128. GUIDE DOG TRAINING, part 2: come train with cass & mr. a!
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Case + Cass share stories from Cass’ guide dog training journey with her new partner, Mr. A, and celebrate graduation in part 2!

we’re just two best friends with the same rare disease living our best lives.
join us on our journey to show the beauty and normalcy in disability. from navigating social situations with low vision to our love for fashion, we’ll invite you into our unique chronically ill, plant loving, cane using, home decorating, accessibility advocating world. we can’t wait for you to come along!
— Casey & Cassandra
Interested in partnering with us?
Mobility tools / Rare episodes / Vision
by Cassandra Mendez · Published October 7, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Case + Cass share stories from Cass’ guide dog training journey with her new partner, Mr. A, and celebrate graduation in part 2!
Mobility tools / Rare episodes / Vision
by Cassandra Mendez · Published September 30, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Case and Cass dive into Cass’ two-week guide dog training experience and introduces her new partner in part 1 of this special podcast series.
Flair episodes / Personalities
by Cassandra Mendez · Published August 19, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Case + Cass share the movies, hobbies, albums, scents, and little joys that bring them comfort when life gets tough.
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Case + Cass share their fitness journeys, from childhood sports to how things have changed in 5 years and what keeps them moving today.
by Cassandra Mendez · Published July 22, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Case + Cass celebrate their 5th podaversary by reflecting on how they’ve grown, and what they’d do now that they wouldn’t back then.
Mobility tools / Rare episodes / Vision
by Cassandra Mendez · Published July 8, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Case + Cass (but mostly Cass) chat guide dogs—how to decide, apply, pick a school, and what it takes for a dog to become a guide.
Flair episodes / Friendship / Personalities
by Cassandra Mendez · Published June 24, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Case + Cass take throwback quizzes from vintage American Girl books for peak slumber party vibes and a look back at their former selves.
by Cassandra Mendez · Published June 10, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Case + Cass hand out A–F grades to more disabled characters from TV, movies, books, and more. Who makes the honor roll?
Conference recap / Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome / Recorded together
by Cassandra Mendez · Published May 27, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Case + Cass live from the American Thoracic Society conference, sharing their experience advocating for HPS!
Flair episodes / What are we into lately
by Cassandra Mendez · Published May 13, 2025 · Last modified July 22, 2026
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Case + Cass talk about what they’ve been into, including music, language learning, and how they’ve inspired each other to try new things!