Tales Of Blind Reporters On The Road

Ho, Ho, Ho. Sean and Ian are back with a Christmas special. Where have they been? I hear you ask. Well listen and catch up and hear their excuses.

On this week’s episode Ian talks about a new mobile blind service launched in the UK. Voice over lady pops up to talk about the importance of preventing guide dog attacks. Our long interview this week is with blind journalist, YouTuber, podcaster and blogger Sassy Wyatt. She poses the question, are disabled people in the media just a box ticking exercise? Sassy fears given current cuts across the industry will we be the first to be pushed off the screen and out the door?

In this week’s episode another summertime special. Sean talks to a cognitive behavioural therapist. Sean insists for professional reasons and not personal ones. Tigers and strawberries a guide to life lay at the heart of their discussion.

In this week’s episode 16, As Sean and Ian are known for their sensitivity, they talk about how to handle a delicate interview. How a guide dog can be an asset to help interviewees feel calm when being filmed. Plus the challenges of wearing a mask, can it affect your mobility? One way systems, it would be so much easier if guide dogs could read.

This week Sean and Ian are SO socially distant they aren’t even talking to each other. This week’s episode is a summertime special as Ian Talks to Nicola Blackmore is former camera woman and editor. Nicola now lives in Melbourne Victoria Australia. When Ian interviewed Nicola Melbourne was in lock down after a spike of COVID19.

On this week’s episode Ian gets on a train for the first time in 4 months with little success. Sean gets out for a socially Distance lunch with a colleague. Our main guest this week is James McLaughlin, a news cameraman and picture editor. James talks about how he got into the TV news business and how he works with Ian.

This week Sean and Ian get to grips with blind body language and techniques. Sean crosses swords with people on social media regarding how his eyes look on TV. Ian is dealing with disappointment when his story is dumped because of other far more important events.

Sean and Ian have reached their dirty dozen of their Socially Distant Podcast. In this week’s episode, Sean tackles the trauma of buying a coffee Socially Distant when you can’t see where the queue starts and ends and all without the aid of a stunt man. Ian Talks to his camera and picture editor Laura Kingwell about working with a blind reporter on the road. Sammy Sean’s guide dog becomes a news hound. Finally they talk about owning your disability in the media.

This week Sean and Ian have two guests Siobhan and Christine who talk about the challenges of living with reporters during lockdown. They also list their most useful apps for getting about. We hear about Siobhan’s challenges getting out and about and Christine’s stint as a body Gard. What about Sean the chef, who knew. He’s kept that one quiet. Ian finds himself in a bubble at work.

A brand new rocky sound for Sean Dilley and Ian Hamilton’s 10th podcast. This week it’s about tech and how Ian and Sean work in delivering the news. Sean throws every woosh and wiz at this week’s sound.