Simon Minty's recent thoughts and more

The hip is working well. I did trip over the other day... As I was walking, I felt my trousers slipping down a little. I reached behind to pull them up forgetting that my walking stick was in the same hand. The stick got caught between my shins and down I tumbled. There was a weird sensation in my new hip, just for a moment. Almost like a twang but much softer. As someone who has poor balance tripping is perfectly normal to me and my well honed skills of arms out, fall in to a press up position prevented any physical harm. I got up and thirty seconds later all was fine. This new walking lark is amazing and complicated. Work is busy. I've run a lot of training events with media organisations such as All3Media , Endemol Shine and Warner Bros , some via  Indie Training Fund.  Really enjoyable courses, either discussing employment and adjustments or getting deep in to portrayal of disability on TV with people who make the shows. Those I met know how to do it, sometimes they just...

On 18th July 2016, I had a total hip replacement operation. I had been avoiding surgery for ten years mostly as I knew anaesthetic for people with my form of dwarfism (SEDc) can have complications. I was lucky to find a fantastic surgeon, a top notch anaesthetist and awesome orthopaedic surgical care practitioner. That was nine weeks ago... I now have better mobility and the original pain has gone. It gets better each day. During my rehabilitation I stopped working, however, I did record a couple of podcasts. Forgive my crowing but both shows are a treat! Maybe that's because I was the nice side of the operation and therefore euphoric....or maybe it's the medication. What happens is all sorts of half formed thoughts  fly from my mouth and the lovely people I do the shows with work their magic. I hope you enjoy them. BBC Ouch (59 mins)  Highlights... - losing it with 'I live in a bucket' news story  - when the little voice in your head is Louis Walsh - that some...

The latest Phil and Simon Show is out. We chat about post-Brexit UK, music to listen to when you're having an MRI scan, Chilcot and the Iraq Inquiry, accessible motor homes, Aspergers, the disabled employment gap, our next Prime Minister and hip surgery. In about 35 mins. We have no boundaries.  Hope you like it and thank you for listening. Audioboom link iTunes link

The latest  BBC Ouch  show is out. It's about comedy, mental health, pony tales, doing activities that your impairment suggests you shouldn't and me and  Kate Monaghan-Cocker  making quips.  Mighty fine guest include  Laurence Clark   Harriet Dyer  and  Jack Binstead  who are fun and funny . Hope you like it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p040388d In the studio BBC Ouch show L-R Laurence Clark, Kate Monaghan-Cocker, Jack Binstead, Harriet Dyer

Recently had a good conversation with Business Disability International about disability and business around the world. Enjoyed remembering some amazing and some tough trips. Hope you enjoy it. http://www.businessdisabilityinternational.org/in-conversation-with-simon-mintyconsultant-commentator-and-comedian-on-all-things-disability/ Another day at the office...

The third Phil and Simon Show is out now - and it's a corker. We chat about going to the Epsom Derby on an open top bus, the EU referendum, people with dementia and mythical creatures. It's fun, it's fast coming in at 32 mins. Click on a link below to listen and I hope you enjoy it. Audioboom iTunes - show date 19th June 2016 Open top bus at the 2016 Epsom Derby

The latest BBC Ouch show is out! It sees the return of the brilliant and un-PC game, Vegetable, Vegetable, Vegetable where co-host Kate Monaghan-Coker,  @katiekatetweets   our guests and I try and guess the callers 'disability' against the clock.  We interview BAFTA nominated actor Ruth Madeley @ruth_madeley from the brilliant BBC television drama  Don’t Take My Baby and classical pianist Nicolas McCarthy  @ NMcCarthyPiano  who has one hand and plays us a tune or two on the grand piano (again, brilliantly) in the studio. Ruth and Nicholas tell us of their made up responses whe n someone asks 'how did you become disabled?' The team from Stay Up Late @stayuplateuk  call in and tell us about their gig buddy project.  You can download, stream or subscribe via iTunes.  BBC Ouch site BBC Ouch iTunes Host Kate watches on as Nichols plays piano in the studio