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How Microsoft's AI Innovation Officer Actually Uses AI | Dr. Michael J. Jabbour on Thinking, Not Just Tools
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode #90: How Microsoft's AI Innovation Officer Actually Uses AI | Dr. Michael J. Jabbour on Thinking, Not Just Tools AI is changing our brains. Ho...
#89 Confidence from the Courtroom to the Boardroom - Stuttering and Leadership with Mike Liben
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On stage at the school assembly, second-grade Mike got stuck for 30 seconds saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Every eye on him. Then: a rush. Not relie...
#88 The Power of Belief: How Two Kids Who Stuttered Learned to Speak Fearlessly With Modi & Arthur Luxenberg
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation was originally recorded for Modi's podcast And Here's Modi (episode #106), where Uri appeared as a guest with Arthur Luxenberg. We'...
#87 Finding Flow to Beat the Fear of Speaking with Dan Greenwald
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover why trying to fix your speaking fears actually makes them worse. Confidence doesn't come from trying to fix yourself. It comes from learning ...
#86 How to Own Your Voice in High-Stakes Situations, With Mark Friedlich
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in for a masterclass in courage: not the absence of fear, but the refusal to let fear run the show. Mark Friedlich grew up in a tenement apartm...
#85 Turn Fear into Opportunity: Using Self Awareness and the Courage Muscle with Dan Greenwald
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not everyone stutters on their words, but everyone stutters on something: fear, shame, doubt. Today, we explore what it means to face those inner barr...
#84 The Science and Soul of Speech Communication with Dr. Phil Schneider
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to keep showing up when life changes your body, your voice, your sense of self? Dr. Phil Schneider has spent a lifetime helping peop...
#83 Keep Showing Up With Purpose During Hard Times With Rabbi Jonathan Cohen
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The hardest chapters of your life often become the clearest mirror of your values. When Rabbi Jonathan Cohen woke up one Shabbat (Saturday) morning un...
#82 From Control to Confidence: Personal Growth Through Self-Expression with Dr. Dennis Szymanski
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the breakthrough isn't about fixing your speech but letting go of the pressure to hide it? As a kid, Dennis did everything he could to try and...
#81 From Getting Help to Giving Help with Naomi Zauderer
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this deeply moving episode, Uri Schneider reunites with former client Naomi Zauderer, now a clinical social worker in Tel Aviv. Naomi shares her jo...
#80 Understanding the Stuttering Brain with Dr. Per Alm
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Per Alm is a researcher and lecturer in neuroscience and psychology, from Sweden, affiliated with Uppsala University, Sweden. He is also a person ...
#79 Life on Delay with John Hendrickson
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Hendrickson is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the author of Life on Delay. He previously wrote and edited for Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Th...
#78 Consistent Wins with Greg Pandise
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Greg is a person who stutters, sales professional in financial services, and former college athlete. When he is not working he enjoys training for ult...
#77 Disruptions and Feedback Loops with Josh Mohrer
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is the Head of Global Operations at Levels Health, a software company that helps you see how food affects your health. Josh was previously the Ne...
#76 Mighty Mindset with Robert O'Brien
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert O'Brien started stuttering at 8 and struggled with his speech into his adult years, discovering speech therapy, Toastmasters, and eventually ac...
#75 The Seduction of Fluency with Vince Vawter
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vince Vawter spent 40 years in the newspaper business until his retirement in 2006 as publisher and president of the Evansville Courier & Press in Eva...
#74 Advocating for People who Stutter with Maya Chupkov
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maya is a writer and storyteller whose work is rooted in social justice and narrative shift. As a woman who stutters, she is a stuttering advocate wor...
#73 Solocast: 10k Show and Tell
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC-SLP the co-director at Schneider Speech (private practice schneiderspeech.com); creator, leader and podcast host at Transcend...
#72 Stuttering Pucks with Ryan Cowley
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan has been a sportswriter for over 10 years, predominantly covering hockey and the NHL's Los Angeles Kings for, most recently, HockeyRoyalty.com wh...
#71 Bring Your Creativity with Dale Williams
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dale F. Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida Atlantic Universi...
#70 Being Spontaneous with Dr. Christopher Constantino
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Constantino lives in Tallahassee with his wife, Megan, and son, Augustine. He is a speech-language pathologist at Florida State University...
#69 Stuttering Doctor Treats All with Joseph Cornett
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joseph is finishing medical school this year at Columbia University in New York City and plans to begin a combined residency in Internal Medicine and ...
#68 Stuttering Guts with Genevieve Lamoureux
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Geneviève Lamoureux is a person who stutters and an SLP student based in Québec City, Canada. With the SLP Judith Labonté, she co-hosts the podcast...
#67 My Beautiful Stutter with Ryan Gielen
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at Believe Limited, a production company in Los Angeles. Producing credits include the new documenta...
#66 Spero Stuttering with Ana Paula Mumy
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ana Paula G. Souza Mumy, MS, CCC-SLP is a trilingual speech-language pathologist and clinical assistant professor in the Speech-Language-Hearing depar...
#65 From the Shadow to the Light with Raiani Sibien
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Raiani Sibien, founder of Stuttering Society, is a Brazilian and Italian national currently living in Belgium. She graduated in journalism from a Brit...
#64 Light from Lima, Peru with Angelica Bernabe
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Angelica Bernabe is a psychologist and a person who stutters from Peru. Since 2018, is the director of a specialized center for stuttering dedicated t...
#63 The Real Irishman with Stephen Greene
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A person who stutters from Dublin Ireland, Social care worker with 20 years experience working in the area of Intellectual Disabilities. former Chairm...
#62 How to Get Out of Our Own Way with Annie Bradberry
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Annie, a long-time member of the National Stuttering Association, served as Executive Director from 1993-2003, she also served the organization in man...
#61 Stutterer Interrupted with Nina G
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nina G is a comedian, professional speaker and author of Stutterer Interrupted:The Comedian Who Almost Didn't Happen and Once Upon An Accommodation: A...
#60 Stuttering Variables with Dr. Seth Tichenor
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Tichenor is a post-doctoral research associate at Michigan State University in the Developmental Speech Laboratory (PI: Dr. Bridget Walsh). His p...
#59 Mindful Meditation with Michael Sugarman
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A special episode with Michael Sugarman and international guests: Anita Blom 🇸🇪, Stephen Greene 🇮🇪, Farah Al Qaissieh 🇦🇪 Michael ...
#58 The Gift of Stuttering with Moe Mernick
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the COO of Partners in Torah (a nonprofit ed-tech platform), Moe is spearheading a digital transformation, strategic partnerships, and global expan...
#57 Q&A with Dr. Phil (sharing 50 years and 2400 stories of experience)
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Schneider, Ed.D. CCC-SLP is the founding partner of Schneider Speech Pathology. Recognized as a master clinician and teacher, he has been practic...
#56 Mindfulness and The Lighter Path with Cody Packer
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cody Mathieson Packer is a proud person who stutters from New Zealand. He started making films in his parents backyard at the age of 13, which was the...
#55 Stuttering Genes - The Frontier of Inner Space with Dr. Shelly Jo Kraft
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kraft's current research focuses on the biological and behavioral genetics of stuttering, autism, SLI, SSD, and hearing loss. Other research inter...
#54 Follow Your Path with Mike Molino
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael (Mike) was born and raised in San Jose CA. Prior to receiving his Master's Degree in Speech Pathology, he served in the US Navy for 24 years. ...
#53 The Way We Talk with Mike Turner
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Turner is the creator of The Way We Talk, an award-winning autobiographical documentary that has screened around the world and contributed to...
#52 Unraveling Stigma-ties with Dr. Michael Boyle
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael P. Boyle, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Montclair State University. ...
#51 The Spirit of SLP with Steff Lebsack
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steff Lebsack became a speech-language pathologist because she has an older brother, Jasper, who is a person who stutters. Steff focuses clinically on...
#50 Happy Birthdays with James Hayden
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James Hayden is a New Orleans Saints fan, a Survivor superfan, HLA technologist, writer, and a person who stutters from the New Orleans area. James i...
#49 Moving and Grooving with Shane Isaiah Garcia
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After spending years becoming proficient in the art of street dancing. Self taught dancer Shane Garcia was nationally recognized on "So You Think You ...
#48 Stages of Change with Dr. Naomi Rogers
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi Rodgers, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She directs the UNL Stuttering Lab where her holistic...
#47 Words Fail Us with Jonty Claypole
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jonty Claypole is Director of BBC Arts, Chairman of the arts centre HOME in Manchester, and was listed in the Bookseller's Top 100 Most Influential P...
#46 SAY G'day with Dr. Elaina Kefalianos
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Elaina Kefalianos is the Lead of Teaching and Senior Lecturer for the Master of Speech Pathology course at the University of Melbourne. She has 13...
#45 The Invisibility of Stuttering with Dr. Hope Gerlach
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hope Gerlach, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is an assistant professor at Western Michigan University. Her research focuses on identifying and reducing disparities in...
#44 Free-Falling and Feeling Free with Derek Mitchell
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Description: The pleasures of cheesecake and skydiving. What it takes to experience real breakthroughs. Derek invites us into his personal journey - i...
#43 Stuttering, Joe Biden, and Pushing Through Adversity with John Moore
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST BIO John Moore is a marketing strategist, professional speaker, business book author and lifelong person who stutters. He played an instrumental...
#42 Stuttering Fluently with Mateo Andrew Rivera
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST BIO MATEO ANDREW RIVERA IS A DIRECTOR, WRITER, ACTOR, RAPPER, AND STUTTERER FROM HOUSTON, TX. HE'S WORKED ON SEVERAL AWARD-WINNING FILMS AND D...
#41 The Little Things with John Gomez
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST BIO John Gomez was born and raised in Northern New Mexico. He attended Colorado College where he earned a degree in Philosophy and American Et...
#40 Engineering the Impossible with Lovejoy Muchenje
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Lovejoy Muchenje is a native of Zimbabwe. He is a person who stutters and currently lives in the Greater Richmond Area in Virginia. Lovej...
#39 On the Other Side with Matthew Bernucca
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Matthew Bernucca is from Tampa, Florida but has spent the last 11 years in New York City. He graduated from the International Center of P...
#38 Wordsmithing with Barry Yeoman
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Barry Yeoman is an award-winning freelance journalist in Durham, North Carolina. He works in both print and audio, putting human faces on c...
#37 Open Spaces with Dr. Derek Daniels
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Derek E. Daniels, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Wayne State Unive...
#35 Speech Dudes with Chris Wenger @speechdude
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Impromptu Convo with @speechdude Chris Wenger What happened next... was wild... Chris reached out to ask me about the emotional side of stuttering the...
#36 Listen to Music with Justin Matley
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: JUSTIN MATLEY is a multi-award-winning Post Sound / Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, and Music Supervisor who works on a plethora of tel...
#34 Dr. Sheehan and Working the ARTs with Vivian Sisskin
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Vivian Sisskin is a Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Hearing and Speech Sciences. She is an ASHA Fellow and a Board Certified Speciali...
#33 New Possibilities with VR with Gareth Walkom
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Gareth Walkom is originally from Basingstoke in the UK and now resides in the beautiful city of Ghent in Belgium. Gareth is a proud person ...
#32 Fusing Medicine, Meditation and MoreConversation with Michael Sugarman
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Michael Sugarman has been an activist in the stuttering and disability communities since the 1970s. He was co-founder and former Executive ...
#31 Caring about Self-Care with Dr. Robyn Croft
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Robyn Croft is a Ph.D. student and a speech-language pathologist at the Lang Stuttering Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, w...
#30 The Paradox with Reuben Schuff
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest bio: Reuben Schuff, MS, PE is an aerospace engineer, Person who stutters (PWS), space enthusiast, juggler, Toastmaster, and author. His contribu...
#29 The President's Young Heroes with Jonathan Costello, Brayden Harrington and Elazar Abrahams
08 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Special Episode What a remarkable Conversation with these three outstanding young men. - Jonathan Costello (Connecticut, USA) - Brayden Harrington (Ne...
#28 Hiding and Seeking with Cathy Olish-Maciejewski
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Cathy Olish-Maciejewski is from Grosse Ile, Michigan, and works in HR in the Executive Recruiting organization at Ford Motor Company. She...
#27 The Power of Couplehood with Carl and Brittany Coffey
01 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: In addition to Carl's professional accomplishments (Six Sigma Consultant at United Health and his leadership role on the board of National ...
#26 Professor Game-Boy with Erik X. Raj
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Dr. Erik X. Raj holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is a practicing speech...
#25 ADHD Stuttering and the Shortest RB in the NFL with Dr. Joe Donaher
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Joseph Donaher, PhD, is the Academic and Research Program Director of the Center for Childhood Communication at Children's Hospital of Phil...
#24 Mother and Son-shine with Tammy and Andrew Carlins
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Andrew is a proud person who stutters, and master's student at the Duke, Fuqua School of Business. He has global experience with focus on f...
#23 The Best Vet with Lee Reeves
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Mr. Reeves is currently involved in To Be Like Me, a program created to educate school-aged children about disabilities and differences… ...
#22 Stuttering Neuroscience 101 with Dr. Gerald Maguire
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Dr. Maguire is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (DFAPA). Dr. Maguire is listed in the "Best Doctors in Americ...
#21 Mindful Mentorship with Kristin Chmela
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Kristin Chmela, M.A. CCC-SLP BCS-F spends the majority of her time working with individuals of all ages with fluency disorders at the Chmel...
#20 Stuttering Rockstar with Pamela Mertz
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Pamela Mertz hid her stuttering for close to 30 years. People closest to her did not know she stuttered because she hid it so well. "Avoi...
#19 Ironman with John Clausing
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: I have had a stutter my entire life. I battled it many times, winning some and losing others. Ultimately I have won and it helped me achi...
#18 SAY Australia with Richard Stephens
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Rich Stephens is a person who stutters and is the President of SAY: Australia, the first international arm of SAY: The Stuttering Associati...
#17 Freshness and Speech IRL with Katie Gore
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Katie Gore is the founder and principal of speech IRL, a communication consulting and speech therapy practice. She is the founder and for...
#16 Scholars and Scholarships (SSA) with Nathan Mallipeddi
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Nathan Mallipeddi graduated summa cum laude with honors from UCLA in June, where he received a B.S in Biology and B.A in Political Science....
#15 Not What You Think with Carl Coffey
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: WHO IS CARL? - A leader - board member at the NATIONAL STUTTERING ASSOCIATION - A consummate professional - Six Sigma Consultant at UnitedH...
#14 Stuttering Research, Resources and more with Dr. J. Scott Yaruss
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: J. Scott Yaruss is a professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, a practicing speech-language pathologist with more than 25 years of...
#13 Being a Mensch with Rabbi Yakov Horowitz
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Rabbi Yakov Horowitz is a global leader; a courageous voice of light and leadership, as an orthodox rabbi grounded in Jewish Torah wisdom. ...
#12 WSN and Riding SUP with Tom Scharstein
23 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Tom Scharstein is a stutterer from South Florida. After serving on the NSA Board of Directors, Tom co-founded the World Stuttering Network ...
#11 Courage Muscle with Daniel Greenwald
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest bio: Daniel Greenwald founder of ThirtyTenZero and personal friend, coach and all-around growth addict (and a person who stutters). In this e...
#10 Word Equity with Dominique Kennedy
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Dominique Kennedy is an experienced and certified Speech Language Pathologist. Dominique earned a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in ...
#9 Stuttering is Cool with Daniele Rossi
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest bio: Daniele Rossi is a cartoonist from Toronto, Canada. Daniele is the creator of the Franky Banky, a cartoon fox who stutters and appears in h...
#8 Florida, Fluency and More with Evan Sherman
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Evan Sherman (PWS and SLP) and owner of Orlando Stuttering Therapy - Progression Speech Therapy Resources and Links: Orlando Stuttering ...
#7 Meet the Team with Jaclyn Frankel
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest bio: Jaclyn Frankel is an associate at Schneider Speech. Her story is one worth telling! From A Girl Who Stutters Becoming an Outstanding Pr...
#6 When I Stutter (Film) with John Gomez
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest bio: John Gomez moonlights as a filmmaker. His days are spent as a Speech Pathologist for the Los Angeles Unified School District and as part-ti...
#5 The Original "Dr. Phil" with Dr. Phil Schneider
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest bio: Dr. Phil (Schneider) is a rare individual who embodies so many characteristics and means so much to so many people. It's a delight to hea...
#4 First Day (Film) with Cody Packer
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Cody Mathieson Packer (www.codymathiesonpacker.com) is a proud person who stutters from New Zealand. He started making films in his paren...
#3 Meet the Team with Tiffany Marino
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: Tiffany Marino, senior associate at Schneider Speech Tiffany is recognized as a caring professional who values each individual for their ow...
#2 Think Again with Matthew O'Malley
07 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest bio: Matthew O'Malley is an advocate, author (Understanding Dysfluency) and a licensed SLPA, CDIS Master's Candidate. Matthew brings wisdom an...
#1 The Genesis with Larry Stein
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Bio: In Larry Stein's words; after struggling with stuttering for decades, I feel so fortunate. I just had to share what I've learned about work...