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Hosted by Vanessa Yaremchuk and Vince Freeborn · society · EN · 20 episodes
Autistic Small Talk is a blend of research-informed discussion and personal stories about autistic culture. We seek to not only inform and destigmatize but to celebrate and to share the joyful aspects of being an autistic person and finding autistic community. Currently airing on: CFUZ in Penticton, British Columbia at 3pm PST the second Sunday of every month CHSR in Fredericton, New Brunswick at 3pm AST every Thursday Met Radio (CJTM) Toronto, Ontario at 3pm EST the first and third Wednesday of every month.
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Autistic Small Talk is hosted by Vanessa Yaremchuk and Vince Freeborn. The show has published 20 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Interview with Dr. Brett Heasman (part 2) and Autistic Interests" (10 October 2026, 58 minutes), "Interview with Dr. Brett Heasman of the Heasman Flow Lab (part 1)" (11 September 2026, 58 minutes), and "Self-Identifying as Autistic & the Profound Problems with Functioning Labels" (4 August 2026, 58 minutes).
Autistic Small Talk publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 58 minutes across 20 episodes.
Booking probability for Autistic Small Talk is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Autistic Small Talk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Autistic Small Talk's contact route on record: verified email.
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Vanessa Yaremchuk and Vince Freeborn hosts Autistic Small Talk, a society show with 20 episodes published.
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Episode #20
In a succinct conclusion to Vanessa's interview with Brett Heasman, they talk about ways in which flow can be negative, the challenges around measuring flow, stimming as an aid to focus, flow in education settings, and...
Episode #19
This brief two episode interview with Dr. Brett Heasman starts with a conversation about his views on human flourishing, neurodiversity and flow, and public perceptions of autism. Brett Heasman Heasman Flow Lab Brett...
Episode #18
Vince and Vanessa review, in a trice, research about who self-identifies as Autistic and why, followed by a state-of-the-art paper on why terms like "profound autism" and functioning labels (i.e.: high-functioning or...
Episode #17
Vince and Vanessa race through a discussion of Autistic Burnout by going through a paper that describes it and its causes. Masking is a big contributor so they also talk about Devon Price's book Unmasking for Life. They...
Episode #16
Vince and Vanessa talk with some alacrity about how Mad Studies and Neurodiversity can work together, as well as about Mad History and Politics. Show Notes
Episode #15
<p>Vince and Vanessa zip through 2 papers on hypercuriosity as a framework for ADHD. The first lays out the theory, and the second is a survey-based study on curiosity and ADHD traits.</p><p>They then discuss a paper...
Episode #14
<p>Vince and Vanessa discourse expediently upon 2 papers about Autistic Flow. The first describes a proposed theory of Autistic Flow and the second is a qualitative study of Autistic people transitioning in and out of...
Episode #13
<p>Vince and Vanessa concisely review 9 different models of disability and a chapter in "Conversations on Empathy",authored by Damian Milton, Krysia Emily Waldock, and Nathan Keates, and titled: Autism and the ‘double...
Episode #12
<p>Vince and Vanessa efficiently finish their discussion of Nick Walker’s dissertation (Transformative Somatic Practices and Autistic Potentials: An Autoethnographic Exploration). They talk about ParaTheatrical...
Episode #11
<p>Vince and Vanessa dash through part 2 of their discussion of Transformative Somatic Practices and Autistic Potentials: An Autoethnographic Exploration by Nick Walker. This includes stories of Nick Walker's...
Episode #10
<p>Vince and Vanessa fly through part 1 of excitedly describing Nick Walker’s doctoral dissertation, which is entitled: Transformative Somatic Practices and Autistic Potentials: An Autoethnographic Exploration. As you...
Episode #9
<p>Vince and Vanessa have a brisk chat about Dyslexic Strengths and Complimentary Cognition.</p><p></p><p>Professor Chesko:</p><p>“You Can’t Blame Everything on Your Autism”</p><p>A Response to a Critique I Never Asked...
Episode #8
<p>Vince and Vanessa cruise through Elliot Wassell's paper Experiences of Autistic Joy. Then they discuss glimmers, and share 2 field recordings containing stories of Autistic Joy.</p><p></p><p>Wassell, E. (2025)...
Episode #7
<p>Vince and Vanessa talk fleetingly about contradictory research on autistic neural connectomes and swiftly cover 2 papers on strengths-based approaches to identifying and working with Autistic...
Episode #6
<p>Vince and Vanessa zoom through a chat about stimming followed by a speedy discussion of the Farahar & Foster Three Dimensional Autistic Space Framework. There may be a passing mention of the connection between...
Episode #5
<p>Vince and Vanessa rapidly review 2 papers about autistic identity and connect them to the concept of neuroqueer, then sprint through Vince’s project of inviting people to consider their neurotype.</p><p></p><p>Show...
Episode #4
<p>The episode opens with a great story from Sarah Willard. After which Vince and Vanessa have a speedy exchange about monotropism and the concept of neuroqueer. </p><p>Show notes</p>
Episode #3
<p>Vince and Vanessa glance at Rachel Cullen’s Autistic Pragmatic Language Hypothesis, and demonstrate some autistic joy by discussing their love of plants.</p><p>Show notes</p>
Episode #2
<p>Vince and Vanessa have a quick chat about masking, identity-first language, and institutionalized prejudice and bigotry against Autistic people within research that is not led by us. Things get dark. And then they...
Episode #1
<p>In their first episode, Vince and Vanessa briefly talk about the Double Empathy Problem, the Social Model of Disability, Autistic representation and Autistic spaces. They discuss the importance of Autistic...
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