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Too OpinionatedToo Opinionated Interview: Ryan AllenToday on Too Opinionated, we sit down with actor Ryan Allen! Currently, Ryan is taking a major career leap with a pivotal role opposite Bob Odenkirk in Normal, which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival. The film, already generating industry buzz, marks one of Ryan's most anticipated performances to date and underscores his growing reputation as an actor to watch. His other upcoming work includes the feature Being Heumann directed by Academy Award–winning filmmaker Sian Heder, the new Muhammad Ali bio-series The Greatest, and finally this fall, he returns for th...
2025-09-0549 min
Outside IssuesOnly the Wounded Healer HealsIn our ongoing series recognizing disability pride month, we talk to social worker Ryan Padilla, SWAICL, about how an accident which led to his paraplegia motivated him towards a new purpose of helping others in therapy, thinking global while acting local. Even before the injury that brought seismic change to his life, Ryan had always nurtured a desire to heal people. He describes in his experience the darkness as well as the light and even a new perspective of gratitude. He loves the person he is today because of his disability, not in spite of it.
2025-07-1945 min
KONTRAFUNK aktuellKONTRAFUNK: Wochenrückblick vom 14. Dezember 2024Robert Meier präsentiert den Wochenrückblick mit ausgewählten Themen aus „Kontrafunk aktuell“. In dieser Woche sprachen wir mit dem Journalisten Alexander Neu über die Bedeutung der aktualisierten Atomdoktrin Russlands, mit dem „Weltwoche“-Korrespondenten Pierre Heumann über den Prozess gegen Benjamin Netanjahu und mit dem Chefredakteur von „Apollo News“, Max Mannhart, über den Skandal um den Chef des Thüringer Verfassungsschutzes, Stephan Kramer. Außerdem zu Gast waren der Schweizer Nationalrat Pascal Schmid, die Journalistin Alexandra Peiper, Andreas Schulte, Professor für Waldökologie, Forst- und Holzwirtschaft, Alexander Eisenkopf, Professor für Wirtschafts- und Verkehrspolitik, der Facharzt für Laboratoriumsmedizin Pau...
2024-12-1450 min
RadiowissenWie Tiere schlafen - Kopfüber, im Stehen, im FlugOhne Schlaf geht es nicht - auch nicht bei Tieren. Die Ruhephasen sind essentiell, damit sich das Gehirn erholen kann. Doch wie lange Schnecken, Vögel, Katzen oder Elefanten schlafen, ist sehr unterschiedlich. Autorin: Claudia Steiner (BR 2023)
Credits Autorin dieser Folge: Claudia Steiner Regie: Sabine Kienhöfer Es sprachen: Julia Fischer, Christopher Mann Technik: Michael Heumann Redaktion: Bernhard Kastner
Interviewpartner/innen:Dr. Niels Rattenborg, Forschungsgruppenleiter Vogelschlaf am Max-Planck-Institut für Biologische Intelligenz/Seewiesen;Dr. Ralph Simon, Tiergarten Nürnberg;Dr. Albrecht Vorster, Schlafforscher
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2024-10-3022 min
Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public LibraryBeyond the Shelves: Disability Pride Month Book PicksIn honor of Disability Pride Month, Jes and Sarah are discussing some of their favorite books that center characters with disabilities. They also discuss the history of Disability Pride Month and the importance of audiobooks. You can also listen to the podcast on YouTube. Disability Pride Month Picks: Get a Life, Chloe Brown, by Talia Hibbert Being Heumann, by Judith Huemann Golem Girl, by Riva Lehrer Seven Days in June, by Tia Williams All the Little Bird-Hearts, by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow True Biz, by Sarah Nović What Jes and Sarah are reading: All F...
2024-07-0252 min
The Heumann PerspectiveCreating Joy with Lolo Spencer
This episode, Judy interviews actress, model, and social media content creator, Lauren ‘Lolo’ Spencer. Lolo and Judy chat about Lolo’s impressive career path and aspirations, as well as her experience acquiring a disability as a teenager.Follow Lolo Spencer on Twitter and Instagram @itslololove
Lolo Spencer is a Film Independent Spirit Award nominated actress, model, public speaker, and social media content creator. She currently stars as Jocelyn in HBO Max’s Sex Lives of College Girls executive-produced by Mindy Kaling, has a YouTube channel titled Sitting Pretty, and hosts an Instagram TV talk show tit...
2022-03-3041 minThe Heumann PerspectiveFully Integrating Disabled People into Society with Colleen Starkloff
This episode, Judy chats with her long-time friend, Colleen Starkloff. Colleen has expertise in many areas that are working towards fully integrating disabled people into society and enabling them to live independent, meaningful lives.The transcript for this episode is available here.
Learn more about Colleen and the Starkloff Disability Institute here.
Colleen Kelly Starkloff is co-founder, with her husband Max, of the Starkloff Disability Institute. During the 1970’s, they founded Paraquad, Inc. in St. Louis. Ms. Starkloff has worked in the field of disability rights since 1973. She has extensive experience educating an...
2022-03-0240 min