Underdog Stories

society, culture, personal, journals, comedy, interviews · EN

They told you you couldn't. You found a way anyway. If you've ever been the kid in the back of the class, the one with the label, the diagnosis, the difference, the something that made you feel like you didn't belong, Underdog Stories is the podcast you didn't know you needed. This is where the people the world counted out come to tell the truth. How they turned adversity into accomplishment. How they learned to laugh through life along the way. Your host, Corey Martin Craig, is one of you. On Ritalin at 3. Lost his dad at 6. Diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, and Tourette's. Suspended over 30 times before he was old enough to drive. Now he's the comedy-trained mental health coach for people who were told they'd never make it, and somehow getting them to stand-up mics, magazine covers, and Lincoln Center stages. Each week, Corey sits down with guests whose stories will make you put down whatever you're doing: • A 13-year-old autistic comedian the world