The Palsy Podcast
To mark Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, Award Winning Screenwriter and Playwright Ciaran Fitzgerald interviews interesting people who have Cerebral Palsy, hearing their stories of the joys, triumphs and tribulations of living with Cerebral Palsy
Episodes
19 episodes
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 19 - John R Wilkinson
Ciaran is joined on episode 19 of The Palsy Podcast by John R Wilkinson. John is a theatre director, and talks to Ciaran about his career, and growing up with Cerebral Palsy. John was an Agent For Change at Leeds Playhouse as part of Ramps on t...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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50:38
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 18 - Ricky Smith
Ciaran is joined on episode 18 of The Palsy Podcast by Ricky Smith. Ricky talks about his experience at school, having first gone to a special school, and then moved to mainstream. Ricky has been a youth worker, and supported young people...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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44:57
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 17 - Etienne LeSage
Ciaran is joined on today's episode of The Palsy Podcast by Etienne LeSage. Etienne is an ICF-Trained life coach and minister from Canada. Etienne talks about his work as a minister, and growing older with Cerebral Palsy. Etienne talks about hi...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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45:28
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 16 - Charlotte Houlton
Ciaran is joined on episode 16 of The Palsy Podcast by Charlotte Houlton. Charlotte talks about her experiences growing up with CP, going to university, moving out and learning to drive. Charlotte is also a bit of an adrenaline junkie, having t...
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44:31
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 15 - Shahd Zorob
Ciaran is joined on episode 15 of the Palsy Podcast by Shahd Zorob. Shahd is a disability advocate, who has been part of the Local Motion assembly in Carmarthenshire, and been mentored by The Princes Trust. Shahd runs disability awareness...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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35:20
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 14 - Athena Stevens
Ciaran is joined on Episode 14 of The Palsy Podcast by playwright and actor Athena Stevens. Athena is an American playwright, author and actor currently based in London. Athena talks about her experience as a writer, not only of plays, but also...
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50:34
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 13 - Teya Humphris
Ciaran is joined on Episode 13 of The Palsy Podcast by Teya Humphris. Teya is a fitness professional and personal trainer, who talks about her experiences in the industry, and her relationship with sport and exercise as a disabled person. Teya ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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42:55
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 12 - Samantha Maxwell
Ciaran is joined on episode 12 of The Palsy Podcast by author Samantha Maxwell. Sam talks about her writing career, and the three books that she's had published. Sam also speaks openly about her experiences of mental illness, and how she's begu...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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37:25
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 11 - David Smith
Paralympic Boccia Champion David Smith is Ciaran's guest for this episode of The Palsy Podcast. David studied aerospace engineering at Swansea University, but has gone on to have career in the sport of Boccia. David competed at his first Paraly...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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55:54
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 10 - Liv Woodward
Ciaran is joined on episode 10 of the Palsy Podcast by Liv Woodward. Liv is a writer and producer from Yorkshire, who has been part of the 4Skills Paralympics Training Programme and the WriteWild Scheme run by WildChild. Liv is the founder of P...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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46:01
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 9 - Amy Knott
Actor Amy Knott joins Ciaran on Episode 9 of The Palsy Podcast. Amy talks about how she began to pursue a career in the arts, and her experiences as a young person with Cerebral Palsy. Amy talks about her experiences on auditioning for drama sc...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:07
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 8: Rebecca Taylor
Ciaran is joined on episode 8 of The Palsy Podcast by Rebecca Taylor. Rebecca studied a BSc in Psychology, and is now studying for her PhD. Rebecca is specifically looking at pain management in adults with Cerebral Palsy, and the physical and p...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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42:18
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 7 - Lauren Whitington
Lauren Whitington joins Ciaran for episode 7 of The Palsy Podcast. Lauren is a photographer for Sussex in the South East of England. Lauren talks about her love of photography, her creative process and her hopes for her career in the future.&nb...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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34:26
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 6 - Dan Edge
Ciaran is joined on this episode of The Palsy Podcast by actor and professional wrestler Dan Edge. Dan is an actor, model, pro wrestler and circus aerialist, and has performed in various theatre productions, including the London 2012 Para...
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47:24
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 5 - Sofia Brizio
Ciaran is joined on episode 5 of the Palsy Podcast by Sofia Brizio. Sofia is an Italian para-swimmer, and is also currently studying for her PhD in Media Diversity at Birmingham University. She is also a writer, translator and disability rights...
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44:34
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 4: Sara Edwards
Sara Edwards joins Ciaran for episode 4 of The Palsy Podcast. Sara is CP specialist for the charity Scope, and talks about her experiences growing up, forming relationships and starting a family. Sara has started the Wales Cerebral Palsy networ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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37:53
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 3: Bradleigh Way
Ciaran is joined on the third episode of The Palsy Podcast by Bradleigh Way. Bradleigh is an actor and disability advocate from Pontyclun in South Wales. Bradleigh talks about his experiences as an actor, and how having CP has shaped what he's ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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32:32
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 2: Charlie Gould
Charlie is University Student currently studying health and social care, working towards becoming a disability advocate, amplifying the voices of young disabled people. She is the Co-Founder of Cerebral Palsy Youth Voice Wales, enabling people ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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36:41
The Palsy Podcast - Episode 1: Tia Chapman
In the first episode of The Palsy Podcast, playwright and screenwriter Ciaran Fitzgerald interviews actor Tia Chapman. Tia voices the character of Hannah Sparkes in Fireman Sam, and has also appeared in two short films directed by Rhys Miles Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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33:52