{"podcast":{"title":"PWD Allies","slug":"pwd-allies-6450011","podcast_index_feed_id":6450011,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e4cbb8f0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.daddybentlegs.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38285564/38285564-1688139911882-7c74b8f4d3b5d.jpg","author":"Neil Matheson","episode_count":296,"summary":"PWD Allies: The Best Disability Advocacy Podcast in Canada🍁 Welcome to PWD Allies, your premier source for Canada Disability Benefit updates, guest interviews, and raw talk about disability advocacy. Based in British Columbia, we deliver a fun yet edgy perspective on the issues that matter most to the disability community and our allies. Watch us LIVE on YouTube. ✅ Breaking News: The latest on disability benefits in Canada and BC-specific policy changes. ✅ Advocacy & Human Rights: Fighting for inclusion and human rights issues through media criticism and interviews.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T18:18:48.654952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwd-allies-6450011"},"episode":{"title":"S4 Ep. 22 Are People with Disabilities LESS Important than Seniors? | PWD Allies LIVE!","slug":"s4-ep-22-are-people-with-disabilities-less-important-than-seniors-pwd-allies-live","published_at":"2026-03-20T20:47:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwd-allies-6450011/s4-ep-22-are-people-with-disabilities-less-important-than-seniors-pwd-allies-live","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwd-allies-6450011","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neil-matheson/episodes/S4-Ep--22-Are-People-with-Disabilities-LESS-Important-than-Seniors---PWD-Allies-LIVE-e3gohd4","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e4cbb8f0/podcast/play/117244772/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-20%2Fe445c2a9-f1d0-b10e-f64a-8a24e6e0b911.mp3","summary":"Are persons with disabilities less important than seniors? Our federal and provincial governments seem to think so. Seniors have access to a cheap annual $45 bus pass here in BC, other PWDs do not. Old age seniors also have easier access to rental assistance programs and rent subsidies to help combat the rising cost of living. And again, regular BC PWD recipients don't. PWD Allies podcast airs every week on YouTube, hosted by Brent Frain. This episode livestreamed via YouTube on March 20, 2026.","meta_description":"Are persons with disabilities less important than seniors? Our federal and provincial governments seem to think so. Seniors have access to a cheap annual…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5140,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pwd-allies-6450011/episodes/s4-ep-22-are-people-with-disabilities-less-important-than-seniors-pwd-allies-live/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwd-allies-6450011/s4-ep-22-are-people-with-disabilities-less-important-than-seniors-pwd-allies-live.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}