Episodes

John talks MS recovery, Section 504 history, naval drones, and media reviews from Fat Joe to David Rodigan. A raw, humorous look at why life is worth living.

Hey kids, What's The Matter With Me? Podcast is back Local & Culture San Leandro neighborhood block party lore, Oakland Raiders Al Davis neighborhood history, Kamasi Washington septet review Yoshi's Food & Cooking Romanian sauerkraut and casing-free sausages, homemade fermented sauerkraut airlock, Tokyo Ginza alleyway yakitori skewers Selfie Block Party Selfie Contact me and I'll give you a shoutout. Notes Yesterday there was a typhoon in Japan. We had the neighborhood block party. The R...

Yewande Komolafe Pragmatic approaches to accessible cooking in "How Losing My Limbs Turned Me Into a Different Kind of Cook," an article by chef and food writer Yewande Komolafe and "Cooking at Home: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Recipes (and Love My Microwave): A Cookbook" by David Chang and Priya Krishna. Plus, Chris Fleming, Farkle, various and sundry other things. shoutouts: Rocky, Joe, cousin eric aand tracy, tall john and my mom and to my wife send me an email and I'll send yo...

Synopsis In "Vulnerable Population." riding county paratransit service in my wheelchair. Matt gets uneasy around the other parents. Who's more pathetic: the Peace Advocate or the I.T. Guy? Selfie I'm back

In "War," remembering my dad as an antiwar veteran and trying to make sense of current international relations. Record reviews: Magic Fig, Wet Leg, and Geese. Reading Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff's new book "Your Name Here." Magic Fig, "Valerian Tea" Wet Leg, "Moisturizer" Geese, "Getting Killed" When I saw this a moviegoer died in the middle of the picture Your Name Here War In “War,” remembering my dad as an antiwar veteran and trying to make sense of current international relations. Reco...

In this episode, the season premiere of Season Ten, the podcast returns from a rather long hiatus with a review of "I Regret Almost Everything," a memoir by New York City restaurant man Keith McNally, leading us into a little meditation on science and humanity.

Intro — Repeat Prints — Imaging the Disabled Body — Know Thyself — Chair Update — New Hope For Argumentative Life — Kids Dox You — Wife Went To Japan — "The Blue Mask" Lou Reed LP — Dad Time — Dad Food — Mom Called Me — John's Debut — Outro Repeat Prints JWHMan Repeat #5 New Hope For Argumentative Life https://youtu.be/kj1EedLqXBI Back on the pod to discuss various topics including Saying My Age, A Conversation With My Brain, the Mortal Husk (Canto XIII of Dante's Inferno), Falling, A Place ...

Saying My Age — Conversation With My Brain — Mortal Husk (Canto XIII) — Fell Against The House — A Place For Us, By Us — Argumentative Life — New Hope For Patients With MS and Other Neurological Disorders — My Son's Resolution Shout outs To Rocky, Sandman, Jersey Girl A Place For Us, By Us ‘A Place for Us, By Us’: San Francisco’s Disability Cultural Center Breaks New Ground KQED Story about a first-in-the-nation disability community center in San Francisco, featuring Deborah Kaplan, Alice Wo...

The iconic line, "It's alive! It's alive!" is spoken by Dr. Henry Frankenstein (played by Colin Clive) in the 1931 film Frankenstein. This famous line is actually an addition to Mary Shelley's original novel, where the creator reacts with horror and flees from his creation. Birthdays Mom, Freddie Mercury, Gordon Harrison Hull Put It On The List (House shows) Polka band, Ghast, Bard with lyre we need a bard with a lyre to compose a theme song about foot wars that occur over the middle thin...

Is this thing on? Seeing what still works. This Week's Selfie Ghost On Sabbatical Is this thing on? Seeing what still works. This Week’s Selfie Chapter List 00:00:16 - Is This Thing On 00:00:35 - Ghost On Sabbatical 00:01:34 - Advanced Visualizing 00:02:27 - Maybe

Boom (explosive) Everybody in the house say What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast! Doesn’t really roll exactly? In “The Tamis,” we’ve started down a road and we aren’t looking back behind us. The episode finds us rolling the chair around Berkeley, thinking molecular gastronomy and cooking while disabled. Shoutouts To The Sandman, Etan Rechra, Tall John and Rocky Cal Performances Scene Ladysmith Black Mambazo creeped out my wife The “Walker” fiasco Are Marshmallows Molecular Gastronomy? Tur...

Whoomp! (Here It Is) Party on, party people: let me hear you touch the ground! In “Cooking,” What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast has all the pots on, the gas is burning and we’re ready to go. This episode touches on cooking through limitations, self-imposed or otherwise (like a disability), with a trip to the military-industrial grocery store we know and love as Target, cooking @christinatosi with the kids and watching @majordomomedia food TV. Word From Sponsor Check Out Hoppin Hot Sauce On Am...

In the Season 9 Premiere, “The UN-ghost REVEALED” I return from ghosting the podcast since last year! I’m back and older than before! Various topics, no theme, chaotic dishevelment, dishevelry. Respect Due Canadians Did you see the game? Shout outs to our Canadian listeners, especially long-running ones from Edmonton like Sean Wingrave, shout outs to the Edmonton Oilers Driving all morning Just to miss my physical therapy appointment Shout outs to Mary, Nathan, Butters and Tibby. Thanks for...

Low Anxiety, Going Places In this episode, I give a shoutout to Kevin for Montana info, share insights from Andrew Pulrang’s Disability Thinking, and discuss prepping Dax Pierson interview questions. I also talk about my kids’ haircuts, our neighborhood, music, therapy, hospital visits, and my recent solo trips and poetry publications. Shout Outs Shout outs to Kevin. thanks for the info about Montana. Kevin does comic book reviews on his YouTube channel Under The Cowl Of MS. Disability Think...

In the latest “What’s the Matter with Me?” podcast, John updates on his improved sleep with a sleep apnea device, newfound independence loading his wheelchair, upcoming Montana trip, and reflections on anxiety. He also mentions his kids’ interest in the viral “Skibidi Toilet” videos. A Toilet For The Ages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrlkXOxlvCk I asked my son about skibidi toilet, and he replied: It’s gone viral.. in fifty years, look in the history books, and there’ll be skibidi toilet....

Compulsive behavior sequences are keeping me up at night, precluding a good night’s sleep I’m driven from bed, get dressed, go outside to calm down, and eventually get back in bed. Out-of-control thoughts about the various trauma I’m going through overwhelm me, and soon I’m driven from bed again. Searched up ‘strategy to stop repetitive behavior compulsive’ at 130am: Sleep anxiety is a feeling of stress or fear about going to sleep. Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the U.S...

Getting through anxiety one day at a time, one step at a time, putting myself out there. Slogging through. In the news Paris Promised the Olympics Would Be Accessible. The Clock Is Ticking. Article: Paris Promised The Olympics Would Be Accessible The city, which put inclusivity at the center of its bid, has improved access for people with disabilities, but with the opening ceremony about 12 weeks away, obstacles remain. Slogging through Processing what’s happening One of the hardest things...

In “Anxiety Medication Strategy Session,” changing opinions on music, bouts of anxiety, recent publication in Identity Theory and Disturb the Universe, family life changes, increased mobility, and resumption of some duties. Last Old Guy Or First New Guy? Recently, I read a tweet by flea, and I was forced to reconsider: https://twitter.com/flea333/status/1774601328502898936 https://youtu.be/QEgalcH_-b4?si=q7ZD6rdC4ZhfnwbY&t=1762 Pat Matheny on German jazz critics Pat Matheny was a jazz guita...

Featuring updates on Hoppin Hot Sauce inventory, newly published writing, recuperation from surgery, the year’s first barbecue, and a new family pet. Sandman Knows Kale Shout outs to the Sandman, who wrote in about kale and he knows more about kale than I ever will. He works with kale as a kaleologist. Extra Hot Shortage Buy Extra Hot Hoppin Hot Sauce from Amazon as we will be out of stock on Extra Hot in the near term, and once Amazon runs out, we’re out. Publication Instant Noodles publi...

Period of Change Undergoing a period of change: I had surgery, I got published and I went on vacation. Plenty of new music reviews in this episode. A word What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast is sponsored by Hoppin Hot Sauce. Order it on Amazon. JWH Live! Writings By John Winfield Hoppin is live, because my editor said I needed a writer’s website. I think it’s pretty nifty.. Selfie Edict Subscribers get the selfie for as long as we all live. It’s a lifetime subscription Shout outs https:/...

In “Drugged Out,” a short episode featuring wine delivery, toilet paper shortage and trigeminal neuralgia pain medication. Long Time Subscribers get the selfie for as long as we all shall live. It’s a lifetime subscription Green fluid Cuts in my hands have been getting infected and filling with green goop In Our Cups We got the wine delivery, man, and the wine deliveryman was in his 20s, maybe his mid-20s, and he was really upset about global warming. “Things aren’t l really pleasant anymo...

In “Spring Concert,” an incidental return to Dry Marchuary, a chapbook’s worth of poetry and the school’s Spring Concert. From chaos comes order One way to enjoy Hoppin Hot Sauce is “On Pasta”. In the midst of near-total chaos, small rituals ground us, nourishing both body and soul. “On Pasta” at HoppinHotSauce.com Shout outs Shout outs to schwabino kickin fatal aikido kung fu karate they bout to find your body you better ask somebody mymedia designer.com tell a friend to tell a friend abou...

In “I Drove,” getting reacquainted with driving, where did kale come from and borscht out the wazoo. Iconic trio At Breakfast is a great time to have Hoppin Hot Sauce. Just like the iconic trios of Larry, Curly, and Moe, or black, white, and grey, or even the Roman numerals I, II and III, eggs, English muffins and Hoppin Hot Sauce form an unforgettable trio that’s sure to become a favorite in your kitchen. Shout outs Shout out to Jersey Girl and Max Level We’re going to broadcast a game sho...

In “Buying A Used Wheelchair,” breaking my wheelchair and buying a new one on Craigslist, more record shopping, cooking borscht and getting accepted for publication. Every week we order pizza from the place in town. On the day after, for lunch I eat cold pizza with Hoppin Hot Sauce on it. (Hoppin Hot Sauce jingle) Those who say don’t know & who know don’t say Buying a used wheelchair selfie Subscribers get the selfie and the show notes e mailed to them, and I don’t know what they do with them...