Steph Infection

FIONA CAULEY Isn't Faking It | Steph Infection

Steph Infection

Show Notes

Fiona Cauley joins Steph fresh off getting engaged, and the two get into it fast. Steph and Fiona talk about her rare genetic condition (she's 1 of 3 siblings out of only 5,000 people in the US who have it), being told for three years as a teenager that she was faking her symptoms, a doctor who was visibly thrilled to finally diagnose her, $40k a month medication, dating with a disability and the men who either ran from it or weaponized it, handicap bathroom etiquette, and a story about a prolapsed uterus on the open sea that will ruin your week.

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 17-19NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - AUGUST 7-8HALIFAX, CANADA - AUGUST 9VANCOUVER, CANADA - AUGUST 29EUGENE, OR - SEPTEMBER 10-12RICHMOND, VA - SEPTEMBER 19-20

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Steph Tolev caught fire on the BILL BURR PRESENTS: FRIENDS WHO KILL, Netflix special. She was named a COMEDIAN YOU SHOULD AND WILL KNOW by Vulture, which recognized her as one of Canada’s funniest exports. She was featured on Comedy Central’s THE RINGERS stand up series, and season two of UNPROTECTED SETS. Steph has appeared in Comedy Central’s CORPORATE and starred in an episode of the Sarah Silverman-produced PLEASE UNDERSTAND ME. Steph has been well received at festivals all over the world and headlines clubs across the country. She also has a hit podcast on ALL THINGS COMEDY called “STEPH INFECTION” and appears in the feature OLD DADS starring and written by Bill Burr on Netflix . Check out her tour dates to see her live!

Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:29 - Susan Update

00:05:26 - Fiona Cauley Is Here!

00:10:12 - Touring Nashville & Dating Older Men

00:24:12 - Body Stuff

00:31:15 - The Doctor Who Was "Stoked" To Diagnose Fiona

00:35:36 - New Meds, Old Studies

00:41:24 - Touring and Performing in a Wheelchair

00:45:25 - Crowd Work & Accidental Advocacy

00:51:41 - Disabled Dating

01:00:55 - Handicap Bathroom Etiquette

01:05:25 - Uterine Prolapse on a Boat

01:10:31 - Wrap Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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