Disability After Dark

Episode Notes On episode 341, I sit down with my friend April Hubbard as we talk about her journey choosing MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying). This was a big conversation; we talk about April's decision to choose MAID, we talk through big feelings, April outlines her process being assessed + so much more. This was a hard one to do, but very important. Follow me at andrewgurza.com and sign up to be on a main show or an offshoot by e-mailing [email protected] Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Take part in a Canadian sexual health survey to ensure that sexual health training happens for attendants and caregivers. E-mail [email protected] or [email protected] and I'll pass it along. Leave a 5 star review with Apple, Spotify or wherever you podcast! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Welcome back to Disability After Dark friends! On episode 340, I sit down with self-proclaimed “disabled dick-slinger” Rachele Manett. We talk about their experiences being disabled with scoliosis, how they got into sex education and disability – finding that space to talk about what we’re not supposed to talk about. We talk about pleasure focused education and disability + so much more… Enjoy! Follow Rachele on IG @romp_roast **Episode Sponsors ** Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Leave a 5 star review with Apple, Spotify or wherever you podcast! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In E339, I sit down with online content creator Sean Ferrick as we explore what would happen if he became disabled. I love having open conversations like this with folks, and Sean made for such a warm, inviting guest, you won’t want to miss our banter. Enjoy! Follow Sean here: linktr.ee/SeanFerrick Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. Leave a 5 star review with Apple, Spotify or wherever you podcast! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In E04 of Popcorn and Power Chairs, I decided to do a documentary. In this episode, we watch a documentary about disability called Including Samuel. We meet Samuel and his family, as they document 4 years of his life with Cerebral Palsy. The film looks at disability through the lens of Samuel’s family, and it focuses primarily on what inclusion looks like for Samuel and other disabled folks from an educational lens. We look at inclusion, integration and explore whether they work in this film + so much more. Enjoy! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In E338, I bring you an episode that I recorded way back in 2022 with my friend Kori Doty. We talk about Kori’s experience with connective tissue stuff, being neurodivergent, how fucked up our benefit system is, disability grief + so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Kori by going to www.koridoty.com Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. Leave a 5 star review with Apple, Spotify or wherever you podcast! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In Episode 03 of Popcorn and Power Chairs, Andrew reviews the 2021 Oscar award winning film CODA (Child Of a Deaf Adult), about the only hearing person in a family of Deaf fishermen. Come with us as we explore the struggles of main character Ruby being the sole interpreter for her family, but also explore some of the ways the film could be done better. Enjoy! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In E337, I bring back one of my fave series, “What’s Your Condition?” where we Google disabilities and conditions to learn more about them. On this episode, I look at Ankylosing Spondylitis. We uncover that it isn’t as rare as you might think, don’t ask a person with AS why they need to sit down, and we learn that rest does not help this condition + so much more. Enjoy! Learn more about Ankylosing Spondylitis by going to www.spondylitis.com Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. Leave a 5 star review with Apple, Spotify or wherever you podcast! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In Episode 02 of our new series, Popcorn and Powerchairs, Andrew explores whether the classic 1982 Sci-Fi Family flick, E.T. has connections to disability, and yup we find some: from some of the language they use, to the medicalization of E.T.s body, this film definitely has some disability markers that we can talk about. Enjoy! To be a guest on Popcorn and Powerchairs or Disability After Dark, e-mail [email protected] Leave a 5 star review wherever you get your podcast. Music design of Popcorn & Powerchairs by Dani Saldo. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes E336 is another one of my favourite series, “What Would Happen If You Became Disabled Tomorrow?” where I ask non-disabled folks (usually adult film stars) to consider how their lives would change so that we can combat ableism. This time I spoke to the adorable porn star Teddy Wilder. He really dove into this hypothetical with grace, humor, hotness and more! Enjoy! Follow Teddy at www.teddywilder.com Follow me at andrewgurza.com and sign up to be on a main show or an offshoot by e-mailing [email protected] Leave a 5 star review with Apple, Spotify or wherever you podcast! Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Welcome to my new side project, Popcorn & Powerchairs where we watch disability film together each week and talk about it. In episode one, we review The Theory of Everything with Eddie Redmayne playing famed physicist Stephen Hawking. We talk about the movie, how disability is represented in it and some of the key themes. Enjoy! If you want to recommend a movie, piece of media, or be a part of the series, e-mail [email protected] using subject line Popcorn and Powerchairs. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On E335, I sit down with guest Kate McLennan as we talk about experiences with a starter pack of disabilities including CMT and Bechet’s. We go into Kate’s experience feeling shame around disability but also we delve into what brings Kate joy and so much more in this episode. Enjoy it! Sign up to be on Disability After Dark + send in minisode letters and show ideas to: [email protected] Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Happy Disability Pride Month! On Episode 334, I sit down with a disabled drag king who has the best drag name ever (I’m jealous!) Ru Palsy. We talk about their experience of Cerebral Palsy & being blind in one eye, the comedy in disability, the accessibility of drag and so much more! Enjoy! Follow Ru Palsy here: www.instagram.com/rupalsy Sign up to be on Disability After Dark by e-mailing me at [email protected] Episode Sponsor Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Outside of Disability, I love everything Paranormal and spooky, and also true crime! It is absolutely my favorite genre. So, I want to start a new podcast called "Chairanormal Activity", where I read your spooky/paranormal/ghost/true crime stories from my wheelchair each and every week. I like that it veers away from disability a little, and is a fun thing to do. So, if you want to share a story or two, please e-mail [email protected] using the subject line: "Chairanormal Activity". Thank you so much! I can't wait! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In this special episode, Disability After Dark has partnered with KUOW in Seattle to bring you an episode of one of the most notable podcasts of 2023, Ten Thousand Things, where host Shin Yu Pai -- the current reigning Civic Poet of Seattle! -- sits down with award-winning disability rights activist Alice Wong to discuss her long history of advocacy. From lobbying her university for disability-related curriculum to being appointed to the National Council on Disability, not to mention founding the Disability Visibility Project, Alice is an awesome human being who’s disrupting the status quo. Needless to say, this is a “can’t miss” conversation, and if you want to hear more like it, be sure to follow Ten Thousand Things on your favorite podcast app. (And tell them we sent you!) With that said, here is Ten Thousand Things. Enjoy! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On episode 333, I sit down with transmasc drag performer Sev Faust. We talk about their experience of multiple disabilities including Ankylosing Spondylitis, PMDD + so much more. We talk about drag and disability, and that time a disability insurance agent followed Sev to a drag show + the broken system that is disability + so much more good stuff. Enjoy! Sign up to be on the show by e-mailing [email protected] Follow Sev here: https://linktr.ee/faustus Follow me at www.andrewgurza.com Episode Sponsor Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. Get your brand new Disabled People Are Hot shirts here: https://www.bonfire.com/disabled-people-are-hot/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On Episode 332, I sit down with mixed media painter and artist, Elle Billing. She talks about her experience of being disabled while also being a caregiver to her mother. We explore what you feel like when all of a sudden your body can’t do something, the grief that comes alongside that; plus so much more. Follow Elle’s work here: bio.site/elleandwink Episode Sponsor Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. Get Your Tickets to See Me Live @ SexTechTo Mixer on June 27th. More Info at www.sextechto.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On episode 331 I sit down with my guest Maylan Chavez as we explore her experiences with Spinal Muscular Atrophy; we talk about advocacy, intimacy, CureSMA, her love of Fall Out Boy & so much more. Enjoy! Follow Maylan at www.instagram.com/maythesunrise Follow me at www.andrewgurza.com Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. GET YOUR TIX TO THE NEW PRODUCTION ALL ABOUT SEX AND DISABILITY, ACCESS ME, IN TORONTO JUNE 16-24, 2023 AT WWW.ACCESSME.SQUARESPACE.COM Get Your Tickets to See Me Live @ SexTechTo Mixer on June 27th. More Info at www.sextechto.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On this very special bonus episode I sit down with my co-actors Ken and Frank as we talk about our new play Access Me, opening in Toronto June 16-24th. We talk about what it’s like to be queer and disabled, share insights into creating disability theater, we talk working as a team, what it’s like being three power chair users on stage + so much more. Enjoy! Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. GET YOUR TIX TO THE NEW PRODUCTION ALL ABOUT SEX AND DISABILITY, ACCESS ME, IN TORONTO JUNE 16-24, 2023 AT WWW.ACCESSME.SQUARESPACE.COM This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On Episode 330, Andrew sits down with author of the book, Disability Pride, Ben Mattlin. We talk about his reconnecting to his cripdom, what laws like the ADA need to do to be better, what brings him disability pride + so much more. Enjoy! Follow his work and buy the book here: www.benmattlin.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. GET YOUR TIX TO THE NEW PRODUCTION ALL ABOUT SEX AND DISABILITY, ACCESS ME, IN TORONTO JUNE 16-24, 2023 AT WWW.ACCESSME.SQUARESPACE.COM This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On episode 329, I sit down with my Black, Queer, Disabled Bestie - Jay Baldwin. We talk about queerness and disability, representing disability on Canadian TV shows; what it means to be Black, Queer and Disabled, their badass Facebook Group + so much more. Enjoy! You can follow me at www.andrewgurza.com You can follow Jay: linktr.ee/JayBaldwin Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On episode 328, I sit down with my new BFF Martha and we chat about her life with Down Syndrome at 23; how she wants to be a public policy advocate for people with disabilities and why she should be in a rom-com kissing Zac Efron. This one was really, really fun and made me look at my own internalized ableism around intellectual disabilities. Enjoy! You can follow Martha here: www.instagram.com/mondayswithmartha You can follow my work here: www.andrewgurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. Get Andrew to send you a funny, breathy birthday message (or any other kind of message you like for only $10/message. E-mail your request to [email protected] This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In episode 327, I sit down with my new friend, queer disabled cartoonist and essayist, A Andrews. We talk about their experiences being a queer disabled person with Spina Bifida. We take a deep dive into our experiences of queerness and disability and it felt so good. A talks about their book A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex and Disability, getting profiled in The Advocate, saying sorry as a reflex to being disabled + so much more. Enjoy! Follow A Andrew’s here: linktr.ee/heyandrews Follow my work here: www.andrewgurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support another great Disability themed pod! Listen to You First: A Disability Rights Florida Podcast. Get Andrew to send you a funny, breathy birthday message (or any other kind of message you like for only $10/message. E-mail your request to [email protected] This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In episode 326, I sit down with my friend, songwriter Dani Saldo. We talk about her experiences being a songwriter with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and possibly a Traumatic Brain Injury. We talk about the hustle and grind culture of the music industry and how her disabilities play a role in that, we explore disability grief, talk about talking about disability in music + so much more. Enjoy! Follow Dani’s work here:https://www.instagram.com/dani.saldo/ Follow my work here: www.andrewgurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com Get Andrew to send you a funny, breathy birthday message (or any other kind of message you like for only $10/message. E-mail your request to [email protected] This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes One of the things that I love doing on this show is hearing people’s journey with disability; how they view it, come to understand it, etc. On episode 325, I sit down with my friend Jeremy Osslund, and he talks about his journey being queer and autistic and he shares why he sees his autism as a super power + so much more. Follow Jeremy’s work here: https://hiddenoasis.space/ Follow my work here: www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com Get your own breathy Marilyn Monroe-esque message from your favorite disabled person, me Andrew Gurza. E-mail your requests for $10/message to [email protected] This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes The incomparable Judy Heumann, pioneer of disability rights, passed away at 75 years old on March 4, 2023. I had the immeasurable pleasure of interviewing her back in 2020, and I felt it was important to replay this gem of an interview with her for you today instead of anything else. Judy you were a big bright light. Rest in Peace! Thank you for everything. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On Episode 324, I sit down with author Joe Meno, who lives with hearing loss and has written a great book, Book of Extraordinary Tragedies about a family living in Chicago, each dealing with their own journey of disabilities. I talk with Joe about his own experience of hearing loss and how that made it into one of the characters in this story + so much more. Enjoy. Follow Joe’s work here: www.joemeno.com Follow my work here: www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On episode 323, I sit down with disabled actor, writer and producer Teal Sherer. We talk about disabled motherhood, her great show My Gimpy Life, her injury and so much more. She was so cool and fun to sit down with and I hope you enjoy it! Follow Teal here: www.tealsherer.com Follow my work at www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes This one is jam-packed as I sit down with co-creators of a great new show out of Australia called Latecomers all about sexuality and disability, starring real live disabled people. I chat with co-creators Emma and Angus, and I loved talking with them about their work so very much, and I hope you will all tune into Latecomers. Enjoy! You can watch Latecomers in Australia by going here: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/latecomers You can watch Latecomers in Canada here: https://gem.cbc.ca/media/latecomers/s01 In the US, you’ll need a VPN to watch! To sign up to be on the show, please e-mail [email protected] and [email protected]. Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Happy New Year! On episode 321, I sit down with the President of QCarePlus Quinton Rasberry as we talk about the accessibility and the importance of at home testing kits for HIV and why home delivery of things like PREP is important for the disabled community. I also give Quinton the opportunity to ask me questions about disability, because I believe that one of the ways that we dismantle ableism is through asking questions. Enjoy this one! ** You can learn more about QCarePlus and their mission at www.qcareplus.com** Follow all my links for Disability After Dark (sign up to guest, patreon and to listen) & my work by going to www.aagurza.com or e-mail a guest request to [email protected] & [email protected] Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes For holiday time, I wanted to re-release one of my fave episodes over the last few years. My interview w/ my sex worker and friend, Jon Shield in December 2019. We talk about our relationship as client and worker, the importance of sex work and disability + so much more. Enjoy this re-listen if you've heard it before, and enjoy it for the first time if you are just catching up. You can follow Jon at his twitter: www.twitter.com/jonshieldxxx Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On Episode 320, I sit down with disability activist Derek Schmitz as they share with us what it’s like to be 18 and have Cerebral Palsy, but also what it’s like to be queer and disabled. We talk about queerness and disability, they/them pronouns and their connection to disability, the abject policy failure around Covid & disability + heaps more. Enjoy! ‘ Follow Derek here: https://derekschmitz.com/links/ Follow all my links for Disability After Dark (sign up to guest, patreon and to listen) & my work by going to www.aagurza.com or e-mail a guest request to [email protected] & [email protected] Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On episode 319, I sit down with my friend and colleague, the multihyphenate, Tiffany Yu, CEO and Founder of Diversability. We talk about her journey to acceptance of disability, and how there are so many layers to that acceptance that we don’t really explore. Tiffany and I explore those layers here. We also talk about what it’s like when family doesn’t acknowledge your work in disability + so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Tiffany here: https://www.tiffanyyu.com/links Follow all my links for Disability After Dark (sign up to guest, patreon and to listen) & my work by going to www.aagurza.com or e-mail a guest request to [email protected] Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Hire Kristen Williams for disability centric therapy by e-mailing [email protected] Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes BONUS EPISODE!!!! **** On this bonus episode of Disability After Dark, I sit down with my friend and disabled writer EC O’Reilly. We talk about her new book Who’s Afraid of The Chair? OUT NOVEMBER 25, 2022, and how it centers around a disabled character and her experiences, but it is also a sexy thriller with the disability experience at its core! We also talk about her disabilities, why she wanted to write work like this, and I gush about how important the book is to disabled storytelling. Enjoy! You can buy Who’s Afraid of The Chair? Here in Canada You can buy a copy here in the US You can reach out to EC O’Reilly by e-mailing: [email protected] This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In episode 318, I sit down with filmmaker and dancer Kelsey Peterson as she shares all about her important new documentary “Move Me” now streaming on the PBS Video App. We also have a big talk about internalized ableism and how Kelsey is navigating that, 10 years after her accident. We talk about this, and that Kelsey is still learning so much about disability. We have a really raw, candid conversation that I hope you will enjoy. Learn more about Kelsey’s new documentary “Move Me” at www.movemedoc.com and connect with film on IG here: https://www.instagram.com/movememovie/ Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Hire Kristen Williams for disability centric therapy by e-mailing [email protected] Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On this episode of Disability After Dark, we sit down again with Jeremy Andrew Davis to talk about his experiences of learning he was autistic at 40, what having multiple disabilities is like for him AND we talk about the kind of roles around disability we want to see in movies. Like, what if James Bond were a wheelchair user? Plus so much more, enjoy! Follow Jeremy here: https://www.jeremyandrewdavis.com/ Follow all my links for Disability After Dark (sign up to guest, patreon and to listen) & my work by going to www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Hire Kristen Williams for disability centric therapy by e-mailing [email protected] Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Happy Turdsday to you friends. On this long-awaited episode of This Shit Is Real, I sit down with Jeremy Andrew Davis as we uncover how poo plays a role in his life. He shares what it’s like to hold you poo in during a pitch meeting, the stress of poo on a set + so much more! Enjoy! You can follow Jeremy here: www.jeremyandrewdavis.com You can sign up to be a part of TSIR by e-mailing [email protected] using the subject line This Shit Is Real. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In episode 316 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with my friend Denise DiNoto and we talk about the ways to make healthcare accessible, her role as a Program Manager for the New York State Department of Health and more. We also talk about her experiences managing her own attendant care and some of our feelings about that & a whole lot more you won’t want to miss! Follow Denise’s work: www.deescribesblog.wordpress.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Hire Kristen Williams for disability centric therapy by e-mailing [email protected] Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In episode 315 of Disability After Dark, I sit down with Dr. Allison Mitch of Ignite Wellbeing who is a disabled person with EDS and a physiotherapist among many other things. We talk about their experience of disability, death cafes and disability, being a disabled parent, finding ways to bring joy to her clients and so much more. Follow all my links for Disability After Dark (sign up to guest, patreon and to listen) & my work by going to www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes One of the series that we do on this podcast is asking non-disabled queer people to explore what would happen if they became disabled tomorrow. On this episode, I sit down with Hugh Crothers, Founder of Drip as he considers how his life would change with a disability. We honestly explore how his routines would change; from his morning routine to his sex life with his partner and so much more! Enjoy! Follow all my links for Disability After Dark (sign up to guest, patreon and to listen) & my work by going to www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Hire Kristen Williams for disability centric therapy by e-mailing [email protected] Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In the latest installment of Great Flix and Joysticks, I sit down to review one of the most ableist films of the year, Sia’s “Music.” It’s a masterclass in how not to be ableist on film. Featuring neurotypical people playing autistic people, disabled characters almost being institutionalized, and disabled people being used to make able-bodied people fall in love + so much more. Listen to me tear this film to shreds. You can watch the film on Amazon Prime in Canada or AppleTV+ and other streamers elsewhere. Follow all my links for Disability After Dark (sign up to guest, patreon and to listen) & my work by going to www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Hire Kristen Williams for disability centric therapy by e-mailing [email protected] Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes I watched this trashfire of a film all about a well to-do sorority girl, Carolyn, who falls in love with an intellectually disabled person and can’t deall with it. Pumpkin is full of ableist slurs, sexual ableism and so much more. The make the movie all about these people unable to deal with their ableism, and use disability as a dramatic plot point that ruins their able-bodied privilege. Ugh! Enjoy! You can watch hate watch with me on Amazon Prime in Canada and Apple TV elsewhere Follow all my links for Disability After Dark (sign up to guest, patreon and to listen) & my work by going to www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Support SIECCAN as they are doing work to help autistic and disabled youth and service providers gain access to sexual health information across Canada. Find out more by e-mailing [email protected], going to www.inclusivesexualhealth.ca or by going to www.sieccan.org to learn more. Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes This week we look at Bryan Cranston’s “business decision” of a film The Upside, based on a true story (they should have hired a disabled actor) of a wealthy man who gets injured and hires an ex-con as his “life auxiliary”. Get comfy, cozy and crippled as we see Bryan Cranston crip up, Kevin Hart learn about catheters, wheelchair repair + so much more. Enjoy! Follow all my links for Disability After Dark (sign up to guest, patreon and to listen) & my work by going to www.aagurza.com EPISODE SPONSORS Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Hire Kristen Williams for disability centric therapy by e-mailing [email protected] Support SIECCAN as they are doing work to help autistic and disabled youth and service providers gain access to sexual health information across Canada. Find out more by e-mailing [email protected], going to www.inclusivesexualhealth.ca or by going to www.sieccan.org to learn more. Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes To kick off our first themed month on Disability After Dark, I decided to do a whole month of the Great Flix & Joystick series that we do here, and I thought what better film to review than Crip Camp! So grab your popcorn, sleeping bag and your flashlights because we’re off to Camp Jened where we meet a young Judy Heumann, Jim LeBrecht and a slew of important people, who from this camp, pioneered the disability rights movement! Enjoy! Watch along here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFS8SpwioZ4 ** EPISODE SPONSORS** Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Hire Kristen Williams for disability centric therapy by e-mailing [email protected] Support SIECCAN as they are doing work to help autistic and disabled youth and service providers gain access to sexual health information across Canada. Find out more by e-mailing [email protected], going to www.inclusivesexualhealth.ca or by going to www.sieccan.org to learn more. Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes In episode 309, I sit down with The Grumpy Grammarian, Autumn Tompkins. We talk about how Autumn got into her job, tokenism and ableism in the workplace, why some mornings we both wake choosing violence. Autumn shares how SMA plays a role in her life + so much more. This one was really fun! Enjoy! Follow Autumn’s work here: https://grumpygrammarian.com/ Support Disability After Dark on Patreon at Patreon.com/DisabilityAfterDark Apply now to be on Disability After Dark, This Shit Is Real or other fun episodes by e-mailing [email protected] or going to this link: https://calendly.com/disabilityafterdarkpod/disabilityafterdark Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Hire Kristen Williams for disability centric therapy by e-mailing [email protected] Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes On episode 308, we meet a kinky new friend, Adrianna Garza. We talk with them about finding accommodations through kink, how kink helped them come to terms with parts of the disability experience and so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Adrianna at @misfitsmavis on Instagram. Support Disability After Dark on Patreon at Patreon.com/DisabilityAfterDark Apply now to be on Disability After Dark, This Shit Is Real or other fun episodes by e-mailing [email protected] or going to this link: https://calendly.com/disabilityafterdarkpod/disabilityafterdark EPISODE SPONSORS Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Sign up to be a part of the free, virtual Parks Accessibility Conference taking place August 23-25th, 2022 by going to www.parksaccessibilityconference.ca Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com

Episode Notes On episode 307, I bring you a hilarious story about a perforated bowel on a cruise ship with my new friend, sex therapist and author, Dr. Stefani Goerlich. We talk about all things disability here, along with discussions of deafness, not feeling disabled enough and so much more! This was a fun one! Enjoy! Connect with Dr. Stefani Goerlich here: https://www.stefanigoerlich.com/ You can order her books below! Kink-Affirming Practice: Culturally Competent Therapy from the Leather Chair https://a.co/d/atcAtNj The Leather Couch https://a.co/d/flnjaNM Support Disability After Dark on Patreon at Patreon.com/DisabilityAfterDark Apply now to be on Disability After Dark, This Shit Is Real or other fun episodes by e-mailing [email protected] or going to this link: https://calendly.com/disabilityafterdarkpod/disabilityafterdark EPISODE SPONSORS Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Sign up to be a part of the free, virtual Parks Accessibility Conference taking place August 23-25th, 2022 by going to www.parksaccessibilityconference.ca Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com

Episode Notes On episode 306, I sit down with long-time listener and fan of the show, James Geiger. He shares with us his experiences of living with Cerebral Palsy and a speech impediment, and he highlights some examples of ableism that he experiences as a result. We also talk about queerness & disability and how ableism plays a role for him there as well + a whole lot more. Enjoy! You can follow James here: https://www.instagram.com/jamesability84/ https://www.tiktok.com/jamesability Support Disability After Dark on Patreon at Patreon.com/DisabilityAfterDark Apply now to be on Disability After Dark, This Shit Is Real or other fun episodes by e-mailing [email protected] or going to this link: https://calendly.com/disabilityafterdarkpod/disabilityafterdark EPISODE SPONSORS Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Sign up to be a part of the free, virtual Parks Accessibility Conference taking place August 23-25th, 2022 by going to www.parksaccessibilityconference.ca Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com

Episode Notes On episode 305, I sit down with Alexandria LaRue (aka BodyByBlunts) as we explore their experiences of being a black disabled sex worker in Texas. We talk about when to hide your disability to feel safe, the intersections of ableism and racism + so much more and we laugh along the way. This episode was very important. Enjoy! You can follow BodyByBlunts here: www.bodybyblunts.com Support Disability After Dark on Patreon at Patreon.com/DisabilityAfterDark Apply now to be on Disability After Dark, This Shit Is Real or other fun episodes by e-mailing [email protected] or going to this link: https://calendly.com/disabilityafterdarkpod/disabilityafterdark EPISODE SPONSORS Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom. Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, books and DVDs by using Coupon code AFTERDARK at checkout when you shop at trans owned and operated sex shop Come As You Are www.comeasyouare.com Sign up to be a part of the free, virtual Parks Accessibility Conference taking place August 23-25th, 2022 by going to www.parksaccessibilityconference.ca Support Bump’n and donate so everyone can access self-pleasure by going to www.getbumpn.com

Episode Notes In honor of my friend Anthony Micallef's passing this weekend, I wanted to share his joy with all of you so I am re-releasing the last time he was on my podcast, de-constructing The Fly as a disability film. He was a bright light, and he will be greatly missed. RIP Anthony