Behind the Scenes with the DEN Team Pt.1: Pascal Albright & Isabella Barnard

September 01, 2024 00:51:47
Behind the Scenes with the DEN Team Pt.1: Pascal Albright & Isabella Barnard
Disability Empowerment Now
Behind the Scenes with the DEN Team Pt.1: Pascal Albright & Isabella Barnard

Sep 01 2024 | 00:51:47

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Behind the Scenes Mini Season Isa Barnard is the Spanish transcript writer and the website designer for Disability Empowerment Now. Pascal Albright is the producer of the podcast and videocast and credited with the creation of the newsletter. Both team members help Keith with the overall project and talk about their start with DEN and the work they do to keep the podcast going. Pascal listens to each episode and produces the content before it gets uploaded and Isa is helping redesign the website. Both are excited about the future of Disability Empowerment Now and give insight into the workings […]
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[00:00:06] Speaker A: Welcome to Disability Empowerment. Now I'm your host, kid Mavicincini. Today I'm talking to Padskell and Edza. Welcome to you both. [00:00:28] Speaker B: Thank you, Keith, for having us. [00:00:30] Speaker C: Thank you. [00:00:31] Speaker A: Who are you? [00:00:33] Speaker B: Yeah, so, well, thank great. So I'm Pascal Albright. I am the producer of disability empowerment now. So I edit all the episodes and put together all the content. [00:00:45] Speaker C: I'm Isa. I work on the website design. We're doing a launch that will be coming out September 8 with a new design. And I also do transcripts from English to Spanish. [00:00:59] Speaker A: How did you find out about this podcast? [00:01:05] Speaker B: Well, yeah, I'll go ahead and start. So it's real interesting. So I knew Alex Perry, who was the previous producer on disability empowerment. Now, she worked with you, Keith, helping put together episodes for season one and two, as well as uploading things to the website and doing starting up social media channels and sort of helping you get all the technology and all those small things set up to kind of launch where we are now today. And then she at one point, was going through school and needed to, I know, to take a little step back. So she was like, hey, I know Pascal, who was previously experienced audio editing, producing other digital content. And so she asked me if I would help and step in, and I listened to a few episodes, and I love the work this podcast does. I think it's very empowering. I think it's very important for our community. And so I had the time, had the means, so I helped step in, and now I help produce all the, every weekly video and every weekly episode that gets put out there. And I think it's just great. [00:02:17] Speaker C: Yeah, mine was kind of similar to Pascal. I also found out through someone that works through the podcast, Nicole Feltmande. She approached me about a year ago and said there was this opportunity for adding some more accessibility with the spanish transcripts and adding that feature so that we can have spanish speaking people listen and watch these episodes. And so I met with Keith. We had an interview, and then I came onto the team. And then shortly after, it just came up that I had some design background with websites. And so the team was looking to update the current website we have. And then I kind of switched into that role. So I found out through one of the people on the team. [00:03:00] Speaker B: And I think that's the great part about this team, is that we all know people who are either wanting to help expand this project or who have some sort of enthusiasm about digital media. And that's really what the close relationships the team has and that we can find people to fill those gaps. If we don't have those skills, I think that's really valuable. And that also helps from an accessibility standpoint, because we all have such different skills that we help put together and make this product as unique, as accessible as possible. And I think that's very fun and important. [00:03:36] Speaker A: In the forthcoming season, I actually talk to a lot of pod cadsters, fellow podcasts. One of them is from the UK, and most of that episode was odds judge, talking about how time consuming podcasting is and how people who aren't in the field don't know that. They think you just sit in front of your computer, turn on your camera, axe some questions, save a file, do a little editing, put it up. And I must confess, before I started this, that's exactly what I thought podcasting, never mind video casting, was. And the purpose of really these team interviews is to illuminate what goes on behind the scenes. Because even though we're a very young show, we've gotten to the point where we're a very well oiled machine. And there are, and I'm nothing hesitant to admit this at all, there are things that you guys do for me that I know nothing next to nothing about. So would you please elaborate on that? [00:05:57] Speaker B: Yeah. So I think something that makes our team unique as a podcast is that most podcasts are very individual. Where it's. Especially when you're starting out brand new with not. You're not a celebrity, you're not some big name who has all these contacts. They tend to do it where it's. They're the host, they're scheduling the interviews, they're editing everything, and they're putting it together. And when you put it that way, it is a lot of work that goes in from scheduling to actually figuring out the questions, doing the research, doing the interview, and then going back and listening to it, adding all the final touches and then uploading it. But what makes our team unique is that we have quite a variety of team members that help with each step of the way, from editing the episodes, to uploading them, to putting them on social media, to figuring out where the final touches are, to sending out the newsletters. And that, I think, is a really great way to help keep things productive. A lot of the times, most of us have other jobs that we partake in, and that kind of doesn't allow us to spend 8 hours a day to work fully on this podcast. That from editing to socialing to all. [00:07:14] Speaker A: Those, that's where I come in, because this is my four time job. And judge to hop in about the research. A lot of research goes on every single week. In fact, I I'm usually two or three deaths ahead of doing research or multiple gets every week. Because it's not. I schedule the interviews. People don't drop whatever they're doing and hop on a Zoom call. And then we make magic happen. It's not that. What I always tell people is that this hasn't been a hobby of something I do for fun since the end of season one feeds into an onward. Then things got real very, very quick. But. Sorry to interrupt. [00:08:46] Speaker B: No, no, that's good. And I think that's another thing that makes this podcast great. Can allow you, the host who's directly interacting with the guests, to have the time to spend on the research, to have the time to focus on the important things and not worry about the small menial things like editing the episodes, making sure all the sounds are right, making sure we have the transcripts, making sure they're uploaded to the website. Because all of that can get real repetitive. And I think it's really great to have separate team members to focus in on those. That way we can make each individual product really good, but also not get overwhelmed by everything. And I think my favorite part from being able to edit every single, every episode, is that I am the second wall of defense almost before it goes out. But I also get to listen to these really great interviews. On the third person who hears the interview, it's you, then it's the guest who's on the interview, and then it's me before our audience listens to them. And every episode is so empowering. It's really great to see the diversity as far as guests. And these raw conversations are really great. And my job is to fine tune them, add all the final ink touches, make sure everything looks clean and is visually good, and then we can put it out on our YouTube and all of our podcasting distribution sites. And that's really powerful because for my job, I already do audio editing regularly. So for me, it's really easy to go in, listen to the audio, fix what I need to do, and then get it to the next steps. And I really much enjoy that kind of storytelling. [00:10:24] Speaker A: Yeah, hold on, edge, we'll get to you in a sec. Edge, one of the new team members. The original job I had envisioned to hire Alex for was to teach me adobe audition so I could literally do this all myself. And that quickly became unattainable. And that's how the whole team structure got started, because I didn't I didn't want to learn Adobe audition, by the way, great program. We couldn't do this without it. But I somehow knew that if I tried to take that on as well as the front end, it was only going to be one season, and I was going to burn myself out very, very quickly. And the only burnout I faced is when one day, I don't know what I was thinking, I decided to do three episodes back to back in the matter of four to 6 hours. That's the only burnout. But if I schedule one for the morning and one for the afternoon, then I'm fine. It's something about the number three that really, uh, judge me in agile as one of the newest team members. What would you like coming onto this already established project and adding your expertise? [00:12:59] Speaker C: It was a great, very seamless experience. I think it helps that I'm friends with a lot of people that are part of this team, and so that integration was very seamless. There's so many things that were in place, and the whole idea of having me come on to help with the spanish accessibility was to just add another layer of accessibility for the users. What are the different ways that we can make this accessible? And so Nicole Feltman was actually the one that came up with this idea of, why don't we add this feature? You know, we've got so many features on the website, on the podcast. How else can we add to this podcast to make it the most accessible possible for people? So coming on for me was really exciting because it was something new. We had the transcripts originally, but they were just sent out in English as they were recorded. And so being able to provide that for people that speak Spanish, I think is just really valuable. And we're a podcast based out of Tucson, right? So we're geographically an hour away from the border, where we've got a huge hispanic and spanish speaking population. And so it just felt very intuitive and natural to add that aspect to the podcast. And I think that's been really special to be the person that kind of bridges that gap and is able to bring those two populations together. [00:14:17] Speaker A: I love that. A lot of moats of the ideas to add on into Alpha something new don't come from me, because pad still, you're the one who created the nudes letter, Nicole, and did the Spanish, or came up with that. Alex had me reserve our YouTube channel. [00:15:02] Speaker B: Years before we had, and I'm glad we did. [00:15:08] Speaker A: And it's you with the website, which I haven't seen yet, uh. Cause I've ordered you not to show me anything. Before he goes public on that kind of bodge, I would. I would have been happy with a new paint job, a new color scheme, a new, let's take the car in to be detailed. But no, you were the one. And this was only a few months after you'd started. You were like, okay, let me rebuild. Enhance the entire website from scratch. Most of these ideas would never enter my cerebral cortex because I dream big on interviews, but that's it. And so what is it like enhancing the show and what we offer every year because we keep adding new layers every single season? What is that like being a part of a project that keeps evolving and it's not. Not afraid to dream big and outside of the box. Taco Bell is not a sponsor. [00:17:10] Speaker B: Well, I think our team is. It goes back to your genius decision about having multiple people take part in this project. We each come from different backgrounds. [00:17:22] Speaker A: Hold on, that was not my idea. Alex was the one who. [00:17:32] Speaker B: Credit Alex. [00:17:34] Speaker A: At the end of season one, edge. We were prepping for season two. She said, I think we're gonna need some help. Let me bring in two more people. And that's how padskill and Nicole got their jobs. But, yeah, go on. [00:17:55] Speaker B: Oh, well, wonderful. Well, we'll credit Alex because to her genius, bringing in multiple should credit Alex. [00:18:03] Speaker A: Without her genius, as you said, very little of what we do now and what we do in the future would have been possible. [00:18:22] Speaker B: I agree. I agree. And so she. When bringing in multiple minds, we each come from a different background. And like for me, for example, I am in. I work for a newspaper, so I'm very in tune in what strategies work as far as marketing, as far as getting content out to people, specifically with audio and video. So I use those skills and I apply them to here, for example, with our newsletter. I think it's very valuable to collect data as far as how many people are our suggested audience and then give them our content directly rather than them having to go to that extra step of going to their podcast app and then going to find that, because most people generally are checking their emails or want some sort of in with our direct information, anything special that we're offering. So that's another way we can expand our audience. And that's always something that I think this podcast is really well at, is staying true to its mission as far as offering empowerment and accessibility for this podcast, for to get everywhere, to reach everyone, no matter who you are, no matter where you are. And I think that's very important. And we do a really good job of offering different transcripts, making sure that we have video, we have audio, making sure that it's in multiple spaces, that we're giving it directly to our audience and, and just interacting with our community more through the podcast, through social media. And I think every new person that comes onto the team brings in a new sphere of contacts, brings in a new sphere of skills that will only make the podcast and the project grow, expand. And I think that's the ultimate goal, to get it as far as it can get, in many different ways as we can get. And I am going to say this because I don't know everything, and I don't claim to know everything. And I think it's great when other people who have different types of experience, who see the world in different ways, can come onto a project and see what it's missing and fill a gap that needs to be filled, or that we didn't know needed to be filled. And I think that's really great. [00:20:34] Speaker C: I think Keith hit it on the head when he said it's an ever evolving podcast. You know, it's not rigid. We're always looking for ways to improve. And I think our team, we're all very innovative, and we're always looking for opportunities to grow. And beyond that, we're personally interested in this podcast. So we want to see it succeed as well. And when you want to see something succeed, you have that eye or that taste for finding new opportunities, finding ways to enhance it. And so I think that together, we're always looking for ways to elevate this podcast, bring it up and find new opportunities to make it better and continue to evolve the podcast. [00:21:10] Speaker B: And even to see where from when I started, we were doing weekly episodes, and I think we were. I started towards the end of season two, helping out with a few episodes, and before we jumped into season three. But just the planning and how far our reaches, how many different audience guests we're trying to get, how diverse our guests are. Every step of this podcast has been intriguing, has been new, has been an opportunity that me personally, I can grow in, that I'm willing to put the work in because I can see it succeed, I can see it reach the community, I can see the impact. And it's only really great stuff. And when we get some of these incredible guests like Danny Woodburn, Temple Grandly and Kurt Yeager, who are almost household names, to come on a show that's in a season three, like a freshman season, not even. We've barely been here for a few years. And we're getting these incredible names and continuing to reach mass audiences and build opportunities with people. That is the success that keeps me going, drives me to want to help with this product as much as I can, as long as I can. And it's. It's very empowering that way. [00:22:24] Speaker A: Yeah. Every nude season, I don't try to outdo the lads season, but I tried to dream bigger. Like we were laughing a few weeks ago. Padskill. Could we talk on the phone a lot about how the only extra content this season was supposed to be the bridge? [00:23:00] Speaker B: Yes. [00:23:02] Speaker A: And then we started expanding it outward and inward. We have miniocs in season four. Outside of season four, we're offering preseason content, post season content. We started in the beginning of July. We don't stop until mid August of next year. That's incredible for a podcast who isn't even on its fifth or 6th season. Of fifth or 6th. Yeah. I mean, we're doing season ten rollout of content where people would. [00:24:08] Speaker B: Exactly. [00:24:10] Speaker A: It's all. And we were talking about before the episode recorded how regents wrapped up our first preseason mini season on a Broadway musical that judged clothes. And the in depth look at the creativity, the uh, social importance, the impact, uh, and we're going to link it in ways to the season proper. But that was only idea. [00:24:59] Speaker B: Yeah. And I think that's a few weeks ago. And it's so exciting and interesting that when we last season, we filmed the season finale with someone who was involved in how to dance with Ohio, and then we saw that opportunity and a story that we could expand in many ways. And we had six episodes for how to dance in Ohio mini season, which explored stories from a lot of different angles from the show, people who were acting in the show, people who were directing, people who wrote the lyrics and all those aspects. And my favorite thing from working on that season specifically is that every episode offered a different lens into the exact same show. It was one Broadway play, how to dance in Ohio. But every single episode went on and showed you a different perspective, a different detail and intriguing story about the founding of the show, how it went, or those things that really just. That showed that we can take a smaller subject and expand it through these different lenses. And it works and it's intriguing and it's just something small that we can offer besides our regular shows. And I'm so excited to see where we take these ideas going forward because again, seeing a singular topic that we sort of explored towards the end of last season really expand itself in a small way through all these different perspectives and lenses was something I didn't think we could do, but it. We did it, and it was really productive, and I'm very excited for people to listen to those and the future of how these mini bridges both interact with the actual season and how they can live on their own. For people who are just discovering the. [00:26:48] Speaker A: Podcast, do you have anything to add? [00:26:54] Speaker C: I was just going to say, I think Pascal does a really good job of just explaining the structure of our team and how we're able to rely on one another. And I think that's one of the great things, is he has a lot of experience with website design, and he hasn't even talked about that yet, but I often lean on him, and I say, hey, can you help me with this? And so I think as a team, we're very creative, and I think, yeah, the idea of, why don't we do a bridge season? I think bridge is a really good word because you kind of. You end one season, you conclude that, and then you don't want this time and period where we're not doing anything. So let's do a few mini episodes, and I think that really talks to our creativity and our spark to find a new idea, try a new innovation. And I think the biggest thing is we try and we see how it goes. You know, we sometimes we'll try things, and we're like, okay, that didn't work as well. We adapt. We change the strategy, we change what we're doing. And I think that's what makes it so special here. And the fact that we also have the creative ability to do that, I think, keith, hats off to you to kind of be able to step back, because I know this is your podcast, and it can be scary to hand that off or to delegate that to other people. And so to have that creative freedom to explore all of these things, I think is really valuable and what makes this podcast really special. [00:28:09] Speaker A: Yeah, it works really scary in season two. I personally thought that scheme would make me upbreak me, and I kind of wish it did a little bit above hell. It did do a little bit of both. Uh, but I want. I keep thinking about you two, the Badland, and how they created their magnum opiates, the Jojuan Tree, and then released a live album. And then for the next studio project, Acton, baby. How did they create that? Well, in their words, there was a lot of infighting, but there was how they eventually got to the end. Result was chopping down the joju tree and redreaming everything up from the ground. Up that song won that little league, saved. The bandaid was in the trash can, and the producer picked it up out of the trash can and handed it back to Bono, and he said, welcome there. And that song lately shaved the band. And so it's. And of course, I've researched the frick out of that time period and that band because that is one of my favorite albums. So it's the queen, uh, queens not at the opera, and they'll follow up. They have the racist. And so that. It's what I personally do when I create and design each new season, like the original concept for 50 seasons, which none of us will get to. I was walking in a field of pollen with my dog, and Paul Wynn is one of my kryptonites. And, I mean, you never know, willin inspiration would strike you. But I remember designing this project back in 19 as a very different media medium. I would do the interviews, no one would hear them. And then I would write them up and post them on a professional blog on nude's site. But then I remembered no disability advocate would allow anyone, even a fellow disability advocate, to tell their story. And so I immediately abandoned that idea and thought of another solution, of another medium to use. And that's where the podcast angle came in. And then the video cats. I mean, the episode with Kurt Yeager really jump started my whole. A whole desire to that tract, that mode, that obvarin, that medium. And I was really afraid that it would double the cards. And then. But I realized that the episodes got so much more engaging, so much more fun. And I've brought in this season a lot more comedy pads. Joe, you know exactly what I'm talking about. And the dads are telling, uh, their stories more elaborately that then we could in previous seasons, when we just relied on audio only. So before we wrap up and I ask the two lads questions that I always ask in every episode, let's preview the upcoming season. Cards. Lead trailer will already be out, so it. So since season two, we've always used topic or two to overbranch the entire season. And this season, season four, which, to date, it's the most ambitious season. [00:34:37] Speaker B: Yes. [00:34:38] Speaker A: Done. [00:34:38] Speaker B: And it will be releasing in September 2024, so don't miss it. [00:34:43] Speaker A: Yeah. Uh, the topics are advocacy and employment. Of course. We'll go off into other topics. Uh, we have a mini arc outside the season of disability in nonprofits, and we have a mini arc inside the season on disability and faith, which we touched on in season two. And then the poets season content. It's gonna be really special. Cause I'm gonna introduce two new cohorts for that post season on disability law, including the third, the very first, yes, I had on the podcast way back in season one. If that evolved, that is entrenching enough. So the nonprovid manioc, it's really a two step because starting in next spring or next summer, disability empowerment now it's going to become a non profit to give us more legal structure to allow other people to contribute and to should support our work. And so all good things. [00:36:58] Speaker B: I think it's very exciting that we're continuing to grow in so many different ways. And what my favorite part about this upcoming season is that not only are we expanding with a bunch of these mini arcs, but we're also having returning guests come back, international guests. We're doing collaborations with other podcasts. So there's some very exciting episodes going to be releasing in season four and everything connects. If you haven't listened to any, have caught up on the rest of the season, make sure you catch up on season one, two, three, and then our mini seasons. There's just so much content that I think our audience will love. There's so many different stories that maybe one of them or two of them will really resonate with you. And I think that's what we're aiming to do. We're trying to get as many different people to listen to whatever episodes we have, however much content we can provide, and really build those relationships. Continue to see guests return continue to see guests come back with other guests that we haven't had on this show yet. That's also super exciting. We have a few of those coming up, so just keep out for. Keep the lookout for great episodes. And these mini arcs are really going to be powerful and help us tell these smaller stories in multiple perspectives and really shine the light on all the topics with disability and empowerment and accessibility. [00:38:26] Speaker A: So by the end of the year, if not before old season three, it's on our YouTube channel. But by the end of the year, am I remembering that correct? [00:38:45] Speaker B: Our plan is to get season one and season two on YouTube as well. So that's the other thing. If you haven't checked out our YouTube, go to YouTube.com. type in disability empowerment. Now. Go ahead and subscribe to our channel because it's really great. You don't want to miss a single episode. And we have all of our season three. Like Keith said, we have all of our how to dance in Ohio mini season and our plan is to get all season four and the rest of the seasons on there for you as well. So there's a lot of opportunities to listen to watch. Make sure you sign up for our newsletter. You can go to disability empowermentnow.com signup to sign up for our newsletter. You can also follow us on social media to make sure you don't miss anything. And there's a lot of different ways for you to listen to watch, to stay in tune with our content because it's only expanding. We're only going to be telling more stories and you definitely don't want to miss any of them. [00:39:42] Speaker C: And I was going to just add we're also on Spotify, so you can listen to us there. [00:39:47] Speaker B: So yeah, wherever you stream podcasts, we go ahead and type in disability empowerment. Now. You can find our episodes there. You can also find all of our episodes on disabilityempowermentnow.com and different ways to get the podcast. So if you listen on Apple podcasts Spotify, those links are on disability empowermentnow.com. so you can find that there in case you need that, but a lot. Again, our big goal is accessibility, getting you the content that we provide these great stories. Yeah. So go ahead and find them. Subscribe. Don't miss a thing. [00:40:24] Speaker A: So I would originally going to ask the two large questions. They seem for the first time out of plates considering that you two just hyped everything up after me. But let me try to tweak one that is too powder. What has this podcast, cats, both legioning and working on it, taught you about disability, about people with disability, about insensibility. [00:41:21] Speaker B: So for me, for me personally, I think that a big takeaway, and you do a really good job right at the end of the podcast of highlighting is this, is that disability comes in many forms, shapes everything. And sometimes we are even people who have yet to discover our disability, which is super important. And I think that message throughout just highlights the advocacy, the importance, the awesome stuff that all of our guests are doing. It's everything from flying planes to creating movies, really, really cool stuff that everyday people who are living with disabilities, who have yet to discover their disabilities, who maybe overcome some disabilities, are talking about and empowering us. And we're able to give them that platform to tell those stories, to tell the details that they want to share with us and really let them guide the conversation. And for me, as a person, as a queer person living in a community who's constantly trying to expand that, I think that helps me see people through a different lens, has me relate to people who I may not directly relate to right away just by hearing their stories and realizing that there's so much more as far as advocacy that we could do, even if it is just by sharing these stories or by telling people to names of important people, I think that's very valuable to me, and that's what I kind of take away with it. [00:42:57] Speaker C: Yeah, I think similarly, for me, it's just really expanded my awareness around this community. I think before starting, I wasn't really a part of this community, and to be able to have this platform and feel like I'm an integrated member of this bigger space is just, it's really empowering. And I think it's so important because so many of these stories I wouldn't have heard beforehand. And I think the amazing ability for us to provide people with that platform, to come on and talk about their struggles, about their grievances, about the good, about the bad, I think that's just important to raise awareness. And I think you also need people on the team where you're advocating for this stuff, because if we're not advocating, who's going to be? And so I think it's, it's really expanded my awareness for, you know, what goes on in this community and the things that happen. And also it's just provided me a way to really help to elevate these voices. And I think that is the thing that we do so well, is we're able to give them this platform where they can come on and they can talk about things that are important for them because I don't think they're given a big enough voice. And I think we're able to not only give them that voice, but amplify that voice. And I think that is so powerful, and that that's why I do this, you know, so rewarding to be able to do this. It's these stories, and they're fun. You know, you watch these podcasts and I'm going through the transcripts and there's some things, you know, that, of course, are lost in translation because you're not watching the video. But I'll giggle sometimes when I'm going through. And, you know, it's just these really amazing stories that I think deserve to be heard. And it's, it's really great to be able to be the bridge that helps bring those stories to life and bring them to a bigger community. [00:44:34] Speaker A: So you really answered the large quadrillion ads, team members and vids. Only half of the team will do the other half next, and then we'll probably do this again next year. To bring in the non profit team and the co hosts, what have you. It's really fun. And family members ask me, is it hard to interview two or more people? And I'm like, no. It brings more of a cohesive dynamic. Like the Hollander Sids last season. I asked in that episode, three, maybe four legends, they just took over the episode and talked about Temple Grandin. It's like God's here's another flat form, madam. Take it away. [00:46:10] Speaker B: Yeah. And I think that's so great. [00:46:12] Speaker A: It's judge and the UK pod cats that's coming up. That was really interesting back and forth because you're relating to disability and how it's viewed over in the UK. It's remarkably different than over here. Some areas. And then the pod Tad single people think, oh, podcasting, it's easy. Let me tell you. The books that say start a podcast in five easy steps that you find online don't do us any favors. But before we wrap this episode of adds my guests, are there any final comments that you want to say? [00:47:19] Speaker B: I'm just excited for our new episodes, our new season, all the adventures that we're going to be going on as a podcast, as a video cast. Remember, September 2024 is when our new season releases. Don't miss any old episodes. Our episodes come out on Sundays, so if you are looking for some time, they come out Sundays. We also release our newsletter on Sundays. So remember disability and I empowermentNow.com signup to never miss a newsletter and just comment share subscribe. Let us know what you like about the episodes. Let us know what we should change if we should have any guests that you want to hear from. I think the community and bridging the gap between our audience and our hosts and our team is very important to us and we want to hear from you. So let us know and we're excited to provide you with great stories going forward and more. [00:48:17] Speaker A: Yeah, Jordan, sorry. Speaking of dads, Jordan Hogg, the director, the UK director with cerebral Palsy, actually commented on one of our Instagram pose and said, I want to be on this podcast. [00:48:44] Speaker B: So that's awesome. [00:48:46] Speaker A: Reach out on Instagram, on LinkedIn, subscribe to our YouTube channel. It really, really does make a difference. Eats a final thoughts? [00:49:02] Speaker C: Yes, well, I think Pascal said it perfectly. This so many exciting things coming for this next season. We've got fresh new content coming out every Sunday. We've got social media, we've got these listening platforms, and we're all very responsive. So if you ever want to reach out to us we are the people behind these accounts. We're happy to talk to you. You know, Pascal mentioned, if you've got a guest idea, please reach out. Please let us know. You know, I've said this and kind of reiterated it many times today, but we're a creative team. We're innovative. We are always looking for new opportunities. Our messages, our inboxes, they're open. We want to hear from you guys. Stay tuned. We will also have a revamped website, so we're going to change some design elements in there. And there's just, yeah, there's a lot of exciting things coming up, so stay tuned for that. And we can't wait to provide all this content for you guys. [00:49:51] Speaker A: Can never thank you too, or the rest of the team enough. [00:49:59] Speaker B: And same goes for you, keith. We wouldn't be here without you. So we thank you just in return. [00:50:04] Speaker C: You're the visionary here. So we're executing the vision and, you know, you're coming up with all these ideas. So thank you. [00:50:11] Speaker A: Thank you. I'll hopefully see you both in person, not towards screen, very, very soon. [00:50:22] Speaker B: Yes. [00:50:23] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:50:23] Speaker B: Awesome. Thank you so much, keith. [00:50:25] Speaker C: All right. Thank you, keith. [00:50:36] Speaker A: You have been listening to disability empowerment. Now I would like to thank my guests, you, oleg, and the digital empowerment team that made this episode possible. More information about the podesthe can be [email protected] or on our social media accessibility empowerment. Now, the podcast is available wherever you listen to. Podcats are on the official website. Don't forget to rate, comment and share the podcast. This episode of Disability Empowerment Knowledge, copyrighted 2024.

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