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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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In E397, Andrew invites you to another episode of Popcorn & Power Chairs. In this episode, find out why Andrew gives the Oscar Winning movie Rain Man only 1.5 power chairs out of 5, why Charlie Babbit sucks, and why Andrew will run you over if you clap at him. We unpack the ableism in this movie about autism and disability, and look at all the ways this movie prioritized the able bodied character instead of the disabled one! Enjoy!
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On E396, Andrew sits down with lead singer of the heavy metal band "Signs of The Swarm", David Simonich as he shares his journey with Stargardt Disease. He talks about going from thinking he needed just a prescription to learning he'll be blind by 50. We talk about how this affects his marriage, his work and so much more. Enjoy!
Follow Signs of The Swarm here: signsoftheswarm.com
Follow David here: https://www.instagram.com/david_sots/
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On E395 I sit down with LGBTQ activist and author Brian G Murphy as we talk about their new book Love Beyond Monogamy: How Polyamory can Enrich Your Spirituality, Faith and Relationships. We also explore Brian's relationship to ADHD in this episode, plus I let him ask me questions about my more visible disability + so much more. Enjoy!
Follow Brian's work and order his book here: https://www.briangerald.com
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In E394, Andrew reviews the 2024 Disney movie "Out of My Mind" about a young girl with Cerebral Palsy who uses a wheelchair and can't speak. We talk about the way the movie portrays her disability, what it is like feeling ignored as a disabled teen + so much more. Enjoy! and watch on Disney Plus.
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On E393, Andrew sits down with mental health advocate and provider, Jose Rosario. We talk about his experience as someone with Cerebral Palsy, and what it means to provide mental health supports as a marginalized person. We talk about so much in this episode that is so important! Enjoy!
Follow Jose and his work here: https://www.thephoenixempowered.org/
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In E392 Andrew creeps out about his other favourite topic horror! Andrew sits down with Horror Activist, Ariel Baska as we talk about her festival Access Horror taking place August 1, 2025 virtually and in person in New York City. Andrew & Ariel talk about their connection to horror, why Freddy Krueger is a disability horror icon, what kind of horror we want around disability + so much more! Enjoy!
Get your tickets to Access Horror Festival August 1, 2025 at www.accesshorror.com
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In E391, Andrew sits down with non-disabled queer creator, Mike Enders. Andrew let's Mike ask him burning questions about disability, sexuality and so much more. Nothing is off limits! Enjoy
Follow Mike at @accidentalbear on IG.
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In Ep 390, Andrew chats with queer musician Stefan Weiner all about his experience with Central Sensitization Syndrome + so much more. Enjoy!
You can follow Stefan here: linktr.ee/stefanweiner
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Join Andrew on July 13th at 2 pm EST for Eff-Able Poetry Book Launch. Order your copy at fourteenpoems.com and sign up for the Effable event at https://effable.uk
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On E389, Andrew sits down with Samantha J. Duran, better known to the internet as A Disabled Icon. She shares with us her experience of disability, what it's like to be an influencer around disability, and I'm fairly certain we just have a lot of laughs along the way. Enjoy!
You can follow Samantha here: www.instagram.com/adisabledicon
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On E388, Andrew chats about Whimble an on-demand attendant care program out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with its founder, Emma Brown. Emma talks about how Whimble that ensures people with disabilities can receive attendant care when they want and need it. Enjoy!
You can find out more about Whimble by going to www.whimble.ca
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On E387, Andrew reads the very first chapter of their book Notes From A Queer Cripple ahead of their book launch on May 22 from 6-8 p.m. So many people have asked about an audiobook, and I'm not sure if that will happen, so I wanted to do a cozy reading instead. Enjoy!]
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On E386, Andrew sits down with Erica Carson-Sami, founder of CARCO Disability Strategies as they talk about disability entrepreneurship, Cerebral Palsy (the best of the Palsies) and a whole lot more. Enjoy!
You can follow and support Erica and CARCO Disability Strategies by heading over to carcodisability.ca
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On E385, Andrew sits down with author, essayist and speaker, Jessica Slice and her new book all about being a disabled parent, Unfit Parent. We talk about disability, parenting, ableism within all that plus so much more. Enjoy!
Get Unfit Parent, and follow Jessica at www.jessicaslice.com
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On this episode, I sit down with founder and CEO of Making Space, Keely Cat Wells. We talk about everything from disability representation to Making Space. We also fan girl over Sophie Morgan and so much more in this one enjoy.
You can follow Keely by going to https://keelycatwells.com
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On E383 I sit down with Youtuber, Podcaster and content creator Cassidy Huff. We talk about her experience with dwarfism, being a content creator with disabilities, relationships and so much more. Enjoy!
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On E382, we explore body grief with the author of This Body is Grief, Jayne Mattingly. She shares her experience with disability grief, we talk about what stage of disability grief I think I'm in, and so much more.
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On E381 I talk with my friend and author of The Anti-Ableist Manifesto, Tiffany Yu. We talk about the book, politics, disability, how to be anti-ableist and so much more. Enjoy!
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On E380, Andrew sits down with his friend Graham Isador who talks about his experience of losing his sight, creating a podcast around it called "Short Sighted and so much more! Enjoy!
Follow Graham's work at: https://www.instagram.com/presgang/
Stream Short-Sighted on CBC Premium Podcasts
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On E379 I sit down with queer content creator Max Hovey as he shares his experience of ADHD and what that means for his queer experience, and I let him ask me questions. Enjoy.
Follow Max here: linktr.ee/maxhovey
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For E378, Andrew unpacks whether or not the most common New Year Resolutions are actually accessible. We explore why drinking more water may not actually be super accessible, and we talk about why decluttering is full of access issues + we explore some sexy resolutions and how they can be accessible (or not!) too. Enjoy!
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MS DOES often look like you've pissed yourself. Andrew's guest only told the truth!