The final episode of (Un)marginalised Season 2 has been created from our launch event of this season. It includes some audience responses and even a part of our Q & A. In this episode Liel tells the story behind the (Un)marginalised podcast, then speaks with Carly Findlay about ableism, lateral violence, connection & mentorship, curiosity versus nosiness, Intersectional Feminism, disability advocacy, disabled leadership and much more!

Content note for ableism, sexism, racism and sexual violence

Connect with Carly:

Website: https://carlyfindlay.com.au/ 

https://www.instagram.com/carlyfindlay/

Support the ongoing making of the podcast via Liel’s Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/LielKBridgford

Find the complete transcripts of the episodes on http://lkbridgford.com/unmarginalised-podcast

If you need support after listening – you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia (24/7). If you’re anywhere else, you can find support here: https://www.befrienders.org

Connect with Liel & continue the conversation on:

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lielkbridgford/

Twitter https://twitter.com/LielKBridgford 

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lielkbridgford

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liel-bridgford-73499199/

Please note the views expressed by the interviewees do not necessarily reflect my own.

In this week’s episode of the podcast, I spoke with Laura Pettenuzzo about internalised ableism, how using a wheelchair can be easier than walking, physio, writing days, spoons, dating with disabilities, easy English, how our intersections shape our reading and writing, chopped vegetables. 

Content note: ableism, internalised ableism, mental health. 

Connect with Laura:

Laura’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisgirl_writes/, Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisgirl_writes 

Laura’s blog: https://laurasadventuresinliterature.wordpress.com/ 

Support the ongoing making of the podcast via Liel’s Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/LielKBridgford

Find the complete transcripts of the episodes on http://lkbridgford.com/unmarginalised-podcast

If you need support after listening – you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia (24/7). If you’re anywhere else, you can find support here: https://www.befrienders.org

Connect with Liel & continue the conversation on:

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lielkbridgford/

Twitter https://twitter.com/LielKBridgford 

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lielkbridgford

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liel-bridgford-73499199/

Please note the views expressed by the interviewees

In this episode of the podcast, I spoke with Zoe Simmons about chronic pain, how weight and gender shapes our experience of the medical system, internalised ableism, changing our relationship with mobility aids, mental health challenges, shame, pride and so much more!

Content note: this episode contains discussions about fatphobia, ableism, Mental illness, suicide, sexual harrasment and assault

Find Zoe:

* Website: www.zoesimmons.com.au 

* Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItbeginswithZ/ 

* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somethingbeginningwithz/ 

* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZoeSimmonsJournalist/ 

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-simmons-7119a994/

* Support the ongoing making of the podcast via Liel’s Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/LielKBridgford

* Find the complete transcripts of the episodes on http://lkbridgford.com/unmarginalised-podcast

* If you need support after listening – you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia (24/7). If you’re anywhere else, you can find support here: https://www.befrienders.org

Connect with Liel & continue the conversation on:

* Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/lielkbridgford/

* Twitter https://twitter.com/LielKBridgford 

* Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lielkbridgford

* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liel-bridgford-73499199/

Please note the views expressed by the interviewees do not necessarily reflect my own.

In this episode, I spoke with Jess Japuscinski-Evans about sex on premesis access, what’s it like to be queer and disabled, public transport, Activism, allyship, emerging and elders in the arts space, disability-related humour, bringing together the physical disability and psycho-social disability communities, and much more.

- Content note for ableism – please take care as you listen.

- Bearbrass Asylum Orchestra website : http://www.bearbrassasylumorchestra.com and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZXdvBfZWTSIbUJsbY78zA

- Waiting Room Arts Company website: https://thewaitingroomartsco.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR2Qe1IM6P-fOR9uX2ol8JIozSJnBp79SasBNfuH5Oy4ZkC9Xjpm02aMhFs

- Jess on Twitter (https://twitter.com/jkewh) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jkewh/) and Tik tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@jesskapuscinskievans)

- To support the ongoing making of the podcast, go to Liel’s Patreon account on: https://www.patreon.com/LielKBridgford

- Find the complete transcripts of the episodes on http://lkbridgford.com/unmarginalised-podcast

- If you need support after listening – you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia (24/7). If you’re anywhere else, you can find support here: https://www.befrienders.org

Connect with Liel & continue the conversation:

-Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lielkbridgford/

-Twitter https://twitter.com/LielKBridgford

-Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lielkbridgford

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Renay Barker-Mulholland. We talked about poetry, parenting, how intersectionality relates to quilts, what does being an artist mean, and gatekeeping. It was an honour to be the first person to read Renay one of her very own poems, and hear her reaction. We also chatted about the juxtaposition between femininity and roughness, politics, collaborations with our kids, and more.

- Content note for mental health, poverty, ableism and gatekeeping – please take care as you listen.

- Renay’s website: https://www.firstnationsfeminist.com/, Twitter: https://twitter.com/FnFeminist, and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstnations_feminist/.

- To support the ongoing making of the podcast, go to Liel’s Patreon account: https://www.patreon.com/LielKBridgford

- You can find the complete transcripts of the episodes on http://lkbridgford.com/unmarginalised-podcast

- If you need support after listening – you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia (24/7). If you’re anywhere else, you can find support here: https://www.befrienders.org

To continue the conversation, go to Liel’s Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/lielkbridgford/, Twitter: https://twitter.com/LielKBridgford or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lielkbridgford

In this episode, I had an enriching conversation with Sonja Plitt, whose eloquent honesty impressed me. It was particularly powerful to hear their journey with gender, and with national shame.

We talk about national perpetrators and victims, intergenerational trauma, gender, labels, how language impacts and shapes reality, cultural shame, mental health and much more.

- Content note: mental health, Holocaust, intergenerational trauma, sexual assault, ableism and transphobia

- Sonja’s Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/s.v.plitt.writer/

- To support the ongoing making of the podcast, join my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LielKBridgford

- Find the complete transcripts of the episodes on http://lkbridgford.com/unmarginalised-podcast

- If you need support after listening – you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 in Australia. If you’re anywhere else, you can find support here: https://www.befrienders.org

- To continue the conversation, go to my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lielkbridgford/ or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lielkbridgford

If you or someone you know wants to become an interviewee, contact me on https://www.instagram.com/unmarginalised_podcast/ or email [email protected]

Please note the views expressed by the interviewees do not necessarily reflect my own.

In this episode I am chatting with one of my best friends, a fellow immigrant and book lover, Shira. We talk about immigrating to Australia, slang, accent, making friends, and so much more. For the price of one coffee per month, you can access the full episode, as well as support the ongoing making of the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/LielKBridgford. You can also connect with me, and find more of my writings and art on my socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lielkbridgford/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lielkbridgford or Twitter: https://twitter.com/LielKBridgford.

In the final episode for the season, Jen and I explore how the intersection between gender and invisible disability drives a person's health, employment and education experiences. We also talk fashion, music, the Australian disability support system, and what to do when people ask 'how are you?'. CW: ableism, mental health issues and family violence.

For an exclusive bonus episode and to support the making of the podcast, go to https://www.patreon.com/LielKBridgford

Complete transcripts available on http://lkbridgford.com/unmarginalised-podcast

If you need support after listening, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. Outside Australia, you can find support here: https://www.befrienders.org.

To continue the conversation, go to my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lielkbridgford/ or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lielkbridgford

Please note the views expressed by the interviewee do not necessarily reflect my own.

In this week’s episode, I laugh hard many times, and discuss serious topics, including dating with a disability, body hair, hiding, growing up poor and disabled, inclusion versus token accessibility, pedicure, and so much more.

“I find that my mental health is cranky...the accessibility isn’t done gratefully...places are not happy to invite the disabeld...there’s a ramp, so what more do they want?...I still feel unwanted...I guess you don’t want my money, and I spend a lot.” - Julie G. on the (Un)marginalised podcast.

In this episode Pascha and I talk about self-acceptance and ableism, food addictions, antisemitism, solidarity between marginalised groups, two sizes of shoes and so much more. “Even though I don't practice, I’m still ethnically Jewish and these people want me dead...when we see somebody... storming our capital in an Auschwitz sweatshirt, scares the shit out of me...My hope is that we have enough allies... that those of us who are at that kind of disadvantage can sort of all bind together now, and create a very united front, and strong front against the hate” - Pascha on the (Un)marginalised podcast.