Steven Verdile On The Squeaky Wheel And Building A Community Through Laughter
Always Looking Up
09/09/24
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In this week’s episode I sat down with Steven Verdile. Steven is the founder of Squeaky Wheel Media, a nonprofit organization that empowers disabled writers to use humor to combat ableism, and the first-ever satire publication focused on disability. We discuss the ways in which traditional comedy spaces are inaccessible, why it was so important to build a team of writers with voices that are authentic and genuine, how The Squeaky Wheel consistently finds the right balance of laughter and reality, and much, much more.
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This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
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Follow April: Instagram: @aprillockhart TikTok: @april_lockhart YouTube: April Lockhart
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This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
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