(Un)marginalised reveals the truth about living on the intersection of diverse identities. Created, produced and hosted by Liel K. Bridgford, the show focuses on improving all of our understandings of ourselves and each other.
We’re talking about everything – from sports, fashion, parenthood, mental health, disability, migration and much more. We’re exploring the triumphs, resilience, struggles and joys of our multilayered existence.
We’re challenging myths and encouraging empathy, equity and love. Join us to laugh, cry, enjoy, and learn.
Find the podcast on this website, Apple podcasts, Spotify or anywhere else you get your podcasts.
Season 1 – Pilot:
In this episode, I talk about why I started this podcast, and what I mean by intersectionality.
Season 1 – Episode 2 with Emily McIntyre:
In this episode I spoke with Emily about frozen bagels, dynamic disabilities, Paralympics, books and more.
“Someone on instagram has recently started calling it a dynamic disability, which I love…because I might look fine, but then something might happen like cut open a frozen bagel, and I’m out of it for a month. And I think the word disability and being disabled is seen as a permanent thing – Emily McIntyre on the (Un)marginalised Podcast.
Season 1 – Episode 3 with Sue:
In this episode, Sue and I talk about perinatal anxiety and depression, medical racism, mother’s day, proofreading our external identities, and so much more.
Season 1 – Episode 4 with Pascha:
In this episode Pascha and I talk about self-acceptance and ableism, food addictions, antisemitism, solidarity between marginalised groups, two sizes of shoes and much more. Tune in to hear about what it means to be a disabled person pondering modern hate, and why Pascha talk to strangers about the Russian mafia.
Season 1 – Episode 5 with Julie G.:
In this episode I laugh hard often, as Julie and I discuss serious issues, including dating and parenting with a disability, body hair, growing up poor and disabled, inclusion, pedicure, ball phobia, and much more!
[ID: “I find that my mental health is cranky…the accessibility isn’t done gratefully…places are not happy to invite the disabeld…there’s a ramp, so what more do they want?…I still feel unwanted…I guess you don’t want my money, and I spend a lot.” – Julie G. on the (Un)marginalised podcast.]
Season 1 – Episode 6 with Jennifer Hankin:
It was a delight to interview Jennifer Hankin about her experiences of intersectionality. We talked about late Autism diagnosis, fashion, working in the educational system with an invisible disability and more.
[ID: a photo of Jennifer Hankin, a white woman, looking into the camera. She is wearing a rainbow colourful knit, sparkly glasses and various silver jewellery. Her hair is cut above the shoulders and is dark red.]
Season 2 – Episode 1 with Sonja Plitt:
In this episode, I had an enriching conversation with Sonja Plitt. We talk about national perpetrators and victims, intergenerational trauma, gender, labels, how language impacts and shapes reality, cultural shame, mental health and much more.
[ID: A round framed photo of S.V.Plitt, an agender white person with long hair, wearing a white shirt and rainbow coloured tie. Above the photo is text reading ‘Season 2 Episode 1: SONJA PLITT.’ The background to the frame is faded overlapping tiles in a mix of orange, yellow, and browns, with white letters dispersed across those ]
Season 2 – Episode 2 with Renay Barker-Mulholland:
In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Renay Barker-Mulholland. We talked about poetry, parenting, how intersectionality relates to quilts, what does being an artist mean, and gatekeeping.
It was an honour to be the first person to read Renay one of her very own poems, and hear her reaction. We also chatted about the juxtaposition between femininity and roughness, politics, collaborations with our kids, and more.
[ID:2- text reads ‘I want them to know why mum’s getting upset because.. I can’t get on this tram because the wheelchair doesn’t fit on it. I want them to know the reality, but also understand how it impacts our life.’In the bottom right corner is a round photo of Nay.]
In this episode, I spoke with Jess Japuscinski-Evans about sex on premesis access, what’s it like to be queer and disabled, public transport, Activism, allyship, emerging and elders in the arts space, disability-related humour, bringing together the physical disability and psycho-social disability communities, and much more.
[ID: A round framed photo of Jess, a white smallish woman in a wheelchair. Jess is wearing a black top, colourful necklace and glasses, and is smiling. Above the photo is black text reading ‘ Season 2 Episode 3: JESS KAPUSCINSKI-EVANS’. The background to the frame is faded overlapping tiles in a mix of orange, yellow, and browns, with white letters dispersed across those.]
In this episode of the podcast, I spoke with Zoe Simmons about chronic pain, how weight and gender shapes our experience of the medical system, internalised ableism, changing our relationship with mobility aids, mental health challenges, shame, pride and so much more!
[ID: A round framed photo of Zoe, a woman with pale skin, bright red lipstick, and long pinkish purple hair. She’s standing and smiling in front of a tree with pinkish red flowers. Above the photo is black text reading ‘ Season 2 Episode 4: ZOE SIMMONS’. The background to the frame is faded overlapping tiles in a mix of orange, yellow, and browns, with white letters dispersed across those.]