78 episodes

A disability support program between two friends in wheelchairs discussing their daily lives and critiquing depictions of the crippled experience in popular culture.

Cripple Threat Anthony & Jamie

    • TV & Film

A disability support program between two friends in wheelchairs discussing their daily lives and critiquing depictions of the crippled experience in popular culture.

    Girl in the Picture (2022)

    Girl in the Picture (2022)

    This week we talk about The Girl in The Picture, a true crime documentary with barely any connection to disability according to Tony. We also discuss the complications of breathing with SMA, our routines for cleaning power chairs, and long road trips in Northwestern Ontario.

    A special thanks to our Power Chair Patrons: Michael Cumming, Meghan Walsh, Kyle Hanna, Riley Byrne, Andrew Gurza and cjoudas.

    Find out more at http://cripplethreatpodcast.com

    • 1 hr 18 min
    [TV] House S04E03

    [TV] House S04E03

    Today we watched an episode of House where the eponymous doctor fails to treat a man with SMA. We also talk about disposing of old mobility devices, the menace of Canadian geese, using disability as a plot device for diagnostic mystery, and some rules for recognizing bad dialogue.

    A special thanks to our Power Chair Patrons: Michael Cumming, Meghan Walsh, Kyle Hanna, Riley Byrne, Andrew Gurza and cjoudas.

    Find out more at http://cripplethreatpodcast.com

    • 1 hr 31 min
    Liar Liar (1997)

    Liar Liar (1997)

    Today we watched Liar Liar, a film where Jim Carrey is dubiously disabled because he plays a lawyer who suddenly cannot lie, and is therefore unable to function. We also discuss being stranded in the rain with a power chair, the risk of running over a tube of toothpaste, and times we've accidentally injured ourselves under absurd circumstances.

    A special thanks to our Power Chair Patrons: Michael Cumming, Meghan Walsh, Kyle Hanna, Riley Byrne, Andrew Gurza and cjoudas.

    Find out more at http://cripplethreatpodcast.com

    • 1 hr 42 min
    [TV] Extras (S01E03)

    [TV] Extras (S01E03)

    Today we watched an episode of BBC Extras where Ricky Gervais meets (and reacts poorly to) the sibling of an acting colleague with cerebral palsy. We also discuss the appealing horror elements of Stranger Things, Tony's ongoing friendship with a sommelier, the rarity of good cringe humour involving disability, the dueling impulses of many high profile comedians, and buying new bed sheets.

    A special thanks to our Power Chair Patrons: Michael Cumming, Meghan Walsh, Kyle Hanna, Riley Byrne, Andrew Gurza and cjoudas.

    Find out more at http://cripplethreatpodcast.com

    • 1 hr 36 min
    Morbius (2022)

    Morbius (2022)

    Today we watched Morbius, a bad vampire movie in which Jared Leto fails to walk with forearm crutches. We also talk about the timber of Tony's voice, what it means to be busy with a disability, the hackneyed motivations of fictional wheelie characters, and riding in golf carts.

    A special thanks to our Power Chair Patrons: Michael Cumming, Meghan Walsh, Kyle Hanna, Riley Byrne, Andrew Gurza and cjoudas.

    Find out more at http://cripplethreatpodcast.com

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Benny & Joon (1993)

    Benny & Joon (1993)

    Today we watched Benny & Joon, a whimsical comedy about a mentally ill young woman who pursues Johnny Depp while her brother resists the pressure to place her in a group home. We also discuss coping mechanisms for insomnia, the able bodied misconception that disability is reprieve from responsibility, Jamie destroying his mother's kitchen floor, and the utter cruelty of tickling a wheelie.

    A special thanks to our Power Chair Patrons: Michael Cumming, Meghan Walsh, Kyle Hanna, Riley Byrne, Andrew Gurza and cjoudas.

    Find out more at http://cripplethreatpodcast.com

    • 1 hr 25 min

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