{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68dd16d5d5c8a1f9b35af421/68dd26efd5c8a1f9b362e112?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Comedy is Autistic","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68dd16d5d5c8a1f9b35af421/1759323382948-4a7bbc37-8abc-48d5-9794-0bdc01845cac.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast<em>,</em> hosts Dr. Angela Kingdon and Matt Lowry, LPP explore the powerful memoirs of two acclaimed autistic comedians: Hannah Gadsby (<em>10 Steps to Nanette</em>) from Tasmania and Fern Brady (<em>Strong Female Character</em>) from Scotland.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 What You’ll Learn:</p><ul><li>Parallels in Gadsby’s and Brady’s lives, including struggles with misdiagnosis, gender-based violence, homophobia, and ableism.</li><li>How both found comedy as a survival mechanism and a path to success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.</li><li>The comedians’ raw honesty about employment struggles, homelessness, and disordered eating—often hidden parts of the autistic experience.</li><li>Comedy as both a masking strategy and a tool for truth-telling.</li><li>Differences between autistic meltdowns vs. shutdowns, explained through their lived stories.</li><li>Why their memoirs are must-reads for anyone seeking neurodiversity-affirming representation.</li><li>How Gadsby and Brady reclaim their narratives through radical self-acceptance and creative expression.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Hannah Notes:</em></p><p>Book: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1911630237?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_RG8AFY3EMC7TXYT7QYDF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">10 Steps to Nanette</a></p><p>Article: <a href=\"https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/hannah-gadsby-douglas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Gadsby's song of the self</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/03/29/hannah-gadsby-nanette-memoir/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Article: Hannah Gadsby Gets the Last Laugh in 10 Steps to Nanette </a></p><p><em>Fern Notes:</em></p><p>Book: <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593582500?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_0MMMC1CNZE67VTD5MJSK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Strong Female Character</a></p><p>Wikipedia: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern_Brady\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fern Brady</a></p><p><br></p><p>Related Episodes:</p><p><a href=\"https://autisticculture.substack.com/p/poetry-is-autistic-b93#details\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Poetry is Autistic</a> (Emily Dickinson episode)</p><p><a href=\"https://autisticculture.substack.com/p/episode-15-greta-is-autistic#details\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Greta is Autistic</a> (Greta Thunberg episode)</p><p><a href=\"https://autisticculture.substack.com/p/episode-36-bad-autism-diagnoses-special#details\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Autism Diagnosis</a></p><p><br></p><p>🌟 Connect With Us</p><p>📱 Follow us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/autisticculturepodcast/?next=%2F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p>🎧 Find us on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-autistic-culture-podcast/id1653171456\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/6wyddJdKhPr0b74563fsFl?si=44b458376d0947b7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></p><p>🛍️Our Autism-affirming <a href=\"https://store.dftba.com/collections/the-autistic-culture-podcast?srsltid=AfmBOooZpStgFz-IgohwbyvOoZq5KAnWMIEneY9MEQPJcYf1AF5sN5Y_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">merch shop</a></p><p>🌐 Learn more at<a href=\"http://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.autisticculturepodcast.com</a></p>","author_name":"Autistic Culture Podcast Network"}