Interview
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July 26, 2022
Meningitis Stories with Krystle
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...
Guest: Krystle Beauchamp
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July 19, 2022
Chris Peltz and The Blind Grilling Experience
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...
Guest: Chris Peltz
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July 5, 2022
It Takes Two with Amy Lyle
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 ...
Guest: Amy Lyle
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June 14, 2022
Victoria Watts and The CyR.U.S. System
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...
Guest: Victoria Watts
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April 5, 2022
André van Hall, The Curiosity Instigator
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...
Guest: André van Hall
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March 22, 2022
Andrew Donald
Andrew Donald, also known as the Nocturnal Archer, is a professional pianist, vocalist and music educator living and working in Melbourne, Australia. HE stops by to talk about life with Rod-monochromatism, a rare vision impairment that causes an extreme...
Guest: Andrew Donald
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March 1, 2022
Chad E Foster - Part Two
Chad E Foster is back to continue the conversation about how he was able to take advantage of disadvantages, embrace discomfort and change his mindset to experience tremendous growth and personal development. Chad also talks us through the experience of ...
Guest: Chad E Foster
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Feb. 15, 2022
Brittany Culp
Founder of Blind Fury Fitness, Brittany Culp, stops by to share why she believes that mental health and physical fitness go hand-in-hand, and contribute to the overall wellness of individuals. Brittany also talks about her journey with sight loss due to ...
Guest: Brittany Culp
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Feb. 1, 2022
Chad E Foster and Blind Ambition
Author of Blind Ambition, Chad E Foster, stops by to talk about his journey with retinitis pigmentosa and share some funny and painful trials and tribulations along the way. Chad also reflects on his transformation from victim to visionary, how his life ...
Guest: Chad E Foster
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Dec. 21, 2021
Steve Bate
Steve Bate, MBE stops by to share how the shock of his Retinitis Pigmentosa diagnosis may have been the best thing that ever happened to him. In just a few years Steve adapted his dreams of outdoor adventure into cycling and won Paralympic gold and world...
Guest: Steve Bate, MBE
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Dec. 14, 2021
Becky Andrews
Becky Andrews, CMHC stops by to share about her journey with Retinitis Pigmentosa, her business Resilient Solutions and some extraordinary athletic adventures. Becky also reflects on her memoir and gives John some much needed parenting advice....
Guest: Becky Andrews, CMHC
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Dec. 7, 2021
John Bramblitt
The great, John Bramblitt, stops by to share his unique story of vision loss and how his childhood passion for drawing developed into a career as a world-renowned painter. John describes his creative process, how he perceives colors from music and how he...
Guest: John Bramblitt
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Nov. 23, 2021
Alexa Jovanovic and Aille Design
Founder of Aille Design, Alexa Jovanovic, stops by to talk about her community driven brand and movement aimed to make social change by infusing accessibility into fashion. Their prominently displayed crystal beaded braille letters create tremendous intr...
Guest: Alexa Jovanovic
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Nov. 2, 2021
See-Through With Lance Johnson
Lance Johnson stops by to talk about his journey in the early stages of retinitis pigmentosa and how, as the host of The See-Through Podcast, he aims to create transparency on disabilities and the champions with them. Lance and John discuss several of th...
Guest: Lance Johnson
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Oct. 26, 2021
Morten Bonde
Have you ever thought to yourself; “What do I want out of life?” After receiving a diagnosis of Retinitis Pigmentosa at age 29, Morten Bonde did. Through subsequent struggles and increasing stress, he decided that he was going to change his mindset to ch...
Guest: Morten Bonde
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Oct. 12, 2021
Mariagrazia Buttitta
Mariagrazia Buttitta stops by to share her story of growing up in Sicily with Cone Dystrophy, a rare eye disease and her work with Eye2Eye. She also discusses her book, Now I See, where she chronicles her struggles with acceptance, mental health and give...
Guest: Mariagrazia Buttitta
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Oct. 5, 2021
Kevin Brousard
Three-time world Shot Put and Discus champion, Kevin Brousard stops by to share how sports dramatically changed the trajectory of his life after struggling with a tremendously rare eye condition as a child. Kevin also talks about his work with the United...
Guest: Kevin Brousard
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Sept. 28, 2021
Meditation For Everyone
Author of Meditation For Everyone, Jay W Spillers stops by to talk about the tremendous benefits of meditation and share tips and best practices for getting started. Jay also elaborates on how stillness, mindfulness and affirmations are the keys to succe...
Guest: Jay W Spillers
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Aug. 24, 2021
Jill Wheatley
For Jill Wheatley, it was a day like any other when a sudden accident caused a traumatic brain injury. She stops by to tell her survival story of more than two years, seven hospitals in three countries. Jill also shares her struggle with an eating disord...
Guest: Jill Wheatley
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Aug. 17, 2021
Kristin Smedley
Kristin Smedley, bestselling author of Thriving Blind and creator of the Thriving Blind Movement, stops by to share the story of her introduction to blindness and how she found her way out of the darkness to help her family and countless others discover ...
Guest: Kristin Smedley
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Aug. 10, 2021
Catarina Rivera
Catarina Rivera, also known as the Blindish Latina, stops by to talk about her role as a disability stigma smasher. Born with Usher’s syndrome, which involves both hearing loss and vision loss, Catarina is using her life experience to speak and advocate...
Guest: Catarina Rivera
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Aug. 3, 2021
Two Blind Brothers
Brad and Bryan Manning, also known as Two Blind Brothers, stop by to discuss how growing up with Stargardt’s disease, an inherited disorder of the retina, instilled some life lessons that equipped then to create their clothing line and donate the profit ...
Guests: Bryan Manning , Bradford Manning
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June 22, 2021
Ginny Owens
Singer and songwriter, Ginny Owens, stops by to discuss her new book, Singing in the Dark: Finding Hope in the Songs of Scripture. She also talks about her early musical influences, how she lives by faith not by sight and the bizarre favor she received i...
Guest: Ginny Owens