Summary: Hosts, Zoe, and guest, Kuma, walk through making a budget-friendly one-pot Mediterranean pasta dish. Along the way, they share how cooking serves as a love language and a form of somatic therapy for mental health.

Hosted by: Zoe Liu

Produced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Audio Editing: Hannah “Asher” Sham

Released on: 6/5/2026

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Miri talks to Sydney Langford, a Queer and disabled Young Adult author, about their experiences with disability, how those themes come through in their books, and the unique challenges the industry presents to those with a disability.

Hosted by: Miri Newman

Produced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Audio Editing: Miri Newman

Released on: 5/22/2026

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In this new series, Zoe Liu shares her journey about rediscovering joy through cooking. She shares affordable recipes you can make with simple ingredients, all tied back to the student experience. 

Hosted by: Zoe Liu

Produced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Audio Editing: Hannah “Asher” Sham

Released on: 5/8/2026

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Miri attends the 2025 ORAHEAD conference, the Oregon regional version of the national Association on Higher Education And Disability, and talks to accommodation specialists from all over the state.

Hosted by: Miri Newman

Produced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Audio Editing: Julie Kagawa and Miri Newman

Released on: 4/24/2026

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Asher talks with Angela Martin and Alesha from the Here Together Oregon Coalition about Portland's homelessness crisis — its root causes, common myths, and how the community can push for real change while trusting the experts doing the work.

Hosted by: Hannah “Asher” Sham

Produced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Audio Editing: Hannah “Asher” Sham

Released on: 4/10/2026

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Miri talks to PCCFFAP leaders Ben Cushing and Jacob Richman about PCC's upcoming strike, delving into the reasoning behind this strike, the unprecedented failures and circumstances that have gotten us to this position, and the impact on students that they are trying so hard to minimize.

Hosted by: Miri Newman

Produced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Audio Editing: Miri Newman

Released on: 3/27/2026

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Miri talks to student leaders in the Music and Sonic Arts program about their experience in the program, what brought them to PCC, and their movement to save the program from closure.

Hosted by: Miri Newman

Produced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Audio Editing: Miri Newman

Released on: 3/13/2026

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Asher and Ash DeHart discuss practical strategies for surviving societal instability as a person with disability. They cover essential topics including emotional and mental health support, healthy coping mechanisms, community building in Portland, and emotional and physical survival.

Hosted by: Hannah “Asher” Sham

Produced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Audio Editing: Hannah “Asher” Sham

Released on: 2/27/2026

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In this live interview at KBOO, hosts Asher, Michelle, and Miguel interview Jen Armbuster, executive director of Adaptive Sports Northwest, and discuss adaptive sports, disability inclusion, and community building.

Hosted by: Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Produced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast Collective

Audio Editing: Miri Newman

Released on: 1/16/2026

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Asher speaks with Leah about their experience with autism and neurodiversity, and how that has put them on the path to find ways to bring mental health care closer to those in need.

hosted by: Asher Sham

featuring: Leah Blankenship

Audio edited: Let's Talk! Podcast Collective

released on: 12/19/2025

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