The World's Coolest Disabled

It might be an old story, but I don’t care. This was as equally interesting as it was concerning. A lack of understanding of disability is worrying and secondly oppressed communities allowing themselves be put against each other to the benefit of neither.  The rhetoric from many high profile Black people was particularly disappointing and offensive to many with disabilities.  BAFTA and t...

Comedian Will Robbins talks to us about his career as a stand up and the different reactions he's seen. What was dating like and how good a cook is he? Linktree - https://linktr.ee/coolestdisabled Listen on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcast from. Instagram - coolestdisabled X - Coolest Disabled BlueSky - Coolest Disabled Tik Tok - coolestdisabled Threads - coolestdisabled Email - coo...

This week on the podcast Director Chris Lynch joins us to talk about the video production he started and working in an industry that is still struggling to employ talent with disabilities. -------------------------- Linktree - https://linktr.ee/coolestdisabled Listen on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcast from. Instagram - coolestdisabled X - Coolest Disabled BlueSky - Coolest Disabled...

This week's guest is a force of nature. Gaz Choudhry is not only a 3x Paralympian starring in Great Britain's Men Wheelchair Basketball team and for the best part of a decade was one of the best players in the world. He played for top teams in Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK. But since retiring last year, he's now pivoted to a new career as an actor in Hollywood and starring in top shows like Dr...

This week on the podcast we're joined by Sam Carlisle, who is the Mother to Elvi, who has Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata. Sam talks to us about how funny, confident and demanding (in a good way) Elvi is. The day to day reality of raising a daughter, the impact on her brother and her love for Rollerskating make Elvi the fantastic teenager she is. Sam also set up Cause Communications, a multi-...

We're joined by the Author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: How to Build a Disability-Inclusive World, Tiffany Yu. We discuss what it means to be anti-ableist, dating being disabled and the difficulties of being of east-Asian heritage and disability. ------------------------ Linktree - https://linktr.ee/coolestdisabled Listen on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcast from. Instagram - coole...

Issac Harvey was born with a disability called limb/pelvic hypo/aplasia, which means no arms and short legs. But Isaac is living his life to the full as the President of Wheels and Wheelchairs, been Sky Diving, pushed down a fashion catwalk and a Vlogging the up's and down's of his life. Linktree - https://linktr.ee/coolestdisabled Listen on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcast from. In...

Brooke is one of the most important voices in the disability community. She also takes fitness and health seriously as an adaptive athlete, competing in some of the most gruelling competitions. She's also the host of her own podcast Disabled & Proud. Linktree - https://linktr.ee/coolestdisabled Listen on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcast from. Instagram - coolestdisabled X - Cool...

How does a young man, go from growing up Glasgow to having a young daughter to travelling the world presenting on the BBC. Martin Dougan has lived an incredible life as a broadcaster and former wheelchair basketball player. Martin has Cerebral Palsy and has been a huge advocate for young people with disabilities, mentoring and empowering them to understand their brilliance. Linktree - https://link...

Dominique 'Variety' Davies is a pioneering Comedian, who's been in the game for 15 years. With a family lineage that runs deep in the entertainment industry. Dominique has has huge difficulties getting equal treatment on the comedy circuit and wants more opportunities for people with disabilities in the industry. But she's funny, upbeat, positive and kicking down doors for fun. Linktree - https://...

Dom Hyams is a key part of the Inclusive Marketing Agency, Purple Goat consulting with some of the biggest brands and business' in the world on how to improve their services or products for disabled people. Linktree - https://linktr.ee/coolestdisabled Listen on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcast from. Instagram - coolestdisabled X - Coolest Disabled BlueSky - Coolest Disabled Tik Tok...

The Uk's most influential disabled person, Dr Shani Dhanda, discusses advising Eastenders on disability, bringing adaptive clothing to Primark - and dealing with cultural pressures as a disabled woman of colour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coolest Disabled did a live show of our podcast, hosted by Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, with guests Tyler Saunders and Jessikah Inaba. How did they overcome adversity and what does cool mean to them? Linktree - https://linktr.ee/coolestdisabled Listen on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcast from. Instagram - coolestdisabled X - Coolest Disabled BlueSky - Coolest Disabled Tik Tok - coolestdisab...

Jessikah Inaba is a phenomenal woman who became Britian's first female, Black and Blind Barrister. She's broken through plenty of barriers and has no plans to stop anytime soon. She speaks about her journey after the passing the bar as a Black woman. A proud British-Congolese south Londoner, who has featured in Vogue and don't you dare criticize Congolese men and their dancing - she's not hearing...

In 2025 Jonny Huntington became the first man with a disability to travel to the South Pole. He's also former member of the British Army who survived a brain bleed in 2014 which caused left-sided paralysis from the neck down. But how did he find resilience, navigate a relationship and break up but also what's next? Linktree - https://linktr.ee/coolestdisabled Listen on Spotify, Apple or wherever y...

Actress, broadcaster and disability activist Samantha Renke discusses relationships, independence - and annoying other disabled people.  Linktree - https://linktr.ee/coolestdisabled Listen on Spotify, Apple or wherever you get your podcast from. Instagram - coolestdisabled X - Coolest Disabled BlueSky - Coolest Disabled Tik Tok - coolestdisabled Threads - coolestdisabled Email - coolestdisabl...

Gymshark ambassador, former Team GB wheelchair basketball player and disability advocate Tyler Saunders discusses wreaking havoc in London, being a disabled father - and going on Ninja Warrior with one leg. #WorldsCoolestDisabled Watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@coolestdisabled Coolest Disabled on X, Instagram, Tik Tok, Blue Sky and Threads ------------ Tyler Saunders - https://www.inst...

Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, journalist and broadcaster ( Channel 4 News, talkSPORT, AFTV, Guardian Football Weekly ), hosts Jordan Jarrett-Bryan's The World's Coolest Disabled' , a bold, no-filter podcast exploring life with disabilities. Mixing raw honesty, heartfelt stories, and laughs, it features the voices of disabled people, their loved ones, and health professionals. As a below the knee amputee h...