Leg, Moisturizer review 00:11:29 – Geese, Getting Killed review 00:12:52 – Your Name Here book review 00:18:52 – Outro
In this episode, the season premiere of Season Ten, the podcast returns from a rather long hiatus with a review of “I Regret Almost Everything,” a memoir by New York City restaurant man Keith McNally, leading us into a little meditation on science and humanity.
Intro — Repeat Prints — Imaging the Disabled Body — Know Thyself — Chair Update — New Hope For Argumentative Life — Kids Dox You — Wife Went To Japan — “The Blue Mask” Lou Reed LP — Dad Time — Dad Food — Mom Called Me — John’s Debut — Outro Repeat Prints JWHMan Repeat #5 New Hope For Argumentative Life https://youtu.be/kj1EedLqXBI Back on the pod to discuss various topics including Saying My Age, A Conversation With My Brain, the Mortal Husk (Canto XIII of Dante’s Inferno), Falling, A Place For Us, By Us, the Argumentative Life, New Hope For Patients With MS and Other Neurological Disorders, and My Son’s Resolution. “The Blue Mask” Lou Reed LP Lou Reed “THE BLUE MASK: (1982) Lou Reed and Robert Quine Imaging the Disabled Body selfie Selfie Imaging The Disabled Body Chapter List 00:00:01 – Intro 00:01:03 – Repeat Prints 00:03:25 – Imaging the Disabled Body 00:08:06 – Know Thyself 00:08:55 – Chair Update 00:09:16 – New Hope For Argumentative Life Cartoon 00:10:24 – Kids Will Dox You 00:10:37 – Wife Went To Japan 00:12:06 – The Blue Mask LP Lou Reed 00:14:06 – Dad Time 00:16:20 – Dad Food 00:18:05 – Mom Called Me 00:19:05 – Johns Debut 00:19:49 – Outro
Saying My Age — Conversation With My Brain — Mortal Husk (Canto XIII) — Fell Against The House — A Place For Us, By Us — Argumentative Life — New Hope For Patients With MS and Other Neurological Disorders — My Son’s Resolution Shout outs To Rocky, Sandman, Jersey Girl A Place For Us, By Us ‘A Place for Us, By Us’: San Francisco’s Disability Cultural Center Breaks New Ground KQED Story about a first-in-the-nation disability community center in San Francisco, featuring Deborah Kaplan, Alice Wong, and others. New Hope Crossing the blood-brain barrier Wheelchair Breakdown My son’s resolution for a perfect world This Week’s Selfie “New Hope For Argumentative Life” Selfie New Hope For Argumentative Life Chapter List 00:00:11 – Saying My Age 00:01:39 – Conversation With My Brain 00:02:36 – Mortal Husk (Canto XIII) 00:04:44 – Fell Against The House 00:06:40 – Shoutouts 00:07:34 – “A Place For Us, By Us” KQED Story 00:13:07 – Argumentative Life 00:14:47 – New Hope For Patients With MS and Other Neurological Disorders 00:22:10 – My Son’s Resolution
The iconic line, “It’s alive! It’s alive!” is spoken by Dr. Henry Frankenstein (played by Colin Clive) in the 1931 film Frankenstein. This famous line is actually an addition to Mary Shelley’s original novel, where the creator reacts with horror and flees from his creation. Birthdays Mom, Freddie Mercury, Gordon Harrison Hull Put It On The List (House shows) Polka band, Ghast, Bard with lyre we need a bard with a lyre to compose a theme song about foot wars that occur over the middle thing on the nook with the bridge about ‘can you stop?’ Man-O-Sphere Alternate Names Shipping Fraud Odyssey Seemingly endless meaningless Sisyphean conflict Animated Representation “It’s alive! It’s alive!” is spoken by Dr. Henry Frankenstein (played by Colin Clive) in the 1931 film Frankenstein. This famous line is actually an addition to Mary Shelley’s original novel. Outro Animated Representation Chapter List 00:00:17 – Birthdays 00:04:25 – Put It On The List 00:09:50 – Man-O-Sphere Alternate Names 00:13:57 – Shipping Fraud Odyssey 00:17:11 – Animated Representation 00:22:32 – Outro
Is this thing on? Seeing what still works. This Week’s Selfie Ghost On Sabbatical Chapter List 00:00:16 – Is This Thing On 00:00:35 – Ghost On Sabbatical 00:01:34 – Advanced Visualizing 00:02:27 – Maybe
Boom (explosive) Everybody in the house say What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast! Doesn’t really roll exactly? In “The Tamis,” we’ve started down a road and we aren’t looking back behind us. The episode finds us rolling the chair around Berkeley, thinking molecular gastronomy and cooking while disabled. Shoutouts To The Sandman, Etan Rechra, Tall John and Rocky Cal Performances Scene Ladysmith Black Mambazo creeped out my wife The “Walker” fiasco Are Marshmallows Molecular Gastronomy? Turns out, they’re like foam Burning Up I burnt my elbow on the BBQ again. I stumbled and my arm touched the lid. A Paucity Of Heat And Warm Water Our furnace broke. Netflix Is Middlebrow We signed up for Netflix. We’re watching “Killing Eve” and “Shameless” and it’s garbage. Kitchen tools I own but can’t use anymore The Tamis Making Rice Crispie treats isn’t the best for one hand either. Parting Shots If you get one cherry in your Manhattan, it’s a reminder that you should love someone but if you get two it’s a message that you are loved Peter Coyote, the life actor and San Francisco Digger was a big part of the inspiration for It Can Change, a guerilla art troupe that I was involved with in college. The Tamis Chapter List 00:00:00 – Intro 00:00:45 – Shoutouts 00:01:43 – Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Cal Performances 00:04:54 – Ticket Subscriptions 00:09:03 – Berkeley Scene 00:10:12 – Walker Fiasco 00:13:14 – Are Marshmallows Molecular Gastronomy 00:14:27 – Elbow Burn 00:16:20 – Broken Furnace 00:17:15 – Netflix Is Middlebrow Entertainment 00:20:14 – Killing Eve Review 00:20:54 – Shameless Review 00:22:43 – HBO Is More Highbrow 00:23:18 – The Tamis 00:24:37 – E. Dehillerin Cookware 00:26:35 – One Hand Rice Crispie Treats 00:27:32 – The Meaning Of Cherries 00:29:05 – It Can Change 00:30:50 – Outro
Whoomp! (Here It Is) Party on, party people: let me hear you touch the ground! In “Cooking,” What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast has all the pots on, the gas is burning and we’re ready to go. This episode touches on cooking through limitations, self-imposed or otherwise (like a disability), with a trip to the military-industrial grocery store we know and love as Target, cooking @christinatosi with the kids and watching @majordomomedia food TV. Word From Sponsor Check Out Hoppin Hot Sauce On Amazon Shoutouts to Rocky Shopping List We’re getting ingredients to make Rocky Road Sandwich Squares and some blondies from Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar: Kids Only book. We changed plans and instead of our trip to the market in Berkeley, we headed to the desiccated old mall in San Leandro, to hit the Target for our military-industrial shopping list: 2 bags mini marshmallows (10.5 oz each) 1 bag semisweet chocolate chips 1 bag white chocolate chips At Target, there is aisle signage calling out the marshmallow section, where it’s marshmallows floor-to-ceiling. Correction The Marlon Mullen show is at MOMA in New York, on 53rd Street in Manhattan. New Wheelchair in December, I got a new wheelchair. It’s got a lot of good things about it: better fit, faster and more rugged. As with anything, there is a learning curve, and I’m trying to figure out the best way to use it. baby back ribs grilled indirectly. baked beans in the instant pot Majordomo Media Is Food TV Done Different For those interested, whether by absolute necessity or purely whimsical flights of fancy, in taking a different look at food, I recommend majordomo media and it’s warren of YouTube channels. They make stuff with extremely unpretentious approaches, some of which are more-or-less accessible. At least. it’s a different type of food tv, a bridge between daytime cooking shows and food influencers. It’s refreshing. Otherwise you’ll have to watch the I love Diet Coke guy. Hip Hop Journalism I wend to the San Leandro Public Library and scored some hip hop books. I put the Chronicles Of Doom on hold, and it recommended the others, so I bagged ail three. dilla time, by Dan Charnas Chronicles Of Doom by S.H. Fernando Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius by Rakim Sizzle plate lunches Stale bread lunch. Broiling stuff together on a sizzle plate. is easy and I can accomplish it with one hand. About last night “Last night for dinner” journal is back. Blank Faceless Underwear I bought a postapocalyptic 4 pack of underwear from Costco, boxer briefs, black, blank. Faceless and nameless, unidentified remains, here I come. Selfie Cooking Chapter List 00:00:00 – Mic Roll 00:00:19 – Hoppin Hot Sauce jingle 00:00:27 – Intro 00:00:55 – Shoutout 00:01:14 – Target shopping list 00:01:59 – Christina Tosi Milk Bar 00:02:31 – Bake Club 00:03:33 – Milk Bar Kids Only 00:10:36 – Correction 00:11:05 – New wheeelchair 00:14:20 – Wheelchair Excursions 00:16:15 – majordomo media 00:19:03 – Cooking through limitations 00:20:33 – I love Diet Coke 00:21:06 – Book review time 00:21:22 – Dilla Time by Dan Charnas 00:23:09 – Chronicles Of Doom by S.H. Fernando 00:24:15 – Sweat The Technique by Rakin 00:25:29 – sizzle plate lunches 00:26:59 – Last night for dinner 00:27:48 – Socks And Underwear 00:29:34 – Outro
In the Season 9 Premiere, “The UN-ghost REVEALED” I return from ghosting the podcast since last year! I’m back and older than before! Various topics, no theme, chaotic dishevelment, dishevelry. Respect Due Canadians Did you see the game? Shout outs to our Canadian listeners, especially long-running ones from Edmonton like Sean Wingrave, shout outs to the Edmonton Oilers Driving all morning Just to miss my physical therapy appointment Shout outs to Mary, Nathan, Butters and Tibby. Thanks for the card. Guy Roasts Mailboxes https://www.tiktok.com/@droofreed/video/7358852048214887688?lang=en The guy roasts mailboxes, and that’s fine, right? Meaning, “The Universe” AVANT-KRAUT GARDEN by El Universo El Universo is a cool psychedelic instrumental band from Mexico. Flowing The doctor gave me flonase, and it kind of works. I’m glad that you found new podcasts, or something else to do, but I’m more glad to be back. Message from Mom Hi John, I too can write poetry. This came to me as I was going to bed: I swallowed the last of my wine and went into the bedroom, looking for my water bottle. As I went to my nightstand, I put the water bottle on it, which I had been carrying under my arm. I thought to myself “hearing aids don’t save everything.”Haha. Savage Tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heTV9zHMzKg Banshee’s “Savage Man” was a song I enjoyed in 2024. Originally out in 2020, it was new to me. Kind of lo-fi metal. Marlon Mullen (b. 1963) uses art publications and other print material as points of departure for his paintings, generating radical reimaginings of these sources in which text and image are transformed through his dynamic color and composition. Marlon Mullen at MOMA, a self-taught disabled artist Strength In Numbers Foothill college bamboo In the summer, I went to the KFJC 65th anniversary listener appreciation party, where I wasn’t the only attendee in a wheelchair and that was an opportunity to support each other. Chivalade Reviewed By Pat Cooper https://www.tiktok.com/@requination/video/7244979037553118490?lang=en Chivalade is a a type of Italian sausage, according to the movie. This week’s selfie Be sure to subscribe. so you always get the selfie The UN-ghost REVEALED Chapter List 00:00:00 – Intro: The UN-Ghost REVEALED 00:01:09 – Recap Montana 00:01:28 – Apology 00:01:45 – Wheelchair Travel Debacle 00:02:41 – Health Problems Mount 00:03:19 – Vacation From Heck 00:04:32 – Last Year 00:05:26 – Election 00:05:39 – Shout outs to Canada 00:05:52 – Four Nations Face Off 00:06:10 – Watching The Canadians play hockey 00:06:31 – Shout outs to Nathan Butters Tibby and Mary 00:06:37 – The Guy Who Roasts Mailboxes 00:07:30 – El Universo band from Mexico 00:07:58 – Flonase prescripttion 00:08:25 – Glad you found new stuff to listen to 00:08:36 – Shout out to everyone 00:08:50 – The Un-Ghosting, The UNreveal 00:09:05 – Message from Mom 00:09:54 – Hot Band Jam: Banshee, Savage Man 00:10:29 – Marlon Mullen at MOMA 00:11:09 – KFJC 65th Anniversary Listener Appreciation Party 00:11:51 – Chivalade Pascuale Caputo 00:12:28 – Season 9 UN-Ghost REVEALED
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