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Still sick over a year after contracting covid, activist, educator, and burlesque performer Una Osato is navigating pain, grieving loss, finding disability community, and redefining what it means to get 'better.'
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Produced and Edited by Taylor Cook
for the BRIC podcast Brooklyn, USA
Episode 48
In the 1980's there were over 200 lesbian bars in the U.S.. Today only 15 remain. This is a story about Ginger’s, the last lesbian bar in Brooklyn, its history, and its founder, Sheila Frayne, who is fighting to save this vital community space.
Produced and Edited by Taylor Cook
for the Brooklyn Public Library podcast Borrowed
Season 3 Episode 10
Rising sea levels and severe hurricanes are displacing Indigenous people in Southern Louisiana and harming health. Episode 11 explores the United Houma Nation’s push for federal tribal recognition and the climate-change help that could come with it.
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Produced by Taylor Cook and Zach Dyer
for the KHN podcast American Diagnosis
Season 4, Episode 11
Cover art by Oona Tempest
Indigenous people in the United States face disproportionately high rates of incarceration and family separation through the foster care system. Episode 8 explores the Yurok Tribal Court’s efforts to keep families together.
Produced by Taylor Cook and Zach Dyer
for the KHN podcast American Diagnosis
Season 4, Episode 8
Cover art by Oona Tempest
When there aren't enough resources to go around, who gets left behind? Surging covid cases and potential ventilator shortages lay bare our healthcare system's ableist medical rationing practices. This piece explores the racist, eugenic roots of healthcare discrimination and the disability organizing efforts to fight for health equity.
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Produced by Taylor Cook, Emily Boghossian, and Shirin Barghi
for the BRIC podcast Brooklyn, USA
Episode 28