Casey + Cassandra are a pair of best friends with the same rare disease. Their goal is simple: sharing their lives to showcase the beauty and normalcy in disability, while having fun together. They’ll also touch on accessibility, friendships, style, and everything in between as they live their best, rare, lives! For show notes, go to rarewithflair.com
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97. how we stopped word-vomiting all our struggles
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hi hello hey, get ready for some word vomit about oversharing! Loyal listeners may find this premise familiar since we did an episode about oversharing on social media just last year. Funnily enough though, oversharing isn’t limited to online experiences. Like many of our topics, this came up as part of living our daily lives and reflecting on the …
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hi hello hey, we need to talk about blood. Fear not, squeamish folks: this won’t get too graphic. As you may know if you’ve heard our tagline, we have the same rare disease, Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome! We’ve talked about HPS in may forms: conferences in 2021, 2023, and 2024, chronic illness, and many other episodes on our vision. Unbelievably, we’ve…
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Cass + Case in their homes, 2022/2024By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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94. fear of photos or light sensitivity: the photophobia episode
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93. the great cardigan debate: our style roots
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hi hello hey, we’re back to bring the “flair” by combining personal style and personalities! Whether you love fashion like us or despise shopping, it’s important to understand your style. Not only does it make your closet more cohesive, but it can also help you know what kind of pieces to buy that you’ll actually wear! Case learned about the 8 styl…
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hi hello hey, the title says it all: Cassandra’s guide dog, Romana, is retiring Like humans, guide dogs also get to retire from their years of hard work! Romana has worked for nearly 8 wonderful years and has earned a well deserved rest. In this episode, Cass explains what the retirement process entails. She and Case share memories and laughs from …
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91. doctors at a bar, cute lab mice, & dancing dinosaurs: HPS conference recap
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hi hello hey, it’s springtime, which also means we get to recap one of our favorite things: the annual Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome family conference! Back in 2021, we explained this very unique conference before back in episode 16 (!), so we recommend giving it a listen if you haven’t already. We love to recap these special times together like we did…
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90. too sick to be healthy, too healthy to be sick
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hi hello hey, we’re back again to talk about life’s gray areas. It’s been a minute since we’ve talked about chronic illness, since one of the most recent episodes we did on it was nearly two years ago where we shared funny moments of being sick (check ep 40 out!). We really wanted to talk about our changing health since it’s been something we’ve be…
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89. the moments that defined our ten-year friendship
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hi hello hey, it’s March, which officially marks TEN years of our friendship! Since meeting at our very first Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Conference in 2014, we’ve always been friends, but our relationship has grown and changed over time. What started as periodic FaceTime calls became talking daily and maintaining a nearly four-year-old podcast! If y…
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88. side hustles, plant murder, & melting away the stress
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Case & Cass doing things they love, 2023By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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87. the definitive ranking of all assistive technology
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Cass + Case subjectively rank over 20 blind and low vision assistive technologies in a tier list, highlighting their favorite tools.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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86. just a couple decisive, self-aware, water signs: revisiting personality types
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Case + Cass revisit their star signs, enneagrams, and Myers-Briggs personalities and talk about what has changed and what they have in commonBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Case + Cass lovingly poke fun at tone-deaf comments they hear from sighted people and how they feel about themBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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84. 2024 vision boards: moving forward with courage
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Cass + Case share what they put on their vision boards for 2024 along with their hopes, dreams, and dispositions for the new yearBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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83. getting personal: recapping 2023
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Cass + Case give a year in review of 2023, walking through each season and sharing the highlights. They also share their hopes for 2024By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Case + Cass give gift suggestions for the blind, low vision, chronically ill, or any person in your life in time for the holiday seasonBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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81. we answer your burning questions in our first Q&A
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Cass + Case answer some listener questions in their very first Q & A on a variety of topics from fictional destinations to when to disclose or mask disabilityBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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80. concerts we’ve cried at, guilty pleasure albums, and our teenage music tastes
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Case + Cass list their top artists and compare to their 2020 episode. They also talk about music they loved as teens and still love todayBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Cass and Case process how they think others perceive them, how they perceive themselves, and how they perceive others with their disabilitiesBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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78. stitches in Disney, kids in Vegas, ghosts in NOLA: our wild travel memories
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Cass + Case talk about trips they've taken from childhood through adulthood and recount some memorable, hilarious travel memoriesBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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77. only disabled friends talk about this
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Case + Cass talk about the very specific, disability-related topics they chat about frequently that other people may not understand.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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76. will we complete our fall bucket list?
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Cass + Case create their fall bucket lists, complete with things they want to bake, watch, wear, and smell this seasonBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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75. giving parenting advice without being parents
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Cass + Case give a letter to parents of kids with disabilities by sharing their experiences and stories growing up.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Case + Cass give an update on how their personal style has evolved over the past three years and some new pieces they loveBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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73. the alternate life where we wouldn’t be friends
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Case + Cass talk through what their lives would be like if they didn't have Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, for better and for worse.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Case + Cass celebrate their third year doing the podcast by live listening to and commenting on their very first episode.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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71. oversharing on facebook: our online advocacy experience
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Cass + Case talk about their online advocacy journeys and how their approaches and feelings have changed over timeBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Cass + Case walk through a "day in the life" and share their daily routines from morning to night along with weekly and monthly activities.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Case + Cass talk about their love of cartoons by reminiscing on shows they watched as kids and shows they've watched together as adultsBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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68. the NIH has my colon! the research episode
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Cass + Case talk about their experiences participating in medical research in different contexts, including the National Institutes of HealthBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Cass + Case talk about their pet peeves and laugh about the small things that bother them, all in good funBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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66. HPS conference: reuniting our community after four years
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Case + Cass recap their time at the HPS conference after not meeting as a community since 2019 and all the unique times it involvesBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Cass + Case talk about times they've felt like a burden due to their blindness or chronic illnesses and ways they address those feelingsBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Case + Cass gush about their favorite, must-have products that have become indispensable to themBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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63. our Uber funny rideshare stories
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Cass + Case talk about their wildest rideshare stories, both disability-related and not, as well as some positive experiencesBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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62. pack your bags, we’re traveling together!
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Casey + Cassandra talk about traveling, including what and how they pack and how they stay sane on the plane.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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61. is reading an audiobook really reading?
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Cass + Case talk all things books, describing their reading journeys, favorite books, and accessible readingBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Case + Cass talk about cooking and baking with low vision, mentioning tools they use to make working in the kitchen easierBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Cass + Case recap their 2022 including what they did, watched, and listened to, as they give more insight into their personal lives.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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58. audio description: the technology we never knew we needed
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Cass + Case talk about using audio description in movies and more and how it upgraded their viewing experiencesBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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57. live from Memphis: recording together for the first time!
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Case + Cass record together for the first time while Cass visits Case for her 30th birthday and talk about their visit.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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56. arguing about cranberry sauce: the thanksgiving special
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Cassandra + Casey talk about their Thanksgivings past and present, sharing stories, traditions, and favorite dishesBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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55. things we’re sad and glad we can’t see (& having a mini crisis)
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Case + Cass talk about things they wish they could see and things they're glad they can't see.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Cassandra + Casey talk about some of the specific, little things that make them happy in their daily lives.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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53. we can’t read your instagram story & other accessibility musings
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Case + Cass talk about the importance of digital and physical accessibility along with some fails and wins they experience.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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52. our lives are just one long, awkward moment
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Cass + Case talk about their difficulty navigating social cues with limited vision and share their funny, awkward momentsBy Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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51.5. music (& other stuff) we’re into, director’s cut
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Cass + Case take a quiz to see what genre of music goes with their personalities and list their top 10 artists from the past six months.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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Case + Cass talk about their makeup routines, hair, and skincare. PS: We got 100 reviews, so listen for a surprise!By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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50. squinting in orlando: albinism conference recap
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Case + Cass share stories and talk about their recent experience at the biennial National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation's 2022 conference in Orlando, FL.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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49. two year podaversary, favorite episodes, & funniest tech fails
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Case + Cass celebrate another podaversary by reminiscing and handing out superlatives for their favorite episodes.By Casey Greer and Cassandra Mendez
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