About this episode
Stuttering occurs in every culture with a spoken language. So why do many communities treat it as a source of shame? Two speech-language pathologists and a comedian help Anita question cultural assumptions about stuttering and explore the growing movement to embrace speech diversity. Meet the guests: - Dr. Derek Daniels , licensed and certified speech-language pathologist and associate professor in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wayne State University, shares his own experience of stuttering and what we know about what causes stuttering - Jia Bin , doctoral student at Michigan State University, talks about growing up in rural China with a stutter and what she's hoping to bring back to the stuttering community there - Nina G , comedian and author of " Stutterer, Interrupted: The Comedian Who Almost Didn’t Happen ," explains why she decided to embrace her dream of doing stand-up and shares how her stuttering has impacted romantic and platonic relationships Dig Deeper: Follow Nina G's comedy on Instagram Jia on stuttering as a superpower Stuttering content on YouTube by Courtland Crain and Matice Ahnjamine National Stuttering Association website Read the transcript | Review the podcast Leave a message for Embodied