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Vanessa
@vanessawhy.bsky.social
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Neuroqueer. Nerd about town. Parent to 4 cats. Co-host of community radio show Autistic Small Talk. General Manager of musical theatre company Cat's Paw Productions. Research scientist. Photographer.
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vanessawhy.bsky.social
It's Thursday! That means Autistic Small Talk on CHSR in Fredericton, starting soon:
chsrfm.ca/blog/listen-...
Listen Live!
CHSR broadcasts all day, every day, and you can tune in online at any time. CHSR is broadcast live on 97.9 FM in the Fredericton area. But if you’re not here, don’t worry: you can still…
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January 22, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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bibiblossoms.bsky.social
It costs 0$ to share a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.

I sell pins, stickers, compression gloves, artist gloves, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags, walking sticks (selling fast!!) & more!

Store: Bibipins.com
Graphics of 3 walking sticks! Galaxy, Bats and Strawberry patterns.
January 15, 2026 at 9:25 PM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
I first got the audiobook from the library and liked it so much I bought it and listened to it 8 more times (so far). I honestly can’t recommend it enough if you are at all interested in autistic potential and empowerment, the neurodiversity paradigm, and/or the ways gender and neurotype intertwine.
January 17, 2026 at 7:31 AM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
They're starting with the first episode and playing through from there. It is a little rough listening to my first episode ever but it is better than I expected it would feel.
January 15, 2026 at 7:05 PM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
Autistic Small Talk is airing on CHSR in Fredericton N.B. right now! Yay!
chsrfm.ca/blog/listen-...
Listen Live!
CHSR broadcasts all day, every day, and you can tune in online at any time. CHSR is broadcast live on 97.9 FM in the Fredericton area. But if you’re not here, don’t worry: you can still…
chsrfm.ca
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
It's official! Autistic Small Talk will be airing on CHSR 97.9FM in Fredericton NB on Thursdays at 3pm AST.

I enjoy that our show abbreviation will match the time zone!
AST in AST!
January 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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xeniapestova.bsky.social
An honour to be number 3 on this list - thank you @pjharvey.net!!
Please support artists by downloading or ordering hard copies of your favourites instead of streaming. We get nothing from Spotify and they invest in military AI. @cmcireland.bsky.social @ligetiquartet.com @prsfoundation.bsky.social
pjharvey.net PJ Harvey @pjharvey.net · 23d
Here is a playlist of music I've been listening to this year and that I have found inspiring and strengthening.

I wish you a happy and peaceful year ahead, and thank you for your support.

Polly

📸 Steve Gullick, clothes Todd Lynn

pjharvey.lnk.to/playlist-18BS
January 6, 2026 at 10:07 AM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
A station on the other side of the country is tentatively interested in airing Autistic Small Talk! I would absolutely love it if that works out! Radio has a wonderful way of exposing people to topics they wouldn't have sought out on their own, and I'm keen to expose more people to autistic culture.
January 6, 2026 at 9:52 PM
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dr-nicky.bsky.social
Happy New Year! At my aikido dojo, the Aiki Arts Center in Berkeley, California, all classes for adults are FREE for new students through the whole month of January!

#berkeley #oakland #baysky #eastbay #sfbay

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Aikido: Martial Arts Skills for Modern Life • Aiki Arts Center
For the whole month of January, all adult classes are FREE for new students! Registration is open for our Youth Aikido Program, for ages 7–12! At the Aiki Arts Center we believe that martial arts trai...
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January 1, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social
This is why Molly is not allowed to do tours.
September 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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antongerashchenko.bsky.social
Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.

Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.

Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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dr-nicky.bsky.social
Volume 2 of the Weird Luck webcomic launches January 15th!

A FREE Weird Luck Patreon membership gets you access to all manner of bonus material, plus notifications each time a new page of the comic goes live!

#webcomics #comics #urbanfantasy #scifi #weird #oc

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Creating the Weird Luck Webcomic
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December 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
Okay! Captions on bsky are tricky!
And you can't upload audio without attaching it to a video.
But I think I have a workable solution now.

This is from Episode 11, which can be played here:
cfuz.ca/programs/pag...

(I am working on sorting out an actual rss feed so people can just subscribe.)
December 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
3 episodes on a dissertation isn’t enough. We want a feature film.
(Episode 2 is now in our archive: cfuz.ca/programs/pag... )
December 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
I really like it when I get a book via interlibrary loan from another small town in this province. The smaller the town, the more exciting it is. I like looking up the location and learning a few details about it. I just got Songs Of The Gorilla Nation from the public library in Alert Bay.
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
Welp. Hope springs eternal. Sounds like the shows are half an hour off schedule today. Maybe.
December 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
My experience is that there are some challenging parts to community radio, but you do get access to a studio to record in and you have the freedom to nerd out pretty hard and spend 3 hour-long episodes on a single dissertation just because you're really into it.
December 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
Hopefully Autistic Small Talk episode 11 airs at 3pm PST.
Streamable at cfuz.ca
Locals can listen at 92.9fm.

It's part 2 of delightedly describing the doctoral dissertation (found here: neuroqueer.com/academia/) of @dr-nicky.bsky.social

Part 1 is playable from the archive:
cfuz.ca/programs/pag...
Peach City Radio - CFUZ - Home
Penticton British Columbia is the home of Peach City Radio.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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dr-nicky.bsky.social
New page of our Weird Luck prequel tale A DEATH-PRIESTESS WALKS INTO A PUB is live! The barkeep admits to nothing, and the priestess explains what she's after.

#webcomics #comics #indiecomics #oc #fantasy #myths #mythology #worldbuilding #weird #artifacts #gods

weirdluck.net/comic/a-deat...
Weird Luck • A Death-Priestess Walks Into a Pub, Page 4 of 6
Weird Luck Comic Page A Death-Priestess Walks Into a Pub, Page 4 of 6 • Written by Nick Walker & Andrew M. Reichart. Art by Mike Bennewitz.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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delafina777.bsky.social
we just got to the point where they actually had to research women’s bodies and the effects of drugs on women and that golden era of science and medicine lasted <checks notes> maybe 9 years, but don’t worry, everyone, it’s over now
kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · Nov 26
They shelved women's bodies. Fuck women, who cares about them anyway?

Just watch her. And then share. And then tell your friends.
Hang on, WHAT?!?!? #sabv #science #female #reproductive #research #drugs #insane #humantrials #trump
YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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xeniapestova.bsky.social
Friends, I am looking for someone to help with management work and/or general admin tasks, flexible occasional basis. Can you recommend someone you’ve worked with? Good if experienced with new music but not essential. Thank you.
November 24, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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katebeaton.bsky.social
Yesterday was a great day to have a stamp unveiled by Canada Post! Rural places like mine depend so much on CP, we support the workers, and I’m honoured to be in this 2nd graphic novel collection with 5 others! 📬 www.instagram.com/p/DRTQlk4jG9...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
Pekoe just turned 8! We took a nice long nap together this afternoon.
A cat in a sunbeam on a table with plants behind her. She is gazing towards the sun and has green eyes, a pink nose, pink and black toe beans, and her fur is white with patches of grey, brown and black tabby pattern. A cat in a hanging cat bed. She is curled up on her side hugging her legs to her head and looking very content. She has mostly white fur with big patches of grey, brown and black tabby pattern.
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
I just asked Biscotti what she was playing with and she spat out a nail. She seems completely fine. I have obviously confiscated the nail. I asked her how many nails she eats per day and where they are from and she started purring. That number better be 0. This is way worse than cigarettes.
A small black cat with yellow eyes sitting in a cardboard box looking quite serious.
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
vanessawhy.bsky.social
Well, those are the ups and downs of community radio. I love that locals get exposed to a show they might not otherwise. I don't love that it is so hard for non-locals to access.

I have some possible solutions, and just need to carve out some time to set them up.
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM