Best Political Smackdown Podcasts (2024)

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Disability Smackdown – Pushing Limits – August 2, 2024 29:58

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Well, let me tell you something, brothers and sisters! This Friday at 2:30, talk about disability and wrestling will be running wild on Pushing Limits! Many might not associate pro wrestling with disability, but our guests, Daniel Broz and Alexander Sing, will shed light on how disability has been portrayed in pro wrestling over the years. From mat…

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Disability & Law – Pushing Limits – July 26, 2024 29:58

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Are you ready to dive into some of the most crucial legal battles impacting the disability community today? On this week’s program we welcome back Michelle Uzeta, a staff attorney from the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, to break down landmark cases that could reshape the landscape of disability rights in America. In Grants Pass, the …

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Ep.4 - Let Trumpamania run wild! 1:02:26

9h ago1:02:26

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In this episode, Drod and Must discuss Donald Trump's assassination attempt, the RNC, COVID-19, and Biden dropping out.

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In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Call In – Pushing Limits – July 19, 2024 29:58

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Our expert, Connie Arnold has worked to improve In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) for over 35 years and she uses IHSS attendants for her own independence. She’s agreed to come answer your questions about this ubiquitous state program – the one many of us depend upon, appreciate, and want to dropkick to hell. Send your questions before the show, or…

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Social Workers With Disabilities – Pushing Limits – July 12, 2024 29:58

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What comes to mind when you think of mental health? Therapy? Trauma? Disability? If you happen to think of all three than this program is for you. According to the CDC, “Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities”. Who better suited to help disabled individuals naviga…

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Paratransit Problems – Pushing Limits – July 5, 2024 29:59

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For a disabled person who needs a ride, paratransit sounds great. You call them up, someone comes in a wheelchair accessible van and away you go! But, the reality is not that simple! Despite the fact that more vehicles are used for paratransit than any other type of public transportation, a plethora of issues plague paratransit services. What happe…

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Disabled Student Services – Pushing Limits – June 28, 2024 29:57

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On a progressive college or university campus, we might assume students with disabilities are well served. But, around the county, we often hear a different story. In this program we look to a disabled leader of a local center for answers: What is the role of a campus disability resource center? How can they improve their services? How dedicated ar…

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PODCAST: Hexapodia LXII: Noah Needs Nuance! 1:04:03

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Noah Smith & Brad DeLong Record the Podcast We, at Least, Would Like to Listen to!; Aspirationally Bi-Weekly (Meaning Every Other Week); Aspirationally an hour... Key Insights: * Brad DeLong says: You say economics and economists in decline—I see bad economists in decline. * Brad DeLong says: You see missile defense as remarkably effective—I see it…

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Disability in Gaza – Pushing Limits – June 21, 2024 29:59

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The war in Gaza has captured the attention of much of the world, and unfortunately, it seems there is no end in sight. The Pushing Limits gang realizes that these catastrophic events occurring most heavily impact the disability community – and worse yet, are creating new disabilities with each passing hour. On today’s program, we invite you to join…

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Braille Today – Pushing Limits – June 14, 2024 29:59

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Why should blind children learn to read braille? Given the amazing rise of audio books and audio screen readers, is braille a technology of the past? Our guest Mike Tanner answers these questions with a resounding “No” and, in this week’s program, makes the case for braille literacy. Most people gain literacy as children, which means parents have a…

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Ep.3 - Religion Isn't Working 51:53

2M ago51:53

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In this episode, Drod and Must discuss Religion, Donald Trump's conviction, Xbox Game Showcase, and atheism.

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Disability Advocacy: A Deep Dive – Pushing Limits – June 7, 2024 29:59

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What is a disability advocate? How does advocacy look in this day and age with the role that media and smartphones play? How does someone advocate effectively while simultaneously negotiating and managing their own unique identities? On Friday’s program of Pushing Limits, we answer all these questions and more as we take a deep dive into what it me…

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California Budget – Pushing Limits – May 31, 2024 29:59

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It is the height of California’s annual budget wrangle, and Governor Newsom is planning severe cuts to programs we depend on. These programs include In Home Supportive Services, CalFresh, nutrition support, housing & homeless assistance, and others. It’s pretty dire. We have until June 15, just two more weeks, to let our Sacramento representatives …

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Special Spring Fund Drive Programming 29:59

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Today’s Pushing Limits is preempted by special spring fund drive programming. The post Special Spring Fund Drive Programming appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

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PODCAST: Hexapodia LXI: DeLong Smackdown Watch: Snatching Back the Baton for Supply-Side Progressivism Edition 1:08:44

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Noah Smith & Brad DeLong Record the Podcast We, at Least, Would Like to Listen to!; Aspirationally Bi-Weekly (Meaning Every Other Week); Aspirationally an hour... Key Insights: * A number of years ago, Brad DeLong said that it was time to “pass the baton” to “The Left”. How’s that working out for us? #actually, he had said that we had passed the ba…

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Special Spring Fund Drive Programming: Nate Powell on his adaptation of Lies My Teacher Told Me 29:58

3M ago29:58

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Today’s Making Contact is preempted by the final part of C.S. Soong’s interview of Nate Powell about his graphic adaptation of James W. Loewen’s book Lies My Teacher Told Me. The post Special Spring Fund Drive Programming: Nate Powell on his adaptation of Lies My Teacher Told Me appeared first on KPFA.…

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PODCAST: Hexapodia LX: DeLong Smackdown Watch: China Edition 46:35

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Noah Smith & Brad DeLong Record the Podcast We, at Least, Would Like to Listen to!; Aspirationally Bi-Weekly (Meaning Every Other Week); Aspirationally an hour... Key Insights: * Someone is wrong on the internet! Specifically Brad… He needs to shape up and scrub his brain… * Back in the 2000s, Brad argued that the U.S. should over the next few gene…

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Comics with Disabilities – Pushing Limits – May 10, 2024 29:58

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Tune in to a special hour-long Pushing Limits program this Friday at 2 pm. We will be talking to Nina G, comedian and author of Stutterer Interrupted and Bay Area Stand-Up Comedy: A Humorous History. In May 2023, her album debuted at #1 in Comedy on iTunes and Amazon. Her first video special, Nina G: Stutterer Interrupted, debuted in October 2023. …

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PODCAST: Hexapodia LIX: Mourning the Death of Vernor Vinge 1:11:33

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Noah Smith & Brad DeLong Record the Podcast We, at Least, Would Like to Listen to!; Aspirationally Bi-Weekly (Meaning Every Other Week); Aspirationally an hour... Key Insights: * Vernor Vinge was one of the GOAT scifi authors—and he is also one of the most underrated… * That a squishy social-democratic leftie like Brad DeLong can derive so much ins…

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DEI & Disability – Pushing Limits – May 3, 2024 29:58

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In recent years companies, nonprofits and government agencies have invested time and money to start DEI initiatives. These DEI trainings and other activities often focus on issues of race, gender and sexual orientation, while disability goes unaddressed. In this program, we talk with Jennifer Chassman Browne, a DEI consultant with a disability. Jen…

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Harm Reduction – Pushing Limits – April 26, 2024 29:58

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Join Pushing Limits as we explore the subject of harm reduction. Advocates of these practices believe that the government should provide services to assist those to do drugs in the safest way possible. These services may include needle exchange, overdose prevention sites, and the legalization of substances. These services have been shown to be effe…

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Housing Discrimination with Michelle Uzeta – Pushing Limits – April 19, 2024 29:59

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Landlords still tell people with disabilities that they cannot have their service dogs or other service animals in their homes. They continue to disregard state and federal laws or — perhaps they are just plain ignorant. Michelle Uzeta joins us to talk to our resident housing expert, Eddie Ytuarte, about landlord resistance to service animals and o…

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Attendant Crisis- Pushing Limits – April 12, 2024 29:58

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A week ago, on April 5, 61-year-old Brett Estes took his own life by moving his wheelchair in front of a BART train. He was a quadriplegic and a member of a Quad-Squad which was active in the disability movement. Despite the kind, long-term help of a man named John, Brett had recently struggled with finding enough attendants. We don’t know all the …

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Interabled Relationships – Pushing Limits – April 5, 2024 29:58

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Love is love, whether you live with a disability or not. However, those in interabled relationships face unique challenges that stem from within the relationship as well as from outside factors. These challenges can include finding a balance between needing care and being a reliable partner, as well as dealing with the financial limitations that go…

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Disability Movement Tension Spots – Pushing Limits – March 29, 2024 29:58

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(Transcript below) People with mental, emotional and cognitive disabilities face significant limitations in their daily life. They’re considered disabled under the law. Yet, some people with mental health conditions feel their needs are ignored by those with mobility and other physical disabilities. And, some people with mental health issues choose…

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EP.2 - Stuff Shirt Christians 48:43

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Dalton and Thomas discuss the Holy Spirit, evolution, and judging others.

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Be Prepared – Disability – Pushing Limits – March 22, 2024 29:58

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Are you ready? Ready for whatever comes at you? No one can answer “yes” 100% of the time. But we can take steps to be prepared. And Pushing Limits is here to help. This week, Amy SP Wilson brings a wealth of ideas about the perennial problem of strangers who are intrusive when they try to help people with disabilities. Amy SP Wilson is the CEO and …

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PODCAST: Hexapodia LVIII: Acemoglu & Johnson Should Have Written About Technologies as Labor-Complementing or Labor-Substituting 1:08:18

5M ago1:08:18

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In which Noah Smith & Brad DeLong wish Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson had written a very different book than their "Power & Progress" is... Key Insights: * Acemoglu & Johnson should have written a very different book—one about how some technologies complement and others substitute for labor, and it is very important to maximize the first. * Neither…

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“Braille & Talking Books” – Pushing Limits – March 15, 2024 29:58

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Denny Daughters interviews people from The Braille And Talking Book Library in Sacramento, Director Mike Marlin and Technology Specialist Morgan Pershing. The Braille And Talking Book Library is part of a larger national network of libraries called The National Library Service For The Blind And Print Disabled. NLS for short. Learn how can you sign …

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Special Fund Drive Programming 29:58

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This week’s show is preempted by special fund drive programming. The post Special Fund Drive Programming appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

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Special KPFA Fund Drive Programming 29:58

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Today’s episode is preempted by special KPFA Winter Fund Drive programming. The post Special KPFA Fund Drive Programming appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

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Special KPFA Fund Drive Programming 29:59

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Today’s episode is preempted by special KPFA Winter Fund Drive programming. The post Special KPFA Fund Drive Programming appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

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Pushing Limits – February 16, 2024 29:56

6M ago29:56

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A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. The post Pushing Limits – February 16, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

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Ep.1 - Jesus and Politics 1:13:18

6M ago1:13:18

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Dalton and Thomas discuss Joe Biden's mental state, Vivek Ramaswamy, Leadership, Theology, etc.

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Pushing Limits – February 9, 2024 29:59

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A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. The show alternates weekly and airs on even weeks Friday 2:30pm. The post Pushing Limits – February 9, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

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PODCAST: Hexapodia LVII: The "Vibecession" Is Losing Its Vibe 47:34

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Producer Confidence & Consumer Confidence (in the Economy), & Our Confidence (in Our Analyses): Noah Smith & Brad DeLong Record the Podcast We, at Least, Would Like to Listen to!; Aspirationally Bi-Weekly (Meaning Every Other Week); Aspirationally an hour... Key Insights: * The disjunction between all the economic data having been very good and ver…

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Philosophy, Politics & Disability – Pushing Limits – February 2, 2024 29:58

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Philosophy is about knowledge, truth, right and wrong, religion, the meaning of life and disability. Yep, when Adam Cureton speaks, disability fits right into that list of basics. In this program Cureton brings an overview of the field of Disability Philosophy to Pushing Limits listeners. He’ll talk about “coming out” as a person with a disability …

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Disability & Palestine Teach In, Longmore Institue – Pushing Limits – January 26, 2024 29:58

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Disability and Palestine Teach-In: A Conversation with Sawsan Zakaria, Marina Salman and Allie Cannington. Monday, February 5, 3-4 pm On-line zoom event. ASL/CART provided. How does the ongoing attack on Palestine relate to disability communities and disability justice? For other access needs please contact us at pklinst@sfsu.edu Register here. (Se…

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PODCAST: Hexapodia LVI: Economic Development: Oks & Williams, Rodrik & Stiglitz 1:07:44

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& a start-of-the-semester academic-email-addresses-only paid-subscription sale: Key Insights: * Young whippersnappers Oks and Williams are to be commended for being young, and whippersnapperish—but we disagree with them. * Contrary to what Brad thought, the fertility transition in Africa really has resumed. * The problem of how you provide mass emp…

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The Trauma of Infant Surgery – Pushing Limits – January 19, 2024 29:59

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Wendy Patrice Williams is on a mission – a mission to save others from the severe symptoms of trauma from infant surgery without anesthetic. Wendy underwent infant surgery for pyloric stenosis when she was 26 days old. The surgery was called a success but its after-affects included decades of suicidal depression and extreme anxiety. Wendy’s book, A…

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Emergency Preparedness – Pushing Limits – January 12, 2024 29:57

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(Due to technical problems, this program is a rerun of the previous week.) ‘Chief of the Office of Access and Functional Needs at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services‘ is a long title, but an important one. Vance Taylor, diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy at the age of seven, tells us how his lived experience as a person with a dis…

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Emergency Preparedness and Disability – Pushing Limits – January 5, 2024 29:58

7M ago29:58

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‘Chief of the Office of Access and Functional Needs at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services‘ is a long title, but an important one. Vance Taylor, diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy at the age of seven, tells us how his lived experience as a person with a disability molded him for this extremely rare position that gives him access t…

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Politicians with Disabilities – Pushing Limits – December 29, 2023 29:58

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What does it take to run for office as a person with a disability? We talk to Rebecca Lamorte, who ran for city council in New York on a platform on disability rights. Listen as she talks about her experiences running for a major office in the Big Apple. We also talk to Ventura City Council Member Liz Campos about working at a city hall that is ina…

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Dogs & People with Disabilities – Pushing Limits – December 22, 2023 29:58

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In a world where she could be anything, Sarah Rodriguez became a certified professional dog trainer. Many would have imposed limitations on her in their minds because Sarah Lives with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a rare neuromuscular disease that affects individuals’ control of their voluntary muscles. She is living proof tha…

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Special Fund Drive Programming – Pushing Limits – December 15, 2023 29:59

8M ago29:59

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Last day of the fund drive. Great programming today. The post Special Fund Drive Programming – Pushing Limits – December 15, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

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Special Fund Drive Programming – December 8, 2023 29:58

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A half-hour radio show providing critical coverage of disability issues and bringing the insight of the grassroots disability movement to the general public. The show alternates weekly and airs on even weeks Friday 2:30pm. The post Special Fund Drive Programming – December 8, 2023 appeared first on KPFA.…

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PODCAST: Hexapodia LV: The Forthcoming Successful Development of the Asia Circle, & Dehyperglobalization 59:08

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Key Insights: * Finally, at long last, over the next two generations the tide is likely to be flowing strongly toward near-universal global development... * The fear was that dehyperglobalization would rob poorer countries of their ability to develop the export comparative advantages to support the manufacturing engineering clusters they need for l…

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Disability Allies – Pushing Limits – December 1, 2023 29:58

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What do a dance teacher, a pastor, a community advocate, and a home care worker have in common? If you said they all could be allies to those with disabilities, you’re right! On this episode of Pushing Limits we will be talking to individuals with those labels – all of whom work to support and empower those with disabilities. Join us for a journey …

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Musicians with Disabilities – Pushing Limits – November 24, 2023 29:58

9M ago29:58

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We present a selection of tunes from artists with disabilities: a rock band whose members are Deaf, a jazz number about dealing with clueless social service providers, disability pride hip hop, and a xylophone short from Denny Daughters – who also edited and voiced this program. Plus a band comprised of neurodiverse students from Cal State East Bay…

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Lawsuits – Pushing Limits – November 17, 2023 29:58

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Have you ever ended up on one side or the other of a lawsuit related to disability? If so, KPFA listeners want to hear from you! Call Friday during the live show: 510-848-4425 or 800-958-9008. The business community likes to complain about disabled people who make a living suing them for the lack of accessibility. Have you ever been one of these pe…

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