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Unbound Futures

Unbound Futures

Written by: Shubha Balabaer and Joyner Emerick
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 Unbound Futures is a conversation between Joyner and Shubha—two parents raising autistic kids with high/complex support needs—that explores a life where parenting becomes a site of innovation, community becomes a strategy, and liberation is something we learn to practice together. Grounded in their own lived experiences across race, class, gender, queerness, and disability, Shubha and Joyner invite additional practical wisdom and political analysis through conversations with guests with lived experience in disability justice. By intentionally centering the legacies and priorities of non-speaking and highly marginalized disabled people, Unbound Futures reimagines the role of parent caregivers in movements by connecting the daily work of supporting direct care, communication access, safety, education, and community integration to how we are building freedom from the margins.© 2026 Shubha Balabaer and Joyner Emerick Parenting Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Introductions And Life Under MN Occupation

    Introductions And Life Under MN Occupation
    Feb 8 2026

    Joyner and Shubha introduce themselves, their identities, and their kids, exploring risks, systemic power, and disabled family life under occupation in Minneapolis.


    Chapters:
    Referenced in this episode:

    • Talila A. Lewis' definition of ableism
    • Disability Justice
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Theme Songs

    Bonus Episode: Theme Songs
    Feb 6 2026

    Shubha cries, sharing 3 clips of songs that are so meaningful in their liberated parenting. That remind them of their kid. That could have been the perfect theme songs if we had the rights.
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    9 mins
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