Episodes
We're back! With another foulmouthed, under-researched episode! Probably wouldn't listen to this with your kids around? Even through we talk about Healthy Harold a bunch, pictured here with our mascots, Noodle and Babs. Listen to Jo on Trillbilly Worker's Party Halloween Special..stay for the rampant leftism and cute accents Jo: Victorian election promises about women's health clinicsChloe: Twitter going haywire and big loss to disability community, NEISVoid etc here Jo hates Spiderman- ...
Published 11/24/22
Published 11/24/22
CHRONICALLY FULLY SICK SCANDAL UPDATE: Chloe and Jo sleep nude in an oxygen tent which they believe gives them sexual powers! (Hey, that's only a half truth.) Hi, we're back after yet another """inadvertent hiatus""" (us being flare bears) but hey, thats what you get with such chronically fully sick hosts such as us! This ep we get into: k*t treatments, learning by accident what UTI's can turn into, Stranger Things being accidentally good and accessible, Lizzo accidentally being ableist,...
Published 08/07/22
BACK FROM HIATUS FOR OUR QUARTER CENTURY YO! Twenty five eps, can you even believe it? We bloody can't. Anyway in this ep, Jo and Chlo chat about: the PM's mysterious sudden interest in endometriosis, the Disability Royal Commission, Bridgerton and King George, and much more. Plus, Jo gets absolutely on one for a special mish-mashed remix of ~Historically Fully Sick v Quack Watch~ with a tale that will make you lose your bleatin' marbles. Finally, another super sexy poem by our poet...
Published 05/04/22
The chicks are back with a spicy episode about the spicy flu AND glowing ostriches, unusual cheese alternatives, Byron Bay COVID communion, a Man Who Can't Do Laundry, the worst opinion pieces ever and Spoonie Hotline! Harvard Uni Study Glowing Ostriches Gross opinion piece one and two Tom Tanuki's piece CDC done a boo boo Kara Schlegl's article Rate, review, subscribe! Send your Spoonie Hotline messages to [email protected] xx See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out...
Published 01/28/22
Whoopsie doodle we made this ages ago https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/australian-disabled-women-ndis-claims https://www.broadagenda.com.au/2021/the-ndis-is-letting-women-with-disabilities-down/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 01/02/22
After a disaster-induced hiatus, the crones of chronic illness are back! This episode, they cover What? No ramps at the UN?Kate Moss' daughter's CATWALK SURPRISE!!!!Why w33d laws are still ridicWhich podcast host won Halloween Historical Quack Watch (?) super GAY SICK POETRY and heaps more stuff! **Song this week is "Under the Ivy" by Kate Bush. 3 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 11/05/21
Helllooooooo! This episode, our two locked-down heroes discuss Tracey Emin, alternative swearing, (probably don't put this on around kids?) anti-vaxx mates, Guy Sebastian, Nicki Minaj and the history of vaccine dipshittery (spoiler: people have always been sooks about it). Tracey Emin's art and illness (love you babe) Links for loved ones of anti...
Published 09/23/21
Brought to you by new sponsors Big Egg and Barrel O’Yams! CFS had got you sorted for rambling incoherence, scream laughing, Peter Evans on a current affair, definitely not fake COVID cures, kitchen tips for sickies and Spoonie Hotline. Reasonable, Necessary and Essential podcast Peter on a Current Affair See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 08/31/21
The two clowns, in lockdown are back! *Now free of seratonin* This Episode- the Disability Royal Commish, FREE BRITNEY, another edition of Historically Fully Sick and SCIENCE STUFF via Spoonie Hotline.! Share your story with the Royal Commission here More on Britney Spears Buck v Bell and Eugenics in the US Good explainer for historical sterilisation of black people: https://nursingclio.org/2017/06/01/the-black-politics-of-eugenics/ Twitter links (have a...
Published 07/29/21
Chronic full sickness and employment, board game for brain fog, sapphic poetry, vaccinations (again), Chloe is on the telly, and the gals answer the age old question- "can you get COVID from farts?" Disability and employment info- https://gradaustralia.com.au/disability/disclosure-of-disability-the-pros-and-cons https://gradaustralia.com.au/disability/employment-support-for-people-with-disability https://www.humanrights.vic.gov.au/for-individuals/disability-and-the-workplace/ Flexible Work...
Published 07/04/21
Yay! Another freewheelin' episode with your two favourite silly babies, Chloe and Jo! Disgusting rashes! Vaccinations! Mice Plagues! Drug Trials! And accessibility ain't just about ramps. Also, Jo thought of a new Fibromyalgia cure? Plus Spoonie Hotline! Send a voice memo to [email protected] Specialist COVID Vaccination Hub/ The Government Doesn't Care About Disabled People Anti-Vaxxers Target NDIS Workers (sorry, this is Herald Sun, no one should ever read that) MORE! FEMALE!...
Published 06/21/21
A suspiciously oily not-so-sweet 16th episode from the gals, who are clearly Tired and Emotional. In any case, they go to a punk show, discuss Mecca's wellness misfire, chronic illness imposter syndrome, a Quackwatch from the history books and some delicious calls fresh off the crisp and juicy Spoonie Hotline. Including an excerpt read by Sarah Ramey from her new book, The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness. Yoni Oil you shouldn't buy8 Ways That Imposter Syndrome Shows Up When You...
Published 05/24/21
They're back! Finally. Apologies for the hiatus, life sh*t happened - you get it. Anyway, they're back chatting about being immune to COVID because they both have fibro, PMDD Awareness Month, disabled legends smashing sh*t and making history, and as always, SPOONIE HOTLINE! Missed yas xo CW: Discussion of suicide, death and trauma in this episode- (there's a warning though) ~ LINKS ~ Australians with a disability ‘forgotten’ in coronavirus vaccine rollout, advocates say NDIS vaccine rollout...
Published 04/29/21
They haven't showered, they're scraping their way back from nervous breakdowns, and they're ready to talk about it! Sorry for the lapse in eps – these two hellbeast women love to give advice about how to look after yourself, but they also love to not follow any of it themselves! Very cute and cool and sexy. In episode 14, the gals touch on the real-life effects for spoonies that happened when opioid meds went prescription-only, the weird 'disabled villain' trope that Hollywood loves to lean...
Published 03/16/21
Look, yes it's late but SOME OF US have raging painkiller addictions and full-time jobs alright? So i guess this episode is about some of the chicks' chronically ill and disabled icons and how sick people are represented in the media- this time they're yakking about a SICKENING TV show and a legendary singer and activist. Well, it's a start, because media representation.. that's a whole thing. Anyway, this episode is full of legends, including a new HISTORICALLY FULLY SICK, SPOONIE HOTLINE...
Published 02/25/21
Yeah look, this episode is... chaotic. Chloe and Joanna decided to record an episode about dating and sex and relationships when you have chronic illness, and not sure what happened, but it turned into... this. You have no idea how much scream-laughing had to be edited in this episode. They are sorry in advance. Subscribe rate and review I guess? Jesus Christ. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Published 02/09/21
OMG CHLOE AND JO ARE BACK! With more of a whimper/whine/cough than a bang really? It's jazzy kinda? Chloe tells everyone her idea for a horror movie (COPYRIGHT!), the gals discuss a new disability beauty range, more ridiculous conspiracy theories, another FLORIDA MAN story, threaten an entire town, deliver a new edition of HISTORICALLY FULLY SICK, and talk about COVID's positives for chronically fully sick babes. Check out the iconic Tara Moss' Facebook, Kohl Kreatives and Guide Beauty, plus...
Published 01/27/21
Join Noon, Travis, Jo & Leah, a ragtag assembly of deep cover agents from the podcasting underground. They emerge blinking like naked mole people into the sunlight to bring you a round-up of this year of our lord, the cursed 2020. That’s right folks, they’re here not to save the world, but to bring you MegaPod. These four highly virile brain geniuses from at least FOUR SEPARATE PODCASTS combine to bring YOU: Aliens! Sex jam! Anal Fistulas, Pope Fights, Weird Al, Juggalos Takeovers and......
Published 12/30/20
Okay yeah look first things first, Chloe and Joanna are really sorry about how much they talk about wee in this episode. It's a lot. Like, a lot a lot. Anyway: the chix also discuss some good Chrissy/holiday gifts for spoonies, as well as how to get through the silliest of seasons when you feel like hot garbage! Plus, a triple threat ep that includes QUACK WATCH (*borat voice* wah wah wee wah), HISTORICALLY FULLY SICK, aaaaand SPOONIE HOTLINE! And as a lil Christmas treat, we've got a reading...
Published 12/22/20
EPISODE NINE BABY! Chlo and Joanna have been fatigued to all gaddamned heck lately, so they found a Netflix doco series about the clusterf*ck that is the wellness industry to binge and rant about - classic stuff. They also delve in the undeniably common link between wellness, conspiracy theories and Nazism (hi Pete), explain how the ‘spoon theory’ began, and also commemorate the wonderful late Stella Young. Chloe also found a tin foil hat book in her parents’ bookshelf about how to ‘cure’...
Published 12/09/20
Phwoooooar, episode 8! Sorry it's a spot late, but the gals have got an absolute corker for you. Chloe and Jo welcome their second chronically fully sick guest, the wonderful and talented Nadine Chemali!! This ep delves into stuff like having kids when you're a spoonie, how much investigative surgeries suck a heap of shit, cultural differences that can exist in the world of pain and chronic illness, and how disgustingly rife the medical industry is with fatphobia (about which Nadine has an...
Published 11/26/20
Them hectic brain foggo gals are back with episode 7! Chloe and Joanna get to yakking about stuff like: the long-term effects of COVID-19 and whether we could be looking at a whole new generation of spoonies after this pandemicketamine treatmentsgetting needles in their sexy facesChloe having a nice spasm mid-recordingP*te 'Dogshit' Ev*ns, as alwaysthat time a farmer fondly referred to Jo as 'an ox of a woman' while she was anaesthetic-ed up to her eyeballsOUR BRAND NEW SEGMENT, THE SPOONIE...
Published 11/10/20
Episode six, you sexy sick babes!! Chloe and Joanna delve into topics like buttchugging the sun (...sorry), how good pets and animals are at making us feel better when we're having a rubbish time with our bodies and brains, and how the opioid crisis has affected people who live with chronic illness and chronic pain. There's a new QUACK WATCH and a HISTORICALLY FULLY SICK about a spoonie and disability icon whose general badassery is truly stunning and life-giving. Also, Chloe is left...
Published 10/27/20
Episode 5! Chloe and Joanna have been flare bears together, but they still dragged themselves to a microphone to talk about the concept of reclaiming and/or taking control of pain after they watched a doco about the legendary chronically ill performance artist and BDSM legend Bob Flanagan. They also talk about their own ways of using pain to treat pain (with additional input from some angel sickies in the CFS group), Bill and Ted and the creepy new Netflix series Ratched, plus Jo does a burp...
Published 10/12/20