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Dec 13, 2012 • 57min

Ouch! talk show 92: Staying stylish, blind busking

See England through the eyes of American Muslim comedian with cerebral palsy, Maysoon Zayid. Plus, an app created to help disabled people stay stylish, the blind man earning a living by whistling at London tube stations, and find out how much Paul Carter and Tony Garrett remember about 2012's disability news stories. Liz Carr and Rob Crossan present.
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Nov 12, 2012 • 53min

Ouch! #91, 12 Nov 12: Taser, tablets, travel

The blind man mistakenly tasered by police and superstorm Sandy are the stories under discussion. Plus, how computer tablets are making a difference and the wheelchair-using traveller Zach Anner tells us about his new YouTube show launched since leaving Oprah's network. Liz Carr and Rob Crossan present.
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Oct 5, 2012 • 45min

Ouch! #90: Punk, tics and Paralympics

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson reflects on the success of the Paralympics and explains how she stays fit and flexible, now that she is no longer an athlete. Jess Thom, who has Tourette's syndrome, encourages us to laugh at her more humorous vocal tics. Plus, anyone for some Finnish learning disabled punk? Rob Crossan and Liz Carr present.
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Aug 22, 2012 • 43min

Ouch! disability talk show #89: Paralympics-a-go-go

How did the Games originally start? What happens when you put 200 wheelchair athletes in a tower block with only two lifts? What does wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft have for breakfast on competition day? And how does the mum of two Paralympic swimmers feel on the eve of the big home event? Rob Crossan presents this 45 minute special.
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Aug 3, 2012 • 57min

Ouch! #88: Paralympic dreams and 'Stupid people'

'Short' comedian Imaan Hadchiti doesn't suffer fools, the Paralympic cyclist Rachel Morris injured in a car crash while training plus the assistance animals that type PIN numbers ... and other stories. Rob Crossan and Julie Fernandez present.
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Jun 28, 2012 • 48min

Ouch! #87: Planning holidays, and military rehab

A mum of two children with learning disabilities and a travel mad powerchair user tell us their holiday complexities. Plus, Clarence Adoo and Charles Hazlewood from the Paraorchestra, and the ex-military Paralympians who use sport for their rehab. With Liz Carr and Rob Crossan.
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May 30, 2012 • 1h 10min

Ouch! #86: Becky from Glee, Paralympics president, exams

Meet Lauren Potter who plays Becky, the Down's syndrome cheerleader in Glee. The president of the Paralympic movement talks to us about the future of the Games. Fish Police are our band this month, we discuss exam extensions, and is disability about to be cured? With Liz Carr and Rob Crossan.
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May 4, 2012 • 1h 3min

Ouch! disability talk show #85: Boccia, breakdance, TV

Is it the year of disability on TV? The intriguing rules of the little-known Paralympic sport Boccia and the breakdance crew called ILL-Abilities, who want to ban 'disability' from the dictionary. With Liz Carr and Rob Crossan.
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Apr 5, 2012 • 57min

Talk Show 84: Chocolate Dyslexic Paralympic

Features a disabled chocolatier, two members (one male, one female) from the GB wheelchair rugby team, disability euphemisms and a fond farewell to one of our presenters. Mat Fraser and Liz Carr present.
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Mar 21, 2012 • 21min

Ouch! podcast extra: Paralympian Lee Pearson

An extended interview with the colourful dressage star: Earning a living can be tricky for disabled people, Lee admits he couldn't get sponsorship until he ditched the negative sell and chose to market himself as a winner. And, can you afford to live on income from paralympic sport? Download or listen now, with Tony Garrett, Rob Crossan and Liz Carr.

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