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EPISODE · Nov 24, 2025 · 54 MIN

Interview with Author and Critic Kristen Lopez- Buy Popcorn Disabilities! Out this week!

from The Disc Connected · host Ryan Verrill

Late this summer, I sat down to have this conversation with Kristen Lopez about her new book Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies. This book is a MUST for anyone looking to broaden their horizons on film representation and disability advocacy. Kristen is brilliant and I hope you love it!-Buy the book: https://amzn.to/4pwoDDHFrom the Publisher: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/popcorn-disabilities-9781493086344/Kristen's website: https://thefilmmaven.com/Kristen's Podcast, Ticklish Business: https://podfollow.com/1129352801Follow Kristen on Twitter: https://x.com/kristenklopez-Buy The Physical Media Advocate (zine) on Amazon: https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1utJN-Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/DiscConnected-Disc-Connected: https://linktr.ee/discconnected-Someone's Favorite Productions: https://linktr.ee/someonesfavoriteproductions-Shelf Shock Rewind: https://linktr.ee/shelfshockrewind-Email: [email protected]: https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-disc-connected-Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-disc-connected-If you happen to be shopping on Amazon for something and would like to share some of Lord Bezos' profits with my channel at no additional cost to you, please consider shopping through my link: https://amzn.to/39mcX1t-Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=TDEVSPJZ9EFCWorpaypal.me/RVinls (friends and family only)or Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/20CR2ZN456P1B?ref_=wl_share-Music is by Michael J. LeRose- [email protected] above may be affiliate/promotional links that provide me a tiny commission to support the site and do not charge the consumer anything extra.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-disc-connected--6024210/support.

Late this summer, I sat down to have this conversation with Kristen Lopez about her new book Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies. This book is a MUST for anyone looking to broaden their horizons on film representation and disability advocacy. Kristen is brilliant and I hope you love it!-Buy the book: https://amzn.to/4pwoDDHFrom the Publisher: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/popcorn-disabilities-9781493086344/Kristen's website: https://thefilmmaven.com/Kristen's Podcast, Ticklish Business: https://podfollow.com/1129352801Follow Kristen on Twitter: https://x.com/kristenklopez-Buy The Physical Media Advocate (zine) on Amazon: https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1utJN-Become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/DiscConnected-Disc-Connected: https://linktr.ee/discconnected-Someone's Favorite Productions: https://linktr.ee/someonesfavoriteproductions-Shelf Shock Rewind: https://linktr.ee/shelfshockrewind-Email: [email protected]: https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-disc-connected-Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-disc-connected-If you happen to be shopping on Amazon for something and would like to share some of Lord Bezos' profits with my channel at no additional cost to you, please consider shopping through my link: https://amzn.to/39mcX1t-Tip Jar: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=TDEVSPJZ9EFCWorpaypal.me/RVinls (friends and family only)or Amazon wish list: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/20CR2ZN456P1B?ref_=wl_share-Music is by Michael J. LeRose- [email protected] above may be affiliate/promotional links that provide me a tiny commission to support the site and do not charge the consumer anything extra.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-disc-connected--6024210/support.

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