Explore Hammad Zaidi’s Limping on Cloud 9 podcasts and 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 shorts. Browse by series and year, with the newest website publications first.
All 246 published listings are linked below, grouped into 238 archive entries. Alternate pages that use the same audio recording appear together. Dates are website publication dates; archive numbers are browsing references, not original episode numbers.
Limping on Cloud 9 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 Limping on Cloud 9
139 archive entries · Back to series
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Archive #139 · Published on this website: May 23, 2023
Paradise Lost: Travel Hell and Cannes!
Same recording, also published June 28, 2017: When Travel Bugs Bite Back – aka Traveling to the 2017 Cannes Film Festival!
Archive #138 · Published on this website: May 9, 2023
Bucket List Checked on the Cannes Red Carpet!
Archive #137 · Published on this website: April 25, 2023
How I Became Disabled
Archive #136 · Published on this website: April 11, 2023
Responsibility vs. The Walden Woods Concert
Archive #135 · Published on this website: March 28, 2023
Final Four Mania!
Archive #134 · Published on this website: March 14, 2023
Life Lessons Learned Lunching with an Original Gangster
Archive #133 · Published on this website: February 28, 2023
How a UCLA Beanie in a Snowdrift Changed My Life’s Path
Same recording, also published September 7, 2017: How a Beanie in a Snowdrift at Recess in Kindergarten Created My Life’s Path
Archive #132 · Published on this website: February 14, 2023
How I Limped Into Meeting Richard Linklater….
Archive #131 · Published on this website: January 31, 2023
How a Dying Man Taught Me How to Live!
Archive #130 · Published on this website: January 17, 2023
The Art of Visualization – Julian Lennon
Archive #129 · Published on this website: January 3, 2023
Happy New Year with Nicky Katt and Adam Goldberg
2022
Archive #128 · Published on this website: December 20, 2022
Wishes Granted!
Archive #127 · Published on this website: December 6, 2022
Disabled Lawn Mowing
Archive #126 · Published on this website: November 22, 2022
Disabled Swimming!
Archive #125 · Published on this website: November 8, 2022
Playing Sports With a Disability
Archive #124 · Published on this website: October 25, 2022
My First Internet Date!
Archive #123 · Published on this website: October 11, 2022
Hammad’s “Love Connection” Tryout (yes, he did)…
Archive #122 · Published on this website: September 27, 2022
Remember the Titanic Northridge Earthquake of ’94.
Archive #121 · Published on this website: September 13, 2022
Desert Trip Magic
Archive #120 · Published on this website: August 30, 2022
Journey to Liverpool – The Beatles
Same recording, also published May 10, 2018: Find Your Epicenter of Creativity (Taking the Beatles Tour in Liverpool)
Archive #119 · Published on this website: August 16, 2022
Road Trip to Wichita to see The Firm!
Archive #118 · Published on this website: August 2, 2022
Finding Balance
Archive #117 · Published on this website: July 19, 2022
Life Lessons and Faded Dreams
Archive #116 · Published on this website: July 5, 2022
Guns & Mirrors
Archive #115 · Published on this website: June 21, 2022
Hurdles
Archive #114 · Published on this website: June 7, 2022
My Olympic Moment
Archive #113 · Published on this website: May 24, 2022
How An Armless Boy in Guatemala Changed My Life
Archive #112 · Published on this website: May 10, 2022
Ghost Story!
Archive #111 · Published on this website: April 26, 2022
What Dating is Like When You’re Disabled!
Archive #110 · Published on this website: April 12, 2022
How I Got Engaged
Archive #109 · Published on this website: March 29, 2022
A Failed Date, A Final Four, and A Fantastic Road Trip.
Archive #108 · Published on this website: March 15, 2022
Befriending Icons – Abridged Version
Archive #107 · Published on this website: March 1, 2022
Childhood Dreams & The Adult You
Archive #106 · Published on this website: February 15, 2022
Embracing the Cold at Super Bowl 52 in Minnesota!
Archive #105 · Published on this website: February 1, 2022
Memories of Super Bowls Past
Archive #104 · Published on this website: January 18, 2022
Baptized at Jiffy Lube!
Archive #103 · Published on this website: January 4, 2022
New Years with The Beach Boys!
2021
Archive #102 · Published on this website: December 21, 2021
Baptized at Lucky Lube – The Film!
Archive #101 · Published on this website: December 7, 2021
Teachers and Lessons
Archive #100 · Published on this website: November 23, 2021
Books We Love!
Archive #99 · Published on this website: November 9, 2021
July 4, 1885?
Archive #98 · Published on this website: October 26, 2021
The Longest Walk-Off!
Archive #97 · Published on this website: October 12, 2021
Memoirs from my Favorite Rivalry (UCLA vs. USC)
Archive #96 · Published on this website: September 28, 2021
The Root Beer Incident
Archive #95 · Published on this website: September 14, 2021
Honoring September 11th
Archive #94 · Published on this website: August 31, 2021
Creating a National PSA to Honor September 11th
Archive #93 · Published on this website: August 17, 2021
The Magic of June 30 & Heavy Metal Jonathan!
Archive #92 · Published on this website: August 3, 2021
Doctor Prescribes Dr. Pepper!
Archive #91 · Published on this website: July 20, 2021
How Those With Less Teach Us More – Guatemala Trip
Archive #90 · Published on this website: July 6, 2021
Judging the Hawaiian Tropic Beauty Pageant
Same recording, also published October 5, 2017: Dream Job!
Archive #89 · Published on this website: June 22, 2021
Tiger Records – The Sequel!
Archive #88 · Published on this website: June 8, 2021
Tiger’s Records!
Archive #87 · Published on this website: May 25, 2021
A Royal Disaster – Minorities Not Wanted
Archive #86 · Published on this website: May 11, 2021
The Lonely Seal International Film, Screenplay & Music Festival!
Archive #85 · Published on this website: April 27, 2021
Oh Thank Heaven (For 7 Eleven)
Archive #84 · Published on this website: April 13, 2021
OMG! They Said Yes to My Dream. Now What?
Archive #83 · Published on this website: March 30, 2021
Befriendng Icons – Full Version
Archive #82 · Published on this website: March 16, 2021
The Ethics of Bubble Gum
Archive #81 · Published on this website: March 2, 2021
6 Things To Do When You Think Your Dream is Dead
Episode page available; no podcast audio is currently attached.
Archive #80 · Published on this website: February 16, 2021
Adversity, Paper, and Scissors…
Archive #79 · Published on this website: February 2, 2021
Super Bowl Magic
Archive #78 · Published on this website: January 19, 2021
3 Things To Do Before Next Tuesday (To Push Your Dream Forward)
Archive #77 · Published on this website: January 4, 2021
Disabled Skiing!
2020
Archive #76 · Published on this website: December 1, 2020
Your Handy 5: The Five Key Moments That Shaped Who You Are!
Archive #75 · Published on this website: November 3, 2020
The Thanksgiving Episode
Archive #74 · Published on this website: July 28, 2020
Gone (Disabled) Fishing!
Archive #73 · Published on this website: April 28, 2020
Your 5 Year Plan!
Archive #72 · Published on this website: January 21, 2020
The Desi Went Down to Georgia!
2019
Archive #71 · Published on this website: December 24, 2019
Do the Right Thing!
2018
Archive #70 · Published on this website: November 12, 2018
The Lonely Seal International Film, Screenplay and Music Festival!
Episode page available; no podcast audio is currently attached.
Archive #69 · Published on this website: October 30, 2018
Leasing Opportunities and Planning a Magical Road Trip!
Archive #68 · Published on this website: May 24, 2018
My Broken Rose Colored Glasses
Episode page available; no podcast audio is currently attached.
Archive #67 · Published on this website: May 3, 2018
A F**king Terrorist at the Statue of Liberty
Archive #66 · Published on this website: April 12, 2018
The Lonely Seal Film Festival!
Archive #65 · Published on this website: April 10, 2018
1999 Texas A&M Bonfire Collapse
Archive #64 · Published on this website: April 4, 2018
The 1992 Los Angeles Riots, aka the Rodney King Riots
Archive #63 · Published on this website: March 25, 2018
Scary Airplane Landing!
Archive #62 · Published on this website: March 22, 2018
Johnny Plays Guitar!
Archive #61 · Published on this website: March 20, 2018
Turning 100 and Near Death Experiences!
Archive #60 · Published on this website: March 18, 2018
Serving on the Jury of a Rape Trial
Archive #59 · Published on this website: March 11, 2018
Joyride!
Archive #58 · Published on this website: March 1, 2018
Decisions, Decisions….
Archive #57 · Published on this website: February 25, 2018
What if?
Archive #56 · Published on this website: February 10, 2018
Olympic-Sized Memories!
Archive #55 · Published on this website: February 4, 2018
Kidnapped in a Cab in Italy!
Archive #54 · Published on this website: January 31, 2018
Hammad’s 50th Birthday Edition!
Archive #53 · Published on this website: January 31, 2018
Fear of Dancing!
Archive #52 · Published on this website: January 28, 2018
Getting Robbed on a Camel Ride in Cairo, Egypt!
Archive #51 · Published on this website: January 14, 2018
Dropouts and Comebacks!
Archive #50 · Published on this website: January 7, 2018
Pet Divorce Court!
2017
Archive #49 · Published on this website: December 29, 2017
The “Happy Holidays” Edition (Kobe Bryant Jersey Retirement)
Archive #48 · Published on this website: December 17, 2017
Dinner with an Ambassador in Berlin and a Car Crash!
Archive #47 · Published on this website: December 14, 2017
Sibling Rivalry and How it Inspired Me
Archive #46 · Published on this website: December 10, 2017
One Memorable Massage!
Archive #45 · Published on this website: November 30, 2017
Welcome to Jamaica!
Archive #44 · Published on this website: November 22, 2017
Judging My First Film Festival- Flickerfest in Sydney, Australia
Archive #43 · Published on this website: November 16, 2017
Just My Imagination!
Archive #42 · Published on this website: November 12, 2017
Music Therapy!
Archive #41 · Published on this website: November 5, 2017
Video Games!
Archive #40 · Published on this website: November 2, 2017
Top 10 List of Things I Can’t Do!
Archive #39 · Published on this website: October 22, 2017
Embracing Life Experience and Never Giving Up!
Archive #38 · Published on this website: October 19, 2017
First Watch and the Second Class Citizen
Archive #37 · Published on this website: October 15, 2017
There Must Be Some Misunderstanding
Archive #36 · Published on this website: October 4, 2017
A Great Adventure: Disabled Guys + Theme Parks = Amazing Memories!
Archive #35 · Published on this website: October 1, 2017
Rendezvous With Billy Joel, George Brett, Asia and the Dunkin Donuts Guy
Archive #34 · Published on this website: September 25, 2017
Pakistani Weddings, The St. Louis City Museum, and my Voice Twin!
Archive #33 · Published on this website: September 21, 2017
Why I’ll Never Be an Aristocrat
Archive #32 · Published on this website: September 10, 2017
The Writer’s Journey
Archive #31 · Published on this website: September 7, 2017
Being Kind to Strangers
Archive #30 · Published on this website: September 6, 2017
The Little Cheese
Archive #29 · Published on this website: September 6, 2017
Limping Into the Halftime Show at the John Wooden Classic
Archive #28 · Published on this website: September 5, 2017
A Friend’s Life-Altering Crash Turns Positive
Archive #27 · Published on this website: September 3, 2017
“Dan on Wheels” and Racing Away From Buster
Archive #26 · Published on this website: August 31, 2017
Death Becomes Her
Archive #25 · Published on this website: August 29, 2017
My Transgender Friends
Archive #24 · Published on this website: August 27, 2017
My Friend the NFL Stadium Builder
Archive #23 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Radio Waves!
Archive #22 · Published on this website: August 23, 2017
You’re Just Not Disabled Enough!
Archive #21 · Published on this website: August 23, 2017
We Have No Room For You!
Archive #20 · Published on this website: August 23, 2017
Man’s Best Friend
Archive #19 · Published on this website: August 23, 2017
Ripper Man, Chuck Norris’ Car, and Me!
Archive #18 · Published on this website: August 23, 2017
Life Altering Moment Triggered by Racism, Guns and Mirrors
Archive #17 · Published on this website: August 20, 2017
412 Resumes & My First Job in Film
Archive #16 · Published on this website: August 18, 2017
Gypsies, Mystical Moments & Us!
Archive #15 · Published on this website: August 9, 2017
Befriending Sian Evans aka – Always Talk to Strangers!
Archive #14 · Published on this website: August 8, 2017
“Weird Al” Yankovic’s Originality is Inspiring
Archive #13 · Published on this website: August 5, 2017
Shrek is an “Ogre Achiever!”
Archive #12 · Published on this website: August 3, 2017
A Kid, His Wheelchair, and and His Unbearable Obstacle
Archive #11 · Published on this website: August 1, 2017
Remedial Me!
Archive #10 · Published on this website: July 30, 2017
Mini-Bikes, Mopeds and Me!
Archive #9 · Published on this website: July 27, 2017
Olympia Dukakis and Me!
Archive #8 · Published on this website: July 26, 2017
Magic Moments at the American Pavilion at Cannes!
Archive #7 · Published on this website: July 26, 2017
From Inspiration to Incarceration
Archive #6 · Published on this website: July 26, 2017
Get a “Filling” of Confidence From a Bad Dentist!
Archive #5 · Published on this website: July 25, 2017
Time After Time and Sparking Creativity
Archive #4 · Published on this website: July 23, 2017
Rendezvous with The Barenaked Ladies!
Archive #3 · Published on this website: July 13, 2017
Death Becomes Him
Archive #2 · Published on this website: July 7, 2017
Reason #131 of Why You Can Never Go Home Again
Archive #1 · Published on this website: January 2, 2017
Second Chances, Being Disabled and Taking on Former LA Lakers Guard Kareem Rush in a Game of 1-0n-1!
59 Seconds of Cloud 9
99 archive entries · Back to series
2018 2017 2018
Archive #99 · Published on this website: August 10, 2018
Limping Blindly Across America – Revisiting a Magical Road Trip in 59 Seconds!!
2017
Archive #98 · Published on this website: September 25, 2017
A Childhood Visualization Materializes (Julian Lennon)
Archive #97 · Published on this website: September 11, 2017
Life Changing Moment at a Landmark Concert
Archive #96 · Published on this website: September 8, 2017
The Day of the Hurdles….
Archive #95 · Published on this website: September 1, 2017
The Legend Sitting Next to Me (Walt Hazzard)
Archive #94 · Published on this website: August 28, 2017
Throwing Fears into the Fire on New Years Eve
Archive #93 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Car Dealership Discrimination, Part 2
Archive #92 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Car Dealer Discrimination, Part 1
Archive #91 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Last Place
Archive #90 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
My Challenges With Undoing a Bra!
Same recording, also published August 25, 2017: 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – My Challenges With Undoing Bras!
Archive #89 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Issues With Swimming!
Archive #88 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Nearly Drowning On My Honeymoon
Archive #87 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
I Can’t Even Climb a Rope!
Archive #86 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
My Struggle With Video Games
Archive #85 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
My Challenges With Reading Children’s Books
Archive #84 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Worrying About carrying My Wife Across the Threshold
Archive #83 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Worrying About Dropping My Kids!
Archive #82 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Don’t Stress About The Things You Can’t Do!
Archive #81 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Discrimination in St. Louis!
Archive #80 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Just My Imagination!
Same recording, also published August 8, 2017: 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Stay Positive by Using Your Imagination
Archive #79 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
Sibling Rivalry!
Same recording, also published August 8, 2017: 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Sibling Rivalry!
Archive #78 · Published on this website: August 25, 2017
59 Seconds of Could 9 – What if You Could Get Bionic Eyes?
Archive #77 · Published on this website: August 14, 2017
Working out with NFL bound players at UCLA
Archive #76 · Published on this website: August 8, 2017
Trading Letter Grades for an Amazing Life Experience
Archive #75 · Published on this website: August 8, 2017
I Was Dropped on My Head as a Child
Archive #74 · Published on this website: August 8, 2017
59 Seconds on Cloud 9 – They Said it Was God’s Will
Archive #73 · Published on this website: August 8, 2017
They Tried to Normalize Me
Archive #72 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Helping a Friend Spark His Creativity
Archive #71 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Trying Out for The Love Connection!
Archive #70 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
A Disabled Kid With a Moped License!
Archive #69 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Adventures with Julian Lennon at Cannes!
Archive #68 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Dangers of a Low Self-Image
Archive #67 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Confessions of a Seemingly Perfect Woman
Archive #66 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Imperfection is Perfection
Archive #65 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Dolphin, Meet Hammad. Hammad, Meet Dolphin!
Archive #64 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Getting Ignored While Trying to do a Good Deed
Archive #63 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Memoirs of a Mascot
Archive #62 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
My Years at Chuck E. Cheese’s!
Archive #61 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Her Beautiful Hand
Archive #60 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
A Student Vanishes
Archive #59 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
A Puppy Saved
Archive #58 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Film Jury Memories
Archive #57 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
A Friend Reveals His Pending Death
Archive #56 · Published on this website: July 31, 2017
Being the Halftime Show!
Archive #55 · Published on this website: July 30, 2017
We Have No Room For You!
Archive #54 · Published on this website: July 30, 2017
Talking to Strangers (Part 1)
Archive #53 · Published on this website: July 30, 2017
Talking to Strangers (Part 2)
Archive #52 · Published on this website: July 30, 2017
Membership Has Its Privileges
Archive #51 · Published on this website: July 30, 2017
You’re Just Not Disabled Enough!
Same recording, also published July 30, 2017: 59 Seconds of Cloud 9 – Disabled Guys Can’t Dance! (Part 1)
Archive #50 · Published on this website: July 30, 2017
59 Seconds on Cloud 9 – Disabled Guys Can’t Dance! (Part 2)
Archive #49 · Published on this website: July 29, 2017
She’s Got Legs
Archive #48 · Published on this website: July 27, 2017
Olympia Dukakis and Me!
Archive #47 · Published on this website: July 25, 2017
You Can Never Go Home Again (Part 2)
Archive #46 · Published on this website: July 25, 2017
You Can Never Go Home Again (Part 1)
Archive #45 · Published on this website: July 24, 2017
Death Becomes Him, (Part 2)
Archive #44 · Published on this website: July 24, 2017
Death Becomes Him, (Part 1)
Archive #43 · Published on this website: July 23, 2017
Rendezvous with The Barenaked Ladies!
Archive #42 · Published on this website: July 17, 2017
Welcome to the Crippled Children’s Center….
Archive #41 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
A Promise and a Premonition
Archive #40 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
Befriending an Iconic Stranger
Archive #39 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
Memories of Disabled Lawn Mowing
Archive #38 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
Lawn Mowing and the Frankenstein Hand
Archive #37 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
Swimming vs. the Disabled Kid
Archive #36 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
Doctors Orders on my Dr. Pepper Addiction
Archive #35 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
Hurricane John Crashes My Engagement Plans
Archive #34 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
59 Seconds to Cloud 9 – Fearing the Disabled Bike Rider
Archive #33 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
S.W.A.T. Teams, a Frankenstein Hand and Bubble Gum
Archive #32 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
Finding Balance
Archive #31 · Published on this website: July 9, 2017
From Inspiration to Incarceration
Archive #30 · Published on this website: July 8, 2017
3 Things That Got Me Into Motion
Archive #29 · Published on this website: July 8, 2017
Hammad Zaidi vs. Former Laker Kareem Rush go 1 on 1
Archive #28 · Published on this website: July 8, 2017
A Man Dying of AIDS Taught Me How to Live
Archive #27 · Published on this website: July 8, 2017
Hurdles!
Archive #26 · Published on this website: July 8, 2017
I Was Not Dropped on My Head as a Child
Archive #25 · Published on this website: July 8, 2017
My Purpose: Inspiring You to Chase Your Dreams
Archive #24 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Judging the Hawaiian Tropic Beauty Pageant
Archive #23 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Disabled Lawn Mowing
Archive #22 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Learning How to tie a Shoe One-Handed
Archive #21 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Magic Moments with Wonderful Kids in Guatemala
Archive #20 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
“Limping” the Red Carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
Archive #19 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Lunching with an Original Gangster
Archive #18 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
A Moment Stolen
Archive #17 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Racism, Guns and Mirrors
Archive #16 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Lunching With Julian Lennon
Archive #15 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Great Barriers with Diving the Great Barrier Reef
Archive #14 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
59 Seconds of Could 9 – Meeting Lakers Owner Dr. Jerry Buss in Paradise
Archive #13 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
A Celebration Cut Short by Intimidation
Archive #12 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Archive #11 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
The Moment at which I realized I wasn’t “Normal”
Archive #10 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
My Favorite Olympic Moment
Archive #9 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Flying to Pittsburgh for My First Internet Date
Archive #8 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Attending My First Super Bowl
Archive #7 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
New Year’s Eve with Nicky Katt and Adam Goldberg
Archive #6 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
“Facing the Music” was Worth it
Archive #5 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Shooting Hoops with an Armless Boy in Guatemala
Archive #4 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Find a Penny, Pick it up….
Archive #3 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
Hurricanes, Slippery Rocks and a Diamond….
Archive #2 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
The Legend Rises to the Occasion (Walt Hazzard)
Archive #1 · Published on this website: July 6, 2017
The “Soles” of Guatemala
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