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 classic, he became America’s first black legal distiller and filled his team with diversity and inclusion in mind. With the help of Dr Hoby Wedler, Sorel is found in over 20 states in the US and is available to ship from sorelofficial.com. Whether you enjoy Sorel hot, cold, or in a cocktail, Cheers!

A 500 Year Journey

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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 traditions. Not much into dairy, John gets distracted by one of the ingredients, Courvoisier, and resurrects a “high-society” cocktail, the Stinger, which was made famous by Reginald Vanderbilt a century ago. The couples also critique some over-played and bad Christmas songs as well as a Texas folk favorite.

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ALTON BROWN’S AGED EGGNOG

INGREDIENTS:

12 large eggs, pasteurized if you need peace of mind

ACTIVE TIME: 15 minutes

PROCEDURE

Separate the eggs and store the whites for another application.

Beat the yolks with the sugar and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl until the mixture lightens in color and falls off the whisk in a solid ribbon.

Combine dairy, booze, and salt in a second bowl or pitcher and then slowly beat into the egg mixture.

Move to a large glass jar (or a couple of smaller ones) and store in the fridge for a minimum of 2 weeks. A month would be better, and 2 better still. In fact, there’s nothing that says you couldn’t age it a year, but I’ve just never been able to wait that long. And yes, you can also drink it right away.

Serve in mugs or cups topped with a little extra nutmeg grated on top.

STINGER COCTAIL

INGREDIENTS:

2 ounces cognac

PROCEDURE:

Add the cognac and white crème de menthe into a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled

Strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice

MUSIC

Last Christmas – Wham!

Same Old Lang Syne – Dan Folgelberg

Merry Christmas From the Family – Robert Earl Keen, Jr

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 stops by to share her sight loss story and how she adapted her lifestyle and career as a classically trained chef and began working intuitively in the kitchen. Not only a conqueror but a converter, Regina is using her skills as a chef to teach livestream cooking classes to blind and low vision individuals to gain confidence and independence in their kitchen. 

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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. Marissa stops by to share her unique Stargardts sight loss story, the sage wisdom from her mother to be victorious rather than a victim and the importance of the support from her brother, Matt, to rise up and keep moving. And, as host of the Live Life Rich Podcast, Marissa teaches others to thrive spiritually, emotionally, relationally, physically and financially and how to think bigger and live life richer than ever before.

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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 scientist, sensory awareness expert, entrepreneur and lives with an abundance mindset. He stops by to share his sight loss story and how a wholesome upbringing shaped his work ethic and lead him to the realization that food and flavor are his visual art form.

Hoby also talks about his work with Jackie Summers, the first legal black distiller in the U.S. and founder of Sorel, the most awarded liqueur of 2022. Earlier this year, Jackie tapped Hoby to help scale the production of Sorel while maintaining quality and improving the formula. By combining his heightened senses with his knowledge of organic chemistry, Hoby is using his unique perspective to maximize Sorel’s sensory experience, from brightening its signature ruby red hue, to enhancing each individual flavor and ingredient.

While discussing their shared love of music and sound, Hoby shares an incredible story of pairing wine and music from the Dave Matthews Band  in a truly unique version of Tasting In the Dark.

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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 decided it was time to pivot from weddings to see the world while she could. Now, as the Silver Lining Explorer, Robyn lives fully, travels often and explores always! She and her family travel the globe in search of incredible experiences while capturing stunning images to document and share her story.

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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 Narrator features as well as some of the new natural voices. 

Previous Episode: Rise Up with Matt Philipenko

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Assistive Devices Discussed 

Binoculars: https://amzn.to/3ghXCWp 

Ruby 7 HD: https://www.palmervision.com/product/ruby-7-hd-ruby-xl-hd/ 

IrisVision VR: https://www.palmervision.com/product/iris-vision/ 

Clover Book Pro: https://www.palmervision.com/product/clover-book-pro/ 

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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 Nearly Killed Me - Then Changed My Life for the Better. Almost two decades later, Andy lives with the permanent physical effects of his battle with meningitis. He stops by to share his incredible story, similarities with John's experience and how he lives with a deep understanding that we are entitled to nothing but can accomplish anything.

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October 5th is World Meningitis Day. Every year, it brings together people from all over the world to highlight the need to raise awareness of meningitis, its signs and symptoms, the vaccines that are available, and that it is an infection that needs global attention and effort to be defeated. 

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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 to make blindness sound funky and shares some girl dad advise with John. As a pioneer in the new ear of audio description, Thomas talks about the art and creative side of AD and opines on the importance of including the blind and visually impaired community in the process.

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Will Thomas read your mind? Check out this episode to find out.

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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 specialist and diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa and a carrier of the USH2A  (Usher’s Syndrome) gene. Bethany stops by to share her often lonely journey with RP and answer some of John’s crazy questions about life and music down under. 

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