Noncompliant - the podcast

Anne Borden King does not make a comfortable podcast. Noncompliant is about autistic rights, and it takes that framing seriously -- not as a feel-good slogan but as a genuine political and ethical position. Over 50 episodes recorded between 2019 and 2024, Anne interviewed authors, researchers, filmmakers, and advocates working on the front lines of autistic acceptance. The guest list included Shannon Rosa on remembering Steve Silberman, critical examinations of ABA therapy, whistleblower accounts from institutional settings, and deep conversations about Canadian autism policy moving from charity models to rights-based frameworks. Episodes typically run 40 to 50 minutes, and the interview style is sharp without being aggressive. Anne asks pointed questions about seclusion and restraint in schools, about participatory research methods, and about why so much autism funding still flows toward organizations that do not meaningfully include autistic people. The show consistently centers autistic voices rather than talking about autistic people in the third person. Rated 4.5 stars from 11 reviews on Apple Podcasts. The show wrapped its run in late 2024 with a final tribute episode, so the archive is complete. That actually makes it easier to recommend -- you can start at Episode 1 and work through a coherent body of advocacy journalism. For anyone interested in disability rights, the politics of autism research, or how institutions fail neurodivergent people, this is required listening. The production is clean and the conversations age well because the underlying issues have not gone away.