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Red MedicineThe Assisted Suicide Bill w/ Ellen CliffordEllen Clifford contextualizes the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – often referred to as the assisted dying or assisted suicide bill – within the long history of eugenic politics and welfare reform.Ellen Clifford is a disabled activist and writer. She is on the National Steering Group for Disabled People Against Cuts and is the author of The War on Disabled People: Capitalism, Welfare and the Making of a Human Catastrophe.
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Unreserved Wine TalkWill AI Replace Writers and Winemakers? Conversation with Ellen Clifford of The Wine Situation PodcastWhy don’t I think that artificial intelligence (AI) will replace human writers any time soon? What are some tips you can use for maintaining a healthy relationship with wine? What are some of the challenges women in the wine industry still face? In this episode of the Unreserved Wine Talk podcast, I'm being interviewed by Ellen Clifford on The Wine Situation podcast. You can find the wines we discussed at https://www.nataliemaclean.com/winepicks Highlights Was wine part of my family’s culture growing up? When di...2024-03-2045 min
The Wine SituationHonest Wines!!!Elle is joined by Jiaqi Tang, her WSET Diploma classmate and owner of the newly opened Honest Bottle Shop in Los Angeles! The two discuss Jiaqi's journey from China, to Chicago hospitality, and ultimately how she landed in Los Angeles and opened her own highly curated wine shop. While it was a Zoom hang, both Jiaqi and Ellen ended up bringing intriguing wines--one from Greece and one from the Savoie region of France. Tune in to get the scoop! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2024-03-1342 min
DISCOVER Voices | disAbility Cornwall & IoSDisabled People Against Cuts | Conversations with Dr Theo Blackmore #11 w/ Ellen CliffordJoin us for a captivating new episode of 'Conversations with Dr. Theo Blackmore' as our esteemed host, Theo, engages in a thought-provoking discussion with the remarkable Ellen Clifford from DPAC, an inspiring organization known as Disabled People Against Cuts. DPAC's mission revolves around championing the rights of disabled individuals and fostering a supportive community of allies. Together, we invite you to be a part of this empowering conversation, dedicated to advocating for justice and upholding the fundamental human rights of every disabled person.
Theo and Ellen talk about what Ellen describes as the revolutionary concept of the...2023-06-3049 min
The TallMikeWine PodcastEllen Clifford has a Wine Situation!!!Send us a textEllen Clifford grew up in St Louis, and left after college to pursue acting in Los Angeles. She did some acting, some improv, but she also got bitten by the wine bug! Now she's achieved some wine bona fides and hosts a wine podcast, The Wine Situation. Mike and Ellen talk Italian wine, Mike's career in radio, and Ellen's "special talent" as a contortionist! Find out why Mike is sipping Italian wine and Ellen is sipping Gatorade! Hear Mike proclaim his podcast the "#1 Wine Podcast in Ohio!" What other wine podcast is like t...2022-05-0338 min
Bloomsbury Academic PodcastThe War On Disabled People with Ellen Clifford, Part TwoThis is part two of our episode on The War on Disabled People. We are continuing our conversation with Ellen Clifford, a disabled activist who has worked within the disability sector for over twenty years and is a current member of the National Steering Group for Disabled People Against Cuts. In this episode, Ellen unpacks the ways in which people with disabilities are made to feel invisible, how austerity reversed progress for disability rights, the future of disability rights and how to break the cycle of inaccessibility, and much more. Take a listen.2021-09-3035 min
The Wine SituationAutumnal Wines!!!It's the September edition! Chock full of goodies as Ellen gets into the situation that is wine. Which is to say, you're going out more and you want to know more about wine so you can be the "person who knows wine" at the table! This week she'll teach you about a Sexy Soil and drink an autumn-ready Cabernet Sauvignon by Materra and yes that is a wine made by a woman! Lastly she calls one of her favorite and funniest friends, actor/comedian Beth Burnham! Learn more about your ad choices...2021-09-1554 min
The Wine SituationUltrawines!!!This week Ellen is back with a wonderful sparkling rosé by Ultraviolet Wines!! Per the usual it’s a terrific woman-made wine. Elle also has rewatched Sideways, so you don’t have to. Does she still hate it? Tune in to find out!And lastly, Elle calls Casleah Herwaldt, the superpower behind By the Stem, creator of Casleah Wines, and more!Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-08-1244 min
The Wine SituationMoving Forward Wine!!!Keeping it short n sweet again this week, Ellen updates (doesn’t she always, as well as poll results! Then she gets into a bottle of old-vine Zinfandel from Testa Vineyards where she recently had lunch with winemaker Maria Martinson. Lastly, her musings on Somm III and blind tasting. Pour yourself a glass and listen in!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-06-2437 min
The Wine SituationWine, Cocktails, and...Soil!!!What more could you want than booze and dirt! Ellen has that in spades for you this week. She gets into silex, has a game of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine, a cocktail to tell you about, and of course a nice bottle of bubbles made by a woman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-03-2337 min
The Wine SituationOut of This World Wines!!!It’s a stellar episode this week, in more ways than one! Ellen has a poll to kick things off: what sort of glass do you prefer?! She also has another round of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine, a stellar bottle of Outward Cabernet Franc to drink, and a Just Add Wine segment that gets into outer outer space! Lastly, she talks with the amazing sommelier Philippe André! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-03-091h 07
The Wine SituationTrying a Winemaker’s Favorite Drinks!!!Elle is mixing it up once again! This week she has a short form interview with Theodora Lee of Theopolis Vineyards! After the conversation, instead of drinking another wine, Elle decides to try out one of Theo’s cocktails called The Beautiful. Can’t get enough? Listen to episode 4.12 titled “Wine On” where Ellen reviews another Theopolis wine! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-02-1632 min
The Wine SituationVertical Wines!!!Ellen is going back to the old-school interview this week! And she a discount code for you if you want to taste the marvelous wines of Lisa Warr-King Packer for yourself! Go to their website and use the code thewinesituation for 20% off, then pour a glass and get to know Lisa!!! What’s in the glass this week? Ellen and Lisa are tasting a vertical of Cabernet Sauvignon from 2015-2017...it is fascinanting!Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-02-091h 05
The Wine SituationWine Bloody WineElle can’t resist a good gothic label or another excuse to devote another episode to all things goth. She kicks it off with a goth grape she can scarcely believe she hasn’t done a deep dive on yet: Pinot Noir! Amd then of course she opens a very goth Pinto Noir indeed: Bloodroot Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir! Lastly (and arguably less goth) there is another On the Food Side that gets salty—this week Ellen is talking French Fries! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your a...2021-01-2652 min
The Wine SituationSuper Smart Wine!!!What fun we will have flexing our vinous muscles, all while enjoying a delightful sparkling wine that is being all want it to be! This week Ellen has another round of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine, a Sexy Soil to tell you about and Final Five with the wonderful Rebecca Rose Phillips of Let’s Taco Bout Wine! She’s drinking a fabulous bottle of Dr. Konstantin Frank Brut 2013, a traditional method wine from the Finger Lakes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-01-191h 01
The Wine SituationPolymath Wine!!!This episode celebrates polymaths in wine! But first Elle digs into the poll results. Her listeners enjoy the variety of “guilty pleasure” drinks! Then she dips into wine that polymath Mary J Blige (singer/actor/wine person) is behind: Sun Goddess. Ellen is trying the Pinot Grigio Ramato bottling. Next she reviews “Pinot Rocks” a book by polymath Michael Browne (drawer, woodworker, circus member, winemaker, writer) all wrapped up with an interview with the author! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice2020-12-2258 min
The World TransformedDisability Oppression 101 with Ellen Morrison & Ellen CliffordAs part of Disability History Month 2020 TWT and Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) teamed up to create this introduction to disability oppression. In it DPAC activist and Labour NEC member Ellen Morrison speaks to author and DPAC activist Ellen Clifford about: Who disabled people are? The difference between deaf and disabled people? The specific type of oppression disabled people face under capitalism? And how disability oppression manifests within our own movement?
This is part of a workshop plan that we’d encourage you to run with friends and/or your local group. You can find the workshop plan here: https://th...2020-12-0916 min
The Wine SituationFor the Love of Wines!!!Happy day, wine friends!!! At least Elle is trying to bring some happiness into your vinous life. This week there is a game of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine, a Home brewing conundrum and a party invitation! Plus Ellen dips into a fabulous bottle of Roussanne by Ware- wines, another winery with a woman winemaker! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-12-0834 min
The Wine SituationThanksgiving After Show!There a lot packed in here! This week Ellen is as (almost) always sipping on a wine made by a woman! This week it is a sparkling Zinfandel from Rock Wall Wine Co., purportedly a favorite of vp elect Kamala Harris! There is also another game of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine, an On the Food Side that delves into Elle’s blue velvet Thanksgiving, and a Happy Cocktail Hour where Ellen teaches you to make the Big Red Cat, one of her first cocktail creations! This one includes rye, CamparI, Cynar and more, tune in for the full recipe! Hosted on...2020-12-0242 min
The Wine SituationPodcast in Place Wine!And as we head back to lockdown, here Ellen is hopefully keep you company! This week’s segments include a Sexy Soil, commentary on the Court of Master Sommeliers sex scan, and a Final Five with Katherine Jarvis! Elle is drinking a Merlot from Broadside, open something good and join her! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-11-2449 min
The Wine SituationWho’s the Gothest of Them All?Elle is! And she is here to distract you on this Election Day with an all new segment: Sexy Soil. This week she is tackling that beautiful slate and quartz darling of Priorat called llicorella. Also on the agenda is drinking a truly gothic wine. So goth it is made by Gothic Wines. Their “Telltale” rosé out of the Willamette Valley is killer. Then she gets philosophical on frankenfood for One The Food Side. No drunk dial this week, but there will be next time! If you can’t get enough goth from this episode, please check out Ellen’s guest app...2020-11-0333 min
The Wine SituationWine 101One more!!! This week Ellen dips into another game of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhyWine, drinks a wine made by Brown Estates, eats Grenache?! Then it is time for a Final Five, this time with sommelier Nathaniel Muñoz! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-09-1650 min
The Wine Situation100 WinesIn honor of the 100th episode Ellen brings you an extra goth episode! There is a goth grape, a goth On the Food Side, and Ellen drinks a goth wine made by a woman!? She doesn’t know if the winemaker is goth but the winery’s name is POÉ. Crack open a bottle dark angels and get in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-09-0942 min
The Wine Situation99 Bottles of WineWooooo we are 99 episodes in and while Ellen has a stellar 100th episode plotted, this week is far from shabby! Pop a cork and pour a glass, this week we’ve got good news, another rendition of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine, a cocktail, and of course wine. This week Ellen is drinking a delicious red from the Douro Valley in Portugal that has a rich feminist history. Cheers! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-09-0251 min
The Wine SituationOld Wine Friend, New Glass FindsThis week it’s a brave new world on the pod as Ellen eschews the WhoWhatWhenWhy game in favor of a Goth Grape, a Boozy Book and a new segment reviewing glassware! This week it is the Grassl Cru glass. She drinks a Rhone blend made by friends of the show Stanley Barrios and Elena Martinez of TOP except this wine is their new line of wine: HOOD!And it is very good Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...2020-08-041h 00
The Wine SituationWine For AllWooo another week in pandemic days. Another chance to pop a bottle pour a glass take a sip and chill out with Ellen for a little wine intel. There’s a WhoWhenWhereWhy Wine, there’s a wine made by a woman, and there’s a drunk dial with the awesome Erik Segelbaum! Listen in Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-07-281h 00
The Wine SituationSerious WineWoooooo more wine. This week Ellen has another round of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine, a delicious Pinot Noir from Merry Edwards to virtually share with you and more more more. The Boozy Book this week is Love By the Glass by Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher. And there is a drunk dial with Alisha Blackwell-Calvert! Cheers:) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-06-3059 min
The Wine SituationWine OnAs the world goes out, Ellen is staying in. With wine. This week there another goth grape, Grenache! There is also a bottle of Theopolis Petite Sirah Rosé and it is a glory. Plus, an On the Food Side topic: waffling! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-06-2341 min
The Wine SituationWine NotThis episode was recorded before the news of the murder of a George Floyd, and so begins with a quick explanation for its perkiness and promise from Ellen of what she is going to be doing differently. Now, pour a glass and drink with her, and a thing or two about wine while you're at it. This week there is a game of WhoWhatWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine, a bit of philosophy, and On the Food Side covers the phenomenon of food category applied to shape, the most recent manifestation of which is the oddity of pancake cereal. Ellen is drinking another...2020-06-161h 00
The Wine SituationGoth EditionThis week it’s all about the dark side! And a nice little wine discount. Ellen will regale you with both a Goth Grape and and Goth Cocktail, as well as sample a lovely Malbec by Loscano. She then dials up Kristin Fauth from Free Run Juice Wines for the Final Five and Kristin shares favorite drinks, ginsa, and more—plus a code to get 20% off two or more bottles on freerunjuicewine.com! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-05-1956 min
The Wine SituationWoman on WineGood week! Good wine. That's what Ellen has for you this week on the wine situation. Over a bottle of another women-wine (this week it is Honig Sauvignon) you'll be treated to another game of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine, a bit of philosophy on how much we can have in life, a segment of Side, and more tangents than you can shake a winery at. Then it is final five with writer and all-around wine and sake smarty LaShea Delaney! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices...2020-05-1254 min
The Wine SituationSingle Lady WineKeeping it SO very real this week, Ellen leans into solitude as a single lady. With wine. There is another rousing round of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine with a secret bonus hidden clue so keep your ears! Plus, a review of Wine Girl in another edition of Boozy Books. But what to drink? This week's woman winemaker is Leah Jorgensen, who makes Cabernet Franc in Oregon, who'd have thunk? Ellen pops the bottle and hopes you drink along! At the end, the drunk dial is to Vince Anter, host of Amazon Prime's V is for Vino. Cheers! Hosted on Acast...2020-04-2848 min
The Wine SituationI Wine To Be AloneThis week Ellen checks in with exhaustion but reins it in and gets back to gratitude and vino. There's another WhoWhatWhenWhy Wine, a poll and a bottle of sparkliné from Portugal! At the end she dials Highland Park Wine's Andrea Onofre to talk drinking pink, pairing, being a Yola Mexcal ambassador and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-04-2250 min
The Wine SituationLone Wolf WineKeeping it fresh, mixing it up, and pouring the good juice is what we are all about here. And by we I mean me, Ellen, your fearless wine seeker. This week we are gonna have a goth grape, taste a phenomenal wine made but the phenomenal-er woman winemaker (spoiler alert it is Two Wolves wine made but Alecia Moore aka Pink), review a boozy book, have a fun wine boost (as opposed to last week’s wine bull) and call up the splendid Shelby Griffiths for the drunk dial!Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...2020-04-1451 min
The Wine SituationWine DistancingEllen is coming to you from her secure bunker in downtown Los Angeles with another solo pod of wine smack. On this week’s show you’ll play another round of the WhoWhatWhenWhereWhy Wine game, get to know and join Ellen in tasting another woman-made wine —this week it’s Alaina by Ntsiki Biyela Sauvignon Blanc from South Africa—hear the results of wine poll, listen to some wine bull, learn about a boozy book and jump in on a drunk dial with Roxy Narvaez.All the good things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...2020-04-0758 min
The Wine SituationWine SoloIt’s week two of the solo pod and woooo-eeee is Ellen happy to have you listen because she is still so very alone. In this episode there is another game of WhoWhatWhenWhereWhyWine with a small twist at the “When”. There’s a wine story, a reminder to take part in the poll on Instagram, and of course, a nice drunk dial with fellow wine writer Carrie Dykes.On tap is Jules Taylor OTQ Marlborough Pinot Noir Rosé and my but it’s a sexy pull. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...2020-03-3146 min
The Wine SituationThe Solo SeasonIt really is a new time but Ellen is here to entertain you. Alone. Until she drunk dials someone.But she has decided it is literally her season and...she has a ton of fun planned.The beverage accompanying this episode is 2016 J Vineyards Canfield Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and YAS please join in.The segments this week include the the new WhoWhatWhenWhereWhyWine game—listen for clues throughout the episode!A poll: what are you stocking for end times?And the (hopefully every week) drunk dial final fi...2020-03-2439 min
The Wine SituationPunam Patel & Exploring Wines!This week Ellen is joined by Punam Patel, an Emmy nominated actor for her work in “Special”!First, Ellen and David give their hip sip tip: Ellen has been enjoying Tasmanian Pinot Noir and David is loving Malbec from Mendoza.Next everyone gets into this week’s wine: Barbolini “Lancellotto” Lambrusco di Grasparossa di Castelvetro! It’s a dry bubbly red from Italy and everyone agrees, a total winner.From their the conversation goes all over the map. Punam loves to travel for food and she has had adventures all over the wor...2020-02-041h 02