Crip Trip hosts Daniel Ennett & Frederick Kroetsch catch up with actor, comedian, filmmaker, and producer Steve Way – a true multi-hyphenate. Steve’s work spans from Hulu’s “Ramy” to producing films like “Good Bad Things.” They discuss art and advocacy, Steve’s career, his current projects, and the significance of telling disabled stories that are grounded in reality.

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Chapters

• Show Open (00:00)
• Introductions (00:18)
• Steve’s “Get Out & Vote” Videos (01:26)
• Bridging the Gap Between Art & Advocacy (02:42)
• Steve Way’s Career Journey (05:07)
• Working with Ramy Youssef (06:06)
• Disposable Humanity: Steve’s New Documentary Project  (07:54)
• Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) & Home Care (10:15)
• Disabled Archetypes in TV & Film (10:57)
• Feel Good Stories, Exploitation & Happy Endings (13:03)
• Burnout & the Work Grind (15:20)
• Strong, Relatable Characters (17:20)
• Working on “Ramy” (18:50)
• Steve’s Top 3 Favourite TV Shows (19:42)
• The Power of Despicable Characters (20:53)
• Vulnerability & Other Lessons Learned from “Ramy” (22:52)
• The Moment: “Ramy Will Do It” (23:17)
• Discomfort Identifying as Disabled (26:14)
• Leaning Into It (28:06)
• Weaponizing Disability (30:42)
• How to Make the Film & TV Industry More Accessible: A Seat at the Table and a Wheel in the Door (32:05)
• Closing Remarks & Credits (33:17)

Guest Bio – Steve Way (New York)

Steve is a 32 year old substitute teacher by day and stand up comedian by night. He was born with Muscular Dystrophy and is an advocate for disability awareness. Steve performs stand up in the NJ/NY area, motivational speeches around the country, and is the co-creator and star of the web series Uplifting Dystrophy. He can be seen in the Hulu show Ramy.

Steve has been performing stand up for over 8 years with his first set at the Comedy Charity Explosion in his hometown of Rutherford, NJ. He has performed at the 2011 Bamboozle music festival and was the co-host of The Lockdown, a monthly stand up show at the People’s Improv Theatre in New York City.

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• Website 
• Facebook
• Instagram
• TikTok

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More about the Crip Trip Disability Podcast

Hosted by quadruple amputee filmmaker Daniel Ennett and his longtime collaborator Frederick Kroetsch, Crip Trip is a candid, irreverent, and insightful podcast where disabled artists share their struggles and triumphs in the art industry. From inaccessible workplaces to the fight for authentic representation, Daniel and Frederick dive deep into the challenges disabled creatives face while keeping the conversation lively with their signature humor and punk-rock energy. Each episode features participants from Crip Trip, offering raw, unfiltered stories about surviving—and thriving—in a world that still has a long way to go.

Host Bio’s:

Daniel Ennett

Daniel Ennett is a filmmaker, artist, and advocate from Amiskwacîwâskahikan

(ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ, so-called Edmonton). Daniel hosted 3 seasons of the web-series Invincible, and the short film Beneath the Surface. Both of those projects follow his adventures as an above elbow/knee quadruple amputee where he tried various adaptive sports like skiing, skydiving, and scuba diving with sharks.

He did all of this in collaboration with his friend Frederick Kroetsch. Together they worked on a 35mm art film, Form and Func7on, as well as a short film Lim(b)itless, where he participated in body suspension. Working with Catapult Pictures, he’s created a series of pitches while he finished his honours degree in psychology. As a sophomore filmmaker he recently made Flesh Ballet, a visual commentary on ableism. From 2022-2023 Daniel worked as a co-director on CBC’s TV-series Push. He maintains a thriving painting/photography practice. His work currently focuses on bringing light to Disabled experiences.

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Frederick Kroetsch

Frederick first met Daniel Ennett in 2013 when trying to find a web-series to produce. When their show Invincible was greenlit, Frederick left the world of broadcast journalism to move fulltime into documentary TV production. The two of them have been making projects that challenge society’s views on disability ever since.

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frederick_kroetsch
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frederickkroetsch

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