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Hosted by Mark Talaga · education · EN · 41 episodes
Why can gifted kids excel at the complex but struggle with the simple? Hosted by Mark Talaga, The Hopelessly Gifted Podcast helps families understand how to bridge the developmental gaps gifted children face everyday. Through personal, human stories and conversations with insightful specialists the Hopelessly Gifted Podcast, sometimes irreverently, addresses issues with the gifted that bring parents both pain and joy and offers relief and resources to help find humanness in the extremes.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWhy can gifted kids excel at the complex but struggle with the simple? Hosted by Mark Talaga, The Hopelessly Gifted Podcast helps families understand how to bridge the developmental gaps gifted children face everyday.
Hopelessly Gifted Podcast is hosted by Mark Talaga. The show has published 41 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "39: Could My Child Have ADHD Even When it’s Not Obvious? with Brooke Schnittman" (28 September 2026, 36 minutes), "Summer Break Announcement! See you in Fall!" (6 July 2026, 2 minutes), and "38: My Gifted Child and I Are Burned Out. Now What? with Dr. Liz Evans" (8 June 2026, 34 minutes).
Hopelessly Gifted Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 41 episodes.
Booking probability for Hopelessly Gifted Podcast is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Hopelessly Gifted Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Hopelessly Gifted Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Mark Talaga hosts Hopelessly Gifted Podcast, an education show with 41 episodes published.
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Episode #39
Mark Talaga sits down with ADHD coach and author Brooke Schnittman to explore what ADHD looks like beyond the stereotypical “squeaky wheel,” especially in gifted, twice-exceptional, and otherwise high-functioning kids...
Hopelessly Gifted Podcast
The podcast is taking a summer break with an amazing batch of new episodes in the lineup for Fall! Host: Mark Talaga Music: Petren J Music Contact Mark Talaga: Email: marktalaga@live.com Website IG: ...
Episode #38
Liz Evans, OT, joins Liz shares her story of isolation in trying to find help for her gifted child and how her parenting experiences influenced her work in which she helps parents experiencing burnout from raising...
Episode #37
Mark is joined by licensed psychologist Dr. Rebecca Resnik to discuss assessment for gifted children, how gifted brains differ, and when testing may be helpful or may not be necessary. Resnik also addresses...
Hopelessly Gifted Podcast
Mark sits down with Dani Skiko, producer of the show, to talk about her experiences growing up gifted and the role therapy and her parents played in supporting her and helping her thrive. Host: Mark Talaga Music: Petren...
Episode #35
Gilda Evans, Founder and President of the Autism Resource Project, joins Mark to share how the lack of resources she found while raising her son with autism prompted her to start her podcast and organization which act...
Episode #34
Mark answers a listener question: How can I tell if my child is gifted? He discusses early signs and common struggles that parents can identify, whether testing is appropriate and how to talk with kids about the results...
Episode #33
Mark is joined by Scott Lutostanski, Executive Director of State Street Education. Scott and his team provide executive function coaching to students, with a focus on high school and college students. Scott and Mark...
Episode #32
Mark is joined by language and dyslexia therapist, Faye Bankler Casell, to discuss the challenges experienced by children who have difficulty reading due to dyslexia and their parents. Mark and Faye explore the...
Episode #31
Mark Talaga talks with writer and parent advocate, Jen Merrill, about how burnout is a common reality for parents of gifted and complex, neurodivergent kids. Jen shares what helps parents of gifted kids, herself...
Episode #30
Mark is joined by Caroline Gulick & Julie Kastelan to discuss the realities of elevated care for gifted and neurodivergent individuals. They talk through what it means to be in residential treatment...
Episode #29
Occupational Therapist and Parent Coach, Jen Bluske, joins host Mark Talaga to explore the mind-body connection that often goes overlooked in gifted children and adults. Jen provides wonderful insights into how to...
Episode #28
Mark Talaga speaks with Teresa Nair, an expert in cognitive diversity education who empowers parents to see their child’s struggles not simply as deficits. Mark and Teresa discuss Teresa’s journey from tech to teaching...
Episode #27
Mark Talaga is joined by Orion Cooling, the award-winning founder and specialist in project based learning who has found career success by being “eclectically employed” and personal success by advocating for creativity...
Episode #26
Mark discusses strategies for managing holiday stress when traveling and attending family gatherings with gifted, neurodivergent children. He offers specific strategies to help prepare, set expectations, and support...
Episode #25
Mark is joined by college consultant and business owner, Julie Murphy, to share about college transitions from the perspective of the families at home as their child launches. Mark and Julie discuss how parents and...
Episode #24
Mark discusses why many kids struggle to answer the question "how was your day?" and how the reasons behind these processing and recall challenges are more developmental than parents may think. He explores the issues of...
Episode #23
Mark Talaga welcomes Pamela Hobart from GT School to discuss the challenges and solutions in educating gifted kids. They discuss the inefficiencies of the traditional school system, and how GT School utilizes...
Episode #22
This episode Mark puts ChatGPT to the test. Mark asks A.I. to come up with helpful communication strategies to use to get gifted kids to listen better and evaluates the effectiveness of those responses. He offers both...
Episode #21
Mark Talaga is joined by Misti Peppler, occupational therapist and core specialist in the Masgutova Method of Neurosensory Motor Reflex Integration. Mark and Misti discuss the primitive reflexes that exist in all of us...
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