Olivia Shivas is a journalist, podcaster and disability advocate.  Working for Stuff, Olivia's own experience of disability has shaped her passions and areas of focus in her media role, including the podcast she co-hosted in 2021 about disability that won her an award. During the conversation we also touch on faith, and her roles with various trusts and charities, including her voluntary role as a dj for radio lollipop at Starship Children's Hospital.
Check out the What's Wrong With You? podcast on Stuff or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Read articles by Olivia's at stuff.co.nz/authors/olivia-shivas.
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Down to Earth Conversations

44. Olivia Shivas - Disability, Media, and What’s Wrong With You

Conversations with ordinary people who are helping to bring a bit of heaven Down to Earth. A fortnightly podcast in Aotearoa (New Zealand) hosted by Andy Dickson - a husband, father, children's author, poet, preacher, musician, and sports nut, with a passion for social justice.