1) Episode Summary 

Penn and Moses open with a lively recap of their recent trip to Colorado Springs for the 2026 Access and Functional Needs Annual Conference, a stop at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, and Penn’s visit with her prosthetic ocular specialist. That conversation turns into a fun listener prompt about prosthetic eyes before the episode shifts into a new recurring segment: pulling listener-style questions from a deck of cards. 

From there, the episode settles into a thoughtful and personal conversation about the first blind person each of them remembers meeting, old stereotypes around blind people “making brooms,” and why those assumptions still matter. Penn and Moses use that thread to move into a larger reflection on blind history, with Helen Keller as the centerpiece of the conversation. They talk about Keller’s life, advocacy, education, legacy, and their own visit to her home in Alabama, while also naming the frustration of seeing a place tied to disability history remain inaccessible in key ways. 

The heart of the episode is not just biography. It is a challenge to the sympathy-based prejudice that still surrounds blindness. Penn and Moses argue that blind and low-vision people are often underestimated, overlooked, or spoken for, even though they are fully capable, deeply skilled, and often extraordinary. The episode ends with a clear invitation: listeners can send in questions, suggest historical figures to feature, or reach out if they want to be on The Blind Chick. 

2) Contact Info 

Guest/Topic: No guest this week — host-led conversation focused on Helen Keller, blind history, and public assumptions around blindness. 

Listener Contact: [email protected]

Organization: Aftersight 

Producer: Jonathan Price 

3) Show Credits 

Show: The Blind Chick
Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street
Producer: Jonathan Price
Presented by: Aftersight 

Episode Summary 

Jean Parker returns to The Blind Chick for a thoughtful, wide-ranging conversation about journalism, truth, and what gets lost when stories are filtered through power, ownership, and incomplete perspectives. She shares how she entered journalism almost by accident, moving from disability-focused radio into international reporting, documentary work, and NPR coverage across South Asia, while often producing stories alone in the field. 

From there, the episode turns into something deeper than a career story. Jean reflects on South Africa, human rights reporting, the limits of journalism’s power to create change, and the steady decline of trust in legacy media. Penn and Moses press into censorship, the collapse of local newsrooms, nonprofit journalism, podcast ethics, media literacy, fact-checking, and the importance of asking who gets to write the story in the first place. The result is a grounded, challenging episode about truth, responsibility, and why thoughtful journalism still matters. 

Contact Info

Guest: Jean Parker — blind journalist, former international reporter, and documentary producer. A specific current organization or direct contact was not included in the pasted transcript. 

Aftersight:
Website: aftersight.org
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (720) 712-8856 

Producer Credit:
Jonathan Price — Podcast & Program Producer, Aftersight 

Show Credits 

Show: The Blind Chick
Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street
Guest: Jean Parker
Producer: Jonathan Price
Network: Aftersight 

1) Episode Summary

This episode of The Blind Chick is raw, funny, and deeply human. Penn and Moses open with an update on Moses’s recent radiation treatment and reflect on the emotional weight of seeing age, health, and mortality up close. From there, the conversation moves into something bigger: what legacy really means, what actually lasts after we’re gone, and why impact is often more personal and less glamorous than people imagine. 

They also talk candidly about therapy, marriage, and the long work of learning how to communicate well. Penn and Moses unpack how family patterns shape relationships, why “all we need is love” is not enough on its own, and how real connection takes honesty, patience, and intentional effort. The episode lands on a hopeful note, reminding listeners to pursue quality time now, to create memories while they can, and to choose kindness toward themselves and others. 

2) Contact Info

 Penn Street & Moses Street
 Feedback / Listener Email: [email protected]
 Aftersight: aftersight.org
 Produced by Jonathan Price for Aftersight 

3) Show Credits

Show: The Blind Chick
Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street
Organization: Aftersight
Producer: Jonathan Price 

• (00:00) - — Moses returns and shares a health update after radiation

1) Episode Summary

 Penn and Moses welcome Shawn and Mindy for a heartfelt conversation about blindness, marriage, sobriety, health, resilience, and the strange grace of learning each other all over again. Shawn shares growing up with glaucoma, losing the rest of his vision as a young adult, surviving a stroke, and how AI became part of his recovery and creative life. Mindy shares her sudden vision loss at 17 during pregnancy, the crushing isolation that followed, and the life-changing moment she finally discovered blind services and met Shawn through tech training. Together, they talk candidly about addiction, choosing respect and patience in marriage, rebuilding life after crisis, finding healthier rhythms, and why real partnership means learning to like yourself and your spouse again. 

2) Contact Info

 Guest / Org Info
Shawn — host of the Feeling a Bit Keen podcast and creator of the AI for the Blind Club on Facebook.
Mindy — creator of Life with Mindy, a page centered on healthy products, wellness, and lifestyle content.

Aftersight
[email protected]

Producer Credits
Produced by Jonathan Price for Aftersight. 

3) Show Credits
Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street
Guests: Shawn and Mindy Keen
Network: Aftersight
Producer: Jonathan Price 

1) Episode Summary

In this deeply personal solo episode of The Blind Chick, Penn Street shares why Moses is away from the show for the moment and opens up about the difficult medical journey he has been facing. She walks listeners through a series of diagnoses over the past couple of years, including a slow-growing cancer, skin cancer, and now a tumor affecting his hearing and balance that requires radiation treatment.

Penn speaks with raw honesty about what it means to support someone you love through serious illness, especially while navigating her own disability and the emotional weight of caregiving. She reflects on the difference between being the patient and being the support person, the fear of not being able to fully read someone’s pain, and the intentional communication that is helping carry them both through this season.

The episode is heartfelt, vulnerable, and grounded in gratitude. Penn asks listeners for prayer, positive thoughts, and encouragement for Moses as treatment begins. She also thanks the Blind Chick audience for their support, ratings, comments, and kindness, reminding everyone to spread light, care for themselves, and show compassion to others.

2) Contact Info

Guest / Featured Voice:
Penn Street
Co-Host, The Blind Chick

Topic / Mentioned Contact:
Listener encouragement and advice can be sent to: [email protected]

Organization:
Aftersight
Website: Aftersight.org
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (720) 712-8856

Producer:
Jonathan Price, Podcast and Program Producer, Aftersight

3) Show Credits

Show: The Blind Chick
Host: Penn Street
Co-Host: Moses Street
Producer: Jonathan Price
Organization: Aftersight

• (00:00) - – Penn opens with a special solo episode

1) Episode Summary 

In this lively and deeply honest episode of The Blind Chick, Penn and Moses Street welcome back world traveler, healer, and future travel coach Orly Corcos for a conversation that moves from hilarious beach banter to profound reflections on healing, courage, and self-discovery. 

Orly shares her background as the only Canadian-born member of her Moroccan and Israeli family, her move to Fort Lauderdale, and her lifelong love of travel. What begins with humor quickly turns into a powerful testimony as she opens up about chronic pain, long-term prescribed narcotic use, ICU scares, and the holistic healing journey that changed her life. She explains how travel became more than a getaway—it became a tool for emotional, physical, and spiritual restoration. 

The conversation explores how Orly used retreats, holistic health practices, plant medicine, and adventurous travel experiences to reclaim her identity and rebuild her life. She speaks candidly about fear, surrender, inner healing, and the difficult but necessary decisions that followed—including leaving her marriage, stepping away from corporate life, and choosing a new path rooted in truth and freedom. 

Penn, Moses, and Orly also talk about food as healing, the difference between merely seeing and truly experiencing, and the unique confidence that can come from traveling as a blind woman. Orly shares stories of skydiving, solo travel to Bali and Thailand, walking the Camino with her guide dog, and preparing for an upcoming trip to the Galápagos through accessible travel company Travelize. 

This episode is funny, freeing, and full of wisdom. At its heart, it is a reminder that our greatest limitations are often not physical, but internal—and that courage, healing, and joy are still available when we decide to move forward anyway. 

2) Contact Info 

Guest / Featured Contact
 Orly Corcos
 Facebook: Orly Corcos
 Facebook / Instagram: The Blind Chef 

Aftersight Contact
 Email: [email protected]
 Phone: (720) 712-8856
 Website: Aftersight.org 

Producer
 Jonathan Price
 Podcast and Program Producer, Aftersight
 Email: [email protected] 

3) Show Credits 

Show: The Blind Chick
Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street
Guest: Orly Corcos
Producer: Jonathan Price
Organization: Aftersight 

4) Chapter Markers 

00:00 – Penn and Moses open with humor and travel banter
02:00 – Welcoming Orly Corcos back to The Blind Chick
03:12 – Orly shares her family background and move to Florida
06:44 – Blind Travel Summit, Waymo, and autonomous travel freedom
11:16 – Why Penn and Moses wanted Orly back for a full episode
12:54 – Travel as healing, expansion, and personal restoration
14:52 – Orly opens up about chronic pain and narcotic dependence
17:46 – Her first holistic healing retreat and the turning point
20:17 – Doctors, blindness, and being underestimated
23:38 – Skydiving, fear, and learning to trust herself
27:11 – Experiencing beauty beyond eyesight
30:23 – Penn asks about ayahuasca and deep healing work
34:02 – Safety, vulnerability, and navigating healing as a blind woman
36:18 – What Orly gained most from the experience
41:49 – Divorce, freedom, memoir writing, and becoming a travel coach
43:53 – Food as healing and Orly’s love of cooking
49:24 – Solo travel, Bali, Thailand, and traveling without fear
52:20 – The Camino, guide dogs, and accessibility abroad
53:05 – What’s next: the Galápagos with Travelize
56:09 – Orly’s message to anyone afraid to try something new
57:41 – How to follow Orly and stay connected
58:58 – Closing jokes, gratitude, listener feedback, and final encouragement

1) Episode Summary 

In this special Aftersight Original, Kim Wardlow shares the personal story behind her leadership and the road that led her to become Executive Director of Aftersight. She reflects on growing up in Lamar, Colorado, her early love for creativity, 4-H, cooking, service, travel, and the many work experiences that quietly prepared her for nonprofit leadership. 

Kim walks listeners through pivotal moments in her life—from studying abroad in Scotland and working internationally, to volunteering at what was then Radio Reading Service of the Rockies, to unexpectedly finding both her calling and her husband through the organization. She also shares how Aftersight has evolved over the years from volunteer-read programming into a wider community-centered organization offering podcasts, peer support, book club, white canes, and more. 

This episode is both a personal milestone and a mission-centered reflection. As Kim celebrates her 60th birthday and approaches 25 years with Aftersight, she invites listeners to see the deeper heart behind the organization: building community, increasing independence, and creating meaningful access for people who are blind, low vision, deafblind, or in need of alternatives to print. The episode closes with an invitation to support Aftersight’s work through her birthday giving campaign. 

2) Contact Info 

Guest / Organization:
Kim Wardlow — Executive Director, Aftersight
Aftersight website: aftersight.org
Birthday campaign / donations: Visit the donate page at aftersight.org 

Aftersight:
Aftersight Originals network featuring Navigating Life with Vision Loss, The Blind Chick, Blindsight, and Blind Level Tech 

Producer Credit:
Jonathan Price — Podcast Producer, Aftersight 

3) Show Credits 

Special Aftersight Original
Featuring Kim Wardlow
Opening by Jonathan Price
Produced by Jonathan Price
Organization: Aftersight 

4) Chapter Markers 

00:00 — Jonathan’s welcome and special Aftersight introduction
00:53 — Kim introduces herself, Aftersight, and the reason for sharing her story
03:14 — Childhood in Lamar, creativity, 4-H, and early PBS dreams
05:38 — Learning leadership, service, and community values
08:03 — Solar panels, first jobs, and developing a strong work ethic
10:28 — College, Scotland, travel, and broadening her world
12:54 — Early professional life, proposal writing, and service work
15:14 — Volunteering with Radio Reading Service and working at GE Access
17:37 — Friendship, snowshoeing, travel, and a season of transition
20:02 — Layoff, September 2001, and joining Radio Reading Service
22:21 — Meeting Doug, discovering purpose, and seeing the bigger calling
24:43 — Outreach across Colorado, music, and the value of volunteers
27:04 — How Aftersight expanded into podcasts, groups, and broader services
29:29 — Leadership, rebrand, relocation, and adapting through COVID
31:44 — Community, connection, and why the work matters
34:07 — Life purpose, independence, and the mission behind Aftersight
36:31 — Kim’s birthday campaign and invitation to support Aftersight 

• (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0

1) Episode Summary 

Penn and Moses bring listeners on-location to Playa del Carmen’s Fifth Avenue for a sound-rich “audio postcard”—live music, vendors, birds, shoppers, perfume wafting from storefronts, and the rhythm of a city that never quite stops moving. They share how walking the avenue night after night turns strangers into familiar faces, how the best meals often live off the main tourist strip, and why listening can be its own kind of “people watching.” 

The episode takes a turn into heart-and-human territory when Penn meets Apollo, a big white standard poodle, and feels a wave of grief and gratitude after recently losing their own dog, Beethoven—“a beautiful sadness.” They close with what the trip taught them the hard way: don’t run your life until your cup is empty. Pause sooner. Rest deeper. And for blind travelers especially: carry your cane proudly—it’s not just mobility; it’s connection. 

2) Contact Info 

Featured voices (on mic): Penn Street, Moses Street, Jonathan Price
Aftersight (questions / feedback): [email protected] | (720) 712-8856
Book The Blind Chick: https://outlook.office.com/book/[email protected]/?ismsaljsauthenabled
Producer credit: Jonathan Price (Podcast Producer, Aftersight) 

3) Show Credits 

Show: The Blind Chick (Aftersight)
Hosts: Penn Street, Moses Street
Producer: Jonathan Price
Format: Special travel field audio / soundscape episode (Playa del Carmen, Mexico) 

4) Chapter Markers 

• 00:00 — Welcome + Playa del Carmen setup (Fifth Avenue field audio)
• 00:36 — Fifth Avenue vibe + “best vegan food ever” discovery
• 02:33 — Nightly walks, live music, vendors, accents, smells
• 05:59 — Meeting blind travelers + wheelchair users; “cane visibility” matters
• 07:18 — Off the main strip: “old Mexico” feel + dinner highlights
• 08:45 — Apollo the standard poodle: grief, comfort, “beautiful sadness”
• 10:35 — Trip reflections: rest, people met, and why this vacation worked
• 11:24 — New connections: Ash, Eric (musician), Sweet Maria
• 13:23 — Big point: get outside with your cane; it opens conversations
• 15:16 — Self-care lesson: refill the cup before it empties
• 17:01 — Closing: travel encouragement + listener feedback + birthday card mention

• (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0

1) Episode Summary 

Penn and Moses check in from Playa del Carmen, Mexico—just a few blocks from the ocean—sharing a nostalgic “then vs. now” look at the Yucatán. Moses reflects on visiting the region as far back as the early 1970s, while the two of them compare Playa’s fishing-village past to today’s explosive growth: a once-small Fifth Avenue now feeling like “the Vegas strip on steroids,” and a jungle-lined two-lane road now a major highway. 

They talk through what they’ve loved (food, social warmth, quieter lodging close to the action) and what’s been hard to watch (beach access shrinking, hotels built right up to the water, old haunts gone or unrecognizable). Penn also notes the accessibility shift—still imperfect, but dramatically improved compared to earlier trips—while pointing out she hasn’t seen other cane or guide-dog travelers during this visit. 

Underneath the travel memories is a deeper thread: aging, change, grief, and gratitude—how you don’t always realize what you had until time has moved on. They share upcoming meetups with friends in the area, invite listeners to share their own “returning after years” stories, and close with listener mail and birthday notes—plus a reminder to be kind to yourself and someone else this week. 

2) Contact Info 

• Listener feedback + birthday ideas/cards: [email protected]
• Mailing address (as stated in the episode):
  Aftersight
  1802 Highway 42, Suite 201
  Louisville, CO 80027
• Producer: Jonathan Price (Aftersight)

3) Show Credits

• Show: The Blind Chick
• Hosts: Penn Street, Moses Street
• Producer: Jonathan Price
• Network/Org: Aftersight

4) Chapter Markers

• 00:00 — Welcome back; quick banter and intros
• 00:10 — Coming to you from Playa del Carmen (Yucatán)
• 00:28 — Moses’ first Yucatán trips (1973/74) and early Playa memories
• 01:09 — “1990-ish” timeline check; realizing how long it’s been
• 01:15 — Playa as a fishing village; Fifth Avenue was only a few blocks
• 01:55 — “Stop here for the bathroom” era; Cozumel as the main reason
• 01:59 — Doing Mexico cheaply: Cozumel airport → ferry → Playa
• 02:44 — Watching Playa “explode” between visits (5x, 10x growth)
• 03:16 — Last big trip 18 years ago; coming back after a gap
• 04:26 — Finding old haunts; almost nothing is the same
• 05:02 — Fifth Avenue today: wild, global, late-night culture
• 06:29 — Eating times, crowds, and the feeling of nostalgia
• 07:27 — Winter of 2000: living right on Fifth Avenue (when it was tolerable)
• 08:47 — Wedding dress + dental work stories: the old Mexico price shock
• 10:06 — The beach reality now: access, guards, and what’s changed
• 12:40 — Accessibility reflections: improved, but still not “U.S. sidewalks”
• 13:45 — Moses’ “shallow male” era: European tourists, celebrity sightings
• 17:14 — Getting older: naps, heat, air conditioning, and “luxury now”
• 18:45 — Upcoming meetups: Scott Garrison’s parents; Megan Huffnagle & Greg
• 21:49 — The deeper point: returning after years, sadness, gratitude, perspective
• 23:12 — Rough year + loss; why this trip mattered
• 24:36 — Fifth Avenue at night; family culture differences
• 26:07 — Social warmth + travel humor (language, Americans jumping away)
• 27:04 — Listener mail + Penn’s birthday; send ideas and cards
• 28:03 — Closing thanks; be kind to yourself and others

1) Episode Summary 

Krista Webb returns for a full-length conversation after the 2025 Blind Travel Summit in Austin, Texas. She shares her deafblind journey with Usher syndrome (Type 2)—born hard of hearing, diagnosed at 19, and living with progressive vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa (RP) (now under five degrees of central vision at age 38). She talks candidly about what changed (night blindness, stopping night driving, then stopping driving entirely) and what didn’t: her identity as a wife, mom of two boys, and a determined creator. 

From there, the episode turns into a masterclass on creative grit. Krista explains how wood burning went from a $10 tool to a serious craft (and “religion”), how she learned the process (sanding, grip, machines), and how her art opened doors—connecting her to the wider deafblind community and to creators like Matthew and Paul (including the custom hat collaboration tied to “blindness is a spectrum”). 

The conversation widens into travel, confidence, and culture: the crew swaps stories about navigating unfamiliar terrain, being underestimated, and choosing adventure anyway—right up to Krista’s upcoming plan to climb an active volcano in Guatemala (with adaptations like ATVs if needed). They also dig into a surprisingly big topic: “body shaming” vs. what actually happens in blind/low-vision spaces, including the idea of “tech shaming,” how style and comfort intersect with vulnerability, and what respectful guiding should sound like (including when “too much narration” becomes noise). 

Krista closes with a grounded takeaway: you don’t need perfect circumstances to live meaningfully—find something, even small, that gives you a reason to look forward to tomorrow. 

2) Contact Info 

Guest 

• Krista Webb — Instagram: @blindlove.woodburning (DM to connect; she mentions she’s not actively taking orders right now)

Aftersight / The Blind Chick

• Listener email: [email protected]
• Phone (general): (720) 712-8856

Producer Credit

• Produced by Jonathan Price

3) Show Credits

• Hosts: Penn Street, Moses Street
• Guest: Krista Webb
• Produced by: Jonathan Price
• Aftersight team shout-outs (as mentioned in the episode): Evan, Jennifer, Kim, Michael

4) Chapter Markers 

• 00:00 — Cold open: “old person calendar,” wrinkle cream, and rapid-fire banter
• 00:40 — Re-introducing Krista from the Blind Travel Summit (Austin)
• 01:56 — What Usher syndrome is (types, hearing + vision, balance)
• 04:18 — Diagnosis at 19, RP progression, and stopping driving
• 06:41 — Family life: marriage, motherhood, and adapting as vision changes
• 08:53 — How wood burning started (and why it took over)
• 11:17 — Connecting with Matthew & Paul; “blindness is a spectrum” hats
• 13:42 — Social media, representation, and being “real” in the community
• 18:12 — Travel stories: humor, independence, and doing life fully
• 22:50 — Guatemala trip + volcano climb: excitement, risk, and adaptation
• 30:43 — Body shaming, style, and why comfort matters when you feel vulnerable
• 35:29 — “Tech shaming,” community dynamics, and educating with grace
• 42:32 — Guiding etiquette: asking what help is actually wanted
• 47:02 — What’s next: Krista’s biggest wood-burn project (whimsical, inclusive art)
• 51:43 — Can wood burning be accessible without vision? (hard truth + alternatives)
• 58:45 — Closing message: “even broken crayons still color” + daily purpose
• 61:06 — Where to find Krista + thank-yous
• 63:18 — Final sendoff: kindness to self, kindness to others