Peter D Tutty and I have been online friends for a while now, so it was great to chat with him about his incredible work ethic, his philosophy on life as a blind author, and his blossoming TikTok career. You won't want to miss this episode!

In this episode, Sam Smith discusses podcasting, the arts, and finding your way in the world with low vision with the host of the Bean Break podcast Blake Sebastian. They connect over the theatre and show that with a bit of drive, anyone can make a podcast.

Josh Davies is a great kiwi comedian doing wonderful work in the comedy community, and in his role with the fundraising team at BLVNZ. I'm always impressed by how funny and smart Josh is, he never fails to put a smile on my dial - so have a listen, he might do the same for you. 

In this episode Sam sat down with author and illustrator Richard Fairgray, a kiwi now living in Hollywood. 

In our summer episode, we join forces with the Everything You Didn't Need To Know About podcast. Sam sat down with zoologist Dr Nathan Kenny, lawyer Jen Jewell, and science communicator Thom Adams to discuss all the little things you didn't know about Braille. Be warned- there are a LOT of hilarious tangents! You'll laugh and you'll learn. Check out EYDNTKA on YouTube and Spotify. 

In our spring episode, we talk to Julie Woods who is taking the world by storm with her positive spin on life and not letting blindness slow her down. From writing a million names in braille to refereeing nude rugby, our chat with Julie was an absolute delight. 

We have revised the name for our podcast and will now be known as ReVISION.  Also, Blind Low Vision Awareness Week kicks off on October 18th, and to get you in the mood for our next episode we have a few snippets of our chat with the fantastic Julie Woods. 

Did you know your TV can describe the visual aspects of the shows you watch? I visited the team at Able NZ who showed me exactly how to improve the TV viewing experience for blind and low vision viewers. 

From Blind Low Vision NZ comes a podcast aimed at celebrating all the great people doing great things in the world despite having vision loss. Every quarter, host Sam Smith will talk with members of the Bling Low Vision community to entertain, educate, and inform. 

If you are a great person doing great things or know of someone - please get in contact at [email protected]