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Casey + Cassandra are a pair of best friends with the same rare disease. Their goal is simple: sharing their lives to showcase the beauty and normalcy in disability, while having fun together. They'll also touch on accessibility, friendships, style, and everything in between as they live their best, rare, lives! For show notes, go to rarewithflair.com/podcasts

Casey Greer & Cassandra Mendez


    • May 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 125 EPISODES

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    The Rare with Flair podcast is a hidden gem in the world of podcasts. Casey and Cassandra, the hosts of this show, provide an incredible platform for discussing rare diseases and disabilities, while also creating a warm and inviting atmosphere that feels like hanging out with friends. In these challenging pandemic times, their podcast has become a source of comfort and education for many listeners.

    One of the best aspects of The Rare with Flair podcast is the immense amount of knowledge and insight that Casey and Cassandra bring to every episode. As they discuss rare diseases like albinism and HPS, they do so with empathy, compassion, and a deep understanding of the subject matter. Their personal experiences allow them to relate to their audience on a profound level, making each episode feel relatable and informative.

    Furthermore, the hosts' ability to talk openly about disabilities is truly commendable. They shed light on often invisible disabilities, giving voice to those who may feel marginalized or misunderstood. By sharing their own stories and experiences, Casey and Cassandra create a safe space for individuals with disabilities to feel seen and heard.

    However, no podcast is without its flaws. One aspect that could be improved upon is the frequency of new episodes. As an avid listener, I find myself eagerly awaiting each new installment. While I understand that producing quality content takes time and effort, it would be great to have more regular episodes to satisfy my hunger for knowledge.

    In conclusion, The Rare with Flair podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in learning about rare diseases and disabilities from two passionate individuals who approach these topics with grace and humor. Casey and Cassandra's dedication shines through in every episode as they educate their audience while creating a sense of community among listeners. So sit back, relax, and get ready to be inspired by this incredible podcast!



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    Latest episodes from Rare with Flair

    120. still alive but barely breathing lmao: ATS recap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 65:15


    Case + Cass live from the American Thoracic Society conference, sharing their experience advocating for HPS!

    119. we’re each other’s biggest influencer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 65:19


    Case + Cass talk about what they've been into, including music, language learning, and how they've inspired each other to try new things!

    118. “do you want us to spell our disease’s name for you?”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025


    Case + Cass talk healthcare advocacy, teaching doctors, and navigating the medical world with vision impairment + rare disease.

    117. few but many: HPS conference 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 83:45


    Case + Cass recap the HPS Network Conference weekend—the highs, lows, and the six-minute walk for awareness.

    116. rare but radiant: our new and improved skincare routines

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 49:59


    Case + Cass share their skincare faves—from holy-grail cleansers to sunscreens, moisturizers, and acne must-haves.

    115. internet fan meetups, unicorn snot, & trying to see the jumbotron

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 63:42


    Case + Cass share concert stories, artist and fan meet-ups, and the accommodations that help them rock out—even at music festivals!

    114. please, read the room!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 54:00


    Case + Cass discuss reading the room—when to disclose disabilities for accommodations and when it's okay to let things go.

    113. an instagram reel revealed who we really are

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 48:43


    Case + Cass explore their personalities in a new way through the lens of personality tests from Instagram reels.

    112. a grocery delivery shopper yelled at cass??

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 56:02


    Case + Cass talk about the grocery delivery services they use, shocking mishaps, and the kindest shoppers who went above and beyond.

    111. lifting the burden: how we pay it forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025


    Case + Cass share how they pay it forward, from thanking friends for rides to showing care for loved ones in thoughtful ways.

    110. are we ready to thrive in 2025?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 46:51


    Case + Cass share their 2025 vision boards, their word for the year, and what they plan to stop, start, or continue in the new year.

    109. our wildest vision board dreams came true!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 71:57


    Case + Cass review their vision boards for 2024 to see how their years measured up. They also give highlights of their year in seasons.

    108. the wound that never heals: our discrimination stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024


    Case & Cass share frustrating discrimination experiences—rideshare denials, job stories, and some shocking, never-told moments.

    107. blind gamer girlies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024


    Case + Cass chat about childhood video games, what they play now, and their tips for making gaming more accessible with low vision.

    106. we’re delulu about what look like in public

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 55:10


    Case + Cass talk about how, despite their best efforts, they always look a little odd in public when trying to look "normal."

    105. case & cass’ carTWOon adventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 71:28


    Case + Cass talk about four more cartoons they've watched together in the last year and a half and plug other cartoons they've seen lately.

    104. did they really just say that?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 81:55


    Case + Cass share the uncomfortable, rude, silly, and ableist things people have said to them in public about their vision.

    103. live from columbus: recapping our amazing weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 49:54


    Case visits Cass in Columbus! The two recap their jam packed weekend of candles, bookstores, bakeries, and the renaissance fair.

    102. white cane hot takes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 56:53


    Case + Cass bought new canes and give their reviews. They also share hot takes on different cane styles and explain the benefits of cane use.

    101. cass has curly hair & case is running?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 59:19


    Case + Cass talk about what they've been into lately, including self-care, hobbies, side hustles, and media they've enjoyed.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 74:45


    Case + Cass celebrate releasing over 100 episodes and list their all-time favorites along with other episodes they're proud of.

    99. the unhappiest place on earth: discrimination at disneyland

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 61:02


    Case + Cass share their humiliating experience trying to get the DAS pass accommodation on their recent trip to Disneyland.

    98. rolling out the red carpet for the albinism conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 84:58


    Case + Cass recap their time at the albinism conference in California. They talk about sessions they led and spending time with friends.

    97. how we stopped word-vomiting all our struggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 71:59 Transcription Available


    Case + Cass touch on what oversharing looks like and how they used to give too much information about their health and life.

    96. let’s talk about blood!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 65:25


    Case + Cass talk about their bleeding disorder, how it affects them, and how they manage it. They also share some not-too-gory stories.

    95. breaking the rules of home decor, one vintage piece at a time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024


    Case + Cass run through the things they've changed in their condos since early 2022 and how their homes have evolved to be more “them.”

    94. fear of photos or light sensitivity: the photophobia episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 58:23


    Case + Cass talk all about their light sensitivity, and how it affects them outdoors and indoors, including their favorite sunglasses.

    93. the great cardigan debate: our style roots

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 64:41


    Case + Cass talk about the 8 style roots and which 3 describe their personal styles. They also list pieces that push their style boundaries.

    92. cass’ guide dog is retiring?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 75:05


    Cass breaks the news that her guide dog, Romana, is retiring. She and Case explain the process, share memories, and even give a Rupert update!

    91. doctors at a bar, cute lab mice, & dancing dinosaurs: HPS conference recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 80:44


    Case + Cass recap the 2024 HPS Conference. They discuss key moments, funny interactions, and overall feelings about this special event.

    90. too sick to be healthy, too healthy to be sick

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 67:58


    Case + Cass talk candidly about living with chronic illness. They touch on what it's like be both sick and healthy and celebrate small wins.

    89. the moments that defined our ten-year friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 65:31


    Case + Cass celebrate ten years of friendship, looking back on how their relationship has grown and what makes their relationship unique.

    88. side hustles, plant murder, & melting away the stress

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 64:49


    Case + Cass give updates on their booming side hustles, becoming gym bros, plant mom life, and their other current hobbies.

    87. the definitive ranking of all assistive technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 82:31


    Cass + Case subjectively rank over 20 blind and low vision assistive technologies in a tier list, highlighting their favorite tools.

    86. just a couple decisive, self-aware, water signs: revisiting personality types

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 53:04


    Case + Cass revisit their star signs, enneagrams, and Myers-Briggs personalities and talk about what has changed and what they have in common

    85. hold up, sighted people

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024


    Case + Cass lovingly poke fun at tone-deaf comments they hear from sighted people and how they feel about them

    84. 2024 vision boards: moving forward with courage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 70:13


    Cass + Case share what they put on their vision boards for 2024 along with their hopes, dreams, and dispositions for the new year

    83. getting personal: recapping 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 78:51


    Cass + Case give a year in review of 2023, walking through each season and sharing the highlights. They also share their hopes for 2024

    82. blind girl gift guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 59:31


    Case + Cass give gift suggestions for the blind, low vision, chronically ill, or any person in your life in time for the holiday season

    81. we answer your burning questions in our first Q&A

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 59:32


    Cass + Case answer some listener questions in their very first Q & A on a variety of topics from fictional destinations to when to disclose or mask disability

    80. concerts we’ve cried at, guilty pleasure albums, and our teenage music tastes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 70:30


    Case + Cass list their top artists and compare to their 2020 episode. They also talk about music they loved as teens and still love today

    79. our lives are one huge contradiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 58:37


    Cass and Case process how they think others perceive them, how they perceive themselves, and how they perceive others with their disabilities

    78. stitches in Disney, kids in Vegas, ghosts in NOLA: our wild travel memories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 66:09


    Cass + Case talk about trips they've taken from childhood through adulthood and recount some memorable, hilarious travel memories

    77. only disabled friends talk about this

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 46:49


    Case + Cass talk about the very specific, disability-related topics they chat about frequently that other people may not understand.

    76. will we complete our fall bucket list?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 53:06


    Cass + Case create their fall bucket lists, complete with things they want to bake, watch, wear, and smell this season

    75. giving parenting advice without being parents

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 67:13


    Cass + Case give a letter to parents of kids with disabilities by sharing their experiences and stories growing up.

    74. a quarter-life fashion crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 57:11


    Case + Cass give an update on how their personal style has evolved over the past three years and some new pieces they love

    73. the alternate life where we wouldn’t be friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 40:26


    Case + Cass talk through what their lives would be like if they didn't have Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, for better and for worse.

    72. third podaversary: roasting our first episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023


    Case + Cass celebrate their third year doing the podcast by live listening to and commenting on their very first episode.

    72. third podaversary: roasting our first episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 78:46


    Case + Cass celebrate their third year doing the podcast by live listening to and commenting on their very first episode.

    71. oversharing on facebook: our online advocacy experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 58:19


    Cass + Case talk about their online advocacy journeys and how their approaches and feelings have changed over time

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