Arts & Media Mini Series - Recast of Disabled Podcasters Unite with Cheryl Green & Thomas Reid

<p>When Qudsiya spoke with Cheryl Green and Thomas Reid back in Season 4, they were on the precipice of launching a new project with the support of our beloved disabled ancestor, Alice Wong to bring more disabled creatives into the world of podcasting. Since then, Thomas and Cheryl launched <a href="https://podaccess.net/#primary" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pod Access</a>, a hub for disabled podcasters, including a <a href="https://podaccess.net/pod-library/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">library</a> of disabled led podcasts, a <a href="https://podaccess.net/skill-share/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">skill share</a> platform, a <a href="https://podaccess.net/pod-access-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">podcast</a> featuring insights about how to launch and grow a podcast specifically designed for disabled podcasters, and many other resources and opportunities for collaboration. </p><p> </p><p>In this episode, you’ll get a firsthand window into Cheryl and Thomas’s podcasting origin stories, their creative process, and why they believe disability isn’t a specialty topic—it’s an essential lens for telling stories about everything from culture, to climate, to the economy.</p><p> </p><p>Nearly six years ago, Alice Wong introduced Qudsiya to Cheryl Green, who then introduced her to Thomas Reid. Alice began a chain of connections without which Down to the Struts</p><p>Would never have been born. This is a testament to the power of disability community, and the magic that spreads when we help each other share our stories</p><p> </p><p>--</p><p>Let us know what you think with a comment or review!</p><p>Visit our website⁠ ⁠for<a href="https://www.downtothestruts.com/transcripts">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Subscribe to Qudsiya&#39;s Substack, <a href="https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Getting Down To It⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Support the team behind the podcast <a href="https://gettingdowntoit.substack.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://ko-fi.com/downtothestruts">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with a donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p>