Disability After Dark

In episode 281, I sit down with my new friend Mugabi Byenkya as we talk about medical racism and ableism through his experiences of being a three time stroke survivor. We explore horrible things doctors said, the importance of family support, why people thought seizures were demonic and more. This episode is important because it shows how disability is perceived alongside anti-black racism, etc. E...

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Gift Tshuma. He shares with us how ableism in Canada is much quieter than in Zimbabwe, and how ableism in Zimbabwe is infused with religion, God, race and witchcraft. Gift shares some important reminders for white disabled creators, as well as telling us some of his experiences dating while being a wheelchair user and a whole lot more, enjoy! You can foll...

On this very special bonus episode, I sit down with my new friend King LOTUS BOY as we explore his experiences as a drag king with disabilities! We chat about how to make shows like Drag Race more accessible, he shares how to make digital drag accessible + he sent in snippets of his songs “The Disability Song” & “Accessibility”. Lastly, we talk about his show: Disability is A Drag! Ticket info...

On episode 279, I sit down with disabled poet Daniel Sluman as we explore his experiences of disability and chronic pain while using crutches. We talk about the horrors of the benefit system in the UK, going from being invisibly ill to visibly disabled AND he reads from his latest collection single window plus so much more. ENJOY! Follow Daniel & pick up his works at www.danielsluman.com Apply...

In episode 278, I sit down with my new best friend and artist Dominic Quagliozzi all about his experiences with Cystic Fibrosis. We explore double lung transplants, disclosing CF, is ET a disability movie, nudism & the disabled body, why Dominic likes his balls & a whole lot more. ENJOY! You can follow Dominic at www. ArtistDominic.com Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by e-mailing...

On episode 277, we go back across the pond to sit with UK based disability activist, Jo Tolley. We explore how she rather reluctantly got into disability activism, and she shares how she didn’t really want to do it at first. Then, Jo talks about the differences for her between equity and equality, and what disability means for her. We also chat whether or not her disability helped explain her sexu...

Let’s get comfy, cozy, crippled and quarantined, Quarantine & Chill is back, friends! This is where we talk about disability and the pandemic. In this episode of Q & C, Andrew tells you all what it’s like at their care home, and how losing staff members because of Omicron has affected care for them. He also invites YOU on the show. Come be a guest on Quarantine & Chill eps, by e-mailin...

On episode 276, I sit down with poet and author Bailey Gee as we explore her experiences of Spina Bifida as a disabled person, and how poetry has helped her understand both depression and disability. We talk about therapy and disability too, AND she even reads some poetry for us on the show! Enjoy this one!! You can follow Bailey and buy her books here: http://www.baileygeepoetry.com/ Apply now to...

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Back in episode 180, I sit down with my friend Daniel Villarreal as we explore what he thinks sex with a disabled person like me would be like. Well, we had planned to meet soon after that to record part 2, but then the pandemic derailed our plans. Finally, in November of 2021, we got to spend a weekend together to have hot crip sex! On this episode, Daniel joins me again to talk about what sex wi...

MERRY GIMPMAS! On episode 274, I sit down with my new friend Charlotte Faragher as we explore her experiences with dating as a woman with spastic quadriplegic CP, we talk about how it feels when people are only attracted to you when they are sloshed, we talk about Charlotte’s ideal date would look like an artsy affair, and what it would be like going on dates and needing care. We also talk about t...

On episode 273, I really felt like I was chatting with my new best friend! I sit down with Megan @mskaar2242, a soon to be disabled social worker from Wisconsin. We chat about all the things in this one, including Megan’s experience with Cerebral Palsy, disability grief and burnout, disability dating, Grey’s Anatomy and disability + so much more. This was one of my favourites. Enjoy! You can follo...

On episode 272, I chat with Lori, a disabled content creator out of the UK. We chat about their experience with EDS, medical gaslighting, what the most accessible queer disabled club might look like + so much more. Enjoy! You can follow all of Lori’s work here: https://linktr.ee/budtobloom Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by e-mailing disabilityafterdarkpod@gmail.com or going to this link:...

On episode 3 of A Bump’n Podcast, I sit down with Joystick tester Bridget Moore from Perth, Australia. She has a number of various disabilities, and she shares how using The Joystick helped her reconnect with her disabled body and her disabled sexuality. It was such a great interview, and we hope you enjoy it. You can follow Bridget on IG here: www.instagram.com/drusillasilk You can pre-order your...

On this episode, I invite a guest Felicia back on the show. We talk about her experiences with multiple disabilities, and how it feels when one diagnosis that you have gotten used to, may not be the diagnosis that you have anymore. How do you navigate that? We also talk about Felicia’s disabled sluthood and how to bring up disability when you are in multiple relationships. Felicia and I also explo...

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DISABILITY! We are SO excited to announce that pre-sales for the world’s first disability-driven sex toy are finally open! On this episode of a Bump’n Podcast, Heather and I share our excitement about the release, we talk about some of its pants-dropping features + so much more! Watch our promo video and then pre-order your own Bump’n Joystick now before they’re gone at...

On this episode, we imagine what would happen if there were more representations of disability on TV and I share with you some ideas that I had for the kinds of cripples I want on TV. From a Marie Kondo type show called “Is This Accessible?” to “Star Crossed Cripples” and a soap called “As The Wheels Turn”, I propose a bunch of new TV that plays on all our fave primetime tropes but ACTUALLY INCLUD...

On this episode, I sit down with Jessica Johnson, a 31 year old black woman with CP, doing her clinical residency to become a counselor in the state of Virginia. We shine a light on ableism in her field, what it feels like to be the only disabled person in the room, trying to be disabled at work, independence, blackness and disability + so much more. You’ll fall in love with her just like I did. E...

For episode 268 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with writer, poet and editor George Parker. We talk about their experience with multiple disabilities including POTS, ME, EDS and more but we also delve into our experiences as non-binary people with disabilities and what our “theyness” means to us as disabled people. I fell in love with George in this interview, and I can’t wait for you to do t...

For episode 267 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with my good friend and fellow theatre maker, as well as the director of our disabled theatre piece Access Me . We talk about what it was like for him to work on a piece of disabled theatre while not being disabled at all himself, what it was like producing a disabled show & how production changes around people’s needs, what we both learned...

On this podcast within a podcast, Andrew & Heather let you know why they’ve been so quiet about Handi, and bring you along on their new journey with Bump’n. They share why the name change had to occur, the heartache that went along with all that, but they share why Bump’n is a new way forward for the company! Enjoy! You can follow along on our journey with Bump'n, register your interest to be...

For episode 266 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with Chaplain Jonah Sanderson. We talk about his experiences of growing up as a Jewish person with learning disabilities, being misdiagnosed and cruelly mislabeled. We also explore how Judaism looks at disabilities + so much more. Enjoy! You can connect with Jonah via e-mail here: jsanderson@ajrca.edu Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by...

For episode 265 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with star of Hulu’s new film, Best Summer Ever, Emily Kranking. We talk about the importance of a film like this for disabled and non-disabled audiences, what Emily wants to do in her acting + activism careers as someone with Cerebral Palsy, plus so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Emily on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/emilykranking...

For episode 264 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with star of Netflix’s smash hit series Sex Education, George Robinson. We talk about how he views his role of Isaac on the show, and why he loves playing him. We talk his own journey becoming disabled, what it’s like on set, crafting Isaac as a character and not necessarily a disabled character + so much more. Enjoy! You can follow George on In...

For episode 263 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with actor and disability advocate Andy Arias. We talk about how his Cerebral Palsy impacts his ability to be a bottom, spasms down there, how he likes cake eaters, we flirt a lot and so much more! Enjoy! You can follow Andy’s work by going to www.theandyarias.com Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by e-mailing disabilityafterdarkpod@gmail...