Ouch talk show 113: Did you say 'inspiration porn'?
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On this month's show - comedian Stella Young doesn't want to be considered an inspiration just for being disabled, and Bad Education star Jack Binstead on setting up his own YouTube channel.
Also, a 43-year-old husband and father with cystic fibrosis on how he stays positive with a shorter life expectancy. And our citizen correspondent on being cautious about reports of scientific breakthroughs.
With Rob Crossan and Kate Monaghan.
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More about this month's guests and discussions:
Stella Young is a comedian and journalist from Australia. She recently gave a TED Talk, external in which she humorously discusses what she calls "inspiration porn" - where a disabled person does something they believe to be entirely normal yet is held up as inspiring for doing so. She considers it to be damaging.
Tim Wotton has cystic fibrosis, a life-shortening lung condition. At 43 he has lived far beyond the expectations of doctors. He's a family man, a business consultant and plays hockey for a local team. He writes about life with CF in a blog, external and talks about his book on the show.
Also joining Rob and Kate in the studio is wheelchair athlete turned comedy actor Jack Binstead. He has started video blogging (vlogging) on his own YouTube channel, external.
Our news item comes from Ouch's cures correspondent Jocelyn Tomkinson in Vancouver, who has her own disability podcast, external.
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Producer: Damon Rose,
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