The Madcast is a podcast that explores the intersection of disability, academia, and everything in between. From interviewing academics working towards disability justice to reviewing media portrayals of disability, the Madcast covers a wide range of topics for folks to tune into bimonthly (twice a month). Enjoy! The podcast is hosted by the UC Berkeley Disability Lab and recorded at the Ethnic Studies Changemaker Studio at Cal. UC Berkeley Disability Lab Linktree: https://linktr.ee/calradmadlab Madcast Patreon: patreon.com/themadcast The Madcast © 2023 by Nate Tilton, Eliana Madera, Trisha Nguyen is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International RSSVERIFY
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Madcast is a podcast that explores the intersection of disability, academia, and everything in between. From interviewing academics working towards disability justice to reviewing media portrayals of disability, the Madcast covers a wide range of topics for folks to tune into bimonthly (twice a month). Enjoy!
Recent episodes include "Episode 14: Unified Cutlery Theory" (18 April 2026, 51 minutes), "Episode 13: Crip Spacetime w/ Dr. Margaret Price" (11 April 2026, 59 minutes), and "Episode 12: Superheroes & Disability (Part 2)" (31 May 2025, 47 minutes).
The Madcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 12 episodes.
Booking probability for The Madcast is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Madcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Madcast's contact route on record: verified email.
The Madcast is a society podcast with 12 episodes published.
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Episode #14
We hope you washed your dishes, because we're talking about spoon theory! Coined in 2003 by American writer Christine Miserandino, spoon theory is a concept used widely in the disability community to convey how disabled...
This might just be our best episode yet. Today we talk with the incredible Dr. Margaret Price (she/they), a genderqueer and disabled English professor specializing in disability studies and rhetoric, about their book...
Oh my god, it's a sequel episode! Welcome back! This week El, Nate, and lyn are still geeking out superheroes and comic books. The conversation on disabled representation in superhero-related media continues, this time...
Welcome back! This week’s episode of the Madcast features hosts El, Nate, and lyn geeking out on superheroes and comic books! Specifically, we’re looking at disabled representation in superhero-related media, across...
Welcome back! On this week’s episode of the Madcast, hosts El and lyn cover yet another key disability studies/activism term: disability justice. Defined by members of the BIPOC, queer, and disabled performance art...
Episode #9
Welcome back! On this week's episode of the Madcast, hosts El and Mads are joined by a very special guest, Marlo De La Mora (she/her), to talk about the fascinating yet polarizing subject of cannabis. Marlo is an...
Welcome back! On this week's episode of the Madcast, Hosts El, Nate, and lyn are discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly of autism representation in the media. Join us as we discuss Autistic-coded characters...
Episode #7
Welcome back to a new season of the Madcast!! Back from a brief hiatus, Hosts El and lyn are bringing an exciting new line-up of episodes filled with new guests, new topics, and much, much more! On this week's episode...
Welcome back to this week's episode of the Madcast! On this week's episode, Hosts El and Lyn are bringing on two very special guests, Harry and G, to discuss Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This episode we'll be...
Welcome back to this week's episode of the Madcast! This week, Hosts Nate and El are trying out a new segment for the pod, "Disability 101." The segment will focus on one key disability concept, term, experience, and...
Episode #4
On this week’s episode of the Madcast, Hosts Nate and El are joined by J Bui (They/them) to discuss a fascinating new project from the UC Berkeley Disability Lab: Shakespeare Bot. Join us as we discuss ethical issues...
Coming back from our winter hiatus, we’re back with another exciting episode of the our newly rebranded podcast, the Madcast. This week, hosts Nate and El are discussing the award winning film CODA (2021). Tune in for...
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