Deep Sy with Sy Hoekstra

Please Stop Talking about the ‘Quality’ of Disabled Life

In today’s episode, I’m sharing another writer’s essay with some thoughts of mine in a brief intro. Lucy Webster is a British journalist and disability activist with Cerebral Palsy. She writes about disability, sexuality, and gender on Substack at The View from Down Here [https://lucywebster.substack.com/subscribe/] (which is also the title of her book). Click the subscribe button. It’s well worth your time. The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by Will Cheung [https://www.williamwhcheung.com/] Find me on: - Substack [https://substack.com/@syhoekstra/] - LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/syhoekstra/] - Mastodon [https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra/] - My freelancing website [https://syhoekstra.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deepsy.net/subscribe [https://deepsy.net/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

How I Learned to Walk with a White Cane

In today’s episode: - Structurally unsound Sprite buckets - Shockingly useful bundles of sticks - The origin story of the RhinoTech Premium Rhino Cane - Sighted people dive for cover Mentioned in the episode: Glass Eye Witness News [https://deepsy.net/p/bonus-episode-glass-eye-witness-news?utm_source=publication-search] Become a paid subscriber [https://deepsy.net/subscribe/] at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week! Or throw a tip in my tip jar [https://buy.stripe.com/9B65kE0DMd7Uctb87kabK00]! The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by Will Cheung [https://www.williamwhcheung.com/] Find me on: - Substack [https://substack.com/@syhoekstra/] - LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/syhoekstra/] - Mastodon [https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra/] - My freelancing website [https://syhoekstra.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deepsy.net/subscribe [https://deepsy.net/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Living a Life Everyone Fears

In today’s episode: - A nonfatal face crash - You join my very legal business - Good, common-sense panic attacks - Florida man can see your soul for what it is Become a paid subscriber [https://deepsy.net/subscribe/] at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week! Or throw a tip in my tip jar [https://buy.stripe.com/9B65kE0DMd7Uctb87kabK00]! The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by Will Cheung [https://www.williamwhcheung.com/] Find me on: - Substack [https://substack.com/@syhoekstra/] - LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/syhoekstra/] - Mastodon [https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra/] - My freelancing website [https://syhoekstra.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deepsy.net/subscribe [https://deepsy.net/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Disability, Reproduction, and “Lone Wolves”

In today’s episode: - Hilarious eugenics - DIY artificial insemination - Laughing alone - An extremely beef movie come out to some of the Reel Abilities [https://reelabilities.org/newyork/] events between April 23 and 30 in NYC, or check out their streamed films and events [https://reelabilities.org/newyork/watch-online/]. Become a paid subscriber [https://deepsy.net/subscribe/] at deepsy.net/subscribe, to get episodes plus the written stories a month earlier, and bonus episodes every other week! Or throw a tip in my tip jar [https://buy.stripe.com/9B65kE0DMd7Uctb87kabK00]! The podcast art and other Substack graphics are by Will Cheung [https://www.williamwhcheung.com/] Find me on: - Substack [https://substack.com/@syhoekstra/] - LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/syhoekstra/] - Mastodon [https://tweesecake.social/@SyHoekstra/] - My freelancing website [https://syhoekstra.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deepsy.net/subscribe [https://deepsy.net/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Bonus Episode: Blind Sports Fandom

Subscribe to my new podcast! First episodes drop next week. https://soccerexplainedpod.com/ In today’s bonus episode, which is free for everyone: - Tiny blurry baseball guys - Little Billy, the only Mets fan in school - The world violently spins exactly one half circle - Big honkin’ hockey Music by Andre Louis [https://onj.me/] The podcast art and other blog graphics are by Will Cheung [https://www.williamwhcheung.com/] Yankees audio clip from Major League Baseball, originally broadcast on WFAN New York. Retrieved from 2014 world cup clip from FIFA, retrieved from: My freelancing website: https://syhoekstra.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deepsy.net/subscribe [https://deepsy.net/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]