Or, Learn Parkour: An ADHD Podcast
A bi-weekly comedy talk show hosted by Jordan Rawlings and Lex Brown, two adults with ADHD. Join us and our special guests as we explore the ups and downs of living with ADHD, creating while neurodivergent, and whatever else we can't stop talking about. Updates every other Monday.
Episodes
60 episodes
OLP 054: Freedom & Alt Text For All
In this episode of Or, Learn Parkour: our education station and dopamine trampoline collide! Listen in as Jordan shares some tips (or tries to) on web accessibility for people with ADHD or other cognitive & learning disabilities. Plus, Barb...
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Episode 54
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1:16:28
OLP 053: KISS
In this episode of Or, Learn Parkour: two ADHDers' thoughts about a recent study on the effects of "study drugs" on people without ADHD. Or, Lex an Jordan dunk on neurotypicals for an hour and change. Plus, anime, awful Chicago jobs, and Lex's ...
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Episode 53
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1:15:15
OLP 052: You Could Be A Horse
In this episode of Or, Learn Parkour: dream jobs! Join Lex and Jordan as they discuss the various dream jobs they have either wanted or had, and how ADHD has impacted their career paths. Also, Lex was sick and neither of us can shut up about vo...
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Episode 52
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46:48
OLP EP 051: What Would You Do If I Beat Your Ass With This Bat?
In this episode of Or, Learn Parkour: pets! Sometimes taking care of a whole other tiny creature can feel tough when it's a struggle to take care of yourself. But not only are there scientific benefits to having a pet for ADHD, there a...
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1:49:22
OLP 050: A Celebration of Besties :)
In this special episode of Or, Learn Parkour, it's a bestie-stravaganza! Joining us are Sean Hendrickson, whom you may know and love from episode 8, and his bestie-and-roommate-with-ADHD (and also dear childhood friend of Jordan and fellow part...
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Episode 50
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1:38:54
OLP 049: God, I Miss Dutch Bros.
In this episode of Or, Learn Parkour: Lex schools us on the divisive topic of ADHD and caffeine! Join us as we discuss the myriad of strange ways caffeine can affect ADHD brains, as well as our favorite midnight college excursions, and bovines ...
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Episode 49
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1:06:34
OLP 048: The Plants Episode
On this week's episode of Or, Learn Parkour: join Jordan and Lex as they discuss the easiest plants to take care of when you have that tasty and fresh ADHD. RIP to all the plants we've lost along the way. And don't forget: we want ...
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1:23:38
OLP 047: (Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Plays Ominously in the Distance)
In this episode of Or, Learn Parkour: we have a special guest! Tune in to hear from longtime friend of the show Keely Wright-Ogren (they/them) as we discuss their ADHD journey and learn about the mysterious Haunted Jukebox. You can find them on...
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1:06:27
OLP 046: What Did You Learn From the Pepper Jack Burn?
We're back! In this episode of Or, Learn Parkour: we stray from the ADHD course to see if Lex or Jordan have any afflictions of the clairvoyant kind- could they guess each other's topics from episode 45? Tune in for our best guesses, favorite c...
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Episode 46
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1:01:32
OLP 045: Two Episodes Sitting in a Hot Tub Five Feet Apart Because Lex Got Covid at a Fall Out Boy Concert
(Allegedly. Jordan was also there and did not get Covid.)We are not immune to the American need to have a pretty good time. Nor is Lex immune to Covid, as it happens. But that won't keep us down! This episode is a two-for-on...
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32:23
OLP 044: On Purpose, On Purpose, We Love Dolly Parton On Purpose
Ring in the new year and send out the old! Join us as we take a tour of some of the most interesting ADHD news of 2022, look into the future, learn about gamification, and bounce over to our first-ever Double Dopamine Trampoline.And don'...
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Episode 44
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54:32
OLP 043: Chrimbo My Himbo
In Or, Learn Parkour's third (!) annual Christmas special, Lex and Jordan give the audience what they truly want from Hallmark: the first-ever ADHD cheesy Christmas romance movie plot. Meet our neurotypical protagonists, their small-town troubl...
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Episode 43
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34:52
OLP 042: Life, the Universe, and Adderall
In this episode, Lex and Jordan discuss the current Adderall shortage- why it's happening, what to expect, and how to keep yourself safe and sane while navigating the drought. Plus, jigsaw puzzle hacks, 80's animation we can't forget, and the s...
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Episode 42
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59:59
OLP 041: Hallowed Be Thy Ween
In our Halloween special, Lex & Jordan tackle one of the most hotly debated questions in all of literary history: which classic monsters have ADHD? Tune in for our very professional, well-researched, totally unbiased thoughts. Plus, thought...
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1:01:28
OLP 040: Listening to a Podcast, Talking About Another Podcast
In this episode, Lex & Jordan dive into the concept of optimum arousal, and how it can be a tool to game your ADHD and do (or not do) whatever you want. Join us for soap operas, viddy games, and... sweat. Lots of sweat. It's so warm in the ...
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47:31
OLP 039: Hole! (Lo-Fi Edition)
In this episode, Lex & Jordan take a certain genre of mental health thinkpieces to task. After finding too many articles about why relationships with ADHD folks are apparently the worst thing that can happen to you, we're speaking (yelling)...
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59:24
OLP 038: Griffin McElroy's Timbre
In this episode, Lex & Jordan celebrate OLP's 2nd birthday! Join us as we reflect on life two years after our initial ADHD diagnoses- what we've learned, what we're still working on, what's up next, and what do do when everything falls out ...
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Episode 38
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54:34
OLP 037.5: Jordan Forgets the Name of the Podcast (and other bloopers)
Hey y'all! Lex got laid out by a covid booster and Jordan had dental surgery and everything continues to happen so much, so here are some bloopers for you. Take care of yourselves and take care of each other. CW/TW: Mental he...
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6:14
OLP 037: A Pro Malewife Podcast
In this episode of Or, Learn Parkour, Lex and Jordan try their hand at developing some new and intriguing brand names for ADHD medications. Watch your back, Big Pharma. Also, a sequel to Joaquin Phoenix's "Her," Colin Firth in a wetsuit, and an...
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Episode 37
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57:37
OLP 036: The Brain Worm Hivemind (ft. Our Friend Ang!)
In episode 36 of Or, Learn Parkour, join us and special guest Ang, a long time friend of the podcast! Tune in for their journey of ADHD self-diagnosis, treatment plan trial and error, and most importantly, a big honkin chonk of a crystal. Join ...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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58:29
OLP 035: Give Me That ADHDussy
In this week's episode of Or, Learn Parkour: join Jordan and Lex as they learn about anthropological and evolutionary theories about why ADHD is the way it is, and why people with ADHD even exist at all! Only vaguely academic but full of...
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Episode 35
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58:48
OLP 034: Get Rotated
In this week's episode, join Jordan and Lex for a seasonal special to celebrate a hallowed holiday in the OLP canon. Thanks for listening!CW/TW: Mental health, ADHD, drug use, cannabis, coughing, loud noises, yelling
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47:50
OLP 033: ADHD's Declassified Long Covid Survival Guide
In this episode of Or, Learn Parkour: Lex has another announcement, and Jordan went full science on us to discuss just a few of the common overlapping symptoms between ADHD and Long Covid. Tune in to hear about futon cinematography, sexually-ch...
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48:34