Basic Able

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Synopsis

Inspirational podcast about the disabled...PSYCH! Talking about disability issues and community in an aggressively UNbasic way.All of our episodes are filmed so we can caption them, and show off how ridiculously good-looking we are. Transcriptions are available too.Captioned videos available https://vimeo.com/channels/basicable

Episodes

  • Strange Encounters

    28/11/2018 Duration: 23min

    The awkward, absurd and bizarre side of being disabled. Tracks: Seniorita by KieLoBotYip Yop by Podington BearBoss by KieLoBot

  • The Moves of Antoine Hunter

    12/11/2018 Duration: 19min

    Reid talks to Antoine Hunter about dance and Superheroes.

  • What's the Deal with Assistive Technology?

    31/10/2018 Duration: 30min

    Reid talks to Professor Karen Nakamura about the good, the bad and the really bad of assistive technology.

  • Leroy Moore and Krip-Hop Nation

    17/10/2018 Duration: 25min

    Reid talks to Krip-Hop Nation co-founder Leroy Moore after he performs two of his songs. Audio described version here -

  • Employment

    02/10/2018 Duration: 33min

    Reid talks about his own struggles to find a job, interviews his former boss and recounts a memorable face-plant.

  • Wheelchair Hug

    17/09/2018 Duration: 30min

    Reid talks to Andrew Gurza, the self-proclaimed #1 Queer Cripple, about dating and sex. Reid blushes a lot.

  • Language

    30/05/2018 Duration: 32min

    People with disabilities or disabled people?  Physically challenged? Neurodivergent? Reid talks about the vernacular around disability with Sara Acevedo and Cheryl Green.  

  • Speech: Can You Understand Me?

    16/05/2018 Duration: 23min

    Reid talks about speech "impediments" - good topic for an episode, challenging to work with as a podcast host. Hey, can we get that on a t-shirt or something? Guests include Nina G., Lateef McCleod and Rupal Patel.

  • Documentaries

    02/05/2018 Duration: 27min

    Reid talks to Jim LeBrecht about his and Nicole Newnham's upcoming documentary, Crip Camp, and AJ Murray about his appearance on Speechless.   

  • The Judy Heumann Episode

    18/04/2018 Duration: 22min

    Reid talks to the legendary Judy Heumann about the past five decades of the disability rights movement.   Musical Considerations:  Digital Mk. 2 by Tri-Tachyon, Licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.  Composed/produced by Alexander Naumov.

  • Breaking News: The News is Broken

    03/04/2018 Duration: 24min

    Lawrence Carter Long joins Reid to talk about news media, Stephen Hawking and unicorns.

  • Sexy Disability Models

    17/03/2018 Duration: 19min

    Professor Cathy Kudlick joins Reid to talk about disability models, her new book and ableist noodle soup.