Always Looking Up
Jillian Curwin
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Dr. Sami Schalk On Black Disability Politics
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06/12/23 • 58 min
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In this week’s episode I sat down with Dr. Sami Schalk. Dr. Schalk is an Associate Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her interdisciplinary research focuses broadly on disability, race, and gender in contemporary American literature and culture. She is the author of the books Bodyminds Reimagined: (Dis)ability, Race, and Gender in Black Women’s Speculative Fiction and Black Disability Politics. We discuss what it means to come into one’s disabled identity, how the portrayal of certain identities in fiction can and do influence real life, where Black Disability Politics intersect and conflict with the mainstream white-dominant disability civil rights movement and much, much more.
Follow Dr. Schalk: Instagram: @fierceblackfemme Twitter: @DrSamiSchalk Website: http://samischalk.com
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [email protected]
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
06/12/23 • 58 min
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Dacey Triplett On A Week Of Normalcy and Friendship
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07/17/23 • 75 min
In this week's episode I sat down with Dacey Triplett. Dacey is a little person, blogger, and one of my new best friends that I made at LPA’s National Conference in Austin. We discuss finding and creating our circle of friends (and why these friendships are so special), the highlights of conference from DAAA, pool days, dances at night and every moment in between, what it means when we say that being at conference is a week of normalcy and much, much, much more.
Follow Dacey: Instagram: @dace.trip TikTok: @dace.trip Website: https://beyoudace.wordpress.com
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [email protected]
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
07/17/23 • 75 min
07/10/23 • 22 min
In this week's episode it is just me and the microphone as I sit in my thoughts and feelings and reflect on the Little People of America national conference that just took place in Austin. She explains what national conference is, what it is like to be there, in the moment, and what it feels like to leave. Of course there is laughter and tears.
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [email protected]
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
07/10/23 • 22 min
Miriam Haart On The Power Of Telling Your True Story
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07/03/23 • 47 min
In this week’s episode I sat down with Miriam Haart. Miriam is one of the stars of the Netflix reality TV show My Unorthodox Life and is a founder, speaker, content creator, engineer, and host of the podcast Faking It. We discuss the difference between women’s empowerment and women’s equality, what it is like to live in a world that was not designed for us (and not just in the physical sense), the power and responsibility of showing your true self and sharing your story on such large platforms, and much, much more.
Trigger Warning: In this conversation we discuss body image and eating disorders. If these are triggers for you please feel free to skip this episode.
Listen to Faking It @thisisfakingit:
Follow Miriam: Instagram: @miriamhaart Tiktok: @miriamhaart Website: https://www.miriamhaart.com
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [email protected]
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
07/03/23 • 47 min
Lillie Heigl On Listening To And Advocating For Disabled Voices
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06/20/23 • 71 min
In this week’s episode I sat down with Lillie Heigl. Lillie is an education policy analyst, focusing on disability, at New America, a new kind of think and action tank: a civic platform that connects a research institute, technology lab, solutions network, media hub and public forum. We discuss what it means to her to be disability adjacent, her work in disability advocacy, what it means for her to be a non-disabled person, that has grown up in the disability space, to be working in the disability space, the evolution of learning and listening to disabled voices, and much more.
Follow Lillie: Instagram: @lheigl LinkedIn: Lillie Heigl
Follow New America: Twitter: @NewAmerica LinkedIn: New America Website: https://www.newamerica.org
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [email protected]
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
06/20/23 • 71 min
Aubrey Smalls On Defending Our Right As Little People To Exist
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06/17/23 • 66 min
To start I would like to issue a trigger warning. In this episode we talk about bullying, sexual harassment and sexual assault. If these are triggers for you please feel free to skip this episode. For context, this conversation was recorded on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
I sat down with Aubrey Smalls. Aubrey is an actor and filmmaker with dwarfism. This episode was recorded a day after Little People of America, LPA, on social media and in an official press release, raised awareness on recent online and in-person bullying events directed towards the little person community. We provide greater context as to what was happening, discuss what those in the little person community, the disabled community at large, and allies can do to protect little people when this behavior occurs, and emphasize that no one and no platform has the right to tell a little person that they do not have the right to feel safe, to exist.
Follow Aubrey: Instagram: @theaubreysmalls TikTok: @aubreysmalls Website: https://www.dearaverageheightpeople.com
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [email protected]
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
06/17/23 • 66 min
V Spehar On Amplifying And Understanding The Stories And Issues That Actually Matter Most
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07/24/23 • 59 min
In this week's episode I sat down with V Spehar. V is a TikToker, podcast host, and political advocate. On their TikTok channel, Under The Desk News, V gives a brief, in-depth recap of each day’s most notable headlines. On their podcast V Interesting with V Spehar they highlight the most interesting part of stories that often get lost in the news cycle and explore the complex Big Issues that matter most. We discuss how they started their account and their approach to reporting the news, why it is so necessary to amplify voices and stories that are not often heard in the mainstream news media, the importance in understanding the lesser known ways in which current events such as the recent Supreme Court decisions and newly passed legislation are impacting marginalized communities, and much, much more.
Follow V: Tiktok: @underthedesknews Instagram: @underthedesknews Website: https://underthedesk.news
Support V on Patreon HERE
Listen to V Interesting with V Spehar:
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [email protected]
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
07/24/23 • 59 min
Prasanna Ranganathan On The Audacity To Be Disabled
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06/05/23 • 71 min
Welcome to Season 2!
In this week’s episode I sat down with Prasanna Ranganathan. Prasanna is a documentary producer, human rights lawyer, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) consultant, accessibility advisor, speaker, author, correspondent, writer and arts columnist. After talking about our mutual love of all things Broadway we discussed the audacity to thrive and to be disabled, the power and influence of storytelling, how accessibility can not and should not be the end goal, and much, much more.
Follow Prasanna: Website: prasannaranganathan.com Instagram: @prasran Twitter: @PRanganathan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasannaranganathan/
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Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [email protected]
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
06/05/23 • 71 min
Sinéad Burke On The Power And Influence Of Disability Representation
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05/22/23 • 81 min
In this week’s episode, the 100th episode, I sat down with Sinéad Burke. Sinéad is an Irish author, academic and disability activist. She is the Founder of Tilting The Lens, a disability-led consultancy that advises major global brands, guiding them in their move from awareness to action by creating more accessible practices, policies, products and services, places and promotions. We discuss her career path from fashion blogger to CEO, the shift in asking the fashion industry to design for us, the disabled community, to design with us, the power and influence of disability representation, not just in fashion, and much, much more.
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Follow Sinéad: Instagram: @thesineadburke, Website: https://www.sinead-burke.com
Follow Tilting the Lens: Instagram: @tiltingthelens, Website: https://tiltingthelens.com
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [email protected]
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
05/22/23 • 81 min
Emily Hanks On Project Runway And Disability...Or Lack Thereof
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07/28/23 • 74 min
In this episode I sat down with Emily Hanks. Emily is a content creator and host of the podcasts She Speaks Bravo, where she talks about all things Bravo from Housewives to Vanderpump Rules and everything in between, and She Speaks It All, where she talks about great television from other networks. This conversation was a fun one centered around one of our favorite shows Project Runway, now in its All Star Season. We discuss the evolution of the show from Season one to now, our thoughts on Season 20 so far, how the show has progressed in regards to diversity of models and clientele, and the fact that it still has quite a ways to go in regards to disability representation and advocate for change. And we tried our best, but there will be spoilers.
Follow Emily: Instagram: @shespeaksbravo, @shespeaksitallpod
Support Emily on Patreon HERE
Listen to She Speaks Bravo
Listen to She Speaks It All
Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [email protected]
This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin.
07/28/23 • 74 min
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How many episodes does Always Looking Up have?
Always Looking Up currently has 128 episodes available.
What topics does Always Looking Up cover?
The podcast is about Blog, Fashion, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Personal Journals, Podcasts, Disability and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Always Looking Up?
The episode title 'Dr. Sami Schalk On Black Disability Politics' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Always Looking Up?
The average episode length on Always Looking Up is 58 minutes.
How often are episodes of Always Looking Up released?
Episodes of Always Looking Up are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Always Looking Up?
The first episode of Always Looking Up was released on May 10, 2021.
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