The Pod Files - Thursday 24 April 2025

The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember (Changed tactic now where starred dialogue denotes quoting from the show’s own notes Different Not Broken - episode 1: 16 April 2025: What is different, not broken? And why am I mortified by it? - Hi, I'm Lauren Howard. You can call me L2. / Everybody does. I'm the CEO who says fuck on the internet a lot. We'll get more into that later... / Our podcast "Different, Not Broken" isn't fucking about. We'll explore the often-overlooked dichotomy between being different and feeling broken. It's my jam to recognize individuality, particularly among those who have been systematically marginalized for their unique traits. This episode serves as a foundational exploration of this podcast's ethos: to challenge the pervasive narrative that equates neurodiversity and other forms of individuality with dysfunction or inadequacy. / I'm starting as I mean to go on here. I'm owning ho...