Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird On Writing The Stories Our Younger Selves Could Only Dream Of Reading
Always Looking Up
12/23/25
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In this week’s episode I sat down with Niamh Ni Hoireabhaird. Niamh is a disability journalist from Ireland. Having been featured in publications like the Guardian, HuffPost, the Journal, the Irish Independent and the Women's Media Center, Niamh’s work seeks to highlight and raise awareness of national and international disability issues.. We discuss disability as a practice, society not wanting disabled people to take up space, and our refusal to listen, becoming a journalist and writing stories for everyone through a disabled lens and much, much more.
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
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Tori Calamito On Oz, Wicked: For Good, And What Defines A Munchkin
December 16, 2025
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In this week’s episode I sat down with Tori Calamito. Tori, Oz historian and content creator, is a life-long Oz fan who has been collecting Oz memorabilia for 28 years and has been posting about Oz online for 20 years. Tori is a multi-platform content creator and a trusted source for all things Oz. “The Oz Vlog” has helped connect fans and collectors around the world through the wonders of social media. We discuss disability in The Land Of Oz and Wicked: For Good, the parallels between Oz and the real world, what defines a Munchkin and who is, or isn’t, one, and much, much more.
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In this week’s episode I sat down with Ezra Frech. Ezra is a 20 year-old 2x Paralympian from Los Angeles who competes in the T63 100M, Long Jump, and High Jump. He recently won gold in both the 100M and High Jump, and placed 5th in Long Jump at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. He is an accomplished athlete, advocate, model, motivational speaker, and 2024 and 2025 ESPY Nominee whose goal is to normalize disability on a global scale by elevating the Paralympic Movement.
We discuss his journey to the starting line in Paris, how the Paralympics have changed perceptions of disability, those moments in life where you know you your life is about to change, the realities of traveling while disabled and his work with Ottobock’s Invisible Class campaign and much, much more.
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Learn More About Ottobock and The "Invisible Class" Campaign
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