Hi! In this bonus Episode of Disability After Dark, as part of my efforts to bring you disability content around COVID19, here is Quarantine and Chill Part 2 where I sit down with Sarah Schwegel who has SMA Type II to talk about the impact something like COVID19 will have on her health, how she is social distancing, coping with moving back in with her mom as her primary caregiver and a whole lot more. Enjoy!
In this first part of a new series on the show called Quarantine & Chill in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I sit down with my best friend Anthony Micallef as we explore how he navigates the world as someone with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, we talk a little bit about disability and friendship, and most importantly we delve into how this pandemic will affect a disabled person like him, and why social distancing is critically important right now. Enjoy!
In this episode, I share with you all about my recent trip to Los Angeles where the podcast was nominated as one of the best queer podcasts of 2020 by Queerty. I share with you how I initially didn't want to go due to logistics, the difficulty booking a last minute flight, the hilarity of going down Hollywood Blvd with a commode chair, the inaccessibility of our hotel, what it felt like being the only power wheelchair user at the awards and so much more. Enjoy!
In this first in a little miniseries on the show, I wanted to take a deep, deep dive into the question that so many disabled people get asked all the time which is, "What's Your Condition?" So, on this episode, I look at what Cerebral Palsy is; its history, how it is diagnosed and how it manifests in people who live with it. A lot of important info in this one. Enjoy!
This episode is gonna be a little different. In part 1 of "F**ck Andrew Gurza" I sit down with my friend Daniel Villarreal as we explore the possibilities of us having sex together. Daniel has never had sex with a wheelchair user, we both think each other is hot and we want to have sex together. So, in part 1 we explore what excites us about that, what scares us about that, why we find each other hot, we unpack some ableism and more. Enjoy!
In this episode, I sit down with trans disabled fashion model Nicole Sgarlato as we talk about her life as an amputee, how her transition to womanhood helped her to love her disabled body, we talk about how she used her experiences as an amputee to explore her sexuality, her privileges, and a fuck ton more. Enjoy this one!
In this episode, I sit down with Manny Diaz who shares with us his experiences going from being fully able-bodied to being temporarily disabled from a car accident in 2014, and as a result using crutches for 2 years. We talk about why he chose the term temporarily disabled, how people treated him, how his temporary disability affected both his mental health and his sex life as a gay man, and a whole lot more.
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In episode 177, I sit down with my new friend and author Amanda Leduc as we talk about her new book "Disfigured: On Fairytales, Disability and Making Space". This book is incredible, and I fell in love with it when Amanda starting telling me about the connection between disability, fairytales, body image, ableism and all that. We have a really important chat about how fairytales and disability co-exist throughout history, I share why I wanted to run away in a forest, and which Disney character I most relate to. Can you guess? Enjoy!
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