Episode Notes In this episode, I sit down with one of my huge gay porn crushes, sex worker and adult performer Gabriel Cross. In this one, I ask him how he thinks his life and his porn would change if he were a wheelchair user, but I also ask him what he thought about the porn that I did, too. He shares a little bit about his experiences we sex work & disability, reveals for the first time that he lives with dyslexia and a whole lot more! I really enjoyed this one, and hope you do as well. F...
Mar 06, 2021•Ep. 232
Episode Notes Quarantine & Chill is back, but renamed Palsy and The Pandemic! In this episode of Palsy and the Pandemic, I sit down with Ms Wheelchair Pennsylvania 2018 herself, Barb Zablotney who shares with us her experience as someone with a disability who contracted Covid-19. We talk about the rise of medical ableism, horrible hospital care during this time, disabled community members who don’t believe the pandemic is real, touch starvation and a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow Bar...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 39 min
Episode Notes In this episode, I sit down with gay sex columnist Bobby Box as we explore how he can better represent disabled people in gay sex writing. We explore what would happen if disability was always included as a part of sex writing, we talk maybe doing a disabled sex column together, we parse through some of Bobby’s writing and explore where disability could be included + a whole lot more. Enjoy! Follow Bobby Box on all the things here: linktr.ee/bybobbybox Apply now to be on Disability...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 231
Episode Notes Quarantine & Chill is back, but renamed Palsy and The Pandemic! In this episode of Palsy and the Pandemic, I sit down with 14 year old disability activist Anja Herrman who shares with us how her experience with Cerebral Palsy and quadriplegia have been affected by Covid-19. She also shares with us why online learning is a blessing for her in terms of access, the problems with going back to in person school as a disabled person during a pandemic. We talk about how she reignited ...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Episode Notes In this episode, I sit down with Allie Pauld as we talk about her diagnosis of limb girdle muscular dystrophy. We talk about her experiences of inaccessibility in Montreal. We talk about privilege, invisible disabilities, misogyny and disability, coming out as disabled, being a black disabled person and a whole lot more! Follow Allie on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lonelyallie/ Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by e-mailing disabilityafterdark@gmail.com You can get 50% o...
Feb 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 230
Episode Notes Surprise! My friends Tony and Jamie have started their own podcast called "Cripple Threat" where they review disability media and talk about being disabled. They asked me to come on their show and review "My Left Foot" with them, and I said yes. I also wanted to give their show an opportunity to grow and be heard, since disability themed media is rarely given a platform. So enjoy this one, and then go listen to their show "Cripple Threat" at the link below or wherever you podcast. ...
Feb 14, 2021•2 hr 12 min
Episode Notes In this episode, I sit down with my friend and content creator Aaron Ansuini. We talk about his experiences with gastroparesis, EDS, and sexuality. He shares with us his feelings of guilt in the bedroom, how people get annoyed by his number of identities, why there are moments when Drew hates the disabled community, prosthetics peens, and a whole lot more. Enjoy! Follow Aaron’s work on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/AaronLinguini Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by e-maili...
Feb 13, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 229
Episode Notes Support Disability After Dark by pledging to the patreon. www.patreon.com/disabilityafterdark In this episode, I sit down with Artie Carden, a Youtuber from Brighton, UK. We talk about their experiences getting diagnosed with Crohn’s, BPD, Takayasu’s, fatphobia in the medical system, how disability impacts friendships and relationships. We talk about accessibility, clothing, Artie’s second bumhole and a whole lot more. Enjoy! Follow Artie’s work at www.artiecarden.com Apply now to ...
Feb 06, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 228
Episode Notes In episode 227, I sit down with child actor, musician, life coach and fellow podcaster Brian Falduto as we give him a chance to explore questions he has a gay, cis, able-bodied, queer white man around disability. We examine how we can connect disability and mindfulness, why you should look at a disabled person on the street, how Brian feels gratitude for not being disabled (and all the feelings around that!) and a whole lot more. I love doing episodes like this one, and giving non-...
Jan 30, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 227
Episode Notes Please support Disability After Dark by pledging to the patreon. www.patreon.com/disabilityafterdark In episode 226, I talk with the Production Assistant of the Gayish Podcast and newly identified disabled person, and hottie, Dan Garlington. He comes out as disabled for the first time on the show and we talk about his triumvirate of disabilities; hard of hearing, migraines and chronic pain. We explore how all these things impact his day to day life, his queerness and sexuality and ...
Jan 23, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 226
Episode Notes In Episode 225, I re-invigorate the reviewing of disabled films and rename it Great Flix & Joysticks. On the episode today, I review Hulu’s offering, a movie called “Run”, highlighting a disabled teen and her overbearing and scary mother. In this movie we see a real life disabled person in the role as a disabled person. We explore how disability is used in this film to create an important representation in the horror / thriller genre. We stan queens Sarah Paulson and actual dis...
Jan 16, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 225
Episode Notes Episode 224 - How To Use Your Stump As a Kitchen Tool w/ Alexis Hillyard In Episode 224, I sit down with my friend Alexis Hillyard star of the Stump Kitchen Youtube channel as we talk about her experiences in the kitchen with a limb difference; why she uses her stump as a kitchen utensil, the importance of accessibility in the kitchen, as well as parenting with a limb difference, the #NotAWitch hashtag and so much more. Enjoy! You can subscribe to Stump Kitchen on Youtube at: https...
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 224
Episode Notes In Episode 223, I sit down with 18 year old Wrigley as she shares with us her experiences being diagnosed with autism and trying to navigate this diagnosis on a college campus. She tells us that her Disability Supports office is the worst, we talk about the energy she expends trying to fit into social situations as an autistic person and a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow Wrigley on Instagram at www.instagram.com/autistic.academic Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by e-...
Jan 02, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 223
Episode Notes In Episode 222, I sit down with Daddy Kristofer, co-host of Watts The Safeword and kinkster as we explore kink, leather and disability and of course, flirt with one another for an hour. I answer Daddy’s burning questions about sex and disability, we explore how his Daddyhood might change were he to become a wheelchair user and a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow Daddy Kristofer at: http://mrkristofer.com/ or on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/KristoferWeston You can get 50% off almo...
Dec 26, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 222
Episode Notes “It was interdependent magic. Like it really felt like magic.” Happy solstice! They’re the four best friends anyone could have. On the last Crip Times episode of 2020, all three hosts (Kayla, Kristina, Yousef) are joined by Jess Watkin, an artist, activist, academic, dramaturg, and most importantly, friend of the pod. We spend some time laughing about how we all became friends through our various crip encounters, access intimacy, and what Jess’ work as an artist and disability dram...
Dec 22, 2020•55 min
Episode Notes In Episode 221, I sit down with three people in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who share with us the dismal disability housing options in Halifax forcing disabled people to live in seniors homes or institutions. April tells us about how she was also put in an institution after having a routine procedure in hospital, and how she feels less than human. Vicky talks about her experiences living in an institution since she was 21, and Andrew highlights his struggles with inaccessible hous...
Dec 19, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 221
Episode Notes This week, Kayla and Yousef are joined by Jeff Thomas, a Governor General Award-winning Indigenous photographer. Jeff provides us with some background on his photographic work which began in the 1970s as a response to the representation of Indigenous people through historical photography, and how it has grown and changed since becoming disabled. Jeff talks about turning photographs used for propaganda into tools of revitalization, and how he’s trying to continue the storytelling tr...
Dec 16, 2020•44 min
Episode Notes In Episode 220, I got to sit down with sex researcher Dr. Justin Lehmiller . In this episode we explore how we can make sex research more inclusive and less ableist, and I also give Justin a chance to ask me questions so that his sex research is all the more anti ableist. Enjoy! You can follow Dr. Justin Lehmiller on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustinLehmiller You can get 50% off almost any item in store at www.adameve.com and 10 FREE GIFTS by using DARKPOD at check out! You can g...
Dec 12, 2020•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 220
Episode Notes “The piece is an opportunity for me to let the public see an artist who is working hard at resisting the impulse to work hard.” This week, Yousef and Kristina are joined by Cindy Baker, a contemporary artist whose work engages with queer, gender, race, disability, fat, and art discourses. We recorded this episode in the summer, but we think you’ll find it really speaks to the end-of-2020 burnout that many of us are collectively experiencing. Cindy describes herself as feeling ‘wobb...
Dec 10, 2020•48 min
Episode Notes On this episode of The Handicast, Heather and Drew sit down with disabled model and contributor to the Handi Book & #RethinkSexy campaign, Pansy St. Battie ( www.instagram.com/pansystbattie ) all about representation in the modelling world, Pansy’s runway roll and a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can order your copy of The Handi Book of Love, Lust and Disability right now at: https://www.lovehoney.com/sex/better-sex-for-couples/better-sex-guides/p/the-handi-book-of-love-lust-and-di...
Dec 07, 2020•27 min
Episode Notes In Episode 219, I got to talk to a really hot porn star; Banging British Babe John Thomas…. About his neurodivergent identities living with dyspraxia and dyslexia, and how that has affected him throughout his life as a kid, in dance school; and he tells us how those invisible disabilities played a role in his MA thesis on movement + we explore why his neurodivergent identities could be really important for representation in gay porn + so much more. You can follow John Thomas on Twi...
Dec 05, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 219
Episode Notes Everybody gets dressed—but how can fashion be a tool of social justice? This week, Kayla and Kristina sit down with Dr. Ben Barry, Chair of Fashion at Ryerson University. We talk about how we can imagine fashion beyond ‘the ideal body,’ how Ben and others are working to diversify fashion education, and how we can crip fashion, meaning create desirable clothes made by and for disabled people. We speak about how a co-created relaxed fashion show came together through education and In...
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Episode Notes In Episode 218, I got to hang out with one of my all time favorite kinksters, Pup Amp. He is a co-host of the wildly popular Youtube Channel “Watts The Safeword”, as well as the podcast “Watts Your Safeword”. Today I talk with him about why I am a puppy as a disabled person, and what that means and looks like. We also explore how to make Pup Play more accessible; Pup Amp shares with us more of first experiences with disabled people, and so much more. Enjoy this one. You can follow ...
Nov 28, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 218
Episode Notes On this episode of The Handicast, Heather and Drew tackle disability representation in the media. We invite our friend and Handi supporter Bianka Farmakis, an associate producer for Australian media site 9Honey, to explore how we can make media better for disabled people. We talk about sex & disability in the media, we explore the Sia controversy & Bianka offers tips for reporters covering disability stories to do better + she shares from her personal life why she is so pas...
Nov 27, 2020•51 min
Episode Notes In Episode 217, I got the honour of sitting down with an icon & pioneer in the Disability Rights Movement, Judy Heumann. She is an internationally known figure in the disability community; she has written books, been featured in award winning documentaries (watch Crip Camp!) and has helped disability rights become what they are today. In our 45 minute chat we talk about growing up with polio, camp Jened, The history of the 504 sit in, her feelings on Joe Biden’s win in terms of...
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 217
Episode Notes The Handicast “What’s it like to come out? As disabled, as queer, as trans? Do you remember your ‘coming out’ journey? How did it feel? On this episode of The Handicast, we talk to team members and Handi Book contributors Julian Gavino and Dandy Doodlez. Both Julian and Dandy share their experiences of coming out. Julian talk about his experiences being trans and disabled, while Dandy highlights how her queerness has helped her come to terms with being disabled and vice versa. Dand...
Nov 19, 2020•51 min
Episode Notes Bonus Episode! I am so excited about my new podcast network Wheels on The Ground Network and some of the amazing podcasts that will come out of it. One of those is of course Crip Times: A Podcast Series hosted by Kayla, Yousef and Kristina. To kick them off, I thought I would share their very first episode with you now, so you can get a taste for it. Here's what their episode is about today, and then from there you can search "Crip Times" wherever you podcast! Enjoy! Episode Overvi...
Nov 16, 2020•58 min
Episode Notes In episode 216, I sit down with the cohosts of the Daddy Issues podcast, Race Cooper and Matt Fuller as we explore what would happen if they became disabled tomorrow. They share with us how each of them came to understand disability, how their lives would change regarding both their jobs if they became disabled, and I let them ask questions to me about disability + so much more! Enjoy! You can listen to my episode of the Daddy Issues Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podc...
Nov 14, 2020•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 216
On this episode 8 of The Handicast, Heather and I introduce you to one of our team members and friends Anita Brown-Major who is an Occupational Therapist who specializes in helping elderly and disabled folks talk about and access sexuality as a part of Occupational Therapy. This was so very important because we very rarely hear from OTs wanting to talk about sex, so having a full on convo with Anita was absolutely brilliant. We talk how to talk to an OT about sex and disability, how to talk to a...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Episode Notes In episode 215, I sit down with my new friend Taylor as we explore their out of this world origin story. We talk about their experiences with CVS, scoliosis, gender identity and disability and a whole lot more. You won’t wanna miss this one! Pre-order The Handi Book of Love, Lust and Disability: https://thatshandi.co/collections/pre-order You can get 50% off almost any item in store at www.adameve.com and 10 FREE GIFTS by using DARKPOD at check out! You can get 15% off your order a...
Nov 07, 2020•Ep. 215
