Let's Talk! Inside AEDR

Summary: In this episode of A Slice of Life; host, Zoe, and guest host, April, cook April's "Cheater Coconut Curry", the first dish she learned after losing most of her sight. As they cook, they share kitchen safety tips for blind and low-vision cooks, simple ways to build flavor, and a friendly debate about "struggle meals." Along the way, they talk about overcoming adversity and finding comfort in the kitchen.Hosted by: Zoe LiuProduced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast CollectiveAudio Editing: Hannah “Asher” ShamReleased on: 11/6/2026More resources at our home website.

Summary: Host Asher talks with Adam Mennig of Portland Community College about the Inclusive Career Advancement Program (ICAP), which paired career coaches with Vocational Rehabilitation counselors to help more than 700 Oregon students with disabilities through college and into jobs. They talk about what ICAP achieved, what happened when its grant ended, and how its lessons carry on through other campus programs.Hosted by: Hannah “Asher” ShamProduced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast CollectiveAudio Editing: Hannah “Asher” ShamReleased on: 10/23/2026More resources at our home website.

Summary: In this episode of Let’s Talk! All Access. Miguel talks to his friends and students  from Portland Community College's AbilIT program; Amani, and Todd. They share their journeys into the tech industry as neurodivergent individuals.Hosted by: Miguel Viveros ChavezProduced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast CollectiveAudio Editing: Hannah “Asher” ShamReleased on: 10/9/2026More resources at our home website.

Summary: Zoe and, guest producer, Asher, cook a no-bake Banana Pudding Tiramisu, a Summer Salad, and Greek Feta Rolls while swapping stories about Asher's move from Singapore to Oregon, an adult ADHD diagnosis, and learning to live off the "typical timeline”.Hosted by: Zoe LiuProduced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast CollectiveAudio Editing: Hannah “Asher” ShamReleased on: 9/25/2026More resources at our home website.

Summary: Asher talks to Caleb Dardick about his upcoming memoir "The Adventures of Superfreak: My Childhood on the Hippie Trail," and covers his life with disabled parents, growing up in advocacy, and how disability has changed since the '70s.hosted by: Asher ShamProduced by: Let's Talk! Podcast CollectiveAudio Editing: Miri NewmanReleased on: 9/11/2026More resources at our home website.

Summary: In this episode, host Asher interviews guests from The Wheelchair Repair Shop — West Lividay, executive director of Oregon Spinal Cord Injury Connection, and Tyler, a repair coordinator — about their work providing wheelchair maintenance and repair services.Hosted by: Hannah “Asher” ShamProduced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast CollectiveAudio Editing: Hannah “Asher” ShamReleased on: 8/28/2026More resources at our home website.

Summary: In this episode, host – Zoe – and guest – Ray – swap stories about vision loss, motorcycles, horses, and hard-won kitchen wisdom before Zoe and Kuma head into the kitchen to bake Ray and Patricia's, “Lemon Icebox Pie”.Hosted by: Zoe LiuProduced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast CollectiveAudio Editing: Hannah “Asher” ShamReleased on: 8/14/2026More resources at our home website.

Summary: A double-feature episode of PCC's Let's Talk! covering a proposed course-tagging system to make class expectations more accessible, and ABLE Accounts as a way for disabled people to save money without losing their benefits.Hosted by: Let’s Talk! Podcast CollectiveProduced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast CollectiveAudio Editing: Miri Newman and Hannah “Asher” ShamReleased on: 7/31/2026More resources at our home website.

Summary: In this episode, Zoe and her friend and cooking mentor Kuma walk listeners through making a 13 bean mix with ham hocks in a Crockpot, paired with homemade buttermilk biscuits.Hosted by: Zoe LiuProduced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast CollectiveAudio Editing: Hannah “Asher” ShamReleased on: 7/17/2026More resources at our home website.

Summary: Host, Asher, talks to three professionals from the Accessible Education and Disability Resources department to discuss their roles, the challenges students with disabilities face, and what it takes to build truly inclusive learning environments.Hosted by: Hannah “Asher” ShamProduced By: Let’s Talk! Podcast CollectiveAudio Editing: Hannah “Asher” ShamReleased on: 6/19/2026More resources at our home website.