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November 2020
Where are they now? Josh Tripp
2020-11-03T08:53:21-08:00Josh Tripp I believe that the capacity for unfiltered honesty can be a gift. It’s a gift that is often misunderstood and lambasted as a result. I encountered a lot of raw honesty when I first showed trusted friends the first renditions of the film. I also encountered a lot of raw honesty when I started talking to my buddy Josh Tripp about stuttering… At the time, Josh was the [...]
October 2020
Where Are They Now? Josue Marcus
2020-10-21T09:00:28-07:00Josue Marcus As much as we may not like to admit it, luck plays a big part in our lives. One of the luckiest things that happened to me was being introduced to Josue Marcus. He and Devin Billingsley were the chapter leaders for the San Marino (now South Pasadena) Chapter of the National Stuttering Association. Being welcomed into that chapter opened so many doors for me and that happened, [...]
Where are they now? Vinamra Agrawal
2020-10-16T08:36:32-07:00Vinamra Agrawal People like Vinamra are a gift to humanity. Boundless intelligence, humility, compassion, and a great sense of humor have converged, like a great math equation, to create a truly special person. As I write this I can hear Vinamra explaining to me how my “math equation” analogy is incorrect on many levels- like I said, he’s got a great sense of humor. Vinamra witnessed the journey of WHEN [...]
Where are they now? Gail Wilson Lew
2020-10-16T15:58:51-07:00Gail Wilson Lew SPOILER ALERT! If you have not already seen WHEN I STUTTER, then you will want to see it before reading this interview with Gail. Additionally, some of the following introduction has been taken from the book “Becoming an Exceptional Leader: Inspiration from 14 Accomplished Disability Changemakers” where I talk about the making of WHEN I STUTTER. I am not a person who stutters, and technically, I am [...]
Where are they now? Scott Palasik
2020-10-02T08:12:24-07:00Scott Palasik When reading about celebrities or certain charismatic figures from history, you will often hear they had the “ability to make the person they were talking to feel like they were the most important individual in the world.” Anyone that has ever had the pleasure of talking to Scott Palasik would probably say the same thing. Like Kevin Eldridge and Dale Williams, I saw Scott speak at the 2011 [...]
June 2020
Where are they now? Jason Peterson
2020-06-19T14:14:16-07:00Jason Peterson A question I often get from people who have seen WHEN I STUTTER is “Where did you find the participants?” When I started production, I called Gail Wilson Lew and asked her if she knew anyone that might want to talk about their life with stuttering on camera. Her first recommendation was to meet the local chapter of the National Stuttering Association. When I entered the first meeting [...]
May 2020
Where Are They Now? Dennis Fulgoni
2020-10-16T16:05:38-07:00DENNIS FULGONI Dennis Fulgoni has been one of my best friends for years and one of the most positive forces in my life. He had been hearing me talk about WHEN I STUTTER long before I ever started working on it. Being a creative person himself, he would often provide me with the exact right words at just the right time. After post-production had begun, there were some long stretches [...]
Where are they now? Kevin Eldridge
2020-05-16T22:20:20-07:00KEVIN ELDRIDGE As I said in a previous post, “I will always be grateful to Keven Eldridge for two reasons. First, was his willingness to share his journey with stuttering in my film. Secondly, is that he introduced me to his good friend Michael Retzinger (AKA Retz)…” When I think about Kevin, I also think about Michael. They have a strong friendship and an unwavering commitment to helping people who [...]
April 2020
Where are they now? BARRY GUITAR
2020-04-13T14:26:18-07:00BARRY GUITAR When I found out that Gail Wilson Lew might get me an interview with Barry Guitar I almost did a backflip! For so many of us speech-language pathologists, we learned about stuttering through Barry’s textbook. Even the possibility of being able to interview him for WHEN I STUTTER was exhilarating. Of course, Barry (he insists upon being called by his first name) agreed to the interview and the [...]