A Wheelie Good Chat

About A Wheelie Good Chat

A Wheelie Good Chat is hosted by me, Sam Cole. I dive into real-life experiences of living with a physical disability. With raw honesty and a touch of humour, I explore everything from daily challenges to societal assumptions, shining a light on the stories that often go unheard. Each episode features open conversations and reflections that aim to break barriers, challenge the norm and inspire more inclusive thinking, one chat at a time. Follow along on Instagram: @awheeliegoodchat (https://instagram.com/awheeliegoodchat) | @sam.bamalama (https://instagram.com/sam.bamalama)

Publisher

Sam Cole

Category

society & culture · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Nov 2022

Latest episode

27 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Aug 2026

   45. More Than What You See with Flic Manning

   Doctors told Flic Manning she was a burden. As a child, she absorbed those words until she began to question her own worth. This conversation is about what happens when someone finally listens, and how feeling seen, heard and valued can change a life. Flic takes me through her journey with chronic illness and disability, from finding identity and purpose through dance to entrepreneurship, writing, public speaking and disability advocacy. We talk about the assumptions she’s faced, invisible an...

2. 

   26 Jun 2026

   44. It’s Not the Comment. It’s the Assumption

   Two stories. Two completely different situations. One underlying assumption. Through voice recordings from two of my beautiful friends, Anya and Asha, revisit moments we’ve experienced together that reveal how disability is often viewed through assumptions rather than reality. From people speaking to someone else instead of me, to assuming friendship is an act of charity, we unpack what these moments really say and why the assumptions underneath them matter far more than the comments th...

3. 

   2 Apr 2026

   43. Stigma, Support & Speaking Up with Josef Bandera

   Some conversations are polite. This one is useful. I’m joined by Josef Bandera, a Perth-based author and disability advocate, to talk about what inclusion and disability rights actually look like in real life. Josef shares why he’s proud of his disability, how stigma still boxes people in, and why having a voice isn’t a bonus, it’s a basic right. We get into the reality of support work, what makes a good support worker, what happens when workers are under-trained, and why consent matters, e...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

70

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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