Episode 020: Stephen King’s IT and Stuttering
Today, we deep dive into stuttering with our guests Per Alm, a researcher and lecturer from the Department of Neuroscience at Uppsala University, Sweden, and Maya Chupkov, the host and creator of the podcast Proud Stutter. We discuss background factors that can affect whether or not you stutter, the impact of neurological mechanisms underlying stuttering, and how stuttering can affect your day-to-day life.
Music: Deppisch
Design: Perpetualnotion.ca
Mixing/ Mastering: Tony Bao
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Per A. Alm currently works at the Department of Neuroscience, Uppsala University. The main focus of the research is the understanding of the neural underpinnings of the speech disorder stuttering. This includes a detailed analysis of the speech motor symptoms in the moments of stuttering.
Entrepreneur, Podcaster, and Media Policy Expert. Maya Chupkov is the Executive Director, Editor, Producer, and Creator of Proud Stutter, a show about changing how we understand and talk about stuttering, one conversation at a time. Since launching her first episode in October 2021, Maya has completed one season, secured over 22,000 downloads, appeared in over 60 news outlets and newsletters, and published over 30 episodes. Proud Stutter has appeared on Apple Podcast’s New & Noteworthy, The Guardian’s Top 5 Podcasts of the Week list, and featured on NPR. Maya is an entrepreneur and community organizer focused on building a safer world for people who stutter. Maya is the Media & Democracy Program Manager for California Common Cause, and produces its podcast, Democracy Is.
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