The Beyond Barriers Unscripted Podcast

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Paul Peterson, a long standing member of the Board f Directors at Society for the Blind. Dr. Peterson has been a practicing chiropractor in the Sacramento area for a number of years and has had an amazing career. We talk about his educational and professional journey in this unscripted conversation.

In this episode I speak with the Blind Man in Black, Brian Snyder. We talk about Brian‘s experience going through college and working in the film industry while expending vision loss. Brian talks about his outlook and insights during his personal journey in this unscripted conversation recorded April 10, 2021.

The Blind Man in Black can be found on Apple podcasts and YouTube at: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqw5pkm5TwAGWHrDQXwgURQ

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In this episode I speak with Janice Walth. Janice is a member of the Board of Directors at Society for the Blind and was featured last year in the KVIE/ PBS documentary, Life After Sight. We talk about the journey of acceptance and perspective and how serving on the BOD has made a personal impact. Janice also shares about her love for archery and her experience as a trailblazer…

See No Limits website:

http://seenolimits.org

Janice’s YouTube channel:

https://youtube.com/user/janicewalth

Life After Sight PBS documentary:

https://youtu.be/q3Xjd1Up79k?t=1079

In this episode we conclude our conversation with Christine Malik and JJ Hunt. Christine and JJ are the creators of the talk description to me podcast. It’s a great show where are they I have description rich conversations about current events. JJ and Christine tell us about some of the side projects going on. We talk about the process of producing content. I also ask them to share their thoughts on the “work/ life” balance. Recorded on March 18, 2021

“Where the visuals of current events and the world around us get hashed out in description-rich conversations. J.J. Hunt is an innovative Audio Describer and a natural-born storyteller. Christine Malec is a perpetually inquisitive member of the blind and partially sighted community who’s always wondering about something. In Talk Description to Me, their discussions plunge into current events and topical issues to explore the content of important images, and help place vivid descriptions in their cultural context. Lively, hard-hitting, witty, vibrant, and fun, this is conversation with a view” - quoted from the Talk Description Me podcast website.

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Other ways to contact and support Talk Description to Me 

www.patreon.com/TalkDescriptionToMe

www.TalkDescriptionToMe.com

Twitter: @TalkDescription

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Talk-Descrip...

Email: [email protected]

In this episode I continue my conversation with the creators of the Talk Description to Me podcast. We talk about the realities of creating a podcast in today’s world covering today’s topics. Christine and JJ share some insight and personal reflection in this second part of our conversation.

“Where the visuals of current events and the world around us get hashed out in description-rich conversations. J.J. Hunt is an innovative Audio Describer and a natural-born storyteller. Christine Malec is a perpetually inquisitive member of the blind and partially sighted community who’s always wondering about something. In Talk Description to Me, their discussions plunge into current events and topical issues to explore the content of important images, and help place vivid descriptions in their cultural context. Lively, hard-hitting, witty, vibrant, and fun, this is conversation with a view” - quoted from the Talk Description Me podcast website.

https://talkdescriptiontome.buzzsprou...​

Other ways to contact and support Talk Description to Me 

www.patreon.com/TalkDescriptionToMe

www.TalkDescriptionToMe.com

Twitter: @TalkDescription

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Talk-Description-to-Me-105458024573428/

Email: [email protected]

In this episode I turn the show over to returning guests Richard Rueda and Elizabeth Campos. They both run the Careers Plus Program and invited a few of their students to take an in-depth and personal look at being a high school student with vision loss. They share about the challenges and successes and are truly an inspiration.

This is the first part of a multi part interview.

In this episode I meet Christine Malec and JJ Hunt. They host one of my favorite podcasts and were gracious enough to record an interview that ended up running a little more than an hour and a half. Christine thoughtfully suggested that I divide the conversation into a few episodes. So her is the first part of our interview recorded on March  9, 2021.

During this episode we talk about the origins of talk description to me, Christine and JJ engage in a descriptive rich conversation about a piece of digital art created by former guest Danny Sanculi. 

I hope you enjoy this first part of our interview. Please consider subscribing and sharing with a friend.

“Where the visuals of current events and the world around us get hashed out in description-rich conversations. J.J. Hunt is an innovative Audio Describer and a natural-born storyteller. Christine Malec is a perpetually inquisitive member of the blind and partially sighted community who’s always wondering about something. In Talk Description to Me, their discussions plunge into current events and topical issues to explore the content of important images, and help place vivid descriptions in their cultural context. Lively, hard-hitting, witty, vibrant, and fun, this is conversation with a view” - quoted from the Talk Description Me podcast website.

https://talkdescriptiontome.buzzsprout.com

www.patreon.com/TalkDescriptionToMe

www.TalkDescriptionToMe.com

Twitter: @TalkDescription

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Talk-Description-to-Me-105458024573428/

Email: [email protected]

In this episode I speak with the legendary Pat Duffy. Pat is the Director of Senior Programs and Facilities Manager at Society for the Blind. Pat shares about his experience as a sighted person being welcomed into the blind and low vision community and how that has affected him as a person. Pat gives us a little insight into his upbringing and the power of membership in a community. I hope you enjoy this episode and thank you very much for listening.

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In this short episode of Unscripted, guest host Brandie Kubel turns the tables and asks me a few questions about the inspiration and direction of the podcast. This episode was created as a presentation to the Board of Directors at Society For The Blind. Thank you for the opportunity Shari Roeseler.

In this episode I speak with Dr.  Daniel Sanculi. Danny has a PhD from UC Davis and was recently hired as a college instructor. He has a huge following on Instagram as the “LIght Ninja”. During our conversation Danny shares about his inspiration and methods in digital photography. He also tells the story behind his motivation in life. If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and share with a friend.