RAMPS ON THE MOON PODCAST

About RAMPS ON THE MOON PODCAST

Disability equality leader, Michèle Taylor, steers the Ramps on the Moon podcast into the heart of mainstream theatre and the wider cultural sector. With her guests, she discovers the joys, the frustrations, the successes, and the learning in elevating disabled people into the centre of theatre work. Join Michèle as she shares the realities of the ‘now’ and what the future can hold for disability equality in the arts.Michèle is a disability equality trainer and consultant who set up her own business in 1992 to work with arts and other cultural organisations. She has seen immense change across the sector in that time, and is still impatient for more:“It’s time to focus on anti-ableism: recognising that as disabled people, we are no longer satisfied with being granted access into an essentially ableist sector. I am proud of the Ramps on the Moon partners for the work they have done to reflect on their own structures and processes, and to share their learning.”

Publisher

Ramps on the Moon

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Mar 2023

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Ep 20: "Am I here because I'm good, or because I ticked a box?" with actors Natalie Kimmerling and Lucy Thorburn

   Chat to Ramps on the Moon right here! Have you ever wondered whether you got the job on merit, or because someone needed to tick a box? It's a question that follows many disabled performers into every audition room, and in this episode, two of the UK's most exciting puppeteers say it out loud. Michèle Taylor talks with Natalie Kimmerling and Lucy Thorburn, both performers and puppeteers with limb difference, both veterans of the National Theatre's War Horse, and, it turns out, more connected ...

2. 

   1 Sept 2026

   EP: 19 Jenifer Toksvig - "I put the story last" - connection matters more than control

   Chat to Ramps on the Moon right here! Jen Toksvig is a theatre writer, director, poet, lyricist, game designer and advocate. Jen joins Michele for a thought-provoking conversation about reimagining theatre, accessibility and storytelling. Rather than treating access as something fixed, Jen argues that support should always be responsive because "every access support need is situational" and every audience member arrives with different needs, experiences and expectations. Together they e...

3. 

   24 Aug 2026

   Ep 18: Simon Minty: Rebel, Leader - Driving Disability Change

   Chat to Ramps on the Moon right here! In this episode, Michèle Taylor is joined by disability consultant, broadcaster and comedian Simon Minty for an honest conversation about disability, leadership and creating lasting change. Reflecting on more than 30 years of working across business and the arts, Simon and Michèle explore how attitudes towards disability have shifted, while recognising how much work still lies ahead. Simon speaks candidly about balancing anger with pragmatism, describing ...

Who has been a guest on RAMPS ON THE MOON PODCAST

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• Maximillian Fairley
• Penelope Saward
• Ben Oliver
• Mat Fraser
• Amy Trigg

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

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Quality

72

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

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