“The Invisibility of Disability” - The Jennifer Kretchmer Interview Part 1

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Three Black Halflings

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4.8 • 531 Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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This week! Jeremy Cobb and Candace the Magnificent are joined by Jennifer Kretchmer, a multi-talented writer, producer, actor, consultant, and tabletop creative whose work spans storytelling, performance, and game design. The Halflings explore how Jennifer’s writing, acting, and lifelong nerdiness came together to form her creative origin story, and how her own disability became a driving force behind her passion for disability advocacy. Together, they discuss the perception of disability in the US, the discrimination the disabled community continues to face, and how these experiences shape both creative work and everyday life. The episode also looks at how players and GMs can thoughtfully approach disability at the table when playing tabletop roleplaying games, setting the foundation for a deeper discussion to come in part two. Also - did you miss out on our first 🎉FULLY FUNDED🎉 Kickstarter, the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠City of the Black Rose Campaign setting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, in collaboration with ⁠⁠⁠Roll and Play Press? Well, good news! In the next few weeks, it'll be open to late pledges and pledge manager edits! So everyone gets a chance to grab a copy of the book and any extras you'd like! Follow the halflings: Jasper William Cartwright: @JW_Cartwright Jeremy Cobb: @JeremyCobb1 Liv Kennedy: @livkennedy Candace: @candacethemagnificent Find all of our links here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tbhalflings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can buy all our lovely merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠as featured on Critical Role! Connect with us on Instagram, Bluesky and Facebook @3blackhalflings, on our Discord, or email. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What happens when two people who grew up in a very strange corner of Los Angeles look back and realize just how bizarre their upbringings really were?
0:09.0	They start a podcast, of course.
0:11.1	I'm Ashley Johnson.
0:12.3	And I'm Talas and Jaffe.
0:13.8	Before we became the internet people we are today, we spent our childhoods as working actors,
0:18.7	appearing in shows like growing pains and films like Mr. Mom.
0:21.8	In our podcast, Weird Kids, we're diving deep into our unique upbringings, our friendship
0:26.5	with each other, and all the delightfully odd interests we still carry with us today.
0:31.9	In each episode, we get to share stories of our youth, the things that bring us joy, the
0:36.6	problems that we face,
0:38.2	and occasionally the friends we've collected along the way.
0:41.1	If you're a misfit, an outcast, or just a weirdo who loves all things nostalgic and
0:45.7	unconventional, come take a seat at our table.
0:47.8	Each week, we'll be releasing previously members-only episodes on YouTube and all major podcast
0:53.2	platforms, with new episodes dropping
0:55.6	exclusively and ad-free on beacon.tv.
0:59.8	Hello, Halflings! It's me, Jeremy Cobb, pronouns he, him, and I completely forgot my nickname.
1:07.5	I'm going to actually ask our guest for a nickname, but I am joined today by...
1:11.8	Hello, Halflings. It's me, Candace, Magnificent, back in all of my convoice, resplendent glory.
1:18.1	My pronouns are they, she, and a sprinkle of he.
1:21.4	And, folks, we are joined today by an incredible guest, a guest who's been a very long time
1:26.7	coming on this show, actually.
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