About this podcast
Mike Sugerman and Janice Wright, two life long broadcast reporters for CBS had their lives thrown into the cement mixer after 42 years of marriage. Mike had a post surgical spinal cord stroke that left him a paraplegic, and left Janice to care for him. But Mike kept on rolling. Now they use their journalistic skills to dig deep into the world of disability, with all of it's difficulties and sometimes, it's joy and meaning. They don't shy away from laughing and sharing intimate details of their new life. And with their press passes they open doors into celebrities and regular people's lives. Call it a backstage pass to the world of disabilities.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 39 episodes
- Sex and the Paraplegic · 31 minSex when nothing works down there. It can be done. first hand experiences. And academics.
- Blind adventurer climbs Mt Everest, runs Grand Canyon rapids. I'm Still Rolling · 57 minSeason 5 episode 2. Erik Weihenmayer can't see but still climbs impossible mountains and runs some of the world's tougherst rapids.
- Season 5 Episode 1 Harry Potter Stuntman is Now Paraplegic · 45 minDavid Holmes did the stunts for Daniel Radcliff in the Harry Potter movies. The worlds greatest job, he said. Until it wasn't. Until he crashed into a wall making it look like he…
- From the Beginning · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 1Losing Two of My Best Friends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Invisible Disabilities · 32 minI'm in a wheelchair. That's obvious. But millions. have disabilities that aren't so evident. We talk with Al Davis, who has Crohn's Disease. It can cause stomach pain and…
- Going Blind. Seeing what he can now. · 45 minAndrew Leyland has Retinitis pigmentosa. He knows he's going blind. So he's getting ready for it.
- Hard to be disabled. Hard, too, to be the caretaker · 30 minJanice and Mike in discussion with another caretaker on the highs and lows of being the other partner in a mixed disabled relationship.
- No Arms? No Problem. A Great Musician and True Inspiration · 35 minAlvin Law was a thalidomide baby in the 1960s. But he didn't let his disability stop him from persuing his passion.
- Golf's True Handicap · 31 minIt's a golf cart that allows paraplegics and other disabled people stand and swing. It seems to be chaning people's lives.
- The story behind the amazing technology that has me up and walking. · 15 minWalking with Exsoskeleton. Amazing technology. S3E1
- Our Bad Awful Day Getting Around New York Season 3 Episode 2 · 32 minCould it get any worse trying to navigate the streets and subways of Manhattan? Not this day.
- Doctors Don't Always Know How to Deal with the Disabled · 22 minDisabled people going to the doctor don't always get very good care. Docs don't know enough about their disability many times.
- Voicing Discontent: The Disorder That Changed Their Lives · 28 minThe disorder that is ruining voices. For some it's a career killer.
- Shes's A Funny Lady Who's A Quadriplegic Mom Involved In Important Research · 27 minJesse Owen is a mom with a big following on the internet and now is involved in a big research study https://www.facebook.com/jessie.owen/
- Empower: The Spinal Cord Injury Summer Camp · 24 minSleepaway camp for where victims of spinal cord injuries learn about themselves and others.
- Three Kids with Autism: How Can She Help Her Children? · 25 minOur most entertaining guest (she told us to say that) moves across the US to find the right care for her family.
- Standing up for your Disabled Sibling. Fighting the Rest of the Family · 20 minThe true story of sisters, disability, and standing up to family..
- New York City Ballet Dancers Teach Disabled Kids Dance · 21 minIt brings tears to the eyes of anyone watching. The top ballet dancers in the world volunteer to let severely disabled kids in wheelchairs dance. As much as they can. Kids who…
- She's one of the few broadcast reporters in America in a wheelchair. And there is a lot standing in her way. · 31 minVery few if any other people in a wheelchair have done sports on TV in a wheelchair. Maria Serrao does. Listen to her story then check her out. S3E6…
