Always Looking Up

Jillian Curwin
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A podcast dedicated to telling honest and real stories about living in a world that was not necessarily designed for us.

  1. 8 SEPT.

    Richard Whitehead MBE On Paving The Way For Inclusion In Sport...One Marathon At A Time

    In this week’s episode I sat down with Richard Whitehead MBE. Richard is a Paralympic Gold Medallist, world record holder, professional athlete, marathon runner and a passionate diversity and inclusion champion. Richard is now currently the fastest amputee runner in the world and is undertaking an epic 20 marathon challenge around the world throughout 2025, to bring him to an incredible 100 marathons of his career, connecting with communities and sharing his mission of true inclusion. Launched in 2021, Richard is also the founder and president of The Richard Whitehead Foundation, a charity which enables disabled people's ambitions through sport and activity and removes barriers. We discuss how running has changed his perceptions about life, the perceptions and realities about the inclusivity of the Paralympics, wanting to leave a lasting legacy everywhere he runs and much, much more. Follow Richard: Instagram: @richard_whitehead_mbe TikTok: @richard_whitehead_mbe Website: https://richardwhiteheadmbe.com Learn More About The Richard Whitehead Foundation: https://www.whitehead.foundation Follow Me: Instagram: ⁠@jill_ilana⁠ , ⁠@alwayslookingup.podcast⁠ TikTok: ⁠@jillian_ilana⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.jillianilana.com⁠ Email: ⁠alwayslookingup227@gmail.com⁠ Read With Me: ⁠Goodreads⁠ ⁠The StoryGraph⁠ Support Immigrant Communities (all links came from ⁠@chnge⁠): The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (⁠@chirla_org⁠): ⁠https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/⁠ Immigrant Defenders Law Center (⁠@immdef_lawcenter⁠): ⁠https://www.immdef.org⁠ Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice (⁠@ic4ij⁠): ⁠https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jornaleros⁠ Relief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires: Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: ⁠https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/rd-relief-fund/⁠ United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant: ⁠https://unitedspinal.org/disaster-relief-grant/⁠ Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund: ⁠https://www.inevitable.foundation/erf⁠

    1 h 7 min

  2. 2 SEPT.

    Ashton McGrady On The Limits, Accessibility, And Possibilities Of The Fashion And Beauty Industries

    In this week’s episode I sat down with Ashton McGrady. Ashton is a Charlotte-based creator sharing beauty, fashion, and lifestyle content through the lens of someone living with a disability. She is especially passionate about accessibility in the beauty space and loves spotlighting inclusive products and creative ways to make your routine work for you. Alongside her creator work, Ashton is the co-founder and an accessibility consultant at Wishing Well Collective, where she partners with brands to build more inclusive beauty and fashion experiences. We discuss fashion as an art form, the difference between celebration and incorporation and much, much more. Follow Ashton: Instagram: @radiantlygolden TikTok: @radiantlygolden YouTube: AshtonMcGrady Follow The Wishing Well Collective: Instagram: @the.wishingwellco Website: https://www.wishingwellco.com Email: contact@wishingwellco.com Follow Me: Instagram: ⁠@jill_ilana⁠ , ⁠@alwayslookingup.podcast⁠ TikTok: ⁠@jillian_ilana⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.jillianilana.com⁠ Email: ⁠alwayslookingup227@gmail.com⁠ Read With Me: ⁠Goodreads⁠ ⁠The StoryGraph⁠ Support Immigrant Communities (all links came from ⁠@chnge⁠): The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (⁠@chirla_org⁠): ⁠https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/⁠ Immigrant Defenders Law Center (⁠@immdef_lawcenter⁠): ⁠https://www.immdef.org⁠ Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice (⁠@ic4ij⁠): ⁠https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jornaleros⁠ Relief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires: Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: ⁠https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/rd-relief-fund/⁠ United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant: ⁠https://unitedspinal.org/disaster-relief-grant/⁠ Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund: ⁠https://www.inevitable.foundation/erf⁠

    1 h 10 min

  3. 25 AOÛT

    Violet Ferguson On Materialists And The Perceptions Of Height And Stature

    In this week’s episode I sat down with Violet Ferguson. Violet is an emerging producer, content creator, and disability advocate based near Toronto, Ontario. Over the past few years, she’s focused on sharing disability-led stories and supporting disabled voices through her filmmaking and advocacy work. She recently served as the associate producer on the award-nominated series The Squeaky Wheel: Canada, a disability-focused production that prioritized accessibility and disability representation both in front of and behind the camera—now heading into its second season. We discuss the 2025 film Materialists starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans. More specifically, we discuss a topic that’s not often mentioned on-screen. Spoilers ahead. Follow Violet: Instagram: @itsvioletferguson TikTok: @itsvioletferguson Website: https://violetferguson.ca Follow Me: Instagram: ⁠@jill_ilana⁠ , ⁠@alwayslookingup.podcast⁠ TikTok: ⁠@jillian_ilana⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.jillianilana.com⁠ Email: ⁠alwayslookingup227@gmail.com⁠ Read With Me: ⁠Goodreads⁠ ⁠The StoryGraph⁠ Support Immigrant Communities (all links came from ⁠@chnge⁠): The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (⁠@chirla_org⁠): ⁠https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/⁠ Immigrant Defenders Law Center (⁠@immdef_lawcenter⁠): ⁠https://www.immdef.org⁠ Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice (⁠@ic4ij⁠): ⁠https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jornaleros⁠ Relief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires: Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: ⁠https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/rd-relief-fund/⁠ United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant: ⁠https://unitedspinal.org/disaster-relief-grant/⁠ Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund: ⁠https://www.inevitable.foundation/erf⁠

    57 min

  4. 18 AOÛT

    Jillian Ilana Curwin On Looking Ahead, Looking Back, And Always Looking Up

    This episode celebrates 200 episodes of Always Looking Up, an incredible milestone that I am so incredibly proud of and grateful for. I wanted to take the time to reflect on what it means having gotten this far and the journey to get here, highlighting some milestone moments, look ahead towards where I want to be, where I want the podcast to be, and to say thank you to my brother, the audience, and guests past, present and future. As always, height is just a number, not a limit. Read the transcript: HERE Follow Me: Instagram: ⁠@jill_ilana⁠ , ⁠@alwayslookingup.podcast⁠ TikTok: ⁠@jillian_ilana⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.jillianilana.com⁠ Email: ⁠alwayslookingup227@gmail.com⁠ Read With Me: ⁠Goodreads⁠ ⁠The StoryGraph⁠ Support Immigrant Communities (all links came from ⁠@chnge⁠): The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (⁠@chirla_org⁠): ⁠https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/⁠ Immigrant Defenders Law Center (⁠@immdef_lawcenter⁠): ⁠https://www.immdef.org⁠ Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice (⁠@ic4ij⁠): ⁠https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jornaleros⁠ Relief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires: Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: ⁠https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/rd-relief-fund/⁠ United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant: ⁠https://unitedspinal.org/disaster-relief-grant/⁠ Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund: ⁠https://www.inevitable.foundation/erf⁠

    30 min

  5. 11 AOÛT

    Sheila Xu On Her Mission To Becoming The First Deaf Astronaut

    In this week’s episode I sat down with Sheila Xu and her interpreter Justin Baldi. Sheila is an oral and signing Deaf woman who broke barriers as one of the first deaf commercial analog astronaut trainees and the first deaf Asian female pilot. As Director of Development at AstroAccess, a non-profit advancing disability inclusion in the space sector, she holds degrees from MIT, Harvard, and Wharton and promotes the leadership potential of deaf and hard-of-hearing people and people with disabilities in all sectors. Justin is an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter with over 20 years of experience focusing on space and other STEM related fields. We discuss the importance of investing in disability entrepreneurship, how she is redefining who can be an astronaut and making outer space accessible, and much, much more. Read The Transcript: HERE Follow Sheila: Instagram: @sheilazxu LinkedIn: Sheila Xu Website: https://sheilaxu.com Follow Me: Instagram: ⁠@jill_ilana⁠ , ⁠@alwayslookingup.podcast⁠ TikTok: ⁠@jillian_ilana⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.jillianilana.com⁠ Email: ⁠alwayslookingup227@gmail.com⁠ Read With Me: ⁠Goodreads⁠ ⁠The StoryGraph⁠ Support Immigrant Communities (all links came from ⁠@chnge⁠): The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (⁠@chirla_org⁠): ⁠https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/⁠ Immigrant Defenders Law Center (⁠@immdef_lawcenter⁠): ⁠https://www.immdef.org⁠ Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice (⁠@ic4ij⁠): ⁠https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jornaleros⁠ Relief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires: Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: ⁠https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/rd-relief-fund/⁠ United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant: ⁠https://unitedspinal.org/disaster-relief-grant/⁠ Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund: ⁠https://www.inevitable.foundation/erf⁠

    48 min

  6. 4 AOÛT

    Ellie Simmonds On Changing The Narrative In And Out Of The Pool

    In the 200th episode of Always Looking Up I sat down with Ellie Simmonds. Ellie is a five-time Paralympic Champion and a fourteen time World Champion in the sport of para swimming. Ellie shot to fame when she won her first Paralympic Gold medal at just 13 years old at the Beijing Paralympics and after that summer success was the youngest ever recipient of an MBE, an award from the Queen at the age of 14. She then became an OBE after her home Paralympics in 2012. After announcing her retirement from the pool in 2021 she has transitioned to tv/documentary work with three documentaries to her name with My Secret Family being an awarded a BAFTA in 2024. We discuss her journey to the Paralympics, why we are still talking about the London 2012 Games in 2025, her transition from champion to documentarian, how she decides on the stories she wants to tell and much, much more. Follow Ellie: Instagram: @elliesimmonds Follow Me: Instagram: ⁠@jill_ilana⁠ , ⁠@alwayslookingup.podcast⁠ TikTok: ⁠@jillian_ilana⁠ Website: ⁠https://www.jillianilana.com⁠ Email: ⁠alwayslookingup227@gmail.com⁠ Read With Me: ⁠Goodreads⁠ ⁠The StoryGraph⁠ Support Immigrant Communities (all links came from ⁠@chnge⁠): The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (⁠@chirla_org⁠): ⁠https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/⁠ Immigrant Defenders Law Center (⁠@immdef_lawcenter⁠): ⁠https://www.immdef.org⁠ Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice (⁠@ic4ij⁠): ⁠https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jornaleros⁠ Relief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires: Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: ⁠https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/rd-relief-fund/⁠ United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant: ⁠https://unitedspinal.org/disaster-relief-grant/⁠ Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund: ⁠https://www.inevitable.foundation/erf⁠

    59 min

  7. 28 JUIL.

    Jen Montzingo On Simply Being Herself In An Average-Height World

    Trigger Warning: In this episode we do discuss sensitive topics related to mental health such as addiction and self harm. If these are triggers for you please feel free to skip this episode. In this week’s episode I sat down with Jen Montzingo. Jen is proud to serve in Los Angeles local politics in various ways such as serving on the North Hollywood Neighborhood Council and sitting on the Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics Advisory Board on Accessibility for the upcoming 2028 Games. She has big aspirations for more public speaking while also being obsessed with her two mini goldendoodles and greenhouse cabinet of rare tropical plants. We have a candid and vulnerable conversation about simply being a little person or person with dwarfism in an average-height world. Follow Jen: Instagram: @jenmontzingo Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast TikTok: @jillian_ilana Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com Read With Me: Goodreads The StoryGraph Mental Health Resources: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://chat.988lifeline.org StopBullying.Gov SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) www.ADAA.org  Support Immigrant Communities (all links came from @chnge): The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (@chirla_org): https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/ Immigrant Defenders Law Center (@immdef_lawcenter): https://www.immdef.org Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice (@ic4ij): https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jornaleros Relief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires: Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/rd-relief-fund/ United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant: https://unitedspinal.org/disaster-relief-grant/ Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund: https://www.inevitable.foundation/erf

    1 h 4 min

  8. 21 JUIL.

    Aariana Rose Philip On Setting A New Precedent In The Fashion Industry

    In this week’s episode I sat down with Aariana Rose Philip. Aariana is a groundbreaking trans model from The Bronx, by way of Antigua and Barbuda, known for championing representation for disabled and trans women of color in fashion. Represented by Supreme New York, she has starred in global campaigns, graced major magazine covers including British Vogue, and continues to push for a more inclusive industry. We discuss how what many call inspirational, we call survival, where disabled bodies belong in fashion, how “fabulous” is defined and should be represented and much, much more.  Follow Aariana: Instagram: @aarianaphilip TikTok: @aarirosephilip Read "My Body Belongs In A Museum": https://www.jillianilana.com/home/my-body-belongs-in-a-museum Follow Me: Instagram: @jill_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast TikTok: @jillian_ilana Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: alwayslookingup227@gmail.com Read With Me: Goodreads The StoryGraph Support Immigrant Communities (all links came from @chnge): The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (@chirla_org): https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/ Immigrant Defenders Law Center (@immdef_lawcenter): https://www.immdef.org Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice (@ic4ij): https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jornaleros Relief For Disabled People Impacted By The Los Angeles Fires: Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/rd-relief-fund/ United Spinal Disaster Relief Grant: https://unitedspinal.org/disaster-relief-grant/ Inevitable Foundation Emergency Relief Fund: https://www.inevitable.foundation/erf

    59 min
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A podcast dedicated to telling honest and real stories about living in a world that was not necessarily designed for us.

Informations

  • Création
    Jillian Curwin
  • Années d’activité
    2021 - 2025
  • Épisodes
    205
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
  • Copyright
    © Jillian Curwin
  • Site web de l’émission
    Always Looking Up

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