Best Disabilites Podcasts (2026)

Belle interviews Sam Petersen disabled activist, artist, performer and author for International Day of People with Disabilities 2025. Sam highlights 3 key urgent issues facing the disabled community: lack of solidarity on COVID, attacks on the NDIS and poverty.By Kim Stewart

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Part 1 Sam Petersen IDPWD '25 5:31

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Belle interviews Sam Petersen disabled activist, artist, performer and author for International Day of People with Disabilities 2025. Sam highlights 3 key urgent issues facing the disabled community: lack of solidarity on COVID, attacks on the NDIS and poverty.By Kim Stewart

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Part 2 Sam Petersen IDPWD '25 5:28

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Belle interviews Sam Petersen disabled activist, artist, performer and author for International Day of People with Disabilities 2025. Sam highlights 3 key urgent issues facing the disabled community: lack of solidarity on COVID, attacks on the NDIS and poverty.By Kim Stewart

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Part 4 Emma Tomlinson 15:29

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Interview highlights:-Headlining Wundersounds, as part of Undercover Artist Festival 2025-creating music as a neurodivergent artist & surpassing career barriers-Emma’s role as Ambassador, dispelling misconceptions about autism[Image ID: Emma is standing in front of many artistic depications of the letter 'Z'. She is smiling, wearing all black, some…

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Part 2 Emma Tomlinson 7:35

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Interview highlights:-Headlining Wundersounds, as part of Undercover Artist Festival 2025-creating music as a neurodivergent artist & surpassing career barriers-Emma’s role as Ambassador, dispelling misconceptions about autism[Image ID: Emma is standing in front of many artistic depications of the letter 'Z'. She is smiling, wearing all black, some…

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Part 3 Emma Tomlinson 8:10

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Interview highlights:-Headlining Wundersounds, as part of Undercover Artist Festival 2025-creating music as a neurodivergent artist & surpassing career barriers-Emma’s role as Ambassador, dispelling misconceptions about autism[Image ID: Emma is standing in front of many artistic depications of the letter 'Z'. She is smiling, wearing all black, some…

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Part 1 Emma Tomlinson 8:42

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Interview highlights:-Headlining Wundersounds, as part of Undercover Artist Festival 2025-creating music as a neurodivergent artist & surpassing career barriers-Emma’s role as Ambassador, dispelling misconceptions about autism[Image ID: Emma is standing in front of many artistic depications of the letter 'Z'. She is smiling, wearing all black, some…

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Part 3 Kalpana & Evie 7:16

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Last week, we heard from Evie Gardener (PhD candidate) and Kalpana Prasad (dancer & dance teacher) about Fat Joy festival; exploring aspects of body positivity and highlighting weight stigma. As Evie’s research explores in particular weight stigma in public health, we discussed the prevalence of poor outcomes due to misconceptions about fatness as …

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Part 6 Kalpana & Evie 7:18

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Last week, we heard from Evie Gardener (PhD candidate) and Kalpana Prasad (dancer & dance teacher) about Fat Joy festival; exploring aspects of body positivity and highlighting weight stigma. As Evie’s research explores in particular weight stigma in public health, we discussed the prevalence of poor outcomes due to misconceptions about fatness as …

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Part 2 Kalpana & Evie 5:32

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Last week, we heard from Evie Gardener (PhD candidate) and Kalpana Prasad (dancer & dance teacher) about Fat Joy festival; exploring aspects of body positivity and highlighting weight stigma. As Evie’s research explores in particular weight stigma in public health, we discussed the prevalence of poor outcomes due to misconceptions about fatness as …

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Part 4 Kalpana & Evie 8:07

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Last week, we heard from Evie Gardener (PhD candidate) and Kalpana Prasad (dancer & dance teacher) about Fat Joy festival; exploring aspects of body positivity and highlighting weight stigma. As Evie’s research explores in particular weight stigma in public health, we discussed the prevalence of poor outcomes due to misconceptions about fatness as …

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Part 1 Kalpana & Evie 6:00

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Last week, we heard from Evie Gardener (PhD candidate) and Kalpana Prasad (dancer & dance teacher) about Fat Joy festival; exploring aspects of body positivity and highlighting weight stigma. As Evie’s research explores in particular weight stigma in public health, we discussed the prevalence of poor outcomes due to misconceptions about fatness as …

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Part 5 Kalpana & Evie 4:00

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Last week, we heard from Evie Gardener (PhD candidate) and Kalpana Prasad (dancer & dance teacher) about Fat Joy festival; exploring aspects of body positivity and highlighting weight stigma. As Evie’s research explores in particular weight stigma in public health, we discussed the prevalence of poor outcomes due to misconceptions about fatness as …

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Part 3 Danika 9:02

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Danika, long term Zed volunteer, talks to Belle about her journey with Crohn's disease, getting diagnosed at a young age, the stressors of complex treatments and medications, as well as a life changing surgery on her 25th birthday. We also talk about the government's decision to cease mask mandates and restrictions, and its often forgotten impacts …

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Part 1 Danika 5:52

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Danika, long term Zed volunteer, talks to Belle about her journey with Crohn's disease, getting diagnosed at a young age, the stressors of complex treatments and medications, as well as a life changing surgery on her 25th birthday. We also talk about the government's decision to cease mask mandates and restrictions, and its often forgotten impacts …

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Part 2 Danika 10:14

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Danika, long term Zed volunteer, talks to Belle about her journey with Crohn's disease, getting diagnosed at a young age, the stressors of complex treatments and medications, as well as a life changing surgery on her 25th birthday. We also talk about the government's decision to cease mask mandates and restrictions, and its often forgotten impacts …

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Part 5 Danika 13:06

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Danika, long term Zed volunteer, talks to Belle about her journey with Crohn's disease, getting diagnosed at a young age, the stressors of complex treatments and medications, as well as a life changing surgery on her 25th birthday. We also talk about the government's decision to cease mask mandates and restrictions, and its often forgotten impacts …

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Part 4 Danika 8:04

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Danika, long term Zed volunteer, talks to Belle about her journey with Crohn's disease, getting diagnosed at a young age, the stressors of complex treatments and medications, as well as a life changing surgery on her 25th birthday. We also talk about the government's decision to cease mask mandates and restrictions, and its often forgotten impacts …

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Part 2 Makareta 5:53

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Part 2 Makareta by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 3 Makareta 9:34

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Part 3 Makareta by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 4 Makareta 6:40

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Part 4 Makareta by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 1 Makareta 7:06

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Part 1 Makareta by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 1 Freya Pinney NDIS updates & neurodivergent family affirming supports 11:36

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Late last year Belle caught up with Freya to highlight the then announcement that NDIS funded art therapy was under review. It's validity now been quietly reestablished, but not without a lot of distress and confusion for participants. We also explore what a neurodivergent affirming family therapist does, as Freya offers family group supports (find…

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Part 2 Freya Pinney 12:26

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Late last year Belle caught up with Freya to highlight the then announcement that NDIS funded art therapy was under review. It's validity now been quietly reestablished, but not without a lot of distress and confusion for participants. We also explore what a neurodivergent affirming family therapist does, as Freya offers family group supports (find…

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Part 4 Freya Pinney 11:04

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Late last year Belle caught up with Freya to highlight the then announcement that NDIS funded art therapy was under review. It's validity now been quietly reestablished, but not without a lot of distress and confusion for participants. We also explore what a neurodivergent affirming family therapist does, as Freya offers family group supports (find…

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Part 3 Freya Pinney 7:31

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Late last year Belle caught up with Freya to highlight the then announcement that NDIS funded art therapy was under review. It's validity now been quietly reestablished, but not without a lot of distress and confusion for participants. We also explore what a neurodivergent affirming family therapist does, as Freya offers family group supports (find…

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Part 2 Tabitha Lean 7:08

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Part 2 Tabitha Lean by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 4 Tabitha Lean 7:03

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Part 4 Tabitha Lean by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 3 Tabitha Lean 5:56

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Part 3 Tabitha Lean by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 1 Tabitha Lean 5:51

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Part 1 Tabitha Lean by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 2 Sam Petersen [harm in group homes, COVID measures] 5:06

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Sam is a power wheelchair user and uses AAC to communicate. We discuss NDIS reforms, including concerns around registration of support workers, also issues around housing - young people with disability being relegated to aged care facilities and the harmful reality of group homes, perspectives coming from Sam's own lived experiences.We hear an exce…

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Part 1 Sam Petersen [concerns with registration of support] 5:34

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Sam is a power wheelchair user and uses AAC to communicate. We discuss NDIS reforms, including concerns around registration of support workers, also issues around housing - young people with disability being relegated to aged care facilities and the harmful reality of group homes, perspectives coming from Sam's own lived experiences.We hear an exce…

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Part 3 Sam Petersen [book excerpt, disability protest] 3:29

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Sam is a power wheelchair user and uses AAC to communicate. We discuss NDIS reforms, including concerns around registration of support workers, also issues around housing - young people with disability being relegated to aged care facilities and the harmful reality of group homes, perspectives coming from Sam's own lived experiences.We hear an exce…

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Part 4 Jordan (Sick & Tired Aus) 7:22

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Jordan is making COVID data accessible on social media, and highlights the debilitating experience & ongoing social isolation of people with Long COVID, and also offers advice on how better to educate ourselves and others, and particularly the importance of taking precautions consistently.By Kim Stewart

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Part 6 Jordan (Sick & Tired Aus) 8:34

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Jordan is making COVID data accessible on social media, and highlights the debilitating experience & ongoing social isolation of people with Long COVID, and also offers advice on how better to educate ourselves and others, and particularly the importance of taking precautions consistently.By Kim Stewart

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Part 1 Jordan (Sick & Tired Aus) 5:10

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Jordan is making COVID data accessible on social media, and highlights the debilitating experience & ongoing social isolation of people with Long COVID, and also offers advice on how better to educate ourselves and others, and particularly the importance of taking precautions consistently.By Kim Stewart

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Part 5 Jordan (Sick & Tired Aus) 4:45

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Jordan is making COVID data accessible on social media, and highlights the debilitating experience & ongoing social isolation of people with Long COVID, and also offers advice on how better to educate ourselves and others, and particularly the importance of taking precautions consistently.By Kim Stewart

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Part 2 Jordon (Sick & Tired Aus) 4:41

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Jordan is making COVID data accessible on social media, and highlights the debilitating experience & ongoing social isolation of people with Long COVID, and also offers advice on how better to educate ourselves and others, and particularly the importance of taking precautions consistently.By Kim Stewart

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Part 3 Jordan (Sick & Tired Aus) 7:48

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Jordan is making COVID data accessible on social media, and highlights the debilitating experience & ongoing social isolation of people with Long COVID, and also offers advice on how better to educate ourselves and others, and particularly the importance of taking precautions consistently.By Kim Stewart

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Part 3 Emma Myers 5:42

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Part 3 Emma Myers by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 1 Emma Myers Federal budget March '25 4:45

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Part 1 Emma Myers Federal budget March '25 by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 2 Emma Myers 5:21

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Part 2 Emma Myers by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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Part 4 Emma Myers 4:14

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Part 4 Emma Myers by Kim StewartBy Kim Stewart

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part 1 Annabelle Oxley 6:48

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Annabelle Oxley is a Disability Trainer at QLD Council of LGBTI Health and Disability Advocate.We discussed the need for intersectional feminism, and the importance of feminists solidarity with transgender and disabled women, who face violence and exclusion.By Kim Stewart

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part 2 Annabelle Oxley 8:33

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Annabelle Oxley is a Disability Trainer at QLD Council of LGBTI Health and Disability Advocate.We discussed the need for intersectional feminism, and the importance of feminists solidarity with transgender and disabled women, who face violence and exclusion.By Kim Stewart

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Part 1 Dr Kim Stewart IWD '25 4:44

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Dr Kim Stewart is the founding produce of Only Human, the first Station Advocate for People with Disability, social worker, researcher and a lecturer at University of Southern Queensland. We explored her project "Women on the Edge" and the push to improve participation and leadership of disabled women in community radio.…

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Part 3 Dr Kim Stewart IWD '25 3:33

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Dr Kim Stewart is the founding produce of Only Human, the first Station Advocate for People with Disability, social worker, researcher and a lecturer at University of Southern Queensland. We explored her project "Women on the Edge" and the push to improve participation and leadership of disabled women in community radio.…

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Part 2 Dr Kim Stewart IWD '25 6:20

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Dr Kim Stewart is the founding produce of Only Human, the first Station Advocate for People with Disability, social worker, researcher and a lecturer at University of Southern Queensland. We explored her project "Women on the Edge" and the push to improve participation and leadership of disabled women in community radio.…

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MC Chosen interviews Sage Moon, Urbn Decay and King K 5:47

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MC Chosen interviews local hip hop artists Sage Moon, Urbn Decay and King K. Listen back all the freestyles on the full program from 02.02.25 On Demand here: https://4zzz.org.au/program/only-human/2025-02-02%2012:00:00MC Chosen hosts Only Human on the 1st Sunday of each month.By Kim Stewart