PWD Allies

By Neil Matheson

PWD Allies: The Best Disability Advocacy Podcast in Canada🍁

Welcome to PWD Allies, your premier source for Canada Disability Benefit updates, guest interviews, and raw talk about disability advocacy... more

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How many episodes does PWD Allies have?

The podcast currently has 301 episodes available.

PWD Allies episodes:

March 31, 2023 S1 Ep. 11 How Rent Subsidies Can Solve The Housing Crisis
Brent Frain hosts PWD & homeless advocate from Toronto, Dan Trayes. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 31, 2023.
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1h 8min
March 28, 2023 S1 Ep. 10 What Went Wrong With Twitter Spaces? Brent Frain Reveals All
Brent Frain is his own guest! Brent finally reveals the full truth and real reason for why he left Twitter Spaces back in December 2022. Online harassment is the epitome of stupid and has to stop. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 28, 2023.
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1h 43min
March 23, 2023 S1 Ep. 09 Poverty Is a Political Choice | BC Poverty Reduction Coalition
Brent Frain hosts Rowan Burdge from BC Poverty Reduction Coalition to talk about how our provincial governments could be doing a lot more to solve legislated poverty for PWD and other vulnerable persons. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 23, 2023.
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1h 1min
March 16, 2023 S1 Ep. 08 Provincial Clawbacks: BC Government Taken To Court AND LOST
Brent Frain hosts Viveca Ellis of Single Mothers' Alliance where she takes a retrospective look back to 2015 when SMA took BC government to provincial court vs Child Support clawbacks, and won. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 16, 2023.
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54min
March 05, 2023 S1 Ep. 07 Disability Poverty and Why Canada Must Do More To End It
Brent Frain hosts Jeff Leggat from Disability Action of Canada to talk about provincial government imposed poverty in BC and across the country. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 5, 2023.
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54min
March 02, 2023 S1 Ep. 06 Disability Stigma: Why Don't Governments Talk About It?
Patrick Hébert joins Brent Frain to talk about blindness / visual impairment, PWD lived experience, stigma, food banks and a whole lot more. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: March 2, 2023.
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1h 57min
February 27, 2023 S1 Ep. 05 Mike Morrice Talks Canada Disability Benefit: Get It Funded NOW!
Green MP Mike Morrice from Kitchener, Ontario joins Brent Frain to talk about Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 27, 2023.
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56min
February 26, 2023 S1 Ep. 04 How Ghosts In The Machine Are Hurting People With Disabilities
High Energy FM CEO (David) and DJ Starrocks (Akil) join Brent Frain to compare PWD lived experience in Trinidad versus here in Canada. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 26, 2023.

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2h 1min
February 16, 2023 S1 Ep. 03 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in Disability Advocacy | PWD Allies
Brent Frain is joined by YouTuber / podcaster Aaron Richmond. The two-hour conversation runs the gamut from disability & employment, the good & bad apples in PWD advocacy, and even aliens from outer space! Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 16, 2023.
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2h 7min
February 08, 2023 S1 Ep. 02 Ontario Disability Support Program: The Ugly Truth Nobody Tells You
Alan Davies from Toronto, Ontario joins the show to talk about his photography, PWD advocacy and Tiny Homes. Hosted by Brent Frain. Originally aired LIVE! on YouTube: February 8, 2023.
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2h 20min

FAQs about PWD Allies:

How many episodes does PWD Allies have?

The podcast currently has 301 episodes available.