Proud Stutter
Maya Chupkov
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A podcast about changing how we understand and talk about stuttering, one conversation at a time.
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Recent Episodes
Breaking the Walls of a Stutter with Mutalaathem Founder Saad Al-Munajem
As a child growing up in Saudi Arabia, Saad Al-Munajem learned how to build a wall around himself. After being laughed at while trying to read aloud in class, he spent years hiding his stutter —…
S2 Healing, Advocacy, and Reclaiming Your Stutter
In this episode of Proud Stutter, Maya talks with Elizabeth Escobar, a person who stutters, substitute teacher, and advocate, about trauma, healing, and learning to reconnect with herself after years…
S2 Stuttering, Comedy, and Embracing Uncomfortable Situations
In this episode of Proud Stutter, Maya talks with Joze Piranian, a comedian, speaker, and author, about growing up with a stutter and how early experiences shaped his relationship with speaking. Joze…
Episode Swap: Down To The Struts
This week, we’re doing something a little different on Proud Stutter. We’ve partnered with the podcast Down to the Struts for an episode swap, sharing each other’s work as a way to support disabled…
S2 The Story She Needed as a Kid: Jennifer Dickinson on Writing a Young Girl Who Stutters
Maya talks with fiction writer and teacher Jennifer Dickinson about her new middle grade novel featuring a young girl who stutters. Jennifer shares how her own experiences growing up with a stutter…
S2 Anjali Hid Her Covert Stutter for Years. Then Acceptance Became a Spiritual Practice.
Maya talks with Dr. Anjali Alimchandani about growing up as a covert stutterer and why stuttering was the hardest identity for her to accept. Anjali shares how she first became aware of her stutter…
S2 From Delhi to Data and Back to the Stutter That Shaped Him
In this episode of Proud Stutter, Maya talks with tech entrepreneur Kanav Hasija about growing up with a severe stutter in India, being bullied in school, and how changing cities gave him the chance…
From The Vault: The Psychology Behind Our Responses To Stuttering
Maya revisits a listener favorite featuring choir clinicians Benedict and Talia, a husband-and-wife team who share powerful lessons about communication and empathy. Talia offers three practical tips…
S2 This Playwright Who Stutters Found His Voice on the Page, and the Stage
Maya sits down with Jerry Slaff, a playwright and and a writer who stutters, for a conversation about voice, craft, and the lifelong arc from fear to freedom. Jerry first reached out to Proud Stutter…
S2 Ina Found Her Voice Across Three Languages. And Learned to Lean Into the Good Pain of Stuttering
Maya sits down with Ina Lalich, a San Francisco–raised, multilingual woman who stutters, for a conversation about language, identity, and learning to take up space. Ina describes growing up between…
S2 Giving Stuttering the Mic in New Orleans: 20 Years After Katrina
Filmmaker and stuttering ally Andy Phillips joins Maya to mark the 10-year anniversary of his short film WORDS, a story born from two loves: New Orleans and spoken-word poetry. Andy shares how a…
S2 Inside the Largest Genetic Study of Stuttering
Dr. Dillon Pruett has lived both sides of stuttering: the anxious kid rehearsing every word and the scientist searching DNA for answers. His groundbreaking research, recently published in Nature…
Sam Once Feared Her Stutter. Now She’s a Talk Therapist Helping Others Unmask.
Maya sits down with Sam Gennuso, a Bay Area-based licensed psychotherapist and person who stutters, for a conversation about vulnerability, self-acceptance, and what it means to unmask. Sam shares…
S2 For Years, Justin Thought His Voice Was a Liability. Now It’s the Heart of His Mental Health Mission.
This week on Proud Stutter, we’re joined by Justin McCullough, a longtime stutterer, technologist, and founder of the upcoming mental health platform, Eight Minute Chat.Justin opens up about growing…
S2 Shamez Spent Years Trying to Slay His Stutter. Instead, He Befriended the Dragon.
This week on Proud Stutter, we’re joined by Shamez Kasam, a lifelong stutterer based in Alberta, Canada, who shares his powerful journey from shame to self-acceptance—and what he calls “recovery.”…
S2 Louise Hid Her Covert Stutter for Years. Now Her Podcast Is Taking On Stuttering Representation in the Media.
This week on Proud Stutter, we’re joined by Louise Escher, a language teacher, violinist, and host of Did They Stutter?—a podcast exploring stuttering representation in film, TV, and literature.…
Ismaele Hid His Stutter for Years. Now He’s Exploring It Through Arctic Wildlife
This week on Proud Stutter, Maya is joined by Ismaele Tortella, a filmmaker and cinematographer based in the Norwegian Arctic whose upcoming documentary Arctic Blue explores his personal relationship…
S2 Stuttering & Survivor Season 48 FINALE Ft. Caitlin Dietz & Eliot Goldstein
Maya, Caitlin, and Elliot recap the thrilling finale of Survivor Season 48, celebrating Mitch's incredible journey and the great representation of the stuttering community. They discuss the season's…
S2 Andrew Sent His Personal Essay on Stuttering to The Washington Post. What Happened Next Surprised Him.
Andrew Flint is a 16-year old and a person who stutters. Andrew's powerful essay in The Washington Post sparked conversation in his school, family, and beyond. In this episode, he shares what it was…
S2 What The Stuttering Community Can Learn From Rare Disease Advocacy [Part 2]
This episode is Part 2 of our series “What We Can Learn from the Rare Disease Community.” Last week, we heard from Bobby Glen about navigating the healthcare system as a parent of a child with…
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Proud Stutter has published 116 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Education, Health & Fitness.
Proud Stutter is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 31m.
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