CANStutter Podcast

In Episode 6 of the CanStutter podcast series, Lisa Wilder talks to Daniele Rossi, the creator of Franky Banky, a comic style book about stuttering. We find out what is coming up for him, stuttering conferences, the impact of his books, and more! Contact DanieleSite: https://danielerossi.ca/ Books: https://danielerossi.ca/my-books/

Lisa Wilder is a board member of CanStutter, the Canadian Stuttering Association. She lives in Toronto, Canada.Hannah Smith is a Music Educator, playwright, singer and a multi-disciplinary artist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. She is a graduate of York University and the Co-Artistic Director of GreatFelt Theatre, and is writer and director of a project still in development entitled Take It Away! Hannah has dealt with stuttering since her childhood, and talks to Lisa about how it informs her art. Hannah can be reached at [email protected]

Joshua St. Pierre is Canada Research Chair in Critical Disability Studies and Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta. The author of the book Cheap Talk, he is a co-creator and contributor to the website stutteringcommons.org, and is active in the stuttering community in a multitude of ways.

This week on the podcast, we’re joined by author, speaker, and stand-up comedian Joze Piranian to discuss his new book, Stop Holding Back. We talk about the lessons behind the book, his journey from overcoming a lifelong stutter to performing stand-up comedy and speaking around the world, and the power of taking action despite fear. Along the way, Joze shares the story behind a memorable on stage Star Wars joke, offers plenty of laughs, and leaves us with some sage advice on courage, growth, and getting out of our own way. This is a conversation full of humour, insight, and inspiration.

The 2nd installment of the CanStutter Podcast. Lisa Wilder interviews Greg O'Grady. Greg O'Grady grew up in Newfoundland and moved to Toronto in 1974. After a 35-year career in management with the City of Toronto Long-Term Care Homes and Services, he retired in 2017 and moved back to his home province with his husband. For more than 20 years he has volunteered to helping people who stutter. He founded the "Million Things I need to Say" Walk/Run for Stuttering Awareness, and co-founded of the Newfoundland and Labrador Stuttering Association (NLSA). Through these groups he has raised tens of thousands of dollars to help people who stutter get stuttering treatment and provided group settings for them to get support from others who share the same challenges. Greg is author of "Surviving Stuttering! 'a white-knuckle roller coaster ride: my story."