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I Must Be BUG'N

Sheldon Gay

Does the world sometimes seem to move at a different pace for you? Do you find yourself noticing what everyone else seems to overlook? Have you been teased, shamed, or misunderstood for not conforming to what’s considered “normal”? Have you had to fight for accommodations or understanding that others seem to receive without asking?

You might be BUG’N: Black Underrepresented/Unidentified Gifted and otherwise Neurodivergent.

I Must Be BUG’N is a podcast about the many ways we experience the world, especially the experiences of Black gifted and otherwise neurodivergent people who have too often gone unidentified, misunderstood, or overlooked.

Through honest conversations, personal stories, and fresh perspectives, we explore what it means to think differently, navigate a world that doesn’t always make room for us, and find community without having to shrink or explain ourselves.

This is a space for neurodivergent people, es

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53 episodes

  1. Healing, Not Fixing Black Men, Especially When They See the World Differently 1:28:58
  2. Childhood Abuse, Autism and the Beliefs We Must Unlearn 1:03:13
  3. The Identities We Don't Know We Have 21:01
  4. Labeled Gifted As a Child. But AuDHD Adulthood Changed My Life 1:13:53
  5. What Neurodivergence Changes About How We Love 25:03
  6. Not Everyone Can Come With Us - Neurodivergence, Relationships & the Courage to Grow 1:08:00
  7. Where He Started Isn't Where He Finished 15:48
  8. Black, Autistic and Resilient 1:29:04
  9. Burnout is a Systemic Red Flag 21:07
  10. Reframing Burnout in Schools and Beyond - Part 2 37:00
  11. Reframing Burnout in Schools and Beyond - Part 1 52:51
  12. Manhood and Disability Don't Have to be Taboos 16:06
  13. Neurodivergent Plus Disabled, And I Thrive 1:13:33
  14. Intelligence Doesn't Follow the Rules 14:06
  15. How Intensity Can Signal Inspiration 1:10:32
  16. Why Adults in Schools Matter 15:38
  17. Maybe They're Not 'Bad' Kids, They're Just Neurodivergent 1:09:04
  18. How Neurodivergence Transforms Companies 1:34:44
  19. Neuroplasticity, AI and Masculinity's Future 1:33:13
  20. It Must Be Time to Rest and Revisit 26:05
  21. A Heart Attack Forced Him to Reboot His ADHD 1:12:25
  22. I Wasn't Bipolar...I Was Autistic 52:35
  23. Mom, I'm Autistic - A conversation with Janelle Johnson, LMFT-S 1:28:38
  24. Why Anger is Necessary for Joy 56:27
  25. Is it a Neurodivergent Excuse or a Reason? 45:02
  26. It Must Be a Conversation with Rev. Nicholas Young 1:04:50
  27. It Must Be the Lesson in the Mirror 48:59
  28. It Must Be Eugenics 34:10
  29. It Must Be My MEgo 1:09:08
  30. It Must Be 2025 - Leave it and Receive it 32:50
  31. It Must Be a Conversation with Dr. Matt 53:00
  32. It Must Be Good Grief 52:05
  33. It Must Be Election Grief 52:17
  34. It Must Be a Another Conversation about Decolonizing Neurodivergence 1:16:18
  35. What is The Largest 4 Digit Number? - GUEST EPISODE - Square Pegs Podcast 56:40
  36. It Must Be a Conversation with LaToya Hinton, PhD - Part 2 53:43
  37. It Must Be a Conversation with LaToya Hinton, PhD - Part 1 48:57
  38. It Must Be Them, Not Me - Part 1 1:12:24
  39. It Must Be a Conversation with Shea Belsky 1:08:54
  40. It Must Be a Conversation with Angela Davis - The Kitchenista 1:36:39
  41. It Must Be a Conversation with Kaitlin Smith 1:38:51
  42. It Must Be a Conversation with Sydney Elaine Butler 1:04:32
  43. It Must Be a Conversation with Dr. Kimberly Douglass 1:11:29
  44. It Must Be a Conversation with Dr. Patty Williams 1:27:20
  45. It Must Be a Conversation with Dr. Dave Hester - Part 2 48:18
  46. It Must Be a Conversation with Dr. Dave Hester - Part 1 54:51
  47. It Must Be a Conversation with Dr. Joy Lawson Davis 1:05:20
  48. It Must Be a Quick Check-In 14:13
  49. It Must Be the Holidays 45:35
  50. I Must Be Misunderstood 32:17