{"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. 36 Disability Income has gone backwards! BC's Disabled were better off in 1990","slug":"s4-ep-36-disability-income-has-gone-backwards-bc-s-disabled-were-better-off-in-1990","published_at":"2026-05-22T19:30:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwd-allies-6450011/s4-ep-36-disability-income-has-gone-backwards-bc-s-disabled-were-better-off-in-1990","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pwd-allies-6450011","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neil-matheson/episodes/S4-Ep--36-Disability-Income-has-gone-backwards--BCs-Disabled-were-better-off-in-1990-e3jos0l","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e4cbb8f0/podcast/play/120401365/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-22%2F6994f0a0-496c-da5e-7434-4e20945c5b44.mp3","summary":"On one side: $750. On the other: $1,483.50What if I told you that the smaller number, from over three decades ago, offered people a life of basic dignity, while the larger number, from 2026, forces people into poverty?This isn’t a riddle. It’s the reality for people with disabilities in British Columbia. Thirty-six years later, today's higher monthly BC PWD payment of $1,483.50 is worth drastically less and leaves people with disabilities struggling to survive.PWD Allies podcast airs every week on YouTube, hosted by Brent Frain. This episode livestreamed via YouTube on May 22, 2026.","meta_description":"On one side: $750. On the other: $1,483.50What if I told you that the smaller number, from over three decades ago, offered people a life of basic dignity,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4128,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pwd-allies-6450011/episodes/s4-ep-36-disability-income-has-gone-backwards-bc-s-disabled-were-better-off-in-1990/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-36-disability-income-has-gone-backwards-bc-s-disabled-were-better-off-in-1990.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}