Fellow survivor, Samantha Bennett, stops by to share her meningitis experience that begins as a 10-month-old baby and how the fast action of her family and an ER doctor helped her beat the odds. She recalls the countless months spent in the hospital ...

The great Neva Fairchild stops by to share her unique sight loss story with Cone Rod Degeneration (a form of Retinitis Pigmentosa) and how she was set on a path to success by her parents. Neva recalls her time at Esther’s Place during her early days with the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and her inf...

Founder and CEO, Lukas Simianer, stops by to illuminate some staggering employment statistics of the blind and visually impaired community. He shares the origin story of Clusiv, the world’s first e-learning platform built for and by the blind and the...

Kirk Adams stops by to share his sight loss story and journey learning to advocate for himself and how his work with the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind lead him to the CEO position at The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB). Kirk talks about th...

Entrepreneur and founder of Jack From Brooklyn, Jackie Summers shares how a health scare caused him to reevaluate his priorities, create a liqueur company, and build his own table. While creating Sorel, a modern twist on a 500-year-old Caribbean clas...

John and Erin welcome back long-time compadres, Chris and Heidi Elder all the way from Germany, for some season’s eatings and Alton Brown’s version of aged eggnog. As homemade eggnog experts, Chris and Heidi discuss the simple recipe and their tradit...

While on a family road trip, Regina Mitchell noticed a pain in her eye that changed from slight to excruciating within a few days. After a long medical journey she was diagnosed with Bilateral Panuveitis and began losing her sight rapidly. Regina sto...

Professionally Marissa Nehlsen is a coach, speaker, and CEO of a 7-figure financial firm. Personally, she is a sister, mother, and grandmother with an extraordinary journey from a trailer court to financial freedom with plenty of challenges along the way...

Born with the rare condition, Microphthalmia, Dr. Hoby Wedler has been totally blind since birth and is remarkably tuned into his surroundings and has frequently chosen to walk the unbeaten paths in life. Among many things Hoby is a chemist, food scienti...

As a photographer well into her professional career, Robyn Rachel sensed something was changing in her body. After a routine eye exam, she was referred to a specialist and diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and Usher’s Syndrome (Usher’s 2A). Robyn ...

Matt Philipenko returns to expand on the assistive devices and software that makes his world go ‘round. As a Microsoft Office Ranger, Matt is passionate about Windows and Office accessibility. Matt takes John for a tour of new and improved Magnifier and ...

As a senior at the University of Kansas, Andy Marso was not aware of the signs and symptoms of meningitis. Because of the fast action of his friend and local doctors Andy miraculously survived to tell the tale in his book, Worth the Pain: How Meningitis ...

Producer and host of Reid My Mind Radio, Thomas Reid, stops by to share his journey that started as an infant with a rare form of cancer, retinoblastoma, that eventually took both of his eyes and how life began anew in 2004. Thomas explains what he does ...

As a teenager in South Australia, Bethany Cody, only experienced minor and somewhat random signs of a visual impairment. During her driver training she was concerned about driving at night. After consulting with an optometrist, she was referred to a spec...

For more than 10 years Ren Leach has provided broadcast-quality Voice Over recordings for countless TV and radio commercials and video productions. In the last six months he has directed his voice efforts to Audio Description. Ren stops by to talk about ...

Host of the Hindsight Is 20/200 podcast, Chad Bouton, stops by to share about his journey growing up with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) . The ups and downs and advise he would give his younger self to take advantage of his disadvantages. Chad also discusses ...

Matt Philipenko stops by to share his journey with the rare retinal disease Stargardts, how it affected him and his family and why he developed the mindset to Rise Up rather than roll over. Matt also discusses the extraordinary nomadic adventure that ult...

Stephanae McCoy stops by to share her unique sight loss story and talk about the advocacy platform she created called Bold Blind Beauty. which celebrates a diverse and inclusive community through empowerment, connection, and barrier breaking. Stephanae a...

Fellow bacterial meningitis survivor, Krystle Beauchamp, stops by to share her meningitis story and how thankful she is for a quick diagnosis and the support of her family and friends. As Advocates for the National Meningitis Association (NMA), Krystle a...

The most interesting griller in the world, Chris Peltz, stops by with an update on season two of his podcast, The Blind Grilling Experience. Chris and John discuss the numerous accessible tools available for outdoor grilling and John shares his experienc...

Amy Lyle, a party waiting to happen, stops by with a glass of pinot grigio to catch up and share the progress of the creative writing, tv and movie projects she is tenaciously working on. Amy and John dig a little deeper into their shared Ohio roots and ...

Erin is back with more questions for John. In a twist, these questions are hypotheticals that force them to choose the better of two bad options. Fun and laughter ensue. What would you choose?

Entrepreneur and mother, Victoria Watts, stops by to share her story of parenting a child that was born blind, her inspiration to create the tactile packaging language, The CyR.U.S. System of Raised Universal Symbols, and the ambitious goal to make it th...

Professional Speaker & Curiosity Instigator André van Hall stops by to help us unleash the power of what if to awaken curiosity, so we can instigate change, adapt and innovate.  André also shares his vision loss story, about his book, The Curiosity of Ch...