Hat Collecting: The Multipassionate Experience

Lacey Artemis

Hat Collecting is an interview / talk show where we talk about the many different metaphorical hats people wear in life. Because no one does just one thing, and everyone has a story. Each new guest brings their stories. Hat Collecting is hosted by Lacey Artemis and can be watched at https://www.YouTube.com/@hatcollecting

  1. 2025-08-04

    Accessible Theatre Experiences - Victoria Urquhart Part 3

    Victoria Urquhart (she/her) is an actor, playwrite, grant writer, and advocate who lives with Long Covid and has been seeking answers (and treatments) for years. Victoria has written a stageplay called "I Can Fly", about the experience of growing up as an undiagnosed "AuDHD" person. [please note the intro and outro of the full episode have been copied to each part] In this final portion of the interview, Victoria talks about initiatives around making theatre more accessible and accommodating for different experiences. She is just one more case of a chronically ill person having to do their own research and advocacy. Want to make your digital documents and files more accessible? Check out these courses from Squarely Accessible (a Canadian company): https://squarelyaccessible.com/training/ Victoria's links: https://www.instagram.com/g_nitenet https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19iwrCIuw5_JbOT79CjFlrR0eE6-QdU67wV45UFfkLAY/viewform Lacey's links: https://www.laceyartemis.com https://bit.ly/shinelanguage https://www.instagram.com/laceyartemis https://www.instagram.com/hatcollecting https://www.blockluelight.com/?ref=lacey Podcast links: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tggofY8q9oC3WXTZH0fpA https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show/id1533125718 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9oYXRjb2xsZWN0aW5nLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show http://feeds.libsyn.com/298718/rss

    33 min
  2. 2025-08-04

    Autism & The Double Empathy Problem - Victoria Urquhart Part 2

    Victoria Urquhart (she/her) is an actor, playwrite, grant writer, and advocate who lives with Long Covid and has been seeking answers (and treatments) for years. Victoria has written a stageplay called "I Can Fly", about the experience of growing up as an undiagnosed "AuDHD" person. [please note the intro and outro of the full episode have been copied to each part] In this second portion of the interview, Victoria talks about her experience with Autism and ADHD and the struggles that neurodivergent people tend to face, and how to be more empathetic and accommodating. She is just one more case of a chronically ill person having to do their own research and advocacy. Want to make your digital documents and files more accessible? Check out these courses from Squarely Accessible (a Canadian company): https://squarelyaccessible.com/training/ Victoria's links: https://www.instagram.com/g_nitenet https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19iwrCIuw5_JbOT79CjFlrR0eE6-QdU67wV45UFfkLAY/viewform Lacey's links: https://www.laceyartemis.com https://bit.ly/shinelanguage https://www.instagram.com/laceyartemis https://www.instagram.com/hatcollecting https://www.blockluelight.com/?ref=lacey Podcast links: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tggofY8q9oC3WXTZH0fpA https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show/id1533125718 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9oYXRjb2xsZWN0aW5nLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show http://feeds.libsyn.com/298718/rss

    34 min
  3. 2025-08-04

    Chronic Illness is a Dynamic Disability - Victoria Urquhart Part 1

    Victoria Urquhart (she/her) is an actor, playwrite, grant writer, and advocate who lives with Long Covid and has been seeking answers (and treatments) for years. Victoria has written a stageplay called "I Can Fly", about the experience of growing up as an undiagnosed "AuDHD" person. In this first portion of the interview, Victoria tells her story of how she got long covid, how she figured out that's what it was, and the fight to get doctors to recognize it formally so she could get the help she needed. She is just one more case of a chronically ill person having to do their own research and advocacy. Want to make your digital documents and files more accessible? Check out these courses from Squarely Accessible (a Canadian company): https://squarelyaccessible.com/training/ Victoria's links: https://www.instagram.com/g_nitenet https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19iwrCIuw5_JbOT79CjFlrR0eE6-QdU67wV45UFfkLAY/viewform Lacey's links: https://www.laceyartemis.com https://bit.ly/shinelanguage https://www.instagram.com/laceyartemis https://www.instagram.com/hatcollecting https://www.blockluelight.com/?ref=lacey Podcast links: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tggofY8q9oC3WXTZH0fpA https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show/id1533125718 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9oYXRjb2xsZWN0aW5nLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show http://feeds.libsyn.com/298718/rss

    59 min
  4. 2025-07-28

    Accessibility Beyond Your Own Experience | April @ Hard To Hear It

    April M is a coach, consultant, and podcaster with hearing impairment. She runs Hard To Hear It, the host of the Hear Me Out podcast, and creator of the We're Tired of Explaining pamphlet. April has Otosclerosis which led to a diagnosis of Deafness at the age of 25. Nine years later she is an advocate and activist to improve accommodations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing folks. Lacey and April talk about experiencing hearing loss and hearing difficulties in adulthood, realizing forms of accessibility beyond their own experiences, the extremely high cost of disability aids, and more! Want to make your digital documents and files more accessible? Check out these courses from Squarely Accessible (a Canadian company): https://squarelyaccessible.com/training/ April's links: https://www.hardtohearit.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hardtohearit https://www.youtube.com/@hardtohearit https://www.hardtohearit.com/podcasts https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilcorner/ Lacey's links: https://www.laceyartemis.com https://bit.ly/shinelanguage https://www.instagram.com/laceyartemis https://www.instagram.com/hatcollecting https://www.blockluelight.com/?ref=lacey Podcast links: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tggofY8q9oC3WXTZH0fpA https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show/id1533125718 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9oYXRjb2xsZWN0aW5nLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show http://feeds.libsyn.com/298718/rss

    49 min
  5. 2025-07-28

    Yolanda Bonnell | The First Piece of Art I Made At 8 yrs Old Was An Act Of Political Outrage

    Yolanda Bonnell(She/They) is a disabled, Queer (bi/pan), 2 Spirit Ojibwe, South Asian mixed (Scottish & English) storyteller and facilitator. Originally from Fort William First Nation Indian Reservation 52 in Thunder Bay, Ontario (Superior Robinson Treaty territory), her arts practice is now based in Tkarón:to. She is a proud citizen of the Anishinaabeg Nation. Yolanda introduced themselves in their native language: "Aanii boozhoo, Yolanda Bonnell Ndishinikaaz, Giizhibaa Mi'ingan ndigo, Makwa gaye Miigizi ndodem, Fort William First Nation Ndonjibaa, Tkarón:to niindaa"  Yolanda is a multi-award nominated performer and published playwright and their role as a storyteller covers many aspects of their artistic practice (performer, creator, writer, space-holder, producer, director) and they consider this role as a way to maintain sovereignty over their work. Their storytelling is a form of Indigenous governance. They are Co-artistic leader of manidoons collective, that they run with Michif (Métis) artist, Carmen Alvis. manidoons collective was formed in 2016 as a producing circle of Indigenous artists who are continuously working to implement Indigenous methodologies, which include practices of care and disability justice into theatre spaces. They are also artistic leader of their own collective, Animikii Creations. Lacey talks with Yolanda about disability justice in theatre, getting older and the body breaking down, things people don't consider disabilities, the social model of disability, the abuses of her ancestors, food, and more! Want to make your digital documents and files more accessible?  Check out these courses from Squarely Accessible (a Canadian company): https://squarelyaccessible.com/training/ Yolanda's links: https://www.yolandabonnell.com Lacey's links: https://www.laceyartemis.com https://bit.ly/shinelanguage https://www.instagram.com/laceyartemis https://www.instagram.com/hatcollecting https://www.blockluelight.com/?ref=lacey Podcast links: https://open.spotify.com/show/3tggofY8q9oC3WXTZH0fpA https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show/id1533125718 https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9oYXRjb2xsZWN0aW5nLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show http://feeds.libsyn.com/298718/rss

    56 min

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Hat Collecting is an interview / talk show where we talk about the many different metaphorical hats people wear in life. Because no one does just one thing, and everyone has a story. Each new guest brings their stories. Hat Collecting is hosted by Lacey Artemis and can be watched at https://www.YouTube.com/@hatcollecting