Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy

That Real Blind Tech Show

A podcast Hosted by Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy discussing the good and bad of assistive technology for the low vision and totally blind. Key topics include Apple's VoiceOver, Amazon's VoiceView, Windows Narrator, Freedom Scientific Jaws, Described Video, and basically any product that talks to you. We are not NPR, as we are an entertainment technology show.

Author

Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy

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Technology

Latest episode

Jun 19, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 183 - Conference Season 2025, The big Beautiful Podcast Episode 05.07.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Brian, David, ed, and Jeanine.   We kick the show off mourning actor Michael Madsen. We then intro a new segment What did VoiceOver say.   AMC Theaters is warning movie goers to now expect 25 to 30 minutes of ads before a film.   We then discuss the recent study that claims eating dairy before bed can lead to nightmares.   Ring Doorbell will begin pro...

Episode 182 - WWDC 25 Recap, Assumption Is the Mother of All F'ups! 15.06.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine recap this year's WWDC.   We kick our review off with Brian discussing his recent experiences on his Delta flights to San Francisco, and some odd things happened.   We kick off our WWDC coverage discussing the sentiment of the angry mob outside Apple HQ letting their feelings be known about the state of Apple Intellige...

Episode 181 - How to Label Your Photos with Image Descriptions on iOS! 07.06.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian brings a demo to you about the long awaited answer to how in the world can I labeled my photos so I know what the heck they are.   Full disclose, Brian did not figure this out, we heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friends, who, and you know how the rest of the song goes.   So kick back, raise the feet up, and learn how to finally label you...

Episode 180 - No Goats Were Harmed During the Recording of This Episode, A Look Back at WWDC24 01.06.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with Brian, Ed, and Jeanine.   We kick the show off discussing the important article that discusses how researchers are still trying to discover how tickling works , yes, tickling!   Jeanine then tells us about Project Astra and the announcements that came out of Google IO about Aira. Which leads us to discussing Aira pricing plans.   Amazon has introduced...

Episode 179 - Like Chocolate Meets Peanut Butter, A Conversation with Be My eyes and Innosearch.AI 23.05.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian sits down with Mike Buckley, CEO, Be My Eyes and Patrick Long, CEO and Co-Founder, Innosearch. AI.   You have probably heard by now about the exciting new partnership between Be My Eyes and Innosearch. AI, well join us for a behind the scenes look with some humor along the way.   We kick the show off discussing how Be My Eyes and Innosearch. AI ca...

Episode 178 - #GAAD, Makes A Hard Man Humble 18.05.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with the entire gang Allison, Brian, Ed , and Jeanine talking the latest nonsense and tech.   We kick the show off discussing the PornHub Awards and what they have in common with Ed.   Thanks to Gen-Z audio cassette tapes are making a come back!   Max is changing their name again , can you guess what the new name will be?   LG was recognized for their exce...

Episode 177 - Napper Crapper 9000 04.05.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine get together to discuss a lot of A.I.   We start off with a few announcements.   Apple is not having a good run of it, as Hackers can now access your devices via AirPlay . Apple released a video urging iPhone users to delete Google Chrome . Will the latest ruling in Apple VS Epic have drastic changes with the App Store...

Episode 176 - A Conversation with Steve Grillo About His memoir Gorilla Parts 30.04.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. While no tech on this episode, Brian sits down with Steve Grillo to discuss his memoir Gorilla Parts.   Steve has a unique background, and stories that are must hear having worked on the Howard Stern Show for 8 years. So sit back and relax, and enjoy a conversation that you are guaranteed to not hear on any other blind tech show.   We discuss how Steve go...

Episode 175 - No Privacy Wonking Going On Here 13.04.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together with all their wackiness and latest tech news.   We start off with what else but President Trump, as Trump signed an executive order to make showers great again . Staying with politics, is it A.I. or A1? The Social Security Admin announced it will be moving all future communication with the press and the p...

Episode 174 - California Dreamin, From Mt. View to Marin County to CSUN to L.A. 24.03.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the full gang is back together again for the first time in a month.   We kick things off discussing the new conversational A Lady Plus and which devices it will be coming to at first.   Google's Gemini will now let you make A.I. conversational podcasts from deep research. Oh god, just what we need more podcasts.   A new video game initiative will make i...

Episode 173 - Kicked in the Balls, Virtually 24.02.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with the entire gang here as Allison, Brian, Ed and Jeanine discuss the latest tech news, or in this case lack of news.   We kick things off discussing the death of the Humane A.I. Pin , really, Humane, we barely got to know you!   uBer wants to making riding with your service dog easier.   If you are rich off your ass and afraid to walk down the streets o...

Episode 172 - NFB Washington Seminar, You Got Til the End of This Hot Dog To Convince Me! 09.02.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, and David.   We kick things off discussing the fascinating article about a Gaming Accessibility Advocate that may have never actually existed !   Next we discuss some guys who started a scam and learned the hard way that it is probably not a good idea to call the people you are pretending to actually be!   A company called Zulu has rel...

Episode 171 - Nerd Adjacent 27.01.2025

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together for the first time in 2025.     We start things off discussing an iPhone disaster.   We then discuss an article about a   NYC Skin doctor who has been injecting his patients with phony Botox from China which led to some interesting side effects.   Netflix's recent massive growth has le...

Episode 170 - Apple Idiocracy 11.01.2025

It's 2025 and it's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian, David, Ed and Jeanine get together to kick off the new year mostly discussing CES. Not to worry as they are also up to their usual antics as well.   They start things off discussing what could already be the story of the year. We shit you not, but half of Americans carry around a spare pair of underwear ! Which then leads to the quest...

Episode 169 - Hey A.I. Leave Them Kids Alone 24.12.2024

It's an all new end of the year That Real Blind Tech show. Yes, we know it has been awhile since our last episode, so we got Allison, Brian, David, and Ed together to record one final episode before the end of the year.   We kick the show off discussing the biggest story of the year. The NYC and New Jersey Drone phenomenon . And just in case they are from another planet, let us from That Real Blin...

Episode 168 - Innosearch.ai The Future of Blind Online Shopping Is Here! 21.11.2024

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, and just in time for your holiday shopping, Brian is flying solo with a demo of Innosearch.ai, a site that is revolutionizing online shopping for the blind. This site is so awesome you will end up spending money you don't have! Ok, we do not recommend you spend money you don't have, but we do recommend that you listen to this amazing demo of Innosearch.ai...

Episode 167 - The Human Alexa 19.11.2024

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. This time the ladies were traveling so it is Brian and Ed, with that David Goldstein guy popping on yet again.   Since we acknowledged Jeanine's traitorous anniversary on the last episode, it was time for Brian and Ed to acknowledge their anniversary.   Brian then brings up his recent trip in to the DMV.   We then discuss the phrase Crash Out which is abu...

Episode 166 It's Like A Dog's Ass and It's Not Music I would Ever Listen To! 05.11.2024

In honor of the New York City Marathon, it's   a marathon   all new That Real Blind Tech show episode. Since Ed was out of town yet again, filling in is David Goldstein, along with Allison, Brian, and Jeanine.   We kick the show off acknowledging a very special one year anniversary. Then we dive in to recapping this year's amazing Laugh For Sight which was held on Monday, October 28, 2024 at Gotha...

Episode 165 - How Many Pee Breaks Do Mainstream Podcasters Take? 22.10.2024

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Join Brian, Ed, and Jeanine as they discuss the latest tech news.   We kick things off about the United States being under attack by robot vacuums .   We then go down memory lane as we discuss our experiences with a blast from the past, remember Blockbuster Video !   Laugh For Sight is only a week away, for tickets go here.   Jeanine then fills us in reca...

Episode 164 - A Conversation with Mike Buckley About the Be My Eyes and Meta Partnership and More 01.10.2024

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian sits down with the C.E.O. of Be My Eyes, Mike Buckley. Join us for a conversation about the exciting new partnership between Be My Eyes and Meta, and a whole lot more.   We start off discussing the Earth shattering news about the partnership between Be My Eyes and Meta for the Meta Ray Bans and how it all came together. Which leads us in to discus...

Episode 163 - Introducing the M Lady and An Outline Dictator 29.09.2024

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It's Brian and the ladies as Ed is off jet setting around Europe. Don't worry we gave Ed use of the That Real Blind Tech show jet and credit card.   We start off discussing the unique set of circumstances we were podcasting under.   By now you have probably heard that the Mayor of New York City has been arrested by the FBI, but did you know that he told t...

Episode 162 - Apple Stuff Discussion Find My Bartender 14.09.2024

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with the entire gang back together to recap the Apple Glow Time event in a way that only That Real Blind Tech Show can do.   We kick the show off with an exciting upcoming trip by Ed, and as we stumble through our intro Jeanine fills us in on how Aira Audio Described the debate. We then discuss the breaking news right before we recorded of Jon Bon Jovi tal...

Episode 161 - Doxing Season, Are You Ready For Some football 18.08.2024

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, The Boys style as Brian and Ed are joined by David Goldstein and Nick D'Ambrosio to discuss the fun of playing fantasy football, and offer some helpful hints to those people who have never played fantasy football before and are thinking about playing this upcoming season. We reflect a little on the All Blind Fantasy Football League Mini Documentary.   We...

Episode 160 - Dibs On Real AppleVis.com 05.08.2024

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. The entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together for the first time in awhile.   We start with a brief conversation about Sell and Venmo. Which then leads us in to the first ever death segment of That Real Blind Tech show, as we discuss the demise of AppleVis. You can read David Goodwin's article about shutting AppleVis down here at le...

Episode 159 - Meet the Cast of the All Blind Sitcom Don't Look Now 28.07.2024

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. It's an episode like none other as Brian sits down with a lot of the cast, and the Creator, Director, and writer of the all blind sitcom pilot, Don't Look Now.   Joining us on this exclusive behind the scenes look at don't Look Now is Rebecca S. Meadows The Co-Creator, Executive Producer   and she also plays Becca, Brian McCarthy who plays Drew, Michael G...

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