Contra*

Conversation 5: Takeaways with Aimi Hamraie, Jos Boys, Scar Barclay and Paul DeFazio

Each conversation featured in Disability Meets Architecture draws on a different productive friction and places two activists, architects, designers, writers or artists i

Conversation 4: Antifascism with Beatrice Adler-Bolton, Paul DeFazio and Scar Barclay

Each conversation featured in Disability Meets Architecture draws on a different productive friction and places two activists, architects, designers, writers or artists i

Conservation 3: Who Counts with Micha Frazer-Carroll and Samir Pandya

Each conversation featured in Disability Meets Architecture draws on a different productive friction and places two activists, architects, designers, writers or artists i

Conversation 2: Care with Teeth with Anthony Clarke and Jeff Kasper

Each conversation featured in Disability Meets Architecture draws on a different productive friction and places two activists, architects, designers, writers or artists i

Conversation 1: Access Washing with Karen Braitmayer and Natasha Trotman

Each conversation featured in Disability Meets Architecture draws on a different productive friction and places two activists, architects, designers, writers or artists i

Intro: Round Tower with Jos Boys and Aimi Hamraie

Each conversation featured in Disability Meets Architecture draws on a different productive friction and places two activists, architects, designers, writers or artists i

For Alice Wong

This episode celebrates Alice Wong, crip ancestor and disabled oracle, through her collaborations with the Critical Design Lab and Contra* podcast. 

Episode 54: Contra* Season 4 Reflections with Aimi Hamraie and Kelsie Acton

On this episode, Aimi Hamraie and Kelsie Acton reflect on this season of Contra*, their work with the Remote Access Archives, and their hopes for how the archives will be

Episode 53: Contra* Remote Joy and Community with India Harville

This episode, we hear from India Harville, an African American, queer, disabled activist, consultant, public speaker, somatics practitioner, and performance artist. India

Episode 52: Contra* Sex and Intimacy with Brian Lobel

This episode, we hear from Brian Lobel, a white man who was diagnosed with cancer and co-founded of the Sex with Cancer project. Lobel takes us into the world of cancer,

Episode 51: Cripping Pandemic Learning

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie looks at Cripping Pandemic Lear

Episode 50: Contra* Childhood Joy and Education with Katie Goldfinch

This episode, we hear from Katie Goldfinch, a white, nonbinary person and solidarity worker with Touretteshero. Katie gives us insight into the disability arts scene in t

Episode 49: Crips for eSims

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie looks at Crips for E-sims for G

Episode 48: Contra* Fashion and Performance with Sky Cubacub

This episode, we hear from Sky Cubacub, a Filipinx, non-binary disabled activist, designer and educator, who founded Rebirth Garments. They discuss their journey to gende

Episode 47: Olmstead Quality of Life Survey

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie looks at the Olmstead Quality o

Episode 46: Contra* Remote Access Parties with moira williams

On this episode, we hear from moira williams, an Indigenous disabled artist. moira shares their experience with pre-pandemic and pandemic forms of remote access, especial

Episode 45: Glitch Realm

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie shares a bit about Glitch Realm

Episode 44: Contra* Environmental Illness and Remote Life with Susan Molloy

On this episode of Contra*, Aimi talks to Susan Molloy, a white disabled woman and environmental illness activist. Susan is a resident of a remote, disability community o

Episode 43: Communication First

What has been the role of remote access before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for the disability community? In this mini-episode, Kelsie looks at five documents sent to

Episode 42: Contra* Audio Descriptions with Thomas Reid

This episode, we hear from Thomas Reid, who is a Black disabled and blind man, podcast producer extraordinaire, and host of Reid My Mind Radio. Thomas discusses audio des