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Bubble People is a podcast about disability and the media/Hollywood. 😷 ♿ 🎥. Hosted by Justine Barron.
Each episode features disabled guests talking about their lived experiences and the portrayal of disability in a film, TV show, or other media. With rants on ableism.
Funded and founded by the late Alice Wong, author and activist.
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Disability Representation and Access, from Hollywood to Disneyland, with Julia Irzyk
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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"The Golden Girls" was groundbreaking on chronic illness? With Miles Griffis of "The Sick Times"
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Is "Unbreakable" an ableist nightmare? With Kalyn Heffernan of Wheelchair Sports Camp
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Subtle autism in "Heated Rivalry" with journalists Eric Michael Garcia and Sara Luterman
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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"A Christmas Carol" and inspiration porn with journalist Rachel Charlton-Dailey
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Maysoon Zayid walked away from a Hollywood deal that turned her life into caricature
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Imani Barbarin on disability, eugenics, and 'Wicked"
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Blindness and Disability in a Kung Fu Classic, with "Burn it Down"'s Kim Brown
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Long Covid and vampire movies - "Blade" with Leslie Lee III (RIP)
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Author Kristen Lopez and the persistent legacy of "Freaks" (1932)
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Welcome to Bubble People
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Jan 10, 2026 |