Podcasts are stories or conversations that you can listen to on your computer or mobile phone.
Here are some of our favourite disability-related podcasts!
ListenABLE by Dylan Alcott and Angus O’Loughlin
ListenABLE is an Australian podcast hosted by two friends. Dylan is disabled and Angus is not. Every two weeks, they release a new interview with a disabled person about their experience.
Ouch! By BBC (Simon Minty and Kate Monaghan)
This podcast is made in the United Kingdom. The hosts interview guests with disability and they are also disabled.
You can listen to Ouch! on the BBC website.
Invisible Not Broken by Monica Michelle, Eva Minkoff and Kyros Star
This podcast is about “invisible” disabilities. They are disabilities that you can’t see straight away, like chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia.
Diabetes Connections by Stacey Simms
This podcast focuses on Type 1 Diabetes. It is hosted by a woman whose daughter has diabetes.
Every episode, she interviews an author or advocate about their experiences of Type 1 Diabetes.
All in the Mind (ABC) by Lynne Malcolm
Episodes of this Australian podcast are about half an hour long.
Each episode is about a different mental illness. The host talks to experts and people with lived experience.
VALID Podcast by Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Intellectual Disability (VALID)
This is an Australian podcast where people share their stories about disability.
You can listen to the VALID podcast on the organisation's website.
Fully Sick by Jenny O’Keefe
Jenny is an Australian writer who has fibromyalgia. Jenny interviews a different guest for every episode of the podcast.
Anxiety Shut-In Hour by Anna Spargo-Ryan and Erin Van Krimpen
Anna and Erin are Australian. They talk about their experiences with depression and anxiety. They offer advice for other people who have depression or anxiety.
You can listen to the Anxiety Shut-In Hour on Stitcher.
The Accessible Stall by Emily Ladau and Kyle Khachadurian
The two hosts are friends. They don’t always agree with each other. They talk about issues that impact disabled people.
You can listen to The Accessible Stall on Spotify or on the podcast's official website.
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