A BASE-ic Podcast

Mike Beers and Devin Lofthouse discuss AI and its impact on disability and how it can be used to make the lives of people with disabilities easier. As an added bonus Devin reviews the 2026 film Mercy starring Chris Pratt that deals with A.I. Some A.I. Quick Tips from Devin:Prioritize your privacy by *never sharing personal data* like passwords or addresses. Always *verify the facts* provided, as AI can sometimes generate incorrect information. Finally, remember that AI is a *supportive tool*, not a definitive source of truth.We encourage our readers to do their own research and discuss with your community. We will keep you updated with any worthwhile resources we find.

For our first review our resident cinephile Jason Billehus and our Doctor of Cinema Bobby Kirwan review the 2025 movie Popeye the Slayer Man(available on Peacock and Tubi) and discuss how it relates to disability. Stay tuned for more reviews and our AI discussion with Devin Lofthouse and Mike Beers next episodeWarning: movie contains depictions of violence and gore and bright flashing lights

Happy Holidays everyone from us to you! Stay tuned in 2026 for brand new episodes as we officially launch

In our first episode cohosts Tim Miller and Robby Larson search for another co-host from 4 potential candidates: Mike Beers, Jason, Devin Lofthouse and Robert Kirwan

Welcome to A BASE-ic Podcast

Former Co-host Freya Halland has moved on to other things, but Tim is back for one last episode of BASE Talks with special guests and BASE regulars Mike Beers, Jason Billehus, and Bobby Kirwan(and a few others) to wrap things up with one last fun holiday special. Don't worry we'll be back in 2025 with a new version of the BASE podcast starring Tim and a new-ish cast In the meantime email Tim: [email protected] with and comments or suggestions for a new BASE podcast title Also check out Jason as Santa in I Don't Wanna Die for Christmas: a short film produced at BASE Thanks for listening and see you soon

The end of Season 2 and out deep dive into media depictions in media is finally here! For the finale Tim and Freya are joined by BASE regular Devin Lofthouse to discuss the 1932 film Freaks. Thanks for listening and if you have any questions, any ideas for next season, or just want to tell us we're doing a good job contact Freya at [email protected]

Freya and Tim take a break from analyzing disability depiction in media for our second annual Camp Horror interview series leading up to the BASE shorts block has part of the Camp Horror film festival at the Roxy Theater in Missoula. In our last episode for BASE Talks at Camp Horror Tim and Freya break down what to expect at the 2024 Camp Horror Film Festival and where, when and how to find out the different events happening.

Freya and Tim take a break from analyzing disability depiction in media for our second annual Camp Horror interview series leading up to the BASE shorts block has part of the Camp Horror film festival at the Roxy Theater in Missoula. In our last interview we talk to new BASE employee Kellan about their experience with the BASE films this year and directing Nightmare at the Movies

Freya and Tim take a break from analyzing disability depiction in media for our second annual Camp Horror interview series leading up to the BASE shorts block as part of the Camp Horror film festival at the Roxy Theater in Missoula. For our second interview episode we talked to Amy Lee Smith, newbie to the BASE film scene and director of Improv Vampire as we as local comedian and DJ Jack Johnson who did the score for Tim's short film Killing it One More Time making him the John Williams to Tim's George Lucas

Freya and Tim take a break from analyzing disability depiction in media for our second annual Camp Horror interview series leading up to the BASE shorts block has part of the Camp Horror film festival at the Roxy Theater in Missoula. For our first interview we have returning BASE favorites Jason and Bobby

In our penultimate episode of season 2 we review Glee Season 1, Episode: Wheels aka the episode where they sing in wheelchairs

In a BASE Talks double feature Tim and Freya discuss the 2015 Netflix Daredevil series and 2024 Disney plus series Echo and their representations of disability

In this installment of BASE at the movies Freya and Tim discuss the 2003 movie Daredevil with Ben Afleck and how it represents disability

In our first episode examining disabilities in movies and television Freya and Tim discuss the 1985 horror movie Silver Bullet based on the novelette Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King.

BASE Talks is doing an entire season where we critique the portrayal of disabilities throughout media. Freya and Tim break down what you can expect for season 2

On this episode, we talk with disability advocates and BASE favorites Jenny and Heath Montgomery about their experiences with disability activism, how raising kids with disabilities can change your perspective and the impacts of inaccessibility! Plus, we take a quiz on disability history! All this and more on Episode 6 of BASE Talks! check out BASE programming and other info here

On this (very delayed) minisode, we finish off our lead up to Camp Horror with… just ourselves!

On this, our penultimate minisode to lead up to Camp Horror, we talk with Jackie Rapetti and Thomas McClure!

On this third minisode, we talk with Billy Pierce!

On this, our second minisode to lead up to Camp Horror, we talk to Jordan Demander!

Robby Larson kicks off a solid week of mini interviews, to hype everyone up for the Camp Horror Film Festival!

This week, we talk to Reggie Herbert about how acting became his life and career, his passion for education, and we go through the acting gauntlet in our improv segment!

In this episode, we’re joined by one of the original characters in the story of BASE: Jason Billehus! Jason is hard to make stick to a single topic of conversation, so we cover a lot of topics! From his love of pro wrestling to his passion for advocacy! And later on in this episode, we’re joined by a special guest, for a wrestling and superhero trivia cage match for the ages!

In the third episode of BASE Talks we interview best buds Bobby Kirwan and Ethan Stevenson and talks about their experiences with BASE from Bobby being there since the founding and Ethan finding a community and new and old friends. Also featuring special guest Dr. Know It All and maybe Jonah Hill?

This episode we talk to Gavin Workman about his passion for art and how BASE reignited his passion for social work! Go to https://www.summitilc.org/ for more information on programs!

Holy moly we're back! A reboot of the podcast from Base and Summit Independent Living! Here in this first Episode, John Howard tells us all about how Base got started and does some… uh… improv (?) With Maddy!