Have The Nerve: A Podcast About Disability

About Have The Nerve: A Podcast About Disability

Do you have the nerve to talk about disability? Have The Nerve is a podcast brought to you by Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. Join host, Susan Wood, as she talks you through everything to do with disability.

Publisher

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia

Category

business · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Mar 2021

Latest episode

3 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Sept 2026

   Episode 61: World SCI Day 2026

   Send us Fan Mail Royal Rehab Group are proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of World SCI Day, held each year on September 5th. This podcast is in collaboration with Spinal Cord Injuries Australia’s Resource Hub, alongside Royal Rehab Lifeworks, NeuroMoves, SCIA’s Peer and Family Support and Sargood on Collaroy. Please be aware that this episode comes with a trigger warning for medical trauma and mental health struggles. Listener discretion is advised. On this episode, you will be hea...

2. 

   2 Jul 2026

   Episode 60: Disability Rights, Inclusion, Education and The Next Generation with Professor Alastair McEwin

   Send us Fan Mail On this episode, Susan is joined by former Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner, and disability advocate, Professor Alastair McEwin AM. He shares his story of lived experience growing up with a disability, his work as a Royal Commissioner with the Disability Royal Commission, helping form the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Professor at University of New South Wales and his lifelong mission to push for a ...

3. 

   18 Jun 2026

   Episode 59: Stuck On The Side Of The Road For Four Hours Because Of A Wheelchair

   Send us Fan Mail What would you do if your car broke down on the side of the road and there were no available options for transport assistance to get you somewhere safe? To get you home? This year, Sarah-Jane (SJ) Staszak was stranded on the side of the M4 in New South Wales for four hours after her car broke down, because there wasn't an alternative option for her to be transported safely in her wheelchair when the tow truck arrived. It just so happened that she knew someone who had a ...

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.5 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

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

Quality

72

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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