Studio 1

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:

“Why do you bother travelling when you can’t actually see anything?”

Matthew speaks to Tony Giles, who, in spite of his vision impairment, has visited over 130 countries.

Tony tells us of his adventures sofa-surfing in Russia, kayaking in Papua New Guinea and accosting strangers on the streets of New York.

Other topics discussed include the smell of penguin poo and Tony’s collection of garden gnomes.

For more information about Tony, his travels and the books he has written, go to https://www.tonythetraveller.com/ 

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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.

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[PHOTO CAPTION: Intrepid traveller Tony Giles in a large courtyard decorated with orange and red bunting outside the Basilica of Santo Niño in Manila.] 

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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:

Make-up!

Many of the people we talk to in the course of making Studio 1 lose sight later in life.

On top of all the other frankly horrible things that this loss can lead to, it can mean the loss of the ability to apply make-up with confidence - to put on the war-paint that allows them to go out and face the world with confidence.

So, instructed and inspired by Studio 1’s resident chef-cum-children’s author Jen Gierens, Matthew and Sam have left their comfort zone, and gone on the  hunt for make-up tips.

Sam has canvassed the opinions of Studio 1’s Panel of Experts/Choir of Angels for their advice. We hear from Heidi Rickard, Gabrielle Simmons, Grace King and Carolyn Johnson.

Matthew asks content creator, style icon and influencer Lucy Edwards for help. 

Lucy is eminently qualified. As well as having 1.5 million followers on TikTok, Lucy has a contract with shampoo brand Pantene as the face of both their universal packaging initiative and their Pantene Miracles Silky and Glowing hair care line.

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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.
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EMAIL: [email protected]  
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/varadionetwork and 
http://twitter.com/whingeingpom 

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[PHOTO CAPTION: A portrait of Studio 1 guest Lucy Edwards, a young woman with vibrant red hair wearing a cream dress.]

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GUESTS AND RESOURCES:

Lucy Edwards

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChhMknOcAZOQXC1rh0ler-Q 
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@lucyedwards   
Twitter - https://twitter.com/lucyedwards 

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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:

Glaucoma.

Matthew and Sam see this episode of Studio 1 most important show on the Studio 1 calendar.

Glaucoma is an eye disease that can lead to permanent irreversible sight loss.

Right now 150,000 Australians are suffering from glaucoma and they don’t even know it. 

Today, for the third year in a row, we speak to Kirk Pengilly of INXS about the time he nearly lost his sight to glaucoma at the age of 28.

In what has become a bit of a tradition/running joke, Matthew and Kirk exchange music recommendations.

To give us a rundown on glaucoma - what it is, what it does and what we can do to find out if we have it - we speak to Associate Professor Dr Ashish Agar, who is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney.

We also talk to Shannon Davis, a 45 year old husband and father-of-two and, until recently, high-flying senior partner at PWC.

He tells the shocking story of how he suddenly discovered he had become legally blind because of glaucoma without really realising there was anything seriously wrong with his sight.

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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.

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 portrait of Kirk Pengilly, moustaches resplendent, standing in front of some sort of maritime-themed mural]

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GUESTS AND RESOURCES:

Glaucoma Australia - https://glaucoma.org.au/

Seven Sights in Seven Days - http://sevensights.org.au/

Matthew’s music recommendations

#WhiteStickFest 2021:: X Ambassadors -  Headline Set - https://youtu.be/Q9T_l1SQvpY

#WhiteStickFest 2021 :: Luan Pommier - Tou Pré - https://youtu.be/cz89PdggDQw

Kirk’s music recommendations

Rasmus Faber feat. Renae Rain - Do My Best - https://youtu.be/iyANEb9L2QU

Rasmus Faber - Two Left Feet feat. Öhrn - https://youtu.be/sur26IaI7KM

Black Coffee - SUBCONSCIOUSLY (Album playlist) - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrN3eFofSpllg7-9LYqXH3SiyuuHTNDHX

Kirk Pengilly (INXS) Chill playlists on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/cc1nb78grrtov7svdecnulj88

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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:

Parenting:

Matthew talks to Carolyn Johnson about their shared experience of growing up with very similar vision impairments - they were both born with congenital cataracts.

Then they discuss their shared experience of being told that their newborn children had the same condition, of the resultant guilt and of the slow passage of time while their nine week old babies were having operations on their eyes under general anaesthetic.

Carolyn beams with pride as she tells us that her son Mitchell (26) is now a paramedic, and drives ambulances and saves lives for a living.

 
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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.

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: Proud grandmother Carolyn Johnson, resplendent in fuscia, grandchild upon her knee]

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RESOURCES:

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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:

Matthew speaks to Charlotte Kelly, singer with double Grammy award winning R&B collective Soul II Soul.

Charlotte tells us about her career - from a seven-hour jam session with The Specials at the age of sixteen to her upcoming gig with Soul II Soul at the Albert Hall.

And she talks about the importance of getting about independently - be it at an international airport or simply finding her way to the microphone in darkened venues.

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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.

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: Charlotte Kelly looking very much the rockstar in a very designer-looking leather jacket]

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RESOURCES:

Charlotte Kelly’s ‘Blinding Vision’ YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7CpBP4wIE5J7P-at9_SifA

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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:

Vision Australia’s Career Start Program is now open for applications

The program is designed to help recent graduates living with a vision impairment get onto the first rung of the career ladder. 

The program starts in April, lasts twelve months and consists of a nine month paid internship at Vision Australia, followed by a three month paid placement with another employer.

Matthew speaks to Gabrielle Simmons, who is part of the current crop of Vision Australia’s Career Start participants.

 
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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.

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 headshot of Studio 1 guest/Vision Australia Career Start participant Gabrielle Simmons]

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Vision Australia gratefully acknowledges the support of the Community Broadcasting Foundation for Studio 1.

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RESOURCES

The Vision Australia Career Start Program - https://www.visionaustralia.org/about-us/careers/career-start-program

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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:

Dave Steele - also known as The Blind Poet - tells us his story.

In 2013 Dave suddenly lost the majority of his sight.

As if that weren’t bad enough, as a result, he lost his independence and his mobility, his job and his home.

But eight years on, Dave is a transformed man, reinvigorated with drive and purpose, a writer with five published books to his name, helping others to overcome similar challenges to his own - all through the power of poetry.

Grab yourself a stiff drink and a hanky for this one. You might just need them both!
 
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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.

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 black and white portrait of The Blind Poet Dave Steele. As you might expect from a poet, he’s wearing a turtleneck.]

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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:

Film-maker, accessibility consultant and passionate traveler James Rath.

James talks us through the challenges facing any young person with a vision impairment who wants to become a film-maker. He has certainly overcome those challenges. A campaign he made for global fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger won awards at Cannes.

PLUS: The podcast version of this show contains what we believe the young hipsters refer to as an ‘Easter Egg’ - think of it as being a bit like one of those hidden bonus tracks you used to get at the end of CDs. Tacked onto the end of the podcast, there’s ten minutes of Matthew and James having quite a geeky conversation about computer games. 

 
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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.

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: James Rath. A very charming young man.]

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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:

Three blind men walk into a bar…

…and it all went rather well actually. All involved had quite a nice time.

Sam and Matthew go to the pub for a couple of refreshing summertime libations with Australia’s most-capped blind cricketer  Michael Zannis.

Mick talks us through his day job as a braille teacher at the Royal Society for the Blind, tells us the shocking story of how he lost his sight and stares wistfully into his pint as he remembers his sporting glory days!

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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.

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 foaming pint of refreshing summertime beer.]

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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…

Sam and Matthew plonk themselves in front of the television to watch epic new National Geographic series ‘Welcome to Earth’, in which blind explorer and mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer takes rapper and actor Will Smith into a live volcano

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If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this week’s show - or if there’s something you feel we need to talk about on future shows, please do get in touch.

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: Movie-style poster for National Geogrphic’s ‘Welcome to Planet Earth’ featuring a big picture of Will Smith]

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