Nic Novicki On The Battle For Authentic Representation
Always Looking Up
09/05/22
•59m
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In this week’s episode I sat down with Nic Novicki. Nic is a comedian, actor, and founder of the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge. This conversation was sparked by and recorded shortly after it was announced that James Franco would be playing Fidel Castro in an upcoming biopic and actor John Leguizamo’s reaction. We discuss the ongoing struggle for authentic representation in Hollywood, the portrayal of little people, both real-life and fictitious, on stage and screen, and the importance of the Disability Film Challenge.
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Follow Nic: Instagram: @nicnovicki Twitter: @nicnovicki Website: https://www.nicnovicki.com
Follow Easterseals Disability Film Challenge: Instagram: @disabilityfilmchallenge Twitter: @DisabilityChall Facebook: @disabilityfilmchallenge Website: https://disabilityfilmchallenge.com
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This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin
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Haben Girma On The Power Of Writing Our Own Story
August 29, 2022
•33m
In this week’s episode I sat down with Haben Girma. Haben is a disability rights advocate and the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law School. She is the author of the memoir Haben, The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. President Barack Obama named her a White House Champion of Change and she has been honored by President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chancellor Angela Merkel. We discuss turning our self-advocacy into advocacy for others, how humor can be a powerful asset, and the power of writing our own story.
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Follow Haben: Instagram: @habengirma Twitter: @HabenGirma Facebook: Haben Girma LinkedIn: Haben Girma
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This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
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Michaela Healy On Hydrocephalus Awareness Month
September 12, 2022
•31m
In this week’s episode, in honor of September being Hydrocephalus Awareness Month, I welcomed back Michaela Healy. Michaela is one of my best friends, practically my little sister, and has been living with hydrocephalus, water on the brain, since being diagnosed when she was one year old. We discuss what hydrocephalus awareness month means to her, why she does or does not see herself as an inspiration, and how she is always the first to make fun of herself with a smile on her face and middle finger in the air.
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Learn More About Hydrocephalus And Donate:
NINDS - Hydrocephalus Fact Sheet
Hydrocephalus Association - Hydrocephalus Awareness Month 2022
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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