Discover Podcasting at KSSB

In this episode, podcasters sit down with Charles McCartney, a Missouri machinist, KSSB parent, and advocate for students with special needs. Dan, Ty, Tavi, and Mr. Christian discuss overcoming adversity as a parent, legislation that helps like the BRITE Act, (Blind Students' Right to Independence, Training, and Education), the Expanded Core Curriculum, and more! Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Helpful links: Blind Country Records: http://www.youtube.com/@blindcountryrecords2297 DJ McMoto: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-yamamoto-77a1ba243 venom.fm logic.band   Instagram: @kssbpodcast

This time on Discover Podcasting, KSSB students interview one of our own, Ms. Stephanie Smith, a IA in our dorms, an art teacher in Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, and an all around creative person! Instagram: @kssbpodcast

In the first of two parts, Addie, Callie, Iris, and Vivi discuss how they listen to and experience music, from concerts to their personal playlists. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Cover art by Callie Instagram: @kssbpodcast

In this episode, we are excited to catch up with Ms. Shelby Erskine, former Dorm staff and all around rock star! We learn about her new role as the Residential Program Improvement Coordinator on-campus at the Perkins School for the Blind in Boston, MA. Though we are separated by miles, Ms. Shelby will forever be a part of KSSB family. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Get to know your show hosts and learn how they "see" the world. Cover art created by Callie. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Ty, Patrick, and Tavi sit down with a longtime KSSB supporter and Optometrist out of Hays, Kansas, Dr. Kendall Krug. The team discusses (geeks out) on Ham Radio and the various ways users who are visually impaired can access this platform and community Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Learn more about the Forseeable Future Foundation here: https://foreseeablefuture.org/ Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Brent Harbolt stopped by the virtual studio to talk about the Harbolt Company, his favorite products that he's sold, views on AIRA, and more. We even managed to convince him to tell some interesting stories about his time working with different customers over the past 9 years, and we had a surprise host who came creeping up out of the woodwork to help host the show. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

The Take 10 crew discuss what Make48 is in brief, now that the show is live. They talked about what it was like to be on TV, recapped the event, and Braydn builds the scene for how his family felt about the show. They also continue expressing personal experiences. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Theresa Van Goethem stopped by the studio to talk to us about Leadership 2000, her role in the organization, and the many opportunities they have taken as part of the Wyandotte County community. She also highlights some known figures in the Kansas City area who attended Leadership 2000 over the course of its running. To learn more about this program, please contact leadershipwyco@gmail.com Instagr...

In this second episode of Take 5 (now called Take 10), our student hosts talk about their personal experiences participating in the Make48 Inventor Competition that took place December 2022 at KSSB. We welcome a new host, Kinnick, as she asks her co-hosts Riley & Addie what they liked best about that 48 hours. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Bucky and Melissa join the KSSB Discover Podcast team in-person to talk about their business, Millers Rustic Sawmill! We first met Bucky & Melissa as tool techs during Make48 last December and invited them back to talk about their King City based-business, what live-edge wood is, and how it all got started. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

In this first episode of Take 5, our hosts in the Introduction to Podcasting group talk about what it's like as a blind person watching movies at both the theater and school. They talk about the closed captioning systems, and how they are constantly mistakenly given those devices instead of audio description. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Make48 is a 48-hour inventor competition for makers of all ages and backgrounds.  For the first time ever, Make48 comes to Kansas State School for the Blind Makerspace in December 2022. Listen to the KSSB Discover Podcast team interview the Co-Creator and CEO of Make48, Tom Gray, on the eve of the big competition. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Hannah Christenson stopped by our hybrid studio to discuss her involvement at Envision down in Wichita, the programs Envision has to offer, Level Up, and more. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

In this final episode of Season 1, we give an update on things to come in the coming months of the podcast, and some of our members say farewell for now. We discuss the future of the show, what our former hosts will be doing, and the possibility of new voices coming into the fold. We introduce some new voices, and Ty makes a guest appearance, after his feature on Episode 20. Instagram: @kssbpodcas...

The team is back with another roundtable discussion, where we deviate from our usual topics, and we talk about music instead. We go over what we like to listen to, how we listen to music, what we think our generation listens to, and what releases we're looking forward to hearing in 2022. At the end of the show, Rich previews some different projects that he and Patrick have worked on, using Logic P...

Mason Armstrong visits the virtual studio to discuss the different programs and games that he's developed as a blind person, his work as a music producer, and future projects. We also talk about the future of music and technology. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Tony Gebhard stopped by the virtual studio to talk to us about his story. He discusses his life as a musician, his albums, his struggles with addiction, and where he is now. We also talk about how he went from living in Michigan to being a full-time resident in Alaska. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Rich briefly gives us an update on what's been going on in the podcast universe, as well as what to expect in the weeks to come. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

The Discover Podcasting team discuss the pros and cons of the Apple Watch, its accessibility features, and other things that may be important for someone who either is interested in getting a watch, or who already has one and wants more information about it. Towards the end of the show, our ol' pal Rich gives us a brief demonstration on how the Apple Watch works with VoiceOver gestures, as well as...

Rich is back as host for this episode! Todd Morando stopped by the virtual studio to talk about his job as a Vocation Rehabilitation counselor in Kansas, the process of applying and opening a case with Rehabilitation Services, different policies, etc. We also discuss his life as a college student and how technology has evolved over the years. Instagram: @kssbpodcast

Gabe and Liam join the boys to discuss their experiences at Space Camp For Interested Visually Impaired Students (SCIVIS), which was hosted in Huntsville, Alabama. You can find out more about SCIVIS by listening to Episode #19, or clicking on the link below: http://scivis.org/ Instagram: @kssbpodcast