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It’s Never Too Late | Talk Tracks

4/1/202653 min

What if communication can open at any age?

In this episode of the Talk Tracks, Ky Dickens sits down with Betsy Hicks Russ and her son Joe, who began spelling in adulthood after decades of being underestimated. As communication opens, so does a new understanding of Joe’s inner life, his humor, his insight, his spirituality, and the depth of what he has long been aware of.

Together, they explore presuming competence, the emotional transformation that comes when someone is finally able to express themselves, and the mystery of connection that can emerge between nonspeakers an...

Clips

First Breakthrough: "It’s salt"
Psychedelics And Legal Roadblock
Public Apology And Forgiveness
The "Party Trick" Proof
Meltdowns Reframed, Minutes Not Hours
Presume Competence, Don’t Assume
Why Some Fight Spelling
Joe’s One-Word Future: Love
Message To Parents: Never Too Late
The Moody Stomach And Techno Demise

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Kai Dickens· Host0:00

    Hi, welcome back to the Telepathy Tapes Talk Tracks. Today we have Betsy Hicks Russ and her son Joe, who just started to learn spelling at the age of 30. And around that time is also when Truth Around Telepathy and [laughs] Presuming Competence- [laughs] ... and everything came out. Joe's gonna be up and down, in and out, as he feels comfortable. And if you wanna see our incredible guests in person, we have a video version of this episode on the Telepathy Tapes YouTube page. [Instrumental music] Hi everyone, I'm Kai Dickens, and I'm thrilled to welcome you to the Talk Tracks. In this series, we'll dive deeper into the revelations, challenges, and unexpected truths from The Telepathy Tapes. We'll feature conversations with groundbreaking researchers, thinkers, non-speakers, and experiencers who illuminate the extraordinary connections that may defy explanation today, but won't for long. [Instrumental music] Today we have an incredible mother and son, Betsy and Joe. So why don't we start by introducing yourselves?

  2. Betsy Hicks Russ· Guest1:02

    Hi, I'm Betsy Hicks Russ, and I'm the mother of Joe, who's 32 years old. We live in the state of Washington, and we have a lot of fun, uh, being very, very active- Mm. ... cycling, hiking, and we bring the world around with us as we do it.

  3. Kai Dickens· Host1:18

    And Joe, do you wanna sh- start by weighing in on anything at all?

  4. Joe· Guest1:22

    Minin.

  5. Betsy Hicks Russ· Guest1:23

    H-I, and get there, get there, K.

  6. Joe· Guest1:28

    N.

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