Blind Guys Chat

Did you know you only have a few days left to cast your vote for Blind Guys Chat as the listeners choice for “best podcast of the year”? You’ve got until 11:59pm on Sunday 11th September! Here’s how to vote for us (they don’t make it easy): 1.     Make yourself a cuppa or a stiff drink 2.     Go to www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/vote 3.     Search for Blind Guys Chat, and select it 4.     Enter your...

Have you cast your vote for Blind Guys Chat as the listeners choice for “best podcast of the year”? No? Well, here’s how to vote for us (they don’t make it easy): ·       Go to www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/vote ·       Search for Blind Guys Chat, and select it ·       Enter your name and email address ·       Tick the “I’m not a robot” thing, and the “I understand that Podcast Awards Ltd stores my...

Have you cast your vote for Blind Guys Chat as the listeners choice for “best podcast of the year”? No? Well, here’s how to vote for us (They don’t make it easy): ·   Go to www.theirishpodcastawards.ie/vote ·   Search for Blind Guys Chat, and select it ·   Enter your name and email address ·   Tick the “I’m not a robot” thing, and the “I understand that Podcast Awards Ltd stores my information” th...

Buongiorno you lovely people! Yes, it’s episode 49 of Blind Guys Chat - nearly time to buy a Ferrari and have an affair!   First of all, we have amazing news: Blind Guys Chat has been nominated in the best entertainment category in the The Irish Podcast Awards 2022. There is also a listeners choice for “best podcast of the year” – so you, our dear listeners, have the chance to vote for Blind Guys...

Hello you gorgeous Blind Guys Chat fans! welcome to another eye watering edition of the show. We start this week with a gripe from Óran. Well - who else?! Just before recording he was out spending money on a new yacht, and when presented with the card machine found he could not enter the pin number because it had a touchscreen. Have you ever experienced this issue? How are these device designers a...

Hello dear listeners. The Blind Guys are flying out of the Blind Guys Chat nest again this week and we are all off to the UK. Jan and Stuart will be selling their wares at Sight village in Birmingham, while Clodagh and Óran are off to the home of The Beatles. What better place to learn about the history of the Fab Four but also go to a gig in the form of ‘The Eagles’. Yay! Speaking of gigs, did yo...

It's time for another mighty episode of Blind Guys Chat and thanks to the posse, we eventually found Jan hiding behind the couch. Phew! However, we have a small issue in that our guest this week, Saleem Ur Rahman, seems to have taken over Jan's desk, so Jan will just have to remain standing for the moment. Saleem is here to tell us all about this years WWDC conference and in particular what is com...

Hello dear listeners; and here we go with another fantastic podcast from Blind Guys Chat. Well, one member of our team is missing this week. It looks like Jan has absconded to the pub so he can watch the Monaco Grand Prix highlights because he can’t believe the result. So, what to do…? Luckily Clodagh doesn’t need to go to makeup, but the same can’t be said about Stuart! So Clodagh kindly agreed t...

Yay - it’s time to hear from your favourite podcasters again!  This week the Blind Guys welcome back Kevin Sherwin who is going to share his views on this year’s Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Turin, Italy. Did he want Ukraine to win? Was he impressed with the set? Does he think Santa should be allowed take part in the event? Does he know how they get the figs into the Fig Rolls...? The...

We begin this week’s show with Jan telling us about his latest trip. How many holidays does this man need?! It was not all champagne and cerveza, as he and Sjef got stuck in the airport due to a strike. What is your view on 3D printing? Do you think it could be used for demonstration purposes at events. We discuss… Also, we talk about cruising. Not that kind of cruising. The giant ship kind. Have...

A belated happy easter to all our listeners. We hope you had a lovely easter break. We begin on the topic of travel: Jan is off to Madrid later this month for work purposes so we ask ourselves the question, should travel for work or leisure be a thing of the past? What is your view? Also, share your thoughts on the current state of easter egg chocolate - do you think the quality has diminished in...

Welcome to this week’s episode. We kick off this show with Jan just back from his travels . How many holidays does this man need! It is census time here in Ireland and Stuart has a bee in his bonnet about the lack of an accessible version of the census form. But surely, he just gets one of the staff to fill it out? No? (Why are there always so many bees and so many bonnets here at Blind Guys Chat?...

On the show this week we are talking to Nasreen Bhutta (nasreen@sourcingfoundation.org) the executive director of the Sourcing foundation ( www.sourcingfoundation.org ). The foundation was set up to help marginalised communities become human resource specialists. Nasreen takes us through the learning process and Jan and Óran need to decide if Stuart should go on the course.   Stuart just upgraded...

It’s another fun-filled show this week: We begin with an update from Óran on the Apple Air Pod switching between iPhone and Apple Watch, spoiler alert: there is no real update!   The Blind Guys are concerned about the conflict in Ukraine. We don’t normally get serious, but we have a quick chat about this awful situation.   Jan is full of good cheer because he has just returned from his holiday in...

On our last podcast, Óran and Stuart were having a moan about how inaccessible LinkedIN is, well… their opinion might be about to change as we have Aaron Linson who joins us from Kentucky with plenty of tips and tricks you can use with LinkedIN. Aaron is a recruiter, and hosts his own podcast ‘AbilityCast’ which you can find here: https://anchor.fm/abilitycast . Not only that, but he is also a fan...

It’s a packed Blind Guys Chat this week as the guys are talking everything from glaciers to tech. We begin with a sad story, spoiler alert, it’s not really too sad. Jan, has had to cancel his winter skiing trip in Germany because the Germans won’t let him into the country until he has had 3 vaccinations. But there is good news for Jan’s guide dog Geoff, as he is getting to spend time with his bitc...

As we begin to head out of winter the Blind Guys Chat office is on fire. This episode could almost be called a ‘Rant Special’. After eventually receiving his Apple Airpods, Stuart was raging because not only were the earbuds too big for his little tiny ears, but the left one was not charging correctly. What was Stuart to do? Spoiler alert, he returned them. But that’s not the end of the story.   M...

It’s our first show of 2022 and the Blind Guys are raring to go. Stuart’s facelift (to his apartment) is done and dusted, and Jan’s kids are happy kicking football against their walls until the concrete is fully dried out. You know how we can't shut up about the weather? Well, this week the Blind Guys are talking to Professor John Sweeney about all things climate. Prof. Sweeney is an expert in the...

It’s our last Blind Guys Chat episode for the year and what better way to finish 2021 than having some of our listeners and guests all on the show. We’ve got representation from the US of A, Scotland, South Africa and even County Mayo this week. The Blind Guys have cooked up what they consider to be The Best Christmas Quiz in the Galaxy, which includes questions on London buses, and ham & chee...

It’s almost our last episode of 2021 and what a year it has been. 2 of the Blind Guys once again have drama in their lives as both Stuart and Jan have the builders in, renovating their very plush and velvety residences. Jan’s ground floor is now so level you could play snooker on it but unfortunately Stuart’s place still needs painting and tiling before he can take a shower. We are talking with Ke...

Yes folks, it’s time for another brilliant episode of Blind Guys Chat. This week the Blind Guys are out of the gate faster than a greyhound on smack because they have a bee in their bonnet about the latest COVID-19 variant and the protests happening in the Netherlands. Have you got a good argument for not taking the vaccine? Well, we want to hear from those of you who think it’s all a load of cods...

It’s another fun filled episode of Blind Guys Chat and this week the Guys are once again talking to their favourite member of the band ‘The Metabolics’. Yes, it’s Professor Luke O’Neill. The Prof tells us about the current state of COVID19 in Ireland and the research going on around the world. He also speaks to us about watching telly after his vaccination, and his good time band, The Metabolics....

It’s our 30th podcast and the Blind Guys are scared of the halloweenies, but Stuart is ok cos his maid is answering the door. We’re talking IOS 15 - Stuart thinks it has some cool new features, but Jan & Óran, well… Óran really is somewhat cynical about some of the features.   Jan gives us a COVID-19 update and he is still whinging about living below sea level. Get over it man!!   Jade McCorma...

The Blind Guys are not firing on all cylinders this week as poor Jan and his family have been unwell. He tells us about his experience with COVID-19, a flooded kitchen and a poor little doggy who can’t eat his treats because he hurt his neck. Óran is aiming his grumpiness towards Microsoft and how they have botched up accessibility of MS Teams with the latest update. Stuart is wondering why there...

From Warsaw to Cairo, Birmingham to Porto, this week’s show has you covered if you are thinking about taking a flight. Yes, the Blind Guys have all been abroad since our last podcast. And we are here to tell you about our experiences, good and bad. Óran says he is dripping in his own sweat since the last podcast. It seems Clodagh has been increasing his workload at home. Booo!! Jan & Óran talk...