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Ep. 85 - The Birthday Bingo Brain Tumor Bash - Backyard Live Episode!!
Season 1 Episode 85
For my 42nd birthday, I turned my backyard into a live podcast-slash-bingo hall-slash-pre-surgery pep rally. Over 60 friends, neighbors, comedy pals,…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 84 - Birthday Highs and Lows - Ep 84 on 8.4 While Turning 42
Season 1 Episode 84
Episode 84 Recap: aka 42 is the Answer
So, apparently the answer to life, the universe, and everything… is: a brain tumor, a cat named Milk, and a bir…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 83 - Preparing for Brain Surgery as a Tired Person
Season 1 Episode 83
Hey friends. This one’s coming to you tired. Real tired. Didn’t sleep great, and apparently that hits extra hard when you’ve got a brain tumor named …
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 82 - A Tale of Two Fridays - OCF and AFIB
Season 1 Episode 82
This week, I walk you through two wildly different Fridays: one full of joy, the other full of deflation. First, I reflect on my incredible day at Or…
9 months ago
Ep. 81 - That’s Fair and Knowing Your No - My OCF ‘25 Recap
Season 1 Episode 81
Hey everybody, welcome back to Jokes and the Gym. This week’s episode is all about my Oregon Country Fair 2025 adventure.
This year was the full Fair …
9 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 80 - Oregon Country Fair and Procedure Prep (And a movie review!)
Season 1 Episode 80
Hey friends! Welcome to Episode 80 of Jokes and the Gym—80 weeks straight, baby! Can you believe it? Well, do. This one’s a check-in about life latel…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
ep. 79 - Another Neurosurgeon?!? Thank Goodness
Season 1 Episode 79
This week on the pod, I talk through my latest neurosurgery consult—because apparently nothing brings people together quite like a brain tumor. I sha…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 78 - Running the Light - Book and My Diagnosis in Review
Season 1 Episode 78
In episode 78, I review Sam Tallent’s “Running the Light”—one chapter per day—as my own life spirals into a week of medical revelations. A hybrid boo…
10 months ago
Ep. 77 - I'm Done With Bodybuilding
Season 1 Episode 77
Episode 77 – “Greasing the Groove (with Frostner)”
Hey friends, it’s Rudy—and Frostner chiming in too. She starts with a purr. Mmm. This week I reflec…
10 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 76 - Did I Have a Seizure?
Season 1 Episode 76
Hey, it’s Rudy. Episode 76 is short and not exactly sweet—I wanted to share something important that happened to me last week. While working out at t…
10 months, 2 weeks ago