I had an amazing conversation with Fergus Murray, a Scottish science educator, writer, autistic advocate and author of the Monotropism.org website. We talked about the concept of monotropism, which was co-founded by Murray’s late mother, Dr. Dinah Murray, as well as Fergus’s experiences growing up in a neurodivergent household and the joys of Autscape! We also discussed the problems of the Spectrum 10k project and aspie supremacy, the future of neurodiversity and the importance of being weird. Listen to the podcast by playing the audio file below, or on streaming sites like Spotify, Stitcher o ..read more

 I had a fascinating conversation with Finn Gardiner, Director of Policy & Advocacy for the Autistic People of Color Fund about the incredible work of the Fund’s mutual aid project that positively impacts so many individuals’ lives. We also discussed institutional ableism, racism and “nice white lady syndrome”, as well as the troubling problems with racism in autistic self-advocacy organizations and how the Fund’s advocacy work is challenging this and making radical change in the neurodiversity movement. Listen to the podcast by playing the audio file below, or on streaming sites like ..read more

In this episode, I spoke with health historian Matthew Smith from the University of Strathclyde. We discussed his new book, The First Resort: The History of Social Psychiatry in the United States, as well as neurodiversity, the promise of Universal Basic Income and more.   Listen to the podcast on the audio link below or on streaming sites like Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes. Read the transcript below the audio link. https://noncompliantpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Anne-Matthew-1.mp3   Transcript available soon! Bio Matthew Smith is a professor at the University of Strathcly ..read more

I spoke with Guy Stephens, executive director of the Alliance Against Seclusion and Restraint (AASR) and Chantelle Hyde, lead Canadian Volunteer with The Alliance Against Restraint and Seclusion and co-founder of the Canadian Coalition Against Seclusion and Restraint in Schools, founded early in 2023. We discussed the high prevalence of the use of seclusion rooms (isolation rooms) and restraints on students with disabilities and the need for policy action to protect their human rights. Listen to the podcast on the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes. Read the t ..read more

Today I spoke with Julie Roberts, founder of Therapist Neurodiversity Collective (TNDC). We talked about the ABA industry’s troubling attempts to dominate autism services and funding, as well as the culture shift needed to increase support for neurodiversity-affirming autism supports and services. Listen to the podcast on the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes. Read the transcript below the audio link. https://noncompliantpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Anne-Julie.mp3 . BioJulie Roberts, a formally late-identified Autistic woman, is a Speech-Language Pathol ..read more

I wrote this short spoken word about the experience of grief after all we’ve been through in the pandemic. It’s really just a story, without a message except: we need to talk about our feelings, perhaps now more than ever.  https://noncompliantpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Anne-Matt-Extra-File.mp3 ..read more

Today I spoke with Professor Alan Levinovitz, author of Natural: How Faith in Nature’s Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science. We talked about the myth of the natural, pseudoscience, neurodiversity and post-pandemic life. Listen to the podcast on the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes. https://noncompliantpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Anne-_-Alan-Jan-9.mp3 . Bio Alan Levinovitz is associate professor of religious studies at James Madison University. He specializes in classical Chinese thought, as well as the intersection between re ..read more

I spoke with professor Alan Levinovitz, author of the new book, Natural, about the myth of “natural.” We also talked about neurodiversity, science, the limits of quantification and the project of healing the cultural divides that arose during the pandemic.  Listen to the episode at the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes. https://noncompliantpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anne-_-Alan-Jan-9-MIX-1.mp3   Bio Alan Levinovitz is associate professor of religious studies at James Madison University. He specializes in classical Chinese thought, as well as ..read more

Alex Greninger This is pt 1 of 2 special podcasts about monkeypox, Covid-19 and science communication. I had an amazing conversation with University of Washington virologist Dr Alex Greninger, whose team innovated one of the earliest Covid tests. We talked about how they developed the test; public health policy; the current monkeypox crisis; other viruses & “the 2022 effect”; and the virological and sociological implications of the pandemic since 2020. Listen to the podcast on the audio link below. Also available on Spotify, Stitcher or iTunes. https://noncompliantpodcast.com/wp-content/up ..read more

“Basically they’re slowly being poisoned with a corrosive agent.” It is difficult to hear about what happens to children who are trapped by the so-called bleach cult, a multi-level marketing scheme that has spread across the continents, promising “cures” for everything from broken bones and cancer to Covid-19 and autism. The 4 leaders of a major MMS business are now in jail, awaiting trial on federal charges. What is next for their trial—and for the children, as the MMS continues to proliferate and regulators begin to act to stop their crimes? Listen to the podcast on the audio link below. Als ..read more