Special Chronicles Podcast

Special Chronicles Podcast


SCP242: Behind BORN THIS WAY (Part 3) with Megan and Kris Bomgaars

April 30, 2017

In Special Chronicles Podcast Episode 242, Daniel Smrokowski sits down with the lovely Megan Bomgaars and her mom Kris, owners of Megology and stars of Born This Way, the Emmy-winning docuseries airing on the A&E Network that everyone is talking about!  Tune-in as we go behind-the-scenes of Born This Way and Megology and talk about:

* Megan and her family; On being diagnosed with Down syndrome; Kris On Someone Telling Her They Did Not Know They Could Talk To People With Down syndrome & How Megan Loves Talking To People;
* Megan On Her College Studies and Film Studies Class; On Skills Learned From Her Megology Business and Starring on Born This Way;
* Kris on Born This Way Partnering with Best Buddies; Megan On Working For Best Buddies;
* How Megology Began; On All the Many Clothes Megan Designes; On Favorite Part of Working at Megology; Kris On Working For Megan As Her First Unpaid, Volunteer Employee;
* On Importance of Inclusion in Mainstream Media;
* Behind-The-Scenes Stories of Filming Born This Way Seasons 1, 2, and 3; Megan & Kris On Winning Their 1st Emmy Award; If Megan & Kris Were Producers of the show…; On Why Born This Way Should Partner With Other Media Platforms (Like Special Chronicles); Where To Watch Born This Way on DVD and Other Platforms;
* Why Mainstream Community Should Watch Born This Way Too; Why People With All Disabilities Can Benefit From Born This Way;
* Social Media Plugs For Megan, Megology, and Born This Way, and much more!

Producer’s Note: Bonus video companion of our audio podcast with Megan and Kris is exclusively available to watch on SCTV- The Special Chronicles TV Channel, linked at the bottom of this page or on our @SpecialChronicles YouTube Channel.
Featured Links mentioned:

* Megan Bomgaars – Entrepreneur & Self-Advocate: Megology.com  | Facebook/@MegologyColarado
* Follow Megan’s Facebook page: @megonce
* Watch Megan’s powerful viral video message, “Don’t Limit Me”
* Born This Way – Available On Demand on aetv.com or the A&E App
* Born This Way: Season One: The Classroom Edition For Teachers! – Available on Amazon
* Born This Way Seasons 1 and 2 – Available on Amazon | iTunes (Season 2) | iTunes (Season 1)
* Follow: Hashtag #BornThisWay on Twitter: @BornThisWayAE | Facebook: