Best friends Justin Hancock, a disability advocate and activist, and Rebecca Mitts, an anxious bisexual, join forces to create community, have challenging conversations, and provide comedy (fool's) gold! Justin experiences day-to-day life with cerebral palsy, and Rebecca journeys with anxiety and depression.
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In this week's conversation, Justin and Bekah prepare for Medicaid and CHIP advocacy week, which begins on Sunday by exploring the services and important resources these two vital programs provide and talking about the dangers inherent to further restricting these programs.
This week Bekah and Justin take a break from the busyness, and stress of daily work to discuss those things that are bringing us joy, and the importance of finding joy in every day whenever possible.
SSA blog post about the overpayment change: https://blog.ssa.gov/social-security-to-reinstate-overpayment-recovery-rate/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2-5IzxJVCBmKc_rBQcnTYgjcuMiaiOrTrEjLBXubZEzPLRitmN_DY92V8_aem_glMri1OCarQCznlyI_hcNg Heather Cox Richardson on the SSA overpayment and reduction in force topics, among others: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-8-2025The Seattle Times on Social Security declaring peopledead: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/heres-a-dead-person-on-social-security-in-seattle-with-plenty-to-say/
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In this weeks episode, Justin and Rebecca have fun discussing the Freedom joy And grace, they find in their mutual love for Broadway and musical theater!
TranscriptReferences:https://www.fangoria.com/a-brief-history-of-disability-in-horror/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gill-manhttps://www.wussymag.com/all/haunted-the-intersections-of-queer-culture-and-horror-movieshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Out
In this weeks episode, Rebekah and Justin have a curious, honest, and enlightening conversation around what might be considered the least understood portion of the LGBTQ community in celebration of bi visibility day, and bisexual awareness week.
In an unlikely turn of events, Bekah asks Justin if they can talk about sports. They discuss Bekah's new-found appreciation for very gay sports, the Paralympics, Justin's days as an assistant coach for a basketball team, and more!
https://defeatproject2025.org/project-2025/whos-behind-it/https://defeatproject2025.org/issues/disability/https://www.lflegal.com/2024/07/project-2025/
This week, Andy West is back to talk with Bekah about his spiritual journey and call to ministry. Andy shares about his experiences with disability and ministry, his journey towards Anglicanism, and the role that listening and cultivating his spiritual life have played in his ministry.
In this episode, Justin and Bekah begin unpacking the concept of ageism, discussing its similarities to ableism, and how it harms older people. They speculate on the role that fear of death plays in ageism, and how to work through that fear in order to treat others well.
The Institute on Theology and Disability (ITD) is a yearly conference bringing together academics, religious professionals, and lay people who are interested in the intersections of disability, ministry, and theology. Justin and Bekah have attended several Institutes over the years, and found them useful and enriching, but also deeply challenging. In this episode, Bekah shares her experiences from the 2024 ITD, which she found to be a true joy, and improved in many ways. She and Justin discuss the need to center disabled voices in disability theology spaces, and consider the present and future of ITD.
This week, Justin and special guest Andrew West discuss the spirituality of , their favorite sports Cricket, and soccer. In order to discover how it helps, bring balance and peace to their lives.
In honor of LGBTQ Pride month, Bekah and Justin explore a bit of queer history, investigating the origins of Pride Month, and how it has changed over time. With the aid of Wikipedia, they trace the activist origins of Pride in the Stonewall Riots, and discuss how to continue to live into that activist spirit today.
In this episode, Justin and Bekah discuss Orientation and Mobility, the set of tools and training that blind people use to learn and navigate new environments. Bekah shares stories of her experiences receiving ONM training, she and Justin talk more broadly about how strangers often react to their disabilities in public spaces.
In this episode, Justin and Bekah discuss the practice of the daily offices with sub-deacon Andrew West, a member of the Julian Way with a passion for daily prayer. Andrew explains the practice of morning and evening prayer, his own relationship to the practice, and some of the ways set prayers and Psalms can draw worshipers deeper into love of God and love of neighbor.
In this week's episode, Justin and Bekah talk about the big changes coming to the United Methodist Church after the recent General Conference and what it means for the people of God.
This week, Justin and Bekah dive into how disability informs their leadership styles, and how groups and organizations function differently when lead by disabled leaders. They discuss the authentic, collaborative, flexible work environment they find in many disability organizations, and dream about what might be possible if the rest of society learned from disabled leaders.
Justin and Bekah reflect on the significance of Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter. They sympathize with Peter's need for sleep, and contemplate the importance of spending time with the difficult emotions of Holy Week.
To find out more about JDAIM, and to access their webinars and recommended books, movies, and podcasts, visit their resource guide at: https://www.respectability.org/jdaim/
In this episode, Justin and Bekah chat with Rev. Chris Wylie, a.k.a. DJ Pastor Rock, about punk culture, love, identity, and music. Find out more about Chris and his music at http://djpastorrock.com/
In this episode, Justin and Bekah deconstruct Valentine's Day, and discuss their relationship to it as people with disabilities.
To kick off 2024, Bekah and Justin reflect on what they're looking forward to in the new year, or what they hope to manifest, and surprise themselves with their answers.
Episode description: in this weeks episode, Justin and Rebecca, take a deep dive into the often complex, and sometimes wacky world of traveling with the disability.
This week, Rebecca and Justin, discuss the things that draw them to the holiday season, and specifically Christmas. As well as talking about how the holidays can be particularly isolating and lonely for many folks. We hope you enjoy this PWP span on a holiday special!
in this weeks episode, Rebecca and Justin talk to the Director of worship boards for the united, Methodist church Dr. Lisa Hancock.About her work in worship arts and disability, and what it means to create worship experiences for all persons.
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https://hpod.law.harvard.edu/news/entry/right-to-marry?ct=t(Spring2023)&mc_cid=623b68d004&mc_eid=b5f48594bdH.R. 6405 — 117th Congress (2021-2022): Marriage Equality for Disabled Adults Act. Read more at: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6405?s=1&r=29Article about state misdemeanor laws: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/01/minister-sues-right-marriages-without-licenses/78182022/PWP logo created by Jade Voyles. Find her on Etsy at: www.etsy.com/shop/stratosphereofskulls
In this week's episode we go old school as original co-host and co-creator, Rebecca Mitts, returns for a wide-ranging conversation around working towards her masters in education and the advocacy for both the queer community and disabled community that she hopes to bring into the classroom as a teacher.
The Protest Psychosis: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/206267/the-protest-psychosis-by-jonathan-m-metzl/Fireweed Collective: https://fireweedcollective.org/Peer respite: why it should be everyone's concern: https://www.madinamerica.com/2021/10/peer-respite/Afiya peer respite: https://wildfloweralliance.org/afiya/Creating your mad map: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16EMbPSh9i4fo9UT5tMe3sD9VKrjyRT0C/view?usp=sharingPods and pod mapping worksheet: https://batjc.wordpress.com/resources/pods-and-pod-mapping-worksheet/ Mad activists: the language we use reflects our desire for change: https://www.madinamerica.com/2021/09/mad-activists-langauge/ Mad people of color: a manifesto: https://asylummagazine.org/2013/12/mad-people-of-color-a-manifesto-by-rachel-gorman-annu-saini-louise-tam-onyinyechukwu-udegbe-onar-usar/
Justin and Lisa talk about the things that are helping them get through the summer, and helping them journey with a preschooler at home.
Justin and Seth are both members of the sauntermore.us peer advisory group.
On this weeks episode, Justin and Becca, discuss the ins and outs of navigating the medical system as an individual with a disability. From dealing with insurance to an office visit, it can be a wild ride going to the doctor with a disability.
Editors Note: This episode was recorded to release on May 26th. We are releasing it today because we "took time off" in observance of Memorial Day. FWIW, I may or may not have forgot to schedule the episode to publish on time ;)
In this episode, Bekah and Justin talk with The Julian Way member and disability activist, Christian Huber. Christian shares his testimony of moving from narrow evangelicalism to a broad and expansive sense of connection to God's Kindom. He discusses how his journey of identifying as disabled makes that theological journey possible.
In this weeks episode Rebekah and Justin, discuss their mutual love for audiobooks, and how this opened both a love for reading, and a sense of disability empowerment in their lives.
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