Stuttering Foundation Podcast

The Stuttering Foundation Podcast: A new and accessible way to improve your clinical skills and knowledge

We’re continuing our efforts to bring you relevant and accessible learning opportunities to increase your comfort and competency in working with those who stutter in the most up-to-date ways. Through monthly episodes, you’ll have access to a range of clinical discussions, research updates, personal stories, special segments, and more—all available wherever you are. Be sure to subscribe and follow us on social media, so that you are alerted to new episodes as soon as they become available.

After two hugely successful seasons, we’re excited to announce a new monthly episode format. The same great mix of clinical discussions, research updates, and special segments coming your way—with a few surprises to come as well! Be sure to subscribe and follow us on social media, so that you are alerted to new episodes as soon as they become available!

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.

Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis, born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, was an influential figure in country music, both as a songwriter and a performer. His journey to fame was marked by overcoming personal challenges, including a stutter that he turned into a defining part of his public persona.

Lewis Carroll

The recent Disney version of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, garnered a great deal of media hype. Even though the mainstream media has not made mention that Carroll was a person who stuttered, his family history gives credence to the discovery of the genetic link to stuttering. Carroll was born to parents who were first cousins; almost all of their eleven children, three girls and seven boys, struggled with stuttering past childhood.

Marilyn Monroe

From Edward S. Herrington's letter to Southcoasttoday.com

I am writing in response to "The importance of voice" (May 29), which mentioned that famous actor James Earl Jones struggled with stuttering. Another famous voice that you cited was the trademark breathy voice of Marilyn Monroe; however, you did not make mention of the fact that Marilyn Monroe also struggled with stuttering at various points in her life, sometimes very painfully.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, a former player for The Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, made history in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game. In 2021, he was selected to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.