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135. Brain Cancer, Romance, Music, and More: An Interview with Sassy Outwater

Sarah has a long and goofy chat with Sassy Outwater about her life with brain cancer, and her life with two alpha guide dogs. We cover her adventures as Tumor Killer Girl, and talk about BDSM safety when you’re blind, owning your body and brain, glass eyes, diversity, music, and much more. Grace, Sarah’s extremely elderly cat, makes a guest appearance – the podcast equivalent of a photobomb – around 5:30. She says hi.   

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This Episode's Music

The music in this episode was provided by and performed by Sassy Outwater. The first piece played during the intro is called “Rumba for SB,” and features Sassy on the harp. The second, which played during the outro, was Fiddler on the Loose, featuring Sassy on the fiddle.


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  1. I’m downloading this and can’t wait to listen. Thanks so much for the nod, Sassy Sweetheart. You are a ROCK STAR!

  2. Kara says:

    I just “discovered” Tessa Dare, and I think she’s delightful. Fans of Julia Quinn and Eloisa James would enjoy her writing.

  3. Karenmc says:

    So much fun to listen to this! Thanks for making my Friday morning zippy and thought-provoking.

  4. Coco says:

    Sassy’s purple eyes in her underwear drawer made me think about my father’s fake leg that he used to just leave hanging about in the kitchen or leaning by the front door. He had both of his legs, this was just purely for a gag. I haven’t a clue where he got it.

    My father was, perhaps, a little bit… off.

    I don’t know if the leg was a prosthetic, it looked like a real leg. I believe it was wood. sometimes he would put his knee in it and lean on it just so and you couldn’t tell without really looking at it, that it wasn’t his leg. He’d have a whole conversation with a person, leaning in the doorway, and get them all riled up about something. (He was always a bit cantankerous, so this was not a surprise to anyone.) Then he’d reach down and yank his leg off and wave it at a them like he was gonna hit them with it.

    There was always much laughter (after all the swearing).

    Hmmm, good times…

  5. Melina says:

    I always appreciate when you talk about accessibility issues. I have an eye condition called keratoconus, and will probably be having a cornea transplant within in the next few years. (I am in no way comparing this to anything Sassy has been though.)

    I can’t read print books anymore unless I have my huge, heavy contacts in (glasses don’t do much for me), so I depend on ebooks so I can adjust the font. I’ve also started having to use some of the accessibility features on my phone.

    But even then, my eyes get tired really fast. I have been wishing that audiobooks weren’t so expensive for people with visual impairments. I jump for joy the day my Audible credit arrives.

    Thanks again for the wonderful podcast! Sassy is truly an inspiration. 🙂

  6. Kate says:

    Great podcast! Super informative and I couldn’t stop laughing. Thanks, ladies!

  7. Coco says:

    So this morning my mother and I are in the car on the way to an appointment and I’m telling her about the podcast and the purple eyes in the underwear drawer and how this blind chick is just awesome. I told her all about the music, and the producing, and the advocacy, and the writing, and just All The Stuff. Then I said, “And her name is Sassy!”

    My mom- “Well of course it is.”

    Yep. When you’re right, you’re right.

  8. Coco says:

    Good luck Sassy.

  9. Cecilia says:

    Yes, good luck Sassy!

  10. Kimberly Taylor says:

    Sassy, it’s so great to hear about you after hearing your wonderful music! I have to ask: have you ever met author Libba Bray, who also has a great sense of humor and a glass eye? I’m imagining you two coming up with new and novel places to store your eyes (but the underwear drawer is inspired).

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