Sports
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Sept. 19, 2023
Surpassing Sight with Jack Chen
The great Jack Chen stops by to share his sight loss story and how a simple podcast episode with Dan Berlin turned into a documentary film and bold social action campaign to fundamentally alter the way that employers think about talent in the blind c...
Guest: Jack Chen
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Sept. 12, 2023
Jill Wheatley and Mountains Of My Mind
The last time we connected with adventurer Jill Wheatley she was in Kathmandu, Nepal preparing to ascend the world’s eighth highest mountain, Manaslu. This time, we find Jill in Canada. She stops by to recap her last two years of climbing and tell us w...
Guest: Jill Wheatley
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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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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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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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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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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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April 27, 2021
Jamie Schanbaum
Fellow survivor, Jamie Schanbaum, stops by to share her meningitis story and talk about life as an amputee, the vaccine legislation she helped pass, her advocacy with the J.A.M.I.E. Group and her days as a cyclist on the United States Paralypic team. Jam...
Guest: Jamie Schanbaum
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Dec. 22, 2020
Sports Talk
Good friend and host of the Hustle and Pro Podcast, Kelly Walker stops by to talk sports and all that implies. We discuss aging with sports and how life changes impact the way we play and consume sports...
Guest: Kelly Walker
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Sept. 28, 2020
National Blind Sports Week
Cat Bouwkamp with the United States Association of Blind Athletes stops by to discuss her participation in the 2012 London Paralympics, the USABA and National Blind Sports Week...
Guest: Cat Bouwkamp