100. over one hundred hours of us yapping!!!

Rare with Flair

hi hello hey for over the 100th time!!!

When we set out to create this show back in 2020, we had no idea of making it to 100 episodes. Even fewer sounded like a lofty and unreachable goal, and yet, here we are!

We are so proud and honored by everyone who’s listened, whether just recently or from the beginning; whether sporadically or loyally, you all helped make this show possible. We’re so happy with every episode we’ve released, and wanted to highlight some of our favorites as of this 100th episode. We hope you enjoy our look down memory lane and keep joining us for more to come.

grateful, joyful, humbled: we love you all 💓

Case + Cass at the NOAHCon, photo courtesy of Positive Exposure, 2024

show notes

Top 5 episodes, by listener count (not including the intro):

• intro: welcome to rare with flair!: 1,007
• 2. canes, guide dogs, & faking disability: 786
• 5. school days, accommodations, & finding the lunch table: 684
• 31. too blind to be sighted, too sighted to be blind: 674
• 44. the beginner’s guide to disclosing disability: 640
• 38. our jobs, discrimination, & unattainable goals: 627

Top 5 favorite episodes, subjectively

• Case’s picks
  • 31. too blind to be sighted, too sighted to be blind
  • 52. our lives are just one long, awkward moment
  • 48. mobility tools therapy sesh
  • 97. how we stopped word-vomiting all our struggles
  • 42. every albino myth, debunked
• Cass’ picks
  • 31. too blind to be sighted, too sighted to be blind
  • 52. our lives are just one long, awkward moment
  • 87. the definitive ranking of all assistive technology
  • 27. an engineer & an actress go to college
  • 97. how we stopped word-vomiting all our struggles

Best holiday specials

• Case’s picks
  • 35. i’ll have my christmas rare, please
  • 56. arguing about cranberry sauce: the thanksgiving special
• Cass’ pick: 82. blind girl gift guide

Best “deep cuts,” or episodes that slipped through the cracks

• Case’s picks
  • 47. here comes the bridesmaid
  • 61. is reading an audiobook really reading?
• Cass’ picks
  • 57. live from Memphis: recording live for the first time ever
  • 43. is THAT how close i hold my phone?

Most vulnerable episodes

• Case’s pick: 17. do we want a cure?
• Cass’ picks
  • 65. feeling like a burden
  • 90. too sick to be healthy, too healthy to be sick

Funniest episodes

• Case’s picks
  • 23. two blind girls take a driving test
  • 55. things we’re sad and glad we can’t see (& having a mini crisis)
  • 63. our Uber funny rideshare stories
• Cass’ picks
  • 67. a how-to guide on how to annoy us
  • 40. this one’s TMI
  • 55. things we’re sad and glad we can’t see (& having a mini crisis)

“Worst” episodes, or ones that aren’t as memorable

• Case’s picks
  • 11. looking back and moving forward (for the title)
  • 1. intro: welcome to Rare with Flair!
• Cass’ picks
  • 34.5. are we really best friends? the ultimate friendship test
  • 3. adding in the “flair:” style & confidence (because it’s now very dated)

Best episode titles

• Case’s picks
  • 91. doctors at a bar, cute lab mice, & dancing dinosaurs
  • 33. living on our own, chopping vegetables, & dog vomit at 3am
  • 12. wobbly balance, e-readers, & favorite pastimes
• Cass’ picks
  • 50. squinting in orlando: albinism conference recap
  • 56. arguing about cranberry sauce: the thanksgiving special
  • 12. wobbly balance, e-readers, & favorite pastimes

Best cover art

Case’s pick: 12. wobbly balance, e-readers, & favorite pastimes

Case + Cass doing ballet, 1997/2006

Cass’ pick: 28. older siblings, genetics, and car playlists

Cass and Case with their siblings, Carlos and Lynley, 1998/1995

Best “flair” episodes

• Case’s pick: 69. cass & case’s cartoon adventures
• Cass’ pick: 78. stitches in Disney, kids in Vegas, ghosts in NOLA: our wild travel adventures

Best chronic illness focused episodes

• Case & Cass’ pick: 90. too sick to be healthy, too healthy to be sick
• Cass’ picks: 6. on illness, life, & death

Best blindness focused episodes

• Case’s picks
  • 19. so, what CAN you see?
  • 79. our lives are one huge contradiction
• Cass’ picks
  • 94. fear of photos or light sensitivity: the photophobia episode
  • 2. canes, guide dogs, & faking disability