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Disability After Dark

Cripple & Co Productions

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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Episode 235 - “Can You Make a Neck Brace Sexy?” -...

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2021/03/27

Episode Notes In episode 235, I sit down with my new friend Rebecca as we explore her experience with EDS; being diagnosed after not being believed. We talk about EDS, grief, and disability, as well as how to come out as disabled at work in marketing and sales and bookwork, how EDS has played into her parenting & intimacy + so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Rebecca on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/rebeccamavencamp Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by e-mailing

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Episode 234 - Seasonal Dating Tips For Crips - Spring

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2021/03/20

Episode Notes Spring has sprung and in this episode, I look at popular spring dating options and critically and criptically critique for their accessibility for disabled people. We find out why enjoying the rain on a spring day might not be the best option for power wheelchair users, why paddle boating isn’t super accessible when you can’t paddle or transfer yourself, why foraging for wild garlic may cause death to a disabled person on a first date + a whole lot more. I hope you enjoy this one. I

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01:26:58

Episode 233 - How to Make Sex & Intimacy Coaching...

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2021/03/13

Episode Notes In this episode, I sit down with my new friend, sex and intimacy coach Court Vox. I give him some tips and tricks on how to make bodywork more accessible to physically disabled people, and he helps me reframe some things as well. I love giving people tips and tricks to make things more accessible, and areas like bodywork need just that. We had a great conversation and I hope you enjoy it! Follow Court Vox on Twitter: www.twitter.com/courtvox Follow Court Vox on Instagram at

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Episode 232 - Hot British Porn Star Gabriel Cross...

Disability After Dark ·

2021/03/06

Episode Notes In this episode, I sit down with one of my huge gay porn crushes, sex worker and adult performer Gabriel Cross. In this one, I ask him how he thinks his life and his porn would change if he were a wheelchair user, but I also ask him what he thought about the porn that I did, too. He shares a little bit about his experiences we sex work & disability, reveals for the first time that he lives with dyslexia and a whole lot more! I really enjoyed this one, and hope you do as

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Palsy and The Pandemic! Part 2 Barb Zablotney

Disability After Dark ·

2021/03/05

Episode Notes Quarantine & Chill is back, but renamed Palsy and The Pandemic! In this episode of Palsy and the Pandemic, I sit down with Ms Wheelchair Pennsylvania 2018 herself, Barb Zablotney who shares with us her experience as someone with a disability who contracted Covid-19. We talk about the rise of medical ableism, horrible hospital care during this time, disabled community members who don’t believe the pandemic is real, touch starvation and a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow

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Episode 231 - “What Can I do to Represent Disabled...

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2021/02/27

Episode Notes In this episode, I sit down with gay sex columnist Bobby Box as we explore how he can better represent disabled people in gay sex writing. We explore what would happen if disability was always included as a part of sex writing, we talk maybe doing a disabled sex column together, we parse through some of Bobby’s writing and explore where disability could be included + a whole lot more. Enjoy! Follow Bobby Box on all the things here: linktr.ee/bybobbybox Apply now to be on

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Palsy and the Pandemic 1 - Anja Herrman

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2021/02/26

Episode Notes Quarantine & Chill is back, but renamed Palsy and The Pandemic! In this episode of Palsy and the Pandemic, I sit down with 14 year old disability activist Anja Herrman who shares with us how her experience with Cerebral Palsy and quadriplegia have been affected by Covid-19. She also shares with us why online learning is a blessing for her in terms of access, the problems with going back to in person school as a disabled person during a pandemic. We talk about how she reignited

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Episode 230 - “Montreal is One of The Least...

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2021/02/20

Episode Notes In this episode, I sit down with Allie Pauld as we talk about her diagnosis of limb girdle muscular dystrophy. We talk about her experiences of inaccessibility in Montreal. We talk about privilege, invisible disabilities, misogyny and disability, coming out as disabled, being a black disabled person and a whole lot more! Follow Allie on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lonelyallie/ Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by e-mailing disabilityafterdark@gmail.com You can get

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Bonus! Cripple Threat Episode 6 My Left Foot (with...

Disability After Dark ·

2021/02/14

Episode Notes Surprise! My friends Tony and Jamie have started their own podcast called "Cripple Threat" where they review disability media and talk about being disabled. They asked me to come on their show and review "My Left Foot" with them, and I said yes. I also wanted to give their show an opportunity to grow and be heard, since disability themed media is rarely given a platform. So enjoy this one, and then go listen to their show "Cripple Threat" at the link below or wherever you podcast.

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Episode 229 - “Phantom Penis Syndrome” - Talking...

Disability After Dark ·

2021/02/13

Episode Notes In this episode, I sit down with my friend and content creator Aaron Ansuini. We talk about his experiences with gastroparesis, EDS, and sexuality. He shares with us his feelings of guilt in the bedroom, how people get annoyed by his number of identities, why there are moments when Drew hates the disabled community, prosthetics peens, and a whole lot more. Enjoy! Follow Aaron’s work on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/AaronLinguini Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by

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Episode 228 - “My Second Bumhole” - Artie Carden

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2021/02/06

Episode Notes Support Disability After Dark by pledging to the patreon. www.patreon.com/disabilityafterdark In this episode, I sit down with Artie Carden, a Youtuber from Brighton, UK. We talk about their experiences getting diagnosed with Crohn’s, BPD, Takayasu’s, fatphobia in the medical system, how disability impacts friendships and relationships. We talk about accessibility, clothing, Artie’s second bumhole and a whole lot more. Enjoy! Follow Artie’s work at www.artiecarden.com Apply now to

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Episode 227 - “ But You Don’t Wanna Let Them Know...

Disability After Dark ·

2021/01/30

Episode Notes In episode 227, I sit down with child actor, musician, life coach and fellow podcaster Brian Falduto as we give him a chance to explore questions he has a gay, cis, able-bodied, queer white man around disability. We examine how we can connect disability and mindfulness, why you should look at a disabled person on the street, how Brian feels gratitude for not being disabled (and all the feelings around that!) and a whole lot more. I love doing episodes like this one, and giving

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Episode 226 - “I think this is the first time I’m...

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2021/01/23

Episode Notes Please support Disability After Dark by pledging to the patreon. www.patreon.com/disabilityafterdark In episode 226, I talk with the Production Assistant of the Gayish Podcast and newly identified disabled person, and hottie, Dan Garlington. He comes out as disabled for the first time on the show and we talk about his triumvirate of disabilities; hard of hearing, migraines and chronic pain. We explore how all these things impact his day to day life, his queerness and sexuality and

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Episode 225 - Great Flix & Joysticks - Run

Disability After Dark ·

2021/01/16

Episode Notes In Episode 225, I re-invigorate the reviewing of disabled films and rename it Great Flix & Joysticks. On the episode today, I review Hulu’s offering, a movie called “Run”, highlighting a disabled teen and her overbearing and scary mother. In this movie we see a real life disabled person in the role as a disabled person. We explore how disability is used in this film to create an important representation in the horror / thriller genre. We stan queens Sarah Paulson and actual

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Episode 224 - How To Use Your Stump As a Kitchen Tool...

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2021/01/09

Episode Notes Episode 224 - How To Use Your Stump As a Kitchen Tool w/ Alexis Hillyard In Episode 224, I sit down with my friend Alexis Hillyard star of the Stump Kitchen Youtube channel as we talk about her experiences in the kitchen with a limb difference; why she uses her stump as a kitchen utensil, the importance of accessibility in the kitchen, as well as parenting with a limb difference, the #NotAWitch hashtag and so much more. Enjoy! You can subscribe to Stump Kitchen on Youtube at:

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Episode 223 - “I Had To Be This Person I Constructed”...

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2021/01/02

Episode Notes In Episode 223, I sit down with 18 year old Wrigley as she shares with us her experiences being diagnosed with autism and trying to navigate this diagnosis on a college campus. She tells us that her Disability Supports office is the worst, we talk about the energy she expends trying to fit into social situations as an autistic person and a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow Wrigley on Instagram at www.instagram.com/autistic.academic Apply now to be on Disability After Dark by

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Episode 222 - How To Talk to a Disabled Daddy at a...

Disability After Dark ·

2020/12/26

Episode Notes In Episode 222, I sit down with Daddy Kristofer, co-host of Watts The Safeword and kinkster as we explore kink, leather and disability and of course, flirt with one another for an hour. I answer Daddy’s burning questions about sex and disability, we explore how his Daddyhood might change were he to become a wheelchair user and a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow Daddy Kristofer at: http://mrkristofer.com/ or on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/KristoferWeston You can get 50% off

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Crip Times Episode 6: The Jess Watkin Episode

Disability After Dark ·

2020/12/22

Episode Notes “It was interdependent magic. Like it really felt like magic.” Happy solstice! They’re the four best friends anyone could have. On the last Crip Times episode of 2020, all three hosts (Kayla, Kristina, Yousef) are joined by Jess Watkin, an artist, activist, academic, dramaturg, and most importantly, friend of the pod. We spend some time laughing about how we all became friends through our various crip encounters, access intimacy, and what Jess’ work as an artist and disability

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Episode 221 - “I Am Forced To Live in An Institution”...

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2020/12/19

Episode Notes In Episode 221, I sit down with three people in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who share with us the dismal disability housing options in Halifax forcing disabled people to live in seniors homes or institutions. April tells us about how she was also put in an institution after having a routine procedure in hospital, and how she feels less than human. Vicky talks about her experiences living in an institution since she was 21, and Andrew highlights his struggles with inaccessible

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Crip Times Episode 5: The Jeff Thomas Episode

Disability After Dark ·

2020/12/16

Episode Notes This week, Kayla and Yousef are joined by Jeff Thomas, a Governor General Award-winning Indigenous photographer. Jeff provides us with some background on his photographic work which began in the 1970s as a response to the representation of Indigenous people through historical photography, and how it has grown and changed since becoming disabled. Jeff talks about turning photographs used for propaganda into tools of revitalization, and how he’s trying to continue the storytelling

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