Disability Representation On TV and Movies Part 1
This often comes up on my podcast. Here are some of my thoughts on the subject, based on some things I've recently seen.
Sep 28, 2021•2 min
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One of the most polarizing things you can call someone with a disability is "inspirational". Those who don't hate it take it very seriously. This show features people with different disabilities, telling stories that may or may not inspire, but will hopefully entertain.
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Valeria Reyes-Chian Doesn't Want To Be An Inspiration
I recently reconnected with Valeria Reyes-Chian, who played for a couple years on a basketball team I coached. We talk about why she preferred tennis to basketball, what she's doing on her way to becoming a psychologist, and why she likes this podcast, but hates the name. We're The Inspiration: A Disability Podcast | Facebook We're The Inspiration: A Disability Podcast (@We_R_In_Pod) / Twitter Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ We're The Inspiration - YouTube Credit to Blues Trave...
Sep 15, 2021•39 min
Paralympic Reruns... A Week Later?
A week after the Paralympics ended, NBC aired a rerun of the gold medal men's basketball game, between the US and Japan. But did it even matter a week later? Youtube version here: https://youtu.be/VaItNryfXXk
Sep 13, 2021•1 min
Paralympic Recap w/ Stanley Martin Jr.
After watching more of the Paralympic Games than I've ever seen before, in this episode I talk about them with my friend Stanley Martin Jr. Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrzpCEit4LJ9ljYCQFTZhRQ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/MJf8eYhE3F Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro...
Sep 08, 2021•37 min
Covering the coverage of the Paralympics
I've put the podcast on hold until the Paralympics are over, but before then I have something to say about the way they're being covered.
Sep 03, 2021•2 min
Thoughts on Paralympic Opening Ceremony
This is slightly longer than the video version, because it reflects some of the feedback I got from the video that I should have made clearer. Video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WrS3Op3uHc
Aug 24, 2021•2 min
Hyping the 2021 Paralympic Games
This was my first attempt at making a video for Youtube and a trailer episode at the same time. Video version is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNJgHtCQC98
Aug 23, 2021•1 min
Venting with Nikki Guthrie
Last time I had Nikki Guthrie on the podcast, she told me all about her son's rare condition. This time, I saw that she needed to vent about something that happened to him, and I let her do it on the show. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro
Aug 18, 2021•35 min
Redoing an episode w/Meezan Ford
So this was supposed to be last week's episode but it had to be recorded a second time. Meezan Ford and I talk about why she goes through a grieving process this time of year, and we talk about some movies with depictions of disabilities. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro...
Aug 13, 2021•47 min
A Promo About Promotions
Taking a minute (literally) to explain why it looks like there will be no new episode this week. And to address some things I've been working on for the show that has nothing to do with making episodes.
Aug 04, 2021•1 min
Disability Pride Month? w/Steve Ray & Ed Tobias
I only heard recently that July was Disability Pride Month. Steve Ray and I talk this week with Ed Tobias, a man with multiple sclerosis who wrote an article about why we don't really need a pride month. Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join Us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro
Jul 26, 2021•54 min
An Engagement w/ Brian Brately & Ellen Cinadr
My friend Brian Brately has spina bifida like I do, and he got engaged recently. This week I get to talk to him and his future wife Ellen Cinadr, about what she's learned being in a 2 year relationship with Brian. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro
Jul 21, 2021•50 min
Talking Adoption with Ashleigh
My friend Ashleigh got married recently. Now she wants to adopt a baby. This week we talk a lot about why she'd rather do that than try to have her own, and why she wants it to happen right after getting married. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro
Jul 14, 2021•24 min
An Education with Emily Hayes
Many teachers (and parents) have been on this show, explaining what's wrong with the educational system for disabled students. My friend Emily Hayes talks this week about what can be done to set it right. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro
Jul 07, 2021•42 min
Bryan Johnson is The Inspiration
Bryan Johnson is a friend of mine who like me, has spina bifida. He's also a recovering alcoholic. He was gracious enough to tell me a little bit of his story as it relates to what drinking has cost him, and how he's trying to get some of it back. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro...
Jun 30, 2021•39 min
Euphemisms featuring Greg Pote
Had to do an episode sort of on the fly this week. So Greg and I pulled out our bag of tricks and decided to do a show on euphemisms, mostly ones we don't like and why you shouldn't use them, unless in some cases you're part of the disabled community. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro...
Jun 24, 2021•40 min
Things NOT To Say To People In Wheelchairs ft. Greg Pote
Greg Pote and I examined a compiled list of things not to say to people in wheelchairs, and told some personal stories about when these have been said to us. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro
Jun 17, 2021•45 min
Nikki Guthrie is The Inspiration
I met Nikki Guthrie while promoting the podcast. She's the mother of a boy with an extra Y chromosome. She talks a lot about what that means, including misconceptions about his condition, and why she decided to keep him homeschooled even after schools reopened. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro...
Jun 09, 2021•34 min
Cordell Jeter is The Inspiration
In 1992, Cordell Jeter was a Paralympian in track. Shortly thereafter, he became my first wheelchair basketball coach. Now, he's trying to give disabled people access to things they haven't experienced in a long time, if ever. Hear about it all on this week's episode. Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join Us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro...
Jun 02, 2021•42 min
Nate Schrader is The Inspiration
I got a message from Nate Schrader's mom, describing him as a filmmaker with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. We talked about which disability affects him more, but also how his disability indirectly caused him to make a transition from theater to filmmaking. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro...
May 26, 2021•35 min
Steve Ray (II) is The Inspiration
My friend Steve Ray and I started talking about his time as a disabled actor, and ended up talking more about the (sometimes unfair) treatment of disabled performers. Like Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro
May 19, 2021•1 hr 5 min
James Lacerenza is The Inspiration
James Lacerenza is a man with cerebral palsy who has done a lot of charity work for kids with an entirely different disability. Hear about why he chose to do that on this week's episode. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside And Drive" in the intro
May 14, 2021•33 min
Promo- Six Months Later
Doing the 25th episode of the show in which I was asked questions, got me really introspective about the future of the show. I decided to redo the promo that started it all. I talk about what I've gotten right and wrong, and where I hope to take the show in the future.
May 12, 2021•2 min
I'm the Inspiration??
For my 25th episode, I let my friend Evan Braff ask me some questions about disability issues, how the show has progressed and where it's going. and some questions just about myself. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the intro iHeartRadio link: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-were-the-inspiration-81694894/episode...
May 07, 2021•45 min
Mahdi Gilbert is The Inspiration
Mahdi Gilbert is a man who was born with no hands or feet, that went on to become a very successful magician. We go back and forth at times talking about both magic and disability on this week's episode. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Check out Mahdi's Website: https://mahdithemagician.com/ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside and Drive" in the show's intro...
May 01, 2021•30 min
Ali Rogers Karpa is The Inspiration
I like to call this episode, The One That Got Me Vaccinated, as my old friend from grade school, Ali Rogers Karpa is a nurse who got me an appointment, but she also lost one of her feet to cancer in 2017. I was very impressed by how much she's learned about living with a disability, even though she's only had to live with it for a few years. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7U...
Apr 24, 2021•34 min
Meezan Ford is the Inspiration
Meezan Ford was recommended to me as a guest long before she was ready to be one. Find out why we're both glad that didn't happen right away, before she talks about her struggles with diabetes. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ Credit to Blues Traveler for "Go Outside And Drive" in the show's intro
Apr 16, 2021•47 min
Sam Mitchell is The Inspiration
Sam Mitchell is the first person I've had on the podcast that I don't know personally. He contacted me and said he wanted to talk about autism, which he has, and about which he has his own podcast. This was an opportunity for me to learn a few things about autism, as I talk to Sam and his mother Gina, about how Sam's autism has affected their lives. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord....
Apr 09, 2021•32 min
Chris Young is The Inspiration
Chris Young is a relatively new friend of mine, who's wanted to be on this podcast since the day I met him. We had a lot of fun with this one, but it takes a serious turn when we discuss Chris having cancer, and beating it! Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ
Mar 31, 2021•35 min
Susie Rinaldi is The Inspiration
This week I talk to my former coach and current friend, Susie Rinaldi. It's almost as if we were interviewing each other, so it's hard to summarize what we talked about. But this was such a fun episode! Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/We_R_In_Pod Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/We.R.In.Pod Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/Sag7UCyfxJ
Mar 24, 2021•50 min
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