https://www.dw.com/en/freaks-no-more/program-73722608?maca=en-podcast_Freaks_No_More-42567-xml-mrss <p>What's it like to crowd-surf at a music festival in a wheelchair? How does someone with ADHD survive a Monday morning inbox? And what does gaming look like when you’re blind? </p><p>Freaks No More! is a podcast about visible and invisible disabilities, neurodiversity, and inclusion. Following the motto "nothing about us without us", people with disabilities and neurodivergent voices share their personal stories and social perspectives. </p><p>Freaks No More! fights stigma and gives a platform to lived experiences, making diversity and accessibility part of the conversation. By the end of each episode, host Vicky Hristova and their guests walk away with something new - a new way to think about the word "disability", a fresh perspective on empathy, or a simple reminder to be just a little bit more kind.</p> en 2026 DW Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:19:47 GMT Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:19:47 GMT https://static.dw.com/image/72315946_7.jpg https://www.dw.com/en/freaks-no-more/program-73722608?maca=en-podcast_Freaks_No_More-42567-xml-mrss no false DW DW podcasts@dw.com <p>What's it like to crowd-surf at a music festival in a wheelchair? How does someone with ADHD survive a Monday morning inbox? And what does gaming look like when you’re blind? </p><p>Freaks No More! is a podcast about visible and invisible disabilities, neurodiversity, and inclusion. Following the motto "nothing about us without us", people with disabilities and neurodivergent voices share their personal stories and social perspectives. </p><p>Freaks No More! fights stigma and gives a platform to lived experiences, making diversity and accessibility part of the conversation. By the end of each episode, host Vicky Hristova and their guests walk away with something new - a new way to think about the word "disability", a fresh perspective on empathy, or a simple reminder to be just a little bit more kind.</p> <p>What's it like to crowd-surf at a music festival in a wheelchair? How does someone with ADHD survive a Monday morning inbox? And what does gaming look like when you’re blind? </p><p>Freaks No More! is a podcast about visible and invisible disabilities, neurodiversity, and inclusion. Following the motto "nothing about us without us", people with disabilities and neurodivergent voices share their personal stories and social perspectives. </p><p>Freaks No More! fights stigma and gives a platform to lived experiences, making diversity and accessibility part of the conversation. By the end of each episode, host Vicky Hristova and their guests walk away with something new - a new way to think about the word "disability", a fresh perspective on empathy, or a simple reminder to be just a little bit more kind.</p> us bg pl hu 10 76603298 Thu, 2 Apr 2026 07:30:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/chronic-illness-doesn-t-live-by-a-set-of-rules/audio-76603298?maca=en-podcast_Freaks_No_More-42567-xml-mrss In this episode of Freaks No More!, content creator and model Jenni, aka "Chronically Jenni", shares her journey to becoming an advocate for people with chronic illness. Jenni opens up about the realities of living with EDS and POTS, medical gaslighting and learning to work with her body instead of against it. Health DW Disability, chronic pain, chronic illness, EDS, POTS false full 22:14 76212405 Fri, 6 Mar 2026 08:20:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/when-your-body-turns-against-you/audio-76212405?maca=en-podcast_Freaks_No_More-42567-xml-mrss In this episode of Freaks No More!, photographer Lucy Szulinska shares what flares and remissions feel like when you have lupus and how her mindset became her greatest strength. Health DW Disability, Lupus, Photographer, autoimmune disease, chronic disease false full 17:08 75795183 Fri, 6 Feb 2026 10:52:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/who-gets-to-play-disability-on-screen/audio-75795183?maca=en-podcast_Freaks_No_More-42567-xml-mrss In this episode of Freaks No More!, actor Leonard Grobien challenges the film industry on why non-disabled performers still play disabled roles. Living with brittle bone disease, he shows how fragility and strength can exist side by side. Science DW Disability, Inclusion, Discrimination, Film, Arts, brittle bone disease, Leonard Grobien false full 21:28 75403550 Fri, 9 Jan 2026 09:06:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/what-does-the-world-look-like-when-you-re-blind/audio-75403550?maca=en-podcast_Freaks_No_More-42567-xml-mrss Blind people see nothing but darkness? Think again. In this episode of Freaks No More!, Erdin Ciplak, aka Mr. BlindLife talks about gaming, parenthood and traveling as a blind content creator. Equality DW Disability, low vision, Gaming, blind, Inclusion, Discrimination, App false full 22:45 74712125 Fri, 5 Dec 2025 09:15:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/when-the-world-calls-you-lazy-why-adhd-is-not-just-a-trend/audio-74712125?maca=en-podcast_Freaks_No_More-42567-xml-mrss Everyone’s a little ADHD, right? Not quite. Journalist Martyna Masztalerz explains living with ADHD – from hyperfocus to late diagnoses and moments of relief when everything finally makes sense. Equality DW Disability, Discrimination, Inclusion, ADHD false full 19:33 74641129 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:40:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/raving-in-a-wheelchair-the-dance-floor-is-for-everyone/audio-74641129?maca=en-podcast_Freaks_No_More-42567-xml-mrss What’s it like clubbing in a wheelchair? In this episode of Freaks No More!, meet Felize Fiedler, the accessibility advocate reclaiming the dance floor from Ibiza to Berlin. She shows us that a wheelchair can be a symbol of independence, not a limitation. Science DW inclusion, wheelchair, Berghain, Freaks No More, rave false full 18:59 74423315 Sat, 8 Nov 2025 08:30:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/the-freaks-take-back-the-stage-meet-artist-filip-pawlak/audio-74423315?maca=en-podcast_Freaks_No_More-42567-xml-mrss What happens when artists with disabilities rewrite the history of the 'freak show'? In this episode of Freaks No More! host Vicky Hristova and artist Filip Pawlak dive into a conversation about pride and shame, and the power of performance to flip the script on disability. Science DW Freaks No More, Filip Pawlak, queer, crip, performance art, podcast, vodcast false full 23:48 74424905 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:32:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/freaks-no-more-real-stories-no-filters/audio-74424905?maca=en-podcast_Freaks_No_More-42567-xml-mrss Join host Vicky Hristova as they meet people who experience the world differently and aren’t afraid to talk about it. We debunk myths about disability and neurodiversity, fight stigma and make space for compassion. Unfiltered, funny and deeply human. Science DW Freaks No More, Diversity, Inclusion, Disability, podcast, vodcast false trailer 01:00