That Blind Lads Podcast

In the first episode of Journeys in 2021 i talk to Giles Hudson, a man who suffered a serious car accident when he was 19 which left him in a critical condition and fighting for his life. Giles talks about the accident, how he recovered from it, living with a brain injury, the opportunities that have came his way since, what he is doing now and his plans for the future. It’s a truly fascinating an...

It’s another bonus episode for you guys, aren’t you lucky! This time i sit down with comedian and TV personality Kevin Day, we talk about how he accidentally got into comedy, how he expanded on that and what he’s up to these days.

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Today i have a very special episode with the former lead singer of the band, The Enemy, what more do i need to say? I hope you’ve all had a great Xmas and continue to have a great holiday, enjoy!

Today I have a bonus episode for you! I sit down and talk to another member of the YouTube channel, football daily, Chris Hamill. We discuss what he’s doing as a part of football daily, experiencing football from a blind persons perspective like myself and his as a fully sighted person and we also touch on the goings-on in the Premier League. Enjoy!

This week on the blind social, me and Jon Attenborough are joined by a fellow blind friend by the name of Jurgen Donaldson. We discuss in depth what a daily routine is like for the 3 of us being blind as well as planning journeys and travelling independently. we once again have a laugh whilst also providing some insightful info on how a blind person goes about their every day tasks.

In the third episode of Journeys i sit down and chat with Rachel Charlton-Dailey, a former fashion blogger, a disability activist and founder of the online magazine ‘The Unwritten’. We talk about about how she got into writing blogs, why she chose to set up The Unwritten, what she wants to achieve with it and her personal and professional goals for the future, enjoy!

In the second episode of the blind social, me and Jon discuss a handful of myths surrounding visual impairment and blindness. Starting with what we actually see as blind people all the way to if we want to feel others faces, enjoy!

In the second episode of Journeys, I sit down and talk to the lovely Carys Llewellyn. We discuss her childhood, going through school being blind, the transition into university followed bye life after education and how she came across the idea of working for herself. It’s a great listen, enjoy!

Today, its the start of a new series! Me and Jon Attenborough sit down and answer some of the most frequent questions we get asked as blind people. We have a laugh and enjoy ourselves along the way.

Today is the beginning of a brand-new series! I talk with Andy about being diagnosed with crones disease 5 years ago, The ups and downs of it all, how it has affected his mental health, how he’s doing now and what his goals are for the future. it’s a must listen!

Today on this bonus episode, i sit down and talk to the founder of NeateBox. A business that was formed with a vision of improving the lives of many people with disabilities. The apps that Gavin has created are simple but super effective, they just need a bit of pushing to really make a difference... disabled or not, i garuntee you will like this so give it a listen and enjoy!

Today, i had another amazing opportunity to sit down and chat with a Paralympic champion. Lora talks about what school was like for someone with a visual impairment, how she first got into athletics and then later fall out of love with it, then getting into cycling, her experiences at the 2012 and 2016 paralympics, her passion for cooking and her hopes for the future including going to the Tokyo p...

Today, i sit down with the head of digital inclusion at AbilityNet Robin Christopherson to talk everything accessible tech.we discuss the evolution of technology over the years, how AbilityNet was founded, the importance it of accessibility making its way into the mainstream and much more.

Today, I have the amazing opportunity to sit down with a three times paralympian, two times gold medallist and silver medallist, Libby Clegg. Libby talks about growing up and finding school not so easy when having a visual impairment, how she got into athletics, the thrill she gets from performing in front of big crowds, going to 3 consecutive Paralympics and hopefully a fourth, getting to the dan...

Today i had the opportunity to sit down with simon brown, a former mechanical engineer in the British army for over 10 years. Simon had a fairly normal life up until 2009 when he was attacked by the enemy in Iraq which lead to him losing almost 3\4 of his vision. He talks his life in the army up until that day and the recovery following it which wasn’t easy but simon was determined to make a diffe...

In the second instalment of A Blind Insight, I talk to Tokyo Paralympics hopeful, Kyle Coon. He tells me about losing his site to cancer as a child. Being told he can’t pack groceries as a teen all the way to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, completing an Ironman triathlon multiple times and going on many more incredible adventures. He also talked about how close he was to starting the trials for the 2...

This is the first episode of my brand-new series, a blind insight. I will be sitting down with a number of different people who have different variation of Visual impairment or blindness and allowing them to tell their story from the very beginning. My first guest is the lovely Nina Chesworth who has been visually impaired since an extremely young age but sadly experienced a couple of accidents wh...

I had the amazing opportunity to sit down and chat with the great Professor. We talk about the last 8 months and how it has been during lockdown, the things he does to keep the positivity and also has some important messages for many people, hope you enjoy!

Today I have a very special guest in Kieron Maguire, the leading football finance expert at Liverpool University and a familiar voice on the “Price of Football” podcast.

Today, I have the opportunity to sit down with one of the U.K’s leading wrestling journalists and a Familia voice on TalkSports wrestling show “TalkWrestling”.

I sit down with Stuart Linnell, a man who has worked in the broadcasting industry for 50 years, starting with local BBC radio in Birmingham all the way to BBC Coventry and Warwickshire now. He talks about what radio was like in the 70s and 80s when local radio was very much a new thing to many people in the West Midlands and how it has changed over the decades. We also discuss being a Coventry cit...

Today, I talk to Brighton-based, up-and-coming, partially deaf producer/DJ Isaac Swaby (Sway-B). He tells me about growing up down south, the adversity he faced and how he saw it as a challenge which he accepted. He also talks about how he found out he was partially deaf and what if any, effect that had on his life. We then go on to chat about his night life and what encouraged him to start gettin...

I sit down and have a chat with Dougie of football daily fame, a YouTube channel that has over 2 million subscribers which he has now been a part of for 3 years. We talk about how he got the opportunity to work in YouTube, which wasn’t his plan to begin with, his highlights so far and I ask him questions about fellow football daily members. We also talk about his support of Sunderland and what he...

This is the first instalment of my pint and a chinwag series... I sit down with a man called Jurgen where he talks about his upbringing in Scotland, his determination to beat cancer at a young age and what led him to becoming blind in his adult years. We also talk about life during lockdown as a blind person and what the positives and negatives are. This is my first interview so I would appreciate...