Here at Fatigued Pod, we’re deciding to heed our own advice and take care of our mental health…which is why we’re taking a temporary hiatus. We’re not gonna lie, the world has been making us sad lately! And after 10 months of production (44 epi

S3:E11 Christina | Therapy When We Need it Most

Aug 17th, 2021 39m 48s

Here at Fatigued Podcast, we're big advocates for taking care of your mental health, which is why we interviewed Christina this week! She's a licensed therapist based in NYC (and married to that Ben Jeffrey guy we keep bringing on our show). Fo

S3:E10 Daffney | Respiratory Therapist with No Breathing Room

Aug 10th, 2021 50m 33s

This week's episode is slightly longer than usual. It didn't feel right to cut any part of our conversation with Daffney because the last year and half has been a specific type of hell for her and we appreciated her vulnerability and honesty. S

S3:E9 Melissa Mann - Learning from Lab Science

Aug 3rd, 2021 32m 44s

This week, Melissa Mann takes time from her work managing lab research for a Children's Hospital to help answer questions and better inform folks about the Vaccine, Covid, and the Delta Variant. Melissa has been conducting research in cell / m

S3:E8 Nandani Marie Sinha & LA Opera | Treating Covid Thru Music

Jul 27th, 2021 41m 23s

Our special guest this week is Nani Sinha, who uses her background as an opera singer to help other people regain their lung strength after their battles with Covid. "If a global pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that music stops for nothin

S3:E7 Cleared for Reentry? Summer Travel 2021

Jul 20th, 2021 41m 39s

This week, the Fatigued Pod Squad (as we like to call ourselves) decided to get together and catch up on our recent travels, Covid takes, and favorite TikToks. We’re collectively frustrated by this virus, and with that frustration comes a sense

S3:E6 Sam Cadman | Directing in Disaster Times

Jul 13th, 2021 38m 50s

Sam Cadman is here to offer a different perspective, not only from across the pond but also as a director! His UK & US commercials have won Gold & Silver at Cannes, Gold & Silver at British Arrows, Silver at Creative Circle, Silver at LIA, a Go

S3:E5 Chase Brantley | Covid is No Clown

Jul 6th, 2021 43m 16s

Chase Brantley is a jack of all trades and master at all: comedian, director, writer, business owner, theater teacher, musician, and long distance thru-hiker. In Athens, Georgia, most people know Chase as the founder of Moonlight Theater which

S3:E4 Ben Jeffrey | "Broadway's Back, Baby!"

Jun 29th, 2021 37m 22s

Ben Jeffrey's eyes lit up the second he told us about Lion King's reopening on Broadway. (September 14th, 2021 is going to be a magical day!) This past year was incredibly disheartening for actors, especially to those who've dedicated ten years

S3:E3 Pat McCorkle | Casting, Self-Tapes Post-Covid

Jun 21st, 2021 38m 7s

Our guest today is the incomparable Pat McCorkle, head and founder of McCorkle Casting and a Covid survivor! As actors, we understand the frustration of the industry during the pandemic, so we were eager to hear Pat’s point of view from the oth

S3:E2 Jeffrey Omura | NYC City Council - The Arts Hero We Need

Jun 15th, 2021 29m 30s

Jeffrey Omura is an artist, activist, and labor leader running for City Council in District 6 of New York City and we could not back a better candidate! Jeffrey was recently elected to his second term as an officer of Actors’ Equity Association

S3:E1 Frank Harts | Prodigal Son, Filming in a Pandemic

Jun 8th, 2021 33m 50s

Welcome to Season 3!!! (Whaaaaat!?? Can you believe?!) This season we’re focusing on something that’s near and dear to our hearts: the arts industry. We’re kicking off with a bang and Frank Harts is a barrel of laughs. He just completed two se

S2:E14 Dana | Oncology Nurse, We Laugh to Survive

Jun 1st, 2021 30m 53s

We’re closing out Mental Health Awareness Month with Dana, an introverted oncology nurse & parent - all this to say, she’s got many reasons to be fatigued. In a time where we’re more isolated than ever, Dana has experienced the opposite: she go

S2:E13 Dr. Sadie I You + Me = Curing Long Covid

May 25th, 2021 25m 30s

This week we talked to Dr. Sadie Whittaker, the Chief Scientific Officer of Solve ME/CFS Initiative- a nonprofit whose mission is to find a cure for & end Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. The developments with ME/CFS are pavi

S2:E12 Chelsea | TeleSocial: Connecting Through Calls

May 18th, 2021 37m 58s

Continuing with the theme of Mental Health Awareness Month, this week we spoke to Chelsea, the Volunteer Resource Connector for L.A.Work’s TeleSocial Program — a program that our very own host Raymond started! What is TeleSocial, you ask? The L

S2:E11 Viki | "This is my Second Pandemic."

May 11th, 2021 47m 49s

TW: death & griefThis week we connected with Victoria Noe, an award-winning author, speaker and activist. She is the perfect candidate for Mental Health Awareness month because of her contributions to the AIDS community & her writing about grie

S2:E10 Kate | "Trauma is as Individual as a Fingerprint"

May 4th, 2021 38m 29s

Welcome to Mental Health Awareness Month! We've got a series of interviews we really think you'll enjoy. We begin with Kate, a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, specializing in complex trauma and complex PTSD. Some of her work inclu

S2:E9 Raymond & Caroline | Vax'd n' Wax'd

Apr 27th, 2021 34m 30s

Surprise: we’re our own guests this week! Both of us share our vaccine stories and experiences. At this point Raymond has received both doses and Caroline has gotten her first. (Hashtag Team Pfizer.) Unrelated but after staying home for a year

S2:E8 Jason | Cocktails To Go For Pandemic Woes

Apr 20th, 2021 36m 29s

We've found a common theme among our April episodes: pivoting in the pandemic. This is exactly what our friend Jason has done (and quite well, we might add!). He owns The Long Room, a friendly neighborhood tavern in the Ravenswood Community of

S2:E7 Jill | Special Education, Pivoting in the Pandemic

Apr 13th, 2021 38m 26s

Our guest this week is Jill, a compassionate & determined woman with a big heart and too many emotions for one person to contain. Her big heart led her to a position as an early childhood special education teacher in St. Louis, which has taught

S2:E6 Nick | Vaccine Spotter Dot Org

Apr 6th, 2021 31m 39s

Are you having difficulty locating a vaccine appointment? Do you wish there was a website that contained information for ALL your local pharmacies instead of having 20+ individual tabs open for each one? Well look no further! www.vaccinespotter

S2:E5 Gemma I Parosmia V: Phantom Smells of Smoke

Mar 30th, 2021 34m 49s

We round out our Parosmia Series with Gemma who experiences parosmia and it's equally evil twin: phantosmia. For those who don't know, phantosmia is an olfactory hallucination that makes you smell things that aren't there. For Gemma it's a pers

S2:E4 Anissa | Parosmia IV: "Am I Stuck Like This?"

Mar 23rd, 2021 33m 5s

In our fourth episode, we talk with Anissa - the self-described "cook of the family" who can barely bring herself to eat anything besides peanut m&ms. She spoke to us about how parosmia disconnects her from the rest of the world: she can't eat

S2:E3 Chrissi | Parosmia III: AbScent & The Science of Smell Training

Mar 16th, 2021 37m 24s

Chrissi Kelly is the founder of AbScent, a UK-based charity that is dedicated to providing support and trusted information to those affected by anosmia and other smell disorders. After her own struggles with smell loss, she has committed hersel

S2:E2 Marilyn | Parosmia II: Tasting Metal, But Testing Negative

Mar 11th, 2021 33m 2s

Compared to Brooke's episode on Tuesday, this episode is a great example of "same virus, different stories." In the second episode of our Parosmia Series, we talk to Marilyn who had some of the weirdest and worst symptoms of Covid... yet never