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Authorized Novelizations PodcastU.N.C.L.E. #3: The Copenhagen Affair by John Oram (w/ Sarah Kurchak)Contribute to the new Slow Maude Tier: https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpod/membershipSarah Kurchak (I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder) joins to discuss the most disappointing U.N.C.L.E book yet! The agents are downright lazy in this. Realistic? Sure! Entertaining? No! Buy Sarah’s book! : https://douglas-mcintyre.com/products/9781771622462?srsltid=AfmBOooClxH7Cn5OfRePaVV0d3nkdWhUfwp0svJM_NgUHgEq1K8p7uTUJoin our new Community Chat on Patreon! : https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpod...
2025-11-201h 37
Wrestling DarknessThe truth about Hulk Hogan — Episode 12The most famous and emblematic American hero of his time, he defended us against the offenses of foreigners, fairies, and egoists. He abused illegal steroids, but denied it so he could be a good role model for generations of children for whom he recommended more traditional vitamins. Behind the scenes, he ratted out his fellow wrestlers as they sought healthcare and labor protections from a boss who exploited them. Disgraced and erased after leaked audio of his bigoted remarks surfaced in 2015, he was later redeemed and reclaimed, as attitudes shifted to make room for bigotry, even in...
2025-09-2845 min
The Truepenny ShowToday At NOAH N1 Victory 2025 Nights 5, 6 & 7James and Christy are joined by Ruth and Sarah Kurchak to talk nights 5, 6 & 7 of the N1 Victory Tournament. The tournament is heading to the final night of block action on Sunday and some incredible performances start to split from the field. Down the table, Ulka Sasaki continues to impress, but top names Jack Morris, Galeno and Kitamiya are breaking through with perennial favourites Kenoh, Maraifuji and Kioyomia continue the pressure.
2025-09-202h 28
Commotion with Elamin AbdelmahmoudDo we still need gendered awards categories, and Maple Leaf Pro wrestling is backBella Ramsey is weighing in on the debate over gendered categories at awards shows – arguing women need their own category, separate from men. But the Last of Us star, who identifies as non-binary, says there’s still a lot of work required to figure out how to make actors like them feel valued and comfortable, if they don’t neatly fit in a gender-specific category. Mel Woods joins guest host Ali Hassan. Plus, with the return and rebrand of Maple Leaf Pro Wresting in Toronto this Saturday, guest host Ali Hassan is joined by wrestling fan and culture critic Sarah Ku...
2025-05-0823 minCommotion with Elamin AbdelmahmoudLove on the Spectrum, and how Down With Webster went viralElamin is joined by Sarah Kurchak and Glenn Sumi to discuss the popular Netflix series ‘Love On The Spectrum’ and what it can tell us about mainstream television’s perceptions of autistic people. Plus, Down With Webster played the Liberals’ victory party on Monday night, and as it turns out, Mark Carney’s a genuinely big fan of the rap-rock band. Elamin talks with band member Tyler Armes about free-styling with the prime minister backstage, and what you can tell about a person based on the music they know all the words to.
2025-05-0124 min
Wrestling DarknessThe stubborn illusion of the theatrical Ep.6When we buy a ticket to see a movie or a play, the worst that can happen is we’ll be bored, or disappointed, or we won’t be able to maintain our suspension of disbelief. As viewers, we do all we can to believe in worlds of make believe, and in return we get escapism, catharsis, a good cry, a laugh, or a scare.But what happens when the form of entertainment to which we have committed ourselves follows us into our communities and our homes? What if there’s no escape from the escapism? And what i...
2025-03-0945 min
Wrestling DarknessWhy wrestling fans boo Hulk Hogan — Ep.5A $5 billion dollar deal to stream World Wrestling Entertainment on Netflix kicked off on January 6, 2025 with 4 matches sprinkled across three hours of pageantry.But the headlines were stolen by Hulk Hogan. Boos and screams of “Nobody cares!” and “f***ing b******t!” drowned out his pitch for a beer brand he launched as part of a right wing backlash against a Bud Light commercial that featured a transgender woman.What does the Hulkster’s rude reception tell us about wrestling's past and America's future?Wrestling’s preeminent scholar, Dr Sharon Mazer, joins us along with w...
2025-01-0746 min
Kick Out (2.99)Kick Out (2.99) #45 - Shoot Style Wrestling with Sarah KurchakAlicia and Sarah talk about "shoot style wrestling", a few matches that showcase the art, and their backgrounds in brazilian jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts.
Follow Sarah on Twitter at @fodderfigure. Order Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down here. Buy her first book I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir here.
Follow us at @kickout299 on Twitter, email us with questions and feedback at kickoutat299@gmail.com, and check out our blog at kickout299.wordpress.com. As al...
2023-10-131h 48Kick Out (2.99)Kick Out (2.99) #40 - Joshi Rivalries & Gender in Fandom with Sarah Kurchak & DanaSarah and Dana joined us for our fortieth episode to chat two great rivalries in TJPW and Stardom - Maki Itoh & Mizuki and Tam Nakano and Natsupoi respectively. Our guests walk you through the histories, matches, and important moments of those rivalries before we cap things off by discussing gender in fandom.
You can follow Dana on Twitter @ItsDanaNow, visit her Stardom blog, and check out her tumblr pages: Dana's Stardom tumblr and her personal tumblr. You can also send her a gift via her Ko-fi to support her excellent translation work.
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2023-07-122h 11
Junk FilterTEASER - 136: Miami Vice: Castillo (with Sarah Kurchak)Access this entire 102 minute episode (and additional monthly bonus episodes) by becoming a Junk Filter patron! Over 30% of episodes are exclusively available to patrons of the show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/136-miami-vice-85397729
Our Miami Vice series continues with Sarah Kurchak, a Toronto-based writer whose work has appeared in Time and Hazlitt, to discuss one of the greatest tv characters of all time, the commander of the Metro-Dade Organized Crime Bureau, Vice Division, Lt. Martin “Marty” Castillo.
Edward James Olmos, who won the Best Supporting Actor Emmy for his work in season one, had a uniq...
2023-07-0102 minKick Out (2.99)Kick Out (2.99) #34 - ”Work It Out” Release Party with Sarah KurchakThis week, we are bringing you a book release party to celebrate our wonderful friend Sarah Kurchak's sophomore effort, Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down out April 18th via Quirk Books. Sarah shares with us what inspired her to write Work It Out and how this book can help people incorporate exercise into their routines realistically. We also talk about Daisuke Sasaki and DDT.
Follow Sarah on Twitter at @fodderfigure. Pre-order Work It Out: A Mood-Boosting Exercise Guide for People Who Just Want to Lie Down due out A...
2023-04-041h 27
Cinema SmorgasbordEpisode 145 – You Don’t Know Dick – Miami Vice (Season 2, Episode 19) The Fix (1986)RSS/iTunes/Spotify
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In 1986, Dick Miller directed an episode of the second season of the massively popular TV series MIAMI VICE called “The Fix” and on this episode of YOU DON’T KNOW DICK, we’re going to watch it! Thankfully we have author and Miami Vice aficionado Sarah Kurchak joining us to walk us through the world of Crockett & Tubbs, the corrupt universe in which they live, and this episode, which features guest stars Harvey Fierstein, Michael Richards, and NBA hall-of-famer Bill Russell! C...
2022-11-2155 minKick Out (2.99)Kick Out (2.99) #18 - What Did You Think Eruption Was For? with Sarah KurchakWe are bringing you a special episode on all things Tetsuya Endo, Kazusada Higuchi, and their stories heading into their main event bout at DDT's Peter Pan back on August 20th. Our friend and author Sarah Kurchak, who you may remember from our DDT Factions episode, joins us once again for a fantastic discussion around Higuchi and Endo's MOTY contender, the landscape of DDT Pro Wrestling, the international fan culture that surrounds it, and so much more.
*Apologies for a few seconds of lost audio at 44:16 during a response of Sarah's! We had some connection issues during...
2022-09-051h 23Kick Out (2.99)Kick Out (2.99) #5 - DDT Factions with Sarah KurchakWe are back this week with a very exciting double episode! This is the first in our series on factions in puroresu promotions, and we couldn't be more thrilled to bring you a deep dive on the history of faction warfare in DDT followed by a special interview with Sarah Kurchak, author of I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder and DDT super fan. Sarah walks us through Tetsuya Endo's progression through factions during his time in DDT, which you definitely do not want to miss.
Follow us at @kickout299 on T...
2022-02-081h 57
NeuroversitySarah Kurchak, Author and Autistic Self AdvocateSend me a Text Message about the show!In her collection of essays, "I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder", Sarah Kurchak shares her experiences growing up autistic, undiagnosed until adulthood, loved by two parents who were doing their best, and her career as a professional pillow fighter. She also offers insightful perspective on the importance of expanding our culture's understanding of what it looks like to be autistic. In this conversation, Jessica and Sarah talk about (among other things):If there really is a tension between non-autistic parents an...
2021-10-1542 min
Callander Public Library PodcastEvergreen Author Chat with Sarah Kurchak, author of "I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder"Recorded Live on June 3rd, 2021.
Sarah Kurchak joins us to discuss her book, I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder.
Transcript available here:
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2021-09-181h 04
Callander Public Library PodcastEvergreen Award Author Chats 2021The Forest of Reading Evergreen Award is the only reader-chosen book award program in Canada. This program connects readers from across the country with fantastic Canadian books and provides readers with an opportunity to hear unique Canadian voices.
Join us as we meet and speak with 6 authors featured in this national reading program. Upcoming authors include Lesley Choyce, Sarah Kurchak, Farzana Doctor, Eternity Martis, Michelle Good, and Janie Chang.
2021-09-1800 min
The Nicnac PodcastNicnac Podcast: They Say It’s RainingTrigger Warning: This is a deep, heavy, and honest episode that may not be suitable for everyone including dark themes, politics, and autistic life struggle. Please proceed intentionally and do your own thinking as required. If you don’t have the ability to listen with an open mind please don’t!
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In this episode, Nicnac reviews some notable media portrayals of Autism and autistic traits and puts them in the context of their personal experience of life on the spectrum as best they can. They focus their efforts on Raymond from Rain Man, Hous...
2021-09-0321 minThe Nicnac PodcastNicnac Podcast: They Say It’s RainingTrigger Warning: This is a deep, heavy, and honest episode that may not be suitable for everyone including dark themes, politics, and autistic life struggle. Please proceed intentionally and do your own thinking as required. If you don’t have the ability to listen with an open mind please don’t!
Show Notes
In this episode, Nicnac reviews some notable media portrayals of Autism and autistic traits and puts them in the context of their personal experience of life on the spectrum as best they can. They focus their efforts on Raymond from Rain Man, Hous...
2021-09-0321 min
The Nicnac PodcastNicnac Podcast: Going Around AgainTrigger Warning: This is a deep, heavy, and honest episode that may not be suitable for everyone including dark themes, politics, and autistic life struggle. Please proceed intentionally and do your own thinking as required. If you don’t have the ability to listen with an open mind please skip this one!
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In this episode, Nicnac wrestles with the reality of their internal world and how that im...
2021-08-2840 minThe Nicnac PodcastNicnac Podcast: Going Around AgainTrigger Warning: This is a deep, heavy, and honest episode that may not be suitable for everyone including dark themes, politics, and autistic life struggle. Please proceed intentionally and do your own thinking as required. If you don’t have the ability to listen with an open mind please skip this one!
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In this episode, Nicnac wrestles with the reality of their internal world and how that im...
2021-08-2840 min
Aut-HourSarah KurchakAut-Hour is a limited-series podcast interviewing autistic authors about their life and work, hosted by Sara Gibbs, author of Drama Queen. Today’s guest was Sarah Kurchak, whose book, I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder, is out now - order it here or at any good bookshop. You can find Sarah on Twitter @fodderfigure. Special thanks to Graeme Rawson who composed the Aut-Hour theme, Graeme Watson who designed the Aut-Hour logo and John Gibbs who edited this episod...
2021-08-231h 06
The Nicnac PodcastNicnac Podcast: Rationally IrrationalIn this episode, Nicnac reflects on the view outside their Windows and tries to synthesize the last month or so of their progress and creative endeavors over the last month or so. This is definitely an ongoing creative experiment so Nicnac would appreciate constructive feedback.
Nicnac is thankful to their recent guests for sharing their time effort and views. Please don’t forget to check out past episodes.
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2021-08-2013 minThe Nicnac PodcastNicnac Podcast: Rationally IrrationalIn this episode, Nicnac reflects on the view outside their Windows and tries to synthesize the last month or so of their progress and creative endeavors over the last month or so. This is definitely an ongoing creative experiment so Nicnac would appreciate constructive feedback.
Nicnac is thankful to their recent guests for sharing their time effort and views. Please don’t forget to check out past episodes.
Donate To Support Nicnac
Autism Survey
Detester Magazine
Autistic Education Survey
Learn From Autistics
Autistamatic YouTube Channel...
2021-08-2013 min
The Nicnac PodcastNicnac Podcast: The Philosophy Of DisabilityIn this episode, Nicnac describes their Philosophy of Disability and the way that the world they live in forces them into thinking about it in many ways at the same time. They reason that the best way to make progress on this is to keep sharing their experience and empathically listening to the experience of others.
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Autistamatic YouTube Channel
Autistic Collaboration
Sarah Kurchak
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The opening music is Raindrop Rhapsody by Josh Eikenberry. T...
2021-08-1313 minThe Nicnac PodcastNicnac Podcast: The Philosophy Of DisabilityIn this episode, Nicnac describes their Philosophy of Disability and the way that the world they live in forces them into thinking about it in many ways at the same time. They reason that the best way to make progress on this is to keep sharing their experience and empathically listening to the experience of others.
Autistic Education Survey
Learn From Autistics
Autistamatic YouTube Channel
Autistic Collaboration
Sarah Kurchak
Donate To Support Nicnac
Credits
The opening music is Raindrop Rhapsody by Josh Eikenberry. T...
2021-08-1313 min
Culture ClubJLo Is Peak Leo EnergyWelcome back, fellow kids. We start off with one of our favourite celebrity stories of the year: Bennifer is back! JLo and Ben Affleck are peak Leo season as they go Instagram official. We also chat about Lil Nas X’ new single and Shawn Mendes' odd (but hilarious) TikTok. Between floods around the world and billionaires heading to space, it’s been a rough old week in climate change news. We share our tips for dealing with climate anxiety and recommend some useful Instagram accounts. We reference this article by Sim Kern for Salon titled No, Bi...
2021-07-2646 min
Eric Roberts is the ManEpisode 102: Eric Roberts is the Man Redux – A Karate Christmas Miracle (2019)NOTE: All new ERITFM episodes are available at cinemasmorgasbord.com
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What better way to celebrate the life and work of actor Eric Roberts than watching a film where his performance was pasted in from a different movie entirely? That’s the case with A KARATE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE, which is already pretty darn co...
2021-05-261h 13
LongformEpisode 432: Jess ZimmermanJess Zimmerman is editor-in-chief of Electric Literature. Her new book is Women and Other Monsters.“My goals are to be exactly as vulnerable as I feel is necessary. And not that’s necessary to me—that's necessary to the observer, to the reader. If [my story] is out there, it's out there because in order to make the larger point that I wanted to make … I had to give this level of access. It does kind of feel more strategic than cathartic.”
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2021-03-101h 03
Explore Premium Audiobook Collection TodayI Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir (Authored by Sarah Kurchak)Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/501492 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Author: Sarah Kurchak
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Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 52 minutes
Release date: February 15, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Memoirs
Publisher's Summary: Sarah Kurchak is autistic. She hasn’t let that get in the way of pursuing her dream to become a writer, or to find love, but she has let it get in the way of being in the same room wi...
2021-02-158h 52
New Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, WomenI Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir by Sarah KurchakPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/501492 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir Author: Sarah Kurchak Narrator: Zura Johnson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 52 minutes Release date: February 15, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Women Publisher's Summary: Sarah Kurchak is autistic. She hasn’t let that get in the way of pursuing her dream to become a writer, or to find love, but she has let it get in the way of being in the same room with someone chewing food loudly, and of cleaning he...
2021-02-1503 min
Writers Festival Radio08 Neurodiversity and The Ever-Changing Brain Featuring Sarah Kurchak and David EaglemanIs there anything more mysterious and more fundamental to our lives than the human brain? But do any of us really understand how our brains work, where consciousness comes from or how best to deal with our unique quirks of perception?
This episode features Stephen Brockwell in conversation with neuroscientist David Eagleman and Nina Jane Drystek in conversation with autistic self advocate and essayist Sarah Kurchak.
Sarah Kurchak is autistic. She hasn’t let that get in the way of pursuing her dream to become a writer, or to find love, but she has let it get in the way of...
2020-09-2558 min
The Sticky ThoughtsThe Sticky Thoughts 104 - Chronic Pain, Pilates, & More Post MaloneWelcome to The Sticky Thoughts - Tales of aging twenty somethings and the things they can't let go of. Sierra & Marlees, with over a decade long of friendship between them, discuss mental health, relationships, & pop culture through their own and other's sticky thoughts - those good and bad things you just can't get out of your head!
Happy Sunday! Marlees is throughly enjoying a new show on Netflix and Sierra is worrying about Post Malone and the company he keeps. Sierra then interviews Marlees on her experience of ten years of chronic pain, Sierra has a little "...
2020-08-0250 min
Spectrumly SpeakingEpisode 91 - Fitting In With Autism, with Sarah KurchakIn this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome Sarah Kurchak. Sarah is a writer and autistic advocate living in Toronto. Her work has appeared in Hazlitt, Catapult, the Guardian, CBC, Vox and Electric Literature. She is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers, and her first book I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was this Lousy Anxiety Disorder was published in Canada in April of this year and will come out in the USA and Internationally in September.
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2020-05-1841 minCinema SmorgasbordEpisode 14 – Eric Roberts is the Man Redux – A Karate Christmas Miracle (2019) (/w Sarah Kurchak)RSS: https://www.cinemasmorgasbord.com/feed/podcast/
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What better way to celebrate the life and work of actor Eric Roberts than watching a film where his performance was pasted in from a different movie entirely? That’s the case with A KARATE CHRISTMAS MIRACLE, which is already pretty darn confusing, and then they add in scenes from a horror movie, and th...
2020-04-201h 13
Don't Talk To Me About WorkSarah, The Writer - Episode 015The Lady J's final guest for the year is Sarah Kurchak, a self-described "writer of earnest op-eds, idiosyncratic culture bits, and a self-effacing memoir." Sarah openly discusses her career, her lifelong dream to be a writer, how she received her autism diagnosis later in life, and how all of these things set her on the path to writing her forth-coming first book! Find Sarah on Twitter @fodderfigure!
2019-12-1852 min
Dirty White Belt RadioSarah Kurchak on Writing, Pillow Fighting, Wrestling and MoreSarah Kurchak is one of the most interesting writers about fight culture. Her introduction to this world came when she competed in a professional pillow fighting league -- and you’ll learn what black belt world champion ALSO competed in that league. We also talk about Sarah’s entry into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and muay thai, what she thinks is the most vital storytelling currently happening -- professional wrestling -- and her advice for autistic people who train jiu-jitsu, and for their training partners.
Thanks as always to our sponsors, US Grappling, Toro BJJ, and Cageside MMA -- and welcome to our...
2018-07-2200 min
St Elsewhere » PodcastsEpisode 12- Ghostbusters (2016)https://stelsewhereblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/stelsewhere12ghostbusters.mp3
Listen as three people politely have differing opinions on a movie!
*With special guest, Sarah Kurchak, writer at Medium. Follow her on Twitter @fodderfigure.
2018-07-021h 13Eric Roberts is the ManEpisode 42: Glee S05E18 & A Cry From Within (2014) (/w Sarah Kurchak)This episode of Eric Roberts is the Man is DIVERSE as hell! Not only do we have (returning) guest Sarah Kurchak back with us to lend her expertise on MMA and Robert Vaughn, but we're covering an episode of the TV show GLEE, as well as the 2014 star-studded spook story A CRY FROM WITHIN. We're without regular co-host in blood Liam O'Donnell, so things are bound to fly off the rails even more than usual. SO MUCH ERIC ROBERTS, but is it too much? Listen and find out!
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2017-02-071h 06Eric Roberts is the ManEpisode 16: Christmas in Compton (2012) & All American Christmas Carol (2013) (/w Sarah Kurchak)HO HO HO! MERRY EVERYTHING! It's our FIRST ANNUAL Eric Roberts is the Man HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR featuring special guest (and guest host) Sarah Kurchak talking TWO seasonal Eric Roberts classics. First we dig into the Keith David-starring CHRISTMAS IN COMPTON, where Chistmas arrives with dollops of stereotypes and Eric Roberts as a sleazy music producer. We follow that up with Eric as a ROCK GOD (/w ridiculous wig!) in the redneck-scrooge modern classic ALL AMERICAN CHRISTMAS CAROL. Of course there's also plenty of CHEER and GOOD TIDINGS, as well as talk of pillow fighting, marathons, JESUS and lots more...
2015-12-211h 22