The Self Advocate

I talk with Carmen Papalia and Collin van Uchelen about blind arts. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

In the spirit of Black History Month, I talk with Tonye Aganaba. Check out her music at tonyemusic.com. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

I talk with Susan Mockler and Allison Blevins about their memoirs. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

I talk with Andrea Cownden, the new Accessibility Coordinator for the Vancouver International PuSh Festival for the first interview. I talk with Daniel, the producer of The Shadow of the Prey the Hunter Becomes, a production from Back to Back Theatre in Australia. The Vancouver International PuSh Festival runs January 18th to February 4th and The Shadow of the the Prey the Hunter Becomes is performing within the PuSh Festival from February 1st to 4th at the York Theatre.

I talk with four artists from Studio 73. Go check their art out at https://www.studioseventythree.ca/. If you have any comments or questions, email me at [email protected].

This is my annual holiday music episode. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected]. The songs I play are:

It’s Looking A Lot Like Christmas by Jaycee Warfield

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Jaycee Warfield

Happy Xmas (War is Over) by Alanis Moressette

Wintersong by The Tenors and Sarah McCalken

White Christmas by George Ezra

The Gift by JoJo Mason and Kristin Carter

Snowman by The Tenors and Ekaterina Shelehova

Christmas Eve by Spirit of the West

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Nikki Yanofsky

Wexford Carol / O Christmas Tree by Gaelynn Lea

Auld Sang Lang by Canadian Men’s Chorus

I talk with Amy Amantea, Janice Laurence, Adam Grant Warren, Joanne Gunther, Andrea Cowden, and Jennifer Do about the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. If you have comments or questions, please email me at [email protected].

I talk with Caroline and Simon from Simon's Soapbox and Mridu from Studio 73 for holiday crafts! I also play some holiday themed music! If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

To honour Indigenous Disability Awareness Month, I talk with Bailey Macabre, a poet, artist, and beader, and Sandra Pronteau, a self advocate. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

I talk with Jessica from the Chutzpah! Festival, running November 2nd to November 23rd at the Jewish Community Centre in Vancouver, and Terry from the Heart of the City Festival, running October 25th to November 5th around the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].