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Lillian Carrier is an autistic actress and advocate from Los Angeles, best known for her breakout role as Drea in the television series “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay.” In 2025, Lillian starred in her first leading film role in Horsegirls, an acclaimed independent dramedy that premiered at the Tribeca Festival. Lillian […]
Owen Williamson is an emerging filmmaker from England and an advocate for dyspraxia awareness. He is developing a new short film called DYSPRAXIA, which is inspired by his own lived experience. Through his filmmaking and advocacy, Owen aims to challenge misconceptions about dyspraxia and help bring greater understanding and representation […]
Kantu (they/he) is the founder and co-owner of the social media presence known as the Angry Autist. Indigenous to the Andes in Abya Yala, Kantu is Quechua and is racialized as a visibly Native person. Kantu is autistic, has dissociative identity disorder (DID) and has experienced psychotic depression. When founding […]
Torina Gedler is a musician who is also known as DEĀ EX MACHINĀ, which means “Goddess from the machine” in Latin. With their lush synth-pop sound, DEĀ EX MACHINĀ promotes harmony and inclusion in society through authentic Disability representation in music. DEĀ EX MACHINĀ advocates for the arts, LGBTQIA+ rights […]
Luke hosts the Howdy Beans Podcast, where he reviews movies, TV shows, video games, books, and all things pop culture. He is dyslexic with an overlap of dyspraxia and dyscalculia, and he’s currently on the waiting list for an autism assessment. Luke is an avid reader who writes short stories […]
Dr. Eugene Manley Jr. is a cancer scientist, health equity leader, and longtime patient advocate working at the intersection of biomedical sciences, cancer care, AI ethics, and leadership. As a Black healthcare advocate and founder of SCHEQ (STEMM* & Cancer Health Equity), a nonprofit focused on cancer health equity, Eugene […]
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Aside from the perfect voice for a podcaster, this podcast is so insightful! I’m hooked and totally binged all the episodes! I especially love the social media episode! Keep up the great podcasting!
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Thank You Carolyn for this funtastic podcast. I love the question you ask they are powerful and elicit insightful answer. Every time i listen to podcast, I feel inspired and gain a great takeaway. Thank You so much for your work on this!
Carolyn Kiel is an experienced instructional designer of employee training programs. As the Host and Producer of Beyond 6 Seconds, she has created a platform where neurodivergent and disabled entrepreneurs, creatives and advocates can showcase their candid stories.
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