DisTopia

Chris and Jill talk to London-based theatre director, playwright, producer, actor, and poet Julie McNamara for this episode of the My Dearest Friends Project. Please cut-and-paste the following URL for episode transcript: https://www.disartnow.org/podcasts/episode-27-julie-mcnamara/

In this episode Jill and Chris continue the My Dearest Friends Project by talking to Disabled activist and accessibility advocate Mary Fashik about virtual camp, finding community, and much more. Please copy and paste the following link for a full transcript of the episode: https://www.disartnow.org/podcasts/episode-26-mary-fashik/

Join Jill and Chris as they continue the My Dearest Friends Project podcast series with a conversation with Disabled health advocate, activist, and artist Jane Hash. Please copy and paste the following link for a full transcript of the episode: https://www.disartnow.org/podcasts/episode-25-jane-hash/

Join Jill and Chris for this continuation of the My Dearest Friends Project podcast series as they talk to artist, activist, and poet Leroy Moore about pandemic life at the intersections of race, class, and disability. Please copy and paste the following link for each full transcript of the episode: https://www.disartnow.org/podcasts/episode-24-leroy-moore/

Join DisTopia hosts Jill Vyn and Chris Smit for a candid discussion with Disability activist and photographer Anthony Tusler who talks about the odd convergence of the coronavirus and the release of the documentary film Crip Camp. Please copy and paste the following link for a full transcript of the episode: https://www.disartnow.org/podcasts/episode-23-anthony-tusler/

Join DisTopia hosts Chris Smit and Jill Vyn as they talk to Disabled artist Robert Andy Coombs about his work, life, and reality during this time of quarantine. This episode is part of the My Dearest Friends Project. Please copy and paste the following link for a full transcript of the episode: https://www.disartnow.org/podcasts/episode-22-robert-andy-coombs/

During this time of social distancing and isolation, DisArt and artist Oaklee Thiele seek to create an inclusive documentation of our experiences as a Disabled community. Join the team as they talk about the origins of the project My Dearest Friends on this special episode of DisTopia. Please copy and paste the following link for a full transcript of the episode: https://www.disartnow.org/podcasts/episode-21-my-dearest-friends-project/

DisTopia connected with the curators of this groundbreaking exhibition Recoding CripTech. Curated for SOMARTS by Vanessa Chang and Lindsey D. Felt, Recoding CripTech reimagines enshrined notions of what a body can be or do through creative technologies, and how it can move, look, or communicate. Opening with a free, all ages reception on Thursday, January 23, 6–9pm, the evening program features an artist panel discussion and Q&A, led by disability scholar and UC Berkeley professor Karen Nakamura featuring disability activist and Disability Visibility host, Alice Wong. Click here for more information about how to attend this exhibition.

Join Jill and Chris for an in-depth discussion of the new film The Upside starring Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, and Nicole Kidman. Have we progressed since the Me Before You debacle of 2016? Tune in to hear with the DisArt team has to say. Also, be sure to download the transcription below for discussion questions that you can use with your students, friends, or next movie night get-together!

Join your hosts Jill and Chris for an in-depth interview with the Disabled activist Judy Heumann. One of the first troubadours of Disability Culture, Heumann talks about her own story of disability, the importance of activism in every level of life, and the current state of disability politics.