Episodes
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9 September 2024: Back To School Special
On the Back To School Special, Claire and Paulina chat end of summer, going into autumn, some funny animal themed facts and stories. Plus, Paulina chats with Karen Hirst about recourses available for families from RNIB’s Children Young People and Families Team and also hears about Paths To Literacy, a resource hub for teachers of visually impaired children from Lisha Yochimowitz.
2 September 2024: Sport Special Part 2
On part two of the Sport Special we chat with Janet about her love of ballroom dancing, do a nice relaxing tai chi exercise with Chris and also return to our panellists from them mental wellbeing roundtable to chat a bit more about the impact physical activity had on their mental health. Plus, Claire is baffled by a very odd, yet delicious, wrestling championship.
26 August 2024: Sport Special Part 1
With athletes competing at the Paralympic Games this year we bring you a special sporty 2-parter! In part 1 we about See Sport Differently and resources that can help you get active or enjoy spectator sport, chat triathlon and para triathlon with Rob from Blind Focus with Rob Sears YouTube channel, and share an extract from the Mental Wellbeing roundtable in which the panellists Yaya, Roger, Amanda, and Riley, talk about benefits of sport. Catch Part 2 next week!
19 August 2024: Sex Education & Accessibility
This week, Amelia chats with charity Sex Ed Matters about sex education and the importance of making it accessible, misconceptions around sex and desire as well as a need for wider on-screen representation.
12 August 2024: Rainy Day BBQ, & Accessible Architecture
We share some tips from a BBQ expert that will help us hopefully make the most of the rainy weather, and we hear from a young architecture student Emily Annakin about finishing her degree, focusing on accessible design and adaptations she makes to help her study.
5 August 2024: Movember, Ugo Monye, & Berenice Magistretti
We speak with charity Movemeber and rugby legend Ugo Monye, about the need for action when it comes to men’s health and mental health in the UK. Amelia hears from Swiss-Italian writer and disability activist Berenice Magistretti about her love for fashion and colourful canes, plus more silly animal facts and a very relaxing news story.
29 July 2024: Forest Bathing & Travel With Sassy Wyatt
We learn about the mindfulness practice of forest bathing and how to adapt it for kids from Lisha Yochimowitz, a Teacher of the Visually Impaired in USA. Plus chat with travel blogger and accessibility consultant Sassy Wyatt, and Claire and Paulina are left howling over this week’s funny animal fact.
22 July 2024: Afternoon Tea With A Difference, & VI Ice Skating
We head over to Cardiff Bay to hear about VI ice skating lessons, chat with MasterChef winner Jane Devonshire about some of the popular trends for an afternoon tea and find out how we can host an afternoon tea to support cancer research. Plus, more funny animal facts, and Claire wonders what happened to her Celebrity MasterChef invite?
15 July 2024: Travelling The World, Rugby, & World’s Ugliest Dog!
We hear from traveller and writer Tony Giles about his passion for seeing the world and how that has led him to visiting over 130 countries, all 7 continents, and every single USA state. Luci Franks talks about her experience of going to a women’s rugby game for the first time, and of course our random news story for this week will explain how owning an ugly pet could be quite lucrative.
8 July 2024: Charity MANUP? & Conversation With Football Fan Adam
We’re speaking with Dan from men’s mental health charity MANUP? about their work, the support they offer, and also hear from Adam, who lost his sight five years ago, about his love of football. Plus, Claire shares a funny mishap involving window blinds.