In Episode 115 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we meet Charles Catherine. A native of France, Catherine has become a highly talented para-triathlete who was recently named as one of the captains of the U.S. men’s blind soccer team. During the conversation, Catherine discussed:

• His childhood growing up in France

Learn more about blind soccer at https://www.usaba.org/clubs-sports/blind-soccer/.

Follow Charles Catherine on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/charles.daddio/.

In Episode 114 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we meet Tyler Cashman, a college student who has collected several titles competing in blind golf and has also played beep baseball and other adaptive sports. During the conversation, Cashman discussed:

• Where he was born and grew up

Learn more about the U.S. Blind Golf Association at http://blindgolf.org.

Learn more about beep baseball and the National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) at http://nbba.org/.

Follow Tyler on Instagram at http://instagram.com/tycashman1114.

In Episode 113 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, our guest is Katy Boyd, founder of Twin Cities Blind Sailing (TCBS) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota. During the interview, Boyd spoke about:

• Her childhood and visual impairment

Check out http://twincitiesblindsailing.org/ to learn more about the TCBS organization and how to get involved.

Contact Katy Boyd at [email protected].

In Episode 112 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we discuss audio description for live sporting events and other live events provided by MindsEye, a nonprofit in the St. Louis, MO area. Two members of the organization, Magan Harms (MindsEye arts and culture director) and Liam McCoy (MindsEye quality control specialist), join the discussion. They spoke about:

• How Magan got involved in the blind community and audio description

Learn more about MindsEye and its adaptive sports and audio-described programs at https://mindseyeradio.org/.

In Episode 111 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we visit with Mike Royal, an accomplished adaptive athlete in running, water skiing, and other sports who resides in the Houston, TX area. Royal talked about:

• Where he was born and grew up in the heartland of America

Check out Mike’s website on Blind Canine Sports at http://blindcaninesports.com/.

In Episode 110 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we visit with Francesco Magisano, an accomplished endurance athlete and para-triathlete who also serves as the Director of the New York City Metro Region for Achilles International. During the interview, Magisano discussed:

• Where he was born and grew up

Learn more about Achilles International and find a local chapter near you at http://achillesinternational.org.

In Episode 109 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, Calahan Young joins the conversation. The native of Irwin, PA in the Pittsburgh area is the captain of the U.S. men’s national goalball team and a highly successful goalball player. Young spoke about:

• His childhood and sports he played with sighted peers as a youngster

Follow Calahan Young on Instagram at http://instagram.com/calahanyoung. .

Learn more about goalball and USABA at http://usaba.org.

In Episode 108 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we meet Roger Oberholzer, a blind runner and adaptive athlete originally from Switzerland who now resides in Folsom, CA. During the conversation, Oberholzer spoke about:

• His early years and childhood

Learn more about Achilles International at http://achillesinternational.org.

Check out United in Stride at http://unitedinstride.com/.

Learn more about the Blind Stokers Club based in the San Diego, CA area at http://blindstokersclub.org.

Visit Achieve Tahoe's site to learn more about its adaptive sports programs at https://www.achievetahoe.org/.

Watch a news story on Oberholzer and the California International Marathon at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-X7Bf2Y-no.

In Episode 107 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we catch up with Pearl Outlaw, a blind adaptive rower and skier, for an open and honest discussion on mental health and athletics. She originally appeared as a guest on Episode 93 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast. During this particular conversation, Outlaw spoke about:

• When she started to recognize her mental health struggles

Follow Pearl Outlaw on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/pearl_outlaw/.

In Episode 106 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, we visit with six members of the Sirens beep baseball team, the first-ever beep ball club made up entirely of female players. The team is based in the St. Louis, MO area but has players from around the U.S. We are joined by players Kim Blumenthal, Corey Turner, Amy Sweigard, and Whitney Marin, along with coaches Kassondra McDaniel and Neal “Dawg” McDonald.

During the conversation, they discussed how the team was started, the many benefits of an all-female team, how they performed at the 2023 National Beep Baseball Association (NBBA) World Series, and their goals for the future.

Check out the Sirens on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090360016604.

The team is part of Out of Sight Athletics, a nonprofit whose goal is to provide females with multiple adaptive sports opportunities. Learn more at https://osathletics.org/.

Read Neal’s article on the Sirens at https://www.nbba.org/sirens-song/.

Check out the NBC News piece on the Sirens at the 2023 NBBA World Series at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_cO5qoUGjU.