HC&U
Episodes
Episode 50 With Ruby
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the fiftieth episode of HC&U, we interview Ruby. Ruby is a patient with classical HCU living in Australia. She shares her journey with homocysti...
Episode 49 with Avery Volz
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the forty ninth episode of HC&U, we interview Avery Volz. Avery is a PhD student at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC)/Univers...
Episode 48 with Amy Witzel
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the forty eighth episode of HC&U, we interview Amy Witzel. Amy is the mom of Classical HCU patient, Carson. Carson was originally misdiagnosed wi...
Episode 47 with Melanie Colter
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the forty seventh episode of HC&U, we interview Melanie Colter. Melanie is the mom of Classical HCU patient, Masen. Listen along as Melanie gives...
Episode 46 with Alicia and Miguel Gonzalez
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the forty sixth episode of HC&U, we interview Alicia and Miguel Gonzalez. Alicia and Miguel are the parents of cobalamin C patient, Andrea. Hear ...
Episode 45 with Tiny and Tomas Devitos
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the forty fifth episode of HC&U, we interview Tiny and Tomas Devitos. Tiny and Tomas are the parents of classical HCU patient, Alexander. Hear th...
Episode 44 with Zara Bono
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the forty fourth episode of HC&U, we interview Zara Bono. Zara is the mother of Severe MTHFR patients, Zoraiz and Areeba. Hear Zara's story about...
Newborn Screening Bonus Episode 2025
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of HC&U, we present Ben's conversation with Erica Wright, a clinical genetic counselor at The Children's Hospital Colorado and A...
Episode 43 with Liz Gonzalez
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the forty third episode of HC&U, we interview Liz Gonzalez. Liz is the mother of classical HCU patients, Everett and Clementine. Liz and I discus...
Adulting 101 Bonus Episode
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of HC&U, we present our Adulting 101 panel from September 11, 2025. This was a joint effort between HCU Network America and the ...
Episode 42 with Brittany Parke
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the forty second episode of HC&U, we interview Brittany Parke. Brittany is the mother of cblG patients, Drew and Grayson. Brittany and I discuss ...
Episode 41 with Hannah Llewellyn-Jones
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the forty first episode of HC&U, we interview Hannah Llewellyn-Jones. Hannah is the mother of Olive, a cblG patient living in the UK. Hannah and ...
Episode 40 with Rene van Oorschot
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fortieth episode of HC&U, we interview Rene van Oorschot. Rene is the father of Nico, a classical HCU patient living in Scotland. Rene and I ...
Newborn Screening Bonus Episode
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you enjoy Ben's interview with Allison Herrity, senior policy analyst at NORD, about Newborn Screening in America and what the path forward fo...
Episode 39 with Michael Stevenson
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirty ninth episode of HC&U, we interview Michael Stevenson. Michael is a classical HCU patient living in Australia. Michael and I discuss h...
Bonus Episode 2025 WHAD Panel
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you enjoy the 2025 WHAD panel featuring Erica Arnaud, Brandon Tornes, and Brittany Hunter hosted by Ben. Thank you to our panel sponsor, Synti...
Episode 38 with Andreana Lanpouthakoun
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirty eighth episode of HC&U, we interview Andreana Lanpouthakoun. Andreana is a Cobalamin G patient. Andreana and I discuss her journey to ...
Episode 37 with Jessie and Trace Fordham
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirty seventh episode of HC&U, we interview Jessie and Trace Fordham. Trace is a Cobalamin C patient. Trace, his mom, and I discuss Trace's ...
Episode 36 with Dr. Curtis Coughlin
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirty sixth episode of HC&U, we interview Dr. Curtis Coughlin, genetic counselor, PhD researcher, and associate professor at the University of...
Bonus Episode with Joy Brown
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of HC&U, we interview Joy Brown whose daughter, Ari, is a classical HCU patient. We discuss Ari's homocystinuria journey and the...
Episode 35 with Yasenia Castro
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirty fifth episode of HC&U, we interview Yasenia Castro whose sister, Enelcita,is an HCU patient. We discuss Enelcita's diagnosis journey and...
Episode 34 with Laurie Bonucci
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirty fourth episode of HC&U, we interview Laurie Bonucci whose son, Joe, is a Classical HCU patient. We discuss Joe's delayed diagnosis and t...
Episode 33 with Holly Fulginiti
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirty third episode of HC&U, we interview Holly Fulginiti whose husband Chris was diagnosed with homocystinuria. We discuss the Chris's long j...
HCU Awareness Month Bonus Episode
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of HC&U, we talk with Kristen Skvorak, a preclinical consultant focused on rare diseases, about drug development, research, and ...
Episode 32 with Valerie Mayorga, Vicente Jimenez, and Victor Jimenez
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirty second episode of HC&U, we interview Valerie Mayorga, Vicente Jimenez, and Victor Jimenez, 3 adult patients living with Classical HCU. W...
Newborn Screening Awareness Month Bonus Episode
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of HC&U, we share patient and caregiver submitted audio clips of successes with HCU. We hope this episode uplifts and encourages...
Episode 31 with Dylan Simon and Dr. Neena Champaigne
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirty first episode of HC&U, we interview Dylan Simon, Senior Director of Policy at EveryLife Foundation and Dr. Neena Champaigne, Division Ch...
Episode 30 with Dr. Stephanie Hitti
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirtieth episode of HC&U, we interview Dr. Stephanie Hitti, a neuropsychology postdoctoral fellow at Children's Hospital Colorado. We discuss ...
Episode 29 with Brandon Tornes
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the twenty ninth episode of HC&U, we interview Brandon Tornes, father to Mason, a patient diagnosed Cobalamin C. We discuss Mason's journey with Co...
Episode 28 with Gabbi Lewis
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the twenty eighth episode of HC&U, we interview Gabbi Lewis who is an HCU patient, advocate, and recent college graduate. We discuss Gabbi's journe...
Episode 27 with Alex Orange Drink
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the twenty seventh episode of HC&U, we interview Alex Orange Drink who is a musician/songwriter and adult HCU patient and advocate. We discuss the ...
Bonus Episode with Melanie Colter, Shaina Shapiro, and Julie Sullivan
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of HC&U, we present HCU Network America's live panel discussion called "Navigating the Maze" for World Homocystinuria Awareness ...
Episode 26 with Sam Stallings
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the twenty sixth episode of HC&U, we interview Sam Stallings, HCU patient and advocate. We discuss Sam's experience living with multiple rare disea...
Episode 25 with Jamela Gutierrez
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the twenty fifth episode of HC&U, we interview Jamela Gutierrez, HCU patient and advocate. We discuss Jamela's journey with HCU and patient advocac...
Episode 24 with Liz Carter
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the twenty fourth episode of HC&U, we interview Liz Carter, communications manager of HCU Network America, caregiver advocate, and mother to Elliot...
Episode 23 with Brittany Parke
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Brittany Parke, mom of Grayson, who lives with Homocystinuria, Cobalamin G. We discuss why advocacy and research for Hy...
Episode 22 with Danae Bartke
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the twenty second episode of HC&U, we continue our interview with Danae! In this episode, we interview (again) Danae Bartke , an HCU patient and th...
Episode 21 HC&U Returns
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the twenty first episode of HC&U, we focus on getting our feet back under us as we return from a long hiatus! In this episode, we interview (again)...
Episode 20 with Ashley Longthorn
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the twentieth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast!...
Episode 19 with Danae Bartke's Return
21 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we interview Danae Bartke, the executive director of HCU Network America. We discuss dealing with HCU and school and navigating the C...
Episode 18 with Dr. Anthony Quinn
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighteenth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast...
Episode 17 with Raenette Franco
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the seventeenth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcas...
Episode 16 with Pam Penrose
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixteenth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast!...
HC&U Episode 15
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifteenth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast!...
HC&U Episode 14
05 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourteenth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast...
HC&U Episode 13
16 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirteenth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast...
HC&U Episode 12
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the twelfth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast! I...
HC&U Episode 11
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the eleventh episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast! ...
HC&U Episode 10
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the tenth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast! In ...
HC&U Episode 9
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the ninth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast! In ...
HC&U Episode 8
28 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast! In...
HC&U Episode 7
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the seventh episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast! I...
HC&U Episode 6
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast! In ...
HC&U Episode 5
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast! In ...
HC&U Episode 4
26 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth episode of HC&U, we have our regular "Tell Me Something Good" segment where we share several bits of good news regarding the podcast! In...
HC&U Episode 3
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of HC&U, we discuss the first ever HCU Conference which was held in Westford, Massachusetts. It was called Taking the Lead for HC...
HC&U Episode 2
29 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of HC&U, we discuss low protein food providers. These providers include Cambrooke Therapeutics, Taste Connections, PKU Perspecti...
HC&U Episode 1
15 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the pilot episode of HC&U, we give a basic overview of the condition. We talk about the four main systems that HCU can affect, and we also mention ...