The See-Through Podcast

Episode 051 | Tracee Garner (Author) joins the podcast. Tracee is a book author who has sold over 90,000 copies of her books. In this episode, Tracee talks about living with muscular dystrophy, her new self-help book titled: Disability: An Anecdotal Field Guide for the Rest of Us, how her personal experiences inspire her writing, and more! To learn more about Tracee's books, visit: traceegarner.co...

Episode 050 | The See-Through Podcast is back! This week Dave Steele (The Blind Poet) joins the podcast. Dave is a legally blind award-winning poet based in Manchester, England. In this episode, Dave and I cover his journey of accepting his vision loss, life with Retinitis Pigmentosa, the inspiration behind his poetry, how embracing his emotions allowed him to find his audience, and more! | To che...

Episode 049 | Steven Verdile (The Squeaky Wheel) joins the podcast. Steven is the creator of The Squeaky Wheel, an online satirical publication designed by disabled people for disabled people. In this episode, Steven talks about the inspiration behind The Squeaky Wheel, his career in graphic design, accessibility challenges in the workplace, and more. To learn more about The Squeaky Wheel, visit:...

Episode 048 | Stephanae McCoy + Nasreen Bhutta (Bold Blind Beauty) join the podcast. Bold Blind Beauty is an online community and digital publication designed to empower those who are blind/low vision to embrace their beauty, increase their confidence, claim their power, and boldly break barriers. In this episode, Stephanae and Nasreen discuss their roles within Bold Blind Beauty, their sight loss...

Episode 047 | Steve Johnson + Michael Tubiak (The RP Show) return to the podcast! In this episode, Mike + Steve talk about their future plans for the RP show,   Mike's personal podcast "Living free with RP", how to tailor a fitness routine around your disability, their perceptions of what's considered "good" social etiquette when using a white cane in public and more. To watch the RP show, visit:...

Episode 046 | Yvette Cabrera (Author) joins the podcast. Yvette is the author of Living Proof: Defined by the Ability, Not the Disability and is an active advocate for disabled and visually-impaired communities. In this episode, Yvette talks about the challenges of bridging the gap between the disabled and the general population, life as a legally blind woman, her "Connection Project" on Instagram...

Episode 045 | Ben Fox (Filmmaker) joins the podcast. Ben is the co-founder of the blindDANCE Film Festival, which is the first film festival ran by the blind, for the world. Ben also founded AlmostBlind.org, a website dedicated to increasing awareness of the various degrees of blindness. In this episode, Ben and I talk about our filmmaking careers, creating with retinitis pigmentosa, his retinal s...

Episode 044 | Toria Jones (Just a Little Pod) joins the podcast. Toria is the co-host of the podcast Just a Little Pod, a podcast that discusses all things related to the disability community. In this episode, Toria talks about accepting her life with dwarfism, podcasting, the   "m" word, some of her strange encounters with the public, her views on motherhood, and more. To learn more about Just a...

Episode 043 | Sam Seavey (YouTuber - The Blind Life) joins the podcast. Sam discusses living with Stargardt disease, the origins of his YouTube channel, his custom studio setup, how he films + edits his own videos, his positive approach to life and more. To learn more about Sam, visit his website: theblindlife.net | Subscribe to Sam's YouTube channel: The Blind Life | To learn more about the Blueg...

Episode 042 | Peter Roessler (Video Director - Foundation Fighting Blindness: Beacon Stories) joins the podcast. In this episode, Peter talks about what he's learned about the visually impaired community through his video production work for Foundation Fighting Blindness and Two Blind Brothers. To learn more about Peter, visit his website: shootmepeter.com | To learn more about Beacon Stories, vis...

Episode 041 | Steve Way (Actor + Comedian) joins the podcast. Steve talks about living with a rare muscular dystrophy, his role on the Hulu show "Ramy", his personal approach to stand-up comedy, substitute teaching, and public speaking. Plus, we talk about how he uses his platform to fight for the disabled community. To learn more about Steve, visit his website: thesteveway.com | To learn more abo...

Episode 040 | Jill Wheatley (Adventurer) joins the podcast. Jill discusses her newfound mission to release the shackles of stigma that traumatic brain injury, vision loss, eating disorders, and post traumatic stress disorder can have and how her recent mountain experiences sparked an acceptance of her disabilities as well as a passion to promote the power of perspective and possibility. To learn a...

Episode 039 | Olivia O'Connell (Disability Activist) joins the podcast. Olivia discusses living with albinism, being legally blind, her educational and activism goals, and how the disability community is misrepresented in pop culture. To follow Olivia on Instagram, follow: @oliviaelizao | To learn more about the American Association of People with Disabilities, visit: aapd.com | For more podcast c...

Episode 038 | Johnny Rivera (Actor + Father) joins the podcast. Johnny and I talk about his grounded approach to raising his son, Johnny Jr, who is blind due to Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. To learn more about Johnny, visit his website: johnnyrivera.us | To learn more about Visions NYC, visit: visionsvcb.org | To check out the clothing line "Aille Design", visit: ailledesign.com | For more podcast epis...

Episode 037 | Shaini Saravanamuthu (Disability Advocate) joins the podcast. Shaini and I discuss her recent eye surgery that corrected a hole in her macula, her disability advocacy, how living with retinitis pigmentosa has shaped her personality, and much more. To follow Shaini on Instagram, her handle is @shines_withrp | To learn more about Fighting Blindness Canada, visit: fightingblindness.ca |...

Episode 036 | Lainie and Estela are the host of the Embrace It Podcast, a podcast where they are real, raw & perfectly imperfect in their informal discussions about the trials & tribulations of living with disabilities. Both Lainie and Estela wear leg braces due to chronic neuromuscular conditions and are passionate about helping others feel confident in their own skin. To listen to the Embrace It...

Episode 035 | Anthony S. Ferraro (Blind Influencer) joins the podcast. Anthony and I talk about the documentary, "A Shot in the Dark" that features his high school wrestling career as a blind athlete facing sighted opponents. We also cover his modern life as a Paralympic Judo athlete, musician and social media public figure. | To learn more about Anthony, visit his website: asfvision.com | To lear...

Episode 034 | Charlie Kramer (Musician + Speaker) joins the podcast. Charlie and I talk about his new album + music video, his recent viral videos, when to start using a blind cane, and much more. To learn more about Charlie, visit his website: charliekramervision.com | To watch the music video for "Blind", visit: YouTube - "Blind" | To donate to my Vision Walk for Foundation Fighting Blindness, v...

Episode 033 | Today marks the one year anniversary of the See-Through podcast! To celebrate, Lance Johnson (the host/creator of the podcast) discusses his first year of podcasting, his viewpoints on the disability community, and his future plans for the podcast. For more episodes + content, visit: seethroughpod.com  

Episode 032 | Andy Donald (Nocturnal Archer) joins the podcast. Andy is a traditional archer and bow hunter, musician, photographer, martial artist and teacher living with Rod Monochromatism. To learn more about Andy, follow him on Instagram. His social handle is @nocturnal_archer . | To learn more about Guide Dogs Australia, visit: guidedogs.com.au | For more episodes and podcast content, visit:...

Episode 031 | Cate Elam (RP Hope) joins the podcast. RP Hope is a non-profit organization that serves to educate both the public and RP patients on the disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP). To learn more about RP Hope, visit: rphope.org | To learn more about Foundation Fighting Blindness, visit: fightingblindness.org | For more episodes + content, visit: seethroughpod.com  

Episode 030 | Kari Jester (My Sister) joins the podcast for an episode dedicated to her son and my nephew, Easton Wyatt Jester. Easton was born on May 4th, 2017 and passed away on May 5th, 2017. Kari discusses pregnancy, grief, motherhood, and how losing Easton has shaped her perspective on disabilities.   For more episodes + podcast content, visit: seethroughpod.com

Episode 029 | Virginia Rose (Founder + President: Birdability) joins the podcast. Birdability is a non-profit that works to ensure birding and the outdoors are welcoming, inclusive, safe and accessible for everybody. To learn more about birdability, visit: birdability.org | To find an accessible birding location near you, visit: audubon.org/birdability | For more episodes + podcast content, visit:...

Episode 028 | Tom Forsyth and Laura Maclean (Inventors - The Ramble Tag) join the podcast. The Ramble Tag is a comfortable, contactless, guidance aid built for the visually impaired community - especially for those who wish to avoid touching their guide directly on the arm. To learn more about the Ramble Tag, visit: rambletag.co.uk | For USA customers, visit: thelowvisionshop.com | To easily find...

Episode 027 | Michael Tubiak and Steve Johnson (The RP Show) join the podcast. Mike and Steve are the creators of the RP Show, a fun and informative YouTube channel that shares their collective knowledge of living with RP and tackles problems the RP community faces as our vision diminishes. To watch the RP show, visit: The RP Show - YouTube | To learn more about Achilles International, visit: achi...