Life may be like a box of chocolates, but on this episode, you know exactly what you're gonna get, which is Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Maia Wyman aka Broey Deschanel talking about Forrest Gump (1994)!

Follow Maia on Instagram at @broey_deschanel, on YouTube at youtube.com/BroeyDeschanel, and check out her podcast, Rehash!

Here's our guest's video essay, "The Strange Conservatism of Forrest Gump" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeGeT3ZeKO0 

Here is the piece entitled "Autism on Screen: Forrest Gump" - https://aisforaoifenotautism.com/2017/05/19/autism-on-screen-forrest-gump/ 

and here is the piece entitled "'Forrest Gump' at 25: Disability Representation (For Better and Worse) - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenlopez/2019/07/05/forrest-gump-at-25-disability-representation-for-better-and-worse/

Life may be like a box of chocolates, but on this episode, you know exactly what you're gonna get, which is Caitlin, Jamie, and special guest Maia Wyman aka Broey Deschanel talking about Forrest Gump (1994)!
Follow Maia on Instagram at @broey_deschanel, on YouTube at <a href="youtube.com/BroeyDeschanel">youtube.com/BroeyDeschanel</a>, and check out her podcast, Rehash!
Here's our guest's video essay, "The Strange Conservatism of Forrest Gump" -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeGeT3ZeKO0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeGeT3ZeKO0</a>&nbsp;
Here is the piece entitled "Autism on Screen: Forrest Gump" -&nbsp;<a href="https://aisforaoifenotautism.com/2017/05/19/autism-on-screen-forrest-gump/">https://aisforaoifenotautism.com/2017/05/19/autism-on-screen-forrest-gump/</a>&nbsp;
and here is the piece entitled "'Forrest Gump' at 25: Disability Representation (For Better and Worse) -&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenlopez/2019/07/05/forrest-gump-at-25-disability-representation-for-better-and-worse/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristenlopez/2019/07/05/forrest-gump-at-25-disability-representation-for-better-and-worse/</a>

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Forrest Gump with Maia aka Broey Deschanel

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