All Episodes

Episode 135- PoP Culture- Masculinity would you please step aside

Episode 134- Disability- Merran Thurley's 50+ year journey with Guide dogs- Jacob

Episode 133- Pop Culture- He man and the toxic universe

Episode 132- Disability - You can't pick your son up from here

Episode 131-Pop Culture- Devil wears Prada 2- Is racism still in fashion?

Episode 130- Disability- You have to leave your a fire risk

Episode 129- Pop Culture- Will it be James Bond or Jamie Bond?

Episode 128- Pop culture- You don't like my AI what's wrong with you?

Episode 127 - Pop Culture- Bowser represents toxic masculinity...what the??????

Episode 126- Disability- Merran Thurley's 50+ years using guide dogs

Episode 125- Pop Culture- James Dean the man who would not have a hand tied behind his back

Episode 124 - PoP Culture-James Bond, shaken, stirred and maybe watered down

Episode 123 - Disability- A dog's life on Moolooloo station

Episode 122- Pop Culture -Please hire the best person for the role

Episode 121- LGBTQIA+- Queer Aussies finding community with Ice Hockey

Episode 120-Disability- Supermarket Security v Disability Access

Episode 119-LGBTQIA+ should Pride Round and Pride Game be trademarked?

Episode 118- Disability- Sir you will have to leave the premisses

Episode 117-Pop Culture- Is there a conspiracy in Hollywood to axe lgbtqia+ content on tv and streaming?

Episode 116-Disability- Confusion in regards to the Disability Discrimination Act

Episode 115- Gay and Pop culture one mans journey through the music of Queen

Episode 114- Pop Culture-Who can podcast you, and you and even you!!!!

Episode 113-Trans Youth-New Report shows transgender youth on hormone treatment have a reduced level of suicidal tendencies.

Episode 112- Nature and Disability

Episode 111 -Disability- Disability advocate has their social media account shutdown

Episode 110- Disability -Merran Thurley and Monty

Episode 109- Disability-Certified assistance animals being denied access to venues

Episode 108- Trans persons in regional and rural Australia struggling to get healthcare

Episode 107- Non Binary tick box and car insurance

Episode 106- Disability- one mans reflection of Disability technology through value

Episode 105- What the....Local Hospital still does not have adequate air conditioning

2025 - Thank you for listening

Episode 104 -Queer and Disabled-Love or a disability pension

Episode 103- What The.... AI and a chip packet

Episode 102-Transgender and gender diverse students supported by schools after "Women Speak" claims after

Episode 101-Disability-Dodgy Footpath's

Episode 100 - Merran Thurley and Tony with a Y

100 Episodes a thank you from me to you

Episode 99-Disability- Inaccessible entrance to Federal Health Ministers office

Episode 98- Tasmania launches trans and gender diverse campaign to reduce stigma

Episode 97- Finding my freedom through queer music

Episode 96- Tasmania one step closer to strengthening hate crime legislation

Episode 95- Gaming and Disability building connections

Episode 94- Disability- Should I have to prove my disability is not a scam

Episode 93-Bisexuality-Former AFL star Mitch Brown talks about his coming out as Bisexual

Episode 92-Intersex -Australian peak medical body calls to end intersex medical intervention.

Episode 91-Australian Trans and Gender diverse persons one step closer to gender affirming surgeries through Medicare

Episode 90 - Gaming- Are the credit card companies denying or deflecting amidst censorship battle continued

Episode 89- Disability- Medical model versus the Social Model

Episode 88 Gaming and Pop culture- Would your credit card provider stop you from buying a video game maybe

Episode 87-Disabliity-Australians over 45 being left behind in much needed supports

Episode 86- Merran Thurley's 50+ years continuing journey with guide dogs.

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

Episode 84 - Queer and Pop culture-Is Superman really a gay icon?

Episode 83-LGBTQIA+ Follow up article regarding Josh Cavallo

Episode 82-LGBTQIA+-UN renews global LGBTQ+ rights mandate:

Episode 81- Merran Thurley's 50+ years with guide dogs Part 2 Buffy

Episode 80- Minus 18 report on the state of Australian LGBTQIA+ youth

Episode 79- LGBTQIA+-Australian Red Cross Lifeblood loosens rules around LGBTQIA+ donating blood and plasma

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.

Episode 77 - 50 Years of Canine Companionship-Through the Eyes of my Guide Dogs

Episode 76 Media Portrayl of People with Disability from a professor of Psychology's viewpoint

Episode 75 Disability Representation on TV and film.

Episode 74 Is technology leaving the disability community behind?

Episode 73-Glimmer of hope for people with disability after Australian Election

Episode 72 Trans and Gender Diverse Euphoria Scale

Episode 71- Australian ground breaking series returns via streaming

Episode 70 A-League player Josh Cavallo reveals death threats he receives since coming out as gay

Episode 69- Top 5 categories of Disability in Australia

Episode 68 Hollywood says no to little people playing dwarves or oom-pah Loompas

Episode 67 Pop Culture/Disability the Peter Dinklage effect

Episode 66- Trans and Gender Diverse 20 year study

Episode 65 Natural Disasters and Disability continued

Episode 64 Natural Disasters and Disability

Episode 63- Ageism and Disability

Disability- When do you disclose your disability when going on a date?

To fix air conditioning wards would need to close

episode 60 -Everyone in hospital needs proper air con

Pop Culture- The great Tim Tam debate

Disability-Backlash of Autism acknowledgement

Disability-Australia's New Autism Strategy

Episode 56 Disability-Finding your calling in life

LGBTQIA+ -ABS releases first ever estimates of LGBTQIA+ Australians

Our Robot dog overlords are among us

Pop culture-wicked the novel is not like the musical

Disability- Comments made by Wicked star Marissa Bode

Wicked-"Playing by the rules of someone elses game" oped piece

50th Episode- A Thank you and International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Riddle me this, whats the difference between a $75 dollar chopping board and a $10 dollar chopping board?

8 Dimensions of Disability

Humour and Disability

Tasmanian Government delays adoption of new accessible housing standards.

Banks and Robot Vacuum Cleaners

Kerb-Cut and Inaccessible Buildings

Carers at breaking point

AI Scraping-What is it? Does it effect you

National Disability framework 2024-2025

People Identifying as having a disability is on the rise in Australia

Pansexual and Non Binary Flags a brief history

A brief history of the Asexual flag

Brief History of the intersex flag

A brief history of the Non Binary/Genderqueer Pride Flag

Transgender Flag- A brief history

Bisexual Pride Flag- A brief History

Brief History of the Disability Pride Flag

A brief look at some of the Pride Flags -Pride or Rainbow Flag

Disability and Artificial Intelligence

Being nice or showing compassion

Quote through a prism 2

Ableism Bingo Conclusion

Conversion therapy part 7

Community attitudes Part 2- People with a disability is a personal tragedy and deserves our pity

Conversion Therapy Part 6- Will I ever be a whole person

Community Attitudes - Part 1- A person's disability defines who they are as an individual ?

Community and belonging part 3 with Sharon Corvinus-Jones

Conversion therapy part 5- When it all falls apart

LGBTQIA+ Community and Belonging Part 2

LGBTQIA+ Community and belonging Part 1

My journey with conversion therapy part 4 -the feeling of finding this great thing, community, comradery feels great

Merran's Technology final part- Friendships through technology

My Conversion therapy journey-What my vulnerabilities were

Merran's Journey with Technology in retirement Part 3

Be kind to yourself on valentines day

Merran's journey with technology part 2

Conversion Therapy Episode 2

My friend Merran's journey with technology Part 1

My conversion therapy journey part 1

Shopping in a wheelchair

The year of disability with my dear friend Merran- What could have been?

Bonus episode -Fireworks, crickets or something else

Life through a prism trailer