Acting Up w/ AJ and Crew
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Acting Up w/ AJ and Crew

Ajani 'AJ' Murray

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Episodes
14
Episodes in dataset
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Monthly
~every 21.3332 days
Since
Jan 08, 2024
First episode
Latest
Sep 03, 2025
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Category
Entertainment News, News
Language
English
Region
United States
Format
Episodic
Content Rating
Clean or unspecified

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Discussions about people with disability working in the arts, media, and entertainment in front of the camera and behind it.

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BONUS - Song For Rent, After Jack Smith (2018) - Audio Description Breaking the Rules
Sep 03, 2025
BONUS - Behind the Scenes - A Look Back on Season 1
Aug 20, 2025
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) - When Art Finally Mirrors Reality
May 14, 2025

Recent Episodes

S1E13 BONUS - Song For Rent, After Jack Smith (2018) - Audio Description Breaking the Rules

Sep 03, 2025 28m

In this Bonus Episode, AJ with fellow podcasters Cheryl Green and Thomas Reid discuss the short film, "Song for Rent, After Jack Smith" (2018), and its audio description. They are joined by guests,…

S1 BONUS - Behind the Scenes - A Look Back on Season 1

Aug 20, 2025 30m

Want to know what Acting Up w/ AJ is all about? Who are these voices that join his ensemble? Where did it all begin? AJ takes a look back on the past 5 years and beyond in creating his podcast.…

S1E12 What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) - When Art Finally Mirrors Reality

May 14, 2025 1h 36m

We are finally here on this season finale of Acting Up w/ AJ and Crew! We are so excited to have friend and author, Kathy Roberson, lend us her mirrored experiences in raising a child with a…

S1E11 The Ride Ahead (2024) - Part 2 - Ableism, Infantilization, and the Demand for Respect w/ Sam & Dan Habib

Mar 05, 2025 1h 20m

Acting Up w/ AJ and Crew are back with Part 2! An Interview with Father/Son directing duo Samuel and Dan Habib. We dive deeper into the discussion about down talking, respect, boundaries, and the end…

S1E10 The Ride Ahead (2024) - Part 1 - The Importance of Telling Our Own Stories w/ Sam & Dan Habib

Feb 11, 2025 59m

Happy Black History Month! After a short hiatus, AJ and his crew are joined by Father/Son duo Samuel and Dan Habib. Their new documentary, The Ride Ahead, is a feature length extension to the Emmy…

S1E9 Music (2021) - When Good Intentions Hit a Bad Note

Jul 16, 2024 1h 10m

Happy Disability Pride Month! This may be the hardest episode that we have ever had to complete. Sia's film Music has been controversial since the 1st announcement of an able-bodied actress being…

S1E8 The Ringer (2005) - Good, Bad, and Going Beyond the Surface

Jun 18, 2024 1h 5m

An man imitates a disability in order to rig the Special Olympics for money. A movie as bad as it sounds? You might be suprised. We cover it all from Non-Authentic Casting, hiring 150 disabled…

S1E7 Audio Description (1981-Present) - Public Television to Streaming to the Near Future w/ Thomas Reid

May 28, 2024 57m

Audio description (AD) is a narration of important visual information in a video or multimedia product to make it more accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. AD can provide context,…

S1E6 Best Summer Ever (2020) - Behind the Scenes at Zeno Mountain Farm w/ Ila Halby

Apr 22, 2024 1h 24m

We sit down with Co-Director of Zeno Mountain Farm, Ila Halby, talking about the movie Best Summer Ever (2020) and Zeno's Annual Summer play production. Best Summer Ever, showcases the largest…

S1E5 My Left Foot (1989) - Life, Love, and Art with Cerebral Palsy w/ Adriana Mallozzi

Apr 02, 2024 1h 24m

Today we are joined by dear friend of the podcast, Adriana Mallozzi, CEO and Founder of Puffin Innovations. We discuss the life of Christy Brown, Irish artist with Cerebral Palsy who paints his left…

S1E4 Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) - Wrestling Against Pre-Conceptions about Down Syndrome

Mar 04, 2024 1h 1m

A discussion about the persistance of a dream to be an actor, societal presumptions cornering us into a box, and saying the 'R' word without saying it. Down Syndrome has many different aspects and…

S1E3 Ray (2005) - Adjusting to Blindness and Difficulty Around Representation w/ Thomas Reid

Feb 19, 2024 56m

Happy Black History Month! We are back with special guest Thomas Reid of Reid My Mind Radio, as we discuss the legendary jazz musician Ray Charles, played by Jamie Foxx.

S1E2 Scent of a Woman (1992) and the Oscar goes to Blindness w/ Thomas Reid

Jan 29, 2024 1h

On today's episode of Acting Up with AJ and Crew, we're talking with our very first guest, Thomas Reid, of Reid My Mind Radio. https://reidmymind.com/ And we're talking about the movie, Scent of a…

S1E1 Champions (2023) - Disability on the Basketball Court

Jan 08, 2024 57m

Hey, out there in podcast land. Thank you for being here. This is our very first episode, our inaugural episode. Thanks for joining us. On today's episode, we're talking about coach's redemptions,…

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Frequency
~every 21.3332 days
Monthly
Avg Duration
1h 3m
Format
Episodic
Since
Jan 08, 2024
Latest
Sep 03, 2025

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United States
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feeds.libsyn.com

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