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Basic Able

Reid Davenport

Inspirational podcast about the disabled...PSYCH! Talking about disability issues and community in an aggressively UNbasic way. All of our episodes are filmed so we can caption them, and sho...

Basic Able Podcast Guide

Listen to Basic Able, a News & Politics podcast by Reid Davenport. Stream 12 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

12 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

12 episodes

Strange Encounters

The awkward, absurd and bizarre side of being disabled. Tracks: Seniorita by KieLoBot Yip Yop by Podington Bear Boss by KieLoBot

23:25Nov 28, 2018

Leroy Moore and Krip-Hop Nation

Reid talks to Krip-Hop Nation co-founder Leroy Moore after he performs two of his songs. Audio described version here -

25:48Oct 17, 2018

Employment

Reid talks about his own struggles to find a job, interviews his former boss and recounts a memorable face-plant.

33:10Oct 2, 2018

Wheelchair Hug

Reid talks to Andrew Gurza, the self-proclaimed #1 Queer Cripple, about dating and sex. Reid blushes a lot.

30:27Sep 17, 2018

Language

People with disabilities or disabled people? Physically challenged? Neurodivergent? Reid talks about the vernacular around disability with S...

32:54May 30, 2018

Speech: Can You Understand Me?

Reid talks about speech "impediments" - good topic for an episode, challenging to work with as a podcast host. Hey, can we get that on a t-s...

23:28May 16, 2018

Documentaries

Reid talks to Jim LeBrecht about his and Nicole Newnham's upcoming documentary, Crip Camp, and AJ Murray about his appearance on Speechless.

27:00May 2, 2018

The Judy Heumann Episode

Reid talks to the legendary Judy Heumann about the past five decades of the disability rights movement. Musical Considerations: Digital Mk....

22:17Apr 18, 2018

Sexy Disability Models

Professor Cathy Kudlick joins Reid to talk about disability models, her new book and ableist noodle soup.

19:22Mar 17, 2018