Best Hellyer Podcasts (2025)

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Stroke etanercept injection 18 months on: Andrew’s update after the PESTO trial 40:22

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Stroke etanercept injection 18 months on: what lasted, what changed, and what Andrew learned after the PESTO trial Some stroke survivors are told a version of the same sentence in hospital: “After three months, what you have is what you’ll have.” Andrew Stops didn’t buy it, not because he was naïve, but because he needed a reason to keep showing up…

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Ken Kerns: 10-Day Coma, AVM Stroke Recovery, Aphasia Progress & Walking Confidence 1:18:35

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Foot Drop Solutions After Stroke Without an AFO: Ken Kerns’ “New Way to Walk” (Plus Aphasia Recovery After a 10-Day Coma) Ken Kerns didn’t just wake up from a stroke. He woke up from a 10-day medically induced coma after an AVM brain hemorrhage, facing a reality that would shake anyone’s identity: right-side paralysis, aphasia, and the exhausting w…

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RPDC 282: New Father Phenomenon: A Holiday Special 54:04

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Ho ho ho and who's your Daddy, now? It ain't your Pappy's Santy Claus. Hip, young Father Christmas showed up this week with a hard-shell backpack full of reviews for holiday favorites like Danish Butter Cookies and Canned Pumpkin, Beach Boys Christmas music and a Reindeer Onesie, Christmas Above the Clouds and other notable examples of seasonal eph…

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PESTO Trial Results (Etanercept After Stroke) | Interview with Professor Vincent Thijs 39:51

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PESTO Trial Results: What Stroke Survivors Need to Know About Perispinal Etanercept If you’ve spent any time in stroke recovery communities, you’ve probably seen the same pattern: a treatment gets talked about with real intensity, people share personal stories that pull you in, and suddenly you’re left trying to sort hope from hype from “maybe.” Wh…

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From Soldier to Champion - Dale Fenton (Elite Podcast #48) 34:01

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In this episode, Dale Fenton, a former paratrooper and bare-knuckle boxing champion, shares his journey from military service to the boxing ring. He discusses the challenges of training with injuries, his advocacy for mental health among veterans, and the thrill of bare-knuckle fighting. Dale emphasizes the importance of rehabilitation through comb…

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Tunrto.ai for Stroke Recovery: Why This Tool Is a Game Changer for Survivors 54:39

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Introduction After a stroke, recovery doesn’t end when rehab does. For many survivors, that’s when confusion begins. Fatigue, brain fog, limited appointment time, and conflicting advice make it incredibly hard to know what actually helps. And while research is advancing rapidly, most survivors are left trying to piece together answers from podcasts…

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Double Vision After Stroke: What Jorden’s Story Reveals About Brainstem Stroke Recovery 1:30:56

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Double Vision After Stroke: What Jorden’s Story Teaches Us About Brainstem Stroke Recovery Double vision after stroke is one of those symptoms no one imagines they’ll ever face—until the day they wake up and the world has split in two. For many stroke survivors, it’s confusing, frightening, and completely disorienting. And when it happens as part o…

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RPDC 281: Modern Alchemists 49:06

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Put this in your bottle and cork it! Internet review for things like pumping on Crystal Lite energy mix, Snow Day (2000), getting masculine with electric water guns, and the alt girl that works at Family Video. That's some good tonic! Want more party? Check it out at https://www.reviewpartydotcom.com/ !…

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From Fan to Commentator: A Journey in Combat Sports - Ben 'Bane' Davis (Elite Podcast #47) 32:09

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In this episode, Lee speaks with Ben the Bane Davis, a seasoned play-by-play commentator in the combat sports arena. They discuss Ben's journey into the world of combat sports, his experiences working with various organizations, and the unique dynamics of broadcasting. The conversation also touches on Total Kombat, the importance of networking in t…

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RPDC 280: A True Sour Creamer 53:17

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Probiotic and cultured and soured; now that's a cream. This week's episode is jam packed with internet reviews for getting the big orange soda at the AMC movie theater, organic sour cream powder, The Grinch (2018) annnnd How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), DC comics Starship Godzilla, Zatannic Panic, and The Boy Wonder, and offering some earthin…

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Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients Recovery: Jonathan’s Remarkable Journey 1:11:32

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Hemorrhagic Stroke Patients Recovery: Jonathan’s Journey Through Chaos and Renewal When the clock struck midnight on January 1st, 2021, most people were celebrating a fresh start. Jonathan, at just 35 years old, was unknowingly entering the most challenging chapter of his life. His speech had begun to slur, his head pulsed with pain he couldn’t exp…

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With Love From's Lizzie Dibble Wants Local Libraries to Lend Clothes as well as Books 43:02

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Lizzie Dibble wants libraries to lend clothes as well as books. Not just any clothes though. A carefully curated selection of donated second-hand fashion, imbued with the stories of former wearers, and volunteer-run. With Love From… has built a collection of occasion-wear, mostly for women (though there’s also a children’s dressup box) for library …

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RPDC 279: Shrek Money 51:23

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This episode is dedicated to the scumbags and posers who didn't stand by the party when the chips were down... This week we have internet reviews for a dad mug, Balanced Rock hiking area, Girls Girls Girls by Motley Crue, 'The Grinch' (2000), and were biker smut 'Blood and Whiskey'. For the segment, we take a trip to the Pages of Peterman for some …

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From Paratrooper to Ultra-Athlete: A Journey of Resilience - Ashley Mitchard (Elite Podcast #46) 40:41

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In this conversation, Ashley Mitchard, a former paratrooper and ultra-athlete, shares his journey from joining the army at a young age to overcoming personal challenges related to mental health and alcohol. He discusses the importance of discipline learned in the military, the struggles of transitioning to civilian life, and how he found purpose th…

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Basilar Artery Stroke: How Daniel Found Strength, Faith, and Recovery After Collapse 1:30:47

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Basilar Artery Stroke: The Warning Signs Daniel Didn’t See Coming When people think of a stroke, they often imagine the classic symptoms — facial drooping, slurred speech, or one-sided weakness. But the basilar artery, which feeds the brainstem and cerebellum, behaves differently. When it blocks, symptoms can be subtle at first, then escalate with …

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RPDC 278: Left to Childish Machinations 45:59

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I made a popsicle stick house! Wonderful internet reviews for wonderful El Yucateco hot sauce, experiencing a selenite crystal digging area, sidewalk chalk, Predator: Badlands, and The Adventures of Captain Underpants. Pull my finger. Want more party? Check it out at https://www.reviewpartydotcom.com/ !…

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Inside Shein - How the Ultra Fast Fashion Brand Makes Clothes So Cheap 51:39

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Despite Shein’s new sustainability rhetoric, workers are still paying the price for the ultra-fast fashion giant’s success. To 75-hour working weeks, piece rates and no contracts, we can add secrecy, opaque financial operations and a general air of mystery around its billionaire founder and how the brand does business. This is the story they don't …

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Special Forces Warrant Officer - Matthew Hellyer (Elite Podcast #45) 1:01:12

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In this powerful episode of The Elite Podcast, we sit down with former UK Special Forces Warrant Officer and CEO of Pilgrim Bandits, Matt Hellyer. Matt’s story goes far beyond elite military service. From 3 PARA to the SAS, frontline operations, surviving cancer, fighting for veterans’ rights, and enduring the unimaginable loss of his son — this co…

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RPDC 277: Picking Up Chicks & Setting Them Down 48:00

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Pick up enough chicks and you can move up to heavier things, like chickens. This week we have internet reviews for Pizza One in Vancouver, Womb dance club in Tokyo, a fancy shingle cutter, a biker gang romance novel, and the Sequoia 9 movie theater in Kansas. For the segment we deep dive into Brach's turkey dinner candy corn on It Came From the Int…

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David Willick on Life with Invisible Fatigue After Stroke 1:14:42

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Post-Stroke Fatigue: Living With Exhaustion That Family Doesn’t Understand When you meet someone who has had a stroke, you expect to see something. A limp. A drooped smile. A visible clue. What you often can’t see is the one thing that shapes their entire recovery: post-stroke fatigue. For survivors like David Willick, fatigue wasn’t just tiredness…

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"Brands Should Stop Overproduction!" Yayra Agbofah's Advice for Big Fashion 33:50

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Listen up! Yayra Agbofah is the founder of Ghanaian non-profit, The Revival. He's seriously stylish a poet, a creative upcycler, and one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential Climate Leaders, as well a 2025 winner of the H&M Foundation's Global Change Award. And he's got some advice for the global fashion industry... Also covered in this charisma…

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Overcoming Ischemic Stroke Through Lifestyle Change: Jason Hellyer’s Wake-Up Call 1:01:31

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When life is full of business meetings, celebrations, and long weeks that blur into long weekends, it’s easy to ignore the quiet signals your body sends. For Jason Hellyer, a real estate professional who prided himself on working hard and playing harder, those signals became impossible to ignore the night he experienced an ischemic stroke. A Lifeti…

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RPDC 276: Gastrointestinal Conversion Rates 46:47

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You don't want to solve for this Y, Junior. Not on a full stomach, anyway. We have a lovely set of internet reviews this week, including (but not limited to) Fruit Pebble flavored Sparking Water from Liquid Death, fake mustaches' ability to absorb pacific northwestern goo, being a true human being in 'Wreck It Ralph', and a banana-based health supp…

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World Sport Karate Champion - Robbie Lavoie (Elite Podcast #44) 38:28

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In this episode, Lee sits down with Robbie Lavoie, a true legend in the world of sport karate and kickboxing — a World Champion who’s competed across the globe, evolving from traditional tatami competition to the cutting edge of Total Kombat. Robbie shares the mindset, discipline, and philosophy that shaped his career — from his early days on the m…

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She's Serving Fabulous! Notes on Dressing Confidently with Samia Benchaou 50:42

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We're back! And excited to be kick off Series 12 with this fabulous interview with Copenhagen-based Moroccan Danish stylist, and excellent dresser, Samia Benchaou. Clare and Samia met at fashion week when they got talking about the power of a great outfit. Can you relate? Bet you have a story of someone you met because of what they were wearing! (I…

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RPDC 275: The Grand Poverty 46:59

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Let them listen to podcasts! This week we have internet reviews for chilling in the time tube with a travel neck pillow, Oz Park in Chicago's alleged rats, hemorrhaging money with the Silent Hill movie, going for a Superman aesthetic with a muscle-themed coffee mug, and supporting our locals at Scrims' Esports Center. For the segment, we hit a Revi…

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Carolyn J. Routh Stroke Recovery Journey: Overcoming Fear After Stroke 1:05:59

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Carolyn J. Routh Stroke Recovery Journey: Overcoming Fear After Stroke When a series of crushing headaches brought Carolyn J. Routh to the hospital, she thought it was just another battle in her long fight with Type 1 diabetes. But what looked like migraines was something far more serious — a venous sinus thrombosis stroke waiting to strike. On Tha…

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Worlds Fastest Knockout - Tony "The Axe Man" Stephenson (Elite Podcast #43) 35:58

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This episode, Lee sits down with Tony "The Axe Man" Stephenson, the man behind the world’s fastest knockout in Total Kombat history — a viral finish that’s been viewed over 9 million times across social media. Tony shares the story behind his spectacular knockout, the mindset that drove him to bounce back from controversial losses, and how years of…

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Halloween Review Spooktacular VI: Cheesing Your Bed 51:37

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Happy Ghoulsday Reviewlsday! The boys are back with another spooky installment of grimy, Halloweentimey reviews, like for flesh-toned barefeet slippers and the fits they help you get, the faded lore of The Grudge franchise, caskets that smell pretty okay I guess, a book of Poe (but not Poe's words), and a wide-eyed, chainsaw wielding scarer. We div…

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Anshul Bhadwaj: Breaking the Silence on Sexual Health and Dignity After Stroke

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Erectile Dysfunction After Stroke: One Survivor’s Courageous Truth About Intimacy and Bowel Control When Anshul Bhadwaj collapsed at his gym in Delhi at just 27 years old, he thought his life was ending. The thunderclap headache, the dizziness, the vomiting he was certain he was having a heart attack. What he didn’t know was that his brain was blee…

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RPDC 273: Number Go Up 44:06

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Episode go funny. Internet reviews for a horse made of legos, aha! the Halo tv show, tacky applications of bedazzling gems, great things in Downtown Abbey: The Grand Finale, and the gift of Count Chocula. For the segment, we explore clickbait new article titles in It Came From The Internet!. Number stay up. Want more party? Check it out at https://…

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20 Million Views Viral Knockout Artist - Oisin Brady (Elite Podcast #42) 46:02

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In this episode, Lee sits down with Oisín “The Natural” Brady, the young Irish kickboxing sensation whose jump spinning back kick knockout went viral with over 9 million views at the time of recording (now 20 million) at Total Kombat TKO 2 in the O2 Arena. From humble beginnings in Bantry, West Cork, Oisín shares how his family’s small-town gym bec…

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Bud Beucher: From Silent Survivor to Speaking His Truth Again

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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Stroke Recovery: Bud Beucher’s Remarkable Return to Life When you’ve spent your life working seven days a week, the idea of slowing down feels impossible until a stroke stops you in your tracks. That’s what happened to Bud Beucher, a resort president from Florida whose drive, optimism, and leadership spirit suddenly me…

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RPDC 272: Sean Astin's Little Face 47:34

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Goonies never say goodbye to their baby faces! This week we've got a real treasure of reviews for you. Recipe books and people being rude to Rudy, TV doctors and tasty chili. And a whole bushel of apple rankings to set your phaser to fall. Pinch a pudgy cheek and join us this week! Want more party? Check it out at https://www.reviewpartydotcom.com/…

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Vivistim: One Stroke Survivor’s Experience – And Why Spasticity Matters

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Vivistim: One Stroke Survivor’s Experience – And Why Spasticity Matters When recovery gets complicated, honest stories help us navigate the grey. In this episode, John Cross shares his lived experience with Vivistim (paired VNS) and why a less-talked-about barrier, spasticity, shaped what he could (and couldn’t) do in therapy. The Day Everything Ch…

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In this episode of the Elite Podcast, host Lee Matthews interviews Ricky Dubidat - a former world champion martial artist, successful martial arts school owner, and business coach. Ricky discusses his journey from training in martial arts to founding his own school and eventually moving into business coaching. They delve into the critical elements …