Disability After Dark
This is a podcast that looks at disability stories. it's like sitting down with a really close friend to have real conversations about disability, sexuality and everything else about the disability experience that we don't talk about; the things about being disabled we keep in the dark. The show is hosted by Disability Awareness Consultant Andrew Gurza.
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On this episode, we take a look back at E174 "How to help your disabled lover pee". This was one of my favorite and most important episodes and I hope you enjoy having a re-listen to it or hearing it for the very first time. Enjoy!
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On E366, I sit down with disabled actor and new disabled BFF Carey Cox as we talk about all things in her life around disability including EDS, being disabled and married to another disabled person + her acting roles in the Handmaid's Tale + many more disability tangents. Enjoy!
Follow Carey at: https://www.instagram.com/careyleighcox/
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I just found out the other day that the play I have been co-creating for the last 8 years or more on queerness and disability called ACCESS ME has been nominated for 3 DORA awards (a big deal in Toronto Theatre). I was having trouble with the audio for this week's original episode, so I decided to re-release my chat with the disabled theatre maker and dramaturg on ACCESS ME, and my dear friend, Debbie Patter...
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On E365, I sit down with my friend Jeff Preston, an Associate Professor of Disability studies as we go off on a ton of disability tangents, one of which is exploring the "simulacra of disability" and disability representation. We talk about Jeff's early aughts jourrney from London, Ontario, Canada to Ottawa, Canada in his power chair and why he did that + so much more. Enjoy!
Follow Jeff at www.j...
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On E364, I go down under to talk with my friend and colleague Candice Care Unger, a psychosexual therapist in Australia who works with disabled clients and talks with them openly about their sexual function as part of their overall disabled health. We talk about sexuality and disability grief, why she started her practice and so very much more. This is a good one. Enjoy!
Follow Candice at www.carerehab.com....
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On E363, we talk about disability, comedy and satire with creator of the disability satire The Squeaky Wheel, Steven Verdile. We talk about his experience with SMA, how to make good disabled comedy + so much more.
Follow Steven here: https://www.instagram.com/stevenverdilecreative/
Follow The Squeaky Wheel: https://www.instagram.com/thesqkywheel/
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On E362, I sit down with my friend Daniel Sluman and his wife Emily Brenchi as we talk about disabled parenthood. This is such an under discussed topic. We never hear about disabled parenting, and I was so excited to bring Emily and Dan on and learn about their experiences as disabled parents! Enjoy!
Follow Daniel and Emily's journey as disabled parents here: https://www.instagram.com/two_crips_and_a_baby...
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I am SO EXCITED to share this bonus episode with the co-creators and co-directors of the new documentary "The Ride Ahead" which chronicles Samuel Habib's transition to disabled adulthood. We talk about the film, the challenges and triumphs of making the film while disabled, the wisdom of talking to other disabled mentors along the way, Samuel's hopes and dreams for disabled adulthood + so much more.
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On E361, Andrew does a classic DAD episode and reviews popular sex positions from Men's Health to see if they are actually disability friendly or accessible. SO MANY OF THEM don't even consider accessibility at all, so I do it for them. From positions like, The Captain to the Happy Baby (yup, that's real), we consider where accessibility could be and why it is so lacking. Enjoy!
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On E360, Andrew sits down with guest Ryan Manriquez as we talk about student government and disability, being severely disabled + a whole lot more. Ryan is poised and passionate and you can feel that from him here. Enjoy!
You can follow Ryan here: https://www.instagram.com/ryanmanriquezz/
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On E359 of Disability After Dark, Andrew Gurza sit down with President, CEO and Co-Founder of New Disabled South, Dom Kelly. We talk about his work championing disabled people in the south. Then we move into the differences and similarities of our experiences with Cerebral Palsy + so much more! Enjoy!
You can follow New Disabled South here: www.newdisabledsouth.org You can follow Dom Kelly on Twitter here...
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On E358, we go back to our roots and talk about Spinal Muscular Atrophy, sexuality, desire and so much more with our guest, artist and activist, Jessica E. Blinkhorn. She talks candidly about sex and disability in a way that is so refreshing, raw and honest. Enjoy!
You can follow Jessica Blinkhorn here: https://www.instagram.com/wheelie_an_artist/ and follow her work with Spankbox here: www.spankbox.atl
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On E357, we have a comfy, cozy episode where we look at the history of a very well used mobility aid: The Walker/Walking Frame. We explore its origins all the way back to the time of Christ...maybe? We look at some examples of the walker's predecessor, the Hand Trestle, and a walking aid from the early 1900s. Plus, Andrew shares some times when he used a walker and even shares celebs who have been seen usin...
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On E356, I sit down with disabled content creator Joseph Kibler as we explore his journey coming out about being born HIV+, the stigma he faces around that; we also talk about his journey as someone living with Cerebral Palsy, married life, content creation around disability + so much more! Enjoy!
Follow Joseph here: linktr.ee/josephakibler
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In E355, we have another installment of Popcorn and Power Chairs. In this one, I wanted to review The Brendan Fraser led Drama/Horror (horror according to Google) The Whale. I had a lot of feelings about how fatness and disability were portrayed in this one, and I often found the ableism overwhelming alongside the fatphobia. Why didn’t they just hire a fat person? Or a disabled person? And other questions...
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On E354, I sit down with Dr. Tye Martin as he shares with us his experiences as a severely disabled person. We talk about everything from 40 day ICU stays to airplane travel and everything in between. It was really great to sit down with another severely disabled person and just chat. Enjoy!
Follow Dr. Tye Martin on IG: https://www.instagram.com/dr.tyedmartin/
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On January 8, 2024, one of our past podcast guests, Nathan Say, passed away. He was a spoken word poet, a sex educator and activist. I am heartbroken he passed and I wanted to use my platform to honour him. Listen to our episode from 2018, and hug your disabled friends tight.
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On E353, I sit down with Dr. Lara Ameen as we go off on a bunch of fun tangents about Cerebral Palsy, disability, media representation and so much more. This was a fun one. Enjoy!
Follow Dr. Lara Ameen: https://www.instagram.com/trucherrygirl/
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On E352, I sit down with Beck as we discuss their experience with a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). We talk about how being in a coma is nothing like it is on TV, losing relationships, ableism, why the brain is the worst organ and so much more! Enjoy!
Follow Beck at: https://www.instagram.com/furiousblanketfort/
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On E6 of Popcorn and Power Chairs, we review The Peanut Butter Falcon, the story of a young man with down syndrome who runs away to pursue his dream of meeting a wrestler and has an adventure along the way. For this one I am joined by Jeff Kalasky from the Talkumentary Podcast. We talk about care issues around disabled people living in nursing homes, our thoughts on some of the language of the film and we go...
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