Studio 1

Last week a legally blind woman was refused a drink at The Stamford Grand Hotel in Glenelg in Adelaide because “she didn’t have her carer with her”.

On this week’s show Matthew and Sam head to said hotel to see if they can get themselves a drink…

Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week, at the last minute, the guest whom Matthew and Sam had booked decided they didn’t want to come on the show. For two very good reasons.

As a result, Matthew and Sam ended up having a conversation about how blind people are portrayed in the media.

If the only stories out there are about people being ‘devastated’ when they can’t get a drink or are left ‘in tears’ when a taxi driver refuses to pick them up, what does that do for the perception of people living with blindness or low vision in general?

Does this mean they are all permanently angry or upset?

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

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[PHOTO CAPTION: Spoiler alert! A tumbler containing Sam’s rather large Rusty Nail on a table at The Stamford Grand Hotel in Adelaide. Along with his short cane. Folded up.]

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On this week’s Studio 1, Matthew has lunch with Vision Australia Radio’s semi-tame celebrity chef Tony Broun.

Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

After three years of working together Matthew and Tony Broun finally get to meet and break bread with each other.

This fly-on-the-wall-style show begins with Tony welcoming Matthew and his family into his beautiful treasure trove of an apartment in Sydney’s King’s Cross - or, as it’s now known, Potts Point.

Tony then takes the Laytons for a tour of his beloved neighbourhood pointing out the sites of all the former of scandal and intrigue.

Then Tony takes everyone for a rather lovely lunch at his favourite restaurant - The Macleay Street Bistro.

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

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TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork and http://twitter.com/whingeingpom  

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[PHOTO CAPTION: The wonderful Tony Broun beaming infectiously. And no wonder! He is seated at a table at The Macleay Street Bistro about to tuck into a rather delicious-looking plate of fresh oysters.]

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Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

Once more we dust off the Christmas Decoration; work out how to assemble the tree and see how many holiday stereotypes we can fit in half an our.

Join Sam as he pays hosts to a number of guests in the studio to talk about their year and what they are looking forward to next year. And just possibly we may hear from the roving co-host Matthew…

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

CALL or TEXT: 04 500 78834

EMAIL: [email protected]  

TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork and http://twitter.com/whingeingpom 

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GUESTS AND RESOURCES

A special thank you to Conrad Browne; Catherine Balfour Ogilvy; Pam Green; Vicki Couzens and Bella the dog

[PHOTO CAPTION: Santa Clause hat and mirrored sunglasses sitting beside a swimming pool]

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Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

Joe Strechay:

The man who teaches Hollywood stars how to act blind. His name is Joe Strechay and actually, he’s much more than that billing - that focus on his second (possibly third) career actually indicates.

He’s waiting for us in a hotel room in West Virginia of all places.

We’re sure you’re going to enjoy his company - and his energy!

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

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CALL or TEXT: 04 500 78834

EMAIL: [email protected]   

TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork and http://twitter.com/whingeingpom  

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[PHOTO CAPTION: A picture of a very masculine, very handsome man with long brown hair and a big ole beard. Is it Joe Strechay or is it Jason Mamoa? We don’t know. We’ve lost our reading glasses. But they’re both heroes to us!]

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Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

Blind Football!

As The Football World Cup kicks off in Qatar, we head to Kerala in the south of India where the Australian Blind Men’s Football Team - The Bilbies - are taking part in the International Blind Sports Association’s Asia Pacific tournament.

We’ll be speaking to 17 year old player Isaiah Muller who is representing his country for the first time.

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

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CALL or TEXT: 04 500 78834
EMAIL: [email protected]   
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork and http://twitter.com/whingeingpom  

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[PHOTO CAPTION: A picture of the official match ball of the 2022 Qatar World Cup on the waterfront in Qatar under a blue desert evening sky, the skyscrapers on the other side of the bay glinting prettily in the sunset. The ball itself is rather attractive actually. It's white with little rainbow-like swooshes.]

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Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

Clément

Matthew and Sam are very proud to welcome a new member to the Studio 1 team.

His name is Clément, and he is a young person!

Clément was born in Canada, has lived in France and the U.S. and is currently attending high school in Sydney.

Topics under discussion on this week’s show include standing next to the blackboard, swimming, broken bones, Model United Nations General Assemblies, the great X-Box versus Playstation debate and having a spy for a parent.

Just normal young people stuff!

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

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CALL or TEXT: 04 500 78834
EMAIL: [email protected]   
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork and http://twitter.com/whingeingpom  

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[PHOTO CAPTION: A picture of the brightly coloured bunting Matthew and Sam have hung out to welcome Clément to the Studio 1 team.]

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Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

Phantom Images

We keep encountering stories of people who have lost sight seeing things that aren’t really there - their brains fill in the gaps for what their eyes can’t perceive.

We’ve done some digging and we’ve found someone to talk to us about this phenomenon.

His name is Scot Muirden and he’s the founder of the Charles Bonnet Foundation.

Scot tells us that there could be up to 40 million people worldwide could be suffering with this affliction and as many as 90% of them haven’t reported their symptoms to medical practitioners - or even family and friends.

In many cases, this is because the sufferer would effectively be admitting to ‘hallucinations’ which raises fears of psychiatric problems and resultant potentially frightening treatment paths 

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

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CALL or TEXT: 04 500 78834

EMAIL: [email protected]   

TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork and http://twitter.com/whingeingpom  

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RESOURCES

The Charles Bonnet Foundation - https://www.charlesbonnetsyndrome.org/ 

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[PHOTO CAPTION: A picture of a cow in a living room. Or is it? Listen to find out more.]

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Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

The Blind Pilot

Our guest this week is Miles Hilton-Barber, who in spite the fact that he has no vision whatsoever at all, flew a microlight all the way from London to Sydney

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

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CALL or TEXT: 04 500 78834

EMAIL: [email protected]   

TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork and http://twitter.com/whingeingpom  

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[PHOTO CAPTION: Studio 1 guest Miles Hilton-Barber standing in front of his microlight, dressed in a black flight suit, white cane in hand]

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Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

Music!

Our guest this week - Kirsten Busby is a soprano who a couple of weeks ago shared a virtual stage with KT Tunstall and Sarah McLachlan at #Whitestickfest - the virtual music festival to celebrate International White Cane Day.

Kirsten tells us about her first taste of singing in front of an audience - which involved a karaoke machine and the Jackson 5’s ‘Rocking Robin’ - reveals that while her bedroom may look a bit messy to you, she knows exactly where everything is, and gives us her perspective on the link between vision impairment and mental health issues. 

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

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CALL or TEXT: 04 500 78834

EMAIL: [email protected]   

TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork and http://twitter.com/whingeingpom  

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[PHOTO CAPTION: Soprano Kirsten Busby reclining on a sofa wearing a stunning blue dress, entwined with canine companion]

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Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

Fashion!

We cross to New York, New York to speak to social entrepreneur Bradford Manning - co-founder and proprietor of fashion label Two Blind Brothers.

Brad tells us how he and his brother Bryan came up with the idea for Two Blind Brothers, explains how it’s possible to run a fashion business in spite of a vision impairment and gives us his take on what lies ahead in the next couple of years for fashion brands in an uncertain economic climate.

Please get in touch with the show, whether you have experience of any of the issues covered in this episode of Studio 1 or if you think there’s something we should be talking about.

You never know your story and your insight may help somebody else who is dealing with something similar.

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CALL or TEXT: 04 500 78834
EMAIL: [email protected]   
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork and http://twitter.com/whingeingpom  

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GUESTS AND RESOURCES

Bradford Manning of Two Blind Brothers - https://twoblindbrothers.com/

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[PHOTO CAPTION: A three-quarter length shot of Bryan Manning and his brother Brad (this week’s guest on Studio 1) the two blind brothers behind fashion label Two Blind Brothers. Clothes: Models’ own.]

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