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Sickboy
Sickboy is the only place where terminal diagnoses can peacefully coexist with jokes we probably shouldn't make. Hosted by three best friends, Jeremie, Brian, and Taylor, this show smashes taboos around illness, death, and everything in between. Inspired by Jeremie’s life with Cystic Fibrosis, we di...
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16% Diaphragm, 100% Genius: How AI is Saving Cho’s Voice
What happens when your body is slowly losing its ability to breathe, but your brain is busy building the future of technology? This week, the fellas (...
"My Tongue is Shedding" | Refractory Myasthenia Gravis
What do you do when your own tongue starts "shedding" like a snake and your doctor tells you to just "eat a banana"? Imagine waking up and seeing the...
My Spleen Is Where My Lungs Should Be | CDH
What happens when your abdomen decides it's tired of the basement and wants to move into the penthouse suite? This week, we sit down with Jude, who wa...
A Love Affair with the Unknown: How Gill Deacon Beat Long COVID
What happens when a "Professional Knower" gets hit with a disease that has absolutely zero f*cking answers? Broadcasting legend and former CBC host Gi...
My Sister Confessed Her Dark Secret to Me While I was in A Coma | Stroke at 21
Imagine being 21 years old, trapped in a two-week coma, completely unable to move or speak, while your sister leans over your bed and confesses her de...
The "Mindf***" of Long COVID: From CEO to "Currently Disabled"
Briefing the President one day, forgetting how to cook bacon the next. What happens when a high-achieving powerhouse (Harvard grad, Wall Street alum,...
"I Woke Up With No Hands" | The Reality of "Flesh-Eating Disease"
You know that irrational fear that a simple sore throat or a gym injury might actually be something way worse? Well, for Scott, that nightmare became...
Giddy Up: How To Love A Parent Who Is Living In A Different Reality
It’s been eight years since Marnie first sat down with the fellas, and let’s just say… things haven’t exactly slowed down. Back in 2018, Marnie was a...
Something's Wrong With Mom - Paranoid Schizophrenia
This week on Sickboy, we go way back to an episode we originally aired in 2018. We chat with Marnie about an experience that isn't her own but one tha...
Shitting Your Pants at Work (And Other Career Tips) | Crohn's Disease
You’re in a high-stakes meeting. You’re wearing a power suit. And you just shit your ankle socks. What do you do? This week, we sit down with Meg, a l...
"I Identify As Blind" | Blind, Black, and Badass
Lachi thinks the way we talk about disability is boring, so she’s here to make it glam, loud, and impossible to ignore. This week, the boys are joined...
Is Your Mental Illness Real? A Psychiatrist Says... Maybe Not.
Dr. Sami Timimi is a psychiatrist with a bone to pick with his own profession: he thinks we’ve fallen down a diagnostic rabbit hole, and he’s here to...
Targeted: Why We Treat Gun Owners Like They’re Sick
Welp... Jer bought a gun. And let's just say his progressive friend group had some thoughts. This week, the boys are joined by Noah Schwartz, author o...
Childhood Trauma Caused a 'Software Glitch' in my Brain | Functional Neurological Disorder
Imagine your brain’s hardware is perfect, but the software is glitching so badly your body stops working.
We sit down with Erum, a biochemist wh...
Self-Help is Bullsh*t (But I Still Feel Fat)
This week, we're joined by legendary filmmaker and noted curmudgeon Alan Zweig. He’s spent his career being unflinchingly honest about every insecurit...
His Kidney, Her Cancer - Ain't that a kick in the head?
"My husband had a kidney transplant... I just got breast cancer. Ain't that a kick in the head?" This week, we're joined by Kacy and Thomas, a couple...
The Homicide Detective with Cystic Fibrosis
What's it like getting pepper-sprayed when you have a chronic lung disease? A homicide detective knows what’s up. This week, we sit down with a guest...
"My Doctors Said I'd Die at 19. I'm 32 & Fighting Back." | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
"Society says it's better dead than disabled." This week, we sit down with Ryan Yellowlees , a counselor and activist who is living—and thriving—with...
My Hand is Trying to Kill Me - LIVE From Podsummit in Calgary
What if your hand suddenly tried to choke you, or a microscopic parasite in your brain was making you horny for cat piss? From our live show at PodSum...
How I Healed 15 Years of Grief With Psychedelic Cannabis | Psychedelic Therapy
After her father's sudden death, she carried a "calcified" grief for 15 years that traditional therapy couldn't touch—until one psychedelic cannabis j...
"I Went In For Surgery & Woke Up Paralyzed" | Morquio Syndrome
Her vertebrae are shaped like footballs, and doctors told her parents she wouldn't live past the age of five. This week, we're joined by the incredibl...
I lost my dad to Lewy body Dementia: The Cyril Effect
What does it feel like to get your dad back for a few beautiful moments of clarity, only to have dementia snatch him away again? This week, we're join...
From Six Months to Tears of Joy | The Breakdown: PAH
When six months is the best a doctor can offer, hope feels like a cruel joke. In this Breakdown edition of Sickboy, we dig into Pulmonary Arterial Hyp...
The Boy with Cerebral Palsy Accused of Arson | The 10 Year Anniversary Special
You don’t survive ten years of podcasting without a few scars—and a hell of a lot of stories. In part one of this milestone episode, the guys sit down...
Preparing for Doomsday Every Month | Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Think PMS makes you a little cranky? That's cute. This week, we're diving headfirst into its evil, unhinged cousin: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder, o...
Sickboy | Trailer
We're not like the other health podcasts — we're weirder. For 10 years and counting, Sickboy has been the forum for open, honest and hilarious convers...
She Flew Too Close To The Sun | Full Mental Breakdown
When we last spoke with Cameo in 2023, she was a driven student who seemed to be thriving, managing her mental health in a way that truly worked for h...
"I Can Literally Stress Myself to Death" | Addison's Disease
You can’t hike your way out of an adrenal crisis.
After a sudden diagnosis of Addison’s disease at 23, Aly’s life changed in a sin...
The Craziest F*ing Story We've Ever Heard | The Father Who Built a Gene Therapy
Some people hit walls. Others knock them down, build a lab, raise millions, and call up strangers to make a genetically engineered mouse. When Terry P...
He Hasn’t Peed in 17 Years | Kidney Failure
Alex hasn’t peed in 17 years — and he’s been busy. Diagnosed at 11 with a rare kidney disease triggered by a brutal run of childhood illnesses, his li...
My Guts Are Nuts | Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
They say laughter is the best medicine - unless you're diagnosed with something that sounds like a meme.
Mike lives with FAP, short for Familial...
The Pokemon Seizure Panic of ‘97 | Photosensitive Epilepsy
Turns out, the most dangerous thing on TV in the ‘90s wasn’t violence—it was Pikachu. In December, 1997, nearly 700 kids in Japan were rushed to the h...
“I Have Down Syndrome… And Road Rage”
Taylor Arbeau is a firecracker. A passionate photographer, musician, and former Special Olympics athlete, she also happens to live with Down syndrome...
Hot Bod, Bad Hips: Terry’s Story of Chronic Pain
Jeremie met Terry where all deep, life-altering connections begin: half-naked in a sauna, trying not to die of heat stroke. What started as a sweaty c...
Sleeping While Awake | A Life with Narcolepsy Type 1
Falling asleep is easy—until it becomes the hardest part of your day. Recorded live in Toronto, this episode dives into the unpredictable world of nar...
I was Bleeding to Death | A Near-Fatal Mistake
When a hospital nurse's error leads to a life-threatening hemorrhage, Tracy's fight for survival and answers begins. This week, Tracy shares her unbel...
Two Uteri, No Instructions | Rare Congenital Defect
When the map doesn’t match the terrain, sometimes you just make your own path. Natalia Bartlomowicz was born with a rare congenital condition so uniqu...
The Gaping Hole of Puberty Education (and How We're Filling It)
You can’t outgrow puberty—but maybe we can outlearn how we teach it. This week, Jer and Tay explore a topic often overlooked: puberty education for yo...
Losing a Nut, Finding a Calling: How Testicular Cancer Made Me a Nurse
When you go in for testicular cancer surgery, do they offer you a scrotal facelift while they're down there? We ask the important questions. This week...
Is Canada Committing GENOCIDE on Disabled People? | Cerebral Palsy
When the cost of survival outweighs the cost of death, something has gone deeply wrong. In this sobering and eye-opening episode, Mitch, living with c...