Mosen At Large

By Jonathan Mosen

Podcasting since 2004, Jonathan Mosen MNZM is a totally blind Chief Executive, advocate, entrepreneur, technology expert and broadcaster. Direct from his studio in Wellington New Zealand, Jonathan tal... more

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How many episodes does Mosen At Large have?

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Mosen At Large episodes:

October 03, 2020 Episode 70: Ableism in stand-up comedy, blindness education experiences, what's happened to the Apple Music radio directory and more
Kia ora Mosen At Largers.
Here’s a summary of what you can hear when in this episode. If your podcast app supports chapters, you can easily skip forward and backward between these sections of the podcast.
Introduction,0:00.000
Defending blind pride. It seems ableism counts as stand-up comedy,2:15.570
Listening to Internet radio on a fire TV stick,8:38.838
The Charlotte Podcast Festival offers free webinars on podcasting,11:21.303
Connecting my guitar to my iPhone,14:16.967
Constructing a network diagram when you're blind,17:15.660
Many more thoughts on educating blind children,17:52.457
Why have so many radio stations including Mushroom FM vanished from Apple Music?,57:59.307
Use of words, iPhone cases and education,1:02:07.639
Feedback on Apple's new software releases,1:07:37.482
Using the Apple Watch,1:21:53.690
In defence of iPhone cases,1:31:44.396
Is anyone using the Envision Smart Glasses in their daily life?,1:34:34.034
What's wrong with Apple Podcasts?,1:37:50.840
The Bonnie Bulletin,1:43:41.426
Extra episode coming all about Speakers,1:48:05.920
Closing announcement,1:49:46.343
Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneap peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.
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1h 51min
September 30, 2020 Episode 69: Unboxing and setting up an Apple Watch series 6
Kia ora Mosen At Largers.
Today’s episode focuses on Apple Watch. If you’ve never owned an Apple Watch but are thinking about it, or you’re considering upgrading and you haven’t done that before, join Heidi Taylor and me as we unbox and set up a brand new series 6 Apple Watch.
Here’s a summary of what you can hear when in this episode. If your podcast app supports chapters, you can easily skip forward and backward between these sections of the podcast.
Introduction,0:00.000
Unboxing and setting up an Apple Watch series 6,2:15.947
Not smooth sailing when setting up a new watch,39:14.757
Heidi needs her own podcast...and technology fund,40:52.980
Closing announcement and contact info,45:04.101
Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneap peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.
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46min
September 26, 2020 Episode 68: more Apple software feedback, mainstreaming versus schools for the blind, travel tips and more
Kia ora Mosen At Largers.
Thanks for checking out another episode, and for all the great listener contributions that make this show what it is. There are some thoughtful and thought-provoking contributions this week and you are welcome to get yours in for the next episode.
Here’s a summary of what you can hear when in this episode. If your podcast app supports chapters, you can easily skip forward and backward between these sections of the podcast.
Introduction,0:00.000
The times are a-changing...again!,2:15.785
Special Apple Watch unboxing episode coming up,4:37.506
The case of the missing microphone,5:15.421
New range of Amazon Echo devices and more announced this week,9:16.848
Meet Me Accessibly to be withdrawn on 30 September,11:19.487
Thanks to all who supported the watchOS beta petition. Here's what happens next,13:43.739
More feedback on Apple's new software releases,14:53.837
The pros and cons of mainstreaming and schools for the blind,30:43.830
Is Bookshare available where I live and making the most of your Bluetooth speaker,1:12:37.732
A strange new accessibility problem on some websites,1:14:20.743
iPhone cases and travel tips,1:16:44.040
Word and pronunciation annoyances,1:36:49.571
A couple of Sonos questions,1:43:14.632
More tech memories,1:46:32.782
Is there a way to turn off the language translation in Microsoft Edge?,1:50:26.801
Steve's Talking Clock is back!,1:52:18.469
Closing announcement and contact information,1:53:09.620
Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneap peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.
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1h 54min
September 23, 2020 Episode 67: Karthik Kannan, co-founder of Envision AI
On this episode, I speak with Karthik Kannan, co-founder of Envision AI.
Envision AI is a mobile app available in the iOS App Store and the Android Google Play Store. Its purpose is to make visual information accessible, including printed text, photographs, colour and bar code information.
Karthik tells me how Envision got started and what he believes sets it apart from the competition. We also discuss the new Envision Smart Glasses. Based on the new generation of Google Glass, Envision see these glasses as a platform on which they, and third-party developers, will provide a range of services.
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55min
September 19, 2020 Episode 66: Your thoughts on Apple's new OS releases, reading blind, voting blind and more
Kia ora Mosen At Largers.
Thanks for checking out another episode, and for all the great listener contributions that make this show what it is. Understandably with Apple having released its operating systems a little earlier than expected, Apple things dominate the show this week.
Here’s a summary of what you can hear when in this episode. If your podcast app supports chapters, you can easily skip forward and backward between these sections of the podcast.
Introduction,0:00.000
Extra episode about Envision coming soon,2:15.599
Listener comments on iOS, iPadOS and tvOS 14, watchOS 7, new AirPods firmware and Apple Watch",2:29.769
The Orbit Writer,53:47.017
Word processing and reading notes on iPhone,56:12.281
More thoughts on audiobooks,59:54.873
Speeding up video playback inWinamp,1:19:23.665
Voting blind,1:19:58.597
reading Braille quietly when you're being recorded,1:28:06.779
App recommendation, VoiceOCR,1:34:59.017
Dvorak keyboards,1:36:04.411
Giving up gluton,1:38:12.170
Thoughts on TuneIn Radio recording and Air Fryers,1:40:50.146
The Bonnie Bulletin, air fryers and getaways,1:43:35.840
Last chance to sign the watchOS public beta petition,1:48:44.654
Closing announcement,1:49:31.820
Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneap peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.
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1h 50min
September 16, 2020 Episode 65: iOS 14 and watchOS 7, demonstrations of some new features with VoiceOver
Kia ora once again Mosen At Largers.
Apple is about to release this years operating systems for Apple Watch and iPhone, watchOS 7 and iOS 14 respectively. Most of the features available in iOS are also available on iPadOS. Not sure if you want to take the plunge? Want to know what's in it for you? This podcast will help. I'll go through some of the new iOS features including the impressive new screen recognition capabilities, the app library, making your Home Screen come to life with widgets, the new translation app and much more.
On watchOS, VoiceOver has become a lot more capable with Braille, the rotor and multiple voices, although some features are a little rough around the edges. I'll also show you sleep tracking, hand washing and more.
Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneap peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.
...more
1h 28min
September 15, 2020 Episode 64: Recap of Apple's Time Flies event from a blindness perspective
Kia ora, welcome to this special event in which right after the Apple event concluded, Judy Dixon, Michael Feir, Heidi Taylor and I, Jonathan Mosen, got together to discuss it from a blindness perspective. This is the recording as is, unedited so we can get it to you promptly.
At the time of publication, new Apple operating systems are being released tomorrow, so I will soon publish a podcast with some of my highlights in iOS and watchOS.
Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneap peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.
...more
1h
September 12, 2020 Episode 63: Legal action against TuneIn in the UK takes effect and could set a dangerous precedent, remembering Charlie Crawford, voting blind, audiobooks and more
Kia ora Mosen At Largers.
Thanks for checking out another episode, and for all the great listener contributions that make this show what it is. Here’s a summary of what you can hear when in this episode. If your podcast app supports chapters, you can easily skip forward and backward between these sections of the podcast.
Introduction,0:00.000
We'll be here with another Apple event special,2:15.493
Listeners in the UK can now only hear UK radio stations onTuneIn,5:53.084
Voting blind,27:14.748
Remembering Charlie Crawford,57:10.377
More thoughts on Audiobooks,1:12:45.792
How do you make Apple watch tell taptic time reliably?,1:29:50.321
Looking for Bluetooth speaker recommendations,1:32:19.447
Voting in Australia and Bluetooth speaker recommendation,1:35:16.087
responses on learning Braille as an adult,1:37:45.182
How to interface with and learn Reaper,1:45:02.171
Congratulations to the winner of our Libro.fm giveaway,2:04:59.165
Smart home questions,2:06:09.021
I like the Orbit Writer,2:12:51.554
Email marketing and a microphone recommendation,2:13:59.222
Closing announcement,2:18:38.160
Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links to interesting news stories, sneap peeks about what's coming up and more. If you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email to [email protected]
And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the word. Thank you.
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2h 20min
September 09, 2020 Episode 62: Listener reflections on audiobooks, and introducing Libro.fm for access to over 150,000 DRM-free audiobooks
Kia ora Mosen At Largers.
Thanks for checking out another episode, and for all the great listener
contributions that make this show what it is.
This episode is devoted to audiobooks.
Introduction,0:00.000
Listener thoughts on Audiobooks,2:15.862
Introducing Libro.fm, offering a library of over 150,000 cage-free audiobooks
that support your local book store,36:33.217
Closing,1:03:49.790
Thanks to the team at Libro.fm for working with us on a couple of promotions.
When you sign up for a monthly plan for \$14.95 with Libro.fm, use the coupon
code Mosen and get an extra audiobook. This offer doesn’t expire, so no matter
when you’re stumbling upon this episode, give it a try. You can activate the
offer by choosing this link.
Also, if you make a contribution by email for next week’s show, be it through an
audio attachment or written down, and you let me know you’d like to be put into
the draw, you could win three free months of Libro.fm membership.
Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing
or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener
line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on
Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links
to interesting news stories, sneap peeks about what's coming up and more. If
you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email
to
And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the
word. Thank you.
...more
1h 5min
September 05, 2020 Episode 61: Tech questions and hints, more walks down tech memory lane, staying organised in the kitchen and more
Kia ora Mosen At Largers.
Thanks for checking out another episode, and for all the great listener
contributions that make this show what it is.
Here's what's in store for you this week.
Introduction,0:00.000
Father's Day,2:15.648
Special podcast devoted to audiobooks coming out mid-week,2:45.175
Anyone using the Orbit Writer?,3:54.173
Horrible CAPTCHA,5:56.212
CD ripper recommendations,11:12.007
DVD ripping recommendations and video editing,14:21.605
Most accessible email newsletter software,15:16.246
WordPress accessibility,17:22.783
Google listens, a positive accessibility experience,20:09.323
Braille magazine memories,25:20.156
Amazon accessibility issue that was fixed is now broken again, and no one seems
to be listening",25:58.744
How does a blind person handle artwork when establishing a podcast?,30:57.995
A lost technology story dramatised for podcast by Jonathan Mosen,35:00.544
JAWS BrailleIn,36:54.729
Are QR codes excluding us from accessing some services?,39:24.226
Accessible Samsung TV,45:18.170
Is there anything you can do to get an app from your old iPhone to your new one
when the app is no longer in the Store?,46:49.931
BackPackStudio has a big update in the Store,52:10.174
Low-tech ideas for functioning in the kitchen and the need for Braille labels on
commercial items,53:18.843
Good Maps Explorer is in the US AppStore,1:01:44.856
Bleeping Facebook,1:04:39.318
Thoughts on various topics raised on previous shows,1:06:57.433
Which iPhone should I get?,1:16:04.433
Another walk down technology memory lane,1:18:00.257
Good zoom practices and Zoom adds a high fidelity option,1:28:49.315
How do you get Cortana to talk to Gmail?,1:31:12.573
Can I be a fluent Braille reader if I start in my 50s?,1:34:27.619
The Envision smart glasses show a lot of promise,1:37:48.658
Closing,1:43:08.189
Share your thoughts on these topics or any others. Drop me an email in writing
or with an audio attachment, Jonathan at MushroomFm.com, or phone the listener
line in the United States, +1864-60Mosen, that's +18646066736.
Keep up with Mosen At Large between episodes. Follow MosenAtLarge on
Twitter where you'll get audio extras, links
to interesting news stories, sneap peeks about what's coming up and more. If
you'd like to subscribe to our announcements only email list, please send email
to
And if you like the show, we'd love a positive review and for you to spread the
word. Thank you.
...more
1h 44min

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