Raising Awareness About Disabilities

Five podcast episodes on a theme, each week curated by a different person

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Curator

Maya Chupkov, host and producer of Proud Stutter

Why did you choose this theme?

Disabilities are widely misrepresented in media and popular culture. Podcasting as an advocacy tool can do more than just raise disability awareness: it can also win the hearts and minds of people, a precursor to long-lasting societal change. As a woman who stutters and a disability justice podcaster and storyteller, with each conversation, I am uprooting myths and systemic ableism against people with disabilities.

Maya brings us this list in honor of National Stuttering Awareness Week.

PODCAST PICKS:

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Proud Stutter
Dating with a Stutter

This podcast, hosted and produced by EarBuds curator Maya Chupkov, aims to change how we understand and talk about stuttering, one conversation at a time. In this episode, co-host Cynthia Chin asks Maya about what it was like to date with a stutter. Maya’s perspective may surprise you. Hint: Filtering system.

The Enabled Disabled Podcast
Brianna Cardenas

Brianna Cardenas was diagnosed at the age of 20 with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that can cause chronic joint and back pain. She reflects on how her journey as a patient and physician assistant motivated her to create Healed and Empowered, an online business and program, as a resource for those with chronic disabilities.

Disability Visibility
Disabled Refugees

In this episode, guest Mustafa Rfat talks with host Alice Wong about his experience as a refugee and his adjustment to life in the United States. Mustafa describes the unique challenges and needs of refugees with disabilities.

Youth Organizing X
Disability Justice

This podcast focuses on youth organizing and activism through intergenerational discussions with organizers. In this episode, guests Alice Wong  and Alex Perez-Garcia explore their journeys in the disability community, what they've learned from their disability justice work, and what we can all learn from applying a disability justice lens to organizing.

The Politics of Disability
The Intersection of Medical Racism and Ableism - Part 1

This podcast addresses the politics, messiness, and unpalatability of disability. In the first part of this two-part conversation, host Mary Fashik, founder of Upgrade Accessibility, and disability activist Makahla Jackson discuss medical racism, biases, and chronic illness.

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FEEDBACK WITH EARBUDS:

This week on Feedback...

Maya Chupkov tells us about her work as a disability justice podcaster and dives into her podcast picks for this week.

PLUS: Imogen Arate, host of Poets and Muses, brings us five podcast recommendations in celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

Feedback with EarBuds drops on Tuesdays!

COMMUNITY:

📰In Lauren Passell's 'Podcast The Newsletter': In the episode Acceptance: You’re Okay, I’m Okay from More Than A Feeling, producer Reva Goldberg brings us straight to a beauty salon where the clientele consists primarily of women are in their 80s and 90s. Reva examines how the two hairdressers there create a space for these women to feel accepted, and the result is a beautiful piece on aging and the power of finding a place that allows you to be who you are.

🆕New on the EarBuds Blog: In honor of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month, Imogen Arate brings us a list of podcast recommendations about API contributions to diversity in the arts. Find them here.

💭If you're looking for some podcast recommendations to help make sense of this confusing time in the discussion on abortion rights, check out this list curated by Mila Atmos. Keep an eye out as we continue to add new podcast recommendations to this conversation.

GreatPods Twitter Spaces: On Monday, May 9th at 1pm PT, join Imran Ahmed in a conversation with Sober Powered podcast host Gillian Tietz, MS. They'll talk about the audience growth of her podcast, personal connections, and her community growth from social to podcast.

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PODCAST SPOTLIGHT:

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Across five decades, a string of unexplained accidents, murders, and disappearances have befallen some of the Grateful Dead's most dedicated fans; affectionately known as "DeadHeads."
Season 2 dives deep into the DeadHead subculture, investigating four of these unresolved cases while navigating the career of this iconic band.

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