Podcasts by The Be My Eyes Podcast
The Be My Eyes Podcast is about blindness, sight and the sometimes blurry in-between. On this bi-weekly podcast, Will from Be My Eyes talks to interesting and insightful individuals from the blind community to see the world through their eyes. Whether you are sighted, blind or low-vision, tune in to learn much more about accessibility, life with a vision impairment and other exciting topics from the people who know most about it.
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The Legendary Music Producer Who Went Blind While Recording Sade from 2022-07-28T01:06:01
Sir Robin Millar is a legend. He's produced gold and platinum-selling records and launched the careers of artists such as Sade, Phoebe Bridgers and Cigarettes After Sex. But he wasn't always so ...
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Do Blind People Use Body Language? from 2021-06-08T13:00
This week on the podcast, we're collaborating with Radiotopia and PRX to share the first episode of the new podcast, Blind Guy Travels. Follow along with ...
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Overcoming Hopelessness with LEGO's Blind Art Director from 2021-06-01T16:45:27
Morten Bonde is a motivational speaker, author and senior art director at the LEGO Group – but he wasn't always that way. When he started losing the majo...
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Broadeye: Talking With Doctors About Blindness from 2021-05-25T14:00
Each week, the Broadeye Podcast explores knowledge gap for eye care professionals – and what greater knowledge gap than the one between ophthalmologists and the blindness community? For years, p...
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Blind Film Club: What Did 'Ray' Do for Blind People? from 2021-05-18T15:59:30
Ray came out in 2004 to accolades and, eventually, after the passing of the real Ray Charles that same year, took home Oscars for best film, best director, best actor and more. But what...
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What's it Like to Get Your Vision Back? from 2021-05-04T13:00
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The First Deafblind Actor to Attend the Oscars from 2021-04-20T15:56:53
When Robert Tarango was cast to star in Doug Roland's short film Feeling Through, he was a kitchen assistant at the Helen Keller National Center. On...
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How do Blind People Shop for Groceries? from 2021-04-13T13:31
Some of our favorite podcast guests share their tips and tricks for shopping blind at the grocery store.
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Inside the Mind of a Blind Psychologist from 2021-04-06T14:00
Blind psychologist Heidi Joshi gives advice for better mental health, finding the right therapist and her own experience navigating the medical profession....
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White Canes and Guide Dogs: What's Actually the Difference? from 2021-03-30T13:10
Bryan Bashin (LightHouse for the Blind and Visualy Impaired, San Francisco) and Theresa Stern (Guide Dogs for the Blind) sit down to debate the merits, drawbacks,...
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How do Blind People Skateboard? from 2021-03-23T14:30
Blind skateboarder Dan Mancina talks about how he gained confidence as a skater, his career as a pro skate team and the normal everyday struggles that make him no...
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Growing Up Blind with a Sighted Mom from 2021-03-18T14:05
Kristin Smedley, author of Thriving Blind and founder of the new Listen
Blind Film Club: Does Al Pacino Play a Good Blind Guy? from 2021-03-11T15:31
Will Butler, Andrew Leland, Sheri Wells-Jensen, and Byron Harden join forces for the premiere of Season 3 to review the Oscar-winning drama, Scent of a Woman. The film starred Al Pacino...
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Can Blindness Be Funny? from 2020-05-19T05:44:31
For centuries, people have been laughing at caricatures of blindness in TV, film and entertainment – but how often are they laughing with us? Amir Rahimi has begun exploring the art o...
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She Didn't Know She Was Blind from 2020-05-05T06:42:36
What’s it like to hide your blindness from the world? Or not even know you’re blind in the first place? Caroline Casey was in denial for the first 28 years of her...
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Exploring the Senses with a Blind Chemist from 2020-04-23T06:53:27
Growing up in the rolling hills of Northern California, Hoby Wedler always had a passion for exploration. Blind since birth and profoundly curious, Hoby explored phenomena small and large. He hi...
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Deaf-blind in the White House from 2020-04-07T15:21:10
This week: a very special interview from the 13 Letters Podcast.
'Fearless' is a word many would use to describe Hab...
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How Blind Folks Dealing with the Pandemic? from 2020-03-26T08:28:17
In the last two weeks, the whole world has changed. The global economy has all but slammed to a halt, people are locked in their houses and not allowed to leave except for essential tasks, and t...
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Sounds Ambitious from 2020-03-10T07:52:33
What would you do with $25,000? That's what the Holman Prize is all about. Any blind or visually impaired adult in the world can apply – and every year, the Light...
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Best Apps, Wearables and the Future of Blind Tech from 2020-02-25T08:10:41
Podcasters Robin Christopherson (Dot to Dot) and Steven Scott (Double Tap Canada) join forces every week on RNIB Connect radio to talk tech. Both longtime tech ea...
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Is the Music Industry Accessible? from 2020-02-11T05:01
Byron Harden has a mission: to teach as many blind people as possible to work in recording studios, produce music and edit audio like pros. Working in the music i...
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Blind Girls Can Do Their Own Makeup from 2019-12-17T05:01
Confident; in control; beautiful. Are these words you associate with blindness? When Lucy Edwards became blind in 2013, she didn’t. Over the last five years, thou...
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Two Blind Brothers Running a Clothing Company from 2019-12-03T09:18:06
Two Blind Brothers are "obsessed with soft." The 34 and 27 year old entrepreneurs have Stargardt disease, which gradually reduces the central vision and results in functional blindness. and they...
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Hollywood's Go-to Blindness Consultant Has a Big New Show from 2019-11-19T05:00
99% of the word can see, 1% can not –– but what if it were the other way around? That’s the premise of Apple’s first original fantasy TV series, “See,” which prem...
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Can Blind Artists Compete with Those Who Can See? from 2019-11-05T05:01
Blind artists are often lauded for “continuing to work” despite their disability, but can they compete alongside artists who can see? Has a blind artist ever really “made it” in the art w...
Why You Should Meet More Blind People from 2019-10-22T04:01
Ask Mark Riccobono for one piece of advice, he will reliably say: meet blind people. This isn’t about sight loss support groups or intensive training – it’s about...
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How Do You “Watch” Your Kids If You Can’t See Them? from 2019-10-08T08:30:07
Stacy Cervenka joins Will and Julia from Lincoln, Nebraska for our second episode in a series about blind parenting. Stacy is not only an awesome mom, but is also...
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What Blind People Need to Succeed at Work from 2019-09-24T09:00
When starting a new job, you want to know what you’ll need to succeed. If you’re blind, an accessible workplace is essential, but rarely a given. Where does acces...
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The Blind Cannabis Farmer from 2019-09-10T08:50:40
Although its use and commerce are legalized in several parts of the U.S., it is still slightly taboo. For Rob Trotter, it’s his passion. When it comes to cannabis...
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What Tools do Blind People Need in the Digital Age? from 2019-08-27T07:37:24
Technology is a world of possibility. It offers greater knowledge, ease, and access, these days in the palm of our hand. If you're a blind or low vision consumer ...
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How This Blind Dad Prepared Himself For Fatherhood from 2019-08-13T07:59:46
How do you prepare to be a first-time parent? Taking on the role of raising a human being is pretty daunting. Developmental psychologists preach a multitude of different parenting app...
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Why I Stand Up Straight and Run Fast from 2019-07-30T10:03:29
We live in a sighted world. What does that mean for blind kids who are learning about the world? What is the best way to teach blind kids? What are the...
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How Do You Watch Movies if You Can’t See? from 2019-07-04T07:03:57
Why don’t we see more blind people in movies? How are people with a visual impairment or blindness portrayed when we do? Hold on a second — can blind people watch movies at all? Yes. ...
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