Episodes
March 16, 2021
Embodying Change with Maxwell Joy Moore
This bonus mini episode finds me at the beach with my thoughts. Listen in to get to know more about what the ocean has taught me about my 7 year journey with MS.
Jan. 12, 2021
"The Ancestors Woke Me Up" feat. Leroy Moore
Leroy F. Moore, noted activist and poet and founder of Krip-Hop Nation (a global platform for disabled musicians) comes on the show to talk krip-hop and what his Black disabled ancestors mean to him.
Oct. 13, 2020
My Vulnerability is Buff! feat. Lilac Vylette Maldonado
Lilac Vylette Maldonado is a cultural worker and zinester. She comes on this episode to talk about self-authorship and how she creates herself everyday. We talk about life as a Latinx, trans, Two-Spirit femme and the disabil…
July 24, 2020
Gettin' Extra Blind Wit' It! feat. Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid is a blind advocate and a podcasting maverick who loves talking about his kids. Hailing from the Bronx, he brings that attitude and audacity to each of his episodes. We talk about a range of issues from adjusting…
April 20, 2020
Our Companion Animals, Our Selves feat. Kay Ulanday Barrett
What can a companion animal mean to a disabled person of color? Turns out a hell of a lot! Listen in as I have a lively talk with acclaimed Pilipinx, trans, disabled poet Kay Ulanday Barrett about their dog Biggie. This ep…
Dec. 5, 2019
"Podcasting for Disability Justice: A Werk It! Presentation"
Want to learn how to make your podcast more accessible? Dive into this episode! Recorded at the 2019 Werk It! Podcast Festival, Bri M. discusses how you can foster more accessibility in podcasting. Come for the cheesy jokes,…
March 5, 2019
Awakening Our Powers feat. Ade Raphael
Join me in the studio with musician and visual artist, Ade Raphael! As a stage 4c nasopharyngeal carcinoma cancer survivor, her diagnosis happened in 2015 but she knew long before (which is a problem that many disabled peopl…
Nov. 19, 2018
Infinite Lives feat. Eman Rimawi
Eman Rimawi is a double amputee with an aggressive form of lupus. She is Black, Palestinian and a disability rights organizer with the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. Listen in as we talk about her journey through …
April 24, 2018
Finding That Rhythm feat. Amali Maxine Philipps
Amali Maxine Phillips is a kid with a lot of POWER! Want to see how I know? Listen in as Amali describes her life with CP and how poetry fuels her creativity. At once a published poet, she is also a DJ. We discuss her poetr…
Feb. 15, 2018
What If? feat. Rivers Solomon
What if we could imagine an accessible world? In this episode, Rivers Solomon, author of an Unkindness of Ghosts, discusses what an accessible future could look like. Listen in as we talk about afrofuturism and disability, t…
Dec. 27, 2017
When Tiny Tim Meets the Magical Negro feat. Kristen Lopez
Kristin has been a freelance film critic for almost a decade. She predominantly writes for Awards Circuit, and is in charge of both their classic film and book columns. She is also the owner and operator of the premiere clas…
Oct. 28, 2017
Is God Inaccessible? feat. Zaynab Shahar
In this first episode of POWER NOT PITY, we ask Zaynab Shahar, “Is God Inaccessible?”, and uncover the relationship between religion and disability. Zaynab was formerly a CrossCurrents Research Fellow at Auburn Seminary and …