Welcome to Nothing Without Us! A Disability Advocacy Podcast produced by Lakeshore Foundation and hosted by Alie B. Gorrie. Together, we’re amplifying voices and sharing stories from across the disability community. With a new guest every week, each episode of NWU brings fresh perspectives and unique conversations. You can find NWU on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
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NWU is back for its third season, with episodes dropping every Wednesday!
Each eight-episode season features a variety of individuals making waves in the disability community and beyond. Episodes drop weekly at 8 a.m. CST on YouTube and a variety of podcast platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio and more. Follow NWU on Instagram for updates, sneak peaks and more!
Nothing Without Us is back for Season 3 starting August 5th! Join us on Wednesdays for new episodes through September, and find links below for Season 1 & 2 to catch up on all of our episodes:
NWU Season 3 Release Dates:
Season 3, Episode 8 (Finale) — Wednesday, September 23rd
Season 3, Episode 7 — Wednesday, September 16th
Season 3, Episode 6 — Wednesday, September 9th | Joyce Bender (Bender Consulting Services)
Season 3, Episode 5 — Wednesday, September 2nd | Hank Poore and Ashley Ferry (The Hank Poore Foundation)
Season 3, Episode 4 — Wednesday, August 26th | Andy Imparato (Disability Rights California)
Season 3, Episode 3 — Wednesday, August 19th | Doc Jacobs
Season 3, Episode 2 — Wednesday, August 12th | Noelle Lambert
Season 3, Episode 1 — Wednesday, August 5th | Noah Galloway
NWU Season 2:
Season 2, Episode 8 (Season Finale!) — Ali Ingersoll
Season 2, Episode 7 — Susan Sellers & Campbell Scott (United Ability)
Season 2, Episode 6 — Amanda Carmichael
Season 2, Episode 5 — Ben Raanan
Season 2, Episode 4 — Maddi Niebanck
Season 2, Episode 3 — Thomas E. Smith
Season 2, Episode 2 — Lisa B. Lewis (Omnium Circus)
Season 2, Episode 1 — Joe Delagrave
NWU Season 1:
Season 1, Episode 8 — Season Finale! Alie B. & John D. Kemp
Season 1, Episode 7 — Dr. Graham Sisson
Season 1, Episode 6 — Dr. Dawn DeCarlo (Sight Savers America)
Season 1, Episode 5 — Gidi Grinstein (TOM Global)
Season 1, Episode 4 — Micaela Connery (The Kelsey)
Season 1, Episode 3 — Kevin Spencer
Season 1, Episode 2 — Chris Biggins
Season 1, Episode 1 — John D. Kemp
Meet Our Host
Alie B. Gorrie
Alie B. Gorrie is a disability inclusion advocate, arts educator and performing artist based in Birmingham, Alabama. She is the co-producer of Able: a series, a doc-series discussing disability inclusion in the entertainment industry. Alie B. is the founder of Songs for Sight, an organization supporting young people with low vision in the state of Alabama. Additionally, she serves as an inclusion consultant, working with arts organizations, nonprofits and businesses across the country on their disability inclusion efforts. In recent years, she has toured across the Southeast with her one-woman show, Cockeyed Optimist. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Belmont University and a MA in Arts in Medicine from the University of Florida.
Why Nothing Without Us?
“Nothing About Us Without Us!” (or “Nothing Without Us!” for short) is a slogan from the disability rights movement in the 1990s, advocating for representation of people with disabilities in all decisions that affect them. Since the 1990s, this slogan has been used by various movements and communities, but the core message remains the same: The people who are impacted by a decision deserve to be included in that decision. By creating this podcast, we hope to contribute to this principle by amplifying and giving a platform to individuals and groups in, or connected to, the disability community.
