The D*List - Audio Articles

Two hours to get across town with public transport is not accessible in crip time. But we have a chance to make a difference at the upcoming local body elections. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spoken word artist Emma Cooper-Williams has no perfect words, but uses them to process “the shit we have to live with in this world”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a mixed bag for disabled people in the Budget announcement. While learning support got an overdue boost, there are still many gaps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eda Tang speaks to Kim Anderson, the recipient of the Whakahoa Kaitoi Whanaketanga Creative New Zealand Deaf and Disabled Artist Fellowship 2025.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vikram Wagh reviews the new Snow White film and what he believes it got wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The industry wants poverty porn, but they’re not going to get it from Dominic Hoey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is it a common experience to feel like a burden, and how can we push against this? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pieta and Olivia reflect on disabled adults' relationships with their parents and what they did to raise them well - or poorly - into disabled adults. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the Government announcing a total ban on prisoner voting, disabled New Zealanders’ political engagement will be even further reduced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pieta Bouma and Olivia Shivas ask: Should disabled people take more risks? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pieta Bouma introduces a new podcast sharing the ways we navigate the trickiest parts of being disabled - like am I a burden and did my parents make me ableist? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Attempts to define gender and bodies by law is all too familiar to disabled people, making this an important moment to show up in solidarity, writes Henrietta Bollinger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming to New Zealand International Comedy Festival is award-winning musical comedian and screenwriter, Jess Karamjeet! Eda Tang shares a yarn with Jess about her show, RAY! and what she's learning about her disability right now.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once a dentist, now a full time funny man, Sam Smith still wants to see your grin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Athlete Sarah Clarke wasn’t even planning on showing up to table tennis at the Halberg Games, but a year later she’s on a pathway for the Oceania Para Championships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thriller film fan Lotto Ramsay loves a good scare, but is finding them less desirable to watch because of some disability tropes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A recent case of police misidentifying an 11-year-old non-verbal autistic girl for someone else shows New Zealand Police need to urgently change their processes on working with disabled people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vixen Temple describes the moment an old research study helped release her from the validation of neurotypicals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Although they might mean well, next time someone asks you inappropriate questions on the street here's some strategies to keep them moving along. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fresh out of Otago University, Dylan Lloyd is a graphic designer and athlete making a huge mark in his community - both on the wheelchair rugby court and in the design industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having access to funding for disabled-led projects makes our storytelling braver, says a recent recipient of the Whakahoa Kaitoi Whanaketanga Creative New Zealand Artist Fellowship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Māoriland Film Festival is about to premiere a The Doctor’s Wife, co-directed by Paula Whetu Jones and Tamara Azizian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have to remind the Government there aren’t deserving and undeserving disabled people, urges Etta Bollinger, we’re just a community with different needs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twominds Festival is going beyond the bare minimum at their event this weekend, hosting multiple ‘chill-out’ zones onsite and promoting the Sunflower Lanyard scheme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine a world where students didn’t have to read between the lines to figure out whether their disability studies lecturer has lived experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.