Brian Fischler - Podcast Details

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That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 177 - Napper Crapper 9000It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine get together to discuss a lot of A.I. We start off with a few announcements. Apple is not having a good run of it, as Hackers can now access your devices via AirPlay. Apple released a video urging iPhone users to delete Google Chrome. Will the latest ruling in Apple VS Epic have drastic changes with the App Store? Will the Department of Justice anti-trust ruling ruin google Search? 2025-05-041h 53

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 176 - A Conversation with Steve Grillo About His memoir Gorilla PartsIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. While no tech on this episode, Brian sits down with Steve Grillo to discuss his memoir Gorilla Parts. Steve has a unique background, and stories that are must hear having worked on the Howard Stern Show for 8 years. So sit back and relax, and enjoy a conversation that you are guaranteed to not hear on any other blind tech show. We discuss how Steve got the nickname Gorilla and how it came to be a thing on the Howard Stern show. 2025-04-301h 27

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 175 - No Privacy Wonking Going On HereIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together with all their wackiness and latest tech news. We start off with what else but President Trump, as Trump signed an executive order to make showers great again. Staying with politics, is it A.I. or A1? The Social Security Admin announced it will be moving all future communication with the press and the public to X. We then discuss how much we love Innosearch.ai. And you can now call Innosearch.ai at 8...2025-04-131h 55

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 174 - California Dreamin, From Mt. View to Marin County to CSUN to L.A.It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the full gang is back together again for the first time in a month. We kick things off discussing the new conversational A Lady Plus and which devices it will be coming to at first. Google’s Gemini will now let you make A.I. conversational podcasts from deep research. Oh god, just what we need more podcasts. A new video game initiative will make it a lot easier for disabled gamers to discover which video games a...2025-03-241h 52

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 173 - Kicked in the Balls, VirtuallyIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with the entire gang here as Allison, Brian, Ed and Jeanine discuss the latest tech news, or in this case lack of news. We kick things off discussing the death of the Humane A.I. Pin, really, Humane, we barely got to know you! uBer wants to making riding with your service dog easier. If you are rich off your ass and afraid to walk down the streets of New York City on your own, there’s now an...2025-02-241h 42

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 172 - NFB Washington Seminar, You Got Til the End of This Hot Dog To Convince Me!It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, and David. We kick things off discussing the fascinating article about a Gaming Accessibility Advocate that may have never actually existed! Next we discuss some guys who started a scam and learned the hard way that it is probably not a good idea to call the people you are pretending to actually be! A company called Zulu has released an iPad Death case that allows you to take all your secrets with you to the gr...2025-02-091h 18

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 171 - Nerd AdjacentIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together for the first time in 2025. We start things off discussing an iPhone disaster. We then discuss an article about a NYC Skin doctor who has been injecting his patients with phony Botox from China which led to some interesting side effects. Netflix’s recent massive growth has led to another price increase for the service. Cash App which owns Square was hit wi...2025-01-271h 30

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 170 - Apple IdiocracyIt’s 2025 and it’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian, David, Ed and Jeanine get together to kick off the new year mostly discussing CES. Not to worry as they are also up to their usual antics as well. They start things off discussing what could already be the story of the year. We shit you not, but half of Americans carry around a spare pair of underwear! Which then leads to the questions all listeners have always had about the Hosts of That Real Blind Tech Show, Tightey Whiteys or Boxer...2025-01-111h 24

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 169 - Hey A.I. Leave Them Kids AloneIt’s an all new end of the year That Real Blind Tech show. Yes, we know it has been awhile since our last episode, so we got Allison, Brian, David, and Ed together to record one final episode before the end of the year. We kick the show off discussing the biggest story of the year. The NYC and New Jersey Drone phenomenon. And just in case they are from another planet, let us from That Real Blind Tech show be the first to say welcome back E.T. We then...2024-12-241h 34

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 168 - Innosearch.ai The Future of Blind Online Shopping Is Here!It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, and just in time for your holiday shopping, Brian is flying solo with a demo of Innosearch.ai, a site that is revolutionizing online shopping for the blind. This site is so awesome you will end up spending money you don’t have! Ok, we do not recommend you spend money you don’t have, but we do recommend that you listen to this amazing demo of Innosearch.ai. Brian walks you through the layout of the site. You get a sales and most popular product...2024-11-2141 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 167 - The Human AlexaIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. This time the ladies were traveling so it is Brian and Ed, with that David Goldstein guy popping on yet again. Since we acknowledged Jeanine’s traitorous anniversary on the last episode, it was time for Brian and Ed to acknowledge their anniversary. Brian then brings up his recent trip in to the DMV. We then discuss the phrase Crash Out which is abuzz all over the internet. Next we discuss an interesting article...2024-11-191h 30

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 166 It's Like A Dog's Ass and It's Not Music I would Ever Listen To!In honor of the New York City Marathon, it’s a marathon all new That Real Blind Tech show episode. Since Ed was out of town yet again, filling in is David Goldstein, along with Allison, Brian, and Jeanine. We kick the show off acknowledging a very special one year anniversary. Then we dive in to recapping this year’s amazing Laugh For Sight which was held on Monday, October 28, 2024 at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. It is then on to the story everyone will be talking about as scientis...2024-11-052h 02

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 165 - How Many Pee Breaks Do Mainstream Podcasters Take?It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Join Brian, Ed, and Jeanine as they discuss the latest tech news. We kick things off about the United States being under attack by robot vacuums. We then go down memory lane as we discuss our experiences with a blast from the past, remember Blockbuster Video! Laugh For Sight is only a week away, for tickets go here. Jeanine then fills us in recapping the NFB and ACB Uber and Lift protest that took p...2024-10-221h 34

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 164 - A Conversation with Mike Buckley About the Be My Eyes and Meta Partnership and MoreIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian sits down with the C.E.O. of Be My Eyes, Mike Buckley. Join us for a conversation about the exciting new partnership between Be My Eyes and Meta, and a whole lot more. We start off discussing the Earth shattering news about the partnership between Be My Eyes and Meta for the Meta Ray Bans and how it all came together. Which leads us in to discussing how the next phase of the beta study will work. We even get a possible wid...2024-10-0126 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 163 - Introducing the M Lady and An Outline DictatorIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It’s Brian and the ladies as Ed is off jet setting around Europe. Don’t worry we gave Ed use of the That Real Blind Tech show jet and credit card. We start off discussing the unique set of circumstances we were podcasting under. By now you have probably heard that the Mayor of New York City has been arrested by the FBI, but did you know that he told them he could not remember his passcode to his iPhone? We give...2024-09-291h 42

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 162 - Apple Stuff Discussion Find My BartenderIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show with the entire gang back together to recap the Apple Glow Time event in a way that only That Real Blind Tech Show can do. We kick the show off with an exciting upcoming trip by Ed, and as we stumble through our intro Jeanine fills us in on how Aira Audio Described the debate. We then discuss the breaking news right before we recorded of Jon Bon Jovi talking a jumper off of a bridge. Next we discuss the story of G...2024-09-141h 35

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 161 - Doxing Season, Are You Ready For Some footballIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, The Boys style as Brian and Ed are joined by David Goldstein and Nick D’Ambrosio to discuss the fun of playing fantasy football, and offer some helpful hints to those people who have never played fantasy football before and are thinking about playing this upcoming season. We reflect a little on the All Blind Fantasy Football League Mini Documentary. We talk about yahoo Fantasy and their fantastic accessibility on iOS and Android. We then let Nick stick around as we discus...2024-08-181h 12

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 160 - Dibs On Real AppleVis.comIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. The entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together for the first time in awhile. We start with a brief conversation about Sell and Venmo. Which then leads us in to the first ever death segment of That Real Blind Tech show, as we discuss the demise of AppleVis. You can read David Goodwin’s article about shutting AppleVis down here at least until August 31st. And as soon as the paint dried on the news of AppleVis shutting down, Orcam while not p...2024-08-051h 37

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 159 - Meet the Cast of the All Blind Sitcom Don't Look NowIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. It’s an episode like none other as Brian sits down with a lot of the cast, and the Creator, Director, and writer of the all blind sitcom pilot, Don’t Look Now. Joining us on this exclusive behind the scenes look at don’t Look Now is Rebecca S. Meadows The Co-Creator, Executive Producer and she also plays Becca, Brian McCarthy who plays Drew, Michael Gallant who plays CJ, Jamie Jung the Casting Director and he also plays Billy, Olga Itsenko who plays Olga, and the Cr...2024-07-281h 27

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 158 - 2024 ACB and NFB Recap and Resolution DiscussionIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian, David, and Jeanine get together to recap the ACB and NFB Conferences. We started recording minutes after reports started that Trump had been shot, and not knowing if it was fake news, we had to go with the information we had at the time of recording. Which leads us in to some of the news that came out about Aira during the conferences. We then start off discussing the report that Air BnB fails to protect its guests against spying camer...2024-07-151h 47

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 157 - In Space No One Can Hear You PoopIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Jeanine, and David Goldstein pinch hitting for Ed get together to talk some tech and other nonsense. It is a long one, but well worth the listen, as we cover a lot of interesting topics and some insanity occurs along the way. We start off discussing the latest update to Twitter which has reportedly on iOS broke a lot of accessibility, but the good news is Spring for Twitter still works on both iOS and Mac. Brian then discusses the...2024-06-301h 54

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 156 - A Conversation with PiccyBot Creator Martijn Van Der SpekIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian and Jeanine sit down with Martijn Van Der Spek to discuss his new app PiccyBot. You can download the iOS version of the app here. Martijn tells us all about what PiccyBot is and does. The app is specifically designed for the blindness community. Some of you may remember the app Talkin Goggles that Martijn created back in 2012/13. We find out the meaning behind the name PiccyBot. We find out how the blindness community came to discover the app and how...2024-06-1640 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 155 - WWDC 24 Recap: Smooth As A Babies BottomIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show where our show notes are written and not corrected by any A.I. Allison, Brian, and Jeanine get together to recap and give our thoughts on all the big announcements from WWDC 24. We start off with a story about a phone booth, yes, a phone booth. Elon Musk has gotten a remote tribe in the Amazon connected to the internet, and you would never guess what has happened! We then discuss the pilot for a new sitcom calle...2024-06-131h 37

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 152 - Crappy Neighborhood, Won't You Be My NeighborThe entire gang is back together in full for the first time in awhile. We kick the show off discussing a woman who has it much worse with the airlines then any guide dog handler! Apple has announced an event for May 7th, but it is most likely just an iPad event. Apple has struck up talks again with ChatGPT to possibly include in iOS 18, what would this mean for Apple’s own Generative A.I.? Apple has yanked three apps from the App Store that could create nude A.I. fakes. Here at That Rea...2024-04-301h 23

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 151 - Poprocks Up Your NoseIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show minus one Ed as he is sick again, but the rest of the gang is here and well. We kick things off discussing the eclipse because why wouldn’t we? We then discuss the death of O.J. Simpson, again because why wouldn’t we? We then dive in to the tech news and start off discussing the conclusion to the VoiceDream Reader controversy and how the blindness community responded to it. And our new favorite term, Subscript...2024-04-141h 48

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 150 - CSUN 24 Recap Irish Car Bombs and A Flaming FischlerIt’s an all new extra extra big That Real Blind Tech show as it’s our 2024 CSUN recap episode. It is so big that we have the ladies Jeanine and Allison recording with friend of the podcast David Goldstein and because someone who edits the show got sick we then have Brian and Ed recapping CSUN as well. It all comes together in one giant Kumbaya podcast episode for your listening pleasure. Jeanine starts out discussing the announcements made by Aira at this year’s CSUN. We’ll give you a clue it has something...2024-04-041h 48

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 149 - An Airing of Grievances and CSUN 24 PreviewIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show and the full gang is all back together. We kick the show off discussing the last episode, and Brian’s thoughts of it. We then kick things off discussing letters of recommendation and how idiotic universities and the government can be when it comes to technology. Since a lot of Labs listen to our podcast, we discuss the article about how scientists recently discovered a gene that leads to most Labs being obese. Who would have thunk it, but...2024-03-101h 46

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 148 - With Or Without You It's Less GrossIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Now that we are on a regular two week recording schedule, someone was missing from this episode, but of course we needed him to edit the show, hence the delay of the release. Hmm, who is not here? The gang kicks the show off discussing using Chat GPT to find information in large PDF documents. Without Brian here and after some character assassination the gang finally gets going and discusses the recent cellular outage that affected a lot of the nation. This...2024-03-031h 17

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 147 - Fahrvergnugen A PlentyIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as Allison, Brian and Jeanine get together as Ed fell under the weather. We kick things off discussing the brilliant clip of Larry David on the season premier of Curb Your Enthusiasm and his experience with Siri. It is must watch, and can be fully viewed here. We then dive in to a story because we care about Steven Scott and the latest fiasco regarding Apple Maps in Scotland. A guy on Tinder used ChatGPT to speak to 50...2024-02-111h 44

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 146 - A Conversation with Dr. Bryan wolynski About CES and ATIA ConferencesIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian sits down with Dr. Bryan Wolynski from the Lighthouse Guild in New York City fresh off of this year’s CES and ATIA conferences. We start off discussing this year’s CES Conference and the most interesting things that caught Bryan’s attention. How odd we start with autonomous vehicles. We discuss the fun part of locating your vehicle when it arrives. Next up was Robot Dogs. Blind brian’s Guide Dog Wesley was not a fan. Bryan t...2024-01-2845 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 145 - Bloody Pig MaskIt’s the first That Real Blind Tech show of the new year, and we got the entire gang here. It’s a blind tech podcast so we start off with what else, but a state of the podcast. We then kick the year off with the story of the year. Yes, we are getting it out of the way early as eBay executives sent critics of eBay a bloody pig mask among some other things. And yes, if you criticize us you may want to check your mailbox for a bloody pig mask! 2024-01-141h 31

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 143 - White Men with Packed Drawers Can't RapIt’s an all new That Real Real Blind Tech show as the entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together again for the first time in awhile. The Fab Four is back baby, sorry David. We kick off the show discussing new social networks which leads to us discussing old social networks. We then dive in to our back and forth with the gang over at Double Tap and Mr. F, and a response you must hear to actually believe. A boy in Engla...2023-12-061h 34

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 142 - Dirty PickleIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show, and the episode that almost never happened. It’s a packed studio with Allison, Brian, Jeanine, and David Goldstein once again pinch hitting for a sick Ed. After some fun technological difficulties, we kick things off discussing the NFB Pennsylvania state conference that both Brian and David were just at. And Brian doesn’t even live in the state of Pennsylvania. Jeanine then fills us in on the ACB Ohio conference she just attended and the special message that was waiting for her at the confere...2023-11-241h 30

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 141 - Fahrvergnugen HumanityIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. The entire gang is almost here, we’re missing Ed, but we got David Goldstein pinch hitting for Ed as we recap the Apple Scary Fast event. But not to worry our show includes a lot more than the Apple event included. We kick the show off discussing traitorous behavior, and how silly other blind podcasts can be. Yes, we are quite the critics. We then play a clip of Brian on the news discussing this year’s Laugh For Sight Comedy Be...2023-11-061h 28

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 140 - We're Sorry But Farts Are FunnyIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with the entire gang here. We kick off the pre-roll with the first ever That Real Blind Tech Show talent competition where Jeanine dominates, and others just try. After our intros and a brief discussion about the horrific event that transpired this past weekend, we get in to some nonsense to hopefully put a smile on your face. Our first article we discuss may be of interest to those Ring Doorbell owners, and how you can get Amazon to give you 1 mill...2023-10-131h 26

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 139 - Kardashian Size Cases, It's Very Texy!It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Joining Allison and Brian is T.J. Meloy, as we had to exclude Ed and Jeanine since they are not rocking all new iPhone 15’s. We decided to jump on and discuss our new iPhones along with a little other tech news. We kick things off discussing the latest coming out of Be My Eyes. On a related note ChatGPT announced they are rolling out chat and visual capabilities. Amazon announced they invested 4 billion dollars in OpenAI competitor Anthropic. The reviews have b...2023-09-281h 04

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 137 - Bladies, Bloggles, and 50 Hour A Week Space Garbage MenIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It is just Brian and the newly named Bladies, Allison and Jeanine. We start off with a little pre-ramble discussing tech frustrations. Yes, it happens to us tech Gods. We then kick things off discussing exploding microwaves, and microwaves catching fire. If you have a great microwave for the blind, do let us know. Horrifying news, as scientists have proven that Beer Goggles are not real! Next up, who knew Astronauts were such Messy Marvins? We then discu...2023-09-051h 15

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 136 - A Conversation with Casey Liss, the Developer of CallSheetIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, Brian is joined by Developer, Writer, and Fellow Podcaster Casey Liss from The Accidental Tech Podcast. Casey is the developer behind the new fantastic CallSheet iOS app. The app works fantastically well with VoiceOver, and we highly recommend subscribing to the app if you are a TV and Movie fan. We kick the interview off actually talking about Brian and a little behind the scenes about his Top Gear appearance. Casey then tells us how he came up with the idea for...2023-08-2348 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 135 - You Will Not Use Chat Bots To Read the That Real Blind Tech Show OutlineIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as most of the gang is back together for the first time in a month. Allison, Brian and Ed discuss some tech, interesting articles, and share some laughter along the way. We kick the show off discussing the Inaugural Laugh For Sight Long Island which took place on August 7th. We then get a little self involved as we realize our third anniversary since our rebrand came and went without a party or anything. We then discuss the recently released Voice Vist...2023-08-161h 09

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 134 - NFB 2023 Resolution Recap: Everyone Can Do It Privately and AccessiblyIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. The entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are all here with are great audio back to normal now that we are off the road. We start things off discussing Ed and my Flight for Sight travel adventures, and some fun recording issues we ran in to while on the road. Allison then lets us all know what Brian is like as a houseguest. To learn more about Flight for Sight check out their website. We then dive in to the...2023-07-271h 30

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 133 - NFB In Person Recap: Not Today, Not Tomorrow, Not Ever!It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show and ICantCU Combo Podcast, as our friend David Goldstein joins Brian and Ed at the NFB Conference 2023 to recap our three day experience at this year’s conference. We recorded this podcast at two in the morning, so we may sound a little tired, and since we were all in the same room, we apologize for the issues with Ed’s mic. Of course with technology, it wouldn’t be That Real Blind Tech Show if there wasn’t a tech issue! We start off talking abo...2023-07-221h 06

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 132 - A Conversation with Mike May on Traveling BlindIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian and Ed sit down with Mike May at the National Federation of the Blind 2023 Conference in Houston, Texas. Our apologies for our tech issue as even though we tested it, Ed’s mic was not hot, so his mic quality is not what you are used to on That Real Blind Tech Show. Mike discusses using the Good Maps app to get around the Conference and find places of interest in Houston. Mike tells us a little about his career involvement with a...2023-07-1928 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 131 - Hey, Mr. Softy, Is That An iPhone In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Happy To See MeIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Join Allison, Brian, and Ed as they discuss the latest in tech news. We start off discussing a follow up article from two episodes ago, as we may be getting the fight of the century! A New York City man attempted to drive his car in to Google’s Headquarters as he claimed that Google had been torturing him for years, and no, it was not Brian. Flight For Sight has announced their Inaugural winners, and Brian is one...2023-06-251h 17

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 130 - Getting To Know Aaron Hale, From the Battlefield to Fudge MakingIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian welcomes in Aaron Hale, a motivational speaker, extreme athlete, business entrepreneur, and a Blind Veteran. We kick the interview off with Aaron telling us how he was blinded in combat as Aaron was in the army and an explosives expert. We find out what it feels like to approach an explosive device, and Aaron shares with us the incident that blinded him. Aaron then walks us through his recovery process at Walter Reed, and how helpful his introduction to the Bard...2023-06-161h 04

Point Of Impact With Aaron HaleFinding Laughter in the Dark: Aaron Hale Interviews Blind Comedian Brian FischlerIn this captivating episode of the Point of Impact Podcast, host Aaron Hale sits down with the extraordinary blind comedian, Brian Fischler, for an inspiring and hilarious conversation that will leave you in stitches and uplifted. Join us as we delve into the world of comedy, navigating hardships, and uncovering the secrets to achieving success against all odds. Prepare to be amazed as Brian Fischler shares his unique perspective on life, humor, and resilience as a blind individual pursuing a career in stand-up comedy. Through his sharp wit and infectious charm, Brian shows us that laughter truly...2023-06-161h 00

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 129 - Verbal Fornication, It's Better Than Podcasting Alone, A Recap of WWDC 23It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, and Jeanine sit down to recap all the announcements we got at WWDC23. Even though it is almost an all Apple show, we kick things off discussing a very funny article about Zuckhead. Unless you have been living underneath a rock, by the way who actually lives underneath a rock? The expression had to come from somewhere. By now you have probably heard that Apple announced Apple Vision Pro. We discuss all the juicy details, and I mean all of t...2023-06-071h 16

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 128 - A Demo of the New VoiceOver Actions in DowncastIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show demo. Brian is flying solo and doing a demo of some new features to the fantastic iOS downcast app. Brian talks about his history with the Downcast app and why people are flocking away from the Castro podcast player. Brian starts the demo off exploring the Downcast podcast tab, and shows off some of the individual podcast customization settings. Brian walks you through the play screen settings including the different speed rates you can listen at. He then j...2023-06-0339 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 127 - Blind Baseball, Italian StyleIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. We finally found Ed, he’s in Italy. Ed pops on to tell us why in the world he is in Italy. Also joining us on this episode from Italy is Amanda Maxson, a member of the New York City Blind Baseball team. We start things off with Amanda explaining to us how she got involved with blind baseball, and what the American team is doing in Italy. Amanda tells us about her love of the 1990’s Yankees, and Brian couldn’t agree more. Amanda then fill...2023-05-3053 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 126 - OkO Co-Pilot For the Blind, Meet the Developers Michael and VincentIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian is flying solo but is joined by the developers, the C.E.O. Michael and C.T.O. Vincent of the fantastic new app OkO Co-Pilot For the Blind. Brian kicks things off with finding out what the OkO app is all about, and how the app works. Vincent then tells us what the development process of the app was like. We find out the meaning of the name OkO and you can find the app in the App Store here...2023-05-2553 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 125 - T-Rex Sex They've Lost Their Mojo, A Look Back at WWDC 22It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. On this episode it’s Brian and just his gal pals, Allison and Jeanine. We start off discussing the in product for this summer, blow up hot tubs. We then begin talking about what else, but A.I., and how in a few years we may be able to talk to and understand what animals are saying. With everything being A.I. focused these days, is Apple being left behind? WhatsApp may be leaving...2023-05-171h 21

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 124 - Be My Eyes, The Future of Customer Service With The Virtual VolunteerIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian is flying solo as he welcomes back Mike Buckley, CEO of Be My Eyes. With the Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer rapidly evolving, Brian and Mike sat down to discuss how the app has been improving,, how the feedback from the closed beta group has been, and what’s up next for the Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer. We discuss the call to action that Elon Musk put out calling for a delay with A.I. advancements beyond ChatGPT4. ...2023-05-0826 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 123 - Fair and BalancedIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Allison, Brian, and Ed gather around the campfire to discuss the latest tech topics. How odd as a lot of it has to do with A.I. It is being reported that some visually impaired iOS 16.4.1 are having only 30 days in every month. While we could not reproduce this issue we thought it was still worth talking about. We then dive in to all the hot A.I. topics. We start off discussing the Godfather of Google A.I. leaving the comp...2023-05-051h 05

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 122 - Trendsetters, Getting To Know Preece, Shaun PreeceIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian and Ed welcome fellow podcaster Shaun Preece to the show for another Trendsetters episode. We start off learning how Shaun went blind and how his journey to Blind Tech Podcaster God began. Next we dive in to Shaun’s first experiences with assistive technology. Shaun then hits us with a classic #EBB Embarrassally Blind Blunder story. Next we find out why Shaun prefers the PC and Jaws over the Mac and VoiceOver. As a fell...2023-04-261h 11

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 121 - No Birds Were Actually Harmed During the Recording of This EpisodeIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the whole gang is back together for the first time in awhile. We allow you behind the curtain as we leave in some of our pre-show recording as we discuss food delivery services and tipping. Allison then hits us with an absolute shocker during our intros. Once we finally get going we start off discussing the strange story where in Houston Apple’s Find My keeps sending people to the same dudes house. Next up we discuss...2023-04-141h 20

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 120 - Midnight Express Guide Dog StyleIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian and Ed welcome in Sam Nikmanesh to discuss a story that is more harrowing than any other story we have ever discussed on the show. We start off finding out from Sam what it is like to start going blind while living in Iran, and what kind of services there are for people in Iran who are blind. Sam tells us about her recent travels from her home in Vancouver to Turkey with her Guide Dog Lemon and the misadven...2023-04-0843 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 119 - Farfegnugen the TSA, Guide Dog Stories and MisadventuresIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, and Jeanine get together for a different kind of conversation, not a tech conversation but rather a discussion about Blind Justice. We start off with Brian’s latest Uber guide dog refusal experience. Allison and Jeanine chime in with their most recent Uber refusals due to traveling with a guide dog. Brian then tells about starting his trip with a refusal and ending it with a refusal in the cab line at LaGuardia. Brian then talks about some of the fu...2023-04-0155 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 118 - A Conversation with Be My Eyes Founder Hans Jørgen Wiberg and CEO Mike Buckley About the Virtual VolunteerIt is an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian is flying solo as Host, and is joined by Hans Jorgen Wiberg, Founder of Be My Eyes and Mike Buckley CEO, Be My Eyes. We start off finding out how the connection with Be My Eyes and Open AI originated. We find out what some early beta testers are saying about the Virtual Volunteer experience. We discuss what seems like endless possibilities for the early stages of the Virtual Volunteer. We discuss the closed beta and when people may expect the...2023-03-2527 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 117 - CSUN Recap, An Assistive Technology InterventionIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Jeanine, and Bryan Wolynski get together to discuss the latest tech news and recap this year’s CSUN Conference. We kick things off discussing Senator Markey’s call for Elon Musk to bring back Twitter’s accessibility team. Next we discuss the huge announcement out of Be My Eyes that they are using Chat GPT4 to help create an all new Virtual Volunteer. Chat GPT4 has been released with a lot of improvements. And we discuss the...2023-03-2358 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 116 - Get To Know Flight For Sight and Their $10,000 Grant Give Away To Travel The WorldIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Ed welcome Mike Walsh, Founder of Flight For Sight to the show. We kick things off discussing Mike’s back story being diagnosed with Usher’s Syndrome in his twenties, and how Ushers began to change his life in his thirties. The three of us then compare notes about when we put the car keys down for the last time. We then dive in to a topic we never ever thought we would discuss on That Real Blind Tech Show, pr...2023-03-1949 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 115 - Axe-Con 2023 Is Here, Get To Know Deque Systems Justin YarbroughIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian and Ed welcome in Justin Yarbrough from Deque Systems. Justin will be presenting at this year’s all virtual Axe-Con taking place on March 15 and 16th. You can register to attend the conference here. We kick the interview off learning a little bit about Justin’s backstory. Justin then explains to us what he does at Deque Systems as an Accessibility Consultant. Justin tells us a little about his presentation at this year’s Axe-Con. His presentation will be on the second...2023-03-131h 02

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 114 - Ai, You Just Wait To See What I Can Make You SayIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, and Jeanine are together to discuss the latest tech and AI headlines. We kick the show off discussing why in the world you would want to use a physical pass key. Then move on to discuss the recently released Victor Reader Stream 3. Is Tick Tock really a threat to the United States national security? Starting later this month Ring Alarm will require a subscription for basic features users have been getting for free for years...2023-03-051h 19

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 113 - Getting To Know Clusiv, A Conversation With Blake Steinecke and Luke SimianerIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Join Brian and Ed as they sit down with Blake Steinecke, Growth Manager and Luke Simianer, CEO of Clusiv. We start off with Luke explaining to us what Clusiv is all about and how the company got its start. We then get a little background on Blake and find out what he does as the Growth Manager at Clusiv. Luke then explains to us how they design the curriculumn at Clusiv. We then find out what barriers Clusi...2023-02-271h 03

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 112 - Fix Yo Sh*t, Know Your Role, and Shut Yo MouthIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with a fully over packed studio as the entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are all together for the first time in 2023. We start off discussing the price changes coming to the Envision Glasses. Jeanine then fills us in about the latest announcement coming out of Aira about extra minutes and the special that will continue to run to the end of February. And it’s not just the assistive tech companies that are raising prices, as we discuss the announcement out of Amazo...2023-02-061h 33

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 111 - A Conversation with Nefertiti Matos Olivares About Audio DescriptionIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Ed and Brian welcome Nefertiti Matos Olivares to the show. Not only is Nefertiti a fellow blind New Yorker, she works in one of our favorite industries, Audio Description. We start off discussing one of the many hats Nefertiti wears, that of a Cultural Accessibility Consultant, and find out what the role involves. Nefertiti then tells us about a few of the museums in New York City that the blind and visually impaired can go to and put their hands on some of the exhibits....2023-01-271h 12

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 110 - A Conversation with Dr. Bryan Wolynski About What He Saw At This Year's CESIt is an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Ed are joined by Dr. Bryan Wolynski, CTO Lighthouse Guild to discuss this year’s CES conference that Bryan attended in Las Vegas. We start the show discussing an Australian visually impaired woman being refused a drink at an Australian hotel. This leads to a conversation about why the general public treats people differently that use a white cane compared to walking with a guide dog. Navilens is partnering with Kellogg to bring accessibility to its cereal boxes. 2023-01-181h 08

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 109 - Aira New Price Plan First Reactions and A Conversation with Troy Otillio Aira CEO and Jeanine StanleyIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Allison are joined by friend of the podcast David Goldstein to discuss the new price plans announced by Aira today. Allison, Brian and David discuss their first thoughts after reading about the new price plans, retail prices, and having to call customer care to find out what your price plan will be. Next Brian welcomes in Troy Otillio, CEO of Aira, and Jeanine Stanley Aira’s Social Media Manager. Troy and Jeanine walk Brian through the new...2023-01-1057 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 108 - From George Lucas to Clingan, A Conversation With Dr. Joel Snyder About Audio DescriptionIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Kicking off the New Year, Brian and Ed welcome in Dr. Joel Snyder, from Audio Description associates and the Founder of the Audio Description Project. We start the interview finding out how Joel started working in audio description. Joel explains what the early days of audio description was like including how difficult it was to convey what audio description actually was when people had no clue what it was. We find out that a certain somebody who the Force is strong in is...2023-01-061h 21

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 107 - Seleste Smart Glasses The Most Fascinating New Product For the Blind For 2023It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Join us as Brian sits down with Shush Mittal and Smit Patel the creators and developers behind the upcoming Celeste Smart Glasses coming in 2023. Brian is very excited for the release of these smart glasses that have partnered with Seeing AI. Shush starts off describing what the Celeste Smart Glasses will be able to do and tells us about how the guys came up with the concept of the glasses. The guys explain what the main differences are between the Celeste Fram...2022-12-3025 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 106 Holiday Parties, It's Time for Fingers In the DipIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. The gang starts off discussing the announcement that Microsoft Soundscape will be going bye bye in 2023. We then discuss what our go to GPS app will be. These people took crash detection to a whole new level! If you had smart toilet on your holiday wish list, it may be waiting for you underneath your tree. And Brian thought he had it bad for a bit with his Door Dash deliveries. Wait until you he...2022-12-211h 13

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 105 - And Everything, Drink!It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. We gathered Allison, Brian and Ed to talk about the latest tech news going around. We start off discussing a tweet about our last episode, And Everything. Drink! You may have heard that Aira will be under going some changes. We discuss what has been announced so far. Menus4All has launched as a paid subscription app, will you be getting it? If you live in New York City and are searching for a job...2022-12-071h 16

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 104 - From Air Canada to JetBlue, Hassling Guide Dog Handlers Across the WorldIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, and it is amazing how often podcasts imitate life. On our last episode we discussed the blind woman who was not allowed on an Air Canada flight with her guide dog. Well, Brian just was extremely hassled by JetBlue when checking in for his most recent flight about his guide dog and new policies that JetBlue has initiated for people traveling with guide dogs. Amazingly, it is not JetBlue’s responsibility to alert you of these new regulations, you are just suppose to magically know them on your own. Ed a...2022-11-231h 06

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 103 - Twitter, The Technological HindenburgIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. The entire gang is here in their lair of choice. We start off discussing the upcoming Sight Tech Global, as Brian will be the Host of this year’s Virtual Conference which you can register for free to attend here. Air Canada is the latest airline to make a blind person’s life absolutely miserable while traveling with their guide dog. Will the airlines ever get it? It happened a week ago, but we dive in to the blind...2022-11-141h 08

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 102 - Apple 21st Century MafiaIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Ed welcome in friend of the podcast David Goldstein to the podcast. David just popped in to NYC to join Brian and Ed at Laugh For Sight at Gotham Comedy Club on October 24th, so we thought we would have David on to help us recap the long awaited return of Laugh For Sight. This year’s benefit was absolutely epic and featured Legendary Comedian Robert Klein, Aaron Berg, Ophira Eisenberg, Joe Derosa, Andy Fiori, Boris Khaykin, along with Host and Friend of the p...2022-11-011h 30

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 101 - Passive Aggressive Fischler Voodoo DollsNow that we have gotten past our massive 100th episode celebration, it is back to podcasting as the entire That Real Blind Tech Show gang gets together to recap the latest tech news. We start off with a mention that the All Blind Fantasy Football League Mini Documentary has an imdb page. We start off with a congratulations as one of us lives in the filthiest talking city in the world. And its not NYC! Wasn’t the whole point of streaming no ads? Well get ready for...2022-10-151h 25

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 100 - The Clip Show Part 5 The FinaleWe begin the final part of our massive 100th episode clip show celebration with the gang styling and freestylng on Episode 71. With the huge success of the NumPad Commander a listener requested a demo of the keyboard commander which arrived on episode 72. Episode 74 was our attempt of multiple host interviewing multiple guests about this year’s CSUn, and the new tech center at the Lighthouse Guild, and also saw the return of friend of the podcast, Dr. Bryan Wolynski. Episode 75 brought Aira CEO Troy Etillio and Jeanine Stanl...2022-10-071h 45

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 100 - The Clip show Part 4We start off our 100th Anniversary Episode part 4 Clip show with the developer of AirBuddy Guide Rambo. Episode 51 brought the Fantastic Foursome all together on the same episode for the first time with Allison, Brian, Ed, and jeanine for what do you expect but an Apple event recap. Episode 52 brought skateboarder Justin Bishop to the show. Episode 54 brought us therapist and Author Rebecca Alexander and Inspiration porn. Episode 55 brought former guest Joe Steinkamp in as a co-host to discuss a little Microsoft news. 2022-10-061h 09

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 100 - The Clip show Part 3Welcome to part three of the That Real Blind Tech show 100th Episode clip show. We start off at episode 31, which was an absolutely classic recording. Episode 32 brought in comedian friend and former Warm Up Comedian at The Late Show with David Letterman, Eddie Brill. Episode 33 brought us the first Brian flying solo episode and our first demo which was Amazon Prime and Audio Description. Episode 34 was the first of our only two part episode as it brought Legendary Comedian and Laugh For Sigh...2022-10-051h 06

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 100 - The clip Show Part TwoIt’s a continuation celebration for our 100th episode, as we present you with The Clip Show Part Two. This episode starts off at the beginning of 2021, as we welcome our good friend Allison Meloy full time to the podcast. Allison was a regular guest on iAccessVO and joined us here regularly starting with episode 14. Our next few guests included Greg Stilson from The American Printing House for the Blind, Steve Ewell from The Consumer Technology Association, and Shaun Eli comedian friend of Brian’s who worked very hard to make his web...2022-10-041h 14

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 100 - The Clip Show Part OneJoin us for a stroll down memory lane. In honor of the 100th episode of That Real Blind Tech show, it is our absolutely epic five part clip show. You will laugh, you will cry, you will learn, ok, so maybe there will be no crying, but we can guarantee a few laughs along this stroll down memory lane. The clip show starts off with Brian babbling on about what the new show will be, then Ed pops in as Brian quickly realized he is better with Ed then without him. Ou...2022-10-031h 05

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 99 - Mellow Fellow, New Apple Products and Review of iOS 16It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. We are here primarily this episode to discuss iOS 16.0.2 and new Apple products. It is an Ed less and Jeanine less show as TJ Meloy joined Brian and Allison in their isolated lairs to discuss our new products and thoughts. We start off discussing the 40 year anniversary of the first emoji being sent and how that day began the descent of modern civilization. Is anyone surprised or shocked at the lengths Facebook is going to to keep on tracking all of us? Not onl...2022-09-281h 31

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 98 - Apple Recap Far Out It's Time To StandIt’s a fully packed That Real Blind Tech show lair as the entire gang is here to discuss and recap in our own way the Apple Far Out event. We start off discussing the name of the event and the new Apple emergency S.O.S. for when you are stuck in the middle of nowhere or Ohio. We discuss our issues getting the event to play in Apple TV, and the opening video to the event. We then get our iOS 16 beta testers opinion of whether or not you shou...2022-09-101h 30

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 97 - The Return of the EdThe gang is back together again after Ed’s European Vacation. We kick things off discussing the new alliance between Aira and Envision glasses. Does this change anything for you? Twitter because it doesn’t know what it wants to be is getting in to podcasts now. Tesla wants videos of its self driving technology running over dummies of children taken down. Will negative feedback slow us blind peeps from eventually getting behind the wheel? We are big fans of the Sonos speakers, and rumo...2022-08-281h 26

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 95 - Door Detection Is Damn SexyIt’s a fully packed That Real Blind Tech show lair as the usuals Brian and Allison are here and joined by Jeanine and David Goldstein as Ed tours all over England, Scotland, and the Netherlands, not Neverland which as Brian learned on the last podcast is a totally different place. You may have heard that crypto theft is on the rise, well Nomad has decided to let the thieves and pirates keep ten percent of their stolen bounty if they return the other ninety percent. Apple is rumored to be laun...2022-08-0852 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 94 - Some What WonkyThe gang is back together again to discuss the latest greatest tech news. We start off discussing the Zuckhead as he wants to ruin your Facebook and Instagram timelines even more then he already has done. Interestingly, employees are more concerned about working in the Metaverse than employers. Next we answer the age old question, why do sighted people make so many more buttdials than blind peeps? Amazon Drive is going bye bye, will anybody miss it? This then leads us in to disc...2022-07-311h 22

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 93 - How to get Zoom Bombed, Influence People, and Lose Friends. A Conversation with David Goldstein on Podcasting and Web DesignIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Ed welcome in good friend David Goldstein to the podcast. David is a long time member of the All Blind Fantasy Football League, a web designer and marketer, and a fellow podcaster. We start off discussing the Podcast Roundtable that all of us were on, on July 6th, and presented by the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. We then go back to the beginning of David’s vision loss. David walks us through his early years, the 18 surger...2022-07-241h 09

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 92 - NFB Recap 2022, We Got Resolutions To DiscussIt’s a fully packed That Real Blind Tech Show lair as the entire gang of Brian, Ed Allison, and Jeanine are all here to discuss a recap of the NFB Conference and some other current tech topics. We start off with the very self indulgent uber exciting news that we have finally launched our own website, www.BlindTechShow.com. Brian learned if you don’t capitalize the letters to our name, it sounds very weird in the outline for the show. A very special thanks to friend of the podcast, David Goldstein for building our w...2022-07-151h 35

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 91 - Trendsetters, A Conversation with PodFather Rodney Edgar from Tech Access WeeklyBrian and Ed welcome in Rodney Edgar to the That Real Blind Tech show lair for another Trendsetters episode. Rodney began podcasting back in 2009 with the show Tech Access Weekly. We find out how Rodney and his wife Erin started the show, what gave them the idea for the podcast, and what tools they were using back then to produce the podcast. Rodney walks us through his workflow of putting the show together. That’s right, Brian let it slip out, as Blindtechshow.com will be launching some time this week, so c...2022-07-121h 08

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 90 - Review of the Echo Frames and Big Announcements From AiraIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show product unveiling, as Brian could not wait to get in to the That Real Blind Tech show lair to discuss his new Echo Frames with you. Brian walks you through the design of the glasses, what the buttons on the glasses do, and how the touch pad works. He talks about the differences between the Bose Frames and Echo Frames so you can make a good decision about which pair of Smart Glasses may be right for you. Jeanine Stanley then pops...2022-07-0443 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 89 - Singaporian Echo UrnsIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with the gang in their separate lairs. And we start talking about how someone wants to copy That Real Blind Tech show and build their own lair. China claims it has discovered aliens, but then quickly deletes the report. How did a man in Japan lose his entire town’s digital information? The A Lady may soon be able to mimic the voice of a deceased relative. Creepy or cool? Instagram is testing out a new tool that will be able to te...2022-06-261h 20

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 88 - A Demo of How to Transfer Music Playlists From One Provider to AnotherIt’s been awhile, but it’s another Super Cool, super Solo That Real Blind Tech Show demo from Brian. With more big companies playing nice together, it was about time for Brian to ditch his subscription to Amazon Music, and switch to Apple Music as part of the Apple One Plus option. The issue with switching music providers is how do you take your playlists with you that you have been spending so much time creating over the years. Well, with the help of a third party free website, called Tune My Music, 2022-06-1818 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 87 - A Conversation with the Miami Lighthouses Virginia Jacko and Jorge HernandezIt’s an all new fully packed That Real Blind Tech Show lair, as Brian and Ed welcome in Virginia Jacko, CEO of the Miami Lighthouse and Jorge Hernandez, IT Manager for the Miami Lighthouse. We kick things off catching up with Virginia since we last spoke with her mid-pandemic, and find out how things have been going at the Miami Lighthouse. We then learn what Jorge does as the IT Manager on a day to day basis. Next we dive in to the headache of web overla...2022-06-1448 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 85 - Blind Dream Warriors, Some, None, or All!The gang is back together again in the That Real Blind Tech Show lair. On this episode we start off discussing WWDC, oh wait, that is still a few weeks off. What does Morgan Freeman and Zuckhead have in common? Well, you will have to listen or read this article to find out. We figure that we’re all adults here, well maybe except for Brian, but we still discuss how Pornhub has changed the world. In the absolutely ridiculous portion of the news...2022-05-291h 13

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 84 - Chasing Windmills, A Recap of Google IO with Joe SteinkampIt’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian is joined in the That Real Blind Tech Show lair by Joe Steinkamp. Joe is here to discuss all the exciting news that came out of this year’s Google IO. We start off discussing Joe’s tweeting habits during big tech announcement sessions, and then directly move in to why Talk Back still sucks so bad. We then dive in to the big announcements that came out of this year’s google IO. We start off discussing the upcoming P...2022-05-201h 09

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 83 - Rewired Not Retired, This Is Your Life Larry GoldbergBrian and Ed are back in the That Real Blind Tech Show Lair, and are thrilled to be joined by the recently rewired, not retired Larry Goldberg. Larry just left Yahoo, as their Head of Accessibility. We start off asking Larry about the future of accessibility at Yahoo. We revisit our history over the past few years with Yahoo and the All Blind Fantasy Football League. If you have not seen the mini documentary about The All Blind League, you can watch it here. If you are interested in joining the Se...2022-05-1454 min

That Real Blind Tech ShowEpisode 82 - Is There A Difference Between A Bluetooth Jerk and A Glasshole?It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the gang is back together in their still socially distant lairs of choice. We start off again with a little peek behind the curtains to our discussion before we actually hit record. Ok, so record had obviously already been hit, but we speak freely until we actually kick off the show. Once we get rock and rolling, we start off discussing Global Password Day. Who even knew this was a thing? So for the big day, we discuss our latest methods of managing all tho...2022-05-081h 12

Blind Guy Talks TechGetting To Know Brian Fischler from That Real Blind Tech Show & AxCon 2022For those of you who listen to That Real Blind Tech Show, you will be aware of the name and voice in today’s episode. Brian Fischler is the host of the podcast which is very similar in nature to our own show here, with lots of humour and fun alongside hopefully educational material too. Brian joins Blind Guy Steven Scott in a long ranging and thoughtful interview about the ongoing debate inside our own community of blind people about ableism, understanding disability and harmful language. Steven also talks to Brian about his recent adventures taking part in AxeCon 2022. There ar...2022-04-0849 min

The Ivy League of ComedyComedians in the Cloud- The Ivy League of Comedy, with comedians Shaun Eli and Brian FischlerIn this episode I talk to blind comedian Brian Fischler about his charity Laugh for Sight and their shows in NY, LA and Miami. Brian explains about using a screen reader on the internet and how he can listen at such a rapid speed that sighted people can’t follow it. We talk about changes in the real estate market as a result of covid, and how Brian got a mass of emails from comedy club bookers that shows were being cancelled as a result of the virus. Brian talks about lower-level comedians being the insecure, obnoxious ones and ab...2021-01-2257 min

Blind AbilitiesAround The World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective - Episode 7: in the Big Apple with Brian Fischler – New York, New YorkFull Transcript In this seventh episode in our series, Around the World with COVID-19 from a Blindness Perspective, we hear from Brian Fischler. Brian comes to us from New York, the City that never sleeps. but we may have witnessed an exception to that age-old moniker as New York has been through an ordeal that almost brought the Big Apple to its knees… into a deep sleep! But as in the past, the big city seems to have bounced back and is rallying in recent weeks. Read more we would love to hear fr...2020-07-0629 min

Blind Living RadioLaugh for Sight with Blind Comic Brian FischlerIt’s April fool’s Day! Harley and Ellen celebrate with guest Brian Fischler, blind comic and founder of the comedy benefit Laugh for Sight. Once named the World’s Funniest Blind Comic (by himself), Brian talks about his transition from improv to standup comedy, how his blindness has affected his comedy routine and finding humor in the bizarre circumstances he’s experienced since losing his sight.2016-04-0126 min