6/12/25 - Three disability podcasts

Good afternoon all!

I took yesterday off for my birthday. Today, instead of the usual articles, I'm sharing links to three disability-related audio podcasts that are either new to me, or that I'm returning to after a bit of a break.

I mostly listen to podcasts to relax. Unfortunately, that makes it a bit of a challenge for me to follow even the best disability podcasts consistently. There are certainly some great disability podcasts out there – informative, thought-provoking, and quite often funny and entertaining. But I am starting to realize that to engage with them properly, I need to carve out dedicated time for them. I'm going to try to do that going forward, because on revisiting some of these podcasts, I realize again how worthwhile they are.

Here are three I recommend ...

Everything You Know About Disability Is Wrong

Erin Hawley and Lily Newton, Easterseals

This podcast from Easterseals, hosted by two disabled women, covers a pretty wide variety of topics and includes interviews with many interesting people in disability culture. And their opening theme is hilarious./

The Accessible Stall

Emily Ladau and Kyle Khachadurian

Emily and Kyle are disabled friends who have basically compatible views on disability issues, but slightly different takes and moods about them. Their good-humored, almost light discussions with each other not only examine disability issues themselves, but also the struggle so many of us face over how to navigate being any kind of disability advocate or activist. I feel like listening to them is good for a kind of level-setting during these turbulent times for disability communities.

Think Inclusive

Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education

This podcast is focused mainly on education of kids with disabilities, from a distinctly progressive educational standpoint. That means strongly favoring inclusion over separate classrooms and schools, and collaborative and innovative strategies rather than more traditional or punitive approaches. Listening to this one is helping me reconnect with an area of disability life that I have been neglecting lately.

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