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100 Episodes Published since 2023

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#08150 min
Acceptance, Adversity, and the Art of Changing Course
with Chris Ruden
- Adaptive Sport
- Adaptive Equipment
- Mental Health
- Amputees and Prosthetics
Feb 20, 2025Listen to #081, Acceptance, Adversity, and the Art of Changing Course (opens in a new tab)
#07242 min
Overcoming the Odds: Aaron Golub’s Journey as the First Legally Blind D1 Football Player
- Adaptive Sport
- Advocacy & Policy
- Visual Impairment
Nov 1, 2024Listen to #072, Overcoming the Odds: Aaron Golub’s Journey as the First Legally Blind D1 Football Player (opens in a new tab)
#06955 min
The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Language and Unlearning Ableism
with Tiffany Yu
- Advocacy & Policy
- Business & Employment
Oct 9, 2024Listen to #069, The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Language and Unlearning Ableism (opens in a new tab)
#02984 min
Ableism and Accessibility in Healthcare
with Sarah Everhart Skeels
- Advocacy & Policy
- Research & Assessment
- Rehab & Recovery
- Spinal Cord Injury
Jan 22, 2024Listen to #029, Ableism and Accessibility in Healthcare (opens in a new tab)
#02860 min
Drafting Disability Policy in the White House, Access, and Equity
with Kim Knackstedt
- Advocacy & Policy
- Business & Employment
Jan 15, 2024Listen to #028, Drafting Disability Policy in the White House, Access, and Equity (opens in a new tab)
#01555 min
How Losing My Leg Helped Me Find My Purpose
with Sam Schaefer
- Adaptive Equipment
- Mental Health
- Rehab & Recovery
- Amputees and Prosthetics
Oct 9, 2023Listen to #015, How Losing My Leg Helped Me Find My Purpose (opens in a new tab)

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#100 — I Was Told I Might Never Walk Again. Now I'm Running the Boston Marathon with Caylie McMahon · Feb 23, 2026

#099 — Making Communication Accessible and Empowering for All: The Story of Verbali with Shay Cohen · Oct 29, 2025

#098 — Bridging Communication Gaps: The Hi There Solutions Story with Chase and John Prieve · Oct 7, 2025

#097 — Strategies to Support the Sensory Needs of Consumers with Lacey Artemis · Sep 15, 2025

#096 — Paralympic Aspirations, Push-Rim Racing, and Para Powerlifting with Mary MacDonald · Aug 18, 2025

#095 — Challenging People with Disabilities to Discover Their Purpose, Talents, and Strengths with Dan Minnich, Waypoint Adventure · Aug 11, 2025

#094 — The Value Proposition of Disability Inclusion with Robert Ludke · Aug 4, 2025

#093 — Innovations in Prosthetic Technology with Sydney Robinson, CEO of Vessl · Jul 25, 2025

#092 — From Exclusion to Empowerment: A Vision for Inclusion in Uganda with Musema Faruk · Jun 16, 2025

#091 — Bringing Adaptive Fitness to the Masses with Tony Jacobsen · Jun 9, 2025

#090 — Growing the Unified 5k Series with Nate Nester · May 28, 2025

#089 — How RightHear is Revolutionizing Wayfinding with Idan Meir · May 19, 2025

#088 — Making Trail Running Accessible with Zachary Friedley · Apr 28, 2025

#087 — The Development of a Novel Assessment Tool for CVI with Dr. Nicola McDowell · Apr 9, 2025

#086 — Turning Obstacles into New Opportunities with Winston Clements · Mar 28, 2025

#085 — Running into the Record Books with Caleb Prewitt · Mar 21, 2025

#084 — Empowering Education through AI with Adele Smolansky · Mar 14, 2025

#083 — Equitable Education and Employment Opportunities for the Disability Community with Danny Combs · Mar 7, 2025

#082 — A Vision for Equal Opportunity in Employment with Tanner Gers · Feb 24, 2025

#081 — Acceptance, Adversity, and the Art of Changing Course with Chris Ruden · Feb 20, 2025

#080 — Systems and Strategies to Support Clients of all Abilities with Karen Hurley · Feb 11, 2025

#079 — "Be the Example" - Fitness and Family Post-Spinal Cord Injury with Robert Costa · Feb 6, 2025

#078 — Teaching Kids to Dream Big and Run Far with Anna McKeown · Jan 27, 2025

#077 — Community Integration for Clients Post-Stroke with Swampna Balakrishnan · Jan 20, 2025

#076 — Making Climbing Accessible at the Adaptive Climbers Festival with Kristina Ericson · Dec 23, 2024

#075 — Creating a Path to Accessible Navigation with Brandon Biggs · Dec 19, 2024

#074 — Paralympics to Adapted Physical Education with Chris Ahrens · Nov 25, 2024

#073 — Do We Actually Know What It Means to Be Inclusive? with Justin Haegele · Nov 15, 2024

#072 — Overcoming the Odds: Aaron Golub’s Journey as the First Legally Blind D1 Football Player · Nov 1, 2024

#071 — From the Court to the Classroom: The Evolution of Education and Adaptive Sports with Dr. Tyler Garner and Doug Garner · Oct 21, 2024

#070 — Finding the Brightside in the Darkness: Running with Vision Loss with Eavan O’Neill · Oct 15, 2024

#069 — The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Language and Unlearning Ableism with Tiffany Yu · Oct 9, 2024

#068 — From Collegiate Sports to the Captain of Women’s U.S. Amputee Soccer with Alexia Michitti · Sep 30, 2024

#067 — Designing Accessible Apparel for Limb Difference with Alexia Michitti · Sep 27, 2024

#066 — Disability is Human with Dr. Stephanie Cawthon · Sep 18, 2024

#065 — Matt Downing on the Growth of Adaptive Sports and Concussion Research · Sep 9, 2024

#064 — Locked In: Jake Haendel on Recovery and Building an Accessible World · Sep 4, 2024

#063 — How Inclusive Design is Universally Beneficial with Mason Metzger · Aug 19, 2024

#062 — Paralympics, Prosthetics, and Policy: Creating Access to Adaptive Equipment and Fitness with John Edward Heath · Aug 19, 2024

#061 — Making Exoskeletons and Assistive Technology Accessible with Ray Browning · Aug 5, 2024

#060 — The Road to Paris: Jack O’Neil's Journey to the Paralympics and D1 Athletics · Jul 29, 2024

#059 — Coaching Strategies to Create Inclusive Sports with Dr. Peter McGahey · Jul 22, 2024

#058 — 50 Marathons in 50 States: Hope Fights Back against ALS with Andrea Peet · Jul 15, 2024

#057 — Stroke Recovery, Fitness, and Recreation with Dennis Murphy · Jul 8, 2024

#056 — Accepting Disability through Adaptive Sports with David Figueroa · Jul 1, 2024

#055 — Disability Identity: Acceptance, Academics, and Athletics with Dr. Cort Schneider · Jun 12, 2024

#054 — Bridging the Gap Between Rehab and Fitness with Bethany Noble · Jun 12, 2024

#053 — The Execution and Etiquette of Inclusive Marketing with Ryan Wilson · May 27, 2024

#052 — Boston Strong: A Conversation with Jeff Bauman and Marc Fucarile · May 13, 2024

#051 — Building an Inclusive Remote Training Platform with Lee-Anne Reuber · Apr 22, 2024

#050 — 2024 Boston Marathon Recap with Shamus and Shaun Evans · Apr 19, 2024

#049 — Q&A with the Houston Marathon Team with Amanda Sandoval and Bernie Tretta · Apr 15, 2024

#048 — Creating Accessible Travel Experiences with Kristin Secor · Apr 8, 2024

#047 — Addressing Assessments, Asymmetries, and Program Design with Travis Pollen · Apr 4, 2024

#046 — The Perfect Step, Rehabilitation, and Equitable Access to Fitness with Hal Hargrave · Mar 28, 2024

#045 — The Neurodiversity Academy and Workplace Accommodations with Tamzin Hall · Mar 27, 2024

#044 — Achilles, Accessibility, Adaptive Sports, and the Six Cs to Success with Joe LeMar · Mar 21, 2024

#043 — Hayley Kavanagh on Motor Skill Development, Disability, and Inclusive Sport in Ireland · Mar 18, 2024

#042 — Scaling Adaptive Equipment Manufacturing and Collaborating with Consumers with Greg Vanderbeek · Mar 14, 2024

#041 — Preparing for the Paris Paralympics with Chuck Aoki · Mar 11, 2024

#040 — The Correlation Between Hearing Loss, Physical Health, and Cognition with Dr. Keith Darrow · Mar 7, 2024

#039 — Frameworks for Effective Instruction and Inclusion in Sport with Joslynn Bigelow · Mar 4, 2024

#038 — Assessing Attitudinal and Structural Barriers to Inclusive Fitness · Feb 29, 2024

#037 — The Phoenix’s Role in Facilitating Resilience and Recovery through Recreation and Community with Dr. Jacki Hillios · Feb 26, 2024

#036 — Tommy Trout on Transforming the Inclusive Fitness Landscape in Australia · Feb 23, 2024

#035 — Challenging the Stigma of Mental Health and Invisible Disability Through Fitness with Ken Walsh · Feb 19, 2024

#034 — The Future of Haptic Technology in User Experience and Accessibility with Enzo Caruso · Feb 15, 2024

#033 — The Value Proposition of Inclusion and Spreading Happiness with John and Mark Cronin · Feb 12, 2024

#032 — Tom Otis: Pioneering Innovation in Neurodegenerative Disease Research · Feb 9, 2024

#031 — Wyatt Spalding on Beating the Odds to Become an Elite Special Olympics Athlete and Advocate · Feb 5, 2024

#030 — Dustin Giannelli on Deaf vs deaf, Normalizing Disability, and How to “Be On Offense” · Jan 29, 2024

#029 — Ableism and Accessibility in Healthcare with Sarah Everhart Skeels · Jan 22, 2024

#028 — Drafting Disability Policy in the White House, Access, and Equity with Kim Knackstedt · Jan 15, 2024

#027 — Dawn Oates: Advocacy and Actions for a More Accessible World · Jan 8, 2024

#026 — Nico Calabria: The Growth of Amputee Soccer, Education, Etiquette, and Disability Bias · Jan 1, 2024

#025 — Our Approach to Training for the 2024 Boston Marathon: My Coach, Steve Sinko · Dec 18, 2023

#024 — The Advantages of an Inclusive Workforce with Mackenzie Edinger · Dec 11, 2023

#023 — Running the Seven Continents: Becca Pizzi on Life as a Leader in Endurance Sports · Dec 4, 2023

#022 — A Trailblazer in Accessibility for Tech Giants: Jake Hytken’s Journey in Inclusive Strategy and Design · Nov 27, 2023

#021 — "We Just Need It To Be Possible" - Emmy Award Winning Speaker, Tim Alexander, On the Role of a Growth Mindset in Recovery · Nov 20, 2023

#020 — Applying the Social Model of Disability to Adaptive Training Environments with Dane Stairs · Nov 13, 2023

#019 — Building Independence & Inclusive Communities Through Shared Lived Experience · Nov 6, 2023

#018 — Defining Accessibility with Brad McCannell · Oct 30, 2023

#017 — Improving Health and Fitness Resources for Amputees · Oct 23, 2023

#016 — Systems and Strategies to Make Functional Fitness Accessible with Gina Campbell · Oct 16, 2023

#015 — How Losing My Leg Helped Me Find My Purpose with Sam Schaefer · Oct 9, 2023

#014 — The Role of Sport in Facing Terminal Illness with Georgia Carmichael · Oct 2, 2023

#013 — Rewriting the Narrative on Training Diverse Populations with Brad Clark · Sep 25, 2023

#012 — Promoting High Performance and Community in Fitness and Endurance Sports · Sep 21, 2023

#011 — Applying Lived Experiences to Coaching and Competing with Evan Schwerbrock · Sep 11, 2023

#010 — Models of Inclusion with Inclusive Sport Design · Sep 4, 2023

#009 — Running Her Own Race: Endurance Sports, Resilience, and Life with Post-Polio Syndrome with Mary McManus · Aug 28, 2023

#008 — 17 Years Later: Normalizing Disability and Finding Faith After Injury · Aug 24, 2023

#007 — Incremental Accessibility: Designing Adaptive Solutions for the Fitness Industry · Aug 21, 2023

#006 — Perspective, Perseverance, and Patience: Life with SCI with Tim Morris · Aug 17, 2023

#005 — Disability Identity in Sport · Aug 14, 2023

#004 — Becoming the Fastest Athlete with Dwarfism with Zachary Josie · Aug 7, 2023

#003 — A Mobile Solution for Discovering Accessible Spaces and Communities · Jul 31, 2023

#002 — Paralympic Aspirations and Advocating for a More Accessible New Zealand · Jul 24, 2023

#001 — Excelling After SCI with Jesi Stracham · Jul 16, 2023

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Boston Strong

Episode 52. Jeff Bauman and Marc Fucarile join Brendan to reflect on the day of the Boston Marathon bombing and how their lives have changed since that day.

#052 · 75 min · May 13, 2024

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