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How Did You Die?
The brain-body connection and its influence on disease, The Spoon Theory and its (unintended?) subsequent narrative of disease as identity, and the…
Oct 5, 2022 • 
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How Did You Die?
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Mr. Beast, and the Ableism of Altruism.
"Nothing should surprise us any more, who see the miracle of stars," Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote in Aurora Leigh.
Feb 21, 2023 • 
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Mr. Beast, and the Ableism of Altruism.
Helmholtz, the speed of nerve conduction, and the phenomenon of ableism.
“Each individual fact, taken of itself, can indeed arouse our curiosity or our astonishment, or be useful to us in its practical applications.”
Jun 26, 2022 • 
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Helmholtz, the speed of nerve conduction, and the phenomenon of ableism.
I DISSENT: PART ONE
A Patient Advocacy Manifesto.
Jul 1, 2022 • 
Kelly Owens
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I DISSENT: PART ONE
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On The Road Again...
Greetings from the shoulder of on an unfamiliar highway, devoid of mile markers or speed limit signs, with exit signs barely legible due to a dense fog…
Jun 28, 2023 • 
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On The Road Again...
The Grammy Performance That Could Remedy What Ails Us.
Last night, Tracy Chapman showed all of us what it means to take a stand without saying a word — but instead, by singing her song.
Feb 5, 2024 • 
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The Grammy Performance That Could Remedy What Ails Us.
Official Trailer: Wandering Nerve Radio with Kelly Owens
Listen now | Right at the intersection of new frontiers of medical science, culture, and the human condition, this show will include interviews with the…
Mar 21, 2023 • 
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Welcome
“Not all who wander are lost.”
Feb 19, 2022 • 
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Welcome
Zombie: A Song's Renaissance That Wasn't
The clarity that the 21st century is missing in the wake of October 7th can be found in the 1993 Cranberries' anti-terror hit.
Jan 27, 2024 • 
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Zombie: A Song's Renaissance That Wasn't
PART FIVE: METAL CONCERTS FOR MIGRAINES
This is the fifth of an eight-part patient advocacy manifesto, I Dissent.
Jul 5, 2022 • 
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PART FIVE: METAL CONCERTS FOR MIGRAINES
Episode One: The Many Roads We Wander
Listen now | A philosophy of living, the role of disease and healing in the evolution of identity, and an examination of the impact our culture has on…
Mar 27, 2023 • 
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PART TWO: WE GO TO THE MOON.
“Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.”
Jul 2, 2022 • 
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PART TWO: WE GO TO THE MOON.
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