The See-Through Podcast

Episode 076 | Chad E. Foster (Blind Ambition) joins the podcast! In this episode, Chad and I discuss being ambassadors for the blind community, how to find comfort in discomfort, how our mentalities affect every aspect of our lives, how helping others can help you go beyond yourself, his book "Blind Ambition" and more!  -- SUPPORT SEE-THROUGH --  Merch: https://seethroughpod.com/merch Patreon: htt...

Episode 075 | Lukas Simianer (Clusiv - CEO) joins the podcast! In this episode, Lukas and Lance discuss the shocking employment statistics of the blindness community + how Lukas plans to solve those statistics, how having an underdog mentality can fuel your fight to reach your goals, the origins + future of Clusiv, the power of cowboy hats, and more!  -- S E E - T H R O U G H // L I N K S -- Patre...

Episode 074 | Dan Mancina + Anthony Ferraro (Four Bad Eyes Podcast) join the podcast! In this episode, Dan, Anthony, and I cover the power of men's long hair, how they met, their future plans for their podcast + content, erectile dysfunction medication, how they maintain a healthy relationship with social media, and more! --------------- S E E - T H R O U G H  /  L I N K S -- Patreon: https://patr...

Episode 073 | Steven McCoy (Journalist) joins the podcast! In this episode, Steven and I cover his life with Usher Syndrome, his career as the first deaf-blind black journalist, his stories of overcoming bullying, learning to advocate for yourself, challenging the stigmas of being disabled, the power that comes with accepting your disability, and more! --------------- Do you have a question you wa...

Episode 072 | Eric Bennardo (Foundation Fighting Blindness: Pittsburgh Chapter President) + Michael Tubiak (The RP Show & Living Free With RP) join the podcast! In this episode - Eric, Mike and I discuss the ins + outs, pros + cons of claiming SSI or SSDI (disability benefits), leaving the workforce + joining the workforce as someone who is legally blind and more! ------------ Do you have a questi...

Episode 071 | T & Cleaves from the See Saw Podcast join the podcast for a very transparent episode! The See Saw podcast is a disability podcast that doesn't pull any punches. In this episode, the See Saw lads and I discuss their blunt approach to podcasting, how they handle backlash after expressing controversial opinions, the "sensitivities" of the disability community, the potential creative rep...

Episode 070 | Yuh! I'm back with another SOLO episode! In this one, I cover a variety of topics that are relevant to the disability community. I discuss the potential harmful side effects of erectile dysfunction medication for men living with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). I give my opinion on Molly Burke's recent appearance on "The Daily Show" with Trevor Noah. I go DEEP on how I believe inclusive +...

Episode 069 | Gracie Benedith-Cane (Braille Code Inc.) joins the podcast! In this episode, Gracie and I discuss how she both accepts + advocates for her son Wani, who is legally-blind due to Septo-Optic Dysplasia. Gracie also educates me on the process of obtaining a patent, her children's book, and much more! ----- Follow Braille Code Inc. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braille_code_inc/...

Episode 068 | Chad Bouton (The Unsyted Radio) joins the podcast! In this episode, Chad opens up about podcasting with social anxiety + adult autism, how to embrace your disability and use it to your advantage, and how he dug himself out of a dark time when he was once having suicidal thoughts. Want to listen to Chad's podcast "Hindsight Is 20/200"? Visit: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hind...

Episode 067 | A special solo episode experience. In this episode, I cover the RP movie theater experience, my latest visual field test results, starting therapy, Lizzo + cancel-culture, sensory deprivation tanks, and recently hitting the TWO-YEAR mark of the podcast! -------- Have a question for me? Want your question to be featured + answered in an upcoming episode? Send me a video of you asking...

Episode 066 | Maria Pendolino (Voice Actor) joins the podcast! Maria is a professional voice actress living with Psoriatic arthritis. In this episode, Maria and I discuss her her switch from acting on-set to voice acting, her negative + positive internal thoughts linked to her disability, and how society can judge disabled people even when disabled people don't need or want them to. To contact Mar...

Episode 065 | Karthik Kannan (Envision: Founder + CTO) joins the podcast! In this episode, Karthik and I discuss the origin story behind Envision, how the Envision app + glasses help blind and visually-impaired individuals with their independence, and what's next for Envision! To learn more about Envision, visit: https://www.letsenvision.com/ To watch Sam Seavey's (The Blind Life) Envision Glasses...

Episode 064 | Victor Mifsud (Blind Biohacker) + Emma Krebs (The Curious One Podcast) join the podcast for a very special episode! In this episode, Victor + Emma and I discuss curiosity, biohacking, cancel culture, censorship, and social media. To learn more about Victor's Vision Optimization Summit, visit:  visionoptimizationsummit.com  | To listen to Emma's podcast, check out:  thecuriousonepodca...

Episode 063 | Andy Ulanoff (Yaplaws Comics) joins the podcast! Lance and Andy discuss all things YaPlaws comics, vision loss, the state of digital art + social media and much more! You can view some of Andy's work at instagram.com/yaplaws | To learn more about this podcast, visit: seethroughpod.com | For bonus episodes + exclusive content, visit: patreon.com/seethroughpod | To subscribe to the pod...

Episode 062 | Susan Johnson (My Mom!) joins the podcast! In this episode, my mom and I talk about her RP diagnosis, how she adapted to her vision-loss when it came to her teaching career and family life, how she felt when my sister and I were diagnosed with RP, her recent trip to NYC to visit me and much more! Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3JRSPEO Patreon: https://patreon.com/seethroughpod Website: ht...

Episode 061 | Vinnie Rupolo (Anxious Youth) joins the podcast! In this episode, Vinnie talks to Lance about his podcast, anxiety, his old heavy metal bands, the appropriate language you should use to describe people in the dwarfism community, and much more! To learn more about Anxious Youth, visit: instagram.com/anxiousyouth Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3JRSPEO Patreon: patreon.com/seethroughpod Webs...

Episode 060 | Morten Bonde (Art Director: The Lego Group + Motivational Speaker + Author) joins the podcast! In this episode, Morten and I discuss the inspiration behind his book, "Sentenced To Blindness - Now What?", his Retinitis Pigmentosa diagnosis story, being a legally blind art director, how being mindful has rewired the negative voices in his head and changed them to positive voices, and m...

Episode 059 | Jessie Chin (Comedian + From The Throne Podcast) joins the podcast! In this episode, Jessie and I talk about dating as a disabled person, how to retain your masculinity as a disabled man, the current state of comedy, and more! To listen to Jessie's podcast, visit: From The Throne - linktree | To learn more about this podcast, visit: seethroughpod.com | For bonus "The See-Through Podc...

Episode 058 | Jon Marin (Internship Program Director + Author) returns to the podcast! In this episode, Jon and I continue our conversation and talk about the Career Discovery Project, which is an internship program for visually-impaired students. We also cover the release of his first book "See Us", which documented six students from the Career Discovery Project program, how to network + collabor...

Episode 057 | Kevin Figueroa (Blind Light Photography) joins the podcast. In this episode, Kevin and I discuss what it means to have an "eye" for photography + cinematography while being legally blind, his creative collaborations with past podcast guests (Ben Fox + Jon Marin), pursuing his passions despite obstacles with his vision, and more!   Follow Kevin on Instagram, his handle is @blind_light...

Episode 056 | Michael Tubiak + Ste Johnson (The RP Show) make their third appearance on the podcast! Mike, Ste, and I talk about masculinity, remote content creation, their incognito t-shirt series, and of course - The RP Show. To watch "The RP Show", visit: https://tinyurl.com/2p94umxp | For more podcast episodes + content, visit: https://seethroughpod.com/ | For BONUS episodes + EXCLUSIVE, join...

Episode 055 | John Grimes (Host: Ambiguously Blind Podcast) joins the podcast! In this episode, John and I discuss the story of his vision-loss due to meningitis, how to prevent meningitis, how John + his family and friends responded to his sudden loss of vision, the great work he's doing with his podcast, and more. To listen to John's podcast (Ambiguously Blind Podcast), visit: https://www.ambigu...

Episode 054 | Alexa Jovanovic (Aille Design) joins the podcast. In this episode, Alexa and I talk about how her clothing brand designs inclusive clothing using braille, the products she sells and the process behind her products, and how starting Aille Design has carved a special place for her within the disability community. | To learn more about Aille Design or to view their products, visit: http...

Episode 053 | Andrew Pulrang (Contributing Writer - Forbes) joins the podcast. Andrew and I go DEEP on some topics I've been wanting to cover, such as: how the disability community perceives itself, the subgroups within the disability community, where Andrew and I both "fit in" within the community, how the democratic + republican parties approach disabled rights, and more! To read Andrew's brilli...

Episode 052 | Sheridan O'Donnell (Film Director) joins the podcast. Sheridan is a legally-blind filmmaker who just wrapped his first feature film, "Little Brother." In this episode, Sheridan and I talk about his feature film directorial debut, his recent diagnosis of Retinitis Pigmentosa, the process of accepting and grieving vision loss, his on-set adaptations, and more! | To learn more about She...