Posted June 2, 2019 by Alice Wong Podcast

Ep 52: Podcasting

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Today’s episode is all about podcasting with two disabled podcasters: Bri M. and Thomas Reid. Bri is the creator of the Power Not Pity podcast and Thomas is the creator of Reid My Mind. Both Bri and Thomas share why they love podcasting and how this medium allows them to tell stories and connect with people in a new way.

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About

A prince wearing a purple sweater with green hair smirks at the camera.

Bri. M is a Black, Jamaican-American, queer, non-binary, disabled alien-prince from The Bronx. Ze’s pronouns are ze/zir. Ze started zir radio adventures ten years ago while in college. Over time, ze hosted three radio shows and loved every minute of it. When ze left college, ze stayed in the world of entertainment: bustin’ ass at music venues, working with record labels, and collaborating with cultural workers such as Climbing PoeTree and DK Killian. Ze was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis four and a half years ago and since then has vowed to connect and lift up zir community in any way ze can. Most recently, ze presented a Disability Justice workshop at the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, and Bard High School Early College. Now, Bri wants to amplify the voices of disabled people through the stories and perspectives of those ze interviews.

Twitter: @PowerNotPity

Instagram: @PowerNotPity

Website: http://www.powernotpity.com/

Thomas Reid an African American man with a clean shaven head and goatee in shades smiles at the camera while seated at a desk. The desk holds a laptop and other equipment including an audio mixer and microphone. A framed picture of the original World trade Center hangs on the wall above a black Fender electric guitar.

In 2004, while working as an IT developer, Thomas Reid (T.Reid) lost his sight as a result of Cancer. Disturbed by the lack of accessibility he helped launch a local advocacy organization. He’s been involved in state and federal level advocacy projects focusing on a wide range of accessibility topics including telecommunications, web and information access.

Soon after becoming blind, T decided to pursue a dormant interest in audio production. In 2014 he was selected as a recipient of the Association of Independence in Radio New Voice Scholarship. During that same year he began his podcast Reid My Mind Radio featuring profiles of interesting individuals and personal stories of his own experience adjusting to blindness.

T is especially interested in using stories to help begin altering the myths and misconceptions about disability.

Thomas, a native of the Bronx New York, currently resides in the Poconos, PA with his wife and two daughters. When he’s not making audio, Reid enjoys music, public speaking, writing, swimming and watching audio described movies.

Twitter: @TSReid

Website: http://reidmymind.com/

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