Palsys With Palsies
by Rebecca Mitts, Justin Hancock
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voting as universal design, a disability guy devoting in November.
voting as universal design, a disability guy devoting in November.
About this podcast
Justin Hancock and Bekah Maren Anderson, two disabled faith leaders and activists, explore disability, queerness, and advocacy through humor, compassion, and deep thought. With wide ranging conversations on everything from advocacy in a changing world, to the therapeutic qualities of broadway musicals, Bekah and Justin showcase the complexity, beauty, and creativity of intersectional, disability life. Justin experiences day-to-day life with Cerebral Palsy, and Bekah brings her perspective as a blind queer woman.
Episodes
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- voting as universal design, a disability guy devoting in November. · 51 min · Episode 148In this weeks episode, Bekah and Justin discuss some of the main issues that are relevant to the disabled community as we go to the polls on November 3. In addition to the issues…
- and a child shall lead them · 60 min · Episode 147In this week‘s episode, Justin and Bekah are joined by Dr Lisa Hancock for a compelling conversation around growing and Grace. A program developed by Dr. Hancock and her…
- Rearranging the furniture and other disability nightmares · 49 min · Episode 146In this week's conversation Justin and Bekah discuss the underexamined and often overlooked challenges disabled people face when the layout of a space runs contrary to their…
- Help Me: The challenge of being disabled and when to ask for help · 58 min · Episode 145In this week's episode, Justin and Bekah discuss the complex and confusing reality of being disabled, and knowing when and how to ask for assistance. It's an eye-opening…
- poetry as protest, and memory. · 1 h 13 min · Episode 144In this week episode, Justin and Bekah talked to poet activist and professor Taylor Carmen Savath about her new book of poetry. None of us are frights. This was an absolutely…
- New achievement!! It’s a book geek out episode · 52 min · Episode 143Reward!!! in this weeks episode Rebekah and Justin discuss one of their new favorite things that dungeon crawler Carl series. How it is so funny, and so irreverent, but still…
- government and disability update · 50 min · Episode 142This week Bekah and Justin discuss three very important and potentially troubling developments for the disability community. Put forward by the US government. Number one a new…
- Belonging Without Certainty: Pride, Identity, and Imposter Syndrome · 56 min · Episode 141What does it mean to belong when you're still figuring out who you are? And what happens when other people don't see the identities that matter most to you? In this special…
- laughter, liberation, and community. A discussion of ITD 2026 · 1 h 2 min · Episode 140In this week‘s episode, Justin and Rebekah reflect on the Institute for theology and disability and what a week of education and empowerment it was for them and the disability…
- living chronic faith, and the power of presence. · 1 h 7 min · Episode 139In this week’s episode, Rebekah and Justin chat with Allison Hampton founder and driving force behind living chronic faith. A community dedicated to presence fellowship and…
- The Julian Way Road to 2028 · 60 min · Episode 138In this week‘s episode, Justin and Rebekah talk to their friend and colleague, and Julian Way member Dillon Hargrave about his journey to become a member of the 2028 Paralympic…
- Listen to the heart · 50 min · Episode 137In this week's episode Justin and Bekah discuss the concept of "heart songs" songs that deeply connect with one's spirit and emotions regardless of theological alignment. The…
- Grief and Disability—A How-To Guide · 1 h 11 min · Episode 136In this week’s episode, Rebekah and Justin discuss the complex and often fraught relationship between disability and grief. They discuss why it’s important to express disability…
- disability activism is piece-peace activism · 45 min · Episode 135In this week episode Rebekah and Justin discussed the connection between war and global conflict and disability. With weapons that can cause mass disabling events the search for…
- Lets get ordinating · 1 h 7 min · Episode 134In this week's episode, Bekah and Justin celebrate Bekah's upcoming ordination with an in-depth and entertaining conversation about disability, the ordination process, and church…
- Dangerous Songs · 1 h 17 min · Episode 133In this week's episode, Bekah and Justin are joined by musician, author, and theologian Richard Bruxvoort Colligan for a discussion of their upcoming book Dangerous Songs: The…
- Bring your parents to work day · 1 h 7 min · Episode 132In this week’s episode, Rebekah and Justin are joined by Rebekah‘s dad and Justin‘s mom. They talk about the unique interesting and often unpredictable experiences of parenting…
- Christianity and Horror Cinema: A conversation with Bryan Stone · 59 min · Episode 131The episode featured an in-depth discussion between Justin, Bekah, and Bryan Stone, the Leighton K. Farrell Endowed Dean and Professor of Theology at Perkins School of Theology…
- AI. control with a pleasant user experience? · 1 h 5 min · Episode 130in this week‘s episode host Justin& Rebekah, and special guest producer Dillon, discuss the complex reality that is AI and disability; How is it good? How is it troubling? And…
- being community in our current world. · 46 min · Episode 129In this week’s episode Justin and Rebekah discuss what they’ve seen in terms of people of faith being community as a way of responding to the political stress and turmoil in our…
