Jillian Curwin On My Balancing Act
Always Looking Up
07/25/22
•25m
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In this week’s episode, in honor of disability pride month, it is just me and the microphone. I discuss what it was like being the only little person in my family, at school, in my town, feeling like I’m balancing between three different worlds - the nondisabled, little person, and disabled, and where I think my place is within the disabled community.
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Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Twitter: @jillx3456 Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com
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Zane Landin On The Intersectionality Of Disability
July 18, 2022
•64m
In this week’s episode I sat down with Zane Landin. Zane is a mental health and disability advocate, queer rights activist, entrepreneur, and positive change maker who identifies as Hispanic, Queer, and Disbaled. He is the founder of Positive Vibes Magazine, which is a digital magazine dedicated to telling authentic stories about mental health, wellness, and inspiration. We discuss the intersectionality of disability, coming to terms with our disabled identities, and the importance of being both an ally and an advocate in the disabled community.
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Follow Zane: Instagram: @zanelandin LinkedIn: Zane Landin
PositiveVibes Magazine: Website: https://positivevibesmag.com Instagram: @positivevibesmag Facebook: @positivevibesmag
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Twitter: @jillx3456 Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
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Samantha Rayburn-Trubyk On The "M" Word
July 28, 2022
•45m
To start I would like to issue a warning. This episode does use offensive language in context of recent events that took place prior to recording. Myself and my guest do not condone the language used nor do we use it in our every day life.
In today's episode I sat down with Samantha Rayburn-Trubyk. Samantha is the newly elected advocacy director of LPA, Little People of America. This episode was recorded approximately 24 hours after Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, in a press conference used the “m”-word. We go over exactly what he said along with LPA’s response, explain why the “m”-word is a derogatory slur and question why it is so ingrained in society’s vocabulary, talk about the backlash little people have received when trying to educate about the “m”-word, and discuss how this one instance reflects how little people are often dehumanized by society and the changes we would like to see.
Read the transcript here
Read the story as reported by TMZ here
Read LPA's statement to ablolish the "m" word here
LPA website: https://www.lpaonline.org
Contact Samantha: samantha.rayburn-trubyk@lpaonline.org
Follow Samantha: Instagram: @sam.trubyk Twitter: @RayburnTrubyk
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Twitter: @jillx3456 Website: Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin
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