Rebecca Knill
@rebeccaknill.bsky.social
Author: Radio Head Gal: a memoir of hearing loss and self-worth.
TED Speaker: How technology has changed what it's like to be deaf.
Writer ~ Intrepid cook ~ Eternal optimist ~ Cyborg ~ Geek.
Minneapolis, MN.
Website: rebeccaknill.com
TED Speaker: How technology has changed what it's like to be deaf.
Writer ~ Intrepid cook ~ Eternal optimist ~ Cyborg ~ Geek.
Minneapolis, MN.
Website: rebeccaknill.com
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Rebecca Knill
@rebeccaknill.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Editor's Picks of 2020 | TED Talks
As we celebrate the end of 2020 ... what captured our imaginations, reflected our emotions and sparked hope for a better tomorrow? Here's a wide-ranging list of the talks that stayed with us this year...
www.ted.com
I'm so honored to be included in the TED Editors' Picks for favorite talks of 2020, "How technology has changed what it's like to be deaf."
www.ted.com/playlists/77...
www.ted.com/playlists/77...
I’m pretty excited that my 1 y/o poinsettia is inching toward turning red again. I had planned to put it inside my coat closet over Tgiving (darkness apparently forces the red color), but apparently the shorter sunlight in its regular spot is doing the trick! #poinsettia #winterdarkness #plantcare
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I’m pretty excited that my 1 y/o poinsettia is inching toward turning red again. I had planned to put it inside my coat closet over Tgiving (darkness apparently forces the red color), but apparently the shorter sunlight in its regular spot is doing the trick! #poinsettia #winterdarkness #plantcare
August 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Placed fourth and fifth for pull-apart yeast bread and vegetable muffins, respectively, at the MN State Fair! It was a beautiful opening day -- 2 for 2! #mnstatefair
August 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Placed fourth and fifth for pull-apart yeast bread and vegetable muffins, respectively, at the MN State Fair! It was a beautiful opening day -- 2 for 2! #mnstatefair
Reposted by Rebecca Knill
Reposted by Rebecca Knill
The crowds were full yesterday for this weekend’s #IceShantyProject on #LakeHarriet, but I appreciated the other side as well, its stillness at dawn.
January 27, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The crowds were full yesterday for this weekend’s #IceShantyProject on #LakeHarriet, but I appreciated the other side as well, its stillness at dawn.
Coping strategies for three consecutive days of below-zero temps. #Tulips #SpringFlowers #PolarVortex
January 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Coping strategies for three consecutive days of below-zero temps. #Tulips #SpringFlowers #PolarVortex
January 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The luminous Christmas lights at the Minnesota Arboretum on the winter solstice, the longest night. #MNArboretum #WinterSolstice #ChristmasLights
December 22, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The luminous Christmas lights at the Minnesota Arboretum on the winter solstice, the longest night. #MNArboretum #WinterSolstice #ChristmasLights
So, having #myfirstCOVID and being fully vaxxed has an upside: Specifically, knowing that I'll be able to go to the gym every day this coming winter and not worry about getting sick. It's a fair tradeoff.
December 6, 2024 at 11:07 PM
So, having #myfirstCOVID and being fully vaxxed has an upside: Specifically, knowing that I'll be able to go to the gym every day this coming winter and not worry about getting sick. It's a fair tradeoff.
Grateful for #vaccines, #feelingbetter, the power of #gingerale and a #hotbath, the #MilkCartonKids Christmas music release today and binge television opportunities. #Thanksgiving
November 29, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Grateful for #vaccines, #feelingbetter, the power of #gingerale and a #hotbath, the #MilkCartonKids Christmas music release today and binge television opportunities. #Thanksgiving
I'm so honored to be included in the TED Editors' Picks for favorite talks of 2020, "How technology has changed what it's like to be deaf."
www.ted.com/playlists/77...
www.ted.com/playlists/77...
Editor's Picks of 2020 | TED Talks
As we celebrate the end of 2020 ... what captured our imaginations, reflected our emotions and sparked hope for a better tomorrow? Here's a wide-ranging list of the talks that stayed with us this year...
www.ted.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:50 PM
I'm so honored to be included in the TED Editors' Picks for favorite talks of 2020, "How technology has changed what it's like to be deaf."
www.ted.com/playlists/77...
www.ted.com/playlists/77...
From June 11, 2024: 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒍 is an expansion of my TED talk, 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑇𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝐻𝑎𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑓. This book is for those who have, or work w/, people w/ #HearingLoss, in #disability or #DE&I, #UXDesign & #technology sectors. #RadioHeadGal
November 26, 2024 at 2:24 PM
From June 11, 2024: 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒍 is an expansion of my TED talk, 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑇𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝐻𝑎𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼𝑡'𝑠 𝐿𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑓. This book is for those who have, or work w/, people w/ #HearingLoss, in #disability or #DE&I, #UXDesign & #technology sectors. #RadioHeadGal
From October 24, 2024: Radio Head Gal is now on #AudibleApp and it's Whispersynced for Voice Enabled.
www.audible.com/pd/Radio-Hea...
www.audible.com/pd/Radio-Hea...
Radio Head Gal
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. “I never wanted to be hearing. I said this out loud in my TED talk, and the audience went bug-eyed, struggling to process this heresy. How could anyone not ...
www.audible.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:21 PM
From October 24, 2024: Radio Head Gal is now on #AudibleApp and it's Whispersynced for Voice Enabled.
www.audible.com/pd/Radio-Hea...
www.audible.com/pd/Radio-Hea...
From July 25, 2024: I'm excited to share another delightful conversation with Manoush Zomorodi, the ever-gracious host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour and the TED Radio Hour Plus podcast, about my book Radio Head Gal. Subscribers (or free trial) can tune in here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
"Radio Head Gal": What it's li - TED Radio Hour - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · TED Radio Hour · 07/24/2024 · Bonus · TED Radio Hour+ Only · 13m
podcasts.apple.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:20 PM
From July 25, 2024: I'm excited to share another delightful conversation with Manoush Zomorodi, the ever-gracious host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour and the TED Radio Hour Plus podcast, about my book Radio Head Gal. Subscribers (or free trial) can tune in here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...
From June 11, 2024: Radio Head Gal:
For everyone else, it’s just a ripping good yarn, sure to spawn rollicking debate. Discuss it at book club, & fights are practically guaranteed. It’s provocative & uncomfortable & I hope it makes you think differently about disability.
For everyone else, it’s just a ripping good yarn, sure to spawn rollicking debate. Discuss it at book club, & fights are practically guaranteed. It’s provocative & uncomfortable & I hope it makes you think differently about disability.
November 26, 2024 at 2:19 PM
From June 11, 2024: Radio Head Gal:
For everyone else, it’s just a ripping good yarn, sure to spawn rollicking debate. Discuss it at book club, & fights are practically guaranteed. It’s provocative & uncomfortable & I hope it makes you think differently about disability.
For everyone else, it’s just a ripping good yarn, sure to spawn rollicking debate. Discuss it at book club, & fights are practically guaranteed. It’s provocative & uncomfortable & I hope it makes you think differently about disability.
From June 11, 2022: Radio Head Gal:
Kirkus Reviews calls it "a compassionate and inspirational remembrance … a unique blend of self-reflection and astute social commentary that challenges readers to reexamine the ways that they interact with the world around them.”
Kirkus Reviews calls it "a compassionate and inspirational remembrance … a unique blend of self-reflection and astute social commentary that challenges readers to reexamine the ways that they interact with the world around them.”
November 26, 2024 at 2:18 PM
From June 11, 2022: Radio Head Gal:
Kirkus Reviews calls it "a compassionate and inspirational remembrance … a unique blend of self-reflection and astute social commentary that challenges readers to reexamine the ways that they interact with the world around them.”
Kirkus Reviews calls it "a compassionate and inspirational remembrance … a unique blend of self-reflection and astute social commentary that challenges readers to reexamine the ways that they interact with the world around them.”
From June 11, 2022:
𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎! 𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓! 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒍: 𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉. Print copies can be ordered from any bookseller; audiobook coming in summer.
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𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎! 𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓! 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒍: 𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉. Print copies can be ordered from any bookseller; audiobook coming in summer.
a.co/d/3J9mOg3
Radio Head Gal: a memoir of hearing loss and self-worth: Knill, Rebecca: 9798218337094: Amazon.com: Books
Radio Head Gal: a memoir of hearing loss and self-worth [Knill, Rebecca] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Radio Head Gal: a memoir of hearing loss and self-worth
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November 26, 2024 at 2:18 PM
From June 11, 2022:
𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎! 𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓! 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒍: 𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉. Print copies can be ordered from any bookseller; audiobook coming in summer.
a.co/d/3J9mOg3
𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎! 𝐌𝐘 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓! 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑮𝒂𝒍: 𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒉. Print copies can be ordered from any bookseller; audiobook coming in summer.
a.co/d/3J9mOg3
