Life through a prism
By rob tierney
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Hello my name is Rob thanks for taking the time to find me and to listen to the podcast. I am from Australia 55 years old gay and disabled I live in a place called Launceston in a state called Tasmania. In this podcast we take a cup of disability news, a cup of lgbtqia+ a dash of pop culture, technology and shake it all together and see how it comes out of the oven. I hope your time we spend together is a sharing and learning experience for us both. Lets have a conversation. If you want to reach out at lifethroughaprismpodcast2026@gmail.com the podcast is also on Apple ,YouTube.
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Episode 142-Pop Culture- Jon Favreau not sure why the Mandalorian and Grogu needed to be a movie
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Episode 141 - Disability - Kayla - Final Episode in series with Merran Thurley and her 50+ years with guide dogs
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May 31, 2026 |
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Episode 140-LGBTQIA+ IDAHOBIT bullying
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May 31, 2026 |
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Episode 139 -Pop Culture- my attempt to review the Mandalorain (meh) and Grogu movie
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May 26, 2026 |
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Episode 138- Disability- Australian Teenager with disability sues Australian Government .
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May 24, 2026 |
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Episode 137- Pop Culture- Dwayne "the rock" Johnson "skirts "around masculinity a second time
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May 19, 2026 |
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Episode 136- What the.....-No BUTTS about it
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May 17, 2026 |
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Episode 135- PoP Culture- Masculinity would you please step aside
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May 12, 2026 |
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Episode 134- Disability- Merran Thurley's 50+ year journey with Guide dogs- Jacob
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May 10, 2026 |
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Episode 133- Pop Culture- He man and the toxic universe
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May 08, 2026 |
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Episode 132- Disability - You can't pick your son up from here
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May 05, 2026 |
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Episode 131-Pop Culture- Devil wears Prada 2- Is racism still in fashion?
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Episode 130- Disability- You have to leave your a fire risk
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Episode 129- Pop Culture- Will it be James Bond or Jamie Bond?
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode 128- Pop culture- You don't like my AI what's wrong with you?
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Episode 127 - Pop Culture- Bowser represents toxic masculinity...what the??????
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 126- Disability- Merran Thurley's 50+ years using guide dogs
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Apr 11, 2026 |
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Episode 125- Pop Culture- James Dean the man who would not have a hand tied behind his back
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Episode 124 - PoP Culture-James Bond, shaken, stirred and maybe watered down
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Episode 123 - Disability- A dog's life on Moolooloo station
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 122- Pop Culture -Please hire the best person for the role
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Episode 121- LGBTQIA+- Queer Aussies finding community with Ice Hockey
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 120-Disability- Supermarket Security v Disability Access
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 119-LGBTQIA+ should Pride Round and Pride Game be trademarked?
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Episode 118- Disability- Sir you will have to leave the premisses
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Episode 117-Pop Culture- Is there a conspiracy in Hollywood to axe lgbtqia+ content on tv and streaming?
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Episode 116-Disability- Confusion in regards to the Disability Discrimination Act
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Episode 115- Gay and Pop culture one mans journey through the music of Queen
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Episode 114- Pop Culture-Who can podcast you, and you and even you!!!!
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Episode 113-Trans Youth-New Report shows transgender youth on hormone treatment have a reduced level of suicidal tendencies.
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Episode 112- Nature and Disability
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Episode 111 -Disability- Disability advocate has their social media account shutdown
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Episode 110- Disability -Merran Thurley and Monty
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Episode 109- Disability-Certified assistance animals being denied access to venues
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Episode 108- Trans persons in regional and rural Australia struggling to get healthcare
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Episode 107- Non Binary tick box and car insurance
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Episode 106- Disability- one mans reflection of Disability technology through value
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Episode 105- What the....Local Hospital still does not have adequate air conditioning
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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2025 - Thank you for listening
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Episode 104 -Queer and Disabled-Love or a disability pension
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Episode 103- What The.... AI and a chip packet
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Episode 102-Transgender and gender diverse students supported by schools after "Women Speak" claims after
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Episode 101-Disability-Dodgy Footpath's
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Episode 100 - Merran Thurley and Tony with a Y
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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100 Episodes a thank you from me to you
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Episode 99-Disability- Inaccessible entrance to Federal Health Ministers office
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Episode 98- Tasmania launches trans and gender diverse campaign to reduce stigma
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Episode 97- Finding my freedom through queer music
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Episode 96- Tasmania one step closer to strengthening hate crime legislation
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Episode 95- Gaming and Disability building connections
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Episode 94- Disability- Should I have to prove my disability is not a scam
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Episode 93-Bisexuality-Former AFL star Mitch Brown talks about his coming out as Bisexual
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode 92-Intersex -Australian peak medical body calls to end intersex medical intervention.
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Episode 91-Australian Trans and Gender diverse persons one step closer to gender affirming surgeries through Medicare
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Episode 90 - Gaming- Are the credit card companies denying or deflecting amidst censorship battle continued
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Episode 89- Disability- Medical model versus the Social Model
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Episode 88 Gaming and Pop culture- Would your credit card provider stop you from buying a video game maybe
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Episode 87-Disabliity-Australians over 45 being left behind in much needed supports
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Episode 86- Merran Thurley's 50+ years continuing journey with guide dogs.
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode 85- An article entitled Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service reports rising number of LGBTQIA+ clients who 'fear for their life' if returned home-abc.net.au
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Episode 84 - Queer and Pop culture-Is Superman really a gay icon?
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Episode 83-LGBTQIA+ Follow up article regarding Josh Cavallo
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Episode 82-LGBTQIA+-UN renews global LGBTQ+ rights mandate:
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Episode 81- Merran Thurley's 50+ years with guide dogs Part 2 Buffy
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Episode 80- Minus 18 report on the state of Australian LGBTQIA+ youth
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Episode 79- LGBTQIA+-Australian Red Cross Lifeblood loosens rules around LGBTQIA+ donating blood and plasma
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Episode 78 Disability and Pop Culture-Former WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Superstar Hornswoggle Unleashes on Peter Dinklage for Costing Little People Roles in Disney’s Snow White.
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode 77 - 50 Years of Canine Companionship-Through the Eyes of my Guide Dogs
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Episode 76 Media Portrayl of People with Disability from a professor of Psychology's viewpoint
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Episode 75 Disability Representation on TV and film.
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Episode 74 Is technology leaving the disability community behind?
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May 27, 2025 |
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Episode 73-Glimmer of hope for people with disability after Australian Election
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May 20, 2025 |
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Episode 72 Trans and Gender Diverse Euphoria Scale
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 71- Australian ground breaking series returns via streaming
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May 05, 2025 |
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Episode 70 A-League player Josh Cavallo reveals death threats he receives since coming out as gay
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 69- Top 5 categories of Disability in Australia
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Episode 68 Hollywood says no to little people playing dwarves or oom-pah Loompas
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 67 Pop Culture/Disability the Peter Dinklage effect
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode 66- Trans and Gender Diverse 20 year study
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode 65 Natural Disasters and Disability continued
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode 64 Natural Disasters and Disability
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 63- Ageism and Disability
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Disability- When do you disclose your disability when going on a date?
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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To fix air conditioning wards would need to close
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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episode 60 -Everyone in hospital needs proper air con
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Pop Culture- The great Tim Tam debate
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Disability-Backlash of Autism acknowledgement
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Disability-Australia's New Autism Strategy
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 56 Disability-Finding your calling in life
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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LGBTQIA+ -ABS releases first ever estimates of LGBTQIA+ Australians
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Our Robot dog overlords are among us
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Pop culture-wicked the novel is not like the musical
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Disability- Comments made by Wicked star Marissa Bode
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Wicked-"Playing by the rules of someone elses game" oped piece
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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50th Episode- A Thank you and International Day of Persons with Disabilities
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Riddle me this, whats the difference between a $75 dollar chopping board and a $10 dollar chopping board?
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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8 Dimensions of Disability
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Humour and Disability
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Tasmanian Government delays adoption of new accessible housing standards.
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Banks and Robot Vacuum Cleaners
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Kerb-Cut and Inaccessible Buildings
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Carers at breaking point
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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AI Scraping-What is it? Does it effect you
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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National Disability framework 2024-2025
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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People Identifying as having a disability is on the rise in Australia
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Pansexual and Non Binary Flags a brief history
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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A brief history of the Asexual flag
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Brief History of the intersex flag
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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A brief history of the Non Binary/Genderqueer Pride Flag
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Transgender Flag- A brief history
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Bisexual Pride Flag- A brief History
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Brief History of the Disability Pride Flag
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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A brief look at some of the Pride Flags -Pride or Rainbow Flag
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Disability and Artificial Intelligence
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Being nice or showing compassion
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May 25, 2024 |
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Quote through a prism 2
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Ableism Bingo Conclusion
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Conversion therapy part 7
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Community attitudes Part 2- People with a disability is a personal tragedy and deserves our pity
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Conversion Therapy Part 6- Will I ever be a whole person
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Community Attitudes - Part 1- A person's disability defines who they are as an individual ?
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Community and belonging part 3 with Sharon Corvinus-Jones
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Conversion therapy part 5- When it all falls apart
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May 23, 2023 |
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LGBTQIA+ Community and Belonging Part 2
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May 03, 2023 |
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LGBTQIA+ Community and belonging Part 1
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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My journey with conversion therapy part 4 -the feeling of finding this great thing, community, comradery feels great
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Merran's Technology final part- Friendships through technology
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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My Conversion therapy journey-What my vulnerabilities were
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Merran's Journey with Technology in retirement Part 3
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Be kind to yourself on valentines day
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Merran's journey with technology part 2
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Conversion Therapy Episode 2
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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My friend Merran's journey with technology Part 1
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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My conversion therapy journey part 1
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Shopping in a wheelchair
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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The year of disability with my dear friend Merran- What could have been?
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Bonus episode -Fireworks, crickets or something else
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Life through a prism trailer
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Dec 12, 2022 |